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ROBERT YOUNG,
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GREEK, LATIN, GU.7ARATI, ETC.

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GENERAL PREFACE TO THE NEW TRANSLATION.
This VTORK, In its present form, is not to be considered as intended to come into com
petition with the ordinary use of the commonly received English "Version of the Holy
Scriptures, but simply as a strictly " literal and idiomatic" rendering of the Original
Hebrew and Greek Texts. For about twenty years — fully half his life-time — the Trans
lator has had a desire to execute such a work, and has been engaged in Biblical pursuits
tending to this end more or less exclusively ; and now, at last, in the good providence
of God, the desire has been accomplished. How far he has been able to carry out the
just principles of Biblical Translation, founded on a solid and immoveable foundation,
time alone will tell, and for this he confidently waits. As these principles are to some
extent new, and adhere'd to with a severity never hitherto attempted, and as the Trans
lator has perfect confidence in their accuracy and simplicity, he proceeds at once to
state them distinctly and broadly, that not merely the " learned," but the " wayfaring
man" need not err in appreciating their value.
There are two modes of translation which may be adopted in rendering into our own
language the writings of an ancient author; the one is, to bring him before us in such *a
manner as that we may regard him as our own; the other, to transport ourselves, on the
contrary, over to him, adopting his situation, . modes of speaking, thinking, acting— pecu
liarities of age and race, air, gesture, voice, <fcc. Each of these plans has its advantages,
but the latter is incomparably the better of the two, being suited — not for the ever-
varying modes of thinking and acting of the men of the fifth, or the tenth, or the fifteenth,
or some other century, but — for all ages alike. All attempts to make Moses or Paul act,
or speak, or reason, as if they were Englishmen of the nineteenth century, must inevit
ably tend to change the translator into a paraphrast or a commentator, characters
which, however useful, stand altogether apart from that of him, who, with a work be
fore him in one language, seeks only to transfer it into another.
In prosecuting the plan thus adopted, a literal translation was indispensable. No
other kind of rendering could place the reader in the position contemplated, side by
side with the writer; prepared to think as he dpes, to see as he sees, to reason, to
feel, to weep, and to exult along with him. His very conception of time, even in the
minor accidents of the grammatical past, present, future, are to become our own. If
he speaks of an event as now passing, we are not, on the logical ground of its having in
reality already transpired, to translate his present as if it were a past; or if, on the other
hand, his imagination pictures the future as if even at this moment present, we are not
translators hut expounders, and that of a tame description, if we take the liberty to con
vert his time, and tense — the grammatical expression of his time— into our own. King
James' translators were almost entirely unacquainted with the two distinctive pecu
liarities of the Hebrew mode of thinking and speaking, admitted by the most profound
Hebrew scholarsin theory, though, from undue timidity,never carried out inpractice, viz, : —
I. That the Hebrews were in the habit of using the past tense to express the certainty
of an action taking place, even though the action might not really be performed for
some time. And
II. That the Hebrews, in referring to events which might be either past or future, were
accustomed to act on the principle of transferring themselves mentally to the period
and place of the events themselves, and were not content with coldly viewing them as
those of a bygone or still coming time ; hence the very frequent use of the present tense.
These two great principles of the Hebrew language are substantially to be found in the
works of Lee, Gesenius, Ewald, &c. ; but the present writer has carried them out in
translation much beyond what any of these ever contemplated, on the simple ground
that, if they are true, they ought to be gone through with. "While they. affect very con
eiderably the outward form of the translation, it is a matter of thankfulness that they
do not touch the truth of a single Scripture doctrine — NOT EVEN ONE.
Every effort has been made to secure a comparative degree of uniformity in rendering
the original words and phrases. Thus, for example, the Hebrew verb fro, nathan,
whicli is rendered by King James' translators in sixty-seven different ways (see in the
subsequent page, entitled 'Lax Renderings,') has been restricted and reduced to ten,
and so with many others. It is the Translator's ever-growing conviction, that even this
smaller number may be reduced still further.
It has been no part of the Translator's plan to attempt to form a Hew Hebrew or
Greek Text— he has therefore somewhat rigidly adhered to the received ones. Where he
has differed, it is generally in reference to the punctuation and accentuation, the divi
sion of words and sentences, which, being merely traditional; are, of course, often im
perfect. For an explanation and vindication of these differences, the reader is referred
to the " Pocket Commentary," which is designed to supplement the present volume.
The Translator has often had occasion to regret the want of a marginal column to in-
- - sort the various renderings of passages where he has been unable to satisfy his. own
mind— he has, however, cast the chief of these into an appendix, under the title,
** Additions and Corrections," and still more elaborately in the supplementary volume.
Edinburgh, 10th Sept, 1862.

L

IS "WAW CONTERSIVE" A PACT OR A FICTION?
The doctrine of "Waw Conversive," according to the common Hebrew Grammars, is : —
" The past tense, with the prefix Waw, expresses future time when preceded by a verb
in the future or by an imperative." And again :—
" The future tense, with the prefix Wawt and Dagesh in the following letter, is used to
express the past,"
The objections to this doctrine maybe summed up in four particulars : —
I. It is insufficient to explain the many thousands of passages in the Hebrew Bible
where a, past tense is preceded neither by a future nor by an imperative, yet where it is
" converted " in the Common English Bible, and with as much propriety as in any of those
instances which are supposed to be indisputable : e. g. —
Gen. 9. 12, " This (is) the token of the covenant which I am making between Me and
you .... my bow / have set in the cloud, and it hath become the token of the covenant
. . . and it hath come to pass . . . that it hath been seen . . . and I have remembered . . .
and the waters do no more," &c.
Gen. 17. 4, "Lo, My covenant (is) with thee, and thou hast become the father of a mul
titude of nations."
The true solution of the principle involved in these passages is : That'the Hebrews were
in the habit of expressing the certainty of an action taking place by putting it in the past
tense (see particularly Gen. 23. 11, "Ihave given . . . I have given . . . I have given;"
also in verse 13, " I have given"), taking its fulfilment for granted.
IT. It leads to results rather startling : viz., that most, if not all, of the Hebrew par
ticles are conversive. Grammarians have already been driven to admit, or rather assert,
that az, then, and terem, not yet, are conversive as well as waw.
But the list might be enlarged with such as the following : —
1 Kings 10. 22 — ahath, once  " once in three years cometh."
Num. 3. 23 — ahari, behind  " behind they do encamp westward."
Gen. 6. 4 — asher, when  " when they come in."
Deut. 12. 30 — aicah, how?  "how do they serve?"
Eze. 21. 32— gam, also  "this also hath not been."
1 Sa. 21. 14 — hinneh, lo  " lo, you see the man is mad." i
Exod. 1. 12— ken, so  "so they multiply."
Gen. 32. 26 — ki im, except  " except thou hast blessed me."
ISa. 21. 14 — lamah, why?  "why do ye bring him unto me?"
19. 24 — al-ken, therefore  "therefore they say."
Gen. 37. 12 — ma, what?   "what dost thou seek?"
21. 7 — mi, who?  "who hath said ?"
This is only a small specimen of what might be adduced. It is not too much to say that
the above twelve particles might be doubled, if not tripled, in number.
III. It requires us to admit that the form yiktol is essentially & future tense, while, from
the analogy of the Modern and Ancient Arabic, as well as from its use in the following
passages (which might easily be multiplied), it is evidently an indefinite present, expressive
of habitual action, which may very naturally be viewed as being or continuing in opera
tion at some period afterwards as well as at present.
Gen. 2. 10 — yippared, it is parted.
19— yikra, he calleth.
6. 4 — yavou, they come in.
10. 9 — yeamar, it is said.
31. 39 — ahattcnah, I repay it.
„ — tevakshenah, thou dost seek it. .
1 Sa. 13. 17 — yiphneh, he turneth. \ }
14. 47 — yiphneh, he turneth ; yarshia-, he vexeth.
21. 14 — taviu, do ye bring; tiru, you see.
Isa. 1. 11 — yomar, he saith.
Job 3. 11— amuth, do I die.
3 — iwaled, I am born.
Hone of these passages can with any propriety be regarded as expressive of future action ;
and there seems no rational way of solving the problem but by regarding the tense as is
done above.
TV. It is not found in any other language ; and in particular, it is unknown in all the
cognate Shemitic languages, viz., the Samaritan, Chaldee, Syriac, Arabic, and Ethiopia
Attempts have been made to find something like it in the use of the Arabic particle pha,
but, as Professor Samuel Lee has well remarked (in his Hebrew Grammar and Lexicon),
the same thing might be alleged of most other Arabic particles, such as la, no, lam,
not, lamma, why, gumma, then, &c, which no one has ever as yet thought of doing.
The Arabs, in order to lessen the occasional ambiguity arising from the same form of
the verb being used indifferently for the present and the future, sometimes prefix to it the
particle sa (a contraction of soufa, at last, hereafter), which makes it strictly future, and
eometimes the word ammal (an agent), which makes it strictly present.

THE WAW CONVERSIVE— IMPERFECT.

-,v& m to sip1 *bi > o*u pan a&6 n«m , inx wo nan ':k
: "pnru d*u pen as »a . Dmax ict? rvm » Eton
Common Version : " As for me, behold, my covenant is with thee, and thou SHALT
be a father of many nations ; neither shall thy name any more be called Abram, but
thy name shall be Abraham, for a father of many nations HAVE I made thee."
New Version : " I — lo, My covenant is with thee, and thou HAST become a father of
a multitude of nations, and thy name is no more called Abram, but thy name hath
been Abraham, for a father of a multitude of nations HAVE I made thee." —
Gen. 17. 4, 5.
It is the first and the last of the verbs in the above verses to which the
reader's attention is specially requested, viz., those translated in the Common
Version, " Thou shalt be," and " I have made," and in the New Version,
" Thou hast become," and " I have made."
Both versions agree in translating the last verb as a preterite, " I have
made; " as the form of the verb is admitted on all hands to be that of a •preterite.
The versions differ, however, in the translation of the first verb, the one ren
dering it by the future " shall," the other by the preterite " hast."
The question at issue is : Which of the two is right ? both cannot be right —
one must be wrong.
It is undoubtedly in the preterite form, precisely like the last verb in the sen
tence, admitted on all hands to be a preterite. Why then should this not be
translated as a preterite likewise ?
If it be said, that the sense requires it to be translated as a future, seeing it
is not literally true that Abraham was a father of many nations at the moment
that God addressed these words to him, then, on precisely the same principle, the
last verb ought to be translated as a future, u I will make thee," (not " I
have made thee," as both versions agree in doing), as it is not literally true,
that, at the moment when God thus addressed him, He had made him a father
of many nations.
If no one will venture to translate the last verb as a future, why should the
first be so rendered ?
If it be said, that theirs/ verb has a conjunction before it, called Waw, sig
nifying " and," and that Hebrew Grammarians have laid it down as an idiom
of the language, that, in certain circumstances, Waw before a preterite indi
cates that the preterite is to be reckoned as a future, the answer is : These cir
cumstances do not exist in the present case.
The fundamental Rule laid down by all Hebrew Grammarians to regulate
Waw Conversive, is : that the first verb to be converted must be preceded by one
of a different tense, e.g., a preterite must be preceded by a future, and a future
by a preterite.
But, in the passage before us, there is, in the Hebrew, no verb at all preced
ing the one supposed to be converted, and consequently the Rule cannot operate.
On no principle of Hebrew Grammar, as commonly taught, can the
Conversive Principle come into operation in this passage ; and it is only one
OUt Of HUNDREDS OF SIMILAR INSTANCES.
The solution of the matter is found in the principle : That the Hebrews were
in the habit of using the preterite form of the verb to denote a fixed determina
tion that the things mentioned shall and must take place ; this principle is
common to all the Semitic languages ; it is distinctly admitted by the best
Hebrew Grammarians ; it is common to the New Testament Writers, and to
the whole series of Greek and Latin Classics, (see Winer, Stuart, Kiihner, &c.)
and it is the only one that meets all cases.
The Waw Conversive, on the contrary, is unknown in every other Hebrew
composition — in every other Semitic dialect — in every o'her language on earth.

VIEW OF HEBREW TENSES AS SEEN IN THE NEW TRANSLATION.

The Hebrew has only two tenses, which, for want of better terms, may be called
Past and Present.
The PAST is either perfect or imperfect, e.g., ' I lived in this house five years/ or ' I
have lived ja this house five years;' this distinction may and can only be known by the
context, which must in all cases be viewed from the writer's standing-point.
In every other instance of its occurrence, it points out either —
1)' A GENTLE IMPERATIVE, e.g., ' Lo, I have sent unto thee Naaman my servant, and
thou hast recovered him from his leprosy;' see also Zech. 1. 3, &c; or
2) A FIXED DETERMINATION that a certain thing shall be done, e.g.', 'Way, my lord,
hear me, the field I have given to thee, and the cave which is in it; to thee I have given
it; before the eyes of the children of my people I have given it to thee; bury fchy dead;"
and in the answer, "Only— if thou.wouldst hear me—/ have given the money of the
field." The present tense, (as in the Modern Arabic, Syriac, and Amharic, the only living re
mains of the Semitic languages,) besides its proper use, is used rhetorically for the
future, there being no grammatical form to distinguish them; this, however, causes no
more difficulty than it does in English, Turkish, Greek, Sanscrit, &c, the usages of
which may be seen in the accompanying extracts from the principal grammarians.
In evert other instance of its occurrence, it points out AN imperative, not so gentle
as when a preterite is used for this purpose, nor so stern as when the regular impera
tive form is employed, but more like the infinitive, Thou art to write no more; thou may est
write no more.
The present participle differs from the present tense just in the same manner and to
the same extent as "I am writing, or I am a writer," does from, "I write, or I do write."
THE ABOVE VIEW of the Hebrew tenses is equally applicable to all the Semitic
languages, including the Ancient and Modern Arabic, the Ancient and Modern Syriac,
the Ancient and Modern Ethiopic, the Samaritan, the Clialdee, and the Rabbinical
Hebrew — not one of which is admitted to have the Waw Conversive.
It may be added, that all the Teutonic languages — fourteen in number — agree with
the Semitic in rejecting a future tense; the futurity of an event being indicated either
by auxiliary verbs, adverbs, and other particles, or by the context.
Analysis of the Verbs in Genesis ix. 12-15.
i2 "And God saith./Thisis the token of the covenant which I am making between
Me and you, arid every living creature which is with you, for everlasting generations ;
13 My bow I HAVE given in the cloud, and it hath become the token of a covenant be
tween Me and the earth: ]*and it HATH come to pass, in MY SENDPNG a cloud over the
earth, that the bow HATH been seen in the cloud, J6and I have remembered My cove
nant, which w between Me and you, and every living creature of all flesh; and the
waters become no more a deluge to destroy all flesh.' "
Verse 12. AndQodsaith. Thepresenttenseisused, according to the almost universal
custom of the Hebrews, &c, to bring up the narrative to the present time. The con
junction and has no special or logical significance, but is used simply to break the
abruptness of the opening sentence, as the Hebrews scarcely ever allow a verb in the
present ov past tense to commence a sentence, especially in prose, without some other
word preceding it; the only other way would have been to put the nominative before
the verb, but this, though occasionally used, is not agreeable to Hebrew taste.
This (is) the token. The Hebrew substantive verb is, in the present tense, very fre
quently omitted ; in the past tense, it is very rarely, if ever, omitted.
Which I am making, lit. giving. The participle is more strikingly expressive of pre
sent action than if the present tense had been employed.
Which (is) with you. The present tense of the substantive verb is understood as above,
according to the uxus loquendi.
v. 13. My bow I have given in the cloud. The past tense here is used to express a
fixed determination that the circumstance mentioned is undoubtedly to take place;
most unwarrantably does the Common Version translate as a present, ' I do set; ' while
the theory of the Waw Conversive has no place here, since there is no Waw to work on.
And it hath becoine. The fixed determination is here continued from the preceding
clause: on no grammatical principle can it be rendered present, much less future, as it
is in the Common Version; the Waw here can have no converting power, there being
no future preceding it to rest on, as the rules of Waw Conversive imperatively demand.
v. 14. It hath come to pass— the bow hath been seen— I have remembered — though ren
dered future in the Common Version, are all past, being preceded by pasts, and are to
be explained by the same principle— of expressing the certainty of & future action by
putting it in the past, owing to the determination of the speaker that it must be.
The only remaining verb in the 15th verse is correctly put in the present tense ; the
speaker, going forward in thought to the period when the events alluded to take place, de
clares graphically that * the waters become no more a deluge to destroy all flesh.'

SUMMARY OF THE NEW VIEW OF THE HEBREW VERB.

From these pages the scholar can scarcely fail to infer that : —
I. The form of the Hebrew verb yiqtol^ denotes a real present^ and not ajhtfitre :
1) Because it is admitted by Ewald, Gesenius, Lee, E-b'diger, and every other He
brew Grammarian of name, that it is so in numberless places; and because there
are thousands of instances where the Common English Version) and all other
versions, ancient and modern, do rightly translate it as a present.
2) Because there are numerons passages where ii cannot possibly be1 & future; and
as It is impossible, in the very nature of things, for a real future to express pre
sent time, {whereas it is very common, in almost all languages, rhetorically
to express futurity by a present), it must be a present, and not a future.
3) Because in all the Cognate Semitic languages it is regarded as a present.
II. The form of the Hebrew verb qatal, denotes a, past (perfect or imperfect).
It is also used idiomatically:—
1) To express a gentle imperative; this Is universally agreed by all Hebrew Gram
marians to be .the case when it is preceded by a regular imperative, e.g., "Speak
and say," lit., Speak, and thou hast said; but this limitation of theirs arises from
imperfect acquaintance with the facts of the case, as there are many passages
where there is no imperative preceding, yet where the past tense is used to ex
press a command, e.g., Zech. 1. 3; "And thouhastsaid," i.e., "Say thou." This
idiom is also admitted to be common in' all the Cognate Semitic languages.
2) To express a fixed determination that a certain thing must and shall be. This
idiom is distinctly admitted by the above-mentioned Hebrew Grammarians,
and is common, not only in the Cognate Semitic languages, but in the Greek
New Testament^ and also in the Greek and Latin Classics, as shown by Stuart,
Winer, Macknight, Kiihner, and others.
III. The above facts being admitted, the Waw Conversive is consequently
Unnecessary. It is based also upon superficial data, for : — ¦
1) It supposes yiqtol to be an exclusively future form, which is not the case.
2} It ignores the idiomatic use of the past tense to express a ''fixed determination,"
which is admitted by the Grammarians.
3) It casts the utmost uncertainty over the language, as, on the very same prin
ciples by which Waw is supposed to be conversive, the particles once, behind,
when, how, also, lo, so, except, why, therefore, what, and who, must be held to be
conversive likewise, — which, no sane man will venture to maintain.
4) It does not explain, all the phenomena of the case, for there are numberless pas-
sages ' ' where a past tense is preceded neither by a future noi* by an imperative
(as the rules of Waw Conversive imperatively require), yet, when it is converted
in the Common English Version, and with as much propriety as in any of those
instances which are supposed to be indisputable."
5) It is unparalleled among all the other languages of the world— ancient and
modern, eastern and western.
It is found in no other composition in the Hebrew Language; in all the most
ancient, and Valued, and voluminous Hebrew writings it is wanting;— the Tal-
mudim, the Perushim, the Midrashim, have it not. If the Hebrew language ever
had a Waw Conversive, is it at all likely that it should suddenly, totally, and
unobservedly drop out of existence ?
"i'hb result of the whole is :' That the Waw Conversive does not exist in the
Hebrew Bible. -and is Unnecessary, Imperfect, and' Unexampled.
It has only a traditional existence, being the too hasty generalization of some
ancient grammarians, who observed that the Septuagint Translators had,
(with the freedom which characterizes their whole work both in style and sen
timents), deemed the Hebrew idioms too colloquial for the fastidious- Greeks,
and too simple for the dignity of literary composition ; and as all succeeding
translators, without an exception, were under the spell of the sacred character
of that Version, it is no wonder, though much to be regretted, that their ex-
. ample was followed. Of late years there has been a very strong tendency in
translators and expositors to adhere more than ever to the exact form of the
Hebrew and Greek Tenses, but the present Translation is the first and only
one in which it is carried out systematically.

LAX RENDERINGS OF KING JAMES' REVISERS.

NATHAN, 'to give,* is rendered (in the Kal
conjugation) by such words as : to add,
aPply» appoint, ascribe, assign, bestow,
bring, bring forth, cast, cause, charge,
come, commit, consider, count, deliver, de
liver up, direct, distribute, fasten, frame,
give, give forth, give over, give up, grant,
hang, hang up, lay, lay to charge, lay up,
leave, lend, let, let out, lift up, make, O
that, occupy, offer, ordain, pay, perform,
place, pour, print, put, put forth, recom
pense, render, requite, restore, send, send
out, set, set forth, shew, shoot forth, shoot
up, strike, suffer, thrust, trade, turn, utter,
would God, yield ; besides seventeen varie
ties in idiomatic renderings=S4: !
AS AH, 'to do,' (in Kal^) by: to accomplish,
advance, appoint, to be at, bear, bestow,
bring forth, bring to pass, bruise, be busy,
have charge, commit, deal, deal with, deck,
do, dress, execute, exercise, fashion, finish,
fit, fulfil, furnish, gather, get, go about,
govern, grant, hold, keep, labour, maintain,
make ready, make, observe, offer, pare,
perform, practise, prepare, procure, provide,
put, require, sacrifice, serve, set, shew,
spend, take, trim, work, yield; besides
twenty idiomatic renderings^ '4!
DABAR, 'a word,1 is rendered by: act,
vice, affair, answer, anything, book, busi
ness, care, case, cause, certain rate, com
mandment, communication, counsel, de
cree, deed, due, duty, effect, errant, hurt,
language, manner, matter, message, oracle,
ought, parts, pertaining, portion, promise,
provision, purpose, question, rate, reason,
report, request, sake, saying, sentence,
something to say, speech, talk, task, thing,
thought, tidings, what, wherewith, whit,
word, work; besides thirty-one idiomatic
renderings==84: !
PANIM, 'face,' is rendered by: afore, afore
time, against, anger, at, because of, before,
beforetime, countenance, edge, face, favour,
fear of, for, forefront, forepart, form, former
time, forward, from, front, heaviness, it, as
long as, looks, mouth, of, off, of old, old time,
open, over-against, person, presence, pros
pect, was purposed, by reason of, right
forth, sight, state, straight, through, till,
time past, times past, to, toward, unto,
upon, upside, with, within ; besides forty-
two idiomatic renderings— Ml
SUM or SIM, 'to set,' is (in Kal) rendered
by: appoint, bring, care, cast in, change,
charge, commit, consider, convey, deter
mine, dispose, do, get, give, heap up, hold,
i impute, be laid, lay, lay down, lay up,
leave, look, be made, make, make out,
mark, ordain, order, place, be placed, pre
serve, purpose, put, put on, rehearse, re
ward, set, cause to be set, set on, set up,
shew, take, turn, work; besides fourteen
idiomatic rendeHngs=59 !
SHUB, (in ffiphil,) ' to turn back,' is rendered
by: to answer, cause to answer, bring,
bring back, bring again, bring home again,
carry back, cany again, convert, deliver,
deliver again, drawback, fetch home again,

give again, hinder, let, pull in again, put;
put again, put up again, recall, recompense,
recover, refresh, relieve, render, render
again, be rendered, requite, rescue, restore,
retrieve, return, cause to return, make to
return, reverse, reward, send back, set
again, take back, take off, turn away, turn
back, cause to turn, make to turn, with
draw; besides fifteen idiomatic renderings
=60!
NASAH, * to lift up,' is (in Kal) rendered by:
accept, arise, able to bear, bear up, be borne,
bring, bring forth, burn, be burned, carry,
carry away, cast, contain, ease, exact,
exalt, fetch, forgive, go on, hold up, lade,
be laid, lay, lift up, pluck up, marry, ob
tain, offer, pardon, raise, raise up, receive,
regard, respect, set, set up, spare, stir up,
suffer, take, take away, take up, wear,
yield; besides foux idiomatic renderings=46 1
OBAR, 'to pass over,' is (in Kal) rendered
by: to alienate, be altered, come, come
over, come on, be delivered, enter, escape,
fail, get over, go, go away, go beyond, go
by, go forth, go his way, go in, go on, go
over, go through, be gone, have more,
overcome, overpass, overpast, overrun,
pass, pass along, pass away, pass beyond,
pass by, pass on, pass out, pass over, pass
through, give passage, be past, perish,
transgress; besides three idiomatic render-
ings=4i2 1
RAB, 'many, much,' is renderedby: abound,
abundance, abundant, captain, elder, com
mon, enough, exceedingly, full, great,
great multitude, great man, great one,
greatly, increase, long, long enough, mani
fold, many, many a time, do many, have
many, many things, master, mighty, more,
much, too much, very much, multiply, mul
titude, officer, plenteous, populous, prince,
suffice, sufficient; besides seven idiomatic
renderings=4A I
TOB, 'good,' is rendered by: beautiful, best,
better, bountiful, cheerful, at ease, f air, fair
word, to favour, be in favour, fine, glad,
good, good deed, goodlier, goodliest, goodly,
goodness, goods, graciously, joyful, kindly,
kindness, liketh, hketh best, loving, merry,
pleasant, pleasure, precious, prosperity,,
ready? sweet, wealth, welfare, well, to be
well ; besides four idiomatic renderings=:4:l !
It would be easy to multiply examples of
lax renderings did space permit. The follow
ing are some that have been marked; e.g. :—
Ahad by 23, Ahar 25, Ish 31, Al 36, Im 23,
Amar 37, Aphes 23, Asher 27, Bo 32, Bin 20,
Ben 20, Gam 20, Halak 36, Ze 21, Hut 27,
Hazak 23, Hai 22, Hayil 26, Tob 37, Jad 36,
Jada 36, Yom 32, Hatib 28, Yalak 24, Jat-
za 37, Ysh 31, Yashab 20, Ki 36, Kol 20, Ka-
lali 21, Lakah 20, Meod 21, Moed 20, Matza 22,
Maneh 20, Mishpat 27, Natah 21, Naphal 20,
Nephesh 35, Sabab 20, Ad 22, Oud 26, Ou-
lam 24, Al 34, Alah 37, Im 21, Amad 23.
Anah 20, Arak 20, Pe 29, Fanah 20, Pagod
25, Qum 27, Qarah 24, Raah 32, Rosh 21,
Hirbah30, Ra37, Shub35, Shalom 28, Shillah
27, Shilleh 20, Shama 20.

CONFUSED RENDERINGS OP KING JAMES* REVISERS.

The English verb 'destroy* is, in the Com
mon Version, the representative of not less
than forty-nine different Hebrew words
(as maybe seenin the 'Englishman's Hebrew
Concordance,' p. 1510 of second edition); —
the verb 'to set,* of forty, and ' to bring,' of
thikty-nine, Ac. It is evident, therefore,
that the use of ' Cruden's Concordance,' and
all others based on the Common Version, can
only mislead the mere English reader.
The following list of words, with the num
ber of their Hebrew representatives (accord
ing to the Common Version) expressed in
numerals, will surprise all who have not
hitherto attended to this subject ; viz. : —
To abhor 12, abide 13, abundance 11, afflic-
tiou 12, to be afraid 22, after 13, against 13,
among 11, to be angry 10, another 11, to ap
point 24, appointed 10, army 10, at 13, to
bear 13, beauty 15, before 22, beside 14, to
bind 15, body 12, border 13, bough 13, branch
20, to break 33, bright 10, to bring 39, to
bring forth 21, broken 12, to be broken 16,
to burn 19, burning 12, but 15, by 14, cap
tain 16, captivity 10, to carry away 10, to
carry 12, to cast 19, to cast down, 19, to east
out 15, to catch 12, to cease 21, chain 10,
chamber 10, change 16, to be changed 10,
' chief 10, to cleave 15, coast 10, to come 32,
commandment 12, companion 10, company
22, to consider 18, to consume 21, consumed
10, to continue 11, corner 10, country 10,
to cover 21, covering 13, to cry 17, to cut
down 10, to be cut down 13, to cut off 18, to
be cut off 14, dark 11, darkness 10, to declare
11, decree 11, to be defiled 10, to deliver 26,
to depart 18, desire 13, to desire 13, desolate
16, to be desolate 11, desolation 12, to despise
10, to destroy 49, to be destroyed 17, destruc
tion 35, to divide 19, to draw out 10, dung 10, to,
dwell 14, dwelling 11, east 10, end 26, to esta
blish 13, to be exalted 11, excellent 10, to fail
30, to faint 18, to fall 14, fear 16, to fear 10,
flood 10, for 21, foundation 11, from 17, fruit
12, garment 14, to gather 23, to gather to
gether 16, to be gathered 10, to be gathered
together 14, to get 16, gift 12, to give 15, glo
rious 12, glory 10, to go 22, goodly 15, gover
nor 12, great 24, grief 10, to be grieved 17,
grievous 10, to grow 13, habitation 17, to
harden 10, haste 11, to make haste 10, height
11, to hide 14, to hide self 12, high 18, to hold
12, hurt 11, idol 11, if 10, in 13, to increase
17, iniquity 11, to be joined 10, judgment 10,
to keep 11, to kindle 15, knowledge 12, labour
10, to be laid 10, to lay 24, to lead 12, to
leave 15, to be left 11, to lift up 15, light 13,
to long 10, to look 16, to be made 11, majesty
10, to make 23, man 12, to mark 10, measure
13, meat 14, to meet 10, midst 10, might 12,
mighty 26, to mourn 12, to move 15, to be
moved 13, much 10, multitude 14, net 10, not
14, now 13, of 10, to offer 22, offering 10, old
13, only 11, to oppress 10, to ordain 12, over
10, to overthrown, palace 10, part 14, people
10, to perceive 10, to perish 13, pit 12, place
13, pleasant 17, pleasure 10, ">oor 10, portion

13, to pour out 12, power 17, to prepare 14,
to prevail 15, pride 10, prince 11, proud 16,
to put 28, to regard 17, rejoice 19, to remain
16, remnant ] 1, to remove 20, to bo removed
11, to repair 10, to rest 17, reward 16, riches
10, right 16, river 11, ruler 13, to run 14,
scatter 12, to be scattered 10, secret 12, to set
40, to be set 13, to set up 18, to shake 15, to
shew 19, to shine 11, to shut 11, side 13, to be
slain 14, slaughter 12, to slay 15, to smite 12,
sorrow 28, to speak 22, speech 10, spoil 10,
to spoil 16, to spread 15, to stay 14, to stop
10, strength S3, to strengthen 12, strong 26,
substance 14, to take 34, to take away 24, to
be taken away 10, to tarry 16, to teach 10, to
tell 12, terror 10, that 16, these 16, think 12, <
this 20, thought 11, through 11, thus 10, to
12, tremble 13, trouble 14, to trouble .12, to be
troubled 14, truth 11, to turn 15, to turn
aside 10, to be turned 10, understanding 14,
to utter 15, to vex 16, to wait 10, wall 13,
waste 10, to waste 10, when 12, where 13,
which 11, wisdom 12, with 18, within 12,
without 12, word 10, work 15, wrath 10, yet
10, youth 11.
To make afraid 8, ancient 8, army 8, ask 8,
assembly 8, back 9, band 9, battle 8, beat 9,
because of 8, to behold 9, bottom 8, break
down 8, to be brought 9, burden 8, to be
burned 8, cast down 9, cause 9, to charge 8,
chariot 8, clean 8, come upon 8, commit 8, to
compass 9, confirm 9, cry out 8, to cut 8, to
dance 8, deceitful 8, deep 9, defence 8, to be
delivered 9, destroyer 8, devour 9, to direct 9,
to do 9, to be done 8, to draw 9, to drive S,
drive away 8, dry 8, edge 8, enemy 9, even 8,
ever 8, excellency 8, except 8, fair 8, fall
down 8, fat 8, favour 8, to feed 9, fellow 9,
first 9, flame 9, folly 9, foolish 9, form 9,
friend 9, full 9, to gather selves together 8,
be glad 9, going 9, be gone 9, goods 8, grieve
9, guide 8, heart 8, here 8, be hid 9, hole S4
honour 9, hope 9, image 9, increase 9, it 8,
kill 9, lamb 9, to lament 9. to lay up 9, to
leap 8, lift up self 8, to be lifted up 9, like 8,
to be like 8, line 8, little one 8, long 8, lord 8,
lying 8, majesty 8, manner 9, to melt 9, mis
chief 8, to mock 8, mourning 8, none 8, officer
8, one 8, to open 9, oppressor 8, other 8, .pain
9, to part 8, path S, perfect 9, to perform 8,
to pervert 8, piece 9, plain 8, pluck 8, pol
luted 9, possession 9, pray 9, precious 8, pre
serve S, price 8, prison 9, prosper 9, pure 9,
purpose 9, put away 9, put on 9, raise up 9,
ready 8, receive 9, rejoicing 9, rest 8, return
8, ruin 8, to rule 9, to be Banctified S, save 8,
to say 8, search 8, see 9, shame 9, sheep 8, to
shoot 8, to shout 8, shut up 8, sin 9, since 8,
to sing 8, small 9, snare 9, son 8, sore 9, to
sound 8, space 8, spring 8, staff 9, step S, stir
up 8, stranger 9, stream 9, strike 8, strive 9,
stronghold 9, subdue 8, such 8, surely 8,
sweet 9, to be taken 8, tear 9, thick 8.
The above are taken from amostusefulbook,
entitled 4 The Englishman's Hebrew Concord
ance,' which only requires the insertion of the
Hebrew Particles to make it a complete work.

"The Bible Sttjdests' Guide," by the Rev. W. "Wilson, D.D., cannot be sufficiently
commended as an accurate and elaborate Key to the mixed renderings of King James'
Revisers.

THE HEBREW AND GREEK TENSES— IMPORTANT ADMISSIONS.

Dr SAMUEL LEE writes : " As it is now placed beyond doubt that the Habrew tense for
merly termed future is anindefinite or unlimited present, i.e. expresses the action, &c, of the
verb, as present with any time intimated by the context ; and as the preterite does, according
to Oriental usage, even now, imply futurity in prophetical and other similar announcements,
no possible difficulty can remain in discovering— as it is the case with the Arabic, Ac—now
the tenses ought to be taken, or how this particle (waw) is to be applied. And if our indefinite
present should happen to be connected by it with a preceding preterite, and so make its
action, &c, contemporaneous with that of this preterite; then, indeed, and in that accepta
tion, it might fairly be called conversive of such present tense, to that of such preterite, but
even then, restrictive would be a better term. Ewald prefers relative."— Heb. Lex. p. 164.
GESENIUS writes: " The Preterite serves to express what is .finished and past, whether it
actually belongs to the past, or properly lies in the present, or even in the future, and is only
represented as past, that it may thus appear as certain as if it had already happened, or that it
may stand, as relatively earlier, in comparison with a subsequent event." — Heb. Gr. p. 203.
The Preterite is used, "even for the future, in protestations and assurances, in which the
mind of the speaker views the action as already accomplishedfbeing as good as done. In German
[and English] the present is sometimes used in this case for the future. So in stipulations or
promises in the way of a compact. Gen, 23. 11, ' I give (lit. have given) to thee the field, ' v. 13,
'I give (lit. have given) money for the field;' particularly in promises made by God,
Gen. 1. 29, 15. 18, 17. 20. Also in confident discourse, especially when God is said to be about to
do something ; e.g. ' Thou deliverest {lit. hast delivered] me, 0 Jehovah' Ps. 31. 6 ; hence fre
quently used in lively representations of the future, and in prophecies, e.g. Isa. 9. 1, ' the
people who walk in darkness see [lit. have seen] a great light,' v. 13, 'therefore my people goes
{lit. hath gone] into captivity;' 14, 17, 25, 26; 11. 1, 2, 4, 6, 10.
"In Arabic . . . they say, I have already given it to thee, meaning, it is as good as done . .
In Arabic, also, the preterite is employed in wishes and obtestations."-- Ibid, p. 205.
MOSES STUART writes: "In the Revelation, the present tense is put for the praeter.
This is indeed very frequent ; but then this belongs to all the ftew Testament, and to all the
Classic Greek writers. The historic-present (as grammarians call it) belongs of course to all
animated narration.
"The amends put for the /utare. It is so. . . . nothing is more usual (Matt. 26. 2). . . .
there is no enallage of the tenses, as grammarians are wont to call it, i.e., the use of one
tense for another by a sort of mistake or heedlessness, but a designed tropical use of the
present, in order to give vivacity and energy to the expression. In perfect accordance with
this idiom are our English expressions, / am going abroad, I am going to journey, I am com
ing to see you speedily. In the Greek and Latin Classics, the same idiom is altogether common,
see Winer Gram. § 41, 2, for examples and references. Such a use of tenses needs no
apology and no defence. The Gospel of John presents us with the like phenomena, e.g.,
14.3,18,19,30; 16.16,22,25, . . . all this shows how easy andfamiliar such a construction is.
" Nor is this use of the aorist [for the future'] strange. Homer, Plato, Euripides, Demos
thenes, and others, employ the aorist (and also the perfect) to designate with intensity the
certainty of future events. Kiiliner has given abundance of examples to illustrate this,
§ 443, 2. The aorist is even more intensive than the perfect for this purpose, inasmuch as it
denotes completed action in distinction from continuance. . . . Virtually do we find the same
use of the aorist in John 13. 31, 15. 6, S. . . . Whatever difficulties may have existed among
critics in times past with respect to such a usage, it would seem that there is no morp
occasion for them." — Comm. on Revelation, p. 197-8.
MACKNIGHT writes : — "The praeterite tenses, especially in the prophetic writings, are
used for the future, to shew the absolute certainty of the things spoken of. Thus Rom. 8.
30, the called [rather predestinated] are represented as already justified and even glorified.
Eph. 2. 6, Believers are said to be already raised from the dead. Heb. 2. 7 (Thou hast made),
' Thou wilt make him for a little while less than angels ; ' for this was spoken long before the
Son of God was made man, Heb. 3. 14 (We have been made), ' We shall be made partakers
of Christ, if we hold,' &c. Wherefore Heb. 12. 22 may be translated, ' But ye shall come
unto Mount Zion, and unto the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem.'
"The present tense is sometimes put for the preterite, Acts. 9. 36, 'They were all afraid of
him, not believing that (he is) he was a disciple,' Phil. 1. 20, Heb. 8. 3, 8.
"The present tenso is sometimes put for the future, to show that the thing spoken of shall
as certainly happen as if it were already present." — Matt. 3. 10, Mark 9. 31, 1 Cor. 15. 2
12, James 5. 3, 2 Pet. 3. 11, 12.— Essay iv. § 10, 11, 12.
DODDRIDGE writes : " In Scripture language, that which is very sure and very near, is
spoken of as if it was already done. Thus Christ speaks of himself as if he was already in
possession of his glory, while he was here on earth, John 18. 24; and sinners, too, are repre
sented as condemned already, John 3. 18 ; and saints are spoken of as already glorified, Eph.
3. 6, and Heb. 12. 22, 23."— Family Expositor, Matt. 3. 10.

GENESIS.

CHAP. I. 1IrJ the beginning of God's fram
ing the heavens and the earth — 2 the earth
has existed utterly void, and darkness is on
the face of the deep, and the Spirit of God
is fluttering on the face of the waters ; 8and
God saith, ' Let light be ; ' and light is.
4 And God seeth the light that it is good,
and God separateth between the light and
the darkness; 5and God calleth the light
Day, and the darkness He hath called
Night ; and there is an evening, and there
is, a morning — one day.
6 And God saith, 'Let an expanse be in
the midst of the waters, and let it separate
between the waters and the waters.' 7 And
God prepareth the expanse, and it sepa
rateth between the waters which are under
the expanse, and the waters which are above
the expanse : and it is so. 8 And God calleth
the expanse Heaven ; and there is an even
ing, and there is a morning— a second day.
9 And God saith, 'Let the waters under
the heavens be collected unto one place, and
let the dry land be seen : ' and it is so. l0 And
God calleth the dry land Earth, and the col
lection of the waters He hath called Seas ;
and God seeth that it is good.
11 And God saith, 'Let the earth yield
tender grass, the herb sowing seed, the
fruit-tree (whose seed is in itself) yielding
fruit after its kind, on the earth : ' and it is
so. ^ And the earth bringeth forth tender
grass, the herb sowing seed after its kind,
and the fruit-yielding tree (whose seed is in
itself) after its kind ; and God seeth that it
is good ; is and there is an evening, and
there is a morning — a third day-.
i* And God saith, 'Let luminaries be in
the expanse of the heavens, to make a sepa
ration between the day and the night, 1S and
they have been for signs, and for seasons,
and for days and years when they have be
come luminaries in the expanse of the
heavens to give light upon the earth : ' and
it is so. IS And God prepareth the two great
luminaries, the great luminary for the rule
of the day, and the small luminary, with
the stars, for the" rule of the night ; 17and
God appointeth them in the expanse of the
heavens to give light upon the earth, ls and
to rule over the day and over the night, and
to make a separation between the light and
the darkness ; and God seeth that it ie good ;
ifland there is an evening, and there is a
morning — a fourth day.
20 And God saith, 'Let the waters teem
with teeming living creatures, and let fowl

fly above the earth on the face of the expanse
of the heavens.' 21 And God formeth the
great monsters, and eyery living creature
that creepeth, which the waters have
teemed with after their kind, and every
winged fowl after its kind, and God seeth
that it is good. 22 And God blesseth them,
saying, 'Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill
the waters in the seas, and let the fowl
multiply in the earth : ' 2* and there is an
evening, and there is a morning — a fifth day.
24 And God *saith, 'Let the earth bring
forth the living creature after its kind,
cattle, and creeping tiring, and beast of the
earth after its kind :' and it is so. 25And
God prepareth the beast of the earth after
its kind, and the cattle after their kind, and
every creeping thing of the ground after its
kind, and God seeth that it is good.
26 And God saith, ' Let Us prepare man in
Our image, according to Our likeness, and
let them rule over the fish of the sea, and
over the fowl of the heavens, and over the
cattle, and over all the earth, and over every
creeping thing which creepeth on the. earth.1
27 And God formeth man in His own Image,
in the image of God He hath formed him,
male and female He hath formed them.
28 And God blesseth them, and God saith
to them, ' Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill
the earth, and subdue it, and ride over the
fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the
heavens, and over every living thing that
creepeth upon the earth.' 20 And God saith,
' Lo, I have given to you every herb sowing
seed, which is upon the face" of all the earth,
and every tree in which is the fruit of a tree
sowing seed, to you it is for food ; 3° and to
every beast of the earth, and to every fowl
of the heavens, and to every creeping thing
on the earth, in which is the breath of life,
every green herb is for food :' and it is so.
81 And God seeth alpthat He hath done, and
lo, it is very good ; and there is an evening,
and there is a morning— a sixth day.
II. x And the heavens and the earth are
completed, and all their host. 2And God
completetn by the seventh day His work
which He hath made, and ceaseth by the
seventh day from all His work which He
hath made.
3 And God blesseth the seventh day, and
sanctifleth it, for in it He hath ceased from
all His work which God prepared for making.
4 THESE are the genealogies of the heaven s
and of the earth in their being framed, in
the day of the Lord God's making the earth
1

TJie garden of Eden.

u. 5.— GENESIS— in. 19.

The fall of i

and the heavens. 5 And no shrub of the
field is yet in the earth, and no herb of the
field yet'sprouteth, for the Lord God hath
not rained upon the earth, and there is not a
man to till the ground ; 6 but a mist goeth up
from the earth, and hath watered the whole
face of the ground.
7 And the Lord God formeth man of dust
from the ground, and breatheth into his
nostrils the breath of life, and man be-
cometh a living creature.
8 And the Lord God planteth a garden in
Eden, eastward, and He putteth there the
man whom He hath formed. 9And the
Lord God causeth to spring up from the
ground every tree desirable for appearance,
and good for food, and the tree of life in the
midst "of the garden, and the tree of know
ledge of good and evil.
10 And a river goeth out from Eden to
water the garden, and from thence it is
parted, and hath become four chief rivers ;
11 the name of the one is Pison, it is that
which surroundeth the whole land of the
Havilah where gold is. ^And the gold of
that land is good, there is the bdolah and
the shoham stone. i3And the name of the
second river is Gihon, it is that which sur
roundeth the whole land of dish. i4And
the name of the third river is Hiddekel, it
is that which goeth to the east of Asshur.
And the fourth river is Euphrates.
15 And the Lord God taketh the man, and
causeth him to rest in the garden of Eden,
to till it, and to keep it.
36 And the Lord God layeth a charge on
the man, saying, ' Of every tree of the gar-
¦ den thou mayest surely eat ; 17as to the tree
of knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt
not eat of it, for in the day of thine eating
of it thou dost surely die.'
18 And the Lord God saith, 'Itisnotgood
for the man to ba alone, I will make an
helper for liim, as his counterpart.'
19 And the Lord God formeth from the
ground every beast of the field, and every
fowl of the heavens, and brinoeth them in
unto the man, to see what he doth call them;
and whatsoever the man calleth every living
creature, that is its name, so And the man
giveth names to aU the cattle, and to the
fowl of the heavens, and to every beast of
the field ; but to the man an helper hath not
been found, as his counterpart.
21 And the Lord God causeth a deep sleep
to fall upon the man, and he sleepeth ; ant)
He taketh out one of his ribs, and closeth
up the flesh in its stead.
20 And the Lord God biuldeth up the rib
which He hath taken out of the man into a
woman, and bringeth her in unto the man ;
23 and the man saith, cThis is the step !
bone of my bone, and flesh of my flesh ; '
on this account it is called Woman, for from
man this one hath been taken ; ^ therefore
doth a'man leave his father and his mother,
and hath cleaved unto his wife/ and they
have become one flesh. 25 And they are both
of them naked, the man and his wife, and
are not ashamed of themselves.
III. * AND the serpent has been more sub

tile than any beast of the field which the
LORD God hath made, and he saith unto the
woman, ' Is it true that God hath said, " Ye
shall not eat of every tree of the garden ? " '
2 And the woman saith to the serpent, 'Of
the fruit of the trees of the garden we may
eat, sbut of the fruit of the tree which is in
the midst of the garden God hath said, " Ye
shallnot eat of it, nor touch it, lest ye die." '
4 And the serpent saith unto the woman,
' Ye do not surely die, sfor God cloth know
that in the day of your eating thereof— your
eyes have been opened, and ye have been as
God, knowing good and evil.
e And the woman seeth that the tree is
good for food, and that it is pleasant to the
eyes, and that the tree is desirable to*nake
one wise, and she taketh of its fruit and
eateth, and giveth also to her husband with
her, and he doth eat. 7 And the eyes of
them both are opened, and they know that
they are naked, and they sew fig-leaves, and
make for themselves girdles.
8 And they hear the sound of the Lord
God walking up and dowrrin the garden at
the breeze of the day, and the man and his
wife hide themselves from the presence of
the Lord God in the midst of the trees of
the garden.
9 And the LORD God calleth unto the man,
and saith to him, ' Where art thou ? ' 10 And
he saith, * I have heard Thy sound in the
garden, and I am afraid, for I am naked, and
I hide myself.'
n And He saith, 'Who hath declared to
thee that thou art naked ? hast thou eaten
of the tree of which I have commanded thee
not to eat?' ^And the man saith, 'The
woman whom Thou placed with me — she
hath given to me of the tree — and I do eat.'
18 And the Lord God saith to the woman,
'What is this thou hast done?' and the
woman saith, 'The serpent hath caused me
to forget, and I do eat.'
i*And the Lord God saith unto the ser
pent, ( Because thou hast done this, cursed
art thou above all the cattle, and above every
beast of the field ; on thy belly shalt thou
go, and dust shalt thou eat, all the days of
thy life. ls And I put enmity between thee
and the woman, and between thy seed and
her seed ; he shall bruise thee on the head,
and thou shalt bruise hirn on the heel.'
16 Unto the woman He hath said, ' I surely
multiply thy sorrow and thy conception, in
sorrow dost thou bear children, and to
wards thy husband is thy desire, and he
doth rule over thee.'
17Audtothe man He hath said, 'Because
thou hast hearkened to the voice of thy wife,
and dost eat of the tree concerning which
I have charged thee, saying, " Thou shalt
not eat of it," cursed is the gTOund on thine
account ; in sorrow thou dost eat of it all
the days of thy life, is Thorns also and
brambles it doth bring forth to thee, and
thou hast eaten the herb of the field. i9By
the sweat of thy face thou dost eat bread
till thy return unto the ground, for out of
it hast thou been taken ; for dust thou art,
and unto dust thou turnest back.'

Cain and Abel.

HI. 20.— GENESIS.— v. 16.

The generations of Adam.

20 And Adam calleth "his. wife's name Eve :
surely she hath been mother of all living.
si And the Lord God maketh to Adam and
to his wife coats of skin, and clotheth them.
2s And the Lord God saith, ' Lo, the man
was as one of Us, as to the knowledge of
good and evil ; but now lest he stretch out
his hand— when he hath taken also of the
tree of life, then hath he eaten and lived for
ever,' — ss the Lord God also sendeth him
out from the garden of Eden to till the
ground from which he hath been taken ;
24yea, he casteth out the man, and causeth
to dweU. at the east of the garden of Eden
the cherubs and the flame of the sword
which turneth itself round to guard the way
of the tree of life.
IV. !AND the man hath known Eve his
wife, and she conceiveth and beareth Cain,
and saith, ' I have gotten a man by the
Lord.' 2 And she addeth to bear his brother,
even Abel. And Abel feedeth a flock, and
Cain hatlT been a tiller of the ground.
3 And it cometh to pass at the end of a week
that Cain bringeth from the fruit of the
ground an offering to the Lord. 4 As to Abel,
he hath also brought from the female first
lings of his flock, even from their fat ones ;
and the Lord hath looked unto Abel and
unto his offering, 5 and unto Cain and imto
his offering He hath not looked ; and Cain
is very wroth, and his countenance is fallen.
6 And the Lord saith unto Cain, 'Why
hast thou been wroth ? and why hath thy
countenance fallen? 7If thou dost well, is
there not acceptance ? and if thou dost not
well, at the openinga sin-offering eroucheth,
and unto thee is its desire, and thou rulest
over it.'
8 And Cain saith unto Abel his brother,
* Let us go into the field;' and it cometh to
pass in their being in the field, that Cain
riseth up against Abel his brother, and
slayeth him.
9 And the Lord saith unto Cain, 'Where
is Abel thy brother?' And he saith, 'I
have not known ; am I my brother's keeper ? '
10 And He saith, ' What hast thou done ?
the voice of thy brother's blood crieth unto
Me from the ground. uAnd now, cursed
art thou from the ground, which hath opened
hen mouth to receive the blood of thy
brother from thy hand; ^though thou, till
the ground, it doth not continue to give its
strength to thee ; a wanderer, even a trem
bling one, thou art on the earth.'
13 And Cain saith unto the Lord, 'My
punishment is greater than to be borne.
14 Lo, Thou hast driven me to-day from off
the face of the ground, and from Thy face I
am hid; when I have been a wanderer, even
a trembling one, in the earth, then hath it
been, every one finding me doth slay me.'
!» And the Lord saith to him, ' Therefore
— of any slayer of Cain sevenfold it is re
quired ; ' and the Lord giveth a token to
Cain that none finding him will slay him.
i°And Cain goeth out from before the
Lord, and dwelleth in the land, moving
about eastward of Eden. 17 And Cain know-
eth his wife, and she conceiveth, and bear

eth Enoch ; and he is building a city, and
he calleth the name of the city, according to
the name of his son, Enoch.
is And to Enoch is bom Irad ; and Irad
hath begotten Methujael; and Methujael
hath begotten Methusael; and Methusael
hath begotten Lamech.
19 And Lamech taketh to himself two
wives, the name of the one is Adah, and
the name of- the second Zillah.
-20 And Adah beareth Jabal, he hath been
the father of those who inhabit tents and
purchased possessions. 21 And the name of
his brother is Jubal, he hath been father of
every handler of harp and organ.
22 As to Zillah, she also bare Tubal-Cain, an
instructor of every artificer in brass and iron ;
and the sister of Tubal-Cain is Naamah.
23 And Lamech saith to his wives : —
' Adah and Zillah, hear my voice ;
Wives of Lamech, give ear to my saying ;
For a man I have slain for my wound,
Even a young man'for my hurt ;
24 If sevenfold is required for Cain,
Then for Lamech seventy and seven fold.'
2S And Adam again knoweth Eve his wife,
and she beareth a son, and calleth his name
Seth, ' for God hath appointed for me an
other seed instead of Abel ; ' for Cain had
slain him.
26 And to Seth, to him also a son hath been
born, and he calleth his name Enos. Then
men began to preach in the name of the Lord.
V. i THIS is a list of the genealogies of
Adam : In the day of God's foraiirig man, in
the likeness of God He hath made him.
2 Male and female He hath formed them,
and He blesseth them, and calleth their
name Man, in the day of their being' formed,
3 And Adam liveth an hundred and thirty
years, and begetteth a son in his own like
ness, according to his own image, and call
eth his name Seth. And the days of Adam
after his begetting Seth are eight hun
dred years, and he begetteth sons and
daughters. 5 And all the days which Adam
hath lived are nine hundred and thirty
years, and he dieth.
6And Seth liveth an hundred and five years,
and begetteth Enos. 7 And Seth liveth after
his begetting Enos eight hundred and seven
years, and begetteth sons and daughters.
8 And all the days of Seth are nine hundred
and twelve years, and he dieth.
9And Enos liveth ninety years, and be
getteth Cainan. 10 And Enos liveth after his
begetting Cainan eight hundred and fifteen
years, and begetteth sons and daughters.
n And all the days of Enos are nine hundred
and five years, and he dieth.
32 And Cainan liveth seventy years, an d be
getteth Mahalaleel. isAnd Cainan liveth
after his begetting Mahalaleel eight hun
dred and forty years, and begetteth sons
and daughters. 14 And all the days of Cainan
are nine hundred and ten years, and he
dieth. •
is And Mahalaleel liveth sixty and five
years, and begetteth Jared. i^AndMahala-
leel liveth after his begetting Jared eight
hundred and thirty years, and begetteth
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The depravity of the world.

V. 17.— GENESIS.— VH. 9.

Noah invited into the ark.

sons and daughters. 17 And all the days of
Mahalaleel are eight hundred and ninety
and five years, and he dieth.
18 And Jared liveth an hundred and sixty
and two years, and begetteth Enoch. 19 And
Jared liveth after his begetting Enoch eight
hundred years, and begetteth sons and
daughters. 20 And all the days of Jared are
nine hundred and sixty and two years, and
he dieth.
21 And Enoch liveth sixty and five years,
and begetteth Methuselah. ^And Enoch
walketh habitually with God after his be
getting Methuselah three hundred years,
and begetteth sons and daughters. M And
all the days of Enoch are three hundred
and sixty and five years. 24And Enoch
walketh habitually with God, and he is not,
for God hath taken him.
25 And Methuselah liveth anhundred and
eighty and seven years, and begetteth
Lamech. 26And Methuselah liveth after
his begetting Lamech seven hundred and
eighty and two years, and begetteth sons
and daughters. 27And all the days of Me
thuselah are nine hundred and sixty and
nine years, and he dieth.
28 And Lamech liveth an hundred and
eighty and two years, and begetteth a son,
29 and calleth his name Noah : saying,
' This one doth comfort us concerning our
work, and concerning the labour of our
hands, because of the ground which the
Lord hath cursed.' ^And Lamech liveth
after his begetting Noah five hundred and
ninety and five years, and begetteth sons
and daughters. 31And all the days of
Lamech are seven hundred and seventy and
seven years, and he dieth.
32 And Noah is five hundred years old, and
Noah begetteth Shem, Ham, and Japhet.
VI. ! AND it cometh to pass that mankind
have begun to multiply on the face of the
ground, and daughters have been born to
them. 2And the sons of God see the
daughters of men, that they are fair, and
they take to themselves wives of all whom
they choose.
8 And the Lord saith, ' My Spirit doth not
strive in man for ever ; in their erring they
are flesh :' yet his days were an hundred
and twenty years.
4 The Nephilim were in the earth in those
days, and even afterwards when the sons
of God came in unto the daughters of men,
and they have borne to them ; these are the
heroes, who, from of old, are men of renown.
5 And the Lord seeth that the wickedness
of man is abundant on the earth, and every
imagination of the thought of his heart only
evil continually ; 6 and the Lord repenteth
that He hath made man on the earth, and
He grieveth Himself at His heart. 7 And the
Lord saith, 'I wipe away man whom I
have formed from off the face of the ground,
from man unto beast, unto creeping thing,
and unto fowl of the heavens ; for I have
repented that I have made them.' 8But
Noah found grace in the eyes of the Lord.
9 These are the genealogies of Noah : Noah
is a righteous man ; he hath been perfect
4

among his generations ; with God Noah hath
walked habitually. i°And Noah begetteth
three sons, Shem, Ham, and Japhet.
11 And the earth is corrupt before God, and
the earth is filled with violence. » And God
seeth the earth, and lo, it hath been cor
rupted, for all flesh hath corrupted its way
on the earth. 13And God said to Noah,
' The end of all flesh hath come before Me,
for the earth hath been full of violence by
their presence ; and lo, I destroy them with
the earth.
14 ' Make for thyself an ark of gopher-
wood ; with rooms dost thou make the ark,
and thou hast covered it within and with
out with cypress. 15 And this is that which
thou dost with it : three hundred cubits is
the length of the ark, fifty cubits its breadth,
and thirty cubits its height. i6 A window
dost thou make for the ark, and unto a cu
bit thou dost restrain it from above-; and
the opening of the ark thou dost put in the
side, with lower, second, and third stories
dost thou make it.
17 ' And I, lo, I do bring in the deluge of
waters oh the earth to destroy all flesh, in
which is a living spirit, from under the hea
vens ; all which is in the earth doth expire.
18 ' And I have established My covenant .
with thee, and thou hast entered into the
ark, thou, and thy sons, and thy wife, and
thy sons' wives with thee. 19And of all
which liveth, of all flesh, two of every sort
thou dost bring in unto the ark, to keep
alive with thee ; male and female let them
be. 20 of fowl after its kind, and of cattle
after their kind, of every creeping thing of
the ground after its kind, two of every sort
let come in unto thee, to keep them alive.
^ 'And thou, take to thyself of all food
that is eaten ; when thou hast gathered it to
thyself, then hath it become food for thee
and for them.' ^And Noah doth accord
ing to all that God hath commanded him ;
so hathheilone.'
VII. lANDtheLORDsaithtoNoah, 'Come
in, thou and all thy house, into the ark, for
thee have I seen righteous before Me in
this generation. 2 Of all the clean beasts
thou dost take to thee seven pairs, a male
and its female ; and of beasts which are not
clean two, a male and its female ; 3 also, of
all fowl of the heavens seven pairs, a male
and a female ; to keep alive seed on the face
of aU the earth ; * for after other seven days
I send rain on the earth forty days and forty
nights, and have wiped away all the sub
stance winch I have made from off the face
of the ground.'
5 And Noah doth according to all that
which the Lord hath commanded him ; ° and
Noah is six hundred years old ; and the
deluge of waters hath been upon the earth.
7 And Noah entereth (his sons also, and
his wife, and his sons' wives with him) into
the ark, from the presence of the waters of
the deluge. 8 of the clean beasts and of the
beasts which are not clean, and of the fowl,
and of every thing which creepeth upon the
ground, 9two by two they have come in
unto Noah, unto the ark, male and female,

The Deluge,

VII. 10.— GENESIS.— DC. 6.

NoaKs sacrifice.

as God hath commanded Noah. i° And it
cometh to pass, after the seventh day, that
the waters of the deluge were on the earth.
11 In the six hundredth year of the life of
Noah, in the second month, in the seven
teenth day of the month, in tliis day have
all the fountains of the great deep been
broken up, and the net-work of heaven hath
been opened ; ^and the shower is on the
earth forty days and forty nights. i3 In this
self-same day Noah, and Shem, and Ham,
and Japhet, sons of Noah, and Noah's wife,
and the three wives of his sons with them,
have entered unto the ark ; 14 they, and every
living creature after its kind, and all the
cattle after their kind, and every creeping
thing that creepeth after its kind, and
eveiy fowl after its kind, every bird — every
wing. 15 And they come in unto Noah, unto
the ark, two by two of all flesh in which
is a Uving spirit. i6And they that come in
have come in, male and female of all flesh,
as God hath commanded Trim, and. the Lord
doth close it for him.
17 And the deluge is forty days on the
earth, and the waters multiply, and lift up
the ark, and it is raised up from off the
earth; ^and the waters are mighty, and
multiply exceedingly upon the earth ; and
the ark goeth on the face of the waters.
19 And the waters have been exceedingly
mighty on the earth, and all the high moun
tains which are under the whole heavens
are covered. ^Fifteen cubits upwards have
the waters become mighty, even the moun
tains are covered. 2i And all flesh which
moveth on the earth, among fowl, and among
cattle, and among beasts, and among all
the teeming things which teem on the earth,
and all mankind, expire; ^ all in whose
nostrils is the breath of a living spirit— of all
that is in the dry land — hath died. 23 And
all the substance which is on the face of the
ground, from man unto beast, unto creep
ing thing, and unto fowl of the heavens, is
wiped away ; yea, they are wiped away from
the earth, and only Noah is left, and those
who are with him in the .ark. ** And the
waters become mighty on the earth an
hundred and fifty days.
VLTI. 1 AND God remembereth Noah, and
every living thing, and all the cattle which
are with tiirn in the ark, and God causeth a
wind to pass over the earth, and the waters
subside. 2And the fountains of the deep
and the net-work of heaven are closed, and
the shower from the heavens is restrained.
3 And the waters turn back from off the
earth, going and returning ; and the waters
are lacking at the end of a- hundred and
fifty days.
4Andthearkresteth,intheseventhmonth,
iu the seventeenth day of the month, on the
mountains of Ararat. 5And the waters have
been going and becoming lacking till the
tenth month ; in the tenth month, on the
first of the month, have the heads of the
mountains been seen.
°And it cometh to pass, at the end of
forty days, that Noah openeth the window
of the ark which he hath made ; 7 and he

sendeth forth the raven, and it goeth out,
going out and turning back till the drying
of the waters from off the earth. 8He also
sendeth forth the dove from him to see
whether the waters have been lightened
from off the face of the ground. 9 And the
dove hath not found rest for the sole of her
foot, and she turneth back unto him, unto
the ark, for the waters are on the face of all
the earth ; and he putteth out his hand, and
taketh her, and bringeth her in unto him
self, unto the ark.
i° And he stayeth yet other seven days;
and addeth to send forth the dove from the
ark. n And the dove cometh in unto him
at eventime, and lo, an olive leaf torn off is
in her mouth ; and Noah knoweth that the
waters have been lightened from off the
earth. 12And he stayeth yet other seven
days, and sendeth forth the dove, but it
continued not to return unto m'-m any
more. 13 And it cometh to, pass, in the six lran-
dreth and first year, in the first month, in the
first of the month, the waters have been
dried from off the earth ; and Noah turneth
aside the covering of the ark, and looketh,
andlo, the face of the ground has been dried
up. 14And in the second month, on the
seven and twentieth day of the month, the
earth hath become dry.
15 And God speaketh unto Noah, saying,
' Go out from the ark, thou, and thy wife,
and thy sons, and thy sons' wives with thee ;
i6 every living thing which is with thee, of
all flesh, among fowl, and among cattle,
and among every creeping thing which
creepeth on the earth, bring out with thee :
and they have teemed in the earth, and been
fruitful, and multiplied on the earth.'
18 And Noah goeth out, and his sons, and
his wife, and his sons' wives with him ;
19 every beast, every creeping tiling, and
every fowl ; every moving thing on the
earth, according to their families, have gone
out of the ark.
20 And Noah buildeth an altar to the Lord,
and taketh of eveiy clean beast, and of every
clean fowl, and causeth burnt-offerings to
ascend on the altar ; 21 and the Lord smell-
eth the sweet fragrance, and the Lord saith
unto His heart, ' I continue not to disesteem
anymore the ground because of man, though
the imagination of the heart of man is evil
from his youth ; and I continue not to smite
any more all hving, as I have done. ® Dur
ing all the days of the earth, seed-time and
harvest, and cold and heat, and summer and
winter, and day and night, do not cease.'
IX. 1AND God blesseth Noah, and his
sons, and saith to them, 'Be fruitful, and
multiply, and flU the earth ; aand let your
fear and your dread be on every beast of the
earth, and on every fowl of the heavens, on
all that creepeth on the ground, and on all
the fishes of the sea : into your hand they
have been given. 3 Every creeping thing
which liveth, to you it is for food ; as the
green herb I have given the whole to you.
4 Only flesh in its life — its blood — ye eat not.
6 'And only your blood for your lives do I
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covenant xoith Noah.

IX. 6.— GENESIS.— X. 31.

The generations of Noah.

require ; from the hand of every living thing
I require it, even from the hand of man,
from the hand of every man's brother I re
quire the life of man. ^whoso sheddeth
man's blood, by man his blood is shed: for in
the image of G od hath He made man. 7 And
ye, be fruitful, and multiply, teem in the
earth ; yea, multiply in it.'
8 And God speaketh unto Noah, and unto
Ilia sons with him, saying, 9 ' I also, lo, I am
establishing My covenant with you, and
with your seed after you, i°and with every
living creature which is with you, among
fowl, among cattle, and among every beast
of the earth with you, from all who go
out of the ark— to every beast of the earth.
11 When I have established My covenant
with you, then all flesh is not anymore cut
off by the waters of- a deluge, and there is
uo more a deluge to destroy the earth.'
12 And God saith 'This is the token of
the covenant which I am making between
Me and you, and every living creature which
is with you, for everlasting generations.
13 My bow I have given out in the cloud, and
it hath become the token of a covenant be-
ween Me and the earth. 14 And it hath come
to pass (in My sending a cloud over the
earth) that the bow hath been seen in the
eloud, 16 and I have remembered My cove
nant which is between Me and you, and
every living creature of all flesh, and the
waters become no more a deluge to destroy
all flesh. i8 When the bow hath been in the
cloud, then have I seen it so as to remember
the everlasting covenant between God and
eveiy living creature among all flesh which
is on the earth.'
17 And God saith unto Noah, 'This is the
token of the covenant which I have estab
lished between Me and all flesh which is
upon the earth.'
18 And the sons of Noah who go out of the
ark are Shem, and Ham, and Japhet ; and
Ham is father of Cauaan. i9 These three are
the sons of Noah, and from these hath all
the earth been overspread.
20And Noah remaineth a husbandman, and
planteth a vineyard, aiand drinketh of the
wine, and is drunken, and uucovereth him
self in the midst of the tent. 22 And Ham.
father of Canaan, seeth the nakedness of his
father, and declareth it to his two brethren
without, sa And Shem taketh— Japhet also
—iho garment, which they place on the
snouidors pf them both, aud go backward,
and cover the nakedness of their father;
and their faces are backward, and they have
not seen their father's nakedness.
24 And Noah awaketh from his wine, and
knowefch that which his young son hath done
to him, 2j aud saith :
'Cursed is Canaan,
A servant of servants he is to his brethren '
20 And he saith:
| 'Llessed of the Lord my find is Shem,
I And Canaan is a servant to him.
God doth give beauty to Japhet,
And he dwelleth in .the tents of Shem,
And Canaau is a servant to him.'
28 And Noah liveth after the deluge three
6

hundred and fifty years. » And all the days
of Noah are nine hundred and fifty years,
and he dieth.
X !AND these are the genealogies of the
sons of Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japhet ; and
sons are born to them after the deluge.
2 The sons of Japhet are Gomar, and
Magog, and Madaai, and Javan, and Tubal,
and Meshech, and Tiras. 3 And the sons of
Gomar are Ashkenaz, and Riphath, and
Togarmah. 4And the sons of Javan are
Elisha, and Tarshish, Kittim, and DodaLim.
5 By these have the isles of the nations been
parted in their lands ; "each by his tongue,
by their fa.Tnilip.fi, in their nations.
6 And the sons of Ham are Cush, and
Mitzraim, and Phut, and Canaan. 7 And the
sons of Cusli are Seba, and Havilah, and
Sabtah, and Raamah, and Sabtecha ; and
the sons of Raamah are Sheba and Dedan.
8 And Cush hath begotten Nimrod; 9he
hath begun to be a hero in the land ; he
hath been a hero in hunting before the
Lord ; therefore it is said, ' As Nimrod the
hero in hunting before the Lord.' 10And
the first part of his kingdom is Babel, and
Erech, and Accad, and Calneh, in the land
of Shinar." n From that land he hath gone
out to Asshur, and buildeth Nineveh, even
the broad places of the city, and Calah,
i2 and Rosen, between Nineveh, and Calah ;
it is the great city.
iSAndMitzraimhath begotten theLudim,
and the Anamim, and the Lehabim, and the
Naphtuhim, 14and the Pathrusim, and the
Casluhim, whence have come out the Phili-
stim, and the Caphtorhn.
i°And Canaan hath begotten Sidon his
first-born, and Heth, 1(>and the Jebusite,
and the Amorite, and the Girgasite, i7and
the Hivite, and the Arkite, and the Sinite,
1S and the Arvadite, and the Zemarite, and
the Hamathite ; and afterwards have the
families of the Canaanites been scattered.
19 And the border of the Canaanite is from
Sidon, in thy coming towards Gerar, unto
Gaza ; in thy coming towards Sodom, and
Gomorrah, and Admali, and Zeboim, unto
Lashah. 20 These are the sons of Ham, by
their families, by their tongues, in their
lands, in their nations.
2* As to Shem, father of all the children of
Eber, brother of Japhet the elder, he hath
also begotten :
22 The sons of Shem are Elam, and Asshur,
and Arphaxad, andLud, and Aram. 2^And
the children of Aram are Uz, and Hul, and
Gether, and Mash. « And Arphaxad hath
begotten Salah, and Salali hath begotten
Eber. ^And fco E'Der nave two sons been
born, the name of the oue is Peleg (for in
his days hath the earth been divided), and
his brother's name is Joktan. 26 And Joktan
hath begotten Almodad, and Sheleph, and
Hazarmaveth, aud Jerah, 27 and Hadoram,
and Uzal, and Diklah, as and Obal, aud
Abimael, and Sheba, ^and Ophir, and
Havilah, and .Tobab ; all these are sons
of Joktan. so And then- dwelling is from
Mesha, in thy coining towards Sephar, a
mount of the east, » These are the sons oi

The confusion of tonga

X. 33.— GENESIS.— XII. 13.

The call of A bram.

Shem, by their families, by their tongues, in
then- lands, by their nations.
32 These are the families of the sons of
Noah, by then1 genealogies, in their nations,
and by these have the nations been parted
in the earth after the deluge.
XI. i AND the whole earth-is of one pro
nunciation, and of the same words. 2And
it cometh to pass, in their journeying from
the east, that they find a valley in the land
of Shinar, and dwell there; sand they say
each unto his neighbour, ' Give help, let
us make bricks, and let us burn them tho
roughly : ' and the bricks are -to them for
1 stone, and the bitumen hath been to them
for mortar. 4They say also, 'Give help,
let us build for ourselves a city and a
tower, and its head in heaven, and let us
make for ourselves a name, lest we be scat
tered over the face of all the earth.'
5 And the Lord cometh down to see the
city and the tower which the children of men
have builded ; «and the Lord saith, 'Lo, the
people is one, and one pronunciation have
they all, and this it hath dreamed of doing;
and now, none of that which they have pur
posed to do is restrained from them. 7 Give
help, let Us go down, and there mingle
their pronunciation, so that a man doth not
understand the pronunciation of his com
panion.' 8 Aud the Lord doth scatter them from
thence over the face of all the earth, and
they cease to build the city ; 9 therefore hath
one called its name Babel, for there hath
the Lord mingled the pronunciation of all
the earth, and from thence hath the Lord
scattered them over the face of all the earth.
i° These are the genealogies of Shem;
Shem is an hundred years old, and beget
teth Arphaxad two years after the deluge.
nAnd Shem liveth after his begetting Ar
phaxad five hundred years, and begetteth
sons and daughters.
32 And Arphaxad liveth five and thirty
years, and begetteth Salah. i3And Arphaxad
liveth after his begetting Salah four hun
dred and three years, and begetteth sons
and daughters.
14 And Salah liveth thirty years, and be
getteth Eber. 15And Salah liveth after his
begetting Eber four hundred and three
years, and begetteth sons and daughters.
iflAnd Eber liveth four and thirty years,
and begetteth Peleg. 17 And Eber liveth after
his begetting Peleg four hundred and thirty
years, and begetteth sons and daughters.
is And Peleg liveth thirty years, and be
getteth Reu. ^And Peleg liveth after his
begetting Reu two hundred and nine years,
and begetteth sons and daughters.
20 And Reu liveth two and thirty years,
and begetteth' Serug. 21 And Reuliveth after
his begetting Serug two hundred and seven
years, and begetteth sons and daughters.
22 And Serug liveth thirty years, and be
getteth Nahor. ^ And Serug liveth after
his begetting Nahor two hundred years, and
, begetteth sons and daughters.
24 And Nahor liveth nine and twenty years,
find begetteth Terah. 25 And Nahor liveth

after his begetting Terah an hundred and
nineteen years, and begetteth sons and
daughters. 28 And Terah liveth seventy years, and
begetteth Abram, Nahor, aud Haran.
27 And these are the genealogies of Terah :
Terah hath begotten Abram, Nahor, and
Haran ; and Haran hath begotten Lot.
28 And Haran dieth in the presence of Terah
his father, in the land of his birth, hi Ur of
the Chaldees.
29 And Abram and Nahor take to them
selves wives ; the name of Abram's wife is
Sarai ; and the name of Nahor' s wife is
Milcah, daughter of Haran, father of Mil-
cah, and father -of Iscah. 30And Sarai is
barren, she hath no child.
31 And Terah taketh Abram his son, and
Lot, son of Haran, his son's son, and Sarai
his daughter-in-law, wife of Abram his son,
and they go out with them from Ur of the
Chaldees, to go towards the land of Canaan;
and they come unto Harau, and dwell there.
32 Aud the days of Terah are two hundred
and five years, and Terah dieth in Haran.
XII. x AND the Lord saith unto Abram,
' Go for thyself, from thy land, and from
thy kindred, and from the house of thy
father, unto the land which I shew thee.
2 And I make thee become a great nation,
and bless thee, and make thy name great ;
and be thou a blessing. 3 And I bless those
who bless thee, and curse him who dises-
teemeth thee ; yea, blessed in thee have been
all the families of the ground.'
4 And Abram goeth on, as the Lord hath
spoken unto him, and Lot goeth with him,
and Abram is five and seventy years old fn
his going out from Haran. 5And Abram
taketh Sarai his wife, and Lot his brother's ¦
son, and all their substance that they have
gained, and the persons that they have ob
tained in Haran ; and they go out to go to
wards the land of Canaan ; and they come
into the land of Canaan. 6 And Abram
passeth over into the land, unto the place
Sichem, unto the oak of Moreh ; and the
Canaanite is then in the land.
7 And the Lord appeareth unto Abram,
and saith, ' To thy seed I give this land ; '
and he buildeth there an altar to the Lord,
who hath appeared unto him. 8 And he re-
moveth from thence towards a mountain at
the east of Bethel, and he stretcheth out his
tent (Bethel at the west, and Hai at the east),
and he buildeth there an altar to the LORD,
and preacheth in the name of the Lord.
9And Abram joumeyeth, going on and
journeying towards the south.
10 And there is a famine in the land ; and
Abram goeth down towards Egypt to so
journ there, for the famine is grievous in
the land. nAnd it cometh to pass as he
hath drawn near to enter Egypt, that he
saith unto Sarai his wife, ' Lo, I pray thee,
I have known that thou art a woman of beau
tiful appearance ; 12when it hath come to
pass that the Egyptians see thee, then have
they said, " This is his wife," and they have
slain me, but thee they keep alive : 13 Say, I
pray thee, thou art my sister, so that it is
7

Lot 's separation from Abram. xn. 14. — GENESIS. — xrv. 17. Lots capture and rescue.

well with me because of thee, and my soul
hath lived for thy sake.*
14 And it cometh to pass, at the entering
of Abram into Egypt, that the Egyptians see
the woman that she is exceeding fair. 15 The
princes of Pharaoh also see her, and praise
her unto Pharaoh, and the woman is taken
into Pharaoh's house. i6And to Abram he
hath done good because of her, so that he
hath sheep and oxen, and he-asses, and
men-servants, and handmaids, and she-
asses, and camels.
17 And the Lord hath plagued Pharaoh
and his house loith great plagues for the
matter of Sarai, Abram's wife. 18AudPha-
raoh calleth for Abram, and saith, ' What
is tins thou hast done to me ? why hast thou
not declared to me that she is thy wife ?
19 Why hast thou said " She is my sister," so
that I take her to myself for a wife ? yet,
now, behold thy wife, take and go.' 20 And
Pharaoh chargeth men concerning him,
and they send him away, and his wife, and
all which he hath.
XIII. xANDAbram goeth upfromEgypt
(he and his wife, and all which he hath, and
Lot with him) towards the south. 2And
Abram is exceedingly wealthy in cattle, in
silver and in gold. aAnd he goeth on his
journeyings from the south, even unto Be
thel, unto the place where Ins tent had been
at the commencement, between Bethel and
Hai, — 4unto the place of the altar which
he had made there at the first, and there
doth Abram preach in the name of the Lord.
5 And Lot also, who goeth with Abram,
hath had sheep and Oxen and tents. 6 And
the land hath not suffered them to dwell
together, for their substance hath been
great, and they have not been able to dwell
together. 7And there is a strife between
those who feed Abram's cattle and those
who feed Lot's cattle ; and the Canaanite
and the Perezite then dwell in the land.
8 And Abram saith unto Lot, ' Let there
not be strife, 1 pray thee, between me
and thee, and between my shepherds and
thy shepherds, for we are men — brethren.
9 Is not all the land before thee ? be parted,
I pray thee from me ; if to the left, then I to
the right ; and if to the right, then I to the
left.' i° And Lot lif teth up his eyes, and seeth
the whole circuit of the Jordan that it is
all a watered country (before the Lord's
destroying Sodom and Gomorrah as the
Lord's garden, as the land of Egypt), in
thy coming toward Zoar. u Aud Lot choos-
eth for himself the whole circuit of the Jor
dan ; and Lot jouraeyeth from the east, and
they are parted one from another. ^ Abram
hath dwelt in the land of Canaan ; and Lot
hath dwelt in the cities of the circuit, and
tenteth unto Sodom. 13And the men of
Sodom are evil, and sinners before the Lord
exceedingly. 14 And the Lord said unto Abram, after
Lot's being parted from him, ' Lift up, I
pray thee, thine eyes, and look from the
place where thou art, northward, and south
ward, and eastward, and westward ; 16for

the whole of the land which thou seest, to
thee I give it, and to thy seed for ever.
16 And I have made thy seed as the dust of
the earth, — that, if one is able to number
the dust of the earth, even thy seed is num
bered ; 17rise, go up and down through the
land, at its length, and at its breadth, for
to thee I give it.' ^And Abram tenteth,
and cometh, and dwelleth among the oaks
of Mamre, which is in Hebron, and he build
eth there an altar to the Lord.
XIV. 1 AND it cometh to pass in the days
of Amraphel king of Shinar, Arioch king of
Ellasar, Chedorlaomer king of Elain, and
Tidal king of Goyim, 2 that they have made
war with Bera king of Sodom, and with
Birsha king of Gomorrah, Shinab king of
Admah, and Shemeber king of Zeboiim, and
the king of Bela, which is Zoar.. 8 All these
have been joined together unto the valley
of Siddim, which is the Salt Sea. 4 Twelve
years they have served Chedorlaomer, and
the thirteenth year they have rebelled.
6 Aid in the fourteenth year cometh Che
dorlaomer, and the kings who are with bi-m1
and they smite the Rephaini in Ashteroth
Karnaim, and the Zuzim in Ham, and the
Emim in Shaveth Kiriathaim, 6and the
Horites in their mount Seir, unto FJ-paran, 1
which is by the wilderness. 7 And they turn
back and come in unto En-mishpat, which
is Kadesh, and smite the whole country of
the Amalekites, and also the Amorites who
dwell in Hazezon-tamar.
8Andthe king of Sodom goeth out, and
the king of Gomorrah, and the king of
Admah, and the king of Zeboiim, and the
king of Bela, which is Zoar ; and they set
the battle in array with them in the valley of
Siddim, 9 with Chedorlaomer king of Mam,
and Tidal king of Goyim, and Amraphel king
of Shinar, and Arioch king of Ellasar ; four
kings with the five. 19And the valley of
Siddim is full of slime-pits ; and the kings of
Sodom and Gomorrah flee, and fall there,
and they who are left have fled to the moun
tain. 11 And they take the whole substance
of Sodom and Gomorrah, and the whole of
their food, and go away. ^And they take
Lot, Abram's brother's son (seeing he dwell
eth in Sodom), and his substance, and go
away. i3And one who escapeth cometh and de-
clareth to Abram the Hebrew, who dwelleth
among the oaks of Mamre the Amorite,
brother of Eshcol, and brother of Aner, and
they are Abram's allies. 14 And Abram hear-
eth that his brother hath been taken cap
tive, 'and he hath drawn out his trained
domestics, three hundred and eighteen, and
pursueth unto Dan.
!5And he hath divided himself against
them by night, he and his servants, and
smiteth them, and pursueth them unto
Hobah, which is at the left of Damascus.
ifiAnd he hath brought back the whole of
the substance, and Lot his brother also, and
his substance hath he brought back, and the
women also, and the people.
17 And the king of Sodom goeth out to
meet him (after his turning back from the

God's covenant with Abram. xrv. 18,— GENESIS.— xvi. 15.

Birth of IshmaeL

smiting of Chedorlaomer, and of the kings
who are with him), unto the valley of Shaveh,
which is the king's valley. i«And Melchi-
zedek king of Salem hath brought out
bread and wine, and he is a priest of God
Most High. "And he blesseth him, and
saith, * Blessed is Abram of God Most High,
possessor of heaven and earth ; 2° and bless
ed is God Most High, who hath delivered
thine adversaries into thine hand.' And
he giveth to him a tenth of all.
21 And the king of Sodom saith unto
Abram, ' Give to me, I pray thee, the per
sons, and the substance take to thyself.1
23 And Abram saith unto the king of Sodom,
* I have lifted up my hand unto Jehovah,
God Most High, possessor of heaven and
earth, — 23 from a thread even unto a shoe-
latchet I take not of anything which thou
hast, that thou say not, "I have made
Abram rich." ^Save only that which the
young men have eaten, and the portion of the
men who have gone with me — Aner, Eshcol,
and Mamre — let them take their portion.'
XV. i AFTER, these things the Word of
the Lord hath been with Abram in a vision,
saying, ' Fear not, Abram, I am a shield to
thee, thy reward is exceeding great.' 2 And
Abram saith, 'Lord Jehovah, what dost
Thou give to me, when I go barren ? and an
acquired son in my house is Damascus
Ehezer.* 3 Abram also saith, *Lo, to me
Thou hast not given seed, and lo, a domes
tic doth heir me.'
4 And lo, the Word of the LORD is with him,
saying, * This one doth not heir thee ; but
he who cometh out from thy loins, he doth
heir thee.' 5 And He bringeth him out with
out, and saith, 'Look attentively, I pray
thee, towards heaven, and count the stars,
if thou art able to count them ;,* and He saitn
to him, 'So is thy seed.' 6And he hath be
lieved in the Lord, and He reckoneth it
righteousness to him.
7 And He saith unto him, ' I am the Lord
who hath brought thee out from Ur of
the Chaldees, to give to thee this land to
possess it.' 8 And he saith, ' Lord Jehovah,
whereby do I know that I shall possess it?'
&And He saith unto him, ' Take for Me a
heifer of three years old, and a she-goat of
three years old, and a ram of three years
old, and a turtle-dove, and a young bird.'
10 And he taketh to him all these, and sepa-
rateth them in the midst, and. putteth each
piece over against its fellow, but the birds
he hath not divided. n And the ravenous
birds come down upon the carcases, and
Abram causeth them to turn back.
12 And the sun is about to go in, and a
deep sleep hath fallen upon Abram, and lo,
a terror of great darkness falleth upon him.
18 And He saith to Abram, 'Know cer
tainly that thy seed is a sojourner in a land
not theirs, and they have served them, and
they have afflicted them four hundred years.
"And that nation also whom they serve
I judge, and after this they go out with great
substance. ^But thou comest in unto thy
fathers in peace ; thou art buried in a good
old age, MAnd the fourth generation doth

turn back hither, for the iniquity of the
Amorite is not yet complete.'
i7And it cometh to pass — (the sun hath
gone in, and it hath been thick darkness)—
that lo, a furnace of smoke, and a lamp of fire
which hath passed over between these parts.
18 In that day hath the Lord made a cove
nant with Abram, saying, ' To thy seed I
have given this land, from the river of Egypt
unto the great river, the river 'Euphrates,
19 with the Kenite, and the Kenizzite, and the
Kadmonite, w and the Hittite, and the Periz-
zite, and the Rephaim, 21 and the Amorite,
and the Canaanite, and the Girgashite, and
the Jebusite.'
XVL 2 AND Sarai, Abram's wife, hath not
borne to him ; and she hath an handmaid,
an Egyptian, and her name is Hagar. 2 And
Sarai saith unto Abram, ' Lo, I pray thee,
the Lord hath restrained me from bearing,
go in, I pray thee, unto my handmaid ;
perhaps I am built up by her ; ' and Abram
hearkeneth to the voice of Sarai.
8 And Sarai, Abram's wife, taketh Hagar
the Egyptian, her handmaid (at the end of
the tenth year of Abram's dwelling in the
land of Canaan), and giveth her to Abram
her husband, for a wile to him. 4And he
goeth in unto Hagar, and she conceiveth;
and she seeth that she hath conceived, and
her mistress is lightly esteemed in her eyes.
5 And Sarai saith imto Abram, 'My- vio
lence is for thee ; I have given mine hand- ,
maid into thy bosom, and she seeth that
she hath conceived, and I am lightly esteem
ed in her eyes. The Lord judge between
me and thee.1 «And Abram saith unto
Sarai, 'Lo, thine handmaid is in thine
hand, do to her that which is good in thine
eyes ; ' and Sarai afflicted her, and she fleeth
from her presence.
7 And the Messenger of Jehovah findeth
her by a fountain of water in the wilder
ness, by the fountain in the way to Shur,
8 and saith, ' Hagar, Sarai's handmaid,
whence hast thou come, and whither goest
thou?' and she saith, 'From the presence
of Sarai, my mistress, I am fleeing.'
9 And the Messenger of Jehovah saith to
her, ' Turn back unto thy mistress, and
humble thyself under her hands.' J0And
the Messenger of Jehovah saith to her, ' I
abundantly multiply thy seed, and it is not
numbered because of the multitude.' "And
the Messenger of Jehovah saith to her,
* Behold, thou art pregnant, and bearing a
son, and hast called his name Ishrnael, for
the Lord hath hearkened to thine affliction.
12 And he is a wild-ass man, his hand against ,
every one, and every one's hand against
him ; and before the face of all his brethren >
he dwelleth.'
M And she calleth the name of the LORD
who speaketh unto her, ' Thou, 0 God, art
my beholder ; ' for she hath said, ' Even
here have I looked behind my beholder?'
14 Therefore the well hath been called, ' The
well of the Living One, my beholder ; * lo,
it is between Kadesh and Bered. "And
Hagar beareth to Abram a son ; and Abram
calleth the name of his son, whom Hagar

The covenant renewed.

xvi. 16.— GENESIS. — xvm. 15. Abraham with the angels.

hath borne, Ishmael. 16And" Abranl is
eighty and six years old in Hagar's bearing
Ishmael to Abram.
XVII. iAND Abram is ninety and nine
years old, -and the Lord appeareth unto
Abram, and saith unto him, 'I am God
Almighty, walk habitually before Me, and
be thou perfect ; 2 and I make My covenant
between Me and thee, and multiply thee
very exceedingly.'
3 And Abram falleth upon his face, and
God speaketh with him, saying, 4 ' I — lo, My
covenant is with thee, and thou hast be
come a father of a multitude of nations ;
6and thy name is no more called Abram,
but thy name hath been Abraham, for the
father of a multitude of nations have I made
thee; 6and I have made thee exceeding
fruitful, and have made thee become na
tions, and kings go out from thee. 7And I
have established My covenant between Me
and thee, and thy seed after thee, for their
generations, for an everlasting covenant, to
become a God to thee, and to thy seed after
thee. 8 And I have giveu to thee, andtothy"
seed after thee, the land of thy sojournings,
the whole land of Canaan, for an everlasting
possession, and I have become their God.'
9 And God saith unto Abraham, 'Thou
also shalt keep My covenant, thou and thy
seed afterthee, fortheirgenerations. 10This
is My covenant which ye keep between
Me and you, and thy seed after thee : Every
male of you is to be circumcised. "When
ye have eircumcised the flesh of your fore
skin, then hath it become a token of the
covenant between Me and you. 12And he
who is eight days old is circumcised by you ;
every male in your generations, born in the
house or bought with money, from any son
of a stranger, who is not of thy seed ; 13he
is certainly circumcised who is born in thine
house, or bought with thy money ; and My
covenant hath become in your flesh an ever
lasting covenant. 14And an uncircumcised
one, a male, the flesh of whose foreskin is
not circumcised, even that person hath been
cut off from his people ; My covenant he
hath broken.'
is And God saith unto Abraham, 'Sarai
thy wife— thou shalt not call her name
Sarai, for Sarah is her name. ie And I have
blessed her, and have also given to thee a
son from her ; yea, I have blessed her, and
she hath become nations ; kings of peoples
are from her.'
17 And Abraham falleth upon his face, and
laugheth, and saith in his heart, ' To one
an hundred years old is it born ? or doth
Sarah— ninety years old— bear?'
18 And Abraham saith unto God, 'Othat
Ishmael may live before Thee.' i»And God
saith, ' Sarah thy wife doth certainly bear
a son to thee, and thou hast called his name
Isaac, and I have established My covonant
with him, for an everlasting covenant, for
his seed after him. 2° As to Ishmael, I have
heard thee ; lo, I have blessed him, and
aaade him fruitful, and multiplied him ex
ceedingly ; twelve princes doth he beget,
and I have made him become a great na-
10

tion. a But My covenant I establish with
Isaac, whom Sarah doth bear to thee at this
appointed time in the next year.' & And
He finisheth speaking with him, and God
goeth up from Abraham.
23 And Abraham taketh Ishmael his son,
and all who are born in his house, and all
who are bought with his money — every male
among the men of Abraham's house — and
circuinciseth the flesh of their foreskin, in
this self-same day as God hath spoken with
him. 24 And Abraham is ninety and nine years
old in the flesh of his foreskin beings cir
cumcised ; 25 and Ishmael his son i.v thirteen
years old in the flesh of his foreskin being
circumcised; 26in this self-same day hath
Abraham been circumcised, and Lshmael his
son ; 27 and aU the men of his house — born
in the house, and bought with money from
the son of a stranger — have been circum
cised with him.
XVIII. i AND the Lord appeareth unto
him among the oaks of Mamre, and he is
sitting at the opening of the tent, about the
heat of the day. 2And he lifteth up his
eyes, and looketh, and lo, three men stand
ing by him, and he seeth, and runneth to
meet them, from the opening of the tent,
and boweth himself towards the earth,
3 and saith, ' My Lord, if, I pray thee, I have
found grace in thine eyes, do not, I pray
thee, pass on from thy servant ; 4 let, I pray
thee, a little water be accepted, and wash
your feet, and recline under the tree ; 5and
let me bring a piece of bread, and support
your heart ; afterwards pass on, for there
fore have ye passed over unto your servant/
And they say, ' So do as thou hast spoken.'
GAnd Abraham hasteth towards the tent>
unto Sarah, and saith, ' Hasten three mea
sures of flour-meal, knead, and make cakes.'
7 And Abraham runneth unto the herd, and
taketh a young buUock, tender and good,
and giveth it unto the young man, and he
hasteth to prepare it. 8Aud he taketh
butter and milk, and the young bullock
which he hath prepared, and setteth be
fore them, and standeth by them under the
tree, and they do eat.
9 And they say unto- him, * Where is Sarah
thy wife V and he saith, 'Lo — in the tent.'
10 And he saith, 'I certainly return unto
thee, about the time of hfe, when lo, Sarah
thy wife hath a son.'
u And Sarah is hearkening at the opening
of the tent, which is behind hini. i2And
Abraham and Sarah are aged, entering into
days ; the habit of women hath ceased to
be to Sarah. 13 And Sarah laugheth in her
heart, saying, 'After I am waxed old I
have had pleasure I— my lord also in old !'
14 And the Lord saith unto Abraham,
'Why is this? Sarah hath laughed, saying,
Is it true really— I hear— and I am aged ? *
Is the thing too wonderful for the Lord
at the appointed time I return unto thee,
about the time of life, and Sarah hath a son.'
15 And Sarah denieth, saying, ' I have not
laughed ;' for she hath been afraid. And
He saith, ' Nay, but thou hast laughed.'

Abraham pleadeth for Sodom, xvm. 16.— GENESIS.— xix. 17; , Lot is sent out of Sodom.

i? And the men rise from thence, and look
on the face of Sodom; and Abraham goeth
with them to send them away. i'And the
Lord hath said, 'Am I concealing from
Abraham that which I do, seeing Abraham
certainly becometh a great and mighty
nation, and all uations of the earth have
been blessed in him? i9For I have known
him, so that he commandeth his children,
and his house after him (and they have
kept the way of the Lord), to do righteous
ness and judgment, so that the Lord hatb
brought on Abraham that which He hath
spoken concerning him.'
2° And the LORD saith, ' The cry of Sodom
and Gomorrah — because it is great ; and
their sin— because it is exceedingly griev
ous : 21 1 go down now, and see whether
according to its cry which hath come unto
Me they have done completely — and if not
— I know.' ^And the men turn from
thence, and go towards Sodom ; and Abra
ham is yet standing before the Lord.
28 And Abraham draweth nigh and saith,
* Dost Thou also consume the righteous
with the wicked. ^Peradventure there are
fifty righteous in the midst of the -city, dost
Thou also eonsume, and not bear with the
place for the sake of the fifty righteous who
are in its midst ? 25Far be it from Thee to
do according to this thing, to put to death
the righteous with the wicked ; that it hath
been— as is the righteous so is the wicked-
far be it from Thee. Doth not the Judge of
all the earth do justice ? ' 26 And the Lord
saith, ' If I find in Sodom fifty righteous in
the midst of the city, then have I borne
with all the place for their sake.'
27 And Abraham answereth and saith, 'Be
hold, I pray thee, I have willed to speak unto
the Lord, yet I am dust aud ashes. & Per-
adventure there is lacking five of the fifty
righteous — dost Thou destroy the whole of
the city for five ? ' and He saith, ' I destroy
it not, if I find there forty and five.'
29 And he continueth again to speak unto
Him and saith, ' Peradventure there be
found there forty?' And He saith, 'I do
it not, because of the forty.'
30 And he saith, 'Let there not be, I pray
thee, displeasure to the Lord/ and let me
speak : Peradventure there be found there
thirty?' And He saith, 'I do it not, if I
find there thirty.'
81 And he saith, 'Behold, I pray thee, I
have willed te speak unto the Lord : Per
adventure there be found there twenty?'
And He saith, ' I do not destroy it, because
of the twenty'.' *
52 And he saith, 'Let there not be, I pray
Thee, displeasure to the Lord, and let me
speak only this time : Peradventure there
be found there ten ? And He saith, ' I do
not destroy it, because of the ten.'
33 And the Lord goeth on, when He hath
finished speaking unto Abraham ; and Abra
ham turneth back to his place.
XIX. 1AND two of the messengers come
towards Sodom at even, and Lot is sitting at
the gate of Sodom ; and Lot seeth, and riseth
to meet them, and boweth himself, face to

the earth, 2 and he saith, 'Lo, I pray you,
my lords, turn aside, I pray you, unto your
servant's house, and lodge, and wash your
feet — then have ye risen early and gone on
your way.' And they say, 'Nay, but in
the broad place we do lodge.'
3 And he presseth on them greatly, and
they turn aside unto him, and come in unto
his house ; and he maketh a banquet for
them, and hath baked unleavened things ;
and they do eat.
4 Before they lie down, the men of the
city — the men of Sodorn— have come round
about against the house,, from young even
unto aged, all the people from the extremity.
5 And they caU unto Lot and say to him,
' Where are the men that have come unto
thee to-night ? bring them out unto us, and
let us know them.'
6 And Lot goeth out unto them to the
opening, and hath shut the door behind
him, 7 and saith, ' Do not, I pray you, my
brethren, do evil ; 8 lo, I pray you, I have
two daughters, who have not known any
one ; let me, I pray you, bring them out
uuto you, and do to them as is good in your
eyes ; only to these men do not anything,
for therefore have they come in under the
'shadow of my roof.'
9 Aud they say, 'Come nigh hither;' they
say also, ' This one hath come in to sojourn,
and now doth he certainly judge ! we do
more evil to thee than to them ; ' and they
press greatly against the man, against Lot,
and come nigh to break the door.
10 And the men put forth their hand, and
bring in Lot unto them, into the house, and
have shut the door. nAnd ihe men who
are at the opening of the house have they
smitten with blindness, from small even
unto great ; and they weary themselves to
find the opening.
!2And the men say unto Lot, 'Whom haBt-
thou here still 1 son-in-law, thy sons also,
and thy daughters, and all whom thou hast
in the city, bring out from this place : i3for
we are destroying this place, for their ciy
hath been great before the face of the Lord,
and the-LORD doth send us to destroy.'
i^And Lot goeth out, and speaketh unto
his sons-in-law, who take Ids daughters, and
saith, ' Rise, go out from this place, for the
Lord destroyeth the city ; ' and he is as one
mocking in the eyes of his sons-in-law.
15 And when the dawn hath ascended, then
the messengers have pressed upon Lot, say
ing, ' Rise, take thy wife, and .thy two
daughters who are found present, lest thou
be consumed in the punishment of the city.'
16 And he lingereth, and the men lay hold
on his hand, and on the hand of his wife,
aud on the hand of his two daughters,
through the mercy of the Lord unto him,
and they bring lum out, and cause him to
rest without the city.
"And it cometh to pass when he hath
brought them out without, that he saith,
' Escape for thy life ; look not expectingly
behind thee, nor stand thou in all the cir
cuit ; to the mountains escape, lest thou be
consumed,' 11

Sodom & Gomorrah destroyed. xiX.18.— GENESIS.— XX. 18. Abraham's denial of his wife.

18 And Lot saith unto them, 'Not so, I
pray thee, my Lord ; i9lo, I pray thee, thy
servant hath found grace in thine eyes, and
thou hast made great thy kindness which
thou hast done with me by saving my life,
but I am unable to escape to the mountain,
lest the evil cleave to me, and I die. 20Lo, I
pray thee, this city is near to flee thither, and
it is little ; let me escape, I pray thee, thither
(is it not little ?) and my soul doth live.'
21 And he saith unto him, ' Lo, I have ac
cepted thy face even for this thing, without
overthrowing this city for which thou hast
spoken. 22 Haste, escape thither, for I am
unable to do anything till thine entering
thither : ' therefore hath he called the name
of the city Zoar.
23 The sun hath gone out on the earth, and
Lot hath entered into Zoar ; ^ and the Lord
hath rained upon Sodom and upon Gomor
rah .brimstone and fire from the Lord, from
the heavens. 25 And He overthroweth these
cities, and all the circuit, and all the in
habitants of the cities, and that which is
shooting up from the ground. 26And his
wife Iooketh expectingly from behind him,
and she is a pillar of salt.
27 And Abraham riseth early in the mom:
ing, unto the place where he hath stood be
fore the face of the Lord. ^ And he Iook
eth on the face of Sodom and Gomorrah,
and on all the face of the land of the circuit,
and seeth, and lo, the smoke of the land
went up as the smoke of a furnace.
39 And it cometh to pass, in God's destroy
ing the cities of the circuit, that God re-
membereth Abraham, and sendeth Lot out
of the midst of the overthrow in the over
throwing of the cities in which Lot dwelt.
30 And Lot goeth up out of Zoar, and dwell
eth in the mountain, and his two daughters
with him ; for he hath been afraid of dwell
ing in Zoar, and he hath dwelt in a cave, he
and his two daughters.
81 And the first-born saith to the younger,
'Our father is old, and there is not a man
in the earth to come in unto us, as is the
manner of all the earth. ssCome, let us
cause our father to drink wine, and let us
lie with him, and let us preserve seed from
our father.'
33 And they have caused their father to
drink wine on that night; and the first-born
goeth in, and lieth with her father, and he
hath not known in her lying down, or in
her rising up.
34 And it cometh to pass, on the morrow,
that the first-born saith unto the younger,
* Lo, I have lain yesterday-night with my
father : let us cause him to drink wine to
night also, and go thou in, lie with him,
and let us preserve seed from our father.'
85 And they cause their father to drink wine
on that night also ; and the younger riseth
and lieth with him, and he hath not known
in her lying down, or in her rising up.
10 And the two daughters o'f Lot conceive
by their father, w And the flrst-born bear
eth a son, and calleth his name Moab ; he
is father of the Moabites unto this day.
aAs to the younger, she hath also born a
12

son, and calleth his name Ben-ammi ; he is
father of the Beni-ammi unto this day.
XX. 1AND Abraham journeyeth from
thence toward the land of the south, and
dwelleth between Kadesh and Shur, and
sojourneth in Gerar. 2And Abraham
saith concerning Sarah his wife, ' She is
my sister;' and Abimelech king of Gerar
sendeth and taketh Sarah.
3 And God cometh unto Abimelech In a
dream of the night, and saith to him, ' Lo,
thou art a dead man, because of the woman
whom thou hast taken, seeing she is mar
ried to a husband.'
4 And Abimelech hath not drawn near un
to her ; and he saith, ' Lord, dost thou slay
also a righteous nation? 5Hath not he
himself said to me, " She is my sister ;" and
she, even she herself, said, " He is my bro
ther ; " in the integrity of my heart, and in
the innocency of my hands, have I done this.*
6 And God saith unto him in the dream,
' Yea, I have known that in the integrity
of thy heart thou hast done this, and I
withhold thee, even I, from sinning against
Me ; therefore I have not suffered thee to
come against her. 7 And now send back the
man's wife, for he is inspired, and let him
pray for thee, and live thou ; and if thou do
not send her back, know that thou dost
surely die, thou, and all which thou hast/
&And Abimelech riseth early in the morn
ing, and calleth for all his servants, and
speaketh all these words in their ears ; and
the men fear exceedingly. 9 And Abimelech
calleth for Abraham, and saith to him,
'What hast thou done to us? and what
have I sinned against thee, that thou hast
brought upon me, and upon my kingdom,
a great sin ? works which are not done
thou hast done with me.* i° Abimelech also
saith unto Abraham, ' What hast thou seen
that thou hast done this thing?'
11 And Abraham saith, 'Because I said,
" Surety the fear of God is not in this place,
and they have slain me for the sake of my
wife." ^And also, she is truly my sister,
daughter of my father, only not the daughter
of my mother, and she becometh my wife.
13 And it cometh to pass, when God hath
caused me to wander from my father's
house, that I say to her, " This is thy kind
ness which thou dost with me : at every
place whither we come,, say of me, 'He is
my brother.'"
14 And" Abimelech taketh sheep and oxen.
and servants and handmaids, and giveth
them to Abraham, and sendeth back to him.
Sarah his wife. 15And Abimelech saith,
' Lo, my land is before thee, dwell where it
is good in thine eyes,' 16And unto Sarah
he hath said, ' Lo, I have given a thousand
silverlings to thy brother ; lo, it is to theo
a covering of the eyes, to all who are with
thee ; ' and by all this she is reasoned with.
"And Abraham prayeth unto God; and
God healeth Abimelech and his wife, and
his handmaids, and they bear: "for the
Lord had restrained every womb of the
house of Abimelech, for the matter of Sarah,
Abraham's wife.

Ilagar d- Ishmael cast forth, xxi. 1.— GENESIS.— XXH. 8. Command to sacrifice Isaac.

XXI. lAND the Lord hath inspected
Sarah as He hath said, and the LORD doth to
Sarah as He hath spoken. 2 And Sarah con
ceiveth, and beareth a son to Abraham, in his
old age, at the appointed time which God
hath spoken of with him. sAnd Abraham
calleth the name of his son who hath been
born to him, whom Sarah hath born to him,
Isaac. 4And Abraham circumciseth Isaac
his son, being eight days old, as God hath
commanded him.
sAnd Abraham is a hundred years old in
Isaac his son being born to him. 6And
Sarah saith, ' God hath made laughter for
me; all who heareth laugheth for me.' 7She
saith also, 'Who hath said to Abraham,
"Sarah hath suckled children," thatlhave
born a son in his old age ?'
8 And the lad hath grown, and is weaned, ;
and Abraham maketh a great banquet in the
day of Isaac's being weaned. 9And Sarah
seeth the son of Hagar the Egyptian, whom
she hath born to Abraham, mocking. i° And
she saith to Abraham, ' Cast out this hand
maid and her son; for the son of this hand
maid hath no possession with my son, with
Isaac' u And the thing is very wrong in the eyes
of Abraham, for his son's sake. i2And God
saith unto Abraham, ' Let it not be wrong
in thine eyes because of the youth, and be
cause of thy handmaid, in all which Sarah
saith unto thee — hearken to her voice, for
in Isaac is thy seed called. 13 As to the son
of the handmaid also, I make him become
a nation, because he is thy seed.'
14 And Abraham riseth early in the morn
ing, and taketh bread, and a bottle of water,
and giveth it unto Hagar {placing it on her
shoulder), also the lad, and sendeth her out ;
and she goeth on, and goeth astray in the
wilderness of Beer-Sheba. 15 And the water
is consumed from the bottle ; and she
placeth the lad under one of the shrubs.
i6 And she goeth and sitteth by herself
over-against, afar off, about a bow-shot, for
she hath said, ' Let me not look on the death
of the lad; ' and she sitteth over-against, and
iifteth up her voice and weepeth.
17 And God heareth the voice of the youth ;
and the Messenger of God calleth unto
Hagar from the heavens, and saith to her,
' What to thee, O Hagar ? fear not ; for God
• hath hearkened unto the voice of the youth
where he is. ^Rise, lift up the youth, and
lay hold on him with thy hand, for I make
prm become a great nation.'
i*And God openeth her eyes, and she
seeth a well of water ; and she goeth and
fllleth the bottle with water, and causeth
the youth to drink. 2° And God is with the
youth; and he groweth, and dwelleth in the
wilderness, and is an archer. ^And he
dwelleth in the wilderness of Paran; and his
mother taketh for him a wife from the land
of Egypt.
22 And it cometh to pass at that time
(hat Abimelech speaketh — Phichol also,
head of his host — unto Abraham, saying,
* God is with thee in all that thou doest.
& And now, swear to me here by God that

thoujlost not lie to me or to my continuator,
or to" my successor; according to the kind
ness which I have done with thee do with
me, and with the land in which thou hast
sojourned.' ^And Abraham saith, 'Iswear.'
25 And Abraham hath reasoned with
Abimelech concerning the circumstance of
a well of water which Abimelech's servants
have taken violently away, 2e And Abime
lech saith, 'I have not known who hath
done this thing, and even thou hast not de
clared to me, and I also have not heard
save to-day.'
27 And Abraham taketh sheep and oxen,
and giveth them to Abimelech, and they
make, both of them, a covenant. 28And
Abraham setteth seven lambs of the flock by
themselves. 29And Abimelech saith unto
Abraham, 'What are these seven lambs
which thou hast set by themselves ?' 30And
he saith, ' For — these seven lambs thou
dost accept from my hand, so that it be
cometh a witness for me that I have digged
this well.' 3i Therefore hath he called that
place Beer-Sheba, for there both of them
have sworn. ¦>
^Andthey make a covenant in Beer-Sheba;
and Abimelech riseth — Phichol also, the
head of his host — and they turn back unto
the land of the Philistines. 88 As to Abra
ham, he planteth a tamarask in Beer-Sheba,
andpreacheth therein the name of Jehovah,
the everlasting God. ^And Abraham so-
j ourneth in the land of the Philistines many
days. XXII. J AND it cometh to pass after these
things that God hath tried Abraham, and
saith unto him, ' Abraham.' And he saith,
' Here am I.' 2 And He saith, ' Take, I pray
thee, thy son, thine only one, whom thou
hast loved, even Isaac, and go for thyself
unto the land of Moriah, and cause him to
ascend there for a burnt-offering on one of
the mountains concerning which I speak
unto thee.'
3And Abraham riseth early in the morn
ing, and saddleth his ass, and taketh two of
his young men with him, and Isaac his son,
and he deaveth the wood of the burnt-offer
ing, and riseth up, and goeth unto the
place concerning which God hath spoken
to him.
4 On the third day— Abraham Iifteth up
his eyes, and seeth the place from afar; sand
Abraham saith unto his young men, ' Re
main by yourselves here with the ass, and I
and the youth go yonder and worship, then
do we turn back unto you.'
6 And Abraham taketh the wood of the
burnt-offering, and placeth it on Isaac his
son, and he taketh in his own hand the Are,
and the knife ; and they go both of them
together. 7 And Isaac speaketh unto Abra
ham his father, and saith, ' My father;' and
he saith, 'Here am I, my son.' And he
saith, 'Behold the fire and the wood, but
where is the lamb for a burnt-offering?'
8 And Abraham saith, ' God doth provide
for Himself the lamb for a burnt-offering,
my son ; ' and they go on both of them to
gether. 13

Trial of Abraham's faith. xxn. 9.— GENESIS.— xxrv. 6.

Burial of Sarah.

9 And they come in unto the place concern
ing which God hath spoken to him; and
there Abraham buildeth the altar, and ar-
rangeth the wood, and bindeth Isaac his
son, and placeth him upon the altar above
the wood. 10And Abraham puttcth forth
his hand, and taketh the knife to slay his
son. 11 And the Messenger of Jehovah calleth
unto him from the heavens, and saith,
'Abraham, Abraham;' and he saith, 'Here
am I.' i2 And He saith, ' Put not forth thine
hand unto the lad, nor do anything to him,
f orno w have I known that thou fearest God,
and hast not withheld thy son, thine only
one, from Me.'
13 And Abraham Iifteth up his eyes, and
looketh, and lo, a certain ram seized in a
thicket by its horns ; and Abraham goeth,
and taketh the ram, and causeth it to ascend
for a burnt-offering instead of his son. 14 And
Abraham calleth the name of that place
Jehovah-Jireh, because it is said this day in
the mount, ' The Lord doth provide.'
]fiAnd the Messenger of Jehovah calleth
unto Abraham a -second time from the
heavens, 16and saith, 'By Myself have I
sworn, affirmeth the Lord, that because
thou hast done this thing, and hast not with
held thy son, thine only one — "that blessing
I bless thee, and multiplying I multiply thy
seed as the stars of the heavens, and as the
sand which is on the sea-shore; and thy seed
doth possess the gate of his enemies ; 18 and
blessed themselves in thy seed have all
nations of the earth, because thou hast
hearkened to My voice.'
i9And Abraham turneth back unto his
young men, and they rise and go together
unto Beer-Sheba ; and Abraham dwelleth in
Beer-Sheba. 20 And it cometh to pass after these things
that it is declared to Abraham, saying, ' Lo,
Milcah hath born, even she, children to
Nahor thy brother. 21Huz his first-born,
and Buz his brother ; and Kemuel father of
Aram, 2s and Chesed, and Hazo, and Pildash,
and Jidlaph, and Bethuel. ^And Bethuel
hath begotten Hebekah; these eight Milcah
hath born to Nahor, Abraham's brother.
24 As to his concubine, whose name is Ueu-
mah, she also hath born Tebah, and Gaham,
and Thahash, and Maachah.'
XXIII. !AND the life-time of Sarah is a
hundred and twenty and seven years — years
of the life of Sarah. 2 And Sarah dieth in
Kirjath-Arba, which is Hebron, in the land
of Canaan ; and Abraham goeth in to mourn
for Sarah, and to bewail her.
8 And Abraham riseth up from the pre
sence of his dead, and speaketh unto the
Children of Heth, saying, 4 ' A sojourner and-
a settler I am with you ; give to me a pos
session of a burying-place with you, and I
bury my dead from before me.' SAnd the
Children of Heth answer Abraham, saying
to him, 6 ' Hear us, my lord : a prince of God
art thou in our midst ; in the choice of our
burying-places bury thy dead : none of us
doth withhold from thee hiB burying-place,
from burying thy dead.' 14

7 And Abraham riseth up and boweth him
self to the people of the land, to the Child
ren of Heth. 8 And he speaketh with them,
saying, ' If it be your desire to bury my dead
from before me, hear me, and meet for me
with Ephron, son of Zoar; 9 and let him give
to me the cave of Machpelah, which he hath,
which is in the extremity of his field ; for
full money let him give it to me, in your
midst, for a possession of a burying-place.'
i° And Ephron sitteth in the midst of the
Children of Heth; and Ephron the Hittite
answereth Abraham in the ears of the Child
ren of Heth, of all those who enter the
gate of his city, saying, « ' Nay, my lord,
hear me : the field I have given to thee, and
the cave which is in it, to thee have I given
it ; before the eyes of the children of my
people have I given it to thee : bury thy
dead.' 12 And Abraham boweth himself before
the people of the land, 13 and speaketh unto
Ephron in the ears of the people of the
land, saying, ' Only — if thou wouldst hear
me — I have given the money of the field —
accept from me, and I bury my dead there.'
14 And Ephron answereth Abraham, saying
to him, is 'My lord, hear me: the land is
worth four hundred shekels of silver— be
tween me and thee, what is it 1 bury then
thy dead.'
is And Abraham hearkeneth unto Ephron;
and Abraham weigheth to Ephron the sil
ver which he hath spoken of in the ears of
the Children of Heth, four hundred silver
shekels, passing with the merchant. 17And
the field of Ephron, which is in Maehpelah,
which is before Mamre, the field and the
cave which is in it, and all the trees which
are in the field, which are in all its border
round about, is established I8to Abraham by
purchase, before the eyes of the Children of
Heth, among all who enter the gate of his
city. i9And after this Abraham hath buried
Sarah his wife at the cave of the field of
Machp elah before Mamre ( whi ch is Hebron) ,
in the land of Canaan. 2° And the field, and
the cave which is in it, is established to
Abraham for a possession of a burying-place
from the Children of Heth.
XXIV. 1AND Abraham is old, entering
into years: and the Lord hath blessed Ab
raham in all things. 2And Abraham saith
unto his servant, the oldest one of his house,
who ruleth over all which he hath, ' Put, I
pray thee, thy hand under my thigh, 3 and
I cause thee to swear by Jehovah, God of
heaven, and God of earth, that thou dost
not take a wife for my son from the
daughters of the Canaanites, in the midst
of whom I dwell ; 4but unto my land and
unto my kindred dost thou go, and hast
taken a wife for my son, for Isaac'
5 And the servant saith unto him, ' It may
be the woman is not willing to come after
me unto this land;'do I at all cause thy son
to turn back unto the land from which thou
earnest out ? '
6 And Abraham saith unto him, 'Take
heed to thyself, lest thou cause my son to

Journey of Abraham's servant xxrv. 7.— GENESIS.— xx IT. U. to seek a wife for Isaac.

turn back thither. 7The Lord God of hea
ven, who hath taken me from the house of
my father, and from the land of my kin
dred, and who hath spoken to me, and who
hath sworn to me, saying, "To thy seed I
give this land," He sendeth His messenger
before thee, and thou hast taken a wife for
my son from thence. 8 And if the woman
be not willing to come after thee, then
hast thou been acquitted from this mine
oath : only my son thou dost not cause to
turn back thither.'
9 And. the servant putteth Ins hand under
the thigh of Abraham his lord, and swear-
eth to him concerning this matter.
i°And the servant taketh ten camels of
the camels of his lord, and goeth : he tak
eth also of all the goods of his lord in his
hand, and riseth, and goeth unto Aram-
Naliaraim, unto the city of Nahor. n And
he causeth the camels to kneel at the out
side of the city, at the well of water, at
even-time, at the time of the coming out of
the women who draw water.
i2 And he hath said, ' O Lord God of my
lord Abraham, cause to meet, I pray
Thee, before me this day — (and deal kindly
with my lord Abraham ; 13 lo, I am stand
ing here by the fountain of water, and the
daughters of the men of the city are com
ing out to draw water ; 14 and it hath been,
the young person unto whom I say, " In
cline, I pray thee, thy pitcher, and let me
drink," and she hath said, " Drink, and I
water thy camels also ") — her Thou hast de
cided for Thy servant, for Isaac ; and by it
I know that Thou hast dealt kindly with
my lord.'
15 And it cometh to pass,' before he hath
finished speaking, that lo, Rebekah (who
hath been born to Bethuel, son of Milcah,
wife of Nahor, brotherof Abraham) cometh
out, and her pitcher is on her shoulder ;
i3and the young person is of very good ap
pearance, a virgin, and no man hath known
her; and she goeth down to the fountain,
and filleth her pitcher, and cometh up.
17 And the servant runneth to meet her,
and saith, ' Let me swallow, I pray thee, a
little water from thy pitcher.' 18And she
saith, ' Drink, my lord ; ' and she hasteth,
and letteth down her pitcher upon her
hand, and giveth Mm drink. 19And she
finisheth giving brm drink, and saith,
* For thy camels also I draw till they have
finished drmking.' 20 And she hasteth, and
emptieth her pitcher into the drinkmg-
troughs, and runneth again unto the well
to draw, and draweth for all his camels.
121 And the man, wondering at her, re-
maineth silent, to know whether the Lord
hath made his way prosperous or not. >
22 And it cometh to pass when the camels
have finished drinking, that the man taketh
a golden ring (whose weight is a bekah),
and two bracelets for her hands (whose
weight is ten bekahs of gold), ^ and saith,
'Whose daughter art thou 1 declare to me,
I pray thee, is the house of thy father a
place for us to lodge in V ^And she saith
unto him, 'I am daughter of Bethuel, son

of Milcah, whom she hath born to Nahor.'
25 She saith also unto him, ' Both straw and
provender are abundant with us, also a
place to lodge in.'
2,5 And the man boweth, and doth obeis
ance to the Lord, 27 and saith, ' Blessed is
the Lord God of my lord Abraham, who
hath not left off His Idndness and His truth
with my lord;' — 'I being iu the way, the
Lord hath led me to the house of my lord's
brethren.' 28 And the young person runneth, and de-
clareth to the house of her mother accord
ing to these words. ^ And Rebekah hath
a brother, and his name is Laban; and La- .
ban runneth unto the man who is without,
unto the fountain; soyea, it cometh to pass,
when he seeth the ring and the bracelets
on the hands of his sister, and when he
heareth the words of Rebekah his sister,
saying, ' Thus hath the man spoken unto
me,' that he cometh in unto the man, and
lo, he is standing by the camels at the
fountain. 31And he saith, 'Come m, 0
blessed one of the Lord, why standest thuu
without, seeing I have prepared the house
and a place for the camels ? '
32 And he bringeth in the man into the
house, and looseth the camels, and giveth
him straw and provender for the camels,
and water to wash his feet, and the feet of
the 1nen who are with him: ^aud setteth
before him to eat ; but he saith, ' I do not
eat till I have spoken my word ; ' and he
saith, 'Speak.*
84 And he saith, ' I am Abraham's servant;
35 and the LORD hath blessed my lord ex
ceedingly, and he is great; and He giveth to
him flocks, and herds, and silver, and gold,
and men-servants, and maid-servants, and
camels, and asses; 86and Sarah, my lord's
wife, beareth a son to my lord, after she
hath been aged, and he giveth to him all
which he hath.
37 'And my lord causeth me t'o swear,
saying, " Thou shalt not take a wife to my
son from the daughters of the Canaanites,
in whose land I am dwelling. ^If not —
unto my father's house, dost thou go, aud
unto my family, then hast thou taken
a wife for my son." a9 And I say unto my
lord, " It may be the woman doth not come
after me." 40 And he saith unto me, " The
Lord, before whom I have walked habitu
ally, doth send His messenger with thee,
and hath prospered thy way, and thou hast
taken a wife for my son from my family,
and from my father's house. ^Then art
thou acquitted from my oath, when thou
comest unto my family, and if they give not
one to thee; then hast thou beeu acquitted
from my oath."
42 ' And I come to-day unto the fountain, .
and I say, " 0 Lord God of my lord Abra
ham, I pray Thee, If Thou art making pros
perous xoy way in which I go, — ^lo, I am
standing by the fountain of water, and the
virgin who cometh out to draw, and Thave
said unto her, ' Let me drink, I pray thee,
a little water from thy pitcher,' ^and she
hath said unto me, ' Both drink thou, and
15

Departure of Rebekah.

XXIY. 45.— GENESIS.— XXV. 20.

Isaac's marriage.

I draw also for thy camels,' let her be the
woman whom the Lord hath decided for
my lord's son."
45 ' Before I finish speaking unto my heart,
then lo, Rebekah cometh out, and her
pitcher is on her shoulder, and she goeth
down to the fountain, and draweth; and I
say unto her, "Let me drink, I pray thee."
46 And she hasteth and letteth down her
pitcher from off her, and saith, "Drink, and
thy camels also I water; " and I drink, and
the camels also she hath watered.
47 ' And I ask her, and say, " Whose
daughter art thou ? " and she saith,
" Daughter of Bethuel, son of Nahor, whom
Milcah hath born to him." And I put the
ring on her face, and the bracelets on her
hands. 4B And I bow, and do obeisance be
fore the Lord; and I bless the Lord God of
my lord Abraham, who hath led me in the
true way to receive the daughter of my lord's
brother for his son.
49 ' And now, if ye deal kindly and truly
with my lord, declare to me; and if not,
declare to me; and I turn unto the right or
unto the left.'
60 And Laban and Bethuel answer and say,
' The thing hath gone out from the Lord;
we are not able to speak unto thee bad or
good. B1Lo, Rebekah is before thee, take
and go, and let her be a wife to thy lord's
son, as the Lord hath spoken.'
$2 And it cometh to pass, when the servant
of Abraham hath heard their words, that
he boweth himself towards the earth before
the Lord. & And the servant taketh out
jewels of silver, and jewels of gold, and
garments, and giveth to Rebekah; he hath
also given precious things to her brother
and to her mother.
54 And they eat and drink, he and the men
who are with him, and lodge all night; and
they rise in the morning, and he saith,
' Send me to my lord.' ^And her brother
and her mother say, ' Let the young per
son abide with us a week or ten days; after
wards let her go.' 66And he saith unto
them, ' Delay me not, seeing the Lord hath
prospered my way; send me away, and I go
to my lord.' 57 And they say, ' Let us call for
the young person, and ask at her mouth.'
s8 And they call for Rebekah, and say unto
her, 'Dost thou go with this man?' and
she saith, ' I go.'
59 And they send away Rebekah their sis
ter, and her nurse, and Abraham's servant,
and his men; ^and they bless Rebekah,
and they say to her, ' Thou art our sister ;
become thou thousands of myriads, and let
thy seed possess the gate of those who
hate it.'
61 And Rebekah and her young women
arise, and ride on the camels, and go after
the man ; and the servant taketh Rebekah
and goeth.
62 And Isaac cometh in from the entrance
of the well Lahai-Roi; and he dwelleth in
the land of the south. G3And Isaac goeth
out to meditate in the field, at the turning
of the evening, and he Iifteth up his eyes,
and looketh, and lo, camels are coming.
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"And Rebekah Iifteth up her eyes, and
seeth Isaac, and alighteth from off the
camel. 65And she saith unto the servant,
' Who is this man who walketh in the field
to meet us?' And the servant saith, 'It is
my lord;* and she taketh the veil, and
covereth herself.
w And the servant recounteth to Isaac all
the things which he hath done; 67and Isaac
bringeth her in unto his mother Sarah's
tent ; and he taketh Rebekah, and she be
cometh his wife, and he loveth her : and
Isaac is comforted after the death of his
mother. XXV. i AND Abraham addeth and taketh
a wife, and hername is Keturah. 2And she
beareth to him Zimran, and Jokshan, and
Medan, and Midian, and Ishbak, and Shuah.
3 And Jokshan hath begotten Sheba and
Dedan; and the children of Dedan were the
Asshurim, and Letushim, and Leummim.
4 And the children of Midian are Ephah,
and Epher, and Hanoch, and Abidah, and
Eldaah : all these are the children of Ke-
turah. s And Abraham giveth all which he hath
to Isaac; e but to the sons of the concubines
which Abraham hath, Abraham hath given
gifts, and sendeth them away from Isaac
his son (in his being yet alive) eastward,
unto the east country.
7 And these are the days of the years of
the life of Abraham, which he liveth, a
hundred and seventy and five years. sAnd
Abraham expireth, and dieth in a good old
age, aged and satisfied,, and is gathered un
to his people. 9And Isaac and Ishmael his
sons bury him at the cave of Machpelah, at
the cave of Ephron, son of Zoar the Hittite,
which is before Mamre ; i° the field which
Abraham hath bought from the Children of
Heth : there hath Abraham been buried,
and Sarah his wife.
u And it cometh to pass after the death
of Abraham, that God blesseth Isaac his son;
and Isaac dwelleth by the well Lahai-RoL
12 And these are the genealogies of Ish
mael, Abraham's son, whom Hagar the
Egyptian, Sarah's handmaid, hath born to
Abraham, is And these are the names of
the sons of Ishmael, by their names, ac
cording to their genealogies : The first-born
of Ishmael, Nebajoth; and Kedar, and Ad-
beel, and Mibsam, 14 and Mishma, and. Hu
man, and Massa, is Hadar, and Tema, Jetur,
Naphish, and Kedemah: "these are the
sons of Ishmael, and these their names, by
their villages, and by their towers ; twelve
princes according to their peoples.
17 And these are the years of the life of
Ishmael, a hundred and thirty and seven
years ; and he expireth, and dieth, and is
gathered unto his people. 19 And they taber
nacle from Havilah unto Shur, whieh is
before Egypt, in thy going towards Asslrar :
in the presence of all his brethren hath he
fallen. 19 And these are the genealogies of Isaac,
Abraham's son : Abraham hath begotten
Isaac; 2°and Isiac is forty years old in his
taking Rebekah, daughter of Bethuel the

Eeaxt sells his birthright. xxv. 21.— GENESIS.— x xvi. 28.

Isaac at Gerar.

Syrian, from Padan-Aram, sister of Laban
the Syrian, to him for a wife.
31 And Isaac maketh entreaty to the Lord
for his wife, for she is barren; and the Lord
is entreated of him, and Rebekah his wife
conceiveth. 2s And the children struggle
together within her; and she saith, ' If it is
right — why am I thus ? ' and she goeth to
seek the Lord. 2s And the Lord saitn to
her, ' Two nations are in thy womb, and
two peoples from thy bowels are parted ;
and the one people than the other people
is stronger; and the elder doth serve the
younger.' 34 And her days to bare are fulfilled, and
lo, twins are in her womb. ^ And the first
cometh out all red as a hairy robe, and they
call his name Esau. « And afterwards hath
his brother come out, and his hand is tak
ing hold on Esau's heel, and his name is
called Jacob ; and Isaac is sixty years old in
her bearing them.
27 And the youths grew; and Esau is a man
acquainted with hunting, a man of the
field; and Jacob is a plain man, inhabiting
tents. 28 And Isaac loveth Esau, for 7iis
hunting is in his mouth; and Rebekah lov
eth Jacob.
29 And Jacob boileth pottage; and Esau
cometh in from the field, and he is weary.
80 And Esau saith unto Jacob, ' Give me to
eat, I pray thee, from this red red thing,
for I am weary; ' therefore hath one called
his name Edom. ^And Jacob saith, 'Sell
to-day thy birthright to me.'
82 And Esau saith, 'Lo, I am going to die,
and what is this — my birthright?' ^And
Jacob saith, ' Swear to me to-day; ' and he
sweareth to him, and selleth his birthright
to Jacob. ^And Jacob hath given to Esau
bread and pottage of lentiles, and he eateth
and drinketh, and riseth, and goeth; and
Esau despiseth the birthright.
XXVI. 1AND there is a famine in the
land, besides the first famine which hath
been in the days of Abraham; and Isaac
goeth unto Abimelech king of the Philis
tines, to Gerar.
2 And the Lord hath appeared unto him,
and saith, ' Go not down towards Egypt ;
tabernacle in the land concerning which I
speak unto thee ; 8sojourn in this land, and
I am with thee, and bless thee; for to thee
and to thy seed I give all these lands, and
I have established the oath which I have
sworn to Abraham thy father ; 4and I have
multiplied thy seed as the stars of the hea
vens, and I have given to thy seed all these
lands; and blessed themselves in thy seed
have all nations of the earth : 5 because that
Abraham hath hearkened to My voice, when
he keepeth My charge, My commands, My
statutes, and My laws.'
6 And Isaac dwelleth in Gerar ; 7 and the
men of the place ask him of his wife, and
he saith, ' She is my sister : ' for he hath
been afraid to say, ' My wife — lest the men
of the place kill me for Rebekah, for she is
of good appearance.'
8 And it cometh to pass, when the days
have been prolonged to him there, that
B

Abimelech king of the PhUistines looketh
through the window, and seeth, and lo,
Isaac is playing with Rebekah his wife.
9 And Abimelech calleth for Isaac, and
saith, ' Lo, she is surely thy wife ; and how
hast thou said, "She is my sister?'" And
Isaac saith unto him, ' Because I said,
"Lest I die for her." '
i°And Abimelech saith, 'What is this
thou hast done to us ? As a little thing one
of the people had lain with thy wife, and
thou hadst brought guilt upon us.' uAnd
Abimelech commandeth all the people,
saying, ' He who cometh against this man
or against his wife doth surely die.'
12 And Isaac soweth in that land, and
flndeth in that year a hundred-fold ; and
the Lord blesseth him. i8 And the man is
great, and goeth on, going and becoming
great, till that he hath been veiy great.
i4And he hath possessions of flocks, and
possessions of herds, and an abundant ser
vice ; and the Philistines envy him. is As
to all the wells which his father's servants
digged in the days of Abraham his father,
the Philistines have stopped1 them, and fill
them with dust.
16 And Abimelech saith unto Isaac, 'Go
from us ; for thou hast become much
mightier than we.' 17 And Isaac goeth from
thence, and encampeth in the valley of
Gerar, and dwelleth there. is And Isaac
turneth back, and diggeth the wells of
water which they digged in the days of
Abraham Ins father, which the Philistines
do stop after the death of Abraham ; and
he calleth names to them according to
the names which his father had called
them. 19 And Isaac's servants dig in the valley,
and find there a well of running water.
20 And the shepherds of Gerar strive with the
shepherds of Isaac", saying, 'The water is
ours; ' and he calleth the name of the well
Esek, because they have striven habitually
with him. 21And they dig another well,
and they strive also for it; and he calleth
its name Sitnah. ^And he removeth from
thence, and diggeth another well, and they
have not striven for it; and he calleth its
name Rehoboth, and saith, ' For — now hath
the Lord given enlargement to us, and we
have been fruitful in the land.'
23 And he goeth up from thence to Beer-
Sheba. ^And the Lord appeareth unto
him during that night, and saith, ' I am the
God of Abraham thy father ; fear not, for I
am with thee, and have blessed thee, and
have multiplied thy seed, because of Abra
ham my servant.' 25 And he buildeth there
an altar, and preacheth in the name of the
Lord; and stretcheth out his tent there;
and there Isaac's servants dig a well.
26 And Abimelech hath gone unto him
from Gerar, and Ahuzzoth one of his friends,
and Phichol head of his host; ^and Isaac
saith unto them, ' Wherefore have ye come
unto me, seeing ye have hated me, and ye
send me away from you?'
23 And they say, ' We have certainly seen
that the Lord hath been with thee; and v-e
17

Jacob deceives his father, xxvi. 29.— GENESIS.— XXYJX 35. and receives his

say, " Let there be, we pray thee, an oath
between us, between us and thee, and let
us make a covenant with thee. 20Do no
evil with us, as we have not touched thee,
and as we have only done good with thee,
and send thee away in peace; thou artnow
blessed of the Lord." '
30 And he maketh a banquet for them,
and they eat and drink, 81 and rise early in
the morning, and swear one to another; and
Isaac sendeth them away, and they go from
him in peace. 32And it cometh to pass
during that day that Isaac's servants come
and declare to him concerning the circum
stances of the well which they have digged;
and they say to him, ' We have found water. '
83 And he calleth it Shebah: therefore the
name of the city is Beer-Sheba unto this
day. 84 And Esau is forty years old; and he tak
eth to wife Judith, daughter of Beeri the
Hittite, and Bashemath, daughter of Elon
the Hittite; 85and they are a bitterness of
spirit to Isaac and to Rebekah.
XXVII. i AND it cometh to pass that Isaac
is aged, and his eyes are too dim for seeing;
aud he calleth Esau his elder son, and saith
unto him, ' My son ; ' and he saith unto him,
' Here am I.' 2And he saith, ' Lo, I pray
thee, I have become aged, I have not known
the day of my death. 8And now, take up,
I pray thee, thy instruments, thy quiver,
and thy bow, and go out to the field, and
hunt provision for me; 4 and make tasteful
things for me, such as I have loved, and
bring them in unto me, and let me eat,
so that my soul doth bless thee before I
die.' s And Rebekah is hearkening while Isaac
is speaking unto Esau his son; and Esau
goeth to the field to hunt provision — to bring
in. 6 And Rebekah hath spoken unto Jacob
her son, saying, ' Lo, I have heard thy father
speaking unto Esau thy brother, saying,
7 "Bring provision to me, and make for me
tasteful things, and let me eat, and bless thee
before the Lord before my death." 8Aud
now, my son, hearken to my voice, accord
ing to that which I command thee: 9Go, I
pray thee, unto the flock, and take for me
from thence two good kids of the goats, and
let me make them tasteful things for thy
father, such as he hath loved. 10 And take
it in to thy father, then hath he eaten,
so that his soul doth bless thee before his
death.' n And Jacob saith uuto Rebekah his
mother, ' Lo, Esau my brother is a hairy
man, and I am a smooth man; 12it may be
my father doth feel me, then have I been in
his eyes as a deceiver, and have brought
upon me disesteem, and not a blessing.'
13 And his mother saith imto him, ' On me be
thy disesteem, my son; only hearken to my
voice, and go, take for me.'
14 And he goeth, and taketh, and bringeth
to his mother; and hismother maketh taste
ful things, such as his father hath loved.
15 And Rebekah taketh the desirable gar
ments of Esau her elder son, which are with
her in the house, and clotheth Jacob her
13

younger son. 10 And the skins of the kids
of the goats she hath put on his hands, and
on the smooth of his neck. "And she giv
eth the tasteful things, and the bread which
she hath made, into the hand of Jacob her
son. 1H And he cometh in unto his father, and
saith, ' My father; ' and he saith, ' Here am
I; who art thou, my son?' 19And Jacob
saith unto his father, ' I am Esau thy first
born; I have done as thou hast spoken unto
me; rise, I pray thee, sit, and eat of my pro
vision, so that thy soul doth bless me.'
20 And Isaao saith unto his son, ' ViHiat is
this thou hast hasted to find, my son V and
he saith, ' That which the Lord thy God
hath caused to come before me.'
21 And Isaac saith unto Jacob, ' Come nigh,
I pray thee, and let me feel thee, my son,
whether thou art he, my son Esau, or not V
22 And Jacob cometh nigh unto Isaac his
father, and he feeleth him, and saith, 'The
voice is the voice of Jacob, and the hands
arc the hands of Esau.' 23 And he hath not
discerned him, for Ins hands have been
hairy, as the hands of Esau his brother; and
he blesseth him, ^ and saith, ' Art thou he
— my son Esau?' and he saith, 'lam-' ^ And
he saith, ' Bring nigh to me, and let me eat
of my son's provision, so that my soul doth
bless thee:' and he bringeth it nigh to him,
and he eateth; and he bringeth to him wine,
and hs drinketh.
2tt And Isaac Ins father saith to him, 'Come
nigh, I pray thee, and kiss me, my son.'
27 And he cometh nigh, and kisseth him,
and he smelleth the fragrance of his gar
ments, and blesseth him, and saith,"' See,
the fragrance of my son is as the fragrance
of a field which the Lord hath blessed;
^let God also give to thee of the dew of
heaven, and of the fatness of the earth, and
abundance of corn and wine; 29let peoples
serve thee, and nations bow themselves to
thee; be mighty over thy brethren, and let
the children of thy mother bow themselves
to thee; those who curse thee are cursed,
and those who bless thee are blessed.
30 And it cometh to pass, as Isaac hath
finished blessing Jacob, and Jacob is only
just going out from the presence of Isaac
Ins father, that Esau his brother cometh
in from his hunting. 8i And he also maketh
tasty things, and bringeth to his father; and
saith to his father, ' Let my father arise, and
eat of his sou's provision, so that thy soul
doth bless me.'
32 And Isaac his father saith to him, ' Who
art thou ? ' and he saith, ' I am thy son, thy
first-born, Esau.' ^And Isaac trembleth
with a very great trembling, and saith, 'Who,
now, is he who hath provided provision, and
bringeth in to me, and I eat of all before
thou comest in, and I bless him ? — yea,
blessed is he.'
34 When Esau heareth the words of his
father, then he crieth with a very great and
bitter cry, and saith to his father, * Bless me,
mealso, O my father.' 35Andhesaith, 'Thy
brother cometh with subtility, and taketh
thy blessing,'

Jacob's life threatened. XXVIL 36.— GENESIS.— xxix. 3.

Jacob's dream.

33 And he saith, 'Is it because one hath
called his name Jacob that he hath taken
me by the heel these two times ? my birth
right he hath taken; and lo, now, he hath
taken my blessing;' he saith also, 'Hast
thou not kept back a blessing for me ? '
37 And Isaac answereth and saith to Esau,
' Lo, a mighty one have I set him over thee;
and all his brethren have I given to him for
servants; and with corn and wine have I
sustained him; and now, for thee, what shall
I do, my son?'
38 And Esau saith unto his father, ' Hast
thou one blessing, my father 1 bless me, me
also, O my father; ' and Esau Iifteth up his
voice, and weepeth.
39 And Isaac his father answereth and
saith unto him, * Lo, of the fatness of the
earth is thy dwelling, and of the dew of
heaven from above; * and by thy sword dost
thou live, and thy brother dost thou Serve;
but it hath come to pass when thou rulest,
that thou hast broken bis yoke from off thy
neck.' 42 And Esau hateth Jacob, because of the
blessing with which his father hath blessed
him; and Esau saith in his heart, ' The days
of mourning for my father draw near, then
do I slay Jacob my brother.'
42 And the words of Esau her elder son are
declared to Rebekah; and she sendeth and
calleth for Jacob her younger son, and saith
unto him, ' Lo, Esau thy brother doth com
fort himself in reference to thee, to slay
thee; ^and now, my son, hearken to my
voice, and rise, flee for thyself unto Laban
my brother, to Haran; ^when thou hast
dwelt with him some days, till thy brother's
fury turn back; ^till thy brother's anger
turn back from thee, and he hath forgotten
that which thou hast done to him, then
have I sent and taken you from thence;
why shall I be bereaved even of you both
the same day ? '
40 And Rebekah saith unto Isaac, ' I have
been weary of my life because of the pre
sence of the daughters of Heth; if Jacob
take a wife of the daughters of Heth, like
these, even from the daughters of the land —
why do I live?'
XXVIII. i AND Isaac calleth unto Jacob,
and blesseth him, and commandeth lum, and
saith to him, ' Thou shalt not take a wife of
the daughters of Canaan; 2rise, go to Padan-
Aram, to the house of Bethuel, thy mother's
father, and take for thyself from thence a
wife, of the daughters of Laban, thy mother's
brother; 8 and God Almighty doth bless thee,
and make thee fruitful, and multiplieth
thee, and thou hast become a congregation
of peoples; 4and He doth give to thee the
blessing of Abraham, to thee and to thy
seed with thee, by causing thee to possess
the land of thy sojournings, which God hath
given to Abraham.'
5 And Isaac sendeth away Jacob; and he
goeth to Padan-Aram, unto Laban, son of
Bethuel the Syrian, brother of Rebekah,
mother of Jacob andEBau.
6 And Esau seeth that Isaac hath blessed
Jacob, and hath sent him to Padan-Aram

to take to himself a wife from thence — that
in his blessing him he layeth a charge upon
him, saying, ' Thou shalt not take a wife
of the daughters of Canaan ' — 7 that Jacob
hearkeneth unto Ins father and unto his
mother, and goeth to Padan-Aram; 8Esau
also seeth that the daughters of Cannan are
evil in the eyes of Isaac his father, 9 and Esau
goeth unto Ishmael, and taketh unto his
wives which he hath Mahalath, daughter of
Ishmael, Abraham's son, sister of Nebajoth,
for a wife.
i° And Jacoh goeth out from Beer-Sheba,
and goeth toward Haran; ll and he touch-
eth at a certain place, and lodgeth there,
for the sun hath gone in; and he taketh of
the stones of the place, and maketh them
his pillows, and lieth down in that place.
i2 And he dreameth, and lo, a ladder set
up on the earth, and its head toucheth the
heavens; and lo, messengers of God are going
up and coming down by It. 13And lo, the
Lord is standing upou it; and He saith, ' I
am the Lord God of Abraham thy father,
and the God of Isaac; the land on which
thou best, to thee I give it, and to thy seed;
uthen thy seed hath been as the dust of the
land, and thou hast broken forth westward,
and eastward, and northward, and south
ward; and all families of the ground have
been blessed in thee and in thy seed. 15 And
lo, I am with thee, and have kept thee
whithersoever-thou goest, and have caused
thee to turn back unto this ground; for I
leave thee not till that I have surely done
that which I have spoken to thee.'
i6 And Jacob awaketh out of his sleep, and
saith, ' Surely the Lord is in this place, and
I have not known.' "And he feareth, and
saith, ' How fearful is this place; this is no
thing else but the house of God, and this the
gate of heaven.'
is And Jacob riseth early in the morning,
and taketh the stone which he hath made
his pillow, and maketh it a standing pillar,
and poureth oil upon its top. 19And he
calleth the name of that place Bethel;
and yet, Luz is the name of the city at the -
first. 20 And Jacob voweth a vow, saying, 'See
ing God is with me, and hath kept me in
this way which 1 go, ancLhath given to me
bread to eat, and a garment to put on —
21 when I have turned back in peace unto the
house of my father, and the Lord hath be
come my God, 22 then this stone which I
have made a standing pillar is the house
of God, and all which Thou dost give to
me I do certainly tithe to Thee.'
XXIX. 1AND Jacob Iifteth up his feet,
and goeth towards the land of the children
of the east. z And he looketh, and lo, a well
in the field, and lo, there are three droves
of a flock crouching by it: for from that well
they water the droves, and the great stone
is on the mouth of the well. 3 (When thither
have all the droves been gathered; and they
have rolled the stone from off the mouth
of the well, and have watered the flock,
then they have turned back the stone at
the mouth of the well to its place.)
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Jacob at Padan-Aram.

XXIX. 4.— GENESIS.— XXXI. 13.

Jacob's marriage.

* And Jacob saith to them, ' My brethren,
from whence are ye ? ' And they say, ' We
are from Haran.' 5And he saith to them,
'Have ye known Lallan, son of Nahor?'
And they say, ' We have known.' 6 And he
saith to them, 'Hath he peace?' And they
say, 'Peace; andlo, Rachel his daughter is
coming with the flock.'
7 And he saith, 'Lo, the day is still great,
it is not time for the cattle to be gathered;
water ye the flock, and go, delight your
selves.' 8And they say, 'We are unable, till
all the droves be gathered together; then
have they rolled away the stone from the
mouth of the well, and we have watered the
flock.' 9 He is yet speaking with them, and Rachel
cometh with the flock which herf ather hath:
for she is a shepherdess. 10And it cometh
to pass when Jacob hath seen Rachel,
daughter of Laban. his mother's brother,
and the flock of Lahan his mother's brother,
that Jacob cometh nigh and rolleth the
stone from off the mouth of the well, and
watereth the flock of Laban his mother's
brother. n And Jacob kisseth Rachel, and
Iifteth up his voice, and weepeth. i2And
Jacob declareth to Rachel that he is her
father's brother, and that he is Rebekah's
son; and she runneth and declareth it to
her father.
13 And it cometh to pass, when Laban hear
eth the report of Jacob his sister's son,
that he runneth to meet him, and embrac-
eth him, and kisseth him, and bringeth him
in unto Iris house; and he recounteth to
Laban all these things. 14 And Laban saith
to lum, 'Only my bone and my flesh art
thou;' and he dwelleth with him a full
month. a5 And Laban saith to Jacob, ' Is it because
thou art my brother that thou hast served
me for nought ? declare to me what is thy
hire ?' a6And Laban hath two daughters; the
name of the elder is Leah, and the name, of
the younger is Rachel. 17And the eyes of
Leah are tender; and Rachel hath been fair
of form and fair of appearance. 18And
Jacob loveth Rachel, and saith, 'I serve
thee seven years for Rachel thy younger
daughter' 19 And Laban saith, ' It is better
for me to give her to thee than to give her
to another man; dwell with me.' 20 And
Jacob serveth for Rachel seven years; and
they are in his eyes as some days, because
of his loving her.
21 And Jacob saith unto Laban, ' Give up
my wife, for my days have been fulfilled,
and let me go in unto her.' 22 And Laban
gathereth all the men of the place, and
maketh a banquet. ^And it cometh to
pass in the evening, that he taketh Leah, his
daughter, and bringeth her in unto him,
and he goeth in unto her. ^And Laban
giveth to her Zilpah, his maid-servant, to
Leah his daughter, a maid-servant to her.
25 And it cometh to pass in the morning,
that lo, it is Leah; and he saith unto Laban,
'What is this thou hast done unto me?
have I not served with thee for Rachel ? and
why hast thou deceived me ? ' 2« And Laban
20

saith, ' It is not so done in our place, to give
the younger before the first-born; 27 fulfil
the week of tins one, and we give to thee this
other also, for the service which thou dost
serve with me yet seven other years.'
2sAnd Jacob doth so, and fulfilleth the
week of this one; and he giveth to him
Rachel his daughter, for a wife to him.
29 And Laban giveth to Rachel his daughter,
Bilhah his maid-servant, for a maid-servant
to her. 3*> And he goeth in also unto Rachel;
and he ah?o loveth Rachel more than Leah;
and he serveth with him yet seven other
years. 31 And the Lord seeth that Leah is the
hated one, and He openeth her womb; but
Rachel is barren. 82 And Leah conceiveth,
and beareth a son, and calleth his name
Reuben; for she hath said, 'Because the
Lord hath looked on mine affliction ; be
cause now doth my husband love me.'
33 And she conceiveth again, and beareth
a son, and saith, ' Because the LORD hath
heard that I am the hated one, He also giv
eth to me even this one; ' and she calleth
his name Simeon.
34 And she conceiveth again, and beareth
a son, and saith, ' Now is the time, my
husband is joined unto me, because I have
born to him three sons;' therefore hath
one called his name Levi.
35 And she conceiveth again, and beareth
a son, and saith this time, 'I praise the
Lord; ' therefore hath she called his name
Judah; and she ceaseth from bearing.
XXX. iANT> Rachel seeth that she hath
not born to Jacob ; and Rachel is envious
of her sister, and saith unto Jacob, ' Give
me children, and if there is none — I die.1
2 And Jacob's anger burnetii against Rachel,
and he saith, ' Am I in God's stead, who
hath withheld from thee the fruit of the
womb ? '
3 And she saith, 'Lo, my handmaid Bilhah,
go in unto her, and let her bear on my
knees, and let me be built up, even I, by
her.' 4And she giveth to lum Bilhah her
maid-servant for a wife, and Jacob goeth in
unto her; 5 and Bilhah conceiveth, and bear
eth a son to Jacob. 6 And Rachel saith, 'God
hath decided for me, and hath also heark
ened to my voice, aud giveth to me a son;'
therefore hath she called his name Dan.
7 And Bilhah, Rachel's maid-servant, con
ceiveth again, and beareth a second son to
Jacob. 8And Rachel saith, 'With wrest
lings of God I have wrestled with my sister,
yea, I have prevailed; ' and she calleth his
name Napthali.
9 And Leah seeth that she hath ceased
from bearing, and she taketh Zilpah her
maid-servant, and giveth her to Jacob for
a wife. i° And Zilpah, Leah's maid-servant,
beareth a son to Jacob, n And Leah saith,
'A troop cometh;' and she calleth his
name Gad.
12 And Zilpah, Leah's maid-servant, bear
eth a second son to Jacob; ia and Leah saith,
' Because of my happiness, surely the
daughters have pronounced me happy;'
and she calleth his name Asher.

Birth of Jacob's children. XXX. H.— GENESIS.— XXXI. 10. Jacob's bargain with Laban.

14 And Reuben goeth in the days of wheat-
harvest, and findeth love-apples in the field,
and bringeth them in unto his mother Leah.
And Rachel saith unto Leah, ' Give to me, I
pray thee, of the love-apples of thy son.'
15 And she saith to her, 'Is thy taking my
husband a little thing, that thou hast taken
even the love-apples of my son ? ' And Rachel
saith, ' Therefore doth he lie with thee to
night, for thy son's love-apples.'
16 And Jacob cometh in from the field at
evening; and Leah goeth to meet him, and
saith, ' Come In unto me, for I have cer
tainly hired thee with my son's love-apples; '
and he lieth with her during that night.
17 And God hearkeneth unto Leah, and she
conceiveth, and beareth to Jacob a fifth son.
18 And Leah saith, ' God hath given my hire,
because I have given my maid-servant to
my husband;' and she calleth his name
Issachar. 19 And Leah conceiveth again, and bear
eth a sixth son to Jacob. 20 And Leah saith,
' God hath endowed me with a good dowry;
this time doth my husband dwell with me,
for I have born to him six sons; ' and she
calleth his name Zebulun. 2iAnd after
wards she hath bom a daughter, and call
eth her name Dinah.
22 And God remembereth Rachel, and God
hearkeneth unto her, and opencth her
womb. 2s And she conceiveth, and beareth
a son, and saith, ' God hath gathered up my
reproach.' ^And she calleth his name
Joseph, saying, ' The Lord add to me
another son.'
25 And it cometh to pass, when Rachel hath
born Joseph, that Jacob saith unto Laban,
' Send me away, and I go unto my place,
and to my land ; 26 give up my wives and
my children, for whom I have served thee,
and I go; for thou hast known my service
which I have served thee.'
27 And Laban saith unto him, ' If, I pray
thee, I have found grace in thine eyes — I
have observed diligently that the Lord doth
bless me forthy sake.' 28 He saith also, ' De
fine thy hire to me, and I give it.'
29 And he saith unto lum, 'Thou hast
known that which I have served thee in,
and that which thy substance was with me.
80 For it is little which thou hast had before
my coming, but it breaketh forth into a
multitude, and the Lord blesseth thee at
my coming ; and now, when do I prepare,
I also, for mine own house ? '
81 And he saith, 'What shall I give to
thee?' And Jacob saith, 'Thou shalt not
give me anything; if thou do this thing for
me, I turn back; I have delight; thy flock
I watch: s2 1 pass through all thy flock to-day
to turn aside from thence every speckled.
and spotted sheep, and every brown sheep
among the lambs, and the speckled and
spotted among the goats — and it hath been
my hire. ^And my righteousness hath
answered for me in the day to come, when
it cometh in for my hire before thy face ; —
every one which is not speckled and spotted
among my goats, and brown among my
lambs— it is stolen with me.'

34 And Laban saith, ' Lo, O that it may be
according to thy word.' 35And he turneth
aside during that day the ring-straked and
spotted he-goats, and all the speckled and
spotted she-goats, every one that hath
white in it, and every brown one among the
lambs, and he giveth them into the hand
of his sons. 86 And he setteth a journey nf
three days between himself and Jacob; and
Jacob feedeth the rest of the flock of Laban.
87 And Jacob taketh to himself a rod of
fresh poplar, and of the hazel and chesnut,
and doth peel in them white peelings,
making bare the white which is on the rods.
38 And he setteth up the rods which he hath
peeled in the gutters in the watering troughs
(where the flock cometh in to drink), over-
against the flock, that they may conceive
when they come in to drink. ^ And the
flocks conceive at the rods, and the flock
beareth ring-straked, speckled, and spotted
ones. 40 And the lambs hath Jacob parted, and
putteth the face of the flock towards the
ring-straked, all the brown also in the flock
of Laban, and he setteth his own droves by
themselves, and hath not set them near
Laban's flock. ^And it hath come to pass
whensoever the strong ones of the flock
conceive, that Jacob hath set the rods be
fore the eyes of the flock in the gutters, to
cause them to conceive among the rods.
42 And when the flock is feeble, he doth not
set them; and the feeble ones have been La-
ban's, and the strong ones Jacob's.
43 And the man increaseth very exceed
ingly, and hath many flocks, and maid-ser
vants, and. men-servants, and camels, and
asses XXXI. 1AND he heareth the words of
Laban's sons, saying, 'Jacob hath taken all
which our father hath; yea, from that
which our father hath, he hath made all
this honour.' 2 And Jacob seeth the face of
Laban, and lo, it is not with liim as hereto
fore. 3 And the Lord saith unto Jacob, ' Turn
back unto the land -of thy fathers, and to
thy kindred, and I am with thee.'
4 And Jacob sendeth and calleth for
Rachel and for Leah to the field unto his
flock; 5and saith to them, 'I see your
father's face that it is not towards me as
heretofore; but the God of my father hath
been with me. 6And ye have known that
with all my power I have served your father,
7 And your father hath played upon me,
and hath changed my hire ten times: but
God hath not suffered him to do evil with
me. 8 'If he say thus : "" The speckled are thy
hire," then all the flock bare speckled ones;
and if he say thus : ' The riug-straked are
thy hire," then all the flock bare ring-straked
ones. 9 And God hath taken away the sub
stance of your father, and doth give it to
me. 10 ' And it cometh to pass at the time of
the flock conceiving, that I lift up mine eyes
and see in a dream, and lo, the he-goats,
which go up on the flock are ring-straked,
21

Jacob's departure.

XXXI. 11— GENESIS.— xxxi. 50. Laban pursues Jacob,

speckled, and grisled. u And the Messenger
of God saith'unto me in the dream, ' ' Jacob ; "
and I say, " Here am I." ^ And He saith,
"Lift up, I pray thee, thine eyes, and see —
all the he-goats which go up on the flock
are ring-straked, speckled, and grisled, for
I have seen all that Laban is doing to thee.
13 1 am the God of Bethel, where thou hast
anointed the standing pillar, where thou
hast vowed a vow to me; now, arise, go out
from this land, and turn back unto the land
of thy kindred." '
14 And Rachel— Leah also— answereth and
saith to him, ' Have we yet a portion or in
heritance in the house of our father ? "Have
we not been reckoned strangers to him ?
for he hath sold us, and he also utterly con-
sumeth our money. 1G Surely all the wealth
which God hath taken away from our
father, it is ours, and our children's; and
now, all which God hath said unto thee do.'
17 And Jacob riseth, and Iifteth up his
sons and his wives on the camels, 18and
leadeth away all his cattle, and all bis sub
stance which he hath acquired, the cattle
of his getting, which he hath acquired in
Padau-Aram, to go unto Isaac his father, to
the land of Canaan. wAnd Laban hath
gone to shear his flock; and Rachel stealeth
the teraphim which her father hath. 20And
Jacob deceiveth the heart of Laban the
Syrian, because he hath not declared to him
that he is fleeing. 2iAnd he fleeth, he and
all which he hath, aud riseth, and passeth
over the River, and setteth Ms face toward
mount Gilead.
22 And it is told to Labrtn on the third day
that Jacob hath fled. 23 And he taketh his
brethren with him, and pursueth after him
a journey of seven days, and overtaketh
him in mount Gilead.
24 And God cometh unto Laban the Syrian
in a dream by night, and saith to him,
'Take heed to thyself lest thou speak with
Jacob from good unto evil.' 26 And Laban
overtaketh Jacob ; and Jacob hath fixed
his tent on the mount ; Laban with his
brethren also hath fixed theirs in mount
Gilead. 26 And Laban saith to Jacob, ' What hast
thou done that thou dost deceive my heart,
and leadest away my daughters as captives
of the sword? ^Why hast thou hidden
thyself to flee, and deceivest me, and hast
not declared to me, or let me send thee
away with joy and with songs, with tabret
and with harp ? ffl and hast not suffered me
to kiss my sons and my daughters — now
th6u hast acted foolishly in doing so. 29My
hand is to God to do evil with yuu; but the
God of yom' father yesternight hath spokeu
unto me, saying, "Take heed to thyself
from speaking with Jacob from good unto
evil." 80 ' And now, thou hast certainly gone,
because, thou hast been veiy desirous for
the house of thy father; why hast thou
stolen my gods?'
81And*Jacob answereth and saith to Laban,
'Because I was afraid, for I said, "Lest
thou take violently away thy daughters from
n

me." & With whomsoever thou findest thy
gods, let him not live; before our brethren
discern for thyself what is with me, and
take it to thyself; ' and Jacob has not known
that Rachel hath stolen them.
33 And Laban goeth into the tent of Jacob,
and into the tent of Leah, and into the tent
of the two hand-maidens, and hath not
found anything; and he goeth out from the
tent of Leah, and goeth into the tent of
Rachel. 84And Rachel hath taken the
teraphim, and putteth them in the furniture
of the camel, and sitteth upon them; and
Laban feeleth all the tent, and hath not
found them. ^And she saith unto her
father, 'Let it not be displeasing in the
eyes of my lord that I am not able to rise
at thy presence, for the way of women is on
me;' and hesearcheth, and hath not found
the teraphim.
^Anditis displeasing to Jacob, and he
striveth with Laban; and Jacob answereth
and saith to Laban, ' What is my transgres
sion ? what my sin, that thou hast burned
after me ? 87 for thou hast felt all my vessels:
what hast thou found of all the vessels of
thy house ? set it here before my brethren,
and thy brethren, and let them decide be
tween us,both.
38 ' These twenty years I am with thee :
thy ewes and thy she-goats have not mis
carried, and the rams of thy flock I have
not eaten; 89the torn I have not brought
in unto thee — I repay it — from my hand
thou dost seek it; I have been deceived by
day, and I have been deceived by night; *°I
have been thus : in the day drought hath
consumed me, and the frost at night, and
my sleep wandereth from mine eyes.
41 ' This is to me twenty years in thy
house; I have served thee fourteen years
for thy two daughters, and six years for thy
flock; and thou changest my hire ten times;
42 unless the God of my father, the God of
Abraham, and the Fear of Isaac, had been
for me, surely now empty hadst thou sent
me away; mine affliction and the labour of
my hands God hath seen, and reproveth
yesternight.' 43 And Laban answereth and saith unto
Jacob, ' The daughters are my daughters,
and the children are my children, and the
flock is my flock, and all that thou seest is
mine; and to my daughters what shall I do
to these to-day, or to their children whom
they have born ? ^And now, come, let us
make a covenant, I and thou, then hath it
been for a witness between me and thee.'
45And Jacob taketh a stone, and Iifteth it
up for a standing pillar. 46And Jacob
saith to his brethren, 'Gather stones;' and
they take stones, and make a heap; and
they eat, there on the heap. 47 And Laban
calleth it Jegar-Sahadutha ; and Jacob hath
called it Galeed.
4S And Laban saith, ' This heap is witness
between me and thee to-day;' therefore
hath he called its name Galeed ; 49Mizpah
also, because he hath said, ' The Lord
watch between me and thee, when we
are hidden one from another. ^Thou

| Jacob's i rayer.

XXXi. 5L— GENESIS.— XX xm. 4. Jacob's name changed.

Shalt not afflict my daughters, or take other
wives beside my daughters— there is no
man with us — see, God is witness between
me and thee.'
61 And Laban saith to Jacob, ' Behold this
heap, and behold the standing pillar which
I have cast between me and thee. . ^This
heap is witness, and the standing pillar is
witness, that I do not pass over this heap
unto thee, and that thou dost not pass over
this heap and this standing pillar unto me,
for evil; ssthe God of Abraham and the God
of Nahor, the God of their father, judge
between us; ' and Jacob sweareth by the
Fear of his father Isaac
54 And Jacob sacrificeth a sacrifice on the
mount, and calleth to his brethren to eat
bread; and they eat bread, and lodge in the
mount, s5 And Laban riseth early in the
morning, and kisseth his sons and his
daughters, and blesseth them; and Laban
goeth on, and turneth back to his own place.
XXXII. i AND Jacob hath gone on his
way; and the messengers of God come upon
him. 2 And Jacob saith, when he hath seen
them, 'This is the camp of God;' and he
calleth the nJjne of that place Mahanaim.
8 And Jacob sendeth messengers before
him unto Esau his brother, towards the
land of Seir, the country of Edom, 4and
commandeth them, saying, ' Thus shall ye
say to my lord, to Esau: "Thus hath thy
servant Jacob said, 'With Laban I have
sojourned, and I tarry until now; fiand I
have oxen and asses, flocks, and men-ser
vants and maid-servants, and I send to
declare it to my lord, to find grace in his
eyes." '
6 And the messengers turn back unto
Jacob, saying, 'We came in unto thy
brother, unto Esau, and he also. cometh to
meet thee, and four hundred men with
him.' 7 And Jacob feareth exceedingly, and
is distressed; and he divideth the people
who are with him, and the flock, and the
herd, and the camels, into two camps, 8and
saith, ' If Esau come in unto the one camp,
and have smitten it — then the camp which
hath been left hath been for an escape.'
9 And Jacob saith, ' 0 God of my father
Abraham, and God of my father Isaac, the
Lord who saith unto me, "Turn back to
thy land, and to thy kindred, and I do good
with thee;" 10I am unworthy of all the
kindnesses and of all the truth which Thou
hast done with thy servant — for, with my
staff I passed over this Jordan, and now I
have become two camps. u Deliver me, I
pray Thee, from the hand of my brother,
from the hand of Esau: for I fear him, less
he come and have smitten me — the mother
beside the children. ^Thou — Thou also
hast said, ' I certainly do good with thee,
and have made thy seed as the sand of the
sea, which is not numbered because of the
multitude.'" 13 And he lodgeth there during that night,
and taketh from that which cometh into his
hand, a present for Esau his brother: 14 she-
goats two hundred, and he-goats twenty,
ewes two hundred, and rams twenty, ls suck

ling camels and their young ones thirty,
cows forty, and bullocks ¦ ten, she-asses
twenty, and foals ten; is and he giveth them
into the hand of his servants, every drove
by itself; and he saith unto his servants,
' Pass over before me, and put a space be
tween every drove.' 17 And he commandeth
the first, saying, 'When Esau my brother
meeteth thee, and hath asked thee, saying,
"Whose art thou ? and whither goest thou ?
and whose are these before thee ?" 18 Then
hast thou said, "Thy servant Jacob's; it is
a present sent to my lord, to Esau ; aud lo,
he also is behind us." '
i9And he commandeth also the second,
also the third, also all who go after the
droves, saying, 'According to this manner
do ye speak unto Esau in your finding him,
20 and have said, "Lo, also, thy servant
Jacob is behind us;" for he hath said, 'I
pacify his face with the present which goeth
before me, and afterwards I see his face; it
may be he Iifteth up my face.' 21 And the
present passeth over before his face; and he
hath lodged during that night in the camp.
22 And he riseth in that night, and taketh
his two wives, and his two maid-servauts,
and his eleven children, and passeth over
the ford of Jabbok. ^ And he taketh them,
and causeth them to pass over the brook,
and he causeth all that he hath to pass over.
24 And Jacob is left alone; and One wrest-
leth with him till the ascending,of the dawn.
25 And He seeth that He is not able for
him; and He cometh against the hollow of
Ms thigh; and the hollow of Jacob's thigh
is disjointed in his wrestling with Him.
26 And He saith, 'Send Me away, for the
dawn hath ascended.' And he saith, 'I send
Thee not away, except Thou bless me.'
27 And He saith unto him, 'What is thy
name?' And he saith, Jacob. 28And He
saith, 'Thy name is no more called Jacob,
but Israel; for thou hast been a prince with
God and with men, and dost prevail.' 29 And
Jacob asketh, and saith, 'Declare, I pray
thee, Thy name.' And He saith, 'Why is
this, thou askest for My name ? ' and He
blesseth him there.
80 And Jacob calleth the name of the place
Peniel: for 'I have seen God face to face,
and my life is delivered.' 31And the sun
riseth on him when he hath passed over
Penuel, and he halteth on his thigh ; 32 there
fore the children of Israel eat not the sinew
which shrank, which is on the hollow of
the thigh, unto this day, because He came
against the hollow of Jacob's thigh, against
the sinew which shrank.
XXXIII. 1 AND Jacob Iifteth up his eyes,
and looketh, and lo, Esau is coming, and
with Mm four hundred men; and he divid
eth the children unto Leah, and unto
Rachel, and unto the two maid-servants.
2 And he setteth the maid-servants and their
children first, and Leah and her children
behind, and Rachel and Joseph last.
3 And he Mmself hath passed over before
them, and boweth himself to the earth seven
times, until his drawing nigh unto his
brother. 4And Esau runneth to meet him,
23

Jacob's meeting with Esau, xxxin. 5.— GENESIS.— xxxrv. 25.

Dinah dishonoured*

and embraceth him, and falleth on his neck,
and kisseth Mm, and weepeth; 5 and he lif t-
eth up his eyes, and seeth the women and
the children, and saith, ' What are these to
thee ?' And he saith, 'The children whom
God hath graciously given thy servant.'
6 And the maid-servants draw nigh, they
and their children, and they bow them
selves. 7 And Leah also draweth nigh with
her children, and they bow themselves;
and afterwards Joseph draweth nigh with
Rachel, and they bow themselves.
8 And he saith, ' What to thee is all this
camp which I have met ?' and he saith, 'To
find grace in the eyes of my lord.' 9And
Esau saith, ' I have abundance, my brother;
let it be to thyself that which thou hast.'
10 And Jacob saith, ' Nay, I pray thee, if, I
pray thee, I have found grace in thine eyes,
then hast thou received my present frommy
hand; because that I have seen thy face, as
the seeing of the face of God, and thou art
pleased with me. n Receive, I pray thee,
my blessing, which is brought to thee; be
cause God hath favoured me, and because I
have all things; ' and he presseth on him,
and he receiveth it, ^and saith, 'Let us
journey, yea, let us go on, and let me go on
before thee.'
13 And he saith unto him, ' My lord know-
eth that the children are tender, and the
sucMing flocks and herds are with me; when
they have beaten them one day, then have
all the flock died.. uLet my lord, I pray
thee, pass over before Ms servant, and I
lead on gently, according to the foot of the
work which is before me, and according to
the foot of the cMldren, until that I come
unto my lord, to Seir.'
16 And Esau saith, 'Let me, I pray thee,
place with thee some of the people who
are with me.' And he said, ' Why is this ?
let me find grace in the eyes of my lord.'
16And Esau turneth back on that day on his
way to Seir. "And Jacob hath journeyed
to Succoth, and buildeth to himself a house,
and for his cattle he hath made booths;
therefore hath he called the name of the
place Succoth.
18 And Jacob cometh into Shalem, a city
of Shechem, which is in the land of Canaan,
in his coming from Padan-Aram, and he
encampeth before the city. 19 And he buy-
eth the portion of the field where he hath
stretched out his tent, from the hand of the
Children of Hamor, father of Shechem, for
a hundred kesitah; 2° and he setteth up
there an altar, and he proclaimeth at it God,
the God of Israel.
XXXIV. 1 AND Dinah, daughter of Leah,
whom she hath born .to Jacob, goeth out
to look on the daughters of the land.
2 And Shechem, son of Hamor the Hivite,
a prince of the land, seeth her, and taketh
her, and heth with her, and humbleth her.
8 And his soul cleaveth to Dinah, daughter
of Jacob, and he loveth the young person,
and speaketh unto the heart of the young
person. 4 And Shechem speaketh unto Hamor his
father, saying, ' Take for me this damsel
24

for a wife.' 6 And Jacob heard he hath de
filed Dinah his daughter, but his sons were
with Ms cattle in the field, and Jacob kept
silent till their coming.
6 And Hamor, father of Shechem, goeth
out unto Jacob, to speak with him ; 7 and
the sons of Jacob have come in from the
field when they have heard it, and the
meu grieve themselves, and it is very dis
pleasing to them; for folly he had' done
against Israel, to lie with the daughter of
Jacob, and so it is not done.
8 And Hamor speaketh with them, saying,
'Shechem, my son, Ms soul hath cleaved
to your daughter; give her, I pray you,
to him for a wife; 9andjoin ye in marriage
with us; your daughters give to us, and our
daughters take to yourselves; 10 and dwell
with us, and let the land be before you;
dwell ye and trade in it, and have posses
sions in it.'
11 And Shechem saith unto her father, and
unto her brethren, ' Let me find grace in
your eyes, and that wMch ye say unto me,
I give. !2 Multiply on me exceedingly dowry
and gift, and I give as ye say unto me; and
give to me the young person for a wife.*
. 13 And the sons of Jacob answer Shechem
and Hamor Ms father deceitfully, and they
speak (because he hath defiled Dinah their
sister), i4and say unto them, 'We are not
able to do tMs thing, to give our sister to
one who hath a foreskin: for it'is a reproach
to us.
is 'Only for tMs we consent to yon; if ye be
as we, to have every male of you circumcised,
i8 then have we given our daughters.to you,
and your daughters we take to ourselves,
and we have dwelt with you, and we have
become one people; 17 and if ye hearken not
unto us to be circumcised, then have we
taken our daughter, and have gone.'
18 And their words are good in the eyes of
Hamor, and in the eyes of Shechem, Hamor's
son. 19 And the young person hath not de
layed to do the tMng, for he hath had de
light in Jacob's daughter; and he is honour
able above all the house of his father.
1 2° And Hamor cometh — Shechem his son
also — unto the gate of their city, and they
speak unto the men of their city, saying,
21 ' These men are peaceable with us; then let
them dwell in the land, and let them trade
in it; and the land, lo, is wide before them;
their daughters let us take to ourselves for
wives, and our daughters let us give to them.
22 ' Only for tMs do the men consent to us,
to dwell with us, to become one people, in
every male of us being circumcised, as they
are circumcised. ^ Their cattle, and their
substance, and all then- beasts — are they
not ours? only let us consent to them, and
let them dwell with us.' ^And unto Hamor,
and unto Shechem his son, hearken do all
who go out of the gate of Ms city, and every
male is circumcised; every one who goeth
out of the gate of his city.
25 And it cometh to pass, on the third day,
in their being pained, that two of the sons
of Jacob, Simeon and Levi, Dinah's brethren,
take each his sword, and come in against

The Shechemites slain, xxxrv. 26.— GENESIS.— xxxvr. 11. The generations of Esav>.

the city confidently, and slay every male.
96 And Hamor, and Shechem Ms son, have
they slain by the edge of the sword; and
they take Dinah out of Shechem's house,
and go out. ^Jacob's sons have come in
upon the wounded, and they spoil the city,
because they have defiled their sister;
28 their flock and their herd, aud their
asses, and that~wMch is in the city, and
that wMch is in the field, have they taken;
29 and all their wealth, and all their infants,
and their wives have they taken captive;
and they spoil also all that is in the house.
80 And Jacob saith unto Simeon and unto
Levi, ' Ye have troubled me, by causing me
to stink among the inhabitants of the land,
among the Canaamte, and among the Periz-
zite: and I am few in number; when they
have been gathered against me, and have
smitten me, then have I been destroyed, I
and my house.' 3iAnd they say, 'As a
harlot shall he make our sister?'
XXXV. 1AND God saith unto Jacob,
' Rise, go up to Bethel, and dwell there, and
make there an altar 'to God, who appeared
unto thee in thy fleeing from the face of
Esau thy brother.*
2 And Jacob saith unto his household, and
unto all who are with him-, ' Turn aside the
gods of the stranger which are in your
midst, and cleanse yourselves, and change
your garments; 3 and let us rise, and go up
to Bethel, and I make there an altar to God,
who answereth me in the day of my distress,
and is with me in the way I have gone.' *
4 And they give unto Jacob aU the gods of
the stranger which are in their hand, and
the rings wMch are in their ears, and Jacob
Mdeth them under the oak wMch is by
Shechem. 5And they journey; and the
terror of God is on 'the cities which are
round about them, and they have not pur
sued after the sons of Jacob.
6 And Jacob cometh in to Luz, wMch is in
the land of Canaan (it is Bethel), he and all
the people who are with him. 7And he
buildeth there an altar, and proclaimeth at
that place the God of Bethel: for there had
God been revealed to him, in Ms fleeing
from the face of Ms brother.
8And Deborah, Rebekah's nurse, dieth,
and she is buried beneath Bethel, under the
oak; and he calleth its name Allon-Bachuth.
9 And God appeareth unto Jacob again, in
his coming from Padan-Aram, and blesseth
him. 19 And God saith to Mm, 'Thy name
is Jacob; thy name is no more called Jacob,
but Israel is thy name ; ' and He calleth his
name Israel.
11 And God saith to him, 'I am God
Almighty; be fruitful and multiply, let a
nation and a congregation of nations be
from thee, and let kings go out from thy
loins, i2 And the land wMch I have given
to Abraham and to Isaac — to thee I give it,
even to thy seed after thee I give the land.'
18 And God goeth up from him, in the place
where He hath spoken with Mm.
u And' Jacob setteth up a standing pillar
in the place where He hath spoken with
him, a standing pillar of stone, and he pour-

eth on it an oblation, he also poureth on it
oil. w And Jacob calleth the name of the
place where God spake with him Bethel.
16 And they j ourney from Bethel, and there
is yet a kivrath of land before entering
Ephrath; and Rachel beareth, and is sharply
pained in her bearing; 17 And it cometh to
pass, in her bemg sharply pained in her
bearing, that the midwife saith to her, ' Fear
not, for tMs also is a son for thee.' "And
it cometh to pass in the going out of her
soul (for she died), that she calleth his name
Benoni; but Ms father hath called Mm Ben
jamin. i9And Rachel dieth, and is buried in
the way to Ephrath, which is Bethlehem.
20 And Jacob setteth up a standing pillar
over her grave; which is the standing pillar
of Rachel's grave unto this day.
21 And Israel journeyeth, and stretcheth
out his tent beyond the tower of Edar. 22 And
it cometh to pass in Israel's dwelling in that
land, that Reuben goeth, and heth with
Bilhah Ms father's concubine: and Israel
heareth. 23 And the sons of Jacob are twelve. The
sons of Leah are Jacob's first-born Reuben,
and Simeon, and Levi, and Judah, and
Issachar, andZebulon. 2±The sons of Rachel
are Joseph and Benjamin. 25 And the sons
of Bilhah, Rachel's maid-servant, are Dan
and Naphtali. 26And the sons of Zilpah,
Leah's maid-servant, are Gad and Asher.
These are the sons of Jacob, who have been
born to Mm in Padan-Aram.
27 And Jacob cometh unto Isaac his father,
at Mamre, unto the city of Arbah (which is
Hebron), where Abraham and Isaac have
sojourned. ^And the days of Isaac are a
hundred and eighty years. 29 And Isaac ex
pireth, and dieth, aud is gathered unto his
people, aged and satisfied with days; and
Esau and Jacob his sons bury him.
XXXVI. 1 AND these arc the genealogies
of Esau, who is Edom. 2 Esau hath taken
his wives from the daughters of Canaan;
Adah daughter of Elon the Hittite, and
Aholibamah daughter of Anah, daughter
of Zibeon the Hivite; salso Bashemath
daughter of Ishmael, sister of Nebajoth.
4And Adah beareth to Esau, Eliphaz; and
Bashemath hath bom Reuel. 5And Aholi
bamah hath born Jeush, and Jaalam, and
Korah. These are the sons of Esau, who
were born to Mm in the land of Canaan.
6 And Esau taketh his wives, and Ms sons,
and Ms daughters, and all the persons of
Ms house, and his cattle, and all his beasts,
and all Ms substance, which he hath ac
quired in the land of Canaan, and he goeth
into the country, from the face of his
brother Jacob. 7For their substance was
more abundant than to dwell together, and
the land of their sojournings was not able
to bear them, because of their cattle; 8and
Esau dwelleth in mount Sen.': Esau is Edom.
9And these are the genealogies of Esau,
father of the Edomites, in mount Seir.
i° These are the names of the sons of Esau:
Eliphaz son of Adah, wife of Esau; Reuet
son of Bashemath, wife of Esau, n And the
sons of Eliphaz are Teman, Omar, Zepho,
25

The generations of Esau. XXXVI. 12.— GENESIS.— xxxvn. 15. The chief s of Edom.

and Gatam, and Kenaz. i2And Timnath
hath been concubine to Eliphaz son of
Esau, and she beareth to Eliphaz, Amalek;
these are the sons of Adah wife of Esau.
13 And these are the sons of Reuel: Nahath
and Zerah, Shammah and Mizzah; these
were the sons of Bashemath wife of Esau.
14 And these have been the sons of Aholi-
bamah daughter of Anah, daughter of
Zibeon, wife of Esau; and she beareth to
Esau, Jeush and Jaalam and Korah.
!5 These are the chiefs of the sons-of Esau:
sons of Eliphaz, first-born of Esau: chief
Teman, chief Omar, cMef Zepho, cMef
Kenaz, lc chief Korah, chief Gatam, chief
Amalek. These arc the chiefs of Eliphaz, in
the land of Edom; these are sons of Adah.
17 And these are the sons of Reuel son of
Esau: chief Nahath, chief Zerah, chief
Shammah, chief Mizzah. These are the
chiefs of Reuel, in the land of Edom; these
are the sons of Bashemath wife of Esau.
18 And these are the sons of Aholibamah
wife of Esau: chief Jeush, chief Jaalam, cMef
Korah; these are the cMefs of Aholibamah
daughter of Anah, wife of Esau.
19 These are the sons of Esau (who is
Edom), and these are the chiefs.
20 These are the sons of Seir the Horite,
the inhabitants of the land: Lotan, and
Shobal, and Zibeon, and Anah, 2iand
Dishon, and Ezer, and Dishan; these are
the chiefs of the Horites, the children of
Seir, in the land of Edom.
22 And the sons of Lotan arc Hori and
Heman; and the sister of Lotan is Timna.
23 And these ore the sons of Shobal: Alvan
and Manahath, and Ebal, Shepho and Onarn.
24 And these are the sons of Zibeon, both
Ajah and Anah: it is Anah that hath found
the Emim in the wilderness, in Ms feeding
the asses of Zibeon his father.
26 And these are the children of Anah:
Dishon, and Aholibamah daughter of Anah.
26 And these are the sons of Dishon: Hem-
dan, and Eshban, and Ithran, and Cheran.
27 These are the sons of Ezer: Bilhah, and
Zaavan, and Akan.
28 These are the sons of Dishan: TJz and
Aran. 29 These are the chiefs of the Horites:
chief Lotan, chief Shobal, clnef Zibeon,
chief Anah, 30 chief Dishon, chief „Ezer,
chief Dishan: these are chiefs of Hori, in
reference to then- chiefs in the land of Seir.
31 And these are the kings who have
reigned in the land of Edom before the
reigmng of a king over the children of
Israel. 82And Bela son of Beor rcigneth
in Edom; and the name of his city is Dinha-
bah. 33And Bela dieth, and Jobab son
of Zerah of Bozrah reigneth in his stead.
34 Aud Jobab dieth, and Husham of the
land of Temani reigneth in his stead. 3">And
Husham dioth, and Hadad son of Bedad
(who smiteth Midian in the field of Moab)
reigneth in his stead; and the name of his
city is Avith. 36And Hadad dieth, and
Samlah of Masrekah reigneth in his stead.
87 And Samlah dieth, and Saul of Rehoboth
by the River reigneth in Ms stead. ^ And

Saul dieth, and Baal-hanan son of Achbor
reigneth in his stead. 39And Baal-hanan
son of Achbor dieth, and Hadar reigneth in
his stead: and the name of his city is Pau;
and Ms wife's name is Mehetabel daughter
of Matred, daughter of Mezahab.
40 And these are the names of the chiefs
of Esau, according to their families, accord
ing to their places, by their names: chief
Tinman, chief Alvah, cMef Jetheth, ^ chief
Aholibamah, chief Elah, chief Pinon, 42chief
Kenaz, chief Teman, chief Mibzar, 43 chief
Magdiel, cMef Iram : these arc the chiefs
of Edom, in reference to their dwellings, in '
the land of their possession ; he is Esau
father of the Edomites.
XXXVII. !AND Jacob dwelleth in the
land of his father's sojournmgs— in the land
of Canaan. 3 These are the genealogies of
Jacob : Joseph, seventeen years old, has
been enjoying himself with Ms brethren
among the flock, and he is a youth com
pared with the sons of Bilhah, and with the
sons of Zilpah, Ms father's wives; and
Joseph bringeth in an account of their- evil
unto their father.
3 And Israel hath loved Joseph more than
any of his children, for he is the son of his
old age, and hath made for him a coat for
the extremities. 4 And Ms brethren see that
their father hath loved him more than any
of his brethren; aud they hate Mm, and have
not been able to speak to Mm peaceably.
5 And Joseph dreameth a dream, and de
clareth it to Ms brethren; and they add
still more to hate Mm. 6 And he saith unto
them, ' Hear ye, I pray you, tins dream
which I have dreamed. 7That, lo, we are
bmding sheaves in the midst of the field,
and lo, my sheaf hath arisen, and hath also
stood up, and lo, your sheaves are round
about, and bow themselves to my sheaf.'
8 And his brethren say to him, 'Dost thou
certainly reign over us ? dost thou certainly
rule over us ? ' and they add still more to
hate him, for his dream, and for Ms words.
>•< 9 And he dreameth yet another dream,
and recounteth it to his brethren, and saith,
'Lo, I have dreamed a dream again, and
lo, the sun and the moon, and eleven stars,
bow themselves to me.' 10 And he recount
eth it unto his father, and unto Ms brethren;
and his father pusheth agamst Mm, and
saith to him, ' What is this dream which
thou hast dreamt ? do we certainly come—
I, and thy mother, and thy brethren — to bow
ourselves to thee, to the earth?' "And
his brethren are jealous of him; but Ms
father hath observed the matter.
12 And his brethren go to feed the flock
of their father in Shechem. i3And Israel
saith unto Joseph, ' Are not thy brethren
feeding in Shechem, come, and I send thee
unto them.' And he saith to him, 'Here
am I.' 14 And he saith to him, ' Go, I pray
thee, see the peace of thy brethren, and
the peace of the flock, and bring me back
word.' And he sendeth Mm from the val
ley of Hebron; and he cometh to Sheehem.
15 And a man flndeth him, and lo, he is
wandering in the field; and the man asketh

The history of Joseph. xxxvn. 16.— GENESIS;— xxxvrn. 20.

Judah' s profligacy.

him, saying, ' What seekest thou ?' is And
he saith, ' I am seeking my brethren; de
clare to me, I pray thee, where they are
feeding?' 17And the man saith, 'They
have journeyed from hence, for I have
heard them say, "Let us go to Dothan.'"
And Joseph goeth after Ms brethren, and
findeth them in Dothan.
18 And they see him from afar, even be
fore he draweth near unto them, and they
conspire against him to put him to death.
19 And they say one unto another, ' Lo,
fcMs man of dreams cometh. ^And now,
come, and let us slay him, and cast hhn into
one of the pits, then have we said, "An evil
beast hath devoured him;" and let us see
what his dreams are.' 21 And Reuben hear
eth, and delivereth him out of their hand,
and saith, ' Let us not smite the life.' 22 And
Reuben saith unto them, ' Shed no blood;
cast Mm into tMs pit wMch is m the
wilderness, and lay not a hand upon him,'—
m order to deliver Mm out of then1 hand,
to bring him. back unto his father.
23 And it cometh to pass, when Joseph
hath come unto his brethren, that they
strip Joseph of Ms coat, the coat for the
extremities wMch is upon him. 24And
they take him and cast Mm into the pit;
and the pit is empty, there is no water in it.
25 And they sit down to eat bread; and
they lift np their eyes, and look, and lo, a
company of Ishmaelites coining from Gi
lead, and their camels bearing spices, and
balm, and myrrh, going to take them down
to Egypt.
2s And Judah saith unto his brethren,
' What gain when we slay our brother and
have concealed Ms blood ? 27Come, and let us
sell him to the Ishmaelites, and let not our
hands be on Mm, for he is our brother, our
flesh; ' and his brethren hearken.
28 And Midiamte merchantmen pass by :
and they draw out and bring up Joseph out
of the pit, and sell Joseph to the Ishmael
ites for twenty silverhngs; and they bring
Joseph to Egypt.
2SAnd Reuben returneth unto the pit,
and lo, Joseph is not in the pit; and he
rendeth his garments. 3° And . returneth
unto Ms brethren, and saith, ' The lad is not;
and I — whither do 1 go ? '
31 And they take the coat of Joseph, and
they slaughter a kid of the goats, and dip
the coat in the blood. »And they send the
coat for .the extremities,, and they bring
it in unto their father, and say, ' TMs have
we found; discern, we pray thee, whether
it is thy son's coat or not V ^And he dis-
cerneth it, and saifh, ' My son's coat ! an evil
beast hath devoured him; torn — torn is
Joseph ! '
34 And Jacob rendeth his raiment, and
putteth sackcloth on his loins, and becom
eth amourner for his sonmany days. ^And
all his sons and all Ms daughters rise to
comfort him, and he refuseth to comfort
himself, and saith, ' For I go down mourn
ing uuto my son, to Sheol.' And his father
weepeth for Mm.
30 And the Slidianites have sold hhn unto

Egypt, to Potiphar, a eunuch of Pharaoh,
head of the executioners.
XXXVIII. 1AND it cometh to pass, at
that time, that Judah goeth down from Ms
brethren, and turneth aside unto a man,
an Adullamite, whose name is Hirah. 2And
Judah seeth there the daughter of a man, a
Canaanite, whose name is Shuah; and he
taketh her, and goeth in unto her. s And
she conceiveth, and beareth a son, and he
calleth his name Er. 4Aud she conceiveth
again, and beareth a son, and calleth Ms
name Onan. 5 And she addeth again, and
beareth a son, and calleth Ms name Shelah;
and he was at Chezib m her hearing him.
e And Judah taketh a wife for Er, his first
born, and her name is Tamar. 7And Er,
Judah's first-born, is evil in the eyes of the
Lord, and the Lord putteth him to death.
8 And Judah saith to Onan, ' Go in unto
the wife of thy brother, and marry her, and
raise up seed to thy brother.' 9And Onan
knoweth that the seed is not reckoned his;
and it hath come to pass — he hath not gone
in unto his brother's wife, and hath de
stroyed it to the earth, so as not to give
seed to Ms brother. i°And that which he
hath done is evil in the eyes of the Lord,
and Ho putteth Mm also to death.
n And Judah saith to Tamar his daughter-
in-law, 'Abide a widow at thy father's
house, till Shelah my son be grown up;' for
he hath said, 'Lest he die — even he — like
his brethren;' and Tamar goethand dwell
eth at her father's house.
12 And the days are multiplied, aud the
daughter of Shuah, Judah's wife, dieth;
and Judah is comforted, and goeth up unto
his sheep-shearers, he and Hirah Ms friend
the Adullamite, to Timnath.
i3And it is declared to Tamar, saying,
'Lo, thy husband's father goeth up to Tim
nath, to shear Ms sheep.' i4And she turn
eth aside the garments of her widowhood
from off her, and covereth herself with a
vail, and wrappeth herself up, and sitteth
at the opening of Enayim, which is by the
way to Timnath : for she hath seen that
Shelah hath grown up, and she hath not
been given to. Mm for a wife. '
15 And Judah seeth her, and reckoneth
her to be a harlot, for she hath covered
her face. iG And he turneth aside unto her
by the way, and saith, ' Come, I pray thee,
let me come in unto thee ' (for he hath not
known that she is his daughter-in-law); and
she saith, ' What dost thou give to me, that
thou mayest come in unto me ?' 17 And he
saith, 'I send a kid of the goats from the
flock.' And she saith, 'Dost thou give a
pledge till thou send it?' i8aud he saith,
' What is the pledge that I give to thee ? ' and
she saith, ' Thy seal, and thy ribbon, and
thy staff which is in thy hand;' and he
giveth to her, and goeth in unto her, and
she conceiveth to him. 19And she riseth,
and goeth, and turneth aside her vail from
off her, and putteth on the garments of her
widowhood. 20 And Judah sendeth the kid of the goats
by the hand of his friend the Adullamite,

Birth ofPharez & Zarah. XXX vm. 21.— GENESIS.— XL. 4. Joseph's chastity tried.

to receive the pledge from the hand of the
woman, but he hath not found her. 21 And
he asketh the men of her place, saying,
'Where is the separated one, — she in
Enayim, by the way?' and they say, 'There
hath not been in thisplace a separated one.'
22 And he turneth back unto Judah, and
saith, ' I have not found her; and the men
of the place also have said, "There hath
not been in this place a separated one." '
23 And Judah saith, ' Let her take it to her
self, lest we become despised; lo, I have
sent tMs kid, and thou hast not found her.'
24 And it cometh to pass, about three
months after, that it is declared to Judah,
saying, 'Tamar thy daughter-in-law hath
committed fornication; and also, lo, she
hath conceived by fornication: ' and Judah
saith, ' Bring her out, and let her be burnt.'
25 She is brought out, and she hath sent unto
her husband's father, saying, 'By the man
whose these are, I am pregnant; ' and she
saith, ' Discern, I pray thee, whose are these,
the seal, and the ribbon, and the staff.'
MAnd Judah discemeth, and saith, 'She
hath been more righteous than I, because
that I have not given her to Shelah my son; '
and he hath not added to know her again.
27 And it cometh to pass in the time of
her bearing, that lo, twins are in her womb.
28 And it cometh to pass in the time of her
bearing, that one giveth out the hand; and
the midwife taketh and bindeth on Ms hand
a scarlet thread, saying, ' This hath come
out first.' 29 And it cometh to pass as he
draweth back his hand, that lo, his brother
hath come out, and she saith, ' What ! thou
hast broken forth — on thee is the breach;'
and ,he calleth Ms name Pharez. s°And
afterwards hath, his brother come out, on
whose hand is the scarlet thread; and he
calleth his name Zarah.
XXXTX lANDJosephhathbeenbrought
down to Egypt; and Potiphar, a eunuch
of Pharaoh, head of the executioners, an
Egyptian man, buyeth him out of the hands
of the Ishmaelites who have brought him
thither. 2Aiffl the Lord is with Joseph;
and he is a prosperous man, and he is in the
house of Ms lord the Egyptian. 3And his
lord seeth that the Lord is with Mm, that
all which he doeth the Lord causeth to
prosper m his hand. 4And Joseph findeth
grace m his eyes; and he serveth him, and
he appointeth him over Ms house, and all
which he hath he hath given unto Ms hand.
5 And it cometh to pass from the time
that he hath appointed Mm over Ms house,
and over all wMch he hath, that the LORD
blesseth the house of the Egyptian for
Joseph's sake, and the blessing of the Lord
is on all wMch he hath, in the house and in
the field. 6And he leaveth all which he
hath in the hand of Joseph; and he hath not
known anything he hath, save the bread
wMch he eateth. And Joseph is of a fair
form, aud of a fair appearance.
7 And it cometh to pass after these things,
his lord's wife Iifteth up her eyes unto
Joseph, and saith, 'Lie with me.' 8And he
refuseth, and saith unto his lord's wife,
28

'Lo, my lord hath not known what is
with me m the house, and all wMch he hath
he hath given into my hand. 9None is
greater m tMs house than I, and he hath
not withheld anything from me, save thee,
because thou art his wife; and how shall I
do this great evil?— then have I sinned
against God.'
i°And it cometh to pass in her speaking
unto Joseph day by day, that he hath not
hearkened unto her, to lie near, her, to be
with her. "-And it cometh to pass about
this day, that he goeth into the house to do
his work, and there is none of the men of
the house there in the house. i2And she
catcheth him by his garment, saymg, 'Lie
with me;' and lie leaveth Ms garment in
her hand, and fleeth, and goeth without.
i3And it cometh to pass when she seeth
that he hath left his garment in her hand,
and fleeth without, i4 that she calleth for
the men of her house, and speaketh to them,
saying, ' See, he hath brought m to us a man,
a Hebrew, to play with us; he cometh in
unto me, to lie with me, and I call with a
loud voice. 16 And it cometh to pass, when
he heareth that I have lifted up my voice
and call, that he leaveth his garment near
me, and fleeth, and goeth without.'
i6 And she placeth his garment near her,
until the coming in of her lord into his
house. 17 And she speaketh unto him ac
cording to these words, saying, 'The He
brew servant whom thou hast brought unto
us, cometh in unto me to play with me.
18 And it cometh to pass, when I lift my voice
and call, that he leaveth Ms garment near
me, and fleeth without.'
i9 And it cometh to pass when his lord
heareth the words of Ms wife, wMch she
hath spoken unto Mm, saying, ' According
to these things hath thy servant done to
me,' that Ms anger burnetii, 2° And Joseph's
lord taketh Mm, and putteth him in the
round-house, a place where the king's pri
soners are bound; and he is there in the
round-house. 21 And the Lord is with Joseph, and
stretcheth out kindness unto Mm, and put
teth Ms grace in the eyes of the chief of the
round-house; 22and the cMef of the round
house giveth into the hand of Joseph all
the prisoners who are in the roundhouse;
as to all wMch they do there, he hath been
the doer, as The cMef of the round-house
seeth not anything under his hand, because
the Lord is with Mm; and that wMch he
doeth the Lord causeth to prosper.
XL. 1 AND it cometh to pass, after these
things— the butler of the'king of Egypt and
the baker have sinned against their lord,
agamst the king of Egypt. 2And Phajraoh
is wroth agamst his two eunuchs, against
the cMef of the butlers, and against the
chief of the bakers. 8 And he giveth them
in charge in the house of the chief of the
executioners, unto the round-house, the
place where Joseph is a prisoner. 4Aud
the cMef of the executioners chargeth
Joseph with them, and he serveth them;
and they are a week in charge.

Pliaraoh's butler and baker. XL. 5.— GENESIS.— XLI. 23. Pharaohs dreams interpreted.

6 And they dream a dream, both of them,
each his dream in one mght, each accord
ing to the mterpretation of Ms dream, the
butler and the baker whom the king of
Egypt hath, who are prisoners in the
round-house. 6 And Joseph cometh in unto them in the
morning, and seeth them, and lo, they are
morose. 7And he asketh Pharaoh's eunuchs
who are with hi™ in charge in the house of
his lord, saying, ' Wherefore are your faces
sad to-day?' 8 And they say unto him, 'We
have dreamed a dream,-and there is no in
terpreter of it.' And Joseph saith unto
them, ' Are not interpretations with God ?
recount, I pray you, to me.'
9And the chief of the butlers recounteth
Ms dream to Joseph, and saith to him, ' In
my dream, then lo, a vine is before me !
10 And in the vine are three branches, and it
is as .it were flourishing; its blossom hath
gone up, its clusters have ripened grapes.
u And Pharaoh's cup is in my hand; and I
take the grapes and press them into the
cup of Pharaoh, and I give the cup into the
hand of Pharaoh.'
i2 And Joseph saith to him, 'This is its
interpretation: the three branches are
three days; ^yet, within three days doth
Pharaoh lift up thy head, and hath put
thee back on thy station, and thou hast
given the cup of Pharaoh into Ms hand, ac
cording to the former custom when thou
wast Ms butler. 14 Surely if thou hast re
membered me with thee, when it is well
with thee, and hast done (I pray thee) kind
ness with me, and hast made mention of me
unto Pharaoh, then hast thou brought me
out from tMs house. i5For I have been
really stolen from the land of the Hebrews;
and here also have I done nothing that they
have put me in the pit.'
16 And the cMef of the bakers seeth that
the interpretation is good, and he saith
unto Joseph, ' I also am in a dream, and
lo, three baskets of white bread are on my
head. "And in the uppermost basket are
of all kinds of Pharaoh's food, the work of
the baker; and the birds eat them out of
the basket from off my head.'
18 And Joseph answereth and saith, 'TMs
is its mterpretation : the three baskets are
three days; J9yet, within three days doth
Pharaoh lift up thy head from off thee, and
hath hanged thee on a tree; and the birds
have eaten thy flesh from off thee.'
20 And it cometh to pass, on the third
day, Pharaoh's birthday, that he maketh a
banquet to all his servants, and Iifteth up
the head of the chief of the butlers, and the
head of the cMef of the bakers among Ms
servants. 21 And he putteth back the cMef
of the butlers to Ms butlership, and he
giveth the cup mto the hand of Pharaoh.
22 And the chief of the bakers hath he
hanged, as Joseph hath interpreted to them.
23 Yet the chief of the butlers hath not re
membered Joseph, but forgetteth him.
XLI. 1 AJND it cometh to pass, at the end
of two full years, that Pharaoh dreameth;
2 and lo, he is standing by the River, and lo,

from the River coming up are seven kine,
of fair appearance, aud fat in flesh, and
they feed among the reeds. 3And lo, seven
other kine are coming up after them out of
the River, of bad appearance, and lean in
flesh, and they stand near the kine on the
edge of the River. 4 And the kine of bad
appearance and lean in flesh eat up the
seven kine of fair appearance, and fat ;
and Pharaoh awaketh.
5 And he sleepeth, and dreameth a second
time; and lo, seven ears are coming up on
one stalk, fat and good. 6And lo, seven
ears, thm, and blasted with the east wind,
are springing up after them. 7And the
seven tMn ears swallow the seven fat and
full ears ; and Pharaoh awaketh, tand lo, a
dream. 8 And it cometh to pass in the morning,
that his spirit is moved, and he sendeth and
calleth all the scribes of Egypt, and all its
wise men, and Pharaoh recounteth to them
Ms dream, and there is no interpreter of
them to Pharaoh.
9And the chief of the butlers speaketh
with Pharaoh, saying, ' My sin I mention
tMs day; 10 Pharaoh hath been wroth
agamst his servants, and giveth me into
charge in the house of the chief of the exe
cutioners, me and the cMef of the bakers.
uAnd we dream a dream in one night, I
and he, each according to the interpreta
tion of his dream have we dreamed. 12 And
there is with us a youth, a Hebrew, servant
to the cMef of the executioners, and we re
count to Mm, and he interpreteth to us
our dreams, to each according to his dream
hath he interpreted. 13And it cometh to
pass, as he hath mterpreted to us, so it
hath been; me he hath put back on my sta
tion, and him he hath hanged.'
"And Pharaoh sendeth and calleth
Joseph, and they cause him to run out of
the pit; and he shaveth, and changeth his
garments, and cometh in unto Pharaoh.
15 And Pharaoh saith unto Joseph, ' I have
dreamed a dream, and there is no inter
preter of it, and I have heard concerning
thee, saying, "Thoumiderstandestadream
to interpret it." ' ie And Joseph answereth
Pharaoh, saying, 'Without me, let God
answer Pharaoh with peace.'
i7And Pharaoh speaketh unto Joseph:
' In my dream, lo, I am standing by the
edge of the River. 18 And lo, out of the
River going up are seven kine, fat in flesh,
and of fair form, and they feed among the
reeds. 19 And lo, seven other kine are going
up after them, thm, and of very bad form,
and lean in flesh; I have not seen hke these
in all the land of Egypt for badness. ^And
the lean and bad kine eat up the first
aeven fat kine. 21 And they come in unto
their midst, and it hath not been known
that they have come in unto their midst,
and their appearance is bad as at the com
mencement ; and I awake.
- 22 < And I see in my dream, that lo, seven
ears are coming up on one stalk, full and
good. ^Andlo, seven ears, withered, thin,
blasted with the east wind, are sprmging
29

Joseph made ruler in Egypt. XLI. 24.— GENESIS.— xlh. 11. His brethren come to Egypt.

up after them. ^And the thin ears swal
low the seven good ears; and I tell to the
scribes, and there is none declaring to me.'
25 And Joseph saith unto Pharaoh, 'The
dream of Pharaoh is one; that wMch God
doeth he hath declared to Pharaoh. 26The
seven good kine are seven years, and the
seven good ears are seven years; the dream
is one. 27 And the seven thin and bad kine
which come up after them are seven years;
and the seven empty ears, blasted with the
east wind, are seven years of famine. ^This
is the tMng which I have spoken unto
Pharaoh, "That which God doeth, he hath
shewn Pharaoh."
29 ( Lo, seven years come of great abund
ance in all the land of Egypt. 30 And seven
years of famine have arisen after them, and
all the plenty is forgotten iu the land of
Egypt, -and the famine hath finished the
land. 31 And the plenty is not known in
the land because of that famine afterwards,
for it is very grievous,
32 ' And because of the repeating of the
dream unto Pharaoh twice, surely the
thing is established by God, aud God hast
eth to do it.
83 ' And now, let Pharaoh provide a man,
intelligent and wise, and set him over the
land of Egypt. ^Let Pharaoh make and
appoint overseers over the land, and re
ceive a fifth of the land of Egypt, in the
seven years of plenty. 35And let them
gather all the food of these good years that
come, and heap up corn under the hand of
Pharaoh; let them keep food in the cities,
36 and let the food become a store for the
land, for the seven years of famine which
are in the laud of Egypt: and let not the
land be cut off by the famine.'
37 And the thing is good in the eyes of
Pharaoh, and in the eyes of ail his servants.
38 And Pharaoh saith unto his servants, ' Do
we find like this, a man in whom the Spirit
of God is?' 89And Pharaoh saith unto
Joseph, 'After God hath caused thee to
know all this, there is none intelligent and
wise as thou. 40Thou art over my house,
and -at thy mouth do all my people kiss;
only in the throne I am greater than thou.'
41 And Pharaoh saith unto Joseph, 'See,
I have put thee over all the land of Egypt.'
42 And Pharaoh tumeth aside Ms seal-
ring from off his hand, and putteth it on
the hand of Joseph, and clotheth him with
garments of fine b'nen^and placeth a gold
chain on his neck. 43Aud causeth him to
ride in the second chariot which he hath;
and they proclaim before him, ' Bow the
knee I' so as to put him over all the land
of Egypt.
44 And Pharaoh saith unto Joseph, 'I am
Pharaoh, and without thee a man doth not
lift up his hand or his foot iu all the land
of Egypt.' 45 And Pharaoh calleth Joseph's
name Zaphnath-Paaneah, and he giveth to
him Asenath daughter of Potipherah, priest
of On, for a wife ; and Joseph goeth out
over the bind of Egypt.
43 And Joseph %s thirty years old in his
standing before Pharaoh king of Egypt :
30

and Joseph goeth out from the presence of
Pharaoh, and passeth over through all tho
land of Egypt. 47 And the land yieldeth in
the seven years of plenty by handfuls.
« And he gathereth all the food of the
seven years which have been in the land of
Egypt, and putteth the food in the cities;
the food of the field wMch is round about
each city hath he put in its midst. 49 And
Joseph gathereth corn as the sand of the
sea, multiplymg exceedingly, until he hath
ceased to number, for it is innumerable.
5° And to Joseph were born two sons before
the year of famine cometh, whom Asenath
daughter of Potipherah, priest of On, hath
born to him. si And Joseph calleth the
name of the first-born Manasseh: 'for God
hath made me to forget all my labour, and
all the house of my father.' 52 And the name
of, the second hath he called Ephrahn; ' for
God hath caused me to be fruitful in the
land of mine affliction.'
, 53 And the seven years of plenty are com
pleted which have been in the land, of Egypt.
54And the seven years of famine begin to
come, as Joseph hath said; and the famine
is m all the lands, but in all the land of
Egypt hath been bread. 65And all the land
of Egypt is famished, and the people cry
unto Pharaoh for bread; and Pharaoh saith
to all the. Egyptians, ' Go ye unto Joseph;
that winch he saith to you, do.'
56 And the famine has been over all the
face of the land; and Joseph openeth all
places wliich have corn in them, and sellcth
to the Egyptians; and the famine is seveie
in the land of Egypt. & And all the lands
have come to Egypt, to buy, unto Joseph;
for the famine was severe in all the
lands. XLII. i AND Jacob seeth that there is corn
iu Egypt; and Jacob saith to his sons, ' Why
do you look at each other r* 2He saith also,
(Lo, Ihaveheardthatthereiscorn in Egypt; '
go down thither, and buy for us from thence,
aud let us live and not die.' s And the ten
brethren of Joseph go .down to buy corn in
Egypt. 4And Benjamin, Joseph's brother,
Jacob hath not sent with Ms bretMen; for
he hath said, ' Lest miscMef meet him.'
5 And the sons of Israel come to buy in the
midst of those who come, for the famine
hath been in the land of Canaan, cAnd
Joseph is the ruler over the land, he who
selleth to all the people of the land; and
Joseph's brethren come, and bow themselves
to him — face to the earth.
7And Joseph seeth his brethren, and dis-
cerneth them, and maketh himself strange
unto them, and speaketh sharp things with
them, and saith unto them, 'From whence
have ye come ? ' And they say, ' From the
land of Canaan, to buy food.'
8 And Joseph dJtcerneth his brethren, but
they have not discerned him. D And Joseph '
remembereth the dreams which he hath
dreamed of them, and saith unto them, ' Ye
are spies; to see the nakedness of the land
have ye come.' WAnd they say unto him,
' Nay, my lord, but thy servants have come
to buy food; n we are all of us the sons of

Simeon kept for a pledge. xllt. 12.— GENESIS.— XLin. 14. Benjamin is sent to Egypt.

one man, we are right men; thy servants
have not been spies.' i2And he saith unto
them, ' Nay, but the nakedness of the land
have ye come to see.' is And they say, ' Thy
servants are twelve brethren; we are the
sons of one man in the land of Canaan, and
lo, the young one is to-day with our father,
and one is not.'
14 And Joseph saith unto them, 'TMs is
that wMch I have spoken unto you, saying,
"Ye are spies." WByttus ye are proved:
Pharaoh liveth ! ye go not out from this
place, except by your young brother coming
hither; I6 send one of you, and let him bring
your brother, and ye, remain ye bound, and
let your words be proved, whether truth be
with you: andif not— Pharaoh liveth ! surely
ye are spies.' i?And he removeth them
unto charge three days.
is And Joseph saith unto them on the
third day, 'This do and live; God I fear.
i9If ye are right men, let one of your
brethren be bound in the house of your
ward, andye, go, carry in corn/or the famine
of your houses. 20 And your young brother
bring ye unto me, and let your words be
established, and die not; ' and. they do so.
31 And they say one unto another, ' Verily
we are guilty concerning our brother, be
cause we saw the distress of his soul, m his
making supplication unto us, and we did not
hearken: therefore hath this distress come
upon us.' 22 And Reuben answereth them,
saying, 'Spake I not unto you, saying, "Sin
not against the lad ? " but ye hearkened uot;
and his blood also, lo, it is required.'
23 And they have not known that Joseph
understandeth, for the interpreter is be
tween them. 24 And he turneth round from
them, and weepeth, and turneth back unto
them, and speaketh unto them, and taketh
Shneon from them, and bindeth Mm before
their eyes.
25 And Joseph commandeth, and they fill
their 'vessels. with corn, also to put back the
money of each unto his sack, and to give to
them provision for the way; and thus he
doth to them.
25 And they lift up their corn upon their
asses, and go from thence. 27 And one open-
eth his sack, to give provender to Ms ass at
the Iodgmg-place, and he seeth his money,
and lo, it is in the mouth of Ms bag. 2B And
he saith unto his bretMen, * My money
hath been put back, and also, lo, in my bag; '
and their heart goeth out, and they tremble,
saying one to another, 'What is tMs God
hath done to us?'
29 And they come in unto Jacob their
father, to the land of Canaan, and they de
clare to him all that wMch meeteth them
saying, ^ ' The man, the lord of the land, hath
spoken with us sharp things, and* maketh us
as spies of the land; ^ and we say unto Mm,
" We are right men; we have not been spies;
82 we are twelve brethren, sons of one fa
ther ; the one is not, and the young one is to
day with our father in the land of Canaan."
83 And the man, the lord of the land, saith
unto us, "By this I know that ye are right
men— leave one of your brethren with me,

and for th,e famine of your houses take ye
and go ; ^ and bring your young brother un
to me, then do Pknow that ye are not spies,
but that ye are right men ; your brother I
give to you, and ye trade with the land." '
35 And it cometh to pass, they are, empty
ing their sacks, and lo, the bundle of each
man's silver is in Ms sack; and they see their
bundles of silver, they and their father, and
are afraid. 3uAnd Jacob their father1 saith
unto them, ' Me have ye bereaved ; Joseph
is not, and Simeon is not, and Benjamin ye
take ; all these have been against me.'
37 And Reuben speaketh unto his father,
saying, 'My two sons put to death, if I
bring him not m unto thee; give Mm into
my hand, and I bring Mm back unto thee.'
38 And he saith, 'My son doth not go down
with you, for Ms brother is dead, and he is
left by himself; when miscMef hath met
him in the way in which ye go, then have
ye brought down my grey hairs in sorrow
to Sheol.'
XLILT. 1 AND the famine is severe in the
land; 2and it cometh to pass, when they
have finished eating the corn wliich they
have brought from Egypt, that their father
saith unto them, ' Turn back, buy for us a
little food.'
3 And Judah speaketh unto him, saying,
fThe man hath certainly protested to us,
saying, "Ye do not see my face without
your brother beingwitih you;" 4if thou sehd-
est our brother with us, wc go down, and
buy food for thee; sand if thou dost not
send — we do not go down, for the man hath
said unto us, " Ye do not see my face with
out your brother being with you." '
cAnd Israel saith, 'Why have ye done
evil to me, by declaring to the man that ye
have yet a brother?' 7And they say, 'The
man hath asked diligently concerning us,
and concerning our kindred, saying, "Is
your father yet alive ? have ye a brother;"
and we declare to Mm accordmg to the
tenor of these things. Should we certainly
know that he will say, "Bring down your
brother ? ' "
8And Judah saith unto Israel his father,
' Send the youth with me, and let us arise,
and go, and let us live, and not die, both we,
and thou, and our mfants. 9I am surety/or
Mm; from my hand require him; if I have
not brought him in unto thee and set him
before thee — then have I sinned against thee
continually. i°For if we had not lingered,
surely now we had returned this second
time. " And Israel their father saith unto them,
'If so, now, this do, take Of the praised
thing of the land m your vessels, and take
down a present to the man, a little balm,
and a little honey, spices and myrrh, nuts
and almonds. 12 And take double money in
your hand; even the money wliich is brought
back m the mouth of your bags, take it back
in your hand, it may be it is an oversight.
13 And take your brother, and rise, return
unto the man; 14and God Almighty give
mercies to you before the man, so that he
hath sent Jto you your other brother and
31

Joseph receives his brethren. XLm. 15.— GENESIS.— XLIV. 19. His policy to detain them _

Benjamin; and I, when I am bereaved— I
am bereaved.'
ifiAnd the men take tMs' present; double
money also have they taken in their hand,
and Benjamin; and they rise up,, and go
down to Egypt, and stand before Joseph.
leAnd Joseph seeth Benjamin with them;
and he saith to Mm who is over Ms house,
'Bring these men into the house, and
slaughter an animal, and make ready, for
the men do eat with me at noon.'
17 And the man doeth as Joseph hath said;
and the man bringeth m the men mto the
house of Joseph. IS And the men are afraid
because they have been brought into the
house of Joseph; and they say, 'For the
matter of the money wMch was put back
in our bags at the commencement are we
brought in, to roll Mmself upon us, and to
throw himself on us, and to take us for
servants — our asses also.'
19 And they come nigh unto the man who
is over the house of Joseph, and they speak
unto Mm at the opening of the house, 20 and
say, ' 0, my lord, we really come down at
the commencement to buy food; 21and it
cometh to pass, when'we have come in unto
the lodging-place, aud opened our bags,
that lo, each one's money is m the mouth
of his bag; our money in its weight; but we
bring it back in our hand. ^And other
money have we brought down m our hand
to buy food; we have not known who hath
put our money in our bags.'
23 And he saith, ' Peace be to you, fear not :
your God and the God of your father hath
given to you hidden treasure in your bags;
your money hath come unto me:' and he
bringeth out Simeon unto them. 24 And the
man bringeth in the men into Joseph's
house, and giveth water, and they wash
their feet ; he giveth also provender for their
asses. 25 And they prepare the present until
the coming of Joseph at noon, for they have
heard that he eateth bread there.
20 And Joseph cometh into the house, and
they bring the present to him wMch is in
their hand, into the house, and bow them
selves to him, to the earth. & And he ask-
eth of them concerning their welfare, and
saith, ' Is your father well ? the aged man
of whom ye have spoken; is he yet alive ?'
23 And they say, ' Thy servant our father is
well; he is yet alive; ' and they bow, and do
obeisance. 29 And he Iifteth up his eyes,
and seeth Benjamin his brother, Ms mother's
son, and saith, ' Is this your young brother,
of whom ye have spoken unto me V and he
saith, 'God be gracious to thee, my son.'
30 And Joseph hasteth, for his bowels have
been moved for his brother, and he seeketh
to weep; and he entereth the inner chamber,
and weepeth there. 31 And he washeth his
face, and goeth out, aud reframeth himself,
and saith, 'Place bread.'
82 And they place for Mm by himself, and
for them by themselves, and for the Egyp
tians who eat with him by themselves: for
the Egyptians are unable to eat bread with
the Hebrews, for it is an abomination to the
Egyptians. ssAnd they sit before Mm, the

first-born according to Ms birtliright, and
the young one according to Ms youth; and
the men wonder one at another. 34 And he
Iifteth up gifts from before him unto them;
and the gift of Benjamm is five hands more
than any of theirs. And they drink, yea,
they drink abundantly with him.
XLIV. 1 AND he commandeth him who
is over Ms house, saying, ' Fill the bags of
the men with food, as they are able to bean,
and put the money of each in the mouth of
his bag; 2and my cup, the silver cup, put
m the mouth of the bag of the young one,
and his corn money; ' and he. doth according
to the word of Joseph which he hath spoken.
3 The morning is bright, and the men have
been sent away, they and their asses; ^hey
have gone out of the city; they have not
gone far off; and Joseph hath said to Mm
who is over his house, ' Rise, pursue after
the men ; when thou hast overtaken them,
then hast thou said unto them, "Why have
ye recompensed evil for good ? 5 Is not tMs
that with wMch my lord drinketh ? and he
observeth diligently with it ; ye have done
evil in that wliich ye have done." '
6 And he overtaketh them, and speaketh
these words unto them. 7 And they say unto
him, ' Why doth my lord speak according
to these words ? far be it from thy servants
to do according to this word. 8Lo, the
money wliich we found in the mouth of our
bags we have brought back unto thee from
the laud of Canaan, and how do we steal
from the house of thy lord silver or gold ?
9 With whomsoever of thy servants it is
found, let Mm die; and we also become ser
vants to my lord.'
i°And he saith, 'Now, also, it is accord
ing to your words; he with whom it is
found becometh my servant, and ye are ac
quitted.' n And they hasten and take down
each his bag to the earth, and each openeth
Ms bag. 12 And he searcheth; at the eldest
he hath begun, and at the youngest he hath
completed; and the cup is found in the bag
of Benjamm. 13And they rend their gar
ments:; and each ladeth his ass, and they
turn back to the city.
i4And Judah and, his brethren come in
unto the house of Joseph ; and he is yet
there, and they fall before him to the
earth, is And Joseph saith to them, ' What
is tMs work that ye have done ? have ye not
known that a man like me doth diligently
observe ? '
16 And Judah saith, ' What shall we say to
my lord? what shall we speak? and what
—shall we justify ourselves? God hath
found out the iniquity of thy servants; lo,
we are servants to my lord, both we, and
he in whose hand the cup hath beenfoundV
17 And he saith, 'Far be it from me to do
this; the man in whose hand the cup hath
been found, he becometh my servant; as for
you, go ye up in peace unto your father.'
1S And Judah cometh nigh unto Mm, aud
saith, ' 0 my lord, let thy servant, I pray
thee, speak a word m the ears of my lord,
and let not thine anger burn against thy
servant; for thou art as Pharaoh. «My

Joseph is made known. xuv. 20.— GENESIS.— xlv. 27. He sendeth for hisfaUier.

lord hath asked Ms servants, saying, "Have
you a father or brother?" 2*>And we say
unto my lord, "We have a father, an aged
one, and a child of his old age, a young one ;
¦ and Ms brother is dead, and he is left alone
of his mother, and Ms father hath loved
bim." ^ And thou sayest unto thy servants,
" Bring him down unto me, and let me set
mine eye upon him." ^And we say unto
my lord, " The youth is unable to leave Ms
father; when he hath left Ms father, then
hath he died." ^ And thou sayest unto thy
servants, "If your young brother come not
down with you, ye add not to see my face."
24 'And it cometh to pass, that we have
come up unto thy servant my father, and
we declare to Mm the words of my lord.
25 And our father saith, "Turn back, buy
for us a little food." 26And we say, "We
are unable to go down; if our young brother
is with us, then have we gone down; for we
are unable to see the man's face, when our
young brother is not with us." ^ And thy
servant my father saith unto us, " Ye have
known that my wife hath born to me two;
28 and the one goeth out from me, and I
say, ' Surely he is torn— torn ! ' and I have
not seen him since. ^Whenyehave taken
tMs also from my presence, and mischief
hath met him, then have ye brought down
my grey hairs with evil to Sheol."
30 ' And now, at my coming in unto thy
servant my father, and the youth is not
with us (and Ms soul is bound up m his
soul), 81 then it hath come to pass when he
seeth that the youth is not, that he hath
died, and thy servants have brought down
the grey hairs of thy servant our father
with' sorrow to Sheol. ^For thy servant
hath obtained the youth by surety from
my father, saying, " If I bring him not in
unto thee— I have sinned against my father
continually.". ssAnd now, let thy servant,
I pray thee, abide for the youth a servant
to my lord, and let the youth go up with his
brethren; M for how shall I go up unto my
father, and the youth not with me ? lest I
look on the evil which doth find my father.'
XLV. *AND Joseph hath been unable to
refrain himself before all who stand by him,
and he calleth, ' Put out every man from
me ;' and no man hath stood with him when
Joseph maketh himself known unto his
brethren. 2And he giveth forth his voice
in weeping, and the Egyptians hear, the
house of Pharaoh also heareth. 8And Jo
seph saith unto his brethren, ' I am Joseph;
doth my father yet live?' and his brethren
have been unable to answer him, for they
have been troubled at Ms presence.
4 And Joseph saith unto his brethren,
' Come mgh unto me, I pray you,' and they
come mgh; and he saith, 'I am Joseph,
your brother, whom ye sold into Egypt.
5 And now, he not grieved, nor let it be dis
pleasing in your eyes that ye have sold me
hither; for as a life-preserver hath God
sent me before you. 6 For these two years
of fanuhe have been in the heart of the
land, and yet are five years; in which there
is neither plougMng nor harvest. 7And
0

God sendeth me before you, to place a rem
nant of you in the land, and to give life to
you by a great escape. 8 And now, ye have
not sent me Mther, but God; and He doth
set me as a father tp Pharaoh, and as lord
of all his house, and ruler over all the land
of Egypt.
9 ' Haste, and go up to my father, then have '
ye said to him, " Thus hath Joseph thy son
said, God hath set me as lord of all Egypt;
come down to me, stay not, 10 then hast thou
dwelt in the land of Goshen, and been near to
me, thou and thy children, and thy children's
children, and thy flock, and thy herd, and
all which thou hast, n and I have nourished
thee there — for yet are five years of famine —
lest thou become poor, thou and thy house
hold, and all whom thou hast. 12 And lo,
your eyes see, and the eyes of my brother
Benjamin, that it is my mouth which speak
eth unto you. i3 When ye have declared to
my father all my honour in Egypt, and all
that ye have seen, then ye have hasted, and
have brought down my father hither.'"
14 And he falleth on the neck of Benjamin
Ms brother, and weepeth, and Benjamin
hath wept on his neck ; 15 and he kisseth all
Ms brethren, and weepeth over them; and
afterwards have Ms brethren spoken with
Mm.
i6 And the sound hath been heard in the
house of Pharaoh, saying, ' The brethren of
Joseph have come;' and it is good in the
eyes of Pharaoh, and m the eyes of Ms ser
vants. " And Pharaoh saith unto Joseph,
'Say unto thy brethren, "TMs do ye, lade
your beasts, and go, enter ye the land of Ca
naan; i8 and take your father, and youi
households, and come unto me, and let me
give to you the good of the land of Egypt,
and eat the fat of the land; 19 yea, thou hast
been commanded : tMs do ye; take foryour-
selves waggons out of the land of Egypt, for
your infants, and for your wives, then have
ye brought your father, and come. 20 And let
not your eye have pity on your vessels, for
the good of all the land of Egypt is yours." '
21 And the sons of Israel do so; and Joseph
giveth waggons to them by the command
of Pharaoh ; he giveth also to them provi
sion for the way. w To all of them hath he
given; to each changes of garments, and to
Benjamin he hath given three hundred
silverhngs, and five changes of garments ;
23 and to Ms father he hath sent thus : ten
asses bearing some of the good things of
Egypt,; and ten she-asses bearing eorn and
bread, even food for his father by the way.
24 And he sendeth Ms brethren away, and
they go; he saith also unto them, ' Be not
angry in the way.'
^ And they go up out of Egypt, and come in
unto the land of Canaan, unto Jacob their
father; 26 and they declare to him, saying,
' Joseph is yet alive, and that he is ruler
over all the land of Egypt.' And the heart
of Jacob ceaseth, for he hath not given
credence to them. 27 And they speak unto
Mm all the words of Joseph, which he hath
spoken unto them; and he seeth the wag
gons wMch- Joseph hath sent to bear Mm

Israel goeth into Egypt. xlv. 28.— GENESIS.— xlvii. 8. Joseph meets his father.

away, and the spirit of Jacob their father
reviveth. 28And Israel saith, ' Enough,
Joseph my son is yet alive; let me go and
see him before I die.'
XLVI. 1AND Israel journeyeth, and all
which he hath, and he cometh m to Beer-
Sheba, and saeriflceth sacrifices to the God
of his father Isaac. 2And God speaketh to
Israel in visions of the night, and saith,
'Jacob, Jacob.' And he saith, ' Here am
L* 3And He saith, 'I am God, the God of
thy father; be not afraid of going down to
Egypt, for I make thee become a great
nation there. 4I go down with thee to
Egypt, and I also certainly bring thee up,
and Joseph putteth Ms hand on thine eyes.'
6 And Jacob riseth from Beer-Sheba; and
the sons of Israel carry Jacob their father,
and their infants, and their wives, in the
waggons which Pharaoh hath sent to carry
Mm. fiAnd they take their cattle, and
their goods which they have acquired in
the land of Canaan, and come into Egypt,
even Jacob, and all his seed with him. 7His
sons, and his sons' sons -vyith him ; his
daughters, and his sons' daughters, yea, all
Ms seed hath he brought with him into
Egypt. 8 And these are the names of the children
of Israel who come into Egypt : Jacob and
his sons. Jacob's first-born, Reuben. 9And
the sons of Reuben : Hanoch, and Phallu,
and Hezron, and Carmi.
i°And the sons of Simeon : Jemuel, and
Jamin, and Ohad, and JacMn, and Zohar,
and Shaul son of the Canaamtish woman.
u And the sons of Levi : Gershon, Kohath,
and Merari.
J2 And the sons of Judah : Er, and Onan,
aud Shelah, and Pharez, and Zarah ; (both
Er and Ouan die in the land of Canaan.) And
the sons of Pharez are Hezron and Hamul.
13 And the sons of Issachar : Tola, and
Phuvah, and Job, and Shimron.
X4And the sons of Zebulun : Sered, and
Elon, and Jahleel.
15 These are the sons of Leah whom she
hath born to Jacob in Padan-Aram, aud
Dinah his daughter ; all the persons of his
sons and his daughters are thirty and three.
16 And the sons of Gad: Ziphion, and
Haggi, Shuni, and Ezbon, Eri, and Arodi,
and Areli.
17 And the sons of Asher : Jimnah, and
Ishuah, and Isui, aud Beriah, and Serah
their sister. Au I the sons of Beriah ; He-
ber and Malch ;cl.
18 These are the sons of Zilpah, whom La
ban hath given to Leah his daughter, and
jahe beareth these to Jacob — sixteen persons.
i9 The sons of Rachel Jacob's wife : Joseph
and Benjamin. ^And born to Joseph in
the land of Egypt (whom Asenath daughter
of Potipherah, priest of On, hath born to
Mm) are Mmasseh and Ephraim.
21 And the sons of Benjamin : Belah, and
Beeher, and Ashbel, Gera, and Naaman,
EM, and Rosh, Muppim, and Huppim, and
Ard. 22 These are the sons of Rachel, who are
born to Jacob; all the persons are fourteen.
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23 And the sons of Dan; Hushim.
24 And the sons of Naphtali : JahzeeL and
Guni, and Jezer, and Shillem.
25 These are the sons of Bilhah, whom La
ban hath given to Rachel his daughter;
and she beareth these to Jacob — all the
persons are seven.
26 All the persons who come with Jacob
to Egypt, who go out of his tMgh, besides
the wives of Jacob's sons, ah the persons
are sixtyandsix. ^And the sons of Joseph
who have been born to Mm m Egypt are
two persons; all the persons of the house
of Jacob who come into Egypt are seventy.
28 And Judah he hath sent before him
unto Joseph, to direct before him towards
Goshen; and they come into the land of
Goshen. 29 And Joseph harnesseth Ms
chariot, and goeth up to meet Israel his
father, to Goshen, and appeareth unto him;
and falleth on his neck, and weepeth on
Ms neck agam. 30And Israel saith unto
Joseph, ' Let me die this time, after my
seeing thy face, for thou art yet alive.'
31 And Joseph saith unto his brethren,
. and unto the house of his father, ' Let me
go up, and declare to Pharaoh, and say
unto him, "My brethren, and the house of
my father who are m the land of Canaan,
have come M unto me. ^ And the men are
feeders of flocks, for they have been men of
cattle; and their flock, and their herd, and
all that they have, they ha' ¦ brought."
^When it hath come to pas: that Pharaoh
caUeth for you, and hath said, "What an;
your werks?" 34then ye have said, "Thy
servants have been men of cattle from our
youth, even until now, both we and our
fathers," in order that ye may dwell in the
land of Goshen ; for an abomination to the
Egyptians is every one feeding a flock.'
XLVII. iAND Joseph cometh, and de
clareth to Pharaoh, and saith, ' My father,
and my bretMen, and their flock, and their
herd, and all which they have, have come
from the land of Canaan; and lo, they are
in the land of Goshen.'
2 And from his brethren he hath taken
five men, and setteth them before Pharaoh.
3And Pharaoh saith unto his brethren,
' What are your works ? ' and they say unto
Pharaoh, 'Thy servants are feeders of a
flock, both we and our fathers.' 4They say
also unto Pharaoh, 'To sojourn in the land
have we come, for there is no pasture for
the flock which thy servants have, for the
famine is grievous in the land of Canaan;
and now, let thy servants, we pray thee,
dwell in the land of Goshen.'
5 And Pharaoh speaketh unto Joseph, say
ing, ' Thy father and thy brethren have come
unto thee; 6thelandof Egypt is before thee;
in the best of the land cause thy father and
thy brethren to dwell; let them dwell in
the land of Goshen; and if thou hast known
that there are among them men of ability,
then hast thou made them heads over the
eattle which I have.'
7 And Joseph bringeth in Jacob his father,
and presenteth him before Pharaoh; and
Jacob blesseth Pharaoh. 8And Pharaoh

His dealing in the famine. XLVU. 9.— GENESIS— XLVHi. 11. Jacob blesseth Joseph's sons.

saith unto Jacob, ' How many are the days
of the years of thy life?' 9 And Jacob saith
unto Pharaoh, 'The days of the years of
my sojournings are an hundred and thirty
years; few and evil have been the 'days of
the years of my life, and they have not
reached the days of the years of the life of
my fathers, in the days of their sojourn
ings.' i°And Jacob blesseth Pharaoh, and
goeth out from before. Pharaoh.
u And Joseph settleth his father and his
brethren, and giveth to them a possession
in the land of Egypt, in the best of the land,
in the land of Rameses, as Pharaoh hath
commanded. 12 And Joseph nourisheth Ms
father, and his bretMen, and all the house
of his father with bread, according to the
mouth of the infants.
i8 And the.re is no bread m all the land,
for the famine is very grievous, and the
land of Egypt and the land of Canaan are
feeble because of the famine. 14 And Joseph
gathereth all the money wMch hath been
found in the land of Egypt, and in the land
of Canaan, for the corn wMch they buy;
and Joseph bringeth the money into the
house of Pharaoh.
15 And the money is consumed out of the
land of Egypt, and out of the land of Canaan,
and all the Egyptians come in unto Joseph,
saying, ' Give bread to us — why do we die
before thee, though the money hath ceased ? '
16 And Joseph saith, 'Give your cattle; and
let me give to you for your cattle, if the,
money hath ceased.' "And: they bring in
their cattle unto Joseph; and Joseph giveth
to them bread for the horses, and for the
cattle of the flock, and for the cattle of the
herd, and for the asses; and he tendeth
them with bread, for all their cattle, during
that year.
18 And that year is finished; and they come
in unto Mm on the second year, and say to
him, ' We do not hide from my lord, that
since the money is finished, and the posses
sion of the cattle is unto my lord, there hath
not been left before my lord, save our bodies,
and our ground. "Why do we die before
thine eyes, both we and our ground ? buy us
and our ground for bread, and let us and
our ground be servants to Pharaoh, and
give seed; and let us live, and not die, and
let not the ground be desolate.'
20 And Joseph buyeth all the ground of
Egypt for Pharaoh; for the Egyptians have
sold each his field, for the famine hath been
severe upon them, and the land becometh
Pharaoh's. 21 As to the people, he hath re
moved them to citieB from the one end of
the border of Egypt even unto its other end.
22 Only the ground of the priests he hath
not bought; for the priests have a portion
from Pharaoh, and they have eaten their
portion wMch Pharaoh hath given to them;
therefore they have not sold their ground.
23 And Joseph saith unto the people, ' Lo,
I have bought you and your ground to-day
for Pharaoh; lo, seed for you; when ye
have sown the ground, ^then hath it come
to pass concerning the increase, that ye
have given a fifth to Pharaoh, and four

§arts are for yourselves, for seed of the
eld; and for your food, and for those who
are in your houses, ana for food for your
infants.' 25 And they Say, 'Thou hast revived us;
let us find grace in the eyes of my lord, then
have we been servants to Pharaoh.' 26 And
Joseph appointeth it for a statute unto this
day, concerning the ground of Egypt, that
Pharaoh hath a fifth; only the ground of the
priests alone hath not become Pharaoh's.
27 And Israel dwelleth m the land of Egypt,
in the land of Goshen, and they have pos
sessions in it, and are frmtful, and multiply
exceedingly. 28 And Jacob liveth in the
land of Egypt seventeen years; and the
days of Jacob, the years of his life, are an
hundred and forty and seven years.
29 And the days are near for Israel to die;
and? he calleth for Ms son, for Joseph, and
saith to Mm, ' If, I pray thee, I have found
grace in tMne eyes, put, I pray thee, thy
hand under my thigh, seemg thou hast
dealt kindly and truly with me ; bury me
not, I pray thee, in Egypt. 3°When I have
lain with my fathers, then thou hast borne
me out of Egypt, and buried me in their
burying-place.' And he saith, ' I do accord-
ding to thy word.' ^ And he saith, ' Swear
to me: ' and he sweareth to him: and Israel
boweth himself on the head of the bed.
XLVHI. 1AND it cometh to pass, after
these tMngs, that one saith to Joseph, ' Lo,
thy father is sick;' and he taketh Ms two
sons with him, Manasseh and Ephraim.
2 And one declareth to Jacob, and saith, ' Lo,
thy son Joseph is coming unto thee; ' and
Israel strengtheneth himself, and sitteth
upon the bed.
3 And Jacob saith unto Joseph, 'God
Almighty hath appeared unto me, in Luz,
in the land of Canaan, and blesseth me,
4 and saith unto me, ' Lo, J am making thee
fruitful, and have multiplied thee, and have
set thee for a congregation of peoples, and
have given this land to thy seed after thee,
an everlasting possession. BAnd now, thy
two?sons, who are born to thee in the land
of Egypt, before my coming unto thee, to
Egypt, mine they are ; Ephraim and Manas
seh, as Reuben and Simeon, they are mine,
6 And thy family wMch thou hast begotten
after them are thine; by the name of their
brethren they are caBedin their inheritance.
7 And I — in my coming in from Padan-J. raw
Rachel dieth by me in the land of Canaan, (
in the way, while there is yet a kivrath of >
land to enter Ephrath, and I bury her there j
in the way of Ephrath, whichis BetMehem.' \
8 And Israel seeth the sons of Joseph, and |
saith, 'Who are these?' « And Joseph saith ;
unto Ms father, ' They are my sons, whom 1
God hath given to me m this place.' And, he 1
saith, ' Bring them, I pray thee, unto me, i
and let me bless them.' i°And the eyes
of Israel have been heavy from age, he is
unable to see; and he "bringeth them mgh to
him, and he kisseth them, and cleaveth to
them. "And Israel saith unto Joseph, 'I
had not thought to see thy face; and lo,
God hath shewed me also thy Beed.'
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Jacob's prophecy

XLVir. 12.— GENESIS.— XLIX. 30.

eoncerrinq his ;on&.

^2 And Joseph bringeth them out from
between Ms knees, and boweth Mmself on
his face to the earth. 13 And Joseph taketh
them both, Ephraim in Ms right hand to
wards Israel's left, and Manassehin his left
towards Israel's right, and bringeth theiyi
nigh to him. i4And Israel putteth out his
ngbt hand, and placeth it upon the head of
Ephraim, who is the younger, and Ms left
hand upon the head of Manasseh; guidmg
Ms hands wisely, for Manasseh is the first
born. 16 And he blesseth Joseph, and saith, 'God,
before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac
walked habitually: God who feedeth me
from my being unto this day, 16 the Angel
who redeemeth me from all evil bless the
youths, and let my name be called upon
them, and the name of my fathers Abraham
and Isaac; and let them mcrease as fish
mto a multitude in the midst of the land.'
17 And Joseph seeth that his father put
teth his right hand on the head of Ephraim,
and it is wrong in his eyes, and he taketh
hold of the hand of his father to turn it
aside from off the head of Ephraim, on to
the head of Manasseh. 1S And Joseph saith
unto his father, ' Not so, my father, for this
is the first-born; set thy right hand on Ms
head.' 19 And his father refuseth, and saith,
'I have known, my son, I have known; he
also becometh a people, and he also is great,
and yet, his young brother is greater than
he, and his seed is the fuMess of nations.'
20 And he blesseth them in that day, saying,
'By thee let Israel bless, saying, God, make
thee as Ephraim and as Manasseh ; ' and he
setteth Ephraim before Manasseh.
21 And Israel saith unto Joseph, rLo, I
die, but God hath been with you, and hath
brought you back unto the land of your
fathers. 22 And I — I have given to thee one
portion above thy brethren, which I have
taken from the hand of the Amorite by my
sword and by my bow.'
XLIX. 1 AND Jacob calleth unto his sons
and saith, ' Be gathered together, and let
me declare to you that which happeneth
with you in the latter end of the days.
2 'Be assembled, and hear, O sons of Jacob,
And hearken unto Israel your, father.
3 Reuben ! thou art my first-born,
My power— the beginning of my strength,
The abundance of exaltation.
And the abundance of strength ;
4 Unstable as water, thou artnot abundant;
For thou hast gone up thy father's bed ;
Then thou hast polluted it ;
My couch he went up !
6 Simeon and Levi are brethren .'
Instruments of violence their espousals !
* Into their secret, come not, 0 my soul !
Into their convention be not thou umted,
0 mine honour ;
For in their anger they have slain a man,
And in their self-will— eradicated a prince:
7 Cursed is their anger, for it is fierce,
And their wrath, for it is sharp ;
I divide them in Jacob,
And I scatter them in Israel.
¦B Judah ! thou — thy brethren praise thee !
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Thy hand is on the neck of thine enemies,
The children of thy father bow to thee.
9 Judah is a lion's whelp ;
For the prey, my son, thou hast gone up;
He hath bent, he hath crouched as a lion,
And as a lioness: who causeth him to arise ?
i° The sceptre turneth not aside from Judali,
. Or a lawgiver from between Ms feet,
Till Her Seed come ;
And Ms is the obedience of the peoples.
n Binding to the vine Ms ass,
And to the choice vine the colt of his ass,
He hath washed his clothing in wine,
And Ms covering in the blood of grapes :
12 Red are Ms eyes with wine,
And wMte his teeth with milk.
13 Zebulun dwelleth at the haven of the seas.
And he is for a haven of ships ;
And his side is unto Zidon.
14 Issachar is a strong ass,
Crouching between two folds ;
15 And he seeth rest that it U good, .
And the land that it is pleasant,
And he inclineth his shoulder to bear,
And is a servant to tribute. -
16, Dan doth judge his people,
As one of the tribes of Israel ;
17 Dan is a serpent by the way,
An adder by the path,
Which biteth the horse's heels,
And its rider falleth backward.
is For Thy salvation have I waited, 0 LORD.
19. Gad ! a troop assaulteth him,
But he assaulteth at the last.
* Out of Asher his bread is fat ;
And he giveth out the dainties of a king.
21 Naphtali is, a hind sent away,
Who giveth out beauteous young ones.
22 Joseph is a fruitful bough ;
A frMtful bough, by a fountain ;
The branches step over the wall ;
23 But embitter him, — strive with him,
Yea,- hate Mm do the archers;
24 But his bow abideth in strength, and
The arms of his hands are strengthened
By the hands of the Mighty One of Jacob ;.
Whence is the shepherd, the son of Israel.
25 By the God of thy father who helpeth thee,
And the Mighty One who blesseth thee,
With blessings of the heavens from above,
Blessmgs of the deep lying under,
Blessings of the breasts arid womb ;—
26 Thy father's blessings have been mighty
Above the blessings of my progemtors,
Unto the hunts of the everlasting heights;
They are for the head of Joseph,
And for the crown of the one
Separate/rom Ms brethren.
27 Benjamm ! a wolf teareth ;
In the mormng he eateth prey,
And at evening he apportioneth spoil.'
. ™ All these are the twelve tribes of Israel,
and tMs is that which their father hath
spoken unto them, and he blesseth them ;
each according to his blessing hath he
blessed them; ™and he commandeth them,'
and saith unto them, 'I am being gathered
unto my people bury me beside my fathers,
at the cave which is in the field of Ephron
the Hittite. soin the cave which is m the
field of Machpelah, which is before Mamre,

Jacob's death and funeral. XLLX. 31. — GENESIS. — ij. 26.

Death of Joseph.

in the land of Canaan, which Abraham
bought with the field from Ephron the
Hittite for a possession of a burying-place.
31 (There they buried Abraham and Sarah
Ms wife ; there they buried Isaac and Re
bekah his wife; and there I buried Leah):
^the purchase of the-field and of the cave
wMch is in it, is from the Children of Heth.'
88 And Jacob finisheth commanding his sons,
and gathereth up his feet unto the bed, and
expireth, and is gathered unto Ms people.
L. 1AND Joseph falleth on Ms father's
face, and weepeth over him, and kisseth
him. 2And Joseph commandeth Ms ser
vants, the physicians,, to embalm Ms father;
and the physicians embalm Israel. 3 And
they fulfil for him forty days, for so they
fulfil the days of the embalmed: and the
Egyptians weep for Mm seventy days.
*And the days of his weeping are passed
away, and Joseph speaketh unto the house
of Pharaoh, saying, ' H , I pray you, I have
found grace in your eyes, speak, I pray you,
in the ears of Pharaoh, saying, 5My father
hath caused me to swear, saying, Lo, I die;
in my burying-place which I have prepared
for myself in the land of Canaan, there dost
thou bury me; and now, let me go up, I pray
thee, and let me bury my father, and let
me return.' 6And Pharaoh saith, ' Go up
and bury thy father, as he hath caused thee
to swear."
7 And Joseph goeth up to bury his father,
and all the servants of Pharaoh go up with
him, the elders of his house, and all the
elders of the land of Egypt, 8and all the
house of Joseph, and his bretMen, and the
house of his father ; only their infants, and
their flock, and their herd, have they left
in the land of Goshen. 9And there go up
with him both chariots and horsemen; and
the camp is very great. i°And they come
unto the threshing-floor of Atad, wMch is
beyond the Jordan, and they lament there
with a lamentation great and very grievous;
and he maketh a mourning for his father
seven days. "And the inhabitants of the
land, the CanaaMtes, see the mourning in
the thresMng-floor of Atad, and say, ' This
is a grievous mourning to the Egyptians ; '
therefore hath one called its name Abel-
Mitzraim, which is beyond the Jordan.
i2 And his sons do to him so as he hath

commanded them. i3And his sons bear
him away to the land of Canaan, and bury
him in the cave of the field of Machpelah,
wMch Abraham bought with the field for a
possession of a burying-place, from Ephron
the Hittite, before Mamre.
"And Joseph turneth back unto Egypt,
he and his brethren, and all who go up with
him to bury his father, after his burying Ms
father. 15 And the brethren of Joseph see that
their father is dead, and they say, 'Per
adventure Joseph hateth us, and doth cer-
taiMy return to us all the evil which we
have done with Mm.' i6And they give a
charge for Joseph, saying, ' Thy father hath
commanded before Ms death, saying, X7Thus
do ye say to Joseph, I pray thee, bear with
the transgression of thy brethren, and their
sin, for they have done thee evil; and now,
bear, we pray thee, with the transgression of1
the servants of the God of thy father ; ' and
Joseph weepeth in their speaking unto hhn.
is And his brethren also go and fall before
Mm', and say, ' Lo, we are to thee for ser
vants.' i9 And Joseph saith unto them, ' Fear not:
for am I m the place of God ? » As for you,
ye devised evil against me; God hath de
vised it for good; in order to do as at this
day, to keep much people alive. ^And
now, fear not: I do nourish you, and your
mfants.' And he comforteth them, and
speaketh unto their heart.
22 And Joseph dwelleth in Egypt, he and
the house of Ms father; and Joseph liveth
a hundred, and ten years. ^ And Joseph
looketh on Ephraim's children of the third
generation; the children also of Machir, son
of Manasseh, have been born on the knees
of Joseph.
34 And Joseph, saith unto his brethren, ' I
die, but God doth certainly inspect you;
then hath He caused you to go up from tMs
land, unto the land which He hath sworn to
Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob.'
25 And Joseph causeth the Children of
Israel to swear, saying, 'God doth certainly
mspect you, then have ye brought up my
bones from this place.'
26 And Joseph dieth, a hundred and ten
years old; and they embalm him, and he is
put into a coffin in Egypt, 37

EXODUS.

Chap. I. i AND these are the names of the
sons of Israel who come into Egypt with
Jacob; a man and his household have they
come: 2Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah,
8Issachar, Zebulun, and Benjamm, 4Dan,
and Naphtali, Gad, and Asher. 6And all
the persons coming out of the loins of Jacob
are seventy persons; as to Joseph he was in
Egypt. 6 And Joseph dieth, and all his
brethren, and all that generation.
7 And the sons of Israel have been fruit
ful, and they teem, and multiply, and are
very very mighty, and the land is filled with
them. 8 And a new king riseth over Egypt,
who hath not known Joseph; 9and he saith
unto Ms people, ' Lo, the people of the Child
ren of Israel is more numerous and mighty
than we: give help I 10let us act wisely
concerning it, lest it multiply, and it hath
come to pass, when war happeneth, that it
hath been jomed, even it, unto those who
hate us, and hath fought against us, and
hath gone up out of the land.'
11 And they set over it princes of tribute,
so as to afflict it with their burdens: and it
buildeth store-cities for Pharaoh, Pithom
and Raamses. 12 And as they afflict it, so it
multiplieth, and so it breaketh forth; and
they are vexed because of the Children of
Israel. 13And the Egyptians cause the
Children of Israel to serve with rigour,
14 and make their lives bitter with hard
service, in clay, and in brick, and in every
kind of service in the field; all their service
they have served on them is with rigour..
15 And the kmg of Egypt speaketh to the
Hebrew midwives (of whom the name of
the one is Shiphrah, and the name of the
second Puah); i6and saith, 'When ye cause
the Hebrew women to bear, and have looked
on the children: if it is a son— then have ye
put Mm to death; and if it is a daughter —
then hath she lived.'
"And the midwives fear God, and have
not done as the king of. Egypt hath spoken
unto them, but keep the lads alive. i8 And
the king of Egypt calleth for the midwives,
and saith to them, 'Wherefore have ye
done this tMng, and keep the lads alive ? '
19 And the midwives say unto Pharaoh, ' Be
cause the Hebrew women are not as the
Egyptian women, for they are lively; before
the midwife cometh in unto them — they
have borne.'
20 And God doth good to the midwives;
and the people multiply, and are very
mighty. 21 And it cometh to pass, because
the midwives have feared God, that He
maketh for them households. & And Pha
raoh layeth a charge on all Ms people, say
ing, ' Every son who is born — ye do cast him
into the River, and every daughter ye do
keep alive.'
II. 1AND a man pf the house of Levi
goeth, and taketh the daughter of Levi;
2 and. the woman conceiveth, and beareth a
son; and she seeth him that he is fair, and
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she hideth him three months. 3And she
hath not been able to hide him any more,
and she taketh for Mm an ark of rushes,
and daubeth it with bitumen and with pitch,
and putteth the lad in it, and layeth it in
the weeds by the edge of the River. 4And
his sister stationeth herself afar off, to
know what is done to Mm.
5 And the daughter of Pharaoh cometh
down to bathe at the River, and her damsels
walk by the side of the River; and she seeth
the ark m the midst of the weeds, and send
eth her handmaid, and she taketh it, 6and
openeth, and seeth Mm, even the lad, and
lo, the cMld is weeping ! and .she hath pity
on Mm, and saith, 'TMb is one of the
Hebrews' cMldren.'
7 And his sister saith unto the daughter
of Pharaoh, ' Shall I go ? when I have called
for thee a suckling woman of the Hebrews,
then doth she suckle the lad for thee.'
8 And the daughter of Pharaoh saith to her,
' Go ; ' and the virgin goeth, and calleth the
mother of the lad. 9And the daughter of
Pharaoh saith to her, ' Take tMs lad away,
and suckle him for me; and I — I give thy
hire; ' and the woman taketh the lad, and
suckleth him.
i° And the lad groweth, and she bringeth
him in to the daughter of Pharaoh; and he
is to her for a son; and she calleth Ms name
Moses, and saith, ' Because from the water
have I drawn him out.'
uAnd it cometh to pass, in these days,
that Moses is grown, and he goeth out unto
Ms bretMen, and looketh on their burdens,
and seeth a man, an Egyptian, smiting a
man, a Hebrew, one of Ms brethren. 12 And
he turneth here and there, and seeth that
there is no man, and smiteth the Egyptian,
and hideth him in the sand.
i3And he goeth out on the second day,
and lo, two men, Hebrews, are striving; and
he saith to the wrong-doer, ' Why dost thou
smite thy neighbour ? ' 14 and he saith, ' Who
hath appointed thee for a head and judge
over us ? to slay me dost thou say it, as
thou hast slain the Egyptian ? ' And Moses
f eareth, and saith, ' Surely the thing hath
been known.'
15 And Pharaoh heareth of this thing, and
seeketh to slay Moses; and Moses fleeth
from the face of Pharaoh, and dwelleth in
the land of Midian, and dwelleth by the well.
i6 And to a priest of Midian are seven
daughters, and they come and draw, and
fill the troughs, to water the flock of their
father; 17 and the shepherds come and drive
them away; and Moses ariseth, and saveth
them, and watereth their flock.
is And they come in to Reuel their father,
and he saith, ' Wherefore have ye hastened
to come in to-day?' i»And they say, 'A
man, an Egyptian, hath delivered us out of
the hand of the shepherds, and hath also
diligently drawn for us, and watereth the
flock.' ^And he saith unto his daughters,

The burning bush, from which n. 21.— EXODUS.— iv. 8

God communes with Moses,

' And where is he ? why is tMs— ye left the
man? call him, and let him eat bread.'
21 And Moses is willing to dwell with the
man; and he giveth Zipporah Ms daughter
to Moses. 22 And she beareth a son, and he
calleth his name Gershom : for he said, ' A
sojourner I have been in a strange land.'
23 And it cometh to pass, during these
many days, that the king of Egypt dieth;
and the Children of Israel sigh because of
the service, and cry; and their cry goeth up
unto God, because of the service. 24And
God heareth their groaning; and God re-
niembereth His covenant with Abraham,
Isaac, and Jacob; ^ and God seeth the Child
ren of Israel, and God knoweth.
m. i AND Moses hath been feeding the
flock of JetMo Ms father-in-law, priest of
Midian; and he leadeth the flock behind
the wilderness, and cometh in unto the
mount of God, to Horeb, 2 And the Mes
senger of Jehovah appeareth unto him in a
flame of fire, out of the midst of the bush,
and he seeth, and lo, the bush is burning
with fire, and the bush is not consumed.
3 And Moses saith, ' Let me turn aside, I
pray thee, and see tMs great appearance ;
wherefore is the bush not burned ?' 4 And
Jehovah seeth that he hath turned aside to
see, and God calleth unto Mm out of the
midst of the bush, and saith, 'Moses,
Moses.' And he saith, 'Here ami.' 5 And
He saith, ' Come not near Mther : cast thy
shoes from off thy feet, for the place on
wMch thou standest is holy ground.' 6He
saith also, ' I am the God of thy father, the
God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the
God of Jacob.' And Moses Mdeth Msface,
for he is afraid to look on God.
7 And the Lord saith, 'I have certainly
seen the affliction of My people who are in
Egypt, and their cry I have heard, because
of its exactors, for I have known its pains.
9 And I go down to deliver it out of the
hand of the Egyptians, and to cause it to
go up out of that land, unto a land good
and broad, unto a land flowing with milk
and honey; unto the place of the Canaanite,
and the Hittite, and the Amorite, and the
Perizzite, and the Hivite, and the Jebusite.
9 And now, lo, the cry of the Children of
Israel hath come m unto Me, and I have
also seen the oppression wherewith the
Egyptians oppress them. i° And now, come,
and I send thee unto Pharaoh; and bring
thou out My people, the Children of Israel,
out of Egypt.'
11 And Moses saith unto God, ' Who am
I, that I go unto Pharaoh, and that I bring
out the Children of Israel, from Egypt?'
i2 And He saith, 'Surely I am with thee;
and this is the sign to thee that I have sent
thee ; in thy bringing out the people from
Egypt — ye do serve God on tMs mount.'
13 And Moses saith unto God, ' Lo, I come
unto the Children of Israel, and have said
to them, The God of your fathers hath
sent me unto you ; and they have said to
me, What is His name ? what do I say
to them?' "And God saith unto Moses,
'I AM THAT WHICH I AM;' He saith

also, ' Thus dost thou say to the Children
of Israel, I AM hath sent me unto you,'
is And God saith agam unto Moses, ' Thus
dost thou say unto the Children of Israel,
Jehovah, God of your fathers, God of Abra
ham, God of Isaac, and God of Jacob, hath
sent me unto you; this is My name for
ever, and this My memorial, to generation
and generation.
i6 ' Go ; when thou hast gathered the
elders of Israel, then hast thou said unto
them, Jehovah, God of your fathers, hath
appeared unto me, the God of Abraham,
Isaac, and Jacob, saying, I have certainly
mspected you, and that which is done to
you in Egypt ; 17 and I say, I bring you
up out of the affliction of Egypt, unto the
land of the Canaanite, and the Hittite, and
the Amorite, and the Perizzite, and the
Hivite, and the Jebusite, unto a land flow
ing with milk and honey.
18 ' When they have hearkened to thy
voice, then thou hast entered, thou and the
elders of Israel, unto the king of Egypt,
and ye have said unto him, Jehovah,
God of the Hebrews, hath met with us; and
now, let us go, we pray thee, a journey of
three days into the wilderness, and let us
sacrifice to Jehovah our God.
19 ' And I have known that the king of
Egypt doth not permit you to go, unless by
a strong hand. w When I have put forth
My hand, and have smitten Egypt with all
My wonders, which I do in its midst — then
afterwards doth he send you away.
21 'When 1 have put the grace of this
people m the eyes 01 the Lgyptians, then
it hath come to pass, when ye go, ye go not
empty ; 22 seeing eoery woman hath asked
from her neighbour, and from her who so-
journeth in her house, jewels of silver, and
jewels of gold, and garments, and ye have
put them on your sons and on your
daughters, and have spoiled the Egyptians.'
IV. iAND Moses answereth and saith,
'But lo, they do not give credence to me,
nor hearken to my voice, but say, The
Lobd hath not appeared unto thee.'
2 And the Lord saith unto him, ' What is
this in thy hand?' and he saith, 'A rod.'
3 And He saith, 'Cast it to the earth;' and
he casteth it to the earth, and it becometh
a serpent ; and Moses fleeth from its pre
sence. 4 And the Lord saith unto Moses,
' Put forth thy hand, and lay hold on its
tail;' and he putteth forth his hand, and
layeth hold on it, and it becometh a rod in
his hand — 5 'so that they believe that Je
hovah, the God of their fathers, hath
appeared unto thee, the God of Abraham,
the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.'
6 And the Lord saith to him again, 'Put
in, I pray thee, thy hand into thy bosom ;
and he putteth in his hand into his bosom;
and he bringeth it out, and lo, his hand is
leprous as snow. 7And He saith, 'Put
back thy hand into thy bosom; ' and he put
teth back his hand unto his bosom; and he
bringeth it out from Ms bosom, and lo, it
hath turned back as Ms oth&r flesh —
8 ' And it hath come to pass, if they do

Moses returns vnto Egypt.

IV. 9.— EXODUS.— v. 16.

The message to Pharaoh).

not give credence to thee, and hearken not
to the voice of the first sign, that they have
given credence to the voice of the latter
sign. 9 And it hath come to pass, if they do
not give credence also to these two signs,
nor hearken to thy voice, that thou hast
taken of the water of the River, and hast
poured it'on the dry land; and the waters
wliich thou takest from the River have been,
yea, they have become blood on the dryland.'
i°And Moses saith unto the Lord, 'O my
Lord, I am not a man of words, either yes
terday, or before, or smce Thy speaking
unto Thy servant, for I am slow of mouth,
and slow of tongue.' n And the LORD saith
unto Mm, 'Who hath appointed a mouth
for man ? or who appointeth the dumb, or
the deaf, orthe open, orthebhnd? is it not
I, the Lord? i2And now, go, and I am
with thy mouth, and have directed thee
that which thou speakest.'
' 18And hesaith, " 0 my Lord, send, I pray
thee, by the hand Thou dost send.' i4And
the anger of the Lord burnetii agamst
Moses, and He saith, 'Is not Aaron the
Levite thy brother? I have known that he
speaketh well, and also, lo, he cometh out
to meet thee; when hehath seen thee, then
hath he rejoiced in his heart ; 15 and thou
hast spoken unto hhn, and hast set the
words in Ms mouth, and I, I am with thy
mouth, and with his mouth, and have di
rected you that which ye do. 1GAnd he,
even he hath spoken for thee unto the
people, and he hath been, even he, to thee
for a mouth, and thou, thou art to him for
God. i7And this rod thou dost take in thy
hand, wherewith thou doest the signs.'
xa And Moses goeth and turneth back unto
J ethro his father-iu-Iaw, and saith to him,
' Let me go, I pray thee, and let me turn
back unto my brethren who are in Egypt,
and let me see whether they are yet alive.'
And Jethroisaith to Moses, 'Go in peace.'
19 When th* Lord saith unto Moses in Mi
dian, ' Go, turn back to Egypt, for all the
men have died who seek thy life,' 2° then
Moses taketh his wife, and his sons, and
causeth them to ride on the ass, and turn
eth back to the land of Egypt ; and Moses
taketh the rod of God in his hand.
21 The Lord also saith unto Moses. ' In
thy going to turn back to Egypt, see — all the
wonders which I have put in thy hand —
that thou hast done them before Pharaoh,
and I, I strengthen his heart, and he doth
not send the people away. ^Then hast
thou said unto Pharaoh, Thus hath Jehovah
said, Israel i«My son, My first-born; ^and I
say to thee, Send away My son, and let him
serve Me; and if thou refuse to send him
away, lo, I slay thy son, thy first-born.'
24 And it cometh to pass ia the way, in the
lodging place, that the Lord meeteth Mm,
and seeketh to put Mm to death. 25 And
Zipporah taketh a flint, and cutteth off the
foreskin of her son, and causeth it to touch
his- feet, and saith, ' Surely a bridegroom of
blood art thou to me;' ^and He desisteth
fromhim: then hath she said, 'Abridegroom
of blood,1 because of the circumcision^
40

27 And the Lord saith unto Aaron, 'Go
into the wilderness to meet Moses; ' and he
goeth, and meeteth him in the mount of
God, and kiBseth him. 28 And Moses declar-
ethto Aaron all the words of the Lord
with which He hath sent him, and all the
signs which he hath commanded him.
29And Moses goeth— Aaron also — and
they gather all the elders of the Children qf
Israel. 30 And Aaron speaketh alTthe words
wMch the Lord hath spoken unto Moses,
and doeth the signs before the eyes of iap
people, si And the people believe when
they hear that the Lord hath visited the
Children of Israel,* and that He hath seen
their affliction; and they bow and worship.
V. iAND afterwards have Moses and
Aaron entered, and they say unto Pharaoh,
' Thus hath Jehovah, God of Israel, said,
Send My people away, and let them keep a
feast to Me in the wilderness.' 2And Pha
raoh saith, ' Who is Jehovah, that I should
hearken to His voice, to send Israel away?
I have not known Jehovah; and Israel also
I do not send away.'
3 And they say, 'The God of the Hebrews
hath met with us; let us go, we pray thee,
a journey of three days mto the wilderness,
and let us sacrifice to Jehovah our God,
lest He meet us with pestilence or witjh
sword.' 4 And the king of Egypt saith unto
them, 'Why, Moses and Aaron, do ye free
the people from its works ; go to your bur
dens.' 5 Pharaoh also saith, 'Lo, numerous
now is the people of the land; yet have ye
caused them to cease from their burdens.1
6 And Pharaoh commandeth, on that day,
the exactors among the people, and its
authorities, saying, 7 ' Ye shall not continue
to give straw to the people for the making
of bricks, as heretofore; let them go ana
gather straw for themselves. 8And the
proper quantity of the bricks wMch they
make heretofore shall ye put on them; ye
shall not dimmish anything from it, for
they are remiss; therefore they cry, saying,
Let ns go, let us sacrifice to our God. 9 Thou
shalt make the service heavy on the men,
and let them work at it; and let them not
be dazzled by lying words.'
10 And the exactors of the people, and its
authorities, go out, and speak unto the
people, saying, 'Thus hath Pharaoh said,
I give you no straw ; u go ye, take for your
selves straw where you find it; for there is
none of your service diminished.'
12 And the people is scattered throughout
all the land of Egypt, to gather stubble for
straw. 13And the exactors make haste,
saying, ' Complete your works, the matter
of a day in its day, as when there is straw.'
J4And the authorities of the Clrildren of
Israel, whom the exactors of Pharaoh have
placed over them, are beaten, saying,
' Wherefore have ye not completed your
portion in making brick as heretofore, both
yesterday and to-day?.'
16 And the authorities of the Children of
Israel come in and cry unto Pharaoh, say
ing, ' Why dealest thou thus with thy ser
vants? 16 Straw hath not been given to thy

God promises to deliver Israel, v. 17.— EXODUS.— VH. 5. MoSes gets enlarged authority.

servants, and they say to us, Make bricks;
and lo, thy servants are smitten; but thy
people hath sinned.' "And he saith, 'Re^
miss; ye are remiss, therefore ye say, Let
us go, let us sacrifice to the Lord. "And
now, go, serve ; for straw is not given to
you, yet the measure of brick ye do give.'
19 And the authorities of the Children of
Israel see them in affliction, saying, 'Ye
shall not diminish from your bricks; the
matter of a day in its day.' 20 And they
meet Moses and Aaron standing to meet
them, in their coming out from Pharaoh.
21 And they say unto them, ' The Lord look
upon you, and judge, because ye have caused
our fragrance to stink in the eyes of Pha
raoh, and in the eyes of Ms servants,— to
give a sword into their hand to slay us.'
22 And Moses turneth back unto the Lord,
and saith, 'O Lord, why hast Thou done
evil to this people? Why is this?— Thou
hast sent me ! ^ For since I have come
unto Pharaoh, to speak in Thy name, he
hath done evil to this people; and Thou
hast not at all delivered Thy people.'
VI. 1AND the LORD saith unto Moses,
'Now dost thou see that wMch I do to
Pharaoh; for with a strong hand doth he
send them away; yea, with a strong hand
he doth cast them out of his land.'
2 And God speaketh unto Moses, and saith
unto him, *I am the Lord; 3and I appear
unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob,
in the character of God Almighty; as to My
name Jehovah, I have not been known to
them; 4and I also establish My covenant
with 'them, to give to them the land of
Canaan, the land of their sojournmgs, where
in fliey have sojourned. 6And I have also
heard(the,groamng of the Children of Israel,
whom the Egyptians cause to serve, and I
remember My covenant.
B 'Therefore say to the Children of Israel,
lam the LORD; whenl have brought youout
from under the burdens of the Egyptians,
and have delivered you from their service,
and have redeemed you by a stretched-out
arm, and by great judgments, 7and have
taken you to me for a people, and have be
come your God, then ye have known that I
am the Lord your God, who bringeth you
out from under the burdens of the Egyp
tians. 8 When I have brought you m unto
the land wMch I have lifted up My hand to
give to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob,
then have I given it to you— a possession; I
am the Lord.'
9 And Moses speaketh so unto the Children
of Israel; but they hearkened not to Moses,
for anguish of spirit, and for harsh service.
10 And the Lord speaketh unto Moses,
saying, n ' Go in, speak unto Pharaoh king
of Egypt, and let hhn send the Children of
Israel out of his land.' ]2 And Moses speak-
ethbefore the Lord, saying, ' Lo, the Child
ren of Israel have not hearkened unto me;
and how shall Pharaoh hear me, who , am
of uncircumeised lips V
»8 And the Lord speaketh unto Moses,
and unto Aaron, and layeth a charge on
them for the Children of Israel, and for

Pharaoh king of Egypt, to bring out the
Children of Israel out of the land of Egypt.
14These are the heads of the house of
their fathers: The sons of Reuben first-born
of Israel areHanoch, and Pallu, Hezron, and
Canni: these are the families of Reuben.
lfl And the sons of Simeon are Jemuel, and
Jamin, and Ohad, and JacMn, and Zohar,
and Shaul. son of the Canaanitish woman;
these are the families of Simeon.
16 And these are the names of the sons of
Levi, as to their genealogies: Gershon, and
Kohath, and Merari: and the years of the
hfe of Levi are a hundred and thirty and
seven years. "The sons of Gershon are
Libni, and SMmi, as to their families.
18 And the sons of Kohath are Amram, and
Pzhar, and Hebron, and Uzziel: and the
years of the hfe of Kohath are a hundred
and thirty and three years. wAnd the
sons of Merari are Mahali and Mushi: these
are Levi's families, as to their genealogies.
2°And Amram taketh Jochebed his f athor'S
sister to Mmself for a wife, and she beareth
to him Aaron and Moses: and the years of
the life of Amram are a hundred and thirty
and seven years.
21 And the sons of Izhar are Korah, and
Nepheg, and Zichri. ^And the sons of Uzziel
are Mishael, and Elzaphan, and Zithri.
28 And Aaron taketh Elisheba daughter
of Amminadab, sister of Naashon, to him
self for a wife, and she beareth to him
Nadab, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
24 And the sons of Korah are Assir, and
EBcanah, and Abiasaph: these are the fami
nes of the Korhites.
25 And Eleazar, Aaron's son, hath taken
to him one of the daughters of Putiel for a
wife to himself, and she beareth to him
PMnehas: these are the heads of the fathers
of the Levites, as to their families.
, 26 This is that Aaron and Moses to whom
the Lord hath said, ' Bring ye out the Child
ren of Israel from the land of Egypt, by
their hosts;' ^ these are they who speak
unto Pharaoh king of Egypt, to bring out
the Children of Israel from Egypt; this is
that Moses and Aaron.
28 And it cometh to pass in the day of the
Lord's speaking unto Moses in the land of
Egypt, ^thatthe Lord speaketh unto Moses,
saying, 'I am the Lord; speak unto Pha
raoh king of Egypt, all that I speak unto
thee.' 3° And Moses saith before the Lord,
' Lo, I am of uncircumeised lips, and how
shall Pharaoh hearken unto me ? '
VII. 1 AND the LORD saith unto Moses,
'See, I have made thee a god to Pharaoh,
and Aaron thy brother is thy prophet. ¦
2 Thou— thou dost speak all which I com
mand thee, and Aaron thy brother doth
speak unto Pharaoh, and he hath sent the
Children of Israel out of his land. 8But I
harden the heart of Pharaoh, and have
multiplied My signs and My wonders in the
land of Egypt; 4when Pharaoh doth not
hearken, then I have put My hand on Egypt,
and have brought out My hosts, My people,
the Children of Israel, from the land of
Egypt by great judgments; 6and the Egyp-
41

T7ie sorcerers of Egypt.

tians have known that I am the Lord, m My
stretching out My hand against Egypt; when
I have brought out the Children of Israel
from their midst.'
6And Moses doth — Aaron also — as the
Lord hath commanded them; so have they
done. 7And Moses is eighty years old, and
Aaron ^s eighty and three years old, m their
speaking unto Pharaoh.
eAnd the Lord speaketh unto Moses and
unto Aaron, saying, 9 'When Pharaoh speak
eth unto you, saying, Give for yourselves a
wonder; then hast thou said unto Aaron,
Take thy rod, and cast it before Pharaoh-
let it become a monster.'
10 And Moses goeth in — Aaron also — unto
Pharaoh, and they do so as the Lord hath
commanded; and Aaron casteth Ms rod be
fore Pharaoh, and beiore Ms servants, and
it becometh a monster. ll And Pharaoh also
calleth for the wise men, and for the sor
cerers — and the scribes of Egypt, they also,
with their flashings, do so. i2And they
cast down each his rod, and they become
monsters; and the rod of Aaron swalloweth
their rods. 13And the heart of Pharaoh is
strong, and he hath not hearkened unto
them, as the Lord hath spoken.
14 And the Lord saith unto Moses, 'The
heart of Pharaoh hath been hard; he hath
refused to send the people away; i5go unto
Pharaoh iu the morning; lo, he goeth out
to the water; when thou hast stood to meet
him by the edge of the River (the rod also
wliich was turned to a serpent dost thou
take in thy hand) , 1G then thou hast said unto
Mm, Jehovah, God of the Hebrews, hath
sent me unto thee, saying. Send My people
away, and let them serve Me in the wilder
ness; and lo, thou hast not hearkened
Mtherto. "Thus hath the Lord said, By
tMs thou knowest that I am the Lord; lo,
I smite with the rod which is in my hand,
on the waters which arc in the River, then
they have been turned to blood; i8and the
fish which are m the River die, and the River
hath stank, and the Egyptians have been
wearied of drinking water from the River.'
19 The Lord saith also unto Moses, ' Say
unto Aaron, Take thy rod, and stretch out
thy hand against the waters of Egypt,
against their streams, against their rivers,
and against their ponds, and against all
their collections of waters; then they are
blood, — and there hath been blood in all
the land of Egypt, both in vessels of wood,
and in those of stone.'
20 And Moses and Aaron do so, as the
Lord hath commanded, and he Iifteth up
his hand with the rod, and smiteth the
waters which are in the River, before the
eyes of Pharaoh, and before the eyes of his
servants, and all the waters wMch are in
the River are turned' to blood. 21 And the
fish which i? in the River hath died, and
the River stinketh, and the Egyptians have
not been able to drink the waters of the
River; and blood is in all the land of Egypt.
22 And the scribes of Egypt do so with their
flasMngs; and the heart of Pharaoh is strong,
and he hath not hearkened unto them, as

vii. 6.— EXODUS.— vm. 17.

The plagues of Egypt.

the LORD hath spoken. ^And Pharaoh
turneth and goeth in unto his house, and
hath not set his heart even to this. » And
all the Egyptians seek water round about
the River to drink, for they have not been
able to drink of the waters of the River.
25 And seven days are completed after the
Lord's smiting the River.
VIII. l AND the Lord saith unto Moses,
' Go m unto Pharaoh : then hast thou said
unto him, Thus hath the LORD said, Send
My people away, and let them serve Me;
2 and if thou refuse to send them away, lo,
I smite all thy border with frogs; 3and the
River hath teemed with frogs, and they
have gone up and gone into thy house, and
into the inner-chamber of thy bed, and on
thy couch, and mto the house of thy ser
vants, and among thy people, and into thine
ovens, and into thy kneading-troughs; 4yea,
on thee, and on thy people, and on all thy
servants do the frogs go up.'
5 And the Lord saith unto Moses, 'Say
unto Aaron, Stretch out thy hand, with thy
rod, against the streams, against the rivers,
and against the ponds, and cause the frogs
to come up against the land of Egypt.'
6 And Aaron stretcheth out his hand
against the waters of Egypt, and the frog
cometh up, and covereth the land of Egypt.
7 And the scribes do so with their flashings,
and cause the frogs to come up against the
land of Egypt.
8 And Pharaoh calleth for Moses and for
Aaron, and saith, ' Make supplication unto
Jehovah, that he turn aside the frogs from
me, and from my people, and I send the
people away, and they sacrifice to Jehovah.'
9 And Moses saith to Pharaoh, ' Beautify
thyself over me; for when do I make sup
plication for thee, and for thy servants, and
for thy people, to cut off the frogs from thee
and from thy houses — only in the River do
they remain?' 10And he saith, 'For to
morrow; ' and he saith, ' According to thy
word it is, so that thou knowest that there
is none like Jehovah our God, nwhen the
frogs have turned aside from thee, and from
thyhouses, and from thy servants, and from
thy people; onlyin the River do theyremain.'
12 And Moses — Aaron also — goeth out from
Pharaoh; and Moses crieth unto the LORD,
concerning the matter of the frogs wMch
He hath set on Pharaoh. 13 And the Lord
doth accordiug to the word of Moses, and
the frogs die out of the houses, out of the
courts, and out of the fields; 14and they
heap them up together, and the land stink
eth. is And Pharaoh seeth that there hath
been a respite; and he hath hardened his
heart, and hath not hearkened unto them,
as the Lord hath spoken.
1GAnd the Lord saith unto Moses, 'Say
unto Aaron, Stretch out thy rod, aud smite
the dust of the land, then hath it become
lice m all the land of Egypt.'
17 And they do so; and Aaron stretcheth
out his hand with Ms rod, and smiteth the
dust of the land, and the lice are on man
and on beast; all the dust of the land hath
been lice in all the land of Egypt.

The swarm of beetles.

vni. 18.— EXODUS.— rx. 23. The plague of hail and fire.

i8 And the scribes do so with their flash
ings, to bring out the lice, and they have
not been able; and the lice are on man and
on beast. i9 And the scribes say unto Pha
raoh, 'It is the finger of God;' but the heart
of Pharaoh is strong, and he hath not heark
ened unto them, as the Lord hath spoken.
20 And the Lord saith unto Moses, ' Rise
early in the morning, and station thyself
before Pharaoh (lo, he goeth out to the
waters),, then hast thou said unto him, Thus
hath the Lord said, Send My people away,
and let them serve Me; 21for if thou send
not My people away, lo, I send against thee,
and against thy servants, and against thy
people, and agamst thy houses, the beetle;
then have the, houses of the Egyptians been
full of the beetle, and also the ground on
wMch they are. ^And I have separated
in that day the land of Goshen, in which My
people stay, that the beetle is not to be
there, so that thou knowest that I am
Jehovah m the midst of the land, 23When I
have put a division between My people and
thy people; to-morrow is this sign.'
24 And theLoRD doth so; and the grievous
beetle entereth the house of Pharaoh, and
the house of his servants, and into all the
land of Egypt; the land is corrupted from
the presence of the beetle.
25 And Pharaoh calleth unto Moses and to
Aaron, and saith, ' Go, sacrifice to your God
in the land.' 26 And Moses saith. ' Not right
to do so; for the abomination of the Egyp
tians do we sacrifice to Jehovah our God;
lo, we sacrifice the abonhnation of th'e Egyp
tians before their eyes — and do they not
stone us? 27 A journey of three days we go
into the wilderness, and we sacrifice to Je
hovah our God, as He saith unto us.'
28 And Pharaoh saith, '1 send you away,
then have ye sacrificed to Jehovah your God
in the wilderness; only go not very far off;
make ye supplication for me.' 29 And Moses
saith, ' Lo, I go out from thee, then have I
made supplication unto the Lord, and the
beetle hath turned aside from Pharaoh,
from Ms servants, and from his people, to
morrow; only let not Pharaoh continue to
deceive — in not sending the people away to
sacrifice to Jehovah.'
30 And Moses goeth out from Pharaoh,
and maketh supplication unto the Lord.
81 And the Lord doth according to the word
of Moses, and turneth aside the beetle from,
Pharaoh, from his servants, and from his
people; there hath not been left one. ^ And
Pharaoh hardened his heart also at this
time, and he hath not sent the people away.
IX. iAND the Lord saith unto Moses,
' Go in unto Pharaoh; then hast thou spoken
unto him, Thus hath Jehovah, God of the
Hebrews, said, Send My people away, and let
them serve Me; 2 for if thou refuse to send
them away, and dost still keep hold upon
them, 3lo, the hand of the Lord is on thy
cattle which are in the field, on the horses,
on the asses, on the camels, on the herd,
and on the fiock — a pestilence very grievous.
4 And the Lord hath separated between the
cattle of Israel and the cattle of Egypt, and

there doth not die a thing of all the Child
ren of Israel's, s And the Lord setteth an
appointed time, saying, To-morrow doth the
Lord do tMs tMng in the land.'
6 And the Lord doth this thing on the
morrow, and all the cattle of Egypt die;
but of the cattle of the Children of Israel
not one hath died. 7 And Pharaoh sendeth,
and lo, not even one of the cattle of Israel
hath died; and the heart of Pharaoh is hard,
and he hath not sent the people away.
8 And the Lord saith unto Moses and
unto Aaron, 'Take to you the fulness of
your hands of soot of the furnace ; then hath
Moses sprinkled it towards the heavens, be
fore the eyes of Pharaoh, 9and it hath be
come small dust over all the land of Egypt,
and it hath become on man and on cattle a
boil breaking forth with blains, m aU the
land of Egypt.'
i° And they take the soot of the furnace,
and stand before Pharaoh, and Moses sprin-
kleth it toward the heavens, and it is a boil
with blains, breaking forth, on man and on
beast, u And' the scribes have not been
able to stand before Moses, because of the
boil; for the boil hath been on the scribes,
and on all the Egyptians.
i2 And the Lord strengthened the heart
of Pharaoh, and he hath not hearkened unto
them, as the Lord hath spoken unto Moses.
13 And the Lord saith unto Moses, ' Rise
early in the morning, and station thyself be
fore Pharaoh; then hast thou said unto Mm,
Thus hath "Jehovah, God of the Hebrews,
said, Send My people away, and let them
serve Me; 14for at tliis time I send all My
plagues unto thy heart, and on thy servants,
and on thy people", so that thou knowest
that there is none like Me in all the earth.
lsFor now have 1 put forth My hand; and
I smite thee, and thy people with pestilence,
and thou art hidden from the earth.
1S ' And yet truly for this have I caused
thee to stand, so as to show thee My power,
and for the sake of declaring My Name in
all the earth. " Still thou art exalting
thyself against Mypeople— so as not to send
them away. i8Lo, I rain about this time
to-morrow a very grievous hail, such as
hath not been fn Egypt, even from the day
of its being founded, even until now. 19And,
now, send, strengthen thy cattle and all
which thou hast in the field; every man
and beast, which is found in the field, and is
not gathered into the house — the hail hath
come down on them, and they have died.'
20 He who f eareth the word of the LORD
among the servants of Pharaoh hath caused
his servants and his cattle to flee unto the
houses; 2X and he who hath not set his heart
unto the word of the Lord leaveth Ms ser
vants and his cattle in the field.
22 And the Lord saith unto Moses, ' Stretch
forth thy hand towards the heavens, and let
there be hail in all the land of Egypt, on
man, and on beast, and on every herb of
the field in the land of Egypt.'
23 And Moses stretcheth out his rod to
wards the heavens, and the LORD hath given
voices and hail, and fire goeth towards the
43

The sufferings of Egypt.

earth, and the Lord raineth hail on the land
of Egypt; ^and the hail, and the fire catch
ing itself in the midst of the hail, is very
grievous, such as hath not been in all the
land of Egypt, since it hath become a nation.
25 And the haU smiteth in all the land of
Egypt all Which is in the field, from man
even unto beast; and every herb of the
field hath the hail smitten, and every tree
of the field hath it broken. 20 Only in the
land of Goshen, where the Children of Israel
are, there hath been no hail.
27 And Pharaoh sendeth, and calleth for
Moses and for Aaron, and saith unto them,
'I have sinned tMs time, Jehovah is the
Righteous One, and I and my people are
the Wicked; ^ make ye supplication unto
Jehovah, and plead that there be no voices
of God and hail; then I send you away, and
ye continue not to remain.'
29 And Moses saith unto him, 'At my
going out of the city, I spread my hands to
wards Jehovah — the voices cease, and the
hail is not any more, so that thou knowest
that the earth is Jehovah's. 8° But thou and
thy servants — I have known that ye are not
yet afraid of the presence of Jehovah God.'
* And the flax and the barley have been
smitten, for the barley is budding, and the
flax is forming flowers; s2 and the wheat and
rye have not been smitten, for they are late.
33 And Moses goeth out from Pharaoh, and
from the city, and spreadeth his hands to
wards the Iord, and the voices and the
hail cease, and rain hath not been poured
out to the earth; 34and Pharaoh seeth that
the rain hath ceased, the hail, and the voices
also; and he continueth to sin, andharden-
eth his heart, he and his servants. 85And
the heart of Pharaoh is strong, and he hath
not sent the Children of Israel away, as the
Lord hath spoken by means of Moses.
X. MND the Lord saith unto Moses,
'Go in uuto rharaoh, for I have declared
hard the heart of Pharaoh, and the heart of
his servants, so that I set these My signs in
their lmdst, 2 and so that thou recountest in
the ears of thy son, and of thy son's son,
that wMch I have done in Egypt, and My
signs which I have set among them, and ye
have known that I am the Lord.'
8 And Moses cometh in — Aaron also — unto
Pharaoh, and they say unto Mm, ' Thus hath
Jehovah, God of the Hebrews, said, Until
when hast thou refused to be humbled at
My presence ? send My people away, and
let them serve Me ; 4for if thou refuse to
send My people away, lo, I bring in to-mor
row the locust into thy border, 6 and it hath
covered the eye of the land, and none is
able to see the land, and it hath eaten the
remnant of that which is escaped, which is
left to you by the hail, and it hath eaten
every tree which groweth for you out of
the field. 6 And they have filled thy houses,
and the, houses of all thy servants, and the
houses of all the Egyptians, which neither
thy fathers nor thy fathers' fathers have
seen, smce the day of their being on the
ground unto tliis day ' — and he turneth and
goeth out from Pharaoh. 44

IX. 24.— EXODUS.— X. 24. The locusts and the darkness.
7 And the servants of Pharaoh say unto
him, ' Until when doth this one become a
snare to us ? send the men away, and let
them serve Jehovah their God; knowest
thou not yetrthat Egypt hath perished ?'
8 And Moses is brought back-— Aaron also
— unto Pharaoh, and he saith unto them,
'Go, serve Jehovah your God; — who are
those who go ?' 9And Moses saith, ' With
our young ones, and with our aged ones,
do we go ; with our sons, and with our
daughters, with our flocks, and our herds,
do we go; for we have a festival to Jehovah.'
10 And he saith unto them, ' Let it be so;
Jehovah be with you, when I send you and
your infants away; see — for evil is before
your faces. uNot so ! go now, ye who are
men, and serve Jehovah, for that ye are
seeking; ' and one casteth them out from
the presence of Pharaoh.
i2And the Lord saith unto Moses. * Stretch
out thy hand against the land of Egypt for
the locust, and let it go up against the land
of Egypt, and eat every herb of the landf
all that the hail hath left.'
is And Moses stretcheth out Ms rod
against the land of Egypt, and the LORD
hath led an east wind over the land all that
day, and all the night; — the morning hath
been, and the east wind hath brought the
locust. 14And the locust goeth up against
all the land of Egypt, and resteth in all the
border of Egypt; very grievous : before it
there hath not been such a locust as it, and
after it Jihere is none such. "Anditcover-
eth the eye of all the land; and the land is
darkened; and it eateth every herb of the
land, and all the fruit of the trees which
the hail hath left ; and there hath not been
left any green thing in the trees, or in the
herb of the field, in all the land of Egypt.'
16 And Pharaoh hasteth to call for Moses
and for Aaron, and saith, *I have sinned
against Jehovah your God, and against you;
17 and now, bear with, I pray you, my sin,
only tMs time, and make ye supplication to
Jehovah your God, that He turn aside from
off me only this death.'
18 And he goeth out from Pharaoh, and
maketh supplication unto the LORD; "and
the LORD turneth a very strong west Wind,
and it Iifteth up the locust, and bloweth it
mto the Red Sea; there hath not been left
one locust in all the border of Egypt ^ And
the Lord strengtheneth the heart of Pha
raoh, and he hath not sent the CMldren of
Israel away.
21 And the Lord saith unto Moses, ' Stretch
out thy hand towards the heavens, and let
there be darkness over the land of Egypt,
and let the darkness be felt.'
22 And Moses stretcheth out Ms hand to
wards the heavens, and there is darkness —
thick darkness m all the land of Egypt
three daya ^They have not seen one
another, and none hath risen from his place
three days ; but to all the Children of Israel
there hath been light in their dwellings.'
24 And Pharaoh calleth unto Moses, and
saith, 'Go ye, serve Jehovah; only let your
flock and your herd be stayed; let your in-

The passover appointed.

x. 25.— EXODUS.— xn. 22. Feast of unleavened bread.

fants also go with you.' ^ And Moses saith,
* Thou also shalt give in our hand sacrifices
and burnt-offerings ; then have we pre
pared for Jehovah our God ; 2e and our cat
tle also doth go with us ; there is not left a
hoof : for from it do we take to serve Jeho
vah our God; and we know hot how we
serve Jehovah till our going thither.'
27 And the Lord strengtheneth the heart
of Pharaoh, and he hath not been wilhng
to send them away. & And Pharaoh saith
tonim, 'Go from me; take heed to thyself ;
add not to see my face, for in the day tliou
seest my face thou diest.' w And Moses
saithj ' Rightly hast thou spoken ; t add
not ahy more to see thy face.'
XI. l AND the Lord saith unto Moses,
' One plague more do I bring on Pharaoh,
and on Egypt, afterwards doth he send you
away from this ; when he sendeth you
away, he surely casteth you out altogether
from this place. 2 Speak, I pray thee, in
the ears of the people; and let each man ask
from Ms neighbour, aud each woman from
her neighbour, jewels of silver, and jewels
of gold.' « And the LORD putteth the grace
of the people in the eyes of the Egyptians;
the man Moses also is very great in the
land of Egypt, M tile eyes of the servants
of Pharaoh, and in the eyes Of the people.
4 And Moses saith to Pharaoh, 'Thus hath
the Lord said, About midnight I go out
into the midst of Egypt* s then hath every
first-born in the land bf Egypt died; from
the first-born of Pharaoh who sitteth on
his throne, unto the first-born of the maid
servant who is behind the niill-stones; and
all the first-born of beasts. 6Then hath
there been a great cry in all the land of
Egypt, Such as there hath not been, and
such as there is not again. 7But against
the Children of IsraeU-a dog sliarpeneth
not its tongue, even from man unto beast,
So that ye know that the Lord doth make
a separation between the Egyptians arid
Israel. 8 Then all these thy servants have
come down unto me, and bowed themselves
unto me, saying, Go out, thou and all the
people Who are at thy feet ; and afterwards
do I go* out;' — and he goeth out from Pha
raoh in the heat of anger.
9Andthe Lord saith unto Moses, 'Pharaoh
doth hot hearken unto you, so as to multi
ply My wonders in the land of Egypt.' J0 And
Moses and Aaron have done all these won
ders before Pharaoh; and the Lord strength
eneth Pharaoh's heart, and he hath not sent
the Children of Israel out of his land.
XII. 1AND the LORD speaketh unto
Moses and unto Aaron, m the land of Egypt,
saying, 2'TMs month is to you the cMef
of mdnths; it is to y&u the first of the
months of the year. sS$eak ye unto ail
the company of Israel, saying, In the tenth
of this month— let them take to them each
man a lamb for the house of the fathers, a
lamb for a house. 4 (And if the household
be too few for a lamb, then hath it taken,
it and its neighbour who is near unto its
house, for the number of persons, each ac
cording to his eating ye do count for the

lamb.) 5Let a lamb, a perfect one, a male
of the first year, be to you; from the sheep
or from the goats do ye take it.
8 ' Then hath it become a charge to you,
until the fourteenth day of this month, and
the whole congregation of the company of
Israel have slaughtered it between the
evenmgs. 7And they have taken of the
blood, and have put it on the two side-
posts, and on the lintel over the houses hi
Which they eat it. 8And they have eaten
the flesh in this night, roast with fire; with
unleavened tMngs and bitters do they eat it.
9 Ye do not eat of it raw, or boiled at all
with water, but roast with fire, its head
with its legs, and with its inwards ; 10 and
ye do not leave of it till the morning ; and
that which remaineth of it till the morn
ing do ye burn with fire.
n 'And thus do ye eat it : your loins girded,
your sandals on your ffeet, and your staff in
your hand, then ye have eaten it in haste ;
it is the Lord's passdver. i2When I have
passed over through the land of Egypt dur
ing tMs night, and have smitten every first
born in the land of Egypt, frdm man even
unto beast, then on all the gods of Egypt I
do judgments; I am the Lord.
13 ' And the blood hath become a sign for
you oh the houses where ye are, and 1
have seen the blood, and have passed over
you, and the plague is nob on you fdr de
struction in My smiting in the land of
Egypt ; 14then this day hath becdme to you
a memorial, and ye have kept it a feast to
the LORD in your generations; — by a statute
for ever do ye keep it a feast. i6 Seven days
ye eat uMeavehed tMngs ; only— in the first
day ye cause leaven to cease from jtour
hohses; fbr any one eating a fermented thing
ffom the first day till the seventh day, even
that person hath been cut off from Israel.
16 'And in the first day is a holy convoca
tion, and in the seventh day ye have a- h6ly
convocation; no work is done in them, only
that which is eaten by any person — it alone
is done byyou. " And ye have observed the
unleavened tMngs; for in this self-same day
have I brought out your hosts from the land
Of Egypt, and ye have observed -this day m
your generations — an everlasting statute.
58 ' In the first month, in the fourteenth
day of the month, in the evening, ye do
eatt unleavened thing's until the one and
twentieth day Of the month, at evemng.
19 'Seven days leaven is hot found in your
houses : for any one eating a fermented
thing— that person hath been cut off from
the Company of Israel, among the sojourners
or among the natives of the land. 20 Any
thing fermented ye do not eat; in all your
dwellings ye do eat unleavened things.'
21 And Moses calleth for all the elders of
Israel, and saith unto thehi, 'Draw Out
and take for yourselves from the fldck, for
your families, and slaughter the Passovef-
sacriflce; ^then have ye taken a bunch of
hyssop, afid have dipped it in the blood
which is in the bason, and have struck it
On the lintel, and on the two side-posts,
with the blood which is in the bason, and ye,
45

Departure of the Israelites.

3.— EXODUS.— xin. 13. The first-born to be sanctified.

go not out from the opening of your house
till the morning. 28^ynen the LORD hath
passed over to smite the Egyptians, and hath
seen the blood on the lintel, and on the two
side-posts, then hath the Lord passed over
the opening, and doth not permit the de
struction to come into your house to smite.
24 ' Aud ye have observed this thmg, for a
statute to thee, and to thy children for ever.
25 And it hath been, when ye come in unto
the land which the Lord giveth to you, as
He hath spoken, that ye have kept tMs
service; 26yea, it hath come to pass when
your children say unto you, What is this
service ye have ? 27 that ye have said, It is the
sacrifice of the Lord's passover, who passed
over the houses of the Children of Israel in
Egypt, in His smiting the Egyptians, and
delivered our houses.'
28 And the people bow and worsMp ; and
the Children of Israel go and do as the Lord
commanded Moses and Aaron; so did they.
29 And it cometh to pass at midnight, that
the Lord hath smitten every first-born in
the land of Egypt, from the first-born of
Pharaoh who sitteth on Ms throne, unto
the first-born of the captive who is in the
prison-house, and every first-born of beasts.
30 And Pharaoh riseth by night, he and all
his servants, and all the Egyptians, and
there is a great cry in Egypt, for there is
not a house where there is not one dead.
31 And he calleth for Moses and for Aaron
by night, and saith, ' Rise, go out from the
midst of my people, both ye and the Child
ren of Israel, and go, serve Jehovah accord-
mg to your word. a2 Take both your fiock
and your herd, as ye have spoken, and go ;
then have ye blessed even me.'
33 And the Egyptians are urgent on the
people, hasting to send them away out of
the land: for they have said, 'We are all
dead.' 34Aud the people take up their
dough before it is fermented, their knead-
ing-troughs are bound up in their garments
on their shoulder. s^And the Children of
Israel have done according to the word of
Moses, and they ask from the Egyptians
jewels of silver, and' jewels of gold, andgar-
ments. ^ And the Lord hath put the grace
of the people in the eyes of the Egyptians,
and they cause them to ask, and they spoil
the Egyptians.
37 And the Children of Israel j ourney from
Raamses to Succoth, about six hundred
thousand men on foot, besides infants.
38 And a great rabble hath also gone up with
them, and flocks and herds — very much
cattle. ^And they bake with the dough
which they have brought out from Egypt
unleavened cakes, for it hath not fermented;
for they have been cast out of Egypt, and
have not been able to delay, and provision
also they have not made for themselves.
40 And the dweUing of the Children of Is
rael which they have dwelt m Egypt is four
hundred and thirty years. 41 And it cometh
i to pass, at the end of the four hundred and
thirty years— yea, it cometh to pass in this
self-same day — all the hosts of the Lord
have gone out from the land of Egypt. ^It
I 46

is a night of watchings to the LORD to bring
them out from the land of Egypt; it is tMs
night to the Lord of watchings to all the
Children of Israel in their generations.
43 And the Lord saith unto Moses and
Aaron, ' TMs is the statute of the passover :
No son of a stranger doth eat of it ; « but
any man's servant, the purchase of money,
when thou hast circumcised him — then doth
he eat of it. « A settler or a hired servant
doth not eat of it. ^In one house it is
eaten ; thou dost not carry out of the house
any of the flesh. without, and a bone of it
ye do not break. 47A11 the company of Is
rael do keep it. 48And when a sojourner
sojoumeth with thee, and hath made the
passover to the LORD, every male of his is
to be circumcised, and then doth he come
near to keep it, and hehathbeenasanative
of the land ; but no uncircumeised one doth
eat of it. ^One law is to the native, and to
the sojourner who sojourneth in your midst.'
50 And all the Children of Israel do as the
Lord commanded Moses and Aaron; so have
they done. 51 And it cometh to pass in tMs
self-same day, the Lord hath brought out
the Children of Israel from the land of
Egypt, by their hosts.
XTTI. i AND the Lord speaketh to Moses,
saying, 2 ' Sanctify to Me every first-born,
opening any womb among the Children of
Israel, among man and beast; it is Mine.
3And Moses saith unto the people, ' Re
member this day in wliich ye have gone out
of Egypt, from the house of servants, for by
strength of hand hath the Lord brought you
out from tMs; and a fermented thing is not
eaten. 4 To-day ye go out, in the month Abib.
6 ' And it hath been, when the Lord bring
eth thee m unto the land of the Canaanite,
and of the Hittite, and of the Amorite, and
of the Hivite, and of the Jebusite, which
He hath sworn to thy fathers to give to thee,
a land flowing with milk and honey, that
ye have done this service in tMs month.
6 Seven days dost thou eat unleavened
tMngs, and in the seventh day is a feast to
the Lord. 7Unleavened tMngs are eaten
the seven days, and a fermented thing is not
seen with thee; yea, leaven is not seen with
thee in all thy border.
8 ' And thou hast declared to thy son in
that day, saying, This is because of that
which the Lord did to me, in my going out
of Egypt. ' 9 And it hath been to thee for a
sign on thy hand, and for a memorial be
tween thine eyes, so that the law of the
Lord is in thy mouth; for by a strong hand '
hath the Lord brought thee out of Egypt.
i°And thou hast kept this statute at its ap
pointed season from time to time.
n ' And it hath been, when the Lord bring
eth thee in unto the land of the Canaanite,
as He hath sworn to thee and to thy fathers,
and hath given it to thee, iHhat thou hast
caused every one opemng the womb to pass
over to the Lord, and every firstling— the
mcrease of beasts which thou hast ; the
males are the Lord's. i3And every first
ling of an ass thou dost ransom with a
lamb; and if thou do not ransom it, then

The Egyptians pursue, and xni. 14.— EXODUS.— XIV. 26. Godfighteth against them.

thou hast beheaded it ; every first-born of
man also among thy sons dost thouransom.
14 ' And it hath been, when thy son ask-
eth thee hereafter, saying, What is tMs ? that
thou hast said unto him, By strength of
hand hath the Lord brought us out from
Egypt, from the house of servants. 15 Yea,
it cometh to pass, when Pharaoh hath been
pained to send us away, that the Lord doth
slay every first-born in the land of Egypt,
from the first-born of man even unto the
first-born of beast; therefore do I sacrifice
to the Lord all opening the womb who are
males, but every first-born of my sons do I
ransom. 16 And it hath been for a token on
thy hand, and for frontlets between tMne
eyes; for by strength of hand hath the Lord
brought us out of Egypt.'
"And it cometh to pass m Pharaoh's
sendmg the people away, that God hath not
led them the way of the land of the Philis
tines, for it is near; for God hath said, ' Lest
the people repent in their seeing war, and
have turnedback towards Egypt.* 18 And God
turneth round the people the way of the
wilderness of the Red Sea, and by fifties
have the Children of Israel gone up from
the land of Egypt. 19 And Moses taketh the
bones of Joseph with him, for he hath cer
tainly caused the Children of Israel to
swear, saying, ' God doth certainly inspect
you, then have ye brought up my bones
from this with you.'
20 And they journey from Succoth, and
encamp in Etham, at the extremity of the
wilderness; 2iand the Lord goeth before
them by day in a pillar of a cloud, to lead
them in the way, and by Mght in a pillar of
fire, to give light to them, to go by day and
by mght. ^He removeth not the pillar of
the cloud by day, or the pillar of the fire
by night, from before the people.
XTV. iAND the Lord speaketh unto
Moses, saymg, 2 ' Speak unto the Children of
Israel, and let them turn back and encamp
before Pi-hahiroth, between Migdol and the
sea, before Baal-Zephon; over-against it do
ye encamp by the sea. 8When Pharaoh
hath said of the Children of Israel, They
are entangled in the land, the wilderness
hath shut upon them; 4 then I have strength
ened the heart of Pharaoh, and he hath
pursued after them, and I am honoured on
Pharaoh, and on all Ms force, and the Egyp
tians have known that I am the Lord;'
and they do so.
6 And it is declared to the Mng of Egypt
that the people hath fled; and the heart of
Pharaoh and of Ms servants is turned
against the people, and they say, 'What is
this we have done ? that we have sent Israel
away from our service.'
6 And he harnesseth Ms chariot, and hath
taken Ms people with him; 7and he taketh
six hundred chosen chariots, even all the
chariots of Egypt, and captains over them
all. 8 And the Lord strengtheneth the heart
of Pharaoh king of Egypt, and he pursueth
after the Children of Israel; and the Child
ren of Israel are going out with a Mgh hand.
9 And the Egyptians pursue after them (all

the chariot horses of Pharaoh, and his horse
men, and his force), and they overtake them,
encamping by the sea, by Pi-hahiroth, be
fore Baal-Zephon.
10 And Pharaoh hath drawn near; and the
Children of Israel lift up their eyes, and lo,
the Egyptians are journeying after them,
and they fear exceedingly, and the Child
ren of Israel cry iinto the Lord. uAnd
they say unto Moses, ' Because there are no
graves in Egypt, hast thou taken us away to
die m the wilderness? what is this thou
hast done to us — to bring us out from Egypt ?
12 Is not this the word which we spake unto
thee in Egypt, saying, Cease from us, and
let us serve the Egyptians; for it is better
for us to serve the Egyptians than to die in
the wilderness ? '
13 And Moses saith unto the people, ' Fear
not, stationyourselves, and see the salvation
of the Lord, which He doth for you to-day;
for as ye have seen the Egyptians to-day,
ye add no more to see them for ever. 14 The
Lord fighteth for you, and ye keep silent.'
is And the Lord saith unto Moses, ' What !
thou criest unto me— speak unto the Child
ren of Israel, that they journey. ifi And thou,
lift up thy rod, and stretch out thy hand
towards the sea, and cleave it, then do the
Children of Israel go into the midst of the
sea on diy land. " And I — lo, I strengthen
the heart of the Egyptians, and they enter
in after them, and I am honoured on Pha
raoh, and on all his force, on his chariots,
and on his horsemen. 18 And the Egyptians
have known that I am the Lord, in My be
ing honoured on Pharaoh, on his chariots,
and on Ms horsemen.'
19 And the Messenger of God, who goeth
before the camp of Israel, journeyeth and
goeth at their rear; and the pillar of the
cloud journeyeth from their front, and
standeth at their rear, 20 and c'ometh in be
tween the camp of the Egyptians and the
camp of Israel; and the cloud and the dark
ness are, and it enlighteneth the night, and
the one drew not near the other all the night.
21 And Moses stretcheth out his hand to
wards the sea, and the Lord causeth the
sea to go on by a strong east wind all the
night, and maketh the sea become dry
ground, and the waters are cleaved, s2 And
the Children of Israel go into the midst of
the sea, on dry land, and the waters are a
wall to them, on their right and on their left.
23 And the Egyptians pursue, and go in after
them (all the horses of Pharaoh, Ms chariots,
and his horsemen) unto the midst of the sea.
24 And it cometh to pass, in the morning
watch, that the Lord looketh unto the camp
of the Egyptians through the pillar of thefire
and of the cloud, and troubleth the camp
of the Egyptians, 25and turneth aside the
wheels of their chariots, and they lead them
with difficulty; and the Egyptians say, 'Let _
us flee from the face of Israel, for the Lord
fighteth for them against the Egyptians.'
26 And the Lord saith unto Moses, ' Stretch
out thy hand toward the sea, and let the
waters turn back on the Egyptians, on their
chariots, and on their horsemen.'.
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The Egyptia/n overthrow, and XTV. 27. — EXODUS.— xvi. 3.

Moses' song qf triumph.

27 And Moses stretcheth out his hand to
wards the sea, and the sea turneth back (at
the turning of the morning) to its perennial
flow; and the Egyptians flee at its eonhn_
and the Lord shaketh off the Egyptians ill
the midst of the sea ; 28 an(j the waters
turn back, and cover the chariots and the
horsemen, even all the force of Pharaoh,
who come in after them into the sea; there
hath not been left of them even one.
29 And the Children of Israel have gone
on dry land in the midst of the sea, and the
waters are a wall to them, on their right
and on their left. so And the Lord saveth
Israel in that day out of the hand of the
Egyptians; and Israel seeth the Egyptians
dead on the sea-shore. 81 And Israel seeth
the great hand with which the LORD hath
wrought against the Egyptians, and the
people fear the Lord, and trust m the Lord,
and in Moses His servant.
XV. i THEN singeth Moses and the Child
ren of Israel this song to the Lord, and
speak, saying : —
* I sing to the Lord,
For He hath greatly triumphed;
The horse and Ms rider
He hath thrown into the sea.
2 My strength and song is JAH,
And He is become my salvation :
This is ray God, and I glorify Him;
The God of my father, and I exalt Him.
B The Lord is a man of war ;
The Lord is His name.
4 The chariots of Pharaoh and his force
He hath cast into the sea ;
And the choice of his captains
Have sunk in the Red Sea 1
5 The depths do cover them ;
They went down to the depths as a stone.
8 Thy right hand, 0 Lord,
fs become honourable m power ;
Thy right hand, 0 LORD,
Hath crushed the enemy.
7 And in the abundance of Thine excellency
Thou throwest down Thy withstanders ;
Thou sendest forth Thy wrath —
It consumeth them as stubble.
8 And by the spirit of Thine anger
Have the waters been heaped together;
The flo wings have stood as a heap,
The depths have been congealed
In the heart of the sea.
9 The enemy hath said, I pursue, I overtake;
I apportion the spoil;
My soul is filled with them ;
I draw out my sword ;
My hand destroyeth them : —
10 Thou hast blown with Thy wind —
The sea hath covered them;
They sank as lead in the mighty waters.
n Who is like Thee among the gods, O Lord ?
Who is like Thee— honourable in holiness-
Fearful in praises — doing wonders.
i2 Thou hast stretched out Thy right hand —
The earth swallowetK them !
13 Thou hast led forth in Thy kindness
The people whom Thou hast redeemed.
Thou hast led on in Thy strength
Uuto Thy holy habitation.
14 Thepeopleshave heard, they are troubled;
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Pain hath seized inhabitants of PMlistia I
15 Then have chiefs of Edom been troubled:
The mighty ones of Moab —
Trembling doth seize them !
Melted have all the inhabitants of Canaan I
16 Terror and dread fall on them;
By the greatness of Thine arm
They are still as a stone.
Till Thy people pass over, 0 LORD;
Till the people pass over
Whom Thou hast purchased.
" Thou bringestthem in,
And dost plant them
In the mountain of TMne inheritance;
The fixed place of Thy dwelling
Thou hast made, 0 LORD;
The sanctuary, 0 Lord,
Thy hands have established ;
18 The Lord doth reign for ever and ever !'
i9For the horse of Pharaoh hath gone in
with Ms chariots and with his horsemen
into the sea, and the Lord turneth back
on them the waters of the sea. And the
Children of Israel have gone on dry land in
the midst of the sea.
20 And Miriam the inspired one, sister of
Aaron, taketh the timbrel m her hand, and '
aU the women go out after her, with tim
brels and with choruses; 21 and Miriam an
swereth to them : —
' Sing ye to the Lord,
For He hath greatly triumphed;
The horse and Ms rider
Hath He thrown into the sea I '
22 And Moses causeth the people to journey
from the Red Sea, and they go out mto the
wilderness of Shur; and they go three daj's
in the wilderness, and have not found water.
23 And they come in to Marah; and they
have not been able to drink the waters of
Marah, for they are bitter; therefore hath
one called its name Marah.
24 And the people murmur against Moses,
saying, 'What shall we drink?' 25And he
crieth unto the Lord; and the Lord shew-
eth him a tree, and he casteth it into the
waters, and the waters become sweet; there
hath He made for them a statute, and an
ordinance, and there hath He tried them.
26 And He saith, ' If thou dost reaUy hearken
to the voice of the Lord thy God, and dost
that which is right in His eyes, and hast
hearkened to His commands, and kept all
His statutes: none of the sickness which I
laid on the Egyptians do I lay on thee, for
I, the Lord, do heal thee.'
27 And they come to EHm, and there are
twelve fountains of water, and seventy palm
trees; and they encamp there by the waters.
XVI. 1 AND they journey from Elim, and
all the company of the Children of Israel
come in unto the wilderness of Sm, which
is between Elim and Sinai, on the fifteenth
day of the second month of the goMg out
from the land of Egypt.
2 And all the company of the Children of
Israel murmur against Moses and against
Aaron in the wilderness. 3And the Child
ren of Israel say unto them, 'O that we had
died by the hand of the Lord in the land of
Egypt, in our sitting by the flesh-pots, in

Manna rained from heaven. xVl. 4.— EXODUS.— XVU. 5. The people murmur fin- water.

our eating bread to satiety — for ye have
brought us out unto this wilderness to put
all this congregation to death with hunger.'
4 And the Lord saith unto Moses, 'Lo, I
rain bread to you from the heavens— then
have the people gone out and have gathered
the matter of a thing in its day — so that I
try them whether they walk in My law, or
not. 6 Yea, it hath been in the sixth day,
that they have prepared that which they
have brought in, and it hath been double of
that which they gather day by day.'
6 And Moses saith — Aaron also — unto all
the Children of Israel, 'At evening — then
have ye known that the LORD hath brought
you out from the land of Egypt; 7 aud in the
mormng — then have ye seen the honour of
the L©rd, in His hearing your murmurings
against the Lord; and what are we, that ye
murmur against us?' 8 Moses saith also,
' In the Lord's giving to you in the evemng
flesh to eat, and bread in the mornrag to
satiety, — in the Lord's hearing your mur
murings, which ye murmur against Him;
and what are we? your murmurings are
not agamst us, but against the Loud.'
9 And Moses saith unto Aaron, ' Say unto
all the company of the Children of Israel,
Come ye near before the Lord, for He hath
heard your murmurings.' i° And it cometh
to pass, when Aaron speaketh unto all the
company of the Children of Israel, that they
turn towards the wilderness, and lo, the
honour of the LORD is seen in the cloud.
11 And the Lord speaketh unto Moses,
saying, 32 ' I have heard the Murmurings of
the Cfhildren of Israel; speak to them, saying,
Between the evenings ye eat flesh, and in the
morning ye are satisfied with bread; then
haveye known that I am the Lord your God.'
18 And it cometh to pass in the evening,
that the quail cometh up, and covereth the
camp; and in the morning there hath been
the lying of dew round about the camp.
i4And the lying of the dew goeth up, and
lo, on the face of the wilderness a thin, bare
thing, thin as the hoar-frost on the earth.
15 And the Children of Israel see, and say
one unto another, 'What is it?' for they
have not known what it is; and Moses saith
unto them, ' It is the bread wMch the LORD
hath given to you for food.
is ' TMs is the thing wMch the Lord hath
commanded: Gather of it each according to
Ms eating, an omer for a poll, the number
of your persons; take ye each for those who
are in his tent.' "And the Children of
Israel do so, and they gather, he who gather
eth much, and he who gathereth little. 18 And
they measure with an omer, and he who
gathereth much hath nothing over, and he
who gathereth little hath no lack; each ac
cording to Ms eating have they gathered.
iflAnd Moses saith unto them, 'Letnoman
leave of it till the morning.' 20 And they have
not hearkened unto Moses, and some of them
leave of it till the mormng, and it bringeth
up worms and stihketh; and Moses is wroth
at them. 21 And they gather it morning by
morning, each according to his eating; when
the sun hath been warm, then hath it melted.
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22 And it cometh to pass on the sixth day,
they have gathered double bread, two omers
for each; and all the princes of the company
come in, and declare it to Moses.
23 And he saith unto them, 'It is that
which the Lord hath spoken of; a rest — a
holy sabbath to the Lord — is to-morrow;
that which ye bake, bake; and that which
ye boil, boil; and all which is over, let rest
for yourselves in charge till the morning.'
24 And they let it rest until the morning, as
Moses hath commanded, and it hath not
stank, and no worm hath been in it.
25 And Moses saith, ' Eat it to-day; for to
day is a sabbath to the LORD ; to-day ye
find it hot in the field; ^ six days do ye gather
it; but in the seventh day— the sabbath — in
it there is none.'
27 And it conteth to pass on the seventh
day, that some of the people have gone out
to gather, and have not found it.
28 And the LORD saith unto Moses, 'How
long have ye refused to keep My commands,
and My laws ? 29geef because the Lord
hath given to you the Sabbath," therefore He
is giving to you on the sixth day the bread
of two days ; abide ye each in his place, let
no one go out from his place on the seventh
day.* 8° And the people rest on the seventh
day. » And the house of Israel call its name
Manha; and it is as coriander seed, wMte;
and its taste as a cake with honey.
^And Moses saith, 'This is the thing
which the Lord hath commanded: Fill the
omer with it, for a charge for your genera
tions, so that they see the bread which I
have caused you to eat in the wilderness, in
My bringing you out of the land Of Egypt.'
33 And Moses saith unto Aaron, ' Take one
pot, and put there the fulness of an omer
of manna, and let it rest before the Lord,
for a charge for your generations.' ^As
the Lord hath given commandment unto
Moses, so Aaron letteth it rest before the
Testimony, for a charge.
85 And the Children of Israel have eaten
the manna forty years, until their cormng *
in unto the land to be inhabited; the manna
have they eaten till their coming m unto
the extremity of, the land of Canaan, 86 And
the omer is the tenth of the ephah.
XVII. 1AND all the company of the
Children of Israel journey from the wilder
ness of Sin, in their journeyings, by the com
mand of the Lord, and encamp in Rephi-
dim, and there is no water for the people to
drink. 2 And the people strive with Moses,
and say, 'Give us water, and let us drink.'
And Moses saith to them, 'Why strive ye
with me ? why try ye the Lord ? ' 3 And the
people thirst there for water; and the people
murmur against Moses, and say, 'Why is
this ? — thou hast brought us up out of Egypt,
to put us, our children and our cattle, to
death with thirst.' 4 And Moses criethto the
Lord, saying, ' What shall I do to this peo
ple ? — yet a little, and they have stoned me.'
« And the Lord saith unto Moses, 'Pass
over before the people, and take with thee
of the elders of Israel, and thy rod with
wMch thou hast smitten the River take in

TJie defeat of Amalek.

xvn. 6.— EXODUS.— XIX. I.

Jethro's visit to Moses.

thy hand; then hast thou gone. 6Lo, I stand
before thee there on the rock in Horeb, and
thou hast smitten on the rock, and waters
have come out from it, then have the people
drunk.' And Moses doeth so before the eyes of
the elders of Israel. 7And he calleth the
name of the place Massah, and Meribah,
because of the 'strife' of the Children of
Israel, and of their 'trying' the Lord, say
ing, 'Is the Lord in our midst or not V
8 And Amalek cometh, and fighteth with
Israel in Rephidim. 9 And Moses saith unto
Joshua, ' Choose men for us, and go out, fight
with Amalek; to-morrow I stand on the top
of the hill, and the rod of God in my hand.'
i° And Joshua doth as Moses hath said to
him, to fight with Amalek; and Moses,
Aaron, and Hur, have gone up to the top of
the height; " and. it hath come to pass, when
Moses- Iifteth up his hand, that Israel hath
been mighty, and when he letteth his hands
rest, that Amalek hath been mighty. i2And
the hands of Moses are heavy, and they
take a stone, aud put it under him, and he
sitteth on it: and Aaron and Hur have taken
hold on his hands, one on this side, and one
on that, and his hands are stedfast till the
going in of the sun. i3 And Joshua weaken-
eth Amalek and his people by the sword.
14 And the Lord saith unto Moses, ' Write
this for a memorial in the Book, and name
it in the ears of Joshua, that I do utterly
wipe away the remembrance of Amalek
from under the heavens.' is And Moses
buildeth an altar, and calleth its name Je-
hovah-Nissi, i6and saith, 'Because a hand
is on the throne of Jah, war is to the Lord
with Amalek from generation to generation.'
XVIII. 1AND Jetliro the priest of Midian,
father-in-law of Moses, heareth of all that
which God hath done for Moses, and for
Israel his people, that the Lord hath brought
out Israel from Egypt: 2and Jethro, father-
in-law of Moses, taketh Zipporah, .wife of
Moses, besides her presents, 3and her two
sons, of whom the name of the one is Ger-
shom, for he hath said, 'I have been a so
journer in a strange land;' 4and the name
of the other n Eliezer, for 'the God of my
father is for my help, and delivereth me
from the sword of Pharaoh.'
6 And Jethro, father-in-law of Moses,
cometh, with Ms sons, and his wife, unto
Moses, unto the wilderness where he is
encamping by the mount of God. 6 And he
saith unto Moses, ' I, thy father-in-law,
Jethro, am coming unto thee, and thy wife,
and her two sons are with her.'
7 And Moses goeth out to meet his father-
in-law, and boweth himself,, and kisseth
Mm; and they ask one at another of their
welfare, and come into the tent. 8And
Moses recounteth to his father-in-law all
that which the Lord hath done to Pharaoh,
and to the Egyptians, on account of Israel,
all the travail which hath found them in
the way, yet the Lord delivereth them.
9 And Jethro rejoiceth for all the good
which the Lord hath done to Israel, whom
He hath delivered from the hand of the
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Egyptians. i°And Jethro saith, 'Blessed
is the Lord, who hath delivered you from
the hand of the Egyptians, and from the
hand of Pharaoh,— who hath delivered this
people from under the hand of the Egyp
tians, n Now have I known that Jehovah
is greater than all gods; for m the thing
they have acted proudly— He is above them f
12 And Jethro, father-in-law of Moses,
taketh a burnt-offering and sacrifices for
God; and Aaron cometh in, and all the
elders of Israel, to eat bread with the father-
in-law of Moses, before God.
i3And it cometh to pass on the morrow,
that Moses sitteth to judge the people, and
the people stand before Moses, from the
morning unto the evening. i4And the
father-m-Iaw of Moses seeth all that wMch
he is doing to the people, and he saith,
' What is this thing wMch thou art doing to
the people ? Wherefore art thou sitting by
thyself, and all the people standing by thee
from morning till evening ?'
WAnd Moses saith to his father-in-law,
' Because the people come unto me to seek
God. 16When they have a matter, they
come unto me, then have I judged between
a man and his neighbour, and caused them
to know the statutes of God, and His laws.'
"And the father-in-law of Moses saith
unto him, ' The thing which thou art doing
is not good. 1S Thou dost surely wear away,
both thou, and this people which is with
thee, for the thing is too heavy for thee;
thou art not able to do it by thyself. 19 Now,
hearken to my voice, let me counsel thee,
and let God be with thee; be thou for the
people, over-against God; then hast thou
brought in the things unto God; 2oatldthou
hast warned them concerning the statutes
and the laws, and hast made known to them
the way in which they go, and the work
which they do. 21 And thou dost provide out
of all the people men of ability, fearing God,
men of truth, hating dishonest gain, and
hast placed these over them, as heads of
thousands, heads of hundreds, heads of
fifties, and heads of tens; 22anci they have
judged the people at all times; and it hath
come to pass, every great matter they brmg
in unto thee, and every small matter they
judge themselves; and lighten it from off
thyself, when they have borne it with thee.'
23 If thou do this thing, and God hath com
manded thee, then thou hast been able to
stand, and all this people also go in unto
their place in peace.'
24 And Moses hearkeneth to the voice of
Ms father-in-law, and doth all which he
hath said. 2fl And Moses chooseth men of
ability out of all Israel, and maketh them
chiefs over the people, heads of thousands,
heads of hundreds, heads of fifties, and
heads of tens. 28 And they have judged the
people at all times; the hard matters they
bring in unto Moses, and every small matter
they judge themselves.
27 And Moses sendeth his father-in-law
away, and he goeth away unto his own land.
XIX. iIN the third month of the going
out of the Children of Israel from the land

Tlte covenant of Sinai.

xrx. 2.— EXODUS.— xx. 19.

The ten commandments.

of Egypt, m this day have tbey come into
the wilderness of Sinai. a And they journey
from RepMdim, and enter the wilderness of
Sinai, and encamp in the wilderness, and
Israel encampeth there before the mount.
8 And Moses hath gone up unto God, and
the' Lord calleth unto Mm out of the mount,
saymg, ' Thus shalt thou say to the house
of Jacob, and declare to. the Children of
Israel, 4 Ye — ye have seen that which I have
done to the Egyptians, that I bear you on
eagles' wings, and bring you in unto Myself;
5 and now, if ye really hearken to My voice,
then have ye kept My covenant, and been
to Me a peculiar treasure more than all the
peoples, for all the earth is Mine. 6 And ye
— ye are to Me a kingdom of priests and a
holy nation : these are the words which thou
shalt speak unto the Children of Israel.'
7 And Moses cometh, and calleth for the
elders of the people, and setteth before
them all these words which the LORD hath
commanded him. 8And all the people answer
together and say, ' All which the Lord hath
spoken we do; ' and Moses returneth the
words of the people unto the Lord.
9 And the Lord saith unto Moses, * Lo, I
come unto thee in the thickness of the cloud,
so that the people hear in My speaking with
thee, and also believe in thee for ever.' And
Moses declareth the words of the people
unto the Lord.
10 And the Lord saith unto Moses, 'Go
unto the people; then hast thou sanctified
them to-day and to-morrow, and let them
wash their garments, u then have they been
prepared for the third day; for on the third
day doth the Lord come down before the
eyes of all the people, on mount Sinai.
12 And thou hast made a border for the
people round about, saying, Take heed to
yourselves, of gomg up into the mount, or
of coming against its extremity; whosoever
cometh agamst the mount is certainly put
to death. 13 A hand cometh not against
him, but he is certahaly stoned, or shot
through; whether beast or man it liveth
not; in the drawing out of the jubilee cor
net do they go up into the mount.'
i4And Moses cometh down from the mount
unto the people, and sanctifieth the people;
and they wash their garments. i5And he
saith unto the people, ' Be ye prepared for
the third day, come not nigh to a woman.'
i6 And it cometh to pass, on the third day,
! while it is morning, that there are voices
; and lightnings, and a heavy cloud on the
mount, and the sound of the trumpet very
I strong; and all the people who are in the
camp tremble.
" And Moses bringeth out the people to
| meet God from the camp, and they station
themselves at the lower part of the mount.
i8 And mount Sinai is wholly a smoke from
the presence of the Lord, who hath come
down on it in fire, and its smoke goeth up
as the smoke of the furnace, and the whole
mount trembleth exceedingly. 19 And the
sound of the trumpet is going on, and is
very strong; Moses speaketh, and God
answereth him with a voice.

20 And the Lord cometh down on mount
Sinai, on the top of the mount ; and the
Lord calleth for Moses unto the top of the
mount, and Moses goeth up.
2*And the Lord saith unto Moses, 'Go
down, protest to the people, lest they break
through unto the Lord to see, and many of
them have fallen. 22 And also let the priests
who come nigh to the Lord sanctify them
selves, lest the Lord break forth on them.'
23 And Moses saith unto the Lord, ' The
people is unable to come up unto mount
Sinai, for Thou hast protested to us, saying,
Make a border for the mount, then hast thou
sanctified it.' ^And the Lord saith unto him,
' Gp, descend; then hast thou come up, thou,
and Aaron with thee; as to the priests and
the people, let them not break through, to
come up unto the Lord, lest He break forth
upon them.' 25And Moses goeth down unto
the people, and saith unto them : —
XX. 1 ' GOD also speaketh all these words,
saying, 2I am the Lord thy God, who hath
brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out
of the house of servants.
8 Thou shalt not have other gods before Me.
4 Thou shalt not make to thyself a graven
image, or any likeness which is in heaven
above, or which is m the earth beneath, or
which is in the waters under the earth.
5 Thou shalt not bow thyself to them, nor
serve them : for I, the Lord thy God, am a
zealous God, charging the imquity of the
fathers on the children, on the third gene
ration, and on the fourth of those who hate
Me, 6 and doing kindness to thousands, to
those Who love Me and keep My commands.
7 Thou shalt not take up the name of the
Lord thy God for a vain thing; for the
Lord acquitteth not him who taketh up
His name for a vain thing.
8 Remember the Sabbath-day, to sanctify'
it; 9 six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy
work, i° but the seventh day is the Sabbath
of the Lord thy God; thou shalt not do any
work; thou, or thy son, or thy daughter, thy
man-servant, or thy handmaid, or thy cattle,
or thy sojourner who is within thy gates, — ¦
n for six days hath the Lord prepared the
heavens and the earth, the sea, and all
which is in them, and resteth in the seventh
day; therefore hath the Lord blessed the
Sabbath-day, and doth sanctify it.
i2Honour thy father and thy mother, so
that thy days are prolonged on the ground
which the Lord thy God is givmg to thee.
i3Thou shalt do no murder.
14 Thou shalt not commit adultery.
isThou shalt not steal.
16 Thou shalt not answer against thy
neighbour with a false testimony.
"Thou shalt not desire the house of thy
neighbour, thou shalt not desire the wife of
thy neighbour, or Ms man-servant, or his
handmaid, or his ox, or his ass, or anything
which is thy neighbour's.' *
18 And all the people see the voices, and
the flames, and the sound of the trumpet,
and the mount smokmg ; when the people
see, then they move, and stand afar off,
i9and say unto Moses, ' Speak thou with us,
51

The law concerning altars. xx. 20.^JXQDUS.— xxii. 3.

Various judicial laws.

and let us hear; and let not God speak with
us, lest we die.' ^AndMoses saith unto the
people, 'Fear not, for to try you hath God
come, and in order that His fear may be
before your faces — that ye sin not.'
2i And the people stand afar off, and
Moses hath drawn nigh unto the thick dark
ness where God is. 22 And the LORD saith
unto Moses, 'Thus shalt thou say unto the
CMldren of Israel, Ye have seen that from
the heavens I have spoken with you. ^ Ye
shall not make with Me gods of silver, even
gods of gold ye shall not make for yourselves.
24 'An altar of earth dost thou make for
Me, then hast thou sacrificed on it thy
burnt-offerings and thy peace-offerings, thy
flock and thy herd ; in every place where I
cause My name to be remembered I come
in unto thee, and have blessed thee.
25 ' And if thou make an altar of Btones to
Me, thou dost not build them of hewn work;
when thy tool thou hast lifted up Upon it;
then thou dost pollute it. 26 Neither dost
thou go up by steps on Mine altar, that thy
nakedness be not revealed upon it.
XXI. ! ' AND these are the judgments
wliich thou dost set before them. 2When
thou buyest a Hebrew servant, — six years
doth he serve, and in the seventh he goeth
out as a freeman for nought. 3 If by himself
he cometh in, by himself he goeth out; if he
is a married man, then his wife hath gone
out with him. 4If his lord give to Mm a
wife, and she hath born to him sons or
daughters, — the wife and her children are
her lord's, and he goeth out by himself.
5 ' And if the servant really say, I have
loved my lord, my wife, and my Children —
I do not go out free; 6 then hath his lord
brought him nigh unto God, .and hath
brought him nigh to the door, or to the side-
post, and his lord hath bored his ear with
an awl ; and lie hath served Mm for ever.
7 'And when a man selleth his daughter
for a handmaid, she doth not go out ac
cording to the going out of the nieii'-ser-
vants. 8H it be evil in the eyes of her lord,
so that he hath not betrothed her, then
hath he let her be ransomed; to a strange
people he hath no power to sell her, m Ms
dealing treacherously with her.
9 ' And if to his son he betroth her, accord-
mg to the right of daughters doth he to her.
10 'If another woman he take for him,
her food, her covering, and her habitation,
he doth not withdraw. "And if these
three he do not to her, then hath she gone
out for nought, without money.
12 ' He who smiteth a man so that he hath
died, is certainly put to death. i3As to
Mm who hath not hunted, but God hath
brought him to his hand, I have even ap
pointed for thee a place whither he doth flee.
14 ' But when aman doth presume against
Ms neighbour to slay him with subtilty,
from Mine altar dost thou take him to die.
16 'And he who smiteth his father or his
mother is certainly put to death.
10 'And he who stealeth a man, and hath
sold Mm, when he hath been found in Ms
hand, is certainly put to death.

17 ' And he who revileth his father or his
mother is certainly put to death.
is 'And when men contend, and a man
hath smitten his neighbour with a stone, or
with the fist, and he die not, but hath fallen
on the bed ; 19if he rise, and hath gone up
and down without, on his staff, then hath the"
smiter been acquitted; oMy his cessation he
giveth, that he may be thoroughly healed.
20 ' And when a man smiteth his man-ser
vant or his handmaid, with a rod, and he
hath died under his hand, — he is certainly
avenged; 21 Only if he remain a day or two,
he is hot avenged, for he is his money.
22 ' And when men strive, and have smitten
a pregnant woman, and her children have
come out, and there is ho miscMef, he is
certainly fined, as the husband of the wo
man doth lay upon him, and he hath given
through the judges. ^ And if there is mis
chief, then thou hast given life for life,
24 eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand,
foot for foot, 2$ burMng for burning, wound
for wound, stripe for stripe.
26 'And when a man smiteth the -eye of
Ms man-servant, or the eye of his hand
maid, and hath destroyed it, as a free man
doth he send him away for Ms eye. 27 And
if the tooth of his man-servant or the tooth
Of his handmaid he knock out, as a free
man he doth send him away for his tooth.
38 ' And when an ox doth gore man or
woman, that they have died, the ox is tier-
taiMy stoned, and his flesh is not eaten ;
and the possessor of the ox is acquitted.
29 But if the ox is one accustomed to gore
heretofore, and it hath been testified to its
owner, and he doth not watch it* and it hath
put a man or woman to death, the ox is
stoned, and its owner also put to death.
30 ' If an atonement is laid upon him, then
hath he given the ransom of his life, ac
cording to all that is laid upon Mm.
31 Whether it gore a son or gore a daughter,
according to this judgment it is done to it.
32 ' Lf the ox gore a man-servant or a
handmaid, thirty silver shekels doth he
give to their lord, and the ox is stoned.
33 'And when a man doth open a pit, or
when a man doth dig a pit, and doth not
cover it, and an ox or ass hath fallen thither,
— ^the owner of the pit doth repay, money
doth he give back to their owners, and the
dead is Ms.
35 ' And when a man's ox doth smite the
ox of his neighbour, and it hath died, then
have they sold the living ox, and halved its
money, and also the dead one do they halve.
30 If it hath been known that the ox is one
accustomed to gore heretofore, and its
owner doth not watch it, he certainly re-
payeth ox for ox, and the dead is Ms.
XXII. 1 ' WHEN a man doth steal an ox
or sheep, and hath slaughtered it or sold it,
five of the herd doth he repay for the ox,
and four of the flock for the sheep 2If m
the breaking through, the thief is found, ¦
and he hath been smitten, and hath died,
there is no blood for Mm. 3 If the sun hath
risen upon hhn, blood is for him ; he doth
certainly repay; if he have nothing, then

Moral and ceremonial laws. xxrr. 4. — EXODUS: — xxm. 17.

The sabbatical year.

hath he been sold for his theft. 4If the
theft be certainly found in his hand alive,
whether ox, or ass, or sheep — he repayeth
double. s 'When a man depastureth a field or
vineyard, and hath sent out his beast, and
it hath pastured in the field of another,
of the best of his own field, and the best of
his own vineyard, doth he repay.
6 'When fire gOeth forth, and hath found
thorns, and the stack, or the standing corn,
or the field hath been consumed, he, who
causeth the burning doth certainly repay.
7 ' When a man doth give unto his neigh
bour silver, or vessels to keep, and it hath
been stolen out of the man's house, -—if the
tMef is found, he repayeth double. ,
8 * If the thief is not found, then the master
of the house hath been brought near unto
God, whether he hath no t put forth his hand
against the work of Ms neighbour. 9Eor
every matter of transgression, for ox, for
ass, for sheep, for raiment, for any lost
thing of wMch it is said it is his; unto
God cometh the matter of them both; he
whom God doth condemn, he repayeth
double to Mb neighbour.
10 < When a man doth give unto Ms neigh
bour an ass, or an ox, or a sheep, or any
beast, to keep, and it hath died, or hath
been hurt; or taken captive, none seeing,—
ii-an oath of the Lord is between them
both, that he hath not put forth Ms hand
against the work of Ms neighbour, and its
owner hath accepted, and it is not repaid.
12 But if it is certainly stolen from him, he
doth repay to its owner. i3 If it is certainly
torn, he bringeth it in — a witness; the torn
tMng he doth not repay.
14 ' And when a man doth ask anything
from his neighbour, and it hath been hurt
or hath died — its owner not with it — he
doth certainly repay. ^ If its owner is with
it, he doth not f epay, — if it is a hired thing,
it hath come for its hire.
16 ' And when a man doth entice a virgin
who is not betrothed, and hath lain with
her, he doth certainly endow her to himself
for a wife. " If her father utterly refuse to
give her to Mm, money he doth weigh out
according to the dowry of virgins.
18 'A witch thou dost not keep alive.
19 1 Whosoever lieth with a beast is cer
tainly put to death.
20 1 He who sacrificeth to any god; save to
the LORD alone, is devoted.
21 ' A sojourner also thou dost not oppress,
nor crush him, for sojourners have ye been
in the land of Egypt.
22 ' Any widow or orphan ye do not afflict;
23 if thou dost really afflict Mm, surely if he
at all cry unto Me, I certainly hear his ciy.
24 And Mine anger hath burned, arid I have
slain you by a sword, and your wives have
been widows, and your children orphans.
25 ' If thou lend My poor people With thee
money, thou art not to him as a usurer;
thou dost not lay on him usuiy. ^If thou
dost at all take in pledge the garment of
thy neighbour, during the going in of the
fiim thou dost return it to Mm: 27f6r it alone

is Ms covering, it is his garment for his
skin; wherein doth he lie down ? and it hath
come to pass, when he doth cry unto Me,
that I have heard; for I am gracious.
28 'God thou dost not revile, and the
prince among thy people thou dost not
curse. ^Thy fulness and thy liquids thou dost
not delay; the first-born of thy sons thou
dost give to Me. m So thou dost with tMne
ox, with thy sheep; seven days it is with its
dam; on the eighth day thou dost give it
to Me.
81 'And ye are holy men to Me, and flesh
torn in the field ye do not eat, ye do cast it
to the dogs.
XXIII. 1 ' THOU dost not lift up a vain
report; thou dost not put thy hand with
the wicked to be a violent witness.
2 ' Thou art not after the many to evil, nor
dost thou testify concerning a strife, by
turnmg aside after the many to cause others
to turn aside; 3and the poor thou dost not
honour M his strife.
4 'When thou meetest thine enemy's ox
or Ms ass going astray, thou dost certainly
turn it back to him. 6 When thou seest the
ass of him who hateth thee crouching under
its burden, then hast thou ceased .from
leaving it to it— thou dost certainly lesUve it
with him.
8 ' Thou dost not turn aside the judgment
of thy needy one in his strife; 7from a false
matter thou dost keep far off, and the inno
cent and righteous thoti dost not Slay; for I
do not justify the wicked.
8 ' And a bribe thou dost not take; for the
bribe blindeth the open-eyed, and pervert-
eth the words of the righteous.
9 'And a sojourner thou dost not oppress,
seeing ye have known the soul of a so
journer; for sojourners have ye been in the
land of Egypt.
10 ' And six years dost thou sow thy land,
and hast gathered its increase; nand the
seventh thou dost release it, and hast left it,
and the needy of thy people have eaten,
and their leaving doth the beast of the
field eat; so dost thou with thy vineyard, —
with thine oliveyard.
12 ' Six days dost thou do thy work, and
on the seventh day dost thou rest, so that
tMne ox and thine ass doth rest, and the
son of thme handmaid and the sojourner is
refreshed. BAnd in all that which I have
said unto you ye do take heed; and the
name of other gods ye do not mention; it is
not heard on thy mouth.
14 * TMee times dost thou keep a feast to
Me in the year; "the Feast of Unleavened
things thou dost keep: seven days dost thou
eat unleavened things, as I have commanded
thee, at the time appointed in the month of
Abib; for in it hast thou come forth out of
Egypt, and ye do not appear in My presence
empty. ieThe Feast of Harvest also, the
first-fruits of thy works which thou sowest
in the field; and the Feast of In-Gathering,
in the out-going of the year, in thy gather
ing thy works out of the field.
"'Three times in the year do all thy

God's covenant with Israel, xxm. 18.— EXODUS.— xxv. 9.

Moses on the mott/nt.

males appear before the face of the Lord
Jehovah. is « Thou dost not sacrifice on a fermented
thing the blood of My sacrifice, and the fat
of My feast doth not remain till mormng.
19 The beginning of the first-fruits of thy
ground dost thou bring into the house of
the Lord thy God; thou dost not boil a kid
hi its mother's milk.
20 ' Lo, I am sendmg a Messenger before
thee to keep thee in the way, aud to bring
thee in unto the place which I have pre
pared. &¦ Be watchful because of his pre
sence, and hearken to his voice, rebel not
against him: for he beareth not with your
transgression, for My name is in his heart.
22 But if thou diligently hearken to his voice,
and hast done all that which I speak, then
am I at emnity with thme enemies, and
have, distressed those who distress thee.
23 'For My Messenger goeth before thee;
when he hath brought thee in unto the
Amorite, and the Hittite, and the Perizzite,
and the Canaanite, the Hivite, and the
Jebusite, then have I cut them off.
24 'Thou dost not bow thyself to their
gods, nor serve them, nor do according to
their doings, but dost utterly devote them,
and thoroughly break their standmg pillars.
25-( When ye have served the LORD your
God, then hath He blessed thy bread and
thy water, and I have turned aside sickness
from thine heart. « There is not a mis-
carrymg or barren one in thy land; the
number of thy days I fulfil: 27My terror I
send before thee, and I have put to death
all the people among whom thou comest,
and I have given the neck of all thine
enemies unto thee. ^And I have sent the
hornet before thee, aud it hath cast out the
Hivite, the Canaanite, and the Hittite from
before thee. & I cast them not out from he-
fore thee in one year, lest the land be a de
solation, and the beast of the field have
multiplied agamst thee, w Little by little
I cast them out from before thee, till thou
art frMtful, and hast inherited the land.
81 'And I have set thy border from the
Red Sea, even unto the sea of the Philis
tines, and from the wilderness unto the
River: for I give into your hand the mhabi-
tants of the land, and thou hast cast them
out from before thee. 32Thou dost not make
a covenant with them, or with their gods;
33 they do not dwell in the land, lest they
cause thee to sin agamst Me when thou
servest their gods, when it becometh a snare
to thee.'
XXIV. 1AND unto Moses hath He said,
' Come up unto the Lord, thou, and Aaron,
Nadab, and Abihu, and seventy of the
elders of Israel, then have ye bowed your
selves afar off.' 2And Moses hath drawn
nigh by himself unto the Lord; but they
draw not nigh, and the people go not up
with him.
3 And Moses cometh in, and recounteth to
the people all the words of the Lord, and
all the judgments; and all the people answer
with one voice, and Bay, 'All the words
which the Lord hath spoken we do.'
54

- 4 And Moses writeth all the words of the
Lord, and riseth early in the morMng, and
buildeth an altar under the hill, and twelve
standmg pillars for the twelve tribes of
Israel. « And he sendeth the youths of the
Children of Israel, and they cause burnt-
offerings to ascend, and sacrifice sacrifices
of peace-offerings— calves to the Lord.
6 And Moses taketh half of the blood, and
putteth it in basons, and half of the blood
hath he sprinkled on the altar. 7And he
taketh the Book of the Covenant, and pro-
claiineth in the ears of the people, and they
say, ' All that which the Lord hath spoken
we do and obey.' 8And Moses taketh the
blood, and sprinkleth it on the people, and
saith, 'Lo, the blood of the covenant wMch
the LORD hath made with you, concerning
all these tMngs.'
9 And Moses goeth up, Aaron also, Nadab
and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of
Israel, 10 and they see the God of Israel, and
under His feet is as the white work of the
sapphire, even as the substance of the
heavens for purity. uAnd unto those of
the Children of Israel who are near He hath
not put forth His hand; and they see God,
and eat and drmk. & And the Lord saith
unto Moses, ' Come up unto Me to the
mount, and be there, and I give to thee the
tables of stone, and the law, and the com
mand, which I have written to direct them.'
i3And Moses riseth — Joshua Ms mimster
also — and Moses goeth up unto the mount ,
of God. 14And unto the elders hath he
said, 'Abide ye for us m this place, until
that we turn back unto you, and lo, Aaron
and Hur are with you; let Mm who hath
matters bring them nigh unto them.'
J5And Moses goeth up Mto the mount,
and the cloud covereth the mount. ifi And
the honour of the Lord doth tabernacle on
mount Sinai, and the cloud covereth it six
days; and He calleth unto Moses on the
seventh day from the midst of the cloud.
17 And the appearance of the honour of the
Lord is as a consuming fire on the top of
the mount, before the eyes of the Children
of Israel. 18And Moses goeth into the
midst of the cloud, and goeth up mto the
mount; and Moses is on the mount forty
days and forty nights.
XXV. iAND the Lord speaketh unto
Moses, saying, 2 ' Speak unto the Children
of Israel that they take a heave-offering for
Me; from every man whose heart impelleth
Mm do ye take my heave- offering.
8 And this is the heave-offering which ye |
receive from them; gold, and silver, and |
brass; 4and blue, and purple, and scarlet,
and linen, and goats' hair, 6 and rams' skins
made red, and badgers' skins, and sMttim
wood, « Oil for the light, spices for the
anointing oil, and for the perfume of the
spices, 7shoham stones, and stones for set-
ting for the ephod, and for the breastplate.
8 ' Then have they made for Me a sanctuary,
and I have tabernacled m their midst; 9 ac
cording to all that which I am shewing thee,
the pattern of the tabernacle, and the
pattern of all its instruments, even so do ye

Directions for making

xxv. 10.— EXODUS.— xxvi. 13.

the ark and tabernacle.

make it. "Then they have made an ark of
shittim wood; two cubits and a half its
length, and a cubit and a half its breadth,
and a cubit and a half its height. uAnd
thou hast overlaid it with pure gold; within
and without dost thou overlay it, and thou
hast made on it a ring of gold round about.
13 And thou hast cast for it four rings of
gold, and thou hast put tliem on its four
feet, even two rings on its one side, and two
rings on its second side. 13And thou hast
made staves of shittim wood, and hast
overlaid them with gold; 14and hast put the
staves into the rings on the sides of the ark,
to bear the ark by them, is In the rings
of the ark are the staves; they are not
turned aside from it. "And. thou hast put
mto the ark the testimony which I give to
thee. " ' And thou hast made a mercy-seat of
pure gold, two cubits and a half its length,
and a cubit and a half its breadth; 18and
thou hast made two cherubs of gold; beaten
work dost thou make them, at the two ends
of the mercy-seat; i9and make thou one
cherub at the end on this side, and another
cherub at the end on that; at the mercy-
seat do ye make the cherubs on its two ends.
20 'And the cherubs have been spreading
out wings on Mgh, covering the mercy-seat
over with their wings, and their faces are
one towards another; towards the mercy-
seat are the faces of the cherubs. 21 And
thou hast put the mercy-seat on the ark
above, and in the ark thou dost put the
testimony which I give unto thee. ^ Then
have I met with thee there, and have spoken
with thee from off the mercy-seat (from
between the two cherubs, which are on the
ark of the testimony) all that which I com
mand thee concerning the Children of Israel.
23 'And thou hast made a table of shittim
wood, two cubits its length, and a cubit its
breadth, and a cubit and a half its height.
24 And thou hast overlaid it with pure gold,
and thou hast made for it a crown of gold
round about. ^ And thou hast made for it
a border of a handbreadth "round about,
and thou hast made a crown of gold to its
border round about. 26 And thou hast
made to it four rings of gold, and thou hast
put the rings on the four corners, which are
to its four feet. 27 Over-against the border
are the rings for places of the staves to bear
the table. w And thou hast made the staves
of sMttim wood, and thou hast overlaid
them with gold, and the table hath been
borne with them. 29And thou hast made
its dishes, and its bowls, and its covers, and
its cups, with wMch they pour out; of pure
gold dost thou make them, so And thou
hast put on the table bread of the Presence
before Me continually.
8i 'And thou hast made a candlestick of
pure gold, of beaten work is the candlestick
made; its base, and its branch, its calyxes,
its' knops, and its flowers are of the same.
82 And six branches are coming out of its
sides; three branches of the candlestick out
of the one side, and three branches of the
candlestick out of the second side. 88 Three

calyxes made like almonds in the one
branch, with a knop and a flower, and three
calyxes made like almonds in one branch,
with a knop and a flower; so for the six
branches which are coming out from the
candlestick. 81 ' And in the candlestick are four calyxes
made like almonds, with its knops and its
flowers. 86 And a knop under two branches
of the same, and aknop under two branches
of the same, and a knop under two branches
of the same, are to the six branches which
are coming out of the candlestick. 36 Their
knops and their branches are of the same ;
all of it one beaten work of pure gold. 37 And
thou hast made its seven lamps, and- one
hath caused its lights to go up, and it hath
given light beyond its front. ^And its
snuffers and its snuff dishes are of pure
gold. 39 Of a talent of pure gold doth he
make it, with- all these vessels. 40And see
thou and do them by their pattern wMch
thou art shewn in the mount.
XXVI. 1 ' AND thou dost make the taber
nacle with ten curtains of twmed linen, and
blue, and purple, and scarlet; with cherubs,
the work of the designer, dost thou make
them. 2 The length of the one curtain ie
eight and twenty by the cubit, and the
breadth of the one curtain is four by
the cubit; one measure is to all the cur
tains. 8Fiveof the curtains are joining one
to another, and the other five curtains are
joining one to another. 4And thou hast
made loops of blue upon the edge of the
one curtain, at the endinthejoiMng; and so
thou makest in the edge of the outermost
curtain, inthe joining of the second. 5Fifty
loops dost thou make in the one curtain,
and fifty loops dost thou make in the edge
of the curtain which is in the joiMng of the
second, causing the loops to take hold one
of another. 6And thou hast made fifty
hooks of gold, and hast joined the curtains
one to another by the hooks, and the taber
nacle hath been one.
7 'And thou hast made curtains of goats'
hair, for a tent over the tabernacle; thou
dost make eleven curtains. 8 The length of
the one curtain is thirty by the cubit, and
the breadth of the one curtain four by the
cubit; one measure is to the eleven curtams.
9 And thou hast joined the five curtains by
themselves, and the six curtains by them
selves, and hast doubled the six curtains
ovpr-against the front of the tent. "And
thou hast made fifty loops on the edge of
the one curtain, the outermost in the jom-
ing, and fifty loops on the edge of the cur
tain which joineth the, second. n And thou
hast made fifty hooks of brass, and hast
put the hooks in the loops, and hast jomed
the tent, and it hath been one.
12 ' And the superfluity in the curtains of
the tent, the half of the curtain which is
superfluous, hath spread over the hinder
part of the tabernacle. 18And the cubit on
tMs side, and the cubit on that side, in the
superfluity in the length of the curtains of
the tent, is spread out over the sides of the
tabernacle, on this side and on that, to co-
55

The vail of the tabernacle, xxn. 14.— EXODUS.— xxvir. 21. Tlie altar of burnt-offering.

ver it. 14And thou hast made a covering
for the tent, of rams' skins made red, and a
covering of badgers' skins above.
15 * And thou hast made the boards for the
tabernacle of Shittim wood, standing up.
16 Ten cubits is the length of the board, and
a cubit and a half the breadth of the one
board. " Two handles are to the one board,
joined one to another; so dost thou make
for all the boards of the tabernacle. " And
thou hast made the boards for the taber
nacle; twenty boards for the south side
southward. "And thon dost make forty
sockets of silver under the twenty boards,
two sockets under the One board for its two
handles, and two sockets under the other
board for its two handles. K And for the
second side of the tabernacle, for the north
side, are twenty boards, 21 and their forty
sockets of silver, two sockets under the one
board, and two sockets under another board.
22 And for the thighs of the tabernacle west
ward, thou dost make six boards. 23 And
thou dost make two boards for the corners
of the tabernacle in the two sides, 24 And
they are pairs beneath, and they are pairs
together above its head, unto the one ring;
so is it for them both, they are for the two
corners. 25 And they have been eight boards,
and their sockets of silver are sixteen
sockets, two sockets under the one board,
and two sockets under another board.
2B ' And thou hast made bars of shittim
wood, Ave for the boards of the one side of
the tabernacle, 27and Ave bars for the
boards of the second side of the tabernacle,
and five bars for the boards of the side of
the tabernacle for the two sides westward.
28 And he hath caused the middle bar in
the midst of the boards to reach from end
to end. 29 And thou dost overlay the boards
with gold, and thou dost make their rings of
gold places for the bars, and hast over
laid their bars with gold. 8° And thou hast
raised up the tabernacle according to its
fashion which thou hast been shewn in the
mount. 31 'And thou hast made a vail of blue, and
purple, and scarlet, and twmed linen, the
work of the designer ; it is made with
cherubs. 82And thou hast put it on four
pillars of shittim wood, overlaid with gold,
their pegs of gold, on four sockets of silver.
33 'And thou hast put the vail under the
hooks, and hast brought in thither within
the vail the ark of the testimony; and the
vail hath made a separation for you be
tween the holy and the holy of holies.
34 'And thou hast put the mercy-seat on
the ark of the testimony, m the holy of
holies. 3* 'And thou hast set the table at the out
side of the vail, and the candlestick over-
against the table at the side of the taber
nacle southward, and thou dost put the
table on the north side.
36 'And thou hast made a covering for the
openingof the tent, of blue, and purple, and
scarlet, and twined linen, the work of the
embroiderer. 37And thon hast made for
the covering five pillars of shittim wood,
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and hast overlaid them with gold, their
pegs are of gold; and thou hast cast for them
Ave sockets of brass.
XXVIL ! 'AND thou hast made the altar
of shittim wood; five cubits the length, and
five cubits the breadth; the altaris square;
and three cubits its height. 2And thou
hast made its horns on its four corners,
its horns are of the same; and thou hast
overlaid it with brass. 3And thou hast
made its pots to remove its ashes, and its
shovels, and its bowls, and its forks, and
its fire-pans, even all its vessels dost thon
make of brass. 4And thou hast made for
it a grate of net-work of brass, and hast
made on the net four rings of brass on its
four extremities, 5 and hast put it under the
compass of the altar beneath, and the net
hath been unto the middle of the altar.
6 'And thou hast made staves for the altar,
staves of shittim wood, and hast overlaid
them with brass. 7And the staves have
been put into the rings, and the staves have
been on the two sides of the altar in bear-
mg it. 8 Hollow with boards dost thou
make it; as it hath been shewed thee in the
mount, so do they make it.
9 ' And thou hast made the court of the
tabernacle; for the south side southward
hangings for the court of twined linen, of
a hundred cubits in length for the one side.
"And its twenty pillars, and their twenty
sockets, are of brass; the pegs of the pillars
and their fillets are of silver, u And so for
the north side in length hangings of a hun
dred cubits in length; and its twenty pillars
and their twenty sockets of brass; the pegs
of the pillars and their fillets of silver.
12 'And/or the breadth of the court at the-
west side are hangings of fifty cubits; their
pillars ten, and their sockets ten. "And
for the breadth of the court at the east side,
eastward, are fifty cubits. 14 And the hang-
mgs at the side are fifteen cubits; their pil
lars three, and their sockets three. "And on
the second side are hangings fifteen cubits;
their pillars tMee, and their sockets three.
16 ' And for the gate of the court a covering
of twenty cubits, of blue, and purple, and
scarlet, and twined linen, the work of the
embroiderer; their pillars four, their sock
ets four. "All the pillars of the court
round about are filleted with silver; their
pegs are silver, and their sockets are brass.
" ' The length of the court is a hundred
by the cubit, and the breadth fifty by fifty,
and the height five cubits, of twined linen,
and their sockets are brass; "even all the
vessels of the tabernacle, in all its service,
and all its pins, and all the pins of the court,
are brass.
20 'And thou dost command the Children
of Israel, and they bring unto thee pure
beaten olive oil for the light, to cause the
lamp to go up continually. ^ In the tent
of meeting, at the outside of the vail, which
is before the testimony, doth Aaron— Ms
son also— arrange it from evening till morn
ing before the Lord — an everlasting statute
for their generations, because of the Child
ren of Israel.

Aaron appointed priest. xxviu. 1.— EXODUS.— xxvin. 40. The Urim and Thummim.

XXVIII. i'AND thou, bring near unto
thee Aaron thy brother, and his sons with
him, from the midst of the CMJdren of Is
rael, for his ministering to Me, even Aaron,
Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar,
sons of Aaron. 2 And thou hast made holy
garments for Aaron thy brother, for glory
and for beauty. 3 And thou dost speak to all
the wise of heart, whom I have filled with a
spirit of wisdom, then have they made the
garments of Aaron to sanctify him for his
ministering to Me.
4 ' And these are the garments wMch they
make; a breastplate, and an ephod, and an
upper robe, and an embroidered coat, a
mitre, and a girdle ; yea, they have made
holy garments for Aaron thy brother, and
for Ms sons, for his mmistering to Me.
5 ' And they take the gold, and the blue,
and the purple, and the scarlet, and the
lipen. 6And they have made the ephod
of gold, blue, and purple, and scarlet, and
twined linen, the work of the designer.
7 It hath two shoulders joimng at its two
ends, and it is joined.
8 'And the girdle of Ms ephod which is
on him, according to its work, is of the
same, of gold, blue, and purple, and scarlet,
and twined linen.
9 ' And thou hast taken the two shoham
stones, and hast opened on them the names
of the Children of Israel. "Six of their
names on the one stone, and the names of
the remaimng six on the second stone, ac
cording to their birth. " With the work of
an engraver in stone, the openings of a sig
net, dost thou open the two stones with the
names of the Children of Israel ; turned
round, embroidered with gold, dost thou
make them.
12 ' And thou hast put the two stones on
the shoulders of the ephod — stones of
memorial to the CMldren of Israel — and
Aaron hath borne their names before the
Lord, on his two shoulders, for a memorial.
13 ' And thou hast made embroidered
tMngs of gold,. 14 with two chains of pure
gold, of wreathed work dost thou make
them, the work of thick bands, and thou
hast put the tMck chains on the embroi
dered tMngs.
" ' And thou hast made the breastplate
of judgment, the work of the designer; ac
cording to the work of the ephod dost
thoumakeit; of gold, blue, and purple, and
scarlet, and twined linen dost thou make
it. "It is square, doubled, a span its
length, and a span its breadth. " And thou
hast set in it settings of stone, four rows of
stone; a row of sardius, topaz, and car
buncle is the first row. "And the second
row is emerald, sapphire, and diamond.
"And the third row is ligure, agate, and
amethyst. ^ And the fourth row is beryl,
and onyx, and jasper. 21 And the stones
are with the names of the Children of Is
rael, twelve, according to their names, open
ings of a signet, each by Ms name are they
for the twelve tribes.
22 'And thou hast made on the breastr-
plate wreathed chains, the work of tMck

bands, of pure gold. M And thou hast made
on the breastplate two rings of gold, and
thou hast put the two rings on the two ends
of the breastplate. 24 And thou hast put
the two tMck bands of gold on the two
rings at the ends of the breastplate. 2= And
the two ends of the two thick bands
dost thou put on the two embroidered
things, and thou hast put them on the
shoulders of the ephod over-against its face.
26 ' And thou hast made two rings of gold,
and hast put them on the two ends of the
breastplate, on its border, wMch is over-
against the ephod witMn. 27And thou
hast made two qther rings of gold, and bast
put them on the shoulders of the ephod,
beneath, over-against its front, over-against
its joining, above the girdle of the ephod.
28 And they bind the breastplate by its
rings unto the rings of the ephod with a
ribbon of blue, to be above the girdle of the
ephod, and the breastplate is not loosed
from the ephod.
29 'And Aaron hath borne the names of
the Children of Israel on the breastplate of
judgment, -on his heart, in his going in unto
the sanctuary, for a memorial before the
Lord continually.
30 ' And thou hast put on the breastplate
of judgment theUrim and the Thummim,
and they have been on the heart of Aaron,
in Ms going in before the Lord; and Aaron
hath borne the judgment of the CMldren of
Israel on Ms heart before the Lord con-
tmually. 8i 'And thou hast made the upper robe
of the ephod completely of blue. 32And
the opemng for its head hath been m its
midst; a border is to its opening round
about, the work of the weaver, as the open
ing of a habergeon is there to it; it is not
rent. 33 ' And thou hast made on its hem pome
granates of blue, and purple, and scarlet,
on its hem round about, and bells of gold
are in their midst round about. 34 A bell of
gold and a pomegranate, a bell of gold and
a pomegranate are on the hems of the
upper robe round about. 3SAnd it hath
been on Aaron to mimster, and its sound
hath been heard m his coming m unto the
sanctuary before the Lord, and in Ms going
out, and he doth not die.
86 'And thou hast made a flower of pure
gold, and hast opened on it — openings of
a signet — Holy to the LORD. 87And thou
hast put it on a blue ribbon, and it hath
been on the mitre; over-agamst the front of
the mitre it is. 88 And it hath been on the
forehead of Aaron; and Aaron hath borne
the imquity of the holy things which the
Children of Israel do hallow, even all their
holy gifts; and it hath been on his forehead
contmually for a pleasing thing for them
before the LORD.
39 'And thon hast embroidered the coat
of hnen, and hast made a mitre of linen,
and dost make the girdle of the work of
the embroiderer.
49 ' When for the children of Aaron thou
dost make coats, then thou hast made for
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Pattern of priestly robes, xxnn. 41. — EXODUS.-

. 33. CoJisecration of the priests.

them girdles, yea, bonnets dost thou make
for them, for honour and for beauty. 41And
thou hast clothed Aaron thy brother with
them, and his sons with him, and hast
anointed them, and hast consecrated their
hand, and hast sanctified them, and they
have ministered to Me.
42 ' And make thou for them linen trousers
to cover the naked flesh, they are from the
loins even unto the thighs. 43And they
have been on Aaron and on his sons, in their
going in unto the tent ot meeting, or in
their drawing nigh unto the altar to minis
ter in the sanctuary, and they do not bear
miquity nor have they died; an everlasting
statute to Mm, and to Ms seed after Mm.
XXIX. i ' AND this is the thing which
thou dost to them to hallow them, so as to
minister to Me : Take one young bullock
from the herd, and two rams, perfect ones,
2 and unleavened bread, and uMeavened
cakes mixed with oil, and thin unleavened
cakes anointed with oil ; of fine wheaten
flour dost thou make them. 3And thou
hast put them on one basket, and hast
brought them near in the basket, with the
bullock and the two rams.
4'And Aaron and his sons dost thou bring
near unto the opening of the tent of meet
ing, and hast bathed them with water.
6 And thou hast taken the garments, and
hast clothed Aaron with the coat, and the
upper robe of the ephod, and the ephod and
the breastplate, and hast girded him with
the girdle of the ephod; 6and hast put the
mitre on his head, and hast put the holy
crown on the mitre. 7 And thou hast taken
the anomting oil, and hast poured it on his
head, and hast anointed Mm. 8And thou
dost bring near his sons, and hast clothed
them with coats, 9and hast girded them
with girdles (Aaron and his sons), and hast
bound bonnets on them; .and the priesthood
hath been theirs by an everlasting statute;
and thou hast consecrated the hand of
Aaron, and the hand of his sons. "And
thou hast brought near the bullock before
the tent of meeting, and Aaron hath laid —
Ms sons also — their hands on the head of
the bullock.
11 ' And thou hast slaughtered the bullock
before the Lord, at the opening of the tent
of meeting, 12and hast taken of the blood
of the bullock, and hast put it on- the horns
of the altar with thy finger, and all the
blood thou dost pour out at the foundation
of the altar. " And thou hast taken all the
fat which covereth the inwards, and the
redundance over the liver, and the two
kidneys, and the fat which is on them, and
hast made a perfume on the altar. "And
the flesh of the bullock, and his skin, and
his dung, dost thou bhrn with fire at. the
outside of the camp; it is a sin-offering.
16 'And thou dost take the one ram, and
Aaron and his sons have laid their hands on
the head of the ram; "and thou hast slaugh
tered the ram, and hast taken its blood, and
hast sprinkled it on the aitar round about.
" And thou dost cut the ram into its pieces,
and hast washed its inwards, and its legs,
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and hast put them on its pieces, and on its
head. "And thou hast made a perfume on
the altar with the whole ram; it is a burnt-
offering to the Lord, a sweet fragrance; a
fire-offering it is to the Lord.
" ' And thou hast taken the second ram,
and Aaron hath laid— his sons also — their
hands on the head of the ram. 2° And thou
hast slaughtered the ram, and hast taken
of its blood, and hast put it on the tip of
the right ear of Aaron, and on the tip of the
right ear of his sons, and on the thumb of
their right hand, and on the great toe of
their right foot, and hast sprinkled the
blood on the altar round about; 21 and thou
hast taken of the blood which is on the
altar, and of the anointing oil, and hast
sprinkled it on Aaron, and on his garments,
and on his sons, and on the garments of Ms
sons with him, and he hath been hallowed,
he and his garments, and his sons, and the
garments of Ms sons with him.
22 ' And thou hast taken from the ram the
fat, and the fat tail and the fat which
covereth the inwards, and the redundance
on the liver, and the two kidneys, and the
fat which is on them, and the right leg, for
it i-? a ram of consecration; %* and one round
cake of bread, and one cake of oiled bread,
and one thm cake out of the basket of the
unleavened things which is before the LORD.
24 ' And thou hast put the whole on the
hands of Aaron, and on the hands of his
sons, and hast waved them — a wave-offer
ing before the Lord. 2^ And thou hast taken
them out of their hand, and hast made a
perfume on the altar beside the burnt-
offering, for a sweet fragrance before the
Lord; a fire-offering it is to the Lord.
26 ' And thou hast taken the breast from
the ram of the consecration which is for
Aaron, and hast waved it — a wave-offering
before the Lord, and it hath become thy
portion. 27 And thou hast sanctified the
breast of the wave-offering, and the leg of
the heave-offering, which hath been waved,
and which hath been lifted up from the
ram of the consecration, of that which is
for Aaron, and of that which is for Ms sons;
28 and it hath been for Aaron and for Ms
sons, by an everlasting statute, from the
Children of Israel, for it is a heave-offering;
and it is a heave-offering from the CMldren
of Israel, from the sacrifices of their peace-
offerings, their heave-offering to the LORD.
29 ' And the holy garments which are
Aaron's, are for his sons after him, to be
anointed in them, and to consecrate their
hand in them. 8° Seven days doth the priest
in his stead (of his sons) put them on, when
he goeth in unto the tent of meeting, to
serve in the sanctuary.
81 'And thou dost take the ram of the
consecration, and hast boiled its flesh in the
holy place; 82and Aaron hath eaten— his
sons also — the flesh of the ram, and the
bread which is m the basket, at the open
ing of the tent of meeting. ^And they
have eaten those things by which there is
atonement to consecrate their hand, to
sanctify them; and a stranger doth not eat

The altar of incense.

xxrx. 34.— EXODUS.— xxx. 30.

The ransom of souls.

—for they are holy. "And if aught of the
flesh of the consecration or of the bread
be left till the morning, then hast thou
burned that wMch is left with fire; it is not
eaten, for it is holy.
35 ' And thou hast done thus to Aaron and
to his sons, according to all that which I
have commanded thee; seven days dost
thou consecrate their hand. 36Andabullock,
a sm-offermg, dost thou prepare daily for
the atonements, and thou hast atoned for
the altar, in thy making atonement on it,
and hast anointed it to sanctify it. 87Thou
dost make atonement for the altar seven
days, and hast sanctified it, and the altar
hath been most holy: all wMch cometh
against the altar is holy.
38 ' And this is that wMch thou dost pre
pare on the altar; two lambs of a year old,
daily contmually. » The one lamb thou
dost prepare in the mormng, and the second
lamb thou dost prepare between the even
ings. ^And a tenth deal of fine flour,
mixed with the fourth part of a hin of
beaten oil, and a libation, the fourth part of
a bin of wine, is for the one lamb.
41 'And the second lamb thou dost pre
pare between the evenmgs; according to the
present of the morning, and according to
its libation, dost thou prepare for it, for a
sweet fragrance, afire-offering, to the Lord;
— ^ a contmual burnt-offering for your gene
rations, at the opening of the tent of meet
ing, before the LORD; wMther I am met
with you, to speak unto thee there. ^ And
I have met there with the Children of
Israel, and it hath been sanctified by My
honour. 44 ' And I have sanctified the tent of meet-
mg, and the altar; and Aaron and his sons
I sanctify for nunistering to Me; ^and I
have tabernacled in the midst of the Child
ren of Israel, and have become their God,
46 and they have known that I am the Lord
their God, who hath brought them out of
the land of Egypt, that I may tabernacle in
their midst; I am the LORD their God.
XXX. i ' AND thou hast made an altar
for making perfume; of shittim wood dost
thou make it. 2A cubit its length, and a
cubit its breadth (it is square), and two
cubits its height; its horns are of the same.
3 ' And thou hast overlaid it with pure
gold, its top, and its sides round about, and
its horns; and thou hast made to it a crown
of gold round about. 4And thou dost make
two rings of gold to it under its crown; on
its two ribs dost thou make them, on its two
sides," and they have become places for the
staves, to bear it with them. • 6And thou
hast made the staves of shittim wood, and
hast overlaid them with gold.
8 'And thou hast put it before the vail,
wMch is by the ark of the testimony, before
the mercy-seat which is over the testimony,
wMther I am met with thee. 7And Aaron
hath made perfume on it, perfume of spices,
mormng by morning; in Ms making the
lamps right he doth perfume it. 8And
in Aaron's causing the lamps to go up be
tween the evemngs, he doth perfume it; a

contmual perfume before the Lord in your
generations. 9 'Ye do not cause strange perfume to
go up on it, or burnt-offering, or present,
and a libation ye do not pour out on it.
i° And Aaron hath made an atonement on
its horns, once in the year, by the blood of
the sin-offering of atonements; once m the
year doth he make an atonement for it, m
your generations; it is most holy to the
Lord.' "And the Lord speaketh unto Moses,
saying, "'When thoutakest up the sum of
the Children of Israel for their numbers,
then have they given each an atonement for
Ms soul to the LORD in their bemg number
ed; and there is no plague among them in
their being numbered.
" * TMs do they give, every one passing
over unto those who are numbered, half a
shekel, by the shekel of the sanctuary (the
shekel is twenty gerahs) ; half a shekel is the
heave-offering to the LORD. H Every one
passing over unto those who are numbered,
from twenty years old and upwards, doth
give the heave-offering of the Lord. " The
rich do not multiply, and the poor do not
dimimsh, from the half shekel, to give the
heave-offermg of the Lord, to make atone
ment for your souls.
"'And thou hast taken the atonement
money from the Children of Israel, and hast
given it for the service of the tent of meet
ing; and it hath become for the Children of
Israel a memorial before the Lord, to make
atonement for your souls.
"'And the Lord speaketh unto Moses,
saying, "Thou hast also made a laver of
brass (and its base of brass), for wasMng;
and thou hast, put it between the tent of
meeting and the altar, and hast put water
there. "And Aaron and his sons have
washed in it their hands and their feet.
20 In their going munto the tent of meeting
they wash with water, and they die not: or
in their drawing mgh unto the altar to
minister, to perfume a fire-offering to the
Lord, 2i then have they washed their hands
and their feet, and they do not die; and it
hath been to them an everlasting statute,
co him and to his seed for their generations.'
22 And the Lord speaketh unto Moses,
saying, 23 ' And thou, take to thyself princi
pal spices, wild honey five hundred shekels;
and spicy cmnamon, the half of that, two
hundred and fifty shekels; and spicy cane
two hundred and fifty; ^and cassia five
hundred, by the shekel of the sanctuary,
and olive oil a hin. ^Then hast thou
made it a holy anointmg oil, a compound
mixture, the work of the compounder; it is
a holy anointmg oil.
26 ' And thou hast anomted with it the
tent of meeting, and the ark of the tes
timony, 27and the table and all its vessels,
and the candlestick and its vessels, and the
altar of perfume, ^ and the altar of burnt-
offering and all its vessels, and the laver and
its base; ^and thou hast sanctified them,
and they have been most holy; any who
cometh against them is holy. ro And thou
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The sacred perfume.

xxx. 31.— EXODUS.— xxxtl 13.

The golden calf.

dost anoint Aaron and his sons, and hast
sanctified them for ministering to Me.
S1 'And unto the Children of Israel thou
dost speak, saying, A holy anomting oil is
tMstoMe, in your generations. ^.Onman's
flesh it is not poured, and with its proper
proportion ye make none like it; it is holy;
let it be holy to you. ;J3A man who com-
poundeth any like it, or who putteth any
of it on a stranger — hath even been cut off
from his people.'
34 And the Lord saith unto Moseg, ' Take
to thee spices, stacte, and onyeha, and gal-
banum, spices and pure frankincense; let
them be part for part. 85Then hast thou
made it a perfume, a compound, the work
of the compounder, salted, pure, holy.
36 And thou hast beaten some of it small,
and bast put some of it before the testimony,
in the tent of meeting, whither I am met
with thee; it is to you most holy.
37 ' As to the perfume which thou makest,
with its proper proportion ye make none to
yourselves; it is to thee holy to the Lord.
38 A man who maketh any like it, to be re
freshed by it — hath even been cut off from
his people.'
XXXI. iAND the Lord speaketh unto
Moses, saying, 2 ' See, I have called by name
Bezaleel, son o £ Uri, son of Hur, of the tribe
of Judah. 8 And I fill him with the Spirit
of God, in wisdom, and in understanding,
and m knowledge, and in all kinds of work;
4to devise designs, to work in gold, and in
silver, and in brass, 5 and in graving of stone
for settings, and in graving of wood to work
in all Icvnds of work.
6 ' And I, lo, I have given with him Aholiab,
son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan; and
in the heart of every wise-hearted one I
have put wisdom, and they have done all
that which I have commanded thee.
7 ' The tent of meeting, and the ark of the
testimony, and the mercy-seat which is on
it, and all the vessels of the tent ; 8 and the
table and its vessels, and the pure candle
stick and all its vessels, and the altar of
perfume, 9and the altar of burnt-offering
and all its vessels, and the laver and its
base, "and the coloured garments, and the
holy garments, for Aaron the priest, and the
garments of his sons, for ministering. n And
the anointing oil, and the perfume of the
spices for the sanctuary; accordmg to all
wMch I have commanded thee do they
make.' "And the Lord speaketh unto Moses,
saying, " ' And thou, speak unto the Child
ren of Israel, saying, Only My Sabbaths do
ye keep, for it is a sign between Me and
you, in your generations, to know that I,
the Lord, do sanctify you; i4and ye have
kept the Sabbath, for it is holy to you; he
who polluteth it is certainly put to death —
for any who doeth work in it: — that person
hath even been cut off from the midst of his
people. 15 ' Six days is work done, and in the'
seventh day is a Sabbath of rest, holy to the
Lord; any who doeth work in the Sabbath-
day is certainly put to death; "and the
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Children of Israel have kept the Sabbath;
to keep the Sabbath in their generations is
an everlasting covenant. " Between Me
and the Chihlren of Israel it is a sign for
ever; for six days hath the Lord prepare^
the heayens and the earth, and in the
seventh day He hath ceased, and is re
freshed.' "And He giveth unto Moses, when He
finisheth speaking with him in mount Sinai,
the two tables of testimony, tables of stone,
written by the finger of God.
XXXII. i AND the people see that Moses,
hath delayed to come down from the mount,
and the people congregate against Aaron,
and say unto him, ' Rise, make for us gods
who may go before us; for this Moses — the
man who hath brought us up out of the
land of Egypt — we have not known what
hath happened to him.'
2 And Aaron saith unto them, 'Break off
the rings of gold wMch are in the ears of
your wives, your sons, and your daughters^
and bring them in unto me.' 3And all the
people themselves break off the rings of
gold which are in their ears, and bring them
in unto Aaron; 4and he receiveth from
their hand, and doth fashion with a graving
tool, and doth make it a molten calf; and .
they say, ' These are thy gods, 0 Israel, who
have brought thee up out of the land of
Egypt.' 5 And Aaron seeth, and buildeth an altar
before it; and Aaron proclaimeth, and saith,
' To-morrow is, a feast to the Lord.' 6 And
they rise early on the morrow, and cause
burnt-offerings to ascend, and hring mgh
peace -offerings; and the people sit down tq
eat and to drink, and they rise up to play.
7 And the Lord saith unto Moses, 'Go,
descend, for thy people whom thou hast
brought up out of the land of Egypt hath
done corruptly. 3 They, have turned aside
hastily from the way which I have com,
manded them ; they have made for them
selves a molten calf, and bow themselves
to it, and sacrifice to it, and say, These are
thy gods, O Israel, who have brought thee
"up out of the land of Egypt.'
9 The Lord saith also unto Moses, ' I have
seen this people, and lo, it is a stiff-necked
people; "and now, let Me alone, and let
My anger burn against them, and let Me
consume them, and let Me make thee be
come a great nation.'
11 And Moses appeaseth the face of the
Lord his God, and saith, ' Why, O Lord, doth
Thine anger burn against Thy people, whom
,Thou hast brought forth out of the land of
Egypt with great power and with a strong
hand? 12 Why shall the Egyptians speak,
saying, For evil hath He brought them but
to slay them among the mountains, and to
consume them from off the face of the
ground ? Turn back from the heat of Thine
anger, and repent of the evil against Thy
people. "Remember Abraham, Isaac, and
Israel, Thy servants, to whom Thou hast
sworn by Thyself, andtowhomThouspeak-
est : I multiply your seed as the stars of the
heavens; and all tMs land, as I have said, I

Moses hreaketh the tables, xxxir. 14.— EXODUS.— xxxm. 15. He intercedes for thepeople.

give to your seed, then have they inherited
it for ever.' "And the Lord repenteth of
the evil wMch H|e hath spoken of domg to
His people.
i&And Moses turneth, and goeth down
froni the mount, and the two tables of the
testimony are in Ms hand; the tables are
written on both their sides, on tMs and
on that, are they written. " And the tables
are the work of God, and. the writing is the
writing of God, graven on the tables.
"And Joshua heareth the voice of the
people, in their! shoutmg, and saith unto
Moses, 'The noise of battle is in the camp.'
"And he saith, 'It is not the voice of, the
crying of might, nor is it the voice of the
crying of weakness — the voice of singing I
do hear.*
"And it cometh to pass when he hath
drawn near unto the camp, that he seeth
the cab!, and the dancing; and the anger of
Moses burnetjh, and! he casteth ithe, tables
out of Ms hands,, and breaketb. them under
the mount. 2° And he taketh the calf which
they have made, and burneth it in t^he fire,
and grindeth it until it is smalk and scatter-
eth if oh the face of the waters, and causeth
the CMldreii of Israel to driuk-
2iAnd Moses, saith unto Aaron, 'What
hath tMs people done to, thee, that thou
hast brought in upon it a great sin,?' ^ And
Aaron saith, 'Let not the anger of my lord
burn; thou, thou hast known the people
that it is set on evil; ^ anjd they say to me,
Make for us gods, who may go before us,
for this Moses— rthe man who hath brought
us up out qf the land' of Egypt— we have
not known what hath happened to hini.
24 And I say to them^ Whoso hath gold, let
them break it off, and giveif to me; and I
cast ifrinto the fire, and this calf cometh out.'
25 And Moses seeth the people that it isj
naked-, for Aaron hath made it naked for
contempt among its withstanders. ^And
Moses standeth in the gate of the camp, and
saith, 'Who is for the Lord? — unto. me;'
and all the Children of Levi are gathered
unto him. ^ Arid he saith to them, 'Thus
hath the Lord, God of Israel, said, Put eaph
his sword by his thigh, pass oyer and turn
back from gate to gate through the camp,
and slay each Ms brother, and each his
friend, and each Ms relation.' .
28 And the Children of Levi dp according
to the word of Moses, and there fall of the
people op that day about three thousand
men. ^And Moses saith, ' Consecrate your
hand to-day to the Lord, when a man is
agamst his son, and against his brother, so
as to bring a blessing on you to-day.'
30 And it cometh to pass, on the morrow,
that Moses saith unto the people, ' Ye have
sinned a great sin ; and now I go up unto
the Lord, if so be I atone for your sin.'
31 And Moses turneth back unto the Lord,
and saith, '0 this people hath sinned a
great sin, that they make to themselves
gods of gold. ^But, now, surely Thou
takest away their sin; and if not — blot me,
I pray thee, out of Thy book wMch Thou
hast written,' ^And the Lord, saith unto

Moses, 'Whoso hath sinned against Me — I
blot Mm out of My book; **and now, go,
lead the people whithersoever I have spoken
to thee of; lo, My Messenger goeth before
thee, but in the day of My inspecting then
have I charged their sin upon them.'
3? And the Lord plagueth the people, be
cause they made the calf which Aaron made.
- XXXILT. 1AND the Lord speaketh unto
Moses, 'Go, ascend from tMs place, thou
and the people, which thou hast brought up
put of the land" of Egypt, unto the land
which I have sworn to Abraham, to Isaac,
and to Jacob, saying, To thy seed I give it,
(a and I have sent before thee a Messenger,
and have cast out the Canaamte, the Amo
rite, and the Hittite, and the Perizzite, the
Hivite, and the Jebusite,) 3 unto a land flow
ing with milk and honey, for I do not go up
in thy midst, for thou art a stiff-necked
people — lest I consume thee m the way.'
4 And, the people hear tMs sad thing, and
mourn; and none put on him his ornaments.
5 And the Lord saith unto Moses, 'Say
unto the, Children of Israel, Ye are a stiff-
necked people; in one moment do I come
up mto thy midst, then have I consumed
thee; and now, put down thine ornaments
from off thee, and let Me know what I do
to thee.' 6 And the CMldren of Israel take
off their ornaments at mount Horeb.
7 And Moses taketh the tent, and hath
stretched it out at the outside of the camp,
afar off from the camp, and hath called it,
'The Tent of Meeting;' audit hath come
to pass, every one seeking the Lord, goeth
opt unto, the tent of meeting which is at
the outside of the camp.
8 And it hath come, to pass, at the going
out of Moses unto the tent, all the people
rise, and have stood, each at the opemng of
his tent, and have looked expectingly after
Moses, until Ms going into the tent.
9 And it hath come to pass, at the going
in of Moses to the tent, the pillar Of the
cloud cometh down, and hath stood at the
opening of the tent, and He hath spoken
with Moses. "And all the people have
seen the pillar of the cloud standing at the
ppenmg of the tent, and all the people have
risen and bowed themselves, each at the
dppr of his tent.
11 And the Lord hath spoken unto Moses
face to face, as a man speaketh unto his
friend ; then hath he turned back unto the
camp, but his minister Joshua, son of Nun,
a youth, departeth not from the tent.
"And Moses saith unto the Lord, 'See,
Thou art saying unto me, Bring up this
people, and Thou hast not caused me to
know whom Thou dost send with me ; yet
Thou hast said, I have known thee by name,
and thou hast also found grace in Mine eyes,
" And now, if, I pray Thee, I have found
grace m Thme eyes, cause me to know, I
pray Thee, Thy way, and let me know Thee,
in order that I may find grace in Thine
eyes ; and consider that this nation is Thy
people.' "And He saith, ' My presence doth
go, and I have given rest to thee.'
"And he saith unto Him, 'If Thypre-
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The two tables renetved. xrxm. 16.— EXODUS.— xxxrv. 29. God instructs Moses.

I

sence is not going — take us not up from
this place; " seeing in what is it known
now; that I have found grace in Thine eyes
— I and Thy people— is it not in Thy going
with us 1 then have we been distinguished
— 1 and Thy people — from all the people
who are on the face of the ground.' "And
the Lord saith unto Moses. ' Even this thing
thou hast spoken I do; for thou hast found
grace in Mine eyes, and I know thee by name,
"And he saith, 'Shew me, I pray Thee,
TMne honour.' "And He saith, ' I cause all
my goodness to pass before thy face, then
have I called concerning the Name of the
Lord before thee, and favoured those whom
I favour, and loved those whom I love.'
20 He saith also, ' Thou art unable to see
My face, for man doth not see Me, and live.'
21 The Lord also saith, ' Lo, a place is by Me;
when thou hast stood on the rock ^ then it
hath come to pass, m the passing by of Mine
honour, that I have set thee in a cleft of the
rock, and spread out My hands over thee,
until My passing by, 23 and I have turned
aside My hands, and thou hast seen My back
parts, but My face is not seen.'
XXXIV. 1 AND the Lord saith unto
Moses, ' Hew for thyself two tables of stone
like the first, then have I written on the
tables the words which were on the first
tables which thou hast broken. 2 And be
prepared for the mormng, then thou hast
come up m the morning unto mount Sinai,
and hast stood before Me there, on the top
of the mount. 8 And let no man come up
with thee, and also let no man be seen in
all the mount, also let not the flock or the
herd feed over-agamst that mount.'
4And he heweth two tables of stone like
the first; and Moses riseth early in the
morning, and goeth up unto mount Sinai,
as the Lord hath commanded him, and he
taketh in Ms hand the two tables of stone.
6 And the Lord cometh down in the cloud,
and stationeth Himself with Mm there, and
calleth concerning the Name of the Lord.
6 And the Lord passeth over before his face,
and proclaimeth, 'Jehovah, Jehovah God;
merciful arid gracious, slow to anger, and
abundant in kindness and truth; 7 keeping
Idndness for thousands, taking away im-
quity and transgression and sin, yet not
entirely acquitting, charging the miquity of
the fathers on the children, and on the
children's children, on the third generation,
and on the fourth.'
8 And Moses hasteth, and boweth to the
earth, and doth obeisance, 9 and saith, ' If,
I pray Thee, I have found grace in Thine
eyes, 0 my Lord, let my Lord, I pray thee,
go m our midst {for it is a stiff-necked
people), then hast thou forgiven our Mi
quity and our sin, and hast inherited us.'
"And He saith, 'Lo, I make a covenant ;
before all thy people I do wonderful things,
which have not been done in all the earth,
or in any nation, and all the people in whose
midst thou art have seen the work of the
LORD, for it is fearful that which I do with
thee, u Observe for thyBelf that wMch I am
comxnanding thee to-day : lo, I am casting

out from before thee the Amorite, and the
Canaamte, and the Hittite, and the Perizzite,
and the Hivite, and the Jebusite; ** take heed
to thyself, lest thou make a covenant with
the inhabitants of the land mto which thou
goest, lest it become a snare in thy midst.
"But their altars shall ye break down, their
standing pillars also shall ye shiver, and its
shrines shall ye cut down; 14for ye shall not
bow yourselves to another god, — for Jeho
vah, whose name is Zealous, is a zealous God.
"'Lest thou make a covenant with the
inhabitants of the land, and they have gone
a-whoring after their gods, and have sacri
ficed to their gods, and one hath called to
thee, and thou hast eaten of Ms sacrifice,
"and thou hast taken of their daughters to
thy sons, and their daughters have gone
a-whoring after their gods, and have caused
thy sons to go a-whoring after their gods;
"molten gods thou dost not make to thyself.
18 ' The feast of unleavened things thou
dost keep; seven days dost thou eat un
leavened things, as I have commanded thee,
at the appomted .time of the month Abib:
for in the month Abib hast thou come out
from Egypt.
" ' All which openeth the womb is Mine,
every firstlmg also of thy cattle wMch is
born a male, ox or sheep. 2°But the first
lmg of an ass thou dost ransom with a lamb;
and if thou ransom it not, then thou hast
beheaded it ; all the first-born of thy sons
dost thou ransom, and they do not appear
before Me empty.
21 ' Six days dost thou work, and on the
seventh day thou dost rest; m ploughing-
time or in harvest thou dost rest.
22 ' And the feast of weeks thou dost ob
serve for thyself ; the first-fruits of wheat-
harvest ; and the feast of in-gathering, at
the revolution of the year.
23 'Three times in the year do all thy
males appear before the Lord Jehovah, God
of Israel. ^For I dispossess nations from
before thee, and have eMarged thy border,
and no man doth desire thy land in thy going
up to appear before the Lord thy God three
times m the year.
25 ' Thou dost not slaughter with a fer- 1
mented thing the blood of My sacrifice; and
the sacrifice of the feast of the passover '¦
doth not remain till the mormng. 26 The '
first of the flrst-frMts of thy land dost thou ,
brmg into the house of the Lord thy God ; !
thou boilest not a kid in its mother's milk.' '
27 And the Lord saith unto Moses, 'Write
for thyself these words, for according to
the tenor of these words have I made a
covenant with thee and with Israel.'
28 And he is there with the Lord forty
days and forty Mghts; bread he hath not !
eaten, and water he hath not drunk ; and I
he writeth on the tables the matters of the
covenant — the ten matters.
29 And it cometh to pass, when Moses
cometh down from mount Smai (and the
two tables of the testimony are in the hand
of Moses in his coming down from the
mount), that "Moses hath not known that
the skm of Ms face hath shone in His Bpeak-

Moses speaks to the people, xxxrv. 30. — EXODUS. — xxxvi. 1. Offerings forthe^dbernacle.

ing with him. so And Aaron seeth— all the
CMldren of Israel also — Moses, and lo, the
Bkin of Ms face hath shone, and they are
afraid of coming nigh unto him.
81 And Moses calleth Unto them, and
Aaron and all the princes in the company
return unto him, and Moses speaketh unto
them. S2 And afterwards have all the Child
ren of Israel come nigh, and he chargeth
them with all that which the Lord hath
spoken with him in mount Sinai.
ssAnd Moses flnisheth speaking with them,
and he putteth a vail on Ms face. M And in
the going in of Moses before the Lord to
speak with Him, he turneth aside the vail
until Ms coming out ; when he hath come
out then hath he spoken unto the Children
of Israel that wMch he is commanded ;
ssand the CMldren of Israel have seen the
face of Moses that the skm of the face of
Moses hath shone, and Moses hath put back
the vail on his face until Ms going in to
speak with Him.
XXXV. lAND Moses congregateth all
the company of the CMldren of Israel, and
saith unto them, 'These are the tMngs
wMch the LORD hath commanded you to
do : 2Six.days is work done, but there is to
you on the seventh day a holy day, a sab
bath of rest to the Lord ; any who J ^th
work in it is put to death. 3Ye do not
burn a fire in any of your dwehings on the
Sabbath-day.' *And Moses speaketh unto all the com
pany of the Children of Israel, saying, ' TMs
is the tMng wMch the Lord hatn com
manded, saying, 5 Take ye from among you
a heave-offering to the Lord ; every one
whose heart is willing doth bring it; the
heave-offering of the Lord is gold, and sil
ver, and brass, 6andblue, and purple, and
scarlet, and linen, and goats* hair, 7and
rams' skins made red, and badgers' skins,
and shittim wood, 8and oil for the light,
and spices for the anointing oil, and for the
spicy perfume : 9 and shoham stones, and
stones for settings, for the ephod, and for
the breastplate.
"'And every wise-hearted one among
you doth come in, and make all that which
the Lord hath commanded,
n ' The tabernacle, its tent, and its cover
ing, its hooks, and its boards, its bars, its
pillars, and its sockets,
i2 ' The ark and its staves, the mercy-seat,
and the vail of the covering,
"'The table and its staves, and all its
vessels, and the bread of the presence,
i*'And the candlestick for the light, and
its vessels, and its lamps, and the oil for
the light,
" ' And the altar of the perfume, and its
staves, and the anointing oil, and the spicy
perfume, and the covering of the opemngat
the openmg of the tabernacle,
i« < The altar of burnt-offering and the
brazen grate which it hath, its staves and
all its vessels, the laver and its base,
"'The hangings of the court, its pillars,
and their sockets, and the covering of the
gate of the court,

i8 ' The pins of the tabernacle, and the
pins of the court, and then- cords,
" 'The coloured garments, to do service in
the sanctuary, the holy garments for Aaron
the priest, and the garments of Ms sons to
minister in.'
20 And all the company of the Children of
Israel go out from the presence of Moses,
21 and they come in— every man whom, Ms
heart hath lifted up, and every one whom
Ms spirit hath made willing — they have
brought in the heave-offering of the Lord
for the work of the tent of meeting, and for
all its service, and for the holy garments.
22 And they come in— the men with the
women — every willing-hearted one, — they
have brought in nose-rings, and ear-rings,
and seal-rings, and necklaces, all golden
goods, even every one who hath waved a
wave-offering of gold to the Lord.
23 And every man with whom hath been
found blue, and purple, and scarlet, and
linen, and goats' hair, and rams' skins made
red, and badgers' skins — Lave brought them,
in ; M every one lifting up a heave-offering
of silver and brass— have brought in the
heave-offering of the Lord ; and every one
with whom hath been found shittim wood
for any work of the service brought it in.
25 And every wise-hearted woman hath
spun with her hands, and they bring in the
yarn, the blue, and the purple, the scarlet,
and the hnen. 26And all the women whose
heart hath lifted them up in wisdom, have
spun the goats' hair.
27 And the princes have brought m sho
ham stones, and stones for settings for the
ephod, and for the breastplate, ^ and spices,
and oil for the light, and for the anointmg
oil, and for the spicy perfume. w Every
man and woman (whom then' heart hath
made willing to bring in for all the work
which the Lord hath commanded to be done
by means of Moses) $f the Children of Israel
brought in a willing-offering Lo the Lord.
30 And Moses saith unto the Children of
Israel, ' See, the Lord hath called by name
Bezaleel, son of Uri, son of Hur, of the
tribe of Judah. » And He hath filled him
with the Spirit of God, in wisdom, m un
derstanding, and in knowledge, and in all
kinds of work, ® even to design devices to
work in gold, and in silver, and in brass,
33 and m the graving oi stones lor settings,
and ingraving of wood to work m any work
of design.
84 ' And He hath put m hi s heart to direct,
he and Aholiab, son of Ahisarnach, of the
tribe of Dan. w He hath filled them with
wisdom of heart to do every kind of work,
of the engraver, and of the designer, and of
the embroiderer (in blue, and in purple, in
scarlet, and in hnen), and of the weaver,
who do any work, and of the designers of
designs/ XXXVI. 1AND Bezaleel, and Aholiab,
and every wise-hearted man, in whom the
Lord hath put wisdom and understanding,
to know how to do every kind o/work for
the service of the sanctuary, have done ac
cording to all which the Lord commanded.
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TJifi work of the tabernacle, xxxvi. 2. — EXODUS. — xxxvn. 9.

and its furniture.

2And Moses calleth unto Bezaleel, and
unto Aholiab, and unto every wise-hearted
man in whose heart the LORD hath put
wisdom, every one whom Ms heart hath
lifted, up, to come near to the work to do it.
3 And they take from before Moses all the
heave-offering wMch the CMldren of Israel
have brought in for the work of the service
of the sanctuary to do it ; and still they
have brought in unto Mm a willing-offering
mormng by morning.
4 And all the wise men, who do all the
work of the sanctuary, come each from his
work wMch they are doing, 6and speak
unto Moses, saymg, ' The people are mul
tiplying to bring m more than sufficient for
the service of the work wMch the .Lord
hath commanded to make.'
6 And Moses commandeth, and they cause
the voice to pass over through the camp,
saymg, 'Let no man or woman make any
more work for the heave-offering of the
sanctuary ; ' and the people are restrained
from bringing, 7and the work hath been
sufficient for them, for all the work to exe
cute it, and to leave.
8 And all the wise-hearted ones among the
doers of tne work make the tabernacle; ten
curtains of twined linen, and blue, and
purple, and scarlet, with cherubs the work
of the designer, hath he made them. 9The
length of the one curtain is eight and
twenty by the cubit, and the breadth of the
one curtain four by the cubit; one measure
is to all the curtains.
"And he joineth the five curtains one
unto another, and the other five curtains
hath he joined, one unto another. "And
he maketh loops of blue on the border of
the one curtain, at the end, m the joining;
so hath he made in the border of the out
most curtain, in the joining of the second.
12 Fifty loops hath he made m the one cur
tam, and fifty ioopshathhemademtheend
of the curtain wMch is in the joining of the
second; the loops take hold one on another.
" And he maketh fifty hooks of gold, and
joineth the curtains one to another by the
hooks ; and the tabernacle is one.
i4And he maketh curtaMs of goats' hair
for the tent over the tabernacle; eleven
curtains hath he made them. "The length
of the one curtain is thirty by the cubit, and
the breadth of the one curtam is four cu
bits; one measure is to the eleven cur
tains. "And he joineth the five curtains
apart, and the six curtains apart.
" And he maketh fifty loops on the outer
border of the curtam, m the joimng ; and
fifty loops hath he made on the border of the
curtain which joineth the second. "And
he maketh fifty hooks of brass to join the
tent — to be one. "And he maketh a cover-
ingfor the tent of rams' sldns made red, and
a covering of badgers' skins above it.
20 And he maketh the boards of the taber
nacle of shittim wood, standing up. 21 Ten
cubits is the length of the board, and a cu
bit and a half the breadth of the one board.
22Two hands are to the one board, joined
one unto another; so hath he made lor aU
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the boards of the tabernacle. ^And he
maketh the boards for the tabernacle;
twenty boards for the south side south
ward. ^And forty sockets of silver hath
he made under the twenty boards, two
sockets under the one hoard for its two
hands, and two sockets under the other
board for its two hands.
25 And for the second side of the taber
nacle, for the north side, hath he made
twenty boards, 26and their forty sockets of
silver, two sockets under the one board,
and two sockets under the other board.
27 And for the sides of the tabernacle, westr
ward, hath he made six boards. 2s And two
boards hath he made for the comers of the
tabernacle, in the two sides. ^And they
have been twins from below, and they haye
been twins together at its head, at the one
ring; so hath he done to both of them at
the two corners. 30And there were eight
boards; and their sockets of silver are six
teen sockets, two sockets under everyboard.
3i And he maketh bars of shittim wood,
five f qrthe boards of the one side of the taber
nacle, ^and five bars for the boards of the
second side of the tabernacle, and five bar?
for the boards of the tabernacle, for the
side westward. ^And he maketh the
middle bar enter into the midst of the
boards from end to end. 'M And the boards
he hath overlaid with gold, and their rings
of gold hath he made places for the, bars,
and he overiayeth the bars with gold,
85 And he maketh the vail of blue, and
purple, and scarlet, and twmed linen, of
the work of the designer hath he ihad'eit,
with cherubs, & And he maketh for it four
pillars of sMttim wood, and overiayeth them
with gold; their pegs are of gold; and he
casteth for them four sockets of silver.
37 And he maketh a covering for the open-
Mg of the tent, of blue, and purple, and
scarlet, and twined linen, the work of the
embroiderer; » its five pillars also, and their
pegs; andoveriaid their tops and their fillets
with gold; ancl their five sockets are brass.
XXXVII. 1AND Bezaleel maketh the
ark of sMttim wood, two cubits and a half
its length, and a cubit and a half its breadth,
and a cubit and a half its height. 2 And he
overiayeth it with pure gold witMn and
without, and he maketh for it a wreath* of,
gold round about. 3And he casteth for it
four rings of gold, on its four feet, even two
rings on its one side, and two rings on its
second side. 4And he maketh staves of
sMttim wood, and overiayeth them with
gold, e And he putteth the staves mto the
rings, by the sides of the ark, to bear the ark.
6 And he maketh the mercy-seat of pure
gold, two cubits and a half its length, and a
cubit and a half its breadth. 7 And he mak
eth two cherubs of gold, of beaten work
hath he made them, at the two ends of the
mercy-seat. 8 One eherub at the end on tMs
side, and one cherub at the end on that, ,
out of the mercy-seat hath he made the'
cherubs, at its two ends. 9And the cherubs
are spreadmg out wings on high, covering
the mercy-seat over with their wings, and

Making of the tabernacle, xxxvn. 10.— EXODUS. — xxxvin. 24. and its furniture.

their faces are one towards another ; to
wards the mercy-seat have the faces of the
cherubs been.
"And he maketh the table of shittim
wood; two cubits its length, and a cubit its
breadth, and a cubit and a half its height.
iiAnd he overiayeth it with pure gold, and
maketh for it a wreath of gold round about.
i2 And he maketh for it a border of a hand-
breadth round about, and he maketh a
wreath of gold for its border round about.
13 Anfl he casteth for it four rings of gold,
and putteth the rings on the four corners
wMch are to its four feet; 14 over-agamst
the border have the rings been, places for
-the staves to bear the table.
" And he maketh the staves of shittim
wood, and overiayeth them with gold, to
bear the table. "And he maketh the ves
sels wMch are upon the table, its dishes,
and its bowls, and its cups, and the cups
by wMch they pour out, of pure gold.
" And he maketh the candlestick of pure
gold ; of beaten work hath he made the
candlestick, its base and its branch, its
calyxes, itsknops, and its flowers, have been
of the same. " And six branches are com
ing out of its sides; three branches of the
candlestick out of its one side, and three
branches of the candlestick out of its second
side. " Three calyxes, made like ahnonds,
in one branch, a knop and a flower; and
three calyxes, made like almonds, in another
branch, a knop and a flower; so to the six
branches wMch are conring out of the
candlestick. 29 And in the candlestick are four calyxes,
made like ahnonds, itsknops andits flowers.
21 And a knop under two branches of the
same; and a knop under two branches of
the same; and a knop under two branches
of the same, are to the six branches which
are conung out of it. ^Their knops and
their branches have been of the same;- all
of it one beaten work of pure gold.
23 And he maketh its seven lamps and its
snuffers, and its snuff-dishes, of pure gold.
24 Of a talent of pure gold hath he made it,
and all its vessels.
25 And he maketh the perfume-altar of
sMttim wood; its length a cubit, and its
breadth a cubit (square), and its height two
cubits; its horns have been of the same.
26 And he overiayeth it with pure gold, its
top and its sides round about, anditshorns;
and he maketh for it a wreath of gold round
about. 27 And two rings of gold hath he
made for it under its wreath, by its two
corners at its two sides, for places for the
staves to bear it with them.
28 And he maketh the staves of shittim
wood, and overiayeth them with gold.
29 And he maketh the holy anomtmg oil,
and the pure spicy perfume— the work of
the compounder.
XXXVLU. iAND he maketh the altar
of burnt-offering of sMttim wood, five cubits
its length, and five cubits its breadth
(square), and three cubits its height. 2And
he maketh its horns on its four corners; its
horns have been of the same; and he over

iayeth it with brass. 8 And he maketh all
the vessels of the altar, the pots, and the
shovels, and the sprinkhng-pans, and the
forks, and the fire-pans; all its vessels hath
he made of brass.
4And he maketh for the altar a brazen
grate of net-work, under its border beneath,
unto its midst. 6 And he casteth four rings
for the four ends of the brazen grate— places
for the bars. 6 And he maketh the staves
of sMttim wood, and overiayeth them with
brass. 7 And he putteth the staves into the
rings on the sides of the altar, to bear it
with them; hollow with, boards he made it.
8 And he maketh the laver of brass, and
its base of brass, .with the lookmg-glasses of
the women assembling, who have assembled
at the'opemng of the tent of meeting.
9 And he maketh the court; at the south
side southward the hangings of the court
are of twmed hnen, a hundred by the cubit,
"their pillars are twenty, and their brazen
sockets twenty, the pegs of the pfllar&?and
their fillets are silver, u And at the north
side, a hundred by the cubit, their pillars
are twenty, and their sockets of brass
twenty; the pegs of the pillars and their
fillets are silver. 12 And at the west side
are hangings, fifty by the cubit, their pillars
are ten, and their sockets ten; the pegs of
the pillars and their fillets are silver. " And
on the east side eastward fifty cubits.
i4The hangmgs on the one side are fifteen
cubits, their pillars three, and their sockets
three. "And for the second side of the
gate of the court, on this sioe and on that,
are hangings, fifteen cubits, their pillars
three, and their sockets three. " All the
hangings of the court round about ore of
twined linen; "and the sockets for the
pillars are of brass, the pegs of the pillars
and their fillets are of silver, and the over
laying of their tops are of silver, and all the
pillars of the court are filleted with silver.
"And the covering of the gate of the
court is the work of the embroiderer, of blue,
and purple, and scarlet, and twined linen ;
and twenty cubits is the length, and the
height ' with the breadth is five cubits,
over-against the hangmgs of the court.
"And their pillars are four, and their
sockets of brass four, their pegs are of silver,
and the overiaymg of their tops and their
fillets are of silver. 20 And all the pins of
the tabernacle, and of the court round
about, are of brass.
21 These are the numberings of the taber
nacle (the tabernacle of the testimony),
which hath been numbered by the com
mand of Moses, the service of the Levites,
by the hand of Ithamar son of Aaron the
priest. ^And Bezaleel son of Uri, son of
Hur, of the tribe of Judah, hath made all
that the Lord hath commanded Moses;
23 and with him is Aholiab son of AMsa-
mach, of the tribe of Dan, an engraver, and
designer, and embroiderer in blue, and in
purple, and in scarlet, and m linen.
24 All the gold which is prepared for the
work in all the work of the sanctuary (and
it is the gold of the heave-offering) is
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'The people's offerings. xxxvm. 25.— EXODUS.— xxxix. 34. The dress of the high-priest.

twenty and nine talents, and seven hun
dred and thirty shekels, by the shekel of
the sanctuary. & And the silver of those of
the company who are numbered is a hun
dred talents, and a thousand and seven
hundred ahd seventy-five . shekels, by the
shekel of the sanctuary. ^ A bekah for a
poll (even half a shekel), by the shekel of
the sanctuary, for every one wlio passeth
over unto those who are numbered, from
twenty years old and upwards, for six hun
dred thousand, and three thousand, and
five hundred and fifty persons.
27 And the hundred talents of silver are
to cast the sockets of the sanctuary, and the
sockets of the vail; a hundred sockets for
the hundred talents, a talent for a socket.
28 And the thousand and seven hundred and
seventy and five shekels hath he made pegs
for the pillars, and overlaid their tops, and
filleted them.
29 And the brass of the heave-offering is
seventy talents, and two thousand and four
hundred shekels. 8° And with it he maketh
the sockets of the opening of the tent of
meetmg, and the brazen altar, and the
brazen grate wMch it hath, and all the
vessels of the altar, 8i and the sockets of the
court round about, and the sockets of the
gate of the court, and all the pins of the
tabernacle, and all the phis of the court
round about.
XXXIX. i AND of the blue, and the
purple, and the scarlet, have they made
coloured garments, to minister m the sanc
tuary; and they make the holy garments
wMch are for Aaron, as the Lord hath com
manded Moses.
2 And he maketh the ephod of gold, blue,
and puTple, and scarlet, and twmed linen.
3 And they expand the plates of gold, and
he hath cut off wires to work m the midst
of the blue, and in the midst of the purple,
and m the midst of the scarlet, and in the
midst of the linen— the work of the de
signer. 4 Shoulder-pieces have they made
for it, joining; by its two ends it is joined.
6 And the girdle of his ephod which is on it
is of the same, according to its work, of gold,
. blue, and purple, and scarlet, and twmed
hnen, as the Lord commanded Moses.
6 And they make the shoham stoues set,
embroidered with gold, opened with the
opemngs of a signet, with the names of the
CMldren of Israel; 7 and he putteth them on
the shoulders of the ephod — stones of me
morial for the Children qf Israel, as the
Lord hath commanded Moses.
8 And he maketh the breastplate, the
work of the designer, like the work of
the ephod, of gold, blue, and purple, and
scarlet, and twined hnen. °It hath been
square: they have made the breastplate
double, its length a span, and its breadth a
span, doubled.
" And they fill four rows of stones M it; a
row of a sardine, a topaz, and a carbuncle
is the first row; "and the second row an
emerald, a sapphire, and a diamond; "and
Dhe third row a ligure, an agate, ahd an
amethyst; "and the fourth row a beryl, an
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onyx, and a jasper— set, embroidered with
gold, in their settings.
"And the stones are according to the
names of the Children of Israel, twelve, ac
cording to their names, the openings of a
signet, each according to Ms name, for the
twelve tribes.
"And they make on the breastplate
wreathed chains, the work of tMck bands -
of pure gold. " And they make two embroi
dered things of gold, and two rings of gold,
and put the two rings on the two ends of
the breastplate, " and they put the two tMck
bands of gold on the two rings on the ends
of the breastplate. "And the two ends of
the two thick bands have they put on the
two embroidered things, and they put them
on the shoulders of the ephod, over-against
its front.
"And they make two rings of gold; aud
put them on the two ends of the breastplate,
on its border, wMch is on the side of the
ephod within. 20 And they make two other
rings of gold, and put them on the two
shoulders of the ephod below, over-against
its front, over"-agamst its other joining,
above the girdle of the ephod. 21 And they
bind the breastplate by its rhigs unto the
rings of the ephod, with a ribbon of blue,
to be above the girdle of the ephod; and
the breastplate is not loosed from off the
ephod, as the LORD hath commanded Moses.
22 And he maketh the upper robe of the
ephod, of the work of the weaver, com
pletely of blue. 23 And the opemng of the
upper robe is in its midst, as the opening of
a habergeon, a border is to its opening
round about, it is not rent. ^And they
make on the hems of the upper "robe pome
granates of blue, and purple, and scarlet,
twined. 25 And they make bells of pure
gold, and put the bells in the midst of the
pomegranates, on the hems of the upper
robe, round about between the pomegra
nates. 26 a bell and a pomegranate ; a bell
and a pomegranate are on the hems of the
upper robe, round about, to minister in, as
the Lord hath commanded Moses.
27 And they make the coats of linen, the
work of the weaver, for Aaron and for liis
sons. 28 And the mitre of hnen,. and the
beautiful bonnets of linen, and the linen
trousers, of twined hnen. 29And the girdle
of twined hnen, and blue, an4 purple, ahd
scarlet, the work of the embroiderer, as the
Lord hath commanded Moses.
39 And they make the flower of the holy
crown of pure gold, and write on it a writ-
Mg, openings of a signet, ' Holiness to the
Lord.' 3i And they put a ribbon of blue on
it, to put it on the mitre above, as the
Lord hath commanded Moses.
32 And all the work of the tabernacle of
the tent of meetMg is completed; and the
CMldren of Israel do according to all that
the Lord hath commanded Moses: so have
they done.
33 And they bring in the tabernacle unto
Moses, the tent, and all its vessels, itshooks,
its boards, its bars, and its pillars, and its
sockets- ^and the covering of rams' sirins

The _..„.,-

trmjJMtcu, AAJtlX. 35. — JSXODUS. — XXXIX. 33.

and filled with glory.

made red, and the covering of badgers'
skins, and the vail of the covering; BHhe
ark of the testimony and its staves, and the
mercy-seat; 86the table, all its vessels, and
the bread of the Presence; & the pure candle
stick, its lamps, lamps of arrangement, and
all its vessels, and the oil for light.
88 And the golden altar, and the anoMt-
ing oil, and the spicy perfume, and the
covering of the opening of the tent: "the
brazen altar, and the brazen grate wMch it
hath, its staves, and all its vessels, the
laver and its base.
40 The hangings of the court, its pillars,
and its sockets ; and the hanging for the
gate of the court, its cords, and its pMs ;
and all the vessels of the service of the
tabernacle, for the tent of meeting; ^the
coloured clothes to mmister in the sanc
tuary, the holy garments for Aaron the
priest,- and the garments of Ms sons to
mmister in.
42 According to all that the Lord hath
commanded Moses, so have the Children of
Israel done all the work. ^And Moses
seeth all the work, and lo, they have done
it as the Lord hath commanded ; so have
they done. And Moses blesseth them.
XL. 1AND the Lord speaketh unto
Moses, saying, 2'0n the first day of the
month, on the first month, dost thou raise
up the tabernacle of the tent of meeting,
s and hast put there the ark of the testi
mony, and hast covered over the ark with
the vail, 4and hast brought in the table,
and set its arrangement M order, and hast
brought in the candlestick, and caused its
lamps to go up.
5 'And thou hast put the golden altar for
the perfume before the ark of the testi
mony, and hast put the covering of the
opening to the tabernacle ; 6and hast put
the altar of the burnt-offering before the
opening of the tabernacle of the tent of
meeting, 7andhast put the laver between
the tent of meetmg and the altar, and hast
put water there.
8 ' And thou hast set up the court round
about, and hast placed the covering of the
gate of the court; 9and hast taken the
anointing oil, and anointed the tabernacle,
and all that is in it, and hallowed it, and
all its vessels, and it hath been holy. "And.
thou hast anointed the altar of burnt-offer
ing, and all its vessels, and sanctified the
altar, and the altar hath been most holy.
u And thou hast anomted the laver and its
base, and sanctified it.
12 ' And thou hast brought Aaron and Ms
sons near unto the opening of the tent of
meeting, and hast bathed them in water ;
"and thou hast clothed Aaron with the
holy garments, and anointed him, and sanc
tified him, and he hath mimstered to Me.
i4And his sons dost thou bring near, and hast
clothed them with coats, "and anointed
them as thou hast anointed their father,
- and they have mimstered to Me, and their
anointing hath been to be to them for an
everlasting priesthood for their genera
tions.'

"And Moses doth according to all that
the Lord commanded him; so hath ho
done. "And it cometh to pass, in the first
month, in the second year, on the first of
the month, the tabernacle hath been raised
up. "And Moses raiseth up the taber
nacle, and setteth its sockets, and placeth
its boards, and placeth its bars, and raiseth
its pillars. 19 And spreadeth the tent over
the tabernacle, and putteth the covering of
the tent upon it above, as the Lord hath
commanded Moses.
20 And he taketh and putteth the testi
mony mto the ark, and putteth the staves
on the ark, and putteth the mercy-seat on
the ark above. 2iAnd he bringeth m the
ark -unto the tabernacle, and placeth the
vail of the covering, and covereth over the
ark of the testimony, as the Lord hath
commanded Moses.
22 And he putteth the table in the tent of
meeting, on the side of the tabernacle
northward, at the outside of the vail, & and
he setteth in order upon it the arrange
ment of the bread, before the Lord, as the
Lord hath commanded Moses.
24 And he putteth the candlestick in the
tent of meeting, over-against the table, on
the side of the tabernacle southward; 25 and
he causeth the lamps to go up before the
Lord, as the Lord hath commanded Moses.
%* And he putteth the golden altar in the
tent of meetmg, before the vail, 27 and mak
eth perfume on it, spicy perfume, as the
Lord hath commanded Moses.
28 And he putteth the hanging of the open
ing to the tabernacle, ^and the altar of
burnt-offering hath he put at the opemng
of the tabernacle of the tent of meeting,
and causeth the burnt-offering to go up on
it, and the present, as the Lord hath com
manded Moses.
30 And he putteth the laver between the
tent of meetmg and the altar, and putteth
water there for washing; 8i and Moses and
Aaron and Ms sons have washed their hands
and their feet at the same. 32 In then going
in unto the tent of meeting, and in their
drawing near unto the altar, they wash, as
the Lord hath commanded Moses.
88 And he raiseth up the court round
about the tabernacle, and about the altar,
and placeth the covering of the gate
of the court; and Moses completeth the
work. ^And the cloud covereth the tent of
meeting, and the honour of the Lord hath
filled the tabernacle. & And Moses hath
not been able to go in unto the tent of
meeting, for the cloud hath tabernacled on
it, and the honour of the Lord hath filled
the tabernacle. 86And in the going up of
the cloud from off the tabernacle, the Child
ren of Israel journey in all their journeys ;
37 and if the cloud go not up, then they
journey not until the day of its going up :.
38 for the cloud of the Lord is on the taber
nacle by day, and fire is on it by mght, be
fore the eyes of all the house of Israel in all
their journeys. 67

LEVITICUS.

CHAP. I. *AND the LORD calleth unto
Moses, and speaketh uuto Mm out of the
tent of meeting, saying, 2 ' Speak unto the
CMldren of Israel; then hast thou said unto
them, "When any man of you doth bring
near an offering to the Lord, of the cattle
(of the herd, or of the flock), do ye bring
near your offering.
3 ' If Ms offermg be a burnt-offering of the
herd — a male, a perfect one, doth he bring
it near, unto the opemng of the tent of
meeting doth he bring it near, at his own
good pleasure, before the Lord; 4 then hath
he laid his hand on the head of the burnt-
offering, and it hath been accepted for him
to make atonement for him; e and he hath
slaughtered the young ox before the Lord;
and the priests; the sons of Aaron, have
brought the blood near, and have sprinkled
the blood on the altar round about, which
is at the opening of. the tent of meeting.
6 'And he hath stripped the burnt-offer
ing, and hath cut it into its pieces; 7and
the sons of Aaron the priest have put fire
on the altar, and arranged the wood on the
fire; Band the priests, the sons of Aaron,
have arranged the pieces, with the head
and the fat, on the wood, which is on the
fire, which is on the altar; 9 and its inwards
and its legs doth he wash in water; and the
priest hath made a perfume with the
whole on the altar, a burnt-offering, a fire-
offering of a sweet fragrance to the Lord.
" 'And if Ms offermg be of the flock (of
the sheep or of the goats) for a burnt-
offering, a male, a perfect one, doth he
bring it near, u then hath he slaughtered it
by the side of the altar northward, before
the LORD; and the priests, the sons of Aaron,
have- sprinkled its blood on the altar round
about; "and he hath cut it mto its pieces,
with its head and its fat, and the priest
hath arranged them on the wood which is
onjthefire, whichis on the altar; "andthe
inwards 'and the legs doth he wash in water,
and the priest hath brought the whole near,
and hath made a perfume on the altar ; it
is a burnt-offering, a fire-offering of a sweet
fragrance to the Lord.
14 ' And if his offering be a burnt-offering
of fowl to the Lord, then hath he brought
near his offering of turtle-doves or of young
pigeons, " and the priest hath brought it
near unto the altar, and hath wrung off its
head, and hath made a perfume on the
altar, and its blood hath been wrung out by
the side of the altar; 1° and he hath turned
aside its crop with its feathers, and hath
cast it near the altar, eastward, unto the
place of the ashes; " and he hath cleaved it
.with its wings {he doth not separate it), and
the priest hath made it a perfume on
the altar, on the wood which is on the fire;
it is a burnt-offering, a fire-offering of a
sweet fragrance to the Lord.

I II. i 'AND when a person bringeth near
an offering, a present to the Lord, of flour
is his offering, then he hath poured out on
it oil, and hath put frankincense on it;
I 2 and he hath brought it in unto the sons of
I Aaron, the priests, then he hath taken from
thence the fulness of Ms hand of its flour
and of its oil, besides all its frankincense,
! and the priest hath made a perfume with
its memorial on the altar, a fire-offering of
a sweet fragrance to the LORD; sand the
remnant of the present is for Aaron and
for his sons, — most holy of the fire-offerings
of the Lord.
4 ' And when thou bringest near an offer
ing, a present baked in the oven, it is of un
leavened cakes of flour mixed with oil, or
thin unleavened cakes apomted with oiL
s 'And if thine offermg be a present made
on the girdle, it is of flour, mixed with oil,
unleavened; 6thou hast divided it into
parts, and liast poured oil on it; it is a
present. 7 ' And if thine offering be a present made
on the frying-pan, of flour with oil it is
made, 8 then thou hast brought m the pre
sent wMch is made of these to the LORD,
and oraehath brought it near unto the priest,
and he hath brought it mgh unto the altar;
9and the priest hath hfted up from the pre
sent its memorial, and hath made a per
fume on the altar, a fire-offering of a sweet
fragrance to the LORD; "and the remnant
of the present is for Aaron and for his sons,
most holy of the fire-offerings of the Lord.
11 No present wliich ye bring near to the
Lord is made fermented, for with any
leaven or any honey ye perfume no flre-
offering to the Lord.
" 'The offering of the first-/ruits— ye
bring them near to the Lord, but on the
altar they go not up for a sweet fragrance.
"And eveiy offering — thy present — with
salt thou dost season, and thou dost not let
the salt of the covenant of thy God cease
from thy present; with all tMne offerings
thou dost bring near salt.
14 ' And if thou brmg near a present of
first-ripe fruits to the Lord, of green ears,
roasted with fire, beaten out corn of a fruit
ful field dost thou bring near the present
of thy first-ripe frutts, "then thou hast put
oil on it, and laid frankincense on it, it is
a present. "And the priest hath made a
perfume with its memorial from its beaten
out corn, and from its oil, besides all its
frankincense, — a flre-offering to the LORD.
III. 1 ' AND if his offering be a sacrifice
of peace-offerings, if from the herd he is
bringing it near, whether male or female, a
perfect one doth he bring it near before the
Lord, 2 then he hath laid his hand on the
head of his offering, and hath slaughtered
it at the opening of the tent of meeting,
and the sons of Aaron the priests have

law of the peace-offering, m. 3.— LEVITICUS.— rv. 21. and of the sin-offering.

sprinkled the blood on the altar round
about. 3And he hath brought near from
the sacrifice of peace-offerings a fire-
offering to the Lord, the fat which cover
eth the mwards, and all the fat which is
on the inwards, 4and the two kidneys, and
the fat wMch is on them, wMch is on the
flanks, and the redundance above the liver,
(beside the kidneys he doth turn it aside),
*and the sons of Aaron have made it a per
fume on the altar on the burnt-offering
which is on the wood, wMch is on the fire — a
fire-offering of a sweet fragrance to the Lord.
6 ' And if his offering be of the flock for a
sacrifice of peace-offerings to the L0RP,
male or female, a perfect one doth he bring
it near. 7 If he bring near a sheep for his
offering, then hath he brought it near be
fore the Lord, eand hath laid his hand on
the head of Ms offering, and hath slaugh
tered it before the tent of meeting, and the
sons of Aaron have sprinkled its "blood on
the altar round about.
9 ' And he hath brought near from the
sacrifice of peace-offerings a fire-offering to
the Lord, its fat, the whole fat tail (over-
against the backbone doth he turn it aside),
and the fat which covereth the inwards,
and all the fat which is on the inwards,
10 and the two kidneys, and the fat wMch
is on them, wMch is on the flanks, and the
redundance above the liver, (beside the
kidneys he doth turn it aside), "and the
priest hath made it a perfume on the altar
— bread of a fire-offering to the LORD.
i£ * And if his offering be a goat, then hath
he brought it near before the LORD, " and
hath laid Ms hand on its head, and hath
slaughtered it before the tent of meeting,
and the sons of Aaron have sprinkled its
blood on the altar round about, "and he
hath brought near from it Ms offering, a
fire-offering to the Lord, the fat wMch
covereth the inwards, and all the fat which
is on the inwards, " and the two kidneys,
and the fat which is upon thern^ wMch is
on the flanks, and the redundance above
the liver, (beside the kidneys he dbth turn
it aside), " and the priest hath made them
a perfume on the altar — bread of a fire-
offering, for a sweet fragrance; all the fat
is the Lord's. "An everlasting statute for
your generations m all your dwellings— any
fat or any blood ye shall not eat.'
TV. lANDtheLORDspeakethuntoMoses,
saying, 2 ' Speak unto the Children of Israel,
saying, When a person doth sin through
ignorance against any of the commands of
the Lord regarding things which are not to
bo done, and hath done something against
one of these —
3 ' If the priest who is anointed sinneth
according to the guilt of the people, then
hath he brought near for his sM wMch he
hath sinned a bullock, a young ox, a per
fect one, to the Lord, for a sin-offering;
4 and he hath brought in the bullock unto
the opening of the tent of meetmg before
the Lord, and hath laid Ms hand on the
head of the bullock, and hath slaughtered
the bullock before the Lord.

5' And the priest, who is anointed, haih
taken from the blood of the bullock, and
hath brought it m unto the tent of meeting,
6 and the priest hath dipped his finger in
the blood, and Sprinkled of the blood seven
times before the LORD, at the front of the vail
of the sanctuary; 7 and the priest hath put
some of the blood on the horns of the altar
of spicy perfume before the Lord, which is
in the tent of meeting, and all the blood of
the bullock doth he pour out at the founda
tion of the altar of burnt-offering, wMch is
at the opening of the tent of meeting, 8and
all the fat, of the bullock of the sin-off ering
doth he lift up from it, the fat which cover
eth over the inwards, and all the fat which
is on the mwards, 9 and the two kidneys,
and the fat which is on them, which is by
the flanks, and the redundance above the
liver, (beside the kidneys doth he turn
it aside), " as it is h\fted up from the ox of
the sacrifice of peace-offerings ; and the
priest hath made them a perfume on the
altar of burnt- offering.
n * And the skm of the bullock, and all its
flesh, besides its head, and besides its legs.
and its mwards, and its dung— " he hath
even brought out the whole bullock unto
the outside of the camp, unto a clean place,
unto the place of the pouring out of the
ashes, and he hath burnt it on the wood
with fire; beside the place of the pouring
out of the ashes it is burnt.
. " ' And if the whole company of Israel err
ignorantly, and the thing hath been hidden
from the eyes of the congregation, and they
have done something against one of all the
commands of the Lord concerning things
wMch are not to be done, and have been
guilty; "when the sin which they have
sinned concermng it hath been known, then
have the congregation brought near a bul
lock, a young ox, for a sm-offermg, and
they have brought it in before the tent of
meetmg ; " and the elders of the company
have laid their hands on the head of the
bullock, before the Lord, and one hath
slaughtered the bullock before the Lord.
"'And the priest who is anointed hath
brought in of the blood of the bullock
unto the tent of meetmg, " and the priest
hath dipped Ms finger in some of the blood,
and hath sprinkled it seven times before
the LORD at the front of the vail, " and some
of the blood doth he put on the horns of the
altar wMch is before the Lord, wMch is m
the tent of meeting; and all the blood he
doth pour out at the foundation of the altar
of burnt-offering, which is at the opening
of the tent of meetmg; " and all its fat doth
he hf t up from it, and hath made a perfume
on the altar.
30 ' And he hath done to the bullock as he
hath done to the bullock of the sin-offering,
so doth he to it; and the priest hath made
an atonement for them, and it hath been
forgiven them. 21 And he hath brought out
the bullock unto the outside of the camp,
and hath burned it as he hath burned the
first bullock ; it is a sin-offering of the con
gregation.

Law of the sin-offering.

IV. 22.— LEVITICUS.— V. 15.

Of the trespass-offering.

22' When a prince doth sip, and hath done
something against one of all the commands
of the LoRDnis G-od regarding things wMch
are not to be done, through ignorance, and
hath been guilty — ^ or his sin wherem he
hath sinned hath been made known unto
him, then hath he brought in his offering, a
kid of the goats, a male, a perfect one, 24and
he hath laid Ms hand on the head of the
goat, and hath slaughtered it in the place
where he doth slaughter the burnt-offering
before the Lord; it is a sin-offering.
25 ' And the priest hath taken of the blood
of the sm-offering with his finger, and hath
put it on the horns of the altar of burnt-
offering, and its blood doth he pour onfc at
the foundation of the altar of burnt-offer
ing, 2lJand all its fat doth he make a per
fume on the altar, as the fat of the sacri
fice of peace-offerings ; and the priest hath
made an atonement for him because of Ms
sin, and it hath been forgiven him.
27 ' And if any person of the people of the
land sin through ignorance, by his doing
something against one of the commands of
the LorP regarding things wMch are not
-to be done, and hath been guilty — ^orhis
sin wMch he hath smned hath been made
known unto Mm, then liath he brought m
his offermg, a kid of the goats, a female, a
perfect one, for his sin which he hath
sinned, 29 and he hath laid his hand on the
head of the sin-offering, and hath slaugh
tered the sin-offering in the place of the
burnt- offering.
30 ' Then hath the priest taken of its blood
with his finger, and hath put it on the horns
of the altar of burnt-offering, and all its
tlood doth he pour out at the foundation
of the altar, 31 and all its fat doth he turn
aside, as the fat hath been turned aside
from.off the sacrifice of peace-offerings, and
the priest hath made a perfume on the
altar, for a sweet fragrance to the LORD;
and the priest hath made an atonement for
MM, aud it hath been forgiven him.
32 ' And if he bring a sheep/or Ms offering,
for a sm-offering, a female, a perfect one,
doth he bring it, & then hath he laid Ms
hand on the head of the sin-offering, and
hath slaughtered it for a sin-offering in the
place where he slaughtereth the burnt-
offering. 34 'Then hath the priest taken of the
blood of the sm-offering with his finger, and
hath put it on the horns of the altar of
burnt-offering, and all its blood he poureth
out at the foundation of the altar, 8S and all
its fat he turneth aside, as the fat of the
sheep is turned aside from the sacrifice of
peace-offerings, and the priest hath made
them a perfume on the altar, according to
the fire-offerings of the Lord, and the priest
hath made an atonement for hhn, for Ms
sm which he hath sinned, and it hath been
forgiven him.
V. i 'AND when a person sinneth, and
hath heard the voice of an oath, and is a
witness, or hath seen or hath known — If he
declare it not, then hath he borne Ms im-
quity ; 70

2 ( Or when a person cometh agamst any
unclean thing, or against the carcase of an
unclean beast, or against the carcase of un
clean cattle, or against the carcase of an
unclean teeming creature, and it hath been
Mdden from him, and he is unclean, and
gMlty; s 'Or when he cometh against the un-
cleanness of man, even any of his unclean-
ness whereby he is unclean, and it hath
been Mdden from Mm, and he hath known,
and is guilty ;
4 ' Or when a person sweareth, speaking
wrongfully with the lips to do evil, or to do
good, even anytMng wMch man speaketh
wrongfully with an oath, and it hath been
hid from him; — when he hath known then
he is gmlty of one of these ;
s ' And it hath been when he is guilty of
one of these, that he hath confessed con
cerning that wMch he hath sinned, 6and
hath brought in Ms guilt-offering to the
Lord for Ms sin wMch he hath sinned, a
female frqm the flock, a lamb or a kid of the
goats for a sin-offering, and the priest hath
made an atonement for him, because of
his Bin.
7 ' And if Ms hand reach not to the suffi
ciency of a Iambi — then hath he brought in
for Ms gmlt wMch he hath shmed two
turtle-doves or two young pigeons to the
Lord, one for a sin-offering, and one for a
burnt-offering; 8 and he hath brought them
in unto the priest; and he hath brought
near that which is for the sm-offering first,
and hath wrung off Its head from its neck,
and doth not separate if; 9and he hath
sprinkled of the blood of the sin-offering
on the side of the altar, and that which
is left of the blood is wrung out at the
foundation of the altar; it is a sm-offering.
10 'And he maketh the second a burnt-
offering, according to the ordinance, and
the priest hath made an atonement for him,
because of Ms sin which .he hath smned,
and it hath been forgiven him.
11 ' Andy if Ms hand reach not to two
turtle-doves, or to two young pigeons, then
hath he brought in for his offering — he who
hath sinned — the tenth of an ephah of flour
for a sm-offering; he putteth no oil on it,
nor doth he put frankincense on it; for it is
a sin-offering; "and he hath brought it in
unto the priest, and the priest hath taken
a handful from it — the fulness of his band
its memorial — and hath made a perfume on
the altar, accordmg to the fire-offerings of
the LORD; it is a sm-offering.
13 ' And the priest hath made an atone
ment for Mm, for Ms .sin wMch he hath
sinned agamst one of these, and it hath
been forgiven him, and the remnant hath ¦
been the priest's, like the present.'
14And the Lord speaketh unto Moses, say
ing, "'"vniena person committqtha tres
pass, and hath sinned through ignorance,
against the holy tilings of the LORD, then
hath he brought in his guilt-offering to the
Lord, a ram, a perfect one, out of the flock,
at thy valuation in silver, shekels by the
shekel of the sanctuary, for a guilt-offering.

Law of the burnt-offering. v. 16. — LEVITICUS. — vn. 5. Meatand trespass-offeriius.

" ' And that wMch he hath smned against
the holy thing he repayeth, and addeth its
fifth to it, and hath given it to the priest,
and the priest maketh atonement for Mm
with the ram of the guilt-offerMg, and it
hath been forgiven him.
"' And when a person sinneth, and hath
done something against one of all the com
mands of the LORD regarding things which
are not to be done, and hath not known,
yet is he guilty, and hath borne his iniquity.
i8 ' Then hath he brought in a ram, a per
fect one, out of the flock, at thy valuation,
for a guilt-offering, unto the priest; and the
priest hath made an atonement for Mm,
for his ignorance which he hath committed,
and hath not known, and it hath been for
given him. " It is a guilt-offering; he hath
been certainly guilty before the LORD.'
VI. 1AJSD the Lord speaketh unto Moses,
saymg, 2 ' When a person sinneth, and hath
committed a trespass against the Lord,
and hath lied to Ms fellow concerning a de
posit, or concerning fellowship, or concern
ing a violent robbery, or nath oppressed
Ms fellow; 8 or hath found a lost thing, and
hath lied concerning it, and hath sworn to
a falsehood, concerning one of all these
wMch man doth, smning in them :
4 'Then it hath been, when he sinneth,
and is guilty, that he hath returned the
plunder wMch he hath taken violently
away, or the thmg wMch he hath got by
oppression, or the deposit wMch hath been
deposited with him, or the lost thing wMch
he hath found ; 5 or all that concerning
which he sweareth falsely, he hath even
repaid it by its principal, and its fifth he
addeth to it ; to him whose it is he giveth
it in the day of his gnilt-offering.
6 ' And Ms guilt-offering he bringeth in to
the Lord, a ram, a perfect one, out of the
flock, at thy estimation, for a guilt-offering,
unto the priest, 7and the priest nath made
an atonement for rtim before the Lord, and
it hath been forgiven him, concerning one
of anytMng wMch he doeth, by being guilty
therem.' 8 And the Lord speaketh unto Moses,
saymg, 9' Command Aaronand his sons, say
ing, This is the law of the burnt-offering (it
is the burnt-offering, because of the burn-
mg on the altar all the mght unto the morn
ing, while the fire of the altar is burning on
it): "that the priest hath put on his long
robe of fine hnen, Ms fine linen trousers
also he doth put on his flesh, and hath
lifted up the ashes wMch the fire consum-
eth with the burnt-offering on the altar,
and hath nut them near the altar; Hand
he hath stripped off Ms garments, and hath
put on other garments, and hath brought
out the ashes unto the outside of the camp,
unto a clean place.
" ' And the fire on the altar is burning on
It, it is not quenched, and the priest hath
burned wood on i,t jnorning by morning,
and hath arranged the burnt-offering on it,
and hath made a perfume on it with the
fat of the peace-offerings. "Fire is continu
ally burning on the altar, it is not quenched.

14 ' And this is the law of the present : the
sons of Aaron have brought it near before
the Lord, unto the front of the altar, " and
one hath .lifted up of it with his hand from
the flour of the present, and from its oil,
and all the frankmcense which is on the
present, and hath made a perfume on the
altar, of a sweet fragrance— its memorial
to the Lord.
16 'And the remnant of it do Aaron and
Ms sons eat; with unleavened tMngs it is
eaten, m the holy place; m the court of the'
tent of meeting do they eat it. " It is not
baken with a fermented thing; their portion
have I made it of My fire-offerings ; it is
most holy, like the sin-offering, and like
the guilt-offermg. " Every male among the
sons of Aaron doth eat it, — an everlasting
statute for your generations, of the fire-
offerings of the LORD; every one who com
eth against them is holy.'
" And the LORD speaketh unto Moses, say
ing, 20 ' TMs is the offering of Aaron and of
Ms sons, which they bring near to the Lord
in the day of his being anointed; a tenth
of an ephah of flour for a continual pre
sent, half of it in the morning, and half of
it in the evening. a On a girdle it- is made
with oil — fried thou dost bring it m; the
baken pieces of the present thou dost bring
near, a sweet fragrance to the Lord.
22 'And the priest who is anointed in Ms
stead, from among his sons, doth make it,—
an everlasting statute of the Lord: it is
completely perfumed; 2s and every present
of the priests is a whole burnt-offering; it is
not eaten.'
^And the Lord speaketh unto Moses,
saying, 25 ' Speak unto Aaron and unto Ms
sons, saying, This is the law of the sin-
offering : m the place where the burnt-
offering is slaughtered is the sm-offering
slaughtered before the LORD; it is most
holy. 26 ' The priest who maketh atonement by it
doth eat it, m the holy place it is eaten, in
the court of the tent of meeting; 27 all that
cometh agamst its flesh is holy, and when '
any of its blood is sprinkled on, the gar
ment, that on which it is sprinkled thou
dost wash in the holy place ; ^and the
earthen vessel m which it is boiled is
broken, and if in a brass vessel it is boiled,
then it is scoured and rinsed m water.
29 'Every male among the. priests doth eat
it; it is most holy. 3° And no sin-offering
any of whose blood is brought in unto the
tent of meeting to make atonement in the
sanctuary is eaten; with fire it is burnt.
VII. i 'AND tMs is the law of the guilt-
offering; it is most holy; 2in the place where
they slaughter the burnt-offering do they
slaughter the guilt-offering; and its blood
one doth sprinkle on the altar round about.
3And all its fat he bringeth near out of it,
the fat tail, and the fat wMch covereth the
inwards, 4 and the two kidneys, and the fat
wMch is on them, which is by the flanks,
and the redundance above the liver (beside
the kidneys doth he turn it aside) ; e and
the priest hath made them a perfume on
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Law of the pease-offering. VII. 6.— LEVITICUS.— vm. 8.

The priests portion.

the altar, a fire-offering to the Lord; it is
a guilt-offering. u ' Every male among the priests doth eat
it; in the holy place it is eaten; it is most
holy. 7 As is the sin-offering, so is the
guilt-offering; one law is for them; the
priest who maketh atonement by it — it is Ms.
8 ' And the priest who bringeth near any
man's burnt-offering, the skin of the burnt-
offering which he hath brought near, it is
the priest's, his own. 9 And every present
wMch is baken in the oven, and every one
done in the frymg-pan, and on the girdle,
is the priest's who bringeth it near; it is his.
i° And every present mixed with oil or dry,
is for all the sons of Aaron one as another.
11 ' And this is the law of the sacrifice of
peace-offering-s wMch one bringeth near to
the LORD; "if for a thank-offering he bring
it near, then hath he brought near with
the sacrifice of thank-offering unleavened
cakes mixed with oil, and thm unleavened
cakes anointed with oil, and of fried flour
cakes mixed with oil; "besides the cakes,
fermented bread doth he bring near with
his offering, besides the sacrifice of the
thank-offering of his peace-offerings; "and
he hath brought near out of it one of the
whole offering for a heave-offering to the
LORD ; to the priest who sprinkleth the
blood of the peace-offerings — it is Ms, "as to
the flesh of the sacriflce of the thank-offer
ing of Ms peace-offerings, in the day of his
offering it is eaten; he leaveth none of it
t '11 morning.
" ' And if the sacrifice of Ms offering be
a vow or a free-will offering, in the ' day of
his bringing near Ms sacrifice it is eaten;
and on the morrow also the remnant of it
is eaten. "And the remnant of the flesh
of the sacrifice on the third day is burnt
with fire. "And if any of the flesh of the
sacrifice of his peace-offerings be really eaten
on the third day, it is not pleasing; for him
who bringeth it near it is not reckoned; it
it is an abominable thing, and the person
who eateth of it beareth his imquity,
19 ' And the flesh which cometh agamst
any unclean tMng is not eaten; with fire it
is burnt ; as to the flesh, every clean one
doth eat of the flesh. 20 But the person
who eateth of the flesh of the sacriflce of
peace-offerings which are the Lord's, and
its uncleannness upon it, even that person
hath been cut off from his people. 21And
when a person cometh against any unclean
thmg, of the uncleanness of man, or of the
uncleanness of beasts, or of any unclean
teerning creature, and hath eaten of the
flesh of the sacrifice of peace-offerings
which are the Lord's, even that person
hath been cut off from his people.'
- 22 And the Lord speaketh unto Moses,
saying, w ' Speak unto the Children of Is
rael, saying, Any fat of ox or of sheep or of
goat ye shall not eat. 24And the fat of a
carcase, and the fat of a torn thing may be
prepared for any work, but ye shall cer
tainly not eat it. w For whosoever eateth
the fat of the beast, of which one bringeth
near a M-e-offering to the LORD, even the
72

person who eateth hath been cut off from
Ms people. 2* And any blood ye shall not
eat, in all your dwellings, of fowl, or of
beast. ^Any person who eateth any blood,
even that person hath been cut off from his
people.' 28 And the Lord speaketh unto Moses,
saymg, & l Speak unto the Children of Is
rael, saying, He who bringeth near the
sacrifice of Ms peace-offerings to the Lord
doth bring in Ms offering to the Lord from
the sacrifice of his peace-offerings. 3° His
own hands do bring in the fire-offerings of
the Lord, the fat beside the breast, it doth
he bring m with the breast, to wave it—
a wave-offering; before the Lord.
si " And the priest hath made a perfume
with the f aton the altar, and the breast hath
been Aaron's and Ms sons? ^And the
right leg- ye do make a heave-offering to the
priest of the sacrifices of your peace-offer
ings. s3 He of the sons of Aaron who bring
eth near the blood of the peace-offerings
and the fat, his is the right leg for a por
tion. 34 'For the breast of the wave-offering and
the leg of the heave-offermg have I taken
from the Children of Israel, from the sacri
fices of their peace-offerings, and I give
them to Aaron the priest, and to his sons,
by an everlasting statute, from the Children
of Israel.'
35 TMs is the anointing of Aaron, and the
anomtmg of Ms sons out of the fire-offerings
of the Lord, in the day he hath brought
them near to mimster to the LORD, 3G wMch
the Lord hath commanded to give to them
in the day of His anomting them, from the
Children of Israel — an everlastmg statute
for their generations.
37 This is the law of the burnt-offering, of
the present, and of the sin-offermg, and of
the guilt-offering, and of the consecra
tions, and of the sacriflce of peace-offerings,
38 wMch the Lord' hath commanded Moses
m Mount Sinai, in the day of Ms command-
mg the Children of Israel to bring near
their offerings to the Lord, in the wilder
ness of Smai.
VIII. iAND the Lord speaketh unto
Moses, saymg, 2 » Take Aaron and Ms sous
with him, and the garments, and the
anomtmg oil, and the bullock of the sin-
offering, and the two rams, and the basket
of uMeavened things; 3and congregate all
the company unto the opening of the tent
of meetmg.'
4 And Moses doth as the Lord hath com
manded him, and the company is congre
gated unto the opemngof the tent of meet
mg. s And Moses saith unto the company,
' Tins is the thing wMch the Lord hath
commanded me to do.' 6 And Moses bring
eth near Aaron and his sons, and doth
bathe them in water, 7and doth put on
him the coat, and doth gird him with the
girdle, and doth clothe Mm with the upper
robe, and doth put on him the ephod, and
doth gird him with the girdle of the ephod,
and doth bind it to him with it, 8 and doth
put on hhn the breastplate, and doth put to

Aaron and his sons

vm. 9.— LEVITICUS.— IX. 7.

are consecrated*

the breastplate the Lights and! Perfections;
8 and doth put the mitre on Ms head, and,
doth put on the mitre, over-against its
front, the golden flowers of the holy crown,
as the Lord hath commanded Moses.
"And Moses taketh the anointing oil
and anointeth the tabernacle, and all that
is in it, and sanctifleth them, n And he
sprinkleth of it on the altar seven times,
and anomteth the altar, and all its vessels,
and. the laver, and its base, to sanctify
them. " And he poureth of the anointing
oil on the head of Aaron, and anointeth
lum to sanctify him.
"And Moses bringeth near the sons of
Aaron, and clotheth them with coats, and
girdeth. them with girdles, and bindeth for
them turbans, as the LORD hath com
manded Moses.
M And he bringeth nigh the bullock of the
sm-offering, and Aaron layeth — his sons
also — their hands on the head of the bul
lock of the sm-offering, "and he slaughter
ed it; and Moses taketh the blood, and
putteth it on the horns of the altar round
about with Ms finger, and cleanseth the
altar ; and the blood he hath poured out at
the foundation of the altar, and sanctifleth
it, to make atonement upon it.
16 And he taketh all the fat wMch is on
the inwards, and the redundance above the
liver, and the two Mdneys, and their fat,
and Moses maketh a perfume on the altar.
" And the bulloek, and its skin, and its flesh,
and its dung, hath he burnt with fire, at
the outside of the camp, as the Lord hath
commanded Moses.
"And he bringeth near the ram of the
burnt-offering, and Aaron and Ms sons lay
their hands on the head of the ram, " and.
he slaughtereth it, and Moses sprmkleth
the blood on the altar round about. 20 And
the ram hath he cut into its pieces, and
Moses maketh a perfume with the head,
and the pieces, and the fat, ^and the in
wards and the legs hath he washed in water,
and Moses maketh a perfume with the
whole ram on the altar ; it is a burnt-offer
ing, for a sweet fragrance; it is a fire-offer
ing to the Lord, as the Lord hath com
manded Moses.
22 And he bringeth near the second ram,
the ram of consecrations, and Aaron and
his sons lay their hands on the head of the
ram, & and he slayeth it, and Moses taketh
of its blood and putteth on the tip of the
right ear of Aaron, and on the thumb of his
right hand, and on the great toe of his right
foot. 2* And he bringeth near the sons of
Aaron, and Moses putteth of the blood on
the tip of their right ear, and on the thumb
of their right hand, and on the great toe of
their right foot; and Moses sprinkleth the
blood on the altar round about, ^and he
taketh the fat, and the fat tail, and all the
fat wMch is on the inwards, and the re
dundance above the liver, and the two
kidneys, and their fat, and the right leg ;
26 and out of the basket of' unleavened
tMngs, which is before the Lord, hath he
taken one unleavened cake, and one cake

of oiled bread, and one thin cake, and put-
. teth them on the fat, and on the right leg ;
27and putteth the whole on the hands of
Aaron, and on the hands of his sons, and
waveth them — a wave-offering before the
Lord. 23 And Moses taketh them from off their
hands, and maketh a perfume on the altar,
on the burnt-offering, they are consecra
tions for a sweet fragrance; it is a ftre-offcr-
ing to the Lord. ffl And Moses taketh the
breast, and waveth it for a wave-offering
before the Lord ; of the ram of consecra
tions it hath been to Moses for a portion ;
as the Lord hath commanded Moses.
50 And Moses taketh of the anointing oil,
and of the blood which is on the altar, and
sprinkleth it on Aaron, on Ms garments,
and on his sons, and on the garments of his
sons with hhn, and sanctifleth Aaron, his
garments, and his sons, and the garments
of his sons with Man.
32 And Moses saith unto Aaron, and unto
Ms sons, ' Boil ye the flesh at the opening
of the tent of meeting, and there ye do eat
it and the bread which is in the basket of
consecrations, as I have been commanded,
saymg, Let Aaron and Ms sons eat it.
32 ' And the remnant of the flesh and of
the bread ye burn with fire; S3 and from the
opeMng of the tent of meetmg ye go not
out seven days, till the day of the fulness,
the days of your consecration ; for seven
days doth he consecrate your hand. ** As he
hath done on tMs day, the Lord hath com
manded to do, to make an atonement for you;
35 and at the opening of the tent of meeting
ye abide, by day and by night seven days,
then ye have kept the charge of the Lord,
and die not, for so I have been commanded.'
36 And Aaron doth — his sons also— all the
tMngs which the LORD hath commanded
by means of Moses.
IX. i AND itcometh to pass on the eighth
day, Moses hath called for Aaron and for
his sons, and for the elders of Israel ; 2 and
he saith unto Aaron, ' Take to thyself a calf,
a young one of the herd, for a sin-offering,
and a ram for a burnt-offering, perfect ones,
and bring them near before the Lord.
3 ' And unto the Children of Israel dost
thou speak, saymg, Take ye a kid of the
goats for a sin-offering, and a calf, and a
lamb, a year old, perfect ones, for a burnt
offering, * and a bulloek and a ram for peace-
offerings, to sacrifice before the LORD, and
a present mixed with oil ; for to-day hath
the Lord appeared unto you.'
5 And they take that which Moses hath
commanded unto the front of the tent of
meeting, and all the company draw near
and stand before the Lord ; 6and Moses
saith, 'TMs is the thing which the Lord
hath commanded; do it, and the honour of
the Lord doth appear to you.' 7 And Moses
saith unto Aaron, 'Draw near unto the
altar, and' make thy sin-offering, and thy
burnt-offering, and make atonement for
thyself, and for the people, and make the
offering of the people, and make atonement
for them, as the Lord hath commanded.'
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A aron's first offerings.

JX. 8.— LEVITICUS.— X. 20.

Nadab and Abihu slain.

8 And Aaron draweth near unto the altar,
and slaughtereth the calf of the sm-offer--
ing, wMch is for himself ; 9and the sons of
Aaron bring the blood near unto him, and
he dippeth his finger in the blood, and put
teth it on the horns of the altar, and the
blood hath he poured out at the foundation
of the altar; "and the fat, and the kidneys,
and the redundance above the liver, of the
sin-offering, hath he made a perfume on the
altar, as the Lord hath commanded Moses.
"And the flesh and the skm hath he
burnt with fire, at the outside of the camp;
12 and he slaughtereth the burnt-offering,
and the sons of Aaron have presented unto
him the blood, and he sprinkleth it on the
altar round about; "and the burnt-offering
have they presented unto him, according
to its pieces, and the head, and he maketh
a perfume on the altar; "and he washeth
the inwards and the legs, and maketh a
perfume for the burnt-offering on the altar.
" And he bringeth near the offermg of
the people, and taketh the goat of the sin-
offering which is for the people, and slaugh
tereth it, and maketh it a sin-offering, like
the first. " And he bringeth near the burnt-
offering, and maketh it, according to the
ordmauce. "And he bringeth near the
present, and filleth his hand with it, and
maketh a perfume on the altar, beside the
burnt-offering of the mormng.
"And he slaughtereth the bullock and
the ram for the sacrifice of peace-offerings,
which is for the people, and the sons of
Aaron present the blood unto Mm (and he
sprinkleth it on the altar round about),
"and the fat of the bullock, and of the
ram, the fat tail, and the covering of the
inwards, and the kidneys, and the redun
dance above the liver, ^ and they put the
fat on the breasts, and he maketh perfume
with the fat on the altar. ^ And the breasts
and the right leg hath Aaron waved for a
wave-offering before the Lord, as He hath
commanded Moses.
22 And Aaron Iifteth up Ms hand towards
the people, and blesseth them, and cometh
down from making the sin-offering, and the
burnt-offering, and the peace-offerings.
23 And Moses goeth in — Aaron also — unto
the tent of meeting, and they come out,
and bless the people, and the honour of the
Lord appeareth unto all the people. 24 And
a fire cometh out from before the Lord,
and consumeth on the altar the burnt-
offering, and the fat; and all the people see,
and cry aloud, and fall on their faces.
X. ! AND the sons of Aaron, Nadab and
Abihu, take each his censer, and put fire in
them, and put perfume on it, and bring
near before the Lord strange fire; which He
hath not commanded them; 2and fire goeth
out from before the Lord, and consumeth
them, and they die before the Lord.
3 And Moses saith unto Aaron, ' It is that
which the Lord hath spoken, saying, By
those who draw near to me I am sanctified,
and in the front of all the people 1 am
honoured;' and Aaron is silent. 4And
Moses calleth unto Mishael aud unto Elza-
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phan, sons of Uzziel, uncle of Aaron, and
saith unto them, * Come near, bear your
brethren from the front of the sanctuary
unto the outside of the camp. 5 And they
come near, and bear them in their coats
unto the outside of the camp, as Moses
hath spoken.
6 And Moses saith unto Aaron, and to
Eleazar, and to Ithamar, his sons, 'Your
heads ye shall not uncover, and your gar
ments ye shall not rend, that ye die not,
and on all the company He be wroth; as to
your brethren, the whole house of Israel,
let them bewail the burning wMch the Lord
hath kindled; 7and from the opening of
the tent of meeting ye shall not go out, lest
ye die, for the anointing oil of the Lord is
upon yoxf ; ' and they do according to the
word of Moses.
8 And the Lord speaketh nntoAaTon, say
ing, 9 ' Wine or strong drink thou shalt not
drink, thou, or thy sons with thee, in your
going in unto the tent of meeting, that ye
die not — an everlasting statute for your
generations; "so as to make a separation
between the holy and the common, and
between the unclean and the pure ; " so as
to teach the Children of Israel all the
statutes wMch the Lord hath spoken unto
them by means of Moses.'
"And Moses speaketh unto Aaron, and
unto Eleazar, and unto Ithamar, his sons,
who are left, ' Take ye the present which
remaineth of the fire-offerings of the Lord,
and eat it unleavened near the altar; for it
is most holy. "And ye have eaten it in the
holy place, for it is thy portion, and the
portion of thy sons, from the fire-offerings
of the Lord; for so have I been commanded.
"And the breast of the wave-offering and
the leg of the heave-offering ye do eat in a
clean place, thou and thy sons, and thy
daughters with thee ; for thy portion and
the portion of thy sons have they been
given out of the sacrifices of peace-offerings
of the Children of Israel. "The leg of the
heave-offering, and the breast of the wave-
offering, besides the fire-offerings of the fat,
do they bring m to wave a wave-offering
before the Lord, and it hath been to thee,
and to thy sons with thee, by an everlast-
Mg statute, as the Lord hath commanded.'
16 And the goat of the sin-offering Moses
hath diligently sought, and lo, it is burnt ;
and he is wroth agamst Eleazar and agamst
Ithamar, sons of Aaron, who are left, saying,
17 ' Wlieref ore have ye not eaten the sin-
offering in the holy place, for it is most
holy; and it hath He given to you to take
away the iniquity of the company, to make
atonement for them before the Lord ? " Lo,
its blood hath not been brought in unto the
holy place witMn; ye do certainly eat it in
the holy place, as I have commanded.'
"And Aaron speaketh unto Moses, ' Lo,
to-day they have brought near their sin-
offering and their burnt-offering before the
Lord ; and things like these meet me, and
I have eaten the sin-offering to-day; is it
good in the eyes of the Lord ? ' 29 And Moses
hearkeneth, and it is good in his eyes.

Clean and unclean animals, xi. I.— LEVITICUS. — xi. 47.

Causes of unclean meats.

XI. ! AND the Lord speaketh unto Moses
and unto Aaron, saying unto them, 2 ' Speak
unto the Children of" Israel, saymg, Tins is
the beast wMch ye do eat of all the beasts
wMchareon the earth: a any dividing the
hoof, and cleaving the cleft of the hoofs,'
bringing up the cud, among the beasts, it
ye do eat.
4 ' Only this ye do not eat — of those who
bring up the cud, and of those who divide
the hoof— the camel, though it bringeth up
the cud, yet dividing not the hoof — it is un
clean to yon. 6The rabbit also, though it
bringeth up the cud, yet it divideth not the
hoof— it is unclean to you. 6The hare also,
though it bringeth up the cud, yet divideth
not the hoof — it is unclean to you. 7The
sow also, though it divide the hoof, and
cleave the cleft of the hoof, yet it bringeth
not up the cud— it is unclean to you. 8 Of
their flesh ye do not eat, and against their
carcase ye do not come — they are unclean
to you.
9 ' This ye do eat of all which are in the
waters; any wMch hath fins and scales in
the waters, in the seas, or in the brooks,
them do ye eat. "And any wMch hath not
fins and scales in the seas, and in the brooks,
of any teeming creature of the waters, and
of any creature which liveth, which is in
the waters— -they are an abomination to
you. "Tea, they are an abomination to
you; of their flesh ye do not eat, and their
carcase ye abominate. " Any that hath
not fins and scales m the waters— it is an
abomination to you.
"'And these ye do abominate of the
fowl; they are not eaten, they are an abomi
nation : the eagle, and the ossifrage, and
the ospray, " and the vulture, and the kite
after its kind; "every raven after its kind;
16 and the owl, and the night-hawk, and the
cuckoo, and the hawk after its kind; "and
the little owl, and the cormorant, and the
great owl, "and the swan, and the pelican,
and the gier eagle", "and the stork, the
heron after its kind; and the lap-wing and
the bat. 2° Every teeming creature which
flieth, wMch goeth on four — it U an abomi
nation to you.
21 ' OMy tMs ye do eat of any teeming
thing which flieth, which goeth on four,
wMch hath legs above its feet, to move
with them on the earth. & These of them
ye do eat; the locust after its kind, and the
bald locust after its kmd, and the beetle
after its kind, and the grasshopper after its
kmd. 23 And every teeming thing wMch
flieth, wMch hath four feet—it is an abomi
nation to you.
24 ' And by these ye are unclean, any who
cometh agamst their carcase is unclean till
the evening; & and any who Iifteth up aught
of their carcase doth wash Ms garments,
and is unclean till the evening: — ^even
every beast which divideth the hoof, and is
not cloven-footed, and the cud doth not
bring up — they are unclean to you ; any
who cometh against them is unclean. 27And
any going on its paws, among all the beasts
wMeh go on four — they are unclean to

you; any who cometh agSMst their carcase
is unclean until the evening; w and he who
Iifteth up their carcase doth wash his
clothes, and is unclean until the evening—
they are unclean to you.
29 ' And tMs is to you the unclean among
the teeming things which teem on the earth :
the weasel, and the mouse, and the tortoise
after its kmd, 80and the ferret, and the
chameleon, and the lizard, and the snail,
and the mole; 81 these are the unclean to
you among all which teem; any who cometh
agamst them in their death is unclean till
the evening. , w And anything on which
any of them falleth, in their death, is un
clean, of any vessel of wood or garment or
sMn or sack, any vessel in which work is
done is brought- mto water, and is unclean
till the evemng; then it hath been clean.
38 And any earthen vessel, mto the midst of
which any of them falleth, all that is in
its midst is UDClean, and ye do break it.
84 ' Of all the food which is eaten, that on
which cometh such water, is hnclean, and
all drink wMch is drunk m any sudhveasel
is unclean. & And anytMng on which any
of their carcase falleth is unclean (oven or
i double pots), it is broken down, they are
unclean, yea, they are unclean to you.
36 ' Only a fountain or pit, a collection of
waters, is clean, but that WMch cometh
against their carcase is Unclean. ,37And
when any of their carcase falleth on any
sowing seed wMch is sown — it is clean.
38 But when water is put on the Seed, and
any of its- carcase hath fallen on it — it is
unclean to you.
39 ' And when any of the beasts wMch are
to you for food dieth, he who cometh against
its carcase is unclean till the evemng; 40 and
he who eateth of its carcase doth wash his
garments, and hath been unclean till the
evening; and he who Iifteth up its carcase
doth wash Ms garments, and hath been un
clean till the evening.
4i ' And every teeming thing which teem-
eth on the earth is an abomination; it is
not eaten. ^ Any tMhg going on the belly,
and any goMg on four, unto every multi
plier of feet, to every teeming thing which
teemeth on the earth — ye do not eat them,
for they are an abomination-. ^Ve do not
make yourselves abominable with any teem
ing tiring wMch teemeth, nor do ye make
yourselves unclean with them, so that ye
have been unclean thereby.
44 ' For I am the Lord your God, and ye
have sanctified yourselves, and ye have
been holy, for I am holy; and ye do not de
file your persons with any teeming thing
which creepeth on the earth. 45 For I am
the Lord who bringeth you up out of the
land of Egypt to become your God; and ye
have been holy, for I am holy.
48 ' TMs is the law of the beasts, and of
the fowl, and of every living creature which
moveth m the waters, and of eveiy creature
wMch teemeth on the earth. 47To make a
separation between the unclean and the
pure, and between the beast that is eaten,
and the beast that is not eaten.'
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Ceremonial purification. xn. 1. — LEVITICUS,— xni. 28. Law concerning leprosy.

XII. iAND the Lord speaketh unto
Moses, saying, 2 ' Speak unto the Children
of Israel, saying, When a woman conceiveth
seed, and hath born a male, then hath she
been unclean seven days, according to the
days of separation for her sickness is she
unclean. 8And on the eighth day is the
flesh of his foreskin circumcised. 4And
thirty and three days doth she abide in the
blood of her cleansmg; against any holy
thing she doth not come, and unto the
sanctuary she doth not go in, till the ful
ness of the days of her cleansing.
s 'And if she bear a female, then hath she
been unclean two weeks, as m her separa
tion; and sixty and six days doth she abide
for the blood of her cleansmg. 6And m
the fulness of the days of her cleansing for
a son or for a daughter she doth bring m a
lamb of a year old for a burnt-off ering, and
a young pigeon or a turtle-dove for a sin-
offermg, unto the opemng of the tent of
meeting, unto the priest; 7and he hath
brought it near before the LORD, and hath
made an atonement for her, and she hath
been cleansed from the f ountainof her blood;
this is the law of her who beareth, for a
male or for a female.
8 ' And if her hand find not the sufficiency
of a sheep, then hath she taken two turtle
doves or two young pigeons, one for a
burnt-offering, and one for a sm-offering,
and the priest hath made an atonement for
her, and she hath been cleansed.'
XIII. iAND the Lord speaketh unto
Moses, and unto Aaron, saying, 2 < When a
man hath in the skin of his flesh a rising,
or a scab, or a bright spot, and it hath be
come in the skin of his flesh a leprous
plague, then hath he been brought in unto
Aaron the priest, o-r unto one of his sons the
priests; 3when the priest hath seen the
plague in the skm of the flesh that the hair
in the plague hath turned white, and the
appearance in the plague is deeper than the
skin of his flesh — it is a plague of leprosy,
and the priest hath seen Mm, and hath
pronounced Mm unclean.
4 ' And if the bright spot is white in the
skin of his flesh, and its appearance is not
deeper than the skm, and its hair hath not
turned white, then hath the priest shut up
him who hath the plague seven days. 6 When
the priest hath seen him on the seventh day,
and lo, theplaguehath stood, inliis eyes the
plague hath not spread in the skin, then
the priest hath shut Mm up other seven
days. 8And the priest hath seen him on
the other seventh day, and lo, the plague
is become weak, and the plague hath not
spread M the skin, — then hath the priest
pronounced him clean, it is a scab, and he
hath washed Ms garments, and hath been
clean. 7 ' And if the scab spread greatly in the
skin, after his being seen by the priest
for his eleansing, then hath he been seen a
second time by the priest. 8When the
priest hath seen, and lo, the scab "hath
sproad in the skin, then the priest hath pro
nounced Mm unclean; it is a leprosy.
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9 ' When the plague of leprosy is in a man,
then hath he been brought in unto- the
priest, i° and the priest hath seen, and loy
a white rising in the skin, audit hath turned
the hair wMte, and a quickening of raw
flesh is in the rising,— u it isthe old leprosy
in the sMn of Ms flesh, and the priest hath
pronounced him unclean; he doth not shut
him up, for he is unclean.
i2 ' And if the leprosy break out greatly
in the skin, and the leprosy hath covered
all the skin of Mm who hath the plague,
from his head even unto his foot, to all the
appearance of the eyes of the priest, "then
hath the priest seen,, and lo, the leprosy
hath covered all his flesh, and he hath pro
nounced Mm who hath the plague clean; it
hath all turned white; he is clean.
14 ' But in the day of raw flesh being seen?
in Mm he is unclean. "And the priest
hath seen the raw flesh, and hath pro
nounced him unclean; the raw flesh Is un
clean; it is a leprosy. "Or when the raw
flesh turneth back, and hath been turned
to wMte, then hath he come in unto the
priest, " and the priest hath seen Mm, and:
lo, the plague hath been turned to wMte,
and the priest hath pronounced clean hint
who hath the- plague; he is clean.
" ' And when flesh hath in it, m its . skin,
an uleer, and it hath been healed, " and
there hath been in the place of the ulcer a
wMte rising, or a bright wMte spot, very
red, then it hath been seen by the priest.
20 When the priest hath seen it, and lo, its
appearance is lower than the skin, and its
hair hath turned wMte, then the priest hath
pronounced him unclean, — it is a plague of
leprosy; in ulcers it hath broken out.
21 ' And if the priest seeitr and lo, there is'
no white hair in it, and it is not lower than
the skin, and is become weak, then hath
the priest shut him up seven days- ^ And
if it spread greatly in the skin, then hath
the priest jp-ronounced him uncleair; it is a
plague, ss And if the bright spot stay in?
its place — it hath not spread; it is the in
flammation of an nicer; and the priest hath
pronounced him clean.
24 ' Or when flesh hath in its skin a fiery
burning andthequickening-of the binning,
thebrigntwMtespot, hath been very red or
wMte, ^and the priest hatth seen it, and lo,
the hair hath turned white in the bright
spot, and its appearance is deeper than the
skm; it is a leprosy, in the burning" it hath
broken out, and the priest hath pronounced
Mm unclean; it is a plague of leprosy.
26 ' And if the priest see it, and lo, there
is no white hair on the bright spot, and'it
is not lower than the skin, and it isbecome
weak, then the priest hath shut him up
seven days. ^-And the priest hath seen him
on the seventh day, if it spread greatly in
the skm, then the priest hath pronounced
him unclean; it is the plague of leprosy.
28 'And if the bright spot stay in its
place, it hath not spread in the skm, and
is become weak; it is a rising of the burn
ing; and the priest hath pronounced him
clean; for it is inflammation of the burning.

Of discerning the leprosy. xm. 29.— LEVITICUS.— XIV. 8.

Of cleansing the leper.

29 ' And when a man or woman hath in
them a plague m the head or in the beard,
soand the priest hath seen the plague, and
lo, its appearance is deeper than the skm,
and in it a thin shming hair, then hath the
priest pronounced him unclean; it is a scall;
it is a leprosy of the head or of the beard.
3i * And when the priest seeth the plague
of the scall, and lo, its appearance is not
deeper than the skm, and there is no black
hair in it, then the priest hath shut up him
who hath the plague of the scall seven days.
82 And the priest hath seen the plague on
the seventh day, and lo, the scall hath not
spread, and a shining hair hath not been in
it, and the appearance of the scall is not
deeper than the skin, & then hath he shaved
himself, but the scall he doth not shave;
and the priest hath shut up him who hath
the scall seven days. ^And the priest hath
seen the scall on the seventh day, and lo,
the scall hath not spread in the skin, and
its appearance is not deeper than the skm,
then the priest hath pronounced htm clean,
and he hath washed his garments, and hath
been clean.
35 ' And if the scall spread greatly in the
skin after Ms cleansing, 36and the priest
hath seen him, and lo, the scall hath spread
m the skin, the priest seeketh not for the
shming hair; he is unclean. & And if in his
eyes the scall hath stayed, and black hair
hath sprung up in it, the scall hath been
healed; he is clean; and the priest hath pro
nounced him clean.
sb 'And when a man or woman hath in
the skm of their flesh bright spots, white
bright spots, & and" the priest hath seen,
and lo, in the skm of their flesh are wMte
weak bright spots, it is a freckled spot
broken out in the skin; he is clean.
40 'And when a man's head is polished;
he is bald; he is clean. « And if from the
corner of Ms face Ms head is polished, he
is bald of the forehead; he is clean.
42 'And when there is in the bald back of
the head, or in the bald forehead, a very
red wMte plague; it is a leprosy breaking out
m the bald back of the head, or in the bald
forehead. 43And the priest hath seen Mm,
andlo, the rising of the very red white plague
is in the bald back of the head or m the bald
forehead as the appearance of leprosy m the
skm of the flesh; ^he is a leprous man; he
is unclean ; the priest doth pronounce him
utterly unclean ; his plague is in Ms head.
45 * As to the leper in whom is the plague,
Ms garments are rent, and his head is un
covered^ and he covereth over the upper lip,
and 'Unclean 1 unclean I' he crieth. ^All
the days that the plague is in him, he is un
clean; he is unclean, alone doth he dwell,
at the outside of the camp is. his dwelling.
47 ' And when there is in a garment a
plague of leprosy,— in a woollen garment, or
in a linen garment, * or m the warp, or in
the woof, of hnen or of wool, or in a skin,
or m any leather work, ^and the plague
hath been very green or yexy red in the
garment, or in the skin, or in the warp, or
in the woof, or in any leather vessel; it is a

plague of leprosy, and hath been shewn to
the priest.
50 'And the priest hath seen the plague,
and hath shut up that which hath the plague
seven days. 51When he hath seen the
plague on the seventh day, and the plague
hath spread in the garment, or in the warp,
or in the wooff or M the skin, of all' which
is made of skm for work ; the plague is a
fretting leprosy; it is unclean.
52 ' And he hath burnt the garment, or the
warp, or the woof, in wool or m hnen, or any
leather vessel in wMch the plague is; for it
is a frettmg leprosy; it is burnt with fire.
53 ' And if the priest see, and lo, the
plague hath not spread in the garment,
or in the warp, or m the woof, or in any
leather vessel, 54 then hath the priest com
manded, and they have washed that in
wMch the plague is, and he hath shut it up
other seven days. ssAnd the priest hath
seen that which hath the plague after it hath
been washed, and lo, the plague hath not
changed its aspect, and the plague hath not
spread, — it is unclean; with fire dost thou
burn it; it is a fretting in its back-part or
m its front-part.
66 ' And if the priest hath seen, and lo,
the plague is become weak after it hath
been washed, then hath he rent it out of
the garment, or out of the skin, or out of
the warp, or out of the woof. ^And if it
still be seen in the garment, or in the warp,
or in the woof, or in any leather vessel, it
is a fretting; with fire dost thou burn it—
that in which the plague is.
58 ' And the garment, or the warp, or the
woof, or any leather vessel which thou dost
wash, when the plague hath turned aside
from them, then it hath been washed a se
cond time, and it hath been clean.
69 ' This is the law of the plague of leprosy
in a garment of woo! or of linen, or of the
warp or woof, or any leather vessel,, to pro
nounce it clean or to pronounce it unclean.'
XIV. iAND the Lord speaketh unto
Moses, saying, 2'This is the law of the
leper, in the day of his cleansing, that he
hath been brought unto the priest, 8and
the priest hath gone out unto the outside of
the camp, and the priest hath seen, and lo,
the plague of leprosy hath ceased from the
leper, 4then hath the priest commanded,
and he hath taken for him who is to be
cleansed, two clean living birds, and cedar
wood, and scarlet, and hyssop.
6 'And the priest hath commanded, and
he hath slaughtered the one bird in an
earthen vessel, over runnmg water. GAs
to the living bird, he taketh it and the cedar
wood, and the scarlet, and the hyssop, and
hath dipped them and the living bird in
the blood of the slaughtered bird, over the
running water, 7and he hath sprinkled it
on Mm who is to be cleansed from the le
prosy seven times, and hath pronounced
lum clean, and hath sent out the living
bird on the face of the field.
8 'And he who is to be cleansed hath
washed his garments, and hath shaved all
his hair, and hath bathed m water: and
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Law concerning leprosy.

XIV. 9.— LEVITICUS.— XIV. 43.

Rites and sacrifices.

hath been clean, and afterwards doth he
come in unto the camp, and hath dwelt &t
the outside of Ms tent seven days.
9 ' And it hath been, on the seventh day
— he shaveth all his hair, his head, and Ms
beard, and his eyebrows, even all his hair
doth he shave, and he hath washed his gar
ments, and hath bathed his flesh in water,
and halh been clean.
10 'And on the eighth day he taketh two
lambs, perfect ones, and one ewe-lamb of a
year old, a perfect one, and three-tenth
deals of flour for a present, mixed with oil,
and one log of oil.
ii 'And the priest who cleauseth hath
caused the man who is to be cleansed to
stand with them before the Lord, at the
opeMng of the tent of meeting. "And the
priest hath taken the one he-lamb, and hath
brought it near for a guilt-offering, the log of
oil also, and he hath waved them — a wave-
offering before the Lord. "And he hath
slaughtered the lamb in the place where he
slaughtereth the sin-offering and the burnt-
offermg, in the holy place; for like the sin-
offering the guilt-offering is for the priest;
it is most holy.
"And the priest hath taken of the blood
of the guilt-offering, and the priest hath put
it on the tip of the right ear of him who is
to be cleansed, and on the thumb of Ms
right hand, and'on the great toe of Ms
right foot. " And the priest hath taken
of the log of oil, and hath poured it on
the left palm of the priest, " and the priest
hath dipped his right finger in the oil wMch
is on his left palm, and sprinkled of the oil
with Ms finger seven times before the Lord.
17 'And of the residue of the oil wMch is
on Ms pahn, the priest putteth it on the tip
of the right ear of Mm who' is to be cleansed,
and on the thumb of his right hand, and on
the great toe of his right foot, on the blood
of the guilt-offering. " And the remnant of
the oil which is on the palm of the priest,
he putteth on the head of Mm who is to be
cleansed, and the priest hath made an
atonement for him, before the Lord.
19 ' And the priest hath made the sin-
offering, and hath made an atonement for
Mm who is to be cleansed for his unclean
ness, and afterwards doth he slaughter the
burnt-offering. 20 And the priest hath caused
the burnt-off ering to ascend, the present also,
on the altar, and the priest hath made an
atonement for him, and he hath been clean.
2i 'And if he is poor, and Ms hand is not
reaching these things, then hath he taken
one lamb — a guilt-offering, for a wave-
offering, to make an atonement for him,
and one-tenth deal of flour mixed.with oil
for a present, and a log of oil, w and two
turtle-doves, or two young pigeons, which
Ms hand reacheth to, and one hath been a
sm-offering, and one a burnt-offering. ^And
he hath brought them m on the eighth day
for his cleansMg unto the priest, unto the
opening of the tent of meeting, before the
Lord. 24 'And the priest hath taken the lamb of
the guilt-offering, and the log of oil, and the
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priest hath waved them-^-a wave-offering
before the LORD; 2Sand he hath slaughtered
the iamb of the guilt -offering, and the
priest hath taken of the blood of the guilt-
offering, and hath put it on the tip of the
right ear of him who is to be cleansed, and
on the thumb of Ms right hand, and on the
great toe of Ms right foot; ^and the priest
hath poured of the oil on the left palm of
the priest; ^and the priest hath sprinkled
with liis right finger of the oil which is oh
Ms left palm, seven times before the Lord.
28 'And the priest hath put of the oil
wliich is on Ms pahn, on the tip of the right
ear of him who is to be cleansed, and on the
thumb of Ms right hand, and on the great
toe of his right foot, on the place of the
blood of, the guilt-offering. w And the rem
nant of the oil which is on the pahn of the
priest- doth he put on the head of Mm who
is tp be cleansed, to make an atonement for
Mm, before the Lord.
80 ' And he hath made the one of the turtle
doves, or of the young pigeons (from that
wliich his hand reacheth to, ^ even that
which his hand reacheth to), the one a sin-
offering, and the other a burnt-offering,
besides the present, and the priest hath
made an atonement for Mm who is to be
cleansed before the Lord. S2TMs is the
law of him in whom is the plague of leprosy,
whose hand reacheth not to Ms cleansmg.'
33 And the Lord speaketh unto Moses,
and unto Aaron, saying, M 'When ye come
in unto the land of Canaan, which I am
givmg to you for a possession, and I have
put the plague of leprosy in a house in the
land of your possession; ^then he whose
the house is hath come in and declared to
the priest, saying, As it were a plague hath
appeared to me m the house ; m and the
priest hath commanded, and they have
prepared the house before the priest cometh
in to see the plague (that all which is M the,
house be not unclean), and afterwards doth
the priest come M to see the house; 87and
he hath seen the plague, and lo, the plague
is in the walls of the house, hollow strakes,
very green or very red, and their appear
ance is lower than the wall, & then the
priest hath gone out of the house unto the
opening of the house, and hath shut up the
house seven days.
89 ' And the priest hath turned back on'
the seventh day, and hath seen, and lo, the
plague hath spread m the walls of the house,
^then the priest hath commanded, and
tliey have drawn out the stones in wMch
the plague is, and have cast them unto the
outside of the city, unto an unclean place.
41 And the house doth he cause to be scraped
within round about, and they have poured
out the rubbish winch they have scraped
off, at the outside of the city, at an unclean
place. 42 And they have taken other stones,
and have brought them in unto the place
of the stones, and other clay he taketh and
hath daubed the house.
43 'And if the plague return, and hath
broken out in the house, after he hath
drawn out the stones, and after the scrap-

Law concerning leprosy. xrv. 44.— LEVITICUS.— XV. 25. . Ceremonial purifications.

ing of the house, and after the daubing;
44 then the priest hath come in and seen,
and lo, the plague hath spread in the house;
it is a fretting leprosy in the house; it is
unclean. 45 ' And he hath broken down the house,
its stones, and its timber, and all the clay
of the house, and he hath brought them
forth unto the outside of the city, unto an
unclean place. 4BAnd he who goeth in
unto the house all the days he hath shut it
up, is unclean till the evening; 47 and he who
lieth in the house doth wash his garments;
and lie who eateth m the house doth wash
his garments.
48 ' And if the priest certainly come m,
and hath seen, that lo, the plague hath not
spread in the house after the daubing of the
house; then hath the priest pronounced the
house clean; for the plague hath been
healed. 49 ' And he hath taken for the cleansmg
of the house two birds, and cedar wood,
and scarlet, and hyssop ; «>and he hath
slaughtered the one bird in an earthen
vessel, over running water; fli and he hath
taken the cedar wood, and the hyssop, and
the scarlet, and the living bird, and hath'
dipped them in the blood of the slaughtered
bird, and in the runnmg water, and hath
sprinkled over the house seven times.
52 ' And he hath cleansed the house with
the blood of the bird, and with the running
water, and with the living bird, and with
the cedar wood, and with the hyssop, and
with the scarlet, s8 And he hath sent away
the living bird unto the outside of the city
unto the face of the field, and hath made
an atonement for the house, ahd it hath
been clean.
54 ' This is the law for every plague of
leprosy and for scall, & and for the leprosy
of a garment, or of a house, s6 and for' a
rising, and for a scab, and for a bright spot,
— w to direct m the day of its being Unclean,
and in the day of its being clean; this is the
law of the leprosy.*
XV. iAND the LORD speaketh unto
Moses, and unto Aaron, saying, V Speak
unto the CMldren of Lsrael, then have ye
said untp them, When there is an issue out
of the flesh of any man, for Ms issue he is
unclean. 8And this is his uncleanness in
Ms issue,— his flesh" hath fun with Ms issue,
or his flesh hath stopped from Ms issue; it
is his uncleanness.
4 ' The whole of the bed on wMch he lieth
who hath the issue is unclean, and the
whole of the vessel on which he sitteth is
unclean. 5And any who cometh against
Ms bed doth wash his garments, and hath
bathed in water, and hath been unclean till
the evening.
• 'And he who sitteth on the vessel on
which he sitteth who hath the issue, doth
wagli his garments, ahc(! ha'th bathed in
Water, and been unclean till $tie evening.
7 'And he who cometh against the flesh
of him who hath the issue, doth wash Ms
garments, and hath bathed in water, and
hath been unclean till the evening.

8 ' And when he who hath the issue spit-
teth on Mm who is clean, then hath he
washed his garments, and hath bathed in
water, and been unclean till the evemng.
9 ' And the whole of the saddle on which
he rideth who hath the issue is unclean.
"And any who cometh against anything
wMch is under him is unclean till the even
ing, and he who heareth them doth wash
his garments, and hath bathed in water,
and hath been unclean till the evening.
la 'And any agamst whom he cometh who
hath the issue (and hath not rinsed his
hands in water) hath even washed his gar
ments, and bathed in water, and been un
clean till the evening.
"'And the earthen vessel which he
who hath the issue cometh against is
broken; and every wooden vessel is rinsed
with water.
" ' Aud when he who hath the issue is
clean from his issue, then hath he numbered
to himself seven days for Ms cleansmg, and
hath washed his garments, and hath bathed
Ms flesh in runmng water, and been clean.
14 ' And on the eighth day he taketh to
himself two turtle-doves, or two young
pigeons, and hath come in before the Lord
hnto the opemng of the tent of meetmg,
and hath given them unto the priest "And
the priest hath made them, one a sin-offer
ing, and the other a burnt-offering; and
the priest hath made an atonement for
bjm before the Lord, because of Ms issue.
" 'And when a man's seed of copulation
goeth out from him, then hath he bathed
in water all his flesh, and hath-been unclean
till the evemng.
r 17 ' And' any garment, or any skin on wMch
there is the seed of copulation, hath also
been washed with water, and hath been
unclean till the evening.
"'And the woman with whom a man
heth with the seed of copulation, they also
have bathed in water, and been unclean till
the evening.
19 ' And when a woman hath an issue —
blood/ is her issue from her flesh — seven
days is. she in her separation, and any who
cpmeth against her is unclean till evening.
1 2° ' And anything on which she lieth in
her separation is unclean, and anything on
wMch she sitteth is unclean. "2iAnd any
who cometh against her bed doth wash his
garments, and hath hathed in water, and
hath been unclean till the evemng.
22 ' And any who cometh against any ves
sel on which she sitteth doth Wash Ms gar
ments, aud hath bathed in water, 'and hath
been unclean till the evening.
s ~™ ' And if it is on the bed, or on the ves
sel on which she sitteth, in his coming
against it, he is unclean till the evening.
24 'And if a man really lie with her, and
her separation is on him, then hath he been
unclean seven days, ana the whole of the
bed onwMch he lieth is unclean.
25 ( And when a woman's issue of blood
floweth many days beyond the time of her
separation, or when it floweth over her
separation — all the days of the issue of her
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Ceremonial purifications.' XT. 26.— LEVITICUS.— XVI. 24. The high priest's sin-offering.

uncleanness are as the days of her separa
tion; she is unclean.
28 ' All the bed on which she lieth all the
days of her issue is as the bed of her, separa
tion to her, and the whole of the vessel on
which she sitteth is unclean as the unclean
ness of her separation; ^ and any who com
eth against them is unclean, and he hath
washed his garments, and hath bathed m
water, and been unclean till the evening.
28 ' And if she hath been clean from her
issue, then hath she numbered to herself
seven days, and afterwards she is clean.
29 And on the eighth day she taketh for her
self two turtle-doves, or two youngpigeons,
and hath brought them in unto the priest,
unto the opemng .of the tent of meetmg.
30 And the priest hath made the one a sm-
offering, and the other a burnt-offering, and
the priest hath made an atonement for her
before the LORD, because of the issue of her
uncleanness. S1 'And ye have separated the CMldren of
Israel because of their uncleanness, and they
die not in their uncleanness, m their defiling
My tabernacle which is in their midst.
82 ' This is the law of him who hath an
issue, and of him whose seed of copulation
goeth out from Mm, for uncleanness there
by; 83 and of her who is. sick in her separa
tion, and of Mm who hath an issue, the
issue of a male or of a female, and of a
man who heth with an unclean woman.'
XVI. iAND the Lord speaketh unto
Moses, after the death of the two sons of
Aaron, in their drawing near before the
Lord, when they die; 2yea, the Lord saith
unto Moses, ' Speak unto Aaron thy brother,
that he come not in at all times unto the
¦sanctuary wrtMn the vail, unto the front of
the mercy-seat, wliich is upon the ark, that
he die not, for in the cloud I am seen upon
the mercy-seat.
8 ' With tMs doth Aaron come hi unto
the sanctuary: with a young bullock of the
herd for a sin-offering, and a ram for a
burnt-offering; *a holy hnen coat he put
teth on, and linen trousers are on Ms flesh,
and with a hnen girdle he girdeth Mmself,
and with a hnen mitre he wrappeth himself
up; they are holy garments; and he hath
bathed his flesh in water, and put them on.
5 ' And from the company of the CMldren
of Israel he taketh two kids of the goats
for a sin-offering, and one ram for a burnt-
offering; *and Aaron hath brought near
the bullock of the sin-offering wMch is Ms
own, and hath made an atonement for
himself, and for his house. 7And he hath
taken the two goats, and hath caused them
to stand before the Lord, at the opemng of
the tent of meeting.
8 ' And Aaron hath appointed lots for the
two goats, one lot for the Lord, and one
lot for the goat of departure. 9 And Aaron
hath brought near the goat on_which the
lot for the LORD hath gone up, and hath
made it a sin-offering.
i° ' And the goat on which the lot for the
goat of departure hath gone up is caused to
stand livmg before the Lord to make an

atonement by it, to send it away for a goat
of departure mto the wilderness.
11 ' And Aaron hath brought near the bul
lock of the sin-offering" which is Ms own,
and hath made an atonement for himself,
and for "Ms house, and hath slaughtered the
bullock of the sm-offering which is Ms
own, "and hath taken the fulness of the
censer of burnmg coals of fire from off the
altar, from before the Lord, and the f uMess
of his hands of tMn spicy perfume, and he
hath brought it m within the vail. "And
he hath put the perfume on the fire before
the Lord, and the cloud -of the perfume
hath covered the mercy-seat wMch is on
the testimony, and he dieth not. 34 And he
hath taken of the blood of the bullock, and
.hath sprinkled it with his finger on the
front of the mercy-seat eastward ; even at
the front of the mercy-seat doth he sprinkle
seven times of the blood with Ms finger.
" ' And he hath slaughtered the goat of
the sm-offering wMch is the people's, and
hath brought in its blood within the vail,
and hath done with its blood as he hath
done with the blood of the bullock, and
hath sprmkled it on the mercy-seat,, and in
the front "of the mercy-seat, "and he hath '
made an atonement for the sanctuary be
cause of the uncleannesses of the Children of
Israel, and because of their transgressions
in all their sins; and so he doth for the tent
of meetmg winch doth tabernacle with them
in the midst of their uncleannesses.
17 ' And no man is in the tent of meeting
in Ms going in to make an atonement in the
sanctuary till Ms coming, out; and he hath
made an atonement for himself, and for his
house, and for all the congregation of IsraeL
18 ' And he hath gone out unto the altar
which is before the Lord, and hath made
an atonement for it; and he hath taken of
the blood of the bullock, and of the blood
of the goat, and hath put it on the horns of
the altar round about; "and he hath sprin
kled on it of the blood with Ms finger seven
times, and hath cleansed it, and hath hal
lowed it from the uncleannesses of the
Children of Israel.
20 ' And he hath ceased from making
atonement for the sanctuary, and the tent
of meeting, and the altar, and hath brought
near the living goat. 21 And Aaron hath
laid Ms two hands on the head of the living
goat, and hath confessed over it all the ini
quities of the Children of Israel, and all
their transgressions in all their sms, and
hath put them on the head of the goat, and
hath sent it away by the hand of a fit man
mto the wilderness ; ^and the goat hath
borne on him all their imqmties unto a
land of separation. .
' When he hath sent the goat away into the
wilderness, a then Aaron hath come in unto
the tent of meeting, and hath stript off the
hnen garments, wMch he had put on in Ms
going m unto the sanctuary, and hath placed
them there. 24 And he hath bathed Ms flesh
m water in the holy place, and hath put on
Ms garments, and hath come out, and hath
made his burnt-offering, and the burnt-

Laws concerning sacrifices. Xvi. 25.— LEVITICUS.— xvm. 9.

STo blood to be eaten .

offering of the people, and hath made an
atonement for himself and for the people ;
*6and the fat of the sin-offering doth he
make a perfume on the altar.
20 ' And he who sendeth away the goat for
the goat of departure doth wash his gar
ments, and hath bathed his flesh m water,
and afterwards he cometh m unto the camp.
27 'And the bullock of the sin-offering,
and the gbat of the sin-offering, whose
blood hath been brought in to make an
atonement in the sanctuary, doth one bring
out unto the outside of the camp, and they
have burnt with fire their skin, and their
flesh, and their dung; ^and he who burn
etii them doth wash Ms garments, and hath
bathed Ms flesh in water, and afterwards
he cometh in unto the camp.
29 'And it hath been to you for an ever
lasting statute, in the seventh month, in
the tenth of the month, ye humble your
selves, and do no work— the native, or the
sojourner who sojourneth m your midst.
30 For on tMs day he maketh an atonement
for you, to cleanse you ; from all your sins
before the Lord ye are clean. M It is to you
a sabbath of rest, and ye have humbled
yourselves! — an everlasting statute.
32 'And the priest whom he doth anoint,
and whose hand he doth consecrate to
mimster instead of his father, hath made
an atonement, and hath put on the linen
garments, the holy garments; ^andhehath
made an atonement for the holy sanc
tuary; and for the tent of meeting, even
for the altar he doth make an atonement ;
yea, for the priests, and for all the peo
ple of the congregation he maketh an
atonement. 34 ' And this hath been to you for an ever-
lastmg statute, to make an atonement for
the Children of Israel, because of all their
sins, once in the year;' and he doth as
the Lord hath commanded Moses.
XVII. iAND the Lord speaketh unto
Moses, saying, 2 ' Speak unto Aaron, and
unto Ms sons, and unto all the Cbildreh of
Israel ; then hast thou said unto them,
TMs is the thing which the Lord hath com
manded, saymg, 8 Any man of the house of
Israel who slaughtereth an ox, or lamb, or
goat, in the camp, or who slaughtereth it at
the outside of the camp, 4and unto the
opemng of the tent of meetmg hath not
brought it in to bring near an offering to
the Lord before the tabernacle of the Lord,
blood is reckoned to that man ; blood he
hath shed ; and that man hath been cut off
from the midst of Ms people, 5 so that the
Children of Israel do bring m their sacrifices
wMch they sacrifice on the face of the field,
yea,, they have brought them in to the
Lord, unto the opening of the tent of meet
ing, unto the priest, and they have sacri
ficed sacrifices of peace-offerings to the LORD
with them.
6 'And the priest hath sprinkled the blood
upon the altar of the Lord, at the opening
of the tent of meetmg, and hath made a
perfume with the fat for a sweet fragrance
to the Lord ; 7and they sacrifice no more
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their sacrifices to goats after whom they go
a-whoring ; this is to them an everlasting
statute, for their generations.
8'And unto them thousayest: Any/man of
the house of Israel, or of the sojourner who
sojourneth m your midst, who causeth a
burnt-offering or sacriflce to ascend, 9and
unto the opening of the tent of meeting
doth not bring it in to make it to the Lord
— that man hath been cut off from Ms
people. "'And any man of the house of Israel,
or of the sojourner who sojourneth in your
midst, who eateth any blood, I have even
set My face against the person who eateth
blood, and have cut Mm off fromthe midst
of Ms people. "For the life of the flesh is
in the blood, and I have given it to you on
the altar, to make an atonement for your
souls; for it is the blood wliich maketh an
atonement for the soul.
i2 ' Therefore have I said to the Children
of Israel, Let no person among you eat
blood, and let not the sojourner who so
journeth m your midst eat blood; "and any
man of the Children of Israel, or of the so
journer who sojourneth m your midst, who
hunteth vemson, beast or fowl which is
eaten, hath even poured out its blood, and
hath covered it with dust ; "for it is the
life of all flesh, its blood is for its life; and I
say to the CMldren of Israel, The blood of
any flesh ye shall not eat, for the life of all
flesh is its blood ; any who eateth it is cut
off. " 'And any person who eateth a carcase or
atom thing, among the natives or among the
sojourners — hath both washed his garments,
and hath bathed in water, and hath been un-
lean until the evening— then hath he been
clean ; " and if he wash not, and his flesh
bathe not— then hath he borne his mi-
qmty.' XVILT^iAND the Lord speaketh unto
Moses, sayMg, 2 * Speak unto the CMldren of
Israel; then hast thou said unto them, I am
the Lord your God. 3 According to the work
of the land of Egypt m which ye have dwelt
ye shall not do, and according to the work of
the land of Canaan wMther I am bringing
you in, ye shall not do, and in their statutes
ye shall not walk. 4 My judgments ye shall
do, and My statutes ye shall keep, to walk
in them; I am the Lord your God. 6Then
have ye kept My statutes and My judgments
wMch man doeth and liveth in them; I am
the Lord.
6 ' None of you shall draw near unto any
relation of Ms flesh, to uncover nakedness ;
I am the Lord.
7 'The nakedness of thy father or the
nakedness of thy mother thou shalt not un
cover, she is thy mother ; thou shalt not
uncover her nakedness.
8 ' The nakedness of the wife of thy father
thou shalt not uncover; it is the nakedness
of thy father.
9 'The nakednessof thy sister, thedaughter
of thy father, or the daughter of thy mother,
born at home or born without ; thou shalt
not uncover their nakedness. 81

Incest defined & forbidden, xvin. 10.— LEVITICUS.— Xix. 21. Ceremonial and moral laws

"'The nakedness of thy son's daughter,
or of thy daughter's daughter : thou shalt
not uncover their nakedness ; for theirs is
thy nakedness.
11 ' The nakedness of the daughter of thy
father's wife, begotten of thy father (she
is thy sister); thou shalt not uncover her
nakedness. 12 ' The nakedness of the sister of thy
father thou shalt not uncover; she is a re
lation of thy father.
"'The nakedness of thy mother's sister
thou shalt not uncover; for she is thy
mother's relation.
14 ' The nakedness of thy father's brother
thou shalt not uncover; unto his wife thou
shalt not draw near; she is tMne aunt.
" ' The nakedness of thy daughter-in-law
thou shalt not uncover ; she is thy son's
wife; thou shalt not uncover her naked
ness. "'The nakedness of thy brother's wife
thou shalt not uncover ; it is thy brother's
nakedness. 17 ' The nakedness of a woman and her
daughter thou shalt not uncover; her son's
daughter, or her daughter's daughter thou
shalt not take to uncover her nakedness;
they are her relations; it is wickedness.
" ' And one woman unto another thou
shalt not take, to be an adversary, to un
cover her nakedness beside her during her
life. " ' And unto a woman in the separation
of her uncleanness thou shalt uot draw
near to uncover her nakedness.
20 ' And unto the wife of thy fellow thou
shalt not give thy seed of copulation, for
uncleanness with her.
21 ' And of thy seed thou shalt not give
to pass over to the Moloch ; nor shalt
thou pollute the Name of thy God: I am
the Lord.
22 ' And with a male thou shalt not lie as
one lieth with a woman; it is abomination.
23 'And with any beast thou shalt not
give thy copulation, for upcleanness with it;
nor shall a woman stand before a beast to
lie down with it; it is confusion.
24 'Ye shall not be denied with any of
these, for with all these haye the nations
been defiled wliich I send away from before
you; 25 yea, the land is defiled, and I charge
its iniquity upon it, and the land vomiteth
out its inhabitants : 2a when ye have kept My
statutes and My judgments, and do not
any of all these abominations, the native
and the sojourner who sojourneth in your
midst, 27 (for all these abominations have
the men of the land done who are before
you, and the land is defiled), ^then the land
doth not vomit you out for your defiling it,
as it hath vomited out the nation wMch is
before you; 29 for any who doth any of all
these abominations — even the persons who
do so, have been cut off from the midst of
their people. 3° And ye have kept My charge,
so as not to do any of the abominable
statutes which have beep done before you,
and ye do not defile yourselves with them :
I am the LORD your God.'

XIX. i AND the Lord speaketh unto
Moses, saying, 2< Speak unto all the com
pany of the Children of Israel ; then hast
thou said unto them, Ye shall be holy; for
I, the Lord your God, am holy.
8 ' Each his mother and Ms father, shall
ye fear, and My sabbaths shall ye keep ; I
am the Lord your God.
4 ' Ye shall not turn unto the idols, and
molten gods ye shall not make to your
selves; I am the LORD your God.
5 'And when ye sacrifice a sacrifice of
peace-offerings to the Lord, at your own
pleasure do ye sacrifice it ; 6 in the day of
your sacrificmg is it eaten, and on the
morrow; and that wMch is left unto the
third day is burnt with fire. 7And if it be
really eaten on the third day, it is an abomi
nation ; it is not pleasmg. 8 And he who
eateth it doth bear Ms iniquity, for the
holy thing of the Lord hath he polluted,
and that person hath been cut off from his
people. 9 ' And in your reaping the harvest of your
land, ye shall not completely reap the corner
of thy field, and the, gleaning of thy harvest
thou shalt not gather. " And thy vmeyard
thou shalt not glean, even the omitted part
of thy vineyard thou shalt not gather ; for
the poor and for the sojourner shalt thou
leave them; I am the Lord your God.
11 ( Ye shall not steal, nor feign, nor he
one against his fellow.
i2 ' And ye shall not swear by My name
to a falsehood, or thou hast polluted the
name of thy God; I am the Lord.
13 ' Thou shalt not oppress thy neighbour,
nor take plunder; the wage of the hireling
shall not remain with thee till the morn
ing. 14 c Thou shalt not revile the deaf ; and
before the bhnd thou shall not put a stumb
ling block; and thou hast been afraid of
thy God; I am the Lord.
"'Ye shall not do perversity in. judg
ment ; thou shalt not lift up the face
of the poor, nor honour the face of the
great ; in righteousness shalt thou judge
thy fellow.
" ' Thou shalt not go slandering among
thy people ; thou shalt not stand by the
blood of thy neighbour; I am the Lord.
"'Thou shalt not hate thy brother in
thy heart; thou shalt certainly reprove
thy fellow, and not suffer sin on Mm.
18 ' Thou shalt not take vengeance, nor
watch the clrildren of thy people; but thou
hast had love to thy neighbour as thyself ;
I am the Lord.
" ' My statutes ye shall keep ; thy cattle
thou shalt not cause to gender with diverse
kmds; thy field thou shalt not sow with
diverse ldnds, and a garment of diverse
kmds, shaatnez, shall uot go up on thee.
20 ' And when a man lieth with a woman
with seed of copulation, and she a maid
servant betrothed to a man, and not really
ransomed, nor freedom given to her, there
shall be an mvestigation ; t.hey are not put
to death, for she is not free.
2i * And he hath brought in his guilt-offer-

and ordinances repeated. xix. 22.— LEVITICUS.— XX. 20. Laws against iniquity;

ing to the Lord, unto the opening of the
tent of meetmg, a ram far a guilt-offering;
22 and the priest hath made an atonement
for Mm with the ram of the guilt-offering
before the Lord, for Ms sin which he hath
sinned, and it hath been forgiven him be
cause of Ms sin wMch he hath sinned.
23 ' And when ye come in unto the land,
and have planted all kinds of trees for food,
then have ye reckoned as uncircumeised its
friiit; tMee years itisto you uncircumeised;
it is not eaten. M And in the fourth year
all its fruit is holy— praise's for the Lord;
25 and in the fifth year ye do eat its frmt — to
add to you its increase; I am the LORD your
God. 2« 'Ye shall not eat with the blood; ye
shall not enchant, nor observe the clouds.
27 Ye shall make not round the corner of
your head, nor destroy the corner of thy
beard. 28 ' And a cutting for the soul ye shall not
put in your flesh; and a writing, a cross-
mark, ye shall not put on you; I am the
Lord. 29 ' Thou shalt not pollute thy daughter
to cause her to go a-whoring, that the land
go not a-whoring, and the land hath been
full of wickedness.
30 'My sabbaths shall ye keep, and My
sanctuary shall ye reverence: I am the
Lord. 81 * Ye shall not turn unto those who have
familiar spirits : and unto wizards shall ye
not seek, for uncleanness by them; I am the
Lord your God.
32 'At the presence of grey hairs shalt
thou rise up, and thou hast honoured the
presence of the old man, and hast been
afraid of thy God; I am the Lord.
83 { And when a sojourner sojourneth with
thee in your land, thou shalt not oppress
him. »i < As the native among you is the
sojourner to you who sojourneth with you,
and thod hast had love to him as thyself,
for ye have been sojourners in the land of
Egypt; I am the LORD ydur God.
85* Ye shall not do perversity in judg
ment, in mete-yard, in weight, or M liquid
measure ; 8° righteous balances, righteous
weights; a righteous ephah, and a righteous
hin shall ye - have ; I am the LORD your
God, who hath brought you out of the land
of Egypt; SHhen have ye observed all my
statutes, and all my judgments, and have
done them: I am the Lord.'
XX. iAND. the Lord speaketh unto
Moses, saying, 2 ' And unto the Children of
Israel thou dost say, Any man of the Child
ren of Israel, or of the sojourner who so
journeth in Israel, who giveth of his seed
to the Moloch, is certainly pnt to death;
the people of the land do stone him with
stones; 3yea, I Bet My face agamst that
man, and have cut him off from the midst
of his people, for of Ms seed hath he given
to the Moloch, so as to defile My sanctuary,
and to pollute My holy name.
4 'And if the people of the land really
hide their eyes from that man, in Ms giving
of Ms seed to the Moloch, so as not to put

him to death, 5 then have I set My face
against that man, and against his family,
and have cut him off, and all who go a-
whoring after him, even going a-whoring
after the Moloch, from the midst of their
people. 6 ' And the person who turneth unto
those who have familiar spirits, or unto the
wizards, to go a-whoring after them, I have
even set My face against that person, and
have cut him off from the midst of his
people. 7 'And ye have sanctified yourselves, and
ye have been holy, for I am the Lord your
God. 8And ye have kef>t My statutes and
have done them, I am the Lord who sanc
tifleth you.
9 ' For any man who revileth his father or
Ms mother is certainly put to death ; his
father or Ms mother he hath reviled; Ms
blood is on him.
" ' And the man who committeth adul
tery with a man's wife — who committeth
adultery with the wife of his neighbour —
the adulterer and the adulteress are surely
put to death.
11 'And the man who lieth with his
father's wife — the nakedness of his father
he hath uncovered— both of them are cer-
taiMy put to death ; their blood is on
them. " ' And the man who lieth with Ms
daughter-in-law— both of them are cer
tainly put to death; they have wrought con
fusion; their blood is on them.
" ' And the man who lieth with a male
as one heth with a woman; both of them
have wrought abomination ; they are cer
tainly put to death; their blood is on
them. "'And the man who taketh a woman
and her mother, — it is wickedness ; with
fire they burn him and them; and there is
no wickedness in your midst.
15 ' And the man who giveth his lying
with a beast is certainly put to death; and
the beast ye do slay.
"'And the woman who draweth near -
unto any beast to lie with it,— thou hast
even slain the woman and the beast; they
are certaholy put to death; their blood is
on them.
" * And the man who taketh his sister, the
daughter of Ms father or the daughter of
Ms mother, and hath seen her nakedness,
and she fleeth Ms nakedness: it is a shame;
and they have been cut off before the eyes
of the children of their people; the naked
ness of his sister he hath uncovered; he
beareth his Miqmty.
" ' And the man who lieth with a sick
woman, and hath uncovered her nakedness,
her fountain he hath made bare, and she
hath uncovered the fountain of her blood,
— even both of them have been cut off from
the midst of their people.
" ' And the nakedness of thy mother's
sister, or of thy father's'' sister, thOu shalt
not uncover; because his relation he hath
made bare they bear their iniquity.
20 ' And the man who heth with his aunt.

Moral lavjs.

XX. 21.— LEVITICUS.— Xxn. 8. Laios concerning priests,

the nakedness of his uncle he hath unco
vered; they bear their sin; they die child
less. 21 'And the man who taketh his brother's
wife — it is impurity; the nakedness of his
brother hath he uncovered; they are cMld-
less. 22 ' When ye have kept all My statutes
and all My judgments, and have done them,
then the land vomiteth you not out whither
I am bringing you m to dwell in it; 23and
ye walk not in the statutes of the nation
wMch I send away from before you, for all
these have they done, and I am wearied
with them. MAnd I say to you. Ye do
possess their ground, and I do give it to you
to possess it, a land flowing with milk and
honey; I am the Lord your God, who hath
separated you from the peoples.
25 'And ye have made a separation be
tween the clean beasts and the unclean,
and between the unclean fowl and the
clean, and ye do not make yourselves
abominable by beast or by fowl, or by any
thing which creepeth on the ground which
I have separated to you for unclean; 26 and
ye have been holy to Me; for I the Lord am
holy; and I separate you from the peoples
to become Mine.
27 And a man or woman — when there
is a familiar spirit in them, or who are
wizards — are certaiMy put to death; with
stones they stone them; their blood is on
them.' XXI. iAND the Lord saith unto Moses,
' Speak unto the priests, the sons of Aaron;
then hast thou said unto them, For any
person a priest is not defiled among his
people, 2 save for Ms relation who is near
unto hhn — for his'mother, and for his father,
and for his son, and for Ms daughter, and
for his brother, 8 and for Ms sister, the vir
gin, who is near unto Mm, who hath not
been a man's; for her he is denied.
4 'A master priest doth not defile himself
among his people — to pollute himself; s they
do notmake baldness on their head; and the
. corner of their beard they do not shave; and
in their flesh they do not make a cutting.
6 They are holy to their God; and they
pollute not the name of their God ; for
the fire-offerings of the Lord, the bread of
their God, they bring near, and have been
holy. 7 ' A harlot or polluted woman they do
not take; and a woman cast out by her
husband they do not take; for he is holy to
Ms God, 8and thou hast sanctified him,
for the bread of thy God he bringeth near;
he is holy to thee; for I the Lord am holy,
who sanctifleth you.
9 ' And the daughter of any priest when
she polluteth herself by going a-whoring;
she polluteth her father ; with fire she is
burnt. i° ' And the Mgh priest of his brethren on
whose head is poured the anointing oil, who
hath consecrated his hand to put on the
¦garments, doth not uncover his head, nor
rend his garments, "nor beside any dead
person doth he come; for his father or for
Si

Ms mother he doth not defile himself; "nor
doth he go out from the sanctuary; nor
doth he pollute the sanctuary of his God;
for the separation of the anointmg oil of
Ms God is on Mm; I am the Lord.
" ' And he taketh a wife in her virginity;
" a widow, or a cast out one, or a polluted
one, a harlot, — these he doth hot take; but
a virgin of his own people doth he take for
a wife, " 'and he doth not pollute his seed
among Ms people; for I am the Lord who
sanctifleth him.'
"And the LORD speaketh unto Moses, say
ing, " ' Speak unto Aaron, saying, No man of
thy seed m their generations in whom there
is a blemish doth draw near to bring near
the bread of Ms God; "for no man m whom
is a blemish doth draw near- — a blind man,
or lame, or compressed, or stretched out;
19 or a man in whom there is a breach in
the foot, or a breach in the hand; 20 0r
hump-backed, or a dwarf, or a mixture
in his eye, or a scurvy person, or scabbed,
or broken-testicled.
21 ' No man m whom is a blemish (of fihe
seed of Aaron the priest) doth come nigh
to bring near the fire-offerings of the LORD;
a blemish is in Mm; the bread of his God
he doth not come nigh to bring near.
22 'The bread of hi3 God— of the most
holy tMngs, and of the holy things — doth
he eat. & Only unto the vail he doth not
enter, and unto the altar he doth not draw
nigh; for a blemish is in Mm; and he doth
not pollute My sanctuaries; for I am the
Lord who sanctifleth them.'
24 And Moses speaketh unto Aaron, and
unto Ms sons, and unto all the Children of
Israel. XXII. iAND the LORD speaketh unto
Moses, saying, 2 ' Speak unto Aaron, and
unto his sons, and let them be separated
from the holy things of the Children of Is
rael, and let them not pollute My holy
name in what they hallow to Me; I am the
Lord. 3 * Say unto them, Throughout your gene
rations, any man who draweth near, out of
all your seed, unto the holy things wMch
the Children of Israel do sanctify to the
Lord, with his uncleanness on him — even
that person hath been cut off from before
Me; 1 am the LORD.
4 ' Any man of the seed of Aaron, who is
leprous or hath an issue — of the holy things
he doth not eat till he is clean; and he who
cometh against any uncleanness of a per
son, or a man whose seed of copulation go
eth out from him, 5 or a man who cometh
against any teeming thing which is unclean
to hhn, or against a man who is unclean to
him, even any of his uncleanness — 6the
person who cometh agamst it — hath even
been unclean till the evening, and doth not
eat of the holy things, but hath bathed Ms
flesh in water. 7 When the sun hath gone
in, then he hath been clean; and afterwards
cloth he eat of the holy things; for it is Ms
food. 8A carcase or torn thing he doth
not eat, for uncleanness thereby; I am the
Lord.

and concerning sacrifices, xxn. 9.— LEVITICUS.— xxm. 18.

Of divers feasts.

9 ' Then have they kept My charge, and
bear no sin for it, that they have died for it
When they pollute it; I am the Lord who
Sanctifleth them.
" ' And no stranger doth eat of the holy
thing; a settler of the priest or an hireling
doth not eat of the holy thing. "And
when a priest buyeth a person, the purchase
of Ms money, he doth eat of it, one born
In his house also; they do eat of Ms
bread. " 'And a priest's daughter, when she is
a strange man's, — she, of the heave-offering
of the holy things, doth not eat. " But a
priest's daughter, when she is a widow, or
cast out, and hath no seed, and hath re
turned unto the house of her father, as in
her youth, of her father's bread she doth
eat; but no stranger doth eat of it.
14 ' And when a man doth eat of a holy
tMng through ignorance, then hath he
added its fifth part to it, and hath given it
to the priest, with the holy thing; "and
they do not pollute the holy tMngs of the
Children of Israel— that wMch they lift up
to the Lord; "nor have caused them to
bear the miquity of the guilt-offering in
their eating their holy things; for I am the
Lord who sanctifleth them.'
"And the Lord speaketh unto Moses,
saying, " ' Speak unto Aaron, and unto his
sons, and unto all the Children of Israel ;
then hast thou said unto them, Any man of
the house of Israel, or of the sojourners in
Israel, who bringeth near his offering of all
Ms vows, or of all Ms willing-offerings wMch
they bring near to the Lord for a burnt-
offering; "at your own pleasure a perfect
one, a male of the herd, of the sheep or of
the goats. w NotMng m which is a blemish
do ye bring near, for it is not a pleasing
thing for you.
2i ' And when a man bringetn near a sacri
flce of peace-offerings to the Lord, to com
plete a vow, or for a willing-offering of the
herd or of the flock, it shall be perfect for
a pleasing thing: no blemish shall be in it.
22 Blind, or broken, or maimed, or having a
wen, or scurvy, or scabbed — ye shall not
bring these near to the Lord, nor a fire-offer
ing Make of them on the altar to the
Lord. 2<*As to an ox or a sheep stretched out or
contracted— a wilhng-offering ye may make
it, but for a vow it is not pleasmg. ^Asto
a bruised, or beaten, or drawn out, or cut
thing— ye shall not bring it near to the
Lord; even in your land ye shall not do it.
*A And from the hand of the son of a stranger
ye shall not bring near the bread of your
God, of any of these, for their corruption
is in them ; a blemish is in them ; they are
not pleasing for you.'
2<*And the Lord speaketh unto Moses,
saying, 27 ' When an ox or lamb or goat is
born, and it hath been seven days under its
dam, then from the eighth day and hence
forth it is pleasmg for an offering, a fire-
offering to the Lord ; M but an ox or sheep
—it and its young one ye shall not slaughter
in one day.

29 'And when ye sacriflce a sacriflce of
thanksgiving to the Lord, at your own plea
sure ye do sacrifice it, ^on that day it is
eaten, ye leave none of it till mormng;
I am the Lord; si and ye have kept My
commands, and have done them ; I am the
Lord. 32When ye do not pollute My holy
fiame, then have I -been hallowed in the
midst of the Children of Israel ; I am the
LORD who sanctifleth you, ^who bringeth
you up out of the land of Egypt, to become
your God; I am the Lord.'
XXIII. iAND the Lord speaketh unto
Moses, saying, 2 ' Speak unto the Children
of Israel ; then hast thou said unto them,
The appointed seasons of the Lord, which
ye proclaim holy convocations, are these :
they are My appointed seasons : 3six days
is work done and m the seventh day is a
sabbath of rest, a holy convocation ; ye do
no work ; it is the sabbath of the LORD in
all your dwelhngs.
4 ' These are the appointed seasons of the
LORD, holy convocations, wMch ye pro
claim in their appointed season : 5i.n the
first month, in the fourteenth of the month,
between the evenings, is the Lord's pass-
over; 6and on the fifteenth day of this
month is the feast of unleavened things to
the LORD: seven days do ye eat uMeavened
things ; 7in the first day ye have a holy
convocation, ye do no servile work; 8and
ye have brought near a fire-offering to the
Lord seven days ; in the Beventh day is a
holy convocation; ye do no servile work.'
9 And the Lord speaketh unto Moses,
saying, " ' Speak unto the Children of Israel;
then hast thou said unto them, When ye
come in unto the land wMch I give to you,
and have reaped its harvest, and have
brought in the sheaf, the beginning of your
harvest unto, the priest, "then hath he
waved the sheaf before the Lord for your
acceptance; .on the morrow of the sabbath
doth the priest wave it.
"'And ye "have prepared in the day of
your waving the sheaf a lamb, a perfect one,
a year old, f or a burnt-offering to the Lord;
13 and its present is two tenth deals of flour
mixed with oil, a flre-offering to the LORD,
a sweet fragrance, and its drink-offering is
wine, the fourth of a hin.
14 ' And bread or roasted corn or full ears
ye do not eat until tMs self-same day, until
your bringing m the offering of your God —
an everlasting statute for your generations,
in all your dwellings.
15 'And ye have numbered to you from
.the morrow of the sabbath, from the day
of your bringing in the sheaf of the wave-
offering : they are seven perfect sabbaths.
" Unto the morrow of the seventh sabbath
do ye number fifty days, then ye have
brought near a new present to the Lord.
"Out of your dwelhngs ye bring in the
bread of a wave-offering, two loaves, of two
tenth deals of flour are they, with ferment
they are baken, - the first-fruits to the
Lord. 18 ' And ye have brought near, besides the
bread, seven lambs, perfect ones, of a year
85

The yearly sacrifices,

xxni. 19.— LEVITICUS.— XXIV. 16.

and solemn feasts.

old, and one young bullock of the herd, and
two rams; they are a burnt-offering to the
Lord, with their present, and their liba
tions, a fire-offering of a sweet fragrance to
the Lord.
" 'And ye have prepared one kid of the
goats for a sm-offering, and two lambs a
year Old for a sacriflce of peace-offermgs,
29 and the priest hath waved them, be
sides the bread of the first-/r«tis— a wave-
offering before the LORD, besides the two
lambs ; they are holy to the LORD for the
priest. 2l And ye have proclaimed on tMs
self-same day that a holy convocation is to
you, ye do no servile work — an everlasting'
statute m all your dwelhngs for your gene
rations. 22 'And in your reaping the harvest of
your land thou dost not complete the
corner of thy field in thy reaping ; and the
gleaning of thy harvest thou dost not gather:
for the poor and for the sojourner thou
dost leave them ; I am the Lord your God.'
23 And the Lord speaketh unto Moses,
saying," 24 ' Speak unto the Children of Israel,
saying, In the seventh month, in the first
of the month, ye have a sabbath, a memorial
of shouting, a holy convocation; 2Sye do no
servile work ; and ye have brought near a
fire-offering to the Lord.'
26 And the Lord speaketh unto Moses,
saying, 57 ' Only on the tenth of this seventh
month is the day Of atonement : ye have a
holy convocation, then have ye humbled
yourselves, and have brought near a fire-
offering to the Lord ; M &U6. ye do no work
in this self-same day, for it is a day of atone
ment, to make an atonement for you before
the Lord your God.
29 ' For any person who is not humbled in
tMs self-same day — hath even been cut off
from Ms people. 80And any person who
doeth any work in this self-same day — I
have even destroyed that person from the
midst of Ms people ; 81 ye do not work— an
everlasting statute for your generations m
all your dwellings. & It is a sabbath of rest
to you, and ye have humbled yourselves in
the mnth of the month at even; from
evemng till evening ye do keep your sab
bath.' 83 And the Lord speaketh unto Moses,
saying, M ' Speak unto the CMldren of Israel,
saying, In the fifteenth day of this seventh
month is the feast of booths seven days to
the Lord. 85 On the first day is a holy con
vocation; ye do no servile work. ™ Seven
days ye bring near a fire-offering to the
LORD ; on the eighth day ye have a holy
convocation, and have brought near a fire-
offering to the LORD; it is a restraint, ye do
no servile work.*
87 ' These are the appointed seasons of the
Lord, which ye proclaim holy convocations,
to bring near a fire-offering to the Lord, a
burnt-offering, and a present, a sacriflce,
and libations, the thing of a day m its day,
^besides the sabbaths of the LORD, and be
sides your gifts, and besides all your vows,
and besides all your wilhng-offeringB, wMch
ye give to the Lord.

39 ' Only in the fifteenth day of the seventh
month, in your gathering the increase of
the land, ye do keep the feast of the Lord
seven days ; on the first day is a sabbath,
and on the eighth day a sabbath; *> and ye
have taken to yourselves on the first day
the fruit of beauteous trees, branches of
palms, and the boughs of thick trees, and
willows of the brook, and have rejoiced be
fore the Lord your God seven days.
n ' And ye have kept it a feast to the
LORD, seven days m the year — an everlast-
Mg statute for your generations; in the
seventh month ye keep it a feast. ^Ih
booths ye dwell seven days ; all who are
natives m Israel dwell in booths, ^so that
your generations do know that I caused the
Children of Israel to dwell in booths, in
my bringmg them out of the land of Egypt;
I am the LORD your God.'
44 And Moses speaketh concerning the ap-
pomted seasons of the Lord unto the Child
ren of Israel.
rXXIV. iAND the Lord speaketh unto
Moses, saying, 2 ' Command the Children of
Israel, and let them brMg unto thee pure
olive oil, beaten, for the light, to cause the
lamp to go up continually. 3 At the outside
of the vail of the testimony in the tent of
meeting doth Aaron arrange it from even
ing till mormng before the Lord continu
ally — an everlastmg statute for your gene
rations. 4By the pure candlestick doth he
arrange the lamps before the LORD con
tinually. s 'Then thou hast taken flour, and hast
baked twelve cakes with it, two tenth
deals are in the one cake, 6and thou hast
made them two ranks (six in the rank) on
the pure table before the LORD, 7and thou
hast put on the rank pure frankincence,
and it hath been to the bread for a me
morial, a fire-offering to the LORD.
8 'On each sabbath-day he arrangeth it
before the Lord continually, because of the
Children of Israel— an everlastmg covenant,
9 and it hath been Aaron's and Ms sons,
and they have eaten it M the holy place,
for It is most holy to him, of the fire-
offerings of the Lord — an everlastmg sta
tute.' " And the son of an Israelitish woman
goeth out (lie is also the son of an Egyptian
man), into the midst of the Children of Is
rael, and the son of the Israelitish woman
and a man of Israel strive in the camp ;
11 and the son of the Israelitish woman exe-
crateth the Name, and revileth; and they
bring him in unto Moses; and his mother's
name is Shelomith daughter of Dibri, of
the tribe of Dan; "and he causeth Mm to
rest in charge — to explain to them by the
mouth of the Lord.
"And the Lord speaketh unto Moses,
saying, 14 ' Bring out the reviler unto the
outside of the camp ; then have all who
hear laid their hands on Ms head, and all
the company have stoned him.
" ' And unto the CMldren of Israel thou
dost speak, saying, When any man revileth
his God — he hath also borne Ms sin; " and

The reoiler stoned.

XXIV. 17.— LEVITICUS.— XXV. 33.

The jubilee, &c.

he who execrateth the Name of the Lord is
certainly put to death; all the company do
certahaly cast stones at him; as the so
journer so the native, in Ms execrating the
Name, is put to death.
17 ' And when a man smiteth any soul of
man, he is certainly put to death.
i8 ' And he who smiteth a beast repayeth
it, body for body.
" ' And when a man putteth a blemish on
Ms fellow, as he hath done so is it done to
him. 20 Breach for breach, eye for eye,
tooth for tooth; as he putteth a blemish in
a man so it is done on him.
21 ' And he who smiteth a beast repayeth it,
and he who smiteth the soul of man is put
to death. & One ordinanceis to you; as the
sojourner so is the native; for I am the
Lord your God.'
23 And Moses speaketh unto the Children
of Israel, and they bring out the reviler
unto the outside of the camp, and they
stone him with stones; and the Children of
Israel have done as the Lord hath com
manded Moses.
XXV. iAND the LORD speaketh unto
Moses, in mount Sinai, saying, 2 * Speak
unto the Children of Israel; then hast thou
said unto them, When ye come m unto the
land wMch I give to you, then hath the
land kept a sabbath to the Lord.
8 ' Six years thou dost sow thy field, -and
six years thou dost prune thy vmeyard, and
hast gathered its increase, 4and in the
seventh year there is a sabbath of rest to
the land, a sabbath to the LORD; thy field
thou dost not sow, and thy vineyard thou
dost not prune. 5 The spontaneous growth
of thy harvest thou dost not reap, and
the grapes of thy separated things thou
dost not gather, it is a year of rest to the
land. 6 ' And the sabbath of the land hath be
come your food, to thee, and to thy manr
servant, and to thy handmaid, and to thy
hireling, and to thy settler who sojourn
with thee. 7And to thy cattle, and to the
beast wMch is in thy land, all thine m-
crease is for food.
8 ' And thou hast numbered to thee seven
sabbaths of years, seven times seven years,
and the days of the seven sabbaths of
years have been to thee forty and nine
years, 9and thou hast caused the trumpet
of shouting to pass over m the seventh
month, in the tenth of the month; m the
day of the atonements do ye cause the
trumpet to pass over through all your land;
"and ye have hallowed the year, -the fif
tieth year; and ye have proclaimed liberty
in the land to all its inhabitants ; it is a
jubilee to you ; and ye have returned each
unto his possession ; yea, each unto Ms
family dp ye return.
ii 'It is a jubilee, the fiftieth year, the year
It 'is to you; ye sow not, nor reap its spon
taneous growth, nor gather its separated
tMngs. " For it is the jubilee, it is holy to
you ; out of the field ye eat its increase.
18 In the year of this jubilee ye return each
unto his possession.

14 'And when thou sellest anything to thy
fellow, or buye6t from the hand of thy fel
low, ye do not oppress one another, is By
the number of years after the jubilee thou
dost buy from thy fellow; by the number of
the years of increase he doth sell to thee.
"According, to the multitude of the years
thou dost multiply its price, and according
to the fewness of the years thou dost
dimmish its price; for the number of the
increases he doth sell to thee. " And ye do
not oppress one another, and thou hast been
afraid of thy God; for I am the Lord your
God. is < when ye have done My statutes, and
My judgments do keep, and have done
them, then ye have dwelt on the land con
fidently. "And the land hath given its
fruit, and ye have eaten to satiety, and have
dwelt confidently on it.
20 ' And when ye say, What do we eat in
the seventh year, lo, we do not sow, nor
gather our increase, 21then have I com
manded My blessing on you in the sixth year,
and it hath yielded the Mcrease for three
years, sa And ye have sown the eighth year,
aud have eaten of the old mcrease ; until
the ninth year, until the coming m of its
increase ye do eat the old.
23 ' And the land is not sold for extinc^
tion, for the land is Mine, for sojourners
and settlers are ye with Me; ^and in all
the land of your possession do ye give a
redemption for the land.
25 ' When thy brother becometh poor, and
hath sold his possession, then his redeemer
who is near unto him hath come, and hath
redeemed the sold thing of Ms brother.
26 And when a man hath no redeemer, hut
Ms own hand hath attained, and he hath
found as it were sufficient1 for its redemp
tion; 27 then hath he reckoned the years of
its sale, and hath given back that wMch is
over to the man to whom he hath sold it,
and he hath returned to Ms possession.
38 ' And if his hand hath not found suffi
ciency to give it back to him, then his sold
thing hath been in the hand of him who
buyeth it till the year of jubilee; and it hath
gone out in the jubilee, and he hath re
turned to his possession.
29 ' And when a man selleth a dwelhng-
house in a walled city, then- hath his right
of redemption been until the completion of
a year from its selling; his right of redemp
tion is a year. w And if it be not redeemed
until the fulness to him of a perfect year,
then hath the house which is m the walled
city been established for extmction to the
buyer of it, for Ms generations; it goeth not
out M the jubilee, bl And the houses of the
villages which have no walls round about,
on the field of the country are reckoned;
redemption is for it, and in the jubilee it
goeth out.
32 ' As to the cities of the Levites— the
houses of the cities of their possession —
everlasting redemption is for the Levites;
83 as to hhn who redeemeth from the Levites,
both the sale of the house and the city of
his possession have gone out in the jubilee,
87

The law of bondmen, and XXV. 34.— LEVITICUS.— xxvi. 17. Redemption of servants.

for the houses of the cities of the Levites are
their possession in the midst of the Child
ren of Israel. M And the field, the suburb
of their cities, is not sold; for an everlast
ing possession it is to them.
65 ' And when thy brother is become
poor, and his hand hath failed with thee,
then hast thou kept hold on him, a so
journer or a settler, and he hath lived with
thee. 36 Thou takest no usury from him or
increase; and thou hast been afraid of thy
God; and thy brother hath lived with thee.
37 Thy money thou givest not to hhn in
usury, and for mcrease thou givest not thy
food, s8 1 am the Lord your God, who
hath brought you out of the land of Egypt,
to give to you the land of Canaan, to be
come your God.
39 ' And when thy brother becometh poor
with thee, and he hath been sold to thee,
thou dost not lay on Mm servile labour;
40 as an hireling, as a settler, is he with thee,
till the year of jubilee doth he serve with
thee,— 41 then hath he gone out from
thee, lie and his children with Mm, and
hath 'returned unto his family; even unto
the possession of his fathers doth he re
turn. 42 For they are My servants, whom I have
brought out from the land of Egypt; they
are not sold with the sale of a servant.
43 Thou rulest not over hhn with rigour,
and thou hast been afraid of thy God.
44 ' Both thy man-servant and thy hand
maid whom thou hast are of the nations who
are round about you ; of them do ye buy
men-servants and handmaids, 45and also of
the children of the settlers who sojourn
with you, of them do ye buy, and of their
families who are with you, wMch they have
begotten m your land, and they have been
to you for a possession. 46And ye have
taken them for an inheritance to your
cMldren after you, to occupy for a posses
sion; ye lay service for ever over them, but
over your brethren, the Children of Israel,
one with another, thou dost not rule over
him with rigour.
47 ' And when the hand of a sojourner or
settler with thee attaineth riches, and thy
brother with him hath become poor, and.
he hath been sold to the soj ourner or settler
with thee, or to the root of the family of the
sojourner. « After he hath been sold, there
is a right of redemption for him; one of his
brethren may redeem him; 49 or his uncle,
or the son of his uncle, may redeem him;
or any of the relations of his flesh, of Ms
family, may redeem him; or— his own hand
hath attained it — then hath he been re
deemed. 6° ' And he hath reckoned with Ms buyer
from the year of his bemg sold to him till
the year of jubilee, and the money of his
sale hath been by the number of years; as
the days of an hirehng is it with him.
cl If yet many years, accordmg to them
he giveth back his redemption money, from
the money of Ms purchase,
52 ' And if few are left of the years till the
year of jubilee, then hath he reckoned with

hhn, accordmg to Ms yearB doth he give
back his redemption money. « As an hire
hng, year by year, is he with him, and he
doth not rule Mm with rigour before thine
eyes. 64 ' And if he is not redeemed in these
years, then hath he gone out in the year
of jubilee, he and his children with him.
ss For to Me are the CMldren of Israel ser
vants; they are My servants, whom I have
brought out of the land of Egypt; I am the
Lord your God.
XXVI. i'YE shall not make to your-
selvesidola; and a graven image or a stand
ing image ye shall not set up for yourselves;
and a stone of imagery ye shall not put in
your land, to bow yourselves to it; for I am
the Lord your God.
2 'My sabbaths ye shall keep, and My
sanctuaries ye shall reverence ; I am the
Lord. 3 ' If in My statutes ye walk, and My com
mands ye keep, and have done them, 4then
have I given your rains in their season, and
the land hath given her produce, and the
tree of the field doth give its frMt. 5 And
for you the threshing hath reached the
gathering, and the gathering doth reach the
sowing-fcime ; and ye have eaten your bread
to satiety, and have dwelt confidently in
your land.
6 ' And I have given peace m the land, and
ye have lain down, and there is none caus
ing trembling; and I have caused evil beasts
to cease out of the land, and the sword
doth not go over into your land.
7 'And ye have pursued your enemies,
and they have fallen before you by the
sword; 8andfive of you have pursued a hun
dred, and a hundred of you do pursue a
myriad ; and your enemies have fallen be
fore you by the sword.
9 ' And I have turned unto you, and have
made you fruitful, and have multiplied you,
and have established My covenant with you;
10 and ye have eaten old store, and the old
because of the new ye bring out.
--z 11 ' And I have set My tabernacle m your
midst, and My soul doth not loathe you ;
i2 and I have walked habitually in your
midst, and I have become your God, and ye
are become My people ; " I am the LORD
your God, who hath brought you out of the
land of the Egyptians, from being their ser
vants; and I break the bars of your yoke,
and cause you to go erect.
" ' And if ye hearken not to Me, and do not
all these commands; " and if at My statutes
ye kick, and if My judgments your soul
loathe, so as not to do all My commands—
by your breaking My covenant^—" I also
do this to you, yea have appointed for you
trouble, consumption, and burning fever,
consuming the eyes, and causing pain of
soul; and ye have sowed your seed in vain,
and your enemies have eaten it. "And I
have set My faee agamst you, and ye have
been smitten before your enemies; and those
who hate you have ruled over you ; and ye
have fled while there is none pursuing
you.

Promises & threatenings. XXVT. 18. -LEVITICUS.— xxvu. 10. Mercy to the repentant.

18 'And if during these ye hearken not to
Me, — then have I added to chastise you
seven times for your sins. "And I have
broken the pride of your strength, and have
made your heavens as iron, and your earth
as brass ; 20 and your power hath been
consumed in vain, and your land doth not
give her produce, and the tree of the land
doth not give its frmt.
21 'And if ye walk in opposition to Me,
and are not willing to hearken to Me, then
have I added to you seven plagues accord
mg to your sins ; 22 and I have sent against
you the beast of the field, and it hath be
reaved you; and I have cut off your cattle,
and have made you few, and your ways
have been desolate.
23 ' And if by these ye are not instructed
by Me, and have walked in opposition to
Me, ^then have I also walked m opposition
to you, and have smitten you, even I, seven
times for your sins ; ^ and I have brought
m on you a sword, executmgthe vengeance
of the covenant; and ye have been gathered
together unto your cities, and I have sent
the pestilence mto your midst, and ye have
been given into the hand of the enemy.
M ' In My breaking for you the staff of
bread, when ten women have baked your
bread in one oven, then have they given
back your bread by weight ; and ye have
eaten, and are not satisfied.
27 ' And if for this ye hearken not to Me,
and have walked m opposition to Me —
28 then have I walked M the fury of opposi
tion to you, and have chastised you, even I,
seven times for your sins.
29 'And ye have eaten the flesh of your
sons ; even the flesh of your daughters ye do
eat. 8° And I have destroyed your Mgh
places, and cut down your images, and have
put your carcases on the carcases of your
idols, and my soul hath loathed you; 3Xand
I have made your cities a waste, and have
made your sanctuaries a desolation, and
I smell not at your sweet fragrances. ^And
I have made the land a desolation, and
your enemies, who dwell m it, have been
astonished at it. 33 And I scatter you among
the nations, and have drawn out a sword
after you, and your land hath been a de
solation; and your cities are a waste.
34 'Then doth the land enjoy its sabbaths
— all the days of the desolation, and ye in
the land of your enemies — then doth the
land rest, and hath enjoyed its sabbaths.
ss All the days of the desolation it resteth
that which it hath not rested m your sab
baths in your dwelling on it.
36 ' As to those who are left of you — I have
also brought a faintness into their heart in
the lands of their enemies, and the sound of a
leaf driven away hath pursued them, and
they have fled — flight from a sword — and
they have fallen while there is no pursuer.
37 And they have stumbled one on another,
as from the face of a sword, while there is
no pursuer; and ye have no standing before
your enemies : & and ye have perished among
the nations ; and the land of your enemies
hath consumed you.

89 'As to those who are left of you— they
consume away m their hiiqmty, m the lands
of your enemies; and also in the iniqmty of
their fathers they consume away with them.
49 'But — they have confessed their im-
quity, and the iniquity of their fathers, with
then- trespass which they have trespassed
against Me, and also, that they have walked
in opposition to Me—4! also I walk m op
position to them, and have brought them
into the land of their enemies — or then
their uncircumeised heart is humbled, and
then they accept the punishment of their
miquity, — ^then have I remembered My
covenant with Jacob, and also My covenant
with Isaac, and also My covenant with Abra-
ham do I remember, and I remember the
land. 43 ' When the land is left of them, and
doth enjoy its sabbaths, m the desolating
without them, and they accept the punish
ment of then iniquity, because, even be
cause, against My judgments they have
kicked, and -My statutes their soul hath
loathed; ^and also even this, in their bemg
m the land of their enemies, I have not re
jected them, nor have I loathed them, to
consume them, to break My covenant with
them; for I am the Lord their God ; 45then
I have remembered for them the covenant of
the ancestors, whom I brought forth out of
the land of Egypt before the eyes of the na
tions to become their God ; I am the Lord.
43 These are the statutes, and the judg
ments, and the laws which the Lord hath
put between Him and the Children of Israel,
m mount Sinai, by the hand of Moses.
XXVII. iAND the Lord speaketh unto
Moses, saying, 2 'Speak unto the Children
of Israel ; then hast thou said unto them,
When a man maketh a wonderful vow, the
persons are the Lord's by thy valuation.
3When thy valuation of the male hath been
from twenty years old even unto sixty years
old, then thy valuation hath been fifty
shekels of silver by the shekel of the sanctu
ary. 4And if it is a female — then hath thy
valuation been tMrty shekels; &and If from
five years old even unto twenty years old —
then hath thy valuation of the male been
twenty shekels, and for the female, ten
shekels; «and if from a month old even
unto five years old — then hath thy valua
tion of the male been five shekels of silver,
and ;for the female thy valuation is three,
shekels of silver ; 7 and if from sixty years
old and above — if a male, then hath thy
valuation been fifteen shekels, and for the
female, ten shekels.
8 ' And if he is poorer than thy valuation,
then hath he presented himself before the
priest, and the priest hath valued him; ac
cordmg to that wMch the hand of him who
voweth doth reach, doth the priest value him.
9 'And if it is a beast of wMch they
bring near an offering to the LORD, all that
one giveth of it to the Lord is holy. "He
doth not change it nor exchange it, a good
for a bad, or a bad for a good ; and if he
really change beast for beast — then it hath
been : it and its exchange is holy.

Laws concerning voids, xxvn. 11.— LEVITICUS.— XXVTI. 34. and things sanctified.

11 ' And if it be any unclean beast of which
they do not bring near an offering to the
Lord, then hath he presented the beast be
fore the priest; "and the priest hath valued
it ; whether good or bad, according to thy
valuation, 0 priest, so is it. "And if he
really redeem it, then hath he added its
fifth to thy valuation.
" ' And when a man sanctifleth his house,
a holy thing to the Lord, then hath the
priest valued it, whether good or bad ; as
the priest doth value it so it standeth,
"And if the sanctifier doth redeem his
house, then hath he added the fifth of the
money of thy valuation to it, and it hath
become his.
16 ' And if of the field of his possession a
man sanctify to the Lord, then hath thy
valuation been according to its seed ; a
homer of barley-seed at fifty shekels of
silver. "If from the year of jubilee he
sanctify his field, according to thy valua
tion it standeth. " And if after the jubilee
he sanctify his field, then hath the priest
reckoned for him the money according to
the years wMch are left, unto the year of
the jubilee, and it hath been withdrawn
from thy valuation.
19 ' And if he really redeem the field — he
who sanctifleth it — then hath he added the
fifth of the money of thy valuation to it,
andit hath been established to him. 20And
if he do not redeem the field, or if he hath
sold the field to another man, it is not re
deemed any more. ^And the field hath
been, in its going out in the jubilee, holy to
the Lord as a field devoted; its x^ossession
is the priests.
22 ' And if the field of his purchase (which
is not of the fields of his possession) one

sanctify to the Lord — 23 then hath the priest
reckoned to him the amount of thy valua
tion unto the year of the jubilee, and he
hath given thy valuation in that day— a
holy thing to the Lord. ^In the year of
the jubilee the field returneth to him who
hath bought it from him, to him whose is
the possession of the land. 25And all thy
valuations are by the shekel of the sanc
tuary: the shekel is ten gerahs.
2(* ' OMy, the firstling which is the Lord's
firstling among beasts — no man doth sanc
tify it, whether ox or sheep; it is the LORD'S.
27 And if among the unclean beasts, then
hath he ransomed it at thy valuation, and
hath added its fifth to it; and if it is not re
deemed, then hath it been sold at thy valua
tion. 28 ' Only, no devoted thing which a man
devoteth to the Lord, of all that he hath,
of man, and beast, and of the field of his
possession, is sold or redeemed ; every de
voted thing is most holy to the Lord.
29 ' No devoted thing, wMch is devoted of
man, is ransomed, it is surely put to death.
39 And all the tithe of the land, of the seed
of the land, of the fruit of the tree, is the
Lord's— holy to the Lord.
31 'And if a man really redeem any of hia
tithe, he addeth its fifth to it.
32 ' And all the tithe of the herd and of
the flock — all that passeth by under the
rod — the tenth is holy to the Lord. w He
inquireth not between good and bad, nor
doth he change it ; and if he really change
it — then it hath been — it and its exchange
is holy; it is not redeemed.'
84 These are the commands wMch the
Lord hath commanded Moses for the Child
ren of Israel, in mount Smai.

NUMBERS.

Chap. I. J AND the Lord speaketh unto
Moses in the wilderness of Smai, m the tent
of meeting, on the first of the second month,
m the second year of their going out of the
land of Egypt, saying :
2 ' Take ye up the sum of all the company
of the CMldren of Israel by their families,
by the house of their fathers, with the
number of the names— every male by their
polls. sFrom twenty years old and up
ward, every one going out to the host in
Israel, do ye number them by their hosts,
thou and Aaron ; 4and with you there is a
man for a tribe, each is a head for the
house of Ms fathers.
5 ' And these are the names of the men
who stand with you :
'For Reuben — Elizur son of Shedeur.
6 ' For Simeon — Shelumiel son of Zuri-
shaddai. 7 ' For Judah — Nahshon son of Ammina-
dab. 8 ' For Issachar — Nethaneel son of Zuar.
9 ' For Zebulon — Eliab son of Helon.
i° ' For the children of Joseph— for Eph
raim : Elishama son of Ammihud : for
Manasseh — Gamaliel son of Pedahzur.
11 ' For Benjamin — Abidan son of Gideoni.
12 ' For Dan — AMezer son of Ammishaddai.
18 'For Asher-r-Pagiel son of Ocran.
" ' For Gad — Eliasaph son of Deuel.
15 'For Naphtali — Ahira son of Enan.'
i6 These are those who are called of the
company, princes of the tribes of their
fathers: they are heads of the thousands of
Israel. "And Moses taketh — Aaron also —
these men, who have been defined byname;
and all the company have they congregated
on the first of the second month ; l8 and they
declare their births, by their families, by
the house of their fathers, in the number of
the names from twenty years old and up
ward, by their polls, "as the Lord hath
commanded Moses ; and he numbereth
them in the wilderness of Smai.
20 And the Children of Reuben, Israel's
first-born — their births, by their families,
by the house of their fathers, m the num
ber of the names, by their polls, every male
from twenty years old and upward, every
one going out to the host—21 then' numbered
ones, for the tribe of Reuben, are forty and
six thousand and five hundred.
2201 the Children of Shneon— then- births,
by their families, by the house of their
fathers, its numbered ones M the number of

the names, by their polls, every male from
twenty years old and upward, every one
going out to the host — ^ their numbered
ones, for the tribe of Simeon, are fifty and
nine thousand and three hundred.
24 Of the tribe of Gad— their births, by
their families, by the house of their fathers,
in the number of the names, from twenty
years old and upward, every one going out
to the host— 23 their numbered ones, for the
tribe of Gad, are forty and five thousand
and six hundred and fifty.
26 Of the CMldren of Judah— their births,
by their families, by the house of their
fathers, in the number of the names, from
twenty years old and upward, eveiy one
gohig out to the host — w their numbered
ones, for the tribe of Judah, are seventy
and four thousand and six hundred:
28 Of the Cliildren of Issachar— their births,
by their families, by the house of their
fathers, m the number of the names, from
twenty years old and upward, every one
gomg out to the host — P their numbered
ones, for the tribe of Issachar, are fifty and
four thousandand four hundred.
89 Of the Children of Zebulon— their births,
by their families, by the house of their
fathers, in the number of the names, from
twenty years old and upward, every one
going out to the host — » their numbered
ones, for the tribe of Zebulon, are fifty and
seven thousand and four hundred.
82 Of the Children of Joseph, even of the
Children of Ephraim — their births, by their
families, by the house of their fathers, m
the number of the names, from twenty years
old and upward, every one going out to
the host— & their numbered ones, for the
tribe of EpMaim, are forty thousand and
five hundred.
84 Of the Children of Manasseh — their
births, by their families, by the house of
their fathers, in the number of the names,
from twenty years old and upward, every
one going out to the host—55 their numbered
ones, for the tribe of Manasseh, are thirty
and two thousand and two hundred.
36 Of the Children of Benjamm— their
births, by their famibVs, by the house of
their fathers, m the number of the names,
from twenty years old and upward, eveiy
one going out to the host—37 their numbered
ones, for the tribe of Benjamin, are thirty
and five thousand and four hundred.
38 Of the Children of Dan— their births, by

Numbering of the Israelites.

-NUMBERS. — H. 27. Stations of the several tribes.

their families, by the house of their fathers,
in the number of the names, from twenty
years old aud upward, every one going out
to the host — S9 their numbered ones, for the
tribe of Dan, are sixty and two thousand
and seven hundred.
40 Of the Children of Asher— their births,
by their families, by the house of their
fathers, m the number of the names, from
twenty years old and upward, every one
gomg out to the host — 41 their numbered
ones, for the tribe of Asher, are forty and
one thousand and five hundred.
•^'Of the Children of Naphtali— their
births, by their families, by the house of
their fathers, in the number of the names,
from twenty years old and upward, every
one going out to the host — 48 their numbered
ones, for the tribe of Naphtali, are fifty and
three thousand and four hundred.
44 These are those who are numbered,
whom Moses numbered — Aaron also, and
the princes of Israel, twelve men — each one
hath been for the house of his father.
45 And they are, all who are numbered of the
CMldren of Israel, by the house of their
fathers, rfrom twenty years old and upward,
every one going out to the host in Israel,
40 yea, all those who are numbered are six
hundred thousand, and tMee thousand, and
five hundred and fifty.
47 And the Levites, for the tribe of their
fathers, have not numbered themselves in
their midst, 43 seeing the- Lord speaketh
unto Moses, saymg, 49 ' Only, the tribe of
Levi thou dost not number, and their sum
thou dost not take up in the midst of the
CMldren of Israel, so And thou, appomt
the Levites over the tabernacle of the testi
mony, and over all its vessels, and over
all that it hath; they bear the tabernacle,
and all its vessels, and they serve it; and
round about the tabernacle do they en
camp. 51 'And in the journeying of the taber
nacle, the Levites take it down, and m the
encamping of the tabernacle, the Levites
raise it up; and the stranger who cometh
near is put to death.
52 ' And the Children of Israel have en
camped, each by Ms own camp, and each
by his own standard, by their hosts; ^and
the Levites encamp round about the taber
nacle of the testimony ; and there is no
wrath on the company of the Children of
Israel when the Levites have kept the
charge of the tabernacle of the testimony.'
^And the Children of Israel do accord
mg to all that the Lord hath commanded
Moses; so have they done.
II. i AND the Lord speaketh unto Moses,
and unto Aaron, saymg, 2'Each by his
standard, with the ensigns of the house of
their fathers, do the Children of Israel en
camp; over-against round about the tent of
meeting do they encamp.
8 ' And those who encamp eastward, to
wards the sun-rising, are of the standard of
the camp of Judah, by their hosts; and the
prince of the Children of Judah is Nahshon,
son of Amminadab; 4 and Ms host, and their
92

numbered ones, are seventy and four thou
sand and six hundred.
fi'And those who encamp by hhn are of
the tribe of Issachar; and the prince of the
CMldren of Issachar is Nethaneel son of
Zuar: ^ and Ms host, and its numbered ones,
are fifty and four thousand and four hun
dred. 7 ' Then the tribe of Zebulon ; and the
prince of the Children of Zebulon is Eliab
son of Helon; 8and Ms host, and its num
bered ones, are fifty and seven thousand
and four hundred. 9 All the numbered ones
of the camp of Judah are a hundred thou
sand, and eighty thousand, and six thou
sand, and four hundred, by their hosts:
they journey first.
io < xhe standard of the camp of Reuben
is southward, by their hosts; and the prince
of the Children of Reuben is Elizur son of
Shedeur; "and his host, and its numbered
ones, are forty and six thousand and five
hundred. " * And those who encamp by him are of
the tribe of Simeon; and the prmce of the
Children of Simeon is Shelumiel son of
Zurishaddai; "and bis host, and their num
bered ones, are fifty and nine thousand and
tliree hundred.
*4 * Then the tribe of Gad; and the prince
of the Children of Gad is Eliasaph son of
Reuel; "and Ms host, and their numbered
ones, are forty and five thousand and six
hundred and fifty. "All the numbered
ones of the camp of Reuben are a hundred
thousand, and fifty and one thousand, and
four hundred and fifty, by their hosts; and
they journey second.
17 ' And the tent of meetmg — the camp of
the Levites — hath journeyed in the midst of
the camps; as they encamp so they journey,
each at his station by their standards.
" ' The standard of the camp of Ephraim,
by their hosts, is westward; and the prince
of the Children of Ephraim is Elishama son
of Ammihud ; " and his host, and their
numbered ones, are forty thousand and five
hundred. 20 'And by hhn is the tribe of Manasseh;
and the prince of the Children of Manasseh
is Gamaliel son of Pedahzur; 3i and Ms host,
and their numbered ones, are thirty and two
thousand. 22' Then the tribe of Benjamin; and the
prince of the Children of Benjamin is
Abidan son of Gideoni; 23 and his host, aud
their numbered ones, are thirty and five
thousand and four hundred. 24 All the
numbered ones of the camp of Ephraim
are a hundred thousand, and eight thou
sand, and a hundred, by their hosts; and
they journey third.
26 ' The standard of the camp of Dan is
northward, by their hosts; and the prince
of the Children of Dan is Ahiezer son of
Amishaddai; 2S and Ms host, and their num
bered ones, are sixty and two thousand and
seven hundred.
27 ' And those who encamp by Mm are of
the tribe of Asher; and the prince of the
CMldren of Asher is Pagiel son of Ocran;

Separation of the Levites. n. 28.— NUMBERS.— m. 37.

The Levites numbered.

28 and Ms host, and their numbered ones/
are forty and one thousand and five hun
dred. 29 ' Then the tribe of Naphtali ; and the
prmce of the Children of Naphtali is Ahira
son of Enan; 30and Ms host, and their
numbered ones, are fifty and three thou
sand and four hundred. siAU the num
bered ones of the camp of Dan are a hun
dred thousand, and fifty and seven thou
sand, and six hundred; at the rear they
journey, by their standards.'
32 These are the numbered ones of the
CMldren of Israel by the house of their
fathers; all the numbered ones of the
camps by their hosts are six hundred
thousand, and three thousand, and five
hundred and fifty.
33 And the Levites have not numbered
themselves in the midst of the Children of
Israel, as the Lord hath commanded Moses.
84 And the CMldren of Israel do accord
ing to all that the LORD hath commanded
Moses;, so have they pitched by their stan
dards, and so have they journeyed; each by
Ms families, by the house of Ms fathers.
III. iAND these are the genealogies of
Aaron and Moses, in the day of the Lord's
speakmg with Moses m mount Smai. 2And
these are the names of the sons of Aaron :
the first-born Nadab, and Abihu, Eleazar,
and Ithamar. 8 These are the names of the
sons of Aaron, the anomted priests, whose
hand he hath consecrated for ministering.
4 And Nadab dieth— Abihu also — before the
Lord, in their brmging near strange fire
before the Lord, M the wilderness of Smai,
and they had no children; and Eleazar —
Ithamar also— ministereth in the presence
of Aaron their father.
5Andthe Lord speaketh unto Moses, say
ing, 6 ' Bring near the tribe of Levi, and
cause it to stand before Aaron the priest,
then have they served Mm, 7and kept Ms
charge, and the charge of all the company
before the tent of meetmg, to do the ser
vice of the tabernacle; 8 and they have kept
all the vessels of the tent of meetmg, and
the charge of the Children of Israel, to do
the service of the tabernacle. 9And thou
hast given the Levites to Aaron and to Ms
sons; they are surely given to him out of
the Children of Israel.
" 'When Aardn and Ms sons thou dost
appomt, thenhavethey kept their ministry:
and the stranger who cometh near is put to
death.' "And the LORD speaketh unto Moses,
saying, " ' And I, lo, I have taken the Levites
from the midst of the Children of Israel
instead of every first-born opemng the
womb .among the Children of Israel, and
the Levites have been Mine. "For every
first-born is Mine, in the day of My smitmg
every first-born m the land of Egypt I
sanctified to Myself every first-born in Is
rael, from man unto beast; they are Mine;
I am the Lord.'
"And the Lord speaketh unto Moses M
the wilderness of Smai, saying, " ' Number
the Children of Levi by the house of their

fathers, by their families; eveiy male from
a month old and upward thou dost number.'
" And Moses numbereth them accordmg
to the command of the Lord, as he hath
been commanded. " And these are the sons
of Levi by their names ; Gershon, and Ko
hath, and Merari.
"And these are the names of the sons of
Gershon by their families : Libni aud Shimei.
" And the sons of Kohath, by their fami
lies, are Amram and Izehar, Hebron and
Uzziel. 2° And the sons of Merari by their
families are Mahli and MusM ; these are
the families of the Levites, by the house of
their fathers.
21 Of Gershon is the family of the Libnites,
and the family of the Shimites; these are
the famMes of the Gershomtes. 22i>heir
numbered ones, in the number, every male
from a month' old and upward, their
numbered ones are seven thousand and
five hundred. ^The families of the Ger
shomtes, behmd the tabernacle, do encamp
westward. ^ And the prince of a father's
house for the Gershomtes is Eliasaph son
of Lael.
25 And the charge of the sons of Gershon
in the tent of meeting is the tabernacle, and
the tent, its covermg, and the vail at the
opening of the tent of meeting, 2G and the
hangings of the court, and the vail at the
opemng of the court, which is by the taber
nacle and by the altar round about, and its
cords for all its service.
^And of Kohath is the family of the
Amramites, and the family of the Izeha-
rites, and the family of the Hebronites, and
the family of the Uzzielites; these are the
family of the Kohathites. ^ In the number
of all the males, from a month old and up
ward, are eight thousand and six hundred,
keeping the charge of the sanctuary. M The
families of the sons of Kohath encamp by
the side of the tabernacle southward. 30 And
the prmce of the father's house for the fami
lies of the KohatMtes is Elizaphan son of
Uzziel. 81 And their charge is the ark, and the
table, and the candlestick, and the altars,
andthe vessels of the sanctuary with wMch
they serve, and the vail, and all its service.
82 And to the prince or the princes of the
Levites, Eleazar son of Aaron the priest, is
the oversight of the keepers of the charge
of the sanctuary.
33 Of Merari is the family of the Mahlites,
and the family of the Mushites; these are
the families of Merari. M And their num
bered ones, in the number of all the males
from a month old and upward, are six
thousand and two hundred. ssAnd the
prince of the father's house of the families
of Merari is Zuriel son of Abihail; by the side
of the tabernacle they encamp northward.
36 And the oversight— the charge of the
sons of Merari— is the boards of the taber
nacle, and its bars, and its pillars, and its
sockets, and all its vessels, and all its ser
vice, & and the pillars of the court round
about, and their sockets, and their pins,
and their cords. 93

Separation of the Levites.

-NUMBERS.— IV. 25.

Office of the Levites.

33 And those who encamp before the taber
nacle eastward, before the tent of meetmg,
at the east, are Moses, and Aaron, and Ms
sons, keeping the charge of the sanctuary
for the charge of the Children of Israel;
and the stranger who cometh near is put
to death. 39 jUl the numbered ones of the
Levites whom Moses numbered — Aaron also
— by the command of the LORD, by their
families, every male from a month old and
upward, are twenty and two thousand.
40 And the Lord saith unto Moses, ' Num
ber every first-born male of the Children of
Israel from a month old and upward, and
take up the number of their names; ^ then
hast thou taken the Levites for Me (I am
the LORD), instead of all the first-born
among the Children of Israel, and the cat
tle of the Levites Mstead of all the first
lings among the cattle of the Children of
Israel.' 42 And Moses numbereth, as the LORD
hath commanded him, all the first-born
among the Children of Israel. ^And all
the first-born — males — by the number of
names, from a month old and upward, pf
their numbered ones, are twenty and two
thousand two hundred and seventy and
three. 44 And the Lord speaketh unto Moses,
saying, 45 * Take the Levites mstead of all
the first-born from among the Children of
Israel, and the cattle of the Levites mstead
of their cattle; then have the Levites been
Mine; I am the Lord.
46 ' And from the ransomed ones of the
two hundred and seventy and three (who
are more than the Levites) of the first-born
of the Children of Israel, 47 thou hast even
taken five shekels a-piece by the poll — by
the shekel of the sanctuary thou takest;
the shekel is twenty gerahs. 48And thou
hast given the money to Aaron, and to Ms
sous, whereby those who are over and
above are ransomed.'
49 And Moses taketh the ransom money
from those who are over and above the
ransomed ones by the Levites; M from the
first-born of the Children of Israel hath he
taken the money, a thousand and tMee
hundred and sixty and five — by the shekel
of the sanctuary. &1 And Moses giveth the
money of the ransomed ones to Aaron, and
to Ms sons, according to the command of
the Lord, as the Lord hath commanded
Moses. IV. x AND the Lord speaketh unto Moses,
and unto Aaron, saying, 2 ' Take up the sum
of the Children of Kohath from the midst
of the Children of Levi, by their families, by
the house of their fathers; 3from thirty
years old and upward, even till fifty years
old, every one going in to the host, to do
the work in the tent of meeting.
4 ' TMs is the service of the sons of Ko
hath m the tent of meetmg, the holy of
holies: 6when Aaron and his sons have
come in, in the journeying of the camp, and
have taken down the vail of the hangMg,
and have covered with it the ark of the
testimony ; 6 and have put on it the cover-
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mg of badger's skm, and have spread- a gar
ment completely of blue above, and have
placed its staves:
7 'On the table of the presence also they
spread a garment of blue, and have put on
it the dishes, and the spoons, and the
bowls, and the cups for the libation (the
bread of contmMty also is on it), 8 and they
have spread over them a garment of scar
let, and have covered it with a covering of
a badger's skin, and have placed its staves;
9 and have taken a garment of blue, and
have covered the candlestick of the light,
and its lamps, and its snuffers, and its snuff-
dishes, and all its oil vessels wherewith
they mimster to it; "and they have put it
and all its vessels mto a covering of a bad
ger's sldn, and have put it on the bar.
" 'On the golden altar also they spread a
garment of blue, and have covered it with a
covering of a badger's skin, and have placed .
its staves ; "and have taken all the vessels
of mmistry wherewith they minister in the
sanctuary, and have put them into a gar
ment of blue, and have covered them with
a covering of a badger's skin, and have put
them on the bar, " and have removed the
ashes of the altar, and have spread over it
a purple garment; "and have put on it all
its vessels wherewith they nunister about
it, the censers, the ./ZesJi-hooks, and the
shovels, and the bowls, all the vessels of
the altar, and have spread on it a covering
of a badger's skm, and have placed its staves:
"'When Aaron hath finished — Ms sons
also — covering the sanctuary, and all the
vessels of the sanctuary, in the journey-
ing of the camp, then afterwards do the
sons of Kohath come mto bear it, and they
do not come against any holy thing, that
they have died; these things are the burden
of the sons of Kohath in the tent of meetmg.
"'And the oversight of Eleazar, son of
Aaron the priest, is the oil for the light, and
the spicy perfume, and the present of con
tmMty, and the anointing oil, the oversight
of all the tabernacle, and of all that is in
it, in the sanctuary, and in its vessels.'
17 And the Lord speaketh unto Moses and
unto Aaron, saying, " ' Cut not off the tribe
of the families of the KohatMtes from the
midst of the Levites; "but do ye tMs to
them, and they have lived, and do not die
m their drawing nigh the holy of holies:—
Aaron and Ms sons do go M, and have ap-
pomted them, each man to his service, and
to his burden, ^and they go not in to see
when the holy tMng is swallowed, and they
have not died.'
^And the Lord speaketh unto Moses,
saying, --'Take up also the sum of the
CMldren of Gershon by the house of their
fathers, by their families; ssfrom thirty
years old and upward till fifty years old
dost thou number them, every one who
goeth in to serve the host, to do the service
in the tent of meetmg.
24 ' This is the service of the families of
the Gershomtes, to serve; also for burdens.
2^ When they have borne the curtains of the
tabernacle, and the tent of meeting, its

Office of the Levites.

IV. 20.— NUMBERS.— V. 15.

The Levites numbered.

covering, and the covering of the badger's
skin which is on it above, aud the vail for
the opening of the tent of meeting, 26and
the hangmgs of the court, and the vail of
the opemng of the gate of the court wMch
is by the tabernacle, and by the altar round
about, and their cords, and all the vessels
of their service, and all that is made for
them — then have they served.
27 'By the command of Aaron and Ms
sons is all the service of the sons of Gershon,
in all their burdens, and in all their service;
and ye have laid a charge on them concern
ing the charge of all their burdens. 2s This
is the service of the families of the sons of
Gershon M the tent of meeting; and their
charge is under the hand of Ithamar son of
Aaron the priest.
™'As to the sons of Merari, by their
families, by the house of their fathers, dost
thou number them; 3° from thirty years old
and upward even unto fifty years old dost
thou number them, every one who goeth in
to the host, to do the service of the tent of
meetmg. 31 ' And this is the charge of their burden,
of all their service in the tent of meetmg ;
the boards of the tabernacle, and its bars,
and Its pillars, and its sockets, 32and the
pillars of the court round about, and their
sockets, and their pins, and their cords, of
all their vessels, and of all their Service ;
and by name do ye number the vessels of
the charge of their burden.
33 cTMs is the service of the families
of the sons of Merari, for all their service,
m the tent of meeting, by the hand of
Ithamar son of Aaron the priest.'
34 And Moses numbereth — Aaron also, and
the princes of the company — the sons of the
KohatMtes, by their families, and by the
house of their fathers, 85from thirty years
old and upward even unto fifty years old,
every one who goeth m to the host, to serve
in the tent of meetmg; ^and their num
bered ones, by their families, are two thou
sand seven hundred and fifty. & These are
the numbered ones of the families of the
KohatMtes, every one who serveth in the
tent of meeting, whom Moses and Aaron
numbered, by the command of the LORD, by
the hand of Moses.
88 And the numbered ones of the sons of
Gershon, by their families, and by the house
of their fathers, ^from thirty years' old and
upward even unto fifty years old, every
one who goeth into the host, for service m
the tent of meetmg; *> even their numbered
ones, by their families, by the house of their
fathers, are two thousand and six hundred
and thirty. 4i These are the numbered ones
of the families of the sons of Gershon, every
one who serveth in the tent of meetmg,
whom Moses and Aaron numbered by the
command of the Lord.
42 And the numbered ones of the families
of the sons of Merari, by their families, by
the house of their fathers, ^from thirty
years old and upwards even unto fifty years
old, every one who goeth in to the host, for
service in the tent of meeting, ^even their

numbered ones, by then1 families, are three
thousand and two hundred. 45 These are
the numbered ones of the families of the
sons of Merari, whom Moses and Aaron
numbered, by the command of the Lord, by
the hand of Moses.
46 All the numbered ones, whom Moses
numbered — Aaron also, and the princes of
Israel — of the Levites, by their families,
and by the house of their fathers, 47 from
thirty years old and upward even unto
fifty years old,every one who goeth in to do
the work of the service, even the service of
burden in the tent of meetmg, 48 even their
numbered ones are eight thousand and five
hundred and eighty; 49 by the commaud of
the Lord hath one numbered them, by the
hand of Moses, each man by Ms service,
and by his burden; with Ms numbered ones,
as the Lord hath commanded Moses.
V. i AND the Lord speaketh unto Moses,
saying, 2 ' Command the Children of Israel
that they send out of the camp every leper,
and every one with an issue, and every one
denied by a body ; 3hoth male and female
do ye send out ; unto the outside of the
camp do ye send them; and they defile not
their camps m the midst of wMch I taber
nacle.' 4 And the Children of Israel do so, and
they send them out unto the outside of the
camp; as the LORD hath spoken unto Moses
so have the Children of Israel done.
5 And the Lord speaketh unto Moses,
saymg, 6 'Speak unto the Cliildren of Israel,
When a man or woman doth any of the sins
of men, by committing a trespass against the
Lord, and that person is guilty, 7 and they
have confessed their sin wliich they have
done, then hath he restored Ms guilt in its
principal, and addeth its fifth to it, and hath
given it to him in reference to whom he
hath been guilty.
8 ' And if the man have no redeemer to
restore the gmlt to Mm, the guilt which is
restored is the Lord's, the priest's, besides
the ram of atonement whereby he maketh
atonement for him.
9 ' And every heave-offering of all the holy
things of the Children of Israel, which they
bring near to the priest, is his; "and every
man's hallowed things are Ms ; that which
any man giveth to the priest is his.'
"And the Lord speaketh unto Moses,
saying, " ' Speak unto the Children of Israel;
then hast thou said unto them, When any
man's wife turneth aside, and hath com
mitted a trespass against Mm, "and a
man hath lam with her with the seed of
copulation, and it hath been hid from the
eyes of her husband, and concealed, and
she hath been defiled, and there is no witness
agamst her, and she hath not been caught,
"and a spirit of jealousy hath passed, over
him, and he hath been jealous of Ms wife,
and she hath been defiled;— or a spirit of
jealousy hath passed over Mm, and he hath
been jealous of Ms wife, and she hath not
been defiled;
is ' Then the man hath brought m his wife
unto the priest, and he hath brought in her
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The bitter waters of jealousy. V. 16.— NUMBERS.— VI. 18.

The law of the Nazarite.

offering for her, the tenth of an ephah of
barley meal, he poureth no oil on it, nor doth
he put frankincense on it, for it is a pre
sent of jealousy, a present of memorial,
causing miqMty to be remembered.
is < Then the priest hath brought her near,
and hath caused her to stand before the
LORD; "and the priest hath taken holy
water in an earthen vessel, of the dust also
which is on the floor of the tabernacle doth
the priest take, and hath put it into the
water; "and the priest hath caused the
woman to stand before the LORD, and hath
uncovered the woman's head, and hath put
in her hands the present of memorial, it is
a present of jealousy, and in the hand of
the priest are the bitter waters which cause
the curse.
19 ' Then the priest hath caused her to
swear, and hath said unto the woman, If no
man hath lain with thee, and if thou hast
not turned aside to uncleanness under thy
husband, be free from these bitter waters
which cause the curse; 20 but thou, if thou
hast turned aside under thy husband, and
if thou hast been denied, and any man hath
given his copMation to thee besides thy
husband,— 21 (then the priest hath caused
the woman to swear with an oath of exe
cration, and the priest hath said to the
woman) — The Lord make thee become an
execration, and a curse, in the midst of thy
people, by the Lord's making thy tMgh to
fall, and thy belly to swell, 22 when these
waters which cause the curse have gone
Mto thy bowels, to cause the belly to swell,
and the tMgh to fall. And the woman hath
said, Amen, Amen.
23 ' Then the priest hath written these
execrations in the book, and he hath blotted
them out with the bitter waters, ^and he
hath caused the woman to drmk the bitter
waters wliich cause the curse, and the
waters wMch cause the curse have entered
into her for bitter thmgs.
26 'Then the priest hath taken out of the
hand of the woman the present of jealousy,
and hath waved the present before the
Lord, and hath brought it near unto the
altar; 2Cand the priest hath taken an hand
ful of the present, its memorial, and hath
made a perfume on the altar, and after
wards doth cause the woman to drink the
water. 27When he hath caused her to
drink the water, then it hath come to pass,
if she hath been defiled, and doth commit a
trespass against her husband, that the
waters wliich cause the curse have gohe
into her for bitter things, and her belly
hath "swelled, and her thigh hath fallen;
and the woman hath become an execration
in the midst of her people.
28 ' But if the woman hath not been de
filed, and is clean, then hath she been
acquitted, and hath been sown with seed.
29 ' This is the law of jealousies, when a
wife turneth aside under her husband, and
hath been defiled, ^ or when a spirit of jea
lousy passeth over a man, and he hath been
jealous of Ms wife, and hath caused the
woman to stand before the LORD; then the '
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priest hath done to her all tMs law, si and
the man hath been acquitted from iniquity,
and that woman beareth her Iniquity.'
VI. 1 AND the Lord speaketh unto Moses,
saying. 2 ' Speak unto the CMldren of Is
rael ; then hast thou said unto them, When
a man or woman doth singularly by vowing
the vow of a Nazarite, to be separate to the
LORD; 8from wine and strong drmk doth
he keep separate; vmegar of wine, and vine
gar of strong drink he doth not drink;
and any jmce of grapes he doth not drink;
even grapes moist or dry he doth not eat.
4 All the days of Ms separation, of anything
which is made of the wine-vine, from the
kernels even unto the husk, he doth not
eat. s '.All the days of the vow of his separa
tion a razor doth not go over his head; tul
the fuMess of the days which he hath
separated to the Lord he is holy; grown up
hath the upper part of the hair of Ms head.
6 All the days of his keeping separate to
the Lord, near a dead person he doth not
go. 7 For Ms father, or for his mother, or
for his brother, or for his sister — he is not
unclean for them at then death — for the
separation of Ms God is on his head. 8 All
the days of Ms separation he is holy to the
Lord. 9 'And when the dead dieth beside him
in an instant, suddeMy, and he hath defiled
the head of Ms separation, then hath, he
shaved Ms head on the day of Ms cleansing;
on the seventh day doth he shave it; "and
on the eighth day he bringeth in two turtle
doves or two young pigeons unto the priest,
unto the opening of the tent of meeting;
" and the priest hath prepared the one for
a sm-offering, and the other for a burnt-
offering, and hath made an atonement for
him, because of that wMch he hath sinned
by the body, and he hath hallowed Ms head
on that day; "and he hath separated to the
Lord the days of his separation, . and he
hath brought a lamb, a year old, for a
guilt-offering; and the former days are
fallen, for Ms separation hath been defiled.
13 ' And this is the law of the Nazarite : in
the day of the f uMess of the days of his sepa
ration doth one bring Mm in unto the open
ing of the tent of meeting, "and he hath
brought near his offermg to the Lord, one
he-lamb, a year old, a perfect one, for a
burnt-offering, and one she-lamb, a year
old, a perfect one, for a sin-offering, and
one ram, a perfect one, for peace-offerings,
"and a basket of unleavened tMngs of
flour, cakes of flour mixed with oil, and
thm cakes of uMeavened thmgs anointed
with oil, and their present, and their liba
tions. 18 ' And the priest hath brought them near
before -the Loiu>, and hath made Ms sin-
offering and his burnt-offering. "And the
ram he maketh a sacrifice of peace-offerings
to the Lord, besides the basket of unleaven
ed tMngs ; and the priest hath made its
present and its libations.
is 'And the Nazarite hath shaved (at tho
opening of the tent of meeting) the head

A form of benediction.

-VI. 10.— NUMBERS.— VH. 41.

Offerings of the princes.

of Ms separation, and hath taken the hair
of the head of his separation, and hathput
it on the fire which is under the sacrifice of
the peace-offerings.
19 'And the priest hath taken the boiled
shoulder of the ram, aud one unleavened
cake out of the basket, and one unleavened
thin cake, and hath put them on the palms
of the Nazarite after his shaving his sepa
ration; 2° and the priest hath waved them,
a wave-offering before the LORD; it is holy
for' the priest, besides the breast of the
wave-offering, and besides the leg of the
heave-offering ; and afterwards doth the
Nazarite. drink wine.
2i This is the law of the Nazarite, who
voweth Ms offering to the Lord for his
separation, besides that wMch Ms hand at-
taineth; accordmg to his vow which he
voweth so he doth by the law of his sepa
ration.' 22 'And the Lord speaketh unto Moses,
saying, a ' Speak unto Aaron, and unto Ms
sons, saying, Thus do ye bless the Children
of Israel, saying to them,
24 'The Lord bless thee and keep thee;
25 ( The LORD cause His face to shine upon
thee, and favour thee;
20 ' The Lord lift up His countenance upon
thee, and appoMt for thee peace.
27 ' When they have put My name upon
the CMldren of Israel, then do I bless
them.' VII. iAND it cometh to pass on the day
of Moses' finisMngsettMg up the tabernacle,
that lie anointeth it, and sanctifleth it, and
all its vessels, and the altar, and all its
vessels, and he anomteth them, and sanc
tifleth them, 2and the princes of Israel
(heads of the house of their fathers, they
are the princes of the tribes, they are
standmg over the numbered ones) bring
near, 8 and bring in their offering before the
LORD, six covered waggons, and twelve
oxen; a waggon for two of the princes, and
an ox for one ; and they bring them near
before the tabernacle.
4 And the Lord speaketh unto Moses,
saving, 5 ' Receive it of them, then have they
been to do the service of the tent of meet
ing, and thou hast given them unto the
Levites, each accordmg to his service.'
« And Moses taketh the waggons and the
oxen, and giveth them unto the Levites.
7 The two waggons and the four oxen hath
he given to the sons of Gershon, according
to their service. 8 And the four waggons and
the eight oxen hath he given to the sons of
Merari, accordmg to their service, by the
hand of Ithamar son of Aaron the priest.
9 And to the sons of Kohath he hath not
given any, for the service of the sanctuary
on them is; on the shoulder they do bear.
"And the princes bring near for the
dedication of the altar in the day of its
being apointed; yea, the princes bring near
their offermg before the altar.
"And the LORD saith unto Moses, 'One
prince a day — one prince a day — do they
bring near their offering for the dedication
of the altar.'

"And he who bringeth near on the first
day Ms offering is Nahshon son of AmmiM-
dab, of the tribe of Judah.1 " And his offer-
Mg is one silver dish, its weight a hundred
and thirty shekels; one silver bowl of seventy
shekels, by the shekel of the sanctuary;
both of them full of flour mixed with oil, for
a present ; 14 one golden spoon of ten shekels,
full of perfume ;w" one young bullock of
the herd, one ram, one lamb a year old,
for a burnt-offering ; " one kid of the goats
for a sm-offering; " and for a sacrifice of
peace-offerings two oxen, five rams, five
he-goats, five lambs a year old; tMs is the
offering of Nahshon son of Amminidab.
" On the second day hath Nethaneel son
of Zuar, prmce of Issachar, brought near.
"He hath brought near his offering, one
silver dish, its weight a hundred and tMrty
shekels; one silver bowl of seventy shekels,
by the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them
full of flour mixed with oil, for a present ;
29 one golden spoon of ten shekels, full of
perfume; 21 one young bullock of the herd,
one ram, one lamb a year old, for a burnt-
offering; *3 0ne kid of the goats for a sin-
off ering; ^ and for a sacrifice of peace-offer
mgs two oxen, five rams, five he-goats, five
lambs a year qld; tMs is the offering of
Nethaneel son of Zuar.
24 On the third day, the prince of the
CMldren of Zebulon, Eliab son of Helon; —
25 Ms offering is one silver dish, its weight
a hundred and thirty shekels; one silvei
bowl of seventy shekels, by the shekel of the
sanctuary, both of them full of flour mixed
with oil, for a present; m one golden spoon
of ten shekels, full of perfume; 27 one young
bullock of the herd, one ram, one lamb a
year old, for a burnt-offering; 28 one kid of
the goats for a sin-offering'; ^and for a
sacrifice of peace-offerings two oxen, five
rams, five he-goats, five lambs a year
old ; this is the offering of Eliab son of
Helon. 39 On the fourth day, the prince of the
CMldren of Reuben; — si Ms off ering is one
silver dish, its weight a hundred and tMrty
shekels; one silver bowl of seventy shekels,
by the shekel of the sanctuary, both of
them full of flour mixed with oil, for a pre
sent; ^one golden spoon of ten shekels, full
of perfume ; w one young bullock of the
herd, one ram, one lamb a year old, for a
burnt-offering; ^ one kid of the goats for a
sin-offering; 85and for a sacrifice of peace-
offerings two oxen, five rams, five he-goats,
five lambs a year old ; tliis is the offering
of Elizur son of Shedeur.
««On the fifth day, the prmce of the
Children of Simeon, Shelumiel son of
Zurishaddai;— 87Ms offering is one silver
dish, its weight a hundred and thirty
shekels; one silver bowl of seventy shekels,
by the shekel of the sanctuary, both of
them full of flour mixed with oil, for a pre
sent; w one golden spoon of ten shekels, full
of perfume; ^one young bullock of the
herd, one ram, one lamb a year old, for a
burnt-offering; 40 one kid of the goats for a
sin-offering; «¦ and for a sacriflce of peace-
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Offerings of the princes vn. 42.— NUMBERS.— Yin. 3. upon dedicating the altar.

offerings two oxen, five rams, five he-goats,
five lambs a year old; this is the offermg
of Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai.
42 On the sixth day, the prince of the
Children of Gad, Eliasaph son of Deuel; —
43 Ms offering is one silver dish, its weight
a hundred and thirty shekels; one silver bowl
of seventy shekels, by the shekel of the
sanctuary, both of them full of flour mixed
with oil, for a present; 4* one golden spoon
of tenshekels, full of perfume; « one young
bullock of the herd, one ram, one lamb a
year old, for a burnt-offering; w one kid of
the goats for a sm-offering; 47and for a
sacrifice of peace-offerings two oxen, five
rams, five he-goats, five lambs a year old;
tMs is the offering of Eliasaph son of
Deuel, 48 On the seventh day, the prince of the
Children of Ephraim, Elishama son of Am
mihud;— 49 Ms offering is one silver dish,
its weight a hundred and thirty shekels;
one silver bowl of seventy shekels, by the
shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full
of flour mixed with oil, for a present; » one
golden spoon of ten shekels, full of perfume;
51 one young bullock of the herd, one ram,
one lamb a year old, for a burnt-offering;
52 one kid of the goats for a sin-offering;
s3 and for a sacriflce of peace-offerings two
oxen, five rams, five he-goats, five lambs a
year old; this is the offering of Elishama
son of Ammihud.
s40n the eighth day, the prince of the
Children of Manasseh, Gamaliel son of
Pedahzur; — 5sMs offering is one silver dish,
its weight a hundred and tMrty shekels;
one silver bowl of seventy shekels, by the
shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full
of flour mixed with oil, for a present; 66 one
golden spoon of ten shekels, full of perfume;
j st one young bullock of the herd, one ram,
I one lamb a year old, for a bumt-offering;
j s8 one kid of the goats for a sin-offering;
! sfl and for a sacriflce of peace-offerings two
i oxen, five rams, five he-goats, five lambs a
year old; this is the offering of Gamaliel
son of Pedahzur.
60 On the ninth day, the prmce of the
Children of Benjamin, Abidan son of Gid-
eom; — 61his offermg is one silver dish, its
weight a hundred and thirty shekels; one
silver bowl of seventy shekels, by the shekel
of the sanctuary, both of them full of flour
mixed with oil, for a present; ^one golden
spoon of ten shekels, full of perfume; Mone
young bullock of the herd, one ram,
one lamb a year old, for a burnt-offermg;
84 one kid of the goats for a sin-offering;
65 and for a sacriflce of peace-offerings two
oxen, five rams, five he-goats, five lambs a
year old; this is the offering of Abidan son
of Gideoni.
^On the tenth day, the prince of the
Children of Dan, Ahiezer son of Ammi-
shaddai; — 87Ms offering is one silver dish,
its weight a hundred- and thirty shekels;
oue silver bowl of seventy shekels, by the
shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full
of flour mixed with oil, for a present; ^one
golden spoon of ten shekels, full of perfume;
98

s9one young bullock of the herd, one ram,
one lamb a year old, for a burnt-offering;
79 one Md of the goats for a sm-offering;
7i and for a sacriflce of peace-offerings two
oxen, five rams, five he-goats, five lambs a
year old; tMs is the offering of AMezer son
of Ammishaddai.
72 On the eleventh day, the prince of the
Children of Asher, Pagiel son of- Ocran;—
78 Ms offermg is one silver dish, its weight
a hundred and thirty shekels; one silver
bowl of seventy shekels, by the shekel of
the sanctuary, both of them full of flour
mixed with oil, for a present; 74one golden
spoon of ten shekels, full of perfume; 75one
young bullock of the herd, one ram, one
lamb a year old, for a burnt -offermg; 76one
kid of the goats for a sin-offering; n and for
a sacrifice of peace-offerings two oxen, five
rams, five he-goats, five lambs a year
old; this is the offering of Pagiel son of
Ocran. 78 On the twelfth day, the prince of the
Children of Naphtali, Ahira son of Enan;—
79 Ms offering is one silver dish, its weight a
hundred and thirty shekels; one silver bowl
of seventy shekels, by the shekel of the
sanctuary, both of them full of flour mixed
with oil, for a present; 80 one golden spoon
of ten shekels, full of perfume; si one young
bullock of the herd, one ram, one lamb a
year old, for a burnt-offering; 82one kid of
the goats for a sin-offering; ^and for a
sacrifice of peace-offerings two oxen, five
rams, five he-goats, five lambs a year
old; this is the offering of Ahira son of
Enan. 64 This is the dedication of the altar, in
the day of its being anointed, by the princes
of Israel; twelve silver dishes, twelve silver
bowls, twelve golden spoons; 85a hundred
and thirty shekels each silver dish, and
each bowl seventy; all the silver of the
vessels is two thousand and four hundred
shekels, by the shekel of the sanctuaiy.
88 The golden spoons arc twelve, full of per
fume; ten shekels each spoon, by the shekel
of the sanctuary; all the gold of the spoons
is a hundred and twenty shekels; 87all the
oxen for the burnt-offering are twelve bul
locks, the rams twelve, the lambs of a year
old twelve, and their present; and the kids
of the goats for the sm-offering, twelve ;
88 and all the oxen for the sacrifice of peace-
offermgs are twenty and four bullocks, the
rams sixty, the he-goats sixty, the lambs of
a year old sixty.
89 And in the going in of Moses unto the
tent of meeting to speak with Him— he doth
even hear the voice of Him who speaketh
unto him from off the mercy-seat wMch is
upon the ark of the testimony, from between
the two cherubs ; and He speaketh unto
him. VIII. iAND the Lord speaketh unto
Moses, saying, 2 'Speak unto Aaron; then
hast thou said unto him, In thy causing
the lamps to go up, over-against the face
of the candlestick do the seven lamps give
fight.' 3 And Aaron doth so ; over-agamst the

Consecration of the Levites. vm. 4.— NUMBERS.— ix. 13. The law of the passover.

face of the candlestick hath he caused its
lamps to go up, as the Lord hath com
manded Moses.
. *And tMs is the work of the candlestick:
beaten work of gold; unto its thigh, unto its
flower is it beaten work; like the appear
ance wMch the Lord hath shewed Moses,
so hath he made the candlestick.
5 And the Lord speaketh unto Moses,
saying, 6 * Take the Levites from the midst
of the Children of Israel ; then hast thou
cleansed them.
7 ' And thus thou dost to them to cleanse
them ; sprmkle upon them the waters of
atonement; then have they caused a razor
to pass over all their flesh, and have washed
their garments, and cleansed themselves,
8 and have taken a young bullock of the
herd, and its present, flour mixed with
oiL^and a second young bullock of the
herd dost thou take for a sin-offering; 9and
thou hast brought near the Levites before
the tent of meeting, and thou hast con
gregated the whole company of the Child
ren of Israel; "and thou hast brought
near the Levites before the Lord, and
the Children of Israel have laid their
hands on the Levites. "And Aaron hath
waved the Levites — a wave-offering from
the Children of Israel, and they have been
for doing the service of the Lord.
" ' When the Levites lay their hands on the
head of the bullocks, then make thou the one
a sm-offermg, and the other a burnt-offer
ing; "and thou hast caused the Levites to
stand before Aaron, and before Ms sons, and
hast waved them — a wave-offering to the
LORD; i4 and thou hast separated the Levites
from the midst of the Children of Israel ;
and the Levites have become Mine. " And
afterwards do the Levites come m to serve
the tent of meetmg, when thou hast cleansed
them, and hast waved them— a wave-offer-
ing. " ' For they are certamly given to Me out
of the midst of the Children of Israel, in
stead of him who opeheth any womb — the
first-born of all, from the Children of Israel
— I have taken them to Myself. "Eor Mine
is every first-born among the Children of
Israel, among man and among beast ; in
the day of My smitmg every first-born m
the land of Egypt I sanctified them for My
self; "and I take the Levites instead of
every first-born among the Children of
Israel, "'And I give the Levites as gifts to
Aaron and to Ms sons, from the midst -of
the Children of Israel, to do the service of
the CMldren of Israel in the tent of meet
ing, and to make an atonement for the
CMldren of Israel ; and there is no plague
among the Children of Israel m the CMld
ren of Israel's drawing mgh unto the sanc
tuary.' 20 And Moses doth — Aaron also, and all the
company of the Children of Israel — to the
Levites according to all that the Lord
hath commanded Moses concerning the
Levites; so have the CMldren of Israel done
to them.

21 And the Levites cleanse themselves
and wash their garments ; and Aaron
waveth them a wave-offering before the
Lord; and Aaron maketh an atonement for
them to cleanse them ; 22 and afterwards
have the Levites gone in to do the service
in the tent of meeting, before Aaron and
before Ms sons ; as the Lord hath com
manded Moses concerning the Levites, so
have they done to them.
23 And the Lord speaketh unto Moses,
saying, 24 ' TMs is that which is the Levites' ;
from five and twenty years old and upward
doth he go m to serve the host in the
service of the tent of meetmg; ^ and from
fifty years old doth he return from the host
of the service, and doth not serve any
more; 26but doth nhnister with his breth
ren in the tent of meeting, to keep the
charge, and doth not do sendee ; thus
dost thou to the Levites concerning their
charge.' IX. iAND the Lord speaketh unto Moses,
in the wilderness of Sinai, in the second
year of their going out of the land of Egypt,
in the first month, saying, 2 'Let the Child
ren of Israel also prepare the passover at its
appointed season; 8in the fourteenth day of
this month between the evemngs do ye pre
pare it in its appointed season ; according
to all its statutes, and according to all its
ordinances ye do prepare it.'
4 And Moses speaketh uuto the CMldren
of Israel to prepare the passover; 5 and they
prepare the passover on the first month, on
the fourteenth day of the month, between
the evenings, in the wilderness of Sinai; ac
cording to all that the Lord hath com
manded Moses, so have the CMldren of
Israel done.
6 And there are certain men who have
been denied by the body of a man, and they
have not been permitted to prepare the
passover on that day ; and they come near
before Moses, and before Aaron, on that
day; 7 and those men say unto him, ' We are
defiled by the body of a man ; why are we
withdrawn so as not to bring near the offer
ing of the Lord at its appointed season, in .
the midst of the Children of Israel ? ' 8 And
Moses saith unto them, 'Stand ye, and let
me hear what the LORD hath commanded
concerning you.'
9And the Lord speaketh unto Moses,
saying, " ' Speak unto the Children of Israel,
saymg, Though any man be unclean by a
body or by a distant journey {of you or of
your generations), yet hath he prepared the
passover to the LORD. "In the second
month, on the fourteenth day, between the
evenings, do they prepare it ; with un
leavened and bitter things do they eat it ;
12 they do not leave any of it till the morn
ing ; and a bone they do not break in it ;
according to all the statutes of the pass-
over do they prepare it.
"'And the man who is clean, and hath
not been on a journey, and hath ceased to
prepare the passover, even that person hath
been cut off from his people; because he
hath not brought near the offering of the

The pillar of cloud and fire. IX. 14.— NUMBERS.— x. 27.

The moving of the camp.

Lord, at its appointed season, that man
doth bear his sin.
"'And when a sojourner sojourneth with
you, then hath he prepared the passover to
the Lord, according to the statutes of the
passover, and according to its ordinances,
so he doth ; one statute is to you, even to
the sojourner, and to the native of the
land.' "And in the day of the raising up of the
tabernacle hath the cloud covered the taber
nacle, even the tent of the testimony; and
in the evening there is on the tabernacle as
the appearance of fire unto the morning.
" So it is continually ; the cloud covereth
it; the appearance of fire also by night.
"And according to the going up of the
cloud from off the tent and afterwards do
the Children of Israel journey; and in the
place where the cloud hath tabernacled,
there do the Children of Israel encamp.
18 By the command of the Lord the Child
ren of Israel journey; and by the command
of the Lord they encamp; all the days that
the cloud doth tabernacle over the taber
nacle they encamp.
"And in the cloud prolonging itself over
the tabernacle many days, then have the
Children of Israel kept the charge of the
Lord, and journey not; ^and so when
the cloud is a number of days on the taber
nacle ; by the command of the LORD they
encamp, and by the command of the Lord
they journey.
1 2i And so when the cloud is from evening
till morning, when the cloud hath gone up
hi the mormng, then they have journeyed;
whether by day or by night, when the
cloud hath gone up, then have they jour
neyed. 22 Whether two days, or a month, or
a year, in the cloud prolonging itself on
the tabernacle, to tabernacle on it, the
Children of Israel encamp, and journey not;
and in its bemg lifted up they journey;
23 by the command of the Lord they en
camp, and by the command of the Lord
they journey; the charge of the Lord they
have kept, at the command of the Lord by
' the hand of ,Moses_
X. i AND the Lord speaketh unto Moses,
saymg, 2 ' Make to thee two trumpets of
silver; of beaten work dost thou make them,
then have they been to thee for the con
vocation of the company, and for the jour
ney of the camps : 3 when they have blown
with them, then all the company have niet
together unto thee, uuto the opening of
the tent of meeting.
4 * And if they blow with one, then have
the princes, the heads of the thousands of
Israel, met together unto thee ;
5 'When ye have blown with a shout,
then the camps which encamp eastward
have journeyed,
01 When ye have blown with a second
shout, then the camps wliich encamp south
ward have journeyed; they blow with a
shout for their journeys.
7 'And in the congregating of the con
gregation ye blow, but do not shout; 8and
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the sons of Aaron, the priests, blow with
the trumpets ; and they have been to you
for an everlastmg statute, for "your gene
rations. 9 ' And when ye go Mto battle in your/
land agamst the adversary who distresseth
you, then have ye shouted with the trum
pets, and ye have been remembered before
the Lord your God, and ye have been saved
from your enemies.
io 'When in the day of your gladness, and
in your appomted seasons, and in the be
ginnings of your months, ye have blown
also with the trumpets over your burnt-
offerings, and over the sacrifices of your
peace-offerings, then they have been to you
for memorials before your God ; I am the
LORD your God.'
11 And it cometh to pass — in the second
year, M the second month, hi the twentieth
of the month— the cloud hath gone up from
off the tabernacle of the testmiony, "and
the Children of Israel journey m their
journeymgs out of the wilderness of Sinai,
and the cloud doth tabernacle in the wilder
ness of Paran; "and they journey at first,
at the command of the Lord, by means of
Moses. 14 And the standard of the camp of the
Children of Judah journeyeth in the first
place, by their hosts ; and over its host is
Nahshon son of Amminadab.
"And over the host of the tribe of the
Children of Issachar is Nathaneel son of
Zuar. "And. over the host of the tribe of the
Children of Zebulon is Eliab son of Helon;
"When the tabernacle hath been taken
down, then the sons of Gershon and the
sons of Merari have journeyed, bearing the
tabernacle. 18 And the standard of the camp of Reuben
hath journeyed, by their hosts ; and over
its host is Elizur son of Shedeur.
"And over the host of the tribe of the
Children of Shneon is Shelumiel son of Zuri-
shaddai. 20 And over the host of the tribe of the
Children of Gad is Eliasaph son of Deuel ;
21 And the KohatMtes have journeyed,
bearing the tabernacle, , and the others
have raised up the tabernacle until their
coming m.
22 And the standard of the camp of the
Children of Ephraim hath journeyed, by
their hosts ; and over its host is Elishama
son of Ammihud;
23 Aud over the host of the tribe of the
Children of Manasseh is Gamaliel son of
Pedahzur; 24 And over the host of the tribe of the
Children of Benjamm is Abidan son of Gi-
deoni. 2* And the standard of the camp of the
Children of Dan hath journeyed (the
rereward of all the camps), by their hosts ;
and over its host is Aliiezer son of Ammi-
shaddai; 26 And over the host of the tribe of the
Children of Asher is Pagiel son of Ocran; •
2£And over the host of the tribe of the

Murmurings of the Israelites. X. 28.— NUMBERS.— xi. 26. The seventy elders prophesy.

Children of Naphtali is Ahira son of
Enan. 28 These are the journeymgs of the CMld
ren of Israel by their hosts, when they
journey; 29 And Moses saith to Hobab son of Raguel
the Midiamte, father-in-law of Moses, ' We
are journeymg unto the place of which the
Lord hath said, I give it to you; go with
us ; then have we done good to thee ; for
the Lord hath spoken good concermng
Israel.' 30 And he saith unto him, 'I do not go;
hut unto my land and unto my kindred do
I go.' 31 And he saith, ' Eorsake us not, I pray
thee, because that thou hast known our
encampmg in the wilderness, and thou hast
been to us for eyes; ^and it hath come to
pass when thou goest with ua, yea, it hath
come to pass, that good which the Lord
doth kmdly with us — it we have done ldndly
to thee.'
33 And they journey from the mount of
the Lord a journey of three days ; and the
ark of the covenant of the Lord journeyeth
before them a journey of three days, to spy
out for them a resting-place. 34 And the
cloud of the Lord is on them by day, m
their journeying out of the camp.
85 Aud it cometh to pass in the journeying
of the ark, that Moses saith, ' Rise, 0 Lord,
and let TMne enemies be scattered, and let
those who hate Thee flee from Thy pre
sence.* b6 And in its restmg he saith, 'Re
turn, O LORD, to the myriads, the thousands
of Israel.'
XI. i-AND the people is evil, as those
who sigh habitually in the ears of the LORD;
and the Lord heareth, and His anger burn
etii, and the fire of the Lord burnetii
among them, and consumeth in the ex
tremity of the camp.
2 And the people cry unto Moses, and
Moses prayeth unto the Lord, and the fire is
quenched. 3And he calleth the name of
the place Taberah, for the fire of the Lord
' hath burned' among them.
4 And the rabble who are in its midst have
lusted greatly, and the Children of Israel
also turn back and weep, and say, ' Who
doth give us flesh? 5We have remembered
I the fish wliich we ate in Egypt for nought,
the cucumbers, and the melons, and the
; leeks, and the onions, and the garlick; e and
! now our soul is dry; there is not anytMng,
save this manna, before our eyes.'
j* 7 And the manna is as coriander seed, and
j its aspect as the aspect of bdolach; 8the
people have turned aside and gathered it,
and ground it with mill-stones, or beat it
! in a mortar ; and have boiled it in a pan,
and made'it cakes; and its taste hath been
; as the taste of the moisture of oil. 9And
: in the descending of the dew on the camp
, by night, the manna descendeth upon it.
10 And Moses heareth the people weepmg
' by their families, each at the opening of his
I tent ; and the anger of the Lord burnetii
j exceedingly; and in the eyes of Moses it is
j eviL

1

" And Moses saith unto the Lord, 'Why
hast Thou done evil to Thy servant?
and why have I not found grace in TMne
eyes— putting the burden of all tMs people
upon me? "Have I conceived all this
people ? have I begotten it, that Thou sayest
unto me, Carry them in thy bosom as the
nursing father beareth the suckling, unto
the ground which Thou hast sworn to its
fathers ? "Whence have I flesh to give to
all this people ? for they weep unto me,
saymg, Give flesh to us, and let us eat. *4I
am not able — I alone,— to bear all this
people, for it is too heavy for. me. " And
if tins Thou do to me — slay me, I pray Thee;
slay, if I have found grace in TMne eyes,
and let me not look on mine affliction.'
" And the Lord saith unto Moses, f Gather
to Me seventy men of the elders of Israel,
whom thou hast known that they are elders
of the people, and its authorities; then hast
thou taken them unto the tent of meeting,
and they have stationed themselves there
with thee, "and I have come down and
spoken with thee there, and have kept back
some of the Spirit which is upon thee, and
have put it on them, and they have borne
with thee some of the burden of the people,
and thou do3t not bear it thyself alone.
"'And unto the people dost thou say,
Sanctify yourselves for to-morrow; then
have ye eaten flesh (for ye have wept in the
ears of the Lord, saymg, Who doth give us
flesh ? for we had good thmgs in Egypt) —
then hath the Lord given to you flesh, and
ye have eaten. "Ye do not eat one day,
nor two days, nor five days, nor ten days,
nor twenty days — 2° unto a month of days,
until it come out from your nostrils, and it
hath become to you an abomination, be
cause that ye have loathed the Lord, who
is in your midst, and weep before Him,
saymg, Why is this ? — we have come out of
Egypt.' 21 And Moses saith, 'Six hundred thou
sand footmen are the people m whose midst
1 am ; yet Thou, Thou hast said, I give
flesh to them, and they have eaten a month
of daysl 22ts the flock or herd slaughtered
for them, that one hath found for them? —
are all the fishes of the sea gathered for
them — that one hath found for them V
23 And the LORD saith unto Moses, ' Is the
hand of the Lord become short? now dost
thou see whether My word meeteth thee
or not.'
24 And Moses goeth out, and speaketh
unto the people the words of the Lord, and
gathereth the seventy men of the elders of
the people, and causeth them to stand
round about the tent. ^And the Lord
cometh down in the cloud, and speaketh
unto Mm, and withdraweth of the Spirit
which is on him, and putteth it on the
seventy men of the elders; and it cOmeth
to pass at the'resting of the Spirit on them,
that they prophesy, and do not cease.
26 And tavo of the men are left in the
camp, the name of the one is Eldad, and
the name of the second Medad, and the
Spirit resteth upon them (and they are
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Miriam smitten with leprosy. XI. 27. — NUMBERS.— xm. 20. Mission of the twelve spies.

ahiong those who are written, but have not
gone out to the tent), and they prophesy in
the camp. 27 And the young man runneth,
and declareth to Moses, and saith, ' Eldad
and Medad are prophesying in the camp.'
28 And Joshua son of Nun, mimster of
Moses, one of his young men, answereth
and saith, 'My lord Moses, restrain them.'
29 And Moses saith to Mm, ' Art thou zealous
for me 1 0 that all the LORD'S people were
prophets I that the Lord would put His
Spirit upon them 1 ' w And Moses is gather
ed unto the camp, he and the elders of
Israel. 31 And a spirit hath journeyed from the
Lord, and cutteth off quails from the sea,
and leaveth them by the camp ; as a day's
journey here, and as a day's journey there,
round about the camp, and about two cubits
high, on the face of the land. 32And the
people rise all that day, and all that night,
and all the day after, and gather the quails;
he who gathereth least hath gathered ten
homers ; and they spread them out for
themselves round about the camp.
33 The flesh is yet between their teeth,
it is not yet cut off, and the anger of the
Lord hath burned against the people ; and
the Lord smiteth among the people — a very
great smiting. M And one calleth the name
of that place Kibroth-Hattaavah, for there
they have buried the people who lust.
35 From Kibroth-Hattaavah have the
people journeyed to Hazeroth, and they
are in Hazeroth.
XII. i AND Miriam speaketh — Aaron also
—against Moses concerning the circum
stances of the Cushite woman whom he
had taken: for a Cushite woman had he
taken. 2And they say, 'Only by Moses
hath the Lord spoken ? hath he not also
spoken by us?' And the Lord heareth.
3 And the man Moses is very humble, more
than any of the men who are on the face of
the ground.
4 And the Lord saith suddenly unto
Moses, and unto Aaron, and unto Miriam,
'Come out ye three unto the tent of meet
ing; ' and they three come out.
6 And the Lord cometh down in the pillar
of the cloud, and standeth at the opening
of the tent, and calleth Aaron and Miriam;
and they come out both of them.
6 And He saith, 'Hear, I pray you, My
words: If ye have a prophet of the Lord —
in an appearance unto him I make Myself
known; in a dream I speak with him. 7Not
so is My servant, Moses; m all My house he
is stedfast. 8 Mouth unto mouth I speak
with Mm, and by an appearance, and not in
riddles; and the form of the Lord he be-
holdeth attentively; wherefore then have
ye not been afraid to speak against My ser
vant, agamst Moses?'
°And the anger of the Lord burnetii
against them, and He goeth on. " And the
cloud hath turned aside from off the tent,
and lo, Miriam is leprous as snow; and
Aaron turneth unto Miriam, and lo, a
leper !
"And Aaron saith unto Moses, '0 my
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lord, lay not, I pray thee, upon us the sin
in which we have been foolish, and in which
we have smned; "let her not be, I pray
thee, as one dead, when in his coming out
from the womb of his mother— the half of
Ms flesh is consumed.'
"And Moses crieth unto the LORD, say
ing, ' O God, I pray Thee, give, I pray Thee,
healing to her.'
"And the LORD saith unto Moses, 'Had
her father even hut spit in her face, would -
she not be ashamed seven days ? let her be
shut out seven days at the outside of the
camp, and afterwards let her be gathered.'
15 And Miriam is shut out at the outside
of the camp seven days, and the people
hath not journeyed till Miriam is gathered.
"And afterwards have the people jour
neyed from Hazeroth, and they have en
camped in the wilderness of Paran.
Xin. iAND the LORD speaketh unto
Moses, saying, 2 « Send men for thyself, and
let them spy the land of Canaan, which I
give to the Children of Israel; one man for
the tribe of his fathers do ye send; every
one a prince among them.'
3 And Moses sendeth them from the
wilderness of Paran by the command of
the Lord; all of them are men, heads of
the Children of Israel. 4And these are
their names :
Eor the tribe of Reuben, Shammua son of
Zaccur. 6 Eor the tribe of Simeon, Shaphat son
of Hori.
cPor the tribe of Judah, Caleb son of
Jephunneh. 7-For the tribe of Issachar, Igal son of
Joseph. 8 For the tribe of Ephraim, Oshea son of
Nun. 9Eor the tribe of Benjamin, Palti son of
Raphu. i° For the tribe of Zebulon, Gaddiel son
of Sodi.
" Eor the tribe of Joseph, (for the tribe
of Manasseh,) Gaddi son of Susi.
12 Eor the tribe of Dan, Ammiel son of
Gemalli. "Eor the tribe of Asher, Sethur son of
Michael. " For the tribe of Naphtali, Nahbi son of
Vophsi. is For the tribe of Gad, Geuel son of
Machi. " These are the names of the men whom
Moses hath sent to spy the land. And
Moses calleth Oshea son of Nun, Jehoshua.
17 And Moses sendeth them to spy the
land of Canaan, and saith unto them, ' Go
ye up tliis way into the south, then have
ye gone up the mountain, " and have seen
the land what it is, and the people which
dwelleth on it, whether it is strong or
feeble ; whether it is few or many; " and
what the land is in which it dwelleth;
whether it is good or bad ; and what are
the cities in wMch it dwelleth; whether m
camps or m fortresses; ^and what the
land is, whether it is fat or lean; whether
there is wood m it or not; ye have also

Murmurings of thepeople. xm, 21.— NUMBERS.— xrv. 24, Moses intercedes for them.

strengthened yourselves, aud have taken
of the fruit of the land, seeing the days
are the days of the flrst-fruits of the
grapes.' 21 And they go up and search the land,
from the wilderness of Zin unto Rehob at
the going in to Hamath; ^ and they go up
by the south, and come m unto Hebron,
and there are Ahiman, Sheshai, and Tal-
mai, children of Anak (and Hebron was
built seven years before Zoan in Egypt),
23 and they come m unto-the brook of Esh-
col, and cut down from thence a branch
with one cluster of grapes, and they bear it
on a staff by two, also some of the pome
granates, and of the figs, ^f That place
one hath called Nachal-Eshcol, because of
the circumstances of the cluster which the
Children of Israel .cut from thence.) 25 And
they return from spying the land at the
end of forty days.
26 And they go and come in unto Moses,
and unto Aaron, and unto all the company of
the Children of Israel, unto the wilderness
of Paran, to Kadesh; and they brhog them,
and all the company, back word, and shew
them the frmt of the land. 27 And they re
count to him, and say, ' We came in unto
the land wMther thou hast sent us, and it
is even flowing with milk and honey;
and tMs is its fruit ; & only, surely the
people wMch dwelleth in the land is strong;
and the cities are fenced, very great; and
also the Children of Anak have we seen
there. 29 Amalek dwelleth m the land of
the south; and the Hittite, and the Jebu
site, and the Amorite dwell m the hill
country; and the Canaanite dwelleth by the
sea, and by the side of Jordan.'
80 And Caleb stilleth the people before
Moses, and saith, ' Let us certainly go up —
then have we possessed it ; for we are
thorougMy able for it.'
31 But the men who have gone up with
Mm have said, ' We are not able to go up
against the people, for it is stronger than
we; ' ^ and they bring out an evil account
of the land which theyihave spied unto the
Children of Israel, saymg, ' The land mto
wMch we passed over to spy it is a land
eatingup its mhabitants; andall the people
whom we saw m its midst are men of sta
ture; 33 and there we saw the Nephilim, the
Children of Anak, of the NepMhm ; and
we are in our own eyes as the grasshoppers;
and so were we in their eyes.'
XIV. 1 AND all the company lift up and
give forth their voice, and the people weep
during that mght. - 2 And all the Children
of Israel murmur against Moses, and agamst
Aaron; and all the company say unto them,
' 0 that we had died in the land of Egypt,
or in this wilderness, O that we had died I
* And why doth the Lord bring us in unto
this land to fall by the sword ? our wives
and our mfants are become a prey; is it not
better for us to turn back towards Egypt ?'
* And they say one unto another, 'Let us
appoint a head, and let us turn back to
wards Egypt.'
6 And Moses falleth — Aaron also — on their

faces, before all the congregation of the
company of the Children of Israel.
6 And Joshua son of Nun, and Caleb son
of Jephunneh, of those who spy the land,
have rent their garments; 7 and they speak
unto all the company of the Children of
Israel, saying, 'The land mto which we
have passed over to search it, is a very very
good land. 8 If the Lord hath delight in
us, then hath He brought us in unto this
land, and hath given it to us, a land which
floweth with milk and honey; 9only against
the Lord rebel not ye; and. ye, fear not the
people of the land, for1 they are our bread;
their defence hath turned aside from
them, and the Lord is with us; fear them
not.' " And all the company speak of stoning
them with stones; and the honour of the
Lord hath been seen in the tent of meetmg
by all the Children of Israel.
11 And the Lord saith unto Moses, ' Until
when doth this people despise Me ? and
until when do they not believe in Me, for
all the signs wMch I have done In its midst?
" I smite it with pestilence, and dispossess
it, and make thee become a nation greater
and mightier than it.'
" And Moses saith unto the LORD, ' Then
have the Egyptians heard; for Thou hast
brought up with Thy power tMs people out
of their midst, " and they have said it unto
the mhabitant of tMs land, they have
heard that Thou, Lord, art in the midst of
this people, that eye to eye He hath been
seen — Thou Lord, and Thy cloud is stand
ing over them, — and in the pillar of the cloud
Thou goest before them by day, and hi the
pillar of fire by night.
" ' When Thou hast put to death this
people as one man, then the nations who
have heard Thy fame have spoken, saying,
"From the Lord's Want of abMty to bring
in this people unto the land which He hath
sworn to them — doth He slaughter them in
the wilderness.
" ' And now, let, I pray Thee, the power
of my Lord be great, as Thou hast spoken,
sayMg : " The LORD is Blow to anger, and
of great kindness; bearing away miquity
and transgression, but not entirely acqmt-
tmg, charging the iniquities of fathers on
children, on the thud generation and on
the fourth; — " forgive, I pray Thee, the ini
quity of this people, accordingto the great
ness of Thy kindness, even as Thou hast
borne with this people from Egypt, even
until now.'
20 And the Lord saith, 'I have forgiven
according to thy word; h and yet, I live—
and it is filled — the whole earth— with the
honour of the Lord; 22for all the men who
see My honour, and My signs, which I have
done in Egypt, and in the wilderness, and
try Me these ten times, and have not hear
kened to My voice, — ^ they see not the land
which I have sworn to their fathers; yea
none of those who despise Me see it; ^but
My servant Caleb,- because there hath been
another spirit with him, and lie is fully
after Me — I have even brought Mm in unto
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XIV. 25.— NUMBERS.— XV. 23. Laws concerning sacrifices.

the land wMther he hath entered, and his
seed doth possess it.
K 'But the AmaleMte and the CanaaMte
dwell M the valley; to-morrow, turn ye and
journey for yourselves into the wilderness
—the way of the Red Sea.'
20 And the LORD speaketh unto Moses,
and unto Aaron, saying, w ( Until when hath
tMs evil company that which they murmur
against Me ? the murmurings of the CMld
ren of Israel which they murmur against
Me, I have heard. w Say unto them, I live,
affirmeth the Lord — if, as ye have spoken
in Mine ears — so I do not to you; 29in this
wilderness your carcases do fall, even all
your numbered ones, to all your number,
from twenty years old and upward, who
have murmured against Me. 3° Ye come
not in unto the land which I have lifted up
My hand to cause you to tabernacle in it,
except Caleb son of Jephunneh, and Joshua
son of Nun.
3i ' As to your infants— of whom ye have
said, They are become a spoil — I have even
brought them in, and they have known the
land which ye have refused. 32As to you
— your carcases do fall in this wilderness,
38 and your children suffer evil in the wil
derness forty years, and have borne your
whoredoms till your carcases are consumed
in the wilderness. 'M By the number of the
days in which ye spied the land, forty days,
(a day for a year, a day for a year), ye do
bear your iniquities fortyyears, and ye have
known my breakmg off. 86 1 the Lord have
spoken; if I do not this to all this evil com
pany who meet against me; — in this wilder
ness they are consumed, and there they
die.' 30 And the men whom Moses hath sent to
spy the land, who return and cause all the
company to murmur agamst him, by bring
ing out an evil account concermng the
land, 37 even the men who bring out an evil
account of the land die by the plague before
the Lord. ^But Joshua son of Nun, and
Caleb son of Jephunneh, have lived of those
men who go to spy out the land.
39 And Moses speaketh these words unto
all the Children of Israel, and the people
have mourned exceedmgly. . ^ And they
rise early in the moining, and go up unto
the top of the hill, saying, ' Here we are,
and we have come up unto the place wliich
the Lord hath spoken of, for we have
sinned.' 41 And Moses saith, 'Why is tMs?— ye are
transgressing the command of the Lord,
but it doth not prosper. ^Go not up, for
the LORD is not M your midst, that ye be
not smitten before your enemies; 43for the
Amalekite and the Canaanite are there be
fore you, then have ye fallen by the sword;
because that ye have turned back from
after the Lord; and the Lord is not with
you.' 44 And they presume to go up* unto the
top of the mountain; but the ark of the
covenant of the LORD and Moses have not
departed out of the camp.
46 And the Amalekite and the CanaaMte
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who dwell in that mountain come down
and smite them, and beat them down—
unto Hormah.
XV. ! AND the LORD speaketh unto Moses,
saying, 2 ' Speak unto the CMldren of Israel;
then hast thou said unto them, When ye
come in unto the land of your dwellings,
wMch I give to you, 3 then have ye prepared
a fire-offering to the Lord, a burnt-offering-,
or a sacriflce, at separating a vow or free
will-offering, or m your appointed thmgs,
to make' a sweet fragrance to the LORD, of
the herd or of the flock.
4 'And he who bringeth near his offermg
to the Lord, hath brought near a present
of flour, a tenth deal, mixed with the fourth
of a hin of oil; s and wine for a libation, the
fourth part of a hin dost thou prepare for
the burnt-offering or for a sacrifice, for the
one lamb; 6 or for a ram thou dost prepare
a present of flour, two-tenth deals, mixed
with oil, the third of a hin; 7 and wine for a
libation, the tMrd part of a Mp, dost thou
bring near — a sweet fragrance to the
Lord. 8 'And when thou makest a young bul
lock a burnt-offering or a sacrifice, at sepa-
ratmg a vow or peace-off erings to the LORD,
9 then hath he brought near for the young
bullock a present of flour, three-tenth deals,
mixed with oil, the half of a hin. " And
w;ne thou bringest near for a libation, the
half of a bin — a fire offermg of a sweet fra
grance to the Lord. n Thus it is done for
the one ox, or for the one ram, or for a
lamb of the sheep or of the goats.
" ' According to the number that ye pre
pare, so ye do to each, according to their
number. " Every native doth thus with
these, at brmgmg near a fire-offering of a
sweet fragrance to the Lord. "And when
a sojourner sojourneth with you, or whoso
is in your midst throughout your genera
tions, who hath made a fire-offering of a
sweet fragrance to the Lord, as ye do so
doth he.
15 ' One statute is for you of the congre
gation and for the sojourner who sojourn
eth; an everlasting statute for your genera
tions: as ye are so is the sojourner before
the Lord. " One law and one ordinance is
for you, and for the sojourner who sojourn
eth with you.'
17 And the Lord speaketh unto Moses,
saying, " ' Speak unto the Children of Is
rael; then hast thou said unto them, La
your coming in unto the land whither I am
bringing you in, "then hath it been m your
eating- of the bread of the land, ye heave up
a heave-off ering to the Lord; 2° of the begin
ning of your dough a cake ye heave up —
a heave-offering; as the heave-offering of
the threshing-floor, so do ye heave it. 2i Of
the beginning of your dough do ye give to
the Lord a heave-offering, throughout your
generations. 22 ' And when ye err, and do not all these
commands which the Lord hath spoken
unto Moses, ^even the whole that the Lord
hath commanded you by the hand of Moses,
from the day that the Lord hath com-

The sabbath-breaker stoned. XV. 24.— NUMBERS.— xvi. 18. Rebellion of Korah, &c.

manded, and henceforth, in your genera
tions; ""then hath it been, if from the eyes
of the company it hath-been done in ignor
ance, that all the company have prepared
one young bullock of the herd for a burnt-
offering, for a sweet fragrance to the Lord,
and its present, and its hbation, according
to the ordinance; and one kid of the goats
for a sm-offering.
25 ' And the priest hath made an atone
ment for all the company of the Children of
Israel, and it hath been forgiven them, for
it is ignorance, and they have brought in
their fire-offerings to the Lord, and their
sin-offering before the Lord for their ignor
ance; 26yea, it hath been forgiven to all the
company of the Children of Israel and to
the sojourner who sojourneth in their
midst; for to all the company it is done in
ignorance. 27 ' And if one person sin in ignorance,
then hath he brought near a she-goat, a
year old, for a sm-offering; fi8 and the priest
hath made an atonement for the person
who erreth in his sinning through ignor
ance before the Lord; by making an atone
ment for Mm, and it hath been forgiven
him. s9 For the native among the Children
of Israel, and for the sojourner who so
journeth in their midst, — one law is to you,
for him who doeth anything through ignor
ance. 80 ' And the person who doth aught with
a Mgh hand — of the native or of the so
journer— revileth the Lord, and that person
hath been cut off from the midst of his
people; a* for he hath despised the word of
the Lord, and His command hath broken
— that person is certainly cut off; Ms im-
quity is onhun.'
32 And the CMldren of Israel are in the
wilderness, and they find a man gathering
wood on the Sabbath-day. as And those
who find hi™ gathering wood bring him
near unto Moses, and unto Aaron, and unto
all the company; 84and they place him in
ward, for it is not explained what is to be
done to Mm.
85 And the Lord saith unto Moses, * The
man is certaiMy put to death, all the com
pany stomng him with stones at the out
side of the camp.'
36 And all the company bring him out unto
the outside of the camp, and stone Mm
with stones, and he dieth, as the LORD hath
commanded Moses.
37 And the Lord speaketh unto Moses,
saying, & ' Speak unto the CMldren of Is
rael; then hast thou said unto them, and
they have made for themselves fringes on
the skirts of their garments, throughout
their generations, and they have put on
the fringe of the skirt a ribbon of blue;
39 and it hath been to you for a fringe, and
ye have seen it, and have remembered all
the commands of the Lord, and have done
them, and ye search not after your own
heart, and after yeur own eyes, after wMch
ye go a-whoring,. *> so that ye remember and
have done all My commands, and have been
holy to your God; &lam the Lord your

God who hath brought you up out of the
land of Egypt to become your God; I am
the Lord your God.'
XVI. iAND Korah son of Izhar, son of
Kohath, son of Levi, taketh both Dathan
and Abiram sons of Eliab, and On son of
Peleth, sons of Reuben, 2 and they rise up
before Moses, with certain men of the
CMldren of Israel, two hundred and fifty
princes of the company, called ones of the
convention, men of name. 8And they are
congregated against Moses and against
Aaron, and say unto them, 'Enough of you!
for all the company — all of them are holy,
and the Lord is in their midst; and where
fore do ye lift yourselves up above the con
gregation of the Lord V
4 And Moses heareth, and falleth on his
face; 5and he speaketh unto Korah, and
unto all his company, saymg, * Mormng ! —
and the Lord maketh known those who are
Ms, and him who is holy, and hath brought
him, near unto Him ; even Mm whom He
doth fix on He bringeth near unto Him.
6 This do : take to yourselves censers, Korah,
and all his company, 7 and put fire in them,
and put perfume on them before the Lord
to-morrow, then it hath beeBj the man
whom the Lord chooseth, he is the holy
one; — enough of you, Osons of Levi.'
8 And Moses saith unto Korah, 'Hear ye,
I pray you, 0 sons of Levi ; 9i*s it little to
you that the God of Israel hath separated
you from the company-of Israel to bring
you near unto Himself, to do the service of
the tabernacle of the LORD, and to stand
before the company, to serve them?—
10 yea, He doth bring thee near, and all thy
brethren the sons of Levi with thee, yet ye
have sought also the priesthood! "There
fore thou and all thy company who are met
are against the Lord ; and Aaron, what is
he, that ye murmur agamst him?'
12 And Moses sendeth to call for Dathan
and for Abirani sons of Eliab, and they
say, ' We do not eome up; "is it little that
thou hast brought us up out of a land flow
ing with milk and honey to put us to death
in the wilderness, that thou also certainly
makest thyself a prince over us? "Yea,
unto a land flowing with milk and honey
thou hast not brought us in, nor dost thou
give to us an inheritance of fields and vine
yards; the eyes of these men dost thou
pick out? we do not come up.'
"And it is very displeasing to Moses, and
he saith unto the Lord, 'Turn not Thou
unto their present ; not one ass have I
taken from them, nor have I afflicted one
of them.'
"And Moses saith unto Korah, 'Thou
and all thy company, be ye before the Lord,
thou, and they, aud Aaron, to-morrow ;
"and take ye each his censer; then have ye
put perfume on them, and brought them
near before the Lord, each his censer, two
hundred and fifty censers; thou also and
Aaron, each his censer/
"And they take each his censer, and put
fire on them, and lay perfume on them,
and they stand at the opening of the tent
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Korah, Dathan, & Abiram, XVI. 19.— NUMBERS.— XVH. 8. and their followers destroyed.

of meeting; Moses also and Aaron. "And
Korah congregateth against them all the
company unto the opening of the tent of
meeting, and the honour of the LORD is seen
by all the company.
20 And the Lord speaketh unto Moses and
unto Aaron, saying, ^ ' Be ye separated from
the midst of this company — and I consume
them in a moment.' 22And they fall on
their faces, and say, '0 God, God of the
spirits of all flesh — the one man sinneth,
yet agamst all the company Thou art
wroth!' 23 And the Lord speaketh unto Moses,
saying, 24 ' Speak unto the company, saying,
Go ye up from round about the tabernacle
of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram.'
25 And Moses riseth, and goeth unto
Dathan and Abiram; and the elders of Israel
go after Mm. ^And he speaketh unto the
company, saying, ' Turn aside, I pray you,
from the tents of these wicked men, and
come not against anything that they have,
lest ye be consumed in all their sins.'
27 And they go up from the tabernacle of
Korah, Dathan, and Abiram, from round
about; and Dathan and Abiram have come
out, standing at the opening of their tents,
and their wives, and their sons, and their
infants. 28 And Moses saith, 'By this ye shall
know that the Lord hath sent me to do all
these works, that they are not from my own
heart. w If these die according to the death
of all men — or the charge of all men be
charged upon them — the Lord hath not sent
me. 80But if the Lord do a strange thing,
and the ground hath opened her mouth and
swallowed them, and all that they have,
and they have gone down alive to Sheol —
| then have ye known that these men have
, despised the Lord.'
31 And it cometh to pass at Ms finishing
speaking all these words, that the ground
which is under them cleaveth ; %* and the
earth openeth her mouth, and swalloweth
them, and their houses, and all the men
who are for Korah; and all the goods.
83 And they go down, they, and all that
they have, alive to Sheol ; and the earth
closeth upon them ; and they perish from
the midst of the congregation; 84and all
Israel who are round about them, have
fled at their voice, for they have said, ' Lest
the earth swallow us.' ssFire also hath
come out from the Lord, and consumeth
the two hundred and fifty men who bring
near the perfume.
36 And the Lord speaketh unto Moses,
saying, 87'Say unto Eleazar son of Aaron
the priest, that he lift up the censers from
the midst of the burning; and the fire scatter
thou yonder, for they have been hallowed,
38 even the censers of these sinners against
their own souls; then have they made them
spread out plates, a covering for the altar,
for they have brought them near before the
Lord, and they are hallowed; and they are
become a sign to the Children of Israel.'
39 And Eleazar the priest taketh the brazen
censers which they who are burnt had
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brought near, and they spread them out, a
covering for the altar; wa memorial to the
Children of Israel, so that a stranger who
is not of the seed of Aaron doth not draw
near to make perfume before the Lord,
and is not as Korah, and as his company,
as the Lord hath spoken by means of Moses
to him.
41 And all the company of the Children of
Israel murmur, on the morrow, against
Moses and against Aaron, saying, ' Ye have
put to death the people of the Lord.'
42 And it cometh to pass, in the company
being congregated agamst Moses and against
Aaron, that they turn towards the tent of
meetmg, and lo, the cloud hath covered it,
and the honour of the Lord is seen. 43 And
Moses cometh — Aaron also — unto the front
of the tent of meeting. "
44 And the Lord speaketh unto Moses,
saying, *& ' Get you up from the midst of this
company, and I consume them in a moment; '
and they fall on their faces; ^and Moses
saith unto Aaron, 'Take the censer, and
put fire on it from off the altar, and place
perfume, and go, hasten unto the company,
and make an atonement for them, for the
wrath hath gone out from the presence of
the LORD; the plague hath begun.'
47 And Aaron taketh as Moses hath com
manded, and he runneth unto the midst of
the congregation, and lo, the plague hath
begun among the people ; and he giveth
out the perfume, and maketh atonement
for the people; 48 and he standeth between
the dead, and the living, and the plague is
restrained. 4SAnd they who die by the
plague are fourteen thousand and seven
hundred, besides those who die for the
matter of Korah. »And Aaron turneth
back unto Moses, unto the opening of the
tent of meetmg, when the plague hath
been restrained.
XVII. iAND the Lord speaketh unto
Moses, saying, 2' Speak unto the CMldren
of Israel, and take from them each a rod,
for a father's house, from all their princes,
for the house of their fathers, twelve rods;
the name of each dost thou write on Ms
rod, 3 and Aaron's name dost thou write for
the tribe of Levi ; for one rod is for the
head of their fathers' house; 4 then thou
hast placed them in the tent of meeting,
before the testimony, wMther I meet with
you. 6 'And it hath come to pass, the man's
rod on whom I fix doth flourish, and I have
caused to cease from me the murmurings
of the Children of Israel, wMch they mur
mur against you.'
« And Moses speaketh unto the Children
of Israel, and all their princes give unto
him a rod for each prinee for their fathers*
house, twelve rods; and the rod of Aaron
is in the midst of their rods ; 7and Moses
placeth the rods before the Lord m the
tent of testimony.
8 And it cometh to pass, on the morrow,
that Moses goeth in unto the tent of testi
mony, and lo, the rod of Aaron, for the
house of Levi, hath flourished, and doth

Aaron* a rod blossometh. XVn. 9.— NUMBERS.— xnu. 29. Maintenance of the priests.

hring out flourishmg, and doth blossom
blossoms, and doth produce ahnonds. 9 And
Moses bringeth out all the rods from before
the LORD, unto all the Children of Israel,
and they look, and take each Ms rod.
» And the Lord saith unto Moses, ' Bring
back the rod of Aaron, before the testimony,
for a charge, for a sign to the children of
rebellion, then dost thou remove their
murmurings from off me, and they do not
die.' "¦And Moses doth as the Lord hath com
manded Mm; so hath he done. "And the
Children of Israel speak unto Moses, say
ing, 'Lo, we have expired; we have perished;
we have all of us perished. "Any who
really draweth near unto the tabernacle of
the Lord dieth; have we not been con
sumed— to expire ?*
XVILT. iAND the Lord saith unto Aaron,
4 Thou, and thy sons, and thy father's house
with thee, do bear the imqMty of the sanc
tuary; and thou, and thy sons with thee do
bear the,iniquity of your priesthood ; 2and
also thy brethren, the tribe of Levi, the
tribe of thy father, bring near with thee,
and let them be joined unto thee, and serve
thee, even thou and thy sons with thee, be
fore the tent of testimony.
3 ' Then they have kept thy charge, aud
the eharge of all the tent; only, unto the
vessels of the sanctuary and unto the altar
they do not come near, and they die not,
either they or you; 4and they have been
joined unto thee, and have kept the charge
of the tent of meeting, for all the service of
the tent; and a stranger doth not come
near unto you. 6 And ye have kept the
charge of the sanctuary, and the charge of
the altar, and there is no more wrath
against the Children of Israel.
6 ' And L, lo, I have taken your brethren
the Levites from the midst of the CMldren
of Israel; to you a gift they are given by the
Lord, to do the service of the tent of meet
ing; 7and thou, and thy sons with thee, do
keep your priesthood, for everytMng of the
altar, and within the vail; and ye have
served; a service of gift I do make your
priesthood ; and the stranger who cometh
near is put to death.'
s And the Lord speaketh unto Aaron;
* And I, lo, I have given to thee the charge
of My heave-offerings, of all the hallowed
things of the Children of Israel ; to thee
have I given them for the anointing, and
to thy sons, by an everlastmg statute. 9 TMs
is tMne of the most holy things, from the
fire; all their offerings, of all their presents,
and of all their sin-offerings, and of all their
guilt-offerings, wMch they give back to Me,
is most holy to thee, and to thy sons. "In
the holy of holies thou dost eat it; every
male doth eat it; it is holy to thee.
"'And tMs is tMne; the heave-offering of
their gift, and all the wave-offerings of the
CMldren of Israel, to thee have I given
them, and to thy sons, and to thy daughters
with thee by an everlasting statute ; every
clean one m thy house doth eat it; "all the
best of the oil, and all the best of the new

wine, and of the wheat, their hr%t-fruits
which they give to the Lord — to thee have
I given them.
"'The first-fruits of all that is in their
land, which they bring m to the Lord, are
tMne; every clean one in thy house doth
eat it. 14Every devoted thing in Israel is
thine, "every one opemng the womb of all
flesh which they bring near to the Lord,
among men and among beasts, is thiue; only
thou dost certamly ransom the first-born of
man, the firstling also of uncleanbeaststhou
dost ransom.
"'And their ransomed ones dost thou
ransom from a month old, with thy valua
tion, of silver, five shekels, by the shekel of
the sanctuary, which is twenty gerahs.
"' Only, the firstling of a cow, or the first
ling of a sheep, or the firstling of a goat,
thou dost not ransom, they are holy; their
blood thou dost sprinkle on the altar, and
their fat thou makest a perfume, a fire-
offermg of a sweet fragrance to the LORD.
"And their flesh is thine; as the breast of
the wave-offering, and as the right leg, it is
tMne. " All the heave-offerings of the holy
things, which the Children of Israel lift up
to the Lord, have I given to thee and to
thy sons, and to thy daughters with thee,
by an everlasting statute, it is an everlast
mg covenant of salt before the Lord, to
thee and to thy seed with thee.'
20 And the Lord saith unto Aaron, ' In
their land thou dost not inherit, and thou
hast no portion among them: I am thy por
tion, and tMne inheritance in the midst of
the Children of Israel. 21 And to the Child
ren of Levi, lo, I have given all the tenth
in Israel for an inheritance in exchange for
their service wMch they serve — the service
of the tent of meeting.
22 ' And the Children of Israel come no
more near unto the tent of meetmg, to bear
sin, to die. 23 And the Levites have done
the service of the tent of meeting, and they
bear their miqmty, — an everlasting statute
for your generations; in the midst of the
Children of Israel they havenomheritance;
24 but the tithe of the Children of Israel
wMch they lift up to the Lord, a .heave-
offering, I have given to the Levites for an
inheritance; therefore have I said of them,
In the midst of the Children of Israel they
have no inheritance.'
26 And the Lord speaketh unto Moses,
saying, » ' And unto the Levites dost thou
speak; then hast thou said unto them,
When ye take from the Children of Israel
the tithe wMch I have given to you from
them, for your inheritance, then have ye
lifted up from it the heave-offering of the
Lord, a tithe of the tithe. 27And your
heave-offering hath been reckoned to you
as the corn of the thresMng-floor, and as
the fulness of the wine-vat. ™ So do ye lift
up— ye also— the heave-offering of theLORr
of all your tithes which ye receive from the
Children of Israel; and ye have given from
it the heave-offering of the Lord to Aaron
the priest. 290ut of all your gifts do ye
lift up the whole heave-offering of the
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Water of purification.

XIX. 30.— NUMBERS.— XX.

Thepeople again murmur.

Lord; out of all their best, their hallowed
part, out of it.
30 ' Thou hast also said unto them, In your
lifting up its best part out of it, then hath
it been reckoned to the Levites, as the in
crease of the threshing-floor, and as the in-
creaseof the wine-vat; 31 and ye have eaten
it in every place, ye and your households;
for it is your hire in exchange for your ser
vice in the tent of meeting. 32 And ye bear
no sin for it, when ye lift up its best part
out of it; and the holy things of the Child
ren of Israel ye do not pollute, and ye die
not.' XIX. iAND the LORD speaketh unto
Moses, and unto Aaron, saying, 2 ' This is
the statute of the law which the LORD hath
commanded, saying, Speak unto the Child
ren of Israel that they bringunto thee a red
cow, a perfect one, m which there is no
blemish, on wliich no yoke hath gone up;
athen have ye given it unto Eleazar the
priest, and he hath brought it out unto
the outside of the camp and hath slaugh
tered it before him.
4 ' And Eleazar the priest hath taken of
its blood with his finger, and hath sprinkled
over-against the front of the tent of meet
ing of her blood seven times; 5and one
hath burnt the cow before his eyes; her
skin, and her flesh, and her blood, besides
her dung, doth he burn ; 6 and the priest
hath taken cedar wood, and hyssop, and
scarlet, and hath cast them into the midst of
the burning of the cow; 7 and the priest hath
washed his garments,, and hath bathed his
flesh in water ; and afterwards doth he
come in unto the camp; and the priest is
unclean till the evening. 8And he who
burnetii it doth wash Ms garments in water,
and hath bathed his flesh in water, and is
unclean till the evening.
9 'And a clean man hath gathered the
ashes of the cow, and hath placed them at
the outside of the camp, in a clean place,
and it hath become to the company of the
Children of Israel a charge for waters of
separation; it is a cleansing. "And he who
gathereth the ashes of the heifer hath
washed Ms garments, and is unclean till
the evening; and it hath been to the Child
ren of Israel, and to the sojourner who
sojourneth m then.' midst, for an everlastmg
statute. 11 ( He who cometh against the dead body
of any man is unclean seven days. "He
doth cleanse himself for it on the third day,
and on the seventh day he is clean; and if
he cleanse not himself on the third day,
then on the seventh day he is not clean.
"Any who cometh against the dead body
of man who dieth, and cleanseth not
himself,— the tabernacle of the Lord he
hath defiled; andtbatperson hath been cut
off from Israel, for the water of separation
hath not been sprinkled upon him; he is
unclean; his uncleanness is yet upon Mm.
14 ' This is the law when a man dieth in a
tent: every one who cometh in unto the
tent, and all that is in the tent, is unclean
seven days; "and every open vessel wMch
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hath no covering of thread upon it is- un-
"'And every one who cometh, on the
face of the field, against one pierced with
a sword, or against the dead, or against a
bone of a man, or against a grave, is un
clean seven days. 17 Then have they taken
for the unclean person of the ashes of the
burning of cleansing, and he hath put upon
it runiung water into a vessel ; " and a
clean person hath taken hyssop, and hath
dipped it in water, and hath sprinkled it
on the tent, and on all the vessels, and on
the persons who have been there, and on
him who cometh against the bone, or
against one pierced, or agamst the dead; or .
against the grave.
" ' And the clean hath sprinkled it on the
unclean on the third day and on the seventh
day, and he hath cleansed Mm on the
seventh day, and hath washed Ms garments,
and hath bathed in water, and hath been
clean in the evemng.
20 ' And the man who is unclean, and doth
not cleanse himself, even that person hath
been cut off from the midst of the congre
gation; for the sanctuary of the Lord he
hath defiled; the water of separation hath
not been sprinkled upon him; he is un
clean. 21 And it hath been to them for an ever
lasting statute, that he who sprinkleth the
water of separation doth wash Ms gar
ments, and he who cometh agamst ¦ the
water of separation is unclean till the even
ing, ^and all against wMch the unclean
person cometh is unclean, and the person
who cometh against it is unclean till the
evenmg.' XX. iAND the Children of Israel come
in, even all the company, to the wilderness
of Zin, in the first month; and the people
abide in Kadesh; and Miriam dieth there,
and is buried there.
2And there hath been ho water for the
company, and they are congregated against
Moses, and against Aaron. 3 And the people
strive with Moses, and speak, saymg, 'Oh
that we had expired when our brethren ex
pired before the Lord I 4 And why have
ye brought in the congregation of the
Lord unto tMs wilderness to die there, we
and our beasts? 5And why hast thou
brought us up out of Egypt to bring us in
unto tMs evil place ? it is no place of seed,
or fig, or vine, or pomegranate ; and water.
there is none to drink.'
6 And Moses and Aaron go in from the
presence of the assembly unto the opening
of the tent of meeting, and fall on their
faces ; and the honour of the Lord is seen
by them.
7 And the Lord speaketh unto Moses,
saying, 8 ' Take the rod, and congregate the
company, thou and Aaron thy brother;
then have ye spoken unto the rock before
then- eyes, and it hath given its waters, and
thou hast brought out to fchem water from
the rock, and thou hast watered the com
pany and their beasts.'
9 And Moses taketh the rod from before

Water miraculously supplied, xx. 10.— NUMBERS. — xxi. 17.

the LORD, as He hath commanded Mm.
"And Moses and Aaron convene the con
gregation unto the front of the rock, and
he saith to them, ' Hear, I pray you, 0 re
bels, from tMs rock shall we bring out to
you water?" "-And Moses .Iifteth up his
hand, and smiteth the rock with Ms rod
twice; and much water cometh out; and
the company drink, their beasts also.
" And the LORD saith unto Moses, and
unto Aaron, 'Because ye have not believed
in Me to sanctify Me before the eyes of the
Children of Israeli therefore ye do not bring
in tMs congregation unto the land which I
have given to them.'
"These are the waters of Meribah;' be
cause the Children 'Of Israel have 'striven'
with the Lord, and he is sanctified upbn
them. "And Moses sendeth messengers from
Kadesh unto the king of Edom, ' Thus hath
thy brother Israel said, Thou hast known
all the travail which hath found us; " that
our fathers go down to Egypt, and we dwell
in Egypt many days, and the Egyptians do
evil to us and to our fathers. "And we
cry unto the Lord, and He heareth our
voice, and sendeth a messenger, and bring
eth us out of Egypt; and lo, we are in Ka
desh, a city in the extremity of thy border.
17 Let us pass over, we pray thee, through
thy land; we pass not over through the
field, or through the vineyard, nor do we
drmk the waters of the well ; we go the
way of the king; we turn not aside to the
right or to the left, till we pass Over thy
border.' " And Edom saith unto him, ' Thou dost
not pass over through me, lest with the
sword I come out to meet thee.'
"And the Children of Israel say unto
him, 'In the highway let us go, and if of thy
waters we drink — I or my cattle — then have
I given their price; only (there is nothing)
on my feet let me go over.'
20 And he saith, ' Thou dost not go over; '
and Edom cometh out to meet him with
much people, and with a strong hand.
31 And Edom refuseth to suffer Israel to
pass over thrdugh Ms border; and Israel
turneth aside from him.
22 And the Children of Israel, even the
j whole congregation, journey from KadeBh,
and come m unto mount Hor; 23and the
Lord speaketh unto Moses and unto Aaron
in mount Hor, by the border of the land
of Edom, saying, M ' Aaron is gathered
unto Ms people, for he doth not go m unto
the land which I have given to the Child
ren of Israel, because ye have provoked My
mouth at the waters of Meribah. ^Take
A aron and Eleazar Ms son, and cause them
to go up mount Hor ; 26 and strip Aaron of
his garments ; then hast thou clothed with
them Eleazar his son, seeing Aaron is ga^
thered, and doth die there.'
*? And Moses doth as the LORD hath com
manded, and they go up unto mount Hor
before the eyes of all the company. ^ And
Moses strippeth Aaron of Ms garments, and
clothe th Eleazar his son with them, and

Tlie brazen serpent.

Aaron dieth there on the top of the mount;
and Moses cometh down — Eleazar also—
from the mount. 29 And all the company
see that Aaron hath expired ; and they be
wail Aaron thirty days, even all the house
of Israel.
XXI. iAND the Canaanite (even king
Arad), who dwelleth in the south, heareth
that Israel hath come the way of the Atha-
,rim, and he fighteth against Israel, and
taketh some of them captive.
2 And Israel voweth a vow to the' Lord,
and saith, 'If Thou certainly give this
people into my hand, then have I devoted
their cities.' 8 And the LORD hearkeneth to
the voice of Israel, and giveth up the Ca-
naamtes; and he devoteth them and their
cities, and he calleth the name of that
place HorMah.
4 And they journey from mount Hor, the
way of the Red Sea, to compass the land of
Edom, and the soul of the people is short
in the way; 5 and the people speak against
God, and agamst Moses, 'Why hast thou
brought us up out of Egypt to die in the
wilderness ? for there is no bread, and there
is no water, and our soul is weary of this
light bread.'
e And the LORD sendeth among the people
the burmng serpents, and they bit the people,
and much people of Israel die. 7And the
people come m unto Moses and say, 'We
have sinned, for we have spoken against
the Lord, and agamst thee ; pray unto the
Lord that He turn aside from us the ser
pent; ' and Moses prayeth in behalf of the
people. 8 And the Lord saith unto Moses, * Make
for thyself a burning serpent, and set it on
an ensign ; then it hath been, every one
who is bitten and hath seen it, hath lived.
9 And Moses maketh a serpeut of brass,
and putteth it on the ensign, and it hath
been, if the serpent hath bitten any man —
and he hath looked expectiugly unto the
serpent of brass — he hath lived.
"And the Children of Israel journey, and
encamp in Oboth.
11 And they journey from Oboth, and en
camp m Ije-Abarim, in the wilderness wlrich
-is on the front of Moab, at the rising of
the sun.
12 From thence they have journeyed, and
encamp in the valley of Zared.
"From thence they have journeyed, and
encamp beyond Amon, which is in the
wilderness wliich cometh out of the border
of the Amorite, for Arnon is the border of
Moab, between Moab and the Amorite;
14 therefore it is said in the book of the
wars of the LORD, ' Waheb in the rear, and
the brooks of Arnon, "and the spring of
the brooks which hath turned aside to the
dwelling of Ar, aud hath leaned to the
border of Moab.'
"And from thence they have journeyed to
Beer; it is the well concerning which the
Lord hath said to Moses, 'Gather the
people, and I give to them water.'
i7Then Israel singeth this song, coHceru-
ing the well, they have answered to it ;
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Israel smiteth the Amorites. xxr. 18.— NUMBERS.— xxn> 21. Balak sendeth to Balaam.

" ' A well — princes have digged it;
Nobles of the people have prepared it,
With the lawgiver, with their staves.'
" And from the wilderness they have jour
neyed to Mattanah, and from Mattanah to
Nahaliel, and from Nahaliel to Bamoth ;
20 and from Bamoth in the valley which is
m the field of Moab to the top of Pisgah,
which looketh on the front of the wilder
ness. 21 And Israel sendeth messengers unto
Sihon king of the Amorite, saying, 22 ' Let
me pass over into thy land, we do not turn
aside into the field, or into the vmeyard, we
do not drink the waters of the well ; in the
king's way do we go till we pass over thy
border.' t
23 And' Sihon hath not suffered Israel to
pass over mto Ms border; and Sihon doth
gather all his people, and cometh out to
meet Israel mto the wilderness, and cometh
in to Jahaz, and fighteth against Israel.
24 And Israel smiteth hhn by the edge of
the sword, and possessethhis land from
Arnon unto Jahbok, unto the Children of
Ammon; for the border of the Children of
Ammon is strong.
25 And Israel taketh all these cities, and
Israel dwelleth in all the cities of the Amo
rites, m Heshbon, and m all its villages;
2G for Heshbon is the city of Sihon Idng of
the Amorites, and he hath fought against
the former king of Moab, and taketh all his
land out of hishand,.unto Arnon. ^There
fore those who use similes, say—
' Enter ye Heshbon ;
Let the city of Sihon be built and ready;
28 For fire hath gone out from Heshbon ;
A flame from the city of Sihon ;
It hath consumed Ar of Moab,
The owners of the Mgh places of Arnon.
29 Wo to thee, O Moab ;
Thou art lost, 0 people of Chemosh ;
He hath given Ms sons who escape —
His daughters also —
Into captivity to the king of the Amorites
30 And we shoot them ; [ — Sihon !
Heshbon hath perished unto Dibon ;
And we make desolate unto Nophah,
WMch is unto Medeba.'
81 And Israel dwelleth in the land of the
Amorite; ^and Moses sendeth to spy out
Jaazer, and they capture its villages, and
dispossess the Amorites who are there ;
33 and they turn and go up the way to
Bashan; and Og king of Bashan cometh
out to meet them, he and all his people, to
the battle at Edrei.
84 And the Lord saith unto Moses, 'Fear
hhn not, for into thy hand have I given him,
and all his people, and his land; then thou
hast done to him as thou hast done to
Sihon king of the Amorite, who dwelleth m
Heshbon.' 35 And they smite Mm, and his sons, and
all his people, until he hath not left to him
a remnant, and they possess Ms land.
XXII. iAND the Children of Israel jour
ney and encamp in the plains of Moab, be
yond the Jordan,, by Jericho.
2 And Balak son of Zippor seeth all that
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Israel hath done to the Amorites; sand
Moab is exceedmgly afraid of the presence
of the people, for it is numerous; and Moab
is vexed by the presence of the Children of
Israel; 4 and Moab saith unto the elders of
Midian, ' Now doth tMs congregation Hck
up all that is round about us, as the ox
licketh up the green thing of'the field.'
And Balak son of Zippor is king of Moab
at that time. 5 And he sendeth messengers
unto Balaam son of Beor, to Pethor, wMch
is by the River of the land of the Children
of his people, to call for him, saymg, 'Lo, a
people hath come out of Egypt; lo, it hath
covered the eye of the earth, and it is abid
ing over-against me; 6and now, come, I
pray thee, curBe for me tMs people, for it is
mightier than I ; it may be I prevail— we
smite it — and cast it out from the land;
for I have known that that wMch thou
blessest is blessed, and that wMch thou
cursest is cursed.'
7 And the elders of Moab and the elders
of Midian go, and divmations are in their
hand, and they come in unto Balaam, and
speak unto him the words of Balak. 8 And
he saith unto them, ' Lodge here to-mght,
then have I brought you back word, as the
Lord speaketh unto me ;' and the princes
of Moab abide with Balaam.
0 And God cometh in unto Balaam, and
saith, ' Who are these men with thee ? *
"And Balaam saith unto God, /Balak
son of Zippor, king of Moab, hath sent unto
me, saying, h Lo, the people who cometh out
from Egypt, and covereth the eye of the
land — come, now, pierce it for me, it may
be I am able to fight agamst it, then have
I cast it out.' "And God saith unto Balaam,
' Thou shalt not go with them ; thou shalt
not curse the people; for it is blessed.'
" And Balaam riseth in the morning, and
saith unto the princes of Balak, ' Go unto
your land, for the Lord refuseth to suffer
me to go with you.' i4And the princes of
Moab rise, and come in unto Balak, and
say, 'Balaam refuseth to come with us.'
"And Balak yet addeth to send princes,
greater and more honoured than these ;
" and they come in unto Balaam, and say
to Mm, 'Thus hath Balak son of Zippor
said, Be not, I pray thee, withheld from
coming unto me ; 17 for I very greatly honour
thee, and all that thou sayest unto me I
do : and come, I pray thee, pierce for me
tMs people.'
i8 And Balaam answereth and saith unto
the servants of Balak, 'If Balak give to me
the fuMess of his house of silver and gold,
I am unable to pass over the command of
the Lord my God, to do a little thing or a
great one. "And, now, abide, I pray you,
m this place, you also, to-Mght ; then do I
know what the Lord addeth to speak with
me.' 20 And God cometh in unto Balaam, by
Mght, and saith to Mm, ' If the men have
come to call for thee, rise, go with them,
but only the thing wMch I speak unto thee
—it thou shalt do.'
21 And Balaam riseth in the mormng, and

Balaam's journey to Balak. xxn. 22. — NUMBERS. — xxm. 15.

Balak' s sacrifices.

saddleth his ass, and goeth with the prmces
of Moab; ^and God's anger burneth, be
cause he is going, and the Messenger of the
Lord stationeth himself in the way for an
adversary to hhn ; and he is riding on Ms
ass, land Ms two servants are with him ;
23 and the ass seeth the Messenger of the
Lord standing in the way, and Ms drawn
sword m his hand ; and the ass turneth
aside out of the way, and goeth into the
field ; and Balaam smiteth the ass to turn
it aside into the way.
24 And the Messenger of the LORD stand
eth in the narrow path of the vmeyards, a
wall on this side and a wall on that. ^ And
the ass seeth the Messenger of the LORD;
and is pressed unto the wall, and presseth
Balaam's foot unto the wall; and he con-
tinueth to smite her. 26 And the Messenger
of the Lord continueth to pass over, and
standeth in a strait place where there is no
way to turn aside to the right or to the
left. 27 And the ass seeth the Messenger of
the Lord, and she croucheth under Balaam;
and the anger of Balaam burneth, and he
smiteth the ass with the staff.
28 And the Lord openeth the mouth of
the ass, and she saith to Balaam, 'What
have I done to thee that thou hast smitten
me these three times?' 29 And Balaam
saith to the ass, ' Because thou hast rolled
thyself against me; if there were a sword
in my hand surely now I had slain
thee.' ^And the ass saith unto Balaam,
* Am not I tMne ass, upon whom thou hast
ridden since I was thine unto tMs day ?
have I at all been accustomed to do thus to
thee?' And he saith, * No.'
81 And the Lord uncovereth the eyes of
Balaam, and he seeth the Messenger of the
Lord standmg m the way, and his drawn
sword M Ms hand ; and he boweth and
doth obeisance to his face. 32 And the Mes
senger of the Lord saith unto him, ' Where
fore hast thou smitten thine ass these three
times ? lo, I have come out to be an adver
sary, for thy way hath been perverse before
me; ^and the ass seeth me, and turneth
aside at my presence these three times; un
less she had turned aside frommy presence,
surely now, also, thee had I slain, and her
kept alive.'
84 And Balaam saith unto the Messenger
of the Lord, ' I have sinned^ for I have not
known that thou art standmg to meet me
in the way, and now, if it is evil m thine
eyes — I turn back by myself.'
85 And the Messenger of the Lord saith
unto Balaam, 'Go with the men; but only
the word which I speak unto thee — it dost
thou speak.' And Balaam goeth on with
the princes of Balak.
30 And Balak heareth that Balaam hath
come, and goeth out to meet hhn, unto a
city of Moab, wMch is by the border of
Arnon, which is in the extremity of the
border. ^ And Balak saith unto Balaam,
'Have I not diligently sent unto thee to
call for thee ? why hast thou not come unto
me ? Am Inot truly able to honour thee V
38 And Balaam saith unto Balak, 'Lo, I

have come unto thee; now — am I really
able to speak anything? the word wliich
God putteth in my mouth — it do I speak.'
39 And Balaam goeth with Balak, and
they come in to Kirjath-Huzoth ; -"and
Balak sacrificeth oxen and sheep, and send
eth to Balaam, and to the princes who are
with him; 41and it cometh to pass in the
morning, that Balak taketh Balaam, and
causeth him to go up the high places of
Baal; and he seeth from thence the extre
mity of the people.-
' XXITT. 1 AND Balaam saith unto Balak,
' Build for me in this place seven altars,
and make ready for me in this place seven
bullocks and seyen rams.'
2 And Balak doth as Balaam hath spoken;
and Balak-— Balaam also — offereth a bullock
and a ram on every altar. 8And Balaam
saith to Balak, 'Station thyself by thy
burnt-offering; and I go on; it may be the
Lord doth come to meet me, and the thing
wMch He sheweth me I have also declared
to thee; ' and he goeth to a high place.
4And God cometh unto Balaam, and he
saith unto Him, ' I have arranged the seven
altars, and I do offer a bullock and a ram
on every altar.' 6And the Lord putteth a
word m the mouth of Balaam, and saith,
'Turn back unto Balak, and thus dost thou

6 And he turneth back unto him, and lo,
he is standing by his burnt-offering, he and
all the princes of Moab.
7 And he taketh up his simile, and saith ;
' From Aram doth he lead me —
Balak king of Moab;
From the mountams of the east; — saying.
Come — curse Jacob for me,
And come — be indignant with Israel.
8 What — do I pierce ? —
God hath not pierced it I
And what — am I Mdignant ? —
God hath not been mdignant !
9 For from the top of the rocks I see it,
And from the heights I behold it;
Lo ! the people doth tabernacle alone,
And among the nations
Doth not reckon itself i
10 Who hath counted the dust of Jacob, —
Or the number of the fourth of Israel?
Let me die the death of the upright,
And let my last end be like his ! '
11 And Balak saith unto Balaam, 'What
hast thou done to me ? to pierce mine ene
mies have I taken thee, — and lo, thou hast
certaiMy blessed.' "And he answereth
and saith, 'That which the Lord putteth
in my mouth — shall I not take heed to
speak it?'
" And Balak saith unto him, ' Come, I .
pray thee, with me unto another place;
from whence thou dost see them: only its
extremity thou seest ; and all of it thou
dost not see; and pierce it for me 'from
thence.' "And he taketh him into the
field of Zophim, unto the top of Pisgah;
and buildeth seven altars, and offereth a
bullock and a ram on every altar.
"And he saith unto Balak, 'Station thy
self here by thy burnt-offering, and I meet
111

Balaam talces up his simile, xxin.16— NUMBERS.— xxrv. 25. & predicts Israel? s greatness,

Him there.' "And the Lord cometh unto
Balaam, and putteth a word in his mouth,
and saith, 'Turn back unto Balak, and
thus dost thou speak.'
i?And he cometh unto him, and lo, he
is standing by his burnt-offering, and the
princes of Moab are with him; and Balak
saith to him, ' What hath the Lord spoken ?*
" And he taketh up his simile, and saith :
' Rise Balak, and hear;
Give ear unto me, thou son of Zippor,
" God is not a man, — and lieth,
Or a son of man, — and repenteth I
Hath He said, — and doth He not doit?
Or spoken, — and doth He not confirm it ?
20 Lo, to bless I have received;
He hath blessed, and I cannot reverse it.
21 He hath not beheld imquity in Jacob,
Nor hath he seen perverseness in Israel;
The Lord his God is with him.
And the shout of a king is in Mm.
22 God is bringing them out fromEgypt.
He hath as the swiftness of a Reem;
23 For no enchantment is against Jacob,
Nor divination against Israel,
At the time it is said of Jacob and Israel,
What hath God wrought !
24 Lo, the people as a lioness riseth,
And as a Hon he Iifteth himself up,
He lieth not down till he eat the prey,
And the blood of the pierced ones drink.'
25 And Balak saith unto Balaam, 'Neither
pierce it at all, nor bless it at all.' K And
Balaam answereth and saith unto Balak,
' Have I not spoken unto thee, saymg, All
that the Lord speaketh — it I do V
27 And Balak saith unto Balaam, 'Come,
I pray thee, let me take thee unto another
place; it may be it is right in the eyes of
God even to pierce it for me from thence.'
28 And Balak taketh Balaam to the top of
Peor, which looketh on the front of the
wilderness; 29 and Balaam saith unto Balak,
'Build for me inthis^foce seven altars, and
make ready for me in this place seven bul
locks and seven rams.' 30 And Balak doth
as Balaam hath said, and offereth a bullock
and a ram on every altar.
XXIV. iAND Balaam seeth that it is
good in the eyes of the Lord to bless Israel,
and he hath not gone as- time by time to
meet enchantments ; and he setteth his
face towards the wilderness. 2 And Balaam
Iifteth up his eyes, and seeth Israel taber
nacling by its tribes, and the Spirit of God
is upon him. 3 And he taketh up his simile,
and saith :
' Balaam son of Beor affirmeth ;
The man whose eyes are shut affirmeth ;
4 He who heareth the words of God
affirm eth ;
Who seeth the vision of the Almighty,
Falling with eyes uncovered :
fi How good have been .thy tents, O Jacob;
Thy tabernacles, 0 Israel ;
6 As valleys they have been stretched out;
As gardens by the River;
As aloes the LORD hath planted,
As cedars by the waters ;
7 He maketh waters flow from Ms buckets,
And Ms seed is in many waters ;
112

And higher than Agag is his kmg, \
~ And his kingdom is exalted.
8 God is bringing him out of Egypt ;
He hath as the swiftness of a Reem,
He eateth up nations his adversaries ;
And their bones he breaketh,
And he smiteth with his arrows.
9 He bent, he hath lain down as a lion,'
And as a lioness, who raiseth him up ?
He who blesseth thee is blessed,
' And he who curseth thee is cursed.'
io And the anger of Balak burneth against
Balaam, and he striketh his hands; and
Balak saith unto Balaam, ' To pierce mine
enemies have I called thee, and lo, thou
hast certainly blessed these three times.
"And now, flee for thyself unto thy place;
I have said, I do greatly honour thee, and
lo, the Lord hath kept thee back from
honour.'. "And Balaam saith unto Balak, 'Have I
not also spoken unto thy messengers whom
thou hast sent unto me, saymg, " If Balak
give to me the -fulness of his house of silver
and gold, I am not able to pass over the
command of the Lord, to do good or evil
of. mine Own heart; — that wMch the LORD
speaketh — it do I speak? "And, now,
lo, I am gomg to my people; come, let ine
counsel thee concerning that which this
people doeth to thy people, .m the latter
end of the days.'
15 And he taketh up his simile, and saith:
' Balaam son of Beor affirmeth ;
The man whose eyes are shut affirmeth;
" He affirmeth, who heareth the words of
God,
And knoweth the knowledge of the Most
High;
The vision of the Almighty he seeth,
Falling with eyes uncovered ;
17 I see it, but not now ;
I behold it, but not near;
A star hath proceeded from Jacob,
And a sceptre hath risen from Israel,
And hath smitten the corners of Moab,
And hath destroyed all the sons of Sheth.
" And Edom hath been a possession,
And Seir hath been a possession, for its
enemies,
And Israel doeth valiantly.
" And One ruleth out of Jacob,
And hath destroyed the remnant from
the city.'
20 And he seeth Amalek, and taketh up
Ms simile, and saith:
' The beginning of the Goyim is Amalek ;
And hislatter end — for ever he perisheth.'
21 And he seeth the Kemte, and taketh up
his simile, and saith :
' Enduring is thy dwelling.
And putting in the rock thy nest,
22 But the Kemte is for a burnmg;
Till when doth Asshur keep thee captive?''
23 And he taketh up his simile, and saith:
* Alas, who doth live when God doth this?
24 And ships are from the side of Cliittim,
And they have humbled Asshuiv
And they have humbled Eber,
And it also for ever doth perish.1,
25 And Balaam riseth, and goeth and turn-

The zeal of Phinehas.

xxr. 1.— NUMBERS.— xxvi. 25. Numbering of the people.

eth back to Ms place; and Balak also hath
gone on his way.
XXV. iAND Israel dwelleth in SMttim,
and the people begin to commit whoredom
with the daughters of Moab: 2who call for
the people to the sacrifices of their gods ;
and the people eat, and bow themselves to
their gods; sand Israel is jomed to Baal-
Peor ; and the anger of the Lord burneth
agamst Israel;
4 And the Lord saith unto Moses, 'Take
all the cliiefs of the people, and hang them
before the Lord, over-against the sun ;
and let the fierceness of the anger of the
Lord turn back from Israel.'
5 And Moses saith unto the judges of
Israel, 'Slay ye each Ms men who are
joined to Baal-Peor.'
6 And lo, a man of the Children of Israel
cometh, and bringeth in unto his brethren
the Midianitess, before the eyes of Moses,
and before the eyes of all the company of
the CMldren of Israel, who are weepmg at
the opening of the tent of meeting ; 7 and
Phinehas son of Eleazar, son of Aaron the
priest, seeth, and riseth from the midst of
the company, and taketh a javelin in Ms
hand, 8 and goeth in after the man of Israel
unto the hollow place, and pierceth them
both, the man of Israel, and the woman
unto her belly; and the plague is restrained
from the Children of Israel. 9 And the dead
by the plague are four and twenty thou
sand. "And the Lord speaketh unto Moses,
saying ; u ' PMnehas son of Eleazar, son of
Aaron the priest, hath turned back My fury
from the CMldren of Israel, by Ms being
zealous with My zeal in their midst, and I
have uot consumed the Children of Israel
in My zeal.
" ' Therefore say, Lo, I do give to him My
covenant of peace, "and it hath*been to
him and to his seed after him the covenant
of an everlasting priesthood, because that
he hath been zealous for Ms God, and doth
make an atonement for the CMldren of
Israel.' "And the name of the man of Israel who
is smitten, who is smitten with the Midian
itess, is Zimri son of Salu, prince of the
house of a father of the Simeomtes ; " and
the name of the Midiamtish woman who is
smitten is Cozbi daughter of Zur, head of
a people ; of the house of a father in
Midian is he.
"And the Lord speaketh unto Moses,
saying, i7' Distress the Midiamtes, then
have ye smitten them; "for they are ad
versaries to you with their frauds, with'
which they have acted fraudulently to you,
concermng the matter of Peor, and con
cerning the matter of Cozbi daughter of a
prince of Midian, their sister, who is smit
ten in the day of the plague for the matter
of Peor.'
XXVI. i AND it cometh to pass after the
plague, that the Lord speaketh unto Moses
and unto Eleazar son of Aaron the priest,
saymg, . 2 ' Take up the sum of all the company

of the Children of Israel, from twenty
years old and upward, by the house of
their* fathers, every one going out to the
host m Israel.'
8 And Moses and Eleazar the priest speak
with them, in the plains of Moab, by Jordan,
near Jericho, saying, 4 ' From twenty yearB
old and upward,' as the Lord hath com
manded Moses and the CMldren of Israel
who come out from the land of Egypt.
5Reuben, first-born of Israel — the Child
ren of Reuben : of Hanoch is the family of
the HanocMtes ; of Pallu the family of the
Palhhtes; eof Hezron the family of the
Hezronites ; of Carmi the family of the
Cannites. 7 These are the families of the Reubenites,
and their numbered ones are three and
forty thousand and seven hundred and
thirty. 8 And the son of Pallu is Eliab. 9 And the
sons of Eliab are Nemuel and Dathan and
Abiram. TMs is that Dathan and Abiram,
called ones of the company, who have
striven against Moses and agamst Aaron
with the company of Korah, in their striv-
ing against the Lord ; " and the earth open-
eth her mouth, and swalloweth them and
Korah, m the death of the company, in the
fire consunung the two hundred and fifty
men ; and they become a sign. "But the
Children of Korah died not.
"The sons of Simeon by their families :
of Nemuel is the family of the Nemuelites ;
of Jamin the family of the Jamimtes ; of
Jachin the family of the Jachimtes ; " of
Zerah the family of the ZarMtes ; of Shaul
the family of the Shaulites.
"¦These are the families of the Simeomtes,
two and twenty thousand and two hun
dred. 15 The sons of Gad by their families : of
Zephon is the family of the Zephonites ; of
Haggi the family of the Haggites ; of Shuni
the family of the Shunites ; " of Ozm the
family of the Oznites ; of Eri the family of
the Elites ; i7of Arod the family of the
Arodites; of Areli the family of the Arelites.
" These are the families of the sons of
Gad, by their numbered ¦ ones, forty thou
sand ahd five hundred.
, "The sons of Judah are Er and Onan;
and Er dieth — Onan also — in the land of
Canaan. 20 And the sons of Judah, by their
famihes, are : of Shelah the family of the
Shelanites ; of Pharez the family of, the
Pharzites ; of Zerah the family of the Zar
Mtes ; 2i and the sons of Pharez are : of
Hezron the family of the Hezromtes ; of
Hamul the family of the Hamulites.
22 These are the families of Judah, by
their numbered ones, six and seventy thou
sand and five hundred.
23 The sons of Issachar by their families:
o/Tolaisthe family of the Tolaites; ofPua
the family of the Punites; 24 of Jashub the
family of the Jashubites ; of Sliimron the
family of the Shimronites.
25 These are the families of Issachar, by
their numbered ones, four and sixty thou
sand and three hundred. 113

Numbering of the people XXVi. 26.— NUMBERS.— XX VH. 2.

in the plains of Moab.

26 The sons of Zebulun by their families:
of Sered is the family of the Sardites; of
Elon the family of the Elomtes; of Jahleel
the family of the Jahleelites.
27 These are the families of the Zebu-
lunites, by their numbered ones, sixty thou
sand and five hundred.
28 The sons of Joseph by their families are
Manasseh and Ephraim.
^The sons of Manasseh: of Machir is the
family of the Machirites; Machir hath also
begotten Gilead; of Gilead is the family of
the Gileadites.
89 These are the sons of Gilead: of Jeezer
is the family of the Jeezerites ; of Helek
the family of the Helekites; 3iand o/Asriel
the family of the Asrielites; and o/Shechem
the family of the Shechemites ; 32 and of
Shemida the family of the Shemidaites;
and of Hepher the family of the Hepher-
ites. 33Zelophehad son of Hepher hath had no
sons but daughters, and the names of the
daughters of Zelophehad are Mahlah, and
Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.
34 These are the families of Manasseh,
and their numbered ones are two and fifty
thousand and seven hundred.
35 These are the sons of Ephraim by their
families: of Shuthelah is the family of the
Shuthalhites; of Becher the family of the
Bachrites ; of Tahan the family of the
Tahamtes. 3GAnd these are the sons of
Shuthelah: of Eran the family of the
Eranites. 87 These are the families of the sons of
Ephraim, by their numbered ones, two and
thirty thousand and five hundred. These
are the sons of Joseph by their families.
38 The sons of Benjamin by their families:
of Bela is the family of the Belaites; of
Ashbel the family of the Ashbelites ; of
Ahiram the family of the Ahiramites; 39of
Shupham the family of the Shuphamites;
of Hnpham the family of the Huphamites.
40 And the sons of Bela are Ard and
Naaman: of Ard is the family of the
Ardites ; of Naaman the family of the Naa-
manites. "These are the sons of Benjamin by
their families, and their numbered ones
are five and forty thousand and six hun
dred. 42 These are the sons of Dan by their fami
lies: of Shuham is the family of the Shu-
haipites; these are the families of Dan by
their families ; « all the families of the
Shuhamites, by their numbered ones, are
four and sixty thousand and four hun
dred. 44 The sons of Asher by their families: of
Jimna is the family of the Jimnites; of
Jesui the family of the Jesuites; of Beriah
the family of the Beriites. ^ of the sons
of Beriah: of Heber is the family of the
Heberites ; of Malchiel the family of the
Malchielites. ^And the name of the
daughter of Asher is Sarah.
47 These are the families of the sons of
Asher, by their numbered ones, three and
fifty thousand and four hundred.
114

48 The sons of Naphtali by their families:
of Jahzeel is the family of the Jahzeelites;
of Guni the family of the Gunites; 49 of Jezer
the family of the Jezerites; of Shillem the
family of the Shillemites.
50 These are the families of Naphtali by
their families, and their numbered ones
are five and forty thousand and four hun
dred. 51 These are the numbered ones of the
Children of Israel, six hundred thousand,
and a thousand seven hundred and thirty.
52 And the LORD speaketh unto Moses,
saying, & ' To these is the land apportioned
by inheritance, by the number of names.
54 To the many thou dost mcrease their in
heritance, and to the few thou dost dimi
nish their Mheritance; to eachaccording to
his numbered ones is given Ms inherit
ance. 55 Only by lot is the land apportioned, by
the names of the tribes of their fathers do
they inherit. fi6 Accordmg to the lot their
mheritance is apportioned between many
and few.
67 And these are the numbered ones of
the Levites by their families : of Gershon
is the family of the Gershonites; of Kohath
the family of the KohatMtes; of Merari the
family of the Merarites.
s8 These are the families of the Levites:
the family of the Libnites, the family of
the Hebronites, the family of the Mahlites,
the family of the MusMtes, the family of
the Korathites.
And Kohath hath begotten Amram; $9 and
the name of Amram's wife is Jocliebed, a
daughter of Levi, whom one hath born to
Levi in Egypt; and she beareth to Amram
Aaron, and Moses, and Miriam their
sister. w And to Aaron is born Nadab and Abihu,
Eleazar and Ithamar. oi And Nadab dieth
— Abihu also — in their bringingnear strange
fire before the LORD.
62 And their numbered ones, are three
and twenty thousand, every male from a
month old and upwards, for they have not
numbered themselves m the midst of the
Children of Israel; for an inheritance hath
not been given to them in the midst of the
Children of Israel.
68 These are those numbered by Moses
and Eleazar the priest, who have numbered
the Children of Israel m the plains of Moab,
by Jordan, near Jericho. ^And among
these there hath not been a man of those
numbered by Moses and Aaron the priest,
who numbered the Children of Israel in the
wilderness of Sinai; 65for the LORD had
said of them, ' They do certainly die in the
wilderness;' and there hath not been left a
man of them save Caleb son of Jephunneh,
and Joshua son of Nun.
XXVII. iAND the daughters of Zelophe
had son of Hepher, son of Gilead, son of
Machir, son of Manasseh, of the families of
Manasseh son of Joseph, draw near (and
these are the names of his daughters,
Mahlah, Noah, and Hoglah, and Milcah,
and Tirzah), 2 and they stand before M^seB,

Moses warned of his death, xxvn. 3.— NUMBERS.— xxvtji. 21. Joshua appointed leader

and; before Eleazar the priest, and before
the princes and all the company, at the
opening of the tent of meeting, saying:
3 ' Our father died in the wilderness, and
he was not in the midst of the company
who were met together agamst the Lord
m the company of Korah, but for Ms own
sin he hath died, and hath had no sons.
4 Why is the name of our father withdrawn
from the midst of Ms family because he
hath no son ? give to us a possession in the
midst of the brethren" of our father.' 5And
Moses bringeth near their cause before the
Lord. 6 And the Lord speaketh unto Moses,
saying, 7 * Rightly do the daughters of Zelo-
phehad. speak ; thou dost certainly give to
them the possession of an Mheritance in
the midst of their father's brethren, and
hast caused to pass over to them the inherit
ance of their father.
8 ' And unto the Children of Israel thou
dost speak, saying, When a man diethj and
hath no son, then-have ye caused Ms in
heritance to pass over to his daughter; 9and
if he have no daughter, then have ye given
Ms inheritance to Ms brethren; " and if he
have no brethren, then have ye given Ms
inheritance to Ms father's brethren; Hand
if Ms father have no brethren, then have
ye given his inheritance to Ms relation who
is near unto him of his family, and he hath
possessed it; ' and it hath been to the Child
ren of Israel for a statute of judgment, as
the Lord hath commanded Moses.
"And the Lord saith unto Moses, 'Go up
unto tMs mount Abarim, and see the land
wMch I have given to the Children of
Israel. "When thou hast seen it, then
thou hast been gathered unto thy people,
even thou, as Aaron thy brother hath been
gathered, " because ye have provoked My
mouth m the wilderness of Zin, m the strife
of the company, — to sanctify Me at the
waters before their eyes ; ' they are the
waters of Meribah, in Kadesh, in the wilder
ness of Zin.
"And Moses speaketh unto the Lord,
saymg, " ' The Lord, the God of the spirits
of all flesh, appoint a man over the com
pany, 17 who goeth out before them, and who
cometh in before them; and who taketh
them out, and who bringeth them in ; that
the company of the Lord be not as sheep
wMch have no shepherd.'
18 And the Lord saith unto Moses, ' Take
to thee Joshua son of Nun, a man in whom
is the Spirit, then hast thou laid tMne hand
upon him ; "and hast caused him to stand
before Eleazar the priest, and before all
the company, and thou hast charged him
before their eyes; 2° and thou hast put
of thine honour upon him, so that all the
company of the Children of Israel do
hearken. 2i And he standeth before Eleazar
the priest, who hath asked for hhn by the
judgment of Urim before the Lord; at His
word they go out, and at His word they
come in; he, and all the Children of Israel
with him, even all the company.'
22 And Moses doth as the LORD hath com

manded him, and taketh Joshua, and caus
eth him to stand before Eleazar the priest,
and before all the company, w and layeth
his hands upon him, ana he chargeth him,
as the Lord hath spoken by means of

- XX VIII. iAND the LORD speaketh unto
Moses, saymg, 2 ( Command the Children of
Israel; then hast thou said unto them, My
offering, My bread for My fire-offerings, My
sweet fragrance, ye do take heed to bring
near to Me in their appointed seasons. 8Thou
hast^also said to them, This is the fire-
offering wMch ye bring near to the LORD;
two lambs a year old, perfect ones, daily, a
continual burnt-offering. 4The one lamb
thou prepares! in the morning, and the
second lamb thou preparest between the
evenings. 5 And the tenth of an ephah of
flour for a present, mixed with beaten oil,
the fourth of a hin; 6a contmual burnt-
offering, wMch is made m mount Smai, for
a sweet fragrance, a fire-offering to the
Lord. 7 And its libation is the fourth of a
hin for the one lamb ; in the sanctuary
cause thou the libation of strong drink to
be poured out to the Lord.
8 'And the second lamb thou dost prepare
between the evemngs ; as the present of the
morning, and as its libation thou preparest
it; a fire-offering, a sweet fragrance to the
LORD. .,
9 ' And on the sabbath-day, two lambs a
year old, perfect ones, and two-tenth deals
of flour for a present, mixed with oil, and
its libation. "The burnt-offering of the
sabbath m its sabbath, besides the con
tmual burnt-offering and its libation.
u ' And in the beginnings of your months
ye bring near a burnt-offering to the Lord,
two young bullocks of the herd, and one
ram, seven lambs a year old, perfect ones.
"And three-tenth deals of flour for a pre
sent, mixed with oil, for the one bullock,
and two-tenth deals of flour, for a present,
mixed with oil, for the one ram ; "and a
several tenth deal of flour for a present,
mixed with oil, for the one lamb; a burnt-
offering, a sweet fragrance, a fire-offering
to the LORD. "And their libations are half
a hin of wine to a bullock, and the third
of a Mn unto a ram, and the fourth of a
Mn to a lamb; this is the offering of every
month for the months of the year. " And
one kid of the goats is prepared for a sin-
offering to the Lord, besides the contmual
burnt-offering and its hbation.
"'And in the first month, in the four
teenth day of the month, is the passover to
the Lord. "And m the fifteenth day of
this month is the festival; seven days un
leavened food is eaten. "In the first day
is an holy convocation ; ye do no servile
work; "and ye have brought near a fire-
offermg, a burnt-offering to the Lord; two
young bullocks of the herd, and one ram,
and seven lambs a year old, perfect ones
are they for you. » And their present is of
flour mixed with oil, three-tenth deals for
a bullock, and two-tenth deals for a ram ye
do prepare; 21a several tenth deal thou
115

Concerning sacrifices, and xxvni. 22. — NUMBERS.— xxix. 38. the feast oft7ie seventh month.

preparest for the one lamb, for the seven
lambs, 22 and one goat for a sin-offering to
make an atonement for you.
28 ' Besides the burnt-offering of the morn-
mg, which is for the continual burnt-offer
ing, ye prepare these; ^according to these
do ye prepare daily, seven days, the bread
of a fire-offering, a sweet fragrance to the
Lord, besides the continual burnt-offering
it is prepared, also its libation, 25 And on
the seventh day ye have a holy convoca
tion ; ye do no servile work.
26 * And in the day of the first-fruits, in
your bringing near a new jiresent 1/6 the
Lord, in your weeks ye have a holy convo
cation; ye do no servile work; ^and ye
have brought near a burnt-offering for a
sweet fragrance to the Lord ; two young
bullocks of the herd, one ram, seven lambs
a year old, ^and their present of flour
mixed with oil; three-tenth deals to the
one bullock, two-tenth deals to the one
ram; 29 a several tenth deal to the one lamb,
for the seven lambs; 30one kid of the goats
to make an atonement for you; 81 besides the
continual burnt-offering and its present ye
prepare tliem (perfect ones are they for
you) and their libations.
XXIX. i 'AND in the seventh month, in
the first of the month, ye have a holy con
vocation; ye do no servile work; it is a day
of shouting to you; 2 and ye have prepared
a burnt-offering, for a sweet fragrance to
the Lord, one young bullock of the herd,
one ram, seven lambs a year old, perfect
oues; ^and their present is of flour mixed
with oil; three-tenth deals for the bullock,
two-tenth deals for the ram, 4and one-tenth
deal for the one lamb, for the -seven lambs;
5 and one kid of the goats for a sin-off ermg,
to make an atonement for you; 6besides
the burnt-offermg of the month, and its
present, and the continual burnt-offermg,
and its present, and their hbations, accord
ing to their ordinance, for a sweet fra
grance, a fire-offering to the Lord.
7 ' And on the tenth of this seventh month
ye have a holy convocation, and ye have
humbled yourselves; ye do no work; 8and
ye have brought near a burnt-offering to
the Lord, a sweet fragrance, one young
bullock of the herd, one ram, seven lambs
a year old, perfect ones are they for you;
9 and their present is of flour mixed with
oil; three-tenth deals for the bullock, two-
tenth deals for the one ram ; " a several
tenth deal for the one lamb, for the seven
lambs; Hone kid of the goats for a sin-
offering, besides the sin-offering of atone
ment, and the continual burnt-offermg, and
itspresent, and their libations.
" ' And in the fifteenth day of the seventh
month ye have a holy convocation ; ye do
no servile work; and ye have celebrated a
festival to the Lord seven days; " and ye
have brought near a burnt-offering, a fire-
offering, a sweet fragrance to the Lord;
thirteen young bullocks of the herd, two
rams, fourteen lambs a year old ; they are
perfect ones; " and their present is of flour
mixed with oil, three-tenth deals to the one
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bullock, for the thirteen bullocks; two-
tenth deals to the one ram, for the two
rams; " and a several tenth deal to the one
lamb, for the fourteen lambs; "and one
kid of the goats for a sin-offering, besides
the contmual burnt-offering and its liba
tion. 17 ' And on the second day twelve young
bullocks of the herd, two rams, fourteen
lambs of a year old, perfect ones; "and
their present, and their libations, for the
bullocks, for the rams, and for the sheep
are in their number, according to the ordi
nance ; " and one kid of the goats for a
sin-offering, besides the continual burnt-
offering, and its present, and their Hba
tions. 39 'And on the third day eleven -bullocks,
two rams, fourteen lambs a year old, per
fect ones; 21 and their present, and their
libations for the bullocks, for the rams,
and for the lambs are m their number, ac
cording to the ordmance; w and the one
goat for the sin-offering, besides the con
tinual burnt-offering, and its present, and
its hbation.
23 ' And on the fourth day ten bullocks,
two rams, fourteen lamb3 a year old, per
fect ones; 24 their present, and their liba
tions, for the bullocks, for the rams, and for
the lambs are in their number, according
to the ordinance ; 2° and one kid of the
goats for a sm-offering, besides the con
tmual burnt-offering, its present, and its
libation. 26 'And on the fifth day Mne bullocks,
two rams, fourteen lambs a year old, per
fect ones; 27 and their present; and their
hbations, for the bullocks, for/ the rams,
and for the lambs, are in their number,
according to the ordinance ; ^ and one
goat for a sin-offering, besides the continual
burnt-offermg, and its present, and its
hbation. 29 ' And on the sixth day eight bullocks,
two rams, fourteen lambs a year old, per
fect ones ; 3° and their present, and ' their
libations, for the bullocks, for the rams,
and for the lambs are in their number, ac
cording to the ordinance; S1 and one goat
for a sin-offering, besides the continual
burnt-offermg, its present, and its liba
tion. 33 ' And on the seventh day seven bullocks,
two rams, fourteen lambs a year old, per
fect ones; 38and their present, and their
libations, for the bullocks, for the rams,
and for the lambs are in their number,
accordmg to the ordinance; 34aud one goat
for a sin-offering, besides the continual
burnt-offering, its present, and its hba
tion. 35 'On the eighth day ye have a re
straint; ye do no servile work; ^and ye
have brought near a burnt-offering, a fire-
offering, a sweet fragrance to the LORD; one
bullock, one ram, seven lambs a year old,
perfect ones; 87 their preseut, and their
hbations, for. the bullock, for the ram, and
for the lambs are in their number, accord
ing to the ordmance; S8and one goat for a

Laws concerning voids. xxex. 39.— NUMBERS.— Xxxir IS. Tlie Midianites slain.

sin-offering, besides the contmual burnt-
offering, and its present, and its libation.
39 * These ye prepare to the Lord in your
appointed seasons, besides your vows, and
your free-will-offerings, for your burnt-
offerings, and for your presents, and for
your libations^ and for your peace-offerings.'
40 And Moses saith unto the CMldren of
Israel according to all that the Lord hath
commanded Moses.
XXX. !AND Moses speaketh unto the
heads of the tribesof the Children of Israel,
saying, 'This is the thmg wMch the LORD
hath commanded :
2 .' When a man voweth a vow to the LORD,
or hath sworn an oath to bind a bond on Ms
soul, he doth not pollute his word; accord
ing to all that goeth out from Ms mouth
he doth.,
3 ' And when a woman voweth a vow to
the Lord, and hath bound a bond in the
house of her father in her youth, 4 and her
father hath heard her vow, and her bond
wMch she hath bound on her soul, and her
father hath kept silent at her, then have all
her vows been established, and every bond
wMch she hath bound on her soul is esta
blished. 5 ' But if her father hath disallowed her,
in the day of his hearmg; none of her
vows or her bonds which she hath bound
on her soul is established; and. the Lord is
propitious to her, for her father hath dis
allowed her.
6 'And if she. at all be, a husband's, and
her vows be on her, or a wrongful utterance
on her lips, which she hath bound on her
soul, " and her husband hath heard, and in
the day of Ms hearing hath kept silent at
her, then have her vows been established,
and her bonds which she hath bound on her
soul are established.
, 8 * But if in the day of her husband's hear
ing he disallow her, then hath lie broken
her yow wMch, is on her, and the wrong
ful utterance of her lips wMch she hath
bound on her soul; and the Lord is propi
tious to her.
9 'As to the vow of a widow or a cast-out
woman, all that she hath bound on her
soul is established on her.
io * And if m the house of her husband
she hath vowed or hath bound a bond
on her soul with an oath, n and her hus
band hath heard,, and hath' kept silent at
her — he hath not disallowed her — then
have all her vows been established, and
every bond which she hath bound on her
soul is established.
i2 ' But if her husband hath certahHy bro
ken them in the day of Ms hearmg, none
of the out-going of her lips conceiving her
vows, or concerning the bond of her soul,
is established; her husband , hath broken
them; and the LORD is propitiousto her.
" ' Every vow and every bmding oath to
humble the soul— her husband doth esta
blish, or her husband doth break. i*And
if her husband certaiMy keep silent at her,
from day unto day, then hath he established
all her vows,, or all her bonds wMch- are

upon her; he hath established them, for he
hath kept silent at her, in the day of his
hearing, is And if he really break them
after his hearing, then hath he borne her
iniquity.' "These are the statutes which the Lord
hath commanded Moses between a man
and his wife, between a father and his
daughter, in her youth, in the house of her
father. XXXI. i AND the Lord speaketh unto
Mbses, saying, 2 ' Execute the vengeance of
the Children of Israel agamst the Midian
ites; afterwards thou art gathered unto thy
people.' 3 And Moses speaketh unto the people,
saymg, ' Arm some of yourselves for the
host; and let them be' against Midian, to
put the vengeance of the Lord on Midian.
4 A thousand for each tribe, for all the
tribes of Israel, ye do send to the host.'
5 And there are given' out of the thou
sands of Israel a thousand for atribe, twelve
thousand armed ones of the host; 6and
Moses sendeth them, a thousand for a tribe
to the host, them and PMnehas son of Elea
zar the priest, to the host ; and the holy
vessels, and the trumpets of shouting, are
in his hand.
7 And they war agamst Midian, as the
Lord hath commanded Moses, and slay
every male. 8 And the kings of Midian
have they slain, besides their pierced ones,
Evi, and Rekem, anrfzur, and Hur, and
Reba, five kmgs of Midian; Balaam also,
son of Beor, have they slam with the
sword. 9 And the Children of Israel take captive
the women of Midian, and their infants;
and all their cattle, and all their substance,
and all their wealth have they plundered.
io And all their cities with their habitations,
and all their towers,, have they burnt with
fire. u And they take all the spoil, and all
the prey, among men and among beasts.
"And they bring m unto Moses, and unto
Eleazar the priest, and unto the company
of the .Children of Israel, the captives, arid
the prey, and the spoil, unto the caihp, at
the plains of Moab, which are by Jordan,
near. Jericho.
"And Moses, and Eleazar the priest, and
all the princes of the company, go out to
meet.them, unto the outside of the camp.
"And Moses is wroth at the inspectors of
the force, the chiefs of the thousands, and
the chiefs of the hundreds, who come in
from the host of battle.
"And Moses saith unto them, 'Have ye
kept alive every female? "lo, they— they
have been to the Children of Israel, through
the word of Balaam, to cause a trespass
against the Lord in the matter of Peor,
when the plague is M the company of the
LORD: 17 f And now, ' slay eveiy male among
the infants ; every woman also known of
man by the lying of a male have ye slain;
" and all the infants among the women who'
have not known the lying of a male, ye have
kept alive for yourselves.- 117

The distribution, of the XXXI. 19.— NUMBERS.— xxxn. 9. spoil of the Midianites.

" ' And ye, encamp ye at the outside of the
camp seven days — any who hath slam a per
son,, and any who hath come against a
pierced one, cleanse yourselves on the third
day, and on the seventh day— ye and your
captives. 20 And every garment, and every
skin vessel, and every work of goats' hair,
and every wooden vessel, have ye cleansed.'
2i And Eleazar the priest saith unto the
men of the host who go m to the battle,
' This is the statute of the law which the
Lord hath commanded Moses: 22 only, the
gold, and the silver, the brass, the iron, the
tin, and the lead, 23 every thmg wMch may
go mto the fire, ye do cause to pass over
through the fire, and it hath been clean;
only, with the water of separation is it
cleansed, and all which may not go mto
the fire, ye cause to pass over through the
water. ^And ye have washed your gar
ments on the seventh day, and ye have
been clean; and afterwards do ye come m
unto the camp.'
25 And the Lord speaketh unto Moses,
saymg, ^ ' Take up the sum of the prey of
the captives, among men and among beasts,
thou, and Eleazar the priest, and the heads
of the fathers of the company; 27then hast
thou halved the prey between the handlers
of the battle who go out to the host, and
all the company; 28 and thou hast raised a
tribute to the Lord from the men of war,
who go out to the host, one body of five
hundred,, of man, add of the herd, and of
the asses, and of the flock. ® From their
half thou dost take, and hast given it to
Eleazar the priest, — a heave-offering to the
Lord. 30 ' And from the CMldren of Israel's
half thou dost take one possession from
fifty, of man, of the herd, of the asseB, and
of the flock, of all the cattle, and thou hast
given them J;o the Levites keeping the
charge of the tabernacle of the LORD.'
81 And Moses doth— Eleazar the priest
also— as the Lord hath commanded Moses.
32 And the prey, the residue of the spoil
wMch the people of the host have spoiled,
is of the flock six hundred thousand, and
seventy thousand, and five thousand; saand
of the herd two and. seventy thousand;
84 and of asses one and sixty thousand;
35 and of human beings, of women who
have not known the lying of a male— all the
persons are two and thirty thousand.
36 And of the half— the portion of those
who go out into the host, — the number of
the flock is three hundred thousand, and
thirty and seven thousand and five hun
dred. 37 And the tribute to the Lord of the
sheep is six hundred five and seventy;
38 and the herd is six and thirty thousand,
and their tribute to the Lord is two and
seventy. w And the asses are thirty thou
sand and five hundred, and their tribute to
the Lord is one and sixty. 40And the hu
man beings are sixteen thousand, and their
tribute to the Lord is two and thirty
persons. **And Moses giveth the tribute— the
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Lord's heave-offering — to Eleazar the
priest, as the Lord hath commanded
Moses. 42 And of the Children of Israel's half,
wMch Moses halved from the men who
war, * (and the company's half is, of the
flock three hundred thousand, and thirty
thousand, seven thousand and five hundred;
44 and of the herd six and thirty thousand;
45 and of the asses thirty thousand and five
hundred ; **6 and of human bemgs sixteen
thousand), 47Moses even taketh from the
Children of Israel's half the one possession
from the fifty, of man and of beast, and
giveth them to the Levites keeping the
charge of the tabernacle of the LORD, as
the Lord hath commanded Moses.
48 And the mspectors whom the host
hath, draw near unto Moses (the heads of
thousands and the heads of hundreds) , 49 and
they say unto Moses, 'Thy servants have
taken up the sum of the men of war wMch
are with us, and not a man of us hath been
missed ; 6° and we bring near the. LORD'S
offermg, each that wMch he hath found,
jewels of gold, chams, and bracelets, seal-
rmgs, ear-rings, and beads, to make an
atonement for ourselves before the LORD.'
61 And Moses receiveth — Eleazar the priest
also — the gold from them, every made
vessel; 52ana an the gold of the heave-
offering wMch they have lifted up to the
Lord is sixteen thousand seven hundred
and fifty shekels, from the heads of thou
sands, and from the heads of hundreds;
63 (the men of the host have spoiled each
for himself); « and Moses taketh— Eleazar
the priest also — the gold from the heads of
thousands and of hundreds, and bringeth it
in unto the tent of meetmg — for a memo
rial for the CMldren of Israel before the
Lord. XXXII. iAND much cattle hath been to
the CMldren of Reuben and to the Children
of Gad, very many; and they see the land
of Jazer, and. the land of Gilead, and lo, the
place is a place for cattle. 2 And the Child
ren of Gad and. the Children of Reuben
come in and speak unto Moses, and unto
Eleazar the priest, and unto the prmces of
the company, saying:
8'Ataroth, and Dibon, and Jazer, and
Nimrah, and Heshbon, and Elealeth, and
Shebam, and Nebo, and Beon — 4 the land
which the Lord hath smitten before the
company of Israel, is a land for cattle, and
thy servants have cattle.' 6They say also,
' If we have found grace in thine eyes, let
tMs land be given to thy servants for a pos
session ; cause us not to pass over the
Jordan.' c,And Moses saith to the Children of Gad,
and to the CMldren of Reuben, ' Do your
brethren go iu to the battle, and do ye Bit
here ? 7 And whydiscourage ye the heart of
the Children of Israel from passing over
unto the land wMch the Lord hath given
to them ?
8 ' Thus did your fathers in my sendmg
them from Kadesh-Barnea to see the land;
9 and they go up Unto the valley of Eshcol,

! Request of the Reubenites xxxii. 10.— NUMBERS.— xxxm. 8. as to their inheritance.

and see the land, and discourage the heart
of the Children of Israel so as not to go in
uhto the land wMch the Loud hath given
to them; " and the anger of the Lord burn
eth in that day, and He sweareth, saymg,
11 They do not see — the men who come up out
of Egypt from twenty years old and up
ward — the ground which I have sworn to
Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, for they
have not been fully after Me ; " save Caleb
son of Jephunneh the Kenezite, and Joshua
son of Nun, for they have been full after
the Lord; iS and the anger of the Lord
burneth against Israel, and He causeth
them to wander in the wilderness forty
years, until the consumption of all the gene
ration wMch doth the evil thing in the
eyes of the Lord.
14 ' And lo, ye have risen in the stead of
your fathers, an increase of sinful men, to
add yet to the fury of the anger of the
Lord toward Israel ; " when ye turn back
from after Him, then He hath added yet to
leave it in the wilderness, and ye have done
corruptly to all tMs people.'
"And they come mgh unto him, and say,
' Sheepfolds let us build for our cattle here,
and cities for our infants ; 17 and we — we
are armed hasting before the Children of
Israel till we have brought them in unto
their place, and our infants have dwelt in
the fenced cities because of the inhabit
ants of the land; "we do not turn back
Mto our houses till the CMldren of Israel
have inherited each his mheritance. " For
we do not inherit with them beyond the
Jordan, and yonder, for our inheritance
hath come unto us beyond the Jordan, at
the sun-rising.'
29 And Moses saith unto them, 'If ye do
tMs tMng: if ye are armed before the LORD
for the battle, ^and every armed one of
you hath passed over the Jordan before the
LORD, till He hath dispossessed His enemies
from before Him, 22 an<i the land hath been
subdued before the Lord — then afterwards
do ye turn back, and have been acquitted
by the Lord, and by Israel ; and tMs land
hath been to you for a possession before
the Lord.
28 'And if ye do not so, lo, ye have smned
agamst the Lord, and know ye your sin,
that it doth find you out. ^ BMld ye for
yourselves cities for your infants, and folds
for your flocks, and do ye that wMch goeth
out from your mouth.'
2s And the Children of Gad and the Child
ren of Reuben speak unto Moses, saying,-
' Thy servants do as my lord commandeth ;
26 our infants, our wives, our cattle, and all
our beasts, are there in the cities of Gilead,
27 and thy servants pass over, every armed
one of the host, before the LORD, to the
battle, as my lord speaketh.'
28 And concerning them Moses com
mandeth Eleazar the priest, and Joshua son
of Nun, and the heads of the fathers of the
tribes of the Children of Israel. 29 And
Moses saith unto them, ' If the Children of
Gad and the CMldren of Reuben pass over
the Jordan with you, every one armed for

the battle, before the Lord, and the land
hath been subdued before you, then have
ye given to them the land of Gilead for a
possession; 8° and if they do not pass over
with you armed, then have they posses
sions in your midst in the land of Canaan.'
8i And the Children of Gad and the Child
ren of Reuben answer, saying, ' That which
the Lord hath spoken unto thy servants — so
we do. & We — we pass over armed before the
Lord to the land of Canaan, and with us is
the possession of our inheritance beyond
the Jordan.'
33 And Moses giveth to them, to the Child-
dren of Gad, and to the Children of Reuben,
and to the half of the tribe of Manasseh
Bon of Joseph, the Mngdom of Sihon king
of the Amorites, and the kingdom of Og
Mng of Bashan, the land by its cities, in
the borders, the cities of the land round
about. 84 And the CMldren of Gad build Dibon,
and Ataroth, and Aroer, 35and Ataroth,
Shophan, and Jaazer, and Jogbehah, 86 and
Beth-Nimrah, and Beth-Haran, fenced
cities; and sheepfolds.
37 And the CMldren of Reuben build
Heshbon, and Elealeh, and Kirjathaim,
38 and Nebo, and Baal-Meon (changed M
name), and SMbmah, and they call by these
names the names of the cities wMch they
have built.
39 And the Children" of Machir son of
Manasseh go to Gilead, and take it, and
dispossess the Amorites who are m it.
40 And Moses giveth Gilead to Machir son of
Manasseh, and he dwelleth in it.
^And Jair son of Manasseh hath gone
and captureth their small towns, and calleth
them Havoth- Jair. ^ And Nobah hath gone
and captureth Kenath, and its villages, and
calleth it Nobah, by his own name.
XXXIII. 1 THESE are the journeys of
the Children of Israel who have come out
of the land of Egypt, by their hosts, by the
hand of Moses and Aaron. 2And Moses
writeth their out-goings, by their journeys,
by the command of the Lord ; and these
are their journeys, by their out-goings:
3 And they journey from Rameses in the
first month ; on the fifteenth day of the
first month, on the morrow of the passover,
the Children of Israel have gone out with.
a high hand, before the eyes of all the
Egyptians, 4 (and the Egyptians are buryMg
those whom the Lord hath smitten among
them, every first-born, even on their gods
the Lord hath done judgments), ^and the
CMldren of Israel journey from Rameses,
and encamp m Succoth.
8 And they journey from Succoth, and
encamp in; Etham, which ism the extremity
of the wilderness. 7 And they j ourney from
Etham, and turn back on Pi-Hahiroth,
which is in the front of Baal-Zephon ; and
they encamp before Migdol. BAnd they
journey from Pi-Hahiroth, and pass over
through the midst of the sea, mto the wil
derness, and go a journey of tMee days in
the wilderness of Etham, and they encamp
in Marah. 119

The encampments.

xxxm. 9.— NUMBERS.— XXXIV. 8. The Canaanites doomed.

9 And they journey from Marah, and
come in to Elim; arid in Elim are twelve
fountains of waters, and seventy palm-trees,
and they encamp there. "And they jour
ney from Ehm, and encamp by the Red
Sea. u And they journey from the Red Sea,
and they encamp in the wilderness of Sin,
12 And they journey from the wilderness of
Sin, and encamp in Dophkah. "And they
journey from Dophkah, and encamp in
Alush. "And they journey from Alush, and en
camp in Rephidim; and there was there no
water for the people to drink. " And they
journey from Rephidim, and encamp in the
wilderness of Smai. "And they journey
from the wilderness of Smai, and encamp
in Kibroth-Hattaavah. "And they journey
from Kibroth-Hattaavah, and encamp in
Hazeroth. <
"And they journey from Hazeroth, and
they encamp in Rithmah. "And they
journey from Rithmah, and encamp in
Rimmon-Parez. 20 And they journey from Rimmon-Parez,
and encamp in Libnah. 21And they jour
ney from Libnah, and encamp in Rissah.
22 And they journey from Rissah, and en
camp in Kehelathah. 23 And they journey
from Kehelathah, and encamp m mount
Shapher. 24 And they journey from mount Shapher,
and they encamp in Haradah. ^And
they journey from Haradah, and encamp
in Makheloth. 26And they journey from
Makheloth, and encamp in Tahath.
27 And they journey from Tahath, and
encamp in Tarah. 28 And they journey
from Tarah, and encamp in Mithcah. 29 Aud
they journey from Mithcah, and encamp
in Hashmonah. so And they journey from
Eashmonah, and encamp in Moseroth.
8i And they journey from Moseroth, and
encamp m Bene-Jaakan. & And they jour
ney from Bene-Jaakan, and encamp at
Hor-Hagidgad. 33 And they journey from Hor-Hagidgad.
and encamp m Jotbathah. ^And they
journey from Jotbathah, and encamp in
Ebronah. 35 And they journey from Ebronah, and
they encamp m Ezion-Gaber. ^And they
journey from Ezion-Gaber, and encamp in
the wilderness of Zin, wMch is Kadesh.
37 And they journey from Kadesh, and en
camp in mount Hor, in the extremity of
the land of Edom.
38 And Aaron the priest goeth up mto
mount Hor, by the command of the Lord,
and dieth there, in the fortieth year of the
going out of the Children of Israel from the
land of Egypt, in the fifth month, on the
first of the month. ^And Aaron is a hun
dred and twenty and three years old in his
dying in mount Hor.
40 And the CanaaMte, king Arad, who is
dwelling m the land of the south, in the
land of Canaan, heareth of the coming of
the Children of Israel.
41 And they journey from mount Hor, and
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encamp in Zalmonah. « And they journey
from Zahnonah, and encamp M Punoh.
43 And they journey from Punon, and en
camp m Oboth.
44 And they j ourney from Oboth, and they
encamp in Ije-Abarim, m the border of
Moab. ^And they journey from Em, and
encamp in Dibon-Gad.
46 And they journey from Dibon-Gad, and
encamp in Almon-Diblathaim. 47 And they
journey from Almon-Diblathaim, and en
camp m the mountams of Abarim, before
Nebo. 48 And they journey from the mountains
of Abarim, and they encamp In the plains
of Moab, by Jordan, near Jericho. 49And
they encamp by the Jordan from Beth-
Jesimoth, even unto Abel-SMttim, in the
plains of Moab.
60 And the Lord speaketh -unto Moses, in
the plams of Moab, by the Jordan, near
Jericho, saying, s1' Speak unto the CMld
ren of Israel; then hast thou said unto them,
When ye are passmg over the Jordan unto
the land of Canaan, 52 then have ye dispos
sessed all the inhabitants of the land from
before you, and have destroyed all their
imagery, yea, all their molten hnages ye
destroy, and all their high places ye lay
waste ; 53 and ye have occupied the land,
and dwelt m it, for to you have I given the
land to possess it.
64 ' And ye have inherited the land by lot,
by your families, to the many ye mcrease
their mheritance, and to the fewye dimimsh
their inheritance ; whither the lot goeth
out to him, there it is Ms; by the tribes of
your fathers do ye Mherit.
55 ' And if ye dispossess not the Mhabit-
ants of the land from before you, then it
hath been, those whom ye let remain of
them, are for pricks m your eyes, and for
thorns m your sides, and they have dis
tressed you on the land in wMch ye dwell;
56 and it hath come to pass, as I thought to
do to them, I do to you.'
XXXIV. iAND the LORD speaketh unto
Moses, saying, 2 ' Command the Children of
Israel ; then hast thou said unto them,
When ye are coining in unto the land of
Canaan (tMs is the land wMch falleth to you
by mheritance, the land of Canaan, by its
borders), 3 then the south quarter hath been
to you from the wilderness of 7An, by the
sides of Edom, yea, the south border hath
been to you from the extremity of the Salt
Sea, eastward; 4and the border hath turned
round to you from the south to the ascent
of Akrabbim, and hath passed on to Zin,
and its outgomgs have been from the south
to Kadesh-Barnea, and it hath gone out at
Hazar-Addar, and hath passed on to Azmon;
5 and the border hath turned round from
Azmon to the brook of Egypt, and its out
goings have been at the sea.
6 'As to the west border, even the great sea
hath been to you a border; tliis is to you the
west border.
7 'And this is to you the north border;
from the great sea ye mark out for your
selves mount Hor; 8from mount Hor ye

Boundaries of Canaan. Xxxrv. 9.— NUMBERS.— xxxv.

Cities of the Leviteg.

mark out to go in to Hamath, and the out
goings of the border have been to Zedad;
9 and the border hath gone out to Ziphron,
and its outgomgs have been atHazar-Enan;
this is to you the north border.
"'And ye have marked out for your
selves for the border eastward from Hazar-
Enan to Shepham; Hand the border hath
gone down from Shepham to Riblah, at the
east of Am; and the border hath gone down,
and hath smitten against the shoulder of
the sea of Chirmereth eastward; "and the
border hath gone down to the Jordan, and
its outgoings have been at the Salt Sea; this
is the land for you by its borders round
about.' "And Moses commandeth the CMldren
of Israel, saying, ' This is the land which
ye inherit by lot, wMch the Lord hath
commanded to give to the nine tribes and
the half of the tribe; "for the tribe of the
Children of Reuben have received, by the
house of their fathers; the tribe of the
children of Gad also, by the house of their
fathers; the half of the tribe of Manasseh
also have received their mheritance ; "the
two tribes and the half of the tribe have
received their inheritance beyond the
Jordan, near Jericho, eastward, at the sun-
rismg.' "And the LORD speaketh unto Moses,
saymg, 17 "These are the names of the men
who give to you the inheritance of the land:
Eleazar the priest, and Joshua son of Nun ;
"one prmce also of every tribe doye-take
to give the land by inheritance.
" ' And these are the names of the men:
of the tribe of .Judah, Caleb son of Je
phunneh; 2° and of the tribe of the Children
of Simeon, Shemuel son of Ammihud; 2iof
the tribe of BenjamimElidadsonof CMslon;
22 and of the tribe of the Children of Dan,
the prince Bukki son of Jogli; 23 of the
Children of Joseph, of the tribe of the Child
ren of Manasseh, the prince Hanniel son of
Ephod; 24and of the tribe of the CMldren
of Ephraim, the prmce Kemuel son of
SMptan; & and of the tribe of the Children
of Zebulun, the prince Elizaphan son of
Parnach; * and of the tribe of the Children
of Issachar, the prince Paltiel son of Az-
zan; ^and of the tribe of the CMldren of
Asher, the prince Ahihud son of Shelomi;
28 and of the tribe of the Children of Naph
tali, the prince Pedahel son of Ammi
hud.' 29 These arc those whom the LORD hath
commanded to give the Children of Israel
an mheritance in the land of Canaan.
XXXV. iAND the LORD speaketh unto
Moses, m the plains of Moab, by the Jor
dan, near Jericho, saymg, 2 ' Command the
CMldren of Israel; then have they given to
the Levites of the inheritance of their pos
session cities to inhabit; a suburb also for
the cities round about them do ye give to
the Levites. 8And the cities have been to
them to inhabit; and their suburbs are for
their cattle, and for their goods, and for all
their beasts.
4 ' And the suburbs of the cities wMch

ye give to the Levites are, from the wall of
the city and without, a thousand cubits
round about. 6 And ye have measured from
the outside of the city, on the east quarter
two thousand by the cubit, and on the south
quarter two thousand by the cubit, and on
the west quarter two thousand by the cubit,
and on the north quarter two thousand by
the cubit; and the city is m the midst; this
is the suburb of their cities.
6 ' And the cities which ye do give to
the Levites are the six cities of refuge, which
ye appomt for the fleeing tMther of tlie
man-slayer, and besides them ye give forty
and two cities. 7AH the cities which ye
give to the Levites are forty and eight cities,
them and their suburbs. 8 And the cities
wMch ye give are of the possession of the
Children of Israel, from the many ye mul
tiply, and from the few ye diminish; each,
accordmg to Ms inheritance wMch they
inherit, giveth of Ms cities to the Le
vites. 9 And the LORD speaketh unto Moses, say
mg, "' Speak unto the Children of Israel;
then hast thou said unto them, When ye
are passing over the Jordan to the land of
Canaan, Hand have prepared for your
selves cities — cities of refuge are they to
you — then hath the man-slayer fled tMther,
who smiteth a person unawares, " and the
cities have been to you for a refuge from
the redeemer, and the man-slayer dieth
not till his standing before the company for
judgment. " ' And of the cities wMch ye give — six
are cities of refuge for you. "Three of the
cities ye give beyond the Jordan, and three
of the cities in the land of Canaan; they are
cities of refuge. " Te the Children of Israel,
and to the sojourner, and to the settler in
your midst, are these six cities for a refuge,
for the fleeing tMther of auy who smiteth
a person unawares.
16 ' And if with an instrument of iron he
hath smitten him, that he die, he is a mur
derer: the murderer is certainly put to
death. 17 ' Andif with a stone in the hand, where
with he dieth, he hath smitten him, he is a
murderer: the murderer is certainly put to
death. " ' Or with a wooden instrument in the
hand, wherewith he dieth, he hath smitten
him, that he die, he is a murderer: the
murderer is certainly put to death.
" ' The redeemer of blood Mmself doth
put the murderer to death; in his coimng
against him he putteth him to death.
20 ' And if m hatred he thrust Mm through,
or hath cast anything at him by lying in
wait that he die; 2ior in enmity he hath smit
ten him with Ms hand that he die; the
smiter is certainly put to death; he is a
murderer; the redeemer of blood doth put
the murderer to death in Ms coming against
him. 22 ' But if, in an mstant, without enmity,
he hath tMmst him through, or hath cast
at him any instrument, without lying of
wait; 28 or with any stone wherewithaman
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Cities of refuge.

-xxxv. 24.— NUMBERS.— xxxvi. 13. Law of inheritance'

dieth, without seeing, and causeth it to fall
upon him, that he die; and he is not his
enemy, nor seeking Ms evil; ^then have
the company judged between the smiter
and the redeemer of blood, by these judg
ments. 25 ' And the company have delivered
the man-slayer out of the hand of the re
deemer of blood, and the company have
caused hhn to turn back unto the city of
his refuge, whither he hath fled; and he
hath dwelt in it till the death of the Mgh
priest, who hath been anointed with the
holy oil.
26 ' And if the man-slayer really go out
from the border of the city of Ms refuge
whither he fleeth, 27 and the redeemer of
blood hath found Mm at the outside of the
border of the city of his refuge, and the re
deemer of blood hath slain the slayer, blood
is not for him. & Surely in the city of his
refuge he doth dwell till the death of the
high priest; and after the death of the Mgh
priest the slayer doth turn back unto the
city of his possession.
29 ' And these thmgs have been to you for
a statute of judgment for your generations,
in all your dwellings. 8° Whoso smiteth a
person, by the mouth of witnesses doth
one slay the murderer ; but one witness
doth not testify against a person to die.
81 'And ye take no atonement for the hfe of
a murderer who is condemned to die, for he
is certainly put to death ; 82 and ye take no
atonement for him who fleeth unto the city
of Ms refuge, to turn back to dwell in the
land until the death of the priest.
83 ' And ye profane not the land which ye
are in, for blood profaneth the land; as to
the land, it is not pardoned for blood which
is shed in it save by the blood of him who
sheddeth it. 84And ye defile not the land
in which ye dwell, in the midst of which I
tabernacle, for I the Lord do tabernacle in
the midst of the Children of Israel.'
XXXVI. iAND the heads of the fathers
of the families of the Children of Gilead
son of Machir, son of Manasseh, of the
families of the sons of Joseph, come near,
and speak before Moses, and before the
princes, the heads of the fathers of the
Children of Israel, 2and they say, ''The
Lord hath commanded my lord to give the
land for an inheritance by lot to the Child-
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ren of Israel ; and my lord hath been com
manded by the Lord to give the mheritance
of Zelophehad our brother to his daugh
ters; 8 'When they have become wives to one of
the sons of the other tribes of the Children
of Israel, then their inheritance hath been
withdrawn from the inheritance of our
fathers, and hath been added to the in
heritance of the tribe wMch is theirs, and
from the lot of our inheritance it is with
drawn, 4 and if it is the jubilee of the Child
ren of Israel, then their inheritance hath
been added to the mheritance of the tribe
which is theirs, and from the inheritance of
the tribe of our fathers their inheritance is
withdrawn.' 6 And Moses commandeth the Children of
Israel, by the command of the Lord, say
mg, ' Rightly do the tribe of the Children
of Joseph speak. 6TMs is the thing which
the Lord hath commanded concermng the
daughters of Zelophehad, saymg, To those
good m their own eyes let them be for
wives ; oMy, to a family of the tribe of
their fathers let them be for wives; 7and
the inheritance of the Children ,of Israel
doth not turn round from tribe unto tribe;
for each to the inheritance of the tribe of
Ms fathers, do the Children of Israel
cleave. 8 'And every daughter possessing an in
heritance, of the tribes of the Children of
Israel, is to one of the family of the tribe of
her father for a wife, so that the CMldren of
Israel possess each the inheritance of Ms
fathers; 9 and the inheritance doth not turn
round from tribe to tribe ; for each to his
inheritance do they cleave, the tribes of the
Children of Israel.'
"As the Lord hath commanded Moses,
so have the daughters of Zelophehad done;
11 and Mahlah, Tirzah, and Hoglah, and
Milcah, and Noah, daughters of Zelophehad,
are to the sons of their father's brother for
wives; " to men of the families of the Child
ren of Manasseh son of Joseph they have
been for wives; and their mheritance is
with the tribe of the family of their father.
"These are the commands and the judg
ments wMch the Lord hath commanded
by means of Moses, concerning the Child
ren of Israel, in the plains of Moab, by the
Jordan, near Jericho.

DEUTERONOMY.

CHAP. I. THESE are the words which Moses
hath spoken unto all Israel, beyond the
Jordan, in the wilderness, . in the plain
over-against the Red Sea, between Paran
and Tophel, and Laban, and Hazeroth, and
Di-zahab; 2 eleven days' journey from Horeb,
the way of mount Seir, unto Kadesh-Barnea.
3 And it cometh to pass in the fortieth
year, m the eleventh month, on the first
of the month, Moses hath spoken unto the
Children of Israel accordmg to all that the
Lord hath commanded Mm concermng
them. 4 After Ms smiting Sihon king of
the Amorite who dwelleth in Heshbon, and
Og long of Bashan who dwelleth m Asta-
roth in Edrei. 5 Beyond the Jordan, m the
land of Moab, hath Moses begun to explain
this law, saying;
6 ' The Lord out God hath spoken unto us
in Horeb, saying, Ye have enough of dwell
ing in this mount; 7turn ye and journey,
and go mto the mount of the Amorite, and
unto all its neighbouring places, in the
plain, in the hfll-country, and in the low
country, and in the south, and in the haven
of the sea, the land of the Canaanite, and
of Lebanon, unto the great river, the river
Euphrates; 8 see, I have set the land before
you ; go in and possess the land which the
Lord hath sworn to your fathers, to Abra
ham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give to them,
and to their seed after them.
9 'And I speak unto you at that time,
saying, I am not able by myself to bear
you; "the Lord your God hath multiplied
you, and lo, ye are to-day as the stars of
the heavens for multitude: "the LORD,
God of your fathers, add to you, as you are,
a thousand times, and bless you as he
hath spoken to you. "How do I bear by
myself your pressure, and your burden, and
; your strife ? " Give for yourselves men,
wise and intelligent, and known of. your
tribes, and I set them for your heads; " and
ye answer me and say, It is good to do the
thing wMch thou hast spoken.
15 ' And I take the heads of your tribes,
men wise and known, and I appoint them
heads over you, princes of thousands, and
princes of hundreds, and princes of fifties,
and princes of tens, and authorities for
your tribes.
16 ' And I do charge your judges at that
time, saying, Hearkening between your
brethren, then#have ye judged right
eousness between a man and Ms brother,
and his sojourner; i7ye do not discern per
sons in judgment; as the little so the great
do ye hear; ye are not afraid of the face of
man, for the judgment is God's, and the
thing which is too hard for you, bring near
unto me, and I have heard it. "And I
command you, at that time, all the things
wMch ye do.
19 ' And we journey from Horeb, and we
go through all that great and fearful wilder-

82 ' Yet m tMs thing ye are not believers
in the Lord your God, ^who goeth before
you in the way to search out for you a
place for your encamping, in fire by night,
to shew you in the way in wMch ye go, and
in a cloud by day. ^ And the Lord heareth
the voice of your words, and is wroth, and
sweareth, saymg, «* Not one of these men of
this evil generation doth see the good land
which I have sworn to give to your fathers,
86 save Caleb son of Jephunneh, — he doth
see it, and to him I give the land on which
he hath trodden, and to Ms sons, because
that he hath been fully after the Lord.
87 'Also with me hath the Lord been
angry for your sake, saying, Thou, also
dost not go in tMther; & Joshua son of Nun,
who standeth before thee, he goeth in
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ness wMch ye have seen; the way of the
mount of the Amorite, as the Lord our
God hath commanded us; and we come in |
unto Kadesh-Barnea.
29 ' And I say unto you, Ye have come m
unto the mount of the Amorite which the
Lord out God giveth tous; 21 see, the Lord
thy God hath set the land before thee ; go
up, possess, as the Lord, the God of thy
fathers, hath spoken to thee; fear not, nor
be affrighted.
22 'And ye come near unto me, all of you,
and say, Let us send men before us, and let
them search the land for us, and let them
bring us back word concerning the way we
go up mto it, and the cities unto which we
come in. 23 And the thmg is good in mine
eyes, and I take twelve men of you, one
man for a tribe.
24 'And they turn and go up the hill-
country, and come in unto the valley of
Eshcol, and spy it; 25and they take with
their hand of the fruit of the land, and
bring it down unto us, and bring us back
word; and say, The land is good wMch the
Lord out God giveth to us.
26 ' But ye have not been willing to go up,
and ye provoke the mouth of the Lord
your God. ^ And ye murmur in your tents,
and say, In the Lord's hating us hath He
brought us out of the land of Egypt, to give
us Into the hand of the Amorite to destroy
us. 28"vvnither are we going up ? our breth
ren have melted our heart, saying, The
people is greater and taller than we, the
cities are great and fenced to heaven, and
also the Children of the Anakim have we
seen there.
29 ' And I say unto you, Be not terrified,
nor be afraid of them; w the Lord your God
who goeth before you— He fighteth for you,
accordmg to all that He hath done with
you in Egypt before your eyes, 3i and in the
wilderness where thou hast seen that the
Lord thy God hath borne thee as a man
beareth Ms son, m all the way which ye
have gone, till your coming in unto this

Seed of Esau & Lot spared. I. 39.— DEUTERONOMY.— n. 30. History of the MoaUtes, &c,

thither; strengthen him; for he doth cause
Israel to inherit. 80And your infants, of
whoru ye have said, They are for a prey,
and your children who have not known to
day good or evil, they go in tMther, and
to them I give it, and they do possess it ;
40 but. ye, turn for yourselves, and journey
towards the wilderness, the way of the Red
Sea. 41 'And ye answer and say unto me, We
have sinned against the Lord; we go up,
then have we fought, according to all that
which the Lord our God hath commanded
us; and ye gird on each his weapons of war,
and ye are ready to go up mto the hill-
country. ^And the Lord saith unto me,
Say to them, ' Go not up, nor fight, forlorn
not in your midst, that ye be not smitten
before your enemies.
43 ' And I speak unto you, and ye have not
hearkened, and provoke the mouth of the
Lord, and act proudly, and go up into the
hill; «and the Amorite who dwelleth in
that hill cometh out to meet you, and they
pursue you as the bees do, and smite you
in Seir, unto Hormah. 45And ye turn back
and weep before the Lord, and the Lord
hath not hearkened to your voice, nor hath
He given ear uuto you.
46 'And ye dwell in Kadesh many days,
according to the days which ye had dwelt.
II. ! 'AND we turn, and journey mto the
wilderness, the way of the Red Sea, as the
Lord hath spoken unto me, and we go
round the mount of Seir many days^
2 ' And the Lord speaketh unto me, say
ing, 3 Sufficient for you is the going round
of tMs mount; turn for yourselves north
ward. 4 ' And the people command thou, saying,
Ye are passing over into the border of your
brethren, the Children of Esau, who dwell
in Seir, and they are afraid of you; ye also
have been very watchful; $ye do not strive
with them, for I do not give to you of their
land even the treading of the sole of the
foot; for a possession to Esau have I given
mount Seir. 6 Food do ye buy from them
with money, then have ye eaten; and water
also do ye dig from them with money, then
have ye drunk; 7for the Lord thy God hath
blessed thee in all the work of thy hands;
He hath known thy walking in this great
wilderness these forty years; the LORD thy
God is with thee; thou hast lacked no
thing. 8 ' And we pass by from our brethren, the
Children of Esau, who dwell in Seir, by the
way of the plain, by Elath, and by Ezion-
Gaber; and we turn, aud pass over the way
of the wilderness of Moab. 9 And the Lord
saith unto me. Distress not Moab, nor stir
thyself up against them in battle, for I do
not give to thee of their land for a posses
sion; for to the CMldren qf Lot have I given
At for a possession.'
i° 'The Emim formerly have dwelt in it,
a people great and numerous, and tall as the
Anakim; u Rephaim they are reckoned,
they also, as the Anakim; andtheMoabites

Horim dwelt formerly; but the Children of
Esau dispossess them, and destroy them
from before them, and dwell in their stead,
as Israel hath done to the land of its pos
session, wMch the Lord hath given to
them.i " ' Now, rise ye, and pass over for your
selves the brook Zered; and we pass ove*
the brook Zered. i4And the days wMch
we have walked from Kadesh-Bamea until
that we have passed over the brook Zered,
are thirty and eight years, till the con
sumption of all the generation of the men,'
of battle from the midst of the camp, as the
Lord had sworn to them. "And also the
hand of the Lord hath been agamst them,
to destroy them from the midst of the
camp, till they are consumed.
i6 ' And it cometh to pass, when all the
men of war have finished dying from the
midst of the people, i7that the LORD
speaketh unto me, saying, "Thou art
passing over to-day the border of Moab,
oven Ar; "when thou hast come near over-
against the Children of Ammon, distress
them not, nor stir up thyself agamst them,
for I do not give any of the land of the
Children of Ammon to thee/or a possession;
for to the Children of Lot have I given it
for a possession.
20 ' A land of Rephaim it is reckoned, even
it; Rephaim dwelt in it formerly, and the
Beni-Ammon call them Zamzummhn. aA
people great and numerous, and tall as the
Anakim, but the Lord destroyeth them be
fore them, and they dispossess them, and
dwell in their stead. 22 As He hath done to
the Children of Esau, who dwell M Seir,
when He destroyed the Horim from before
them, and they dispossess them, and dwell
m their stead, unto this day. ^As to the
Avim who dwell in Hazerim unto Azzah,
the Caphtorim (who come out from Caph-
tor) have destroyed them, and dwell in
their stead.
24 'Rise ye, journey and pass over the
brook Arnon ; see, I have given into thy
hand Sihon king of Heshbon, the Amorite,
and his land; begin to possess it, and stir up
thyself against him in battle. 25 This day I
begin to put thy dread and thy fear on the
face of the nations under the whole heavens,
who hear thy fame, and have trembled and
been pained because of thee.
20 'And I send messengers out of the wil
derness of Kedenioth, unto Sihon king of
Heshbon, with words of pence, saying,
27 Let me pass over through thy land; in
the several ways let me go; I turn not aside
to the right or Jo the left; ^food for money
dost thou sell to me, and I have eaten; and
water for money dost thou give to me, and
I have drank; only, let me pass over on my
feet, » (as the Children of Esau who dwell
in Seir, and the Moabites who dwell in Ar,
have done to me), till I pass over the Jor
dan, unto the land wliich the Lord our God
giveth to us.
w«And Sihon Idng of Heshbon hath not
been willing to let us pass over by him, for

call them Emim. "And in Seir have the the Lord thy God hath hardened ids spirit,
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Sihon and Og subdued. n. 31.— DEUTERONOMY.— iv. 1. Allotment of their land,

and strengthened Ms heart, so as to give
Mm mto thy hand, as at this day.
3i ' And the Lord saith unto me, See, I
have begun to give before thee Sihon and
Ms land; begm to possess, to possess Ms
land. 82 'And Sihon cometh out to meet us, he
and all his people, to the battle at Jahaz;
33 and the Lord our God giveth him before
us, and we smite Mm, and his children, and
all his people. ^And we capture all Ms
¦ cities at that time, and devote the whole of
each city, the men, and the women, and
the mfants; we have not left a remnant.
85 Only, the cattle we have spoiled for our
selves, and the spoil of the cities wMch we
have captured.
36 ' From Ai'oer, which is by the edge of
the brook of Arnon, and the city which is
by the brook, even unto Gilead there hath
not been a city too Mgh for us; the whole
hath the Lord our God given before us.
37 ' OMy unto the land of the CMldren of
Ammon thou hast not drawn near, nor to
any part of the brook Jabbok, or the cities
of the mountam," or anything wMch the
Lord our God hath not commanded.
III. ! ' AND we turn, and go up the way
to Bashan, and Og king of Bashan cometh
out to meet us, he and all Ms people, to
the battle, at Edrei.
2 'And the Lord saith unto me, Fear him
not, for mto thy hand have I given him, and
all his people, and his land; then hast thou
done to him as thou hast done to Sihon
kmg of the Amorite who dwelleth in Hesh
bon. 3 ' And the Lord our God giveth into our
hands also Og long of Bashan, and all his
people, and we smite Mm till there hath not
been left to him a remnant. 4 And we cap
ture all Ms cities at that time; there hath
not been a city wliich we have not taken
from them, sixty cities, all the region of
Argob, the kmgdom of Og in Bashan. 5 All
these are cities fenced with higlTwalls,
two-leaved doors and bars, besides cities of
villages very many. 6 And we devote them,
as we have done to Sihon kmg of Heshbon,
devoting every city, the men, the women,
and the infants. 7And all the cattle, and
the spoil of the cities, have we spoiled for
ourselves. 8 ' And we take, at that time, the land
out of the hand of the two kings of the
Amorites, which is beyond the Jordan,
from the brookArnonuntomountHermon;
9 (the Sidomans call Hermon, Sirion; and
the Amorites call it Shenir,) "all the cities
of the plain, and all Gilead, and all Bashan,
unto Salchah and Edrei, cities of the king
dom of Og in Bashan, n for oMy Og kmg of
Bashan had been left of the remnant of
the Rephaim; lo, Ms bedstead is a bedstead
of iron; is it not m Rabbath of the Children
of Amnion ? nine cubits is its length, and
four cubits its breadth, by the cubit of a
man. " ' And tMs land wMch we possessed, at
that time, from Aroer, wMch is by the
brook Arnon, aud the half of mount Gilead,

and its cities, I have given to the Reuben
ites, and to the Gadites. " And the rest of
Gilead and all Bashan, the kingdom of Og,
have I given to the half tribe of Manasseh;
all the region of Argob, even all that
Bashan, called the land of the Rephaim.
14 'Jair son' of Manasseh hath taken all
the region of Argob, unto the borders of
Geshuri, and Maacahathi, and calleth them
by his own name, Bash an-Havoth- Jair, unto
this day. " And to Machir have I given
Gilead. " And unto the Reubenites and unto
the Gadites have I given from Gilead even
unto the brook Arnon, the middle of the
valley and the border, even unto Jabbok
the brook, the border of the Children of
Ammon, i7 the plain also, and the Jordan,
and the border, from Chinnereth even unto
the sea of the plam, the salt sea, under the
springs of Pisgah, at the szm-rising.
" ' And I command you, at that time,
saying, The Lord your God hath given to
you this land to possess it; armed do ye
pass over before your brethren the Children
of Israel, aU the sons of might. " Only,
your wives, and your infants, and your cat
tle (I have known that ye have much cat
tle), do dwell in your cities which I have
given to you. 20 Till the Lord give rest
to your brethren like yourselves, and they
also have possessed the land which the
Lord your God hath given to them beyond
the Jordan, then have ye turned back each
to Ms possession, which I have given to
you. 21 ' And Joshua have I commanded at
that time, saying, Thine eyes see all that
which the Lord your God hath done to
these two kings — so doth the Lord to all
the kingdoms . whither thou passest over.
22 Fear them not, for the Lord your God,
He is fighting for you.
23 ' And I entreat for grace unto the Lord,
at that time, saying, ^O Lord Jehovah,
Thou hast begun to shew Thy servant Thy
greatness, and Thy strong hand; for who
is the God m heaven or m earth who doth
accordmg to Thy works, and according to
Thy might? 25Let me pass over, I pray
Thee, and see the good land which is be
yond the Jordan, tMs good Mil-country, and
Lebanon. 26 ' And the Lord sheweth himself wroth
with me, for your sake, and hath not hear
kened unto me, and the Lord saith unto
me, Enough for thee ; add not to speak
unto Me any more about tMs matter. w Go
up to the top of Pisgah, and lift up thine
eyes westward, and northward, and south
ward, and eastward, and see with thine
eye's— -for thou dost not pass over this Jor
dan. ' w And charge Joshua, and strengthen
him, and harden Mm, for he passeth over
before this people, and he causeth them to
inherit the land which thou seest.
29 ' And we dwell in the valley over-against
Beth-Peor. IV. J ' AND now, O Israel, hearken unto
the statutes, and unto the judgments which
I teach you to do, so that ye live, and have
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gone in, and possessed the land which the
Lord God of your fathers giveth to you.
2Ye shall not add to the word wliich I com
mand you, nor diminish from it, to keep
the commands of the Lord your God wliich
I command you.
3 ' Your eyes see that wMch the Lord
hath done in Baal-Peor, for every man who
hath gone up after Baal-Peor hath the
Lord thy God destroyed from your midst.
4 And ye who cleave to the Lord your God
are alive, all of you, to-day.
5 ' See, I have taught you statutes and
judgments, as the Lord my God hath com
manded me, — to do so in the midst of the
land whither ye are going in to possess it.
e When ye have kept and done them (for it is
your wisdom and your understanding) be
fore the eyes of the people who hear all
these statutes, then they have said, Only
this great nation is a wise and understand-
Mg people.
7 ' For which is the great nation wMch
hath God near unto it, as the Lord our God,
according to all we have called unto him ?
3 And which is the great nation wMch hath
righteous statutes and judgments accord
ing to all tMs law wMch I set before you
to-day ?
9 ' Only, take heed to thyself, and watch
thyself exceedingly, lest thou forget the
things which thine eyes have seen, and
lest they turn aside from thy heart, all the
days of thy life; thou hast also made them
known to thy children, and to thy child
ren's children. "The day when thou hast
stood before the Lord thy God in Horeb, —
in the LORD'S saying unto me, Congregate
to Me the people, and I cause them to hear
My words, that they learn to fear Me all
the days that they live on the ground, and
teach their children, — ii and ye do draw
near and stand under the mountain, and
the mountain is burning unto the heart of
heaven — darkness, clouds, yea, tMck dark
ness:t 12 ' Then the Lord speaketh unto you out
of the midst of the fire; the voice of words
ye hear, but a form ye do not see; only a
voice. "And He declareth to you His
covenant, which He hath commanded you
to do, the Ten Matters, and He writeth
them upon the two tables of stone.
14 ' And me hath the Lord commanded at
that time to teach you statutes and judg
ments, for your doing them in the land
whither ye are passing over to possess it;
15 and ye have been very watchful of your
selves, for ye have not seen any simihtude
m the day of the Lord's speaking unto you
in Horeb out of the midst of the fire, "lest
ye do corruptly, and have made to your
selves a graven image, the similitude of any
figure, the form of male or female, — 17 the
form of any beast which is on the earth, —
the form of any winged bird which flieth m
the heavens,— " the form of any creepmg
thing on the ground, — the form of any fish
which is in the waters under the earth;
"'And lest thou lift up thine eyes to
wards the heavens, and hast seen the sun,
126

and the moon, and the stars, all the host
of the heavens, and hast been forced,
and hast bowed thyself to them, and hast
served them, whom the Lord thy God bath
apportioned to all the peoples under the
whole heavens.
20 ' But you hath the Lord taken, and He 1
bringeth you out from the iron furnace,
from Egypt, to be to Him for a people-p-an
inheritance, as at tlvis day.
» 'And the Lord hath Bhewed himself
wroth with me because of your words, and
sweareth to my not passing over the Jordan,
and to my not going in unto the good land
which the Lord thy God is giving to thee
— an inheritance. ^ For I die in this land;
I do not pass over the Jordan; but ye do
pass over, then have ye possessed tMs good
land. 23 ' Take heed to yourselves, lest ye forget
the covenant of the Lord your God, wMch
He hath made with you, and have made to
yourselves a graven image, a similitude of
anything concerning which the LORD thy
God hath charged thee: ^for the Lord
thy God is a consuming fire — a zealous
God. 25 ' When thou begettest children and
children's children, and ye have become old
m the land, and have done corruptly, and
have made a graven image, the simihtude
of anytMng, and have done the evil thing in
the eyes of the Lord, to provoke Him to
anger: — 26I have caused to testify against
you tMs day the heavens and the earth,
that ye do hastily perish utterly from off
the land whither ye are passmg over the
Jordan to possess it ; ye do not prolong
days upon it, but are utterly destroyed ;
27 and the Lord hath scattered you among
the peoples, and ye have been left few in
number among the nations, whither the
LORD leadeth you; ^and there have ye
served gods, the work of man's hands, wood
and stone, which see not, nor hear, nor eat,
nor smell.
29 ' When ye have sought from thence the
Lord thy God, then hast thou found, when
thou seekest Trim with all thy heart, and with
all thy soul, soin distress being to thee, when
all these things have found thee, in the
latter end of the days, when thou hast
. turned back unto the Lord thy God, and
hast hearkened to His voice; si for a merci
ful God is the Lord thy God; He doth not
fail thee, nor destroy thee, nor forget the
covenant of thy fathers, wMch He hath
sworn to them.
32 ' For, ask, I pray thee, of the former
days which have been before thee, even
from the day that God hath prepared man
on the earth, and even from the one end of
the heavens even unto the other end of the
heavens, whether there hath been as this
great !tMng — or hath been heard like it?
^Hath a people heard the voice of God
speaking out of the midst of the fire, as
thou hast heard, thou— and doth live ? MQr
hath God tried to go in to take to Himself,
a nation from the midst of a nation, by
trials, by signs, and by wonders, and by

Cities of refuge.

IV. 35.— DEUTERONOMY.— v. 24.

The decalogue repeated.

war, and by a strong hand, and by a
stretched-out , arm, and by great fears — ac
cording to all that the Lord your God hath
done to you, in Egypt, before your eyes?
35 Thou, thou hast been shewn it, to know
that the Lord He is God; there is none else
b'eside Him.
36 'Out of the heavens hath He caused
thee to hear His voice, to instruct thee;
and on earth He hath shewed thee His great
fire; and His words thou- hast heard out of
the midst of the fire.
37 ' And because that He hath loved thy
fathers, He also flxeth on their seed after
them, and doth bring thee out in His pre
sence by His great power, out of Egypt:
38 to dispossess nations greater and stronger
than thou, from thy presence, to bring thee
in to give to thee their land— an inherit
ance, as at this day.
39 ' And thou hast known to-day, and hast
turned it back unto thy heart, that the
Lord He is God, m the heavens above, and
on the earth beneath ; there is none else;
40 and thou hast kept His statutes and His
commands wMch I command thee to-day,
so that it is well with thee, and with thy
children after thee, and so that thou pro-
longest days on the ground wMch the Lord
thy God is giving to thee — continually.'
41 Then Moses separateth tMee cities be
yond the Jordan, towards the sun-rising,
42 for the fleemg thither of the man-slayer,
who slayeth his neighbour unknowingly,
and who doth not hate Mm heretofore;
when he hath fled unto one of these cities,
then hath he lived. ^Bezer, in the wilder
ness, in the land of the plain, of the Reu
benites ; and Ramoth, in Gilead, of the
Gadites ; and Golan, in Bashan, of the
Manassites. 44 And this is the law wMch Moses hath
set before the Children of Israel; ^ these
are the testimomes, and "the statutes, and
the judgments, wMch Moses hath spoken
unto the CMldren of Israel, in their coming
out of Egypt; 46beyond the Jordan, in the
valley over-against Beth-Peor, m the land
of Sihon king of the Amorite who dwelleth
in Heshbon, whom Moses and the CMldren
of Israel have smitten, m their coming out
of Egypt, 47and they possess his land; and
the land of Og king of Bashan, two kings of
the Amorites, who are beyond the Jordan,
towards the sun-rising. ^From Aroer,
wMch is by the edge of the brook of Arnon,
even unto mount Sion, wMch is Hebron,
49 and all the plain beyond the Jordan east
ward, even unto the sea of the plain, under
the springs of Pisgah.
V. i AND Moses calleth unto all Israel,
and saith unto them, ' Hear, 0 Israel, the
statutes and the j udgments which I speak M
your ears to-day, then have ye learned
them, and observed to do them. 2 The Lord
our God hath made with us a covenant in
Horeb ; 8not with -our fathers hath the
Lord made this covenant, but with us; we
—these— here to-day— all of us alive. 4Face
to face hath the Lord spoken with you, in
the mount, out of the midst of the fire, 5 (I

am standing between the Lord and you, at
that time, to declare to you the word of
the Lord, for ye have been afraid from the
presence of the fire, and ye have not gone
up unto the mount), saying:
8'I am the Lord thy God, who hath
brought thee out from the land of Egypt,
from the house of servants.
7 ' Thou shalt not have other gods M My
presence. 8 ' Thou shalt not make to thee a grayen
image, of any form which is in the heavens
above, or which is m the earth beneath, or
which is in the waters under the earth;
9thou shalt not bow thyself to them nor
serve them, for I the Lord thy God. am a
zealous God, charging the imquity of the
fathers on the cMldren, also on the third
generation, and on the fourth, of those who
hate Me; " and doing kindnessto thousands,
to those who love Me, and to those who
keep My commands.
11 ' Thou shalt not take up the Name of
the Lord thy God for a vain thing, for the
Lord doth not acquit Mm who taketh up
His Name for a vain tiring.
12 ' Observe the sabbath-day to sanctify it,
as the Lord thy God hath commanded
thee; "six days shalt thou labour, and do
all thy work, 14and the seventh day is a
sabbath to the Lord thy God ; thou shalt
not do any work, thou, or thy son, or thy
daughter, or thy man-servant, or thy hand
maid, or tMne ox, or tMne ass, or any of
thy cattle, or thy sojourner who is within
thy gates ; so that thy man-servant, and
thy hand-maid do rest hke thyself; " seemg
thou hast remembered that thou hast been
a servant m the land of Egypt, that the
Lord thy God brmgeth thee out from thence
by a strong hand, and by a stretched-out
arm; therefore hath the Lord thy God com
manded thee to keep the sabbath-day...
"'Honour thy father and thy mother, as
the Lord thy God hath commanded thee, so
that thy days are prolonged, and so that it
is well with thee, on the ground wMch the
Lord thy God is giving to thee.
" ' Thou shalt not murder,
" ' Thou shalt not commit adultery.
" ' Thou shalt not steal.
29 'Thou shalt not answer against thy
neighbour a false testimony.
» 'Thou shalt not desire thy neighbour's
wife; nor shalt thou covet thy neighbour's
house, his field, or his man-servant, or Ms
hand-maid, Ms ox, or his ass, or anything
which is thy neighbour's.
22 'These words hath the Lord spoken
unto all your congregation, m the mount,
out of the midst of the fire, of the cloud,
and of the tMck darkness ; a great voice,
and He hath not added, and He writeth
them on two tables of stone, and giveth
them unto me.
23 ' And it cometh to pass as ye hear the
voice out of the midst of the darkness, and
of the mountain burning with fire, that ye
come near unto me, all the heads of your
tribes, and your elders, « and ye say, Lo,
the Lord our God hath shewed us His
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honour, aud His greatness; and His voice
have we heard out of the midst of the fire;
this day we have seen that God doth speak
with man — yet he liveth. 25 And, now, why
should we die ? for this great fire consumeth
us; — if we add to hear the voice of the Lord
our God any more— then have we died.
M For who of all flesh is he who hath heard
the voice of the thing God speaking out of
the midst of the fire like us — and doth live ?
27 Draw thou near, and hear all that wMch
the Lord our God saith; then thou, thou
dost speak unto us all that which the Lord
our God speaketh unto thee, and we have
hearkened, and we have done it.
28 ' And the Lord heareth the voice of
your words, in your speaking unto me, and
the Lord saith unto me, I nave heard the
voice of the words of this people which
they have spoken unto thee; they have
done well in all that they have spoken;
29 0 that their heart had been thus witMn
them, to fear Me, and to keep all My com
mands continually, that it may be well
with them, aud with their children for
ever !
30 ' Go, say to them, Turn ye back for
yourselves to your tents; si and thou, stand
thou here with Me, and let Me speak unto
thee all the command, and the statutes, and
the judgments which thou dost teach them,
and they have done in the land which I am
giving to them to possess it.
32 'And ye have observed to do as the
Lord your God hath commanded you, ye
turn not aside to the right or to the left.
»3In all the way which the LORD your God
hath commanded you do ye walk, so that
ye live, and it is well with you, and ye have
prolonged days in the land wMch ye possess.
VI. I'AND this is the command, the
statutes, and the judgments wMch the
Lord your God hath commanded to teach
you, to do in the land wliich ye are passing
over thither to possess it, 2 that thou mayest
fear the LORD thy God, to keep all His
statutes and His commands, which I com
mand thee, thou, and thy son, and thy son's
son, all the days of thy life, and that thy
days may be prolonged.
3 ' Hear then, O Israel, and observe to
do, that it may be well with thee, and that
thou mayest multiply exceedingly, as the
Lord God of thy fathers hath spoken to
thee, in the land flowing with milk and
honey. 4 'Hear, O Israel, the Lord out God is
one LORD; s when thou hast loved the Lord
thy God with all thy heart, and with all
thy soul, and with all thy might, c and these
words wMch I command thee to-day have
been on thine heart, 7and thou hast re
peated them to thy cMldren, and hast
spoken of them in thy sitting M thine
house, and in thy walking in the way, and
m thy lying down, and in thy rising up,
8 and hast bound them for a sign upon thy
hand, and they have been fdr frontlets be
tween tMne eyes, 9and thou hast written
them on the door-posts of thy house, and
on thy gates. 12S

" ' Then it hath been when the Lord thy
God bringeth thee in unto the land whicli
He hath sworn to thy fathers, to Abraham,
to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give to thee great
and good cities which thou hast not built.
11 and houses full of all good things wMch
thou hast not filled, and wells digged
wMch thou hast not digged, vineyards and
olive-yards wMch thou hast not planted,
that thou hast eaten, and been satisfied.
" ' Take heed to thyself lest thou forget
the Lord who hath brought thee out of the
land of Egypt, out of the house of servants;
"the Lord thy God thou shalt fear, and
Him shalt thou serve, and by His name
shalt thou swear; "Ye shall not go after
other gods, of the gods of the people who
are round about you; "for a zealous God is
the Lord thy God in thy midst, — lest the
anger of the LORD thy God burn against
thee, and He hath destroyed thee from off
the face of the ground.
i6 ' Ye shall not try the Lord your God as
ye tried Him in Massah ; 17 ye shall diligently
keep the commands of the LORD your God,
and His testimomes and His statutes which
He hath commanded thee ; "when thou
hast done that which is right and good in
the eyes of the Lord so that it is well with
thee, then hast thou gone in and possessed
the good land wMch the Lord hath sworn
to thy fathers, " to drive away all tMne ene
mies from before thee, as the Lord hath
spoken. 20 ' When thy son asketh thee hereafter,
saymg, What are the testimonies, and the
statutes, and the judgments which the LORD
our God hath commanded you? 21 then hast
thou said to thy son, We have been servants
to Pharaoh in Egypt, and the Lord bring
eth us out of Egypt by a high hand; ^aud
the Lord giveth signs and wonders, great
and sad, on Egypt, on Pharaoh, and on all
his house, before our eyes. 28 And us hath
He brought out from thence, in order to
bring us iu, to give to us the land which He
had sworn to our fathers. « And the Lord
commandeth us to do all these statutes, to
fear the Lord out God, for good to our
selves contmually, to keep us alive, as at
this day. 25 And it is righteousness for us,
when we observe to do all this command
before the Lord our God, as He hath com
manded us.
VII. 1 'WHEN the Lord thy God bring
eth thee in unto the laud whither thou
goest in to possess it, and He hath cast
out many nations from thy presence, the
Hittite, and the Girgashite, and the Amor
ite, and the Canaanite, and the Perizzite,
and the Hivite, and the Jebusite, seven
nations more numerous and mighty than
thou; 2 and the Lord thy God hath given
them before thee, and thou hast smitten
them; thou dost utterly devote them; thou
dost not make a covenant with them; nor
dost thou favour them.
8 'And thou dost not join in marriage
with them; thy daughter thou dost not give
to Ms son; and his daughter thou dost not
take for thy son; 4when they turn aside

Conditions of God's mercy, vn. 5— DEUTERONOMY.— vm. 11. Idolatry to be avoided.

thy son from after Me, then have they seived
other gods, and the anger of the Lord hath
burned against you, and hath destroyed thee
hastily. 5 'But thus dost thou deal with them;
their altars thou dost break down, and
then' standing pillars thou dost shiver, and
their shrmes thou dost cut down, and their
graven images thou dost burn with fire.
cFor a holy people art thou to the LORD
thy God; on thee hath the Lord thy God
fixed, to be to Him for a peculiar people,
above all the peoples who are on the face of
the ground.
7 ' Not because of your being more numer
ous than any of the peoples hath the LORD
delighted in you, and fixeth on you, for ye are
the least of all the peoples; 8 but because of
the Lord's lovmg you, yea, because of His
keepmg the oath which He hath sworn to
your fathers hath the Lord brought you
out by a strong hand, and doth ransom you
from the house of servants, from the hand
of Pharaoh king of Egypt.
9 ' When thou hast known that the LORD
thy God He is God, the faithful God, keep
ing the covenant, and the kindness for
those who love Him, and for those who
keep His commands, to a thousand gene
rations, "and repaying to those who hate
Him, unto their face, to destroy them; He
delayeth not to him who hateth Him, unto
Ms face; He repayeth to him; — uthen hast
thou kept the command, and the statutes,
and the judgments, wMch I command thee
to-day to do them.
i2 ' And it hath been, because ye hear
these judgments, and have ker»t and done
them, that the Lord thy God hath kept for
thee the covenant and the loudness which
He hath sworn to thy fathers, "and hath
loved thee, and hath blessed thee, and hath
multiplied thee, and hath blessed the fruit
of thy womb, and the fruit of thy ground;
thy corn, and thy wine, and thine oil; the
increase of thine oxen, and the wealth of
thy flock, on the ground which He hath
sworn to thy fathers to give to thee.
14 ' Blessed art thou above all the peoples;
there is not in thee a barren man or barren
woman — noramongyour cattle. " And the
Lord hath turned aside from thee every
sickness, and none of the evil diseases of
Egypt (wMch thou knowest) doth He put
on thee, but hathput them on all who hate
thee. "'And thou hast consumed all the peo
ples whom the Lord thy God is giving
to thee, tMne eye hath no pity on them,
and thou dost not serve their gods, for it is
a snare for thee.
17 'When thou sayest m thine heart,
These nations are more numerous than I;
how am I able to dispossess them? " Thou
shalt not be afraid of them; thou shalt
surely remember that which the Lord thy
God hath done to Pharaoh, and to all
Egypt ; " the great trials which thme eyes
have seen, and the signs, and the wonders,
and the strong hand, and the stretched-out
arm, wherewith the Lord thy God hath
1

brought thee" out;— so doth the Lord thy
God to all the peoples of whose presence
thou art afraid. 20 And the locust also doth
the Lord thy God send among them, till the
destruction of those who are left, and of
those who are hidden from thy presence.
21 Thou shalt not be terrified at their pre
sence, for the Lord thy God in thy midst is
a great and fearful God.
22 ' When the Lord thy God hath cast out
those nations from thy presence, little by
little (thou art not able to consume them
hastily, lest the beast of the field multiply
agamst thee), 23 and the Lord thy God hath
given them before thee, and hath destroyed
them — a mighty destruction— till their de
struction; J*4 then hath He given then kings
mto thy hand, and thou hast destroyed
their name from under the heavens; no
man doth station himself before thy face till
thou hast destroyed them.
25 * The graven images of their gods ye do
burn with fire ; thou dost not desire the
silver and gold on them, nor hast taken it
to thyself, lest thou be snared by it, for it
is an abomination to the Lord thy God.
26 And thou dost not bring in an abomma-
tion unto thy house — or thou hast been de
voted like it; — thou dost utterly detest it,
and thou dost utterly abominate it ; for it
is devoted.
VIII. 1 ' ALL the command which I com
mand thee to-day shall ye observe to do,
so that ye live and have multiplied, and
have gone in, and have possessed the land
wMch the Lord hath sworn to your fathers;
2and thou hast remembered all the way
which the Lord thy God hath caused thee
to go these forty years in the wilderness,
m order to humble thee, to try thee, to
know that wMch is m thy heart, whether
thou dost keep His commands or not. -
3 ' Yea, he humbleth thee, and causeth
thee to hunger, and causeth thee to eat the
manna (wMch thou hast not known, thy
fathers also have not known), in order to
cause thee to know that not by bread alone
doth man live, but by every produce of the
mouth of the Lord doth man live. *Thy
raiment hath not worn out from off thee,
and thy foot hath not swelled these forty
years; 6and thou hast known, in thy heart,
that as a man chastiseth Ms son the Lord
thy God chastiseth thee; 6and thou hast
kept the commands of the Lord thy God,
to walk m His ways, and to fear Him.
7 ' For the Lord thy God is bringing thee
m unto a good land, a land of brooks of
waters, of fountains, and of depths coming
out in the valley and in the mountain ; 8a
land of wheat, and barley, and vine, and
fig, and pomegranate ; a land of oil olive
and honey; 9a land in wMch thou eatest
bread without scarcity; thou dost not lack
anything in it; a land whose stones are
iron, and out of whose mountains thou dost
dig brass. "And thou hast eaten, and
hast been satisfied, and thou hast blessed
the LORD thy God, for the good land which
he hath given to thee.
11 'Take heed to thyself, lest thou forget
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Moses1 charge continued, vni. 12. — DEUTERONOMY. — IX. 23. IsraeVs rebellions narrated.

the Lord thy God so as not to keep His
commands, and His judgments, and His
statutes which I command thee to-day;
12 lest thou eat, and hast been satisfied, and
build good houses, and hast inhabited
them; " and thy herd and thy flock be mul
tiplied, and silver and gold be multiplied to
thee; and all that is tMne be multiplied :
"'And thy heart hath been high, and
thou hast forgotten the Lord thy God (who
bringeth thee out of the land of Egypt, out
of the house of servants; "who causeth
thee to go in the great and the terrible
wilderness — burning serpents, and scor
pions, and thirst — where there is no water;
who bringeth out to thee waters from the
flinty rock ; " who causeth thee to eat
manna m the wilderness, wMch thy fathers
have not known, in order to humble thee,
and in order to try thee, to do thee good
in thy latter end), 17 and thou hast said in
thy heart, My power and the might of my
hand hath made for me all this wealth :
"'But thou bast remembered the Lord
thy God, for it is He who giveth to thee
power to make wealth, m order to establish
His covenant which He hath sworn to thy
fathers as at tMs day.
" ' And it hath been — if thou really forget
the Lord thy God, and hast gone after
other gods, and served them, and bowed
thyself to them, I have testified against you
to-day that ye do utterly perish: 20as the
nations whom the LORD is destroying from
your presence so do ye perish ; because ye
hearken not to the voice of the Lord your
God. IX. !'HEAR, 0 Israel, thou art passing
over the Jordan to-day, to go m to possess
nations greater and mightier than thyself ;
cities great and fenced unto the heavens.
aA people great and tall, the Children of
the Anakim, whom thou hast known; (thou
also, thou hast heard : Who doth station
himself before the Children of Anak ?) 8Yea,
thou hast known, to-day, that the Lord
thy God is He who is passing over before
thee — a consuming fire; He doth destroy
them, and He doth humble them before
thee, and thou hast dispossessed them, and
hast destroyed them hastily, as the Lord
hath spoken to thee.
4 'Thou, shalt not speak m thy heart (in
the LORD thy God's driving them away from
before thee), saying, For my righteousness
hath the Lord brought me in to possess
this land, seeing for the wickedness of these
nations is the Lord dispossessing them
from thy presence; 6 not for thy righteous
ness, or for the uprightness of thy heart,
art thou gomg in to possess their land; but
for the wickedness of these nations is the
Lord thy God dispossessing them from be
fore thee; and in order to establish the word
which the Lord hath sworn to thy fathers,
to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob. <*And
thou hast known, that not for thy right
eousness is the Lord thy God giving to thee
this good land to possess it, for thou art a
stiff-necked people.
7 ' Remember — forget not — that with
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wMch thou hast made the Lord thy God
wroth in the wilderness; even from the day
that thou hast come out of the land of
Egypt till thy coming in unto tMs place
ye have been rebels with the Lord; seven
in Horeb ye have made the Lord wroth, and
the Lord sheweth Himself angry against
you — to destroy you.
9 ' In my going up into the mount to re
ceive the tables of stone (the tables of the
covenant wMch the Lord hath made with
you), then I abide in the mount forty days
and forty nights; bread I have not eaten,
and water I have not drunk. "And the
Lord giveth unto me the two tables of stone
written with the finger of God, and on them
according to all the words wMch the Lord
hath spoken with you M the mount, out of
the midst of the fire, in the day of the con
gregation. n ' And it cometh to pass, at the end of
forty days and forty Mghts, the Lord hath
given unto me the two tables of stone-
tables of the covenant; "and the LORD
saith unto me, Rise, go down, hasten from
this, for thy people hath done corruptly,
whom thou hast brought out of Egypt;
they have turned aside hastily from the
way wMch I have commanded them,— they
have made to themselves a molten image.
" ' Yea, the Lord speaketh unto me, say
ing, I have seen this people, and lo, it is a
stiff-necked people ; "desist from Me, and
let Me destroy them, and blot out their
name from under the heavens, and let Me
make thee become a nation more mighty
and numerous than it.
" 'And I turn, and come down from the
mount, and the moimt is burning with fire,
and the two tables of the covenant are in
my two hands. "And I see, and lo, ye
have smned agamst the Lord your God ; ye
have made to yourselves a molten calf; ye
have turned aside hastily out of the way
which the Lord hath commanded you.
"'And I lay hold on the two tables, and
cast them out of my two hands, and break
them before your eyes; ".and I tMow my
self before the Lord, as at the first, forty
days and forty nights ; bread I have not
eaten, and water I have not drunk, be
cause of all your sins wMch ye have sinned,
by domg the evil tiring in the eyes of the
Lord, to make him angry.
19 < jpor i have been afraid because of the
anger and the fury wherewith the LORD
hath been wroth against you, to destroy
you; but the LORD hearkeneth unto me also
at this time.
29 'And with Aaron hath the Lord shewed
himself very angry, to destroy Mm, and I
pray also for Aaron at that time; 21 and
your sin, which ye have made, the calf,,
have I taken, and I bum it with fire, and
beat it, grinding well till it is small as
dust, and I cast its dust unto the brook
wMch goeth down out of the mount.
22 ' And in Taberah, and in Massah, and
in Kibroth-Hattaavah, ye have been mak
ing the Lord wroth: » and in the Lord's
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Renewing the two tables, ix. 24.— DEUTERONOMY.— XI. 9. Obedience recommended.

Go up, and possess the land wMch I have
given to you, then do ye provoke the mouth
of the Lord, your God, and have not given
credence to Him, and have not hearkened
to His voice; 24ye have been rebels with
the Lord from the day of my knowing you.
ss ' And I throw myself before the Lord,
the forty days and the forty nights, as 1
had thrown myself, for the Lord ha'th
spoken of destroying you; * and I pray unto
tie Lord, and say, 0 Lord Jehovah, destroy
not Thy people, and Thine inheritance,
whom Thau hast ransomed through Thy
greatness; whom Thou hast brought out of
Egypt with a strong hand; & be mindful of
Thy servants, of Abraham, of Isaac, and of
Jacob; turn not unto the stiffness of this
people, or unto its wickedness, or unto its
Bin: 2s lest the land from wMch Thou hast
brought us out say, Because of the Lord's
want of ability to bring them in unto the
land of wMch He hath spoken to them, and
because of His hating them, hath He
brought them out to put them to death m
the wilderness, — ^ yet they are Thy people,
and Thine inheritance, whom Thou hast
brought out by Thy great power, and by
Thy stretched-out arm.
X. i'AT that time hath the Lord said
unto me, Grave for thyself two tables of
stone, like the first; and come up unto Me,
into the mount; thou hast also made for
thyself an ark of wood; 2 when I write on
the tables the words which were on the first
tables, wMch thou hast broken, then hast
thou placed them in the ark. 8 And I make
an ark of sMttim wood, and grave two
tables of stone like the first, and I go up to
the mount, and the two tables in my hand.
4 ' And He writeth on the tables, accord
ing to the first writmg, the Ten Matters
wMch the Lord hath spoken unto you in
the mount, out of the midst of the fire, in
the day of the congregation; and the Lord
giveth them unto me; 5and I turn and
come down from the mount, and put the
tables in the ark which I made, and they
are there, as the Lord commanded me.
fi 'And the Children of Israel have jour
neyed from Beeroth of the Children of
Jaakan to Mosera; there Aaron dieth, and
there he is buried, and Eleazar bis son doth
mmister in his stead. 7 From thence they
journeyed to Gudgodah ; and from Gudgo-
dah to Jotbath, a land of brooks of waters.
8 ' At that time hath the Lord separated
the tribe of Levi, to bear the ark of the
covenant of the Lord, to stand before the
Lord to serve Him, and to bless in His
name, unto this day; 9 therefore there hath
not been to Levi a portion or inheritance
with Ms brethren; the Lord Himself is his
inheritance, as the Lord thy God hath
spoken to Mm.
i° 'And I, I have remained m the mount,
as the former days, forty days and forty
nights; and the Lord hearkeneth unto me
also at this time; the Lord hath not willed
to destroy thee.
n 'And the LORD saith unto me, Rise, go
to journey before the people, and let them

go in and possess the land which I have
sworn to their fathers to give to them.
" ' And now, O Israel, what is the LORD
thy God asking from thee, save to fear the
Lord thy God, to walk Mall His ways, and
to love Him, and to serve the Lord thy
God with all thy heart, and with all thy
soul; "to keep the commands of the Lord,
and His statutes which I command thee
to-day, for good to thyself ?
14 ' Lo, to the Lord thy God are the
heavens and the heavens of heavens, the
earth and all that is m it; "only in thy
fathers hath the Lord delighted to love
them, and He doth fix on their seed after
them — on you, above all the peoples, as at
tMs day; "when ye have circumcised the
foreskin of your heart, then your neck ye
do not harden any more; 17 for the Lord
your God — He is God of gods, and Lord of
lords; God, the great, the mighty, the fear
ful; who accepteth not persons, nor taketh
a bribe. "He doeth the judgment of the
fatherless and widow, and loveth the so
journer, to give to him bread and raiment.
"' And ye have loved the sojourner, for
ye were sojourners in the land of Egypt.
29 'The Lord thy God dost thou fear,
Him dost thou serve, and to Him dost thou
cleave, and by His name dost thou swear.
21 He is thy praise, and He is thy God; who
hath done with thee these great and fear
ful things wMch thine eyes have seen:
22 with seventy persons did thy fathers go
down to Egypt, and now, the Lord thy God
hath made thee as the stars of the heavens
for multitude.
XI. 1 ' WHEN thou hast loved the LORD
thy God, then hast thou kept His charge,
and His statutes, and His judgments, and
His commands continually; 2and ye have
known tMs day — for / speak not with your
children who have not known, and who
have not seen the chastisement of the
Lord your God, His greatness, His strong
hand, and his stretched-out arm, 8and His
signs and His works which he hath done
in the midst of Egypt, to Pharaoh king of
Egypt, and to all Ms land; 4 and that which
He hath done to the force of Egypt, to its
horses, and to its chariots, when He hath
caused the waters of the Red Sea to flow
before their faces m their pursuing after
them, and the Lord destroyeth them, unto
tMs day; 5 also that wMch He hath done to
you in the wilderness, till your coming
unto this place. 6 And that which He hath
done to Dathan, and to Abiram, sons of
Eliab, sons of Reuben, when the earth hath
opened her mouth and swalloweth them,
and their houses, and their tents, and all
which liveth, wMch is at their feet, in the
midst of all Israel;
7 < — But it is your eyes which see all the
great work of the Lord, wMch He hath
done. 8When ye have kept all the com
mand which I command thee to-day, so
that ye are strong, then have ye gone in,
and possessed the land whither ye are
passmg over to possess it, 9 and so that ye
prolong days on the ground which the
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Lord hath sworn to your fathers to give to 1 & and the cursing, if ye do not hearken

them and to their seed — a land flowing
with milk and honey.
io ' jpor the land whither thou art gomg
in to possess it, is not as the land of Egypt
from whence ye have come out, where
thou sowest thy seed, and hast watered it
With thy foot, as a garden of green herbs ;
i! but the land whither ye are passing over
to possess it, is a land of mountains and
Valleys; of the rain of heaven it drinketh
water; "a land which the Lord thy God
fiearcheth; continually are the eyes of the
Lord thy God upon it, from the begmning
of the year even unto the end of the year.
13 'And it hath been— If thou hearken
diligently unto my commands which I
Command thee to-day, to love the Lord
your God, and to serve Him with all your
heart and with all your soul — 14then have
L given the rain of your land m its season
(the sprinkling and the gathered), and thou
hast gathered thy corn, and thy wine, and
thine oil; "and I have given herbs in thy
field for thy cattle; and thou hast eaten,
and hast been satisfied.
" ' Take heed to yourselves, lest your
heart be enticed; when ye have turned
aside, and have served other gods, and have
bowed yourselves to them, 17then the
anger of the Lord hath burned agamst you,
aud He hath restrained the heavens, and
there is no rain, and the ground doth not
give her increase, and ye have perished
hastily from off the good land which the
Lord is giving to yon.
is 'When ye have placed these my words
in your heart, and M your soul, then have
ye bound them for a sign on your hand,
and they have been for frontlets between
your eyes; "and ye have taught them your
children, by speaking of them in thy sitting
in thy house, and in thy going m the way,
and in thy lying down, and in thy rising
up; 2° and thou hast written them on the
- side-posts of thy house, and on thy gates,
21 so that your days are multiplied, the
days of your children also, on the land
wMch the Lord hath sworn to your fathers
to give to them, as the days of the heavens
on the earth.
22 'For if ye diligently keep all this com
mand which I command you to do it, to
love the Lord your God, to Walk in all His
v.rLiys, and to cleave to Hhn; 23 then n&fh
the Lord dispossessed all these nations
from before you, and ye have possessed
nations, greater and mightier than your
selves; 2i every place on which the sole of
your foot treadeth is yours ; from the wil
derness and Lebanon, from the river, the
river Euphrates, even unto the farthest sea
is your border; 25no man doth station him
self in your presence; your dread and your
fear doth the Lord your God put on the
face of all the land on which ye tread, as
He hath spoken to you.
20 'See, I am setting before you to-day a
blessing and a cursing: 27 the blessing, when
ye hearken unto the commands of the Lord
your God, which I command you to-day;
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unto the command of the Lord your' God)
and have turned aside' out of the way which
I command you to-day, by going after other
gods wMch ye have hot known.
29 ' And it hath been, when the Lord thy
God bringeth thee in unto the land whither
thou art going in to possess it, that thou
hast put the blessing on mount Gerizim,
and the cursing on mount Ebal ; 3° are they
not beyond the Jordan, behind the way of
the gomg in at the sun, in the land of the
Canaanite, who dwelleth _M the plain over-
against Gilgal, near the oaks of Moreh?
81 For ye are passmg over the Jordan to go
in to possess the land which the Lord your
God is giving to you ; when ye have pos
sessed, and dwelt in it, ^then have ye ob
served to do all the statutes and the judg
ments wliich I am setting before you to-day.
XII. i ' THESE are the statutes and the
judgments which ye observe to do in the
land which the Lord, God of thy fathers,
hath given to thee to possess it, all the
days that ye live on the ground. 2Ye do
utterly destroy all the places wMther the
nations ye are dispossessmg have served
their gods, on the high mountains, and on
the heights, and under every flourishmg
tree. 3And ye have broken down their
altars, and have sMvered their standmg
pillars, and their shrmes ye do burn with
fire, and the graven hnages of their gods ye
cut down, and have destroyed their name
out of that place.
4 ' Ye do not so to the LORD your God ;
5 but unto the place wMch the Lord your
God chooseth out of all your tribes to put
His name there, to His tabernacle ye do
seek, and tMther hast thou entered; 6and
thou hast brought in thither your burnt-
offerings, and your sacrifices, and your
tithes, and the heave -offering of your hand,
and your vows, and your free-will offerings,
and the firsthug of your herd and of your
flock; 7 and ye have eaten there before the
Lord your God, aud ye have rejoiced in
every putting forth of your hand, ye, and
your households, with which the Lord thy
God hath blessed thee.
8 'Ye do not according to all that we are
doing here to-day, each anything that is
right in his own eyes; 9for ye have not
hitherto come in unto the rest, and unto
the mheritance wMch the Lord thy God is
giving to thee; "when ye have passed over
the Jordan, and have dwelt in the land
which the Lord your God is causing you to
inherit, and He hath given rest to you from
all your enemies round about, and ye have
dwelt confidently:
11 'Then it hath been, the place on wMch
the Lord your God fixeth to cause His name
to tabernacle there, tMther do ye bring in
all that which I am commanding thee, your
burnt-offerings, and your sacrifices, your
tithes, and the heave-offering of your hand,
and all the choice of your vows which ye
vow to the Lord. "And ye have rejoiced
before the Lord your God, ye, and your
sons, and your daughters, and your men-

Blood forbidden.

xtt. 13,— DEUTERONOMY.— xm. 13. Cautions as to idolaty

servants, and your hand-maids, and the
Levite who is witMn your gates ; for he
hath no part or inheritance with you.
"'Take heed to thyself, lest thou cause
thy burnt-offerings to ascend in any place
which thou seest; "save in the place which
cne LORD cliooseth in one of thy tribes,
there dost thou cause thy burnt-offering to
ascend, and there thou dost all that which
I am commanding thee.
is * OMy, with all the desire of thy soul
dost thou sacrifice, and hast eaten flesh ac
cording to the blessing of the LORD thy God
which He hath given to thee, in all thy
gates; the unclean and the clean do eat it,
as of the roe, and as of the hart.
" * Only, the blood ye do not eat ; on the
earth thou dost pom* it out as water. 17 Thou
art not permitted to eat witMn thy gates
the tithe of thy corn, or of thy wine, or of
tMne oil, or the firstlings of thy herd or of
thy flock, or any of thy vows wMch thou
vowest, cr thy free-will offerings, or heave-
offering of thy hand; "but before the Lord
thy God dost thou eat them, in the place
which the Lord thy God fixeth on, thou,
and thy son, and thy daughter, and thy
man-servant, and thy hand-maid, and the
Levite who is within thy gates ; and thou
hast rejoiced before the Lord thy God
in every putting forth of thy hand.
" ' Take heed to thyself lest thou forsake
the Levite all thy days on thy ground.
20 When the Lord thy God doth enlarge thy
border, as He hath spoken to thee, and thou
hast said, Let me eat flesh (for thy soul de-
sireth to eat flesh), of all the desire of thy
soul thou dost eat flesh. 21 When the place
wMch the Lord thy God chooseth to put
His name there is far from thee, then hast
thou sacrificed of thy herd and of thy flock
wMch the Lord hath given to thee, as I
have commanded thee, and thou hast eaten
within thy gates of all the desire of thy
soul; 22 only as the roe and the hart is eaten,
so dost thou eat it ; the unclean or the
clean doth alike eat it.
23 ' Only, be certain not to eat the blood,
for the blood is the life, and thou shalt not
eat the life with the flesh. 24TI10U shalt
not eat it; on the earth thou shalt pour it
as water. 23Thou shalt not eat it, in order
that it may be well with thee, and with thy
children after thee, for thou dost that
which is right in the eyes of the LORD.
as ' OMy, thy holy firings wMch thou hast,
and thy vows, dost thou take up, and go in
unto the place which the Lord chooseth ;
27 then thou hast made thy burnt-offerings
(the flesh and the blood) on the altar of
the Lord thy God; and the blood of thy
sacrifices is poured out on the altar of the
Lord thy God, and the flesh thou dost eat.
28 Observe; then hast thou obeyed all these
words which I am commanding thee, in
order that it may be well with thee and
with thy children after thee, for ever, for
¦ thou dost that wMch is good and right m
the eyes of the Lord thy God.
29 ' When the Lord thy God cutteth off
the nations, wMther thou art goiug in to

possess them, from thy presence, and thou
hast possessed them, and hast dwelt in
their land, — ^take heed to thyself, lest
thou be snared after them, after their being
destroyed out of thy presence ; and lest
thou inquire of their gods, saying, How do
these nations serve their gods, that I may
do so, even I ?
81 ' Thou shalt not do so to the Lord thy
God; for every abonrination of the Lord
which He iiateth have they done to their
gods; for even their sons aud their daugh
ters they do burn with fire to their gods.
22 The whole thing wMch I am commanding
you — it shall ye observe to do; thou shalt
not add unto it, nor dhniMsh from it.
XIII. I'WHEN there ariseth in your
midst a prophet, or a dreamer of dreams, and
he hath given unto thee a sign or wonder;
2and the sign or the wonder come wMch he
hath spoken of unto thee, saymg, Let us go
after other gods (wMch thou hast not
known), and let us serve them, 8thou shalt
not hearken unto the words of that prophet,
or unto that dreamer of the dream, for the
Lord your God trieth you, to know whether
ye are loving the Lord your God with all
your heart, and with all your soul. * After
the Lord your God shall ye walk, and Him
shall ye fear, and His commands shall ye
keep, and to His voice shall ye hearken, and
Him shall ye serve, and to Him shall ye
cleave. e ' And that prophet, or that dreamer of
the dream, is surely put to death, for he
hath spoken apostacy against the Lord
your God (who is bringing you out of the
land of Egypt, and hath ransomed you out
of the house of servants), to drive you out
of the way in which the LORD thy God hath
commanded thee to walk; then thou hast
put away the evil tiring from thy midst.
6 'When thy brother— son of thy mother,
or thy son, or thy daughter, or the wife of
thy bosom, or thy friend who is as thme
own soul — moveth thee m secret, saying,
Let us go and let us worship other gods —
(wliich thou hast not known, thou or thy
fathers, 7 of the gods of the peoples who are
round about you, who are near unto thee,
or who are far off from thee, from the one
end of the earth even unto the other end of
the earth)—8 thou shalt not consent to him,
nor shalt thou hearken unto hhn, nor shall
thine eye have pity on him, nor shalt thou
spare, nor shalt thou cover him over, '
9 'But thou shalt surely kill hhn; thy hand
shall be on him in the first place to put hhn
to death, and the hand of all the people at
last. "Yea, thou hast stoned him with
stones, and he dieth; for he hath sought to
drive thee away from the LORD thy God,
who is bringing thee out of the land of
Egypt, out of the house of Servants, n And
all Israel shall hear and fear.'and add not to
do anythinghke this evil tiring in thy midst.
¦¦> " ' When thou hearest, in one of thy cities
which the Lord thy God is giving to thee
to dwell there, one saymg, " Men, worth
less children, have gone out of thy midst,
and they force away the inhabitants of
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Concerning tithes.

their city, saying, Let us go and let us serve
other gods, which ye have not known, —
"and thou hast inqMred, and searched,
and asked diligently, and lo, truth; the
thing is established; tMs abonrination hath
been done in thy midst;
" ' Thou dost surely smite the inhabitants
of that city by the edge of the sword; de-
votmg it, and all that is in it, even its
cattle, by the edge of the sword. " And all
its spoil thou dost gather unto the midst
of its broad place, and hast burned with
fire the city and all its spoil completely be
fore the Lord thy God, and it hath been
an everlasting heap: it is not built any
more. 17 And there doth not cleave to thy
hand any of the devoted thing, so that the
Lord turneth ¦ back from the fierceness of
His anger, and hath given mercies to thee,
and hath loved thee, and hath multiplied
thee, as He hath sworn to thy fathers,
"when thou dost hearken to the voice of
the Lord thy God, to keep all His com
mands which I am commanding thee to
day, to do that which is right in the eyes of
the Lord thy God.
XIV. i ' YE are the children to the Lord
your God; ye do not cut yourselves, nor do
ye make baldness between your eyes for
the dead. 2For a holy people art thou to
the Lord thy God, and on thee hath the
Lord fixed to be to Him for a people, a
peculiar treasure, above all the peoples who
are on the face of the ground.
3 ' Thou dost not eat any abominable tMng.
4 This is the beast wMch ye do eat : the
ox, the lamb of the sheep, or the kid of the
goats, 5the hart, and roe, and fallow deer,
and wild goat, and pygarg, and wild ox,
and chamois; cand every beast which di
videth the hoof, and cleaveth the cleft mto
two hoofs, bringing up the cud among the
beasts, — that ye do eat.
7 ' OMy, this ye do not eat : of those who
bring up the cud, or of those who divide
the cloven hoof: the camel, and the hare,
and the rabbit, for they bring up the cud,
but the hoof have not divided; they are
unclean to you; 8and the sow, though it
divideth the hoof, yet it bringeth not up the
cud, it is unclean to you; of their flesh ye
do not eat, and against their carcase ye do
not come.
9 ' TMs do ye eat of all that are in the
waters ; all wMch hath fins' and scales do
ye eat. "And any which hath not fins and
scales ye do not eat ; it is unclean to you.
u 'Any clean bird ye do eat: "but these
are they of wMch ye do not eat; the eagle,
and the ossifrage, and the ospray, " and the
glede, and the kite, and the vulture after
its kind, "and every raven after its Irind;
"and the owl, and the night-hawk, and the
cuckoo, and the hawk after its kind; " the
little owl, and the great owl, and the swan,
17 and the pelican, and the gier-eagle, and
the cormorant, "and the stork, and the
heron after its kind, and the lapwing, and
the bat, " and every teeming tMng which
flieth is unclean to you; they are not eaten.
30 Any clean fowl ye do eat.
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21 ' Ye do not eat of any carcase; to the
sojourner who is within thy gates thou dost
give it, and he hath eaten it; or sell thou
it to a stranger: for thou art a holy people
to the Lord thy God. Thou dost not boil
a kid m its mother's milk.
22 ' Thou dost certainly tithe all the in
crease of thy seed wMch the field bringeth
out year by year. 23 And thou hast eaten
before the LORD thy God, in the place
whither He chooseth to cause His name to
tabernacle, the tithe of thy corn, of thy
wine, and of thine oil, and the firstlings of
thy herd, and of thy flock, so that thou
dost learn to fear the Lord thy God con
tinually. 24 ' And when the way is too much for
thee, that thou art not able to carry it, —
when the place wMch the Lord thy God
chooseth to put His name is too far off from
thee, when the LORD thy God blesseth
thee; — & then thou hast put it into money,
and hast bound up the money in thy hand,
and. hast gone unto the place on which the
Lord thy God doth fix. 26 And thou hast
given the money for any tMng wMch thy
soul desireth, for oxen, or for sheep, or for
wine, or for strong drink, or for any thing
which thy soul asketh, and thou hast eaten
there before the Lord thy God; and thou
hast rejoiced, thou and thy house. & As to
the Levite who is withm thy gates, thou
dost not forsake him, for he hath no por
tion or inheritance with thee,
28 'At the end of three years thou dost
brmg out all the tithe of thine mcrease in
the same year, and thou hast placed it
within thy gates. w And come in hath the
Levite (for he hath no part or mheritance
with thee), and the sojourner, and the
fatherless, and the widow, who are within
thy gates, and they have eaten, and have
been satisfied, so that the Lord thy God
doth bless thee in all the work of thy hand
which thou dost.
XV. 1 'AT the end of seven years thou
dost make a release, 2 and this is the decree
of the release: Every owner of a loan is to
release Ms hand wMch he doth hft up
against his neighbour, he doth not exact
of Ms neighbour or his brother, but hath
proclahned a release to the Lord; 8 of the
stranger thou mayest exact, but that wMch
is thine with thy brother thy hand doth
release; 4oMywhen there is no needy one
with thee, for the Lord doth greatly bless
thee m the land wMch the Lord thy God is
giving to thee — an mheritance to possess it.
6 ' Only, if thou dost diligently hearken to
the voice of the Lord thy God, to observe
to do all tMs command which I am com
manding thee to-day, « then hath the LORD
thy God blessed thee as He hath spoken to
thee; and thou hast lent to many nations,
but thou hast not borrowed; and thou hast
ruled over many nations, but over thee
they do not rule.
7 ' When there is any needy one with thee,
of one of thy brethren, in one of thy cities,
m thy land wMch the LORD thy God is giv
ing to thee, thou dost not harden thy

The year of release.

XV. 8.— DEUTERONOMY.— xvi. 17.

Yearly feasts.

heart, nor shut thy hand from thy needy
brother; 8but thou dost certainly open
thy hand to hhn; and dost certainly lend
him sufficient for Ms lack wMch he
hath. 9 ' Take heed to thyself lest there be a
worthless word in thy heart, saying, Near
is the seventh year, the year of release; and
thine eye is evil against thy needy brother,
and thou dost not give to Mm, and he hath
called concerning thee unto the Lord, and
It hath been sin in thee. " Thou dost cer
tainly give to hhn, and thy heart is notfsad
in thy giving to Mm, for because of this
thmg doth the Lord thy God bless thee
in all thy works, and in every putting forth
of thy hand, u Because the needy one
doth not cease out of the land, therefore I
command thee, saying, Thou dost certainly
open thy hand to thy brother, to thy poor
one, and to thy needy one, m thy land.
" ' When thy brother, a Hebrew man or
a Hebrew woman, is sold to thee, and hath
served thee six years, — then m the seventh
year dost thou send him away from thee
free. "And when thou dost send him
away free from thee, thou dost not send
Mm away empty. "Thou dost certainly
encircle him out of thy flock, and out of
thy threshmg-floor, and out of thy wine-
vat; of that wMch the Lord thy God hath
blessed thee thou dost give to him, " and
thou hast remembered that thou hast been
a servant in the land of Egypt, that the
Lord thy God doth ransom thee; therefore
I command thee this thing to-day.
" ' And it hath been, when he saith unto
thee, I go not out from thee — (because he
hath loved thee, and thy house, because it
is good for him to be with thee) — 17 then thou
hast taken the awl, and has put it through
bis ear, and through the door, and he hath
been an everlastmg servant to thee; and to
thy handmaid also thou dost do so.
13 ' It shall not be hard m thine eyes, m
thy sending Mm away from thee free; for
the double of the hire of an hireling hath
he served thee six years: and the Lord thy
God hath blessed thee in all that thou doest.
" ' Every firstring which is born in thy
herd or m thy flock — the male thou dost
sanctify to the Lord thy God ; thou dost
not work with the firstling of thine ox, nor
shear the firsthng of thy flock. w Before
the Lord thy God dost thou eat it year by
year, m the place which the LORD doth
choose, thou and thy house.
2i ( And when there is a blemish in it,
lame or blind, any evil blemish, thou dost
not sacriflce it to the Lord thy God. » With-
m thy gates dost thou eat it, the unclean and
the clean alike, as the roe, and. as the hart.
^Only, its blood thou dost not eat; on the
earth thou dost pour it as water.
XVI. i ' OBSERVE the month of Abib,—
then thou hast prepared the passover to
the Lord thy God, for m the month of Abib
hath the LORD thy God brought thee out
of Egypt by mght. 2And thou hast sacri
ficed the passover to the LORD thy God, of
the flock and of the herd, in the place which

the Lord doth choose to cause His name to
tabernacle there.
8 ' Thou dost not eat any fermented thmg
with it, seven days dost thou eat un
leavened thmgs with it, bread of affliction;
for m haste hast thou come out of the land
of Egypt; so that thou dost remember the
day of thy coming out of the land of Egypt
all the days of thy hfe. 4And there is no
leaven seen with thee in all thy border
seven days, and there doth not remam any
of the flesh wMch thou dost sacrifice at
evemng on the first day till the morning.
6 ' Thou art not permitted to sacrifice the
passover within any of thy gates which the
Lord thy God is giving to thee, 6save at
the place which the Lord thy God doth
choose to cause His name to tabernacle-
there thou dost sacriflce the passover m the
evening, at the going in of the sun, the
season of thy coming out of Egypt ; 7 and
thou hast boiled and eaten it in the place
on wMch the Lord thy God doth fix : aud
thou hast turned in the mormng, and hast
gone to thy tents. 8 Six days dost thou eat
unleavened things, and on the seventh day
is a restramt to the Lord thy God; thou
dost do no work.
9 ' Seven Weeks dost thou number to thy
self; from the beginning of the sickle-among
the standmg corn dost thou begin to
number the seven weeks; "then thou hast
prepared- the feast of weeks to the Lord
thy God, a tribute of a free-will-offering of
thy hand, which thou dost give, as the
Lord thy God doth bless thee, n And thou
hast rejoiced before the LORD thy God,
thou, and thy son, and thy daughter, and
thy man-servant, and thy hand-maid, and
the Levite who is within thy gates, and the
soj ourner, and the fatherless, and the
widow, who are m thy midst, in the place
which the Lord thy God doth choose to
cause His name to tabernacle there ; " and
thou hast remembered that thou hast been
a servant in Egypt, and thou hast observed
and done these statutes.
" ' The feast of booths thou dost prepare
for thyself seven days, m thy gathering-in
of thy tMeshing-floor, and of thy wine-vat;
"and thou hast rejoiced in thy feast, thou,
and thy son, and thy daughter,- and thy
man-servant, .and thy hand-maid, and the
Levite, and the sojourner, and the father
less, and the widow, who are within thy
gates. "Seven days dost thou feast before
the Lord thy God, m the place wMch the
Lord doth choose ; for the Lord thy God
doth bless thee in all thine increase, and in
all the work of thy hands, and thou hast
been only rejoicing.
"'Three times in the year doth every
one of thy males appear before the Lord
thy God in the place which He chooseth —
m the feast of uMeavened things, and in
the feast of weeks, and in the feast of
booths; and they do not appear before' the
LORD empty; "each according to the gift
of his hand, according tpthe blessing of the
Lord thy God, which He hath given to
thee. 135

Aid/tor i,y >.f the judges. XVI. 18.— DEUTERONOMY.— xvin. 9.

Ihtties of a kingr.

" ' Judges and authorities thou dost make
to thyself within all thy gates wliich the
Lord thy God is giving to thee, for thy
tribes; and they have judged the people
with righteous j udgment. " Thou dost not
turn judgment aside; thou dost not discern
faces, nor take a bribe; for the bribe blind-
eth the eyes of the wise, and perverteth the
words of the righteous, 2°Righteousness,
righteousness thou dost pursue, so that
thou livest, and hast possessed the land
which the Lord thy God is giving to
thee. 21 'Thou dost not plant for thyself a
shrine of any trees near the altar of the
Lord thy God, which thou makest for thy
self, s2 and thou dost not raise up to thyself
any standmg image which the Lord thy
God doth hate.
XVII. I'THOU dost not sacrifice to the
Lord thy God an ox or sheep in which
there is a blemish, any evil thing ; for it is
an abomination to the Lord thy God.
2 ' When there is found in thy midst, in
one of thy cities which the Lord thy God
is giving to thee, a man or woman who doth
the evil thing in the eyes of the LORD thy
God by transgressing His covenant. 3 Who
doth go and doth serve other gods, and
doth bow himself to them, as to the sun, or
to the moon, or to any of the host of the
heavens, wliich I have not commanded; —
4 and it hath been declared to Jiiee, and
thou hast heard, and hast searched dili
gently, and lo, truth; the thing is estab
lished; tMs abomination hath been done in
Israel, — ¦
5 'Then hast thou brought out that man,
or that woman, who hath done tMs evil
thmg, unto thy gates, the man or the
woman, and ye have stoned them with
stones, and they have died. 6 By the mouth
of two witnesses or three witnesses is he
(who is dead) put to death: he is not put to
death by the mouth of one witness. 7The
hand of the witnesses are on him in the
first place, to put Mm to death, and the
hand of all the people at last; and thou hast
put away the evil thmg out of thy midst.
8 ' When anytlring is too hard for thee in
judgment, between blood and blood, be
tween plea and plea, and between stroke
and stroke — matters of strife witMn thy
gates — then hast thou risen' and gone up
unto the place on which the Lord thy God
doth fix, 9 and thou hast come in unto the
priests the Levites, and unto the judge who
is in those days, and hast iuqmred, and
they have declared to thee the word of
judgment, "and thou hast done accordmg
to the tenor of the word wliich they declare
to thee {they of that place wliich the Lord
chooseth), yea, thou hast observed to do
according to all that they direct thee :
n 'According to the tenor of the law
which they direct thee, and according to
the judgment which they say to thee dost
thou do; thou dost not turn aside from the
word which they declare to thee, right or
left. "And the man who acteth presump- j
tuously, so as not to hearken unto the j

priest (who standeth there to serve the
Lord thy God), or unto the judge, even
that man hath died, and thou hast put
away the evil thing from Israel, "and all
the people do hear and fear, and do not
presumptuously any more.
u'When thou comest in unto the land
which the Lord thy God is giving to thee,
and hast possessed it, and hast dwelt in it,
and hast said, Let me set a kmg over me,
like all the nations who are round about
me; — "thou dost certainly set over thee a
king on whom the Lord doth fix; from the
midst of thy brethren thou dost set a king
over thee ; thou art not permitted to set
a stranger over thee, who is not thy
brother. ij ' Only, he doth not multiply horses to
himself, nor cause the people to turn back
to Egypt, so as to multiply horses, seeing
the Lord hath said to you, Ye shall not
add to turn back in this, way any more.
17 And he doth not multiply wives to him
self, and his heart doth not turn aside, and
silver and gold he doth not multiply to
himself exceedingly.
i8 ' And it hath been, when he sitteth on
the throne of his kingdom, that he hath
written for himself the duplicate of this
law, in a book, from that before the priests
the Levites, "and it hath been with him,
and he hath read in it all the days of Ms
life, so that he doth learn to fear the Lord
his God, to keep all the words of this law, and
these statutes, to do them ; 20 so that his
heart is not high above his brethren, and
so as not to turn aside from the com
mand, right or left, so that he prolongeth
days over Ms kingdom, he and his sons, in
the midst of Israel.
XVIII. I'THE priests the Levites, all
the tribe of Levi, have no portion or in
heritance with Israel; the fire-offerings of
the Lord, even His inheritance, they do
eat; 2yea, he hath no inheritance in the
midst of Ms brethren; the Lord Himself is
his inheritance, as He hath spoken to
him. 3 ' And tMs is the priest's right from the
people, from Mm who sacrinceth a sacri
fice; whether ox or sheep, he hath even
given -to the priest the leg, and the two
cheeks, andjfche stomach; 4the first of thy
corn, of thy wine, and of thine oil, and the
first of the fleece of thy flock, dost thou
give to him; 5 for on him hath the Lord thy
God fixed, out of all thy tribes, to stand to
serve in the name of the Lord, Mm and his
sons continually.
6 ' And when the Levite cometh from one
of thy cities out of all Israel, where he
hath sojourned, and hath come with all
the desire of his soul unto the place which
the Lord doth choose; 7then hath he
mimstered in the name of the Lord Ms
God, like all his brethren, the Levites, who
are standing there before the Lord; 8 por
tion as portion do they eat, besides bis sold
tMngs from the fathers.
9 ' When thou hast come in unto the land
which the Lord thy God is givmg to thee,

The great Prophet. xvin. 10,— DEUTERONOMY.— xx. 3.

The cities of refuge.

theu dost not learn to do according to the
abominations of those nations: "there is
none found in thee causing his son or Ms
daughter to pass over mto the fire, or a
user of divinations, or an observer of
¦Clouds, or an enchanter, or a sorcerer,
11 or a charmer, or one asking at a familiar
spirit, or a wizard, or one seeking unto the
dead. "'For an abomination to the Lord is
every one doing -these, and because of these
abominations is the Lord thy God dispos
sessing them from thy presence. " Perfect
-shalt thou be with the Lord thy God; " for
these nations whom thou dost possess, un
to the observers of clouds, and unto di-
vmers, do hearken; but thou — not so hath
the Lord thy God suffered thee.
is* a Prophet out of thy midst, from thy
brethren, like to me, doth the Lord thy
<Jod raise up to thee; unto him ye do
hearken; " according to all that thou didst
ask from the Lord thy God, in Horeb, m
the day of the congregation, - saying, Let
me not add to hear the voice of the Lord
my God, and this great fire let me not
see any more, that I die not; 17and the
Lord saith unto me, They have done well
that they have spoken. " A prophet I do
raise up to them, from, the midst of their
brethren, like to thee; and I have put my
words in his mouth, and he hath spoken
unto them all that wMch I command him;
" and it hath been — the man who doth not
hearken unto my words which he doth
speak m My name, I do require it of him.
30 'Only, the prophet who presumeth to
speak anything in My name — that wMch I
have not commanded him to speak — or
who speaketh in the name of other gods —
even that prophet hath died.
21 ' And when thou sayest M thy heart,
How do we know the word wMch the Lord
hath not spoken? ^That wMch the pro
phet speaketh in the name of the Lord, and
the thing is not, and cometh not — it is the
thing wMch the Lord hath not spoken; in
presumption hath the prophet spoken it; —
thou shalt not be afraid of him.
XIX. i' WHEN the Lord thy Go dcutteth
off the nations, whose land the Lord thy
God is giving to thee, and thou hast suc-
ceeded'them, and hast dwelt in their cities,
and in their houses, Hhree cities thou dost
separate for thyself m the midst of thy
land which the Lord thy God is giving to
thee to possess it. 3 Thou dost prepare for
thyself the way, and hast divided into three
parts the border of thy land wMch the
Lord thy God causeth thee to inherit, and
it hath been for the fleeing tMther of every
slayer. * ' And this is the matter of the slayer
who fleeth tMther, and liveth : He who
smiteth his neighbour unknowingly, and
who hath not hated him. heretofore, 5 even
he who eometh in with his neighbour into
a forest to hew wood, and Ms hand hath
driven away with the axe to cut the tree,
and the iron hath slipped from the wood,
and hath met his neighbour, and he hath

died; — he doth flee unto one of these cities,
and hath lived, — 6lest the redeemer of
blood pursue after the slayer when Ms
heart is hot, and hath overtaken him (for
the way is great), and hath smitten him —
the hfe, yet he hath no sentence of death,
for he doth not hate him heretofore, there
fore I command thee, saying, Three cities
dost thou separate for thyself.
8 ' And when the Lord thy God doth en
large thy border, as He hath sworn to thy
fathers, and hath given to thee all the
land which He hath spoken of giving to thy
fathers — 9 when thou keepest all this com
mand to do it, wMch I command thee to
day, to love the Lord thy God, and to walk
m His ways continually --then thou hast
added to thyself yet three cities to these
three; " and innocent blood is not shed in
the midst of thy land wMch the Lord thy
God is giving to thee— an inheritance, nor
hath blood been upon thee.
11 ' But when a man doth hate his neigh
bour, and hath lain m wait for him, and
hath risen against him, and hath smitten
hhn — the Hfe, that he hath died, and he
hath fled unto one of these cities — "then
have the eiders of his city sent and taken
him from thence, and have given him mto
the hand of the redeemer of blood, and he
hath died. "Thine eye hath no pity on
him, and thou hast put away the innocent
blood from Israel, and it is well with thee.
" Thou dost not remove the border of thy
neighbour, which they of former times have
made in thine inheritance, which thou dost
inherit in the land which the LORD thy God
is givmg to thee to possess it.
"'One witness doth not rise agamst a
man for any haiquity, or for any sin, m any
sin wMch he sinneth; by the mouth of two
witnesses, or by the mouth of three wit
nesses, is a thmg established.
"' When a violent witness riseth against
a man, to testify against Mm apostacy,
17 then have both the men who have the
strife stood before the Lord, -before the
priests and the judges who are in those
days. "And the judges have searched
diligently, and lo, the witness is a false
witness, afalsehoodhe hath testified against
Ms brother;
" ' Then have ye done to him as he de
vised to do to Ms brother, and thou hast
put away the evil tMng out of thy midst.
20 And those who are left do hear and fear,
and add not to do any more according to
tMs evil thing in thy midst. 2iAnd thine
eye doth not pity— hfe for life, eye for eye,
tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.
XX. i ' WHEN thou goest out to the
battle agamst thine enemy, and hast seen
horses and chariots — a people more nume
rous than thou — thou shalt not be afraid of
them, for the Lord thy God is with thee,
who bringeth thee up out of the land of
Egypt. 2 Yea, it hath been, in your draw
ing near unto the battle, that the priest
hath come nigh, and hath spoken unto the
people, 8 and hath said unto them, Hear, O
Israel, ye are drawing near to-day to the
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Laws in time of war.

XX. 4.— DEUTERONOMY.— XXI. 17. Of uncertain murder.

battle agamst your enemies; let not your
hearts be tender; fear ye not, nor make
haste, nor be terrified at their presence.
4For the Lord your God it is who goeth
with you, to fight for you with your enemies,
to save you.
8 ' The authorities also have spoken unto
the people, saying, Who is the man that
hath built a new house, and hath not dedi
cated it ? — let Mm go and turn back to Ms
house, lest he die in the battle, and another
man dedicate it.
6 ' And who is the man that hath planted
a vineyard, and hath not made it common ?
— let him go and turn back to Ms house,
lest he die m the battle, and another man
make it commont
7 ' And who is the man that hath betrothed
a wife, and hath not taken her ?— let him £o
and turn back to his house, lest he die in
the battle, and another man take her.
8 'And the authorities continue to speak
unto the people, and have said, Who is the
man that is afraid and tender of heart ? —
let him go and turn back to his house, and
let not the heart of his brethren melt like
Ms heart. 9 Then it hath come to pass, as
the authorities fimsh speaking unto the
people, that they have appointed princes of
the hosts at the head of the people.
10 'When thou drawest near unto a city
to fight against it, then hast thou pro
claimed unto it "Peace." nAnd it hath
been, if "Peace" it answer thee, and hath
opened to thee, then hath it come to pass
— all the people who are found in it are to
thee for tributaries, and have served thee.
"'And if it make not peace with thee,
but hath made war with thee, then hast
thou laid siege agamst it; "when the Lord
thy God hath given it mto thy hand, then
thou hast smitten every male of it by the
edge of the sword. " Only, the women, and
the infants, and the cattle, and all that is
in the city, all its spoil dost thou seize for
thyself, and thou hast eaten the spoil of
tMne enemies, which the LORD thy God
hath given to thee.
Js ' So dost thou do to all the cities which
are very far off from thee, which are not of
the cities of these nations. "Only, of the
cities of these peoples which the Lord thy
God is giving to thee for an inheritance,
thou dost not keep alive any breathing;
"for thou dost certamly devote the Hittite,
and the Amorite, the Canaanite, and the
Perizzite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite, as
the LORD thy God hath commanded thee,
"so that they teach you not to do accord
ing to all their abominations which they
have done to their gods when ye have
Bmned against the Lord your God.
"'When thou layest siege unto a 6ity
many days, by fighting against it to capture
it, thou dost not destroy its trees by forcing
an axe against them, for of them thou dost
eat, and thou dost not cut them down (for
man's is the tree of the field), to go in at
thy presence in the siege. 20 Only, the trees
which thou knowest that they are not fruit-
trees, them thou dost destroy and hast cut
138

down, and thou hast built a bulwark against
the city wMch is making war with thee till
thon hast subdued it.
XXI. i 'WHEN one is found slain on the
ground wMch the Lord thy God is giving
to thee to possess it — fallen in the field— it
is not known who hath smitten him; 2then
have tMne elders and thy judges gone out
and measured unto the cities wMch are
round about the slain one, 8and it hath
been, the city which is near unto the slain
one, even the elders of that city have taken
a heifer of the herd, which hath not been
wrought with, wMch hath not drawn in the
yoke ; 4 and the elders of that city have
brought down the heifer unto a hard valley,
wMch is not tilled nor sown, and have be
headed there the heifer m the valley.
5 'And the priests, the sons of Levi, have
come Mgh (for on them hath the Lord
fixed to serve Him, and to bless in the name
of the Lord, and by their mouth is every
strife, and every stroke), 6 and all the elders
of that city, wMch is near unto the slain
one, do wash their hands over the heifer
which is beheaded in the valley; 7and they
have answered and said, Our hands have
not shed tMs blood, and our eyes have
not seen — ^receive an atonement for Thy
people Israel, whom Thou hast ransomed,
0 Lord, and suffer not innocent blood in
the midst of Thy people Israel; and the
blood hath been pardoned them, 9and thou
dost put away the innocent blood out of
thy midst, for thou dost that which is right
in the eyes of the Lord.
io « When thou goest out to battle against
thme enemies, and the Lord thy God hath
given them into thy hand, and thou hast
taken captive its captivity, Hand hast seen
in the captivity a woman of fair form, and
hast delighted in her, and hast taken her to
thyself for a wife, " then thou hast brought
her into the midst of thy household, and
she hath shaved her head, and hath pre
pared her nails, " and hath turned aside the
raiment of her captivity from off her, and
hath dwelt in thy house, and hath bewailed
her father and her mother a month of days,
and afterwards dost thou go in unto her,
and hast possessed her, and she hath been
to thee for a wife :
"'And it hath been— if thou hast not
delighted in her, then hast thou sent her
away at her desire, and thou dost not at all
sell her for money ; thou dost not tyran-
mze over her, because thou hast humbled
her. "'If a man have two wives, the one
loved, and the other hated, and they have
born children to him (the loved one and
the hated one), and the first-born son bath
been to the hated one; "then it hath been,
in the day of his causing his children to in
herit that which he hath, he is not per
mitted to declare the son of the loved one
first-born, before the son of the hated one
— the first-born. "But the first-born, the
son of the hated one, he doth acknowledge,
by giving to Mm a second portion of all
that is found with him, for he is the be-

The wicked son.

XXI. 18.— DEUTERONOMY.— XXH. 20.

Of fornication.

gimring of Ms strength; to him is the right
of the first-born.
" * When a man hath a son apostatizing
and rebellious — who is not hearkening to
the voice of his father, or to the voice of
his mother, and they have chastised him,
but he doth not hearken unto them, —
19 then have his father and his mother laid
hold on him, and have brought Mm out
unto the elders of Ms city, and unto the
gate of his place; »and they have said un
to the elders of Ms city, Our son — this one
— is apostatizing and rebellious ; he is not
hearkening to our voice, — a glutton and a
drunkard; ^and all the men of Ms city
have stoned him with stones, and he hath
died, and thou hast put away the evil out of
thy midst; and all Israel do hear and fear.
22 'And when there is a sin in a man— a
cause of death, and he hath been put to
death, and thou hast hanged Mm on a tree;
33 his carcase doth not remain on the tree,
for thou dost certabuly bury him m that
day (for a thing lightly esteemed of God is
the hanged one), and thy ground is not de
filed wMch the Lord thy God is giving to
thee — an inheritance.
XXIL i * THOU dost not see the ox of
thy brother or his sheep driven away, nor
hast thou Mdden thyself from them; thou
dost certainly turn them back to thy
brother. 2And if thy brother is not near
unto thee, or. thou hast not known Mm,
then hast thou removed it unto the midst
of thine own house, and it hath been with
thee till thy brother seek it, then thou hast
given it back to him. 3 And so thou dost to
Ms ass, and so thou dost to his garment,
and so thou dost to any lost thing of thy
brother's, wMch is lost by Mm, and thou
hast found it ; thou art not permitted to
Mde thyself.
4 'Thou dost not see the ass of thy bro
ther, or Ms ox, falhng in the way, nor hast
thou Md thyself from them; thou dost cer
tainly raise them up with him.
5 ' The habiliments of a man shall not be on
a woman, nor shall a man put on the gar
ment of a woman, for an abomination to the
Lord thy God is anyone doing these things.
6 ' When a bird's nest cometh before thee
in the way, in any tree, or on the ground,
the brood or eggs, and the dam lying upon
the brood or on the eggs, thou dost not
take the dam with the young ones; 7thou
dost certainly send away the mother, and
the young ones thou dost take to thyself,
so that it is well with thee, and thou hast
prolonged days.
6 ' When thou buildeat a new house, then
hast thou made a parapet for thy' roof,
that thou put not blood on thy house when
one falleth from it.
9 ' Thou dost not sow thy vineyard with
divers things, lest the fulness of thy seed
which thou dost sow, and the increase of
the vineyard, be separated.
" * Thou dost not plow with an ox and an
ass together.
u ' Thou dost not put on a mixed cloth,
wool and linen together.

"'Fringes thou dost make to thyself on
the four" skirts of thy covering with wMch
thou coverest thyself.
" ' When a man taketh a wife, and hath
gone in unto her, and hath hated her,
"and hath laid against her actions of words,
and hath brought out agamst her an evil
name, and hath said, This woman have I
taken, and 1 draw near unto her, and I
have not found m her tokens of virginity:
" * Then hath the father of the damsel—
her mother also — taken and brought out
the tokens of virginity of the damsel unto
the elders of the city in the gate. "And
the father of the damsel hath said unto the
elders, My daughter I have given to this
man for a wife, and he doth hate her.
"And lo, he hath laid actions of words,
saying, I have not found with thy daughter
tokens of vfrginity, — yet these are the
tokens of the virginity of my daughter;
and they have spread out the garment be
fore the elders of the city.
18 * And the elders of that city have taken
the man, and chastised Mm, "and have
fined Mm a hundred silverhngs, and have
given them to the father of the damsel, be
cause he hath brought out an evil name on
a virgm of Israel, and she is to him for a
wife; he is not able to send her away all
his days.
20 ' But if tMs tMng hath been truth — the
tokens of virgimty have not been found for
the damsel— 2i then have they brought out
the damsel unto the opening of her father's
house, and the men of her city have stoned
her with stones, and she hath died, for she
hath done folly in Israel, by going a-whor
ing in her father's house; and thou hast put
away the evil thing out of thy midst.
22 'When a man is found lying with a
woman, married to a husband, then have
even both of them died, the man who Heth
with the woman, the woman also; and thou
hast put away the evil thing out of Israel.
23 ' When there is a damsel, a virgm, be
trothed to a man, and a man hath found
her in. the city, and hath lam with her;
^then have ye brought them both out un
to the gate of that city, and have stoned
them with stones, and they have died: —
the damsel, because that she hath not cried,
being in the city; and the man, because that
he hath humbled his neighbour's wife; and
thou hast put away the evil thing out of
thy midst.
25 'But if in the field the man find the
damsel who is betrothed, and the man hath
laid hold on her, and hath lam with her,
then hath the man alone who hath lain
with her died; 2* and to the damsel thou
dost not do anything, the damsel hath no
deadly sin; for as a man riseth agamst his
neighbour and hath murdered him — the
life, so is this thing: 27for in the field hath
he found her, she hath cried— the damsel
who is betrothed — but she hath no saviour.
28 ' When a man findeth a damsel, a virgin
who is not betrothed, and hath caught her,
and hath lam with her, and they have been
found, 29 then hath the man who Heth with
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Cleanliness enjoined. xxn. 30.— DEUTERONOMY.— xxiv. 9. Lata of divorce, d-c.

her given the damsel's father fifty silver-
lings, and she is to him for a wife; because
that he hath humbled her, he is not able to
send her away all his days.
30 ' A man doth not take his father's wife,
nor uncover his father's skirt.
XXIII. i ' ONE wounded, bruised, or cut
in the member doth not enter m to the
congregation of the Lord. 2 A bastard doth
not enter into the congregation of the Lord;
even the tenth generation of Mm doth not
enter into the congregation of the Lord.
8 ( An Ammonite or a Moabite doth not
enter into the congregation of the Lord;
even the tenth generation of them doth not
enter mto the congregation of the Lord,
for ever; — 4 because that they have not
come-before you with bread and with water
in the way, in your coming out from Egypt,
and because they have Mred against thee
Balaam son of Beor, of Pethor of Aram-
Naharaim, to revile thee; sbut the Lord
thy God hath not been willing to hearken
unto Balaam, and the Lord thy God doth
turn for thee the cursing to a blessing, be
cause the Lord thy God hath loved thee;
6 thou dost not seek their peace or their
good all thy days for ever.
7 ' Thou dost not abominate an Edomite,
for he is thy brother; thou dost not abomi
nate an Egyptian, for thou hast been a so
journer m Ms land ; 8 children who are be
gotten of them, the third generation of
them doth enter mto the congregation of
the Lord.
9 ' When the camp goeth out against thine
enemies, then hast thou kept from every
wicked thing.
" ' When there is m thee a man who is
not clean, by an accident at night, — then
hath he gone out unto the outside of the
camp; he doth not come m unto the midst
of the camp; Hand it hath been, at the
turning of the evening, he doth bathe in
water, and at the going m of the sun he
doth come in unto the midst of the camp.
i2 ' And thou hast a station at the outside
of the camp, and thou hast gone out thither
without ; " and thou hast a nail on thy
staff, and it hath been, M thy sittmg with
out, that thou hast digged with it, and hast
turned back, and hast covered thy filth ;
"for the Lord thy God is walking up and
down in the midst of thy camp, to deliver
thee, and to give up tMne enemies before
thee, and thy camp hath been holy, and He
doth not see in thee the nakedness of any
thing, nor hath turned back from after thee.
" ' Thou dost not shut up unto Ms lord a
servant who is delivered unto thee from
his lord; "with thee doth he dwell, in thy
midst, in the place which he chooseth within
one of thy gates, where it pleaseth him;
thou dost not oppress him.
" ' There is not a whore among the daugh
ters of Israel, nor is there a whoremonger
among the sons of Israel. " Thou dost not
bring the gift of a whore, or the price of a
dog, into the house of the Lord thy God,
for any vow ; for an abomination to the
Lord thy God are even both of them,.
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" ' Thou dost not lend in usury to thy
brother; usury of money, usury of food,
usury of anything which is lent on usuiy.
20 To a stranger thou mayest lend in usury,
but to thy brother thou dost not lend iu
usury, so that the LORD thy God doth bless
thee in every puttmg forth of thy hand on
the land wMther thou goest in to possess it.
2J ' When thou vowest a vow to the Lord
thy God, thou dost not delay to complete
it; for the Lord thy God doth certaiMy
require it from thee, and it hath been sin
in thee.
22 ' But when thou forbearest to vow, it is
not a sin in thee. ^The produce of thy
lips thou dost keep, and hast done it, as
thou hast vowed to the Lord thy God; even
a free-will-offermg, which' thou hast spoken
with thy mouth.
' M ' When thou comest in unto the vine
yard of thy neighbour, then hast thou eaten
grapes, accordmg to thy desire, thy suffi
ciency; but into thy vessel thou dost not
put any. 26 when thou comest in among
the standing-corn of thy neighbour, then
hast thou plucked the ears with thy hand,
but a sickle thou dost not wave over the
staoclmg-corn of thy neighbour.
XXIV. i 'WHEN a man taketh a wife,
and hath possessed her, and it hath been,
if she find not grace in his eyes (for he hath
found in her the nakedness of anything),
that he hath written for her a writing of
divorce, and hath given it into her hand,
and hath sent her out of Ms house ; 2 when
she hath gone out of Ms house, and hath
gone, and hath been another man's, 3and
the fatter man hath hated her, and hath
written for her a writing of divorce, and
hath given it into her hand, and hath sent
her out of his house, or when the latter
man who hath taken her to himself for a
wife dieth; —
4 ' Her former husband who hath sent her
away is not permitted to turn back to take
her to be to himself for a wife, after that
she hath become defiled; for it is an abomi
nation before the Lord, and thou dost not
cause the land to sin whicli the Lord thy
God is givmg to thee — an inheritance.
s'Whenaman taketh a new wife, he doth
not go out into the host, and one doth not
pass over unto him for anytlring; he is free
at his own house one year, and hath re
joiced his wife whom he hath taken.
s ' None doth take in pledge the mill
stones, or the rider, for it is hfe he taketh
m pledge.
7 ' When a man is found steahng a person,
one of his brethren, of the CMldren of
Israel, and hath tyrannized over Mm, or
hath sold hhn, then hath that thief died*
and thou hast put away the evil thing out
of thy midst.
8 ' Take heed, in the plague of leprosy,
to be very watchful, and to do according to
all that the priests, the Levites, teach you;
as I have oommanded them shall ye observe
to do. 9 Remember that which the LORD
thy God hath done to Miriam in the way,
in your coming out of the land of Egypt.

Justice and generosity, xxrv. 10.— DEUTERONOMY.— xxvr. 3. Amalek to be destroyed.

"'When thou liftest up on thy brother
a debt of anything, thou dost not go in
unto his house to obtain Ms pledge, u At
the outside thou dost stand, and the man
on whom thou dost hft it up doth bring out
unto thee the pledge at the outside.
" * And if the man is poor, thou dost not
lie down with his pledge ; " thou dost cer-
tamly give back to him the pledge at the
going in of the sun, and he hath lam down
hi his own raiment, and hath blessed thee;
and to thee it is righteousness before the
LORD thy God. *
14 ' Thou dost not oppress the poor and
needy Mrehng of thy brethren or of thy
sojourner who is in thy land, witMn thy
gates. "In Ms day thou dost give hhn
Iris Mre, and the sun doth not go in upon
it, for he is poor, and Iifteth up his soul
unto it, and he hath not cried against thee
unto the Lord that it hath been sin in thee.
16 ' Fathers are not put to death for child
ren, and children are not put to death for
fathers, — each for Ms owri sin are they put
to death.
"'Thou dost not turn aside the judg
ment of the sojourner or fatherless ; nor
nor dost thou take in pledge the garment
of the widow; " and thou hast remembered
that thou hast been a servant in Egypt,
that the Lord thy God doth ransom thee
from thence; therefore I command thee to
do this tMng.
19 * When thou reapest thy harvest m thy
field, and hast forgotten a sheaf in the field,
thou dost not turn back to take it; for the
sojourner, for the fatherless, and for, the
widow, it is; so that the Lord thy God doth
bless thee in all the work of thy hands.
20 'When thou beatest thine 'olive, thou
dost not examine the branch behind thee ;
for the sojourner, for the fatherless, and
for the widow, it is.
21 < When thou cuttest thy vineyard, thou
dost not glean behind thee ; for the so
journer, for the fatherless, and for the
widow, it is. 2s And thou hast remembered
that thou hast been a servant in the land
of Egypt; therefore I command thee to do
this thing.
XXV. 1 'WHEN there is a strife between
men, and they have come Mgh unto the
judgment, then have they judged, and the
righteous they have declared righteous, and
the wrong-doer they have declared wrong.
2And it hath come to pass, if the wrong
doer is to be smitten, that the judge hath
caused hhn to fall down, and hath smitten
Mm in his presence, accordmg to the suffi
ciency of Ms wrong-domg, by number ;
8 forty times doth he smite Mm, but doth
not add, lest he add to smite Mm above
these, with many stripes, and thy brother
is lightly esteemed in thine eyes.
4 ' Thou dost not muzzle the ox in its
threshing-dime. » ' When brethren dwell together, and
one of them, hath died; and hath no son,
the wife of the dead is not without to a
strange man; her husband's brother doth
go in unto her, and hath taken her to him

self for a wife, and doth perform the duty
of a husband's brother to her. 8Theh it
hath been, the first-born which she beareth
doth rise for the name of his dead brother,
and Ms name is not wiped away out of
Israel. 7 ' And if the man delight not to take his
brother's wife, then hath his brother's wife
gone up to the gate, unto the elders, and
hath said, My husband's brother refuse th
to raise up to Ms brother a name m Israel;
he hath not been willing to perform the
duty of my husband's brother; 8when the
elders of his city have called for Mm, and
have spoken unto Mm, and he hath stood
and said, I have no desire to take her ;
9 ' Then hath his brother's wife drawn
nigh unto him, before the eyes of the elders,
and hath drawn Ms shoe from off Ms foot,
and hath spat in his face, and hath an
swered and said, Thus is it done to the man
who doth not build up the house of his
brother. "And his name hath been called
in Israel — The house of him whose shoe is
drawn off.
11 ' When men strive together, one with
another, and the wife of the one hath
drawn near to deliver her husband out of
the hand of his snriter, and hath put forth
her hand, and hath laid, hold on his secrets,
12 then hast thou cut off her hand, thine eye
doth not spare.
" ' Thou hast not in thy bag divers
weights, a great and a small. 14 Thou hast
not in thy house divers ephahs, a great
and a small. " Thou hast a complete and
just weight; thou hast a complete and just
ephah; so that thy days are prolonged on
the ground wMch the Lord thy God is giv
mg to thee. - "For an abomination to the
Lord thy God is any one domg these things,
any one doing imqmty.
17 ' Remember that which Amalek hath
done to thee in the way in your gomg out
from the land of Egypt, " for he hath met
thee m the way, and smiteth in thee all the
feeble ones beMnd thee (and thou wearied
and fatigued), and he feareth not God.
"And it hath been, m the Lord thy God's
giving rest to thee, from all thine enemies
round about, in the land which the Lord
thy God is givmg to thee — an inheritance
to possess it, — thou dost blot out the re
membrance of Amalek from under the
heavens; thou dost not forget.
XXVI. 1 ' AND it hath been, when thou
comest m unto the land which the Lord
thy God is giving to thee — an mheritance,
and thou hast possessed it, and hast dwelt
in it, 2that thou hast taken of the first of
all the fruits of the ground which thou dost
bring in out of thy land which the LORD
thy God is giving to thee, and hast put it
in a basket, and hast gone unto the place
wMch the Lord thy God chooseth to cause
His name to tabernacle there.
3 ' And thou hast come in unto the priest
who is in these days, and hast said unto
him, I have declared this day to the Lord
thy God, that I have come in unto the land
which the Lord hath sworn to our fathers
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First-fruits and tUJies. xxn. 4.— DEUTERONOMY.— XXVU. 19. The curses from Ebal

to give to us; 4 and the priest hath taken the
basket out of thy handj and hath placed it
before the altar of the Lord thy God.
fi ' And thou hast answered and said be
fore the Lord thy God, A perishing Syrian
is my father ! and he goeth down to Egypt,
and sojourneth there with few men, and
becometh there a nation, great, mighty,
and numerous; «and the Egyptians do us
evil, and afflict us, aDd put on us hard ser
vice; 7 and we cry unto the Lord, God of
our fathers, and the Lord heareth our
voice, and seeth our affliction, and our la
bour, and our oppression; 8and the Lord
bringeth us out from Egypt, by a strong
hand, and by a stretched-out arm, and by
great fear, and by signs, and by wonders,
9 and he bringeth us in unto this place, and
giveth to us tMs land— a land flowing with
milk and honey.
"'And now, lo, I have brought in the
first of the fruits of the ground which thou
hast given to me, O LORD; — and thou hast
placed it before the Lord thy God, and
hast bowed thyself before the Lord thy
God, Hand thou hast rejoiced in all the
good which the Lord thy God hath given
to thee, and to thy house, thou, and the
Levite, and the sojourner who is in thy
midst. 12 ' When thou dost complete tithing all
the tithe of thine increase in the third year,
the year of the tithe, and hast given it to
the Levite, to the sojourner, to the father
less, and to the widow, and they have
eaten witMn thy gates, and have been satis
fied, "then hast thou said before the Lord
thy God, I have put away the separated
thing out of the house, and have also given
it to the Levite, and to the sojourner, and
to the orphan, and to the widow, accord
ing to all Thy command wMch Thou hast
commanded me; I have not passed over
from Thy commands, nor have I forgotten.
14 1 have not eaten of it in mine affliction, nor
have I put any of it away for uncleanness,
nor have I given of it for the dead ; I have
hearkened to the voice of the Lord my
God ; I have done accordmg to all that
Thou hast commanded me. "Look from
Thy holy habitation, from the heavens, and
bless Thy people Israel, and the ground
wMch Thou hast given to us, as Thou hast
sworn to our fathers-i-a land flowing with
milk and honey.
- " ' TMs day doth the Lord thy God com
mand thee to do these statutes and judg
ments; when thou hast hearkened and hast
done them with all thy heart, and with
all thy soul, "the Lord thou hast caused
to promise that day to be thy God, even
by walking in His ways, and by keeping
His statutes, and His commands, and His
judgments, and by hearkenmg to His voice.
18 ' And the LORD hath caused thee to
promise that day to be His people, a pecu
liar treasure, as He hath spoken to thee,
and to keep all his commands; "so as to
make thee uppermost above all the nations
whom he hath made for a praise, and for a
name, and for beauty; and for thy being a
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holy people to the Lord thy God, as He
hath spoken.
XXVII. I'AND Moses— the elders of
Israel also — commandeth the people, say
mg, Keep all the command which I com
mand you to-day; 2and it hath been, in the
day that ye pass over the Jordan unto the
land wMch the Lord thy God is givmg to
thee, that thou hast raised up for thyself
great stones, and hast plaistered them with
plaister; 8and thou hast written on them
all the words of this law in thy passing
over, so that thou goest in unto the land
which the Lord thy God is giving to thee
—a land flowing with milk and honey, as
the Lord, the God of thy fathers, hath
spoken to thee.
4 ' Yea, it hath been, in your passing over
the Jordan, ye raise up these stones which
I command you to-day, in mount Ebal, and
thou hast plaistered them with plaister,
Sand thounast built there an altar to the
Lord thy God, an altar of stones; thou dost
not wave iron over them. °Of complete
stones thou buildest the altar of the Lord
thy God, and hast caused burnt-offerings
to ascend on it to the Lord thy God.
7 And thou hast sacrificed peace-offerings,
and hast eaten there, and hast rejoiced be
fore the Lord thy God. 8And thou hast
written on the stones all the words of this
law, well engraved.'
9And Moses speaketh — the priests, the
Levites, also — unto all Israel, saying, 'Keep
silent, and hearken, 0 Israel; this day thou
hast become the people of the LORD thy
God; "and thou hast hearkened to the
voice of the Lord thy God, and hast done
His commands, and His statutes, wMch I
command thee to-day.'
11 And Moses commandeth the people on
the same day, saying. " ' These do stand,
to bless the people, on mount Gerizzim, in
your passing over the Jordan: Simeon, and
Levi, and Judah, and Issachar, and Joseph,
and Benjamin. "And these do stand, for"
the cursing, on mount Ebal: Reuben, Gad,
and Asher, and Zebulun, Dan, and Naph
tali. 14 'And the Levites have answered and
said unto every man of Israel, with a loud
voice :
" ' Cursed is the man who maketh a
graven or molten image, an abomination to
the Lord, the work of the hands of the
artificer, and hath put it in a secret place;
— and all the people have answered and
said, Amen.
16 ' Cursed is he who maketh light of his
father or his mother, — and all the people
have said, Amen.
17 ' Cursed is he who removeth his neigh
bour's border, — and all the people have
said, Amen.
18 ' Cursed is he who causeth the blind to
err in the way, — and all the people have
said, Amen.
19 'Cursed is he who turneth aside the
judgment of the sojourner, the fatherless,
and the widow, — and all the people have
said, Amen.

Promises.

XXVH. 20.— DEUTERONOMY.— xxvm. 31.

*» ' Cursed is he who lieth with his father's
wife, for he hath uncovered his father's
skirt, — and all the people have said, Amen.
21 < Cursed is he who lieth with any beast,
— and all the people have said. Amen.
22 ' Cursed is he who lieth with his sister,
the daughter of his father, or the daughter
of his mother, — and all the people have
said, Amen.
23 ' Cursed is he who lieth with Ms mother-
in-law, — and all thepeople have said, Amen.
24 * Cursed is he who smiteth his neigh
bour in secret, — and all the people have
said, Amen.
25 'Cursed is he who taketh a bribe to
smite a person, innocent blood, — and all
the people have said, Amen.
2" * Cursed is he who establisheth not the
words of this law, to do them, — and all
the people have said, Amen.
XXVUX i'AND it hath been, if thou
hearken diligently to the voice of the Lord
thy God, to observe to do all His commands
which I command thee to-day, that the
Lord thy God hath made thee uppermost
above all the nations of the earth, 2 and all
these blessings have come upon thee, and
have overtaken thee, because thou dost
hearken to the voice of the Lord thy God:
3 'Blessed art thou in the city, and
blessed art thou m the field.
4 ' Blessed is the fruit of thy womb, and
the fruit of thy ground, and the fruit of
thy cattle, the mcrease of thine oxen, and
the wealth of thy flock.
5 ' Blessed is thy basket and thy store.
6 ' Blessed art thou in thy coming in, and
blessed art thou in thy going out.
7 ' The Lord giveth up tMne enemies, who
rise up against thee — smitten before thy
face; in one way they come out unto thee,
and m seven ways they flee before thee.
8 ' The Lord commandeth the blessing
with thee, in thy store-houses, and in every
putting forth of thy hand, and He hath
blessed thee in the land wMch the Lord
thy God is givmg to thee.
9 'The Lord doth establish thee to Him
self for a holy people, as He hath sworn to
thee, when thou keepest the commands of
the LORD thy God, and hast walked in His
ways. "And all the people of the land
have seen that the name of the Lord is
called upon thee, and they have been afraid
of thee.
n 'And the Lord hath made thee abund
ant in good, in the fruit of thy womb, and
in the fruit of thy cattle, and in the fruit of
thy ground, on the ground which the LORD
hath sworn to thy fathers to give to thee.
" ' The Lord doth open to thee Ms good
treasure, — the heavens to give the rain of
thy land in its season, and to bless all the
work of thy hand ; and thou hast lent to
many nations, and thou dost not borrow.
"'And the Lord hath made thee be
come head, and not the tail; and thou hast
been only above, and thou art not beneath,
when thou dost hearken unto the com
mands of the Lord thy God, which I com
mand thee to-day, to keep and to do,

Threatenings,
14 when thou dost not turn aside from all
the words which I command you to-day, —
right or left,— to go after other gods, 'to
serve them.
"'But it hath been, if thou dost not
hearken unto the voice of the Lord thy
God, to observe to do all His commands,
and His statutes, which I command thee
to-day, that all these curses have come
upon thee, and overtaken thee:
16 * Cursed art thou m the city, and cursed
art thou in the field.
" ' Cursed is thy basket and thy store.
"'Cursed is the fruit of thy body, and
the fruit of thy land, the increase of thine
oxen, and the wealth of thy flock.
" ' Cursed art thou in thy coming in, and
cursed art thou in thy gomg out.
20 ' The Lord doth send on thee the curse,
and the trouble, and the rebuke, in every
putting forth of thy hand wMch thou
doest, till thou art destroyed, and till thou
perish hastily, because of the evil of thy
doings by which thou hast forsaken Me.
2i ' The Lord doth cause the pestilence to
cleave to thee till he consume thee from off
the ground wMther thou goest in to pos
sess it.
22 ' The' Lord doth smite thee with con
sumption, and with fever, and with in
flammation, and with extreme burning, and
with sword, and with blasting, and with
mildew, and they have pursued thee till
thou perish.
28 ' And thy heavens wMch are over thy
head have been brass, and the earth which
is under thee is iron. ^The Lord maketh
the ram of thy land dust and ashes ; from
the heavens it cometh down on thee till
thou art destroyed.
25 ' The Lord giveth thee up to be smitten
before thine enemies; in one way thou
goest out unto them, and in seven ways
thou dost flee before them, and thou hast
been for a trembling to all the kingdoms of
the earth. 26And thy carcase hath heen'
for food to every fowl of the heavens, and
to the beast of the earth, and there is none
causing trouble.
27 ' The Lord doth smite thee with the
ulcer of Egypt, and with the emerods, and
with the scurvy, and with the itch, of wMch
thou canst not be healed.
28 ' The Lord doth smite thee with mad
ness, and with blindness, and with astomsh-
ment of heart; 29and thou hast been grop
ing at noon, as the blind gropeth in dark
ness; and thou dost not cause thy ways to
prosper; and thou hast been only oppressed
and plundered, continually, and there is no
saviour. 89 ' A woman thou dost betroth, and an
other man doth lie with her; . a house thou
dost build, but dost not dwell in it; a' vine
yard thou dost plant, but dost not make it
common. "TMne ox is slaughtered before
thine eyes, but thou dost not eat of it;
thine ass is taken violently away from be
fore thee, and is not given back to thee;
thy sheep are given to thine enemies, and
there is no saviour for thee.
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xxvni. 32. — DEUTERONOMY.— xxvni. 66. of their disobedience.

32 ' Thy sons and thy daughters are given
to another people, and tMne eyes are look
ing and consumed for them continually,
but thy hand is not to God ! ^The fruit of
thy ground, and all thy labours, doth a na
tion whom thou hast not known eat up;
and thou hast been only oppressed and
bruised continually; ^and thou hast been
mad, because of the sight of tMne eyes
which thou dost see.
ss'The Lord doth smite thee with an
evil ulcer, on the knees, and on the legs
(of which thou canst not be healed), from
the sole of thy foot even unto thy crown.
3C ' The Lord doth cause thee, and thy
king whom thou raisest up over thee, to
go unto a nation which thou hast not
known, thou or thy fathers, and there thou
hast served other gods, wood and stone.
37 And thou hast been for an astonishment,
for a simile, aud for a byword among all the
peoples whither the Lord doth lead thee.
38 ' Much seed thou dost take out into the
field, but thou dost gather little in, for the
locust doth consume it; 39 vineyards thou
dost plant, and hast laboured, but wine
thou dost not drink nor gather, for the
worm doth consume it; 40 olives are to thee
in all thy border, but- oil thou dost not
pour out, for thme olive doth fall off.
41 ' Sons and daughters thou dost beget,
but they are not with thee, for they go into
captivity; ^all thy trees and the fruit of
thy ground doth the locust possess; ^the
sojourner who is in thy midst goeth up
above*thee very high, and thou goest down
very low; ^he doth lend to thee, and thou
dost not lend to him; he is for the head,
and thou art for the tail.
45 'And all these curses have come upon
thee, and have pursued thee, and have
overtaken thee; till thou art destroyed, be
cause thou hast not hearkened to the voice
of the Lord thy God, to keep His com
mands, and His statutes, which He hath
commanded thee. 46 ' And they have been
on thee for "a sign and for a wonder; on
thy seed also for ever.
47 ' Because that thou hast not served the
Lord thy God with joy, and with gladness
of heart, in the abundance of all tilings,
48 thou hast even served thine enemies,
whom the Lord sendeth against thee, in
hunger, and in thirst, and in- nakedness,
and in lack of all thmgs; and he hath put a
yoke of iron on thy neck, till he hath de
stroyed thee.
49 < xhe LORD doth hft up a nation against
thee, from afar, from the end of the earth;
as the eagle it flieth; a nation whose tongue
thou hast not heard, 5° a nation — fierce of
countenance, which accepteth not the face
of the aged, and the young doth not favour;
n and it hath eaten the fruit of thy cattle,
and the frmt of thy ground, till thou art
destroyed; wMch leaveth not to thee corn,
wine, or oil, the mcrease of thine oxen,
or the wealth of thy flock, till it hath de
stroyed thee.
52 ' And it hath laid siege to thee in all
thy gates, till thy walls come down, the
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high and the fenced ones in wMch thou
dost trust, in all thy land; yea, it hath laid
siege to thee in all thy gates, throughout
all thy land, which the Lord thy God hath
given to thee. & And thou hast eaten the
fruit of thy body, the flesh of thy sons and
thy daughters (whom the Lord thy God hath
given to thee), in the siege, and m the
straitness with which tMne enemies do
straiten thee.
54 ' The man who is tender in thee, and
who is very delicate, — Ms eye is evil against
his brother, and against the wife of his
bosom, and against the remnant of Ms
children whom he leaveth, ^against giving
to one of them the flesh of his children
whom he eateth, because he hath nothing
left to him, in the siege, and in the strait
ness with which tMne enemy doth straiten
thee in all thy gates.
s6 ' The tender and the delicate woman m
thee, who hath not tried to place the sole
of her foot on the ground because of de-
licateness and because of tenderness, — her
eye is evil against the husband of her bosom,
and agamst her son, and against her daugh
ter, 57and against her seed wMch cometh
out from between her feet, even against
her children whom she doth bear, for she
doth eat them m secret, for the lacking of
all things, in the siege and in the straitness
with which thine enemy doth straiten thee
within thy gates.
53 ' If thou dost not observe to do all the
words of this law which are written in this
book, to fear this honoured and fearful
name, "The Lord thy God," &then hath
the Lord made thy strokes wonderful, and
the strokes of thy seed, — great strokes, and
steadfast, and evil sicknesses, and steadfast.
60 ' And He hath brought back on thee all
the diseases of Egypt, of the presence of
which thou hast been afraid, and they have
cleaved to thee ; 6I also every sickness and
every stroke which is not written in the
book of tMs law; the Lord doth cause them
to go up upon thee till thou art destroyed ;
62 and ye have been left with few men, in
stead of wMch ye have been as the stars of
heaven for multitude, because thou hast not
hearkened to the voice of the Lord, thy God.
63 ' And it hath been, as the LORPthy God
hath rejoiced over you to do you good, and
to multiply you, so doth the Lord rejoice
over you to destroy you, and to lay you
waste ; and ye have been pulled away from
off the ground wMther thou goest in to pos
sess it ; ^and the Lord hath scattered thee
among all the peoples, from the one end of
the earth even unto the other end of the
earth ; and there hast thou served other
gods which thou hast not known, thou or
thy fathers — wood and stone.
66 ' And among these nations thou dost
not rest, yea, there is no resting-place for
the sole of thy foot, and the Lord hath
given to thee there a tremblmg heart, and
failing of eyes, and grief of soul; «and thy
hfe hath been hanging in suspense before
thee, and thou hast been afraid by night
and by day, and thou dost not believe in

The covenant renewed, xxvni. 67.— DEUTERONOMY— xxx. 3. Mercies to the penitent

thy life. ^In the mormng thou sayest, 0
that it were evening ! and in the evening
thou sayest, 0 that it were mormng ! from
the fear of thy heart, with wMch thou art
afraid, and from the sigM of thme eyes
wMch thou seest.
68 ' And the Lord hath brought thee back
into Egypt with ships, by the way concern
ing wliich I have said to thee, Thou dost
not add any more to see it, and there have
ye sold yourselves to -thine enemies, for
men-servants and for maid-servants, but
there is no buyer.'
XXIX. i THESE are the words of the
covenant wMch the LORD hath commanded
Moses to make with the Children of Israel
in the land of Moab, besides the covenant
which He hath made with them m Horeb.
3 And Moses calleth unto all Israel, and
saith unto them, ' Ye— ye have seen all
that which the Lord hath done before your
eyes in the land of Egypt, to Pharaoh, and
to all Ms servants, and to all Ms land; Hhe
great trials wMch thme eyes have seen, the
signs, and these "great wonders ; 4 but the
Lord hath not given to you a heart to know,
and eyes to see, and ears to hear, till tMs
day, 5andl cause you to go forty years in the
wilderness ; , your garments have not been
consumed from off you, and thy shoe hath
not worn away from off thy foot. 6Bread
ye have not eaten, and wine and strong
drink ye have not drunk, so that ye know
that I am the Lord your God.
7 ' When ye are come in unto this place,
then Sihon king of Heshbon — Og kmg of
Bashan also— doth come out to meet us, to
the battle, and we smite them; 8and we
take their land, and give it for an inherit
ance to the Reubenites, and to the Gadites,
and to the half of the tribe of Manasseh ;
9 and ye have kept the words of this cove
nant, and have done them, so that ye cause
all that ye do to prosper.
io < Ye are standing to-day, all of you,
before the Lord your God — your heads,
your tribes, your elders, and your autho
rities — every_man of Israel; uyour infants,
your wives, and thy sojourner who is in the
midst of thy camps, from the hewer of thy
wood unto the drawer of thy water— J2 for
thy passing over mto the covenant of the
Lord thy God, and into His oath which the
Lord thy God is making with thee to-day ;
" in order to establish thee to-day to Him
self for a people, while He Himself is thy
God, as He hath spoken to thee, and as He
hath sworn to thy fathers, to Abraham, to
Isaac, and to Jacob.
14 ' And not with you alone am I makmg
this covenant and this oath; is but with
Mm who is here with us, standing to-day
before the Lord out God, and with Mm
who is not here with us to-day, " (for ye
have known how we have dwelt in the land
of Egypt, and how we have passed by
through the midst of the nations which ye
have passed by ; " and ye see their abomi
nations, and their idols, wood and stone,
silver and gold, which are with them,)
"lest there be among you a man or woman,

or family or tribe, whose heart is turning
to-day from the Lord out God, to go to
serve the gods of these nations, lest there
be in you a root frMtful of gall and worm
wood :
" ' That it hath been, in Ms hearing the
words of this oath, that he hath blessed
himself in his heart, saying, I have peace,
though in the stubborness of my heart I go
on, in order to end the fuMess with the
thirst. 2° The Lord is not willing to be
propitious to Mm, for then doth the anger
of the LORD and His zeal smoke against
that man, and all the oath which is written
in this book hath lain down on Mm, and
the Lord hath blotted out Ms name from
under the heavens. aAnd the Lord hath
separated him for evil, out of all the tribes
of Israel, according to all the oaths of the
covenant wMch is written in this book of
the law.
22 'And the latter generation of your
children who rise at your back, and the
stranger who cometh m from a land afar
off, have said when they have seen the
strokes of that land, and the sicknesses
which the Lord hath sent Mto it, — 23 {with
brimstone and salt is the whole land burnt,
it is not sown, nor doth it shoot up, nor
doth any herb go up on it, like the over
throw of Sodom and Gomorrah, Admah
and Zeboim, wMch the Lord hath over
turned in His anger, and in His fury}—
24 yea, all the nations have said, Wherefore
hath the Lord done thus to this land?
what the heat of tMs great anger ?
^'Then have they said, Because they
have forsaken the covenant of the Lord,
God of their fathers, wMch He hath made
with them in His bringing them out of the
land of Egypt, 2lJand they go and serve
other gods, and bow themselves to them, —
gods whom they have not known, and
whom He hath not apportioned to them;
27 and the anger of the LORD burneth
against that land, to bring in on it all the
cursing which is written in this book ;
28 and the Lord doth pluck them from off
their ground m anger, and m fury, and in
great wrath, and doth cast them mto an
other land, as at tMs day.
29 ' The thmgs wMch are hidden are the
Lord our God's, and the things which are
revealed are ours and our children's for
ever, to do all the words of this law.
XXX, 1 ' And it hath been, when all these
tMngs come upon thee, the blessing and
the cursing, wliich I have set before thee,
and thou hast brought them back unto
thy heart, among all the nations whither
the LORD thy God hath driven thee away,
2 and hast turned back unto the Lord thy
God, and hast hearkened to His voice, ac
cording to all that I command thee to-day,
thou and thy children, with all thy heart,
and with all thy soul, — 8 then hath the Lord
thy God turned back to thy captivity, and
hath pitied thee, yea, He hath turned back
and gathered thee out of all the peoples
wMther the Lord thy God hath scattered
thee. '
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Advantages of revelat'on. xxx. 4. — DEUTERONOMY.— xxxi. 16. Joshua made leader.

4 ' If tMne outcast is in the extremity of
the heavens, from thence doth the Lord
thy God gather thee, and from thence doth
He take thee; 6and the LORD thy God hath
brought thee in unto the land wMch thy
fathers have possessed,, and thou hast in
herited it, and He hath done thee good,
and hath multiplied, thee above thy fathers.
«'And the Lord thy God hath circum
cised thy heart, and the heart of thy seed,
to love the Lord thy God with all thy
heart, and with all thy soul, for the sake of
thy life; 7 and the Lord thy God hath put
all this oath on thme enemies, and on those
who hate thee, who have pursued thee.
8 ' When thou dost turn back, and hast
hearkened to the voice of the Lord, and
hast done all His commands wMch I com
mand thee to-day, 9 then the Lord thy God
hath made thee abundant in every work of
thy hand, in the fruit of thy body, and in
the fruit of thy cattle, and in the fruit of
thy ground, for good; for the Lord turneth
back to rejoice over thee for good, as He
hath rejoiced over thy fathers, "when thou
dost hearken to the voice of the Lord thy
God, to keep His commands, and His
statutes, wMch are written in the book of
this law, when thou turnest back unto the
LORD thy God, with all thy heart, and with
all thy soul.
n ' For tMs command which I command
thee to-day, it is not too wonderful for
thee, nor is it far off. "It is not in the
heavens, saymg, Who doth go up for us
into the heavens, and doth take it for us,
and doth cause us to hear it — that we may
do it ? " And it is not beyond the sea, say
mg, Who doth pass over for us beyond, the
sea, and doth take it for us, and doth cause
us to hear it — that we may do it? "For
the word is very near unto thee, in thy
mouth, and m thy heart to do it.
" ' See, I have set before thee to-day life
and good, and death and evil, "in that I
command thee to-day to love the Lord thy
God, to walk m His ways, and to keep His
commands, and His statutes, and His judg
ments ; then thou hast lived and multi
plied, and the Lord thy God hath blessed
thee in the land whither thou goest in to
possess it.
" ' But if thy heart turn, and thou 'dost
not hearken, and hast been driven away,
and hast bowed thyself to other gods, and
hast served them; "I have declared to you
this day, that ye do certainly perish; ye do
not prolong days on the ground which thou
passest over the Jordan to go in thither to
possess it,
" ' I have caused the heavens and the
earth to testify against you to-day; life and
death I have set before you, the blessing
and the cursmg; and thou hast fixed on life
in order that thou mayest live, thou and
thy seed, w to love the Lord thy God, to
hearken to His voice, and to cleave to Him
(for He is thy life, and the length of thy
days), to dwell on the ground which the
Lord hath sworn to thy fathers, to Abra
ham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give to them.*
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XXXI. i AND Moses goeth and speaketh
these words unto all Israel ; 2and he saith
unto them, 'I am a hundred and twenty
years old ko-day; I am not able any more
to go out or come in, and the Lord hath
said unto me, Thou dost not pass over this
Jordan. 3 ' The Lord thy God He is passing over
before thee, He doth destroy these nations
from before thee, then thou hast possessed
them; Joshua — he is passing over before
thee as the LORD hath spoken, 4 and the
Lord hath done to them as he hath done
to Sihon and to Og kings of the Amorites,
and to their land whom he destroyed.
5 When the Lord hath given them up before
your face, then ye have done to them ac
cording to all the command which I have
commanded you. 6Be strong and coura
geous; fear not, nor be terrified because of
them, for the Lord thy God is He who
goeth with thee; He doth not fail thee nor
forsake thee.'
7 And Moses calleth for Joshua, and saith
unto him before the eyes of all Israel, ' Be
strong and courageous, for thou dost go in
with tMs people unto the land wMch the
Lord hath sworn to their fathers to give to
them; and thou— thou dost cause them to
inherit it. 8 And the Lord is He who goeth
before thee, He himself is with thee; He
doth not fail thee nor forsake thee; fear
not, nor be affrighted.'
9 And Moses writeth this law, and de
livereth it unto the priests (the sons of
Levi, who bear the ark of the covenant of
the Lord), and unto all the elders of Israel.
"And Moses commandeth them, saying,
' At the end of seven years, m the appointed
time, the year of release, m the feast of
booths; nin the coming in of all Israel to
see the face of the Lord in the place which
He chooseth, thou dost proclaim tMs law
before all Israel, in their ears.
" ' Congregate the people, the men, and
the women, .and the infants, and thy so
journer who is witMn thy gates, so that they
hear, and so that they learn, and have
feared the LORD your God, and have ob
served to do all the words of this law;
" and their children, who have not known
anything, do hear, and have learned to fear
the Lord your God all the days which ye
live on the ground wMther ye are passing
over the Jordan to possess it.'
"And the Lord saith unto Moses, 'Lo,
thy days have drawn near to die ; call
Joshua, and station yourselves in the tent
of meeting, and let Me command him;' and
Moses goeth — Joshua also — and they sta
tion themselves in the tent of meeting.
"And the Lord is seen in the tent, in the
pillar of the cloud ; and the pillar of the
cloud standeth at the opening of the tent.
"And the Lord saith unto Moses, 'Lo,
thou dost he down with thy fathers; then
this people hath risen, and hath gone a
whoring after the gods of the strangers of
the land Mto the midst of which it hath
entered, and hath forsaken Me, and hath
broken My covenant wliich I have made

Aposiacy foretold.

xxxi. 17.— DEUTERONOMY— xxxii. 21. The song of Moses

with it. "And Mine anger hath burned
against it in that day, and I have forsaken
them , and have hidden My face from them ;
and it hath been for consumption, and
many evils and distresses have found it,
and it hath said in that day, Is it not be
cause that my God is not in my midst —
these evils have found me ? " Seeing I do
certainly Mde My face in that day for all
the evil.wMch it hath done, for it hath
turned unto other gods.
"'And now, write for yourselves this
song, and teach it the Children of Israel;
put it in their mouths, so that tMs song is
to Me for a witness against the CMldren of
Israel. 2<>When I bring it in unto the
ground wMch I have sworn to its fathers-
flowing with milk and honey, and it hath
eaten, and been satisfied, and been fat, and
hath turned unto other gods, and they have
served them, and have despised Me, and
hath broken My covenant, —
21 ' Then it hath been, when many evils
and distresses do meet it, that tMs song
hath testified to its face, for a witness; for
it is not forgotten out of the mouth of its
seed, for I have known its imagining wMch
it doth to-day, before I bring them in unto
the land of which I have sworn.'
22 And Moses writeth tMs song on that
day, and hath taught it the Children of
Israel. 2s And He commandeth Joshua son
of Nun, and saith, 'Be strong and coura
geous, tor thou dost bring in the Children
of Israel unto the land which I have sworn
to them, and I — I am with thee.'
24 Ahd it cometh to pass, when Moses
flnisheth writing the words of this law m a
book till their completion, 2Sfchat Moses
commandeth the Levites who bear the ark
of the Lord, saying, w ' Take this Book of
the Law, and put it at the side of the ark
of the covenant of the Lord your God, then
?hath it been there for a witness agamst
thee. 27 ]?or j have known thy rebellion,
and thy stiff neck; lo, in my being yet alive
with you to-day, ye have been rebellious'
with the LORD, and surely also after my
death. 28 * Congregate unto me all the elders of
your tribes, and your authorities, and let
me speak these words in their ears, and
cause the heavens and the earth to testify
against them. -^ For I have known that
after my death ye do very corruptly, and
have turned aside out of the way which I
have commanded you, and evil hath met
you in the latter end of the days, because
ye do the evil tMng in the eyes of the Lord,
to make Him angry with the work of your
hands.' 30 And Moses speaketh in the ears of all
the congregation of Israel the words of this
song, till their completion: — ¦
XXXII. i ' GIVE ear, 0 heavens, and I
speak ; [mouth.
And hear, 0 earth, the saymgs of my
2 My doctrine doth drop as the rain,
My saying doth flow as the dew;
As storms on the tender glass,
And as showers on the herb.

8 When the Name of the Lord I proclahn,
Ascribe ye greatness to our God I
4 The Rock I — His work is perfect,
For all His ways are just ; [quity ;
A God of steadfastness, and without hri-
Just and upright is He.
6 It hath done corruptly to Him ;
Their blemish is not His children's,
A generation perverse and crooked 1
6 To the Lord do ye act thus,
0 people foolish and unwise ?
Is not He thy father — thy possessor 7
He made thee, and doth establish thee.
7 Remember the days of old — [tions —
Understand the years o'f many genera-
Ask thy father, and he doth tell thee;
Thine elders, and they say to thee:
8 La the Most High causing the nations to
inherit-
In His separating the children of Adam —
He set up the borders of the peoples
By the number of the Children of Israel.
9 For the Lord's portion is His- people,
Jacob is the hue of His mheritance.
" He findeth him in a land — a desert,
And in a void — a howling wilderness.
He turneth him round —
He causeth hhn to understand —
He keepeth him as the apple of His eye.
n As an eagle waketh up its nest,
Over its young ones fluttereth,
Spreadeth its wings — taketh them,
Beareth them on its pinions ; —
" The Lord alone doth lead him,
And there is no strange god with him.
" He maketh Mm ride on the heightB of
earth,
And he eateth the increase of the fields:
And He maketh him suck honey from
the rock,
And oil out of the flint of the rock;
" Butter of the herd, and milk of the flock,
With fat of lambs, and young rams of
Bashan, [wheat;
He-goats also, with the fat of kidneys of
Even of the blood of the grape thou dost
drink wine !
15 But Jeshurun doth wax fat, and kicks :
Thou hast been fat— thou hast been
Thou hast been covered. [thick —
And he leaveth God who made him,
And di3honoureth the Rock of his sal
vation, [gods ;
" They make Him zealous with strange
With abominations they make Him angry.
" They sacrifice to demons — no gods I
Gods they have not known — [come;
New ones — from the vichiity have they
Your fathers have not feared them !
" The Rock that begat thee thou forgettest,
And. neglectest God who formeth thee.
" And the Lord Beeth and despise th, —
By the provoking of His sons and His
daughters.
20 And He saith : I hide My face from them,
I see what is their latter end;
For they are a froward generation,
Children in whom is no steadfastness.
21 They have made Me zealous by "no-god,"
They made Me angry with their vanities;
And I make them zealous by " no-people,"
147

The song of Moses.

xxxn. 22.— DEUTERONOMY.— xxxm. 8.

Moses'

By a foolish nation I make them angry.
22 For a fire hath been kindled in Mine
anger,
And it burneth unto the lower Sheol,
And consumeth the earth and its increase,
And setteth on fire the foundations of
mountains.
33 I gather evils upon them,
Mine arrows I consume upon them.
24 They are. exhausted by famine,
And consumed by heat, and bitter de
struction, [them.
Yea, the teeth of beasts I send upon
With the poison of fearful things of the
dust.
-j Without the sword doth bereave,
And at the mner-chambers — fear ;
Both the youth and the virgm,
The suckling with the man of grey hairs.
M I have said: I blow them away, [man;
I cause their remembrance to cease from
T- If not— rthe joy of the enemy I fear,
Lest there adversaries know —
Lest they say, Our hand is high,
And the Lord hath not wrought all this.
28 For they are a nation lost to counsels,
And there is no understanding in them.
29 If they were wise —
They would deal wisely with this ;
They would attend to their latter end:
30 How would one pursue a thousand,
And two cause, a myriad to flee I
If not — that their Rock hath sold them,
And the Lord hath shut them up ?
n For not as our Rock is their rock,
(Even our enemies are judges).
52 For their vine is of the vine of Sodom,
And of the fields of Gomorrah ;
Their grapes are grapes of gall — venom;
They have bitter clusters ;
33 Their wine is the poison of dragons,
And the fierce venom of asps.
M Is not this laid up with Me ? —
Sealed among My treasures ?
15 Mine are vengeance and recompense,
At the time their foot doth slide ;
For near is the day of their calamity,
And the thmgs prepared for them hasten.
M For the Lord doth judge His people,
And doth repent Himself for His servants,
For He seeth the going away of power,
And none restrained or left.
J7 And He hath said, Where are their gods —
The rock in which they trusted ;
58 Which do eat the fat of their sacrifices,
And drMk the wine of their hbations ?
Let them arise and help you,
Let it be a hiding-place for you !
30 See ye, now, that I — I am He,
And there is no god with Me :
I put to death, and I keep alive;
I have smitten, and I heal ;
And there is no deliverer from My hand.
40 For I lift up My hand, unto the heavens,
And have said, I live for ever !
11 If I sharpen the brightness of My sword,
And My hand lay hold on judgment,
I turn back vengeance to mine adver
saries,
And to those who hate me — I repay !
2 1 make Mine arrows drunk with blood,
148

And My,sword devoureth flesh,
From the blood of the pierced and the :
captive, [enemy. ,
From the head of the freemen of the -
43 Sing, 0 nations, — with his people, ;
For the blood of His servants He
avengeth, [adversaries, ,
And vengeance He turneth hack on His ;
And pardoned His land — His people.'
44 And Moses cometh and speaketh all the
words of this song in the ears of the people, ;
he and Hoshea son of Nun. ^And Moses |
finisheth speaking all these words unto all
Israel, 4Gand he saith unto them, 'Set your
heart to all the words which ' I testify ,
agamst you to-day, that ye command your
cMldren to observe to do all the words of !
this law. 47 For it is not a vain tMng for ;
you, for it is your life; and.by this thing ye ',
do prolong days on the ground whither ye j
are passing over the Jordan to possess it.'
48 And the Lord speaketh unto Moses, in
this self-same day, saymg, « ' Go up unto \
this mount Abarim, mount Nebo, which is i
in the land of Moab, which is on the front I
of Jericho, and see the land of Canaan i
which I am givmg to the Children of Israel j
for a possession, so^nd die in the mount »
whither thou art going up, and be gathered (
unto thy people, as Aaron thy brother hath i
died in mount Hor, and is gathered unto i
Ms'people. 61 'Because ye trespassed against me in
the midst of the Children of Israel at the
waters of Meribah-Kadesh, the wilderness
of Zin; — because ye sanctified me not in
the midst of the CMldren of Israel. 62 Yet
over-against thou seest the land, but thither
thou dost not go in, unto the land wMch I
am giving to the Children of Israel.'
XXXIH. iAND this is the blessing with
which Moses the man of God hath blessed
the Children of Israel before Ms death.
2 And he saith : —
' The Lord from Sinai hath come,
And He hath risen from Seir for them;
He hath shone from mount Paran,
And hath come — myriads of holy ones;
At His right hand are springs for them.
3 He also loveth the peoples;
All His holy ones are in thy hand,
And they — they have sat down at thy
Each is lifted up at thy words. [feet,
4 A law hath Moses commanded us,
The possession of the congregation of
6 And He is kmg in Jeshurun, [Jacob.
In the heads of the people gathering to-
The tribes of Israel ! [gether—
6 Let Reuben live, and not die,
And let his men be a number.
7 And this is for Judah; and he saith :—
Hear, O Lord, the voice of Judah,
And unto his people bring him m;
His own hand hath striven for Mm,
And an help from Ms adversaries art
Thou.
8 And of Levi he hath said: — [pious one,
Thy Thummim and thy Urim are for thy j
Whom thou hast tried in Massah,
Thou dost strive with him at the waters
of Meribah;

on the twelve tribes. xxxm. 9.— DEUTERONOMY.— XXXIV. 12. 'JFli<i death of Moses.

9 Who saith of his father and of his
I have not seen him; [mother,
And his brethren he hath not discerned.
And Ms cMldren he hath not known;
For they have observed Thy saying,
And Thy covenant they do keep.
i° They teach Thy judgments to Jacob,
And thy law to Israel;
They put perfume in Thy nose,
And a whole burnt-offering on Thine
ii Bless, O LORD, his strength, [altar.
And the work of Ms hands accept:
Smite the loins of Ms withstanders,
And of those who hate him — that they
12 Of Benjamin he hath said : — [rise not !
The beloved of the LORD doth tabernacle
confidently by Mm,
Covering him over all the day ;
Even between his shoulders doth He
tabernacle.
13 And of Joseph he hath said : —
Blessed of the Lord is his land,
By the precious tMngs of the heavens,
By the dew, and by the deep crouching
beneath, [the sun,
14 And by the precious things — fruits of
And by the precious things —
Cast out by the moons,
" And by the cMef tMngs
Of the ancient mountams,
And by the precious things
Of the everlastmg heights,
" And by the precious things
Of the earth and its fulness,
And the good pleasure
Of Him who Dwelleth in the Bush,
— Let it come on the head of Joseph,
And on the crown of him
Who is separate from Ms brethren.
" His honour is the firstling of Ms ox,
And Ms horns are the horns of a reem ;
By them he doth push peoples together,
To the ends of the earth ;
And they— the myriads of Ephraim,
And they — the thousands of Manasseh.
i8 And of Zebulun he hath said : —
Rejoice, O Zebulun, in thy gomg out,
And, O Issachar, to, thy tents ;
" The peoples to the mountain they call,
There they sacrifice righteous sacrifices ;
For the abundance of the seas they suck,
Even hidden things hidden in the sand.
20 And of Gad he hath said :—
Blessed of the Enlarger is Gad,
As a lioness he doth tabernacle,
And hath torn the arm — also the crown !
21 Ahd he provideth the first part for
Mmself,
For there the portion of the lawgiver is
covered.
And he cometh with the heads of the
people ; [done,
The righteousness of the Lord he hath
And His judgments with Israel.
22 Aud of Dan he hath said: — [Bashan.
Dan is a lion's whelp; he doth leap from
23 And of Naphtali he hath said:—
O Naphtali, satisfied with pleasure,
And full of the blessing of the Lord,

The west and the south possess thou.
24 And of Asher he hath said: —
Asher is blessed with children,
Let him be accepted by his brethren,
And dipping Ms foot in oil.
25 Thy shoes are iron and brass,
And as- thy days thy strength.
se There is none like the God of Jeshurun,
Riding the heavens for thy help,
And for His own excellency the skies.
27 The eternal God is a habitation,
• And beneath are the everlastmg arms.
And He casteth out from thy presence
the enemy; and saith, " Destroy ! "
28 And Israel doth tabernacle in confidence
alone; [wine;
The eye of Jacob on a land of corn and
His heavens also drop down dew. [thee ?
29 O thy happiness, O Israel ! who is like
A people saved by the Lord,
The shield of thy help, and He who is
the sword of thme excellency:
So that thine enemies are subdued,
And thou on their high places dost tread.'
XXXIV. iAND Moses goeth up from
the plains of Moab unto mount Nebo, the
top of Pisgah, which is on the front of
Jericho, and the Lord sheweth him all the
land, Gilead unto Dan, 2 and all Naphtali,
and the land of Ephraim, and Manasseh,
and all the land of Judah unto the furthest
sea, 3 and the south, and the circuit of the
valley of Jericho, the city of palms, unto
Zoar. 4 And the Lord saith unto him, 'TMs is
the land which I have sworn to Abraham,
to Isaac, and to Jacob, saymg, To thy seed
I give it; I have caused thee to see it with
thine eyes, but thither thou dost not pass
over.' 5 And Moses, the servant of the Lord,
dieth there, in the land of Moab, accord
mg to.the command of the LORD. 6 And He
burieth Mm in the valley in the land of
Moab, over-against Beth-Peor, aud no man
hath known of Ms burying-place unto tMs
day. 7 And Moses is a hundred and twenty
years old when he dieth; his eye hath, not
become dim, nor hath Ms moisture fled.
8 And the Children of Israel bewaif Moses
in the plains of Moab thirty days; and the
days of weeping and mourning for Moses
are completed.
9And Joshua son of Nun is full of the
spirit of wisdom, for Moses had laid his
hands upon Mm, and the Children of Israel
hearken unto him: and they do as the Lord
hath commanded Moses.
"And there hath not arisen a prophet
any more in Israel like Moses, whom the
Lord hath known face to face, " m refer
ence to all the signs and the wonders which
the Lord sent Mm to do in the land of
Egypt, to Pharaoh, and to all his servants,
and to all his land, "and in reference to
all the strong hand, and to all the great
fear which Moses did before the eyes of
all Israel. 149

JOSHUA

Chap. I. i AND it cometh to pass after the
death of Moses, the servant of the Lord,
that the Lord speaketh unto Joshua son of
Nun, minister of Moses, saying, 2 * Moses my
servant is dead, and now, rise, pass over
tMs Jordan, thou, and all this people, unto
the land wMch I am giving to them, to the
Children of Israel. 3 Every place on which
the sole, of your foot treadeth, to you have
I given it, as I have spoken unto Moses.
4 ' From tMs wilderness and Lebanon, even
unto the great river, the river Euphrates,
all the land of the Hittites, even unto the
great Sea (at the gomg in of the sun) is your
border. 6 ' No man doth station himself before
thee all the days of thy hfe; as I have been
with Moses, I am with thee; I do not fail
thee, nor forsake thee. 6Be strong and
courageous; for thou — thou dost cause tMs
people to inherit the land wMch I have
sworn to their fathers to give to them.
7 ' Only, be strong and very courageous,
to observe to do according to all the law
which Moses My servant hath commanded
thee; thou dost not turn aside from it right
or left, so that thou dost act wisely M every
place wMther thou goest. 8The book of
this law doth not depart out of thy mouth,
and thou hast meditated in it by day and
by mght, so that thou dost observe to do
accordmg to all that is written in it, for
then dost thou cause thy way to prosper,
and then dost thou act wisely.
9 ' Have not I commanded thee ? be strong
and courageous; be not terrified nor af
frighted; for the Lord thy God is with thee
in every place whither thou goest.'
" And Joshua commandeth the authori
ties of the people, saying, n ' Pass over mto
the midst of the camp, then have ye com
manded the people, saying, Prepare pro
vision for yourselves, for witMn tMee days
ye are passing over this Jordan, to go in to
possess the land wMch the Lord your God
is giving to you to possess it.'
"And to the ReubeMtes, and to the
Gadites, and to the half of the tribe of Ma
nasseh, Joshua hath spoken, saying, " ' Re
member the word wMch Moses the servant
of the Lord hath commanded you, saying,
The LORD your God is giving rest to you,
and He hath given to you this land. " Your
wives, your infants, and your substance do
abide in the land which Moses hath given
to you beyond the Jordan, and. ye pass over
by fifties, before your brethren, all the
mighty ones of valour, then have ye helped
them, "till the Lord give rest to your
brethren like yourselves, and they have pos
sessed, even they, the land which the Lord
your God is giving to them ; then have ye
turned back to the land of your possession,
and have possessed it, which MoseB the ser
vant of the Lord hath given to you beyond
the Jordan, at the sun-rising.' 160

i6 And they answer Joshua, saying, * AU
that thou hast commanded us, we do; and
unto everyplace wMther thou dost send us,
we go ; " according to all that we have
hearkened unto Moses in, so do we hearken
unto thee; surely the Lord thy God is with
thee as He hath been with Moses. " Any
man who doth provoke thy mouth, and
doth not hear thy words m all that thou
dost command him, is put to death ; only,
be strong and courageous.'
II. iAND Joshua son of Nun sendeth
from SMttim two men, spies, silently, say
ing, ' Go, see the land, even Jericho;' and
they go and come mto the house of a
woman, a harlot, and her name is Rahab,
and they lie down there.
2 And it is told to the Mng of Jericho,
saymg, 'Lo, men have come M Mther to-
Mght, from the children of Israel, to search
out the land.' 3And the king of Jericho
sendeth unto Rahab, saying, 'Bring out the
men who come in unto thee, who have
come into thy house; for to search out the
whole of the land have they come m.' 4 But
the woman taketh the two men, and hideth
them, and saith thus: 'The men have come
in unto me, but I have not known from
whence they are; s and it cometh to pass—
the gate is to be shut — in the dark, that the
men have gone out; I have not known
wMther the men have gone; pursue ye,
hasten after them, for ye do overtake them;'
6 but she hath caused them to go up on the
roof, and Mdeth them with the flax-wood,
wMch is arranged for her on the roof.
7 And the men have pursued after them
the way of the Jordan, by the fords, and
the gate have they shut afterwards, when
the pursuers after them have gone out.
8 But before they lie down, she hath gone
up unto them on the roof, 9and she saith
unto the men, ' I have known that the
Lord hath given to you the land, and that
your terror hath fallen upon us, and that all
the inhabitants of the land have melted at
your presence. " For we have heard how
the Lord hath dried up the waters of the
Red Sea at your presence, in your going out
of Egypt, and that which ye have done to
the two kings of the Amorites who are be
yond the Jordan; to Sihon and to Og whom
ye have devoted. " And we hear, and our
heart doth melt, and there hath not Btood
any more spirit in any man, from your pre
sence, for the Lord your God, He is God in
the heavens above, and on the earth be
neath. 12 And now, swear ye, I pray you,
to me by the Lord, — because I have done
with you kindness— that ye have done, even
ye, Idndness with the house of my father,
and have given to me a true token, "and
have kept alive my father, and my mother,
and my brothers, and my sisters, and all
that they have, and have delivered our
souls from death.'

The two spies and Rahab.

n. 14.— JOSHUA.— rv. 5.

The passage over Jordan.

"And the men say to her, 'Our souls for
yours — to die, if ye declare not this our
matter ; then it hath been, in the Lord's
giving to us this land, that we have done
with thee kindness and truth.'
"And she causeth them to go down by a
rope through the window, for her house is
in the side of the wall, and in the wall she
is an inhabitant. "She saith also to them,
' Go to the mountain, lest the pursuers come
upon you; when ye have been Mdden there
three days till the turning back of the pur
suers, then afterwards do ye go on your
way.' "And the men say unto her, 'We are
acquitted of this thine oath wMch thou
hast caused us to swear: "lo, we are come
into the land, this line of scarlet thread
thou dost bind at the window by wMch
thou hast caused us to go down, and thy
father, and thy mother, and thy brethren,
and all the house of thy father thou dost
gather unto thee, at the house. "And it
hath been, any one who goeth out from the
doors of thy house without, his blood is on
Mb own head, and we are innocent; but any
one who is with thee in the house, his blood
is on our head, if a hand is on Mm. w But
if thou declare this our matter, then have
we been acquitted, from thine oath wMch
thou hast caused us to swear.'
21 And she saith, 'According unto your
words, so it is;' and she sendeth them
away, and they go ; and she bindeth the
scarlet line at the window.
22 And they go, and come Mto the moun
tain, and abide there three days until the
pursuers have turned back; and the pur
suers seek in all the way, and have not
found them.
23 And the two men turn back, and come
down from the hill, and pass over, and come
in unto Joshua son of Nun, and recount to
him all that hath come upon them. 24 And
they say unto Joshua, 'Surely the Lord
hath given into our hand all the land, and
also all the inhabitants of the land have
melted at our presence.'
III. iAND Joshua riseth early M the
mormng, and they journey from SMttim,
and come in unto the Jordan, he and all
the Children of Israel, and they lodge there
before they pass over.
3 And it cometh to pass, at the- end of
three days, that the authorities pass over
into the midst of the camp, s and command
the people, saymg, * When ye see the ark of
the covenant of the LORD your God, and the
priests, the Levites, bearing it, then ye do
journey from your place, and have gone
after it; 4 only, a distance is between you
and it, about two thousand cubits by mea
sure; come not near unto it, that ye may
know the way in which ye go, for ye have
not passed over in the way heretofore.'
5 And Joshua saith unto the people,
'Sanctify yourselves, for to-morrow doth
the Lord do wonders in your midst.'
6 And Joshua speaketh unto the priests,
saying, ' Take up the ark of the covenant,
and pass over before the people;' and they

take up the ark of the covenant, and go
before the people.
7 And the Lord saith unto Joshua, 'TMa
day I begin to make thee great in the eyes
of all Israel, that they may know that as I
was with Moses I am with thee. 8 And
thou, thou dost command the priests hear
mg the ark of the covenant, saying, When
ye come unto the extremity of the waters
of the Jordan — in the Jordan ye do stand.'
9And Joshua saith unto the Children of
Israel, ' Come Mgh Mther, and hear the
words of the LORD your God.' " And Joshua
saith? ' By tMs do ye know that the living
God is in your midst, and He doth certainly
dispossess from before you the Canaanite,
and the Hittite, and the Hivite, and the
Perizzite, and the Girgashite, and the Amo
rite, and the Jebusite: "lo, the ark of the
covenant of the Lord of all the earth is
passing over before you mto the Jordan.
" And now, take for yourselves twelve men
out of the tribes of Israel, one man for every
tribe, i8 And it hath been, at the resting
of the soles of the feet of the priests bear
ing the ark of Jehovah, Lord of all the
earth, in the waters of the Jordan, the
waters of the Jordan are cut off — (the
waters which come down from above) — and
they stand— a heap.1
"And it cometh to pass, in the journey-
ing of the people from their tents to pass
over the Jordan, and of the priests bearing
the ark of the covenant before the people,
"and as these bearing the ark come in
unto the Jordan, and the feet of the priests
bearing the ark have been dipped to the
extremity of the waters (and the Jordan is
full over all its banks all the days of harvest)
— i6 that the waters stand ; those wMch
come down from above have risen — a heap,
very far from above the city Adam, which
is at the side of Zaretan ; and those which
go down by the sea of the plain, the Salt
Sea, have been completely cut off; and the
people have passed through over-against
Jericho; " and the priests bearing the ark
of the covenant of the Lord stand estab
lished on dry ground in the midst of the
Jordan, and all Israel pass over on dry
ground till all the nation hath completed
passing over the Jordan.
IV. iAND it cometh to pass, when all
the nation hath completed passing over the
Jordan, that the Lord speaketh unto
Joshua, saying, 2 ' Take for yourselves out
of the people twelve men, one man out of
every tribe ; 3 and command them, saying,
Take up for yourselves from tMs place,
from the midst of the Jordan, from the
established standing-place of the feet of
the priests, twelve stones, then have ye re
moved them over with you, and have placed
them to the lodging-place in which ye do
lodge to-night.'
4 And Joshua calleth unto the twelve
men whom he hath prepared out of the
Children of Israel, one man out of every
tribe. 8And Joshua saith to them, 'Pass
over before the ark of the Lord your God
into the midst of the Jordan, and lift up
161

The twelve memorial stones.

TV. 6. -JOSHUA.— v. 13.

Ceasing of the manna.

for yourselves each a stone on his shoulder,
according to the number of the tribes of
the Children of Israel, °so that this is a
sign in your midst, when your children ask
hereafter, saying, What are these stones to
you? Hhen have ye said to them, Because
the waters of the Jordan were cut off, at
the presence of the ark of the covenant of
the Lord; in its passing over into the Jordan
the waters of the Jordan were cut off ; and
these stones have been for a memorial to
the Children of Israel for ever.'
8 And the Children of Israel do so as
Joshua hath commanded, and they take up
twelve stones out of the midst of the Jordan,
as the Lord hath spoken unto Joshua, ac
cordmg to the number of the tribes of the
Children of Israel, and they remove them
over with them unto the lodging-place, and
they place them there.
9 Twelve stones also hath Joshua raised
up in the midst of the Jordan, the place
of the standing of the feet of the priests
bearing the ark of the covenant, and they
are there unto this day. "And the priests
bearing the ark stand in the midst of the
Jordan till the completion of the whole
thing which the Lord hath commanded
Joshua to speak unto the people, accordmg
to all that Moses commanded Joshua, and
the people haste and pass over.
11 And it cometh to pass when ' all the
people have completed passing over, that
the ark of the Lord passeth over, the priests
also, in the presence of the people. "And
the CMldren of Reuben, and the Children
of Gad, and the half of the tribe of Ma
nasseh, pass over, by fifties, before the
Children of Israel, as Moses had spoken
unto them. "About forty thousand, armed
ones of the host.passed over before the Lord,
for the battle, unto the plains of Jericho.
14 On that day hath the Lord made Joshua
great to the eyes of all Israel, and they re
verence Mm, as they reverenced Moses, all
the days of his hfe.
"And the Lord speaketh unto Joshua,
saying, " ' Command the priests bearing the
ark of the testimony, that they come up
out of the Jordan,' "And Joshua com
mandeth the priests, saying, ' Come ye up
out of the Jordan.'
18 And it cometh to pass, in the coming
up of the priests bearing the ark of the
covenant of the Lord, out of the midst of
the Jordan — the soles of the feet of the
priests have been drawn up unto the dry
ground — that the waters of Jordan turn
back lo their place, and they go as hereto
fore over all its banks.
"And the people have come up out of
the Jordan on the tenth of the first month,
and they encamp in Gilgal, in the east ex
tremity of Jericho. 20 ^nd those twelve
stones, which they have taken out of the
Jordan, hath Joshua raised up to Gilgal.
21 And he speaketh unto the Children of
Israel, saying, 'When your children ask
their fathers hereafter, saying, What are
theso stones? 22 then have ye caused, your
children to know, saymg, On dry land
152

Israel passed over this Jordan ; ^ because
the Lord your God dried up the waters of
the Jordan at your presence, till your pass
ing over, as the LORD your God did to the
Red Sea which He dried up at our presence
till our passing over; M to order that all the
people of the land may know the hand of
the Lord that it is strong, so that ye have
reverenced the Lord your God continually.'
V. iAND it cometh to pass, when all the
kings of the Amorites, which are beyond
the Jordan, towards the sea, and all the
kings of the Canaanites, wMch are by the
sea, hear how that the Lord hath dried up
the waters of the Jordan at the presence of
the Children of Israel till their passing over,
that their heart is melted, and there hath
not been in them any more spirit because
of the presence of the Children of Israel.
2 At that time the Lord said unto Joshua,
' Make for thyself swords of flint, and turn
back, circumcise the Children of Israel a
second time.' 8And Joshua maketh for
himself swords of flint, and circumciseth the
CMldren of Israel unto the height of the
foreskins. 4 And tMs is the thing for wMch Joshua
hath circumcised them ; all the people who
come out of Egypt, who are males, all" the
men of war have died in the wilderness, in
the way, in their coming out of Egypt, sfor
all the people who come out were circum
cised, but all the people who are born in the
wilderness, to the way, in their coming out,
they have not circumcised; 6for forty years
have the Children of Israel gone in the
wilderness, till all the nation of the men of
war who come out of Egypt, who hear
kened not to the voice of the Lord, to whom
the Lord hath sworn not to show them the
land wMch the Lord sware to their fathers
to give to us, a land flowing with milk and
honey, are consumed; 7but their clrildrea
whom He raised up in their stead, — Joshua
hath circumcised, for they have been un
circumeised, for they have not circumcised
them in the way.
8 And it cometh to pass when all the
nation have completed being circumcised,
that they abide in their places in the camp
till their reviving. 9And the Lord saith
unto Joshua, ' To-day have I rolled the re
proach of Egyptfrom off you;' andonecalleth
the name of that place Gilgal unto tMs day.
"And the Children of Israel encamp in
Gilgal, and prepare the passover on the
fourteenth day of the month, at evemng, in
the plains of Jericho, u And they eat of
the old corn of the land on the morrow of
the passover, unleavened things and roasted
corn, in tMs self-same day. "And the .
manna doth cease on the morrow to their
eating of the old corn of the land, and there
hath been no more manna to the Children
of Israel, and they eat of the increase of
the land of Canaan in that year.
" And it cometh to pass to Joshua's being
by Jericho, that he Iifteth up his eyes, and
looketh, and lo, one standing over-against
him, aud his drawn sword in Ms hand; and
Joshua goeth unto him, and saith to him.

Siege of JericJw.

V. 14.— JOSHUA.— vn. 3.

Jericho destroyed.

'Art thou for us or for our adversaries?'
i4And He saith, 'Nay, for I am Prince of
the Lord's host ; now have I come.' Aud
Joshua falleth on Ms face to the earth, and
doth obeisance, and saith to Him, 'What
doth my Lord speak unto His servant ? '
"And the Prince of the LORD'S host saith
unto Joshua, ' Cast off thy shoe from off thy
foot, for the place on wMch thou standest is
holy; ' and Joshua doth so.
VI. (iAND Jericho shutteth itself up, and
is shut up, because of the presence of the
Children of Israel; — none going out, and
none coming in.)
2 And the Lord saith unto Joshua, 'See,
I have given into thy hand Jericho and its
king, — mighty ones of valour; 3and ye have
compassed the city — all the men of battle —
going round the city once; thus thou dost
six days; 4and seven priests do bear seven
trumpets of jubilee before the ark; and on
the seventh day ye do compass the city
seven times, and the priests do blow with
the trumpets. sThen it hath been, to the
prolongation of the horn of the jubilee, in
your hearing the sound of the trumpets,
all the people shout a great shout, and the
wall of the city hath fallen under it, and
the people have gone up, each before him.'
6 And Joshua son of Nun calleth unto
the priests, and saith unto them, ' Bear the
ark of the covenant, and let seven priests
bear seven trumpets of jubilee before the
ark of the Lord.' 7He saith also unto the
people, 'Pass over, and compass the city,
and let him who is armed pass over before
the ark of the Lord.'
8 And it cometh to pass, when Joshua
speaketh unto the people, that the seven
priests bearing the seven trumpets of jubilee
before the Lord have passed over and
blown with the trumpets, and the ark of
the covenant of the Lord goeth after them.
°And he who is armed goeth before the
priests who are blowing the trumpets, and
he who gathereth up goeth after the ark,
going on and blowing with the trumpets.
i° And the people hath Joshua commanded,
saying, 'Ye do not shout, nor cause your
voice to be heard, nor doth a word go out
from your mouth, till the day of my saying
unto you, Shout ye; — then have ye shouted.'
11 Arid, the ark of the Lord doth compass
the city, going round it once, and they come
into the camp, and they lodge in the camp.
" And Joshua riseth early to the morning,
and. the priests do bear the ark of the Lord,
" and seven priests bearing the seven trum
pets of jubilee before the ark of the Lord
are walking, going on, then they have blown
with the trumpets (and he who is armed
goeth before them, and be who gathereth
up goeth behind the ark of "the Lord), going
on and blowing with the trumpets.
"And they compass the city once on the
second day, and turn hack to the camp;
thus have they done six days.
16 And it cometh to pass, on the seventh
day, that they rise early, at the ascending
of the dawn, and compass the city, accord
ing to tMs ordinance, seven times; oMy, on

that day they have compassed the city
seven times. "And it cometh to pass, at
the seventh, time, the priests have blown
with the trumpets, and Joshua saith unto
the people, 'Shout ye, for the Lord hath
given the city to you. " And the city hath
been devoted, it and all that is in it, to the
Lord ; only let Rahab the harlot live, she
and all who are with her in the houae, for
she hid the messengers which we sent.
" And ye have surely kept from the devoted
tMng, lest ye devote yourselves, and have
taken from the devoted thing, and have-
made the camp of Israel become a devoted
thing, and have troubled it. "And all the
silver and gold, and the vessels of brass
and iron, are holy to the Lord; they come
into the treasury of the LORD.'
20 And the people have shouted, and they
blow with the trumpets; and it cometh to
pass when the people hear the sound of the
trumpet, that the people shout a great
shout, and the wall falleth under it, and
the people goeth up into the city, each
over-against him, and they capture the city.
21 And they devote all that is in the city,
from man even unto woman, from yuung
even unto aged, even unto ox, and sheep,
and ass, by the edge of the sword.
22 And to the two men who spy the land
Joshua hath said, ' Go into the house of the
woman, the harlot, and bring out from
thence the woman, and all whom she hath,
as ye have sworn to her.' 23 And the young
men, the spies, go in and bring out Rahab,
and her father, and her mother, and her
brethren, and all whom she hath ; yea, all
her families they brought out, and place
them, at the outside of the camp of Israel.
24 And the city they have burnt with fire,
and all that is in it; only, the silver and the
gold, and the vessels of brass, and of iron,
have they put into the treasury of the house
of the Lord. 25 And Rahab the harlot, and
the house of her father, and all whom she
hath, hath Joshua kept alive; and she dwell
eth in the midst of Israel unto this day, for
she Md the messengers whom Joshua sent
to spy out Jericho.
26 And Joshua adjureth them at that time,
saying, ' Cursed is the man before the Lord
who riseth up and hath built this city, even
Jericho ; in his first-born doth he lay its ,
foundation, and to his youngest doth he set
up its doors.' 27And the Lord is with
Joshua, and Ms fame is in all the land.
VII. iAND the Children of Israel com
mit a trespass to the devoted thing; and
Aehan son of Carmi, son of Zabdi, son of
Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, taketh of the
devoted thing; and the anger of the Lord
burneth against the Children of IsraeL
2 And Joshua sendeth men from Jericho
to Ai, wMch is near Beth-Aven, at the east
of Bethel, and speaketh unto them, saying,
' Go ye up and spy the land;' and the men
go up and spy Ai; 8 and they turn back un
to Joshua, and say unto him, Let not all
the people go up; let about two thousand
men, or about three thousand men go up,
and let them smite Ai ; cause not all the
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The sin of A chan.

VII. 4.— JOSHUA.— vm. 9.

The siege of Ai.

people to labour tMther, for they are
few.' 4 And of the people about three thousand
men go up tMther, and they flee before the
men of Ai; 6and the men of Ai smite of
them about thirty and six men, and pursue
them before the gate unto Shebarim, and
they smite them in Morad, and the heart
of the people is melted, and is as water.
6 And Joshua rendeth his garments, and
falleth on his face to the earth before the
ark of the Lord till the evening, he and the
elders of Israel, and they cause dust to go
up on their head.
7 And Joshua saith, * Aha ! 0 Lord Jeho
vah, why hast thou at all caused this people
to pass over the Jordan, to give us into the
hand of the Amorite to destroy us? — Oh
that we had been willing that we should
dwell beyond the Jordan. 8 0 Lord, what
shall I say after that Israel hath turned the
neck before its enemies? 9and the Canaan
ites and all the inhabitants of the land do
hear, and have come round against ris, and
have cut off our name out of the earth; and
what dost Thou do for Thy great name ? '
"And the Lord saith unto Joshua, 'Rise
for thyself, why is this ? — thou art falling
on thy face. n Israel hath sinned: and they
have also transgressed My covenant which
I have commanded them, and have also
taken of the devoted thing, and have also
stolen, and have also deceived, and have
also put it among their vessels; "and the
Children of Israel have not been able to
stand before their enemies; the neck they
turn before their enemies, for they have
become a devoted thing; I continue not to
be with you,— if ye destroy not the devoted
thing out of your midst.
"'Rise, sanctify the people; then hast
thou said, Sanctify yourselves by to-mor
row; for thus hath the Lord, God of Israel,
said, A devoted thing is to thy midst, 0
Israel; thou art not able to stand before
tMne enemies till your turning aside of the
devoted thing out of your midst. "When
ye have been brought near in the morning
by your tribes, then it hath been, the tribe
which the Lord doth capture doth draw
near by families; and the family which the
Lord doth capture doth draw near by
households; and the household wMch the
Lord doth capture doth draw near by
men. "And it hath been, he who is cap
tured with the devoted thing is burnt with
fire, he and all that he hath, because he
hath transgressed the covenant of the Lord,
and because he hath done folly in Israel.'
10 And Joshua riseth early in the morning,
and bringeth Israel near by its tribes, and
the tribe of Judah is captured; "and he
bringeth the families of Judah Dear, and
he captureth the family of the Zarhites; and
he bringeth near the family of the Zarhites
by its men, and Zabdi is captured; "and
he bringeth near his household by its men,
and Achan son of Carmi, son of Zabdi, son
of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, is captured.
"And Joshua saith unto Achan, 'My
son, put, I pray thee, honour on the Lord,
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God of Israel, and give thanks to Him, and
declare, I pray thee, to me, what thou hast
done — hide it not from me.'
20 And Achan answereth Joshua, and saith,
' Truly I have sinned against the Lord, God
of Israel, and thus and thus have I done.
^When I see among the spoil a goodly
robe of Shinaar, and two hundred shekels
of silver, and a wedge of gold, whose
weight is fifty shekels, then I desire them,
and take them; and lo, they are hid in the
earth, to the midst of my tent, and the
silver under it.'
22 And Joshua sendeth messengers, and
they run unto the tent, and lo, it is Mdden
to his tent, aud the silver under it. 28 And
they take them out of the midst of the tent,
and bring them in unto Joshua, and unto
all the Children of Israel, and they pour
them out before the Lord.
24 And Joshua taketh Achan son of Zerah,
and the silver, and the robe, and the wedge
of gold, and his sons, and his daughters,
and his ox, and his ass, and his flock, and
his tent, and all that he hath, and all Israel
with him, and they cause them to go up
into the valley of Achor.
^And Joshua saith, 'What? thou hast
troubled us — the Lord doth trouble thee
on tMs day; ' and all Israel cast stones
at him, and they burn them with fire, and
they stone them with stones; 26and they
raise up over Mm a great heap of stones
unto this day ; and the Lord turneth back
from the heat of His anger; therefore hath
one called the name of that place 'The
valley of Achor' till this day.
VIII. iAND the Lord saith unto Joshua,
' Fear not, nor be affrighted ; take with
thee all the people of war, and rise, go up
to Ai; see, I have given into thy hand the
king of Ai, and Ms people, and his city; and
Ms land. -Then thou hast done to Ai and
to her king as thou hast done to Jericho
and to her Mug ; only, its spoil and its
cattle ye do spoil for yourselves; place for
thyself an ambush for the city at its rear.'
3 And Joshua riseth, and all the people of
war, to go up to Ai; and Joshua chooseth
thirty thousand men, mighty ones of valour,
and sendeth them away by mght. 4And
he commandeth them, saying, ' See, ye are
liers in wait against the city, at the rear
of the city, go not very far off from the
city; when all of you have been prepared,
5 then I and all the people who are with
me do draw near unto the city, and it
hath come to pass when they come out to
meet us as at the first, that we have fled
before them, 6and they have come out
after us till we have drawn them out of the
city, for they say, They flee before us as at
the first ; when we have fled before them,
7 then ye rise from the ambush, and have
occupied the city, seeing the Lord your
God hath given it into your hand; 8and it
hath been, when ye capture the city, ye do
burn the city with fire; according to the.
word of the Lord ye do ; see, I have com
manded you.'
9 And Joshua sendeth them away, and

Destruction of Ai.

vm. 10.— JOSHUA— rx. 7.

The reading of the law.

they go into the ambush, and they abide
between Bethel and Ai, at the west of Ai ;
and Joshua lodge th during that night in
the midst of the people.
"And Joshua riseth early to the morn
ing, and inspect eth the people, and he
goeth up, he and the elders of Israel, before
the people to Ai. " And all the people of
war who are with Mm have gone up, yea,
they draw Mgh and come in over-against
the city, and they encamp at the north of
Ai, and the valley is between them and Ai.
" And he taketh about five thousand men,
and setteth them an ambush between
Bethel and Ai, at the west of the city.
•i8 When they set the people, even all the
camp which is at the north of the city, and
its rear at the west of the city, then Joshua
goeth during that mght into the valley.
" And it cometh to pass, when the king
of Ai seeth, that the men of the city hasten,
and rise early, and go out to meet Israel
for battle, he and all Ms people, at the ap
pointed season, at the front of the plain;
but he hath not known that an ambush is
against Mm, at the rear of the city.
"And Joshua and all Israel seem stricken
before them, and flee the way of the wil
derness. "And all the people who are in
the city are called to pursue after them; and
they pursue after Joshua, and are drawn
away out of the city; " and there hath not
been left a man in Ai and Bethel who hath
not gone out after Israel ; and they leave
the city open, and pursue after Israel.
" And the LORD saith unto Joshua,
'Stretch out with the javelin wMch is in
thy hand towards Ai, for into thy hand
do I give it ; ' and Joshua stretcheth out
with the javelin wMch is in Ms hand toward
the city; " and the ambush hath risen with
haste, out of its place, and they run at the
stretching out of Ms hand, and go into the
city, and capture it ; and they hasten, and
burn the city with fire.
20 And the men of Ai look behind them,
and they see, and lo, the smoke of the city
hath gone up unto the heavens, and there
hath been no power in them to flee Mther
or tMther — the people also who are fleeing
to the wilderness have turned against the
pursuer: — &¦ And Joshua and aU Israel have
seen that the ambush hath captured the
city, and that the smoke of the city hath
gone up, and they turn back and smite the
men of Ai; 22 and the others have come out
from the city to meet them, and they are in
the midst of Israel, some at tMs side, and
some at that, and they smite them till he
hath not -left to them a remnant or escaped
one. s8 And the king of Ai they have caught
alive, and they bring him near unto Joshua.
24 And it cometh to pass, at Israel's finish
ing slaying all the inhabitants of Ai in the
field, to the wilderness into wMch they have
pursued them (and they fall all of them by
the edge of the sword till their consump
tion), that all Israel turn back to Ai, and
smite it by the edge of the sword. 25 And aU
who fall during that day, of men and of wo
men, are twelve thousand, all the men of Ai.

26 And Joshua hath not brought back his
hand which he hath stretched out with the
javehn till he hath devoted all the inhabit
ants of Ai; 270My, the cattle and the spoil
of that city have Israel spoiled for them
selves, according to the word of the Lord
which he hath commanded Joshua.
28 And Joshua burneth Ai, and maketh it
an everlasting heap — a desolation unto this
day. 29 And the king of Ai hath he hanged
on the tree till even-time; and at the gomg
in of the sun Joshua hath commanded, and
they take down his carcase from the tree,
and cast it unto the opemng of the gate of
the city, and raise over it a great heap of
stones till this day.
30 Then doth Joshua build an altar to the
Lord, God of Israel, to mount Ebal, 81 as
Moses the servant of the Lord hath com
manded, the Children of Israel, as written
to the book of the law of Moses, — an altar
of whole stones, over wMch he hath not
waved iron, — and they cause burnt-offer
ings to go up on it to the Lord, and sacri
fice peace-offerings. ^Andhewriteththere
on the stones the duplicate of the law of
Moses, wMch he hath written in the pre
sence of the Children of Israel.
1 38 And all Israel, and its elders, and autho-
rites, and its judges, are standing at tMs
side and at that of the ark, over-against
the priests, the Levites, bearers of the ark
of the covenant of the Lord, as well the
sojourner as the native, half of them over-
against mount Gerizim, and half of them
over-against mount Ebal, as Moses the ser
vant of the LORD hath commanded to bless
the people of Israel at the first.
84 And afterwards hath he proclaimed all
the words of the law, the blessing and the
cursing, according to all that is written
in the book of the law. & There hath not
been a thing of all that Moses hath com
manded wMch Joshua hath not proclaimed
before all the congregation of Israel, with
the women, and the infants, and the so
journer who goeth in their midst.
IX. iAND it cometh to pass, when all
the kings who are beyond the Jordan, to
the hill-country, and to the low-country,
and in every haven of the great sea over-
against Lebanon, the Hittite, and the Amo
rite, the Canaanite, the Perizzite, the Hivite,
and the Jebusite, hear— 2 that they gather
themselves to fight with Joshua, and with
Israel, with one voice.
3 And the inhabitants of Gibeon have
heard that which Joshua hath done to
Jericho and to Ai, 4and they work, even
they, with subtilty, and they go, and feign
to be ambassadors, and take old sacks for
their asses, and wine-bottles, old, and rent,
and bound up, 5and sandals, old and
patched, on their feet, and old garments
upon them, and all the bread of their pro
vision is dry,' — it was crumbs.
* And they go unto Joshua, unto the camp
at Gilgal, and they say unto Mm, and unto
the men of Israel, ' From a land afar off
have we come, and now, make ye with us a
covenant.' 7And the men of Israel say
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unto the Hivifcea, ' It may be ye are dwell
ing in our midst, and how do we make
with you a covenant ? ' 8 And they say unto
Joshua, ' We are thy servants.' And Joshua
saith unto them, ' Who are ye ? and from
whence come ye ?'
9 And they say unto him, 'From a land
very far off have thy servants come, for the
name of the Lord thy God, for we have
heard His fame, and all that He hath done
in Egypt, "and all that He hath done to
the two kings of the Amorites who are be
yond the Jordan, to Sihon Mng of Heshbon,
and to Og kmg of Bashan, who is in Ashta-
roth. uAnd our elders, and all the in
habitants of our land speak unto us, say
ing, Take in your hand provision for the
way, aud go to meet them, then have ye
said unto them, We are your servants, and
now, make with us a covenant ; "this our
bread — hot we provided ourselves with it
out of our houses, on the day of our coming
out to go unto you, and now, lo, it is dry,
and hath become crumbs. " And these are
the wine-bottles which we filled, new, but
lo, they have rent; and these, our garments
and our sandals, have become old, by the
exceeding greatness of the way.'
"And the men talce of their provision,
and at the mouth of the Lord have not
asked; "and Joshua maketh peace with
theni, and maketh a covenant with them,
to keep them alive; and the princes of the
company do swear to them.
"And it cometh to pass, at the end of
three days after that they have made a
covenant with them, that they hear that
they are their neighbours— that they are
dwelling in their midst. "Aud the Child
ren of Israel journey and come in unto
their cities on the third day; and their
cities are Gibeon, and ChepMrah, and
Beeroth, and Kirjath-Jearini. "And the
Cliildren of Israel have not smitten them,
for the princes of the company have sworn
to them by the Lord, God of Israel, and all
the company muimur against the princes ;
"and all the princes say unto all the com
pany, ' We have sworn to them by the Lord,
God of Israel; and now, we are uot per
mitted to come against them ; %> this we
will do to them, and have kept them alive,
and wrath is not upon us, because of the
oath wMch we have sworn to them.' 2i And
the princes say unto them, 'Let them live
(and let them be hewers of wood and
drawers of water for all the company), as
the princes have spoken to them.'
22 And Joshua calleth for them, and speak
eth unto them, saying, 'Why have ye de
ceived us, saying, We are very far from
you, while ye are dwelling in our midst?
23 And now, ye are cursed, and none of you
is cut oft from being a servant, even hewers
of wood and drawers of water for the house
of my God.'
24 And they answer Joshua and say, 'Be
cause it was certainly declared to thy ser
vants, that the Lord thy God commanded
His servant Moses to give to you all the
land, and to destroy all the inhabitants of
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the land from before you ; then we are
greatly afraid for ourselves because of you,
and we do this tMng. 25And now, lo, we
are to thy hand, as it is good, and as it is
right in thine eyes to do to us, do.'
28 And so he doth to them, and dehvereth
them from the hand of the Children of
Israel, and they have not slain them. 27And
Joshua maketh them on that day hewers of
wood and drawers of water, for the com
pany, and for the altar of the Lord, unto
this day, at the place which He chooseth.
X. i AND it cometh to pass, when Adoui-
Zedec king of Jerusalem heareth that
Joshua hath captured Ai, and doth devote
it (as he had done to Jericho and to her
king so hath he done to Ai and to her
king), and that the inhabitants of Gibeon
have made peace with Israel, and are in
their midst, — 2they also are greatly afraid,
because Gibeon is a great city, as one of the
royal cities, and because it is greater than
Ai; aud all its men are heroes. 3 And
Adoni-Zedec king of Jerusalem sendeth
unto Hoham king of Hebron, and unto
Pirani kmg of Jarmuth, and unto Japhia
king of LacMsh, and unto Debir king of
Eglon, saying, 4 ' Come up unto me, aud help
me, and let us smite Gibeon, for it hath
made peace with Joshua, and with the
Children of Israel.'
5 And five kings of the Amorite (the king
of Jerusalem, the king of Hebron, the king
of Jarmuth, the king of LacMsh, the king
of Eglon) are gathered together, and go up,
they and all their camps, and encamp
against Gibeon, and fight against it.
6 And the men of Gibeon send unto
Joshua, unto the camp at Gilgal, saying,
' Let not thy hand cease from thy servants;
come up unto us with haste, and give safety
to us, and help us; for all the kings of the
Amorite, who dwell iu the hill-country,
have been assembled against us.'
7 And Joshua goeth up from Gilgal, he,
and all the people of war with hhn, even
all the mighty men of valour.
8 And the Lord saith unto Joshua, 'Be
not afraid of them, for I have given them
into thy hand; no man of them doth stand
in thy presence.'
9 And Joshua cometh in unto them sud-
deMy (all the Mght he hath gone up from
Gilgal), "and the Lord crusheth them be
fore Israel, and it smiteth them with a
great smiting at Gibeon, and pursueth them
the way of the ascent to Beth-Horon, and
smiteth them unto Azekah, and unto Mak-
kedah. UAnd it cometh to pass, in their
fleeing from the face of Israel— they are in
the descent of Beth-Horon— and the LORD
hath cast upon them great stones from the
heavens, unto Azekah, and they die; they
are more who have died by the hail-stones
than they whom the Children of Israel have
slain by the sword.
12 Then speaketh Joshua to the Lord iu
the day of the Lord's giving up the Amo
rites before the CMldren of Israel, yea, he
saith before the eyes of Israel: 'Sun, in
Gibeon stand still ; and moon— in the vai-

The five kings slain.

x. 13.— JOSHUA.— xi. 4.

Opposition ofJabin,

ley of Ajalon.' "And the sun standeth
still, and the moon hath stood — till the na
tion taketh vengeance on its enemies. Is
it not written to the Book of the Upright,
that ' the sun standeth to the midst of the
heavens, and it hath not hasted to go in —
as it were a whole day?' ".And there hath
not been like that day before it or after it,
for the Lord's hearkening to the voice of a
man; for the LORD is fighting for Israel.
"And Joshua turneth back, and all
1 srael with him, unto the camp at Gilgal.
16 And these five kings flee, and are hidden
in a cave at Makkedah. "And it is de
clared to Joshua, saying, ' The five kings
have been found Mdden in a cave at Mak
kedah.' "And Joshua saith, 'Roll ye
great stones unto the mouth of the cave,
and appoint ye over it men to watch them;
"and ye, stand not, pursue after your
enemies, then have ye smitten the hind
most of%them; suffer them not to go in un
to their cities, for the LORD your God hath
given them into your haud.'
20 And it cometh to pass, when Joshua
and the Children of Israel finish smiting
them with a very great smiting till they are
consumed, and the remnant who have re
mained of them have gone to unto the
fenced cities, sithat all the people turn
back to the camp unto Joshua, at Makke
dah, in peace; none moved shaiply against
the Children of Israel with his tongue.
22 And Joshua saith, ' Open ye the mouth
of the cave, and bring out unto me these
five kings from the cave.' & And they do so,
and bring out unto Mm the five kings from
the cave; the king of Jerusalem, the king
of Hebron, the king, of Jarmuth, the king
of LacMsh, the king of Eglon.
24 And it cometh to pass, when they bring
out these kings unto Joshua, that Joshua
calleth unto every man of Israel, and saith
unto the captains of the men of war, who
have gone with him, ' Draw near; set your
feet on the necks of these kings;' and they
draw near, and set their feet on their necks.
25 And Joshua saith unto them, 'Fear
not, nor be affrighted; be strong and coura
geous; for thus doth the Lord do to all
your enemies with whom ye are fighting ; '
28 and Joshua smiteth them afterwards, and
putteth them to death, and hangeth them
on five trees, and they are hanging on the
trees till the evening.
27 And it cometh to pass at the time of
the going in of the sun — Joshua hath com
manded, , and they take them down from
off the trees, and he casteth them into the
cave whither they had been Md, and they
put great stones at the mouth of the cave
till this very day.
28 And Makkedah hath Joshua taken on
that day, and he smiteth it by the edge of
the sword, and its king he hath devoted,
them and every person who is in it, — he
hath not left a remnant ; and he doth to
the king of Makkedah as he hath done to
the king of Jericho.
29 And Joshua passeth over, and all Israel
with him, from Makkedah to Libnah, and

fighteth with Libnah. 3° And the Lord
giveth even it into the hand of Israel, its
king also, and he smiteth it by the edge of
the sword, and-every person who is in it;
he left not to it a remnant; and he doth to
its king as he did to the king of Jericho.
81 And Joshua passeth over, and all Israel
with Mm, from Libnah to LacMsh, and en-
campeth agamst it, and fighteth against it.
82 And the Lord giveth LacMsh into the
hand of Israel, and it captureth it on the
second day, and smiteth it by the edge oe
the sword,, and every person who is in it, ac
cording to all that it hath done to Libnah.
33 Then hath Horam king of Gezer come
up to help LacMsh, and Joshua smiteth hitn
and his people till he hath not left to him
a remnant. 84 And Joshua passeth over, and all Israel
with him, from Lachish to Eglon, and they
encamp against it, and fight against it;
85 and capture it on that day, and smite it
by the edge of the sword, and every person
who is in it on that day he hath devoted,
according to all that he did to Lachish.
86 And Joshua goeth up, and all Israel
with him, from Eglon to Hebron, and they
fight against it, 87 and capture it, and smite
it by the edge of the sword, and its king,
and all its cities, and every person who is
in it: he hath not left a remnant (according
to all that he hath done to Eglon), and doth
devote it, and eveiy person who is in it.
38 And Joshua turneth back, and all Israel
with him, to Debir, and fighteth against it,
89 and captureth it, and its king, and all its
cities, and they smite them by the edge of
the sword, and devote every person who is
in it ; he hath not left a remnant; as he
hath done to Hebron so hath he done to
Debir, and to its king, even as he hath
done to Libnah, and to its ldng.
40 And Joshua smiteth all the land of the
hill-country, and of the south, and of the
low country, and of the springs, and all
their kings; he hath not left a remnant, aud
all that doth breathe he hath devoted, as
the Lord, God of Israel, hath commanded.
41 And Joshua smiteth them fromKadesh-
Barnea, even unto Gaza, all the land of
Goshen, even unto Gibeon. ® And all these
kings and their land hath Joshua captured
atone time; for the Lord, God of Israel, is
fighting for Israel. 43 And Joshua turneth
back, and all Israel with him, unto the
camp at Gilgal.
XI. iAND it cometh to pass when Jabin
king of Hazor heareth, that he sendeth
unto Jobab king of Madon, and unto the
king of Shimron, and unto the king of
Achshaph, 2and unto the kings who are at
the north in the hill-country, and in the
plain south of Chinneroth, and in the low
country, and to the elevations of Dor, at
the west, * to the CanaaMte at the east, and
at the west, and the Amorite, and the
Hittite, and the Perizzite, and the Jebusite
in the hill-country, and the Hivite under
Hermon, in the land of Mizpeh;— 4 and they
go out, they and all their camps with them,
a numerous people, as the sand which is on
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XI. 5.— JOSHUA.— XII. 17.

Joshua's victories.

the sea-shore for multitude, and horses and
charioteers very many. 6And all these
kings are met together, and they come and
encamp together at the waters of Merom,
to fight with Israel.
6 And the Lord saith unto Joshua, 'Be
not afraid of their presence; for to-morrow
about this time do I give up all of them
wounded before Israel; their horses thou
dost hough, and their chariots burn with fire.'
7 And Joshua cometh, and all the people
of war with him, against them by the
waters of Merom suddenly, and they fall
on them. 8 And the Lord giveth them into
the hand of Israel, and they smite them
and pursue them unto the great Zidon, and
unto Misrephoth-Maim, and unto the valley
of Mizpeh eastward, and they smite them,
till he hath not left a remnant to them.
9 And Joshua doth to them as the Lord
hath said to him ; their horses he houghed,
and their chariots he burnt with fire.
" And Joshua turneth back at that time,
and captureth Hazor, its king also hath he
smitten by the sword, for Hazor formerly
was head of all these kingdoms. "And
they smite every person who is in it by the
edge of the sword; he hath devoted — he
hath not left any one breatlring; and Hazor
he hath burnt with fire. "And all the
cities of those kings, all their Mngs also,
hath Joshua captured, and he smiteth them
by the edge of the sword; he devoted them,
as Moses the servant of the LORD com
manded. -
"OMy, all the cities wMch stand on their
hill, Israel hath not burned them, save
Hazor oMy, it hath Joshua burnt. "And
all the spoil of their cities, and the cattle,
have the Children of Israel spoiled for
themselves; oMy, every human betog have
they smitten by the edge of the sword, till
their destroying them; they have not left
any one breathing.
"As the Lord hath commanded Moses
His servant, so hath Moses commanded
Joshua, and so hath Joshua done; he hath
not turned aside a word of all that the
Lord hath commanded Moses.
"And Joshua taketh all that land, the
Mil-country, and all the south, and all the
land of Goshen, and the low-country, aud
the plain, even the hill-country of Israel
and its low lands, "from the mount of
Halak, wlrich goeth up to Seir, even unto
Baal-Gad, in the valley of Lebanon, under
mount Hermon; all their kings also hath
he captured, and he smiteth them, and
putteth them to death. "Many days hath
Joshua made war with all these kings;
"there hath not been a city which hath
made peace with the Children of Israel
save the Hivites, the inhabitants of Gibeon;
the whole have they taken to battle. ^For
it hath been of the Lord to strengthen
their heart, to meet in battle with Israel,
in order to devote them, so that they have
no grace, but to order to destroy them, as
the Lord hath commanded Moses.
21 And Joshua cometh at that time, and
cutteth off the Anakim from the hill-coun-
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try, from Hebron, from Debir, from Anab,
even from all the hill-country of Judah,
and from all the hill-country of Israel; with
their cities hath Joshua devoted them.
22 There were not left any of the Anakim in
the land of the Children of Israel ; only in
Gaza, in Gath, and in Ashdod were they left,
23 And Joshua taketh the whole of the
land, according to all that the Lord hath
spoken unto Moses, and Joshua giveth it
for an inheritance to Israel, according to
their divisions by their tribes; and the land
hath rest from war.
XII. 1AND these are the kings of the
land whom the Children of Israel have
smitten, and possess their land, beyond the
Jordan, at the sun-rising, from the brook
of Arnon unto mount Hermon, and all the
plain eastward: 2 Sihon king of the Amo
rite, who dwelleth in Heshbon, ruling from
Aroer, which is on the border of the brook
of Arnon, and the middle of the brook, and
half of Gilead, even unto the brook of Jab
bok, the border of the Beni-Ammon; 8and
the plain unto the sea of Chinneroth east
ward, even unto the sea of the plain (the
salt sea) eastward, the way to Beth-Jeshi-
meth, and from the south under the springs
of Pisgah, 4 and the border of Og king of
Bashan (of the remnant of the Rephaim),
who dwelleth in Ashtaroth and in Edrei,
fiand ruleth to mount Hermon, and in Sal-
cah, and to all Bashan, unto the border of
the Geshurites, and the Maachathites, and
the half of Gilead, the border of Sihon king
of Heshbon. 6 Moses the servant of the
Lord, and the Children of Israel, have
smitten" them, and Moses the servant of
the Lord giveth it — a possession to the
Reubenites, and to the Gadites, and to the
half of the tribe of Manasseh.
7 And these are the kings of the land whom
Joshua and the Children of Israel have
smitten beyond the Jordan westward, from
Baal-Gad, to the valley of Lebanon, even
unto the mount of Halak, which goeth up
to Seir; and Joshua giveth it to the tribes
of Israel — a possession, according to their
divisions. 8 In the hiU-country, and in the
low country, and in the plain, and in the
springs, and in the wilderness, and in the
south ; the Hittite, the Amorite, and the
Canaaamte, the Perizzite, the Hivite, and
the Jebusite :
9 The king of Jericho, one ;
The king of Ai, wMch is beside Bethel, one;
" The king of Jerusalem, one ;
The Mng of Hebron, one ;
u The king of Jarmuth, one •
The king of LacMsh, one ;
12 The kmg of Eglon, one ;
The king of Gezer, one ;
13 The king of Debir, one •
The king of Gedar, one ;
14 The king of Hormah, one ;
The king of Arad, one ; ;"
is The king of Libnah, one ;
The Mng of Adullam, one ;
" The king of Makkedah, one ;
The king of Bethel, one ;
" The king of Tappuah, one ;

Distribution of Canaan xn. 18.— JOSHUA.— xrv. 4. among the tribes of Israel.

The king of Hepher, one .
" The king of Aphek, one ;
The king of Lasharon, one ;
" The king of Madon, one ;
The king of Hazor, one ;
20 The king of Shimron-Meron, one ;
The king of Achshaph, one ;
ai The king of Taanach, one ;
The king of Megiddo, one ;
23 The king of Kedesh, one ;
The king of Jokneam of Carmel, one ;
» The king of Dor, at the hill of Dor, one ;
The king of the Goyim of Gilgal, one ;
M The king of Tirzah, one :
All the kings are thirty and one.
XIII. i AND Joshua is old, entering into
days, and the Lord saith unto him, ' Thou
hast become aged, thou hast entered into
days; as to the land, very much hath been
left to possess.
3 'This is the landwMch is left: all the
circuits of the PMlisttoes, and all Geshuri,
3 from Sihor wMch is on the front of Egypt,
even unto the border of Ekron northward,
reckoned to the Canaanite; five princes of
the PMlisttoes, the GazatMtes, and the
Ashdothites, the Eshkalonites, the Gittites,
and the Ekromtes ; the Avites also. 4From
the south, all the land of the CanaaMte,
and Merah, wMch is to the Sidonians, unto
Aphek, unto the border of the Amorite;
sand the land of the Glblites, and all
Lebanon, at the sun-rising, from Baal-Gad
under mount Hermon, unto the going in to
Hamath : 6all the inhabitants of the hill-
country, from Lebanon unto Misrephoth-
Maim, all the Sidonians: I dispossess them
before the Children of Israel ; oMy, cause
it to fall to Israel for an inheritance, as I
have commanded thee.
7 'And now, apportion this land for an
inheritance to the nine tribes, and the half
of the tribe of Manasseh,' — * with whom the
Reubenites and the Gadites have received
their inheritance, wMch Moses hath given
to them beyond the Jordan eastward, as
Moses the servant of the Lord- hath given
to them. 9From Aroer, wMch is on the
edge of the brook of Arnon, and the city
which is to the midst of the brook, and all
the plain of Medeba unto Dibon : "and"all
the cities of Sihon king of the Amorite, who
reigned in Heshbon, unto the border of the
Beni- Ammon; u and Gilead, and the border
of the Geshurite, and of the Maachathite,
and all mount Hermon, and all Bashan
unto Salcah ; "all the kingdom of Og in
Bashan, who reigned in Ashtaroth and to
Edrei ; he was left of the remnant of the
Rephaim, and Moses smiteth them, and
dispossesseth them. " And the CMldren of
Israel dispossessed not the Geshurite, nor
the Maachathite ; and Geshur and Maachath
dwell in the midst of Israel to this day.
14 OMy, to the tribe of Levi he hath not
given an inheritance ; the fire-offerings of
the Lord, God of Israel, is its inheritance, as
He hath spoken to it.
"And Moses giveth to the tribe of the
Children of Reuben, for their families.
"And the border is to them from Ajoer,

wMch is on the edge of the brook of Arnon,
and the city which is in the midst of the
brook, and all the plain by Medeba, "Hesh
bon, and all its cities which are in the
plain, Dibon, and Bamoth-Baal, and Beth-
Baal-Meon, is and Jahaza, and Kedemoth,
and Mephaath, " and Kirjathaim, and
Sibmah, and Zareth-Shahar, in the mount
of the valley, 2°and Beth-Peor, and the
springs of Pisgah, and Beth-Jeshimoth,
2i and all the cities of the plain, and all the
Mngdom, of Sihon king of the Amorites,
who reigned in Heshbon, whom Moses
smote with the princes of Midian, Evi, and
Rekem, and Zur, and Hur, and Reba,
princes of Sihon, inhabitants of the land.
22 Balaam also, son of Beor, the diviner,
have the Children of Israel slain with the
sword, among their wounded ones.
23 And the border of the Children of Reu
ben is the Jordan, and its border: this is the
inheritance of the Children of Reuben for
their families, the cities and their villages.
24 And Moses giveth to the'tribe of Gad,
to the CMldren of Gad, for their families.
25 And the border is to them Jazer, and all
the cities of Gilead, and the half of the land
of the Beni-Ammon, unto Aroer wMch is
on the front of Rabbah; 2C and from Hesh
bon unto Ramath-Mispeh, and Betonim,
and from Mahanaim unto the border of
Debir; ^ and in the valley, Beth- Aram, and
Beth-Nhnrah, and Succoth, and Zaphon,
the rest of the kingdom of Sihon king of
Heshbon, the Jordan and its border, uuto
the extremity of 'the sea of Chinneroth, be
yond the Jordan eastward. 28XMs is the
inheritance of the CMldren of Gad, for
their families, the cities and their villages.
29 And Moses giveth to the half of the
tribe of Manasseh; and it is to the half of
the tribe of the Children of Manasseh, for
their families. ^And their border is from
Mahanaim, all Bashan, all the kingdom of
Og kmg of Bashan, and all the small towns
of Jair, wliich are in Bashan, sixty cities,
8i and the half of Gilead, and Ashtaroth,
and Edrei, cities of the kingdom of Og to
Bashan, are to the Children of Machir son
of Manasseh, to the half of the Children of
Machir, for their families.
32 These are they whom Moses hath caused
to inherit in the plains of Moab, beyond
the Jordan, by Jericho, eastward. ^But
to the tribe of Levi Moses gave no inherit
ance ; the Lord, God of Israel, Himself is
then* inheritance, as He hath spoken to them.
XIV. iAND these are they of the Child
ren of Israel who have an inheritance in
the land of Canaan, whom Eleazar the
priest, and Joshua son of Nun, and the
heads of the fathers of the tribes of the
Children of Israel have caused to inherit :
2 their inheritance is by lot, as the LORD
hath commanded by the hand of Moses,
for the nine of the tribes, and for the hall
of the tribe; 8for Moses hath given the in
heritance of two of the tribes, and of half
of the tribe, beyond the Jordan, but to the
Levites he hath not given an inheritance in
their midst; *for the Children of Joseph
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Caleb's inheritance.

xiv. 5.— JOSHUA.— xv. \

OthnieVs valour and reward.

hnve been two tribes, Manasseh and' Eph
raim, and they have not given a portion to
the Levites in the land, save cities to dwell
in, and their suburbs for their cattle, and
for their possessions; 5as the LORD hath
commanded Moses, so have the Children of
Israel done, and they apportion the land.
s And the Children of Judah come nigh
unto Joshua in Gilgal, and Caleb son of
Jephunneh the Kenezite saith unto him,
' Thou hast known the thing that the LORD
hath spoken unto Moses the man of God,
concerning my circumstances and concern
ing thy circumstances in Kadesh-Barnea :
7 forty years old was I in Moses sending me
from Kadesh-Barnea, to spy the land, and
I bring him back word as at my heart.
8 But my brethren who have gone up with
me have caused the heart of the people to
melt, but I have been fully after the Lord
my God. 9 And Moses sweareth in that day,
saying, If not; — the land on which thy foot
hath trodden is thine for an inheritance,
and thy children's for ever, for thou hast
been fully after the LORD my God.
" 'And, now, lo, the Lord hath kept me
alive, as He hath spoken, these forty and
five years, since the Lord spake this word
unto Moses, when Israel went in the wilder
ness ; and now, lo, I am to-day five and
eighty years old. n Yet am- 1 to-day strong
as in the day of Moses sending me ; as my
power then, so is my power now, for battle,
even to go out and to come in.
i2 ' And now, give to me this hill-country,
of wMch the Lord spake in that day, for
thou didst hear to that day that the Anakim
are there, and great fenced cities ; if so be
the Lord is with me, then have I dispos
sessed them, as the Lord hath spoken.'
"And Joshua blesseth him, and giveth
Hebron to Caleb son of Jephunneh for an
inheritance. "Therefore hath Hebron been
to Caleb son of Jephunneh the Kenezite for
an inheritance unto this day, because that
he was fully after the Lord, God of Israel.
" And the name of Hebron f ormerly was Kir-
jath-Arba (he is the great man among the
Anakim), and the land hath rest from war,
XV. iAND the lot for the tribe of the
Children of Judah, for their families, is
unto the border of Edom ; the wilderness
of Zin southward, at the extremity of the
south. 2^1^ t0 them the south border is
at the extremity of the salt sea, from the
bay which looketh southward; 8and it hath
gone out at the south to Maaleh-Acrabbim,
and hath passed over to Zin, and hath gone
up at the south to Kadesh-Barnea, and hath
passed over to Hezron, and hath gone up to
Adar, and hath turned round to Karkaa;
*and hath passed over to Azmon, and hath
gone out at the brook of Egypt, and the
outgoings of the border have been at the
sea; this is to you the south border.
5And the east border is the salt sea, unto
the extremity of the Jordan, and the border
at the north quarter is from the bay of the
sea, at the extremity of the Jordan ; 6 and
the border hath gone up to Beth-Hogla,
and hath passed over at the north of Beth-
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Aiabah, and the border hath gone iip to the
stone of Bohan son of Reuben. 7 And the
border hath gone up towards Debir from
the valley of Achor, and northward looking
unto Gilgal, which is over-against the ascent
of Adummim, which is ai the south of the
brook, and the border hath passed over
unto the waters of En-Shemesh, and its out
goings have been at En-Rogel ; 8 and the
border hath gone up by the valley of the
son of Hinnom, unto the side of the Jehu-
site, at the south (which is Jerusalem), and
the border hath gone up unto the top pt
the hill-country which is on the front of
the valley of Hinnom westward, which is
at the extremity of the valley of the Re
phaim northward; 9and the border hath
been marked out, from the top of the hill-
country unto the fountain of the waters of
Nephtoah, and it hath gone out unto the
cities of mount Ephron. and the border
hath been marked out to Baalah, wMch is
Kirjath-Jearim; "and the border hath
gone round from Baalah westward, unto
mount Seir, and hath passed over unto the
side of mount Jearim (which is Chesalon),
at the north, and hath gone down to Beth-
Shemesh, and hath passed over to Tinman;
nand the border hath gone out unto the
side of Ekron northward, and the border
hath been marked out to SMcron, and hath
passed over to mount Baalah, and hath
gone out to Jabneel ; and the outgoings of
the border have been at the sea.
" And the west border is to the great sea,
and its border; this is the border of the Child
ren of Judah roundabout, for their families.
"And to Caleb son of Jephunneh hath
he given a portion in the midst of the Child
ren of Judah, according to the command of
the Lord to Joshua, even the city of Arba,
the father of Anak, wMch is Hebron.
"And Caleb dispossesseth from thence
the three sons of Anak, Sheshai, and Ahiman^
and Talmai, children of Anak. "And he
goeth up from thence against the inhabit
ants of Debir; and the name of Debir for
merly was Kirjath-Sepher.
i6 And Caleb saith, ' He who smiteth Kir
jath-Sepher and hath captured it — then
have I given to Mm Achsah my daughter
for a wife.' "And OtMriel son of Kenaz,
brother of Caleb, doth capture it, and he
giveth to him Achsah his daughter for a wife.
i8 And it cometh to pass, to her coming
in, that she persuadeth Mm to ask from
her father a field; and she lighteth from off
the ass, and Caleb saith to her, 'What— to
thee?' "And she saith, 'Give to me, I
pray thee, a blessing; when thou hast given
me the land of the south, then hast thou
given to me springs of waters ; ' and he
giveth to her the upper springs and the
lower springs.
29 This is the inheritance of the tribe of
the CMldren of Judah, for their families.
21 And the cities at the extremity of the
tribe of the Children of Judali are unto the
border of Edom in the south, KabzeeL and
Eder, and Jagur, ^and Kinah, and Dimo-
nah* and Adadah, !« and Kedesh, and Hazor,

The cities of Judah.

XV. 24.— JOSHUA.— xvn. 9. Border of the sons of Joseph.

and Ithnan, 24Ziph and Telem, and Bea-
loth, 25 and Hazor , Hadattah, and Kerioth,
Hezron, (wMch is Hazor,) 28Amam, and She-
ma, and Moladah, 27 and Hazar-Gaddah,
andHeshmon, and Beth-Palet, 28 and Hazar-
Shual, and Beer-Sheba, and Bhriotbjah,
29 Baalah, and lim, and Azem, 5° and Eltolad,
aud Chesil, and Honnah, 3l and Ziklag, and
Madmaunah, and Sansannah, "-and Leba-
oth, and Shilhtoi, and Ain, and Rimmon;
all the cities are twenty and nine, and their
villages. 83 In the low country: EshtaoL and Zo-
reah, and Ashnah, ^and Zanoah, and En-
Gannim, Tappuah, and Enam, ^Jarmuth,
and Adullam, Socoh, and Azekah, 86and
Sharaim, and Adithaim, and Gederali, and
Gcderothahn ; fourteen cities and their
villages. 3"Zenan, and Hadashali, andMigdal-Gad,
33 and Dilean, and Mizpeh, and JoktheeL
39 Lachish, and Bozkath, and Eglon, ^and
Cabbon, and Lahmam, and Kithlish, 4iand
Gederoth, Beth-Dagon, and Naaman, and.
Makkedah; sixteen cities and their villages.
42 Libnah, and Ether, and Ashan, ^and
Jiphtah, and Ashnah, and Nezib, ^and
Keilah, and Achzib, and Mareshah; nine
cities and their villages.
^Ekron and its towns and its villages,
46 from Ekron even* to the sea, all that
are by the side of Ashdod and their villages.
47Ashdod and its towns and its villages.
Gaza and its towns and its villages, unto
the brook of Egypt, and the great sea, and
its border .
48 And to the Mil-country: Shamir, and
Jattir, and Socoh, ^and Dannah, and Kir-
jath-Sannah (wMch is Debir), ^and Anab,
and Eshtemoh, and Aniiu, si and Goshen,
and Holon, and Gfloh; eleven cities and
their villages.
52 Arab, and Dumah, and Eshean, &and
Janum, and Beth-Tappuah, and Aphekah,
54 and Humtah, and Kirjath-Arba (wMch is
Hebron), and Zior ; nine cities and their
villages. ^Maon, Carmel, and Ziph, and Juttah,
^and Jezreel, and Jokdeam, and Zanoah,
57 Cain, Gibeah, and Timnah; ten cities and
their villages.
ssEalhul, Beth-Zur, and Gedor, 59and
Maarath, and Beth-Anoth, and Eltekon;
six cities and their villages.
MKirjath-Baal (which is Kirjath-Jearim),
and Rabbah; two cities and their villages.
<& In the wilderness : Beth-Arabah, Middto,
andSecacah, c2and Nibshan, and the city of
Salt,andEn-Gedi;^iscitiesandtheirvillages. 63 As to the Jebusites, the inhabitants of
Jerusalem, the CMldren of Judah have not
been able to dispossess them; and the
Jebusite dwelleth with the Children of
Judah in Jerusalem unto this day.
XVI. iAND the lot for the Children of
Joseph goeth out from Jordan by Jericho,
to the waters of Jericho at the east, to the
wilderness going up from Jericho in the
hill-country of Bethel, 2and it hath gone
out from Bethel to Luz, and hath passed
over unto the border of ArcM to Ataroth,

3 and hath gone down westward unto the
border of JapMeti, unto the border of
Beth-Horon the lower, and unto Gezer, and
its outgoings have been at the sea. 4 And
the children of Joseph — Manasseh and
Ephraim — inherit.
5 And the border of the Children of Eph
raim is for their families; and the border
of their inheritance is at the east, Ataroth-
Addar unto Beth-Horon the upper; 6and
the border hath gone out at the sea, to
Michmethah at the north, and the border
hath gone round eastward to Taanath-Shi-
loh,v and hath passed over it eastward to
Janohah; 7and hath gone down from Jano-
hah to Ataroth, and to Naarath, and hath
touched against Jericho, and hath gone out
at the Jordan. 8From Tappuah the border
goeth westward unto the brook of Kanah,
and its outgoings have been at the sea:
tMs is the inheritance of the tribe of the
Children of Ephrahn for their families.
9 And the separate cities of the Children
of Ephraim are in the midst of the inherit
ance of the Children of Manasseh, all the
cities and their villages. "And they have
not dispossessed the CanaaMte who dwell
eth in Gezer; and the Canaanite dwelleth
in the midst of Ephraim unto this day, and
is a servant to tribute.
XVH. 1 AND the lot is for the tribe of
Manasseh (for he is the first-born of Joseph),
for MacMr the first-born of Manasseh. the
father of Gilead, for he hath been a man of
war, and his are Gilead and Bashan.
2 There is also for the Children of Manas
seh who are left for their families; for the
Children of Abiezer, and for the Children
of Helek, and for the Children of Asriel,
and for the Children of Shechem, and for
the Children of Hepher, and for the Child
ren of Shemida; these are the male children
of Manasseh son of Joseph, by their families.
3 As to Zelophehad son of Hepher, son
of Gilead, son of Machir, son of Manasseh,
he hath no children save daughters, and
these are the names of Ms daughters ;
Mahlah, and Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and
Tirzah; * and they draw near before Eleazar
the priest, and before Joshua son of Nun,
and before the princes, saying, ' The Lord
commanded Moses to give to us an inherit
ance in the midst of our brethren; ' and he
giveth to them, at the command of the
Lord, an inheritance to the midst of the
brethren of their father.
5 And ten portions fall to Manasseh, apart
from the land of Gilead, and Bashan, which
are beyond the Jordan, s jor the daugh
ters of Manasseh have inherited their in
heritance in the midst of his sons, and the
land of Gilead hath been to the sons of
Manasseh who are left.
7 And the border of Manasseh is from
Asher to Michmethah, wMch is on the front
of Shechem, and the border hath gone on
unto the right, unto the inhabitants of En-
Tappuah. 8To Manasseh hath been the
land of Tappuah; but Tappuah unto, the
border of Manasseh is the Children of Eph-
raim's. 9And the border hath come down
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The tabernacle at Shiloh. xvu. 10.— JOSHUA.— xvm. 20. The portion of Benjamin.

to the brook of Kanah, southward of the
brook ; these cities of Ephraim are in the
midst of the cities of Manasseh, and the
border of Manasseh is at the north of the
brook, and its outgoings are at the sea.
i° Southward is Ephraim's, and northward
Manasseh's, and the sea is Ms border, and
in Asher they meet at the north, and in
Issachar at the east.
u And Manasseh hath in Issachar and in
Asher, Beth-Shean and its towns, and Ib-
leam and its towns, and the inhabitants of
Dor and its towns, and the inhabitants of
En-Dorand its towns, and the inhabitants of
Taanach and its towns, and the inhabitants
of Megiddo and its towns, three counties.
12 And the Children of Manasseh have not
been able to occupy these cities, seeing the
Canaanite is desirous of dwelling in tins
land; "and it cometh to pass when the
Children of Israel have been strong, that
they put the Canaanites to tribute, and
have not utterly dispossessed them.
"And the Children of Joseph speak with
Joshua, saying, 'Wherefore hast thou given
to me for an inheritance one lot and one
portion, seeing I am a numerous people ?
Mtherto hath the Lord blessed me.' " And
Joshua saith unto them, 'Seeing thou art a
numerous people, go up for thyself to the
forest, then hast thou prepared for thyself
there, in the laud of the Perizzite, and of
the Rephaim, when mount Ephraim hath
been narrow for thee.' "And the Children
of Joseph say, ' The hill is not found by us,
and a chariot of iron is with every Ca
naanite who dwelleth to the land of the
valley, even with him who is in Beth-Shean
and its towns, and with him who is in the
valley of Jezreel.'
"And Joshua speaketh unto the house of
Joseph, to Ephraim and to Manasseh, say
ing, ' Thou art a numerous people, and hast
great power; thou hast not one lot only,
"because the mountain is tMne; because it
is a forest thou hast even prepared it, and
its outgoings have been thine; because thou
shalt dispossess the Canaanite, though it
hath chariots of iron — though it is strong.'
XVILT. iAND all the company of the
CMldren of Israel are congregated at Shiloh,
and they cause the tent of meeting to taber
nacle there, and the land hath been sub
dued before them. 2And there' are left
among the Children of Israel who have not
shared their inheritance, seven tribes.
3And Joshua saith unto the Children of
Israel, ' How long are ye remiss to go in to
possess the land which the Lord, God of
your fathers, hath given to you? 4Give for
yourselves three men for every tribe, and
let me send them, and let them rise, and go
up and down through the land, and describe
it according to their Mheritance, and come
in unto me, 6then have they divided it into
seven portions; Judah doth stay by its
border at the south, and the house of Joseph
doth stay by their border at the north.
6 When ye do describe the land in seven por
tions, and have brought it in unto me
hither, then have I cast a lot for you, here
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before the Lord our God. 7But there is.no
portion for the Levites in your midst, for
the priesthood of the Lord is their inherit
ance; and Gad, and Reuben, and the half of
the tribe of Manasseh received their inherit
ance beyond the Jordan eastward, which
Moses the servant of the Lord gave to them, '
8 And the men rise' aud go; and Joshua
commandeth those who go to describe the
land, saying, ' Go ye; when ye have walked
up and down through the land, then have
ye described it, and turned back unto me,
and have let me cast a lot for you before
the Lord to Shiloh.'
9 And the men go, and pass over through
the land, and describe it by cities, in seven
portions, in a book, and they come in unto
Joshua, unto the camp at Shiloh.
10 And Joshua casteth a lot for them in
Shiloh before the Lord ; and there Joshua
apportioneth the land to the CMldren of
Israel according to their divisions.
UAnd the lot goeth up for the tribe of
the CMldren of Benjamin, for their fami
lies ; and the border of their lot goeth out
between the Children of Judah aud the
Children of Joseph. "And the borderisto
them at the north side from the Jordan,
and the border hath gone up unto the side
of Jericho, at the nortjh, and hath gone up
through the hill-country westwaid, and its
outgoings have been at the wilderness of
Beth-Aven. "And the border hath gone
over from thence to Luz, unto the side of
Luz (which is Bethel) southward, and the
border hath gone down to Ataroth-Adar, by
the hill which is at the south of the lower
Beth-Horon. " And the border hath been
marked out, and hath gone round to the
corner of the sea southward, from the hill
wliich is at the front of Beth-Horon south
ward, and its outgoings have been at Kir-
jath-Baal (wMch is Kirjath-Jearim), a city
of the CMldren of Judah: tlris is the west
quarter. is And the south quarter is from the end
of Kirjath-Jearim, and the border hath
gone out westward, and hath gone out at
the fountain of the waters of Nephtoah.
"And the border hath come down unto the
extremity of the hill which is at the front
of the valley of the son of Hinnom, which
is in the valley of the Rephaim north
ward, and hath gone down to the valley of
Hinnom, unto the side of Jebusi south
ward, and hath gone down to En-Rogel,
"and hath been marked out at the north,
and hath gone out to En-Shemesh, and hath
gone out unto GeMoth, which is over-
against the ascent of Adummim, and hath
gone |down to the stone of Bohan son of
Reuben, "and it hath passed over unto the
side over-against Arabah northward, and
hath gone down into Arabah. "And the
border hath passed over unto the side of
Beth-Hoglah northward, and the outgoings
of the border have been at the north bay of
the salt sea, at the south extremity of the
Jordan: this is the south border.
20 And the Jordan bordereth it at the east
quarter: tins is the inheritance of the CMld-

Lots of several tribes.

xvm. 21.-J-QSHUA.— xix.

ren of Benjamin, by its borders round about,
for their families.
2i And the cities for the tribe of the Child
ren of Benjamin, for their families, have
been Jericho, and Beth-Hoglah, and the
valley of Keziz, 22an(j. Beth- Arabah, and
Zemaraim, and Bethel, w and Avim, and
Parah, and Ophrah, 2* and Chephar-Haam-
monai, and Ophm, and Gaba ; twelve cities
and their villages.
25 Gibeon, andRamah, andBeeroth, 28and
Mizpeh, and Chephirah, and Mozah, B and
Rekem, and Irpeel, and Taralah, 2sand
Zelah, Eleph, and Jebusi (wMch is Jeru
salem), Gibeath, Kirjath; fourteen cities and
their villages. This is the inheritance of the
CMldren of Benjamin, for their families.
XIX. XAND the second lot goeth out for
Simeon, for the tribe of the Children of
Simeon, for their families; and their in
heritance is in the midst of the inheritance
of the Children of Judah ; 2 and they have
in their inheritance Beer-Sheba, and Sheba,
and Moladah, 3 and Hazar-Shual, and Balah,
and Azem, 4and Eltolad, and Bethul, and
Hormah, 5 and Ziklag, and Beth-Marcaboth,
and Hazar-Susah, 6and Beth-Lebaoth, and
Sharuhen; thirteen cities and their villages.
7 Ato, Remmon, and Ether, and Ashan ;
four cities and their villages.
8 Also all the villages wMch are round
about these cities, unto Baalath-Beer,
Ramoth of the south. TMs is the inherit
ance of the tribe of the Children of Simeon,
for their families. 9Out of the portion of
the Children of Judah is the inheritance of
the Children of Simeon; for the portion of
the Children of Judah hath been too much
for them, and the Children of Simeon in
herit to the midst of their inheritance.
"And the tMrd lot goeth up for the
Children of Zebulun, for their families; and
the border of Jheir inheritance is unto
Sarid; Hand their border hath gone up to
wards the sea, and Maralah, and hath come
against Dabbasheth, and hath come unto
the brook wMch is on the front of Jok-
neam, "and it hath turned back from
Sarid eastward, at the sun-rising, by the
border of Chisloth-Tabor, and hath gone
out unto Daberath, and hath gone up to
Japhia, "and from thence it hath passed
over eastward, to the east, to Gittah-
Eepher, to Ittah-Kazin, and hath gone out
to Remmon-Methoar to Neah: i4and the
border hath gone round it, from the north
to Hannathon; and its outgoings have been
in the valley of Jiphthah-El; " and Kattath,
and Nahallal, and Shimron, and Idalah, and
Beth-Lehem ; twelve cities and their vil
lages. "TMs is the mheritance of the
Children of Zebulun, for their families, these
cities and their villages.
"For Issachar hath the fourth lot gone
out, for the CMldren of Issachar, for their
families; " and their border is at Jezreel,
and Chesulloth, and Shunem, "and Haph-
raim, and Shihon, and Anaharath, 2oana
Rabbith, and KisMon, and Abez, ^and
Remeth, and En-Gannim, and En-Haddah,
and Beth-Pazzez; &and the border hath

Don's extension.

touched against Tabor, and Shahazimah,
and Beth-Shemesh, and the outgoings of
their border have been at the Jordan ; six
teen cities and then- villages, ^This, is the
inheritance of the tribe of the Children of
Issachar, for their families, the cities and
their villages.
24 And the fifth lot goeth out for the tribe
of the Children of Asher, for their families;
25 and their border is Helkath, and Hali,
and Betenr and Achshaph, 2liand Alamme-
lech, and Amad, and Misheal; and it touch-
eth against Carmel westward, and againstf
Shihor-Libnath, ^and hath turned back, at
the sun-rising, to Beth-Dagon, and cometh
against Zebulun, and against the valley of
Jiphthah-El towards the north of Beth-
Emek, and Neiel, and hath gone out unto
Cabulattheleft; ^andHebron, andRehob,
and Hammon, and Kanah, unto great Zidon :
29 and the border hath turned back to
Ramah, and unto the fenced city Tyre; and
the border hath turned back to Hosah, and
its outgoings are at the sea, from the coast
to Achzib. 3° Ummah also, and Aphek, and
Rehob ; twenty and two cities and then.'
villages. 31TMs is the inheritance of the
tribe of the CMldren of Asher, for their
families, these cities and their villages.
32 For the Children of Naphtali hath the
sixth lot gone out, for the Children of
Naphtali, for their families; ssand their
border is from Heleph, from Allon in Zaan-
annim, and Adami, Nekeb, and Jabneel
unto Lakum, and its outgoings are at the
Jordan. ^And the border hath turned
back westward to Aznoth-Tabor, and hath
gone out from thence to Hukkok, and hath
touched against Zebulun at the south, and
against Asher hath it touched at the west,
and against Judah at the Jordan, at the
sun-rising; 35and the cities of defence are
Ziddim, Zer, and Hammath, Rakkath, and
Chtonereth, 3tiand Adamah, and Ramah,
and Hazor, 87 and Kedesh, and Edrei, and En-
Hazor, & and Iron, and Migdal-El, Horem,
and Beth-Anath, and Beth-Shemesh; nine
teen cities and their villages. 89This is the
inheritance of the tribe of the Children of
Naphtali, for their families, the cities and
their villages.
49 For the tribe of the Children of Dan,
for their families, hath the seventh lot gone
out; 4land the border of their inheritance
is Zorah, and Eshtaol, and Ir-Shemesh,
42 and Shaalabbin, and Ajalon, and Jethlah,
43 and Elon, and Thimnathah, and Ekron,
44andEltekeh, and Gibbethon, andBaalath,
«and Jehud, and Bene-Berak, and Gath-
Rimmon, * and Me- Jarkon, and Rakkon,
with the border over-against Japho.
47 And the border of the Children of Dan
goeth out from them; and the Children of
Dan go up and fight with Leshem, and cap
ture it, and smite it by the edge of the
sword,, and possess it, and dwell to it, and
call Leshem, Dan, according to the name of
Ban their father. 48 This is the inheritan ce
of the tribe of the Children of Dan, for their
families, these cities and their villages.
49 And they finish giving the land in in-
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The cities of refuge; and Xix. 50.— JOSHUA.— XXI. 27. other cities of the Levites.

heritance, by its borders, and the Children
of Israel give an inheritance to Joshua son
of Nun in their midst. ^By the command
of the Lord have they given to him. the
city wMch he hath asked, even Timnath-
Serah, in the hill country of Ephraim, and
he buildeth the city and dwelleth to it.
si These are the inheritances which Elea
zar the priest, and Joshua son of Nun, and
the heads of the fathers of the tribes of the
Children of Israel have caused to inherit
by lot, to SMloh, before the LORD, at the
'Opening of the tent of meeting; and they
complete apportioning the land.
XX. iAND the Lord speaketh unto
Joshua, saying, 2 ' Speak unto the Children
of Israel, saying, Make for yourselves cities
of refuge, as I have spoken unto you by
means of Moses; 3for the fleeing thither of
a man-slayer smiting the life ignorantly,
without knowledge; then have they been to
you for a refuge from the redeemer of
Mood. 4When one hath fled unto one of
these cities, and hath stood at the opening
of the gate of the city, and hath spoken his
matter to the ears of the elders of that
city, then have they gathered Mm into the
city unto them, and they have given to Mm
a place, and he hath dwelt with them.
6 ' And when the redeemer of blood pur
sueth after hhn,. then they do not shut up
the man-slayer into his hand, for without
knowledge hath he smitten his neighbour,
and he doth not hate him hitherto. 6And
he hath dwelt to that city till his standing
before the company for judgment, till the
death of the high priest which is in these
days — then doth the man-slayer turn back
and come into Ms own city, and to his own
house, unto the city from whence he fled.'
7 And they sanctify Kedesh to Galilee, to
the hill-country of Naphtali, and Shechem
in the hill-country of Ephraim, and Kir-
jath-Arba (which is Hebron) in the hill-
country of Judah. 8 And beyond the Jor
dan, at Jericho eastward, have they given
Bezer in the wilderness on the plain, out of
the tribe of Reuben, and Ramoth in Gilead
out of the tribe of Gad, and Golan in Bash
an out of the tribe of Manasseh. 9 These
have been the cities of meetmg for all the
Children of Israel, and for the sojourner
who sojourneth to their midst, for the flee
ing tMther of any one smiting life ignor
antly, that he die not by the hand of the
redeemer of blood till Ms standing before
the company.
XXL iAND the heads of the fathers of
the Levites draw nigh uuto Eleazar the
priest, and unto Joshua sou of Nun, and
unto the heads of the fathers of the tribes
of the Children of Israel; 2and they speak
unto them in Shiloh, in the land of Canaan,
saying, ' The Lord hath commanded by the
hand of Moses to give to us cities to dwell
in, and their suburbs for our cattle.' 3And
the Children of Israel give to the Levites
out of their inheritance, at the command
of the Lord, these cities aud their suburbs.
4 Aud the lot goeth out for the families
of the KohatMtes, and there is for the
ICi

CMldren of Aaron the priest (of the LeviteB),
out of the tribe of Judah, and out of the
tribe of Simeon, and out of the tribe of Ben
jamin, by lot thirteen cities; 5and for the
Children of Kohath who are left are out of
the families of the tribe of Ephraim, and
out of the tribe of Dan, and out of the half
of the tribe of Manasseh, by lot ten cities ;
6 And for the Children of Gershon are out
of the families of the tribe of Issachar, and
out of the tribe of Asher, and out of the
tribe of Naphtali, and out of the half tribe of
Manasseh to Bashan, by lot, thirteen cities.
7 For the Children of Merari, for their
families, are out of the tribe of Reuben,
and out of the tribe of Gad, and out of the
tribe of Zebulun, twelve cities.
8 And the Children of Israel give to the
Levites these cities and their suburbs, as
the Lord hath commanded by the hand of
Moses, by lot.
9 And they give out of the tribe -of the
Children of Judah, and out of the tribe of
the Children of Simeon, these cities which
are called by name. " And they are for the
Children of Aaron of the families of the
Kohathites, of the Children of Levi, for
theirs hath been the first lot. UAnd they
give to them the city of Arba father of
Anak (which is Hebron), inthe"lrill-country
of Judah, and its suburbs round about it;
" but the field of the city and its villages
have they given to Caleb sou of Jephuuneh,
for Ms possession.
"And to the Children of Aaron the priest
have they given the city of refuge for the
man-slayer, even Hebron and its suburbs,
and Libnah and its suburbs, 14and Jattir
and its suburbs, and Eshtemoa and its sub
urbs, " and Holon and its suburbs, and De
bir and its suburbs, " and Am and its sub
urbs, and Juttah and its suburbs, Beth-She-
mesh and its suburbs; nine cities out of
these two tribes.
17 And out of the tribe of Benjamin,
Gibeon and its suburbs, Geba and its
suburbs, "Anathoth and its suburbs, and
Almon and its suburbs; four cities. "All the
cities of the Children of Aaron, the priests,
are thirteen cities and their suburbs.
29 And for the families of the Children of
Kohath, the Levites, wfto are left of the
CMldren of Kohath, even the cities of their
lot are of the tribe of Ephraim; 21 and they
give to them the city of refuge for the man-
slayer, even Shechem and its suburbs, in the
hill-country of Ephraim, and Gezer and its
suburbs, ^and Kibzaim and its suburbs,
and Beth-Horon and its suburbs; four cities.
28 And out of the tribe of Dan, Eltekeh
and its suburbs, Gibbethon and its suburbs,
24Aijalon and its suburbs, Gath-Rimmon
and its suburbs; four cities.
25And out of the half of the tribe of Ma
nasseh, Tanach and its suburbs, and Gath-
Rimmon and its suburbs; two cities. 26 All
the cities are ten and their suburbs, for the
families of the Children of Kohath who are
left. 27 And for the Children of Gershon, of the
families of the Levites, out of the other half

The Reubenites dismissed. XXI. 28.— JOSHUA.— xxii. IS. The altar of the Reubenites.

of the tribeof Manasseh, the city of refuge/or
the slayer, Golan to Bashan and its suburbs,
and Beeshterah and its suburbs; two cities.
28 And out of the tribe of Issachar, Kishon
and its suburbs, Dabareh and its suburbs,
29 Jarmuth and its suburbs, En-Gannim and
its suburbs; four cities.
30 And out of the tribe of Asher, Mishal
and its suburbs, Abdon and its suburbs,
siHelkafch and its suburbs, and Rehob and
its suburbs; four cities.
32 And out of the tribe of Naphtali, the
¦city of refuge for the man-slayer, Kedesh to
GaMee and its suburbs, and Hammoth-Dor
and its suburbs, and Kartan and its suburbs;
three cities.
83 All the cities of the Gershomtes, for
their families, are tMrteen cities and their
suburbs. 34And for the families of the
Children of Merari, the Levites, who are left,
are out of the tribe of Zebulun, Jokneam
and its suburbs, and Kartah and its suburbs,
35 Dimnah and its suburbs, Nahalal and its
suburbs; four cities.
ft6 And out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer
and its suburbs, and Jahazah and its sub
urbs, 87 Kedemoth and its suburbs^ and Me-
phaath and its suburbs; four cities.']
38 And out of the tribe of Gad, the city of
refuge/or the man-slayer, Ramoth in Gilead
and its suburbs, and Mahanaim and its sub
urbs, ^Heshbon and its suburbs, Jazer
and its suburbs; in all four cities.
40 All the cities for the Children of Merari,
for their families, who are left of the fami
lies of the Levites, their lot is twelve cities.
41 All the cities of the Levites to the midst
of the inheritance of the Children of Israel
are forty and eight cities, and their sub
urbs. ^ These cities are each city and its
suburbs round them ; so to all these cities.
43 And the Lord giveth to Israel the whole
of the land wliich He hath sworn to give to
their fathers, and they possess it, and
dwell in it. 44And the Lord giveth rest to
them from round about, according to all
that wMch He hath sworn to their fathers;
and there hath not stood in their presence
a man of all their enemies; the whole of
their enemies hath the Lord given into
their hand: 45 there hath not fallen a thing
of all the good thing wliich the Lord spake
to the house of Israel; the whole hath come.
XXII. iTHEN Joshua calleth for the
Reubemtes, and for the Gadites, and for the
half of the tribe of Manasseh, 2and he saith
unto them, ' Y/e have kept the whole of that
wliich Moses the servant of the Loud hath
commanded you, and ye do hearken to my
voice in all that I have commanded you;
3 ye have not left your brettoen these many
days unto this day, but have kept the charge
«f the command of the Lord your God.
4 And, now, the Lord your God hath given
rest to your brethren, as He spake to them;
and now, turn ye, and go for yourselves to
your tents, unto the land of your possession,
wMch Moses the servant of the Lord hath
given to you beyond the Jordan. 6OMy, be
very watchful to do the command and the
law which Moses the servant of the Lord

hath commanded you, to love the Lord
your God, and to walk in all His ways, and
to keep His commands, and to cleave to
Him, and to serve Hhn with all your heart,
and with all your soul.'
6 And Joshua blesseth them, and sendeth
them away, and they go unto their tents.
7 And to the half of the tribe of Manasseh
hath Moses given possessions in Bashan, and
to its other half nath Joshua given with
their brethren beyond the Jordan west
ward; and when Joshua hath sent them
also away unto their tents, then doth he
bless them, 8 and speaketh unto them, say
ing, ' With much riches turn ye back unto
your tents, also with very much cattle,
with silver and with gold, and with brass
and iron, and very much raiment; divide the
spoil of your enemies with your brethren.'
9 And the Children of Reuben, and the
Children of Gad, and the half of the tribe
of Manasseh, turn back and go from the
CMldren of Israel out of Shiloh, which is in
the land qf Canaan, to go unto the land of
Gilead, unto the land of their possession,
in which they have possession, according
to the command of the Lord, by the hand
of Moses. "And they come in unto the
districts of the Jordan, which are in the
land of Canaan, and the Children of Reuben,
and the Children of Gad, and the half of the
tribe of Manasseh build there an altar by
the Jordan, a great altar for appearance.
UAnd the Children of Israel hear, say
ing, ' Lo, the Children of Reuben, and the
Children of Gad, and the half of the tribe
of Manasseh, have built the altar over-
against the land of Canaan, on the districts
of the Jordan, at the passage of the Child
ren of Israel.'
"And the Children of Israel hear, and all
the company of the Children of Israel is
congregated at Shiloh, to go up against
them to war. "And the Children of Israel
send unto the Children of Reuben, and
unto the Children of Gad, and unto the half
of the tribe of Manasseh, into the land of
Gilead, Phinehas son of Eleazar the priest,'
"and ten prmces with him, one several
prince for the house of a father, for all the
tribes of Israel, and each of them the head
of the house of then* fathers, for the thou
sands of Israel.
"And they come in unto 'the Children of
Reuben, and unto the Children of Gad, and
unto the half of the tribe of Manasseh, unto
the land of Gilead, and speak with them,
saying, " ' Thus have all the company of
the Lord said, What is this trespass wMch
ye have trespassed agamst the God of
Israel, turning back to-day from after the
Lord, by your building for yourselves an
altar for your rebelling to-day agamst the
Lord? "Is the iniquity of Peor too little
for us, from wliich we have not been
cleansed till this day (when the plague is to
the company of the Lord), "that ye turn
back to-day from after the Lord? and it
hath been — ye rebel to-day against the
Lord — and to-morrow against all the com
pany of Israel He is wroth !
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Altar of the Reubenites.

xxn. 19.— JOSHUA.— xxm. 14.

Joshua' 8 farewell,

" 'But surely if the land of your posses
sion is unclean, pass ye over for yourselves
unto the land of the possession of the Lord,
wMther .the tabernacle of the LORD hath
tabernacled, and have possession to our
midst; and against the Lord rebel not, and
against us rebel not, by your building for
yourselves an altar, besides the altar of the
LORD our God. 2° Did not Achan son of
Zerah commit- a trespass in the devoted
thing, and on all the company of Israel
there was wrath? and he — one man—-ex-
pired not alone in Ms toiqmty.'
21 And the Children of Reuben, and the
Children of Gad, and the half of the tribe of
Manasseh, answer and speak with the
heads of the thousands of Israel ; 22 ' The
God of gods, Jehovah, the God of gods, Je
hovah, He knoweth, and Israel, he may
know, in rebellion, or if to trespass against
the Lord, (Thou dost not save us tlris day !)
23 we are building for ourselves an altar to
turn -back from after the Lord, or if to
cause burnt-offering and present to go up on
it, or if to make peace-offerings on it, — let
the Lord Himself require it.
24 ' Or if from fear of this thing we have
not done it, saying, Hereafter your children
may speak to our children, saying, What to
you and to the Lord God of Israel? 25 for a
border hath the Lord put between us and
you, 0 Children of Reuben, and Children of
Gad, even Jordan; ye have no portion in the
Lord;— and your children have caused our
children to cease, not to fear the Lord.
2r> ' And we say, Pray, let us prepare for
ourselves to build the altar, — not for burnt-
offering nor for sacriflce; — 27but it is a wit
ness between us and you, and between our
generations after us, to do the service of
the Lord before Him with our burnt-offer
ings, and with our sacrifices, and with our
peace-offerings, and your children do not
say hereafter to our children, Ye have no
portion in the Lord,
28 ' We also say, It hath even been, when
they say so unto us, and unto our genera
tions hereafter, that we have said, See the
pattern of the altar of the Lord, which our
fathers have made — not for burnt-offering
nor for sacriflce — but it is a witness be
tween us and you.
29 ' Far be it from us to rebel agamst the
Lord, or to turn back to-day from after the
Lord, to build an altar for a burnt-offering,
for a present, or for a sacriflce, apart from
the altar of the Lord out God, which is be
fore His tabernacle.'
so And Phinehas the priest, and the princes
of the company, and the heads of the thou
sands of Israel, who are with Mm, hear
the words which the Children of Reuben,
and the CMldren of Gad, and the CMldren
of Manasseh have spoken, and it is good in
their eyes. 8i And PMnehas son of Eleazar
the priest saith unto the CMldren of Reu
ben, and unto the Children of Gad, and unto
the CMldren of Manasseh, ' To-day have we
known that the Lord is in our midst, be
cause ye have not committed this tres
pass against the Lord, — but dehvered the
166

Children of Israel out of the hand of the
Lord.' 32 And Phinehas son of Eleazar the priest,
and the princes, turn back from the Child
ren of Reuben, and from the CMldren of
Gad, out of the land of Gilead, unto the
land of Canaan, unto the Children of Israel,
and they bring them back word. & And the
thing is good in the eyes of the Children of
Israel; and the CMldren of Israel bless God,
and have not commanded to go up against
them to war, to destroy the land which the
CMldren of Reuben, and the Children of
Gad, are dwelling in.
34 And the Children of Reuben and the
Children of Gad proclaim concermng the
altar, that ' it is a witness between us that
Jehovah is God.'
XXIII. iAND it cometh to pass many
days after that the Lord hath given rest to
Israel from all their enemies round about,
that Joshua is old, entering into days; 2and
Joshua calleth for all Israel, for its elders,
and for its heads, and for its judges, and for
its authorities, and he saith unto them, 'I
have become old; I have entered into days;
8 and ye — ye have seen all that the Lord
your God hath done to all these nations be
cause of you, for the Lord your God is He
who is fighting foryou; 4 see, I have caused
these nations who are left to fall to you for
an inheritance for your tribes, from the
Jordan (all the nations also whom I cut off),
and the great sea, the going in of the sun.
s 'As to the LORD your God, He doth
ttomst them from your presence; when He
hath dispossessed them from before you,
and. ye have possessed their land, as the
Lord your God hath spoken to you, Hhen
ye have been very strong to keep and. to do
the whole that is written in the book of the
law of Moses, so as not to turn aside from
it, right or left, 7so as not to go to among
these nations, these who are left with you;
yea, of the name of their gods ye do not
make mention, nor do ye swear, nor do ye
serve them, nor do ye bow yourselves to
them; 8but to the Lord your God do ye
cleave, as ye have doue till tlris day. 9 And
the Lord doth dispossess from before you
nations great and mighty; as for you, none
hath stood in your presence till this day.
"One man of you doth pursue a thousand,
for the LORD your God is He who is fight
ing for you, as He hath spoken to you.
11 And ye have been very watchful for your
selves, to love the Lord your God.
12 ' But — if ye at all turn back and have
cleaved to the remnant of those nations
who are left with you, and have intermar
ried with them, and have gone in to them,
and they into you, — " know ye certainly that
the LORD your God doth not continue to
dispossess these nations from before you;
and they have been to you for a gin and for
a snare, and for a scourge in your sides,
and for thorns to your eyes, till ye perish
from off this good ground wMch the LORD
your God hath given to you. "Andlo, I
am gohig, to-day, in the way of all the
earth, and ye have known with all your

and exhortation.

xxin. 15.— JOSHUA.— xxiv. 31.

Death of Joshua.

heart, and with all your soul, that not one
thing hath fallen of all the good things
which the Lord your God hath spoken con
cerning you; the whole have come to you;
there hath not failed of it one thing.
" * And it hath been, as all the good
thing which the Lord your God hath
spoken unto you, hath come upon you, so
doth the LORD bring upon you the whole of
the evil thing, till His destroying you from
off tMs good ground wMch the Lord your
God hath given to you. "In your trans
gressing the covenant of the Lord your
God wMch He hath commanded you, when
ye have gone and served other gods, and
bowed yourselves to them, then hath the
anger of the Lord burned against you, and
ye have perished hastily from off the good
land which He hath given to you.'
XXIV. iAND Joshua gathereth all the
tribes of Israel to Shechem, and calleth for
the elders of Israel, and for its heads, and
for its judges, and for its authorities, and
they station themselves before God.
2 And Joshua saith unto all the people,
'Thus hath the Lord, God of Israel, said,
Beyond the River have your fathers dwelt
of old, — Terah father of Abraham, and
father of Nachor, — and they serve other
gods. 3And I take your father Abraham
from beyond the River, and cause him to go
through all the land of Canaan, and multi
ply his'seed, and give to him Isaac. 4 And
I give to Isaac, Jacob and Esau;, and I give
to Esaumount Seir, to possess it; andJacob
and his children have gone down to Egypt.
5 And I send Moses and Aaron, and I plague
Egypt, as I have done in its midst, and
afterwards have I brought you out. eAnd
I bring out your fathers from Egypt, and
you go into the sea, and the Egyptians pur
sue after your fathers, with chariots and
with hprscmen, to the Red Sea; 7 and they
cry unto the Lord, and He setteth tMck
darkness between you and the Egyptians,
and bringeth in on them the sea, and cover
eth them, and your eyes see that which I
have done to Egypt, and ye dwell to the
wilderness many days.
8 ' And I bring you in unto the land of the
Amorite who dwelleth beyond the Jordan,
aud they fight with you, and I give them
into your hand, and ye possess their land,
and I destroy them out of your presence.
9 ' And Balak son of Zippor, king of Moab,
riseth, and fighteth against Israel,, and
sendeth and calleth for Balaam son of Beor,
to revile you; "but I was not willing to
hearken to Balaam, and he greatly blesseth
you, and I deliver you out of Ms hand.
11 ' And ye pass over the Jordan, and
come in unto Jericho, and the possessors
of Jericho fight against you— the Amorite,
and the Perizzite, and the Canaanite, and
the Hittite, and the Girgashite, the Hivite,
and the Jebusite — and I give them into
your hand. J2And I send before you the
hornet, and it casteth them out from your
presence — the two kings of the Amorite —
not by thy sword, nor by thy bow.
"'And I give to you a land for which

thou hast not laboured, and cities which ye
have not bmlt, and ye dwell to them; vine
yards and oliveyards which ye have not
planted — them are ye eating.
14 * And now, fear ye the Lord, and serve
Him in perfection and to truth, and turn
aside the gods wMch your fathers served
beyond the River, and in Egypt, and serve
ye the Lord. "And if it is wrong in your
eyes to serve the Lord — choose for your
selves to-day him whom ye will serve; —
whether the gods whom your fathers seived,
wliich are beyond the River, or the gods of
the Amorite in whose land ye are dwelling;
but I and my hous'e — we serve the Lord.' -
"And the people answer and say, 'Far
be it from us to forsake the Lord, to serve
other gods. "For the Lord our God, He
it is who bringeth us and our fathers up
out of the land of Egypt, out of the house
of servants, and who hath done before our
eyes these great signs, and doth keep us in
all the way in which we have gone, and
among all "the peoples tMough whose midst
we passed; "yea, the Lord casteth out the
whole of the peoples, even the Amorite
inhabiting the land, from our presence; we
also do serve the Lord, for He is our God.'
"And Joshua saith unto the people, 'Ye
are not able to serve the Lord, for He is a
most holy God; He is a zealous God; He
doth not bear with your transgressions or
with your sins. 20When ye forsake the
Lord, and have served the gods of the
stranger, then hath He turned back and
done evil to you, and hath consumed you,
after that He hath done good to you.'
21 And the people saith unto Joshua, ' Nay,
but the Lord we do serve.'
22 And Joshua saith unto the people, ' Ye
are witnesses against yourselves, that ye
have chosen for yourselves the Lord to
serve Him (and they say, ' We are witnesses'),
23 and, now, turn aside the gods of the
stranger which are in your midst, and in
cline your heart to the Lord, God of Israel.'
24 And the people say unto Joshua, ' The
Lord our God do we serve, and to His voice
do we hearken.'
25 And Joshua maketh a covenant with
the people on that day, and layeth on it a
statute and an ordinance in Shechem.
26 And Joshua writeth these words in the
Book of the Law of God, and taketh a great
stone, and raiseth it up there under the
oak wMch is at the sanctuary of the Lord.
27 And Joshua saith, unto all the people,
'Lo, this stone is for a witness against us ;
for it hath heard all the sayings of the
LORD which He hath spoken with us ; yea,
it hath been against you for a witness lest
ye he against your God.' 28 And Joshua
sendeth the people each to Iris inheritance.
29 Andit cometh to pass, after these things,
that Joshua son of Nun, servant of the
LORD, dieth, a hundred and ten years old.
30 And they bury him in the border of his
inheritance to Timnath-Serah, which is in
the hill-country of Ephraim, at the north of
the hill of Gaash.
8i And Israel serveth the Lord all the
107

Judah smites the Canaanite. xxrv. 32.— JUDGES.— i. 30. The tribe of Joseph capture Luz,

days of Joshua, and all the days of the
elders who have prolonged days after
Joshua, and who have known all the
work of the Lord which He hath done to
Israel. 82 And the bones of Joseph, which the
Children of Israel have brought up out of
Egypt, have they buried in Shechem, in the

portion of the field wMch Jacob bought
from the Children of Hamor father of
Shechem, for a hundred kesitah: and it is
the Children of Joseph's for inheritance.
83 And Eleazar son of Aaron hath died),
and they buiy him in the hill of Phinehas
Ms son, which was given to him to the hill-
country of Ephraim.

JUDGES.

Chap. I. J AND it cometh to pass, after the
death of Joshua, that the Children of Israel
ask at the Lord, saying, ' Who shall go up
for us against the CanaaMte, at the com
mencement, to fight against it?' 2 And the
Lord saith, 'Let Judah go up; lo, I have
given the land into his hand.'
3 And Judah saith to Simeon his brother,
' Come up with me into my lot, and let us
fight against the Canaanite, — tlien have I
gone, even I, with thee into thy lot;' and
Simeon goeth with Mm. 4 And Judah goeth
up, and the Lord giveth the CanaaMte aud
the Perizzite into their hand, and they
smite them in Bezek — ten thousand men.
5 And they find Adoni-Bezek in Bezek,
and they fight against him, and they smite
the CanaaMte and the Perizzite. 6And
Adoni-Bezek fleeth, and they pursue after
him, and seize him, and cut off his thumbs
and his great toes. 7And Adom-Bezek
saith, 'Seventy kings— their thumbs and
their great toes cut off — have been gather-
tog under my table; as I have done so hath
God repaid to me;' and they bring him in to
Jerusalem, and he dieth there.
8 And the Children of Judah fight against
Jerusalem, and capture it, and smite it by
the edge of the sword, and the city they
have sent into the fire. 9 And afterwards
have the Children of Judah gone down to
fight against the Canaanite, inhabiting the
hill-country, and the south, and the low
country. "And Judah goeth against the
CanaaMte who dwelleth in Hebron (and the
name of Hebron formerly was Kirjath-
Arba), and they smite Sheshai, and AM-
man, and Talmai.
n And he goeth from thence against the
inhabitants of Debir (and the name of De
bir formerly was Kirjath-Sepher), "and
Caleb saith, 'He who smiteth Kirjath-Se
pher— and hath captured it,— then have I
given to him Achsah my daughter for a
wife.' "And Othniel son of Kenaz, younger
brother of Caleb, captureth it, and he giveth
to him Achsah Ms daughter for a wife.
14 And it cometh to pass to her coming in,
that she persuadethhim to ask from her
father the field, and she lighteth from off
the ass, and Caleb saith to her, ' What — to
thee ? ' " And she saith to him, ' Give to me
a blessing; when a south land thou hast
given me, — then hast thou also given to me
springs of water ;' and Caleb giveth to her
the upper springs and the lower springs.
168

is And the Children of the Kenlte, father-
inrlaw of Moses, have gone up out of the
city of palms with the CMldren of Judah
into the wilderness of Judah, wMch is in
the south of Arad, and they go and dwell
with the people.
17 And Judah goeth with Simeon his
brother, and they smite the CanaaMte in
habiting Cephath, and devote it; and one
calleth the name of the city Hormah.
"And Judah captureth Gaza and its
border, and Askelon and its border, and
Ekron and its border. " And the Lord is
with Judah, and he occupieth the lull-
country, but not so as to dispossess the in
habitants of the valley, for they have cha
riots of iron.
20 And. they give Hebron to Caleb, as
Moses hath spoken, and he dispossesseth
from thence the three sons of Anak.
21 And the Jebusite, inhabiting Jerusa
lem, the Children of Benjamin have not
dispossessed ; and the Jebusite dwelleth
with the Children of Benjanrin, in Jerusa
lem, till this day.
22 And the house of Joseph go up — even
they— to Bethel, and the LORD is with them.
23 And the house of Joseph cause men to
spy about Bethel (and the name of the city
formerly was Luz), 24andthe watchers seea
man coming out from the city, and they say
to him, ' Shew us, we pray thee, the en
trance of the city, then have we dealt
kindly with thee.' ^ And he sheweth them*
the entrance of the city, and they smite the
city by the edge of the sword, but the man
and all Ms family have they sent away.
M And the man goeth to the land of the
Hittites, and buildeth a city, and calleth
its name Luz — that is its name unto tMs
day. 27 And Manasseh hath not occupied Beth-
Shean and its towns, or Taanach and its
towns, nor dispossessed the inhabitants of
Dor and its towns, nor the inhabitants of
Ibleam and its towns, nor the inhabitants of
Megiddo and its towns, seeing the Canaanite
is desirous of dwelling in that land. 2s And
it cometh to pass when Israel hath been
strong, that he setteth the Canaanite to tri
bute, aud hath not utterly dispossessed it.
29 And Ephraim hath not dispossessed
the CanaaMte who dwelleth in Gezer, and
the Canaanite dwelleth in its midst to Gezer.
30 Zebulun hath not dispossessed the in
habitants of Kitron, or the inhabitants of

An angel rebukes the Israelites. I. 31.— JUDGES.— in. 7.

Idolatry of the Israelites.

Nahalol, and the CanaaMte dweUeth in its
midst, and they become tributary.
31 Asher hath not dispossessed the in-
haMtants of Accho, or the inhabitants of
Zidon, or of Ahlab, or Achzib, or Helbah,
or Aphik, or Rehob ; & and the Asherite
dwelleth to the midst of the Canaanites,
the inhabitants of the land, for it hath not
dispossessed them,
33 Naphtali hath "not dispossessed the in
habitants of Beth-Shemesh, or the inhabit
ants of Beth-Anath, and he dwelleth in the
midst of the Canaanites, the inhabitants of
the land; and the inhabitants of Beth-She
mesh and of Beth-Anath have become tri
butary to them,
34 And the Amorites press the Children of
Dan to the mountain, for they have not suf
fered them to go down to the valley. « And
the Amorite isdesfrousofdwellingin mount
Jfferes hi Aijalon, and in Shaalbim, but
the hand of the house of Joseph is heavy,
and they become tributary. 36 And the
border of the Amorite is from the ascent of
Akrabbim, from the rock, and upward.
II. iAND the Messenger of Jehovah
goeth up from Gilgal unto Bochun, 2and
saith, 'Icauseyoutogoup out of Egypt, and
I bring you in unto the land wMch I have
sworn to your fathers, and I say, I will not
break My covenant with you for ever; and
ye — ye do make no covenant with the to-
"habitants of this land; their altars ye do
break down;; — but ye have not hearkened to
My voice, — what is this ye have done?
3 And I also have said, I do not cast them
out from your presence, and they have been
to yoh for adversaries, and their gods are
to you for a snare.'
4 And it cometh to pass, when the Mes
senger of Jehovah speaketh these words
unto all the Children of Israel, that the
people lift up their voice and weep; 5_and
they call the name of that place Bochim;
and they sacrifice there to the Lord.
6 And Joshua sendeth the people away,
and the Children of Israel go each to his in
heritance, to possess the land. 7And the
people serve the LORD all the days of
Joshua, and all. the days of the elders who
prolonged days after Joshua, who saw all
the great work of the Lord which He did
to Israel.
8 And Joshua son of Nun, servant of the
Lord, dieth, a hundred and ten years old;
fland they bury him in the border of bis in
heritance, to Timnath-Heres, to the hill-
country of Ephraim, at the north of mount
Gaash. " And all, that generation also have
been gathered unto their fathers, and an
other generation riseth after them who have
not known the .Lord, or even the work
which he hath done to Israel.
n And the Children of Israel do the evil
thing in the eyes of the Lord, and serve the
Baalim, " and forsake the Lord, God of
their fathers, who bringeth them out from
the land of Egypt, and they go after other
gods (of the gods of the peoples who are
round about them), and bow themselves to
them, and provoke the Lord; "yea, they

forsake the Lord, aud do service to Baal
and to Ashtaroth.
"And the anger of the Lord burneth
against Israel, and He giveth them into the
hand of spoilers, and they spoil them; and
He selleth them into the hand of their ene
mies round about, and they have not been
able anymore to stand before their enemies;
"to every place whither they havegone out,
the hand of the Lord hath been against
them for evil, as the Lord hath spoken, and
as the Lord hath sworn to them, and they
are greatly distressed.
"And the Lord raiseth up judges, and
they save them from the hand of their
spoilers; ^yet unto their judges also they
have not hearkened, but have gone a-Whor-
tog after other gods, and bow themselves
to them; they have turned aside loith haste
out of the way in which then* fathers have
walked, obeying the commands of the Lord;
— they have not done so.
"And when the LORD raised for them
judges, — then was the Lord with the judge,
and saved them out of the hand of their
enemies all the days of the judge ; for it
repenteth the Lord, because of their groan-
tog from the presence of their oppressors,
and. of those who thrust them away.
" But it hath come to pass, at the death
of the judge— they have turned back and
done corruptly above their fathers, by going
after other gods, to serve them, and to bOw
themselves to them ; they have not fallen
from their doings, or from their stiff way.
29 And the anger of the Lord doth burn
against Israel, and He saith, ' Because that
tMs nation have transgressed My covenant
wMch I have commanded their fathers, and
have not hearkened to My voice, — 21 1 aiso
continue not to dispossess any from before
them of the nations which Joshua hath left
when he dieth, 22 to try Israel by them,
whether they do keep the way of the Lord,
to go in it, as their fathers kept it or not.'
23 And the LORD leaveth these nations, so
as not to dispossess them hastily, and hath
not given them into the hand of Joshua.
III. iAND these are the nations which
the Lord hath left, to try Israel by them*,
even all who have not known all the wars
of Canaan; 2 (only for the sake of the genera
tions of the Children of Israels knowing to "
teach them war, only those who formerly
have not known them) — 8 five princes of the
Philistines-, and all the Canaanites, and the
Zidonians, and the Hivites inhabiting mount
Lebanon, from mount Baal-Hermon unto
the entering in of Hamath. -4And they are
to prove Israel by them, to know whether
they obey the commands of the Lord that
He commanded their fathers by Moses.
* And the CMldren of Israel "have dwelt
in the midst of the Canaanite, the Hittite,
and the Amorite, and the Perizzite, -and
the Hivite, and. the Jebusite; °and they
take their daughters to themselves for
wives, and their own daughters have they
given to their sons, and they serve their
gods; 7 and the CMldren of Israel do the
evil thing in the eyes of the Lord, and they

Eglon slain by Ehud.

ill. 8.— JUDGES.— IV. 13.

Israel enslaved by Jalin,

forget the Lord their God, and serve the
Baalim and the shrines.
8 And. the anger of the LORD burneth
against Israel, and He selleth them into the
hand of Chushan-Rishathaim king of Aram-
Naharaim, and the Children of Israel serve
Chushan-Rishathaim eight years. 9 And the
Children of Israel cry unto the Lord, and
the Lord raiseth a saviour for the CMldren
of Israel, and he saveth them, even Othniel
son of Kenaz, Caleb's younger brother;
"and the Spirit of the Lord is upon him,
and he judgeth Israel, and he goeth out.to
battle, and the Lord giveth into his hand
Chushan-Rishathaim king of Aram, and his
hand is strong against Chushan-Rishathaim;
n and the land resteth • forty years, and
Ottoriel son of Kenaz dieth.
12 And the Children of Israel continue to
do the evil thing in the eyes of the Lord ;
and the Lord strengthened Eglon king of
Moab against Israel, because they have
done the evil tMng in, the eyes of the Lord.
18 And he gathereth unto him the Beni-
Ammon and Amalek, and goeth and smit
eth Israel, and possesseth the city of palms.
"And the Children of Israel serve Eglon
king of Moab eighteen years.
15 And the Children of Israel cry unto the
Lord, and the Lord raiseth for them a
saviour, Ehud son of Gera, a Benjamite (a
man whose right hand is closed), and the
Children of Israel send by Ms hand a pre
sent to Eglon king of Moab. "And Ehud
maketh for himself a sword, which hath
two mouths (a cubit is its length), and he
girdeth it under Ms long robe on his right
thigh. 17 And he bringeth the present to Eg
lon king of Moab, and Eglon is a very fat man.
"And it cometh to pass, when he hath
finished bringing near the present, that he
sendeth away the people who bear the pre
sent. "Buthelrimself hath turned back at
the graven images wMch are at Gilgal, and
saith, 'I have a secret word unto thee, 0
king;' and he saith, 'Hush!' and all who
are standing by him go out from Mm.
20 And Ehud cometh unto him, and he is
sitting in the upper chamber of the wall
which he hath for himself; and Ehud saith,
'I have a word of God unto thee;' and he
riseth from off the throne. 21 And Ehud
putteth forth Ms left hand, and taketh
the sword from off his right tMgh, and
striketh it into Ms belly. 22 And the haft
also goeth in after the blade, and the fat
shutteth on the blade, so that he hath not
drawn the sword out of his belly, and it
goeth out at the fundament.
28 And Ehud goeth out at the porch, and
shutteth the doors of the upper chamber
upon him, and bolteth it. 24 when he hath
gone out, then his servants have come to,
and look, and lo, the doors of the upper
chamber are bolted, and they say, ' He is
only covering Ms feet in the toner chamber
of the wall,' 25 And they stay till con
founded, and lo, he is not opening the
doors of the upper chamber, and they take
the key, and open, and lo, their lord is fallen
to the earth dead. 2° And Ehud escaped
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during their tarrying,, and he hath passed
by the images, and is escaped to Seirath.
27 And it cometh to pass, in his coming in,
that he bloweth with the trumpet in the
hill-country of Ephraim, and th6 ;CMldren
of Israel go down with him from the hill-
country, and he before them. ' ^And he
saith unto them, 'Pursue after me, for
the Lord hath given your enemies, the
Moabites, into your hand.' And they go
down after Mm, and capture the passages
of the Jordan towards Moab, and- have not
permitted a man to pass over.
, 29And they smite Moab at that time,
about ten thousand men, all robust, and all
men of valour, and not a man hath escaped;
3° and Moab is humbled in that day under
Israel ; and theland resteth eighty years.
81 And after him hath been Shamgar son
of Anath, and he smiteth the PhilistinesV-
six hundred men — with an oxLgoad, and he
also saveth Israel.
IV. iAND the Children of Israel con
tinue to do the evil thing in the eyes of the
Lord when Ehud is dead; 2and the Lord
selleth them into the hand of Jabin king of
Canaan, . who reigned in Hazor, arid the
head of Ms host is Sisera, and he dwelleth
in Harosheth of the Goyim. 3And the
CMldren of Israel cry unto the Lord; for
he hath nine hundred chariots of iron, and
he hath oppressed the CMldren of Israel
mightily twenty years.
4 And Deborah, an inspired woman, wife of
Lapidoth, she is judging Israel at that time;
5 and she is dwelling under the palm-tree
of Deborah, between Ramah and Bethel, in
the hill-country of Ephraim, and the Child
ren of Israel go up unto her for the judg
ment. 6And she sendeth and calleth for
Barak son of Abinoam, out of Kedesh-
Naphtali, and saith unto him, 'Hath not
the Lord, God of Israel, commanded ; go ;
then hast thou drawn towards mount Tabor,
aud hast taken with thee ten thousand men,
out of the Children of Naphtali, and out of
the Children of Zebulun? 7Then have I
drawn unto thee, unto the brook of Kishon,
Sisera, head of the host of Jabin, and his
chariots, and his multitude, and have given
him into thy hand.'
8 And Barak saith unto her, ' If thou go
with me, then have I gone; and if thou go
not with me, I do not go.' 9And she saith,
'I do certainly go with thee; only, surely
thy glory is not on the way which thou
goest, for into the hand" of a woman doth
the Lord sell Sisera;' and Deborah riseth
and goeth with Barak to Kedesh.
"And Barak calleth Zebulun and Naph
tali to Kedesh, and he goeth lip — at Ms feet
are ten thousand men ; and Deborah goeth
up with him . n And Heber the Kenite hath
been separated from the Kenites, from the
Children of Hobab father-in-law of Moses,
and he stretcheth out his tent unto the oak
in Zaanaim, which is by Kedesh.
"And they declare to Sisera that Barak
son of Abinoam hath gone up to mount
Tabor; is and Sisera calleth together all Ms
chariots, nine hundred chariots of iron, and

Defeat and death of Sisera. TV. 14. -JUDGES.— V. 24. Song of Deborah and Barak.

all the people who are with him, from Haro-
sheth of the Goyim to the brook of Kishon.
"And Deborah saith unto Barak, 'Rise,
for this is the day in wMch the Lord hath
given Sisera into thy hand ; hath not the
Lord gone out before thee?' And Barak
goeth down from mount Tabor, and ten
thousand men after him.
" And the Lord destroyeth Sisera, and
all the chariots, and all the camp, by" the
edge of the sword before Barak, and Sisera
cometh down from off the chariot, and
fleeth on his feet. "And Barak hath pur
sued after the chariots and after the camp,
unto Harosheth of the Goyim, and all the
camp of Sisera falleth by the edge of the
sword ; there hath not been left even one.
17 And Sisera hath fled on Ms feet unto the
tent of Jael wife of Heber the Kenite, for
peace is between Jabin king of Hazor and
the house of Heber the Kenite. "And
Jael goeth out to meet Sisera, and saith
unto him, 'Turn aside, my lord, turn aside
unto me, fear not;' and he turneth aside
unto her, into the tent, and she covereth
Mm with a coverlet. "And he saith unto
her, ' Give me to drtok, I pray thee, a little
water, for I am thirsty; ' and she openeth
the bottle of milk, and giveth him to drink,
and covereth him. wKe also saith unto
her, 'Stand at the opemng of the tent;
then hath it been, if any man cometh in,
and hath asked thee, and hath said, Is
there a man here? that thou hast said,
There is not.' *iAnd Jael wife of Heber
taketh the pin of the tent, and taketh the
hammer in her hand, and goeth unto him
gently, and striketh the pin into Ms temples,
and it f asteneth to the earth (seeing he hath
been fast asleep, and is weary), and he dieth.
22 And lo, Barak is pursuing Sisera, and
Jael cometh out to meet him, and saith to
him, * Come, and let me shew thee the man
whom thou art seeking;' and he cometh in
unto her, and lo, Sisera is fallen dead, and
the pin is to Ms temples.
' 23 And God humbleth on that day Jabin
king of Canaan before the CMldren of
Israel; Mand the hand of the Children of
Israel goeth, going on and becoming hard
on Jabto king of Canaan, till they have cut
off Jabin king of Canaan.
V. iAND Deborah stogetli — Barak son of
Abinoam also— on that day, saying : —
3 ' For freeing the freemen in Israel,
For the people wilhngly offering them-
" Bless ye the Loud. [selves,
s Hear, O kings ; give ear, 0 prmces ;
I, to the Lord, I— I do sing,
I sing praise to the Lord, God of Israel.
4 O Lord, in Thy going out from Seir,
In Thy stepping out of the field of Edom,
The earth trembled,
. Even the heavens dropped,
Even the tMck clouds dropped waters.
* HiRs flowed from the face of the Lord, '
This one — Sinai —
From the f aee of the LORD, God of Israel.
* In the days of Shamgar son of Anath—
In the days of Jael —
The ways have ceased,

And those who go in the paths
Go in the crooked ways.
7 The villages ceased in Israel,
They ceased, till that I arose — Deborah,
That I arose, a mother to Israel.
8 It chooseth new gods,
Then war is at the gates,
A sMeld is not seen — or a spear—
Among forty thousand in Israel.
9 My heart is to the lawgivers of Israel,
Who offer themselves willingly among
Bless ye the LORD. [the people,
" Riders on white asses —
Sitters on long robes —
And walkers by the way — meditate !
11 By the voice of shouters-
Between the places of drawing water,
There they give out the righteousnesses
of the LORD, [Israel,
The righteousnesses of His villages in
Then do the people of the LORD rule in
12 Awake, awake, Deborah; [the gates.
Awake, awake, utter a song; Jtive,
Rise, Barak, and take thy captivity cap-
O son of Abinoam. [able ones
is Then him who remaineth of the honour-
He caused tomle the people of the LORD,
He caused me to rule over the mighty.
14 Out of Ephraim their root is against
Amalek. [peoples.
After thee, 0 Benjamin, among the
Out of Machir came down lawgivers,
And out of Zebulun those who draw with
the reed of the writer. [Deborah,
" And the princes in Issachar are with
Yea, Issachar is so with Barak, [feet.
Into the valley he has been sent on his
In the divisions of Reuben,
Great are the decrees of heart ! [aries,
is Why hast thou abode between the bound-
To hear the lowtogs of the herds ?
For the divisions of Reuben,
Great are the searchings of heart.
17 Gilead beyond the Jordan tabernacled,
And Dan — why doth he sojourn in sMps 1
Asher hath abode at the haven of the seas,
And by bis creeks doth tabernacle.
" Zebulun is a people who exposed its soul
to death, ; [field.
Naphtali also — on the high places of tho
" Kings came-^they fought;
Then the kings of Canaan fought,
In Taanach, by the waters of Megiddo;
Gain of money they took not.
29 From the heavens they fought,
The stars from their highways
Fought with Sisera.
21 The brook of Kishon swept them away,
The brook most ancient— the brook of
Kishon. [soul !
Thou dost tread clown strength, 0 my
22 Then were the horse-heels broken,
By the pransings— the pransings of its
mighty ones. [Jehovah,
28 Curse ye Meroz — said the Messenger of
Cursing, curse ye its inhabitants,
For they came not to the help of the
LORD, [mighty.
To the help of the Lord -against the
24 Blessed above women is Jael
Wife of Heber the. Kemte,
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The Mklianites oppress Israel. V. 25.— JUDGES.— vi.

Gideon called to dehv< r Israel,

Above women in the tent she is blessed.
25 Water he asked: milk she gave;
In a lordly dish she brought near butter.
30 Her hand to the pin she sendeth forth,
And her right hand to the labourer's
hammer, [through his head —
And she hammered Sisera — she smote
Yea, she smote, and it passed through
his temples.
27 Between her feet he bowed —
He fell, he lay down;
Between her feet he bowed, he fell;
Where he bowed, there he fell — de
stroyed, [out,
28 Through the window she hath looked
Yea, she crjieth out — the mother of
Through the lattice : [Sisera,
Wherefore hath his chariot delayed
coming ? [chariot ?
Wherefore tarried have the steps of his
29 The wise ones among her princesses an
swer her, [self; —
Yea, she returneth her saying to her-
30 Do they not find ? — they apportion spoil.
A female— two females— for every head,
Spoil of finger-work for Sisera,
Spoil of embroidered finger-work,
-Finger- work — a pair of embroidered
Eor the necks, of the spoil ! [things,
31 So do all thine enemies perish, OsLord;
But those who love Him are
As the going out of the sun in its
strength I '
And the land resteth forty years.
VI. iAND the CMldren of Israel do the
evil thing in the eyes of the Lord, and the
Lord giveth them into the hand of Midian
seven years. 2 And the hand of Midian is
strong against Israel; from the presence of
Midian have the CMldren of Israel made
for themselves the flowtogs which are in
the mountains, and the caves, and the
strongholds. 8And it hath been, if Israel
hath sowed, that Midian hath come up,
Amalek also, and the children of the east,
yea, they have come up against it, 4and en
camp against them, and destroy the in
crease of the land till thine entering Gaza;
and they leave no sustenance in Israel,
either sheep, or ox, or ass; 5for they and
their cattle come up with their tents; they
come in as the fulness of the locust for mul
titude, yea, of them and of their cattle
there is no number; and they come into the
land to destroy it. 6And Israel is very
weak from the presence of Midian, and the
Children of Israel cry unto the Lord.
7 And it cometh to pass when the Children
of Israel have cried unto the Lord, con
cerning the circumstances of Midian, 8that
the Lord sendeth a man, a prophet, unto
the Children of Israel, and he saith to
them, ' Thus hath the Lord, God of Israel,
said, I — I have brought you up out of Egypt,
and I bring you out from the house of ser
vants; 9 and I deliver you out of the hand of
the Egyptians, and out of the hand of all
your oppressors, and I cast them out from
your presence, and I give to you their land,
"and I say to you, I am the Lord your
God; ye shall not fear the 'gods of the Amo-
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rites in whose land ye are dwelling;— but ye
have not hearkened to My voice/ •
n And the Messenger of Jehovah cometh
and sitteth under the oak which is in Oph-
rah, which is to Joash the Abi-Ezrite, and
Gideon his son is beating out wheat at the
wme-press, to remove it from the presence
of the Midianites; "and the Messenger of
Jehovah appeareth unto him, and saith
unto him, ' The Lord is with th ee, 0 mighty
one of valour.' "And Gideon saith unto-
him, ' O my lord, — the LORD then is with
us— and why hath all this found us? and
where are all His wonders, which our
fathers have recounted to us, saying, Hath
not the Lord brought us up out of Egypt?
seeing now the Lord hath left us, and
giveth us into the hand of Midian.'
14 And the Lord turneth unto Mm and
saith, ' Go in this thy power; then hast thou
saved Israel out of the hand of Midian:
have not I sent thee!' "And he saith
to Mm, ' 0 my lord, wherewith shall I save
Israel? h>, my chief is the weakest in Manas
seh, and I the least to the house of my father, '
i6 And the Lord saith unto him, ' Surely '
I am with thee, and thou hast smitten the
Midianites as one man.' "And he saith
unto Him, ' If, I pray Thee, I have found1
graee to TMne eyes, then Thou hast done
for me a sign that Thou art speaking with
me. "Move not, I pray thee, from this,
till my coming unto Thee, and I have
brought out my present, and put it before
Thee;' andhesaith, 'I abide till thyreturn/
" And Gideon hath gone in, and prepareth
a ldd of the goats, and with an ephah of
flour imleavened tMngs; the flesh he hath
put in a basket, and the broth he hath put
in a pot, and he bringeth it out to Hhn, to
the place of the oak, and bringeth it nigh.
20 And the Messenger of God saith unto
him, ' Take the flesh, and the unleavened
things, and place them on this rock— and
the broth pour out ;' and he doth so.
2i And the Messenger of Jehovah sendeth
forth the end of the staff which is in His
hand, and cometh against the flesh, aud
against the unleavened things, and the Are
goeth up out of the rock and consumeth
the flesh and unleavened things, — then the
Messenger of the Lord went from his eyes.
22 And Gideon seeth that He is the Mes
senger of Jehovah, and Gideon saith, 'Alas,
Lord Jehovah I because that I have seen
the Messenger of Jehovah face to face!'
23 And the LORD saith to him, 'Peace to-
thee; fear not; thou shalt not die.' i 2*And
Gideon buildeth there an altar to the Lord,
and calleth it Jehovah-Shalom; unto tMs
day it is yet in Ophrah of the Abi-Ezrites.
^And it cometh to pass, on that night,
that the Lord saith to him, 'Take the
young ox which thy father hath, and the
second bullock of seven years, then hast
thou thrown down the altar of Baal wMch
is thy father's, even the shrine which is by
it thou dost cut down; 2«then hast thou
built an altar to the Lord thy God on the
top of this stronghold, by the arsangement,
and hast taken the second bullock, and

Gideon's army reduced

VT. 27.— JUDGES.— vn. 16.

to three hundred men.

caused a burnt-offering to ascend with the
wood of the shrine wliich thou cuttest
down.' 27 And Gideon taketh ten men of his ser
vants, and doth as the Lord hath spoken
unto him; and it cometh to pass, because
he hath been afraid (for the house of his
father, and the men of the city) of doing it
by day, that he doth it by nighi
28 And the men of the city rise early in
the morning, and lo, the altar of Baal hath
been broken down, and the shrine which is
by it hath been cut down, and the second
bullock hath been offered on the altar wMch
is built. 2s And they say one unto another,
'Who hath done this tMng?' and theyto-
quire and seek, and say, 'Gideon son of
Joash hath done tMs tMng.' so And the
men of the city say unto Joash, 'Bring out
thy son, and let him die; because he hath
broken down the altar of Baal, and because
he hath cut down the shrine which is by it. '
31 And Joash saith to all who have stood
against him, ' Ye, do ye plead for Baal ? ye
—do ye save him ? he who pleadeth for Mm
let him be put to death during the morning;
if he is a god let him plead against Mm,
because he hath broken down Ms altar.'
82 And he calleth him, on that day, Jerub-
baal, saying, ' Let Baal plead against him,
because he hath broken down Ms altar.'
33 And all Midian and Amalek and the
CMldren of the east have been gathered
together, and pass over, and encamp to the
valley of JezreeL ^And the Spirit of the
Lord hath clothed Gideon, and he bloweth
with the trumpet, and Abi-Ezer is called
after Mm. ^ And he hath sent messengers
into all Manasseh, and it also is called after
him; and he hath sent messengers into
Asher, and into Zebulun, and mto Naph
tali, and they come up to meet them.
86 And Gideon saith unto God, ' If Thou
art the Saviour of Israel by my hand, as
Thou hast spoken, &\o, I place the fleece
of wool in the threshing-floor; if dew be on
the fleece alone, and on all the earth be
drought — then have I known that Thou
dost save Israel by my hand, as Thou hast
spoken.' & And it is so; and he riseth early
on the morrow, and presseth the fleece, and
wrtogeth the dew out of the fleece — the
fulness of a bowl of water.
39 And Gideon saith unto God, 'Let not
TMne anger burn against me, and let me
speak only this time ; let me try, I pray
Thee, oMy this time with the fleece, — let
drought be, I pray Thee, on the fleece alone,
and on all the earth let there be dew.'
40 And God doth so on that mght, and the
drought is on the fleece alone, and on all
the earth there hath been dew.
VII. iAND Jerubbaal (who is Gideon)
riseth early, all the people also who are
with him, and they encamp by the well of
Harod, and the camp of Midian hath been-
at the south of him, at the height of Moreh,
in the valley. 2And the Lord saith unto
Gideon, ' The people who are with thee are
too many for My giving Midian into their
hand, lest Israel beautify itself against Me,

saying, Mine own-hand hath given salvation
to me. 3And now, call, I pray thee, to the
ears of the people, saying, Whoso is afraid
and trembling, let Mm turn back and go
early from mount Gilead; ' and there turn
eth back of the people twenty and two
thousand; and ten thousand have been left.
4 And the -Lord Baith unto Gideon, 'Yet
are the people too many; bring them down
unto the water, and let Me refine it for thee
there; then it hath been, that of whom I
say unto thee, This doth go with thee— he
doth go with thee ; and all of whom I say
unto thee, This doth not go with thee — he
doth not go with thee.'
5 And he bringeth down the people unto
the water, and the Lord saith unto Gideon,
' Every one who lappeth pf the water with
.Ms tongue as the dog lappeth— thou dost
set him apart; also every one who boweth
on his knees to drink.' 6 And the number
of those who lap with their hand unto their
mouth is three hundred men, and all the
rest of the people have bowed down on their
knees to drink water. 7 And the LORD saith
unto Gideon, ' By the three hundred men
who lap do I save you, and I have given
Midian into thy hand; and let all the people
go each to Ms place.' 8 And the people take
the provision in their hand, and their trum
pets, and every man of Israel hath he sent
away, each to Ms tent ; but on the three
hundred men he hath kept hold ; and the
camp of Midian hath been by Mm at the
lower part of the valley.
9 And it cometh to pass, on that night,
that the Lord saith unto him, 'Rise, go
down into the camp, for I have given it
into thy hand; " and if thou art afraid to go
down— go down, thou and Phurah thy young
man, unto the camp; nthen hast thou
heard what they speak, and afterwards are
thy hands strengthened, and thou hast
gone down against the camp.' And he
goeth down, he and Phurah his young man,
unto the extremity of the fifties who are to
the camp. "And Midian, and Amalek, and
all the children of the east are lying in the
valley, as the locust for multitude, and of
their camels there is no number, as the sand
wMch is on the sea-shore for multitude.
"And Gideon cometh in, and lo, a man is
recounting to Ms companion a dream, and
saith, 'Lo, I have dreamed a dream, and
lo, a cake of barley-bread is turning itself
over into the camp of Midian, and it com
eth to unto the tent, and smiteth it, and it
falleth, and turneth it upwards, and the
tent hath fallen.' "And his compamon
answereth and saith, ' This tiring is nothing
save the sword Pf Gideon son of Joash, a
man of Israel; God hath given into Ms
hand Midian and all the camp.'
"And it cometh to pass, when Gideon
heareth the narration of the dream and its
interpretation, that he boweth himself, and
turneth back unto the camp of Israel, and
saith, 'Rise ye, for the Lord hath given
into your hand the camp of Midian.' "And
he divideth the three hundred men into
three detachments, and putteth trumpets
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vn. 17.— JUDGES.— vin. 26. Succoth t&Penuelpunighed.

into the hand of each of them, and empty
pitchers, and lamps in the pitchers.
i7And he saith unto them, 'Look at me,
and do thus : when lo, I come into the ex
tremity of the camp— then it hath been —
as I do so ye do. "When I have blown
with the trumpet— I and all who are with
me, then have ye blown with the trumpets,
even ye, round about all the camp, and
have said, For the Lord and for Gideon.'
19 And Gideon cometh — the hundred men
also who are with him — unto the extremity
of the camp, at the beginning of the middle
watch (they have only just confirmed the
watchmen), and they blow with the trum
pets—dashing in pieces alBO the pitchers
wMch are in their hand. 2° And the three
detachments blow with the trumpets, and
break the pitchers, and keep hold with
their left hand on the lamps, and with
their right hand on the trumpets for blow
ing, and they cry, ' The sword of the Lord
and of Gideon.'
21 And they stand each in his place, round
about the camp, and all the camp runneth,
and shouteth, and fleeth. ^And the three
hundred blow the trumpets, and the Lord
setteth the sword of each against his com
panion, even through all the camp ; and
the camp fleeth to Beth-SMttah, at Zererath,
to the border of Abel-Meholah, by Tabbath.
23 And the men of Israel are called from
Naphtali, and from Asher, and from all
Manasseh, and they pursue after Midian.
24 And Gideon hath sent messengers tMough
all the hill-country of Ephraim, saying,
' Come down to meet Midian, and capture
before them the waters unto Beth-Barah,
and the Jordan; ' and every man of Ephraim
is called, and they capture the waters unto
Beth-Barah and the Jordan. 25They also
capture two of the heads of Midian, Oreb
and Zeeb; and they slay Oreb at the rock of
Oreb, and Zeeb have they slain at the wine-
vat of Zeeb, and they pursue Midian ; and
the heads of Oreb and Zeeb have they
brought in unto Gideon beyond the Jordan.
VIII. iAND the men of Ephraim say
unto him, 'What is this thing thou hast
done to us — not to call for us when thou
wentest to fight with Midian?' and they
strive with him severely. 2And he saith
unto them, ' What have I done now like you?
Are not the gleanings of Ephraim better
than the harvest of Abi-Ezer ? 3 Into your
hand hath God given the heads of Midian,
Oreb and Zeeb ; and what have I been able
to do like you?' Then their temper desisted
from off Mm in his speaking this tiring.
4 And Gideon cometh in unto the Jordan,
passing over, he and the ttoee hundred
men who. cw- with him. wearied, yet pur
suing. 5 And he saith to the men of Suc
coth, ' Give, I pray you, cakes of bread for
the people who are at my feet, for they are
wearied; and I am pursuing after Zebah
and Zalmunna kings of Midian.' cAnd
the heads of Succoth say, ' Is the hand of
Zebah and .Zalmunna now in thy hand,
that we should give bread to thy host?'
7 And Gideon saith, 'Therefore — in the
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Lord's giving Zebah and Zalmunna into
my hand, then have I threshed your flesh
by the thorns of the wilderness and with
thresMng instruments.'
8 And he goeth up from thence to Penuel,
and speaketh thus unto them; and the men
of Penuel answer him as the men of Suc
coth answered. 9And he speaketh also to
the men of Penuel, saying, * In my turning
back in peace, I do break down this tower.'
" And Zebah and Zalmunna are to Kar-
kor, and their camps with them, about
fifteen thousand men, all who are left of all
the camp of the children of the east; see
ing those who fell are a hundred, and
twenty thousand men drawing the sword.
n And Gideon goeth up the way of those
who tabernacle in tents, at the east of No
bah and Jogbehah, and he smiteth the camp,
seeing the camp was confident. "And
Zebah and Zalmunna flee, and he pursueth
after them, and he captureth the two kings
of Midian, Zebah and Zalmunna, and hath
caused all the camp to tremble.
"And Gideon son of Joash turneth back
from the battle, at the going up of the sun:
14 and he captureth a young man of the men
of Succoth, and asketh Mm, and he de-
scribeth unto him the heads of Succoth,
and its elders, seventy and seven men.
" And he cometh to unto the men of Suc
coth, and saith, 'Lo, Zebah and Zalmunna,
with whom ye reproached me, saying, Is
the hand of Zebah or Zalmunna now in thy
hand that we should give bread to thy men
who are wearied?' "And he taketh the
elders of the city, and the thorns of the
wilderness and the threshing instruments,
and by them he teacheth the men of Suc
coth. 17 The tower of Penuel also he brake
down, and he slayeth the men of the city.
18 And he saith unto Zebah and unto Zal
munna, ' How — the men whom ye slew in
Tabor V and they say, 'As thou— so they,
each had the form of the king's children.'
"And he saith, 'My brethren — the sons of
my mother — they ; the Lord liveth, if ye
had kept them alive, I had hot slain you.'
29 And he Baith to Jether Ms first-born:,
'Rise, slay them;' but the young man hath
not drawn his sword, for he hath been
afraid, for he is yet a youth. 21 And Zebah
saith — Zalmunna also — 'Rise thou, and fall
upon us ; for as the man — his might ; ' and
Gideon riseth, and slayeth Zebah aud Zal
munna, and taketh their round ornaments
which are on the necks of their camels.
22 And the men of Israel say unto Gideon,
' Rule over us, both thou and thy son, and
thy son's son, for thou hast saved us from
the hand of Midian.' 23 And Gideon saith
unto them, ' I will not rule over you, nor
shall my son rule over you; the Lord doth
rule over you.' 2* Grideon saith also unto
them, ' Let me ask a petition of you, and
give me each the ring of Ms prey; for they
have rings of gold, for they are Ishmaelites.'
26 And they say, ' We will certainly give ;'
and they spread out the garment, and they
cast thither each the ring of his prey.
26 And the weight of the rings of gold which

Gideon's ephod and death. vm. 9.7.— JUDGES.— IX. 28. Abimelech usurps authority.

he hath asked is a tiiousand and seven
hundred shekels of gold, apart from the
round ornaments, and the drops, and the
purple garments, which are on the kings of
Midian, and apart from the chains which
are on the necks of their camels. 27And
Gideon maketh it into an ephod, and placeth
it in his city, in Ophrah; and all Israel go
a-whoring after it there ; and it is to Gideon
and to Ms house for a snare.
23 And Midian is humbled before the
Children of Israel, and theyhaye not added
to lift up their head; and the land resteth
forty years in the days of Gideon. .
29 And Jerubbaal son of Joash goeth and
dwelleth in his own house. ^And there
have been to Gideon seventy sons, coming
out of Ms loin, seeing he had many wives.
31 And Ms concubine who is in Shechem,
she hath born to hhn — even she — a son, and
he appointeth his name Abimelech.
82 And Gideon son of Joash dieth, in a
good old age, and is buried to the burying-
place of Joash Ms father, in Ophrah of the
Abi-Ezrites. & And it cometh to pass when
Gideon is dead, that the Children of Israel
turn back and go a-whoring after the
Baalim, and set over them Baal-Berith for
a god. 8* And the Children of Israel have
not remembered the Lord their God, who
delivereth them out of the hand of all their
enemies round about; ^neither have they
dealt kindly with the house of Jerubbaal
{namely Gideon), according to all the good
which he did with Israel;
IX. i SEEING Abimelech son of Jerub
baal goeth to Shechem, unto Ms mother's
brethren, and speaketh unto them, and
unto all the family of the house of his
mother's father, saying, 2 ' Speak, I pray you,
in the ears of all the masters of Shechem,
Which is good for you, — the ruling over
you of seventy men (all the sons of Jerub
baal), or the ruling over you of one man?
ye have also remembered that I am your
bone and your flesh.'
3 And Ms mother's brethren speak for
him, in the ears of all the masters of She
chem, aU these words, and their heart in-
clineth after Abimelech, for they said, ' He
is our brother.' 4And they give, to him
seventy silverlings out of the house of Baal-
Berith, and Abimelech hireth with them
men, vain and unstable, and they go after
Mm. s And he goeth into the house of his
father at Ophrah, and slayeth his brethren,
the sons of Jerubbaal, seventy men on one
stone: yet Jotham, the youngest son of
Jerubbaal, is left, for he hath been Mdden.
fi And all the , masters of Shechem are
gathered together, and all the house of
Millo, and they come and cause Abimelech
to reign , as king at the oak of the camp
which is in Shechem. 7And they declare
it to Jotham, and he goeth and standeth
on the top of mount Geriziro, and he rifteth
up his voice and calleth, and saith to them,
' Hearken unto me, 0 masters of Shechem,
and may God hearken unto you. 8The
trees have diligently gone on to anoint a
king over them, and they say to the olive,

Reign thou over us. 9And the olive saith
to them, Have I ceased my fatness, when
by me they honour God and man, that I
have gone to stagger over the trees ? " And
the trees say to the fig, Come thou, reign
over us. "And the fig saith to them,
Have I ceased my sweetness, and my good
increase, that I have gone to stagger over
the trees? "And the trees say to the vine,
Come thou, reign over us. "And the vine
saith to them, Have I ceased my new wine,
which rejoiceth God and men, that I have
gone to stagger over the trees ? " And all
the trees say unto the bramble, Come thou,
reign over us. "And the bramble saith
unto the trees, If in truth ye are anointing
me for king over you, come, take refuge to
my shadow; and if not — Jet -fire come out
from the bramble and devour the cedars
of Lebanon.
16 ' And, now, if in truth and in sincerity
ye have acted, when ye make Abimelech
king; and if ye have dealt well with Jerub
baal, and with his house; and if according
to the deed of his hands ye have done to
Mm — 17 (because my father hath fought for
you, and doth cast away Ms life from him,
and deliver you from the hand of Midian,
" yet ye — ye have risen against the house
of my father to-day, and slay his sons,
seventy men, on one stone, and cause
Abimelech son of his handmaid to reign
over the masters of Shechem, because he
is your brother) ; " yea, if in truth and in
sincerity ye have acted with Jerubbaal and
with his house tlris day, rejoice ye in Abi
melech, and let him rejoice — even he — to
you; 20 and if not— let. fire come out from
Abimelech and devour the masters of She
chem and the house of Millo, and let fire
come out from the masters of Shechem and
from the house of Millo and devour Abi
melech.' 21 And Jotham hasteth, andfleeth,
and goeth to Beer, and dwelleth there, from
the face of Abimelech Ms brother.
22 And Abimelech is head over Israel three
years; 23an<i God sendeth an evil spirit
between Abimelech and the masters of
Shechem, and the masters of Shechem deal
treacherously with Abimelech, 24for the
coming in of the violence done to the seventy
sons of Jerubbaal, and for the placing of
their blood on Abimelech their brother, who
hath slain them, and on the masters of
Shechem, who have strengthened Ms hands
to slay his bretMen.
25 And the masters of Shechem set am
bushes for him on the top of the hills, and
they rob every one who passeth over .to
them in the way, and it is declared to
Abimelech. 20 And Gaal son of Ebed com
eth— Ms brethren also — and they pass over
into Shechem, and the masters of Shechem
trust to Mm. 27 And they go out into the
field, and gather their vineyards, and treafl,
and make .praises, and go into the house of
their gods, and eat and drink, and revile
Abimelech. 28 And Gaal son of Ebed saith, 'Who is
Abimelech, and who is Shechem, that we do
serve him ? is he not the son of Jerubbaal ?
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IX. 29.— JUDGES. — X. 9. Abimelcch's vengeance & death.

aud Zebul his commander? Serve the men
of Hamor father of Shechem, and wherefore
do we serve him — we ? 29 And oh that tMs
people were in my hand — then would I turn
Abimelech aside.' And he saith to Abime
lech, ' Increase thy host, and come out.'
80 And Zebul, head of the city, heareth
the words of Gaal son of Ebed, and Ms
anger burneth. 3iAnd he sendeth messen
gers unto Abimelech deceitfully, saying,
'Lo, Gaal son of Ebed and Ms bretto'en
are coming into Shechem, and lo, they are
fortifying the city against thee. ^And,
now,srise by night, thou and the people who
are with thee, and lay wait in the field.
38 Then it hath been, in the morning, at the
rising of the sun, thou dost rise early, and
hast pushed against the city ; when lo, he
and the people who are with him are going
out unto thee— then thou hast done to him
as thy hand findeth.'
^And Abimelech riseth, and all the people
who are with him, hy Mght, and they lay wait
against Shechem — four detachments. & And
Gaal son of Ebed goeth out, and standeth
at the opemng of the gate of the city, and
Abimelech riseth — the people also who are
with him — from the ambush. "J And Gaal
seeth the people, and saith unto Zebul, ' Lo,
people are coming down from the top of the
hills;' and Zebul saith unto him, ' The shadow
of the Mils thou seestlike men.' w And Gaal
addeth yet to speak, and saith, ' Lo, people
are coming down, from the Mgh part of the
land, and another detachment is coming by
the way of the oak of Meonenim.'
38 And Zebul saith unto Mm, 'Where is
now thy mouth, in that thou sayest, Who
is Abimelech that we do- serve Mm? is not
this the people against whom thou hast
kicked ? go out, now, I pray thee, and fight
against it.' ^And Gaal goeth out before
the mastersof Shechem, and fighteth against
Abimelech. ^And Abimelech pursueth him,
and he fleeth from Ms presence, and many
fall wounded,even to the opening of the gate.
41 And Abimelech abideth in Arumah; and
Zebul casteth out Gaal and Ms brethren
from dwelling in Shechem. « And it com
eth to pass, on the morrow, that the people
go out to the field, and they declare it to
Abimelech. «And he taketh the people,
and divideth them into three detachments,
and layeth wait in the field, and looketh,
and lo, the people are coming out from the
city, and he riseth against them and smit
eth them. 44And Abimelech and the de
tachments who are with him have pushed
on, and stand at the opening of the gate of
the city, and the two detachments have
pushed against all who are to the field, and
smite them. *g And Abimelech hath fought
against the city all that day, and captureth
the city, and the people who are in it hath
he slain, and he breaketh down the city,
and soweth it with salt.
4GAnd all the masters of the tower of
Shechem hear, and go in unto the high
place of the house of the god Berlth ; » and
it is declared to Abimelech that all the
masters of the tower of Shechem have
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gathered themselves together. « And Abi
melech goeth up to Mount Zalmon, he and
all the people who are with him, and Abi
melech taketh the great axe in his hand!,
and cutteth a bough off the trees, and Iifteth
it up, and setteth it on Ms shoulder, and
saith unto the people who are with him,
' What ye have seen I have done, haste, do
ye like it.' ^Aud all the people also cut
down each one his bough, and they go after
Abimelech, and set them at the1 high place,
and burn by these the high place with fire,
and also all the masters of the tower of She
chem die, about a thousand men and women.
59 And Abimelech goeth unto Thebez, and
encampeth against Thebez, and captureth
it. si And there hath been a strong tower
in the midst of the city, and tMther flee all
the men and women, and all the masters of
the city, and they shut it behind them, and
go up on the roof of the tower.
62 And Abimelech cometh unto the tower,
and fighteth against it, and draweth nigh
unto the opening of the tbwer to burn i%
with fire. & And a certain woman casteth
a piece of a rider on the head of Abimelech,
and brake Ms skull. ^And he calleth
hastily unto the young man bearing his
weapons, and saith to him, 'Draw thy sword
— then hast thou put me to death, lest they
say of me — A woman slew Mm;' and his
young man pierceth him through, and he
dieth. 55And the men of Israel see that
Abimelech is dead, and they go each to his
plaee. ^And God turneth back the evil of
Abimelech which he did to his father by
slaying Ms seventy brethren; 57and all the
evil of the men of Shechem God turned back
on their own head, and the cursing of Jo
tham son of Jerubbaal cometh unto them.
X. iAND after Abimelech riseth Tola
son of Puah, son of Dodo, a man of Issaehar;
to save Israel, and he dwelleth in Shamir,
in the hill-country of Ephraim; 2and he
judgeth Israel twenty and three years; and
he dieth, aud is buried in Shamir.
» And after Mm riseth Jair the Gileadite>
and he judgeth Israel twenty and two y ears.
4And he hath thirty sons riding on thirty
ass-colts, and they have thirty cities (they
call them Havoth- Jair unto tMs day), wMch
are to the land of Gilead. fi And Jan? dieth,
and is buried in Camon.
6 And the CMldren of Israel continue to
do the evil thing in the eyes of the Lord,
and serve the Baalim, and Ashtaroth, and
the gods of Aram, and the gods of Zidon,
and the gods of Moab, and the gods of the
Beni-Ammon, and the gods of the Philis
tines, and forsake the Lord, and have not
served Him. 7 And the anger of the LORD
burneth against Israel, and He selleth them-
into the hand of the Philistines, and into
the hand of the Beni-Ammon: sand they
crush and oppress the Children of Israel in
that year — even eighteen years all the Child
ren of Israel who are beyond the Jordan,
in the land of the Amorite, whieh is in
Gilead. 9 And the Beni-Ammon pass over the Jor
dan to fight also against Judah, and against

The Gileadites call Jephthah X. 10.— JUDGES.— xi. 27. to fight against Beni-Ammon.

Benjamin, and against the house of Eph
raim; and Israel hath great distress.
" And the Children of Israel cry unto the
Lord, saying, 'We have sinned against
Thee, even because we have forsaken our
God, and do serve the Baalim.'
uAnd the Lord saith unto the Children
of Israel, ' Have I not saved you from the
Egyptians, and from the Amorite, from the
Beni-Ammon, and from the Philistines?
"When the Zidonians, and Amalek, and
Maon have oppressed you, and ye cry unto
Me, then do I save you out of their hand.
"Yet ye, ye have forsaken Me, and serve
other gods; therefore I continue not to save
you. " Go and cry unto the gods on whom
ye have fixed; they — let them 'save you in
the time of your adversity.'
is And the Children of Israel say unto the
Lord, ' We have stoned, do Thou to us ac
cording to all that is good to Thine eyes;
only deliver us, we pray Thee, tMs day.'
"And they turn aside the gods of the
stranger out of their midst, and they serve
the Lord, and His soul is grieved with the
misery of Israel. n And the Beni-Ammon
are called together, and encamp in Gilead;
and the Children of Israel are gathered to
gether, and encamp in Mizpeh. " And the
people — the. heads of Gilead — say one to an
other, ' Who is the man that begtoneth to
flght against the Beni-Ammon ? let him
be for a head to all the inhabitants of
Gilead.' XI. iAND Jephthah the Gileadite hath
been a mighty man of valour, and he is the
son of a woman, a harlot; when Gilead be
getteth Jephthah, - then the wife of Gilead
beareth sons to him, and the wife's sons
grow up and cast out Jephthah, and say to
him, ' Thou hast no inheritance to the house
of our father; for the son of another woman
art thou.' 8And Jephthah fleeth from the
presence of his brethren, and dwelleth in
the land of Tob ; and vain men gather
themselves together unto Jephthah, and
they go out with him.
4 And it cometh to pass, after a time, that
the BeM-Ammon fight with Israel. SAnd
it cometh to pass when the Beni-Ammon
have fought -with Israel, that the elders of
Gilead go to take Jephthah from the land
of Tob. 6And they say to Jephthah,
' Come; then hast thou been to us for a
captain, and we do fight against the Beni-
Ammon.' 7And Jephthah saith to the
elders of Gilead, ' Have not ye hated me,
and cast me. out "from the house of my
father ? — and wherefore have ye cpme unto
me now when ye are to distress ?' .
8 And the elders of Gilead, say unto Jeph
thah, . ' Therefore, . now, have we 'turned
back unto thee; when thou hast gone with
us, and hast fought against the Beni-Am
mon, then thou .hast been to us for a head
—to all the inhabitants of Gilead.' 9And
Jephthah saith unto the elders of Gilead,
' If ye take me back to flght against the
BeM-Ammon, and the Lord hath given
them up before me, — I, am I to you for a
head? "And the elders of Gilead say unto
M

Jephthah, 'The Lord is hearkening be
tween us, — If we do not so according to thy
word.' n And Jephthah goeth with the elders of
Gilead, and the people set him over them
for head and for captain, and Jephthah
speaketh all his words before the Lord to
Mizpeh. "And Jephthah sendeth messen
gers unto the king of the Beni-Ammon,
saying, ' What to me and to thee that thou
hast come in unto me, to flght in my land.'
"And the king of the Beni-Ammon saith
unto the messengers of Jephthah, ' Because
Israel took my land in his coming up out
of Egypt, from Arnon even unto the Jab
bok, and unto the Jordan; and now, re
store them in peace.'
"And Jephthah addeth yet and sendeth
messengers unto the. king of the Beni-Am
mon, is and saith to Mm, ' Thus hath Jeph
thah said, Israel took not the land of Moab,
or the land of the Bern- Ammon; "for to
his coming up out of Egypt, Israel then
goeth to the wilderness unto the Red Sea,
and cometh in to Kadesh, "and Israel
sendeth messengers unto the king of Edom,
saying, Let me pass over, I pray thee,
through thy land; but the king of Edom
hearkened not ; and also unto the king of
Moab hath Israel sent, but he hath not
been willing; and Israel abideth in Kadesh,
18 and goeth on through the wilderness, and
compasseth the land of Edom and the land
of Moab, and cometh in at the rising of the
sun of the land of Moab, and encampeth
beyond Arnon, and came not into the border
of Moab, for Arnon is the border of Moab.
19 ' And Israel sendeth messengers unto
Sihon king of the Amorite, king of Heshbon,
and Israel saith to him, Let us pass over,
we pray thee, through thy land unto my
place. 2° But Sihon hath not trusted Israel
to pass over through his border, and Sihon
gathereth all his people, and they encamp
in Jahaz, and flght with Israel. ^ And the
Lord, God of Israel, giveth Sihon and all
Ms people into the hand of Israel, and they
smite them; and Israel possesseth all the
land of the Amorite, the inhabitant of that
land, 22 and they possess all the border of the
Amorite from the Arnon unto the Jabbok,
and from the wilderness unto the Jordan, _
23 ' And now, the Lord, God of Israel,
hath dispossessed the Amorite from the
presence of his people Israel, but thou
wouldst possess it. 2*That wMch Chemosh
thy god causeth thee to possess — dost thou
not possess it? and whom the Lord our
God hath dispossessed from our presence,
— them do we possess. ,
25 ' Ahd now, art thou at all -better than
Balak son of Zippor, king of Moab ? did he at
all strive with Israel? did he at all flght *
against them? ^ln Israel's dwelling in
Heshbon and in its towns, and in Aroer and
in its towns, and in all the cities which are
, by the sides of Arnon three hundred years —
r wherefore have ye not dehvered them in
that time. w Yea, I have not sinned against
thee, and thou art doing evil with me— by
fighting against me. The LORD, the Judge,
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XL 28.— JUDGES.— xm. 7.

The Ephraimites quarrel.

judge to-day between the Children of Israel
and the Children of Ammon.'
28 But the king of the Beni-Ammon hath
not hearkened unto the words of Jephthah
which he hath sent unto him. ^And the
Spirit of the Lord is on Jephthah, and he
passeth over Gilead and Manasseh. and he
passeth over Mizpeh of Gilead, and from
Mizpeh of Gilead he hath passed over to the
Beni-Ammon. 80 And Jephthah voweth a vow to the
Lord, and saith, ' If Thou certainly give the
Beni-Ammon into my hand — 3i then it hath
been, that which at all cometh out from
the doors of my house to meet me in my
turning back in peace from the Beni-Am
mon — it hath been the Lord's, or I have
offered for it — a burnt-offering.'
82 And Jephthah passeth over unto the
BeM-Ammon to fight against them, and the
Lord giveth them into his hand. & And he
smiteth them from Aroer, even unto thy
going in to Minnith, twenty cities, and unto
the meadow of the vineyards — a very great
smiting; and the Beni-Ammon are humbled
at the presence of the Children of Israel.
^And Jephthah cometh into Mizpeh,
unto Ms house, and lo, Ms daughter is
coming out to meet Mm with timbrels, and
with choruses; and except she alone, he
hath none — son or daughter. 85And it
cometh to pass, when he seeth her, that he
rendeth his garments, and saith, 'Alas ! my
daughter, thou hast caused me to bend, and
hast been among those who trouble me; and
I — I have opened my mouth unto the LORD,
and I am unable to turn back.'
80And she saith unto him, 'My father—
thou hast opened thy mouth unto the Lord,
do to me as it hath gone out from thy mouth,
after the Lord hath executed for thee ven
geance on thine enemies, on the Beni-Am
mon.' 37She also saith unto her father,
' Let this thing be done for me; desist from
me two months, and let me go on, then
have I gone down on the hills and weep for
my virginity— I and my friends.'
38 And he saith, 'Go;' and he sendeth her
away two months, and she goeth, she and
her friends, and she weepeth for her vir
ginity on the hills. 89And it cometh to
pass at the end of two months that she
turneth back unto her father, and he doth
to her the vow wMch he hath vowed; and
she knew not a man; and it is a statute in
Israel that *° from time to time the daughters
of Israel go to talk to the daughter of Jeph
thah the Gileadite, four days to the year.
XII. i AND the men of Ephraim are called
together, aud they pass on northward, and
say to Jephthah, ' Wherefore hast thou pass
ed over to flght against the Beni-Ammon,
and hast not called on us to go with thee ?
thy house will we burn over thee with fire.'
8 And Jephthah saith unto them, ' A man
of great strife have I been (I and my
people) with the BeM-Ammon, and I call
you, and ye have not saved me out of their
hand; 8and I see that thou art not a saviour,
and I put my life to my hand, and pass
over unto the Beni-Ammon, and the Lord
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giveth them into my hand— and why have
ye come up to me this day to flght with me ? '
4 And Jephthah gathereth all the men of
Gilead, and fighteth with Ephraim, and the
men of Gilead smite Ephraim, because they
said, 'Fugitives of Ephraim are ye Gil
eadites,' in the midst of Ephraim— in the
midst of Manasseh. , 6 And Gilead captureth
the passages of the Jordan to Ephraim; and
it hath been, when any of the fugitives of
Ephraim say, 'Let me pass over,' and the
men of Gilead say to him, ' An Ephr'ainrite
thou?' andhesaith, 'No;' 6thentheysayto
him, ' Say, I pray thee, Shibboleth; ' and he
saith, 'Sibboleth,' and is not prepared to
speak right, — that they seize him, and
slaughter Mm at the passages of the Jordan,
and there falleth at that time, of EpM'aim,
forty and two [chiefs or) thousand.
7 And Jephthah judgeth Israel six years;
and Jephthah the Gileadite dieth, and is
buried in one of the cities of Gilead.
8 And after Mm Ibzan of Beth-lehem judg
eth Israel; 9and he hath thirty sons, and
thirty daughters whom he hath sent with
out; and he hath brought in thirty daughters
for his sons from without; and he judgeth
Israel seven years. " And Ibzan dieth, and
is buried in Beth-lehem.
n And after Mm Elon the Zebulumte
judgeth Israel; and he judgeth Israel ten
years. "And Elon the Zebulunite dieth, and
is buried in 'Aljalon, to the land of Zebulun.
"And after him, Abdon son of Hillel, the
Pirathonite, judgeth Israel; 14 and he bath
forty sons, and thirty grandchildren, riding
on seventy ass-colts; and he judgeth Israel
eight years. " And Abdon son of Hillel, the
Pirathonite,dieth,andis buried in Phathon,
in the land of Ephraim, in the hill-country
of the AmaleMte.
XIII. iAND the CMldren of Israel add
to do the evil thing to the eyes of the LORD,
and the Lord giveth them into the hand of
the Philistines forty years.
2 And there is a certain man of Zorah, of
the family of the Danites, and his name is
Manoah,and his wife is barren, and hath
not borne. 8 And the Messenger of Jehovah
appeareth unto the woman, and saith unto
her, ' Lo, I pray thee, thou art barren, and
hast not borne; when thou hast conceived,
then thou hast borne a son. 4And, now,
take heed, I pray thee, and drink not wine
or strong drink, and eat not any unclean
thing; eforlo, thou art conceiving and bear
ing a son, and a razor doth not go up on
Ms head, for a Nazarite to God is the youth
from the womb, and he shall begin to save
Israel out of the hand of the Philistines.'
6 And the woman cometh and speaketh to
her husband, saying, ' A man of God hath
come unto me, and his appearance is as the
appearance of a Messenger of God, very
fearful; but I have not asked Mm whence
he is, and his name he declared not to me.
7 But he saith to me, Lo, thou art pregnant,
and bearing a son; and now drink not wine
or strong drink, and eat no unclean thing,
for a Nazarite to God is the youth from the
womb till the day of Ms death.'

Tlie birth of Samson.

xni. 8.— JUDGES.— xiv. 16.

Samson's riddle.

8 And Manoah maketh entreaty unto the
LORD, and saith, ' O, my Lord, the man of
God whom Thou hast sent, let him come in,
I pray Thee, again to us, and direct us what
we should do to the youth who is born.'
9 And God hearkeneth to the voice of
Manoah, and the Messenger of God cometh
in again unto the woman, and she is sitting
in the field; but Manoah her husband is
not with her. "And the woman hasteth,
and runneth and declareth to her husband,
and saith to him, ' Lo, he hath appeared to
me — the man who came on that day to me.'
n And Manoah riseth, and goeth after
his wife, and cometh unto the man, and
saith to him, ' Art thou the man who hath
spoken unto the woman ? ' and he saith, ' I
am.' "And Manoah saith, 'Now let thy
words come to pass; what is the custom of
the youth, and Ms work ?'
" And the Messenger of Jehovah saith
unto Manoah, ' Of all that I said unto the
woman let her take heed. "Of anytMng
wMch cometh out from the wine-vine she
doth not eat, and wine and strong drink she
doth not drink, and any unclean thing she
doth not eat ; all that I have commanded
her doth she observe.'
"And Manoah saith unto the Messenger
of Jehovah, 'Let us detain thee, I pray
thee, and let us prepare before thee a kid.
of the goats.' "And the Messenger of Je
hovah saith unto Manoah, ' If thou detain
me — I do not eat of thy bread; and if thou
prepare a burnt-offering— to the Lord thou
dost offer it;' for Manoah hath not known
that He is the Messenger of Jehovah.
17 And Manoah saith unto the Messenger
of Jehovah, ' What is thy name ? when thy
words come to pass, then have we honoured
thee.' "And the Messenger of Jehovah
saith to him, ' Why is tMs — thou dost ask
for My name— seeing it is Wonderful V
"And Manoah taketh the Mdof the goats,
and the present, and offereth on the rock to
the Lord, and He doth wonderfully; and
Manoah and Ms wife are looking on. 20 And
it cometh to pass, in the going up of the
flame from off the altar towards the
heavens, that the- Messenger of Jehovah
goeth up in the flame of the altar ; and
Manoah and his wife are looking on, and
they fall on their face to the earth. 21 And
the Messenger of Jehovah hath not added
again to appear unto Manoah, or unto Ms
wife; then Manoah hath known that He is
the Messenger of Jehovah. 22 And Manoah
saith unto his wife, ' We do certainly die,
for we have seen God.' 23 And his wife saith
to him, 'Lf the Lord were desirous of put
ting us to death, He had not received front"
our hands a burnt-offering and present, nor
shewed us all these things, nor as 'at this
time caused us to hear anything hke tMs.'
24 And the woman beareth a son, and call
eth Ms name Samson; and the youth grow-
eth, and the Lord doth bless Mm; J6and
the Spirit of the Lord beginneth to move
him in the camp of Dan, between Zorah
and Eshtaol.
XIV. iAND Samson goeth down to Tim

nath, and seeth a woman to Timnath of the
daughters of the Philistines. 2 And he com
eth up and declareth to Ms father and to '
his mother, and saith, ' I have seen a woman
to Timnath, of the daughters of the Philis
tines; and now, take her for me for a wife.'
3 And his father saith to him— his mother
also— 'Is there not among the daughters of
thy brethren, or among all my people, a
woman, that thou art gomg to take a woman
from the uncircumeised Philistines?' but
Samson saith unto Ms father, ' Take her for
me, for she is upright in mine eyes.' 4And
Ms father, and his mother have not known
that it is from the Lord, that he is seeking
a meeting of the PMhstines ; and at that
time the Philistines are ruling over Israel.
5 And Samson goeth down— his father and
Ms mother also— to Timnath, and they
come unto the vineyards of Timnath, and
lo, a lion's whelp roareth at meeting him.
6 And the Spirit of Jehovoh prospereth over
him,- and he rendetli it as the rending of a
kid, and there is nothing in Ms hand ; and
he hath not declared to his father or to Ms
mother that wMch he hath done.
7 And he goeth down and speaketh to the
woman, and she is upright in the eyes of
Samson. 8And he turneth back, after a
week, to take her, and he turneth aside to
see the carcase of the Hon, and lo, a com
pany of bees are in the body of the lion, and
honey. 9And he taketh it down on to his
hands, and goeth on, going and eating; and
he goeth unto Ms father and unto Mb
mother, and giveth to them," and they do
eat;, and he declared not to them that from
the body of the lion he took down the honey.
"And his father goeth down unto the
woman, and Samson maketh there a ban
quet, for so the young men do. UAnd it
cometh to pass when they see him, that
they take thirty compamons; and they are
with him. "And Samson saith to them,
' Let me, I pray you, put forth to you a
riddle ; if ye do certainly declare it to me
in the seven days of the banquet, and have
found it out, then have I given to you thirty
Unen shirts, and thirty changes of garments;
" and if ye are not able to declare it to me,
then have ye given to me thirty hnen shirts,
and thirty changes of garments.' And they
say to Mm, 'Put forth thy riddle, and let
us hear it I' "And he saith to them,
( Out of the eater hath gone forth meat,
And out of the strong went forth sweetness;'
and they have not been able to declare the
riddle in three days.
"And it cometh to pass, on the seventh
day, that they say to Samson's wife, ' En
tice thy husband, that he declare to us the
riddle, lest we burn thee and the house of
thy father with fire; to possess us have ye
called for us ? is it not ? '
i6 And Samson's wife weepeth for it, and
saith, ' Thou hast only hated me, and hast
not loved, me; the riddle thou hast put
forth to the children of my people— even to
me thou hast not declared it;' and he saith
to her, ' Lo, to my father and to my mother
I have not declared it, — and to thee I de-
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Samson smites the Philistines. XXV. 17.— JUDGES.— XVI. 9. Delilah ensnares Samson.

clare it I' 17 And she weepeth for it the
seven days, in which their banquet hath
been; and it cometh to pass on the seventh
day, that he declareth it to her, for she hath
distressed him ; and she declareth the
riddle to the children of her people.
18 And the men of the city say to him on the
seventh day, before the going in of the sun, —
' What is sweeter than honey ?
And What is stronger than a lion?'
And he saith to them,
' Unless ye had ploughed with my heifer,
Ye had not found out my riddle.'
"And the Spirit of Jehovah prospereth
over him, and he goeth down to Ashkclon,
and smiteth of them thirty men, and taketh
then* armour, and giveth the changes to
those who declare the riddle; but his anger
burneth, and he goeth up to the house of
Ms father. ^And Samson's wife becometh
Ms compaMon's, who had been Ms friend.
XV. 2AND it cometh to pass, after a
time, to the days of -wheat-harvest,- that
Samson visiteth his wife with a kid of the
goats, and saith, ' Let me go to unto my
wife to the toner chamber;' and her father
hath not permitted him to go in; 2>ea, her
father saith, 'I certainly said, that thou
hadst certainly hated her, and I give her to
thy compamon; is not her sister — the young
one — better than she? Let her be, I pray
thee, to thee, instead of her.'
8 And Samson saith of them, 'I am more
innocent tMs time than the Philistines,
though I do evil with them.' 4 And Samson
goeth and catcheth three hundred foxes, and
taketh torches, arid turneth tail to tail, and
putteth a torch between the two tails, in
the midst. 6And he kindleth fire to the
torches, and sendeth them out into the
standing corn of the Philistines, and burn
eth from the heap even unto the standing
corn, even unto the vineyard — oliveyard.
6 And the Philistines say, ' Who hath done
this?' And they say, 'Samson, son-in-law
of the Timmte, because he hath taken away
Ms wife, and giveth her to his companion;'
and the Philistines go up, and burn her and
her father with fire.
'And Samson saith to them, 'Though ye
do this, nevertheless 1 am avenged on you,
and afterwards will I cease I' 8And he
smiteth them hip and thigh — a great smit
ing; and he goeth down and dwelleth in
the cleft of the rock Etam.
9 And the PMlisttoes go up, and encamp
in Judah, and are spread out to LeM. " And
the men of Judah say, ' Why have ye come
up against us?' and they say, 'To bind
Samson have we come up, to do to him as
he hath done to us.'
n And three thousand men of Judah go
down unto the cleft of the rock Etam, and
say to Samson, ' Hast thou not known that
the Philistines are rulers over us ? and what
is tMs thou hast done to us ? ' And he saith to
them, ' As they did to me, so did I to them.'
"And they say to him, 'To bind thee
have we come down — to give thee into the
hand of the Philistines.' And Samson saith
to them, ' Swear to me, lest ye fall upon
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me yourselves.' "And they speak to him,
saying, ' No, but we do certainly bind thee,
then have we given thee into their hand,
but we certainly do not put thee to death;'
and they bind Mm with two thick bands,
new ones, and bring him up from the rock.
14 He hath come unto LeM — and the Phi
listines have shouted at meeting him— and
the Spirit of Jehovah prospereth over him,
and the tMck bands which are on his arms
are as flax which is burnt with fire, and his
bonds are wasted from off Ms hands.
"And he findeth a fresh jaw-bone of an
ass, and putteth forth his hand and taketh
it, and smiteth with it a thousand men.
"And Samson saith, ' With the jaw-bone
of an ass — an ass upon asses — with the jaw
bone of an ass have I smitten a thousand
men.' i7And it cometh to pass when he
fimsheth speaking, that he casteth away the
jaw-bone out of his hand, and calleth that
place Ramath-Lehi. "And he thirsteth
exceedingly, and calleth unto the Lord,
and saith, ' Thou — Thou hast given by the
hand of Thy servant this great salvation;
and now, I die with thirst, — then have I
fallen into the hand of the uncircumeised.'
i?And God cleaveth the hollow place
wMch is to LeM, and waters come out of
it, and he drinketh, and his spirit cometh
back, and he reviveth; therefore hath one
called its name ' The fountain of him who
calleth,' wMch is in LeM unto tMs day.
20 And he judgeth Israel to the days of the
PMlisttoes twenty years.
XVI. iAND Samson goeth to Gaza, and
he seeth there a woman, a harlot, and he
goeth in unto her. 2It is told to the Gaz-
ites, saying, ' Samson hath come in Mther;'
and they go round and lay wait for him all
the night at the gate of the city, and they
keep themselves silent all the Mght, saying,
' Till the light of the mormng— -then have
we slain Mm.' 3And Samson heth till the
middle of the night; and he riseth in the
middle of the Mght, and layeth hold on the
doors of the gate of the city, and on the two
side-posts, and removeth them with the
bar, and putteth them on Ms shoulders,
and taketh them up unto the top of the hill,
wMch is on the front of Hebron.
4 And it cometh to pass afterwards that
he loveth a woman in the valley of Sorek,
and her name is Delilah. 5And the piinoes
of the Philistines come up unto her, and say
to her, ' Entice him, and see wherein his
great power is, and wherein we are able for
him — then have we bound, him to aflQict
him, and we — we do give to thee each one
eleven hundred silverh'ngs.'
"And Delilah saith unto Samson, 'De
clare, .1 pray thee, to me, whereto thy great
power is, and wherewith thou mayest be
bound to afflict thee.' 7 And Samson saith
unto her, ' If they bind me with seven green
withs which were not dried, then have I been
weak, and been as one of the human race.'
8 And the princes of the Philistines bring
up to her seven green withs which have not
been dried, and she bindeth Mm with them.
9Andthe ambush is abiding with her in

Delilah's treachery.

xvi. 10.— JUDGES.— xvu. 7.

Death of Samson.

the toner chamber, and she saith unto him,
"' The Philistines are on thee, Samson;' and
he breaketh the withs as a tto'ead of tow is
broken in its touching fire, and Ms power
hath not been known.
" And Delilah saith unto Samson, ' Lo,
thou hast played upon me, and speakest
lies unto me; now, declare, I pray thee, to
me, wherewith thou mayest be bound.'
n And he saith unto her, ' If they certainly
bind me with new tMck bands by which
work hath not been done, then have I been
weak, and been as one of the human race.'
"And Delilah taketh new thick bands,
and btodeth him with them, and saith unto
him, ' The Philistines are upon thee, Sam
son;' and the ambush is abiding to the
inner chamber; and he breaketh them from
off Ms arms as a tM-ead.
"AndDelilahsaithuntoSamson, 'Hither
to thou hast played upon me, and dost
speak Res unto me; declare to me where
with thou mayest be bound.' And he saith
unto her, ' If thou weavest the seven locks
of my hair with the web.'
" And she flxeth it with the pin, and saith
unto Mm, ' The PMlisttoes are upon thee,
Samson;' and he awaketh out of Ms sleep,
and he journeyeth with the pin of the
weaving macMne, and with the web.
"And she saith unto him, 'How dost
thou say, I have loved thee, and thy heart
is not with me? these three times thou
hast played upon me, and hast not declared
to me wherein thy great power is.'
"And it cometh to pass because she dis
tressed Mm with her words contmually,
and uoth urge him, that his soul is grieved
to death. i7And he declareth to her all
Ms heart, and saith to her, ' A razor hath
not gone up on my head, for a Nazarite to
God am I from the womb of my mother;
when I have been shaven, then my power
hath turned aside from me, and I have been
weak, and been as one of the human race.'
"And Delilah seeth that he hath de
clared to her all Ms heart, and she sendeth
and calleth for the princes of the PMlistines>
saying, ' Come up this time, for he hath de
clared to me all his heart;' and the princes
of the Philistines have come up unto her,
and they bring up the money in their hand.
" And she maketh Mm sleep on her knees,
and she calleth for a man, and shaveth the
seven locks of Ms head, and begtoneth to
afflict him, and Ms power turneth aside
from him. 20 And she saith, 'The Philis
tines are upon thee, Samson ; ' and he
awaketh out of his sleep, and saith, ' I go
out as at other times, and shake myself ; '
and he hath not known that the Lord hath
turned aside from him.
21 And the Philisttoes'seize him, and pick
out his eyes, and bring him down to Gaza,
and bind him with two fetters of brass;
and he is grinding to the prison-house; ^yet
the hair of Ms head beginneth to shoot up,
when he hath been shaven.
28 And the prtoceB of the PMlisttoes have
been, gathered together to sacrifice a great
sacrifice to Dagon their god, and to rejoice;

and they say, ' Our god hath given into our
hand Samson •our enemy.' 2* And the people
see him, and praise their god; for they have
said, ' Our god hath given into our hand
our enemy, and he who layeth waste our
land,and who hath multiplied our wounded.'
25 And it cometh to pass, when their heart
is glad, that they say, ' Call for Samson, and
let him play before us ; ' and they call for
Samson out of the prison-house, and he
playeth before them, and they cause him
to stand between the pillars.
26 And Samson saith unto the young man
who is keeping hold on Ms hand, ' Let me
alone, I pray thee, and let me feel the pillars
on which the house is established, and let
me lean upon them.' ¦» And the house hath
been full of men and women, and tMther
are all the princes of the Philistines ; and
on the roof about three thousand men and
women, who look on the playing of Samson.
28 And Samson calleth unto the Lord, and
saith, "Lord Jehovah, remember me, I
pray Thee, and strengthen me, I pray Thee,
only this time, 0 God; and let me be avenged
— vengeance at once — because of my two
eyes, on the Philistines.' ^And Samson
turneth aside to the two middle pillars, on
which the house is established, and on
wMch it is supported, one with his right
hand, and one with Ms left. 8° And Samson
saith, ' Let me die with the PMlisttoes; ' and
he toclineth himself powerfully, and the
house falleth on the princes, and. on all the
people who are to it, and the dead whom
he hath put to death in Ms death are more
than those whom he put to death in his life.
81 And Ms brettoen come down, even all
the house of his father, and they lift him
up, and bring him up, and buiy hhn be
tween Zorah and Eshtaol, to the burying-
place of Manoah his father; and he hath
judged Israel twenty years.
XVII. 1 AND there is a man of the hill-
country of EpMaim, and his name is Micah,
2 And he saith to his mother, 'The eleven
hundred silverlings wMch have been taken
from thee, and about which thou hast sworn,
and also spoken to mine ears; lo, the silver
is with me, I have taken it; ' and his mother
saith, ' Blessed is my son of the LORD.'
8 And he giveth back the eleven hundred
silverlings to Ms mother; and his mother
saith, 'Iliad certainly sanctified the silver
to the Lord, from my hand, for my son, to
make a graven image, and a molten image;
and now, I give it back to thee.' 4But he
giveth back the money to Ms mother; and
Ms mother taketh two hundred silverlings,
and giveth them to the refiner, and he mak
eth 4hem a graven image, and a molten
image; and they are in the house of Micah.
s As to the man Micah, he hath a house of
gods, and he maketh an ephod,. and tera
phim, and conBecrateth the hand of one of
his sons, and he is to him for a priest. 6In
those days there is no king in Israel, each
doth that wMch is right in his own eyes.
7 And there is a young man out of Beth-
lehem-Judah, of the family of Judah, and
he is a Levite, and he is a sojourner there.
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Micah and his gods.

xvir. 8.— JUDGES.— xvm. 28. Expedition of the Danites.

8 And the man goeth out of the city, out of
Beth-lehem-Judah, to sojourn where he
may find a place, and he cometh to the hill-
country of Ephraim, unto the house of
Micah, to work Ms way. 9 And Micah saith
to him, 'Whence comest thou?' and he
saith unto him, 'A Levite am I, out of
Beth-lehem-Judah, and I am going to so
journ where I may find a place.' "And
Micah saith to him, ' Dwell with me, and be
to me for a father and for a priest, and I
give to thee ten silverlings for the days, and
a suit of garments, and thy sustenance;'
and the Levite goeth in. "And the Le
vite is willing to dwell with the man ; and
the young man is to him as one of his sons.
"And Micah consecrateth the hand of"
the Levite, and the young man is to him for
a priest, and he is in the house of Micah.
"And Micah saith, 'Now I have known
that the Lord doth good to me, for the Le
vite hath been to me for a priest.'
XVIII. i IN those days there is no king to
Israel, and in those days the tribe of the
Damtes is seeking for itself an inheritance
to inhabit, for that hath not fallen to it unto
that day to the midst of the tribes of Israel
by inheritance. 2 And the Children of Dan
send, out of their family, five men of them,
men of valour, from Zorah, and from Esh-
taol, to traverse the land and to search it,
and they say unto them, 'Go, search the
land;' and they come into the hill-country
of EpMaim, unto the house of Micah, and.
they lodge there.
3 They are- with the household of Micah,
and they discern the voice of the young
man the Levite, and they turn aside there,
and say to him, ' Who hath brought thee
hither? and what art thou doing in this
place ? and what hast thou here ? ' 4 And he
saith unto them, 'Thus and thus hath
Micah done to me; and he hireth me, and
I am to Mm for a priest.'
6 And they say to him, ' Ask, we pray thee,
at God, and let us know whether our way
on which we are going is prosperous.'
« And the priest saith to them, 'Go in peace;
before the Lord is your way in which ye go.'
7 And the five men go, and come into
Laish, and see the people which is in its
midst; dwelling confidently, according to
the custom of the Zidonians, quiet and con
fident ; and there is none possessing re
straint, putting to shame in any thing; and
they are far off from the ZidoMans, and
have no matters with any man.
8 And they come in unto their brethren,
at Zorah and Eshtaol; and their brethren
say to them, 'What say ye?' 9And they
say, 'Rise and let us go up. against them,
for we have seen the land, and lo, very
good; yet, ye keep silent; be not slothful to
go; to enter to possess the land. "When
ye go, ye come in unto a people confident,
and the land, is large on both hands, for
God hath given it into your hand, a place
where there is no lack of anything wMch is
in the land.'
11 And some of the family of the DaMtes
journey from thence, from Zorah, and from
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Eshtaol, six- hundred men, girded with
weapons of war. "And they go up and en
camp in Kirjath-Jearim, to Judah ; there
fore have they called that place, ' The camp
of Dan,' till tlris day; lo, behind Kirjath-
Jearim. " And they pass over from thence
to the hill-country of Ephraim, and they
come to unto the house of Micah. i4And
the five men who go to traverse the land of
Laish answer and say unto then- brethren,
'Have ye known that there is to these
houses an ephod, and teraphim, arid a
graven image, and a molten image? and
now, know ye what ye do.'
" And they turn aside tMther, and come
in unto the house of the young man the
Levite, the house of Micah, and ask of him
concerning his welfare, " (and the six hun
dred men girt with their weapons of war,
who are of the Children of Dan, are stand
ing at the opening of the gate) i7yea, the *
five men who go to traverse the land go up
— they have come to tMther — they have
taken the graven image, and the ephod, and
the teraphim, and the molten image, (arid
the priest is standing at the opening of the
gate, and the six hundred men 'who are gut
with weapons of war) "yea, these have
entered the house of Micah, and they take
the graven image, the ephod, and the tera-
pMm, and the molten image; and the priest
saith unto them, 'What are you doing?'
"And they say to Mm, 'Keep silent, lay
thy hand on thy mouth, and go with us,
and be to us for a father and for a priest: is
it better thy being a priest to the houBe of
one man, or thy betog priest to a trib§ and
to a family to Israel?' 20And the heart of
the priest is glad, and he taketh the ephod;
and the teraphim, and the graven image,
and he goeth into the midst of the people*
2i And they turn and go, and put the infants,
and the cattle, and the baggage before them*
22 They have been far off from the house
of Micah — and the men who are in the
houses wMch are near the house of Micah
have been called together — and they over
take the Children of Dan. 23 And they call
unto the CMldren of Dan, and they turn
round their faces, and say to Micah, ' What
— to thee that thou hast been called to
gether?' 2± And he saith, 'My gods whom
I have made ye have taken, the priest also,,
and go; and what have I more ? and what is
this ye say unto me, What— to thee ? '
25 And the Children of Dan say imto Mm,
' Let not thy voice be heard with us, lest
the men who are bitter to soul fall upon
you, and thou hast gathered thy hfe, and
the lives of thy household; ' 26 and the Child
ren of Dan go on their way, and Micah seeth
that they are stronger than he, and he turn
eth, and goeth back unto his house.
27 And they have taken that wMch Micah
hath made, and the priest whom he had,
and they come in against Laish, agamst a
people qmet and confident, and they smite
them by the edge of the sword, and the
city they have burnt with fire; 28 and there
is no deliverer, for it is far from Zidon, and
they have no matters with any man, and it

The Levite d- his concubine, xvm. 29.— ^JUDGES.^-xix. 27. The wickedness of Gibeah.

is in the valley wliich is to Beth-Rehob;
and they build the city, and dwell in it.
29 And they call the name of the city Dan,
by the name of Dan their father, who was
born to Israel: and yet Laish was the name
of the city at the first.
30 And the Children of Dan raise up for
themselves the graven image; and Jonathan
son of Gershom, son of Manasseh, he and
Ms sons have been priests to the tribe of
Dan, till the day of the removal of the
people of the land, si And they appoint for
themselves the graven image of Micah,
which he had made, all the days of the
house of God being in Shiloh.
XIX. i AND it cometh to pass, in those
days, when there is no king in Israel, that
there is a man, a Levite, a sojourner in the
sides of the MU-country of Ephraim, and he
taketh to himself a wife, a concubine, out
of Beth-lehem-Judah. 2And Ms concu
bine committeth whoredom against him,
and goeth from him unto the house of her
father, unto Beth-lehem-Judah, and she is
there four months of days.
3 And her husband riseth and goeth after
her, to speak unto her heart, to bring her
back; and his young man is with him, and
a couple of asses; and she bringeth him into
the house of her father ; and the father of
the young woman seeth Mm, and rejoiceth
to meet him.
4 And Ms father-in-law, the father of the
young woman, keepeth hold on him, and
he abideth with Mm three days, and they
eat and drink, and lodge there. 5 And it
cometh to pass, on the fourth day, that
they*rise early in the morning, and he riseth
to go, but the father of the young woman
saith unto his son-to-law, 'Support thy
heart with a morsel of bread, and after
ward do ye go on.' 6 And they sit and eat
both of them together, and they drink, and
the father of the young woman saith unto
the man, * Be willing, I pray thee, and lodge
all mght, and let thy heart be glad.;' 7 And
the man riseth to go, and Ms father-in-law
presseth on him, and he turneth back and
lodgeth there. 8 And he riseth early in the
morning, on the fifth day, to go, and the
father of the young woman saith, 'Support,
I pray thee, thy heart; ' and they tarry till
the turn of the day, and both of them do
eat. 9 And the man riseth to go, he and his
concubine, and Ms young man; and his
father-in-law, the f ath er of the young
woman, saith to him, ' Lo, I pray thee, the
day hath fallen towards evening, lodge all
night, I pray thee; lo, the declining of the
day; lodge here, and let thine heart be
glad, — then have ye risen early to-morrow
for your journey, and gone to thy tent.'
" But the man hath not been willing to
lodge all night,' and he riseth, and goeth,
and cometh in till over-against Jebus
(wMch is Jerusalem); and with Mm are a
couple of asses saddled; Ms concubine also
is with Mm. nThey are near Jebus, and
the day has gone greatly down, and the
young man saith unto Mb lord, ' Come, I

pray thee, and let us turn aside unto this
city of the Jebusites, and let us lodge in it.'
"And his lord saith unto him, ' Let us not
turn aside hither unto the city of a stranger,
that is not of the Children of Israel, but we
have passed over unto Gibeah.' "He saith
also to the young man, ' Come, and let us
draw near to one of the places, then have
we lodged in Gibeah or in Ramah.'
"And they pass over and go on, and the
sun goeth in upon them near Gibeah, which
is Benjamin's. "And they turn aside there
to go in to lodge to Gibeah; and he goeth
in and sitteth in the broad place of the city ;
but there is no man gathering them into
the house to lodge,
" And lo, a man, an aged one, hath come
from his work out of the field in the even
ing, and the man is of the hill-country of
Ephraim, and he is a sojourner to Gibeah,
but the men of the place are Benjanrites.
17 And he Iifteth up his eyes, and seeth the
man, the traveller, to the broad place of
the city, and the aged man saith, 'Whither
goest thou ? and whence comest thou ?'
"And he saith unto Mm, 'We are passing
over from Beth-lehem-Judah imto the sides
of the hill-country of Ephraim — from thenGe
am I; and I go > unto Beth-lehem-Judah,
but to the house of the Lord I am going,
and there is no man gathering me into the
house; "yet, both straw and provender are
for our asses, and also bread and wine there
is for me and for thy handmaid, and for
the young man with thy servants; there is
no lack of anything.'
29 And the old man saith, 'Peace be to
thee ; only, all thy lack be on me, only in
the broad place lodge not.' 2I And he bring
eth Mm into Ms house, and mixeth food for
the asses, and they wash their feet, and eat
and drink.
22 They are making their heart glad, and
lo, the men of the city, men— wortMess
children — have gone round about the house,
beating at the door, and they speak unto
the old man, the master of the house, say
ing, ' Bring out the .man who hath come
unto thine house, and let us know him.'
28 And the man, the master of the house,
goeth out unto them, and saith unto them,
' Nay, my brethren, do not evil, I pray you,
after that this man hath come in unto my
house, do not tMs folly. ^Lo, my daughter,
the virgin, and his concubine, let- me bring
them out, I pray you, arid humble ye them;
and do to them what is good in your eyes ;
but to tMs man do not this foolish tMng.'
25 And the men have not been willing to
hearken to Mm; and the man taketh hold
on his concubine, and bringeth her out unto
them without, and they know her, and roll
themselves upon her all the Mght, till the
morning, and they send her away in the
ascending of the dawn. 26 And the woman
cometh in at the turning of the morning,
and falleth at the opening of the man's
house, where her lord is, till the light.
27 And her lord riseth to the morning, and
openeth the doors of the house, and goeth
on to go on his way, and lo, the woman, his
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Istxiel roused to revenge. xix. 28. — JUDGES. — XX 81. War with the Benjamites*.

concubine, is fallen at the opening of the
house, and her hands are on the thresh-
hold ; 28 and he saith unto her, ' Rise, and
let us go;' but there is none answering; and
he taketh her on the ass, and the man
riseth, and goeth to his place. ^And he
cometh in unto his house, and taketh the
knife, and layeth hold on his concubine,
and cutteth her to pieces to her bones — into
twelve pieces, and sendeth her into all the
border of Israel.
30 And it cometh to pass, that every one
who seeth it, hath said, ' There hath not
been — yea, there hath not been seen like this,
even from the day of the coming up of the
Children of Israel out of the land of Egypt
until this day; set your heart to it, take
counsel, and speak.'
XX. iAND all the Children of Israel go
out, and the company is congregated as one
man, from Dan even unto Beer-Sheba, and
the land of Gilead; unto the Lord at Mizpeh.
sAnd the chief of all the people, of all the
tribes of Israel, station themselves in the
congregation of the people of God, four
hundred thousand footmen drawing sword.
8 (And the Children of Benjamin hear that
the Children of Israel have gone up to
Mizpeh.) And the Children of Israel say,
'Speak ye; how hath this evil been done V
4 And the man, the Levite, the husband
of the woman who hath been murdered,
answereth and saith, ' Into Gibeah (wMch
is Benjamin's) have I come, I and my con
cubine, to lodge; 5 and the owners oi Gibeah
rise against me, and go round the house
against me by night — me they have thought
to slay, and my concubine they have hum
bled, and she dieth. 6And I lay hold on
my concubine, and cut her to pieces, aud
send her into all the country of the inherit
ance of Israel; for they have done wicked
ness and folly to Israel; 7lo, ye are all
Children of Israel ; give for yourselves a
word and counsel here.'
8 And all the people rise as one man, say
ing,' ' None of us doth go to his tent — none
of us doth turn aside to his house; 9 and now,
this is the thing which we do to Gibeah —
against it by lot. "And we have taken
ten men of a hundred, of all the tribes of
Israel, and a hundred of a thousand, and a
thousand of a myriad, to receive provision
for the people, to do at their coming to
Gibeah of Benjamin, according to all the
folly wMchithath done in Israel.'
n And every man of Israel is gathered
unto the city, as one man — compamons.
12 And the tribes of Israel send men among
all the tribes of Benjamin, saying, 'What
is this wickedness which hath been among
you? "And now, give up the men — the
children of wortMessness — which are in
Gibeah, and let us put them to death, and
let us put away evil from Israel.'
And the Children of Benjamin have not
been willing to hearken to the voice of their
brethren, the CMldren of Israel. "And
the Children of 'Benjamm are gathered out
of the cities to Gibeah, to go out to battle
with the Children of Israel.
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"And the, diildren of Benjamin have
numbered themselves on that day; out of
the cities are twenty and six thousand men
drawing the sword, apart from the inhabit
ants of Gibeah, who have numbered them
selves seven hundred chosen men. " Among
all this people are seven hundred chosen
men, having their right hand closed, each
of these slinging with a stone at the hair,
and not erring.
"And the men of Israel have numbered
themselves, apart from Benj amto, four hun
dred thousand men drawing the sword, each
of these a man of war. "And they rise and
go up to Bethel, and ask of God, and the
Children of Israel say, ' Who doth go up for
us at the commencement, to the battle with
the Children of Benjamin?' and the LORD
saith, ' Judah — at the commencement.'
*P And the Children of Israel rise in the
morning, and encamp against Gibeah; 20 and
the men of Israel go out to the battle with
Benjamin, and the men of Israel set them
selves to array for battle against Gibeah;
21 and the Children of Benjamin come out
of Gibeah, and destroy to Israel on that day
two and twenty thousand men, to the earth.
22 And the people, the men of Israel,
strengthen themselves, and they add to set
the battle in array in the place where they
had arranged themselves on the first day.
23 And the Children of Israel go up and
weep before the Lord till eveMng, and
they ask of the Lord, saying, ' Shall I add
to draw Mgh to the battle with the Child
ren of Benjamin, my brother?' And the
Lord saith, ' Go up agamst him.'
24 And the Children of Israel draw near
unto the Children of Benjamin on the se
cond day; ^ and Benjamin cometh out to
meet them, from Gibeah on the second
day, and they destroy among the Children
of Israel again eighteen thousand men to
the earth; all these draw the sword.
26 And all the Children of Israel go up,
even all the people, and they come into
Bethel, aud weep, and sit there before the
Lord, and they fast on that day till the
evening, and they cause burnt-offerings and
peace-offerings to ascend before the LORD.
27 And the Children of Israel ask . of the
Lord, (seeing the ark of the covenant of
the Lord is there to those days, 28ana
Phinehas son of Eleazar, son of Aaron, is
standing before it in those days), saying,
' Shall I add again to go out to battle with
the Children of Benjamin, my brother, or
shall I cease?' And the Lord saith, 'Go
up, for to-morrow I give him into thy hand. '
29 And Israel setteth liers in wait against
Gibeah, round about. so And the Children-
of Israel go up against the Children of Ben
jamin, on the tlrird day; and they arrange
themselves against Gibeah, as time by time.
81 And the Children of Benjamin come
out to meet the people; they have been
drawn away out of the city, and they begin
to smite some of the people — wounded as
time by time, in the Mgh ways (of which one
goeth up to Bethel, and the other to Gibeah
to the field,) are about thirty men of Israel.

Defeat of the Benjamites. xx. 33.— JUDGES.— xxi. 19. Grief for the Benjamites.

82 And the CMldren of Benjamin say, 'They
are smitten before us as at the beginMng;'
but the Children of Israel have said, ' Let us
flee, and let us draw them away out of the
city, unto the highways.' ssAud all the
men of Israel have risen from their place,
and arrange themselves at Baal-Tamar,
and the ambush of Israel cometh forth
from its place, out of the cave of Gibeah.
34 And they come in — ten thousand chosen
men out of all Israel — over-against Gibeah,
aud the battle is grievous, and they have
not known that evil is striking against
them, as And the Lord smiteth Benjamin
Defore Israel; and the Children of Israel
destroy in Benjamin, on that day, twenty
and five thousand, and a hundred men ; all
these draw the sword.
86 And the Children of Benjamin see that
they have been smitten, (seeing the men of
Israel give place to Benjamin, for they have
trusted unto the ambush which they had
set against Gibeah, s7 and the ambush have
hasted, and they push against Gibeah, and
it draweth itself out, and smiteth the whole
ofthe citybythe edge of the sword. ssAnd
the men of Israel have had an appointed
sign with the ambush, even their causing a
great volume of smoke to go up out of the
city. 39 And the men of Israel turn to the
battle, and Benjamin hath begun to put to
death the wounded among the men of
Israel, about thirty men, for they have
said, 'Surely they are utterly smitten be
fore us, as al the first battle ; 40 but the
volume hath begun to go up from the city,
— a pillar of smoke — and Benjamin turneth
behind, and lo, the perfection of the city
hath gone up towards the heavens. ^And
the men of Israel hath turned, and the men
of Benjamin are troubled, for they have
seen that evil hath striken against them),
42 and they turn before the men of Israel
unto the way of the wilderness, and the
battle hath pursued them; as to those who
are of the city — they destroy them in their
midst ; ^they have compassed the Benjam
ites — they have pursued them, — with ease
they have trodden them down till over-
against Gibeah, at the sun-rising.
44 And there fall of Benjamin eighteen
thousand men; the whole of these are men
of valour. ^And they turn and flee to
wards the wilderness, unto the rock of Rim-
mon; and they glean of them to the high
ways five thousand men, and pursue after
them unto Gidom, and smite of them two
thousand men.
46 Arid all who fall of BeDjamin are twenty
and five thousand men drawing the sword,
on that day; the whole of these are men of
valour. 47And six hundred men turn and
flee into the wilderness, unto the rock of
Rimmon, and they dweU to the rock of
Rimmon four months. 48 And the men of
Israel have turned back upon the CMldren
of Benjamin, and smite them by the edge
of the sword out of the city,— men unto
cattle, unto all that is found; also into all the
cities which are found they have sent fire.
XXI. x AND the men of Israel have sworn

in Mizpeh, saying, ' None of us shall give
Ms daughter to a Benjamite for a wife.'
2And the people ..come into Bethel, and
abide there till the evening before God, and
they lift up their voice, and weep a great
weeping, 8and say, 'Why, 0 Lord, God of
Israel, hath this been in Israel — to be lack
ing to-day, from Israel, one tribe ?'
4 And it cometh to pass on the morrow,
that the people rise early,, and build there
an altar, and cause burnt-offerings and
peace-offerings to ascend. GAnd the Child
ren of Israel say, 'Who is he of all the
tribes of Israel that hath not come up with
the congregation unto the Lord?' for the
great oath hath been concerning him who
hath not come up unto the Lord to Mizpeh,
saying, ' He is surely put to death.' 6 And
the Children of Israel repent concerning
Benjamin their brother, and say, 'To-day
hath one tribe been cut off from Israel,
7 what shall we do for them — f or those who
are left — for wives, seeing we have sworn
by the Lord not to give to them of our
daughters for wives?'
8 And they say, ' Who is that one of the
tribes of Israel who hath not come up unto
the Lord to Mizpeh?' and lo, none hath
come in unto the camp from Jabesh-Gilead
— unto the congregation. 9 And the people
have numbered themselves, and lo, there is
not a man there of the inhabitants of
Jabesh-Gilead. 10 And the company send there twelve
thousand men of valour, and command
them, saying, 'Go — then have ye smitten
the inhabitants of Jabesh-Gilead by the
edge of the sword; even the women and
the children, n And this is the tMng wMch
ye do: every male, and every woman ac
quainted with the lying of a male, ye shall
devote.' "And they find among the inhabitants of
Jabesh-Gilead four hundred young women,
virgins, who have not known man by the
lying of a male, and they bring them in unto
the camp at Stoloh, which is in the land of
Canaan. "And all the company send, and speak,
unto the CMldren of Benjamin who are in
the rock of Rimmon, and proclaim to them
peace. I4And Benjamin tusneth back at
that time, and they give to them the women
whom they have kept alive of the women
of Jabesh-Gilead, but they have not found
for all of them so. "And the people have
repented concerning Benjamin ; for the
Lord hath made a breach among the tribes
of Israel.
"And the elders of the company say,
' What shall we do to the remnant for wives
—for the women have been destroyed out of
Benjamin?' i7And they say, 'Benjamin
hath the possession of the escaped party,
and a tribe is not blotted out from Israel ;
18 but we— we are unable to give to them
wives out of our daughters, for the Child
ren of Israel have sworn, saying, Cursed is
he who giveth a wife to Benjamin.' "And
they say, ' Lo, a festival of the LORD is in
Shiloh, from time to time, which is at the
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Naomi? s husband & two sons die. xxi. 20. — RUTH. — II. 4. Ruth

to her mother-in-law.

north of Bethel, at the rising of the sun, by
the highway which goeth up from Bethel
to Shechem, and at the south of Lebonah.'
20 And they command the Children of
Benjamin, saying, 'Go — then have ye laid
wait to the vineyards, 21and have seen, and
lo, if the daughters of Shiloh come out to
dance in dances — then have ye gone out
from the vineyards, and have caught for
yourselves each Iris wife out of the daugh
ters of Shiloh, and have gone to the land of
Benjamin. ^ And it hath been, when their
fathers or their bretMen come in to plead
with us, that we have said unto them,
Favour us by them, for we have not taken

to each his wife in the battle, for ye— ye
have not given to them at tMs time that ye
should be guilty.'
23 And the Children of Benjamin do so;
and they take women according to their
number, out of the dancers whom they have
taken violently away ; and they go, and
turn back unto their inheritance; and they
bmld the cities, and dwell in them.
24 And the CMldren of Israel go up and
down from thence at that time, each to his
tribe, and to his family ; and they go out
from thence each to Ms inheritance. ^ In
those days there is no king to Israel ; each
doth that which is right iu his own eyes.

EUTH.

CHAP. I. iAND it cometh to pass, to the
days of the judging of the judges, thatthere
is a famine in the land, and a man of Beth-
lehem-Judah goeth to sojourn iu the fields
of Moab, he, and his wife, and his two sons.
2 And the name of the man is Ehmelech,
and the name of his wife Naomi, and the
name of Ms two sons Mahlon and Chilion,
Ephrathites of Beth-lehem-Judah; and they
come into the fields of Moab, and are there.
3 And Elimelech husband of Naomi dieth,
and she is left, she and her two sons. 4 And
they take to themselves wives of the Moab-
itesses: the name of the one is Orpah, and
the name of the second is Ruth ; and they
dwell there about ten years. 5 And Mahlon
and Chilion die also both of them, Mahlon
and Chilion, and the woman is left of her
two children and of her husband.
6 And she riseth, she and her daughters-
in-law, and turneth back' out of the fields
of Moab, for she hath heard in the fields of
Moab that God hath inspected Ms people,
—to give to them bread. 7And she goeth
out from the place where she hath been,
and her two daughters-in-law with her, and
they go on in the way to turn back unto the
laud of Judah.
8 And Naomi saith to her two daughters-
in-law, ' Go, turn back each to the house of
her toother; the Lord deal kindly with you,
as ye have dealt with the dead, aud with
me; 9the Lord grant to you, that ye have
f ound rest each in the house of her husband;'
and she kisseth them, and they lift up their
voice and weep. "And they say to her,
'Surely with thee do we go back to thy
people.' "And Naomi saith, 'Turn back,
my daughters; why should ye go with me 2
a re there yet to me sons in my bowels — that
they have become your husbands ? "Turn
back, my daughters, go; for I am too aged
to become a man's; though I had said, There
is hope for me, also I have become a maris
to-night, and also I have borne sons: "for
them would ye wait till they grow up ? for
them would ye shut yourselves up, so as
not to become a man's ? nay, my daughters,
for it is bitter to me exceedingly for vou,
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for the hand of the Lord hath gone out
against me.'
i4And they lift up their voice, and weep
again; and Orpah kisseth her mother-in-
law, but Ruth hath cleaved to her. "And
she saith, ' Lo, thy sister-in-law hath turned
back unto her people, and unto her god,
turn thou back after thy sister-in-law.'
16 And Ruth saith, ' Urge me not to leave
thee, — to turn back from after thee; for
wMther thou goest I go, and. where thou
lodgest I lodge; thy people is my people,
and thy God my God. "Where thou diest
I die, and there am I buried; the Lord do
thus to me, and thus let Him add — for
death itself shall part between me and thee.'
16 And she seeth that she is strengthening
herself to go with her, and she ceaseth to
speak unto her. " And they go on both of
them till their coming into Beth-lehem.
And it cometh to pass at their coming into
Beth-lehem, that all the city is moved at
them, and they say, 'Is this Naomi?'
20 And she saith unto them, ' Call me not
Naomi: call me Mara, for the Almighty
hath made me bitter; 21 t went out full, and
the Lord hath brought me back empty:
why do ye call me Naomi, seeing the LORD
hath testified against me, and the Almighty
hath afflicted me ?'
22 And Naomi turneth back, and Ruth the
Moabitess her daughter-in-law with her who
hath turned back out of the fields of Moab,
and they have come into Beth-lehem at
the commencement of barley-harvest.
II. i AND Naomi hath an acquaintance of
herhusband!s,amightyman of wealth, of the
family of Elimelech, and his name is Boaz.
2Aud Ruth the Moabitess saith unto
Naomi, ' Let me go, I pray thee, into the
field, and gather among the ears of corn
after him in whose eyes I find grace ; ' and
she saith to her, 'Go, my daughter.' 8And
she goeth and cometh and gathereth in the
field after the reapers, and her chance hap-
peneth — the portion of the field is Boaz's,
who is of the family of Elimelech.
4And lo, Boaz hath come from Beth
lehem, and he saith to the reapers, 'The

Kindness of Boaz to Ruth.

II. 5.— RUTH.— in. 13.

Ruth's visit to Boaz.

LORD is with you ; ' and they say to Mm,
'The Lord bless thee.' *And Boaz saith.
to Ms young man who is set over the reap
ers, 'Whose is tMs young person?' ^And
the young man who is set over the reapers
answereth and saith, ' She is the Moabitish
young woman who hath come back with
Naomi from the fields of Moab; 7 and she
saith, Let me glean, I pray thee— then have
I gathered among the sheaves after the
reapers; and she cometh and remaineth
from the morning even till now; she sat a
little in the house.'
8 And Boaz saith unto Ruth, 'Hast thou
not heard, my daughter? go not to glean in
another field, and also pass not over from
tMs; and thus thou dost cleave to my young
women: 9 thine eyes are on the field which
they reap, and thou hast gone after them ;
have I not charged the young men not to
touch thee ? when thou art athirst then
thou hast gone unto the vessels, and hast
drunk of that which the young men draw.'
" And she falleth on her face, and boweth
herself to the earth, and" saith unto Mm,
' Wherefore have I found grace to thine
eyes, to discern me, seeing I am a stranger ?'
n And Boaz answereth and saith to her, ' It
hath thoroughly been declared to me all
that thou hast done -with thy mother-in-
law, after the death of thy husband, that
thou dost leave thy father and thy mother
and the land of thy birth, and dost come in
unto a people wMch thou hast not known
heretofore. "The Lord recompense thy
work, and let thy reward be complete from
the Lord, God of Israel, under whose wings
thou hast come to take refuge.'
"And she saith, 'Let me find grace to
thine eyes, my lord, because thou hast com
forted me, and because thou hast spoken
unto the heart of thy maid-servant, seeing
I am not as one of thy maid-servants.'
"And Boaz saith to her, 'At meal-time
come mgh Mther, then hast thou eaten of
the bread, and dipped thy morsel in the
vinegar.' And she sitteth at the side of the
reapers, and he reacheth to her roasted
corn, and she eateth, and is satisfied, and
leaveth. "And she riseth to glean; and Boaz com
mandeth Ms young men, saying, 'Even
among the sheaves let her glean, and cause
her not to blush. " And ye do also surely
cast to her of the handfuls — yea, ye have
left, and she hath gleaned, and push not
against her.'
17 And she gleaneth in the field till the
evemng, and she beateth out that wMch
she hath gleaned, and it is about an ephah
of barley. "And she taketh it up, and
goeth into the city; and her mother-in-law
seeth that which she hath gleaned; and she
bringeth out and giveth to her that which
she hath left from her satiety.
"And her mother-in-law saith to her,
'Where hast thou gleaned to-day? and
where hast thou wrought? let him who dis-
cerneth thee be blessed.' And she de
clareth to her mother-in-law with whom
she hath wrought, and saith, ' The name of

the man with whom I have wrought to-day
is Boaz.'
20 And Naomi saith to her daughter-in-
law, ' Blessed is he of the Lord who hath
not forsaken his kindness with the living
and with the dead ; ' Naomi also saith to
her, 'The man is a relation of ours; he is
one of our redeemers.'
21 And Ruth the Moabitess saith, 'He
hath also surely said unto me, Near the
young people whom I have thou shalt cleave
till they have completed the whole of the
harvest which I have.' 22 And Naomi saith
unto Ruth her daughter-to-law, 'It is good,
my daughter, that thou go out with his
young women, that they come not against
thee in any other field.'
23 And she cleaveth to the young women
of Boaz to glean, till the completion of the
barley- harvest, and of the wheat-harvest ;
and she dwelleth with her mother-in-law.
ITI. 1 AND Naomi her mother-in-law saith
to her, 'My daughter, should I not seek
rest for thee that it may be well with thee ?
2 And now, is not Boaz of our acquaintance,
with whose young women thou hast been ?
Lo, he is winnowing" the threshing-floor of
barley to-night. 3When thou hast bathed
and anointed thyself, and hast put thy gar
ments upon thee, then thou hast gone down-
to the threshing-floor; let not thyself be
known to the man, till he complete eating
and drinking; 4 and it cometh to pass when
he lieth down, and thou hast known the
place where he lieth down, and hast gone
to, and uncovered his feet, and lain down,
— then doth he declare to thee that which
thou shalt do.'
&And she saith unto her, ' All that thou
sayest unto me, I do.' 6And she goeth
down to the threshing-floor, and doth ac
cording to all that her mother-in-law hath
commanded her.
7And Boaz eateth and drinketh, and his
heart is glad; and he goeth in to he down
at the end of the heap; and she cometh in
gently, and uncovereth Ms feet, and heth
down. 8And it cometh to pass, at the middle of
the Mght, that the man trembleth, and
turneth himself, and lo, a woman is lying
at Ms feet. 9 And he saith, * Who art thou ? '
and she saith, ' I am Ruth thy handmaid ;
and thou hast spread thy skirt over thy
handmaid, for thou art a redeemer.'
"And he saith, 'Blessed art thon of the
Lord, my daughter; thou hast dealt more
kindly at the latter end than at the begin
ning, by not going after the young men,
either poor or rich. n And now, my daugh
ter, fear not, all that thou sayest I do to
thee, for all the gate of my people doth
know that thou art a virtuous woman.
"And now, surely, it is true, that I am a
redeemer, but there is also a redeemer
nearer than I. " Lodge to-night, and it
hath been in the morning, if he doth re
deem thee, well: let him redeem; and if he
delight not to redeem thee, then have I re
deemed thee, even I;— the LORD liveth! lie
down till the morning.' 187

Boaz confers with the redeemer. TTL 14. — RUTH.— IV. 22.

Ruth married to Boaz,

"And she heth down at his feet till the
morning, and she riseth before one doth
discern audther. And he saith, 'Let it
not be known that the woman hath come
into the floor.' "He also saith, ' Give the
covering which is on thee, and keep hold
on it.' And she keepeth hold on it, and
he measureth six measures of barley, and
layeth it on her; and he goeth into the
city. "And she cometh in unto her mother-in-
law; and she saith, 'How art thou, my
daughter ?' and she declareth to her all that
the man hath done to her. 17 She also saith,
'These six measures of barley hath he given
to me, for he said to me, Thou shalt not go
in empty unto thy mother-in-law.' "And
she saith, 'Sit still my daughter, till thou
know how the matter falleth, for the man
doth not rest except he hath completed the
matter to-day.'
IV. 1 AND Boaz goeth up unto the gate,
and sitteth there; and lo, the redeemer is
passing by of whom Boaz had spoken, and
he saith, 'Turn aside, sit down here, such a
one, such a one;' and he turneth aside and
sitteth down. 2And he taketh ten men of
the elders of the city, and saith, ' Sit down
here;' and they sit down.
8 And he saith to the redeemer, 'The
portion of the field which is our brother's,
Elimelech's, hath Naomi sold, who hath
come back out of the fields of Moab. * And
I said, I will uncover thine ear, saying, Buy
it before the inhabitants, and before the
elders of my people; if thou dost redeem —
redeem, and if none doth redeem — declare
to me, and let me know, for there is none
save thee to redeem, and I after thee.'
And he saith, 'I redeem it.' 5And Boaz
saith, 'In the day of thy purchasing the
field from the hand of Naomi, then from
Ruth the Moabitess, the wife' of the dead,
hast thou bought it, to raise up the name
of the dead over his inheritance.'
• 6 And the redeemer saith, ' I am unable
to redeem it for myself, lest I destroy mine
own inheritance; redeem to thyself— thou
— my right of redemption, for I am unable
to redeem.'
7 And this formerly was in Israel for re
demption and for changing, to establish
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anything; a man hath drawn off Ms sandal,
and hath given it to his neighbour, and this
is a testimony in Israel.
6 And the redeemer saith to Boaz, ' Buy
it for thyself; ' and he draweth off his sandal.
9And Boaz saith to the elders, and to all the
people, ' Ye are witnesses to-day that I
have bought all that is Elimelech's, and all
that is Chilion's, and Mahloris, from the
hand of Naomi. "And also Ruth the
Moabitess, wife of MaMon, have I bought
to myself for a wife, to raise up the name
of the dead over Ms inheritance; and the
name of the dead is not cut off from- among
his brethren, and from the gate of his place;
ye are witnesses to-day.'
11 And all the people who are in the gate
say — the elders also — 'Witnesses ! the Lord
make the woman who is coming in uuto
thy house as Rachel and as Leah, both of
whom have bmlt the house of Israel ; aud '
do thou virtuously in Ephratah, and pro
claim the Name to Beth-lehem. "And let
thy house be as the house of Pharez (whom
Tamar bare to Judah), of the seed wMch
the Lord doth give to thee of tMs young"
woman.' " And Boaz taketh Ruth, and she becom
eth his wife, and he goeth in unto her, and
the Lord giveth conception to her, and she
beareth-a son.
14 And the women say unto Naomi,
'Blessed is the Lord who hath not let a re
deemer cease from thee to-day (yea, let His
Name be proclaimedin Israel), " and he hath
been to thee for a restorer of life, and for a
nourisher of thine old age; for thy daughter-
in-law who hath loved thee, who is better to
thee than seven sons, hath borne him.'
" And Naomi taketh the lad, aud layeth
him in her bosom, and she is to him for a
nurse. i7 And the neighbouring womengive
him a name, saying, ' A son hath been born
to Naomi,' and they call his name Obed; he
is father of Jesse, the father of David.
" And these are the genealogies of Pharez:
Pharez begat Hezron, "and Hezron begat
Ram, and Ram begat Ammtoadab, 20and
Ammtoadab begat Nashon, and Nashon
begat Salmon, 21 and Salmon begat Boaz,
and Boaz begat Obed, ^and Obed begat
Jesse, and Jesse begat David.

FIRST BOOK OF SAMUEL.

Chap. I. iAND there is a certain man of
Ramathaim-ZopMm, of the hill-country of
Ephraim, and Ms name is Elkanah son of
Jeroham, son of Elihu, son of Tohu, son of
Zuph, an Ephrathite ; 2and he hath two
wives, the name of the one is Hannah, and
the name of the second is Pemnnah ; and
Peninnah hath children, but Hannah hath
no children.
3And that man hath gone up out of his
city from time to time, to bow Mmself, and
to sacrifice before the Lord of Hosts in
Shiloh ; and there are the two sons of Eli,
Hophni and PMnehas, priests to the LORD.
4And the day cometh, and Elkanah sacri-
flceth, and he hath given to Peninnah Ms
wife, and to all her sons and her daughters,
portions. 5And to Hannah he giveth a
double portion, for he hath loved Hannah,
yet the Lord hath shut her womb. 6 And
her adversity hath provoked her greatly, so
as to make her tremble, for the Lord hath
shut her womb.
7And so he doth year by year, from the
time of her going up into the house of the
Lord, soitprovokethher, and she weepeth,
and doth not eat. BAnd Elkanah her hus
band saith to her, ' Hannah, why weepest
thou ? and why dost thou not eat ? and why
is thy heart afflicted ? am I not better to
thee than ten sons ? '
9 And Hannah riseth after eating in Shiloh,
and after drinking, and Eh the priest is
sitting on the ttoone by the side-posts of
the temple of the Lord.
"And she is bitter to soul, and prayeth
unto the LORD, and weepeth greatly, u and
voweth a vow, and saith, ' O Lord of Hosts,
if Thou certainly look on the affliction of
Thy handmaid, and hast remembered me,
and dost not forget Thy handmaid, and
hast given to Thy handmaid the seed of
men — then have I given him to the Lord
all the days of Ms life, and a razor doth not
go up on Ms head.'
12 And it hath been, when she multiplied
prayers before the Lord, that Eh watched
her mouth; "and Hannah is speaking to her
heart, only her lips are moving, and her
voice is not heard ; and Eli reckoneth her
to be drunken. "And Eli saith unto her,
' Until when are thou drunken ? turn aside
thy wine from thee.' " And Hannah answer
eth and saith, •' Nay, my lord, 1 am a woman
sharply pained in spirit, and wine and
strong drink I have not drunk, and I pour
out my soul before the Lord. "Put not thy
handmaid before a daughter of worthless-
ness, for from the abundance of my medita
tion and provocation have I spoken Mtherto.'
i7And Eli answereth and saith, 'Go to
peace, and the God of Israel grant thy
petition which thou hast asked of Him.'
"And she saith, 'Let thy handmaid find
grace in thine eyes; ' and the woman goeth
on her way, and eateth, and her counten
ance hath not been sad any more for it.

"And they rise early in the morning, and
bow themselves before the Lord, and they
turn back and come in unto their house in
Ramah; and Elkanah knoweth Hannah his
wife, and the Lord remembereth her. 2° And
it cometh to pass, at the revolution of the
days, that Hannah conceiveth, and beareth
a son, and calleth his name Samuel, 'for
from the Lord have I asked him.'
21 And the man Elkanah goeth up, and all
his house, to sacrifice to the LORD the sacri
fice of the days, and his vow. 22 And Hannah
hath not gone up, for she said to her hus
band, ' Till the youth be weaned — then have
I brought Mm to, and he hath appeared be-
.fore the face of the LORD, and hath dwelt
there for ever.' ,
23 And Elkanah her husband saith to her,
' Do that which is good in thine eyes; abide
till thy weamng Mm; only, the Lord estab
lish His word; ' and the woman abideth and
suckleth her son till she hath weaned him,
24 and she causeth him to go up with
her when she hath weaned Mm, with
three bullocks, and an ephah of flour,
and a bottle of wine; and she bringeth Mm
into the house of the Lord at Shiloh ; and
the youth is but a youth.
25 And they slaughter the bullock, and
bring in the youth unto Eli. ^And she
saith, * 0 my lord, thy soul liveth ! my lord, I
am the woman who stood with thee in this
place, to pray unto the Lord. 27Eor tlris
youth I prayed, and the Lord doth give to
me my petition wMch I asked of Him. 28 And
I have also caused him to be asked for the
Lord, all the days that he hath lived he is
asked for the LORD; ' and he boweth Mm
self there before the Lord.
II. 1 AND Hannah prayeth, and saith,
' My heart hath exulted in the Lord,
My horn hath been Mgh in the Lord,
My mouth is large over mine enemies,
Eor I have rejoiced in Thy salvation.
2 There is.none holy as the LORD,
Eor there is none save Thee,
Yea, there is no rock like our God.
3 Multiply not — speak not very haughtily,
Lqt the old saying go out from your
mouth,
Eor the Lord is a God of knowledge,
And by Him actions are weighed.
4 The bows of the mighty are broken,
And the stumbling have girded on
strength. [selves,
5 The satiated for bread have hired them-
And the hungry have ceased.
While the barren hath borne seven,
And she who aboundeth with children
8 The Lord putteth to death, [is weak.
And He keepeth alive,
He bringeth down to Sheol,
And He bringeth up.
7 The Lord dispossesseth, and maketh rich,
He maketh low, and maketh high.
8 He raiseth the poor from the dust ;
Erom the dungMll He Iifteth the needy,
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Wickedness of Eli's sons.

rr. 9. — 1 SAMUEL. — m, 6. Eliand his house threatened.

To cause them to sit with nobles,
Yea, a throne of honour
He causeth them to inherit,
For the fixtures of the earth are the
Lord's, [them.
And He setteth the habitable world upon
9 The feet of His saints He keepeth;
And the wicked in darkness are silent;
For not by power doth man become
mighty.
i° The Lord — broken down are His adver
saries, [eth :
Against them out of heaven He thunder-
The Lord judgeth the ends of the earth,
He also giveth strength to His King,
And exalteth the horn of His Anointed.'
UAnd Elkanah goeth to Ramah, unto his
house, and the youth hath been serving the
Lord, in the presence of Eli the priest;
" and the sons of Eli are worthless children,
they have not known the Lord. "And the
custom of the priests with the people is :
any man sacrificing a sacrifice — then hath
the servant of the priest come when the
flesh is boiling, and the hook of three teeth
in Ms hand, " and he hath struck it into the
pan, or kettle, or caldron, or pot; all that
the hook bringeth up the priest taketh for
himself; thus they do to all Israel who come
in there to Shiloh.
"Also before they make a perfume with
the fat — then hath the priest's servant
come, and said to the man who is sacrific
ing, ' Give flesh to roast for the priest, see
ing he will not take of thee boiled flesh, but
raw;' "and the man saith unto him, 'Let
them surely make a perfume (as to-day)
with the fat, then take to thyself as thy
soul desireth;' then hath he said to him,
'Surely, now dost thou give; and if not — I
have taken by strength.'
17 And the sin of the young men is very
great in the presence of the LORD, for the
men have despised the offering of the Lord.
"And Samuel is ministering in the pre
sence of the Lord, a youth, girt with a
linen ephod. "And a small upper coat
doth his mother make for Mm, and she
hath brought it up to him from time to
time, to her coming up with her husband to
sacrifice the sacrifice of the time.
20 And Eli hath blessed Elkanah, and his
wife, and hath said, ' The Lord appoint for
thee seed of this woman, for the petition
which she asked for the Lord; ' and they
have gone to Ms place.
21 When the Lord hath visited Hannah,
then she conceiveth and beareth three sons
and two daughters ; aud the youth Samuel
groweth up with the Lord.
23 And Eh is very old, and hath heard all
that his sons do to all Israel, and how that
they lie with the women who assemble at
the opening of the tent of meeting. 23 And
he saith to them, ' Why do ye things like
these ? for I hear of your evil acts from all
the people— these things. ™~N&y, my sons;
for the report which I hear is not good, —
causing the Lord's people to transgress.
25 If a man sin against a man, then hath God
judged him; but if a man sin against the
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Lord, who doth pray for him?' but they
hearken not to the voice of their father, that
the Lord delighted to put them to death.
26 And the youth Samuel is going on and
growing up, and is good both with the Lord,
and with men.
27 And a man of God cometh in unto Eli,
and saith unto him, 'Thus hath the Lord
said, Was I really revealed unto the house
of thy father in their being in Egypt, before
Pharaoh's house, 28even to choose him out
of all the tribes of Israel for a priest to My
self, to go up on Mine altar, to make per
fume, to bear an ephod before Me, while I
give to the house of thy father all the fire-
offerings of the Children of Israel ? 29-\yhy
do ye kick at My sacriflce, and at Mine
offering wliich I have commanded in My
habitation, and dost honour thy sons above
Me, to make yourselves fat from the first
part of every offering of Israel My people ?
39 'Therefore, affirmeth the Lord, God of
Israel: I certainly said, Thy house and the
house of thy father, shall walk up and down
before Me for ever; but now, the Lord
affirmeth, Ear be it from Me ! for he who
honoureth Me, I do honour, and they who
despise Me, are lightly esteemed.
81 ' Lo, days are coming, and I have cut
off thine arm, and the arm of the house of
thy father, that an old man is not in thy
house. 33 And thou hast beheld an adver
sary in My habitation, in all that He doth
good with Israel, and there is not an old
man in thy house all the time.
33 ' And the man of thine I cut not of!
from Mine altar, is to consume thine eyes,
and to grieve thy soul; and all the increase
of thy house shall die men. ^And this
is the sign to thee, that it cometh on thy
two sons, on Hophni and Phinehas ; in one
day they die both of them. ^ Then have I
raised for Myself a steadfast priest; as in
My heart and to My soul doth lie do; and I
have built for Mm a steadfast house, and
he hath walked up and down before Mine
anototed all the days. 3C And it hath been,
every one who is left in thy house doth
come in to bow himself to Mm, for a wage
of silver, and a cake of bread, and hath
said, Admit me, I pray thee, into one of the
priest's offices to eat a morsel of bread.'
III. iAND the youth Samuel is serving
the Lord before Eh; and the word of the
Lord hath been precious in those days;
there is no vision broken forth.
2 And it cometh to pass, at that time, that
Eli lieth down in Ms place,' and Ms eyes
have begun to be dim, — he is unable to see.
3 And the lariip of God is not yet extinguish
ed, and Samuel lieth down to the temple
of the Lord, where the ark of God is, 4and
the Lord calleth unto Samuel, and he saith,
'Here am I.' 6And he runneth unto Eh,
and saith, ' Here am I, for thou hast called
for me;' and he saith, 'I called not; turn
back, lie down;' and he goeth and lieth down.
6 And the Lord addeth again to call
Samuel, and Samuel riseth and goeth unto
Eh, aud saith, ' Here am I, for thou hast
called for me;' and he saith, ' I have not

The call of Samuel.

in. 7.— 1 SAMUEL.— iv. 19. Death of Eli and his sons.

called, my son, turn back, he down.' 7 And
Samuel hath not yet known the Lord, and
the word of the Lord is not yet revealed
unto him.
8 And the Lord addeth to call Samuel the
third time, aud he riseth and goeth unto
Eli, and saith, ' Here am I, for thou hast
called for me;' and Eli understandeth that
the Lord is calling to the youth. 9And
Eli saith to Samuel, ' Go, lie down, then it
hath been, if He call unto thee, that thou
hast said, 'Speak, Lord, for Thy servant
heareth.' And Samuel goeth and heth
down in his place.
"And the Lord cometh, and stationeth
Himself, and calleth as time by time, ' Sa
muel, Samuel ; ' and Samuel saith, ' Speak,
for Thy servant heareth.1
n And the Lord saith unto Samuel, ' Lo,
I am doing a thing in Israel, at which the
two ears of eveiy one who heareth it do
tingle. J2 In that day I establish regarding
Eli aU things that I have spoken regard
ing his house, beginning and completing,
" Seeing Ihave declared to Mm that I judge
Ms house for ever, for the iniquity wMch
he hath known, for his sons are making
themselves vile, and he hath not restrained
them. "And therefore I have sworn to
the house of Eh, the iniquity of the house
of Eh is not atoned for, by sacrifice, or by
offering, for ever.'
15 And Samuel lieth till the morning, and
openeth the doors of the house of the Lord;
and Samuel is afraid of declaring the vision
unto E1L i6 And Eli calleth Samuel, and
saith, ' Samuel, my son;' and he saith, ' Here
am I.' 17 And he saith, ' What is the thing
wMch He hath spoken unto thee ? I pray
thee, Mde it not from me; so may God do
to thee, and. so may He add, if thou hide
from me any thing of -all the tilings that
He hath spoken unto thee.'
18 And Samuel declareth to him the whole
of the things, and hath not hid anything
from him ; and he saith, ' It is the Lord ;
that WMch is good hi His eyes let Him do.'
" And Samuel groweth up, and the Lord
hath been with him, and hath not let any
of Ms words fall to the earth. 20 And all
Israel, from Dan even unto Beer-Sheba,
know that Samuel is established for a
prophet of the LORD. 21 And the Lord
addeth to appear in Shiloh, for the LORD
hath been revealed unto Samuel to SMloli,
by the Word of the Lord.
IV. ] AND the word of Samuel is for all
Israel ; and Israel goeth out to meet the
Philistines' for the battle, and they encamp
by Eben-Ezer, aud the PMlisttoes have en
camped in Aphek. 3And the Philistines
set themselves to array to meet Israel; and
the battle spreadeth itself, and Israel is
smitten before the Philistines, and they
smite among the ranks in the field about
four thousand men.
3 And the people cometh in unto the
camp, and the elders of Israel say, 'Why
hath the Lord smitten us to-day before the
Philistines? Let us take to ourselves from
Slriloh the ark of the covenant of the Lord,

and let it coine into our midst, and let It
save us out of the hand of our enemies.'
4 Aud the people sendeth to Shiloh, and
they take up from thence the ark of the
covenant of the Lord of Hosts, inhabiting
the cherubs, and there are the two sons of
Eh, with the ark of the covenant of God,
Hophni and Phinehas.
6 And it cometh to pass, at the coming in
of the ark of the covenant of the Lord unto
the camp, that all Israel shout — a great
shout— and the earth is moved. 6 And the
Philistines hear the sound of the shouting,
and they say, ' What — the sound of this
great shout in the camp of the Hebrews ? '
and they perceive that the ark of the Lord
hath come in uuto the camp. 7And the
Philistines are afraid, for they have said,
' God hath come in unto the camp ; ' they
say also, 'Woe to us, for there hath not
been like this heretofore. 8Woe to us ;
who doth deliver us out of the hand of these
honourable gods? these are the gods who
smite the Egyptians with every plague in
the wilderness. 9 Strengthen yourself, and
become men, 0 ye Philistines, lest ye do ser
vice to the Hebrews, as they have done to
you — then have ye become men and fought.'
"And the Philistines fight, and Israel is
smitten, and they flee each to his tent, and
the blow is very great, and there fall of
Israel thirty thousand footmen, n And the
ark of God hath been taken, and the two
sons of Eh have died, Hophni and Phinehas.
"And a man of Benjamin runneth out of
the rank, and cometh into Shiloh, on ,that
day, and his long robes are rent, and earth
on his head. "And he cometh in, and lo,
Eh is sitting on the throne by the side of
the way, watcMDg, for his heart hath been
trembling for the ark of God; and the man
hath come to to declare it in the city, and
all the city crietli out.
"And Eli heareth the sound of the cry,
and he saith, 'What — the sound of this
noise?' And the man hath hasted, and
cometh to, and declareth it to Eli. "And
Eh is ninety and eight years old, and his
eyes have stood, and he hath been unable
to see. " And the man saith unto Eli, ' I
am he who, hath come out of the ranks, and
I out of the ranks have fled to-day;' and he
saith, 'What hath been the matter, my son?'
17 And he who beareth the tidings answer
eth and saith, 'Israel hath fled before the
Philistines: and also a great slaughter hath
been among the people; and also thy two
sons have died, Hophm aud PMnehas — and
the ark of God hath been captured.'
" And it cometh to pass; at his mention
ing the ark of God, that he falleth from off
the throne backward, by the side of the gate,
and the vertebra? of Ms neck is broken, and
he dieth, for the man is old and heavy; and
he hath judged Israel forty years.
"And Ms daughter-in-law, wife of Phine
has, is pregnant, about to bare, and she
heareth the report regarding the taking of
the ark of God, that her father-in-law and
her husband have died, and she boweth,
and beareth, for her pains have turned
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Tlie ark among the Philistines. TV. 20.— 1 SAMUEL.— vr. 17.

Restoration of the ark.

against her. 20 And at the time of her death,
when the women who are standing by her
say, 'Fear not, for thou hast born a son,*
she hath not answered, nor hath she set
her heart to it; 2iand she calleth the youth
I-chabod, saying, ' Honour hath removed
from Israel,' because of the taking of the
ark of God, and because of her father-in-law
and her husband. 22 And she saith, 'Hon
our hath removed from Israel, for the ark
of God hath been taken.'
V. iAND' the Philistines have taken the
ark of God, and bring it in from Eben-Ezer
to Ashdod ; 2 and the Philistines take the
ark of God, and bring it into the house of
Dagon, and set it near Dagon.
8 And the Ashdodites rise early on the
morrow, and lo, Dagon is fallen on its face
to the earth, before the ark of the Lord : and
they take Dagon and put it back to its place.
4 And they rise early to the morning on
the morrow, and lo, Dagon is fallen on its
face to the earth, before the ark of the
Lord, and the head of Dagon, and the two
palms of its hands are cut off at the thresh
old, only the fishy part hath been left to
him. 5 Therefore the priests of Dagon, and
all who come into.the house of Dagon, tread
not on the threshold of Dagon in Ashdod
till this day.
6And the hand of the Lord is heavy on
the Ashdodites, and he maketh them de
solate, and smiteth them with emerods,
Ashdod and its borders. 7And the men of
Ashdod see that it is so, and they have said,
' Let not the ark of the God of Israel abide
I with us, for hard hath been His hand upon
us, and upon Dagon our god.'
3 And they send and gather all the princes
of the Philistines unto them, and they say,
' What shall we do to the ark of the God of
Israel ? ' and they say, ' To Gath let the ark
of the God of Israel be brought round ;' and
they bring round the ark of the God of
Israel. 9And it cometh to pass after they
have brought it round, that the hand of
the Lord is against the city — a very great
destruction; and He smiteth the men of the
city, both small and great; and emerods
break forth on them.
"And they send the ark of God to Ekron;
and it cometh to pass at the coming in of
the ark of God to Ekron, that the Ekronites
cry out, saying, ' They have brought round
unto us the ark of the God of Israel, to put
us to death — our people also.' "And they
send and gather all the princes of the Philis
tines, and say, ' Send ye away the ark of
the God of Israel, and let it turn back to its
place, and let it not put us to death — our
people also;' for there hath been a deadly
destruction throughout all the city; very
heavy hath the hand of God been there;
"and the men who have not died have been
smitten with emerods, and the cry of the
city goeth up into the heavens.
VI. ! AND the ark of the Lord is in the
fields of the Philistines seven months; 2and
the PMlisttoes call for the priests and for
the diviners, saying, ' What shall we do to
the ark of the LORD? let us know wherewith
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we shall send it to its place ?' 3 And they
say, * If ye send away the ark of the God of
Israel, ye do not send it away empty ; but
ye do certainly send back to him a guilt-
offering ; then are ye healed, and it hath
beeri known to you why His band turneth
not aside from you.'
4 And they say, 'What is the guilt-offer
ing which we send back to Him?'* and
they say, 'The number of the prmces of the
PMlisttoes — five golden emerods, and five
golden mice; for one plague is to you all,
and to your princes. 6 Then have ye made
images of your emerods, and images of your
mice that corrupt the lapd, and ye have
given honour to the God of Israel ; it may
be He doth lighten His hand from off you,
and from off your gods, and from off your
land. 6And why do ye harden your heart
as the Egyptians and. Pharaoh hardened
their heart ? do they not — when he hath
rolled himself upon them — sendthem away,
and they go ?
7 'And now, take ye, and prepare one new
cart, and two suckling kine, on which a
yoke hath not gone up, — then have ye bound
the kine in the cart, and caused their young
ones to turn back from after them to the
house; 8 and ye have taken the ark of the
Lord, and put it on the cart, and the jewels
of gold which ye have turned back to Him
—a guilt-offering — ye do put to a coffer at
its side, and have sent it away, and it hath
gone; 9then have ye seen, if the way of its
own border it goeth up to Beth-Shemesh—
He hath done to us this great evil; and if
not, then have we known that His hand
hath not come against us; it hath been an
accident to us.'
"And the men do so; and they take two
suckling kine, and bind them to the cart,
and their young ones they have shut up in
the house; u and they place the ark of the
Lord on the cart, and the coffer, and the gol
den mice, and the images of their emerods.
12 And the kine go straight to the way, on
the way to Beth-Shemesh, in one Mghway
have they gone, going aud lowing, and they
have not turned aside right or left; and the
princes of the Philistines go after them
unto the border of Beth-Shemesh.
13 And the Beth-SheraesMtcs are reaping
their wheat-harvest in the valley, and they
rift up their eyes and see the ark, and re
joice to see it. "And the cart hath come
to unto the field of Joshua the Beth-She-
meshite, and standeth there; and there is a
great stone, and they cleave the wood of
the cart, and the kine have they caused to
ascend — a burnt-offering to the Lord.
" And the Levites have taken down the
ark of the Lord, and the coffer wMch is
with it, in which are the jewels of gold, aud
they place them on the great stone; and the
men of Beth-Shemesh have caused burnt-
offerings to ascend, and sacrifice sacrifices
to that day to the Lord. "When the five
princes of the Philistines have seen it, then
they turn back to Ekron, on that day.
17 And these are the golden emerodB which
the Philistines have sent back— a guilt-

Restoration of the ark.

VI. 18.— 1 SAMUEL.— Vm. 15. The request for a king.

•offering to the Lord: for Ashdod one, for
( Gaza one, for Askelou one, for Gath one,
for Ekron one; " the golden mice also— the
number of all the cities of the Philistines—
of the five princes, from the fenced city even
unto the hamlet of the villages, even unto
the great meadow, on which they placed the
ark of the Lord — are unto this day, to the
field of Joshua, the Beth-Shemeshite.
"And He smiteth among the men of
Beth-Shemesh, for they have looked into
the ark of the Lord, yea, He smiteth among
the people seventy men — fifty chief men;
and the people mourn, because the Lord
smote among the people — a great smiting.
20 And the men of Beth-Shemesh say,
'Who is able to stand before Jehovah, this
holy God ? and unto whom shall He go up
from us?' 21 And they send messengers to
the inhabitants of Kirjath-Jearim, saying,
'The PMlisttoes have sent back the ark of
the Lord; come down, take it up unto you.'
VII. iAND the men of Kirjath-Jearim
come and bring up the ark of the Lord, and
bring it in unto the house of Abinadab, in
the Mil, and have sanctified Eleazar Ms
son, to keep the ark of the Lord. 2 And it
cometh to pass, from the day of the dwell
ing of the ark to Kirjath-Jearim, that the
days are multiplied (yea, they are twenty
years), and all the house of Israel wail after
the Lord.
3 And Samuel speaketh unto all the house
of Israel, saying, ' If with all your heart ye
are turning back unto the Lord — turn aside
the gods of the stranger from your midst,
Ashtaroth also ; and prepare your heart to
the Lord, and serve Him only, and He doth
deliver you out of the hand of the Philistines.'
4 And the Children of Israel turn aside
the Baahm and Ashtaroth, and serve the
Lord alone. sAnd Samuel saith, 'Gather
all Israel to Mizpeh, and I pray for you
unto the Lord.'
6 And they are gathered to Mizpeh, and
they draw water, and pour it out before the
Lord, and fast on that day, and say there,
'We have sinned against the Lord;' and
Samuel judgeth the people of Israel in
Mizpeh. 7 And the Philistines hear that the Child
ren of Israel have gathered themselves to
Mizpeh, and the princes of the PMlisttoes
go up against Israel; and the Clrildren of
Israel hear, and are afraid of the presence
of the Philistines.
8 And the Children of Israel say unto
Samuel, ' Keep not silent from crying unto
the Lord out God for us, and let Him save
us out of the hands of the Phihsttoes.'
9 And Samuel taketh a fat lamb, and
causeth it to go up — a whole burnt-offering
to the Lord ; and Samuel crieth unto the
Lord for Israel, and the Lord answereth
Mm. " And Samuel is causing the burnt-
offering to go up — and the Phihsttoes have
drawn nigh to battle against Israel— and
the Lord thundereth with a great noise, on
that day, upon the Philistines, and troubleth
them, and they are smitten before Israel.
11 And the men of Israel go out from
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Mizpeh, and pursue the Philistines, and 1
smite them unto the place of Beth-Car. i
"And Samuel taketh a stone, and setteth j
it between Mizpeh and Shen, and calleth |
its name Eben-Ezer, saying, ' Hitherto hath i
the LORD helped us.'
"And the Philistines are humbled, and
have not continued any more to come into
the border of Israel ; and the hand of the
Lord is on the Philistines all the days of
Samuel. "And the cities which the Phihs
ttoes have taken from Israel are restored
to Israel; from Ekron even unto Gath; and
their border hath Israel dehvered out of
the hand of the Philistines ; and there is
peace between Israel and the Amorites.
15 And Samuel judgeth Israel all the days
of his hfe, i6 And he hath gone from year
to year, and hath gone round Bethel, and
Gilgal, and Mizpeh ; and he hath judged
Israel in all those places. 17 And his return
ing is to Ramah, for there is his house, and
there he hath judged Israel, and there he
buildeth an altar to the Lord.
VIII. iAND it cometh to pass, when
Samuel is old, that he maketh his sons
judges over Israel. 2 And the name of Ms
first-born son is Joel, and the name of his
second is Abiah ; judges to Beer-Sheba.
8And Ms sons have not walked in his ways,
and turn aside after dishonest gain, and
take bribes, and turn aside judgment.
4 And all the elders of Israel gather them
selves together, and come in unto Samuel
to Ramah, *and say unto him, 'Lo, thou
hast become old, and thy sons have not
walked in thy ways; now, appoint for us a
king to judge us, hke all the nations.' 6 And
the thing is evil in the eyes of Samuel, when
they have said, ' Give to us a Mng to judge
us; ' and Samuel prayeth unto the Lord.
7 And the Lord saith unto Samuel,
"'Hearken to the voice of the people, to all
that they say unto thee, for they have not
rejected thee, but Me they have rejected
from reigning over them. 8According to
aU the works that they have done from the
day of My bringing them up out of Egypt,
even unto this day, when they forsake Me,
and serve other gods — so they are doing
also to thee. 9Aud now, hearken to their
voice; only, surely thou dost certainly pro
test to them; and hast declared to them the
custom of the king who reigneth over them.
10 And Samuel speaketh all the words of
the Lord unto the people who ask from him
a king, n and saith, ' This is the custom of
the king who reigneth over you: Your sons
he doth take, and hath appointed for him
self among his chariots, and among his
horsemen, and they have run before his
chariots; 12 also to appoint for himself
heads of thousands, and heads of fifties;
also to plow his plowing, and to reap his
harvest; and to make the instruments of his
war, and the instruments of his charioteer.
" ' And your daughters he doth take for
perfumers, and for cooks, and for bakers.
"And your fields, and your vineyards, and
your oliveyards— the best — doth he take,
and hath given to his servants. " And your

Saul seeks his father' 8 asses. VIII. 16. — 1 SAMUEL. — ix. 26. His interview with Samuel.

seed and your vineyards he doth tithe, and
hath given to his eunuchs and to his ser
vants. "And your men-servants, and your
1 maid-servants, and your best young men,
and jour asses, doth he take, and hath pre
pared for his own work. 17 Your flock he
doth tithe, and ye are to Mm for servants.
"And ye have cried out in that day be
cause of the king whom ye have chosen for
yourselves, and the Lord doth not answer
you in that day.'
"But the people refuse to hearken to the
voice of Samuel, and say, ' Nay, but a Idng
shall be over us, 20then have we been, even
we, like all the nations; and our king hath
judged us, and gone out before us, and hath
fought our battles.'
21 And Samuel heareth all the words of
the people, and speaketh them in the cars
of the LORD. 22 And the LORD saith unto
Samuel, 'Hearken to their voice; then hast
thou caused a king to reign over them.'
And Samuel saith unto the men of Israel,
' Go ye each to his city.'
IX. ! AND there is a man of Benjamin,
and his name is Kish son of Abiel, son of
Zeror, son of Bechorath, son of Aphiah, a
Benjamite, a mighty one of valour. 2And
he hath a son, and his name is Saul, a choice
youth and goodly, and there is not among
the Children of Israel a goodlier man than
he; from his shoulder and upward, higher
than any of the people.
8 And the asses of Kish, the father of
Saul, are lost, and Kish saith unto Saul his
son, 'Take, I pray thee, with thee, one of
the young men, and rise, go, seek the
asses.' 4 And he passeth over through the hill-
country of Ephraim, and passeth over
through the land of Shalisha, but they have
not found; and they pass over into the land
of Shaliirij but they are not ; and he passeth
over through the land of Benjamin, but
they have not found.
6 They have come in unto the land of
Zuph, and SaM hath said to Ms young man
who is with him, ' Come, and let us turn
back, lest my father leave off the asses, and
hath been sorrowful for us.'
''And he saith to him, 'Lo, I pray thee, a
man of God is in this city, and the man is
honoured ; all that he speaketh certainly
cometh; now, let us go there, it may be he
will declare to us our way on which we
should have gone.'
7 And Saul saith to his young man, 'But
lo, we go, and what do we bring to to the
man? for the bread hath gone from our
vessels, and there is no present to bring to
to the man of God — what is with us ?'
8 And the young man continueth to answer
Saul, and saith, ' Lo, there is found with
me the fourth of a shekel of silver; and I
have given to the man of God, and he hath
declared to us our way.'
9Formerlyto Israel, thus hath the man
said in Ms going to seek God, 'Come and
let us go unto the seer,' for the 'prophet'
of to-day was called formerly 'the seer.'
"Ahd Saul saith to his young man, 'Thy
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word is good ; come, let us go ; ' and they
go unto the city where the man of God is.
. n They are going up to the ascent of the
city, and they have found young women
going out to draw water, and say to them,
'Is the seer in this place?' "And they
answer them and say, ' He is; lo, before
thee ! haste, now, for to-day he hath come
into the city, for the people hath a stated
sacrifice in the high place. " At your going
into the city so shall ye find him, before he
go up into the high place to eat ; for the
people do not eat till his coming, for he
doth bless the sacrifice; afterwards do they
eat who are called ; and now, go up, for at
this time ye do find him.'
14 And they go up into the city ; they are
coming into the midst of the city, rind lo,
Samuel cometh out to meet them, to go up
to the high place; is seeing the Lord h.i;l
uncovered the ear of Samuel a day be fore
the coming of Saul, saying, " ' At tlris timu
to-morrow, I send unto thee a man out or
the land of Benjamin, — then thou hast
anointed him for leader over My people
Israel, and he hath saved My people out of
the hand of the Philistines; for I have seen
My people, for its cry hath come in unto
Me.' 17When Samuel hath seen Saul, then
the LORD answered him, 'Lo, the man of
whom I have spoken unto thee; tlris ons
shall restrain My people.'
"And SaM draweth nigh to Samuel in the
midst of the gate, and saith, 'Declare to
me, I pray thee, where is the seer's house-?'
19 And Samuel answereth Saul and saith.
' I am the seer ; go up before me into the
high place, then hast thou eaten with nw
to-day, and I have sent thee away in the
morning, and all that is in thy heart I de
clare to thee. 20As to the asses which an*
lost to thee this day three days, set not thy
heart to them, for they have been found;
and for whom is all the desire of Israel? is
it not for thee and for all thy father's house.'"
21 And Saul answereth and saith, ' Am not
I a Benjamite — of the smallest of the tribes
of Israel ? and my family the least of all the
families of the tribe of Benjamin ? and why-
hast thou spoken unto me according to this
word ?'
22 And Samuel taketh Saul, and his young
man, and bringeth them into the chamber,
aud giveth to him a place at the head of
those who are called ; and they are about
thirty men. 23 And Samuel saith to the
cook, ' Give the portion which I gave to
thee, of which I said unto thee, Set it by
thee;' 2±(and the cook Iifteth up the leg,
and that which is on it, and setteth it lie-
fore Saul), he also saith, 'Lo, that which is
left; set it before thee— eat, for to this ap
pointed season it is kept for thee, saying.
I have called the people ;' and Saul eateth
with Samuel on that day.
25 And they come down from the high
place, into the city, and he speaketh with
Saul on the roof. 26And they rise early,
and it cometh to pass, at the ascending m
the dawn, that Samuel calleth unto Said,
on the roof, saying, ' Rise, and let me send

Saul arnon j the prophets. IX. 27.— 1 SAMUEL.— XI. 5.

The election of a king.

thee away ;' and Saul riseth, and they go
out, both of them; he and Samuel, without.
27 They are going down in the extremity
of the city, and Samuel hath said unto Saul,
' Say to the young man that he pass on be
fore us (and he passeth on), but thou, stand
at this time, and let me cause thee to hear
the word of God.'
X. i AND Samuel taketh the vial of oil,
and poureth it on Ms head, and kisseth
him, and saith, ' Is it not because the Lord
hath anointed thee over His inheritance for
leader ? 2 In thy going to-day from me — then
thou hast found two men by the grave of
Rachel, in the border of Benjamin, at Zel-
zah, and they have said unto thee, The
asses have been i oimd which thou hast gone
to seek ; and lo, thy father hath left the
matter of the asses, and hath sorrowed for
you, saying, What shall I do for my son ?
3 ' And thou hast passed on from thence,
and beyond, and hast come to unto the oak
of Tabor, and tMee men have found thee
there going up unto God to Bethel, one
bearing three kids, .and another bearing
tto-ee cakes of bread, and another bearing
a bottle of wine. 4And they have asked of
thy welfare, and given to thee two loaves,
and thou hast received from their hand.
5 ' Af terwards thou dost come unto the
hill of God, where the garrison of the
Philistines is, and it cometh to pass, at thy
coming in thither to the city, that thou
hast met a company of prophets coming
down from the Mgh place, and before them
a psaltery, and a tabret, and a pipe, and a
harp, and they are prophesying ; 6 and the
Spirit of the Lord hath prospered over
thee, and thou hast prophesied with them,
and hast been turned to another man; 7then
it hath been, when these signs come to thee,
—do as thy hand findeth, for God is with
thee. 8 ' Then thou hast gone down before me
to Gilgal, and lo, I go down unto thee, to
cause burnt-offerings to ascend, to sacrifice
sacrifices of peace-offerings, seven days dost
thou wait till my coming in unto thee, then
have I made known to thee that which thou
shalt do.'
9 And it hath been, to his turning Ms
shoulder to go from Samuel, that God turn
eth to Mm another heart, and all these signs
come on that day; "seeing they come in
thither to the hill, and lo, a company of
prophets — to meet him, and the Spirit of
God prospereth over Mm, and he prophe-
sieth in their midst.
UAnd it cometh to pass when all his ac
quaintances heretofore see, and lo, with the
prophets he hath prophesied, that the
people say one unto another, ' What is this
hath happened to the Bon of Kish ? is Saul
also among the prophets?' "And a man
from thence answereth and saith, 'And
who is their father i ' therefore it became a
simile, ' Is Saul also among the prophets ? '
"And he ceaseth from prophesying, and
he cometh into the high place. " And the
uncle of Saul saith unto him, and unto his
young man, 'WMther went ye?' and he

saith, 'To seek the asses; when we see that
they are not, then we go in unto Samuel.'
" And the uncle of SaM saith, ' Declare to
me, I pray thee, what Samuel hath said to
you?' "And Saul saith unto his uucle,
' He certainly declared to us that the asses
had been found ;' but of the matter of the
kingdom he hath not declared to lrim that
which Samuel hath said.
17 And Samuel calleth the people unto the
Lord to Mizpeh, "and saith unto the Cliild-
ren of Israel, ' Thus hath the Lord, God of
Israel, said, I have brought up Israel out of
Egypt, yea, I deliver you out of the hand of
the Egyptians, and out of the hand of all
the kingdoms who are oppressing you.
"Yet ye have to-day rejected your God,
who is Himself your saviour out of all your
evils and your distresses, and ye say, Nay,
but — a king thou dost set over us ; and
now, station yourselves before the Lord, by
your tribes, and by your thousands.'
29 And Samuel bringeth near all the tribes
of Israel, and the tribe of Benjamin is cap
tured; 21 and he bringeth near the tribe of
Benjamin by its fanrilies, and the family of
Matri is captured, and Saul son of Kish is
captured, and they seek him, and he hath
not been found.
23 And they ask again at the Lord, ' Hath
the man yet come Mther?' and the Lord
saith, ' Lo, he hath been hidden near the
vessels.' ^And they run and bring him
from thence, and he stationeth himself in
the midst of the people, and he is higher
than any of the people, from the shoulder
and upward.
24 And Samuel saith unto all the people,
' Have ye seen him on whom the Lord hath
fixed, for there is none like him among all
the people ? ' And all the people shout, and
say, ' Let the king live ! '
25 And Samuel speaketh unto the people
of the ordinance of the kingdom, and writ-
eth it in the Book, and placeth it before the
Lord ; and Samuel sendeth all the people
away, each to his house.
26 And Saul also hath gone to his house,
to Gibeah, and the company go with him
whose heart God hath touched; a"but the
sons of wortlilessness have said, ' What !
doth this one save us!' and they despise
him, and have not brought a present to him ;
but he is as one deaf.
XI. 1 AlND Nahash the Ammonite cometh
up, and encampeth against Jabesh-Gilead;
and all the men of Jabesh say unto Nahash,
'Make with us a covenant, and we serve
thee.' 2 And Nahash the Ammonite saith unto
them, ' Eor this do I covenant with you, by
picking out all your right eyes,— then have
I put a reproach on all Israel.' 3 And the
elders of Jabesh say unto him, ' Let us alone
seven days, and let us send messengers into
all the border of Israel; and if there is none
saving us — then have we come out to thee.'
4 And the messengers come to Gibeah of
Saul, and speak the words in the eara of the
people, and all the people lift up their voice
and weep. 5And lo, Saul hath come after
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SamueCs discourse to Israel. XI. 6. — 1 SAMUEL. — XII. 22.

He calls for thunder.

the herd out of the field, and Saul saith,
'What— to the people, that they weep?'
and they recount to him the words of the
men of Jabesh.
6And the Spirit of God prospereth over
Saul,, in Ms hearing these words, and his
anger burneth greatly. 7 And he taketh a
couple of oxen, and cutteth them in pieces,
and sendeth them tto'ough all the border of
Israel, by the hand of the messengers, say
ing, 'He who cometh not out after Saul and
after Samuel — so is it done to his oxen;' and
the fear of the Lord falleth on the people,
and they come out as one man. 8 And he
inspecteth them in Bezek; and the Children
of Israel are three hundred thousand, and
the men of Judah thirty thousand.
9 And they say to the messengers who
come, ' Thus do ye say to the men of Jabesh-
Gilead, To-morrow ye have safety — by the
heat of the sun;' and the messengers come
and declare it to the men of Jabesh, and
they rejoice. "And the men of Jabesh
say to the A mmonites, ' To-morrow we come
out unto you; then have ye done to us ac
cording to all that is good in your eyes.'
n And it cometh to pass, on the morrow,
that Saul putteth the people in three de
tachments, and they come into the midst of
the camp in the morning-watch, and smite
the Ammomtes till the heat of the day; and
it cometh to pass that they who are left are
scattered, and two of them have not.been
left together.
12 And the people say unto Samuel, ' Who
is he that saith, Saul reign over us I give ye
up the men, and let us put them to death.'
"And Saul saith, ' There shall not a man be
put to death on this day, for to-day hath
the Lord wrought salvation to Israel.'
"And Samuel saith unto the people,
' Come and let us go to Gilgal, and let us
renew the kingdom there.' "And all the
people go to Gilgal, and they cause Saul to
reign there before the Lord to Gilgal, and
there sacrifice their sacrifices of peace-offer
ings before the Lord ; and there Saul re-
joiceth — all the men of Israel also — very
greatly. XII. iAND Samuel saith unto all Israel,
'Lo, I have hearkened to your voice, to all
that ye have said to me, and I cause a king
to reign over you. 2 And, now, lo, the kmg
is walking habitually before you, and I have
become aged, and gray-headed ; and my
Children, lo, they are with you; and I have
walked habitually before you from my youth
till tlris day.
3 ' Lo, here am I; testify against me, over-
against the Lord, nnd over-against His
anointed; whose ox have I taken, or whose
ass have I taken, or whom have I oppressed;
whom have I bruised, or of whose hand
have I taken a ransom, and Mde mine eyes
with it? — and I restore it to you.'
4 And they say, 'Thou hast not oppressed
us, nor hast thou crushed us, nor hast thou
taken anything from the hand of any one.'
6 And he saith unto them, 'The Lord is
witness against you; and His anointed is
witness this day, that ye have not found
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anything in my hand;' and they say, 'A
witness.' c And Samuel saith unto the people, ' The
Lord — He who made Moses and Aaron, and
who hath brought up your fathers out of
the land of Egypt. 7And, now, station
yourselves, and let me judge you before the
Lord, by all the righteous acts of the Lord,
wliich He did with you, and your fathers.
8 ' When Jacob hath come into Egypt, and
your fathers cry unto the LORD, and the
Lord sendeth Moses and Aaron, and they
bring your fathers out of Egypt, and cause
them to dwell in this place, 9then they
forget the Lord their God, and He selleth
them into the hand of Sisera, head of the
host of Hazor, and toto the hand of the
Philistines, and into the hand of the king
of Moab, and they fight against them.
10 And they cry unto the LORD, and say, We
have sinned, because we have forsaken the
LORD, and serve the Baalim and Ashtaroth;
but now, deliver us out of the hand of our
enemies, and let us serve Thee.
n ' And the Lord sendeth Jerubbaal, and
Bedan, and Jephthah, and Samuel, and deli
vereth you out of the hand of your enemies
round about, and ye dwell confidently.
22 ' And ye see that Nahash king of the
BeM-Ammon hath come against you, and
ye say to me, Nay, but let a king reign over
us; yet the Lord your God is your king.
13 And, now, lo, the king whom ye have
chosen — whom ye have asked ! and lo, the
Lord hath placed a king over you.
" ' If ye fear the LORD, and have served
Him, and hearkened to His voice, then ye do
not provoke the mouth of the Lord, and ye
have been — both ye and the king who hath
reigned over you — after the Lord your God.
" ' And if ye do not hearken to the voice
of the Lord — then have ye provoked the
mouth of the Lord, and the hand of the
Lord hath been against you, and against
yorn? fathers.
i6 ' Now also, station yourselves and see
this great thing wMch the Lord doth before
your eyes. 17Is it not wheat-harvest to
day ? I call unto the Lord, and He giveth
voices and rain; and know ye and see that
your evil is great wMch ye have done in
the eyes of the Lord, by asking for your
selves a king.'
"And Samuel calleth unto the LORD, and
the Lord giveth voices and rain, on that'
day; and all the people greatly fear the
Lord and Samuel. "And all the people
say unto Samuel, 'Pray for thy servants
unto the Lord thy God, and let us not die;
for we have added evil to all our sins, by
asking for ourselves a king.'
20 And Samuel saith unto the people,
' Fear not ; ye have done all this evil; only,
turn not aside from after the LORD — then
have ye served Him with all your heart,
21 and ye do not turn aside after the vain
things which do not profit nor deliver, for
they are vain; 22for the LoiRD doth not
leave His people, on account of His great
name ; for the Lord hath been pleased to
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War with the Philistines. XII. 23. — 1 SAMUEL. — XIV. 9.

Jonathan's success.

23 ' I, also, far be it from me to sin against
the Lord, by ceasing to pray for you, seeing
I have directed you in the good and upright
way. ^Only, fear ye the Lord, then have
ye served Him in truth with all your heart;
for see that which He hath made great with
you. 2SBUt if ye really do evil, both ye and
your king are consumed.'
XIII. i SAUL hath reigned one year, yea,
two years hath he reigned over Israel, 2 when
Saul chooseth for himself tMee thousand
men out of Israel; and two thousand are
with Saul in Michmash, and in the hill-
country of Bethel; and a thousand have
been with Jonathan in Gibeah of Benjamin;
and the remnant of the people hath he sent
each to Ms tent.
3 And Jonathan smiteth the garrison of
the Philistines which is in Geba, and the
Philistines hear; and Saul hath blown with
the trumpet through all the land, saying,
'Let the Hebrews hear.' 4And all Israel
have heard, saying, ' Saul hath smitten the
garrison of the Philistines,' and also ' Israel
hath been abhorred by the Phihsttoes; ' and
the people are called after SaM to Gilgal.
5 And the Phihsttoes have been gathered
to fight with Israel; thirty thousand cha
riots, and six thousand horsemen, and a
people as the sand wMch is on the sea
shore for multitude; and they come up
and encamp in Michmash, at the east of
Beth-Aven. 6And the men of Israel have seen that
they are distressed, that the people hath
been oppressed, and the people hide them
selves in caves, and to tMckets, and in
rocks, and in high places, and in pits.
7 And some of the Hebrews have passed over
the Jordan to the land of Gad and Gilead ;
but Saul is yet in Gilgal, and all the people
have trembled after Mm.
8 And he waiteth seven days, according to
the appointment with Samuel; but Samuel
hath not come to Gilgal, and the people are
scattered from Mm. 9And Saul saith,
' Bring mgh unto me the burnt-offerings,
and the peace-offerings ; ' and he causeth
the burnt-offering to ascend.
" And it cometh to pass at his completing
causing the burnt-offering to ascend, that
lo, Samuel cometh, and Saul goeth out to
meet him, to salute him. nAnd Samuel
saith, 'What hast thou done?' And Saul
saith, ' Because I saw that the people were
scattered from me, and thou hadst not
come at the appointment of the days, and
the Philistines are gathered to Michmash ;
"and I say, Now do the PMlisttoes come
down unto me to Gilgal, and the face of the
Lord I have not appeased; and I force my
self, and cause the burnt-offering to ascend.'
"And Samuel saith unto Saul, 'Thou
hast been foolish ; thou hast not kept the
command of the Lord thy God, which He
hath commanded thee, for now had the
Lord established thy kingdom over Israel
for ever. "But, now, thy kingdom doth
not stand ; the LORD hath sought for Him
self a man after His own heart, and the
Lord chargeth Mm to be leader over His

people, for thou hast not kept that which
the Lord hath commanded thee.'
"And Samuel riseth, and goeth up from
Gilgal to Gibeah of Benjamin, and Saul to-
specteth the people who are found present
with Mm, about six hundred men. "And
Saul, and Jonathan Ms son, and the people
who are found present with him, abide in
Gibeah of Benjamin, and the Philistines
have encamped in Michmash.
17 And the destroyers go out from the
camp of the Philistines, in three detach
ments ; the first detachment turneth unto
the way of OpMah, unto the land of Shual ;
i8 and the other detachment turneth the way
of Beth-Horon ; and the other detachment
turneth the way of the border which look
eth on the valley of the Zeboim, toward the
wilderness. "And an artificer is not found in all the
land of Israel, for the Philistines said, ' Lest
the Hebrews make sword or spear.' 20 And
all Israel go down to the Philistines, to
sharpen each his ploughshare, and his coul
ter, and his axe, and his mattock; 21 yet
there hath been the file for the mattocks,
and for the coulters, and for the three-
pronged rakes, and for the axes, and to set
up the goads.
22 And it hath been, in the day of battle,
that there hath not been found sword or
spear in the hand of any of the people who
are with Saul and with Jonathan, — but there
is found with Saul and with Jonathan his
son. 23 And the station of the Philistines
goeth out unto the passage of Michmash.
XIV. iAND the day cometh that Jona
than son of Saul saith unto the young man
bearing his weapons, ' Come and let us pass
over unto the station of the Philistines,
which is at the other side;' and he hath not
declared it to Ms father.
2 And Saul is abiding at the extremity of
Gibeah, under the pomegranate which is
to Migron, and the people who are with
him are about six hundred men, 3Ahiah
also son of AMtub, brother of I-chabod, son
of Phinehas, son of Eli, the priest of the
Lord in Shiloh, bearing the ephod; but the
people knew not that Jonathan hath gone.
4 And between the passages where Jona
than hath sought to pass over unto the sta
tion of the Philistines is the edge of a rock
on the one side, and the edge of a rock on
the other side, and the name of the one is
Bozez, and the name of the other Seneh.
s The edge of the one is fixed on the north
over-against Michmash, and the other at
the south over-against Gibeah.
6 And Jonathan saith unto the young man
bearing his weapons, ' Come and let us pass
over unto the station of these uncircum
eised; it may be the Lord doth work by us,
for there is no restraint to the LORD to save
by many or by few.'
7 And the bearer of Ms weapons saith to
him, 'Do all that is in thy heart; turn for
thyself ; lo, I am with thee, as thine own
heart.' 8 And Jonathan saith, 'Lo, we are
passing over unto the men, and we are re
vealed unto the men; 9if they say thus unto
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xrv. 10. — 1 SAMUEL. — XIV. 43. Thepeople eat with the blood.

us, 'Stand still till we have come unto you,'
then have we stood in our place, and do not
go up unto them; "and if they say thus,
* Come up against us,' then have we gone
up, for the Lord hath given them into our
hand, and this is the sign to us.'
n Aud both of them are revealed at the
station of the Philistines, and the Philis
tines say, ' Lo, the Hebrews are coming out
ox the holes where they have hid them
selves.' "And the men of the station an
swer Jonathan and the bearer of his wea
pons, and say, 'Come up unto us, and let
us cause you to know sometMng.' And
.Jonathan saith unto the bearer of his wea
pons, ' Come up after me, for the Lord
hath given them into the hand, of Israel.'
13 And Jonathan goeth up on Ms hands,
and on his feet, and the bearer of his wea
pons after him; and they fall before Jona-
Lhan, the bearer of his weapons putteth
to death after him.
14Andrthe first smiting which Jonathan
and the bearer of his weapons have smitten
is of about twenty men, in about half the
furrow of a yoke of the field. "And there
is a trembling in the camp, in the field, and
among all the people ; the station and the
destroyers have trembled — even they, and
the earth shaketh, and it becometh a
trembling of God.
"And the watchmen of Saul in Gibeah of
Benjamin see, and lo, the multitude melted
away, and it goeth on and is beaten down.
17 And Saul saith to the people who are
with him, ' Inspect, I pray you, and see
who hath gone from us;' and they inspect,
iind lo, Jonathan and the bearer of his
weapons are not. " And Saul saith to Ahiah,
' Bring nigh the ark of God;' for the ark of
God hath been on that day with the Child
ren of Israel.
19 And it cometh to pass wliile Saul spake
unto the priest, that the noise which is in
the camp of the Philistines goeth on, going
on and becoming great; and Saul saith unto
the priest, ' Remove thy hand. ' 20 And Saul
is called, and all the people who are with
him, and they come in unto the battle, and,
lo, the sword of each hath been against Ms
neighbour, — a very great destruction.
21 And the Hebrews who have been for the
Phihsttoes as heretofore, who have gone
with them into the camp, have turned
round, even they, to be with Israel who are
with Saul and Jonathan. 22 And all the men
of Israel, who are hiding themselves in the
hill-country of Ephraim, have heard that
the Philistines have fled, and they pursue
— even they — after them in the battle.
23 And the Lord saveth Israel on that day,
and the battle passed over to Beth-Aven.
^4Aud the men of Israel have been dis
tressed on that day, seeing Saul adjureth
the people, saying, ' Cursed is the man who
eatoth food till the evening, and I have been
avenged of mine enemies;' and none of the
people hath tasted food.
25 And all they of the land have come into
a forest, and there is honey on the face of
the field; 2i>and the people comeiniuito the
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forest, and lo, the honey hath dropped, but
none moveth Ms hand unto his mouth, for
the people feared the oath.
27 But Jonathan hath not heard of Ms
father's adjuring the people, and he putteth
forth the end of the rod which is in Ms
hand, and dippeth it in the honey-comb,
and bringeth back Ms hand unto Ms mouth
— and Ms eyes see !
28 And a man of the people answereth and
saith, 'Thy father hath certainly adjured
the people, saying, Cursed is the man who
eateth food to-day:' and the people are
weary. 29And Jonathan saith, 'My father
hath troubled the land; see, I pray you,
that mine eyes have become bright because
I have tasted of tMs honey. •"•How much
more if to-day the people had well eaten of
the spoil of its enemies which it hath found;
for now, the smiting hath not been great
among the Philistines.'
siAnd they smite on that day among the
Philistines from Michmash to Aijalon, but
the people are very weary. 32And the
people make unto the spoil, and take sheep,
and oxen, and bullocks, and slaughter on the
earth, and the people eat with the blood.
33 And they declare it to Saul, saying, ' Lo,
the people are sinning against the LORD, by
eating with the blood.' And he saith, ' Ye
have dealt treacherously ; roll ye unto me
a great stone.' ^Saul also saith, 'Be ye
scattered among the people; then have ye
said to them, Bring ye nigh unto me each
his ox, and each his sheep ; then have ye
slain them- in this place, and eaten, and ye
do not sin against the LORD by eating with
the blood.* And all the people bring nigh
each his ox, in his hand, in that mght, and
they slaughter them there. -^And Saul
buildeth an altar to the Lord ; with it he
hath begun to build altars to the Lord.
36 And Saul saith, 'Let us go down after
the Philistines by mght, and let us prey
upon them till the morning light, and let
us not leave a man of them.' And they say,
'Do all that is good in thine eyes.' But
the priest saith, 'Let us draw near hither
unto God.' 37And Saul asketh of God,
' Shall I go down after the PMlisttoes ? dost
Thou give them into the hand of Israel?'
but He hath not answered him on that day.
38 And Saul saith, 'Draw ye nigh hither
all the chiefs of the people; and know and
see in what this sin hath been to-day.
39 For, the LORD liveth, who saveth Israel :
surely if it be in Jonathan ray son, surely
he doth certatoly die; ' but none answereth
him out of all the people.
40 He saith also to all Israel, 'Be ye on
one side, and I and Jonathan my son are
on the other side; ' and the people say unto
Saul, ' Do that which is good in thine eyes.'
"And Saul saith unto the Lord, God of
Israel, ' Give perfection; ' and Jonathan and
Said are captured, and the people went out.
42 And Saul saith, ' Cast between me and
Jonathan my son;' and Jonathan is cap
tured. 13 And Saul saith unto Jonathan,
'Declare to me what thou hast done?' and
Jonathan declareth to Min, and saith, 'I

The Amalelcites destroyed, xrv. 44.— 1 SAMUEL.— XV. £7. SauVs dethronement f wtotrt.

certainly tasted with the end of the rod
that is in my hand a little honey; lo, I die ! '
44 And Saul saith, 'Thus let God do, and
thus let Him add, for thou dost certainly
die, Jonathan.'
45 And the people say unto Saul, 'Doth
Jonathan die who hath wrought this great
salvation to Israel ?— a profanation ! the
Lord liveth, there doth not fall from the
hair of Iris head to the earth, for with God
hath he wrought tMs day.' And the people
rescue Jonathan, and he hath not died.
46 And Saul goeth up from after the Philis
tines, and the PMlistines have gone to their
own place. 47 And Saul hath captured the
kingdom over Israel, seeing he fighteth
against all his enemies round about, against
Moab, and against the Beni-Ammon, and
against Edom, and against the kings of
Zobah, and against the Philistines, and
whithersoever he turneth he vexeth them.
48 And he getteth a force, and smiteth
Amalek, and delivereth Israel out of the
hand of its spoilers.
49 And the children of Saul are Jonathan,
and Ishui, and Melchi-Shua; as to the name
of Ms two daughters, the name of the first
born is Merab, and the name of the young
one Michal. 5° And the name of the wife of
Saul is Ahinoam daughter of Ahimaaz; and
the name of the head of Ms host is Abner
son of Ner, uncle of Saul. 5iAnd Kish is
the father of Saul, and Ner father of Abner
is son of Abiel,
53 And the war is severe against the PMlis
tines all the days of Saul; when Saul hath
seeu any mighty man, or any valiant man,
then doth he gather him unto himself.
XV. iAND Samuel saith unto Saul, 'Me
did the Lord send to anoint thee to be king
over His people, over Israel; and now, hear
ken to the voice of the words of the LORD;
2 ' Thus hath the LORD of Hosts said, I
inspected that which Amalek did to Israel,
that which he laid for him in the way in his
gomg up out of Egypt. 8Nbw, go; then
hast thou smitten Amalek, and devoted all
that they have; and thou hast no pity on it,
but hast put to death both man and woman,
both infant and suckling, both ox aud sheep,
both camel and ass.'
4And Saul summoneth the people, and
inspecteth them in Telaim, two hundred
thousand footmen, and ten thousand are
men of Judah. ^And Saul cometh unto a
city of Amalek, and layeth wait in the valley.
6 And Saul saith unto the Kenites, ' Go, turn
aside, go down from the midst of Amalek,
lest I consume thee with it; seeing thou
didst kindness with all the Children of
Israel, in their going up out of Egypt.' And
the Kenite turneth aside from Amalek.
7 And Saul smiteth Amalek from Havilah
— thy going in to Shur, which is on the
front of Egypt. 8 And he catcheth Agag
Mng of Amalek alive, and all the people he
hath devoted by the edge of the sword.
9And Saul hath pity— the people also— on
Agag, and on the best of the flock, and of
the herd, and of the seconds, and on the
lambs, and on all that is good, and have not

been willing to devote them ; but all the de
spised and wasted work — it they devoted.
"And the word of the Lord is unto
Samuel, saying, u ' I have repented that J
caused Saul to reign as king ; for he hath
turned back from after Me, and My words
he hath not performed.' And it is displeas
ing to Samuel, and he crieth unto the Lord
all the night.
"And Samuel riseth early to meet Saul
in the morning, and it is declared to Samuel,
saying, 'Saul hath come into Carmel, and
lo, he setteth up to himself a monument.
and goeth round, aud passeth over, and
goeth down to Gilgal.'
"And Samuel cometh unto Saul, and Saul
saith to him, 'Blessed art thou of the Lord:
I have performed the word of the Lord.'
"And Samuel saith, ' And what is the noise
of this flock in mine ears — and the noise of
the herd which I hear ?' " And Saul saith,
'From the Amalekites have they brought
them, because the people had pity on the
best of the flock and of the herd, in order
to sacrifice to the Lord thy God; and the
remnant have we devoted.'
"And Samuel saith unto Saul, 'Desist,
and let me declare to thee that which the
Lord hath spoken unto me to-night;' and
he saith to him, 'Speak.'
"And Samuel saith, 'If thou art little in
thine own eyes, art not thou the head ol
the tribes of Israel? "and the Lord doth
anoint thee for king over Israel, and the
LORD sendeth thee in the way, and saith.
Go; then hart thou devoted the sinners, the
Amalekites, and fought against them till
they are consumed; "and why hast thou
not hearkened to the voice of the Lord —
but dost fly unto the spoil, and doest the
evil thing in the eyes of the Lord ? '
20 And Saul saith unto Samuel, ' Because—
I have hearkened to the voice of the Lori\
and I go in the way which the Lord hath
sent me, audi bring in Agag king of Amalek.
and Amalek I have devoted. 21And the
people take of the spoil of the flock and
herd, the chief part of the devoted thin;:,
for sacrifice to the Lord thy God in Gil
gal.' 23 And Samuel saith, 'Hath the LORD de
light in burnt- offerings and sacrifices as in
hearkening to the voice of the Lord ? lo.
hearkening is better than sacrifice: giving
attention than the fat of rams. %"For re
bellion is the sin of divination, and stub
bornness is iniquity and teraphim; because
thou hast rejected the word of the Lciu>,
He also cloth reject thee from being king.'
24 And Saul saith unto Samuel, 'I have
sinned, for I have passed over the com
mand of the Lord, and thy words; because
I have feared the people, and hearken U>
their voice. 25 And now, bear, I pray thee,
with my sin, and turn back with me and let
me bow myself to the Lord.'
26 And Samuel saith unto Saul, 'I do not
turn back with thee; for thou hast rejected
the word of the Lord, and the Lord doth
reject thee from being king over Israel.'
27 And Samuel turneth round to go, and he
19f)

Samuel goes to Jesse.

XV. 23.— 1 SAMUEL.— XVII. 5.

He anoints David.

layeth hold on the skirt of his upper robe
— and it is rent I
38 And Samuel saith unto him, 'The LORD
hath rent the kingdom of Israel from thee
to-day, and hath given it to thy neighbour
who is better than thou. 29And also the
Pre-eminence of Israel doth not lie nor re
pent; for He is not a man to be penitent.'
30 And he saith, ' I have sinned ; now,
honour me, I pray thee, before the elders
of my people, and before Israel ; and turn
back with me ; then have I bowed myself
to the Lord thy God.'
3i And Samuel turneth back after Saul,
and Saul boweth himself to the Lord.
32 And Samuel saith, 'Bring ye Mgh unto
me Agag king of Amalek,' and Agag cometh
unto him daintily; and Agag saith, 'Surely
the bitterness of death hath turned aside.'
33 And Samuel saith, ' As thy sword hath
bereaved women — so is thy mother be
reaved among women; ' and Samuel heweth
Agag in pieces before the Lord in Gilgal.
34 And Samuel goeth to Ramah, and Saul
hath gone to his house — to Gibeah of SaM.
35 And Samuel hath not added to see Saul
till the day of his death, but Samuel hath
mourned for Saul ; and the Lord repented
that He caused Saul to reign over Israel.
XVI. iAND the LORD saith unto Samuel,
'Until when art thou mourning for Saul,
seeing I have rejected him from reigning
over Israel ? fill thy horn with oil, and go,
let Me send thee unto Jesse the Beth-
lehemite; for I have seen among his sons a
king for Myself.'
2 And Samuel saith, 'How shall I go?
when Saul hath heard, then hath he slain
me.' And the Lord saith, 'A heifer of the
herd thou dost take in thy hand, then hast
thou said, To sacrifice to the Lord have I
come ; 3and thou hast called Jesse to the
sacrifice, and I cause thee to know that
which thou shalt do, and thou hast anointed
to Me him of whom I speak unto thee.'
4 And Samuel doth that which the Lord
hath spoken, and cometh into Beth-lehem;
and the elders of the city tremble at Ms
coming, and say, ' Is thy coming peaceable ?'
5 and he saith, ' Peaceable ; to sacrifice to the
Lord have I come ; sanctify yourselves ;
then have ye come in with me to the sacri
fice;' and he sanctifleth Jesse and Ms sons,
and calleth them to the sacriflce.
6And it cometh to pass, in their coming
to, that he seeth Eliab, and saith, ' Surely,
before the Lord is His anointed.'
7 And the LORD saith unto Samuel, ' Look
not unto his appearance, or unto the height
of his stature, for I have rejected him; for
it is not as man seeth ; for man looketh at
the eyes, but the Lord looketh at the heart.'
8 And Jessie calleth unto Abinadab, and
causeth Mmto pass by before Samuel; and he
saith, ' On this also the Lord hath not fixed. '
9And Jesse causeth Shammah to pass by,
and he saith, ' On this also the Lord hath
not fixed.'
i° And Jesse causeth seven of his sons to
pass by before Samuel, and Samuel saith to
Jesse, ( The Lord hath not fixed on these.'
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n And Samuel saith unto Jesse, ' Are the
young men finished?' and he saith, 'Yet
the youngest hath been left ; and lo, he de-
lighteth himself among the flock;' and Sa
muel saith unto Jesse, ' Send and take
him, for we do not turn round till his com
ing in hither.'
"And he sendeth, and bringeth him in,
and he is ruddy, with beauty of eyes, and
of good appearance. And the Lord saith,
'Rise, anoint Mm, for this is he." "And
Samuel taketh the horn of oil, and anoint
eth him in the midst of his brethren ; ahd
the Spirit of the Lord prospereth over
David from that day and onwards. And
Samuel riseth and goeth to Ramah.
"And the Spirit of the LORD hath turned
aside from Saul, and a spirit of sadness
from the Lord terrified him. "And the
servants of Saul say unto him, ' Lo, we pray
thee, a spirit of sadness from God is terri
fying thee. "Let our lord command, we
pray thee, thy servants before thee, let
them seek a skilful man, playing on the
harp ; then it hath come to pass, in the
spirit of sadness from God betog upon thee,
that he hath played with his hand, and it is
well with thee.'
17 And Saul saith unto his servants, ' Pro
vide, I pray you, for me a man playing well
— then have ye brought him to unto me.'
18 And one of the servants answereth and
saith, ' Lo, I have seen a son of Jesse the
Beth-lehemite, skilful to playing, and a
mighty virtuous man, and a man of battle,
and intelligent in word, and a man of form,
and the Lord is with him.'
19 And Saul sendeth messengers unto Jesse,
and saith, 'Send unto me David thy son
who is with the flock.' w And Jesse taketh
an ass, with bread, and a bottle of wine,
and a kid of the goats, and sendeth them by
the hand of David Ms son unto Saul.
*-i And David cometh in unto Saul, and
standeth before him, and he loveth him
greatly; and he is the bearer of his weapons.
22 And Saul sendeth unto Jesse, saying,
'Let David, I pray thee; stand before me,
for he hath found grace in mine eyes.'
23 And it hath come to pass to the spirit
of sadness from God being on Saul, that
David hath taken the harp, and hath played
with Ms hand, and Saul hath refreshment
and gladness, and the spirit of sadness hath
turned aside from off him.
XVII. iAND the Philistines gather their
camps to battle, and are gathered to Sho-
choh, which is Judah's, and they encamp be
tween Shochoh and Azekah, in Ephes-Dam-
mim. 2 And Saul and the men of Israel
have been gathered, and they encamp by
the valley of Elah, and they set the battle
in array to meet the PMlisttoes.
3 And the Philistines are standing on the
mountain on this side, and the Israelites
are standing on the mountain on that side,
and the valley is between them.
4 And a man of the duellists goeth out
from the camps of the Philistines, Goliath
is his name, from Gath; his height is six
cubits and a span, 5and a helmet of brass

Goliath's challenge to Israel, xvu. 6.— 1 SAMUEL.— XVU. 40. David essays to fight him. I

is on Ms head, and with a scaled coat of
armour he is clothed, and the weight of the
coal; of mail is five thousand shekels of
brass; 6 and a frontlet of brass is on his feet,
and a javebn. of brass is between Ms shoul
ders. 7 And the wood of Ms spear is like
a weaver's beam, and the flame of his spear
is six hundred shekels of iron, and the
bearer of the buckler goeth before him.
8 And he standeth and crieth unto the
ranks of Israel, and saith to them, 'Why
are ye come out to set the battle in array?
am not I the Philistine, and ye servants to
Saul ? choose for yourselves a man, and let
him come down unto me. 9 If he be able to
fight with me, and have smitten me, then
have we become your servants; but if I am
able for him, and have smitten him, theri
have ye become our servants, and have
served us.' "The Philistine also saith, 'I
have reproached the ranks of Israel this day;
give me a man, and let us fight together.'
n And Saul heareth — all Israel also— these
words of the Philistine, and they are broken
down and greatly afraid.
12 And David is a son of tMs Ephratlrite
of Beth-lehem-Judah, whose name is Jesse,
and he hath eight sons, and the man in the
days of Saul hath become aged among men.
"And the three eldest sons of Jesse go, they
have gone after Saul to the battle; and the
name of his three sons who have gone into
the battle are Eliab the first-bora, and his
second Abtoadab, and the third Shammah.
"And David is the youngest; and the
tto-ee eldest have gone after Saul, is And
David goeth and returneth from Saul, to
feed the flock of his father at Beth-lehem.
16 And the PMlisttoe draweth mgh, early
and late, and stationeth himself forty days.
17 And Jesse saith to David his son, ' Take,
I pray thee, to thy brethren, an ephah of
this roasted corn, and these ten loaves, and
run to the eamp to thy bretMen. "And
these ten cuttings of cheese thou dost take
in to the head of the thousand; and thy
brethren thou dost inspect for welfare, and
their pledge thou dost receive.'
"And Saul, and they, and all the men of
Israel are to the valley of Elah, fighting
with the PhUistines.
20 And David riseth early in the morning,
, and leaveth the flock to a keeper, and hf teth
up and goeth, as Jesse commanded Mm, and
he cometh into the path, and to the force
which is going out unto the rank, and they
have shouted for the battle. 2i And Israel and
the Phihsttoes set rank in array to meet rank
22 And David letteth the goods down from
off Mm, on the hand of the keeper of the
goods, and runneth into the ranks, and
cometh, and asketh of his brethren regard
ing their welfare.
23 And he is speaking with them, and lo, a
man of the duellists cometh up, Goliath is
Ms name, the Philistine of Gath, out of the
ranks of the Philistines, and he speaketh ac
cording to these words, and David heareth.
24 And all the men of Israel when they see
the man flee from Ms presence, and are
greatly afraid. & And the men of Israel

say, 'Have ye seen this man who cometh
up? for to reproach Israel he cometh up ; and
it hath been, — the man who smiteth him, the
king doth enrich him with great riches, Ms
daughter also he doth give to him, and doth
make his father's house free in Israel.'
26 And David speaketh unto the men who
stand by him, saying, 'What is done to the
man who smiteth this PMlistine, and hath
turned aside reproach from Israel? for who
is this uncircumeised Philistine that he hath
reproached the ranks of the living God?'
27 And the people speak to him according to
this word, saying, ' Thus is it done to the
man who smiteth Mm.'
28 And Eliab, his eldest brother, heareth
when he speaketh unto the men, and the
anger of Eliab burneth against David, and
he saith, 'Why is this— thou hast come
down? and to whom hast thou left those
few sheep in the wilderness? I have known
thy pride, and the evil of thy heart, — for to
see the battle thou hast come down.' 29 And
David saith, 'What have I done, now? Is
it not a word ? '
30 And he turneth round from him to an
other, and saith according to this word, and
the people return Mm word as the first word.
81 And the words which David hath spoken
are heard, and they declare them before
Saul, and he receiveth him. S2And David
saith unto Saul, ' Let no lrian's heart fall
because of him ; thy servant doth go— then
hath he fought with tMs Philistine.'
33 And Saul saith unto David, ' Thou art
not able to go unto this Philistine, to fight
with him ; for thou art a youth, and he a
man of war from his youth.'
34 And David saith unto Saul, .' Thy ser
vant hath been a shepherd to his father
among the sheep, and the Hon hath come,
—the bear also— and hath taken away a
sheep out of the drove; s^and I have goue
out after him, and have smitten Mm, and
have dehvered it out of his mouth, and he
riseth against me, and I have taken hold on
his beard, and have smitten him, and have
put him to death. 86Both the lion and the
bear hath thy servant smitten, — and this
uncircumeised Philistine hath been as one
of them, for he hath reproached the ranks
of the living God.'
87 David also saith, ' The Lord who hath
delivered me out of the paw of the lion,
and out of the paw of the bear, He doth de
liver me from the hand of this Philistine.'
And Saul saith unto David, 'Go, and the
LORD be with thee.'
38 And Saul putteth his longrobe on David,
and hath put a helmet of brass on his head,
and clotheth Mm with a coat of mail.
39 And David girdeth his sword above his
long robe, and he beginneth to go, for he
had not tried it;' and David saith unto Saul,
' I am unable to go, for I had not tried it;'
and David turneth them aside from off
him. 40 And he taketh his staff in his hand, and
chooseth for himself five smooth stones of
the brook, and putteth them to the shep
herd's habiliments which he hath, even in
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xvn. 41.— 1 SAMDEL.— xvm. 18. Jonathan's love to David.

the script, and his sling is to his hand, and
lie draweth nigh unto the Philistine.
41 And the Philistine goeth on, going and
drawing near unto David, and the man
bearing the buckler is before him. 42And
the Philistine looketh attentively, and seeth
David, and despiseth him, for he was a
youth, and ruddy, with a fair appearance.
43 And the Philistine saith unto David,
' Am La, dog that thou art coming unto me
with staves?' and the Philistine revileth
David by Ms gods. 44And the Philistine
saith unto David, 'Come unto me, and let
me give thy flesh to the fowl of the heavens,
and to the beast of the field.'
45 And David saith unto the PMlistine,
' Thpu art coming unto me with sword, and
spear, and buckler; but I am coming unto
thee in the name of the LORD of Hosts, the
God of the ranks of Israel, wliich thou hast
reproached. 46This day doth the Lord
shut thee up into my hand, — then have I
smitten thee, and turned aside thy head
from off thee, and given the carcase of the
camp of the Philistines this day to the fowl
of the heavens, and to the beast of the
earth, and all the earth doth know that God
is for Israel. 47And all this congregation
know that not by sword or by spear doth the
T.ord save ; that the battle is the Lord's,
when he hath given you into our hand.'
48 And it hath come to pass, that the
Philistine hath risen, and he goeth, and
draweth near to meet David; and David
hasteth and runneth to the rank to meet
the Philistine. 49and David putteth forth
his hand unto the vessel, and taketh from
ihence a stone, and slingeth it, and smiteth
the Philistine on his forehead, and the stone
Hinketh in his forehead, and he falleth on
his face to the earth.
50 And David is stronger than the PMlis
tine with a sling and with a stone, and he
smiteth the Philistine, and putteth Mm to
death, and there is no sword in the hand of
David; 5J but David runneth and standeth
over the Philistine, and taketh Ms sword,
and draweth it out of its sheath, and put
teth him to death, and cutteth off Ms head
with it; and the Philistines see that their
hero is dead, and they flee.
52 And the men of Israel rise — Judah also
— and shout, and pursue the Philistines till
thou enter the valley, and unto the gates
of Ekron; and the wounded of the Philis
tines fall in the way of Shaaraim, even unto
Gath, and unto Ekron. 63 And the Children
of Israel turn back from burning after the
Philistines, and spoil their camps.
64 And David taketh the head of the
Philistine, and bringeth it to Jerusalem ;
but his weapons he hath put in Ms own tent.
55 And when Saul seeth David going out to
meet the PMlistine, he hath said unto
Abner, head of the host, 'Whose son is
this— the youth, Abner?' and Abner saith,
' Thy soul liveth, 0 king, I have not known.'
s8And the king saith, 'Ask thou whose
son is this — the young man.' ,
57 Aud when David turneth back from
smiting the PMlistine, then Abner taketh
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him and bringeth him in before Saul, and
the head, of the Philistine is to his hand.
53 And Saul saith unto him, ' Whose son art
thou, 0 youth ?' and David'saith, 'The son
of thy servant Jesse the Beth-lehemite.'
XVIII. lANDit cometh to pass, when he
finisheth speaking unto Said, that the soul
of Jonathan hath been bound to the soul of
David, and Jonathan loveth him as his own
soul. 2 And Saul taketh him on that day,
and hath not permitted him to return to
the house of his father.
3 And Jonathan maketh — David also — a
covenant, because he loveth him as his own
soul. 4 And Jonathan strippeth himself of
the upper robe which is upon him, and
giveth to David, and his long robe, even
to his sword, and his bow, and Ms girdle.
s And David goeth out whithersoever Saul
doth send him ; he acteth wisely, and Saul
setteth him over the men of war ; and it is
good in the eyes of all the people, and also
in the eyes of the servants of Saul.
6 And it cometh to pass, to their coming
in, to David's returning from the smiting of
the PMlistine, that the women come out
of all the cities of Israel to sing — the dancers
also— to meet Saul the king, with tabrets,
with joy, and three-stringed instruments.
7And the women answer the players, and say
' Saul hath smitten among Iris thousands,
And David among his myriads.'
8 And it is displeasing to Saul exceedingly,
and this tMng is evil to his eyes, and he
saith, ' They have given to David myriads,
and to me they have given the thousands ;
and more to him is only the kingdom.'
9 And Saul is eyeing David from that day
and henceforth.
"And it cometh to pass, on the morrow,
that the spirit of sadness from God pro
spereth over Saul, and he prophesieth in
the midst of the house; and David is play
ing with his hand, as day by day ; and the
javelin is in the hand of Saul, n And Saul
casteth the javelin, and saith, 'I smite
through David, even through the wall;' but
David turneth out of his presence twice.
"And Saul is afraid of the presence of
David, for the Lord hath been with Mm,
and from Saul He hath turned aside. "And
Saul turneth him aside from him, and ap-
pointeth hhn to himself head of a thousand,
and he goeth out and cometh in before the
people. 14 And David acteth wisely in all his ways,
and the Lord is with him. is And Saul
seeth that he is acting very wisely, and is
afraid of him. "And all Israel and Judah
love David when he goeth out and cometh
in before them.
nAnd Saul saith unto David, 'Lo, my
elder daughter Merab— her do I give to
thee for a wife; only, be valiant for me, and
fight the battles of the Lord ; ' seeing Saul
had said, 'Let not my hand be on him, but
let the hand of the Philistines be on him.'
"And David saith unto Saul, 'WhoamI?
and what is my company— the family of my
father in Israel — that I should be son-in-
law to the king?'

David marries Michal. xvin. 19.— 1 SAMUEL.— Xix. 23. Saul's jealousy of Dan,

19 And it cometh to pass, at the time of
the giving of Merab daughter of Saul to
David, that she hath been given to Adriel
the MeholatMte for a wife. ^ And Michal
daughter of Saul loveth David, and they
declare it to Saul, and the thing is right in
Ms eyes. 21 And Saul saith, ' I give her to
him, and she becometh a snare to Mm, and
the hand of the Philistines is on him; ' and
Saul saith to David, 'By the second damsel
— thou.becomest my son-to-law to-day.'
22 And Saul commandeth his servants,
'Speak unto David gently, saying, Lo, the.
king delighteth in thee, and all his servants
have loved thee, and now, be son-in-law to
the king.'
23 And the servants of Saul speak in the
ears of David these words; and David saith,
' Is it a light thing in your eyes to be son-in-
law to the Mng— seeing I am a poor man,
and lightly esteemed ?'
24 And the servants of Saul declare to Mm,
saying, ' Accordmg to these words hath
David spoken.' 25 And Saul saith, ' Thus do
ye say to David, The king hath no delight
in a dowry, but in a hundred foreskins of the
Philistines — to be avenged on the enemies
of the king;' but Saul thought of making
David fall by the hand of the Philistines.
26 And Ms servants declare to David these
words; and the tMng is right in the eyes of
David, to be son-in-law to the king; aud the
days have not been full, 27 and David riseth
and goeth, he and his men, and smiteth
among the Phihsttoes two hundred men,
and David bringeth in their foreskins, and
they set them before the king, to be son-in-
law, to the king : and Saul giveth to him
Michal his daughter for a wife.
28 And Saul seeth and knoweth that the
Lord is with David, that Michal daughter
of Saul hath loved Mm, -° and Saul addeth
yet to be afraid of the presence of David ;
and Saul is at enmity with David continu
ally. 30And the princes of the Philistines
come out, and it cometh to pass from the
time of their coming out, David hath acted
more wisely than any of the servants of
Saul: and his name is very precious.
XIX. iAND Saul speaketh unto Jona
than his son, and unto all his servants, of
putting David to death. 2But Jonathan
son of Saul delighteth exceedingly in David;
and Jonathan declareth to David, saying,
'Saul my father is seeking to put thee to
death; and, now, take heed, I pray thee, in
the morning, then hast thou dwelt in a
secret place, and been hidden ; 3when I go
out, and have stood by the side of my father
in the field where thou art, and do speak
of thee unto my father, and have seen what
is coming, then have I declared it to thee.'
4 And Jonathan speaketh good of David
unto Saul his father, and saith unto him,
' Let not the king sin against his servant,
against David, because he hath not sinned
against thee, and because his works for thee
are very good ; syea, he putteth his hfe in
his hand, and smiteth the PMlistine, and the
Lord worke th a great salvation for all Israel;
thon hast seen, and shouldst rejoice • and

why dost thou ,sin against innocent blooJ
putting David to death for nought ?'
cAnd Saul hearkeneth to the voice c
Jonathan, and Saul sweareth, 'The LoRi'
liveth — he doth not die.' 7And Jonathan
calleth for David, and Jonathan declareth
to him all these tMngs; and Jonathan bring
eth in David unto Saul, and he is before
him as heretofore.
8And there continueth to be war, and
David goeth out, and fighteth against th
PhUistines, and smiteth among them— js
great smiting ; and they flee from his face.
9 And the spirit of sadness from the Lord
is on Saul, and he is sitting in his house.
and his javelin is in Ms hand, and David is
playiug with the hand. "And Saul seeketii
to smite with the javelin through David.
and through the wall, but he freeth hiroseh
from the presence of Saul, who smiteth the
javelin through the wall ; and David fleet; i
and escapeth during that night.
11 And Saul sendeth messengers unto' the
house of David to watch Mm, and to put
Mm to death in the mormng ; and Michal
Ms wife declareth it to David, saying, ' 1 1
thou deliver not thy life to-night— to-mor
row thou art put to death.'
"And Michal causeth David to go down
through the window, and he goeth on. and
fleeth, and escapeth. " And Michal taketh
the teraplrim, and layeth it on the bed, and
the mattress of goats' Aair hath she put/b.
his pillows, and covereth it with a garment
"And Saul sendeth messengers to take
David, and she saith, 'He is sick.'
15 And Saul sendeth the messengers to sec
David, saying, 'Bring ye him in the bed
unto me,' — to put him to death. "And the
messengers come in, and lo, the teraphim
are on the bed, and the mattress of goat;;
hair, for his pillows. "And Saul saith unU>
Michal, 'Why hast thou deceived me thus
— that thou dost send away mine enemy
and he is escaped ?' and Michal saith unto
Saul, ' He said unto me, Send me awaj ;
why should I put thee to death ? '
"And David hath fled, and is escaped,
and cometh in unto Samuel to Ramah, and
declareth to Mm all that Saul hath done to
him, and he goeth, he and Samuel, and
they dwell in Naioth.
"Aud it is declared to Saul, saying, * Lo,
David is in Naioth in Ramah.' 26 And Saul
sendeth messengers to take David, and the.1,
see the congregation of the prophets pro
phesying, and Samuel standing, set ovci
them, and the Spirit of God is on Saul's nies
sengers, and they prophesy — they also.
21 And they declare it to Saul, and li ¦
sendeth other messengers, and they pro
phesy—they also; and Saul addeth and
sendeth messengers a third time, and they
prophesy — they also.
22 And he goeth — he also — to Ramah, and
cometh unto the great well which is in
Sechu, and he asketh, and saith, 'Wheiv
are Samuel and David?' and otic saith, 'Lo,
in Naioth in Ramah.'
23 And he goeth there — unto Naioth in
Ramah; and the Spirt of God is upon Mm
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Jonathan and David make xix. 24. — 1 SAMUEL. — xx. 35.

a covenant between them.

— him also ; and he goeth on, going and
prophesying till Ms coming in to Naioth in
Ramah, Mand he strippeth off— he also — his
garments, and prophesieth — he also— be
fore Samuel, and he falleth down naked all
that day and all that night; therefore they
say, ' Is Saul also among the prophets ? '
XX. i AND David fleeth from Naioth to
Ramah, and cometh, and saith before Jona
than, 'What have I done? what is mine
iniquity ? and what my sin before thy father
that he is seeking my life?' 2And he saith
to him, 'Far be it ! thou dost not die; lo,
my father doth not anything great or small
which he doth not reveal in mine ears; and
wherefore should my father hide this tiring
from me ? this thing is not ! '
3 And David sweareth again, and saith,
'Thy father hath certainly known that I
have found grace in thine eyes, and he
saith, Let not Jonathan know this, lest he
be grieved; and yet, the LORD liveth, and
thy soul liveth ; but a step is between me
and death.' 4 And Jonathan saith to David,
' What thy soul saith, that I do for thee.'
5 And David saith unto Jonathan, 'Lo,
the new moon is to-morrow; and I should
certainly sit with the king to eat; when
thou hast sent me away, then I have been
hidden in the field till the tlrird evening;
6 if thy father at all miss me, then thou hast
said, David hath asked earnestly of me to
run to Beth-lehem his city, for the sacri
fice of the days is there for all the family.
7If he say thus: Good; peace is for thy
servant ; but if it be very displeasing to
him — know thou that evil hath been deter
mined by him. sThen hast thou done
kindness to thy servant, for into a covenant
of the Lord hast thou brought thy servant
with thee; — yet if there is iniquity in me,
put thou me to death; but unto thy father,
why shouldst thou bring me in ?'
9 And Jonathan saith, 'Far be it from
thee ! for I certainly do not know that evil
hath been determined by my father to come
upon thee, so that I do not declare it to thee. '
i° And David saith unto Jonathan, ' Who
doth declare to me ? or what if thy father
answer thee sharply?' "And Jonathan saith
unto David, ' Come and let us go out into
the field; ' and they go out both of them
into the field.
"And Jonathan saith unto David, 'The
LORD, God of Israel — when I search my
father, about this time to-morrow or the
third day, and lo, good is towards David,
and I do not then send unto thee, nor have
uncovered thine ear— " so let the Lord do
to Jonathan, and so let Him add ; when evil
concerning thee is good to my father, then
I have uncovered thine ear, and have sent
thee away, and thou hast gone in peace,
and the Lord is with thee, as he was with
my father ; i4 and not only while I am yet
alive dost thou do with me the kindness of
the Lord, that I die not, "but thou dost not
cut off thy kindness from my house for ever,
nor in the Lord's cutting off the enemies of
David, each from off the face of the ground. '
"And Jonathan covenanteth with the
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house of David, and the Lord hath sought
it from the hand of the enemies of David.
i7And Jonathan addeth to cause David to
swear, because he loveth him: for with the
love of Ms own soul hath he loved Mm.
18 And Jonathan saith to him, 'To-mor
row is the new moon, then hast thou been
inspected, for thy seat is inspected. " But
thou dost certainly come down on the third
day, and hast come in unto the place whither
thou hast been hidden in the day of the
work, and hast remained by the stone EzeL
20 'And I shoot three of the arrows at its
side, sending them out for myself at a mark.
21 And lo, I send the youth, Go, find the
arrows. If I at all say to the youth, Lo, the
arrows are on this side of thee, take them,
—then come thou, for there is peace for
thee, and there is nothing; the Lord liveth.
2- ' But if thus I say to the young man,
Lo, the arrows are beyond thee, — go, for
the Lord hath sent thee away ; ^ as to the
tMng which we have spoken, I and thou,
lo, the Lord isbetweenme and thee for ever.'
24 And David is hidden in the field, and it
is the new moon, and the king sitteth down
to the food to eat. ^And the king sitteth
on his seat as time by time, on a seat by the
wall, and Jonathan riseth, and Abner sit
teth at the side of SaM, and David's place
is inspected.
25 But Saul hath not spoken any thing on
that day ; he hath said, ' It is an accident ;
he is not clean ; surely he is not clean.'
27 And it cometh to pass on the second
morrow of the new moon, that David's
place is inspected, and Saul saith unto
Jonathan Ms son, ' Wherefore hath the son
of Jesse not come, either yesterday or to
day, unto the feast ? '
28 And Jonathan answereth Saul, ' David
hath been earnestly asked of me unto Beth
lehem. M And he saith, Send me away, I
pray thee, for we have a family sacriflce in
the city, and my brother himself hath given
commandment to me, and now, if I have
found grace in thine eyes, let me go away, I
pray thee, and see my brethren ; therefore
he hath not come unto the table of the king.'
30 And the anger of Saul burnetii against
Jonathan, and he saith to him, 'Son of a
perverse, rebellious woman, have I not
known that thou art fixing on the son of
Jesse to thine own shame, and to the shame
of thy mother's nakedness? 3ifor all the
days that the son of Jesse liveth on the
ground thou art not established, thou or
thy kingdom; and now, send and bring Mm
unto me, for he is worthy of death.'
32 And Jonathan answereth Saul his father,
and saith unto him, ' Why is he put to
death? what hath he done?' w And Saul
casteth the javelin at hhn to smite him ; and
Jonathan knoweth that it hath been deter
mined by his father to put David to death.
34 And Jonathan riseth from the table in
the heat of anger, and hath not eaten food
on the second day of the new moon, for he
hath been grieved for David, for his father
hath put him to shame.
35 And it cometh to pass in the morning,

David cometh to Fob, and XX. 36.— 1 SAMUEL.— xxn. 11. obtains Goliath's sword.

that Jonathan goeth out into the field for the
appointment with David, and a little yotrth
is with him. 36 And he saith to his youth,
' Run, find, I pray thee, the arrows which
I shoot;' the youth is runmng, and he hath
shot the arrow, causing it to pass over Mm.
37 And the youth cometh unto the place
of the arrow which Jonathan hath shot,
and Jonathan calleth, after the youth, and
saith, 'Is not the arrow beyond thee?'
^Jonathan also calleth after the youth,
' Speed, haste, stand not;' and Jonathan's
youth gathereth the arrows, and cometh
unto his lord. ^ And the youth hath not
known anything, oMy Jonathan and David
knew the matter. 40 And Jonathan giveth
his weapons unto the youth whom he hath,
and saith to Mm, ' Go, carry into the city.'
41 The youth hath gone, and David hath
risen from Ezel, at the south, and falleth
on his face to the earth, and boweth himself
three times, and they kiss one another, and
they weep one with another, till David
exerted himself; ^and Jonathan saith to
David, ' Go to peace, because we have
sworn — we two — in the name of the LORD,
saying, The Lord be between me and thee,
and between my seed and thy seed, for
ever;' and he riseth and goeth ; and Jona
than hath gone into the city.
XXI. i AND David cometh to Nob, unto
Ahimelech the priest; and Ahimelech trem-
bleth at meeting David, and saith to him,
' Wherefore art thou thyself alone, and no
man with thee ? *
2 And David saith to Ahimelech the priest,
' The king hath commanded me a matter,
and he saith unto me, Let no man know any-
tMng of the matter about which I send
thee, and wMch I have commanded thee ;
and the young men I have appointed at
such and such a place. 3 And now, what is
there under thy hand ? five loaves give into
my hand, or what hath been found present.'
4 And the priest answereth David and
saith, ' There is no common bread under
my hand, but there is hallowed bread ; if the
youths have been kept only from women.'
&And David answereth the priest and
saith to him, ' Surely, if women have been re
strained from us as heretofore by my going
out, then the vessels of the young men are
holy, and it is the common -way: and also,
surely to-day it is sanctified to the vessel.'
6 And the priest giveth to Mm the holy
thing, for there was no bread there save the
bread of the Presence wMch is turned aside
from the presence of the Lord to put hot
bread in the day of its betog taken away.
7 And there is a man of the servants of
Saul on that day detained before the Lord,
and Ms name is Doeg the Edomite, chief of
the shepherds whom Saul hath.
8 And David saith to Ahimelech, 'And
is there not here under thy hand spear or
sword? for neither my sword nor my wea
pons have I taken in my hand, for the mat
ter of the king hath been urgent.'
9 And the priest saith, 'The sword of
Goliath the Philistine, whom thou hast
smitten in the valley of Elah, lo, it is wrapt

in a garment behind the ephod, if thou wilt
take it to thyself, take ; for there is none
other save it in this place.' And David
saith, ' There is none like it; give it to me.'
"And David riseth and fleeth on that
day because of Saul, and cometh in unto
Achish king of Gath. "And the servants
of Achish say unto Mm, ' Is not this David
king of the land ? do they not sing of him
in dances, saying, 'Saul smote among his
thousands, and David among his myriads?'
"And David layeth these words in •Ms
heart, and is exceedingly afraid because of
Achish king of Gath, " and he changeth his
behaviour before their eyes, and feigneth
himself mad in their hand, and he scrib-
bleth on the doors of the gate, and letteth
down his spittle on his beard.
"And Achish saith unto his servants,
' Lo, you see a man acting like a madman;
why do ye bring him in unto me ? " A lack
of madmen have I, that ye have brought in
this one to act as a madman by me? doth
this one come in unto my house?'
XXII. i AND David goeth from thence,
and is escaped unto the cave of Adullam,
and his brethren hear, and all the house of
his father, and they go down unto Mm
thither. 2And every man in distress, and
every man who hath a creditor, and every
man with a bitter soul, gather themselves
unto him; and he is over them for head, and
there are with him about four hundred men.
3 And David goeth from thence to Mizpeh
of Moab, and saith unto the king of Moab,
' Let, I pray thee, my father and my mother
go out with you, till I know what God doth
for me.' 4 And he leadeth thein before the
long of Moab, and they dwell with him all
the days of David's being in the fortress.
5 And Gad the prophet saith unto David,
' Thou shalt not abide in the fortress, go ;
then hast thou entered for thyself the land
of Judah ; ' and David goeth and entereth
the forest of Hareth.
6 And Saul heareth that David hath be
come known, the men also who are with
Mm; and Saul is abiding to Gibeah, under
the grove in Ramah, and his spear is to his
hand, and all his servants standing by him.
7And Saul saith to his servants who are
standing by him, ' Hearken, I pray you, ye
Benjamites; to all of you also the son of
Jesse doth give fields and vineyards — all of
you he doth appoint heads of thousands and
heads of hundreds — 8 for ye have conspired
all of you against me, and there is none un
covering mine ear about my son's covenant
ing with the son of JesseJ and there is none
of you grieving for me, or uncovering mine
ear, for my son hath raised up my servant
against me, to lie in wait as at this day.'
9And Doeg the Edomite, who is set over
the servants of Saul, answereth and saith,
' I have seen the son of Jesse coming into
Nob, unto Ahimelech son of Ahitub; "and
he asketh at the Lord for him, and hath
given to him provision, and hath given to
him the sword of Goliath the Philistine.'
n And the king sendeth to call Ahimelech
son of Ahitub, the priest, and all the house
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Doeg slays the priests.

xxn. 12.— 1 SAMUEL.— xxni. 23. Saul searches for David.

of his father, the priests who are in Nob,'
and they come all of them unto the king.
"And Saul saith, ' Hear, I pray thee, 0 son of
Ahitub;' and he saith, 'Here ami, my lord.'
18 And Saul saith unto Mm, ' Why have ye
conspired against me, thou and the son of
Jesse, by thy giving to him bread and a
sword, and hast asked at God for Mm, to
rise against me, to lie in wait, as at this day?"
"And Ahimelech answereth the king and
saith, 'And who among all thy servants as
David is faithful, and son-in-law of the
king, and turneth aside unto thy council,
and is honoured in thy house ? "That day
did I begin to ask at God for him ? far be it
from me ! let not the king lay anything
against his servant, against any of the house
of my father ; for thy servant hath known
nothing of all this, less ormore.' "And the
king saith, ' Thou dost surely die, Ahime
lech, thou, and all the house of thy father.'
17 And the king saith to the runners who
are standing by him, 'Turn round, and put
to death the priests of the Lord, because
their hand also is with David, and because
they have known that he is fleeing, and
have not uncovered mine ear; ' but the ser
vants of the king have not been willing to
put forth their hand to come against the
priests of the Lord.
is And the king saith to Doeg, ' Turn thou
round and come against the priests;' and
Doeg the Edomite turneth round, and
cometh himself against the priests, and he
putteth to death on that day eighty and
five men bearing a linen ephod. "And
Nob, the city of the priests, hath he smitten
by the edge of the sword, from man even
unto woman, from infant even unto suck
ling, ox also, and ass, and sheep, by the
edge of the sword.
29 And one son of Ahimelech, son of
Ahitub, escapeth, and his name is Abiathar,
and he fleeth after David. 21 And Abiathar
declareth to David that Saul hath slain the
priests of the Lord.
22 And David saith to Abiathar, 'I knew
on that day that Doeg the Edomite zoas
there, that he would certainly declare it to
Saul ; I have brought it round every person
of the house of thy father. 23 Dwell with me ;
fear not; for he who seeketh my life seeketh
thy life ; for a charge art thou with me.'
XXIII. iAND they declare to David,
saying, ' Lo, the Philistines are fighting
against Keilah, and they are spoiling the
threshing-floors.' 2And David asketh at
the LORD, saying, ' Shall I go ?— have I then
smitten among the Philistines?' And the
Lord saith unto David, 'Go; thenhastthou
smitten the Philistines, and saved Keilah,'
3 And David's men say unto him, 'Lo, we
here in Judali are afraid ; how much more
also when wc go to Keilah, to the ranks of
the Philistines ? ' 4 And David addeth again
to ask at the LORD, and the Lord answereth
him and saith, 'Rise, go down to Keilah, for
I do give the Philistines into thy hand.'
5 And David and Ms men go to Keilah, and
flght with the Phihsttoes, and he leadeth
away their cattle, and smiteth among them
20fi

— a great smiting, and David saveth the in
habitants of Keilah.
6 And it cometh to pass, in the fleeing of
Abiathar son of Ahimelech unto David to
Keilah, an ephod came down in his hand.
7 And it is declared to Saul that David
hath come into Keilah, and Saul saith,
' God hath made him known for my hand,
for he hath been shut to, by entering into a
city of doors and bars.' 8And Saul sum-
moneth the whole of the people to the war,
to go down to Keilah, to lay siege unto
David and unto his men.
9 And David knoweth that Saul is devising
evil against him, and he saith unto Abiathar
the priest, ' Bring nigh the ephod.' "And
David saith, ' Lord, God of Israel, Thy ser
vant hath certainly heard that Saul is seek
ing to come into Keilah, to destroy the city
on mine account. "Do the possessors oi
Keilah shut me up into Ms hand? doth
Saul come down as Thy servant hath heard 1
Lord, God of Israel, declare, I pray Thee,
to Thy servant.' And the Lord saith, ' He
doth come down.' "And David saith, 'Do
the possessors of Keilah shut me and my
men up into the hand of Saul?' And the
Lord saith, 'They do shut thee up.'
13 And David riseth — Ms men also — about
six - hundred men, and they go out from
Keilah, and they go up and down where
they go up and down ; and to Saul it hath
been declared that David hath escaped
from Keilah, aud he ceaseth going out.
"And David abideth to the wilderness, in
fortresses, and he abideth in the hill-
country, to the wilderness of Ziph; and Saul
seeketh him continually, but God hath uot
given him into Ms hand.
" And David seeth that Saul hath conic
out to seek his life, and David is to the
wilderness of Ziph, in a forest. "And Jona
than son of Saul riseth, aud goeth unto
David in the forest, and strengthened his
hand in God, 17and saith unto him, 'Fear
not, for the hand of Saul my father shall
not find thee, and thou shalt reign over
Israel, and I shall become second to thee,
and so also knoweth Saul my father.' "And
they two make a covenant before the Loud:
and David abideth in the forest, and Jona
than hath gone to his house.
"And the Ziphites go up unto Saul to
Gibeah, saying, 'Is not David hiding him
self with us in the fortresses in the forest,
in the hill of Hachilah, which is on the
south of the desolate place? 20 And, now,
by all the desire of thy soul to come down
0 king, come down, and ours is to shut him
up into the hand of the king.' 2l And Saul
saith, ' Blessed are ye of the Lord, for ye
have pity on me; 22go, I pray you, prepare
yet, and know and see his place where his
foot is; who hath seen Mm there; for one
hath said unto me, He acteth very sub- ¦
tilly.' ' 23 And see and know of all the hiding-
places where he hideth himself; then have
ye turned back unto me prepared, and I
have gone with you; and it hath been, if he
is in the land, that I have searched him out
through all the thousands of Judah.

David spares Saul. xxm. 24. — 1 SAMUEL. — xxv. 8.

Death of Samuel.

24 And they rise and go to Ziph before
Saul, and David and Ms men are in the
wilderness of Maori, in the plain at the
south of the desolate place. '¦* And Saul and
Ms men go to seek him, and they declare it
to David, and he goeth down the rock, and
abideth in the wilderness of Maon; and Saul
heareth, and pursueth after David to the
wilderness of Maon.
26 And Saul goeth on this side of the moun
tain, aud David and his men on that side of
the mountain, and David is hastened to go
away because of Saul, and Saul and Msmen
compass David and his men to catch them.
27 And a messenger hath come unto Saul,
saying, ' Haste and come; for the Philistines
have pushed against the land.' ^ And Saul
turneth back from pursuing after David,
aud goeth to meet the Phihsttoes: therefore
have they called that place 'The Rock of Di
visions.' 29 And David goeth up from thence,
uvA abideth to the fortresses at En-gedi.
XXIV. iAND it cometh to pass when
•Snul is turning back from after the Philis
tine, that they declare to Mm, saying, ' Lo,
David is in the wilderness of En-gedi.'
- And Saul taketh three thousand chosen
men out of all Israel, and goeth to seek
David and Ms men, on the front of the
rucks of the wild goats. 3And he cometh
in imto the folds of the flock, on the way,
iind there is a cave, and Saul goeth in to
cover Ms feet ; and David and Ms men in
the sides of the cave are abiding.
4 And the men of David say unto him,
'Lo, the day of which the L0R.D hath said
unto thee, Lo, I do give thine enemy into
thy hand, and thou hast done to him as it
is good in thine eyes;' and David riseth and
cntteth off the skirt of the upper robe
which is on Saul— gently.
6Andit cometh to pass afterwards that
the heart of David smiteth Mm, because
that he hath cut off the sldrt which is on
Saul. 6 And he saith to Ms men, ' Ear be it
from me, by the Lord ; I will not do this
thing to my lord — to the anointed of the
Lord, — to send forth my hand against him,
for he is the anointed of the Lord."
7 And David subdueth his men by words,
and hath not permitted them to rise against
Saul ; and Said riseth from the cave, and
goeth on the way. 8And David riseth
afterwards, and goeth out from the cave,
and calleth after Said, saying, ' My lord, 0
king.' And Saul looketh attentively behind
him, and David boweth — face to the earth
— and doth obeisance.
9 And David saith to Saul, ' Why hearest
thou the words of men, saying, Lo, David
is seeking thine evil? "Lo, tlris day thine
eyes have seen how that the Lord hath
given thee to-day into my hand in the cave;
and one hath spoken of slaying thee, but
¦nunc eye hath pity on thee, and I say, I
will not put forth my hand against my lord,
for lie is the anointed of the LORD.
n ' And, my father, see, yea see, the sldrt
o* thine upper robe in my hand; for by my
cutting off the skirt of thy upper robe,
while I did not slay thee know and see

that in my hand there is no evil or trans
gression, and I have not sinned against
thee, yet thou art hunting my soul to take it.
12 ' The Lord judge between me and thee,
aud the Lord avenge me of thee, but my
hand is not on thee. " As saith the simile
of the ancients, From the wicked wicked
ness goeth out ; but my hand is not on thee.
14 ' After whom hath the king of Israel
come out? after whom art thou pursuing?
—after a dead dog ! after a flea ! "When
the Lord hath become judge, ften hath he
judged between me and thee, yea, he seeth
and pleadeth my cause, and doth deliver
me out of thy hand.'
"And it cometh to pass, when David
completeth speaking these words unto Saul,
that Saul saith, ' Is this thy voice, my son
David ? ' and Saul Iifteth up his voice and
weepeth. i7And he saith unto David,
' Thou art more righteous than I ; for thou
hast done me good, and I have done thee
evil, i8 And thou hast declared to-day how
that thou hast done good to me, how that
the LORD shut me up into thy hand, and
thou didst not slay me ; "and that a man
doth find Iris enemy, yet hath sent him away
in a good manner, the Lord repay thee good
for what thou didst to me this day.
20 ' And, now, lo, I have known that thou
dost certainly reign, and the kingdom of
Israel hath stood in thy hand. 21 And, now,
swear to me by the LORD, — thou dost not
cut off my seed after me, nor dost thou de
stroy my name from thehouse of my father.'
22 And David sweareth to Saul ; and Saul
goeth unto his own house ; and David and
his men have gone up unto the fortress.
XXV. iAND Samuel dieth, and all Israel-
are gathered, and mourn for Mm, and bury
him to his own house, hi Ramah : and.
David riseth and goeth clown unto the wil
derness of Paran. 2And there is a man in
Maon, but his work is in Carmel; and the
man is very great, and he hath three thou
sand sheep, and a thousand goats; and he is
shearing his flock in Carmel.
3 And the name of the man is Nabal, and
the name of his wife Abigail; and the woman
is of good understanding, and of fan- form,
but theman is hard and evil in his doings;
and he is a Calebite.
4Aud David heareth in the wilderness
that Nabal is shearing his flock, fiand David
sendeth ten young men, and David saith to
the young men, ' Go ye up to Camiel, then
have ye gone to unto Nabal, and have asked
of him to my name of his welfare; °and have
said thus: To life! and thou, peace: and thy
house, peace; and all that thou hast, peace !_
7and,now, I haveheard that thouhast shear-'
ers; now, the shepherds whom thou hast,
have been with us, we have not put them to
shame, nor hath anything been missed by
them, all the days of their being in Carmel.
8 'Ask thy young men, and let them de
clare to thee ; and let the young men find
grace in tMne eyes, for on a good day have
we come; give, I pray thee, that which thy
hand findeth to thy servants, and to thy son,
to David.' 207

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NabaVs churlishness.

xxv, 9.— 1 SAMUEL.— xxv. 40. Abigail pacifies Davi ' .

9 And the young men of David come in,
and speak unto Nabal according to all these
words, in the name of David — and rest.
"And Nabal answereth the servants of
David and saith, 'Who is David, and who is
the son of Jesse ? to-day have servants been
multiplied who break away each from his
master; n and I have taken my bread, and
my water, and my flesh, which I slaughtered
for my shearers, and have given it to men
whom- 1 have not known whence they are ! '
"And the^oung men of David turn on
their way, they turn back, and come in, aud
declare to him according to all these words.
13 And David saith to his men, ' Gird on
each his sword;' and they gird on each his
sword, and David also girdeth on his sword,
and they go up after David, about four
hundred men, and two hundred have re
mained by the vessels,
14 And to Abigail wife of Nabal hath one
young man of the youths declared, saying,
' Lo, David hath sent messengers out of the
wilderness to salute our lord, but he fleeth
upon them; "yet the men are very good to
us, and have not put us to shame, nor have
we missed anything all the days we have
gone up and down with them, to our being
in the field; "they have been a wall unto
us both by night and by day, all the clays
of our being with them feeding the flock.
17 'And, now, know and consider what
thou dost ; for evil hath been determined
against our lord, and against all his house,
seeing he is too much a son of worthless-
ness to be spoken to.'
"And Abigail hasteth, and taketh two
hundred loaves, and two bottles of wine,
and five sheep, prepared, and five measures
of roasted corn, and a hundred bunches of
dried raisins, and two hundred bunches of
dried figs, and setteth them on the asses.
19 And she saith to her young men, ' Pass
over before me; lo, I am coming after you;'
but to her husband Nabal she hath not de
clared it. 20 Aud it hath come to pass, she
is riding on the ass, and is coming down by
the secret part of the hill-country, and lo,
David and his men are coming down to
meet her, and she meeteth them.
21 Aud David had said, * Only, in vain have
I kept all that this one hath in the wilder
ness, and he hath not missed anything of
all that he hath, yet he turneth back to me
evil for good; 22 so let God do to the enemies
of David, and bo let Him add, if I leave of
aE that he hath till the light of the morn
ing — of those who sit on the wall.'
28 And Abigail seeth David, and hasteth
and cometh down from off the ass, and
falleth before David on her face, and bow
eth herself to the earth, M and she falleth
at his feet and saith, 'On me, my lord, this
iniquity ; but let, I pray thee, thy hand
maid speak in thine ear, and hear the words
of thy handmaid.
25 'Let not, I pray thee, my lord set his
heart on this worthless man, on Nabal, for
as his name is so is he ; Nabal is his name,
and folly is with him ; but I, thine hand
maid, have not seen the young men of my
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lord whom thou hast sent. 2a And now,
my lord, the LORD liveth, and thy soul
liveth, because the Lord hath withheld thee
from coming in to blood, and hath re
strained thy hand to thyself-— now let thine/
enemies be as Nabal, they also who seek
evil unto my lord.
27 'And, now, this blessing which thy
maid-servant hath brought to my lord, it
hath even been given to the young inert who-
go up and down at the feet of my lord.
28 'Bear, I pray thee, with the transgres
sion of thy handmaid ; for the LORD doth
certainly make for my lord a steadfast
house; for the battles of the Lord hath my
lord fought, and evil hath not been found
in thee all thy clays. 29 Yet a man riseth to
pursue thee and to seek thy soul, but the
soul of my lord hath been bound to the bun
dle of life by the Lord thy God; as to the
soul of thine enemies, He slingeth them out
in the midst of the hollow of the sling.
30 ' And it hath been, when the Lord doeth
to my lord according to all the good which
He hath spoken concerning thee, and hath
appointed thee for leader over Israel, 31 that
this doth not become a stumbling-block to
thee, nor an offence of heart to my lord-
either the shedding of blood for nought, or
my lord's restraining Mmself ; when the
Lord hath done good to my lord — then hast
thou remembered thy handmaid.'
32 And David saith to Abigail, 'Blessed is
the Lord, God of Israel, who hath sent
thee this day to meet me; ^and blessed is
thy discretion, and blessed art thou, who
hast restrained me tlris day from coining
in with blood, and hath restrained my hand
to myself. 34And yet, the Lord, God of
Israel liveth, who hath kept me back from
afflicting thee, unless thou hadst hasted
and come to meet me, surely there had not
been left to Nabal till the morning light
any who sit on the wall.'
S5And David receiveth from her hand
that which she hath brought to him, and
hath said to her, 'Go up in peace to thy
house; see, I have hearkened to thy voice,
and accept thy person.'
36 And Abigail cometh to unto Nabal, and
lo, he hath a banquet in Ms house, like the
king's banquet, and the heart of Nabal is
glad within him; and he is drunk to excess,
and she hath not declared to him anything,.
less or more, till the morning light. 37And
it cometh to pass iu the morning, when the
wine is gone out from Nabal, that his wife
declareth these things to Mm, and his heart
dieth in him, and he hath been as a stone.
38 And it cometh to pass, in about ten days,
that the Lord smiteth Nabal, and he dieth.
89 And David heareth that Nabal is dead,
and saith, 'Blessed is the LORD who hath
pleaded the cause of my reproach from the
hand of Nabal, and His servant hath kept
back from evil, seeing the wickedness of
Nabal hath the Lord turned back on his
own head;' and David sendeth, and speak
eth with Abigail, of taking her for a wife.
40 And the servants of David come in unto
Abigail at Carmel, and speak unto her, say-

David again spares Saul. xxv. 41.— 1 SAMUEL.— xxvn. 3. Saul ceases his persecution.

ing, ' David hath sent us unto thee to take
thee to him for a wife.'
4iAnd she riseth and boweth herself—
face to the earth — and saith, ' Lo, thy hand
maid is for a maid-servant to wash the
feet of the servants of my lord.' ^And
Abigail hasteth, and riseth, and rideth on
the ass; five also of her young women who
go at her feet; and she goeth after the mes
sengers of David, and becometh his wife.
43 And Ahinoam hath David taken from
Jezreel, and they become — both of them —
wives to him ; 44 seeing Saul had given
Michal his daughter, David's wife, to Phalti
son of Laish, who is of Gallim.
XXVI. i AND the Ziphites come in unto
Saul, at Gibeah, saying, ' Is not David hid
ing himself in the height of Hachilah, on
the front of the desert V 2And Saul riseth,
and goeth down unto the wilderness of
Ziph, and with him are three thousand men,
chosen ones of Israel, to seek David in the
wilderness of Ziph. 3 And Saul encampeth
in the height of Hachilah, which is on the
front of the desert, by the way, and David
is abiding in the wilderness, and he seeth
that Saul is coming after him into the
wilderness; 4 and David sendeth spies, and
knoweth that Saul is coming unto Nachon ;
5 and David riseth and goeth to unto the
place where Saul hath encamped, and David
seeth the place where Saul hath lain, and
Abner son of Ner head of his host, and
Saul is lying in the path, and the people are
encamping round about him.
6 And David answereth and saith unto
Ahimelech the Hittite, and to Abishai son of
ZerMah, brother Of Joab, saying, 'Who doth
go down with me unto Saul, unto the camp t
and Abishai saith, 'I — I go down with thee.'
7 And David cometh — Abishai also — unto
the people by Mght, and lo, Saul is lying
sleeping to the path, and his spear is struck
into the earth at his bolster, and Abner
and the people are lying round about hhn.
8 And Abishai saith unto David, 'God
hath shut up to-day thine enemy into thy
hand; and, now, let me smite him, I pray
thee, with the spear, even into the earth at
once — and I do it not a second time to him.'
? And David saith unto Abishai, 'Destroy
him not ; for who hath sent forth Ms hand
against the anointed of the Lord and been
acquitted ? ' " David also saith, ' The Lord
liveth ; except the Lord smite Mm, or his
day come that he hath died, or into battle
he go down, and hath been consumed —
n far be it from me, because of the Lord,
from sending forth my hand against the
anointed of the LORD; but, now, take, I
pray thee, the spear which is at his bolster,
and the cruise of water, and let us go away.'
i2 And David taketh the spear, and the
cruise of water at the bolster of Saul, and
they go away; and there is none seeing, and
there i3 none knowing, and there is none
awaking, for they are all sleeping; for a deep
sleep./rom the Lord hath fallen upon them.
J "And David passeth over to the other
J side, and standeth on the top of the hill
! afar off; great is the place between them.
> 0

"And David calleth unto the people, and
unto Abner son of Ner, saying, ' Dost thou
not answer, Abner?' and Abner answer
eth and saith, 'Who art thou who hast
called unto the king?' is And David saith
unto Abner, 'Art not thou a man? and who
is like thee in Israel ? but why hast thou
not watched over thy lord, the king? for
one of the people had come in to destroy
the king, thy lord. " This thing is not
good wMch thou hast done ; the Lord
liveth, but ye are worthy of death, because-
ye have not watched over your lord, over
the anointed of the Lord ; and now, see
where the king's spear is, and the cruise of
water which was sA, his bolster.'
17 And Said discemeth the voice of David,
and he saith, ' Is this thy voice, my son
David?' and David saith, 'My voice, my
lord, 0 king ! ' "He saith also, ' WTiy is this
—my lord is pursuing after his servant ?
for what have I done, aud what evil is in my
hand? "And, now, let, I pray thee, my
lord the king hear the words of his servant;
if the Lord hath moved thee against me,
let Him accept a present; but if the sons of
men — cursed are they before the LORD; for
they haye cast me out this day from being,
admitted into the inheritance of the Lord,
saying, Go, serve other gods.
29 ' And now, let not my blood fall to the
earth over-against the face of the LORD, for
the king of Israel hath come out to seek
one flea, as one pursueth the partridge in
the mountains.'
2i And Saul saith, 'I have sinned; return,.
my son David, for I do evil to thee no more,
because my soul hath been precious in thine
eyes this day; lo, I have acted foolishly,
and do err very greatly.'
22 And David answereth and saith, 'Lo,
the king's spear; and let one of the young
men come over and receive it. 23 And let
the Lord turn back to each his righteous
ness, and his faithfulness, because the LORD
hath given thee to-day into my haud, hut
I am unwilling to send forth my hand
against the anointed of the Lord. 24 And
lo, as thy soul hath been great this day in
mine eyes, so let my soul be great in the
eyes of the LORD, and let Him deliver me
out of all distress.1
25 And Saul saith unto David, 'Blessed art
thou, my son David, working also thou dost
work, and prevailing also thou dost pre
vail.' And David goeth on his way; and
Saul hath turned back to Ms place.
XXVII. iAND David saith unto his
heart, ' I shall be consumed one day by the
hand of Saul; there is notMng better for me
than that I diligently escape unto the land
of the Philistines, then hath Saul been de
spairing of me— of seeking me any more to
all the border of Israel; and I have escaped
out of his hand.'
2 And David riseth, and passeth over, he
and the six hundred men who are with
him, unto Achish son of Maoch king of Gath.
3 And David dwelleth with Achish in Gath,
he and his men, each with his household.
even David and Ma two wives, Ahinoam the
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Saul's ruin foretold.

Jezreelitess, and Abigail wife of Nabal the
Carmelitess. 4And it hath been declared
to Saul that David hath fled to Gath, and he
hath not added any more to seek him.
5 And David saith unto Achish, 'If, I pray
thee, I have found grace in thine eyes, let
them give to me a place in one of the cities
of the field, and let me dwell there, yea,
why should thy servant dwell in the royal
city with thee?'
6 And Achish giveth to him in that day
Ziklag; therefore Ziklag hath been to the
kings of Judah till this day. 7And the
number of the days which David hath
dwelt in the field of the Philistines is a
week and four months; 8 and David and his
men go up, and push against the Geshurites,
ami the Gezrites, and the Amalekites, (for
they are the inhabitants of the land from
of old,) as thou goest in to Shur, even unto
the land of Egypt. 9 And David hath smit
ten the land, and doth not keep alive man
or woman; he hath also taken away sheep,
and oxen, and asses, aud camels, and gar
ments; and he turneth back, and cometh in
unto Achish.
"And Achish saith, 'Whither have ye
pushed to-day?' and David saith, 'Against
the south of Judah, aud against the south
of the Jerahmeelites, and unto the south of
the Kenites.' n Neither man nor woman
<toth David keep alive, to bring in word to
Gath, saying, 'Lest they declare it against
us, saying. Thus hath David done, and thus
is his custom all the days that he hath
dwelt in the field of the Philistines.'
"And Achish belie veth in David, saying,
' He hath made himself utterly abhorred
among his people, in Israel, and hath be
come to me an everlasting servant.'
XXVIII. iAND it cometh to pass in
those days, that the Philistines gather their
camps for the war, to fight with Israel; and
Achish saith unto David, 'Thou dost cer
tainly know that with me thou goest out
into the camp, thou and thy men.'
2 And David saith unto Achish, 'There
fore— thou shalt know that which thy ser
vant shall do.' And Achish saith unto
David, ' Therefore — keeper of my head do
I app'oint thee for ever.'
3 And Samuel hath died, and all Israel
mourn for him, and bury him in Ramah,
even in his own city; and Saul had turned
aside those who have familiar spirits, the
wizards also, out of the land.
4And the Philistines are gathered, and
come, and encamp in Shunem; and Saul ga
thereth all Israel, and they encamp in Gilboa;
° and Saul seeth the camp of the Philistines,
and feareth, and his heart trembleth greatly;
fi and Saul asketh at the Lord, and the Lord
hath not answered him, neither by dreams,
nor by Urim, nor by prophets.
7 And Saul saith to his servants, ' Seek for
me a woman possessing a familiar spirit,
and let me go unto her, and inquire of her.'
And his servants say unto Mm, ' Lu, a wo
man possessing a familiar spirit in En-Dor.'
y And Saul disguiseth himself, and putteth
on other garments, and goeth, he and two
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of the men with him, and they come in unto
the woman by night, and he saith, ' Divine,
I pray thee, to nie by the familiar spirit;
and cause to come up to me hhn whom 1
say unto thee.'
11 And the woman saith unto Mm, 'Lo,
thou hast known that which Saul hath done
— that he hath cut off those who have fa
miliar spirits, the wizards also, out of the
land ; and why art thou laying a snare for
my soul — to put me to death?' "And Saul
sweareth to her by the LORD, saying, ' The
Lord liveth, punishment doth not meet
thee for this thing.'
"And the woman saith, 'Whom, do I
bring upto thee?' and he saith, 'Samuel-
bring up to me.' i2 And the woman seeth
Samuel, and she crieth with a loud voice,
and the woman speaketh unto Saul, saying,
' Why hast thou deceived me — and thou—
Saul?' "And the king saith to her, 'Do
not fear; for what hast thou seen?' and the
woman saith unto Saul, ' I have seen gods
coming up out of the earth.' "And he
saith to her, ' What is his form ? ' and she
saith, ' An aged man is coming up, and he is
covered with an upper robe ; ' and Saul
knoweth that it is Samuel, and he boweth
— face to the earth — and doth obeisance.
" And Samuel saith unto Saul, ' Why hast
thou troubled me, to bring me up ? ' And
Saul saith, ' I have great distress ; seeing
the Philistines are fighting against me, and
God hath turned aside from me, and hath
not answered me any more, cither by the
hand of the prophets or' by dreams: and I
call for thee to let me know what I shall do.'
"And Samuel saith, ' And why dost thou
ask me, seeing the Lord nath turned aside
from thee, and is thine enemy? i7And the
Lord hath done for Himself as He hath
spoken by my hand; and the Lord rendeth
the Mngdom out of thy hand, and giveth it
to thy neighbour — to David. "Because
thou hast not hearkened to the voice of the
Lord, nor didst the fierceness of His anger
on Amalek— therefore this tiring hath the
Lord done to thee this day; "yea, the
Lord also giveth Israel with thee into the
hand of the Philistines; — and to-morrow,
thou and thy sons are with me ; also the
camp of Israel doth the Lord give into the
hand of the Philistines.'
29 And Saul hasteth and falleth— the ful
ness of his stature— to the earth, and fear
eth greatly because of the words of Samuel ;
power also was not in him, for he hath not
eaten bread all the day and all the night.
2i And the woman cometh in unto Saul,
and she seeth that he hath been greatly
troubled, and she saith unto him, 'Lo, thy
maid-servant hath hearkened to thy voice ;
and I put my soul in my hand; and I obey
thy words which thou hast spoken unto
me; 22 and now, hearken, I pray thee, thou
also, to the voice of thy maid-servant, and
let me set before thee a morsel of bread,
and eat, then there is power to thee when
thou goest to the way.'
23 And he refuseth, and saith, 'I will not
eat; ' and lus servants urge on him, and also

AmaleJcites bum Ziklag. xxvin. 24.— 1 SAMUEL.— xxx. IS. Davidpursues and avenges.

the woman, and he hearkeneth to then*
voice, and he riseth from the earth, and
sitteth on the bed.
24 And the woman hath a calf of the stall
in the house, and she hasteth and slaugh
tereth it, and taketh flour, and kneadeth,
and baketh with it unleavened tMngs, ^ and
bringeth nigh before Saul, and before Ms
servants, and they eat, and rise, and go on
during that night.
XXIX. iAND the Philistines gather all
their camps to Aphek; and the Israerites are
¦ encamping at a fountain which is in Jezreel.
2 And the princes of the Philistines are pass
ing on by hundreds, and by thousands, and
David and his men are passing on in the
rear with Achish.
3 And the heads of the Philistines say,
'What are these Hebrews?' and Achish
saith unto the heads of the Philistines, ' Is
net tlris David servant of Saul king of
Israel, who hath been with me these days
or these years, and I have not found any-
tMng wrong in him from the day of Ms fall
ing away .unto this day.'
4And the heads of the Philistines are
wroth against Mm; and the heads of the
Philistines say to Mm, ' Send back the man,
and let him turn back unto his place whither
thou hast appointed him, and let him not
go down with us into the battle, that he be
not to us for an adversary in the battle; and
wherewith doth this one reconcile Mmself
unto his lord — is it not with the heads of
these men?' 6Is not tlris David, of whom
they answer in dances, saying, Saul hath
smitten among his thousands, and David
among Ms myriads ?'
6 And AcMsh calleth unto David, and
saith unto Mm, ' The Lord liveth, surely
thou art upright; and good to mine eyes is
thy going out and thy coming in with me to
the camp, for I have not found evil to thee
from the day of thy coming in unto me till
tMs day; yet in the eyes of the princes thou
art not good. 7And now, turn1 back, and
go in peace, and do no evil in the eyes of
the princes of the Philistines.'
8And David saith unto Achish, 'But what
have I done ? and what hast thou found in
thy servant from the day that I have been
before thee till this day— that I go not in
and have fought against the enemies of my
lord the king ? '
9 And Achish answereth and saith unto
David, ' I have known that thou art good
to mine eyes as a messenger of God ; only,
the princes of the Philistines have said, Let
him not go up with us into the battle.
"And now, rise thou early in the morning,
and the servants also of thy lord who have
come with thee ; when ye have risen early
in the morning, and have light, then go ye.'
n And David riseth early, he and his men,
to go in the morning, to turn back unto the
land of the Philistines; and the Phihsttoes
have gone up to Jezreel.
XXX. ] AND it cometh to pass, in the
coming in of David and his men to Ziklag,
on the third day, that the Amalekites have
pushed against the south, and against

Ziklag, and they smite Ziklag, and burn it
with fire, 2and they take captive the women
who are in it, both small and great ; they
have not put one to death, but they lead
them away, and go on their way.
3 And David cometh in — his men also —
unto the city, and lo, burnt with fire, and
their wives, and their sons, and their
daughters have been taken captives. 4And
David Iifteth up— the people also who are
with him — their voice and weep, till they
have no power to weep. 5 And the two
wives of David have been taken captive,
Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail wife
of Nabal the Carmelite. cAnd David hath
great distress, for the people have spoken
of stoning him, for the soul of all the people
has been bitter, each for his sons and for
his daughters ; yet David doth strengthen
himself in the Lord his God.
7 And David saith unto Abiathar the
priest, son of Ahimelech, 'Bring nigh, I
pray thee, the ephod to me;' and Abiathar
bringeth nigh the ephod unto David. 8 And
David asketh at the Lord, saying, ' I pursue
after this troop — do I overtake it?' And
He saith to him, ' Pursue, for thou dost cer
tainly overtake, and dost certainly deliver.'
9 And David goeth on, he and the six hun
dred men who are with him, and they come
iu unto the brook of Besor, and those who
are left behind have stood still. "And
David pursueth, he and four hundred men,
^but two hundred men stand still who have
been too faint to pass over the brook of
Besor). UAnd they find a man, an Egyp
tian, and they take him unto David, and
give to him bread, and he eateth, and they
cause him to drink water, " and they give
to Mm a piece of a bunch Of dried figs, and
two bunches of dried raisins, and he eateth,
and his spirit returneth unto him, for he
hath not eaten bread nor drunk water tMee
days and three nights.
i3And David saith to him, 'Whose art
thou? and whence art thou?' And he saith,
'I am- an Egyptian youth, servant to an
Amalekite, but my lord forsaketh me, for I
have been sick three days. "We pushed
to the south of the Cherethites, and against
that which is Judah's, and against the south
of Caleb, and Ziklag we burnt with fire.'
"And David saith unto Mm, 'Wilt thou
bring me down unto this troop?' and ho
saith, ' Swear to me by God — thou wilt not
put me to death, nor shut me up into the
hand of my lord— and I bring thee down
unto this troop.'
1(5 And he bri ngeth him down, and lo, they
are spread out over all the face of the earth,
eating, and drinking, and feasting, with all
the great spoil which they have taken out
of the land of the Philistines, and out of
the land of Judah.
i7And David smiteth them from tho
twilight even unto the evening of the mor
row, and not a man of them hath escaped,
save four hundred young men who have
ridden on the camels and are fled. "And
David delivereth all that the Amalekites
have taken; his two wives also hath David
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delivered. "And there hath not lacked to
them anything, either small or great, either
sons or daughters, or from the spoil, even
unto all that they had taken to themselves;
the whole hath David brought hack. 20 And
David taketh the whole of the flock, and of
the herd; they have led before these cattle,
and they say, 'This is David's spoil.'
2i And David cometh in unto the two hun
dred men who were too faint to follow after
David, and whom they cause to abide at the
brook of Besor ; and they go out to meet
David, and to meet the people who are with
him; and David approacheth the people, and
asketh of them concerning their welfare.
22 And every bad and worthless man, of
the men who have gone with David, an
swereth, yea, they say, 'Because they have
not gone down with us, we do not give to
them any of the spoil which we have deli
vered, save each his wife and Ms children,
that they may lead them away and go.'
28 Aud David saith, ' Ye do not do so, my
brethren, with that which the LORD hath
given to us, seeing He doth preserve us,
and doth give the troop which cometh
against us into our hand; 24yea, who will
hearken to you in this thing ? surely as the
portion of him who hath been brought down
into the battle, so also is the portion of him
who abideth by the vessels: they share alike.'
2$And it cometh to pass from that day
and forward, that he appointeth it for a
statute and ordinance for Israel to this
day. 26 And David cometh in unto Ziklag, and
he sendeth of the spoil to the elders of
Judah, to his friends, (saying, ' Lo, a bless
ing for you, of the spoil of the enemies of
the Lord) ; ' 27 to those who are to Bethel, and
to those who are in South Ramoth, and to
those who are in Jattir, 2S and to those who
are in Aroer, and to those who are in Siph-
moth, and to those who are in Eshtemoa,
29 and to those who are in Rachal, and to
those who are to the cities of the Jerah
meelites, and to those who are in the cities
of the Kenites, 8°and to those who are in
Hormah, and to those who are to Chor-
Ashan, and to those who are in Athach,
8i and to those who are in Hebron— even to

all the places where David hath gone up
and down, he and his men.
XXXI. iAND the Philistines are fighting
against Israel, and the men of Israel flee
from the presence of the Philistines, and
fall wounded in mount Gilboa. aAnd the
Philistines follow Saul and his sons, and
the Phihsttoes smite Jonathan, and Abina-
dab, and MalcMshua, sons of Saul.
8And the battle is hard against Saul, and
the bowmen, even the archers find him, and
he is greatly pained by the archers. 4And
Saul saith to the bearer of his weapons,
' Draw thy sword, and pierce me with it, lest
they come — these uncircumeised— and have
pierced me, and rolled themselves on me;'
but the bearer of his weapons hath not been
willing, for he is greatly afraid, and Saul
taketh the sword, and falleth upon it.
5 And the bearer of his weapons seeth that
Saul is dead, and he falleth— he also— on
his sword, and dieth with him. 6And Saul
dieth, and three of his sons, and the bearer
of his weapons, also all his men on that day.
7 And they see — the men of Israel who are
beyond the valley, and who are beyond
the Jordan— that the men of Israel have
fled, and that Saul and his sons have died,
and they forsake the cities and flee, and the
Philistines go to, and dwell in them.
8 And it cometh to pass on the morrow,
that the Philistines come to strip the
wounded, and they find Saul and his three
sons fallen on mount Gilboa. 9And they
cut off his head, and strip off his armour,
and send hito the land of the Philistines
round about, to proclaim the tidings in the
bouse of their idols, and among the people.
"And they place his weapons in the house
of Ashtaroth, and his body they fix on the
wall of Beth-Shan.
n And they hear regarding it — the in
habitants of Jabesh-Gilead — that which the
Philistines have done to Said ; 12 and all the
men of valour arise, and go all the night,
and take the body of Saul, and the bodies of
his sons, from the wall of Beth-Shan, and
they come in to Jabesh, and burn them
there; "and they take their bones, and
bury them under the tamarisk by Jabesh,
and fast seven days.

SECOND BOOK OF SAMUEL.

Chap. I. 1 AND it cometh to pass, after the
death of Saul, that David hath returned
from the smiting of the Amalekites, and
David dwelleth in Ziklag two days, 2yea, it
cometh to pass, on the third day, that lo, a
man cometh in out of the camp from Saul,
and his garments are rent, and earth is on
Ms head; and it cometh to pass, to Ms com
ing to unto David, that he falleth to the
earth, and doth obeisance.
3 And David saith to him, 'Whence com
est thou?' and he saith unto him, ' Out of
the camp of Israel I have escaped.' 4 And
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David saith unto him, ' What hath the mat
ter been ? declare, I pray thee, to me.' And
he saith, 'That the people hath fled from
the battle, and also a multitude hath fallen
of the people, and they die; and also Saul
and Jonathan his son have died.'
5 And David saith unto the youth who
declareth it to him, ' How hast thou known
that Saul and Jonathan his son are dead ?
6 And the youth who declareth it to hhn
saith, 'I happened to meet in mount Gil
boa, and lo, Saul is leaning on his spear;
and lo, the chariots and those possessing

David's lamentation over

1. 7.-2 SAMUEL.— n. 16.

Saul and Jonathan.

horses have followed him. 7And he turn
eth beMnd him, and seeth me, and calleth
unto me, and I say, ' Here am I.' 8 And he
saith to me, 'Who art thou?' and I say
unto Mm, 'I am an Amalekite.' 9And he
saith unto me, 'Stand, I pray thee, over
me, and put me to death ; for the arrow
hath seized me, for all my soul is still in
me.' " And I stand over him, and put Mm
to death, for I knew that he would not live
after Ms falltog; and I take the crown
which is on his head, and the bracelet which
is on his arm, and I bring them in unto my
lord hither.'*
u And David taketh hold on his garments,
and rendeth them, and also all the men who
are with him. 12 And they mourn, and
weep, and fast till the evemng, for Saul aud
for Jonathan Ms son, and for the people of
the Lord, and for the house of Israel, be
cause they have fallen by the sword.
is And David saith unto the youth who
declareth it to him, 'Whence art thou?'
and he saith, 'I am the son of a sojourner,
an Amalekite.' 14And David saith unto
him, ' How hast thou not been afraid to send
forth thy hand to destroy the anointed of
the Lord?'
" And David calleth to one of the youths,
and saith, ' Draw mgh — fall upon him;' and
he smiteth him, and he dieth. "And
David saith unto him, 'Thy blood is on
thine own head ; for thy mouth hath testi
fied against thee, saying, I have put to death
the anointed of the Lord.'
i7And David lamenteth with this lamen
tation over Saul and over Jonathan his son;
18 and he hath spoken of teaching the child
ren of Judah 'The Bow;' lo, it is written in
the book of the Upright : —
" ' The Roebuck, 0 Israel,
On thy high places is wounded ;
How have the mighty fallen '
29 Declare it not in Gath,
Proclaim not the tidings
In the streets of Askelon,
Lest they rejoice —
The daughters of the Philistines,
Lest they exult —
The daughters of the Uncircumeised.
21 Mountains of Gilboa !
<No dew nor rain be on you,
Nor fields of heave-offerings;
For there hath become loathsome
The sMeld of the mighty ones,
The shield of Saul—
Without — the anointed with oil.
22 From the blood of the wounded,
From the fat of the mighty,
The bow of Jonathan
Hath not turned backward;
And the sword of Saul
Doth not turn back empty.
23 Saul and Jonathan !
They are loved — and pleasant in their
And in their death — pjves,
They have not been parted.
-Than eagles they have been lighter,
Than lions they have been mighty J
s4 Daughters of Israel ! for Saul weep ye,
Who clotheth you in scarlet —

With delights.
Who Iifteth up ornaments of gold
On your clothing.
25 How have the mighty fallen
In the midst of the battle !
O Jonathan I on thy high places wounded.
26 1 am in distress for thee, my brother
Jonathan,
Very pleasant hast thou been to me ;
Thy love to me hath been wonderful,
Above the love of women 1
27 How have the mighty fallen,
Yea, the weapons of war perish ! '
II. iAND it cometh to pass afterwards,
that David asketh at the Lord, saying,
' Shall I go Up into one of the cities of
Judah?' and the LORD saith unto him, 'Go
up.' And David saith, 'Whither shall I go
up?' and He saith, 'To Hebron.' 2And
David goeth up there, and his two wives
also, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail
wife of Nabal the Carmelite. 8 And his men
who are with hhn hath David brought up —
a man and his household — and they dwell
in the cities of Hebron.
4And the men of Judah come, and there
they anoint David for king over the house
of Judah, and declare to David, saying,
'The men of Jabesh-Gilead are they who
buried Saul.' 5 And David sendeth messen
gers unto the men of Jabesh-Gilead, and
saith unto them, ' Blessed are ye of the
Lord, because ye have done this kindness
with your lord, with Saul, that ye bury him,
6 'And, now, the LORD do with you kind
ness and truth ; and I also, I do with you
this good because ye have done this thing.
7 And now, let your hands be strong, then
have ye become sons of valour, for your lord
Saul is dead, and also — me have the house
of Judah anointed to be king over them.'
8 And Abner son of Ner, head of the host
wMch Saul hath, hath taken Ish-Boslieth
son of Saul, and causeth Mm to pass over
to Mahanaim, fland causeth him to reign
over Gilead, and over the Ashurites, and
over Jezreel, and over Ephraim, and over
Ben j amin, and over Israel — all of it. " Forty
years old is Ish-Bosheth son of Saul, in his
reigning over Israel; and he hath reigned
two years ; only, the house of Judah have
been after David. n {And the < number of
the days that David was king in Hebron,
over the house of Judah, is seven years
and six months.) "And Abner son of Ner
goeth out with the servants of Ish-Bosheth
son of Saul, from Mahanaim to Gibeon.
"And Joab son of Zeruiah, and the servants
of David, have gone out, and they meet to
gether by the pool of Gibeon ; and they sit
down, these by the pool on this side, and
those by the pool on that.
"And Abner saith unto Joab, 'Let the
youths rise, I pray thee, and play before us;'
and Joab saith, 'Let them rise.' "And
they rise and pass over, in number twelve
of Benjamin, even of Ish-Bosheth son of
Saul, and twelve of the servants of David.
"And they lay hold, each on the head of
his companion, and his sword is in the side
of Ms compamon, and they fall together;
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Asahel slain by A bner.

n. 17.— 2 SAMUEL.— in. 20.

Abner deserts to David.

and one calleth that place Helkath-Haz-
zurim, which isin Gibeon. 17 And the battle
is very hard during that day, and Abner is
smitten, and the men of Israel, before the
servants of David.
18 And there are there three sons of Zeru-
iah, Joab, and Abishai, and Asahel ; and
Asahel is light on his feet as one of the roes
which are in the field; " and Asahel pursueth
after Abner, and hath not turned aside to go
to the right or to the left, from after Abner.
20 And Abner looketh behind him, and
saith, 'Art thou Asahel?' and he saith, 'I
am.' 21And Abner saith to him, 'Turn
thee aside to thy right hand or to thy left,
and seize for thyself one of the youths, and
take to thyself his armour;' but Asahel hath
not been willing to turn aside from after him.
22 And Abner continueth again, saying
unto Asahel, 'Turn thee aside from after
me, why should I smite thee to the earth?
and how shall I lift up my face unto Joab
thy brother?' & But he refuseth to turn
aside, and Abner smiteth him with the
hinder part of the spear unto the fifth rib,
and the spear cometh out from behind him,
and he falleth there, and dieth under it:
and it cometh to pass, every one who com
eth unto the place where Asahel hath fallen
and dieth, — they even stand still. 24 And
Joab and Abishai pursue after Abner, and
the sun went in, and they came in unto
the height of Amman, which is on the front
of Giah, the way of the wilderness of Gibeon.
25 And the Children of Benjamin gather
themselves together after Abner, and be
come one troop, and stand on the top of
a height. 2GAnd Abner calleth unto Joab,
and saith, 'For ever doth the sword con
sume ? hast thou not known that it will be
bitterness in the latter end? and till when
dost thou not say to thepeople to turn back
from after their brethren?'
27 And Joab saith, ' God liveth ! for unless
thou hadst spoken, surely then from the
morning the people had gone up each from
after his brother.' ^And Joab bloweth
with the trumpet, and all the people stand
still, and pursue no more after Israel, nor
have they continued any more to fight.
20 And Abner and his men have gone
through the plain all that night, and pass
over the Jordan, and go on through all
Bithron, and come to Mahanaim.
30 And Joab hath turned back from after
Abner, and gathereth all the people, and
there are lacking of the servants of David
nineteen men, and Asahel; 3ibut the ser
vants of David have smitten of Benjamin,
even among the men of Abner, three hun
dred and sixty men — they died. ^And
they lift up Asahel, and bury him in the
burying-place of his father, which is in
Beth-lehem, and they go all the night — Joab
and his men — and it becometh light to them
in Hebron.
III. iAND the war is long between the
house of Saul and the house of David; and
David goeth on and is strong, and the house
of Saul go on and are weak.
2 And there are born to David sons in
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Hebron; and Ms first-born is Anjnon, of
Ahinoam the Jezreelitess ; 3and his second
is Chileab, of Abigail wife of Nabal the
Carmelite; and the tlrird is Absalom son oi
Maacah daughter of Talmai king of Geshur:
4 and the fourth is Adonijah son of Haggith :
and the fifth is Shephatiah son of Abital ;
6 and the sixth is Ithream, of Eglah wife of
David; these were born to David to Hebron.
6 And it cometh to pass, in war being be
tween the house of Saul and the house of
David, that Abner hath been strengthening
himself in the house of Saul^ 7And Saul'
hath a concubine, and her name is Rizpah
daughter of Aiah; and Ish-Bosheth saith
unto Abner, 'Wherefore hast thou gone in
unto the concubine of my father ? '
8 And it is displeasing to Abner exceed
ingly, because of the words of Ish-Bosheth,
and he saith, 'A dog's head am I — which in
reference to Judah to-day doth kindness
with the house of Saul thy father, unto his
brethren, and unto his friends, and ha^c
not dehvered thee into the hand of David—
that thou chargest me with iniquity con
cerning the woman to-day ? 9 So let God do
to Abner, and so let Him add to him; surely
as the Lord hath sworn to David— surely
so I do to him: "to cause the kingdom to
pass over from the house of Saul, and to
raise up the throne of David over Israel
and Judah, from Dan even unto Beer-Sheba.
n And he is unable any more to turn back
Abner a word, because he feareth him.
"And Abner sendeth messengers unto David
for himself, saying, 'Whose is the land?'
saying also, ' Make thy covenant with me,
and lo, my hand is with thee, to bring all
Israel round unto thee.' "And he saith,
' Good ; I will make with thee a covenant ;
only, one tiring I ask of thee, that is, Thou
dost not see my face, except thou fart
bring Michal daughter of Saul in thy com
ing to see my face.'
i4And David sendeth messengers unto
Ish-Bosheth son of Saul, saying, 'Give up
my wife Michal, whom I betrothed to my
self with a hundred foreskins of the Philis
tines.' "And Ish-Bosheth sendeth, and
taketh her from the man, Phaltiel son of .
Laish. "And her husband goeth with her,
going on and weeping behind her unto
Bahurim ; and Abner saith unto Mm, ' Go,
turn back;' and he turneth back.
17 And the word of Abner was with the
elders of Israel, saying, ' Heretofore ye have
been seeking David as king over you; "aud
now, do it, for the Lord hath spoken of
David, saying, By the hand of David my
servant — saving my people Israel out of the
hand of the Philistines, and out of the hand
of all their enemies.'
"And Abner speaketh also in the ears of
Benjamin, and Abner goeth also to speak
in the ears of David in Hebron all that is
good in the eyes of Israel, and in the eyes
of the whole house of Benjamin. 20And
Abner cometh unto David, to Hebron, and
with .him are twenty men; and David
maketh for Abner, aud for the men who are
with him, a banquet.

Joab murders A bncr.

in. 21.— 2 SAMUEL.— v. 2. Ish-B.osheth slain treacherously.

2i And Abner saith unto David, 'Let me
arise, and go, and gather unto my lord the
king the whole of Israel, and let them make
with thee a covenant, then hast thou
reigned over all that thy soul desireth;'
and David sendeth away Abner, and he
goeth in peace.
22 And lo, the servants of David and Joab
come from the troop, and much spoil have
they brought with them, and Abner is not
with David in Hebron, for he hath sent him
away, and he goeth in peace. 2s And Joab
and all "the host that is with him have come,
and they declare to Joab, saying, ' Abner
son of Ner hath come unto the king, and he
sendeth Mm away, and he goeth in peace.'
24 And Joab cometh imto the king, and
saith, ' What hast thou done ? lo, Abner
hath come unto thee, why is this — thou
hast sent Mm away, and he is really gone ?
25 Thou hast known Abner son of Ner, that
to deceive thee he came, and to know thy
gohig out and thy coming in, and to know
all that thou art doing.' ae And Joab 'goeth
out from David, and sendeth messengers
after Abner, and they bring him back from
the well of Sirah ; but David knew not.
^AndAbner turneth back to Hebron, and
Joab turneth him aside unto the midst of
the gate to speak with him quietly, and
smiteth Mm there to the fifth rib that he
dieth, for the blood of Asahel his brother.
38 And David heareth afterwards and
saith, ' I am acquitted ; my kingdom also,
by the LORD for ever, from the blood of
Abner son of Ner; ^let it stay on the head
of Joab, and on all the house of Ms father,
and let there not be cut off from the house
of Joab one having an issue, or leprous, or
laying hold on a staff, or falltog by a sword,
or lacking bread.'
30 And Joab and Abishai his brother slew
Abner because he put to death Asahel their
brother, in Gibeon, in the battle.
31 And David saith unto Joab, and unto all
the people who are with him, ' Rend your
garments, and gird on sackcloth, and mourn
before Abner.' And king David is going
after the bier. 32 And they bury Abner in
Hebron, and the king Iifteth up his voice,
and weepeth at the grave of Abner, and all
the people weep. ^ And the king laraeut-
eth for Abner, and saith: —
' As the death of a fool should Abner die ?
34 Thy hands not bound,
And thy feet not brought nigh to fetters;
As one falling before the sons of evil —
Hast thou fallen ! *
And all the people continue to weep over
Mm. ^And all the people come to cause
David to eat bread while yet day, but David
sweareth, saying, ' So let God do to mc, and
so let Rt"i add; for — before the going in of
the sun I taste no bread nor any other thing.'
36 And all the people have discerned it,
and it is good in their eyes ; as all that the
king hath done is good in the eyes of all
the people. 37And all the people know,
even all Israel, in that day, that it hath
not been from the king— the putting to
death of Abner son of Ner. *» And the king

saith unto his servants, 'Do ye not know
that a prince and a great one hath fallen
this day in Israel? ^And I to-day am
tender, though anointed king; and these
men, the sons of Zeruiah, are too hard for
me ; the Lord recompense to the doer of
evil according to his evil.'
IV. iAND the son of Saul heareth that
Abner is dead to Hebron, and Ms hands are
feeble, and all Israel have been troubled.
3 And two men, heads of troops, have been
to the son of Saul ; the name of the one is
Baanah, and the name of the second Rechab,
sons of Rimmon a Beerothite, of the Child
ren of Benjamin, for Beeroth also is reck
oned to Benjamin, 8 and the Beerothites flee
to Gittaim, and are sojourners there unto
tlris day. 4 And Jonathan son of Saul hath
a son — lame; he was five years old at the
coming of the rumour of the death of Saul
and Jonathan, out of Jezreel, and his nurse
Iifteth him up and fleeth, and it cometh to
pass in her hasting to flee, that he falleth,
and becometh lame, and his name is Me-
phibosheth. 5 And the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite,
Rechab and Baanah, go and come at the
heat of the day into the house of Ish-Bosh
eth; and he is lying down — the lying down
of noon. 6And thither they have come,
unto the midst of the house, taking wheat,
and they smite him unto the fifth rib, and
Rechab and Baanah his brother have
escaped. 7 Yea, they come into the house,
and he is lying on his bed, iu the inner
chamber of his bed, and they smite him,
and put him to death, and turn aside his
head, and take his head, and go the way of
the plain all the night. 8 And they bring
the head of Ish-Bosheth unto David in
Hebron, and" say unto the king, ' Lo, the
head of Ish-Bosheth son of Saul, thine
enemy who sought thy life, and the Lordv
doth give to my lord the king vengeance
this day of Saul and of his seed.'
9 And David answereth Rechab and Baa
nah his brother, sons of Rimmon the Beero
thite, and saith to them, ' The Lord liveth,
who hath redeemed my soul out of all ad
versity: "when one declareth to me, say
ing, Lo, Saul is dead ; though he was as a
bearer of good tidings in his owh eyes, yet
I take hold on him, and slay him in Ziklag,
instead of my giving to him/or the tidings.
11 Also, when wicked men have slain the
righteous man in his own house, on his bed:
now also, do not I require his blood of your
hand ? then have I taken you away from
the earth ?'
12 And David commandeth the young men,
and they slay them, and cut off their hands
and their feet, and hang them over the pool
in Hebron; and the head of Ish-Bosheth
they have taken, and bury it in the burying-
place of A bner in Hebron.
V. iAND all the tribes of Israel come
unto David, to Hebron, and speak, saying,
' Lo, we are thy bone and thy flesh. 2 Alsc
heretofore, in Saul's being king over us, '
thou hast been he who bringest out and
bringest in Israel, aud the Lord saith to
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David king over all Israel. V. 3. — 2 SAMUEL.— VI. 16.

David fetches the ark.

thee, Thou shalt feed My people Israel, and
thou shalt be for leader over Israel.'
3And all the elders of Israel come unto
the king, to Hebron, and king David mak
eth with them a covenant in Hebron before
the LORD, and they anoint David for king
over Israel. 4 Thirty years old is David in
his being king: forty years hath he reigned.
6 In Hebron he reigned over Judah seven
years and six months, and in Jerusalem he
reigned thirty and three years, over all
Israel and Judah.
6 And the kinggoeth with Ms men to Jeru
salem, unto the Jebusite, the inhabitant of
the land, and they speak to David, saying,
'Thou shalt not come in hither, except
thou turn aside the blind and the lame;'
saying to themselves, ' David shall not come
in hither.' 7 And David captureth the fort
ress of Zion, wMch is the city of David.
8 And David saith on that day, ' Any one
smiting the Jebusite, and the lame and the
blind — the hated of David's soul — (because
the blind and the lame say, He doth not
come into the house) — let him go up by the
waterspout.' 9And David dwelleth in the fortress, and
calleth it The city of David; and David
buildeth round about from Millo and in
ward. "And David goeth, going on and
becoming great, and the Lord, God of
Hosts, is with him.
11 And Hiram king of Tyre sendeth mes
sengers unto David, and cedar-trees, and
artificers of wood, and artificers of stones
for walls; and they build a house for David.
"And David knoweth that the Lord hath
established him for king over Israel, and
that He hath lifted up his kingdom because
of His people Israel.
" And David taketh more concubines and
wives out of Jerusalem, after his coming
from Hebron, and there are born to David
more sons and daughters. "And these are
the names of those who are born to him in
Jerusalem ; Shammuah, and Shobab, and
Nathan, and Solomon, "and Ibhar, and
Elishua, and Nepheg, and Japhia, "and
Elishama, and Eliada, and Eliphalet.
17 And the Philistines hear that they have
anointed David for king over Israel, and all
the Philistines come up to seek David, and
David heareth, and goeth do wnunto the fort
ress. "And the Philistines have come, and
they are spread out in the valley of Rephaim.
"And David asketh of the Lord, saying,
' Shall I go up unto the Philistines ? wilt
Thou give them into my hand?' And the
Lord saith unto David, ' Go up, for I cer
tainly give the PMlisttoes into thy hand.'
29 And David cometh to Baal-Perazim, and
David smiteth them there, and saith, ' The
Lord hath broken forth on mine enemies be
fore me, as the breaking forth of waters ; '
therefore hath he called the name of that
place Baal-Perazim. 2iAnd they forsake
their idols there, and David and Ms men
lift them up.
22 And the Philistines add again to come
up, and are spread out in the valley of
Rephaim; 2a and David asketh of the Lord,

and He saith, ' Thou shalt not go up ; turn
round unto their rear; then hast thou come
to them over-against the mulberry-trees;
24 and it cometh to pass, to thy hearing the
sound of the stepping to the tops of the mul
berry-trees, then thou dost move sharply,
for then hath the Lord gone out before thee
to smite in the camp of _ the Philistines.'
25 And David doth so, as the Lord com
manded him, and smiteth the Philistines
from Geba unto thy coming to Gazer.
VI. iAND David gathereth again every
chosen one in Israel, tMrty thousand. 2And
David riseth and goeth, and all the people
who are with him, from Baale-Judah, to
bring up from thence the ark of God, whose
name was called — the name of the Lord of
Hosts, inhabiting the cherubs— upon it.
8 And they cause the ark of God to ride
on a new cart, and bring it up out of the
house of Abinadab, which is in the height,
and Uzzah and Ahio sons of Abinadab lead
the new cart. 4And they bring it up from
the house of Abinadab, which is in the
height, with the ark of God, and Ahio is
going before the ark. 5 And David and all
the house of Israel are playing before the
Lord, with all kinds of fir instruments, even
with harps, and with psalteries, and with
timbrels, and with cornets and cymbals.
6And they come unto the threshing-floor
of Nachon, and Uzzah sendeth forth Ms
hand unto the ark of God, and layeth hold
on it, for they have released the oxen.
7 And the anger of the LORD burneth against
Uzzah, and God smiteth him there for the
error, aud he dieth there by the ark of God.
8 And it is displeasing to David, because the
Lord hath broken forth a breach upon
Uzzah, and one calleth that place Perez-
Uzzah, unto this day. 9And David feareth
the Lord on that day, and saith, ' How shall
the ark of the Lord come in unto me ? '
" And David hath not been willing to turn
aside unto himself the ark of the Lord, to
the city of David, and David turneth it
aside to the house of Obed-Edom the Gittite.
11 And the ark of the Lord doth inhabit the
house of Obed-Edom the Gittite three
months: and the Lord blesseth Obed-Edom
and all Ms household.
" And it is declared to king David, saying,
' The Lord hath blessed the house of Obed-
Edom, and all that he hath, because of the
ark of God;' and David goeth and bringeth
up the ark of God out of the house of Obed-
Edom to the city of David with joy. "And
it cometh to pass, when the bearers of the
ark of the Lord have stepped six steps, that
he sacrificeth an ox and a fatling.
14 And David danceth with all his strength
before the Lord, and David is girded with
a linen ephod. "And David and all the
house of Israel are bringing up the ark of
the Lord with shouting, and with the voice
of the trumpet: "and it hath come to pass,
the ark of the LORD is coming into the city
of David, and Michal daughter of Saul, hath
looked through the window, and seeth king
David moving and dancing before the LORD,
and despiseth him in her heart.

Joy on the ark's restoration. VI. 17.— 2 SAMUEL. — vn. 29. God's covenant with David.

17 And they bring in the ark of the Lord,
and set it in its place, to the midst of the
tent which David hath spread out for it,
and David causeth burnt-offerings to ascend
before the LORD, with peace-offerings.
"And David ftoisheth from causing the
burnt- offerings and peace-offerings to as
cend, and blesseth the people to the name of
the Lord of Hosts. "And he appointeth to
all the people, to all the multitude of Israel,
even from man unto woman, to each one
cake of bread, and an eshpar, and an ashisha,
and all the people go each to his house.
29 And David turneth back to bless Ms
household, and Michal daughter of Saul
goeth out to meet David, and saith, ' How
honourable to-day hath the king of Israel
been, who was uncovered to-day before the
eyes of the handmaids of Ms servants, as
one of the vain ones is openly uncovered.'
21 And David saith unto Michal, 'Before
the Lord, who hath fixed on me above thy
father, and above all his house, to appoint
me leader over the people 6f the Lord,
over Israel, yea, I have played before the
Lord ; 22yea, I have been more vile than
this, and have been low in mine own eyes,
yet with the handmaids, whom thou hast
spoken of, with them I am honoured.' 23 As
to Michal daughter of Saul she had no child
till the day of her death.
VII. *AND it cometh to pass, when the
king sat in Ms house, and the Lord had
given rest to him round about, from all his
enemies, 2that the king saith unto Nathan
the prophet, ' See, I pray thee, I am dwelling
in a house of .cedars, and the ark of God is
dwelling in the midst of curtains.' 3And
Nathan saith to the king, 'All that is in thine
heart, go, do, for the Lord is with thee.'
4 And it cometh to pass in that night, that
the word of the Lord is unto Nathan, say
ing, 5 ' Go; then hast thou said unto My ser
vant, unto David, Thus hath the Lord said,
Dost thou build for Me a house for My
dwelling to ? 6 For I have not dwelt in a
house even from the day of my bringing up
the Children of Israel out of Egypt, even
unto tMs day, but am walktogup and down
in a tent and in a tabernacle. 7 During all
the time that I have walked up and down
among all the Children of Israel, have I
spoken a word with one of the tribes of
Israel, whom I commanded to feed my
people Israel, saying, Why have ye not
j built to Me a house of cedar? "And, now,
I thus dost thou say to my servant, to David:
' Thus hath the Lord of Hosts said, I have
' taken thee from home, from after the flock,
j to be leader over my people, over Israel ;
9 and I am with thee whithersoever thou
' hast gone, and I cut off the whole of thine
enemies from thy presence, and I have
made for thee a great name, as the name of
the great ones who are in the earth, "and
I have appointed a place for my people, for
I Israel, and have planted it, and it hath
j tabernacled in its own place, and it is not
troubled any more, and the children of per-
verseness do not add to afflict them any
more, as in the beginning, "and even since

the day that I appointed judges over my
people Israel, and have given rest to thee
from all thine enemies; the Lord also hath
declared to thee that the Lord doth make
for thee a house. 12 When thy days are full,
and thou hast lain with thy fathers, then
have I raised up thy seed after thee which
goeth out from thy loins, and have estab
lished his kingdom. "He doth build the
house for My Name, and I have established
the throne of his kingdom for ever. " I am
to Mm for a father, and he is to me for a son ;
whom in his dealing perversely I have even
reproved with the rod of men, and with the
strokes of the Children of Adam, " and my
kindness doth not turn aside from him, as I
turned it aside from Saul, whom I turned
aside from before thee ; " and steadfast is thy
house and thy kingdom for ever before thee;
thy throne is established for ever.' 17 Ac
cording to all these words, and accordmg to
all this vision, so Nathan spoke unto David.
"And king David cometh and sitteth be
fore the LORD, and saith, ' Who am I, O
Lord Jehovah ? and what is my house that
Thou hast brought me hitherto? "And
yet this is little in Thine eyes, 0 Lord Jeho
vah, and Thou speakest also concerning the
house of Thy servant, afar off; and this is
the law of the Man, 0 Lord Jehovah. 20 And
what shall David add more to speak unto
Thee ? but Thou, Thou hast known Thy ser
vant, O Lord Jehovah. 21 Because of Thy
word, and according to TMne own heart
Thou hast done all this greatness, causing
Thy servant to know it. » Therefore Thou
hast been great, O Lord God; for there is
none like Thee, and there is no God save
Thee, according to all that we have heard
with our ears.
23 ' And who is as Thy people Israel— one
nation in the earth, whom God hath gone to
redeem to Himself for a people, and to make
for Himself a name, and to do for you the
greatness, even fearful things for Thy land,
at the presence of Thy people, whom Thou
hast redeemed to Thyself out of Egypt—
among the nations and their gods? ^Yea,
Thou dost establish to Thyself Thy people
Israel to Thyself for a people for ever, and
Thou, Lord, hast been to them for God.
25 ' And now, O Lord God, the word which
Thou hast spoken concerning Thy servant
and concerning his house, establish it for
ever, and do as Thou hast spoken. 20 And
let Thy Name be great for ever, saying, The
LORD of Hosts is God over Israel ; and let
the house of Thy servant David be estab
lished before Thee; 27for Thou, O LORD of
Hosts, God of Israel, Thou hast uncovered
the ear of Thy servant, saying, A house I
do build for thee; therefore hath Thy ser
vant found in his heart to pray unto Thee
this prayer; 28 and, now, 0 Lord Jehovah,
Thou art God himself, and Thy words are
truth, and Thou speakest unto Thy ser
vant this goodness; 29 and now, begin and
bless the house of Thy servant, to be for
ever before Thee ; for Thou, 0 Lord Jeho
vah, hast spoken, and by Thy blessing is
the house of Thy servant blessed for ever.
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David's conquests, and his vni. 1.— 2 SAMUEL. — X. 6. Idndness to Jonathan's son.

VIII. iAND it cometh to pass afterwards
that David smiteth the Philistines, and
humbleth them, and David taketh the bridle
of the metropolis out of the hand of the
Philistines. 2 And he smiteth Moab, and measureth
them with a line, causing them to lie down
on the earth, and he measureth two lines
to put to death, and the fulness of the line
to keep alive, and the Moabites become
David's servants, bearers of presents.
3 And David smiteth Hadadezer son of
Rehob king of Zobah, in his going to bring
back his power by the River Euphrates.
4 And David captureth from Mm a thousand
and seven hundred horsemen, and twenty
thousand footmen; and David destroyeth
utterly the whole of the charioteers, he only
leaveth of them a hundred charioteers.
5 And Aram of Damascus cometh to give
help to Hadadezer king of Zobah, and David
smiteth of Aram twenty and two thousand
men. GAnd David putteth garrisons in
Aram of Damascus, and Aram becometh
David's servant, bearing presents; and the
Lord saveth David whithersoever he hath
gone. 7And David taketh the shields of
gold which were on the servants of Hadad
ezer, and bringeth them to Jerusalem; 8 and
from Betah, and from Berothai, cities of Ha
dadezer, king David took very much brass.
9And Toi king of Hamath heareth that
David hath smitten all the force of Hadad
ezer. ] ° And Toi sendeth Jorara his son unto
king David to ask of him concerning his wel
fare, and to bless him, (because he hath
fought against Hadadezer, and smiteth him,
for a man of wars with Toi had Hadadezer
been), and in his hands are vessels of silver,
and vessels of gold, and vessels of brass:
n them also David sanctified to the Loud,
with the silver and the gold which he sanc
tified of all the nations whom he subdued:
12 of Aram, and of Moab, and of the Beni-Am
mon, and of the Philistines, and of Amalek,
and of the spoil of Hadadezer son of Rehob
king of Zobah.
13 And David maketh a name in his turn
ing back from his smiting of Aram, in the
valley of Salt— eighteen thousand. 14And
he putteth to Edom garrisons; in all Edom
he hathput garrisons, and all Edom becom
eth David's servant; and the Lord saveth
David whithersoever he hath gone.
"And David reigneth over all Israel, and
David doeth judgment and righteousness
to all his people; "and Joab son of Zeruiah
is over the host ; and Jehoshaphat sou of
Ahilud is remembrancer; i7and Zadok sou
of Ahitub, and Ahimelech son of Abiathar,
are the priests, andScraiah is scribe; "and
Benaiah son of Jehoiada is over both the
Cherethites and the Pelethites ; and the
sons of David have been ministers.
IX. iAND David saith, ' Is there yet any
left to the house of Saul, that I may deal
kindly with him because of Jonathan?'
2 And the house of Saul hath a servant, and
Iris name is Ziba, and they call for him unto
David; and the king saith unto him, 'Art
thou Ziba?' and ho saith, ' Thy servant.'
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3And the king saith, * Is there not yet a man
to the house of Saul, that I may do with Mm
the kindness of God ?' And Zibtf saith unto
the Mng, 'Jonathan hath yet a son— lame.'
4 And the king saith to him, ' Where is he V
and Ziba saith to the king, ' Lo, he is in the
house of Machir son of AnimieLinLo-Debar.'
5 And king David sendeth, and taketh lum
out of the house of Machir son of Ammiel, in
Lo-Debar. GAnd Mephibosheth son of Jona
than, son of Saul, cometh unto David, and
falleth on his face, aud doth obeisance; and
David saith, ' Mephibosheth;' and he saith,
* Lo, thy servant. ' 7 And David saith to him,
'Be not afraid ; for I certainly deal kindly
with thee because of Jonathan thy father,
and have given back to thee all the field of
Saul thy father, and thou dost eat bread at
my table continually.' 8 And he boweth him
self, and saith, 'What is thy servant, that
thou hast turned unto such a d ead dog as I V
9 And the king calleth unto Ziba servant
of Saul, and saith unto him, 'All that was
to Saul and to all his house have I given to
the son of thy lord; "and thou hast served
for him the land, thou and thy sons, and thy
servants, and hast brought in, and there
hath been bread to the son of thy lord, and
he hath eaten; also Mephibosheth son of thy
lord doth eat bread always at my table;1 and
Ziba hath fifteen sons and twenty servants.
UAnd Ziba saith unto the king, 'According
to all that my lord the king commandeth iris
servant, so cloth thy servant do; ' as to Me
phibosheth, ' he doth eat at my table (saith
the king) as one of the king's sons.' "And
Mephibosheth hath a young son, and his
name is Micah ; aud all who dwell in the
house of Ziba are servants to Mephibosheth.
" And Mephibosheth dwelleth in Jerusalem,
for at the table of the king he eateth con-
tiuually, and he is lame of both his feet.
X. i AND it cometh to pass afterwards;
that the king of the Beni-Ammon dieth, and
Hanun Ms son reigneth in his stead ; 2and
David saith, 'I will deal kindly with Hanun
son of Nahash, as his father dealt kindly
with me ; ' and David sendeth to comfort
him by the hand of his servants concerning
his father; and the servants of David come
into the laud of the Beni-Ammon.
3And the heads of the Beni-Ammon say
unto Hanun their lord, 'Is David honouring
thy father in thine eyes because he hath sent
to thee comforters ? is it not for to search the
city, and to spy it, and to overthrow it that
David hath sent his servants unto thee '('
4 And Hanun taketh the servants of David
and shaveth off the half of their beard, and
cutteth off their long robes in the midst—
unto their buttocks, and sendeth them a way.
6 And they declare it to David, and he send
eth to meet them, for the men have been
greatly ashamed, and the king saith, ' Abide
ye to Jericho till your beard spring up-
then have ye returned.'
°And the Beni-Ammon see that they have
been abhorred by David, and the Beni-Am
mon send and hire Aram of Beth-Rehob,
and Aram of Zoba, twenty thousand foot
men, and the king of Maacah with a thou-

David's sin with Bath-SIicba.

a. 7.-2 SAMUEL.— xi. 24. He causeth Uriah's death.

sandmen, and Ish-Tob udth twelve thousand
men. 7And David heareth, and sendeth
Joab, and all the host of the mighty men.
8 And the BeM-Ammon come out, and set
the battle in array, at the opemng of the
gate ; and Aram of Zoba, and Rehob, and Ish-
Tob, and Maacah, are by themselves to the
field. 9 And Joab seeth that the frout of the
battle hath been against him before and be
hind, and he chooseth of all the chosen in
Israel, and setteth them to array to meet
Aram. "And the rest of the people hath
he given into the hand of Abishai his brother,
and setteth to array to meet the Bem-Am-
mon. n And he saith, 'If Aram be stronger than
I, then thou hast been to me for salvation ;
and if the Beni-Ammon be stronger than
thou, then have I come to give salvation to
thee. 12 ^e strong and strengthen thyself
forourpeople, and for the cities of our God;
and the Lord do what is good in His eyes.'
" And Joab draweth Mgh, and the people
who are with him, to the battle against
Aram ; and they flee from Ms presence.
"And the Beni-Ammon have seen that
Aram hath fled, and theyflee from the pre
sence of Abishai, and go into the city; and
Joab turneth back from the BeM-Ammon,
and cometh into Jerusalem.
is And Aram seeth that it is smitten be
fore Israel, and they are gathered together.
"And Hadarezer sendeth, and bringeth out
Aram from beyond the river, and they come
to Helam, and Shobach head of the host
of Hadarezer is before them.
"And it hath been declared to David,
and he gathereth all Israel, and passeth
over the Jordan, and cometh to Helam, and
Aram setteth itself in array to meet David,
and they fight with him. "And Aram fleeth
from the presence of Israel, and David slay
eth of Aram seven hundred charioteers, and
forty thousand horsemen, and Shobach
prmce of its host hath he smitten, and he
dieth there. "And all the kings — servants
of Hadarezer — see that they have been
smitten before Israel, and make peace with
Israel, and serve them ; and Aram is afraid
of helping any more the Beni-Ammon.
XI. i AND it cometh to pass, at the re
volution of the year, (at the time of the
going out of the messengers,) that David
sendeth Joab, and Ms servants with him,
and all Israel; and they destroy the Beni-
Ammon, and lay siege against Rabbah ; but
David is dwelling iu Jerusalem.
2And it cometh to pass, at evening-time,
that David riseth from off Ms couch, and
walketh up and clown on the roof of the
king's house, and seeth from the roof a wo
man bathing, and the woman is of very good
appearance. -3And David sendeth and to-
quireth about the woman, and saith, ' Is
not this Bath-Sheba daughter of Eliam, wife
of Uriah the Hittite?'
*And David sendeth messengers, and
taketh her, and she cometh unto him, and
he hsth with her (and she is purify tog her
self from her uncleanness) and she turneth
back unto her house. 5And the woman

conceiveth, and sendeth, and declareth to
David, and saith, 'I am conceiving.''
6 And David sendeth unto Joab, 'Send
unto me Uriah the Hittite;' and Joab send
eth Uriah unto David. 7 And Uriah cometh
unto him, and David asketh of the pros
perity of Joab, and of the prosperity of the
people, and of the prosperity of the war.
8 And David saith to Uriah, 'Go down to
thy house, and wash thy feet:' and Uriah
goeth out of the king's house, and there
goeth out after him a gift from the king;
9 but Uriah heth down at the opening of
the king's house, with all the servants of his
lord, and hath not gone down to his house.
"And they declare to David, saying,
' Uriah hath not gone down unto his house;'
and David saith unto Uriah, ' Hast thou not
come from a journey ? wherefore hast thou
not gone down unto thy house?' uAnd
Uriah saith unto David, ' The ark, and Is
rael, and Judah, are abiding in booths; and
my lord Joab, and the servants of my lord,
on the face of the field are encamping ; and
I — I goto unto my house to eat and to drink,
and to He with my wife ! — thy life, and the
life of thy soul—I do not tlris tMng. ' " And
David saith unto Uriah, ' Abide in this place
to-day also, and to-morrow I send thee
away;' and Uriah abideth in Jerusalem, on
that day and on the morrow. " And David
calleth for Mm, and he eateth before him,
and drinketh, and he maketh him drunk;
and he goeth out in the evemng, to lie on
Ms couch with the servants of his lord, but
unto his house he hath not gone down.
"And it cometh to pass in the morning,
that David writeth a letter unto Joab, and
sendeth it by the hand of Uriah. " And he
writeth in the letter saying, ' Place ye Uriah
over-against the front of the severest battle,
then have ye turned back from after him,
and he hath been smitten, and hath died.'
1° And it cometh to pass in Joab's watching
the city, that he appointeth Uriah unto the
place where he knew that variant men are.
17 And the men of the city go out and fight
with Joab; and there fall some of the people
of the servants of David; and he dieth also,
Uriah the Hittite.
"And Joab sendeth and declareth to
David all the matters of the war; "and com
mandeth the messenger, saying, 'At thy
fimshing speaking all the matters of the war
unto the king, 20 then, it hath been, if the
king's fury ascend, and he hath said to thee,
Wherefore did ye draw nigh unto the city
to fight ? did ye not know that they would
shoot from off the wall ? 21 who smote Abi
melech son of Jerubbesheth ? did not a wo
man cast on him a piece of a rider from the
wall, and he dieth in Thebez ? why drew ye
nigh unto the wall ?' then thou hast said,
' Thy servant Uriah the Hittite also is dead. '
22 And the messenger goeth, and cometh
in, and declareth to David all that with
which Joab had sent him; 23and the mes
senger saith unto David, 'Surely the men
have been mighty against us, and they come
out unto us into the field, and we are upon
them unto the opening of the gate; 2i and
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Nathan's parable, and the XI. 25.-2 SAMUEL.— xn. 31.

Death of David's child.

the shooters shoot at thy servants from off
the wall, and some of the servants of the
king are dead, and thy servant also Uriah
the Hittite is dead. 25 And David saith un
to the messenger, ' Thus dost thou say unto
Joab, Let not this thing be evil in thine
eyes; for thus and thus the sword devoureth;
strengthen thy battle against the city, and
throw it down; and strengthen thou him.'
26 And the wife of Uriah heareth that Uri
ah her husband is dead, and she lamenteth
for her master. 27And the mourning pass
eth by, and David sendeth and gathereth
her unto his house, and she becometh his
wife, and beareth to Mm a son; but the
thing which David hath done is evil in the
eyes of the Lord.
XII. iAND the Lord sendeth Nathan
unto David; and he cometh unto Mm, and
saith to Mm,
' Two men were in one city ;
One rich, and one poor ; ,.
2 The rich had flocks and herds very many;
3 And the poor one hath notMng,
Save one little ewe-lamb,
Wliich he acquired, aud keepeth alive,
And it groweth up with him,
And with his children together;
Of his morsel it eateth,
And from his cup it drinketh,
And in Ms bosom it lieth,
And it is to him as a daughter ;
4 And there cometh in a traveller
To the rich man,
And he spareth to take
Of Ms own flock, and of Ms own herd,
To prepare for the traveller
Who is come to him,
And he taketh the lamb of the poor man,
And prepareth it for the man
Who is come unto Mm.'
5 And the anger of David burnetii against
the man exceedingly, and he saith unto Na
than, ' The Lord liveth, surely worthy of
death is the man who doth this, 6and the
ewe-lamb he doth repay fourfold, because
he hath done this thing, and hath no pity.'
7 And Nathan saith unto David, 'Thou
art the man. Thus hath the LORD, the God
of Israel, said, I anointed thee for king
over Israel, and I delivered thee out of the
hand of Saul. 8And I give to thee the
house of thy lord, even the wives of thy
lord into thy bosom, and I give to thee the
house oflsraelandof Juclah; and if too rittle,
then I add to thee such and such things.
9 ' Wherefore hast thou despised the word
of the Lord, to do the evil thing in His eyes ?
Uriah the Hittite thou hast smitten by the
sword, and his wife thou hast taken to thy
self for a wife, when him thou hast slain by
the sword of the Beni-Ammon.
" ' Aud now,*the sword doth not turn aside
from thy house for ever; because thou hast
despised Me, and dost take the wife of Uriah
the Hittite to be to thee for a wife. « Thus
hath the LORD said, Lo, I am raising up evil
against thee, out of thine own house, and
have taken thy wives before thine eyes, and
given to thy neighbour, and he hath lain with
thy wives before the eyes of this sun. *2 For

thou hast done it in secret, but I do tlris
thing before all Israel, and before the sun.'
"And David saith unto Nathan, 'I have
sinned against the Lord.' And Nathan saith
unto David, ' The Lord also hath caused thy
sin to pass away; thou shalt not die ; i4only,
because thou hast caused the enemies of the
Lord greatly to despise by tlris thing, the sou
also who is born to thee doth surely die.'
"And Nathan goeth unto his house, and
the Lord smiteth the lad whom the wife of
Uriah hath born to David, and it is incur
able. "And David beseecheth God for the
youth, and David keepeth a fast, and hath
gone to and lodged, and lain on the earth.
17 And the elders of his house rise against
him, to raise Mm up from the earth, and he
hath not been willing, nor hath he eaten
bread with them. " And it cometh to pass,
on the seventh day, that the lad dieth, and
the servants of David fear to declare to hhn
that the lad is dead, for they said, 'Lo, iu
the lad being alive we spake uuto Mm, and
he did not hearken to our voice ; and how
shall we say unto him, The lad is dead ?—
then hath he done evil.'
i'J And David seeth that his servants are
whispering, and David understandeth that
the lad is dead, and David saith unto his ser
vants, ' Is the lad dead ? ' and they say,
' Dead. ' 2° And David riseth from the earth,
and washeth, and anointeth himself, and
changeth his raiment, and cometh into the
house of the Lord, and boweth himself; and
he cometh unto his own house, and asketh;
and they place bread for Mm, and he eateth.
21 And his servants say unto him, ' What is
this thing thou hast done ? because of the
livtoglad thou hast fasted and dost weep, but
when the lad is dead thou hast risen and dost
eat bread.' 22 And he saith, ' While the lad
is alive I have fasted, and weep, for I have
said, Who knoweth ? — the LORD may pity
me, andtheladhve;23but now, he hath died,
why is this — I fast ? am I able to bring him
back again ? I am going unto him, hut he
doth uot return unto me.'
24 And David comforteth Bath-Sheba his
wife, and goeth in unto her, and lieth with
her, and she beareth a son, and he calleth
his name Solomon; and the Lord hath loved
him, ^and He sendeth by the hand of Na
than the prophet, and calleth his name Jedi-
diah, because of the Lord.
26 And Joab fighteth against Rahbah of the
Beni-Ammon, and captureth the royal cities.
27 And Joab sendeth messengers unto David,
and saith, ' I have fought against Rahbah—
I have also captured the city of waters ;
29 and now, gather the rest of the people,
and encamp against the city and capture it,
lest I capture the city, and my name hath
been called upon it.'
29 And David gathereth all the people, aud
goeth to Rabbah, and fighteth against it, aud
captureth it. 3° And he taketh the crown
of then- king from off his head, and its
weight is a talent of gold with the precious
stone, and it is on the head of David; as to
the spoil of the city, he hath brought out
very much; 31 and the people who are in it

Amnon's incest.

Xin. 1.— 2 SAMUEL.— xm. 33.

Amnon slain.

he hath brought out, and setteth to the
saw, and to the cutting instruments of iron,
and to the axes of iron, and hath caused
them to pass over into the brick-kiln ; and
thus he doth to all the cities of the Beni-
Ammon; and David turneth back with all
the people to Jerusalem.
XIII. i AND it cometh to pass afterwards
that Absalom son of David hath a fair sister,
and her name is Tamar; and Amnon son of
David loveth her.
2 And Amnon hath distress, even to be
come sick, because of Tamar his sister, for
she is a virgin; and it is hard in the eyes of
Amnon to do anything to her.
3 And Amnon hath a friend, and Ms name
is Jonadab son of Shinieah, David's brother;
and Jonadab is a very wise man, 4 and saith
to Mm, 'Wherefore art thou so lean, O
king's son, morning by morning ? wilt thou
not declare to me ? And Amnon saith to
him, ' Tamar — sister of Absalom my brother
—I do love.' *And Jonadab saith to him,
' Lie down on thy couch, and feign thyself
sick; when thy father hath come to see thee,
then thou hast said unto him, Let, I pray
thee, Tamar my Bister come and give me
bread to eat; when she hath made the food
before mine eyes so that I see it, then have
I eaten from her hand.'
6 And Amnon lieth down, and feigneth
himself sick, and the Mng cometh to see
him ; «and Amnon saith unto the king, 'Let,
I pray thee, Tamar my sister come, and
make before mine eyes two cakes, that I
may eat from her hand.' 7 And David send
eth unto Tamar,. at the house, saying, ' Go,
I pray thee, to the house of Amnon, and
make food for him.'
8 And Tamar goeth to the house of Am
non her brother, and he is lying down, and
she taketh the dough, and kneadeth, and
maketh cakes before his eyes, and cooketh
the cakes, 9 and taketh the frying-pan, and
poureth them out before Mm, but he refus-
eth to eat; and Amnon saith, * Take ye out
every one from me;' and they go out every
one from Mm.
i° And Amnon saith unto Tamar, ' Bring
the food into the toner chamber, and let
me eat from thy hand;' and Tamar taketh
the cakes wMch she had made, and bring
eth them to Amnon her brother, into the
inner chamber. uAnd she bringeth nigh
to him to eat, and he layeth hold on her, and
saith to her, ' Come, lie with me, my sister.'
" And she saith to him. ' Nay, my brother,
do not humble me; for it is not so done in
Israel ; do not this foolish thing. " And I
— whither do I cause my reproach to go ?
and thou — thou shalt be as one of the fools
in Israel; but now, speak, I pray thee, unto
the Mng ; for he will not withhold me from
thee.' i4And he hath not been willing to
hearken to her voice, and is stronger than
she, and humbleth her, and lieth with her.
"And Amnon hateth her — a very great
hatred — that greater is the hatred with
which he hath hated her than the love with
wMch he loved her, and Amnon saith to
her, 'Rise, go.' "And she saith to him,

'Because of the circumstances this evil is
greater than the other that thou hast done
to me— to send me away;' but he hath not
been willing to hearken to her, "and he
calleth his young man Ms servant, aad
saith, 'Send away, I pray you, this one
from me without, and bolt the door after
her;' " (and on her is a long coat, for such
upper robes do the daughters of the king
who are virgins put on) ; and his servant
bringeth her out without, and hath bolted
the door after her.
"And Tamar taketh ashes for her head,
and the long coat which is on her she hatb
rent, and putteth her hand on her head, and
goeth, going on and crying. ^ And Absalom
her brother saith unto her, 'Hath Amnon,
thy brother been with thee? but now, my
sister, keep silent; he is thy brother; set not
thy heart to this tMng; ' and Tamar dwell
eth {but desolate) in the house of Absalom
her brother.
. 21 And king David hath heard all these
things, and it is very displeasing to him;
22 as to Absalom, he hath not spoken with
Amnon either evil or good, for Absalom
hateth Amnon, because he hath humbled
Tamar his sister.
23 And it cometh to pass, after two years
of days, that Absalom hath shearers in Baal-
Hazor, which is with Ephraim, and Ab
salom calleth for all the sons of the king.
24 And Absalom cometh unto the king, and
saith, 'Lo, I pray thee, thy servant hath
shearers, let the king go, I pray thee,
and his servants, with thy servant.' 25 And
the king saith to Absalom, ' Nay, my son,
let us not all go, I pray thee, that we be
not too heavy on thee ; ' yet he presseth
on Mm, but he hath not been willing to go;
and he blesseth him. 26 And Absalom saith,
' If not — let, I pray thee, Amnon my brother
go with us; ' and the king saith to him, ' Why
should he go with thee?' 27 And Absalom
urgeth on him, and he sendeth with him
Amnon and all the sons of the king.
ssAnd Absalom commandeth his young
men, saying, 'See, I pray you, when the
heart of Amnon is glad with wine; when I
have said unto you, Smite Amnon, then have
ye put him to death ; fear not ; have not I
commanded you? be "strong, yea, become
sons of valour.' 29 And the young men of
Absalom do to Amnon as Absalom com
manded, and all the sons of the king rise and
ride each on his mule, and flee.
80 And it cometh to pass — they are in the
way — and the report hath come unto David,
saying, ' Absalom hath smitten all the sons
of the king, and there is none of them left.'
si And the king riseth, and rendeth Ms gar
ments, andlieth on the earth, and all his ser
vants are standing by with rent garments.
32 And Jonadab son of Shimeah, David's
brother, answereth and saith, 'Let not rny
lord say, The whole of the young men, the
sons of the king, they have put to death, for
Amnon alone is dead; for by the command
of Absalom it hath been so appointed from
the day of Ms humbling Tamar his sister;
33 and now, let not my lord the king lay unto
221

Joab artfully procures xni. 34.-2 SAMUEL.— XIV. 20.

the return of A bsdlom.

his heart the thing, saying, All the sons of
the king are dead; for Amnon alone isdead.'
34 And Absalom fleeth; and the young man
>vho watcheth Iifteth up1 his eyes and look
eth, and lo, much people are coming by the
way behind him, at the hill-side. ssAnd
Jonadab saith unto the king, ' Lo, the sons
of the king have come; as the word of thy
servant so it hath been.' 3lJAnd it cometh
to pass afc his finishing speaking, that lo, the
sons of the king have come, and they lift up
their voice and weep; and the king also and
all his servants wept— a very great weeping.
a7 And Absalom hath fled, and goeth unto
Talmai son of Ammihud king of Geshur ;
¦mdDavid mourneth for his son continually.
;L,And Absalom hath fled, and he goeth to
Geshur, and he is there three years. 39And
the soul o/kiug David determmeth to go out
unto Absalom, for he hath been comforted
for Amnon, for he is dead.
XIV. i AND Joab son of Zeruiah know
eth that the heart of the Mng is on Absalom.
'J And Joab sendeth to Tekoah, and taketh
from thence a wise woman, and saith unto
her, 'Feign thyself a mourner, I pray thee,
and put on, I pray thee, garments of mourn
ing, and anoint not thyself with oil, then
hast thou been as a woman mourning these
many days for the dead, 3and thou hast
gone unto the king, and spoken unto him,
according to tlris word ; ' aud Joab putteth
the words into her mouth.
4 And the woman of Tekoah speaketh unto
the king, and falleth on her face to the earth,
and doth obeisance, and saith, 'Save, 0
king. ' 5 And the king saith to her, ' What—
tothee?' and she saith, ' Truly a widow wo
man am I, seeing my husband dieth, 6and
thy maid-servant hath two sons; they strive
both of them in the field, and there is no de
liverer between them, and the one smiteth
the other, and putteth Mm to death; 7and
lo, the whole family hath risen against thy
maid-servant, and they say, Give up him who
smiteth his brother, and let us put him to
death for the life of his brother whom he
hath slain, and let us destroy also the heir;
then have they quenched the coal which
is left — so as not to set to my husband a
name or remnant on the face of the ground.'
8 And the king saith unto the woman, 'Go
to thine house, and I will give charge con
cerning thee.' 9 And the woman of Tekoah
saith unto the king, ' On me, my lord, 0
king, u the iniquity, and on the house of
my father; and the king and his throne are
innocent.' "And the king saith, 'He who
speaketh aught unto thee, when thou hast
brought him unto me, then he shall not add
any more to come against thee.'
11 And she saith, *Let, I pray thee, the
king remember by the Lord thy God, that
the redeemer of blood add not to destroy,
that they destroy not my son; ' and he saith,
•The Lord liveth; there doth not fall one
hair of thy son to the earth.' " And the
woman saith, 'Let, I pray thee, thy maid
servant speak unto my lord the king a word;'
and he saith, 'Speak.'
'"And the woman saith, 'And why hast
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thou thought thus concerning the people of
God ? yea, the king is speaking this thing as
a guilty one, to that the king doth not bring
back Iris outcast; "for we do surely die, and
are as water which runneth down to the
earth, which is not gathered, and God doth
not accept a person, yet hath devised de
vices in that the outcast is not outcast by
Him. "'And now that I have come to speak
unto the king my lord this word, it is be
cause the people make me afraid, and thy
maid-servant saith, Let me speak, I pray
thee, unto the king; it may be the king doth
execute the word of his handmaid, " for the
king will hearken to deliver Ms handmaid
out of the paw of the man seekingto destroy
me and my son together out of the inherit
ance of God; "and thy maid-servant saith,
Let, I pray thee, the word of my lord the
king be for ease; for as a messenger of God
so is my lord the king, to understand good
and evil; and the Lord thy God is with thee.'
i8 And the king answereth and saith unto
the woman, ' Do not, I pray thee, hide from
me the thing that I ask thee; ' and the wo
man saith, ' Let, I pray thee, my lord the
king speak.' "And the king saith, 'Is the
hand of Joab with thee in all this ? ' and the
woman answereth and saith, ' Thy soul liv
eth, my lord, 0 king, none can turn to the
right or to the left from all that my lord
the king hath spoken; for thy servant Joab
he hath commanded me, and hath put in
the mouth of thy maid-servant all these
words; ^in order to bring round the appear
ance of the tMng hath thy^ servant Joab
donethisthing; and my lord is wise, accord
ing to the wisdom of a messenger of God,
to know all that is in the land.'
21 And the king saith unto Joab, 'Lo, I pray
thee, thou hast done tlris thing'; then go,
bring back the young man Absalom.' 22 And
Joab falleth on his face to the earth, and
doth obeisance, and blesseth the king, and
Joab saith, ' To-day hath thy servant known
that I have found grace in thine eyes, my
lord, 0 king, in that the king hath executed
the word of his servant.'
23 And Joab riseth and goeth to Geshur,
and bringeth Absalom to Jerusalem. 21 And
the king saith, 'Let him turn round unto
his own house, seeing my face he shall not
see.1 And Absalom turneth unto Ms own
house, and the face of theking hath not seeu.
'^ And like Absalom there was no man so
fair in all Israel, to praise greatly; from the
sole of his foot even unto his crown there
was no blemish in him. 26 And in his pol
ling his head (and it hath been at the end
of every year that he polleth it, for it is
heavy on Mm, and he hath polled it), he
hath even weighed the hair of his head—
— two hundred shekels by the king's weight.
27 And there are born to Absalom three sons
and one daughter, whose name is Tamar;
she was a woman of a fair appearance.
. 2s And Absalom dwelleth in Jerusalem
two years of days, and the face of ths king
he hath not seen. 20 And Absalom sendeth
unto Joab, to send him unto the king, and

Absalom's rebellion.

XIV. 30.— 2 SAMUEL.— XV. 81.

David's flight.

he hath not been willing to come unto Mm;
and he sendeth again a second time, but he
hath not been willing to come. 3D And he
Baith unto Ms servants, 'See, the portion
of Joab is beside mine, and he hath barley
there; go, burn it with fire ; n and the ser
vants of Absalom burn it with fire. 3iAnd
Joab riseth and cometh unto Absalom to the
house, and saith to Mm, ' Why have thy ser
vants burned the portion I have with fire ?'
32 And Absalom saith unto Joab, 'Lo, I
sent unto thee, saying, Come hither, and
let me send thee unto the king to say, Why
have I come in from- Geshur ? — good for me
while I am there — and now, let me see the
king's face, and if there is toiquity in me,
then hath he put me to death.' & And Joab
cometh unto the king, and declareth it to
him, and he calleth for Absalom, and he
cometh unto the king, and boweth himself
to him on his face to the earth, before the
king; and the king giveth a kiss to Absalom.
XV. iAND it cometh to pass afterwards,
that Absalom prepareth for Mmself a cha
riot, and horses, and fifty men runmng be
fore him. 2 And Absalom hath risen early,
and stood by the side of the way of the
gate, and it cometh to pass, that every man
who hath a pleading to come unto the king
for judgment, Absalom calleth unto him,
and saith, ' Of wMch city art thou ? ' and he
saith, ' Of one of the tribes of Israel is thy
servant.' 3And Absalom saith unto him,
'See, thy matters are good and straightfor
ward; but there is none hearkeningto thee
from the king.' 4And Absalom saith, 'Who
will make me a judge in tin land, that unto
me may come every man who hath a plea
or judgment ?— then have I justified him.'
5 And it hath come to pass, in the draw
ing near of any man to bow himself to Mm,
that he hath put forth his hand and laid
hold on him, and given a kiss to him.
* And Absalom doth according to this thing
to all Israel who come in for the judgment
unto the king; and Absalom stealeth the
heart of the men of Israel.
7And it cometh to pass, at the end of
•forty years, that Absalom saith unto the
king, ' Let me go, I pray thee, and complete
my vow, wliich I vowed to the Lord, in
Hebron; 8 for a vow hath thy servant vowed
in my dwelling in Geshur, in Aram, saying,
If the Lord certainly bring me back to
Jerusalem, then have I served the Lord.'
9And the king saith to him, ' Go in jieace;'
and he riseth and goeth to Hebron. " And
Absalom sendeth spies through all the tribes
of Israel, saying, ' At your hearing the voice
of the trumpet, then have ye said, Absalom
hath reigned in Hebron.'
11 And unto Absalom have gone two hun
dred men, out of Jerusalem', invited ones,
and they go in their simplicity, and have
not known anything. "And Absalom send
eth for Ahithophel the Gilonite, a counsel
lor of David, out of his city, out of Gilo, in
his sacrificing sacrifices; and the conspiracy
is strong, and the people go and increase
with Absalom.
"And he who declareth tidings cometh

unto David, saying, 'The heart of the men
of Israel hath been after Absalom.' "And
David saith to all his servants who are with
him in Jerusalem, ' Rise, and let us flee, Y or
we have no escape from the presence of
Absalom; haste to go, lest he hasten and
have overtaken us, and forced evil on us,
and smitten the city by the edge of the
sword.' "And the servants of the kingsay
unto the king, 'According to all that my
lord the king chooseth — lo, thy servants do.'
"And the king goeth out, and all his
household at his feet, and the king leaveth
ten women, concubines, to keep the house.
17 And the king goeth out, and all the people
at his feet, and they stand still at the far
thest off house. "And all Ms servants pass
on at Ms side; and all the Cherethites, and
all the Pelethites, and all the Gittites, six
hundred men who came tit his feet from
Gath, are passing on at the front of the
king. "And the king saith to Ittai the Gittite,
'Why dost thou go — thou also — with us?
turn back — and abide with the king, for
thou art a stranger, and also an exile thou
—to thy place. 20 Yesterday was thy coming
in, and to-day I move thee to go with us !
and I am going on that which I am going !—
turn back, and take back thy brethren, with
thee be kindness and truth.' 2xAnd Ittai
answereth the king and saith, 'The Loud
liveth, and my lord the king liveth, surely
in the place where my lord the king is, — if
for death, if for life, there is thy servant.'
22 And David saith unto Ittai, 'Go and
pass over;' and Ittai the Gittite passeth
over, and all Ms men, and all the infants
who are with him. 23 And all the land are
weeping — a great voice, and all the people
pass over; and the king is passing over
through the brook of Kidron, and all the
people are passing over, on the front of
the way of the wilderness: 2* and lo, Zadok
also, and all the Levites with him, bearing
the ark of the covenant of God, and they
make the ark of God firm, and Abiathar
goeth up, till the completion of all the
people's passing over out of the city.
25 And the king saith to Zadok, 'Take
back the ark of God into the city; if I find
grace in the eyes of the Lord, then hath He
brought me back, and shewn me it and His
habitation. m And if thus He say, I have
not delighted in thee ; here am I, let ilim
do to me as is good in His eyes.'
27 And the king saith unto Zadok the
priest, 'Art thou a seer? turn back to the
city in peace, and Ahimaaz thy son, and
Jonathan son of Abiathar, your two sons
with you. "See ye, I am tarrying in the
plains of the wilderness till the coming of
a word from you to declare to me.' 20And
Zadok taketh back — Abiathar also — the ark
of God to Jerusalem; aud they abide there.
80 And David goeth up by the ascent of the
olives, going up and weeping, and he hath
the head covered, and he is going barefoot,
and all the people who are with him have
covered each his head; and they have gone
up, going up and weeping, si And David
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David cursed by Shimci. XV.

-2 SAMUEL.— XV7I. 7.

AhithopheVs counsel.

hath declared, saying, ' AMthophel is among
the conspirators with Absalom; ' and David
saith, 'Make foolish, I pray thee, the coun
sel of Ahithophel, O LORD.'
32 And it cometh to pass, David hath come
unto the top, where he boweth himself to
the Lord, and lo, to meet him is Hushai the
Arclrite, his coat rent, and earth on his
head; ^and David saith to him, 'If thou
hast passed on with me then thou hast been
on me for a burden ; ^but if to the city
thou turn back, and hast said to Absalom,
Thy servant, I will be, 0 king; the servant
of thy father I am also hitherto, but now,
I am also thy servant; then thou hast made
void for me the counsel of Ahithophel; & and
with thee are there not Zadok and Abia
thar the priests? and it hath been, the
whole of the matter which thou hearest
from the house of the king thou dost de
clare to Zadok and to Abiathar the priests.
3,1 Lo, their two sons are with them there,
Ahimaaz to Zadok, and Jonathan to Abia
thar, and ye have sent by their hand unto
me anything which ye hear.' 37 And Hushai
David's friend cometh into the city; and
Absalom cometh into Jerusalem.
XVI. i AND David hath passed on a little
from the top, and lo, Ziba servant of Me
phibosheth — to meet him, and a couple of
asses saddled, and upon them two hundred
loaves, and a hundred bunches of dried
raisins, and a hundred of summer-fruit, and
a bottle of wine.
2 And the king saith unto Ziba, 'What —
these to thee ? ' and Ziba saith, ' The asses
are for the household of the king to ride on;
and the bread and the summer-fruit for the
young men to eat ; and the wine for the
wearied to drink in the wilderness.'
3 And the king saith, 'And where is the
sou of thy lord?' and Ziba saith unto the
king, ' Lo, he is abiding in Jerusalem, for he
said, To-day doth the house of Israel give
back to me the kingdom of my father.'
4 And the king saith to Ziba, ' Lo, thine are
all that Mephibosheth hath; ' and Ziba saith,
¦' T have bowed myself — let me find grace to
thine eyes, my lord, O king.'
s And king David hath come unto Bahu-
rim, and lo, from thence a man (coming out
from the family of the house of Saul, whose
name is Shiniei son of Gera) cometh out,
coming out and reviling; 6 and he stoneth
king David with stones, and all the servants
of king David, and all the people, and all
the mighty men at his right and at Ms left.
7 And thus hath Shimei said in his reviling,
' Go out, go out, 0 man of blood, and man
of worthlessness ; Hhe Lord hath turned
hack on thee all the blood of the house of
Saul, in whose stead thou hast reigned, and
the Lord hath given the kingdom into the
hand of- Absalom thy son ; and lo, thou art
in thine evil, for thou art a man of blood.'
9 And Abishai 6on of Zeruiah saith unto
the king, ' Why doth this dead dog revile my
lord the king ? let me pass over, I pray thee,
and turn aside his head.' "And the king
saith, ' What— to me and to you, O sons of
Zeruiah ? for, let him revile ; even "
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the Lord hath said to Mm, Revile David;
and who saith, 'Why hast thou done so?'
UAnd David saith unto Abishai, and unto
all his servants, ' Lo, my son who hath come
out of my bowels is seeking my life ; and
also surely now this Benjamite ; leave him
alone, and let him revile, for the Lord hath
said so to him. "It may be the Lord doth
look on mine affliction, then hath the Lord
turned back good for his reviling this day.'
"And David goeth with his men in the way,
and SMmei is going at the side of the hill
over-against him, going on, and he revileth,
and stoneth with stones over-against him,
and hath dusted with dust. "And the king
cometh in, and all the people who are with
him, wearied, and are refreshed there.
15 And Absalom and all the people, the
men of Israel, have come into Jerusalem,
and Ahithophel with him. " And it cometh
to pass, when Hushai the Archite, David's
friend, hath come unto Absalom, that
Hushai saith unto Absalom, ' Let the king
rive ! let the king live ! ' T7 And Absalom
saith unto Hushai, ' This thy kindness with
thy friend ! why hast thou not gone with
thy friend ?' " And Hushai saith unto Ab
salom, 'Nay, but whom the LORD hath
chosen, and this people, even all the men of
Israel, his I am, and with him I abide.
" And secondly, for whom should I labour ?
is it not before his son ? as I have served be
fore thy father so am I before thee.'
20 And Absalom saith unto Ahithophel,
' Give for yourselves counsel what we should
do.' 21 And Ahithophel saith unto Absalom,
' Go in unto the concubines of thy father,
which he hath left to keep the house, then
hath all Israel heard that thou hast been
abhorred by thy father, and the hands of all
who are with thee have been strong.'
22 And they spread out for Absalom the
tent on the roof, and Absalom goeth in unto
the concubines of his father before the eyes
of all Israel. ^ And the counsel of Ahitho
phel which he counselled in those days is as
when one inquireth at the word of God: so
is all the counsel of Ahithophel both to
David and to Absalom.
XVII. iAND Ahithophel said unto Ab
salom, ' Let me choose out, I pray thee,
twelve thousand men, and let me arise and
pursue after David to-night; 2andIcome
upon him, and he is weary and feeble-hand
ed, and have caused him to tremble, and
all the people have fled who' are with him,
and I have smitten the king by himself;
3 and I bring back all the people unto thee;
as the turning back of the whole is the man
thou art seeking; all the people are in peace.
4 And the thing is right in the eyes of Ab
salom, and in the eyes of all the elders of
Israel. 5 And Absalom saith, 'Call, I pray
thee, also for Hushai the Archite, and let
us hear what is in Ms mouth — even he V
6 And Hushai cometh unto Absalom, and
Absalom speaketh unto him, saying, 'Ac
cording to this word hath AMthophel
spoken; shall we execute his word? and if
not, speak thou.'
7 And Hushai saith unto Absalom, 'Not

Ahithophel s counsel defeated, xvn. 8. — 2 SAMUEL.— xvm. 9. The danger of Absalom.

good is the coimsel which Ahithophel hath
counselled at this tune. ' 8 Hushai also saith,
' Thou hast known thy father and his men,
that they are heroes, and bitter of soul, as
a bereaved bear in the field, and thy father
is a man of war, and doth not lodge with
thepeople. 9Lo, now, he is Mdden in one
of the pits, or to one of the places, and it
hath been, at the falling among them at the
commencement, that the hearer hath heard,
and said, There hath been a slaughter
among the people who are after Absalom.
i° And he also who is valiant, whose heart is
as the heart of the lion, doth utterly melt;
for all Israel doth know that thy father is a
hero, and they are valiant who are with Mm.
n ' So that I have counselled : Let all Is
rael be diligently gathered unto thee, from
Dan even unto Beer-Sheba, as the sand that
is by the sea for multitude, and thou thy
self go to the midst; "and we have come to
unto him in one of the places where he is
found, and we have lighted upon Mm as the
dew falleth on the ground, and there hath
not been left of him and of all the men who
¦are with Mm even one. "And if unto a
city he is gathered, then have they caused
all Israel to bear unto that city ropes, and
we have drawn it unto the brook till there
hath not been found there even a stone.'
" And Absalom saith — all the men of Is
rael also — ' Better is the coimsel of Hushai
the Archite than the coimsel of Ahitho
phel;' and the Lord willed to make void the
good counsel of Ahithophel for the sake of
the Lord's bringing unto Absalom this evil.
" And Hushai saith unto Zadok and unto
Abiathar the priests, ' Thus and thus hath
Ahithophel counselled Absalom and the
elders of Israel, and thus and thus have I
counselled. "And now, send hastily, and
declare to David, saying, Lodge not to-mght
in the plains of the wilderness, and also
certaiMy pass over, lest he be swallowed up
by the king and by all the people with Mm.'
17 And Jonathan and Ahimaaz are stand
ing at En-Rogel, and the maid-servant hath
gone and declared to them (and they go and
have declared it to king David), for they are
unable to go into the city. " And a youth
seeth. them, and declareth it to Absalom;
but they go on both of them hastily, and
come unto the house of a man in Bahurim,
and he hath a well in his court, and they
go down there. "And the woman taketh
and spreacleth the covering over the face of
the well, and spreadeth on it the ground
corn, and the thing hath not been known.
29 And the servants of Absalom come in to
the woman to the house, and say, ' Where
are Ahimaaz and Jonathan?' and the woman
saith to them, ' They have passed over the
brook of water ; ' and they seek and have
not found, and turn back to Jerusalem.
21 And it cometh to pass after their going
on that they come up out of the well, and
go and declare to king David, and say unto
David, 'Rise ye, and pass over hastily the
waters, for thus hath AMthophel counselled
against you.' 22 And David riseth, and all
the people who are with Mm, and they pass
P

over the Jordan till the light of the morn- i
ing, till one hath not been lacking who hath ;
not passed over the Jordan.
23 And Ahithophel hath seen that his
counsel hath not been done, and he sad
dleth the ass, and riseth and goeth unto his
house, unto his city, and giveth a charge to
Ms household, and strangleth Mmself, and
dieth, and is buried in the burying-place of
Ms father.
24 And David came to Mahanaim, and Ab
salom passed over the Jordan, he and all the
men of Israel with him. 25 And Araasa hath
Absalom set instead of Joab over the host;
and Amasa is a man's son whose name is
Ithra the Israelite who hath gone to unto
Abigail daughter of Nahash, sister of Zeru
iah, Joab's- mother. ^ And Israel encamp-
eth with Absalom in the land of Gilead.
27 And it cometh to pass at the coming of
David to Mahanaim, that Shobi son of Na
hash, from Rabbah of the Beni-Ammon,
and Machir son of Ammiel from Lo-Debar,
and Barzillai the Gileadite from Rogelim,
28 have brought nigh couches, and basons,
and earthen vessels, and wheat, and bar
ley, and flour, and roasted corn, and beans,
and lontiles, and roasted pulse, ® and honey,
and butter, and sheep, and cheese of kine,
for David and the people who are with him
to eat ; for they said, ' The people is hungry,
and weary, and thirsty in the wilderness.'
XVIII. iAND David inspecteth the peo
ple who are with him, and setteth over them
heads of thousands and heads of hundreds;
2 and David sendeth the third of the people
by the hand of Joab, and the tMrd by the
hand of Abishai son of Zeruiah, brother of
Joab, and the third by the hand of Ittai the
Gittite; and the king saith unto thepeople,
*I certainly go out — I also — with you.'
3 But the people say, 'Thou dost not go
out; for if we utterly flee, they will not set
their heart on us; or if half of us die, they
will not set their heart on us^ for now like
us are ten thousand ; now also, better that
thou be to us from the city for an helper.'
4 And the king saith to them, ' That which
is good to your eyes I do;' and the king
standeth by the side of the gate, and all
the people have gone out by hundreds and
by thousands; 5and the king commandeth
Joab, and Abishai, and Ittai, saying, ' Gen
tly—for me, for the youth, for Absalom ; '
and all the people heard in the king com
manding all the heads concerning Absalom.
6 And the people goeth out into the field
to meet Israel, and the battle is in the fo
rest of Ephraim; 7 and the people of Israel
are smitten there before the servants of
David, and the smiting there is great on
that day — twenty thousand. 8 And the bat
tle is there scattered over the face of all the
land, and the forest multiplieth to devour
among the people more than those whom
the sword hath devoured.
9 And Absalom meeteth before the ser
vants of David, and Absalom is riding on
the mule, and the mule cometh in una^r the
entangled bough of the great oak, and his
head taketh hold on the oak, and he is'
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The death of Absalom. xvm. 10.— 2 SAMUEL.— XIX. 8. David mourns for Absalom.

placed between the heavens and the earth,
and the mule that is under Mm passed on.
" And one man seeth, and declareth it to
Joab, and saith, *Lo, I saw Absalom hanged
on an oak.' "And Joab saith to the man
who declareth it to him, ' And lo, thou hast
seen, and wherefore didst thou not smite
him there to the earth — and on 'me to give
to thee ten silverlings and one girdle ?'
12 And the man saith unto Joab, 'Yea,
though I weigh on my hand a thousand sil
verlings, I do not put forth my hand unto
the son of the king; for in our ears, the king
commanded thee, and Abishai, and Ittai,
saying, Observe ye who is against the
youth — against Absalom; " or I had wrought
vanity against mine own soul, and no mat
ter is hid from the king, and thou — thou
wouldst station thyself over-against.'
14 And Joab saith, ' Not right ; I do tarry
before thee;' and he taketh tMee darts in
his hand, and striketh them into the heart
of Absalom, while he is yet alive in the
midst of the oak. "And they go round —
ten youths bearing the weapons of Joab, —
and smite Absalom, and put him to death.
" And Joab bloweth with the trumpet,
and the people turneth back from pursuing
after Israel, for Joab hath kept back the
people. 17 And they take Absalom and cast
him to the forest into the great pit, and set
up over him a very great heap of stones;
and all Israel have fled — each to Ms tent.
" And Absalom hath taken, and setteth up
during Ms life, the standing-pillar wliich is
in the king's valley, for he said, 'I have no
son to cause my name to be remembered;'
and he calleth the standing-pillar by Ms own
name, and it is called ' The monument of
Absalom' unto this day.
"And Ahimaaz son of Zadok said, 'Let
me run, I pray thee, and let me bear the
king tidings, that the Lord hath delivered
him out of the hand of his enemies;' 2° and
Joab saith to him, ' Thou dost not bear tid
ings this day, yet thou hast born tidings on
another day, but this day thou dost bear no
tidings, because the king's son is dead.'
21 And Joab saith to Cushi, ' Go, declare to
the king that which thou hast seen;' and
Cushi boweth himself to Joab, and runneth.
22 And Ahimaaz son of Zadok addeth again,
and saith unto Joab, ' Yet, whatever it be,
let me run, I pray thee, I also, after the
Cushite.' And Joab saith, 'Why is this —
thou runnest, my son, and for thee there is
no tidings found V 2S' Yet, whatever it be,
said he, let me run.' And he saith to him,
' Run.! And AMmaaz runneth the way of
the circuit, and passeth by the Cushite.
24 And David is sitting between the two
gates, and the watchman goeth up on the
roof of the gate unto the wall, and hfteth
up his eyes, and looketh, and lo, a man
running by himself. 25 And the watchman
calleth, and declareth it to the king, and
the king saith, ' If by himself, tidings are in
his mouth;' and he cometh, coming on and
i drawing nigh.
! 2f!And the watchman seeth another man
j running, and the watchman calleth unto
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the gate-keeper, and saith, ' Lo, a man run
mng by himself ; ' and the king saith, * He
also is bearing tidings.' 27 And the watch
man saith, ' I see the running of the first as
the running of Ahimaaz son of Zadok.' And
the king saith, ' He is a good man, and with
good tidings he cometh.'
28 And Ahimaaz calleth and saith unto the
king, 'Peace;' and he boweth himself to the
king, on his face, to the earth, and saith,
' Blessed is the Lord thy God who hath
shut up the men who lifted up their hand
against my lord the king.' 29 And the king
saith, 'Peace to the youth — to Absalom?'
And Ahimaaz saith, ' I saw a great multi
tude, at the sending away of the servant of
the king and thy servant by Joab, but I
have known not what it is.' ^And the king
saith, 'Turn round, station thyself here;'
and he turneth round and standeth still.
31 And lo, the Cushite hath come, and the
CusMte saith, ' Let the tidings be proclaim
ed, my lord, 0 king; for the Lord hath de
hvered thee to-day out of the hand of all
who rise up against thee.' 32And the king
saith unto the Cushite, ' Is there peace to
the youth — to Absalom?' And the Cushite
saith, 'Let them be — as the youth — the ene
mies of my lord the king, and all who have
risen up against thee for evil.' & And the
king trembleth, and goeth up on the upper
chamber of the gate, and weepeth, and thus
he said in Ms going, ' My son Absalom ?
my son ; my son Absalom ; oh that I had
died for thee, Absalom, my son, my son.'
XIX. iAND it is declared to Joab, 'Lo,
the king is weeping and mourning for Ab
salom.' 2 And the deliverance on that day
becometh mourmng to all the people, for
the people hath heard on that day, saying.
' The king hath been grieved for his son.'
3 And the people stealeth away secretly, on
that day, to go into the city, as the people
steal away secretly, who are ashamed, in
their fleeing in the battle; ^seeing the king
hath covered Ms face, yea, the king crieth
—a loud voice, — ' My son, Absalom, Absa
lom, my son, my son.'
5 And Joab cometh unto the king into the
house, and saith, ' Thou hast put to shame
to-day the faces of all thy servants, who de
liver thy hfe to-day, and the life of thy
sons, and of thy daughters, and the hfe of
thy wives, and the hfe of thy concubines,
6 loving thine enemies, an dilating those who
love thee, for thou hast declared to-day that
thou hast no princes or servants, fori have
known to-day that if Absalom were alive,
and all of us dead to-day, that then it were
right in tlrine eyes. 7 But now, rise, go out
and speak unto the heart of thy servants ;
for by the Lord I have sworn, that — thou
goest not out — there doth not lodge a man
with thee to-night : and that is worse for
thee than all the evil which hath come up
on thee from thy youth till nowr.'
8 And the king riseth, and sitteth to the
gate, and to all the people they have de
clared, saying, ' Lo, the Mng is sitting in the
gate;' and all the people come before the
king, but Israel hath fled, each to his tent.

Shimei pardoned. XIX. 9.-2 SAMUEL. — xix. 42. David parts with Barzillai.

9 And all the people are contending
through all the tribes of Israel, saying,
* The king delivered us out of the hand of
our enemies, yea, he himself delivered us
out of the hand of the Philistines, and now
he hath fled out of the laud because of Absa
lom ; " and Absalom whom we anointed over
us is dead in the battle; and now, why are
ye silent regarding bringing back the iing ?'
u And king David hath sent unto Zadok
and unto Abiathar the priests, saying,
' Speak ye unto the elders of Judah; saying,
' Why are ye the last to bring back the king
uuto his house ? (seeing the word of all Israel
had come unto the king, unto his house);
12 my brethren are ye, my bone and my flesh
are ye; and why are ye the last to bring back
the king? "And to Amasa say ye, Art not
thou my bone and my flesh ? So let God do
to me, and so let Him add, if thou ait not
head of the host before me continually in
stead of Joab.' "And he inclineth the
heart of all the men of Judah as the heart
of one man, and they send unto the king,
, * Turn back, thou and aU thy servants.'
" And the king turneth hack, and cometh
unto the Jordan, and Judah hath come to
Gilgal, to go to meet the king, to bring the
king over the Jordan. " And Shimei son of
Gera a Benjamite, who is from Bahurim,
hasteth, aud cometh down with the men of
Judah, to meet Mng David ; 17 and a thou
sand men are with him from Benjamin, and
Ziba the servant of the house of Saul, and
Ms fifteen sons and his twenty servants
with him, and they have gone prosperously
over the Jordan before the king.
"And the ferry-boat passed over to let the
household of the king pass over, and to do
that which is good in his eyes; and Shimei
son of Gera hath fallen before the king, in
Ms passing over through Jordan ; " and
saith unto the king, ' Let not my lord im
pute toiquity to me; neither do thou re
member that which thy servant did per
versely in the day that my lord the king
went out from Jerusalem, — for the king's
setting his heart to it: 20 for thy servant
hath known that I have sinned; but lo, I
have come to-day, first of all the house of Jo
seph, to go down to meet my lord the king.'
21 And Abishai son of Zeruiah answereth
and saith, ' For this is not Shimei put to
death — because he reviled the anointed of
the Lord ? ' 22 And David saith, ' What— to
me and to you, 0 sons of Zeruiah, that ye
are to me to-day for an adversary? to-day
is any man put to death in Israel? for have
I not known to-day I am king over Israel ?'
28 And the king saith unto Shimei, 'Thou
shalt not die;' and the king sweareth to him.
24 And Mephibosheth son of Saul hath
come down to meet the king (and he pre
pared not his feet, nor did he prepare Ms
upper lip, yea, his garments he washed not,
even from the day of the king's going away,
till the day that he came in peace), ^ and it
cometh to pass, when he hath come to Je
rusalem to meet the king, that the king
saith to him, ' Why didst thou not go with
me, Mephibosheth?'

2fi And he saith, ' My lord, O king, my ser
vant deceived me; for thy servant said, Let
me saddle for myself the ass, and let me
ride on it, and let me go with the king, for
thy servant is lame. 27And he uttereth
slander against thy servant to my lord the
king, and my lord the king is as a messen
ger of God; but do thou that which is good
in thine eyes; 28for all the house of my fa
ther have been notMng but dead men be
fore my lord the king, but thou dost set thy
servant among those that eat at thine own
table ; and what right have I any more-
even to cry any more unto the king?'
29 And the king saith to him, ' Why dost
thou speak any more of thy matters ? I have
said, Thou and Ziba, share ye the field.'
30 And Mephibosheth saith unto the king,
' Yea, the whole let Mm take, after my lord
the king hath come in peace to his house.'
3i And Barzillai the Gileadite hath gone
down from Rogelim, and passeth over the
Jordan with the king, to send him away
over the Jordan. 32And Barzillai is very
aged, eighty years old, and he hath sus
tained the king in his abiding at Mahanaim,
for he is a very great man. ^And the king
saith to Barzillai, 'Pass over with me, then
have I sustained thee with me in Jeru
salem.' 34 And Barzillai saith unto the king, ' How*
many are the days of the years of my life,
that I should go up with the king to Jeru
salem ? ss Eighty years old am I to-day ; d o
I know between good and evil? doth thy
servant taste that which I eat, or that which
I drink? do I hearken anymore to the voice
of singers and songstresses ? and why should
thy servant be any more for a burden unto
my lord the king? 36As a little tMng, thy
servant doth pass over the Jordau with the
king, and why doth the king recompense
me with this recompense? a7Let, I pray
thee, thy servant turn back again, and let
me die in mine own city, near the burying-
place of my father and of my mother;— but
lo, thy servant Chimham, let him pass over
with my lord the king, and do thou to him
that which is good in thine eyes.'
38 And the king saith, ' With me Chimham
doth go over, and I do to him that which is
good in thine eyes, yea, all that thou dost fix
on me I do to thee.' i9 And all the people
pass over the Jordan; and the king hath
passed over ; and the king giveth a kiss to
Barzillai, and blesseth him; and he turneth
back unto his own place.
49 And the king passeth over to Gilgal,
and Chimham hath passed over with him,
and all the people of Judah, and they bring
over the king, and also the half of the people
of Israel. il And, lo, all the men of Israel
are coming unto the king, and they say un
to the king, 'Wherefore have they stolen
thee — our brethren, the men of Judah ?'
(seeing they bring the kmg and his house
hold over the Jordan, and all the men of
David with him). «And all the men of
Judah answer against the men of Israel,
'Because the king is near unto us; but whj
is this— ye are displeased about this matter?
227

Sheba' s rebellion.

XIX. 43.-2 SAMUEL.— XXI. 5.

Sheba slain in Abel,

have we eaten at all of the king's substance?
a gift hath he lifted up to us ? '
43 And the men .of Israel answer the men
of Judah, and say, ' We have ten parts in
the king, and also in David we have more
than you; and wherefore have ye rightly
esteemed us, that our word hath not been
first to bringback our king?' And the word
oE the men of Judah is sharper than the
word of the men of Israel.
XX. !AND a wortMess man hath been
called there, whose name is Sheba son of
Bichri, a Benjamite, and he bloweth with
the trumpet, and saith, 'We have no por
tion to David, yea, we have no inheritance
in the son of Jesse; each to his tents, 0 Is
rael.' 2And every man of Israel goeth up
from after David, after Sheba son of Bicliri;
but the men of Judah have cleaved to their
king, from the Jordan even unto Jerusalem.
8 And David cometh unto Ms house at
Jerusalem, and the king taketh the ten wo
men, concubines, whom he had left to keep
the house, and putteth them in a house of
ward, and sustaineth them, but unto them
hath not gone in, and they are shut up unto
the day of their death, living to widowhood.
4 And the king saith unto Amasa, ' Call
for me the men of Judah in three days, and
thou, stand here.' 5And Amasa goeth to
call Judah, but tarrieth beyond the appoint
ed time wliich he had appointed him. 6And
D:ivid saith imto Abishai, ' Now doth Sheba
son of Bichri do more evil to us than Ab
salom; thou, take the servants of thy lord,
and pursue after him, lest he have found
for himself fenced cities, and deliver him
self from our eyes.'
7 And the men of Joab go out after him,
also the CheretMtes, and the Peletlrites, and
all the mighty men, and they go out from
Jerusalem to pursue after Sheba son of
Bichri. 8They are near the great stone
which is in Gibeon, and Amasa is going be
fore them, and Joab is girded; his long robe
he hath put on him, and upon it a girdle, a
sword is fastened upon his lotos in its sheath;
and he hath gone out, and it falleth. 9 And
Joab saith to Amasa, ' Art thou in peace,
my brother ? And the right hand of Joab
layeth hold of the beard of Amasa to give a
kiss to him; "and Amasa hath not been
watchful of the sword which is in the hand
of Joab, and he smiteth him with it unto
the fifth rib, and. sheddeth out his bowels to
the earth, and he hath not repeated it to
him, and he dieth; then Joab and Abishai
his brother pursued after Sheba son of
Bichri. nBut a man hath stood by him,
of Joab' s young men, and saith, 'He who
hath delight in Joab, and he who is for
David— after Joab!' "And Amasa is roll
ing himself in blood, iu the midst of the
highway; and the man seeth that all the
people have stood still, and he bringeth
round Amasa out of the highway into the
field, and casteth over him a garment when
he saw that every one who cometh by Mm —
hath stood still ; " when he has been re
moved out of the highway, every man hath
passed on after Joab, to pursue after Sheba

son of Bicliri; " and he passeth over through
all the tribes of Israel to Abel, and to Betli-
Maachah, and to all the Berries, and they
are congregated, and go in also after him ;
15 and they go in and lay siege against him,'
in Abel of Beth-Maachah, and they cast up
a mount agamst the city, and it standeth in
the bulwark, and all the people who are with
Joab are destroying to cause the wall to fall.
i° And a wise woman crieth out of the city,
'Hear, hear; say, I pray you, unto Joab,
Come near hither, and let me speak unto
thee.' 17 And he cometh near unto her, and
the woman saith, ' Art thon Joab ? ' and he
saith, ' I am.' And she saith to him,. ' Hear
the words of thy handmaid;' and he saith,
'I am hearkening.' "And she speaketh,.
saying, ' They spake well in former times,
saying, Let them diligently ask at Abel, and
so they finished. "lam of the peaceable
and faithful of Israel ; thou art seeking to
destroy a city, and a mother in Israel; why
dost thou swallow up the inheritance of the
Lord?' 20 And Joab answereth and saith, 'Far be
it, far be it from me ; I do not swallow up
nor destroy. 21 The matter is not so; but a
man of the hill-country of Ephraim, Sheba
son of Bichri is his name, hath lifted up Ms
hand against the king, against David; give
ye up him by Mmself, and I go away from
the city.' And the woman saith unto Joab,
' Lo, his head is cast unto thee over the wall.'
22 And the woman cometh unto all the
people in her wisdom, and they cut off the
head of Sheba son of Bichri, and cast it
unto Joab, and he bloweth with the trum
pet, and they are scattered from the city,
each to his tent; and Joab turned back to
Jerusalem unto the king.
23 And Joab is over all the host of Israel;
and Benaiah son of Jehoiada is over the
CheretMtes and over the Pelethites; 24 and
Adoram is over the tribute ; and Jehosha-
phat son of Ahilndis remembrancer; ^and
Sheva is scribe; and Zadok and Abiathar
are the priests ; 26 and Ira also, the Jairite,
was David's minister.
XXI. 1 AND there is a famine in the days
of David three years, year after year ; and
David seeketh the face of the Lord; and the
Lord saith, 'Eor Saul and for the bloody
house, because he put the Gibeonites to
death.' 2 And the king calleth for the Gibe
onites, and saith unto them, (as to the Gi-
beomtes, they are not of the Children of Is
rael, but of the remnant of the Amorites,
and the Children of Israel had sworn to
them, but Saul seeketh to smite them to his
zeal for the Children of Israel and Judah),
3 yea, David saith unto the Gibeomtes, ' What
shall I do for you ? and wherewith do I make
atonement? then bless ye the inheritance
of the Lord.' 4And the Gibeonites say to
him, ' We have no silver or gold by Saul and
by his house, and we have no man to put to
death to Israel;' and he saith, 'What ye say
I do to you.'
5 And they say unto the king, 'The man
who consumed us, and who devised against
us; (we have been destroyed from station-

The giants subdued.

XXI. 6. — 2 SAMUEL. — xxn. 24. David's song of praise.

ing ourselves in all the border of Israel)
6 let seven men of his sons be given to us,
then have we hanged them before the Lord
in the hill of Saul the chosen of the Lord.'
And the king saith, 'I will give ;' 7but the
king hath pity on MepMbosheth son of Jo
nathan, son of Saul, because of the oath of
the Lord which is between them, between
David and Jonathan son of Saul; 8and the
king taketh the two sons of Rizpah daugh
ter of Aiah, whom she bore to Saul, ArmoM
and MepMbosheth, and the five sons of Mi
chal daughter of Saul whom she bare to
Adriel son of Barzillai the MeholatMte,
9 and giveth them into the hand of the Gi
beonites, and they hang them in the hill be
fore the LORD; and the seven fall together,
and they have been put to death in the
days of harvest, in the first days, the com
mencement of barley-harvest.
"And Rizpah daughter of Aiah taketh
sackcloth, and stretcheth it out for herself
on the rock, from the commencement of
harvest till water hath been poured out
upon them from the heavens, and suffered
not the fowl of the heavens to rest upon
them by day.orthe beast of the field by night.
u And it is declared to David that which
Rizpah daughter of Aiah, concubine of Saul,
hath done. "And David goeth and taketh
the bones of Saul, and the bones of Jona
than his son, from the possessors of Jabesh-
Gilead, who had stolen them from the broad
place of Beth-Shan, where the Philistines
had hanged them, in the day of the Philis-
tinessmiting Saul to Gilboa; "andhe bring
eth up from thence the bones of Saul, and
the bones of Jonathan Ms son, and they
gather the bones of those hanged, " and they
bury the hones of Saul and of Jonathan Ms
son to the land of Benjamin, inZelah, in the
burying-place of Kish his father ; and they
do aU that the king hath commanded; and
God is entreated for the land afterwards.
"And the Phihsttoes again have war with
Israel, and David goeth down, and Ms ser
vants with him, and they fight with the
Philistines, and David is weary. "And
Ishbi-Benob, who is among the cMldren of
the giant, the weight of whose spear is tM-ee
hundred shekels weight of brass, who is
girded with a new sword, speaketh even of
smiting David. "And Abishai son of Ze
ruiah giveth him help, and smiteth the PM
listine, and putteth Mm to death. Then
the men of David sware to him, saying,
'Thou shalt not go out again with us to
battle, nor quench the right of Israel.'
"And it cometh to pass afterwards, that
the battle is again in Gob with the Philis
tines; then Sibhechai the HushatMte smote
Saph,who is amongthe children of the giant.
" And the battle is again in Gob with the
Philistines, and Elhanan son of Jaare-Ore-
gim, a Beth-lehemite, smiteth the brother of
Goliath the Gittite, the wood of whose spear
is like the beam of weavers.
29 And the battle is again in Gath, and
there is a man of stature, and the fingers of
his hands are six, and the toes of his feet
are six, twenty and four in number, and he

also hath been born to the giant. 2i And he
reproacheth Israel; and Jonathan son of
Shimeah, brother of David, smiteth him.
22 These four have been born to the giant to
Gath, and they fall by the hand of David,
and by the hand of his servants.
XXII. iAND David speaketh to the LORD
the words of tMs song in the day the Lord
delivered him out of the hand of all Ms ene
mies and out of the hand of Saul; 2 he saith:
' The Lord is my rock,
And my bulwark, and my deliverer.
3 My God is my rock; I take refuge in Him;
My sMeld, and the horn of my salvation,
My Mgh tower, and my refuge, [me.
My Saviour, from violence Thou savest
4 The Praised One, I call the LORD ;
And frommine enemies I am saved, [me;
6 When the breakers of death compassed
The streams of the worthless terrify me.
6 The cords of Sheol have surrounded me,
The snares of death have been before me.
7 In mine adversity I call unto the Lord,
Yea, unto my God I call, [voice,
And He heareth from His temple my
And my cry is to His ears.
8 And the earth shaketh and trembleth,
The foundations of the heavens are
troubled, [wrath.
And shake themselves, because He hath
9 Smoke hath gone up by His nostrils,
And fire from His mouth devoureth, '
Coals have been kindled by it. [ethdown,
" And He tocltoeth the heavens, and com-
And thick darkness is under His feet,
u And He rideth on a cherub, and doth fly,
Yea, He is seen on the wings of the wind.
" And He setteth darkness
Round about Him/or tabernacles [skies.
Darkness of waters— tMck clouds of the
" From the brightness before Him
Were coals of fire kindled ? [der,
14 From the heavens doth the Lord thun-
And the Most High give forth His voice.
" And He sendeth forth arrows,
And scattereth them ;
Lightmng, and troubleth them;
" And the streams of waters are seen, [ed,
The foundations of the world are reveal-
By the rebuke of the Lord, [anger.
From the breath of the Spirit of His
17 He sendeth from above— He taketh me;
He draweth me out of many waters.
i8 He delivereth me from my strong enemy,
From those who hate me,
For they were stronger than I. [mity,
" They go before me to the day of my cala-
But the Lord is my support.
29 And He bringeth me out to a large
place, [eth in me.
He draweth me out because He delight-
21 The Lord recompenseth me
According to my righteousness,
According to the cleanness of my hand
He returneth to me.
22 For I have kept the ways of the Lord,
And not done wickedly against my God.
23 For all His judgments are before me,
And His statutes I turn not from me.
24 And I am perfect before Hhn,
And I keep myself from mine iniquity.
229

David's song of praise.

XXII. 25.-2 SAMUEL.— xxm. 16.

David's tost words

26 And the Lord returneth to me
According to my righteousness, [eyes.
According to my cleanness before His
2sWith the kind Thou showest Thyself
kind, [self perfect,
With the perfect man Thou showest Thy-
37 With the pure Thou showest Thyself
pure, [self a wrestler.
And with the perverse Thou shewest Thy-
28 For the poor people Thou savest,
And Thine eyes on the high
Thou causest to fall.
29 Eor Thou art my lamp, 0 LORD,
And the Lord doth lighten my darkness.
30 For by Thee I run— a troop,
By my God I leap a wall.
3i God ! His way is perfect,
The saying of the Lord is tried ;
A shield He is to all who trust in Him.
32 For who is God save Jehovah ?
And who is a Rock save our God ?
33 God — my bulwark, my strength,
Who maketh perfect my way ;
34 Who maketh my feet like hinds, [stand.
And on my high places causeth me to
a5 He teacheth my hands for the battle,
And a bow of brass was brought down by
mine arms. [salvation ;
155 And Thou givest to me the shield of Thy
And Thy lowliness maketh me great.
37 Thou enlargest my steps under me,
And mine ancles have not slidden.
38 1 pursue mine enemies and destroy them,
And I turn not till they are consumed.
39 And I consume them, and I smite them,
And they arise not,
Yea, they fall under my feet. [battle,
40 Yea, thou girdest me with strength for
Thou causest my withstanders to bow
under me. [the neck,
41 As to mine enemies — thou givest to me
Those who hate me — and I cut them off.
42 They look, but there is no saviour ;
Unto the Lord, but He hath not answered
them.
4:J And I beat them as dust of the earth,
As mire of the streets I beat them small,
I spread them out.
44 Yea, Thou dost deliver me
From the strivings of my people,
Thou placest me for a head of nations ;
A people I have not known do serve me.
4j The sons of the stranger feign obedience
to me, [to me.
At the hearing of the ear they hearken
40 The sons of the stranger fade away,
And gird themselves by their close place.
47 The Lord liveth, aud blessed is my Rock,
And exalted is the God
Of the Rock of my salvation.
48 God — who giveth vengeance to me,
And bringeth clown the peoples under
me, [enemies ;
49 Who also bringeth me forth from mine
Yea, above my withstanders Thou raisest
me up. [me.
From a man of violence Thou deliverest
9 Therefore I confess Thee, O LORD,
Among the nations,
And to Thy name I sing praise. ,
JB He magnifieth the salvation of His king,
230 '

And doth loving-kindness to His anoint-
To David, and to Ms seed for ever!' [ed,
XXIII. iAND these are the last words
of David : —
' He affirmeth— David son of Jesse,
Yea, he affirmeth — the man raised up,
Of the Anointed of the God of Jacob,
And the sweetness of the songs of Israel ;
2 The Spirit of Jehovah hath spoken by
And His word is on my tongue, [me,
3 He said to me — the God of Israel,
He spake — the Rock of Israel :
He who ruleth over man is righteous,
He ruleth in the fear of God.
4 And as the light of mormng He riseth,
A mormng sun — no clouds !
By the shining, by the rain,
Is the tender grass of the earth.
5 But not so is my house with God ;
(Though an everlasting covenant
He hath made with me,
Ananged in all things and kept,
Though all my salvation, and all desire,
But He hath not caused it to spring up.
6 As to the worthless —
As a thorn driven away are all of them,
For they are not taken by the hand ;
7 But the man coming against them
Is filled with iron, and the staff of a spear,
And with fire they are utterly burnt
In the cessation."
8 These are the names of the mighty ones
whom David hath ; sitting in the seat is the
TaehnioMte head of the captains, — he is
Adino, who hardened himself against eight
hundred— wounded at one time.
"9And after Mm is Eleazar son of Dodo,
son of Ahohi, of the three mighty men with
David, in their exposing themselves among
the Philistines; they have been gathered
there to the battle, and the men of Israel
go up. -4- "He hath arisen and smiteth
among the Philistines till his hand hath
been weary, and his hand cleavetli unto the
sword, and the Lord worketh a great sal
vation on that day, and the people turn
back after Mm only to strip off.
n And after him is Shammah son of Agee
the Hararite ; and the Philistines are ga
thered into a company, and there is a por
tion of the field full of lentiles, and the peo
ple hath fled from the presence of the Philis
tines. "And he stationeth himself in the
midst of the portion, and delivereth it, and
smiteth the Philistines, and the Lord work
eth a great salvation.
13 And three of the tMrty heads go down
and come unto the harvest, unto David, un
to the cave of Adullani; and the company
of the Philistines encamp in the valley of
Rephaim: 14 and David is then in a fortress,
and the station of the Philistines is then in
Beth-lehem. "And David longeth and
saith, ' Who will give me drink of the water
of the well of Beth-lehem, which is by the
gate ? ' 16 And the three mighty ones cleave
through the camp of the Philistines, aud
draw water out of the well of Beth-lehem,
which is by the gate, and take it up, and
bring it in unto David; but he was not will
ing to drink it, and poureth it out to the

David's mighty men.

xxm. 17.— 2 SAMUEL.— XXIV. 21.

The people numbered.

Lord, i7and saith, 'Far be it from me, O
Lord, my doing this; is it not the blood of
the men who go with their lives?* and he
was not wilririg to drink it; these things did
the three mighty ones.
is And Abishai brother of Joab, son of
Zeruiah, he is head of three, and he hfteth
up his spear against three hundred-
wounded, aud hath a name among three.
39 Than the three he is honoured, and be
cometh their head; but unto theirs* three
he hath not come.
29 And Benaiah son of Jehoiada (son of a
valiant man great to deeds from Kabzeel),
smote two lion-like men of Moab, and he
went down and smote a lion in the midst
of the pit in a day of snow. 21 And he hath
smitten an Egyptian man, a man of appear
ance, and in the hand of the Egyptian is a
spear, and he goeth down unto him with a
rod, and taketh violently away the spear
out of the hand of the Egyptian, and slay-
ethhim with his own spear. 22These things
did Benaiah son of Jehoiada, and hath a
name amongthree mighty. 23 Than the thirty
he is honoured, but unto the three came he
not; and David setteth him over his guard.
24 Asahel brother of Joab is of the tMrty;
Elhanan son of Dodo of Beth-lehem, 25 Sham
mah the Harodite, Elika the Harodite,
28Helez the Paltite, Ira son of Ikkesh the
Tekoite, 27Abiezer the AnethotMte, Me-
bunnai the Hushathite, Salmon the Aho-
Mte, Maharai the NetophatMte, ^Heleb
son of Baanah the NetophatMte, Ittai son
of Ribai from Gibeah of the Children of Ben
jamin, 3° Benaiah the PirathoMte, Hiddai
of the brooks of Gaash, 3iAbi-Albon the
Arbathite, Azmaveth the Barhumite, s-2 Eli-
( ahba the Shaalbomte; of the sons of Jashen,
Jonathan; ^Shammah theHararite, Ahiam
son of Sharar the Hararite, MEliphelet son
of Ahasbai, son of the MaachatMte, Eliam
son of AMthophel the Gilomte, w Hezrai the
Carmelite, Paarai the Arbite, & Igal son of
Nathan from Zobah, Bani the Gadite, & Ze-
lek the Ammonite, Nahari the Beerothite,
bearer of the weapons of Joab son of Zeru
iah, ^Lra the Ithrite, Gareb the Ithrite,
39 Uriah the Hittite; in all thirty and seven.
XXIV. iAND the anger of the Lord ad
deth to burn against Israel, seeing an adver
sary moveth David about them, saying,
' Go, number Israel and Judah.' 2 And the
king saith unto Joab, head of the host wMch
is with him, ' Go to and fro, I pray thee,
through all the tribes of Israel, from Dan
even unto Beer-Sheba, and inspect ye the
people — then have I known the number of
the people.' 3 And Joab saith unto the king,
' Yea, the Lord thy God add unto the people,
as they are, a hundred times, and the eyes
of my lord the king seeing ; as to my lord
the king, why is he desirous of this thing?'
4And the word of the king is severe to
wards Joab, and against the heads of the
force, and Joab goeth out with the heads of
the force from before the king, to inspect
the people, even Israel. sAnd they pass
over the Jordan, and encamp in Aroer, on
the right of the city wMch is to the midst

of the brook of Gad, and toward Jazer;
6 and they come into Gilead, and unto the
land of Tahtim-Hodshi; and they come into
Dan-Jaan, and round about unto Zidon;
7 and they come into the fortress of Tyre,
and all the cities of the Hivite, and the
Canaanite ; and they go out unto the south
of Judah, to Beer-Sheba. 8 And they go to
and fro through all the land, and come at
the end of nine months and twenty days to
Jerusalem. 9 And Joab giveth the account
of the inspection of the people unto the
king, and Israel is eight hundred thousand
variant men, drawing the sword, and the
men of Judah five hundred thousand men.
"And the heart of David smiteth him,
after that he hath numbered the people,
and David saith unto the Lord, 'I have
sinned greatly in that I have done ; and
now, cause, I pray Thee, the toiqmty of Thy
servant to pass away, for I have acted very
foolishly.' u And David riseth in the morn
ing, and the word of the Lord hath been
to Nathan, the seer,/or David, saying, 12 ' Go,
then hast thou spoken unto David, Thus
the LORD said, Three— I lift up for thee,
choose thee one of them, and I do it to thee.'
"And Gad cometh unto David, and de
clareth to him, and saith to him, ' Do seven
years of famine come to thee in thy land ?
or three months art thou fleeing before
tlrine adversaries — and they pursuing thee ?
or are three days' pestilence in thy land ?
now, know and see what word I take back
to Him who sendeth me.' 14And David
saith unto Gad, 'I have great distress; let
us fall, I pray thee, into the hand of the
Lord, for many are His mercies, but into
the hand of man let me not fall.'
"And the Lord giveth out a pestilence
on Israel from the mormng even' unto the
time appointed, and there die of the people
from Dan even unto Beer-Sheba, seventy
thousand men. " And the Messenger send
eth forth his hand to Jerusalem to destroy
it, and the Lord repenteth concerning the
evil, and saith to the Messenger who is de
stroying among the people, ' Enough, now
cease thy hand ; ' and the Messenger of the
Lord was near the threshing-floor of Arau -
nah the Jebusite. "And David speaketh
unto the Lord, when he seeth the Messen
ger who smiteth among the people, and
saith, ' Lo, I have sinned, yea, I have done
perversely; but these — the flock — what have
they done ? Let, I pray Thee, Thy hand
be on me, and on the house of my father.'
"And Gad cometh unto David on that
day, and saith to Mm, ' Go up, raise to the
Lord an altar in the thresMng-floor of Arau-
nah the Jebusite.' "And David goeth
up, according to the word of Gad, as the
LORD commanded. 20 And Auranah look
eth, and seeth the king and his servants
passing over unto him, and Auranah goeth
out and boweth himself to the king— Ma
face to the earth. 21 And Auranah saith,
' Wherefore hath my lord the king come
unto his servants?' and David saith, 'To
buy from thee the threshing-floor, to build
an altar to the Lord, that the plague be re-
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strained from the people.' 22 And Auranah
saith unto David, 'Let my lord the king
take and cause to ascend that which is good
in his eyes; see, the oxen for a burnt-offer
ing, and the threshing instruments and the
instruments of the oxen for wood.' 23Xhe
whole hath Auranah given, as a king, to the
king; and Auranah saith to the king, ' The
Lord thy God accept thee.'
24 And the king saith unto Auranah, ' Nay,

but I do surely buy it from thee at a price,
seeing I do not cause to ascend to the LORD
my God burnt-offerings for nought ; ' and
David buyeth the threshing-floor and the
oxen for fifty shekels of silver; 2&and David
buildeth there an altar to the Lord, and
causeth burnt-offerings and peace-offerings
to ascend, and the Lord is entreated for
the land, and the plague is restrained from
Israel.

FIRST BOOK OF KINGS.

CHAP. I. !AND king David is old, entering
into days; and they cover him with gar
ments, but he hath no heat ; 2aud Ms ser
vants say to Mm, 'Let them seek for my
lord the king a young woman, a virgin,
then hath she stood before the king, and is
his companion, and she hath lain in thy
bosom, and my lord the king hath heat.'
8 And they seek a fair young woman in
all the border of Israel, and find Abishag
the Shunammite, and bring her to the king.
4 And the young woman is fair unto excess,
and she is the king's compamon, and serv
eth him, but the king hath not known her.
6 And Adonijah son of Haggith Iifteth
himself up, saying, ' I shall reign ; ' and he
prepareth for Irimself a chariot and horse
men, and fifty men are runmng before him,
8 and his father hath not grieved him all his
days, saying, 'Wherefore hast thou done
thus?' and he also is of a very good form,
and his mother bare him after Absalom.
7 And his words are with Joab son of Ze
ruiah, and with Abiathar the priest, and
they help after Adonijah; 8but Zadok the
priest, and Benaiah son of Jehoiada, and
Nathan the prophet, and Shimei, and Rei,
. and the mighty ones whom David hath, have
not been with Adonijah.
9 Adonijah sacrificeth sheep and oxen and
fatltogs near the stone of Zoheleth, which
is by En-Rogel, and calleth all his brethren
the sons of the king, also for all the men of
Judah servants of the king; "but Nathan
the prophet, and Benaiah, and the mighty
ones, and Solomon his brother he called
not. n And Nathan speaketh unto Bath-Sheba,
mother of Solomon, saying, ' Hast thou not
heard that Adonijah son of Haggith hath
reigned, and our lord David hath not known ?
"And now, come, let me counsel thee, I
pray thee, and deliver thy hfe, and the life
of thy son Solomon; "go and enter to unto
king David; then hast thou said unto him,
Hast thou not, my lord, 0 king, sworn to
thy handmaid, saying, Surely Solomon thy
son doth reign after me, and he doth sit on
my throne? and wherefore hath Adonijah
reigned ? " Lo, thou art yet speaking there
with the king, and I come in after thee,
and have completed thy words.'
" And Bath-Sheba cometh unto the Mng,
rilto the inner chamber, and the king is very

aged; and Abishag the Shunammite is serv
ing the king. "And Bath-Sheba boweth
and doth obeisance to the king, and the
king saith, 'What — to thee?' 17And she
saith to him, ' My lord, thou .hast sworn by
the Lord thy God to thy handmaid, Surely
Solomon thy son doth reign after me, and he
doth sit on my throne; "andnow, lo, Adom-
jah hath reigned, andnow, my lord, Oking,
thou hast not known ; "and he sacrificeth
ox and falling, and sheep in abundance,
and calleth for all the sons of the king, and
for Abiathar the priest, and for Joab head
of the host; but for Solomon thy servant he
hath not called. 20And thou, my lord, 0
king, the eyes of all Israel are on thee, to
declare to them who doth sit on the throne
of my lord the king after him; 21 yea, it hath
been, when my lord the king lieth with his
fathers that I have been, I and my son Solo
mon — reckoned sinners.'
22 And lo, she is yet speaking with the
king, and Nathan the prophet cometh in ;
23 and. they declare to the king, saying, ' Lo,
Nathan the prophet; ' and he cometh before
the kmg, and boweth himself to the king,
on Ms face, to the earth. 24 And Nathan
saith, 'My lord, Oking, thou hast said, Ado-
Mjah doth reign after me, and he doth sit
on my throne; 25for he hath gone down to
day, and doth sacrifice ox and fatltog, and
sheep in abundance, and calleth for all the
sons of the king, and for the heads of the
host, and for Abiathar the priest, and lo,
they are eating and drinking before him,
and they say, Let king Adonijah live ! ^Eut
for me, me thy servant, and for Zadok the
priest, and for Benaiah son of Jehoiada,
and for Solomon thy servant, he hath not .
called. 27If from my lord the king this
thing hath been then thou hast not caused
thy servant to know who doth sit on the
throne of my lord the king after Mm.'
28 And king David answereth and saith,
' Call for me for Bath-Sheba;' and she com
eth before the king, and standeth before
the king. 29 And the king sweareth and
saith, ' The Lord liveth, who hath redeemed
my soul out of all adversity, so Surely as I
sware to thee by the Lord, God of Israel,
saying, Surely Solomon thy son doth reign
after me, and he doth sit on my tMone in
my stead; surely so I do tMs day.' 3iAnd
Bath-Sheba boweth— face to the earth— and

Solomon proclaimed.

I. 32.— 1 KINGS.— n. 14.

David's dying charge.

doth obeisance to the king, and saith, ' Let
my lord, king David, live for ever.'
82 And king David saith, ' Call for me for
Zadok the priest, and for Nathan the pro
phet, and for Benaiah son of Jehoiada; ' and
they come before the king. & And the king
saith to them, * Take with you the servants
of your lord, then have ye caused Solomon
my son to ride on mine own mule, and
caused Mm to go down to Gihon, Mand Za
dok the priest — Nathan the prophet also —
hath anointed him there for king over Israel,
and ye have blown with the trumpet, and
have said. Let king Solomon live; 85 and ye
have come up after him,, and he hath come
and hath sat on my throne, and doth reign in
my stead, seeing him have I appointed to be
leader over Israel and over Judah.'
36 And Benaiah son- of Jehoiada answereth
the king and saith, ' Amen ! so let the Lord,
God of my lord the king, say: 37as the Lord
hath been with my lord the king, so let
Him be with Solomon, and make his throne
greater than the throne of my lord king
David.' 38 And Zadok the priest goeth down, with
Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah son of
Jehoiada, and the CheretMtes, and the Pe-
lethites, and they cause Solomen to ride on
the mule of king David, and cause him to
go to Gihon. 39 And Zadok the priest taketh
the horn of oil out of the tent, and anointed
Solomon, and they blow with the trumpet,
and all the people say, 'Let king Solomon
live.' 4°And all the people come up after
him, and the people pipe with pipes, and
rejoice — great joy, and the earth rendeth
with their voice.
41 And Adomjah heareth, alsoall they who
are called, who are with him, and they have
finished eating; and Joab heareth the noise
of the trumpet, and saith, ' Wherefore is the
noise of the city roaring?' ^He is yet
speaking, and lo, Jonathan son of Abiathar
the priest hath come, and Adonijah, saith,
' Come in, for thou art a virtuous man, and
bearest good tidings.'
43 And Jonathan answereth and saith to
Adonijah, ' Verily our lord king David hath
caused Solomon to reign; wand the king
sendeth with him Zadok the priest, and Na
than the prophet, and Benaiah son of Je
hoiada, and the Cherethites, and the Pele-
thites ; and they cause him to ride on the
king's mule; ^and they anoint him— Zadok
the priest and Nathan the prophet — for
king in Gihon, and are come up from thence
rejoicing, and the city is moved ; it is the
noise which ye have heard. ^And Solo-
mbn hath also sat on the throne of the king
dom, 47and the servants of the king also
have come to bless our lord king David,
saying, Thy God make the name of Solomon
better than thy name, and Ms throne greater
than thy throne; and the Mng boweth him
self on the bed ; 48and thus also hath the
king said, Blessed is the LORD, God of Is
rael, who hath given to-day one sitting on
my throne, and mine eyes seeing.'
49 And they tremble, and rise— all who are
called, and who are for Adonijah— and go,

each on Ms way. "And Adonijah feareth
because of Solomon, and riseth, and goeth,
and layeth hold on the horns of the altar.
n And it is declared to Solomon, saying,
' Lo, Adonijah feareth king Solomon, and
lo, he hath laid hold on the horns of the
altar, Baying, Let king Solomon swear tome
to-day— he will not put his servant to death
by the sword.' 52 And Solomon saith, 'If he
becometh a virtuous man— there doth not
fall aught from his hair to the earth, but if
evil is found in him— then hath he died.'
68 And king Solomon sendeth, and they bring
him down from the altar, and he cometh
and boweth Mmself to king Solomon, and
Solomon saith to Mm, ' Go to thy house.'
II. i AND the days of David draw near to
die, and he chargeth Solomon Ms son, say
ing, 2 (i am going to the way of all the earth;
then thou hast been strong, and become a
man, 8and kept the charge of the Lord thy
God, to walk to His ways, to keep His sta
tutes, His commands, and His judgments,
and His testimonies, as it is written in the
law of Moses, in order that thou mayest do
wisely all that thou dost, and whitherso
ever thou turnest; 4in order that the Lord
may establish His word wMch He spake
to me, saying, If thy cMldren observe their
way to walk before Me in truth, with all
then* heart, and with all their soul, a man of
thine is not cut off from the throne of Israel.'
5 'And also, thou hast known that which
he did to me — Joab son of Zeruiah.— that
which he did to the two heads of the hosts
of Israel, to Abner son of Ner, and to Amasa
son of Jether— that he slayeth them, and
maketh the blood of war in peace, and put
teth the blood of war on his girdle, which
is on Ms lotos, and to Ms sandals, which are
on his feet. 6 And thou hast done accord
ing to thy wisdom, and dost not let his old
age go down in peace to Sheol.
7 'But to the sons of Barzillai the Gileadite
thou dost kindness, and they have been
among those who eat at thy table, for so
they drew near unto me in my fleeing from
the face of Absalom thy brother.
8 ' And lo, with thee is Shimei son of Gera,
the Benjamite of Bahurim, and he reviled
me— a grievous reviling— in the day of my !
going to Mahanaim; but he hath come down j
to meet me at the Jordan, and I do swear
to him by the LORD, saying, I will not put
thee to death by the sword. 9But now, ac
quit him not, for thou art a wise man, and
thou hast known that which thou dost to
hhn, and hast brought down his old age
with blood to Sheol-.'
"And David heth down with his fathers,
and is buried to the city of David. UAnd
the days that David hath reigned over Is
rael are forty years; in Hebron he reigned
seven years, and in Jerusalem he reigned
thirty and three years. "And Solomon hath
sat on the throne of David Ms father, and
his kingdom is established greatly.
18 And Adonijah son of Haggith cometh.
unto Bath-Sheba, mother of Solomon, and
she saith, 'Is thy coming peaceable V and
he saith, 'Peaceable.' "And he saith, 'I
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Shimei put to death.

have a word unto thee,' and she saith,
' Speak.' is And he saith, ' Thou hast known
that the kingdom was mine, and towards
me all Israel had set their faces for reigning,
but the kingdom is turned round about, and
is my brother's, for from the LORD it was
his. "And now, one petition I ask of thee;
turn not back my face; ' and she saith unto
Mm, 'Speak.' "And he saith, 'Speak, I
pray thee, to Solomon the king, for he doth
not turn back thy face, that he give to me
Abishag the Shunammite for a wife.' "And
Bath-Sheba saith, ' Good ; I will speak for
thee unto the king.'
"And Bath-Sheba cometh in unto king
Solomon to speak to him for Adonijah, and
the king riseth to meet her, and boweth
himself to her, and sitteth on his throne,
and placeth a throne for the mother of the
king, and she sitteth at his right hand.
20 And she saith, ' One small petition I ask
of thee, turn not back my face;' and the
king saith to her, ' Ask, my mother, for I
do not turn back thy face.' 21 And. she
saith, 'Let Abishag the Shunammite be
given to Adonijah thy brother for a wife.'
22 And king Solomon answereth and saith
to his mother, ' And why dost thou ask Abi
shag the Shunammite for Adonijah ? ask also
for -him the kingdom (for he is mine elder
brother), even for him, and for Abiathar
the priest, and for Joab son of Zeruiah.'
23 And king Solomon sweareth by the LORD,
saying, ' Thus let God do to me, and thus
let Him add — surely against his own soul
hath Adonijah spoken this word; ^ and now,
the Lord liveth, who hath established me,
and causeth me to sit on the throne of David
my father, and who hath made an house for
me as He spake, — surely to-dayis Adonijah
put to death.' ^ And king Solomon sendeth
by the hand of Benaiah son of Jehoiada, and
he falleth upon him, and he dieth.
26 And to Abiathar the priest the king
said, ' To Anathoth go thou, unto thine own
j fields; for thou art worthy of death, but in
this day I do not put thee to death, because
thou bearedst the ark of the Lord Jehovah
before David my father, and because thou
wast afflicted in all that my father was af
flicted.' 27 And Solomon casteth out Abia
thar from being priest to the Lord, fulfill
ing the word of the Lord which He spake
concerning the house of Ehi in Shiloh.
23 And the report hath come unto Joab
(for Joab had turned aside after Adonijah,
though after Absalom he turned not aside),
and Joab fleeth unto the tent of the Lord,
and layeth hold on the horns of the altar.
29 And it is declared to king Solomon that
Joab hath fled unto the tent of the Lord,
and lo, near the altar, and Solomon sendeth
Benaiah son of Jehoiada, saying, 'Go, fall
upon him,' 30And Benaiah cometh unto
the tent of the LORD, and saith unto him,
' Thus hath the king said, Come out ; ' and
he saith, ' Nay, but here I die.' And Ben
aiah bringeth back the Idng word, saying,
' Thus Joab said, yea, thus he answered me."
3iAnd the king saith to him, 'Do as he
hath spoken, and fall upon Mm, then hast
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thou buried him, and turned aside the
causeless blood which Joab shed, from me,
and from the house of my father. 32And
the Lord hath turned back his blood on his
own head, who hath fallen on two men
more righteous and better than he, and slay
eth them with the sword, (while my father
David knew not,) Abner son of Ner, head of
the host of Israel, and Amasa son of Jether,
head of the host of Judah; ^yea, their,
blood hath turned back on the head of
Joab, and on the head of his seed for ever;
and for David, and for his seed, and for his
house, and for his throne, there is peace for
ever from the LORD.'
84 And Benaiah son of Jehoiada goeth up
and falleth upon Mm, and putteth him to
death, and he is buried in his own house in
the wilderness. ^And the king putteth
Benaiah son of Jehoiada in his stead over
the host; and Zadok the priest hath the
king put to the stead of Abiathar.
36 And the king sendeth and calleth for
Shimei, and saith to him, ' Build for thyself
a house to Jerusalem, then hast thou dwelt
there, and dost not go out from thence any
where; 37and it hath been, in the day of
thy going out, when thou hast passed over
the brook of Kidron, thou dost certainly
know that thou dost surely die; thy blood is
on thine own head.
38 And Shimei saith to the king, 'The
word is good ; as my lord the king hath
spoken so doth thy servant do;' and SM-
mei dwelleth in Jerusalem many days.
89 And it cometh to pass, at the end of three
years, that two of the servants of Shimei
flee unto Achish son of Maachah, king of
Gath, and they declare to Shimei, saying,
' Lo, thy servants are in Gath.' 40And Shi
mei riseth and saddleth his ass, and goeth
to Gath, unto Achish, to seek his servants;
and Shimei goeth and bringeth his servants
from Gath.
41 And it is declared to Solomon that SM-
mei hath gone from Jerusalem to Gath, and
returneth. ^And the king sendeth and
calleth for Shimei, and saith unto him,
' Have I not caused thee to swear by the
Lord ? yea, I testify against thee, saying, In
the day of thy going out, when thou hast
gone anywhere thou dost certainly know
that thou dost surely die; yea, thou sayest
unto me, The word I have heard is good;
43 and wherefore hast thou not kept the
oath of the Lord, and the command with
which I commanded thee V
44 And the king saith unto Shimei, ' Thou
hast known all the evil which thy heart
hath known, which thou didst to David my
father, and the Lord hath turned back thine
evil on thine own head; 45 but king Solomon
is blessed, and the throne of David is esta
blished before the Lord for ever.' 46And
the king commandeth BeDaiah son of Jeho
iada, and he goeth out and falleth on him,
and he dieth; and the kingdom is establish
ed in the hand of Solomon.
III. iAND Solomon joineth in marriage
with Pharaoh king of Egypt, and taketh the
daughter of Pharaoh, and bringeth her to

God's appearance to Solomon. TU. 2. — 1 KINGS.— IV. 19.

The wisdom of Solomon.

unto the city of David, till he completeth
building his own house, and the house of
the Lord, and the wall of Jerusalem round
about. 2 only the people are sacrificing in
the high places, for a house was not built
for the name of the Lord till those days.
3 And Solomon loveth the Lord, to walk
in the statutes of David his father; only, to
the high places lie sacrificeth and maketh
perfume. * And the king goeth to Gibeon,
to sacriflce there, for it is the great high
place; a thousand burnt-offerings doth So
lomon cause to ascend on that altar.
5 In Gibeon hath the Lord appeared unto
Solomon, in a dream of the night, and God
saith, ' Ask, what shall I give to thee?'
8 And Solomon saith, ' Thouhast done with
Thy servant David my father great kind
ness; as he walked before Thee in truth and
in righteousness, and in uprightness of heart
with Thee, Thou also keepest for him this
great kindness, that Thou givest to him a
son sitting on his throne, as at this day.
7 ' And now, O LORD my God, Thou hast
caused thy servant to reign instead of David
my father ; and I am a little child ; I have
not known going out or coming in. 8 When
Thy servant is in the midst of Thy people,
whom Thou hast chosen, a numerous peo
ple, which is not numbered nor counted for
multitude, 9then hast Thou given to Thy
servant an undemanding heart to judge
Thy people, to discern good and evil; for
who is able to judge this Thy great people V
i° And the thing is good in the eyes of the
Lord, that Solomon hath asked this thing;
Hand God saith unto him, 'Because thou
hast asked tMs thing, and hast not asked
for thyself many days, nor asked for thyself
riches, nor asked the life of thine enemies,
but hast asked for thyself discernment to
understand judgment, "lo, I have done ac
cording to thy words; lo, I have given to
thee a heart, wise and understanding, that
like thee there hath not been before thee,
and after thee there doth not arise any like
thee ; " and also that which thou hast not
asked I have given to thee, both riches and
honour, that there hath not been like thee
a man among the kings all thy days. 34 And
if thou walk in My ways to keep My sta
tutes, and My commands, as David thy fa
ther walked.then have I prolonged thy days.'
"And Solomon awaketh, and lo, a dream;
and he cometh to Jerusalem, and standeth
before the ark of the covenant of the Lord,
and causeth burnt-offerings to ascend, and
maketh peace-offerings ; and he maketh a
banquet for all his servants.
"Then come two women, harlots, unto
the king, and stand before him; "and the
one woman saith, '0 my lord, I and tlris
woman dwell in one house, and I bring forth,
with her in the house; "and it cometh to
pass on the third day of my bringing forth,
that this woman also bringeth forth, and we
are together, there is no stranger with us in
the house, save we two, in the house. "And
the son of this woman dieth at night, be
cause she hath lain upon it; ^and she riseth
in the middle of the mght, and taketh my

son from beside mef while thy handmaid is
asleep, and layeth it in her bosom, and her
dead son she laid in my bosom, 2i And I rise
in the morning to suckle my son, andlo.dead;
and I consider concerning it in the morn
ing, and lo, it was not my son whom I did
bear.' 22 And the other woman saith, 'Nay.
but the living is my son, and the dead is thy
son;' and this one saith, ' Nay, but the dead
is thy son, and the living is my son.' And
they speak before the king.
23 And the king saith, 'This one saith,
This is my son that liveth, and thy son is the
dead; and that one saith, Nay, but thy son
is the dead, and my son is the living.' 24 And
the king saith, ' Take for me a sword; ' and
they bring the sword before the king; 25and
the king saith, ' Cut the living child into
two, and give the half to the one, and the
half to the other.'
2<J And the woman whose is the living child
saith unto the king (for her bowels yearned
for her son), yea, she saith, '0, my lord,
give to her the living child, and put it not
at all to death;' and tlris one saith, 'Let it
be neither mine nor thine; cut it.' 27And
the king answereth and saith, 'Give ye to
her the living child, and put it not at all
to death; she is its mother.' 23 And all Is
rael hear of the judgment which the king
hath judged, and fear because of the king,
for they have seen that the wisdom of God
is in Ms heart, to do judgment.
IV. ] AND king Solomon is king over all
Israel. 2 And these are the heads whom he
hath : Azariah son of Zadok is the priest ;
KElihoreph and Alriah sons of Slrisha are
scribes; Jehoshaphat son of Aliilud is re
membrancer; 4 and Benaiah son of Jehoiada
is over the host: and Zadok and Abiathar
are priests; B and Azariah son of Nathan is
over the officers; and Zabud. son of Nathan
is minister, the king's friend; ^and Ahishar
is over the household, and Adoniram son of
Abda is over the tribute.
7And Solomon hath twelve officers over
all Israel, and they have sustained the king
and his household; a month to the year is
on each one for sustenance; 8and these are
their names: Ben-Hurinthe hill-country of
Ephraim; 9Ben-Dekar in Makaz, and in
Shaalbim, and Beth-Shemesh, and Elon-
Beth-Hanan; "Ben-Hesed in Aruboth, he
hath-Sochoh and all the land of Hepher;
11 Ben- Abinadab hath all the elevation of
Dor; Taphath daughter of Solomon became
Ms wife; "BaanaBen-AMlud hath Taa.na.ch
and Megiddo, and all Beth-Shean, which is
by Zartanah beneath Jezreel, from Beth-
Shean unto Abel-Meholah, unto beyond
Jokneam; "Ben-Geber, in Ramoth-Gilead,
hath the small towns of Jair son of Manas
seh, which are in Gilead ; he hath the por
tion of Argob which is in Bashan, sixty
great cities with wall and brazen bar; "Abi
nadab son of Iddo hath Mahanaim; "Ahi
maaz is in Naphtali: he also hath taken Bas-
math daughter of Solomon for a wife; "Baa
nah Ben-Hushai is in Asher, and in Aloth;
"Jehoshaphat Ben-Parutrii is in Issachar;
"Shimei Ben-Elah is in Benjamin; " Gehei
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Solomon's widespread fame. TV. 20.— 1 KINGS. — VT. 5. His agreement with Hiram.

Ben-Uri is in the land of Gilead, the land of
Sihon kmg of the Amorite, and of Og king of
Bashan ; and one officer who is in the land.
20 And Judah and Israel are many, as the
sand which is by the sea for multitude, eat
ing, and drinking, and rejoicing. 21 And
Solomon hath been ruling over all the king-
- doms, from the River to the land of the
Philistines, even unto the border of Egypt:
they are bringing nigh a present and serv
ing Solomon, all the days of his life.
22 And Solomon's provision for one day is
thirty measures of flour, and sixty measures
of meal; 23ten fattened oxen, and twenty
feeding oxen, and a hundred sheep, apart
from hart and roe, and fallow-deer, and
fatted beasts of the stall. 24por he is rul
ing over all beyond the river, from Tiphsah
even unto Azzah, over all the kings beyond
the river, and he hath peace with all his ser
vants round about. 25 And Judah dwelleth
—Israel also — to confidence, each under Ms
vine, and under his fig-tree, from Dan even
unto Beer-Sheba, all the days of Solomon.
25 And Solomon hath forty thousand stalls
of horses, for his chariots, and twelve thou
sand horsemen. 27 And those officers have
sustained king Solomon, and everyone who
draweth near unto the table of king Solo
mon, each in his month; they let nothing be
lacking. 28 And the barley and the straw
for the horses, and for the dromedaries,
they bring to unto the place where they
are; each according to his ordinance.
29 And God giveth wisdom to Solomon, and
understanding, very much, with breadth
of heart, as the sand which is on the edge
of the sea. 3° And Solomon's wisdom is
greater than the wisdom of all the sons of
the east, and than all the wisdom of Egypt;
si and he is wiser than all men, than Ethan
the EzraMte, and Heman, and Chaleol, and
Darda, sons of Mahol ; and his name is in
all the nations round about. ^And he
speaketh three thousand similes, and Ms
songs arefive, and thechief one. ^Andhe
speaketh concermng trees, from the cedar
that is in Lebanon, even unto the hyssop
wMch goeth out at the wall, and he speak
eth of beasts, and of fowl, and of creeping
things, and of fishes. MAnd there come out
of all the peoples to hear the wisdom of
Solomon, from all kings of the earth who
heard of Ms wisdom.
V. *AND Hiram king of Tyre sendeth
Ms servants unto Solomon, for he heard
that they had anointed him for king to the
stead of his father: for Hiram was a lover
of David continually. 2 And Solomon send
eth unto Hiram, saying, 8 ' Thou hast known
David my father, that he is unable to build
a house to the name of the Lord his God,
because of the wars which have been round
about Mm, till the Lord's putting them
under the soles of his feet. 4But now, the
Lord my God hath given rest to me round
about; there is no adversary nor evil occur
rence, g And lo, I speak of building a house
to the name of the Lord my God, as the
Lord spake unto David my father, saying,
Thy son, whom I appoint in thy stead on

thy throne, he doth build the house for My
name. 6 And now, command, and let them
cut down for me cedars out of Lebanon,
and let my servants be with thy servants,
and the hire of thy servants I give to thee
accordmg to all that thou sayest; for thou
hast known that there is not among us a
man acquainted with cutting wood, like the
Sidonians.' 7.And it cometh to pass at Hiram's hear
ing the words of Solomon, that he rejoiceth
exceedingly, and saith, ' Blessed is the Lord
to-day who hath given to David a wise son
over tMs numerous people.' 8 And Hiram
sendeth unto Solomon, saying, 'I have
heard that wMch thou hast sent unto me ;
I do all thy desire concerning cedar-wood,
andflr-wood; 9 my servants bring down from
Lebanon to the sea, and I make them floats
in the sea unto the place that thou sendest
unto me, and have spread them out there;
and thou takest them up, and dost execute
my desire, to giving the food of my house.'
"And Hiram giveth to Solomon cedar-
trees, and fir-trees, all Ms desire; " and So
lomon hath given to Hiram twenty thou
sand cors of wheat, food for Ms household,
and twenty cors of beaten oil; thus doth
Solomon give to Hiram year by year. " And
the Lord hath given wisdom to Solomon as
He spake to hhn, and there is peace be
tween Hiram and Solomon: and they make
a covenant both of them.
" And king Solomon Iifteth up a tribute
out of all Israel, and the tribute is tMrty
thousand men, "and he sendeth them to
Lebanon; ten thousand amonth by changes,
a month they are in Lebanon, two months
at their own house ; and Adoniram is over
the tribute, is And king Solomon hath
seventy thousand bearing burdens, and
eighty thousand hewing in the mountains ;
" apart from the cMefs of the officers of So
lomon, wMch are over the work, three thou
sand and three hundred, who rule over the
people who are working in the business.
i7And the king commandeth, and they
bring great stones, precious stones, for
laying the foundation of the house, hewn
stones. " And the builders of Solomon, and
the builders of Hiram, and the Giblites hew,
and prepare the timber and the stones for
the building of the house.
VI. 1 AND it cometh to pass, in the four
hundred and eightieth year of the going out
of the Children of Israel from the land of
Egypt, to the fourth year (to the month of
Zif, which is the second month) of the reign
ing of Solomon over Israel, that he buildeth
the house of the Loud.
2 As to the house wliich king Solomon hath
built for the Lord, sixty cubits is its length,
aud twenty its breadth, and thirty cubits its
height. 3 As to the porch in the front of the
temple of the house, twenty cubits is its
length, in the front of the breadth of the
house ; ten by the cubit is its breadth, on
the front of the house. 4And he maketh
for the house windows of narrow lights.
5 And he buildeth against the wall of the
house a couch round about, even the walls

Building of the temple.

VI. 6.— 1 KINGS.— vn. 10.

Solomon's own house.

of the house round about, of the temple and
-of the oracle; and he maketh sides round
about. cThe lowest couch, five by the cu
bit is its breadth; and the middle, six by the
¦cubit is its breadth; and the third, seven by
the cubit isits breadth, forheput with draw
ings to the house round about, without —
net to lay hold on the walls o£ the house.
7 And the house, in its being built, was built
of perfect stone brought thither, and ham
mer, and axe— any instrument of iron — was
not heard in the house in its betog built.
8 The opemng of the middle side is at the
right shoulder of the house, and with wind
ings they go up on the middle one, and
from the middle one unto the third. 9 And
he buildeth the house and completeth it,
and covereth the house with beams and
rows of cedars. "And he buildeth the
couch against all the house, five cubits is its
height, and it taketh hold on the house by
cedar-wood, n And the word of the Lord is unto So
lomon, saying, " ' TMs house which thou art
building— if thou walk in My statutes, and
do My judgments, yea, hast done all My
commands to walk to them, then have I
established My word with thee, wMch I
spake unto David thy father; "and I have
tabernacled in the midst of the Children of
Israel, and do not forsake My people Israel.'
"And Solomon buildeth the house and
completeth it. " And he buildeth the walls
of the house within with beams of cedar,
both the floor of the house and the walls of
the ceiling; he overlaid the inside with
wood, and covereth the floor of the house
with ribs of flr. " And he buildeth twenty
•cubits on the sides of the house with ribs of
cedar, both the floor and the walls ; and he
bmldeth for it witMn, for the oracle, for
the holy of holies. 17And forty by the cu
bit was the house, it is the temple before it.
" And the cedar unto the house within is
carvings of knobs and openings of Cowers;
the whole is cedar, there is no stone seen.
"And the oracle in the midst of the
house within hath he prepared, for the put
ting there of the ark of the covenant of the
Lord. w And before the oracle is twenty
cubits in length, and twenty cubits in
breadth, and twenty cubits is its height;
and he overiayeth it with refined gold, and
overiayeth the altar of cedar. ^And So
lomon overiayeth the house within with re
fined gold, and he causeth to pass over
-chains of gold before the oracle, and over
iayeth it with gold. 22 And the whole of the
house he overlaid with gold, till the com
pletion of all the house ; and all the altar
which, the oracle hath he overlaid with gold.
23 And he maketh witMn the oracle two
cherubs, of the oil-tree, their height is ten
cubits, 24 and five cubits is the one wing of
the cherub, and five cubits the second wing
of the cherub, ten cubits from the one end
of its wings even unto the other end of its
wtogB; w and ten by the cubit is the second
cherub; one measure and one cut are to the
two cherubs, 2ethe height of the ore cherub
is ten by the cubit, and so the second cherub;

27 and he setteth the, cherubs to the midst
of the toner house, and they spread out the
wings of the cherubs, and the wing of the
one cometh against the wall, and the wing
of the second cherub cometh against the
second wall,, and their wings in the midst of
the house come wing against wing. & And
he overiayeth the cherubs with gold. 29 And
all the walls of the house round about he
hath carved with openings of carvings, che
rubs and palm trees and openings of flowers
within and without.
30 And the floor of the house he hath over
laid with gold, within and without, si And
for the opening of the oracle he made doors
of the oil-tree; the lintel, sideposts, a fifth.
32 And the two doors are of the oil-tree, and
he carved upon them carvings of cherubs',
and palm-trees, and openings of flowers,
and overlaid them with gold; andhe'eaused
gold to go down on the cherubs and on the
palm-trees. ^And so he made for the
opening of the temple side-posts of the oil-
tree, from the fourth. M And the two doors
are of fir-tree, the two sides of the one
door revolve, and the two hangings of the
second door revolve. & Andhe carved che
rubs, and palms, and opemngs of flowers,
and overlaid with straightened gold the
graved work. ^And he buildeth the inner
court with three rows of hewn work, and a
row of cedar beams.
87 In the fourth year hath the house of
the Lord been founded, in the month Zif ;
88 and in the eleventh year, in the month Bui
(which is the eighth month), was the house
finished in all its matters, and in all its
ordinances, and he buildeth it seven years.
VII. i AND Ms own house hath Solomon
built tMrteen years, and he finisheth all
Ms house. 2 And he buildeth the house of
the forest of Lebanon; a hundred cubits is
its length, and fifty cubits its breadth, and
thirty cubits its height, on four rows of ce
dar pillars, and cedar-beams on the pillars.
3 And. it is covered with cedar above on the
sides which are on the forty and five pillars,
fifteen in a row. 4 And windows are in three
rows, sight against sight three times. 5 And
all the openings and the side-posts are
square, windows; *and sight is over-against
sight three times.
e And the porch of pillars hath he made;
fifty cubits its length, and thirty cubits its
breadth, and the porch is before them, and
pillars and a thick place are before them.
7And a porch forthe throne where he judg
eth— the porch of judgment — he made, and
it is covered with cedar from floor to floor.
8 And Ms house where he dwelleth hath
another court within the porch; as this
work it hath been: and he maketh a house
for the daughter of Pharaoh (whom Solo
mon hath taken) like this porch.
9A11 these are of precious stones, accord
ing to the measures of hewn work, sawn
with saws, within and without, even from
the foundation unto the coping, and at the
outside, unto the great court. "And the
foundation is of precious stones, great
stones, stones of ten cubit3, and stones of
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Hiram makes brazen pillars, VII. 11.— 1 KINGS. — VII. 50. ornaments, and sacred vessels.

eight cubits. "And above are precious
stones, according to the measures of hewn
work, and cedars. "And the great court
round about is three rows of hewn work,
and a row of cedar-beams, even for the in
ner court of the house of the Lord, and for
the porch of the house.
"And king Solomon sendeth and taketh
Hiram out of Tyre; uhe is the son of a wo
man, a widow, of the tribe of Naphtali, and
his father is a man of Tyre, a worker in
brass, and he is filled with wisdom and un
derstanding, and the knowledge of doing
all work in brass; and he cometh unto king
Solomon, and doth all his work. "And
he formeth the two pillars of brass; eigh
teen cubits is the height of the one pillar,
and a cord of twelve cubits doth compass
the two pillars. "And two chapiters hath
he made to put on the tops of the pillars
cast in brass, five cubits is the height of the
one chapiter, and five cubits the height of
the second chapiter. 1'Nets of net-work,
wreaths of chain-work are for the chapiters
which are on the tops of the pillars, seven
for the one chapiter, and seven for the se
cond chapiter. " And he maketh the pil
lars, and two rows round about on the one
net-work, to cover the chapiters which are
on the top, with the pomegranates, and so
hath he made for the second chapiter.
"And the chapiters whicli are on the top
of the pillars are of lily-work in the porch,
four cubits; 29 and the chapiters on the two
pillars also above, over-against the protu
berance which is beside the net-work; and
the pomegranates are two hundred, in rows
round about on the second chapiter. 21 And
he raiseth up the pillars for the porch of the
temple, and he raiseth the right pillar, and
calleth its name Jaclrin, and he raiseth up
the left' pillar, and calleth its name Boaz.
—And on the top of the pillars is lily-work;
and the work of the pillar3 is completed.
23 And he maketh the molten sea, ten by
the cubit from its one edge uuto its other
edge, it is round all about, and five by the
cubit is its height, and a line of thirty by
the cubit cloth compass it round about.
24 Aud knops beneath its brim round about
are compassing it, ten by the cubit, going
round the sea round about; in two rows are
the knops cast, in its being cast. 25 it js
standmg on twelve oxen, three facing the
north, and three facing the west, and three
facing the south, and three facing the east,
and the sea is above upon them, and all
their hinder parts are inward. 26And its
thickness is an handbreadth, and its edge is
as the work of the edge of a cup, flowers of
lilies ; two thousand baths it containeth.
27 And he maketh the ten bases of brass ;
four by the cubit is the length of the one
base, and four by the cubit is its breadth,
and three by the cubit is its height. & And
this is the work of the bases: they have
borders, and the borders are between the
joinings; 29and on the borders which are
between the joinings are lions, oxen, and che
rubs, and on the joinings a base above, and
beneath the lions and the oxen are additions
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— sloping work. ^ And four wheels of brass
are to the one base, and axles of brass; and
its four corners have shoulders ; under the
laver are the molten shoulders, beside each
addition. 3lAnd its mouth within the cha
piter and above is by the cubit, and its
mouth is round, the work of the base, a
cubit and the half of a cubit; and also on its
mouth are carvings and their borders, square
not round. ^And four of the wheels are
under the borders, and the axles of the
wheels are in the base, aud the height of
the one wheel is a cubit and the half of a
cubit. ^And the work of the wheels is as
the work of the wheel of a chariot, their
spokes, and their axles, and their felloes,
and their naves; the whole is molten. 34And
four shoulders are to the four comers of the
one base; out of the base are its shoulders.
35 And in the top of the base is the half of
a cubit in height all round about ; and on
the top of the base its hands and its borders
are of the same. 36And he openeth on the
tablets of its hands, and on its borders, che
rubs, lions, and palm-trees, according to the
void space of each, and additions round
about. 37Thus he made the ten bases; one
casting, one measure, one cut have they all.
33 Andhe maketh ten lavers of brass: forty
baths hath the one laver contained, four by
the cubit is the one laver, one laver on the one
base is to the ten bases. 30 And he putteth
the five bases on the right side of the house,
and five on the left side of the house, and
the sea hath he put on the right side of the
house, eastward over-against the south.
40 And Hiram maketh the lavers, and the
shovels, and the bowls; and Hiram complet
eth doing all the work that he made for king
Solomon, for the house of the LORD : *ithe
pillars two, and the bowls of the chapiters
which are on the top of the pillars two, and
the net-works two, to cover the two bowl3
of the chapiters which are on the top of the
pillars; ^and the pomegranates four hun
dred for the two net-works, two rows of
pomegranates for the one net-work, to cover
the two bowls of the chapiters which are on
the front of the pillars; 4aand the ten bases,
and the ten lavers on the bases ; 44and the
oue sea, and the twelve oxen uuder the sea,
45 and the pots, and the shovels, and the
bowls; aud all these vessels, which Hiram
hath made to king Solomon for the house of
the Lord, are of polished brass.
48 In the circuit uf the Jordan hath the
king cast them, in the thick part of the
ground, between Succoth and Zarthan.
47 And Solomon placeth the whole of the ves
sels; because of the very great abundance the
weight of the brass was not searched out.
43 And Solomon prepareth all the vessels
which are to the house of the LORD; the
altar of gold, and the table (on which is the
bread of the Presence) of gold; 49and the
candlesticks, five at the right and five at
the left, before the oracle, of refined gold;
aud the flowers, and the lamps, and the
tongs of gold; wand the basons, and the
snuffers, and the bowls, and the spoons, and
the censers of refined gold; and the hinge*

Completion of the temple. vn. 51.— 1 KINGS.— vm.

33. Dedication qf the temple.

for the doors of the inner-house, for the
holy of holies, for the doors of the house of
the temple, of gold.
51 And it is complete — all the work which
king Solomon hath made for the house of
the Lord; and Solomon bringeth in the
sanctified things of David his father; the
silver, and the gold, and the vessels he put
in the treasuries of the house of the Lord.
VIII. i THEN Solomon congregateth the
elders of Israel, aud all the heads of the
tribes, the princes of the fathers of the
Children of Israel, unto king Solomon, to
Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of the cove
nant of the Lord from the city of David,
which is Zion. 2 And all the men of Israel
are congregated unto king Solomon, in the
month of Ethanim, in the feast, which is in
the seventh month. 3 And all the elders of
Israel come, and the priests hft up the ark,
4 and they bring up the ark of the Lord,
and the tent of meeting, and all the holy
vessels wMch are to the tent, yea, the priests
and the Levites bring them up.
5 And king Solomon and all the company
of Israel who are met by him are with Mm
before the ark, sacrificing sheep and oxen,
which are not counted or numbered for
multitude. *And the priests bring in the
ark of the covenant of the LORD unto its
place, unto the oracle of the house, unto
the holy of holies, unto the place of the
wings of the cherubs; 7for the cherubs are
spreading forth two wings unto the place of
the ark, and the cherubs cover over the
ark, and over its staves from above. 8 And
they lengthen the staves, and the heads of
the staves are seen out of the holy place be
fore the oracle, and they are not seen with
out, and they are there unto this day.
9 There is nothing in the ark; only the two
tables of stone which Moses put there in
Horeb, when the LORD covenanted with the
Children of Israel in their going out of the
land of Egypt.
10 And it cometh to pass, in the going out
of the priests from the holy place, that the
cloud hath filled the house of the Lord,
"and the priests were unable to stand to
minister because of the cloud, forthe honour
of the Lord filled the house of the Lord.
"Then said Solomon, 'The Lord hath
spoken of dwelling in the thick darkness :
"I have surely built a house of habitation
for Thee : a fixed place for Thine abiding for
ever.' "And the king turneth round Ms
face, and blesseth the whole congregation
of Israel; and the whole of the congregation
of Israel is standing.
"Andhesaith, ' Blessed is the Lord, God
of Israel, who spake by His mouth with Da
vid my father, and by His hand hath fulfilled
it, saying, " From the day that I brought
out My people, even Israel, from Egypt, I
have not fixed on any city out of all the
tribes of Israel to build a house for My name
being there; and I fix on David to be over
My people Israel. "And it is near the heart
of David my father to build a house for the
name of the LORD, God of Israel; "and the
Lord saith unto David my father, Because

it hath been near thy heart to build a house
for My name, thou hast done well that it
hath been near thy heart; "only, thou dost
not build the house, but thy son who com
eth out from thy loins, he doth bmld the
house for My name. 2° And the Lord doth
establish His word which He spake, and I
am risen up instead of David my father, and
sit on the throne of Israel, as the Lord
spake, and I build the house for the name
of the Lord, God of Israel; 21 and I set there
a place for the ark, where is the covenant
of the Lord wliich He made with our fathers
in His bringing them out from the land of
Egypt.' 22 And Solomon standeth before the altar
of the Lord, over-against all the congrega
tion of Israel, and spreadeth Ms hands to
wards the heavens, 23 and saith, 'LORD, God
of Israel, there is no God like Thee, in the
heavens above, or on the earth beneath,
keeping the covenant and the kindness for
Thy servants, who walk before Thee with
all their heart: ^who hast kept for Thy
servant David my father that which Thou
spakest to him ; yea, Thou speakest with
Thy mouth, and with Thy hand hath ful
filled it, as at this day: ^and now, Lord,
God of Israel, keep for Thy servant David
my father that which Thou spakest to
Mm, saying, There is not cut off to thee a
man from before Me, sitting on the throne
of Israel; only, if thy children watch their
way, to walk before Me as thou hast walked
before Me; w and now, O God of Israel, let
it be established, I pray Thee, Thy word
wMch Thou hast spoken to Thy servant
David my father. 27But, is it true?— God
dwelleth on the earth ! lo, the heavens, and
the heavens of heavens do not contain Thee,
how much less this house which I have built !
28 ' When thou hast turned unto the prayer
of Thy servant, and unto Ms supplication,
O Lord my God, hearkening unto the cry
and unto the prayer which Thy servant
prayeth before Thee to-day, ^ for Thine eyes
being open towards tMs house night and
day, towards the place of which Thou hast
said, My Name is there: hearkening unto
the prayer which Thy servant prayeth to
wards this place : M then Thou hast hear
kened unto the supplication of Thy servant,
and of Thy people Israel, when they pray
towards this place; yea, Thou dost hearken
in the place of Thy dwelling, in the heavens;
when Thou hast hearkened, then Thou hast
forgiven, ai even that which a man sinneth
against Ms neighbour, when he hath lifted
up upon him an oath to cause him to swear,
and the oath hath come before Thine altar
to this house, 32then Thou dost hear in the
heavens, and hast done, and hast judged
Thy servants, to declare the wicked wicked,
to put his way on his head, and to declare
the righteous righteous, to give to Mm ac
cording to his righteousness.
33 ' In Thy people Israel betog smitten be
fore the enemy, because they have sinned
against Thee, when they have turned hack
unto Thee, and have confessed Thy holy
name, and have prayed, and made suppli-
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Till. 34. — KINGS. — vni. 65. He blesses the congregation.

cation unto Thee to this house, « then Thou
dost hear to the heavens, and hast forgiven
the sin of Thy people Israel, and hast
j brought them back unto the ground which
Thou gavest to their fathers.
85 'In the heavens being restrained, and
there is no rain, because they have sinned
against Thee, when they have prayed to
wards this place, and have coMessed Thy
name, and from their sin do turn back when
Thou dost afflict them, «then Thou dost
hear in the heavens, and hast forgiven the
sin of Thy servants, and of Thy people Is
rael, for Thou directest them in the good
way in which they should go, and hast given
rain on Thy land which Thou hast given to
Thy people for an inheritance.
S7'Eamine, when it is in the land : pesti
lence, when it is ; blasting, mildew, locust;
caterpillar when it is; when its enemy hath
distressed it in the land of its gates, any
plague, any sickness, — ^any prayer, any
supplication which any man of all Thy peo
ple Israel hath, who know each the plague
of Ms own heart, and hath spread his hands
towards tMs house, 89 then Thou dost hear to
the heavens, the settled place of Thy dwell
ing, and hast forgiven, and hast given each
according to all Ms ways, whose heart Thou
knowest, (for Thou hast known — Thyself
alone — the heart of all the children of men),
40that they may fear Thee all the days that
they live on the face of the ground wMch
Thou hast given to our fathers.
41 ' And also, unto the stranger who is not
of Thy people Israel, but hath come from a
far country for Thy name's sake; ** (forthey
hear of Thy great name, and of Thy strong
hand, and of Thy stretched-out arm), when
he hath come and prayedtoward this house,
48 Thou dost hear in the heavens, the settled
place of Thy dwelling, and hast done ac
cording to all the stranger calleth unto
Thee for, in order that all peoples of the
earth may know Thy name, to fear Thee
hke Thy people Israel, and to know that
Thy name hath been called on this house
which I have built.
44 ' When Thy people goeth out to the bat
tle against its enemy, in the way that Thou
dost send them, and they have prayed unto
the Lord the way of the city on which thou
hast fixed, and of the house which I have
built for Thy name; ** then hast Thou heard
in the heavens their prayer and their sup
plication, and hast maintained their cause.
46 ' When they sin against Thee (for there
is no man who stoneth not), and Thou hast
been angry with them, and hast given them
up before an enemy, and they have taken
captive their captivity unto the land of the
enemy far off or near; 47when they have
turned it back'unto their heart in the land
whither they have been taken captive, and
have turned back, and made supphcation
uuto Thee, in the land of their captors, say
ing, We have sinned and done perversely;
we have done wickedly ; ^ yea, they have
turned back unto thee, with all their heart,
and with all then- soM, to the land of their
enemies who have taken them captive, and
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they have prayed unto Thee the way of
their land, which Thou gavest to their fa
thers, the city which Thou hast chosen, and
the house which I have built for Thy name:
49 ' Then hast Thou heard in the heavens,
the settled place of Thy dwelling, ' their
prayer, and their supplication, arid hast
maintained their cause, 5°and hast forgiven
Thy people who have stoned against Thee,
even all their transgressions wliich they
have tiansgressed against Thee, and hast
given them mercies before their captors,
and they have had mercy on them, 51 (for
Thy people and Thy inheritance are they,
whom Thou broughtest out of Egypt, out
of the midst of the furnace of iron), 52for
Thine eyes being open unto the supplica
tion of Thy servant, and unto the supplica
tion of Thy people Israel, to hearken unto
them in all they have called unto Thee for;
53 for Thou hast separated them to Thyself
for an inheritance, out of all the peoples of
the earth, as Thou didst speak by the hand
of Moses Thy servant, in Thy bringing out
our fathers from Egypt, O Lord Jehovah.'
^And it cometh to pass, at Solomon's^
finishing praying unto the LORD all this
prayer and supplication, he hath risen from
before the altar of the LORD, from bending
on his knees, and his hands spread out to
the heavens, Kand he standeth and bless
eth all the congregation of Israel wiUi a
loud voice, saying, 5fJ ' Blessed is the Lord
who hath given rest to His people Israel,
according to all that He hath spoken : one
word hath not fallen of all His good word,
which He spake by the hand of Moses his
servant. &The LORD our God be with us
as He hath been with our fathers; let Him
not forsake us nor leave us; ^to incline our
heart unto Himself, to walk in all His ways,
and to keep His commands, and His statutes,
and His judgments which He commanded
our fathers; 69and let these my words with
which I have made supplication before the
Lord, be near unto the Lord our God by
day and by mght, to maintain the cause of
His servant, and the cause of His people
Israel, the matter of a day in its day; ^for
all the peoples of the earth knowing that
Jehovah, He is God; there is none else;
6i then hath your heart been perfect with
the Lord our God, to walk in His statutes,
and to keep His commands, as at this day/'
62 And the king and all Israel with him
are sacrificing a sacrifice before the LORD;
93 and Solomon sacrificeth the sacriflce of
peace-offerings, which he hath sacrificed to
the Lord, oxen, twenty and two thousand,
and sheep, a hundred and twenty thousand;
and the king and all the Children of Israel
dedicate the house of the Lord. «On that
day hath the king sanctified the middle of
the court which is before the house of the
Lord, for he hath made there the burut-
offering, and the present, and the fat of the
peace-offerings; for the altar of brass which
is before the LORD is too little to contain
the burnt-offering, and the present, and the
fat of the peace-offerings.
T„ 6s And Solomon maketh, at that time, the

.God's answer to Solomon.

-1 KINGS.— X. 6.

Solomon's buildings.

feast, and aU Israel with him— a great con
gregation from the entering in of Hamath
unto the brook of Egypt— before the Lord
our God, seven days and seven days; four
teen days, ee on the eighth day he sent the
people away, and they bless the king, and
go to their tents, rejoicing and glad of heart,
for aU the good which the Lord hath done
to David His servant, and Israel His people.
IX. i AND it cometh to pass, at Solomon's
finishing to build the house of the Lord,
and the house of the Mng, and all the de
sire of Solomon which he delighted to do,
2 that the Lord appeareth unto Solomon a
second time, as He appeared unto Mm in
Gibeon, 3and the Lord saith unto him, ' I
have heard thy prayer and thy supplication
with which thou hast made supplication be
fore Me; I have hallowed tMs house wMch
thou hast built to put My name there for
ever, and Mine eyes and My heart have
been there continually. 4And thou — if
thdu walk before Me as David thy father
walked, in simplicity of heart, and to up
rightness, to do according to all that I have
commanded thee— My statutes and My
judgments thou dost keep, 5and I have
established the throne of thy kingdom over
Israel for ever, as I spake unto David thy
father, saying, A man of thine is not cut off
from being on the throne of Israel.
6 'If ye turn back at all from after Me, you
or your children, and keep not My com
mands^ — My statutes, which'I have set be
fore you, and have gone and served other
gods, and have bowed yourselves to them,
7 then have I cut off Israel from the face of
the ground wMch I have given to them,
and tMs house wMch I have hallowed for
My name I send away from My presence,
and Israel hath become a simile and a by
word among all the peoples; 8as to this
house, which is Mgh, every one passing by
it is astonished, and hath hissed, and have
said, Wherefore hath the LORD done thus
to tMs land and to this house? 9and they
have said, Because they have forsaken the
Lord their God, who brought out their
fathers from the land of Egypt, and they
lay hold on other gods, and bow themselves
to them, and serve them ; therefore hath
the Lord brought in upon them all this evil.'
"And it cometh to pass, at the end of
twenty years, that Solomon hath built the
two houses, the house of the LORD, and the
house of the king, n Hiram king of Tyre
hath assisted Solomon with cedar-trees,
and fir-trees, and with gold, according to
all his desire; then king Solomon giveth to
Hiram twenty cities in the land of Galilee.
"And Hiram cometh out from Tyre to see
the cities wMch Solomon hath given to him,
and they have not been right in Ms eyes,
" and he saith, ' What are these cities which
thou hast given to me, my brother?' and
one calleth them the land of Cabul unto
this day. "And Hiram sendeth to the king
a hundred and twenty talents of gold.
"And this is the matter of the tribute
which king Solomon lifted up to build the
house of the LORD, and Ms own house, and
Q

Millo, and the wall of Jerusalem, and Ha
zor, and Megiddo, and Gezer; "Pharaoh
king of Egypt hath gone up and doth cap
ture Gezer, and doth burn it with fire, and
the Canaanites who dwell to the city hath
he slain, and he giveth it with presents
to his daughter, wife of Solomon. "And
Solomon buildeth Gezer, and Beth-Horon
the lower, "and Baalath, and Tadmor in
the wilderness, in the land; "and all the
cities of stores which king Solomon had,
and the cities of the chariots, and the cities
of the horsemen, and the desire of Solomon
wMch he desired to build in Jerusalem, and
to Lebanon, and in all the land of his do-
nrihion. 20 xhe whole of the people which
is left of the Amorite, the Hittite, the
Perizzite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite, who
are not of the Children of Israel ; 21 their
children who are left behind them in the
land, whom the Children of Israel have not
been able to devote, he hath even lifted up
071 them a servile tribute nnto this day.
22 But out of the Children of Israel Solo
mon hath not appointed a servant, for they
are men of war, and Ms servants, and his
princes, and Ms captains, and the heads of
his chariots, and his horsemen. ^These
are the heads of the officers who are over
the work of Solomon, five hundred and
fifty, who rule among the people who labour
in the work.
24 OMy, the daughter of Pharaoh went up
out of the city of David unto her house
which Solomon bMlt for her: then he built
Millo. 25And Solomon caused to ascend,
three times in the year, burnt-offerings and
peace-offerings on the altar which he bmlt
to the Lord; and he perfumed that which
is before the Lord, and finished the house.
26 And a navy hath Mng Solomon made
in Ezion-Geber, which is beside Eloth, on
the edge of the Red Sea, to the land of
Edom. w And Hiram sendeth in the navy his
servants, shipmen knowing the sea, with
the servants of Solomon, w and they come
to Ophir, and take from thence gold, four
hundred and twenty talents, and bring it
to king Solomon.
X. 1 AND the queen of Sheba heareth of
the fame of Solomon concermng the name
of the Lord, and she cometh to try Mm
with enigmas. 2And she cometh to Jeru
salem, with a very great company, camels
bearing spices, and very much gold, and
precious stones, and she cometh unto So
lomon, and speaketh unto him all that hath
been near her heart. 3 And Solomon declar
eth to her all her matters; there hath not
been a thtog hid from the king which he
hath not declared to her.
4And the queen of Sheba seeth all the
wisdom of Solomon, and the house which
he built, s and the food of his table, and the
seat of his servants, and the standing of Ms
ministers, aDd their clothing^ and his but
lers, and Ms burnt-offering which he causeth
to ascend to the house of the LORD, and
there hath been no more spirit iu her.
6 And she saith unto the king, 'True hath
been the word which I heard in mine own-
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The queen ofSheba's visit. X. 7. — 1 KINGS.— XI. 15. Solomon falls into idolatry.

land, concermng thy matters and thy wis
dom; 7but I gave no credence to the words
till I have come, and mine own eyes see, and
lo, it was not declared to me — the half ;
thou hast added wisdom and goodness unto
the report which I heard. 80 the happi
ness of thy men, O the happiness of thy ser
vants; these who stand before thee con
tinually, who hear thy wisdom ! 9The Lord
thy God be blessed who delighteth in thee,
to put thee on the throne of Israel; in the
Lord's loving Israel for ever He setteth thee
for king, to do judgment and justice.'
i° And she giveth to the king a hundred
and twenty talents of gold, and very much
spices, and precious stones; there came not
like that spice any more in abundance which
the queen of Sheba gave to king Solomon.
u And also, the navy of Hiram wMch
bore gold from Ophir, brought in from
Ophir almug-trees, very many, and precious
stones. 12 And the king maketh the almug-
trees a support for the house of the Lord,
aud for the house of the king, and harps
and psalteries for singers; there have not
come such almug-trees, nor have there been
seen such unto this day.
13 And king Solomon gave to the queen of
Sheba all her desire which she asked, apart
from that which he gave to her as a me
morial of king Solomon; and she turneth
and goeth to her own land— she and her
servants. 14And the weight of the gold
which hath come to Solomon in one year is
six hundred, sixty and six talents of gold ;
"apart from that of the tourists, and of
the traffic of merchants, and of all the kings
of Arabia, and of the governors of the land.
"And king Solomon maketh two hundred
targets of alloyed gold; six hundred of gold
go up on the one target; "three hundred
shields also of alloyed gold ; three pounds
of gold go up on the one shield; and the
king putteth them in the house of the forest
of Lebanon.
13 And the king maketh a great throne of
ivory, and overiayeth it with refined gold.
"Six steps hath the throne, and a round
top is to the throne behind it, and hands
are on this side and on that unto the place of
the seat, and two lions are standing near the
hands; M and twelve lions are standing there
on the six steps, on this side and on that ;
it hath not been made so for any kingdom.
2i And all the drinking vessels of king So
lomon are of gold, and all the vessels of the
house of the forest of Lebanon are of re
fined gold; there are none of silver; it was
not reckoned in the days of Solomon for
anything, 22for the navy of Tharshish the
king hath at sea with the navy of Hiram ;
once in three years cometh the navy of
Tharshish, bearing gold, and silver, ivory,
and apes, and peacocks.
23 And king Solomon is greater than all
the kings of the earth for riches and for
wisdom. 24 And all the earth seek the pre
sence of Solomon, to hear his wisdom which
God hath put into his heart; 25 and they arc
bringing each his present, vessels of silver,
and vessels of gold, and garments, aud
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armour, and spices, horses and mules, the
matter of a year in a year. 26 And Solomon
gathereth chariots,^ and horsemen ; and he
hath a thousand and four hundred chariots,
and twelve thousand horsemen ; and he
placeth them in the chariot-cities, and with
the king in Jerusalem. 27 And the king
maketh silver in Jerusalem as stones, and
cedars hath he made as the sycamores which
are in the low country, for abundance.
28 And the outgoing of the horses whicli
king Solomon hath is from Egypt, and from
Keveh; the merchants of the lung take from
Keveh at a price ; 29 and a chariot cometh
up and cometh out of Egypt for six hun
dred silverlings, and a horse for a hundred
and fifty ; and so for all the kings of the
Hittites, and for the kings of Aram ; they
bring out by their hands.
XI. iAND king Solomon loved many
strange women, with the daughter of Pha
raoh, females of Moab, Ammon, Edom,
Zidon, and the Hittites : 2 of the nations of
which the Lord said unto the Children of
Israel, ' Ye shall not go in to them, and
they shall not go in to you; surely they will
turn aside your heart after their gods ;' to
them Solomon hath cleaved for love. 8 And
he hath women, princesses, seven hundred,
and concubines three hundred; and his
wives turn aside Ms heart. 4 And it cometh
to pass at the time of the old age of Solo
mon Ms wives have turned aside his heart
after other gods, and his heart hath not
been perfect with the Lord his God, like
the heart of David his father. 5And Solo
mon goeth after Ashtoreth the goddess of
the Zidonians, aud after Milcom the abo
mination of the Ammonites; 6and Solomon
doth the evil thing in the eyes of the Lord,
and hath not been fully after the Lord,
like David his father. 7Then Solomon
buildeth a Mgh place for Chemosh the abo
mination of Moab, in the hill whicli is on
the front of Jerusalem, aud for Molech the
abomination of the Beni-Ammon ; 8 and so
hath he done for all his strange women, who
are perfuming and sacrificing to their gods.
9 And the Lord is angry with Solomon,
for his heart hath been turned aside from
the LORD, God of Israel, who had appeared
unto him twice, " and given a charge unto
him concerning this thing, not to go after
other gods; but hehath not kept that which
the Lord commanded, J1 and the Lord saith
to Solomon, 'Because this hath been with
thee, and thou hast not kept My covenant
and My statutes whicli I charged upon thee,
I surely rend the kingdom from thee, and
have given it to thy servant. "Only, in thy
days I do it not, for David thy father's sake;
out of the hand of thy son I do rend it;
13 but all the kingdom I do not rend away;
one tribe I give to thy son, for David My
servant's sake, and for Jerusalem's sake
which I have chosen.'
14 And the Lord raiseth up an adversary
to Solomon, Hadad the Edomite; of the
seed of the king is he in Edom; "seeing it
cometh to pass, in David's being with Edom,
to the going up of Joab head of the host

Solomon's adversaries.

XI. 16.— 1 KINGS.— xn. 8.

Death of Solomon.

to bury the slain, that he smiteth every
male in Edom, ("for six months did Joab
abide there with all Israel, tril the cutting
off of every male in Edom), "but Hadad
fleeth, he and certain Edomites, of the ser
vants of Ms father, with him, to go in to
Egypt, and Hadad is a little youth, "and
they rise out of Midian, and come in to
Paran, and take men with them out of
Paran, and come into Egypt, unto Pharaoh
king of Egypt, and he giveth a house to
Mm, and hath commanded bread for him,
and hath given land to him.
19 And Hadad findeth grace in the eyes of
Pharaoh exceedingly, and he giveth to Mm
a wife, the sister of his own wife, sister of
Tahpenes the mistress. 20 And the sister of
Tahpeues beareth to Mm Genubath his son,
and Tahpenes weaneth Mm in the house of
Pharaoh, and Genubath is to the house of
Pharaoh in the midst of the sons of Pharaoh.
21 And Hadad hath heard to Egypt that
David hath lain with his fathers, and that
Joab head of the host is dead, and Hadad
saith unto Pharaoh, ' Send me away, and
let me go to my land.' 23 And Pharaoh saith
to Mm, ' But what dost thou lack with me,
that lo, thou art seeking to go to thine own
land?' and he saith, 'Nay, but do thou
send me at once away.'
23 God also raiseth to him an adversary,
even Rezon son of Eliadah, who hath fled
from Hadadezer king of Zobah, his lord,
24 and gathereth unto himself men, and is
head of the troop in David's slaying them,
and they go to Damascus, and dwell in it,
and reign to Damascus. 25 And he is au
adversary to Israel all the days of Solomon,
(besides the evil which Hadad did); and he
is weary of Israel, and reigneth over Aram.
26 And Jeroboam son of Nebat, an Eph-
ratMte of Zereda, (whose mother's name is
Zeruahj a widow woman,) servant to Solo
mon, he also Iifteth up a hand against the
king ; 27an(i this is the thing for wMch he
lifted up a hand against the king: Solomon
built Millo, he shut up the breach of the
city of David his father; 2»and the man Je
roboam is a mighty one of valour, and Solo
mon seeth the young man that he is doing
business, and appointeth him over all the
burden of the house of Joseph.
29 And it cometh to pass, at that time,
that Jeroboam hath gone out from Jeru
salem, and Alrijah the ShiloMte, the pro
phet, findeth him in the way, and he hath
covered himself with a new garment ; and
both of them are by themselves in the
field; so and Ahijah layeth hold on the new
garment which is on hhn, and rendeth it —
twelve pieces ; siand saith to Jeroboam,
'Take to thyself ten pieces, for thus hath
the Lord, God of Israel, said, Lo, I rend the
kingdom out of the hand of Solomon, and
have given to thee the ten tribes: ^ahd he
hath the one tribe for My servant David's
sake, and for Jerusalem's sake, the city on
which I have fixed, out of all the tribes of
Israel. & Because they have forsaken Me,
and bow themselves to Ashtoreth, thegod-
dess of the Zidomana, to Chemosh the god

of Moab, and to Milcom the god of the
Beni-Ammon, and have not walked in My
ways, to do that wMch is right in Mine
eyes, or in My statutes and My judgments,
like David his father.
34 'And I do not take the whole of the
kingdom out of his hand, but prince I make
Mm all the days of his life, for David My
servant's sake, whom I chose, who kept My
commands and my statutes ; 35 but I have
taken the kingdom out of the hand of his
son, and have given it to thee — the ten
tribes: ^and to his son I give one tribe, for
there being a lamp to David My servant
continually before Me in Jerusalem, the
city wMch I have chosen to Myself to put
My name there.
37 ' And thee I take, and thou hast reigned
over all that thy soul desireth, and thou
hast been king over Israel ; ** and it hath
been, if thou hear all that I command thee,
and hast walked to My ways, and done that
wliich is right to Mine eyes, to keep My
statutes and My commands, as David My
servant did, that I have been with thee, and
have built for thee a stedfast house, as I
built for David, and have given Israel to
thee, s3 and I humble the seed of David for
this; only, not continually.'
40 'And Solomon seeketh to put Jeroboam
to death; and Jeroboam riseth and fleeth to
Egypt, unto Shishak king of Egypt, and he
is to Egypt till the death of Solomon. "And
the rest of the matters of Solomon, and all
that he did, and Ms wisdom, are they not
written to the book of the matters of Solo
mon? ^And the days that Solomon hath
reigned in Jerusalem over all Israel are
forty years; ^and Solomon lieth with his
fathers, and is buried in the city of David
his father, and Rehoboam his son reigneth
to Ms stead.
XII. iAND Rehoboam goeth to Shechem,
for to Shechem hath all Israel come to
make him king. 2 And it cometh to pass,
at Jeroboam son of Nebat's hearing (who is
yet in Egypt, for he hath fled from the pre
sence of Solomon the king, and Jeroboam
dwelleth in Egypt), 3 that they send and
call for him: and they come — Jeroboam and
all the congregation of Israel — and speak
unto Rehoboam, saying, 4 ' Thy father hard
ened our yoke ; but thou, now, make light
the hard service of thy father, and his
heavy yoke which he put upon us, and let
us serve thee.' 6 And he saith unto them,
' Go— yet three days, then come back unto
me;' and the people go.
6 And king Rehoboam consulted with the
elders who have been standing in the pre
sence of Solomon Ms father, in his being
alive, saying, 'How do ye counsel to an
swer this people?' 7And they speak unto
him, saying, ' If, to-day, thou art servant to
this people, and. hast served them, and an
swered them, and spoken unto them good
words, then have they been to thee ser
vants continually.'
8 But he f orsaketh the counsel of the elders
which they counselled him, aud consul teth
with the lads who had grown up with Mm,

The ten tribes revolt.

xn. 9.— 1 KINGS.— xm. 7.

Jeroboam's idolatry.

who are standing before him; 9 and he saith
unto them, 'What do ye counsel that we
may answer this people, who have spoken
unto me, saying, Lighten some of the yoke
which thy father put upon us?' "Aud
they speak unto him — the lads who had
grown up with him,— saying, ' Thus dost
thou say to this people who have spoken
unto thee, saying, Thy father made our
yoke heavy, but thou, make it light upon
us; thus dost thou speak unto them, My
little finger is thicker than the loins of my
father; Hand now, my father laid on you a
heavy yoke, but I add to your yoke ; my
father chastised you with wMps, but I
chastise you with scorpions.'
12 And they come— Jeroboam and all the
people — unto Rehoboam, on the third day,
as the king had spoken, saying, ' Comeback
unto me on the third day.' "And the king
answereth the people sharply, and forsak-
eth the counsel of the elders which they
counselled him; "and speaketh unto them,
according to the counsel of the lads, say-
tog, ' My father made your yoke heavy, but
I add to your yoke; my father chastised you
with whips, but I chastise you with scor
pions ; ' " and the Mng hearkened not unto
the people, for the resolution was from the
Lord in order to establish His word wMch
the Lord spake by the hand of Ahijah the
Shilonite unto Jeroboam son of Nebat.
"And all Israel seeth that the king hath
not hearkened unto them, and the people
send the king back word, saying, ' What
portion have we in David? yea, there is no
inheritance in the son of Jesse ; to thy
tents, 0 Israel; now see thy house, 0 David; '
and Israel goeth to its tents. "As to the
'CMldren of Israel who dwell in the cities of
Judah, over them reigneth Rehoboam.;
"And king Rehoboam sendeth Adoram
who is over the tribute, and all Israel cast
stones at Mm, and he dieth; and king Re
hoboam strengtheneth himself to go up into
the chariot to flee to Jerusalem; "and Is
rael transgresseth against the house of
David unto this day.
20 And it cometh to pass, at all Israel's
hearing that Jeroboam hath returned, that
they send and call Mm unto the company,
and cause him to reign over all Israel; none
hath been after the house of David save the
tribe of Judah alone.
2i And Rehoboam cometh to Jerusalem,
and congregateth all the house of Judah
and the tribe of Benjamin, a hundred and
eighty thousand chosen warriors, to flght
with the house of Israel, to bring back the
kingdom to Rehoboam son of Solomon.
22 And the word of God is unto Shemaiah
the man of God, saying, 25 < Speak unto Re
hoboam son of Solomon, ktog of Judah,
and unto all the house of Judah and Ben
jamin, and the rest of the people, saying,
24Thus hath the Lord said, Ye do not go up
nor flght with your brethren the CMldren
of Israel; turn back each to his tent, for
from Me hath this thing been ; ' and they
hear the word of the LORD, and turn back
to go according to the word of the LORD.
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25 And Jeroboam buildeth Shechem in the
hill-country of Ephraim, and dwelleth in
it, and he goeth out from thence, and
buildeth Penuel. 26 And Jeroboam saith in
his heart, 'Now doth the kingdom turn
back to the house of David — ^if this peo
ple go up to make sacrifices in the house of
the Lord in Jerusalem, then hath the heart
of this people turned back unto their lord,
unto Rehoboam king of Judah, and they
have slain me, and turned back unto Re
hoboam king of Judah.'
28 And the king taketh counsel, and mak
eth two calves of gold, and he saith unto
them, ' Enough to you of going up to Jeru
salem ; lo, thy gods, 0 Israel, wMch brought
thee up out of the land of Egypt.' 29 And
he setteth the one.in Bethel, and the other
hath he put in Dan; 8° and tMs tMng be
cometh a sin, and the people go before the
one — unto Dan. 3iAnd he maketh the
house of Mgh places, and maketh priests
of the extremities of the people, who were
not of the sons of Levi. w And Jeroboam
maketh a festival in the eighth month, in
the fifteenth day of the month, like the fes
tival which is in Judah, and he offereth on
the altar (so did he to Bethel), sacrificing to
the calves whom he made, and he hath
appointed in Bethel the priests of the high
places which he made. ^And he offereth
on the altar which he made to Bethel, on
the fifteenth day of the eighth month, hi
the month which he devised of his own
heart, and he maketh a festival to the
Children of Israel, and offereth on the
altar, making perfume.
XIII. iAND lo, a man of God hath come
from Judah, by the word of the Lord, unto
Bethel, and Jeroboam is standing by the
altar — making perfume; 2and he calleth
against the altar, by the word of the Lord,
and saith, 'Altar! altar! thus hath the
Lord said, Lo, a son is bom to the house
of David— Josiah his name— and he hath
sacrificed on thee the priests of the high
places who make perfume on thee, yea, the
bones of man are burnt on thee.' 8 And he
hath given on that day a sign, saying, "This
is the sign which the LORD spake of, Lo, the
altar is rent, and the ashes that are on it
are poured out.'
4 And it cometh to pass, at the king's
hearing the word of the man of God which
he called against the altar, that Jeroboam
sendeth forth his hand from off the altar,
saying, ' Catch him ; ' and his hand is dried
up which he hath sent forth against hhn,
and he is unable to bring it back to him;
6 and the altar is rent, and the ashes poured
out from the altar, according to the sign
wliich the man of God had given by the
word of the Lord.
6 And the king answereth and saith unto
the man of God, ' Appease, I pray thee, the
face of the Lord thy God, and pray for me
that my hand may come back unto me;'
and the man of God appeageth the face of
the Lord, and the hand of the king cometh
back unto him, and it is as at the beginning.
7 And the king speaketh unto the man of

The deceived prophet slain. xm. 8. — 1 KINGS. — xrv, 8.

Jeroboam threatened.

God, ' Come with me into the house, and
refresh thyself, and let me give to thee a
gift.' e And the man of God saith unto the
king, ' If thou give to me the half of thine
house, I go not in with thee, nor do I eat
bread, nor do I drink water to tMs place ;
9 for so He commanded me by the word of
the Lord, saying, Thou shalt riot eat bread
nor drink water, nor turn back by the way
that thou hast come.' "And he goeth on
to another way, and hath not turned back
in the way by wMch he came unto BetheL
n And a certain aged prophet dwelleth to
Bethel, and Ms sons cometh and recounteth
to him all the work that the man of God
hath done to-day to Bethel, the words which
he hath spoken unto the king, — yea, they
recount them to their father. i2And their
father saith unto them, ' Where is this — the
way he hath gone?' and Ms sons see the
way that the man of God hath gone who
came from Judah.
"And he saith unto Ms sons, 'Saddle the
ass for me; ' and they saddle the ass for
hhn, and he rideth on it, " and goeth after
the man of God, and findeth him sitting
under the oak, and saith unto him, 'Art
thou the man of God who hast come from
Judah?' and he saith, 'I am.' "And he
saith unto him, 'Come with me into the
house, and eat bread.' "And he saith, ' I
am unable to turn back with thee, or to go
in with thee, nor do I eat bread nor drink
water with thee to tMs place; "for He spake
unto me by the word of the LORD, Thou
shalt not eat bread nor drink water there,
thou shalt not turn back to go in the way
by which thou earnest.'
" And he saith to him, 'I also am a pro
phet like thee, and a messenger spake unto
me by the word of the Lord, saying, Bring
him back with thee into thy house, and let
him eat bread and drink water ; ' — he hath
lied unto him. "And he goeth hack with
Mm, and eateth bread in "Ms house, and
drinketh water.
20 And it cometh to pass— they are sitting
at the table — and the word of the Lord is
unto the prophet who brought him back,
2i and he calleth unto the man of God who
came from Judah, saying, 'Thus hath the
Lord said, Because thou hast provoked the
mouth of the Lord, and hast not kept the
commandment with wMch the Lord thy
God charged thee, -but comest back and
dost eat bread and drink water in the place
of wMch He said unto thee, Thou shalt not
eat bread or drink water, thy carcase cometh
not in to the burying-place of thy fathers.'
23 And it cometh to pass, after his eating
bread, and after his drinking, that he sad
dleth for Mm the ass, for the prophet whom
he had brought back, 2* and he goeth, and
a lion findeth him in the way, and putteth
him to death, and his carcase is cast in the
way, and the ass is standing near by it, and
the lion is standing by the carcase. 25And
lo, men are passing by, and see the carcase
cast to the way, and the lion standing by
the carcase; and they come and speak of it
in the city in wMch the old prophet dwell

eth. 26And the prophet who brought him
back out of the way heareth and saith, ' It
is the man of God who provoked the mouth
of the Lord, and the Lord giveth him up
to the lion, and it destroy eth him, and put
teth Mm to death, according to the word of
the Lord who spake unto him.'
27 And he speaketh unto Ms sons, saying,
' Saddle ye the ass for me; ' and they saddle
it. 2s And he goeth and findeth his carcase
cast in the way, and the ass and the lion
are standing by the carcase ; the lion hath
not eaten the carcase, nor destroyed the
ass. 2s And the prophet taketh up the car
case of the man of God, and placeth it on
the ass, and bringeth it hack, and the old
prophet cometh to unto the city to mourn
and to bury him. 3° And he placeth his
carcase in his own grave, and moumeth for
him, 'Oh my brother !'
3] And it cometh to pass, after his burying
him, that he speaketh unto his sons, say
ing, 'At my death — then, have ye buried
me in the burying-place to wMch the man
of God is buried; near Ms bones place my
bones; 32for the word shall certainly be
wMch he called by the word of the Lord
concerning the altar which is in Bethel,
and concerning all the houses of the high
places wMch are in the cities of Samaria.'
83 After this thing Jeroboam turned not
back from his evil way, but turneth back,
and maketh of the extremities of the people
priests of the high places; he who is de
sirous he consecrateth his hand, and is one
of the priests of the high places. 34And in
this thing is the sin of the house of Jero
boam, even to cut it off, and to destroy it
from off the face of the ground.
XIV. i AT that time Abijah son of Jero
boam was sick; 2and Jeroboam saith to his
wife, ' Rise, I pray thee, and change thyself,
that they may not know that thou art the
wife of Jeroboam, then hast thou gone to
Shiloh; lo, there is Ahijah the prophet; he
spake unto me of being king over tMs peo
ple : Hhou hast also taken in thy hand ten
loaves, and crumbs, and a bottle of honey,
and hast gone unto him; he may declare to
thee what becometh of the youth.'
4 And the wife of Jeroboam doth so, and
riseth, and goeth to Shiloh, and entereth
the house of Ahijah; and Ahijah is unable
to see, for Ms eyes stood because of Ms age.
6 And the Lord hath said unto Ahijah,
' Lo, the wife of Jeroboam is coming to seek
a word from thee concerning her son, for
he is sick: thus and thus dost thou speak
unto her, and it cometh to pass at her com
ing to, that she is making herself strange.*
6 Andit cometh to pass, at Ahijah's hearing
the sound of her feet as she came into the
opening, that he saith, ' Come in, wife of
Jeroboam, why is this — thou art making
thyself strange ? but I am sent unto thee
with a sharp tMng : 7 Go, say to Jeroboam,
Thus hath the Lord, God of Israel, said,
Because I have made thee high in the midst
of the people, and appoint thee leader over
My people Israel, 8and rend the kingdom
from the house of David, and give it to thee
245

Jeroboam's death.

Xiv. 0.— 1 KINGS.— xv. 15.

Asa reigns over Judah.

— and thou hast not been as my servant
David who kept My commands, and who
walked after Me with all his heart, to do
only that wliich is right in Mine eyes, 9but
dost evil above all who have been before
thee, and goest, and makest to thyself other
gods and molten images, provoking Me to
anger, and Me hast cast behind thy back :
i° ' Therefore, , lo, I am bringing in evil-
unto the house of Jeroboam, and have cut
off to Jeroboam those who sit on the wall,
the shut up and left in Israel, and have put
away the posterity of the house of Jero
boam as one putteth away dung till its con
sumption. u Him who dieth of Jeroboam
in the city do the dogs eat, and Mm who
dieth in the field do the fowl of the heavens
eat, for the Lord hath spoken.
"' And thou, rise, go to thy house: at the
going in of thy feet to the city — then hath the
lad died; "and all Israel have mourned for
Mm, and buried him, for he by himself
cometh of Jeroboam unto a grave, because
there hath been found in him some good
thing towards the Lord, God of Israel, in
the house of Jeroboam.
14 ' Aud the Lord hath raised up for Him
self a king over Israel who cutteth off the
house of Jeroboam this day — and what ? —
even now. " And the Lord hath smitten Is
rael as the reed is moved by the waters, and
He hath plucked up Israel from off this good
ground which He gave to their fathers, and
hath scattered them beyond the River be
cause they made their shrines, provoking
the Lord to anger; "and he giveth Israel
up because of the sins of Jeroboam which
he sinned, and which he caused Israel to sin.'
17 And the wife of Jeroboam riseth and
goeth, and cometh to Tirzah; she hath come
to the threshold of the house, and the youth
dieth. " And they bury him, and all Israel
mourn for him, according to the word of
the Lord, which He spake by the hand of
His servant Ahijah the prophet. "And the
rest of the matters of Jeroboam, how he
fought, and how he reigned, lo, they are
written in the book of the Chronicles of the
kings of Israel. 2" And the days which Je
roboam reigned are twenty and two years,
and he lieth with Ms fathers; and Nadab
his son reigneth in his stead.
21 And Rehoboam son of Solomon hath
reigned in Judah; forty and one years old is
Rehoboam in his reigning, and seventeen
years hath he reigned in Jerusalem, the city
which the Lord chose to set His name there,
out of all the tribes of Israel; and the name
of his mother is Naamah the Ammonitess.
2-And Judah doth the evil thing in the eyes
of the Lord, and they make Him zealous
above all that their fathers did by their sins
which they have sinned. M And they build
—even they— for themselves high places
and standing-pillars, and shrines on every
high height, and under every green tree.
24 And even the whoremonger hath been in
the land; they have done according to all
. the abominations of the nations which the
Lord dispossessed from the presence of the
CMldren of Israel.

25 And it cometh to pass, in the fifth year
of king Rehoboam, Shishak king of Egypt
hath gone up against Jerusalem; 2Cand he
taketh the treasures of the house of the
Lord, and the treasures of the house of the
king, yea, the whole hath he taken; and he
taketh all the shields of gold which Solo- ¦
mon made. 27 And king Rehoboam maketh
in their stead shields of brass, and hath
made them a charge on the hand of the
heads of the runners who keep the opening
of the house of the king; 28and it cometh
to pass, at the, going in of the king to the
house "of the Lord, that the runners bear
them, and have brought them hack unto the
chamber of the runners.
29 And the rest of the matters of Reho
boam, and all that he did, are they not
written in the book of the Chronicles of the
kings of Judah? 30 And war hath been be
tween Rehoboam and Jeroboam continu
ally. 31And Rehoboam lieth with his fathers,
and is buried with his fathers, in the city
of David, and the name of Ms mother is
Naamah the Ammomtess; and Abijam his
son reigneth in his stead.
XV. iAND in the eighteenth year of
king Jeroboam son of Nebat reigned Abijam
over Judah ; 2 three years he hath reigned
in Jerusalem, and the name of his mother
is Maachah daughter of Abishalom; 3and,
he walketh to all the sins of his father,
which he did before him, and Ms heart
hath not been perfect with the Lord his
God, as the heart of David his father; 4but
for David's sake hath the Lord his God
given to him a lamp to Jerusalem., to raise
up his son after him, and to establish Jeru
salem, ^because David did that which is
right in the eyes of the Lord, and turned
not aside from all that He commanded hhn
all the days of his life— only in the matter
of Uriah the Hittite. 6And there was war
between Rehobpam and Jeroboam all the
days of his life. *
7 And the rest of the matters of Abijam,
and all that he did, are they not written in
the book of the Chronicles of the kings of
.Judah ? And there was war between Abi
jam and Jeroboam; 8and Abijam lieth with
his fathers, and they bury him in the city
of David; and Asa his son reigneth in his
stead. 9And in the twentieth year of Jeroboam
king of Israel reigned Asa over Judah; "and
forty and one years reigned he to Jerusalem,
and the name of his mother is Maachah
daughter of Abishalom. uAnd Asa doth
that which is right in the eyes of the LORD,
like David his father, "and he removeth
the whoremongers out of the land, aud
turneth aside all the idols which his fathers
made; "and also Maachah his mother, he
even turneth her aside from being mistress,
because she made a horrible thing for a
shrine, and Asa cutteth down her horrible
thing, and burneth it by the brook Kidron;
14 but the high places they have not turned
aside; only, the heart of Asa was perfect
with the Lord all Ms days, " and he bring
eth in the sanctified things of his father, and

A sa's excellencies.

XV. 16.— 1 KINGS.— xvi. 17.

Zimri! s treason.

his own sanctified things, into the house of
the Lord, silver and gold and vessels.
"And there was war between Asa and
Baasha king of Israel all their days. 17 And
Baasha king of Israel goeth up against
Judah, and buildeth Ramah, not to permit
any one going out or coming to to Asa king
of Judah. " And Asa taketh all the silver
and the gold wMch are left in the treasures
of the house of the Lord, and the treasures
of the house of the king, and giveth them
into the hand of his servants; and king Asa
sendeth them unto Ben-Hadad son of Ta-
brimon, son of Hezion king of Aram, who
dwelleth in Damascus, saying, " ' A cove
nant is between me and thee, between my
father and thy father; lo, I have sent unto
thee a reward of silver and gold; go, break
thy covenant with Baasha king of Israel,
that he may go up from off me.'
20 And Ben-Hadad hearkeneth unto king
Asa, and sendeth the heads of the forces
whicli he hath against the cities of Israel,
and smiteth Ijon, aud Dan, and Abel-Beth-
Maachah, and all Cinneroth, besides all the
land of Naphtali. 2\And it cometh to pass,
at Baasha' s hearing, that he ceaseth from
bmlding Ramah, and dwelleth to Tirzah.
22 And king Asa summoneth all Judah
[there is none exempt), and they lift up the
stones of Ramah, and its wood, wMch
Baasha hath built, and king Asa buildeth
with them Geba of Benjamin, and Mizpah.
23 And the rest of all the matters of Asa,
and all Ms might, and all that he did, and
the cities which he built, are they not
written in the hook of the Chronicles of the
kings of Judah ? Only, at the time of his old
age he was diseased in Ms feet. M And Asa
lieth with Ms fathers, and is buried with Ms
fathers in the city of David his father; and
Jehoshaphat his son reigneth to Ms stead.
23 And Nadab son of Jeroboam reigned
over Israel, in the second year of Asa king
of Judah; and he reigneth over Israel
two years. 26 And he doth the evil thing
in the eyes of the Lord, and goeth to
i the way of Ms father, and in Ms sin wMch
he made Israel to sin. 27 And Baasha son
of Ahijah, of the house of Issachar, con
spire th against him, and Baasha smiteth
Mm in Gibbethon, wMch is to the Philis
tines, when Nadab and all Israel are laying
siege to Gibbethon, ™ yea, Baasha putteth
him to death in the third year of Asa Mng
of Judah, and reigneth to his stead.
29 And it cometh to pass, in his reigning,
he smote the whole house of Jeroboam; he
hath not left any breathing to Jeroboam,
till his destroying him, according to the
word of the Lord, which He spake by the
hand of His servant Ahijah the Shilonite ;
so because of the sins of Jeroboam which he
sinned, and which he caused Israel to sin,
by his provocation with wMch he provoked
the Lord, God of Israel, to anger.
si And the rest of the matters of Nadab,
and all that he did, are they not written in
the book of the Chromcles of the kings of
Israel? a* And there was war between Asa
and Baasha king of Israel all their days.

33 In the third year of Asa king of Judah
reigned Baasha son of Ahijah over all Israel
in Tirzah, twenty and four years. MAnd
he doth the evil thing in the eyes of the
LORD, and walketh to the way of Jeroboam,
and in his sin which he caused Israel to sin.
XVI. 1 AND the word of the Lord is unto
Jehu son of Hanani, concerning Baasha,
saying, 2 « Because I have raised thee up out
of the dust, aud appoint thee leader over
My people Israel, and thou walkest to the
way of Jeroboam, and causest My people
Israel to sin — provoking Me to anger with
their sins; 3lo, I put away the posterity of
Baasha, even the posterity of Ms house,
and have given up thy house as the house
of Jeroboam son of Nebat. 4 Him that dieth
of Baasha in the city do the dogs eat, and
Mm who dieth of his in the field do the
fowls of the heavens eat.'
5 And the rest of the matters of Baasha,
and that wMch he did, and his might, are
they not written in the book of the Chro
nicles of the kings of Israel ? 6 And Baasha
lieth with his fathers, and is buried to Tir
zah; and Elah Ms son reigneth in Ms stead.
7 And also by the hand of Jehu son of
Hanam the prophet hath the word of the
Lord been concermng Baasha, and concern
ing his house, even for all the evil that he
did in the eyes of the Lord, provoking Him
to anger with the work of his hand, being
like the house of Jeroboam, even that for
which he smote him.
8 In the twenty and sixth year of Asa
king of Judah reigned Elah son of Baasha
over Israel in Tirzah, two years'. 9 And his
servant Zimri (head of the half of the cha
riots) conspireth against him, when he is
in Tirzah drinking— a drunkard in the house
of Arza, who is over the house in Tirzah.
"And Zimri goeth in and smiteth him,
and putteth him to death, to the twenty
and seventh year of Asa king of Judah, and
reigneth in his stead. uAnd it cometh to
pass in his reigning, at Ms sitting on his
throne, he hath smitten the whole house of
Baasha; he hath not left to him any sitting
on the wall, or of his redeemers, or of his
friends. "And Zimri destroyeth the whole
house of Baasha, according to the word
of the Lord, which He spake concerning
Baasha, by the hand of Jehu the prophet:
" concerning all the sins of Baasha, and the
sins of Elah Ms son, which they sinned, and
which they caused Israel to sin, provoking
the Lord, God of Israel, with their vanities.
14 And the rest of the matters of Elah, and
all that he did, are they not written in the
book of the Chronicles of the kings of Israel ?
" In the twenty and seventh year of Asa
king of Judah, Zimri reigned seven days in
Tirzah, and the people are encamping
against Gibbethon, which is to the Philis
tines; " and the people who are encamping
hear, saying, * Zimri hath conspired, and
hath also smitten the king : ' and all Israel
cause Omri head of the host to reign over j
Israel on that day to the camp. "And
Omri goeth up, and all Israel with him,
from Gibbethon, and they lay siege to Tir-
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Ahab's wickedness.

xn. IS.— 1 KINGS.— xni. 21.

Elijah fed by ravens.

1

zah. "And it cometh to pass, at Zimri's
seeing that the city hath been captured,
that he cometh to unto the Mgh place of
the house of the king, and burneth over
him the house, of the king with fire, and he
dieth, " for his sins wMch he sinned by do
ing the evil thing in the eyes of the Lord,
by walking to the way of Jeroboam, and in
his sto'Which he did, by causing Israel to
sin. ffl And the rest of the matters of Zimri,
and his conspiracy which he made, are they
not written in the book of the Chronicles of
the kings of Israel ?
21 Then are the Children of Israel parted
into halves ; half of the people hath been
after TibM son of Ginath to cause Mm to
reign, and the half after Omri. ^And the
people are stronger that are after Omri than
the people that are after TibM son of Ginath,
and Tibni dieth, and Omri reigneth.
23 In the thirty and first year of Asa Mng
of Judah reigned Omri over Israel twelve
years; in Tirzah he reigned sixyears. a And
he buyeth the mount of Samaria from
Shemer, with two talents of silver, and he
buildeth on the mount, and calleth the
name of the city which he hath built by the
name of Shemer, lord of the hill, Samaria.
26 And Omri doth the evil thing in the
eyes of the Lord, and doth evil above all
who are before him ; 2eand walketh in all
the way of Jeroboam son of Nebat, andinMs
sin which he caused Israel to sin, provoking
the Lord, God of Israel, with their vanities.
27 And the rest of the matters of Omri which
he did, and his might which he got, are they
not written to the book of the ChroMcles of
the kings of Israel ? 28 And Omri heth with
his fathers, and is buried to Samaria; and
Ahab Ms son reigneth to Ms stead.
29 And Ahab son of Omri hath reigned
over Israel to the thirty and eighth year of
Asa king of Judah, and Ahab son of Omri
reigneth over Israel to Samaria twenty and
two years; 20aI1(i Ahab son of Omri doth
the evil thing in the eyes of the LORD above
all who are before him. 8I And it cometh to
pass — hath it been light his walking in the
sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat? — then he
taketh a wife, Jezebel daughter of Ethbaal,
king of the Zidonians, and goeth and -serv
eth Baal, and boweth himself to it. »2And
he raiseth up an altar for Baal, in the
house of Baal, which he built in Sama
ria; ^Ahab also maketh the shrine, and
Ahab conttoueth to do so as to provoke the
Lord, God of Israel, above all the kings of
Israel who have been before Mm.
MIn his days Hiel the Beth-Elite built
Jericho; to Abiram his first-born he laid
its foundation, and to Segub Ms youngest he
set up its gates, according to the word of
the Lord which He spake by the hand of
Joshua son of Nuu.
XVn. iAND Elijah the Tishbite, one of
the inhabitants of Gilead, saith unto Ahab,
'The Lord, God of Israel, liveth, before
whom I have stood, there is not these years
dew or rain, but according to my word.'
2 And the word of the Lord is unto Mm,
saying, s'Go from this place; then hast
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thou turned for thyself eastward, and been
hidden by the brook of Cherith, which is on
the front of the Jordan, 4 and it hath been,
from the brook jthou dost drink, and, the
ravens I have commanded to sustain thee
there.' * And he goeth and doth according
to the word of the Lord; yea, he goeth and
dwelleth by the brook of Cherith, wMch is
on the front of the Jordan; "and the ravens
bring to him bread and flesh in the morn
ing, and bread and flesh in the evening, and
of the brook he drinketh. 7And it cometh
to pass, at the end of a week, that the brook
drieth up, for there was no rain in the land;
8 and the word of the LORD is unto hhn,
saying, 9 ' Rise, go to Zarephath, which is
Ziaon's, then hast thou dwelt there ; 10, 1
have commanded there a widow woman to
sustain thee.'
"And he riseth, and goeth to Zarephath,
and cometh unto the opening of the city,
and lo there, a widow woman gathering
sticks, and he calleth unto her, and saith,
' Bring, I pray thee, to me, a rittle water in
the vessel, and let me drink.' UAnd she
goeth to bring it, and he calleth unto her
and saith, 'Bring, I pray thee, to me a
morsel of bread in thy hand.' " And she
saith, ' The Lord thy God liveth, I have not
a cake, but the fulness of the hand of meal
in a pitcher, and a little oil in a dish ; and
lo, I am gathering two sticks, then have I
gone to and prepared it for myself, and for
my son, and we have eaten it and died.'
"And Elijah saith unto her, 'Eear not,
go, do according to thy word, only make
for me from thence a little cake, in the first
place, then hast thou brought out to me ;
and for thyself, and for thy son make at last:
wfor thus hath the Lord, God of Israel,
said, The pitcher of meal is not consumed,
and the dish of oil is not lacking, till the
day of the Lord's giving rain on the face of
the ground.' "And she goeth, and doth
according to the word of Elijah, and she
eateth, she and he, and her household, a
week; "the pitcher of meal was not con
sumed, and the dish of oil did not lack, ac
cording to the word of the Lord which He
spake by the hand of Elijah.
"And it cometh to pass, after these
things, the son of the woman, the mistress
of the house, hath been sick, and his sick
ness is very severe till no breath hath been
left to him. "And she saith unto Elijah,
' What — to me and to thee, 0 man of God?
thou hast come unto me to cause mine toi-
quity to be remembered, and to put my
son to death!'
"And he saith unto her, 'Give to me thy
son;' and he taketh Mm out of her bosom,
and taketh him up unto the upper cham
ber where he abideth, and layeth him on
his own bed ; 20an<i crieth unto the LORD,
and saith, ' 0 Lord my God, hast Thou also
on the widow with whom I am sojourning
done evil — putting her son to death?'
2i And he stretcheth himself out on the
lad three times, and calleth unto the LORD,
and saith, ' 0 Lord my God, let turn back, I
pray Thee, the soul of this lad into his

Ely ah meets Ahab.

xvu. 22.— 1 KINGS.— rvm. 34. Trial of the false prophets.

midst.' 22 And the Lord hearkeneth to the
voice of Elijah, and the soul of the lad com
eth back into his midst, and he liveth.
23 And Elijah taketh the lad, and bringeth
him down out of the upper chamber of the
house, and giveth Mm to Ms mother, and
Elijah saith, 'See, thy sonliveth !' 24And
the woman saith to Elijah, ' Now, this have I
known, that thou art a man of God, and the
word of the LORD in thy mouth is truth.'
XVIII. *AND the days are many, and
the word of the Lord hath been unto Eli
jah in the third year, saying, ' Go, appear
unto Ahab, and I will give rain on the face
of the ground;' 2and Elijah goeth to ap
pear unto Ahab.
And the famine is severe in Samaria,
8 and Ahab calleth unto Obadiah, who is
over the house ; (and Obadiah hath been
fearing the LORD greatly; *yea, it cometh
to pass, in Jezebel's cutting off the pro
phets of the Lord, that Obadiah taketh a
hundred prophets, and hideth them, fifty
men in a cave, and hath sustained them
with bread and water); fiand Ahab saith
unto Obadiah,. ' Go through the land, unto
all the fountains of waters, and unto all the
brooks, if bo be we may find hay, and keep
alive horse and mule, and not cut off any
of the cattle.* 6And they apportion to
themselves the land, to pass over into it ;
Ahab hath gone in one way by himself, and
Obadiah hath gone in another way by him
self. 7And Obadiah is to the way, and lo,
Elijah — to meet. Mm; and he discerneth
him, and falleth on Ms face, and saith,
'Art thpu he — my lord Elijah? 8And he
snith to Mm, ' I am; go, say to thy lord, Lo,
Elijah.' -9And he saith, 'What have I sinned,
that thou art giving thy servant into the
hand of Ahab — to put me to death? "The
Lord thy God liveth, there is no nation or
kingdom wMther my lord hath not sent to
seek thee; when they said, He is not, then
he caused that kingdom and that nation to
swear, that it doth not find thee ; u and
now, thou art saying, Go, say to thy lord,
Lo, Elijah ; "but it hath been, I go from
thee, and the Spirit of the Lord doth lift
thee up, wMther I know not, and I have
come to declare to Ahab, and he doth not
find thee, and he hath slain me ; yet thy
servant feareth the LORD from my youth.
"Hath it not been declared to my lord
that which I have done in Jezebel's slaying
the prophets of the Lord, that I Mde of the
prophets of the Lord a hundred men, fifty
by fifty in a cave, and sustain them with
bread and water ? 14 And now thou art say
ing, Go, say to thy lord, Lo, Elijah— and
he hath slain me.'
" And Elijah saith, 'The Lord of Hosts
liveth, before whom I have stood, surely
to-day I appear unto him.' " And Obadiah
goeth to meet Ahab, and declareth it to
him, and Ahab goeth to meet Elijah. 17 And
it cometh to pass at Ahab's seeing Elijah,
that Ahab saith unto Mm, ' Art thou he—
the troubler of 'Israel? " Arid he saith, 'I
have not troubled Israel, but thou and the

house of thy father, by your forsaking the
commands of the Lord, seeing thou goest
after the Baalim; " and now, send, gather
unto me all Israel, unto the mount of Car
mel, and the prophets of Baal four hundred
and fifty, and the prophets of the shrine,
four hundred, eating at the table of Jezebel.'
20 And Ahab sendeth among all the cMl
dren of Israel, and gathereth the prophets
unto the mount of Carmel. 21 And Elijah
cometh nigh unto all thepeople, and saith,
' Till when are ye leaping on two branches ?
— if Jehovah is God, go after Him; and if
Baal, go after him;' but the people have not
answered him a word.
22 And Elijah saith unto the people, 'I,
I have been left a prophet of the Lord— by
myself ; and the prophets of Baal are four
hundred and fifty men; 23 yet let them give
to us two bullocks, and let them choose for
themselves the one bullock, and cut it in
pieces, and place it on the wood, but place
no fire; and I — I prepare the other bullock, .
and have put it on the wood, but fire I do
not place ; — 24then have ye caRed on the
name of your god, and I call on the name
of Jehovah, and it hath been, the god who
answereth by fire, — He is God.' And all
the people answer and say, 'Good is the
word.' 25 And Elijah saith to the prophets of
Baal, ' Choose for yourselves the one bullock,
and prepare first, for ye are the multitude,
and call ye on the name of your god, but
place no fire.' 26And they take the bul
lock one gave to them, and prepare, and
call on the name of Baal from the morning
even unto the noon, saying, ' 0 Baal, answer
us ! ' but there is no voice nor answer; aud
they leap on the altar wMch one hath made.
27 And it cometh to pass, at noon, that
Elijah playeth on them, and saith, 'CaU
with a loud, voice, for he is a god, for he is
meditating, or pursuing, or on a journey ;
it may be he is asleep, and will awake.'
28 And they call with a loud voice, and cut
themselves, according to their ordinance,
with swords and with spears, till the flow
ing of blood is on them. w And it cometh
to pass, at the passing by of noon, that they
feign themselves prophets till the going up
of the offering, but there is no voice, nor
any answering nor attending.
80 And Elijah saith to all the people,
' Come nigh unto me ; ' and all the people
come Mgh unto him, and he repaireth the
altar of the Lord, which is broken down.
» And Elijah taketh twelve stones, accord
ing to the number of the tribe*' oi the Child
ren of Jacob, unto whom the word of the
Lord was, saying, 'Israelis thy name;'82 and
he buildeth with the stones an altar, in the
name of the Lord, and maketh a trench, in
the space of two measures of seed, round
about the altar. "^And he arrangeth the
wood, and cutteth the bullock in pieces,
and placeth it on the wood, and saith, 'Eill
ye four pitchers of water, and pour on the
burnt-offering, and on the wood ; ^and he
saith, Do it a second time;' and they do it
a second time; and he saith, ' Do it a third
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The call of Elisha.

time; ' and they do it a third time. 3$ And
the water goeth round about the altar, and
also, the trench hath he filled with water.
36 And it cometh to pass, at the going up of
the evening-oft ering, that Elijah the prophet
cometh nigh and saith, ' Lord, God of Abra
ham, Isaac, and Israel, to-day let it be
known that Thou art God in Israel, and I
thy servant; that by Thy word I have
done the whole of these things. 37 Answer
me, O Lord, answer me, and let this people
know that Thou art the Lord God ; then
hast Thou turned their heart backward.'
38 Aud the fire of the LORD falleth, and
consumeth the burnt-offering, and the wood,
and the stones, and the dust, the water also
that is in the trench it hath licked up.
39 And all the people see, and fall on their
faces, and say, 'Jehovah, He is God; Je
hovah, He is God.' 40And Elijah saith to
them, ' Catch ye the prophets of Baal ; let
not a man of them escape;' and they catch
them, and Elijah bringeth them down to the
stream of Kishon, and slayeth them there.
4iAnd Elijah saith to Ahab, 'Go up, eat
and drink, because of the sound of the noise
of rain.' ^And Ahab goeth up to eat and
drink, and Elijah hath gone up unto the
top of Carmel, and stretcheth himself out
on the earth, and placeth his face between
his knees; ^and saith unto his young man,
* Go up, I pray thee, look attentively the
way of the sea; ' and he goeth up and look
eth attentively, and saith, ' There is nothing;'
and he saith, 'Turn back seven times.'
44 And it cometh to pass, at the seventh,
that he saith, ' Lo, a little tMckness as the
palm of a man is coming up out of the sea.'
And he saith, ' Go up, say to Ahab, ' Bind —
go down, and let not the rain restrain thee.'
43 And it cometh to pass, in the meantime,
that the heavens have become black — tMck
clouds and wind — and the rain is great;
aud Ahab rideth, and goeth to Jezreel.
46 And the hand of the Lord hath been on
Elijah, and he girdeth up his loins, and run
neth before Ahab, till thine entering Jezreel.
XIX. iAND Ahab declareth to Jezebel
all that Elijah did, and all how he slew all
the prophets by the sword ; 2 and Jezebel
sendeth a messenger unto Elijah, saying,
'So let the gods do, and so let them add,
surely about this time to-morrow, I make
thy life as the life of one of these.' 3 And
he feareth, and riseth, and goeth for his
life, and cometh into Beer-Sheba, which is
Judah's, and leaveth his young man there ;
4 and he himself hath gone into the wilder
ness a day's journey, and he cometh and
sitteth under a juniper-tree, and desireth
his soul to die, and saith, 'Enough, now, 0
Lord, take my soul, for I am not better
than my fathers.'
5 And he lieth down and sleepeth under a
certain juniper-tree, and lo, a messenger
coineth against him, and saith to him, ' Rise,
eat.' cAnd he looketh attentively, and lo,
at his bolster a cake baken on burning stones,
and a cruise of water, and he eateth, and
drinketh, and turneth back, and lieth down.
7 And the messenger of Jehovah turneth
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back a second time, and cometh against
him, and saith, ' Rise, eat, for the way is too
great for thee.' 8And he riseth, and eat
eth, and drinketh, and goeth in the strength
of that food forty days and forty nights,
unto the mount of God — Horeb.
9And he cometh to there, unto the cave,
and lodgeth there; and lo, the word of the
Lord is unto him, and saith to him, ' What
—to thee, here, Elijah?' "And he saith,
' 1 have been very zealous for the Lord,
God of Hosts, for the Children of Israel
have forsaken Thy covenant; Thine altars
they have thrown down, and Thy prophets
they have slain by the sword, and I am left,
I, by myself, and they seek my life to take it.'
UAnd. He saith, ' Go out; then hast thou
stood on the mount before the Lord.' And
lo, the Lord is passing by, and a wind-
great and strong— is rending mountains,
and shivering rocks before the Lord:— not
in the wind is the LORD; and after the wind
a snaking: — not in the shaking is the Lord;
"and after the shaking a fire: — not in the
fire is the Lord ; and after the fire a small
still voice ; " and it cometh to pass, at
Elijah's hearing it, that he wrappeth Ms
face in Ms robe, and goeth out, and stand
eth at the opening of the cave, and lo, unto
him is a voice, and it saith, ' What — to thee,
here, Elijah.' "And he saith, ' I have been
very zealous for the Lord, God of Hosts ;
for the Children of Israel have forsaken Thy
covenant, Thine altars they have thrown
down, and Thy prophets they have slain by
the sword, and I am left, I, by myself, and
they seek my life to take it.'
"And the LORD saith unto Mm, ' Go, turn
back on thy way to the wilderness of Da
mascus, then hast thou gone iu, and anoint
ed Hazael for king over Aram ; " and Jehu
son of NimsM doth thou anoint for king
over Israel; and Elisha son of Shaphat, of
Abel-Meholah, dost thou anoint for prophet
to thy stead. 17 And it hath been, him who
is escaped from the sword of Hazael doth
Jehu put to death, and him who is escaped
from the sword of Jehu doth Elisha put to
death. "And I have left in Israel seven
thousand, all the knees which have not
bowed to Baal, and every mouth which
hath not kissed him.'
"And he goeth from thence, and flndeth
Elisha son of Shaphat, and he is plowing,
twelve yoke of oxen are before Mm, and he
is with the twelfth; and Elijah passeth by,
and casteth Ms robe upon him, 2oancl he
forsaketh the oxen, and runneth after Eli
jah, and saith, ' Let me give a kiss, I pray
thee, to my father and to my mother, and
come after thee.' And he saith to him,
' Go, turn back, for what have I done to
thee V 21 And he turneth back from after
him, and taketh the yoke of oxen, and sac
rificeth it, and with the instruments of the
oxen he hath boiled their flesh, and giveth
to the people, and they do eat; and he riseth,
and goeth after Elijah, and serveth Mm.
XX. iAND Ben-Hadad king of Aram
hath gathered all his force, and thirty and
two kings are with him, and horse and

Ben-Hadad besieges Samaria, xx. 2. — 1 KINGS. — xx. 33.

Defeat of Ben-Hadad.

chariot, and he goeth up and layeth siege
against Samaria, and fighteth with it, 2and
'sendeth messengers unto Ahab king of Is
rael, into the city, and saith to him, 8 ' Thus
hath Ben-Hadad said, Thy silver and thy
gold are mine, and thy wives aud thy child
ren — the best— axe mine.' 4Aad the king
of Israel answereth and saith, ' According
to thy word, my lord, 0 king ; I am tlrine,
and all that I have.'
5 And the messengers turn back and say,
'Thus hath Ben-Hadad spoken, saying,
Surely I sent unto thee, saying, Thy silver
and thy gold, and thy wives and thy sons,
to me dost thou give; 6that if, at this time
to-morrow, I send my servants unto thee,
then they have searched thy house, and the
houses of thy servants, and it hath been,
every desirable thing of thine eyes they
place in their hand, and have taken away.'
7 And the king of Israel calleth for all the
elders of the land, and saith, 'Know, I pray
you, and see that tMs one is seeking evil,
for he sent unto me for my wives, and for
my children, and for my silver, andfor my
gold, and I withheld not from Mm.' 8 And
all the elders and all the people say unto
Mm, 'Hearken not, nor consent.'
9 And he saith to the messengers of Ben-
Hadad, ' Say ye to my lord the king, All
that thou didst send for unto thy servant
at the first I may do, but tlris thing I am
unable to do ; ' and the messengers go and
take him back word. "And Ben-Hadad
sendeth unto Mm, and saith, 'So let the
gods do to me, and so let them add, if the
dust of Samaria suffice for handfuls for all
the people who are at my feet.' u And the
king of Israel answereth and saith, ' Speak
ye: let not Mm who girdeth on boast him
self as Mm who looseth his armour.' " And
it cometh to pass at the hearing of tMs word
(and he is drinking, he and the kings in the
booths), that he saith unto his servants,
'Set yourselves;' and they set themselves
against the city.
13 And lo, a certain prophet hath come
nigh unto Ahab king of Israel, and saith,
' Thus hath the Lord said, ' Hast thou seen
all this great multitude ? lo, I am giving it
into thy hand to-day, and thou hast known
that I. am the Lord.' "And Ahab saith,
' By whom V and he saith, ' Thus hath the
Lord said, By the young men of the heads
of the provinces ; ' and he saith, ' Who doth
direct the battle?' and he saith, 'Thou.'
15 And he tospecteth the young men of the
heads of the provinces, and they are two
hundred, thirty and two, and after them he
hath inspected the whole of the people, all
the Children of Israel, seven thousand.
"And they go out at noon, and Ben-Hadad
is drinking— drunk in the tent, he and the
kings, the thirty and two kings helping him.
17 And the young men of the heads of the
provinces go out at the first, and Ben-Ha
dad sendeth, and they declare to Mm, say
ing, ' Men have come out of Samaria.' " And
he saith, ' If for peace they have come out
— catch them alive ; and if for battle they
have come out— alive catch them.' "And

these have gone out of the city — the young
men of the heads of the provinces — and the
force which is after them; 20and they smite
each Ms man, and Aram fleeth, and Israel
pursueth them; and Ben-Hadad king of
Aram escapeth on a horse with the horse
men. 21 And the king of Israel goeth out,
and smiteth the horses, and the charioteers,
and hath smitten among the Aramaeans a
great smiting.
22 And the prophet cometh nigh unto the
king of Israel, and saith to Mm, 'Go,
strengthen thyself, and know and see what
thou doest, for at the turn of the year the
king of Aram cometh up against thee.'
23 And the servants of the king of Aram
have said unto him, 'Gods of the hills are
their gods; therefore they were stronger
than we, and yet, let us fight with them in
the plain— shall we not be stronger than
they? 21 And this thing do thou : Turn the
kings aside, each out of Ms place, and set
captains in their stead; 25 and thou, num
ber to thyself a force as the force that is
fallen from thee, and horse for horse, and
chariot for chariot, and let us fight with
them in the plain; shall we not he stronger
than they?' and he hearkeneth to their
voice, and doth so.
2G And it cometh to pass at the turn of the
year, that Ben-Hadad inspectetli the Ara
maeans, and goeth up to Aphek, to the
battle with Israel. 27And the Children of
Israel have been inspected, and nourished,
and go to meet them, and the Children of
Israel encamp before them, like two flocks
of goats, and the Aramaeans fill the land.
28 And a man of God cometh nigh, and
speaketh unto the king of Israel, and saith,
'Thus hath the Lord said, Because the
Aramaeans have said, Jehovah is God of the
hills, but He is not God of the valleys, I also
have given the whole of this great multi
tude into thy hand, and ye have known
that I am the Lord.'
29 And they encamp one over-against an
other seven days; and it cometh to pass, on
the seventh day, that the battle draweth
near, and the Children of Israel smite Aram
— a hundred thousand footmen in one day.
30 And they who are left flee to Aphek, unto
the city, and the wall falleth on twenty and
seven chief men who are left, and Ben-
Hadad hath fled, and cometh in unto the
city, into an innermost chamber.
31 And his servants say unto him, ' Lo, we
pray thee, we have heard that the kings of
the house of Israel — that they are kindly
kings ; let us put, wc pray' thee, sackcloth
on our loins, and ropes on our heads, and
go out unto the king of Israel ; it may be he
will keep thee alive.' ^And they gird
sackcloth on their lotos, and ropes are on
their heads, and they come in unto the king
of Israel, and say, ' Thy servant Ben-Hadad
hath said* Let me rive, I pray thee ;' and
he saith, 'Is he yet alive ? he is my brother.'
83 And the men observe diligently, and
hasten, and catch it from him, and say, 'Thy
brother Ben-Hadad; ' and he saith, ' Go ye,
bring him;' and Ben-Hadad cometh out
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Ahab' s folly reproved.

xx. 34.— 1 KINGS.— XXI. 24. Naboth murdered by Jezebel.

unto him, and he causeth him to come up
on the chariot. S4And he saith unto him,
4 The cities which my father took from thy
father, I give back, and streets thou may
est make for thyself in Damascus, as my
father made in Samaria ; ' — ' and I, with a
covenant, send thee away;' and he maketh
with him a covenant, and sendeth him away.
35 And a certain man of the sons of the
prophets said unto his neighbour by the
word of the LORD, 'Smite me, I pray thee;'
but the man refuseth to smite him, 38and
he saith to him, 'Because thou hast not
hearkened to the voice of the Lord, lo,
thou goest from me, and the lion hath smit-
"ten thee ;' and he goeth from him, and the
lion findeth him, and smiteth him. 37And
he findeth another man, and saith, ' Smite
me, I pray thee;' and the man smiteth Mm;
smiting and wounding. ^And the prophet
goeth and standeth for the king on the way,
and disguiseth himself with ashes on Ms eyes.
39 And it cometh to pass — the king is pass
ing by, and he hath cried unto the king,
and saith, ' Thy servant went out into the
midst of the battle, and lo a man hath
turned aside, and bringeth unto me a man,
and saith, Keep tMs man; if he be at all
missing, then thy life hath been for his life,
or a talent of silver thou shalt weigh out ;
*and it cometh to pass, thy servant is
working here and there, and he is not!1
And the king of Israel saith unto him,
Right is thy judgment ; thou hast deter
mined it'
I 4iAndhe hasteth and turneth aside the
ashes from off his eyes, and the king of
Israel discerneth him, that he is of the pro
phets; *2 and he saith unto him, ' Thus hath
the LORD said, 'Because thou hast sent
away the man whom I devoted, out of thy
hand, even thy life hath been for his life,
and thy people for his people.' ^And the
king of Israel goeth unto his house, sulky
and wroth, and cometh to Samaria.
XXL iAND it cometh to pass, after these
things, a vineyard hath been to Naboth the
Jezreelite, which is in Jezreel, near the
palace of Ahab king of Samaria ; 2 and Ahab
speaketh unto Naboth, saying, ' Give to me
thy vineyard, that it may be to me for a gar
den of green herbs, for it is near by my
house, and let me give to thee in its stead
a better vineyard than it ; if good in thine
eyes, let me give to thee silver, its price.'
3 And Naboth saith unto Ahab, 'Ear be it
from me, by the Lord, from my giving the
inheritance of my fathers to thee.' 4And
Ahab cometh to unto his house, sulky and
wroth, because of the word which Naboth
the Jezreelite hath spoken unto him when
he saith, 'I may not give to thee the in
heritance of my fathers,' and he lieth down
on his bed, and turneth round Ms face, and
hath not eaten bread. 6 And Jezebel Ms wife
cometh unto him, and saith unto Mm,
' What is this ?— thy spirit sulky, and thou
art eating no bread ! '
* And he saith unto her, 'Because I speak
unto Naboth the Jezreelite, and say to hhn,
Give to me thy vineyard for money, or if
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thou desire, let me give to thee a vineyard
in its stead: but he saith, I may not give to
thee my vineyard.' 7And Jezebel his wife
saith unto him, ' Art thou now executing
rule over Israel ? rise, eat bread, and let
thy heart be glad; I do give to thee the
vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite.'
8 And she writeth letters in the name of
Ahab, and sealeth with his seal, and sendeth
the letters unto the elders, and unto the
freemen who are in his city, who dwell with
Naboth. 9 And she writeth in the letters,
saying, ' Proclaim a fast, and cause Naboth
to sit at the head of the people; "and cause
two men, sons of wortMessness, to sit over-
against him, and let them testify of him,
saying, Thou hast blessed God and Molech;
then have they brought him out, and stoned
him, that he die.'
n And the men of his city, the elders and
the freemen who dwell in his city, do as
Jezebel hath sent unto them, as written in
the letters wMch she sent unto them; " they
have proclaimed a fast, and caused Naboth
to sit at the head of the people; "and two
men — sons of wortMessness— come in, and
sit over-against him, and the men of worth-
lessness testify of him, even Naboth, before
the people, saying, ' Naboth blessed God and
Molech; ' and they take him out to the out
side of the city, and stone him with stones,
and he dieth. "And they send unto Jezebel,
saying, 'Naboth was stoned, and is dead.'
"And it cometh to pass, at Jezebel's hear
ing that Naboth hath been stoned, and is
dead, that Jezebel saith unto Ahab, ' Rise,
possess the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreel
ite, wMch he refused to give to thee for
money, for Naboth is not alive but dead.'
"And it cometh to pass, at Ahab's hearing
that Naboth is dead, that Ahab riseth, to go
down unto the vineyard of Naboth the Jez
reelite, to possess it.
i7And the word of the Lord Is unto
Elijah theTishbite, saying, "' Rise, go down
to meet Ahab king of Israel who is in Sa
maria, lo, in the vineyard of Naboth, whither
he hath gone down to possess it; "and
thou hast spoken unto Mm, saying, Thus
hath the Lord said, Hast thou murdered,
and also possessed ? yea, thou hast spoken
unto him, saying, Thus hath the LORD said,
In the place where the dogs ricked the blood
of Naboth, do dogs lick thy blood, even
thine.' 29 And Ahab saith unto Elijah, ' Hast thou
found me, 0 mine enemy?' and he saith,
' I have found, because of thy selling thy
self to do the evil thing in the eyes of the
Lord; 2ilo, I am bringing evil on thee, and
have taken away thy posterity, and have
cut off to Ahab those who sit on the wall,
and the restrained, and the left to Israel ;
22 and I have given up thy house like the
house of Jeroboam son of Nebat, and like
the house of Baasha son of Ahijah, for the
provocation with which thou hast provoked
Me, and dost cause Israel to sin. 23 And also
of Jezebel hath the Lord spoken, saying,
The dogs do eat Jezebel in the bulwark of
Jezreel. 245;^ who dieth of Ahab in the

Jehoshaphat joins Ahab. xxi. 25. — 1 KINGS. — xxn.

Micaiah' 8 prediction.

city do the dogs eat, and him who dieth in
the field do the fowls of the heavens eat ;
2» surely there hath none been like Ahab,
who hath sold Mmself to do the evil thing to
the eyes of the Lord, whom Jezebel his wife
hath moved, 26 that he doth very abomin
ably by going after the idols, according to
all that the Amorites did whom the Lord
dispossessed from the presence of the Child
ren of Israel.'
27 And it cometh to pass, at Ahab's hear
ing these words, that he rendeth his gar
ments, and putteth sackcloth on Ms flesh,
and fasteth, and lieth in sackcloth, and
goeth gently. & And the word of the Lord
is unto Elijah the Tishbite, saying, 29 < Hast
thou seen that Ahab hath been humbled be
fore Me ? because he hath been humbled
before Me, I bring not to the evil in his
days; to the days of his son I bring in the
evil on his house.'
XXII. iAND they sit still three years;
there is no war between Aram and Israel ;
- and it cometh to pass in the third year,
that Jehoshaphat king of Judah cometh
down to the king of Israel : 8and the king
of Israel saith unto Ms servants, ' Have ye
not known that ours is Ramoth-Gilead ? yet
we are keeping silent from taking it out of
the hand of the king of Aram.' 4And he
saith unto Jehoshaphat, ' Dost thou go with
me to battle to Ramoth-Gilead?' and Jeho
shaphat saith unto the Mng of Israel, ' As
thou art, so am 1^ as thy people, so my peo
ple; as thy horses, so my horses.* 6 Jeho
shaphat also saith unto the Mng of Israel,
' Seek, I pray thee, to-day, the word of the
Lord.' 6 And the king of Israel gathereth
the prophets, about four hundred men, and
saith unto them, ' Should I go against Ra
moth-Gilead to battle, or forbear ? and they
say, ' Go up, and the LORD shall give it into
the hand of the king.*
7 And Jehoshaphat saith, ' Is there not
here a prophet of the Lord besides, that
we may seek by him?' 8And the ktog of
Israel saith unto Jehoshaphat, ' Yet tliere is
one man to seek the Lord by him, but I
have hated him, for he doth not prophesy
concerning me good, but evil — Micaiah son
oflmlah.' And Jehoshaphat saith, 'Let not
the king say so.' 9And the king of Israel
calleth unto a certain eunuch, and saith,
'Hasten Micaiah son of Imlah.'
"And the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat
king of Judah are sitting each on his tMone
clothed with garments, in a threshing-floor
at the opening of the gate of Samaria, and
all the prophets are prophesying before
them. UAnd Zedekiah son of Chenaanah
maketh for himself horns of iron, and saith,
' Thus hath the Lord said, With these dost
thou push the Aramaeans till they are con
sumed.' "And all the prophets are pro
phesying so, saying, 'Go up to Ramoth-
Gilead, and prosper, seeing the Lord hath
given it into the hand of the king.'
13 And the messenger who hath gone to
call Micaiah, hath spoken unto Mm, saying,
*Lo, I pray thee, the word of the prophets,
with one mouth are good towards the long;

let it be, I pray thee, thy word as the word
of one of them, — then hast thou spoken
good.' "And Micaiah saith, 'The Lord
liveth; surely that which the Lord saith
unto me, it I speak.'
"And he cometh unto the ktog, and the
ktog saith unto him, 'Micaiah, should we
go unto Ramoth-Gilead, to battle, or should
I forbear?' and he saith unto him, 'Go up,
and prosper; seeing the LORD hath given it
into the hand of the king.' "And the ktog
saith unto him, ' How many times do I ad
jure thee that thou speak nothing unto me
but truth to the name of the Lord ?* 17 And
he saith, ' I have seen all Israel scattered on
the hills as sheep that have no shepherd,
and the Lord saith, These have no master,
let them turn back each to his house in
peace.' "And the king of Israel saith unto
Jehoshaphat, 'Did I not say unto thee, He
doth not prophesy good of me, but evil?'
i9 And he saith, ' Therefore hear the word
of the Lord ; I have seen the Lord sitting
on His throne, and the whole host of the
heavens is standing by Him, at His right and
at His left. 20 And the Lord saith, Who
doth entice Ahab, that he doth go up and
fall to Ramoth-Gilead? and this one saith
thus, and that one saith thus. 21 And the
spirit goeth out, and standeth before the
Lord, and saith, I do entice him; and the
LORD saith unto him, By what? 22and he
saith, I go out, and have been a lying spirit
to the mouth of all his prophets; and He
saith, Thou dost entice, and also, thou art
able; go out and do so. 23 And now, lo, the
Lord hath put a lying spirit in the mouth
of all these thy prophets, yea, the, Lord
hath spoken evil concerning thee.'
24 And Zedekiah son of Chenaanah draw
eth nigh, and smiteth Micaiah, on the cheek,
and saith, ' Where is this— he hath passed
— the Spirit of the Lord — from me to speak
with thee ?' & And Micaiah saith, ' Lo, thou
dost see on that day, when thou goest into
the innermost chamber to be Mdden.'
26 And the king of Israel saith, 'Take-
Micaiah, and turn him back unto Amon head
of the city, and unto Joash son of the king,
^then hast thou said, Thus hath the king
said. Place ye this one in the house of re
straint, and cause him to eat bread of op
pression, and water of oppression, till my
coming in peace.' 28 And Micaiah saith, ' If
thou at all return to peace — the Lord hath
not spoken by me ; ' and he saith, ' Hear ye,
0 peoples, all of you.'
29 And the king of Israel goeth up, with
Jehoshaphat king of Judah, to Ramoth-
Gilead. » And the king of Israel speaketh
unto Jehoshaphat of disguising himself, and
going into the battle, ' But thou, put on thy
garments.' And the king of Israel disgms-
eth Mmself, and goeth into the battle.
81 And the king of Aram commanded the
heads of the charioteers whom he hath —
tMrty and two— saying, 'Ye shall not fight i
with small or with great, but with the ktog 1
of Israel by himself.' 82And it cometh to
pass, at the heads of the charioteers seeing
Jehoshaphat, that they said, * It is only the
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xxn. 33.-2 KINGS.— I. 11.

Ahaziah's wicked reign.

king of Israel ; ' and they turn aside to him
to fight, and Jehoshaphat crieth out. m And
it cometh to pass, at the heads of the cha
rioteers seeing that it is not the king of
Israel, that they turn back from after
him. 34 And a man bath drawn with a bow, in
his simplicity, and smiteth the ktog of Is
rael between the joinings and the coat of
mail, and he saith to his charioteer, ' Turn
thy hand, and take me out of the camp, for
I have become sick.' 35And the battle to-
creaseth on that day, and the king hath
been caused to stand in the chariot, over-
against Aram, and he dieth in the evening,
and the blood of the wound runneth out
unto the midst of the chariot. 3GAnd he
c&useth the cry to pass over tMough the
camp, at the going in of the sun, saying,
'Each to his city, and each to his land.'
37 And the ktog dieth, and cometh to Sa
maria, and they bury the king in Samaria.
33 And one rinseth the chariot by the pool
of Samaria, and the dogs lick his blood
(when they washed the armour), according
to the word of the Lord which He spake.
39 And the rest of the matters of Ahab,
and all that he did, and the house of ivory
whicli he built, and all the cities which he
built, are they not writteu in the book of
the Chronicles of the lungs of Israel ? 40 And
Ahab heth with his fathers ; and Ahaziah
his son reigneth in his stead.
4iAnd Jehoshaphat son of Asa hath
reigned over Judah in the fourth year of
Abab king of Israel; ^Jehoshaphat is thirty
aud five years old in his reigning, and
twenty and five years hath he reigned in
Jerusalem, and the name of his mother is

Azubah daughter of Shilhi. 4S And he walk
eth in all the way of Asa his father, he hath
not turned aside from it, doing that which
is right in the eyes of the Lord; only the
high places they have not turned aside, yet
are the people sacrificing and making per
fume in the high places.
44 And. Jehoshaphat maketh peace with
the king of Israel. «And the rest of the
matters of Jehoshaphat, and his might
which he got, and with which he fought,
are they not written in the book of the
Chronicles of the kings of Judah? 46And
the remnant of the whoremongers who
were left to the days of Asa his father he
took away out of the land. 47 And there is
no ktog in Edom ; he set up a king.
48 Jehoshaphat made ships at Tharshish to
go to Ophir fur gold ; but they went not ;
for the ships were broken in Ezion-Geber.
49 Then said Ahaziah son of Ahab unto Je
hoshaphat, ' Let my servants go with thy
servants, in the ships;' but Jehoshaphat
would not. ^And Jehoshaphat lieth with
his fathers, and is buried with his fathers
in the city of David his father ; and Jelio-
ram his son reigneth in his stead.
si Ahaziah son of Ahab hath reigned over
Israel in Samaria in the seventeenth year
of Jehoshaphat kmg of Judah, and reigneth
over Israel two years ; fi2 and he doth the
evil thing in the eyes of the Lord, and
walketh in the way of his father, and in the
way of his mother, and in the way of Jero
boam son of Nebat which he caused Israel
to sin; ^and he serveth Baal, and boweth
himself to it, and provoketh the Lord,
God of Israel, according to all that his
father had done.

SECOND BOOK OF KINGS.

CHAP. I iAND Moab transgresseth against
Israel after the death of Ahab. " And Aha
ziah falleth through the lattice in his up
per chamber which is in Samaria, and is
sick, and sendeth messengers, and saith to
them, 'Go ye, inquire of Baal-Zebub god of
Ekron if I shall recover from this sickness.'
3And the messenger of Jehovah hath
spoken unto Elijah the Tishbite : 'Rise, go
up to meet the messengers of the king of
Samaria, and speak unto them, Is it'be-
cause there is no God in Israel — ye are
going, to inquire of Baal-Zebub god of Ekron ?
4Thercfore also thus hath the Lord said,
The bed whither thou hast gone up, thou
dost not come down from it, for thou dost
certainly die ; ' and Elijah goeth on.
5 And the messengers turn back unto him,
and he saith unto them, ' What is this— ye
have turned back?' 6And they say unto
Mm, ' A man hath come up to meet us, and
saith unto us, Go, turn back unto the
king who sent you, then have ye said unto
him, Thus hath the Lord said. Is it be
cause there is no God in Israel — thou art
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sending to inqmre of Baal-Zebub god of
Ekron ? therefore the bed whither thou hast
gone up— thou dost not come down from it,
for thou dost certainly die.' 7 And he saith
unto them, ' What is the fashion of the man
who hath come up to meet you, and speak
eth unto you these things ? ' & And they say
unto him, 'A man — hairy, and a girdle of
skin is girt about his lotos ;' and he saith,
' It is Elijah the Tishbite.'
9 And he sendeth unto him a head of fifty
and his fifty, and he goeth up unto him
(and lo, he is sitting on the top of the hill),
aud he speaketh unto him, ' 0 man of God,
the king hath spoken, Come down.' "And
Elijah answereth and speaketh unto the
head of the fifty, ' And if I am a man of
God, let fire come down from the heavens,
and consume thee and thy fifty;' and fire
cometh down from the heavens, and con
sumeth him and his fifty.
11 And again he sendeth unto him another
head of fifty and his fifty, and he answereth
and speaketh unto him, ' 0 man of God,
thus hath the king said, Haste, come

Ahaziah'S messages and death. I. 12. — 2 KINGS. — n. 25. Elijah taken up to Jicaven.

down.' i2 And Elijah answereth and speak
eth unto them, ' If I am a man of God, let
fire come down from the heavens, and con
sume thee and thy fifty;' and the fire of God
cometh down from the heavens, and con
sumeth him and his fifty.
"And again he sendeth a third head of
fifty and his fifty, and the third head of
fifty goeth up, and cometh, andTxiweth on
his knees over-against Elijah, and maketh
supplication unto him, and speaketh unto
Mm, ' O man of God, let it be precious, I
pray thee, my soul and the soul of thy ser
vants — these fifty — in tMne eyes. "Lo,
fire hath come down from the heavens, and
consumeth the two heads of the former
fifties and their fifties; but, now, let my
soul be precious to thine eyes.'
15 And the messenger of Jehovah speaketh
unto Elijah, ' Go down with him, be not
afraid of him;' and he riseth and goeth
down with him unto the king, "and speak
eth unto Mm, 'Thus hath the Lord said,
Because thou hast sent messengers to in
quire of Baal-Zebub god of Ekron, Is it be
cause there is no God to Israel to inquire of
His word? therefore the bed wMther thou
hast gone up — thou dost not come down
from it, for thou dost certainly die.' i7And
he dieth, according to the word of the LORD
which Elijah spake; and Jehoram reigneth
in Ms stead {in the second year of Jeho
ram son of Jehoshaphat king of Judah), for
he had no son. "And the rest of the mat
ters of Ahaziah which he did, are they not
written in the book of the Chronicles of the
kings of Israel ?
II. iAND it cometh to pass, at the Lord's
taking up Elijah in a whirlwind into the
heavens, that Elijah goeth with Elisha from
Gilgal ; - and Elijah saith unto Elisha,
' Abide, I pray thee, here, for the Lord hath
sent me unto Bethel;' and Elisha saith,
' The Lord liveth, and thy soul liveth, I
do not leave thee;' and they go down to
BetheL a And the sons of the prophets who
are in Bethel come out unto Elisha, and
say unto him, ' Hast thou known that to
day the LORD taketh thy lord from thy
head?' and he saith, 'I also have known
it ; keep silent.'
4 And Elijah saith to him, 'Elisha, abide,
I pray thee, here, for the LORD hath sent
me to Jericho ; ' and he saith, ' The LORD
liveth, and thy soul liveth, I do not leave
thee;' and they come to Jericho. fi And the
sons of, the prophets who are in Jericho
come nigh unto Elisha, and say unto him,
'Hast thou known that to-day the Lord
taketh thy lord from thy head?' and he
saith. 'I also have known it; keep silent.'
G And Elijah saith to him, ' Abide, I pray
thee, here, for the LORD hath sent me to
the Jordan;' and he saith, 'The Lord liveth,
and thy soul liveth, I do not leave thee ; '
and they go on both of them, 7 (fifty men
also of the sons of the prophets have gone
on, and they stand over-against afar off),
and both of them have stood by the Jordan.
8 And Elijah taketh Ms robe, and wrappeth
it together, and Biniteth the waters, and

they are halved, hither and thither, and
they both pass over on dry land.
9 And it cometh to pass, at their passing
over, that Elijah hath said unto Elisha,
'Ask ; what shall 1 do for thee before I be
taken from thee?' and Elisha saith, 'Then
let there be, I pray thee, a double portion
of thy spirit upon me;' "and he saith,
' Thou hast asked a hard thing ; if thou see
me taken from thee, let it be to thee so ;
and if not, let it not be so.'
h And it cometh to pass, they are going,
going on and speaking, and lo, a chariot of
fire, and horses of fire, and they separate
between them both, and Elijah goeth up in
the whirlwind, into the heavens. "And
Elisha is seeing, and he crieth, ' My father,
my father, the chariot of Israel, and its
horsemen ; ' and he hath not seen him any
more, and he taketh hold on his garments,
and rendeth them into two pieces ; " and
Iifteth up the robe of Elijah, wliich fell
from off him, and turneth back and stand
eth on the edge of the Jordan; " and taketh
the robe of Elijah which fell from off him,
and smiteth the waters, and saith, ' Where
is the Lord, God of Elijah — ne also?' and
he smiteth the waters, and they are halved,
hither and tMther, and Elisha passeth over.
"And they see him — the sons of the pro
phets who are in Jericho, over-against— and
they say, 'The spirit of Elijah hath rested
on Elisha; ' and come to meet him, and bow
themselves to Mm to the ground, " and say
unto him, 'Lo, we pray thee, there are
with thy servants fifty men, sons of valour;
let them go, we pray thee, and let them
seek thy lord; lest the Spirit of the Lord
have taken hhn up, and cast him on one of
the hills, or into one of the valleys; ' and he
saith, 'Ye shall not send.' "And they
press upon him, till he is ashamed, and he
saith, ' Send ye ; ' and they send fifty men,
and they seek three days, and have not
found Mm. "And they turn back to him,
(and he is abiding in Jericho), and he saith
unto them, ' Did I not say unto you, Go not ? '
" And the men of the city say unto Elisha, ,
'Lo, we pray thee, the situation of the city
is good, as our lord seeth ; but the waters
are bad, and the earth sterile.' 2°And he
saith, ' Bring to me a new dish, and place
ye salt there ; ' and they bring it unto him,
21 and he goeth out unto the outlet of the
waters, and casteth the salt there, and
saith, 'Thus hath the Lord said, I have
given healing to these waters: there is no
more from thence death or sterility. ' m And
the waters are healed unto this day, accord
ing to the word of Elisha, which he spake.
23 And he goeth up from thence to Bethel,
and he is going up to the way, and little
youths have come out from the city, and
scoff at him, and say to Mm, 'Go up, bald-
head ! go up, bald-head !' ^And he look
eth behind him, and seeth them, and de
clareth them vile to the name of the LORD:
and two bears come out of the forest, and
rend of them forty and two children. ^ And
he goeth from thence to the hill of Carmel.
and from thence he turned back to (Samaria.
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Elisha contemns* Jehoram,

in. 1.— 2 KINGS.— IV. 9.

The Moabites defeated.

III. iAND Jehoram son of Ahab hath
reigned over Israel, in Samaria, to the
eighteenth year of Jehoshaphat king of
Judah, and he reigneth twelve years; 2and
he doth the evil tMng in the eyes of the
LORD, but not like his father, and like his
mother, seeing he turneth aside the stand
ing-pillar of Baal which his father made ;
3 but to the sin of Jeroboam son of Nebat
which he caused Israel to sin ' he hath
cleaved, he hath not turned aside from it.
4 And Mesha king of Moab was a sheep-
master, and he rendered to the ktog of Is
rael a hundred thousand lambs, and a hun
dred thousand rams, with the wool; 5and
it cometh to pass at the death of Ahab, that
the king of Moab transgresseth against the
king of Israel. 6And king Jehoram goeth
out in that day from Samaria, and inspect-
eth all Israel. 7And he goeth and sendeth
unto Jehoshaphat ktog of Judah, saying,
' The king of Moab hath transgressed against
me; dost thou go with me unto Moab for
battle ?' and he saith, ' I go up; as thou art
so am I; as thy people so my people; as thy
horses my horses.' 8 And he saith, ' Where
is this — the way we go up ?' and he saith,
'The way of the wilderness of Edom.'
9And the ktog of Israel goeth with the
king of Judah and the king of Edom, and
they turn round the way seven days, and
there hath been no water for the camp, and
for the cattle which are at their feet. 10 And
the king of Israel saith, ' Alas, for the LORD
hath called for these three kings, to give
them into the hand of Moab.' n And Jeho
shaphat saith, 'Is there not here a prophet
of the Lord, that we may seek the Lord by
him ? ' And one of the servants of the king
of Israel answereth and saith, 'Here is
Elisha son of Shaphat, who poured water
. on the hands of Elijah.' "And Jehosha-
| phat saith, ' The word of the Lord is with
I hhn;' and the king of Israel, and Jehosha-
I phat, and the king of Edom go down to him.
"And Elisha saith unto the king of Israel,
I ' Wnat — to me and to thee ? go unto the
: prophets of thy father, and unto the pro
phets of thy mother; ' and the king of Is
rael saith to him, 'Nay, for the Lord
hath called for these three kings to give
them into the hand of Moab.' 14 And Elisha
saith, 'The Lord of Hosts liveth, before
whom I have" stood ; for unless the face of
Jehoshaphat king of Judah I lift up, I would
not look unto thee, nor see thee; "but now,
bring ye to me a minstrel ; ' and it hath
been, at the playing of the minstrel, that
the hand of the Lord is on him, " and he
saith, ' Thus hath the Lold said, Make this
valley ditches— ditches; i7forthu3 hath the
Lord said, Ye shall not see wind, nor shall
ye see rain, yet that valley shall be full of
water, and ye have drunk, ye, and your cat
tle, and your beasts. " And this hath been
light in the eyes of the LORD, he hath also
given Moab into your hand; "and ye have
smitten every fenced city, and every choice
city ; and every good tree ye cause to fall,
and all fountains of waters ye stop, and
every good portion ye mar with stones.'
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20 And it cometh to pass in the morning,
at the ascending of the morning-offering,
that lo, waters are coming to from the way
of Edom, and the land is filled with the
waters. 21 And all the Moabites have heard
that the kings have come up to fight against
them, and they are called together, from
every one girding on a girdle and upward,
and they stand by the border. 22 And they
rise early to the morning, and the sun hath
shone on the waters, and the Moabites see
from over-against the water red as blood,
23 and say, * This is blood ; the kings have
been surely destroyed, and they smite each
his neighbour; and now, to the spoil, Moab ! '
24 And they come in unto the camp of
Israel, and the IsraeHtes rise, and smite
the Moabites, and they flee from their pre
sence ; and they enter into Moab, so as to
smite it ; 25 and the cities they break down,
and on every good portion they cast each
Ms stone, and have filled it, and every
fountain of water they have stopped, and
every good tree they have caused to fall,
till it had left its stones in Kir-Haraseth,
and the slingers go round and smite it.
26 And the king of Moab seeth that the
battle has been too strong for him, and he
taketh with him seven hundred men, thaw
ing the sword, to cleave through unto the
king of Edom, but they have not been able.
27 And he taketh his son, the first-born who
reigneth to his stead, and causeth him to
ascend — a burnt-offering on the wall ; and
great wrath is against Israel, and they turn
aside from him, and turn back to the land.
IV. iAND a certain woman of the wives
of the sons of the prophets hath cried unto
Elisha, saying, ' Thy servant, my husband,
is dead; and thou hast known that thy ser
vant was fearing the Lord; yet the lender
hath come to take my two children to him
self for servants.' 2And Elisha saith unto
her, 'What shall I do for thee? declare to
me, what hast thou to the house ?' aud she
saith, ' Thy maid-servant hath nothing in
the house save a pot of oil.' 8 And lie saith,
' Go, ask for thyself vessels from without,
from all thy neighbours, empty vessels, let
them not be few; 4then hast thou entered,
and hast shut the door upon thee, and upon
thy sons, and hast poured, out into all those
vessels, and the full ones thou dost remove.'
6And she goeth from him, and shutteth
the door upon her, and upon her sons; they
bring near unto her, and she poureth out ;
eand it cometh to pass, at the filling of the
vessels, that she saith unto her son, ' Bring
nigh unto me a vessel more,' and he saith
unto her, ' There is not a vessel more; ' and
the oil stayeth. 7And she cometh and de
clareth to the man of God, and he saith,
'Go, sell the oil, and repay thy loan ; and
thou and thy sons shall rive of the rest.'
8 And the day cometh that Elisha passeth
over unto Shunem, and there is a great wo
man, and she layeth hold on him to eat
bread ; and it cometh to pass, at the time
of Ms passing over, he turneth aside thither
to eat bread; 9aud she saith unto her
husband, ' Lo, I pray thee, I have known

The ShunammUe's son dies. IV. 10.— 2 KINGS.— V. 2. He is restorea to life by Elisha.

that the man of God is holy, he is passing
over by us continually; "let us make, I
pray thee, a little upper chamber of the
wall, and let us set for him there a bed,
and a table, and a Mgh seat, and a candle
stick ; then it hath been, in his coming in
unto us, he doth turn aside tMther.'
UAnd the day cometh that he cometh in
tMther, and he turneth aside unto the upper
chamber, and lieth there; 12 and he saith
unto Gehazi his young man, ' Call for tMs
Shunammite ; ' and he calleth for her, and
she standeth before him. "And he saith
to him, 'Say, I pray thee, unto her, Lo, thou
hast troubled thyself concerning us with all
tMs trouble; what — to do for thee ? is it to
speak for thee unto the king, or unto the
head of the host ?' and she saith, * In the
midst of mine own people I am dwelling.'
14 And he saith, 'And what — to do for her ? '
and Gehazi saith, ' Yerily she hath no son,
and her husband is old.' " And he saith,
' Call for her ; ' and he calleth for her, and
she standeth at the opemng, " and he saith,
' At tMs season, according to the time of
life, thou art embracing a son;' and she
saith, ' Nay, my lord, 0 man of God; do not
lie unto thy maid-servant.'
17 And the woman conceiveth and beareth
a son, at this season, according to the time
of life, wMch Elisha had spoken of unto her.
" And the lad groweth, and the day cometh
that he goeth out unto his father, unto the
reapers. "And he saith unto Ms father,
*My head, my head;' and he saith unto the
young man, 'Bear him. unto his mother.'
29 And he beareth him, and bringeth him in
unto his mother, and he sitteth on her
knees till the noon, and dieth.
21 And she goeth up, and layeth him on
the bed of the man of God, and shutteth
the door upon Mm, and goeth out, 22 and
calleth unto her husband, and saith, ' Send,
I pray thee, to me one of the young men,
and one of the asses, and let me run unto
the man of God, and return.' 23 And he
saith, ' Wherefore art thou going unto him
to-day ?— neither new moon nor sabbath !'
and she saith, ' Peace.'
24 And she saddleth the ass, and saith
unto her young man, 'Lead, and go, restrain
not riding for me, except I have said so to
thee.' ^And she goeth, and cometh unto
the man of God, unto the hill of Carmel;
and it cometh to pass, at the man of God's
seeing her, over-against, that he saith unto
Gehazi Ms young man, 'Lo, this Shunam
mite; 26 now, run, I pray thee, to meet her,
and say to her, ' Is there peace to thee ? is
there peace to thy husband ? is there peace
to the lad?' and she saith, 'Peace.'
27 And she cometh unto the man of God,
unto the hill, and layeth hold on his feet,
and Gehazi cometh nigh to thrust her away;
and the man of God saith, 'Let her alone,
for her soul is bitter to her, and the LORD
hath hidden it from me, and hath not de
clared it to me.' 28 ^nd she saith, 'Did I
ask a son of my lord ? did I not say, Do
not deceive me?'
29 And he saith to Gehazi, 'Gird up thy
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loins, and take my staff in thy hand, and go; \
if thou meet a man, salute him not; and if ;
a man salute thee, answer him not; then ]
hast thou laid my staff on the face of the |
youth.' so Aud the mother of the youth j
saith, ' The Lord liveth, and thy soul liveth,
I do not leave thee ; ' and he riseth and go
eth after her. 8iAnd Gehazi hath passed
on before them, and layeth the staff on the
face of the youth, but there is no voice nor
attention, and he turneth back to meet
Mm, and declareth to Mm, saying, 'The
youth hath not awaked.'
32 And Elisha cometh into the house, and
lo, the youth is dead, laid down on Ms bed;
33 and he goeth in and shutteth the door
upon them both, and prayeth unto the
Lord. 34And he goeth up, and lieth down
on the lad, and putteth his mouth on his
mouth, and. Ms eyes on Ms eyes, and his
hands on his hands, and stretcheth himself
upon Mm, and the flesh of the lad becom
eth warm; ^ and he turneth back and walk
eth to the house, once hither and once
tMther, and goeth up, and stretcheth him
self upon him, and the youth sneezeth till
seven times, and the youth opcneth his
eyes. ^And he calleth unto Gehazi, and
saith, ' Call for this Shunammite ; ' and he
calleth her, and she cometh unto him, and
he saith, 'Lift up thy son.' 87And she, go
eth in, and falleth at his feet, and boweth
herself to the earth, and Iifteth up her son,
and goeth out.
38 And Elisha hath turned back to Gilgal,
and the famine is in the land, and the sons
of the prophets are sitting before Mm, and
he saith to Ms young men, ' Set on the great
pot, and boil pottage for the sons of the
prophets.' 39And one goeth out unto the
field to gather herbs, and findeth a vine of
the field, and gathereth of it gourds of the
field, the fulness of his garment, and he
cometh in and splitteth them into the pot
of pottage, for they knew them not. 40 And
they pour out for the men to eat ; and it
cometh to pass at their eating of the pot
tage, that they have cried out, and say,
' Death is in the pot, 0 man of God ! ' and
they have not been able to eat. 41 And he
aaitb, ' Then bring ye meal; ' and he casteth
it into the pot, and saith, ' Pour out for the
people, and let them eat ;' and there was
no evil thing to the pot.
42 And a man hath come from Baal-Sha-
lisha, and bringeth in to the man of God
bread of the first-fruits, twenty loaves of
barley, and full ears of corn in its husk,
and he saith, 'Give to the people, and let
them eat.' 48 And his minister saith, ' What
—do I set tMs before a hundred men ? ' but
he saith, ' Give to the people, and let them
eat, for thus the Lord said, Eat and leave;'
"and he setteth it before them, and they eat
and leave, according to the word of the LORD.
V. iAND Naaman, head of the host of
the king of Aram, was a great man before
his lord, and accepted of face, for by him
had the LORD given salvation to Aram, and
the man was mighty in valour— a leper.
9 And the Aramaeans have gone out by
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Y. 3. — 2 KINGS. — VI. 8. Gehazis sin and punishment.

troops, and they take captive out of the
land of Israel a little damsel, and she is
before the wife of Naaman. B And she saith
unto her mistress, ' O that my lord were be
fore the prophet who is in Samaria ; then
would he recover him from his leprosy.'
4 And one goeth in and declareth to his lord,
saying, 'Thus and thus hath she spoken,
the damsel who is of the land of Israel.'
6 And the king of Aram saith, ' Go, enter
in. and let me send a letter unto the king
of Israel ; ' and he goeth, and he taketh in
his hand ten talents of silver, and six thou
sand of gold, and ten changes of garments.
6 And he bringeth in the letter unto the
king of' Israel, saying, 'And now, in the
coming-in of this letter unto thee, lo, I have
sent unto thee Naaman my servant, then
thou hast recovered him from Ms leprosy.'
7 And it cometh to pass, at the king of Is
rael's reading the letter, that he rendeth
his garments, and saith, 'Am I God, to put
to death and to keep alive, that this one is
sending unto me to recover a man from his
leprosy? for surely know, I pray you, and
see, for he. is presenting himself to me.'
8 And it cometh to pass, at Elisha the man
of God's hearing that the king of Israel hath
rent his garments, that he sendeth unto
the ktog, saying, ' Why hast thou rent thy
garments? let him come, I pray thee, unto
mefand let him know that there is a pro
phet in Israel.' 9 And Naaman cometh with
his horses and with his chariot, and stand
eth at the opemng of the house of Elisha ;
" and Elisha sendeth unto him a messenger,
saying, ' Go ; then hast thou washed seven
times in the Jordan, and thy flesh turneth
back to thee— and be clean.'
UAnd Naaman is wroth, and goeth on,
and saith, ' Lo, I said, Unto me let him
certainly come out, then hath he stood and
called in the name of the Lord his God, and
waved his hand over the place, and recover
ed the leper. "Are not Abana and Phar-
par, rivers of Damascus, better than all the
waters of Israel? may I not wash in them ?
— then have I been clean ; ' and he turneth
and goeth onto fury. "And his servants
come nigh, and speak unto Mm, and say,
'My father, had the prophet spoken a
great thing unto thee — wouldst thou not do
it! surely also, when he hath said unto thee,
Wash, and be clean.' " And he goeth down
and dippeth to the Jordan seven times, ac
cording to the word of the man of God, and
Ms flesh turneth back as the flesh of a little
youth— and he is clean. " And he turneth
back unto the man of God, he and all his
camp, and cometh in, and standeth before
him, and saith, ' Lo, I pray thee, I have
known that there is no God in all the earth
save in Israel ; and now, take, I pray thee,
a blessing from thy servant.' "And he
saith, 'The Lord liveth, before whom I
have stood ; I will not take it; ' and he
presseth on him to take, but he refuseth.
17 And Naaman saith, ' If not — let there
be given, I pray thee, to thy servant, a
couple of mules' burden of earth, for thy
servant maketh no more burnt-offering or
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sacrifice to other gods, but to the LORD.
"Eor this thing the LORD be propitious to
thy servant, in the coming of my lord into
the house of Rimmon to bow himself there,
and he hath been supported by my hand,
and I bowed myself in the house of Rim
mon; for my bowing myself in the house of
Rimmon the Lord be propitious, I pray
thee, to thy servant in this thing.' "And he
saith to him, 'Go in peace;' and he goeth
from him a kibrath of land.
20 And Gehazi, the servant of Elisha the
man of God, saith, ' Lo, my lord hath spared
Naaman this Aramaean, not receiving from
his hand that which he brought; the Lord
liveth ; surely if I have run after him, then
have I taken something from him.' 21 And
Gehazi pursueth after Naaman; and Naa
man seeth one running after him, and
alighteth from off the chariot to meet him,
and saith, 'Is there peace?' 22 And he
saith, 'Peace; my lord hath sent me, say
ing, Lo, now, this, two young men have
come unto me from the hill-country of Eph
raim, of the sons of the prophets ; give, I
pray thee, to them a talent of silver, and
two changes of garments.' 23 And Naaman
saith, ' Be pleased, take two talents ; ' and
he urgeth on him, and bindeth two talents
of silver in two purses, and two changes of
garments, and putteth them on two of his
young men; and they bear before him.
24 And he cometh in unto the high place,
and taketh out of their hand, and layeth up
in the house, and sendeth away the men,
and they go.
25 And he hath come in, and standeth by
hislord, and Elisha saith unto him,' Whence
— Gehazi?' andhe saith, ' Thy servant went
not hither or thither.' 26 And he saith unto
him, 'My heart went not when the man
turned from off his chariot to meet thee; is
this a time to take silver, or to take gar
ments, or oliveyards, or vineyards, or flock,
or herd, or men-servants, or maid-servants ?
27 yea, the leprosy of Naaman doth cleave to
thee, and to thy seed, for ever ; ' and he go
eth out from before him leprous— like snow.
VI. x AND the sons of the prophets say
unto Elisha, 'Lo, we pray thee, the place
where we dwell before thee is too strait for
us. 2 Let us go, we pray thee, unto the
Jordan, and let us take from thence each a
beam, and let us make for ourselves there
a place to dwell there;' and he saith, * Go.'
3 And the one saith, 'Be pleased, Ipraythee,
and go with thy servants ; ' and he saith, ' I
go.* 4And he goeth with them, and they come
to the Jordan, and cut down the trees;
5 and it cometh to pass, the one is felling
the beam, and the iron hath fallen into the
water, and he crieth and saith, 'Alas ! my
lord, and it is asked.' 6And the man of
God saith, 'Where hath it fallen?' and he
sheweth him the place, and he cutteth a
stick, and casteth it thither, and causeth the
iron to swim; 7 and saith, ' Raise to thyself ; '
and he putteth forth his hand and taketh it.
8 And the king of Aram hath been fight
ing against Israel, and taketh counsel with

The Aramaeans ensnared.

VI. 9.-2 KINGS.— vn. 7.

Famine in Samaria.

his servants, saying, ' At such and such a
place is my encamping.' 9 And the man of
God sendeth unto the ktog of Israel, say
ing, ' Take heed of passing by this place, for
there the Aramaeans are come down.'
10 And the ktog of Israel sendeth unto the
place of which the man of God had spoken
to him, and warned him of, and he is pre
served there not once nor twice.
ii And the heart of the king of Aram is
tossed about concerning this thing, and he
calleth unto his servants, and saith unto
them, 'Will ye not declare to me who of
us is for the king of Israel?' "And one of
his servants saith, ' Nay, my lord, 0 king,
hut Elisha the prophet, who is in Israel,
declareth to the king of Israel the words
which thou speakest to the inner chamber
of thy bed.' "And he saith, 'Go ye and
see where he is, and let me send and take
him;' and it is declared to him, saying,
'Lo — in Dothan.' "And he sendeth tMther
horses and chariots, and a heavy force, and
they come by night, and go round against
the city.
"And the servant of the man of God
riseth early, and goeth out, and lo, a force
is surrounding the city, with horse and
chariot; and his young man saith unto Mm,
'Alas ! my lord, how shall we do?' "And
he saith, ' Fear not, for more are they who
are with us than they who are with them.'
i7And Elisha prayeth, and saith, *Lord,
open, I pray Thee, Ms eyes, and let him
see; ' and the Lord openeth the eyes of the
young man, and he seeth, and lo, the hill
is full of horses and chariots of fire round
about Elisha.
i8 And they come down unto him, and
Elisha prayeth unto the LORD, and saith,
' Smite, I pray Thee, tMs nation with blind
ness ;' and He smiteth them with blindness,
according to the word of Elisha. "And
Elisha saith unto them, 'TMs is not the
way, nor is tMs the city; come ye after me,
and let me lead you unto the man whom
ye seek-;' and he leadeth them to Samaria.
29 And it cometh to pass, at their coming
into Samaria, that Elisha saith, 'Lord, open
the eyes of these, and let them see ; ' aud
the Lord openeth their eyes, and they see,
and lo, in the midst of Samaria ! 21 And
the king of Israel saith unto .Elisha, at his
seeing them, 'Shall I smite — shall I smite
—my father?' 22 And he saith, "Thou
shalt not smite ; those whom thou hast
taken captive with thy sword and with thy
bow dost thou smite ? Set bread and water
before them, and let them eat and drink,
and let them go unto their lord.' w And he
prepareth for them great provision, and
they eat and drink, and he sendeth them
away, and they go unto their lord; and the
troops of Aram have not added any more
to come into the land of Israel.
24 And it cometh to pass afterwards, that
Ben-Hadad king of Aram gathereth all his
camp, and goeth up, and layeth siege to
Samaria. 25 And there is a great famine in
Samaria, and lo, they are laying siege to it,
till an ass' head is at eighty silverlings, and

the fourth of a cab of dove's dung at five
silverlings. ^ And it cometh to pass, the king of Is
rael is passing by on the wall, and a woman
hath cried unto him, saying, ' Save, my lord,
Oking.' 27 And he saith, ' The Lord saveth
thee not — whence shall I save thee ? out of
the threshing-floor, or out of the wine-vat ?'
28 And the king saith to her, ' What— to
thee?' and she saith, 'This woman hath
said unto me, Give thy son, and let us eat
him to-day, and my son let us eat to-mor
row; ^and we boil my son and eat hhn;
and I say unto her on the next flay, Give
thy son, and let us eat him: but she hideth
her son.'
30 And it cometh to pass, at the king's
heariug the words of the woman, that he
rendeth Ms garments, and he is passing by
on the wall, and the people see, and lo, the
sackcloth is on his flesh within. 3X And. he
saith, 'Thus let God do to me, and thus let
Him add, if it remain — the head of Elisha
son of Shaphat— on him tMs day.' 32And
Elisha is sitting in his house, and the elders
are sitting with him, and the king sendeth
a man from before him; before the mes
senger cometh unto him, even he himself
said unto the elders, 'Have ye seen that
this son of the murderer hath sent to turn
aside my head ? see, at the coming in of the
messenger, shut the door, then have ye held
him fast at the door, is not the sound of
the feet of his lord behind him?' ^He is
yet speaking with them, and lo, the mes
senger is coming down unto him, and he
saith, 'Lo, this is the evil from the LORD;
what— shall I wait for the LORD any more ? '
VII. iAND Elisha saith, 'Hear ye the
word of the Lord : Thus hath the Lord
said, About this time to-morrow, a measure
of fine flour is at a shekel, and two mea
sures of barley at a shekel, in the gate of
Samaria.' 2And the captain whom the
king hath, by whose hand he hath been sup
ported, answereth the man of God and
saith, 'Lo, the Lord maketh windows in
the heavens — shall this thing be ?' and he
saith, 'Lo, thou dost see it with thine eyes,
but of thence thou dost not eat.'
3And four men have been leprous, at the
opening of the gate, and they say one unto
another, 'What — we are sitting here till we
have died ! 4If we have said, Let us go into
the city, then the famine is to the city, and
we have died there ; and if we have sat
here, then we have died; and now, come
and let us fall unto the camp of Aram ; if
they keep us alive, we live, and if they put
us to death, then we have died.'
«And they rise in the twilight, to go in
unto the camp of Aram, and they come in
unto the extremity of the camp of Aram,
and lo, there is no man there, e seeing the
Lord hath caused the camp of Aram to
hear a noise of chariots, and a noise of
horses — the noise of a great f orce,^ and they
say one unto another, 'Lo, the king of Is
rael hath hired against us the kings of the
Hittites, and the kings of Egypt, to come
against us.' 7 And they rise and flee.in the
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Samaria plentifully supplied, vn. 8. — 2 KINGS. — vni. 15. HazaeVs cruelty predicted.

twilight, and forsake their tents, and their
horses, and their asses — the camp as it is —
and flee for their life.
8 And these lepers come unto the ex
tremity of the camp, and they come unto
one tent, and eat, and drink, and lift up
from thence silver, and gold, and garments,
and go and Mde it; and they turn back and
go unto another tent, and lift up from
thence, and go and hide it. 9And they say
one unto another, ' We are not doing right
tMs day ; it is a day of tidings, and we are
keeping silent; when we have waited till
the light of the mormng, then hath punish
ment found us; and now, come and let us
go and declare it to the house of the Mng.'
"And they come and call unto the porter
of the city, and declare for themselves, say
ing, ' We have come unto the camp of Aram,
and lo, there is no man there, nor sound of
man, but the bound horses, and the bound
asses, and tents as they are.' "And lie
calleth the gate-keepers, and they declare
it to the house of the king witMn. "And
the king riseth by night, and saith unto his
servants, 'Let me declare, I pray you, to
you that which the Aramaeans have done
to us; they have known that we are famish
ed, and they are gone out of the camp to be
hidden in the field, saying, When they come
out Of the city, then we catch them alive,
and into the city we enter.'
"And one of Ms servants answereth and
saith, ' Let them even take, I pray thee, five
of the horses which are left, which have been
left in it (lo, they are as all the multitude
of Israel who have been left in it; lo, they
are as all the multitude of Israel who have
been consumed), and let us send and see.'
"And they take two chariot-horses, and
the king sendeth after the camp of Aram,
saying, 'Go, and see.' "And they go after
them unto the Jordan, and lo, all the way
is full of garments and. vessels wMch the
Aramaeans have cast away in their haste ;
and the messengers turn back and declare
it to the king.
"And the people go out and spoil the
camp of Aram, and a measure of fine flour
is at a shekel, ahd two measures of barley
at a shekel, according to the word of the
Lord. i7And the king hath appointed the
captain, by whose hand he is supported,
over the gate, and the people tread him
down in the gate, and he dieth, as the man
of God spake, who spake in the coming
down of the kingunto him; "yea, it cometh
to pass according to the speaking of the
man of God unto the king, saying, 'Two
measures of barley at a shekel, and a mea
sure of fine flour at a shekel, shall be at tMs
time to-morrow, to the gate of Samaria; '
"when the captain answereth the man of
God, and saith, ' And lo, the Lord maketh
windows in the heavens — shall it be accord
ing to tlris tMng ? ' and he saith, ' Lo, thou
dost see with thine eyes, but from thence
thou dost not eat;' 20 and it cometh to him
so, seeing the people tread him down to the
gate, and he dieth.
VIII. iAND Ehsha spake unto the wo-
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man whose son he had kept alive, saying,
' Rise and go, thou and thy household, and
sojourn where thou mayest sojourn, for the
Lord hath called for a famine, and also, it
is coming on the land seven years.' 2And
the woman riseth, and doth according to
the word of the man of God; and she goeth,
she and her household, and sojourneth in
the land of the Philistines seven years.
8 And it cometh to pass at the end of seven
years, that the woman turneth back from
the land of the Philistines, and goeth out
to cry unto the ktog, concerning her house,
and concermng her field.
4And the ktog is speaking unto Gehazi,
the servant of the man of God, saying, ' Re
count, I pray thee, to me, the whole of the
great things that Elisha hath done.' 5 And
it cometh to pass, he is recounting to the
ktog how he had caused the dead to live,
and lo, the woman whose son he had caused
to rive crieth unto the king, for her house
and for her field; and Gehazi saith, 'My
lord, O king, this is the woman, and this
her son, whom Elisha caused to live !' 6And
the king asketh at the woman, and she re
counteth it to Mm ; and the king appoint-
eth to her a certain officer, saying, ' Give
back all that she hath, and all the increase
of the field from the day of her leaving the
land even till now.'
7And Elisha cometh to Damascus, and
Ben-Hadad king of Aram is sick, and it is
declared to him, saying, ' The man of God
hath come hither.' 8And the king saith
unto Hazael, ' Take in thy hand a present,
and go to meet the man of God, then hast
thou sought the Lord by him, saying, Shall
I recover of this sickness?'
9 And Hazael goeth to meet him, and tak
eth a present in his hand, even of every
good thing of Damascus, forty camels' bur
den, and he cometh and standeth before
him, and saith, ' Thy son, Ben-Hadad ktog
of Aram, hath sent me unto thee, saying,
Shall I recover of tMs sickness?' "And
Elisha saith unto Mm, ' Go, say, Thou shalt
certainly not live, seeing the Lord hath
shewed me that he shall surely die.' u And
he setteth his face, yea, he setteth it till he
is ashamed ; and the man of God weepeth.
i2 And Hazael saith, 'Wherefore is my
lord -weeping?' and he saith, 'Because I
have known the evil that thou dost to the
Children of Israel; their fenced places thou,.
dost send into the fire, and their young
men with the sword thou dost slay( and
their sucklings thou dost dash to pieces,
and their pregnant women thou dost rip
up.' "Aud Hazael saith, 'But what, is thy
servant the dog, that he doth this great
tiring ?' And Elisha saith, ( The LORD hath
shewed me thee — king over Aram.' i4And
he goeth from Elisha, and cometh unto his
lord; and he saith unto him, ' What hath
Elisha said to thee ? ' and he saith, ' He said
to me, Thou shalt certainly recover.' "And
it cometh to pass on the morrow, that lie
taketh the coarse cloth, and dippeth it in
water, and spreadeth it on his face, and he
dieth; and Hazael reigneth to Ms stead.

Joram and Ahaziah s reign, vm. 16. — 2 KINGS. — IX. 21. Jehu anointed Icing of Israel.

"And in the fifth year of Joram son of
Ahab king of Israel, when Jehoshaphat is
ktog of Judah, Jehoram son of Jehoshaphat
king of Judah hath reigned; "thirty and
two years old was he in his reigning, and
eight years hath he reigned in Jerusalem.
" And he walketh in the way of the kings
of Israel, as did the house of Ahab, for the
daughter of Ahab was to Mm for a wife,
and he doth the evil thingin the eyes of the
Lord; "yet the LORD was not willing to de
stroy Judah, for David his servant's sake,
as He Bald to Mm, to give to brm a light —
to his sons continually. -
20 In his days Edom hath revolted from
under the hand of Judah, and they cause a
ktog to reign over them. 21 And Joram pass
eth over to Zair, and aU the chariots with
him, and he Mmself riseth by Mght, and
smiteth Edom, wMch cometh round about
hhn and the heads of the chariots, and the
people fleeth to its tents; 22 yet Edom re-
volteth from under the hand of Judah till
this day; then Libnah revolteth at that
time. 2s And the rest of the matters of Jo
ram, and all that he did, are they not written
in the book of the Chromcles of the kings
of Judah ? M And Joram lieth with his fa
thers, and is buried with Ms fathers to the
city of David; and Ahaziah Ms son reigneth
to Ms stead.
25 In the twelfth year of Joram son of
Ahab king of Israel reigned Ahaziah son of
Jehoram king of Judah ; 26 twenty and two
years old is Ahaziah to Ms reigning ; and
one year hath he reigned to Jerusalem, and
the name of his mother is Athaliah daugh
ter of Omri king of Israel; 27 and he walketh
in the way of the house of Ahab, and doth
the evil thing in the eyes of the Lord, like
the house of Ahab, for he is the son-in-law
of the house of Ahab, 28 and he goeth with
Joram son of Ahab to the battle against
Hazael king of Aram in Ramoth-Gilead;
and the Aramaeans smite Joram, 29anci
Joram the king turneth back to be healed
in Jezreel of the wounds with which the
Aramaeans smite Mm in Ramah, to Mb
fighting against Hazael king of Aram ; and
Ahaziah son of Jehoram king of Judah hath
gone down to see Joram son of Ahab in
Jezreel, for he is sick.
IX. 1 AND Ehsha the prophet hath called
for one of ' the sons of the prophets, and
saith to him, 'Gird up thy loins, and take
this vial of oil to thy hand, and go to Ra
moth-Gilead; 2wixen thou hast gone in
there, then see there Jehu son of Jehosha
phat, son of Nimshi, and thou hast gone to
and caused him to rise out of the midst of
his brethren, and hast brought Mm into
the innermost chamber; 3and-hast taken
the vial of oil, and hast poured it on Ms
head, and hast said, Thus hath the Lord
said, I have anointed thee for king over Is
rael; then hast thou opened the door, and
fled, and waited not.'
4 And the young man — the young man
the prophet— -goeth to Ramoth-Gilead; 5 and
he cometh in, and lo, the chiefs of the force
are sitting, and he saith, ' I have a word

unto thee, 0 chief ! ' and Jehu saith, ' Unto
which of all of us ? ' and he saitli, ' Unto
thee, O cMef;' cand he riseth 'and cometh
into the house, and he poureth the oil on
Ms head, and saith td him, ' Thus hath the
Lord, God of Israel, said, I have anointed
thee for ktog over the people of the Lord,
over Israel; 7then hast thou smitten the
house of Ahab thy lord, and I have re
quired the blood of My servants the pro
phets, and the blood of all the servants of
the Lord, from the hand of Jezebel; 8and
all the house of Ahab hath perished, and I
have cut off to Ahab those who sit on the
wall, and the restrained, arid the left in
Israel; 9and I have give up the house of
Ahab like the house of Jeroboam son of
Nebat, and as the house of Baasha son of
Ahijah; "and Jezebel do dogs eat to the
portion of Jezreel, and there is none burying
her;' and he openeth the door and "fleeth.
11 And Jehu hath gone out unto the ser
vants of his lord, and one saith to him, ' Is
there peace? wherefore came tlris madman
unto thee?' and he saith unto them, 'Ye
have known the man and his talk.' "And
they say, 'False; declare, we pray thee, to-
us; ' and he saith, ' Thus and thus spake he
unto me, saying, Thus hath the Lord said,
I have anointed thee for Mng over Israel.'
"And they haste and take each Ms gar
ment, and put it under him at the top of
the stairs, and blow with the trumpet, and
say, 'Jehu hath reigned.' "And Jehu son
of Jehoshaphat, son of NimsM, conspireth
against Joram ; (and Joram was keeping in
Ramoth-Gilead, he and all Israel, from the
presence of Hazael king of Aram; is and
ktog Joram turneth back to be healed to
Jezreel, of the wounds with which the
Aramaeans smite him, in his fighting with
Hazael king of Aram) ; and Jehu saith, 'If it
is your mind, let not an escaped one go out
of the city, to go to declare it in Jezreel.'
i6 And Jehu rideth, and goeth to Jezreel, for
Joram is lying there; and Ahaziah ktog of
Judah hath gone down to see Joram.
17 And the watchman is standing on the
tower in Jezreel, and seeth the company
of Jehu to Ms coming, and saith, ' I see a
company;' and Joram saith, ' Take a rider
and send to meet them, and let him say, Is
there peace ? * " And the rider on the horse
goeth to meet him, and saith, 'Thus hath
the Mng said, Is there peace?' aud Jehu
saith, 'What— to thee and to peace? turn
round behind me.' And the watchman
declareth, saying, 'The messenger came.
unto them, but hath not returned.' , "And
he sendeth a second rider on a horse, and
he cometh to unto them, and saith, ' Thus
hath the king said, Is there peace?' and
Jehu saith, 'What— to thee and to peace?
turn round behind me.'
20 And the watchman declareth, saying,.
' He came unto them, but hath not return
ed; and the driving is like the driving of
Jehu son of NimsM, for with madness he
driveth.' 21 And Joram saith, 'Harness;'
and Mb chariot is harnessed ; and Joram
ktog of Israel goeth out, and Ahaziah king
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Death of Jezebel.

IX. 22.-2 KINGS.— X. 18.

Ahab's house exterminated.

of Judah, each in his chariot, and they go
out to meet Jehu, and find him to the por
tion of Naboth the Jezreelite.
22 And it cometh to pass, at Jehoram's
seeing Jehu, that he saith, ' Is there peace,
Jehu?' and he saith, 'What is the peace,
while the whoredoms of Jezebel thy mother
and her witchcrafts are many?' 28 And Jo
ram turneth Ms hands and fleeth, and saith
unto Ahaziah, ' Deceit, 0 Ahaziah ! ' 2i And
Jehu hath filled his hand with the bow, and
smiteth Joram between his arms, and the
arrow goeth out at his heart, and he bow
eth down in his chariot. 25 And Jehu saith
unto Bidkar his captain, ' Lift up, cast him
into the portion of the field of Naboth the
Jezreelite; — for remember, I and thou were
riding together after Ahab his father, and
the Lord lifted on him this burden; 26 Have
I not seen the blood of Naboth and the
blood of Ms sons, yesternight, affirmeth the
Lord? Yea, I have given a recompence
to thee in this portion, affirmeth the Lord;
— and, now, lift up, cast him into the por
tion, according to the word of the Lord.'
27 And Ahaziah king of Judah hath seen,
and fleeth the way of the garden-house, and
Jehu pursueth after him, and saith, ' Smite
him — even-Mm— in the chariot,' at the going
up to Gur, which is by Ibleam, and he
fleeth to Megiddo, and dieth there. 2* And
Ms servants carry him in a chariot to Jeru
salem, and bury him in his sepulchre, with
his fathers, in the city of David. 29 And in
the eleventh year of Joram son of Ahab
reigned Ahaziah over Judah.
30 And Jehu cometh into Jezreel, and
Jezebel hath heard, and putteth paint on
her eyes, and made right her head, and
looketh out through the window. 3iAnd
Jehu hath come into the gate, and she saith,
* Was there peace to Zimri, the slayer of his
lord?' 32And he Iifteth up his face unto
the window, and saith, ' Who is with me ?
— who ?' and two or three eunuchs look out
unto him. ^And he saith, ' Let her go ; '
and they let her go, and'some of her blood
is sprinkled on the wall and on the horses,
and he treadeth her down.
34 And he cometh in, and eateth, and
drinketh, and saith, ' Inspect, I pray you,
this accursed one, and bury her, for she is
a king's daughter.' & And they go to bury
her, but have not found any of her save the
skull, and the feet, and the palms of the
hand. se And they turn back, and declare
to him; and he saith, ' It is the word of the
Lord wMch He spake by the hand of his
servant Elijah the Tishbite, saying, In the
portion of Jezreel do dogs eat the flesh of
Jezebel ; 37 and the carcase of Jezebel hath
been as dung on the face of the field in the
portion of Jezreel, that they say not, ' This
is Jezebel.'
I. iAND Ahab hath seventy sons in Sa
maria, and Jehulwriteth letters, and send
eth to Samaria, unto the heads of Jezreel,
the elders, and unto the supporters of Ahab,
Baying, 2 ' And, now, at the coming in of tMs
letter unto you, seeing with you are the
sons of your lord, and with you are chariots

and horses, and a fenced city, and armour;
3 then have ye seen the best and the upright-
est of the sons of your lord, and have set
him on the throne of his father, and fight
for the house of your lord.' 4 And they fear
very greatly, and say, ' Lo, two kings stood
not before him, and how shall we stand—
we 1 ' 5 And he who is over the house, and
he who is over the city, and the elders, aud
the supporters, send unto Jehu, saying,
' We are thy servants; and all that thou say
est unto us we do; we do not make any man
ktog ; that which is good to tMne eyes, do.'
6 And he writeth unto them a second let
ter, saying, ' If ye are mine, and do hearken
to my voice, take the heads of the men of
the children of your lord, and come to me
about this time to-morrow, to Jezreel;' aud
the sons of the king are seventy men, with
the great ones of the city, who bring them
up. 7And it cometh to pass at the coming
in of the letter unto them, that they take
the sons of the king, and slaughter seventy
men, and put their heads in baskets, and
send tJiem unto him to Jezreel. 8 And the
messenger cometh, and declareth to him,
saying, ' They have brought in the heads of
the king's sons;' and he saith, 'Make them
two heaps at the opening of the gate till the
morning.' 9And it cometh to pass in the morning,
that he goeth out, and standeth, and saith
unto all the people, ' Ye are righteous ; lo,
I have conspired against my lord, and slay
him, but who smote all these ? " Know ye,
now, that nothing doth fall of the word of
the Lord to the earth which the Lord spake
against the house of Ahab ; yea, the Lord
hath done that which He spake by the hand
of Ms servant Elijah.' ll And Jehu smiteth
all who are left of the house of Ahab, to
Jezreel, and all his great men, and his ac
quaintances, and his priests, till he hath
not left to him a rcmnaut.
"And he riseth, and cometh, and goeth
to Samaria: he is at the shepherd's shear
ing-house in the way, "and Jehu hath
found the brethren of Ahaziah king of Ju
dah, and saith, 'Who are ye?' and they
say, ' We are the brethren of Ahaziah, and
we go down to salute the children of the
king, and the children of the mistress.'
"And he saith, 'Catch them alive;' and
they catch them alive, and slay them at the
pit of the shearing-house, forty and two
men, and he hath not left a man of them.
"And he goeth from thence, and findeth
Jehonadab son of Rechab— to meet him,
and he blesseth him, and saith unto him,
' Is thy heart right, as my heart is with thy
heart?' and Jehonadab saith, 'It is;' —
' then it is ; give thy hand : ' and he giveth
his hand, and he causeth him to come up
unto him into the chariot, "and saith,
' Come with me, and look on my zeal for the
Lord;' and they cause Mm' to ride in his
chariot. 17 And he cometh to Samaria, and
smiteth all who are left of Ahab in Samaria,
till his destroying him, according to the word
of the Lord which He spake unto Elisha.
is And Jehu gathereth the whole of the

Baal's worshippers slain.

X. 19.— 2 KINGS.— xi. 15. Athaliah reigns over Judah.

people, and saith unto them, ' Ahab served
Baal a little; Jehu doth serve him much;
"and now, all the prophets of Baal, all Ms
servants, and all Ms priests, call ye unto
me; let not a man be lacking; for I have a
great sacrifice for Baal; every one who is
lacking— he shall not rive ; ' but Jehu hath
done it in subtilty, in order to destroy the
servants of Baal.
29 And Jehu saith, 'Sanctify a restraint
for Baal;' and they proclaim it. 21 Aud
Jehu sendeth through all Israel, and all the
servants of Baal come, and there hath not
been left a man who hath not come ; and
they come into the house of Baal, and the
house of Baal is full — mouth to mouth.
22 And he saith to him who is over the
wardrobe, ' Bring out clothing for all the
servants of Baal ; ' and he bringeth out to
them the clothing. 23 And Jehu goeth, with
Jehonadab son of Rechab, into the house of
Baal, and saith to the servants of Baal,
* Search and see, lest there be here with you
any of the servants of the LORD, but the
servants of Baal by themselves.' 24 And
they come in to prepare sacrifices and
burnt-offerings, and Jehu hath set for-him-
self in an out-place eighty men, and saith,
' The man who letteth escape any of the
men whom I bring to unto your hand—his
soul for Mb soul.'
25 And it cometh to pass at Ms finishing
preparing the burnt-offering, that Jehu
saith to the runners, and to the captains,
' Go in, smite them, let none come out ; '
and they smite them by the edge of the
sword, and the runners and the captains
cast them out, and they go unto the city, to
the house of Baal, 2t:aTid bring out the
standing-pillars of the house of Baal, and
burn them, 2? and break down the standing-
pillar of Baal, and break down the house of
Baal, and appoint it for a draught-house
unto tMs day. "¦ And Jehu destroyeth Baal
out of Israel; M only— the sins of Jeroboam
son of Nebat, which he caused Israel to sin,
Jehu hath not turned aside from after
them — the calves of gold which are at
Bethel, and which are to Dan. 3° And the
Lord saith unto Jehu, ' Because thou hast
done well— doing that which is right in
Mine eyes; according to all that is to My
heart thou hast done to the house of Ahab
—the children of thy fourth generation do
sit on the throne of Israel.' siBut Jehu
hath not taken heed to walk in the law of
the Lord, God of Israel, with all his heart;
he hath not turned aside from the sins of
Jeroboam, which he caused Israel to sin.
32 In those days the Lord hath begun to
cut off some of Israel, seeing Hazael smiteth
them to all the border of Israel, ^ from the
Jordan, at the sun-rising, all the land of
Gilead, the Gadites, and the Reubenites,
and the Manassites (from Aroer, which is
by the brook of Arnon), even Gilead and
Bashan. MAnd the rest of the matters of
Jehu, and all that he did, and all Ms might,
are they not written in the book of the
Chronicles of the kings of Israel ? ss And
-Jehu lieth with Ms fathers, and they bury

him in Samaria; and Jehoahaz his son
reigneth to his stead. '*• And the days that
Jehu hath reigned over Israel are twenty
and eight years, in Samaria.
XI. iAND Athaliah is mother of Ahaziah,
and she hath seen that her son is dead, and
she riseth, and defitroyeth all the royal
seed; 2but Jehosheba daughter of king
Joram, sister of Ahaziah, taketh Joash son
of Ahaziah, and stealeth Mm out of the
midst of the children of the king who are
put to death, him and his nurse, in the
toner chamber of the beds, and they Mde
Mm from the presence of Athaliah, and he
hath not been put to death; 3andheiswith
her, hiding himself in the house of the
Lord, six years, and Athaliah is reigning
over the land.
4 And in the seventh year Jehoiada hath
sent and taketh the heads of the hundreds,
of the executioners and of the runners, and
bringeth them in unto Mm, to the house of
the LORD, and maketh a covenant with
them, and causeth them to swear in the
house of the Lord, and sheweth them the
king's son, sand commandeth them, saying,
'This is the thing which ye do; The third of
you are going in on the sabbath, and keepers
of the charge of the house of the king; « and
the third is at the gate of Sur, and fjhe third
at the gate behind the runners ; then have
ye kept the charge of the house, pulled
down; 7and two parts of all you who go
out on the sabbath— they have even kept
the charge of the house of the Lord about
the king; 8 and ye have compassed the king
round about, each with his weapons in his
hand; and he who cometh unto the ranges
is put to death; and be ye with the king in
Ms going out and in his coming in.'
9 And the heads of the hundreds do ac
cording to aU that Jehoiada the priest com
manded them, and take each his men who
are going in on the sabbath, with those who
are going out on the sabbath, and come
unto Jehoiada the priest. "And the priest
giveth to the heads of the hundreds the
spears and the shields which ktog David
had, which are in the house of the Lord.
11 And the runners stand, each with his
weapons in Ms hand, at the right shoulder
of the house unto the left shoulder of the
house, by the altar and by the house, beside
the king round about; 12 and he bringeth
out the king's son, and putteth on him the
crown and the testimony, and they make
him king, and anoint Mm, and smite the
hand, and say, ' Let the king rive.'
" And Athaliah heareth the sound of the
runners and of the people, and she cometh
to unto the people, at the house of the
Lord, "and looketh, and lo, the ktog is
standing by the pillar, according to the
ordinance, and the heads, and the trum
peters are by the king, and all the people
of the land are rejoicing, and blowing with
trumpets, and Athaliah rendeth her gar-
mcnta,and calleth, 'Conspiracy ! conspiracy!'
"And Jehoiada the priest commandeth
the heads of the hundreds, inspectors of the
force, and saith unto them, ' Bring her out
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Athaliah put to death, XL 16.— 2 KINGS. — xm, 6. Jehoash repairs the temple.

unto the outside of the ranges, and he who
goeth after her, put to death by the sword:'
for the priest had said, ' Let her not be put
to death in the house of the LORD.' " And
they make sides for her, and she goeth the
way of the entering in of the horses to the
house of the king, and is put to death there.
i7And Jehoiada maketh the covenant be
tween the Lord, and the king, and the
people, for the people being the Lord's,
and between the king and the people.
"And all the people of the land go into
the house of Baal, and brake it down, its
altars and its images they have thoroughly
broken, and Mattan the priest of Baal have
they slain before the altars ; aud the priest
setteth inspectors over the house of the
Lord, " and taketh the heads of the hun
dreds, and the executioners, and the run
ners, and all the people of the land, and
they bring down the king from the house
Df the Lord, and come in the way of the
gate of the runners, to the king's house, and
he sitteth on the throne of the kings.
29 And all the people of the land rejoice,
and the, city is quiet; and Athaliah they
have put to death by the sword to the house
of the king. 2i Seven years old is Jehoash
to his reigning.
XII. i IN the seventh year of Jehu reign
ed Jehoash, and forty years hath he reign
ed in Jerusalem, and the name of his mo
ther is Zibiah of Beer-Sheba. 2And Jeho
ash doth that wMch is right in the eyes of
the LORD all his days in which Jehoiada
the priest directed him; 8only, the high
places they have not turned aside ; still are
the people sacrificing and making perfume
to the high places,
4 And Jehoash saith unto the priests, 'All
the silver of the sanctified things which
is brought into the house of the Lord, the
silver of him who passeth over, each the
silver of his valuation, all the silver which
it goeth upon the heart of a man to bring
into the house of the Lord; 6let the priests
take it to them, each from his acquaint
ance, and let them strengthen the breach
of the house, in all places where there is
found a breach.' 6And it cometh to pass,
in the twenty and third year of king Jeho
ash, the priests have not strengthened the
breach of the house; 7and king Jeho
ash calleth for Jehoiada the priest, and for
the priests, and saith unto them, 'Where
fore are ye not strengthening the breach of
the house? and now, receive no money
from your acquaintances ; but for the
breach of the house give it up.'
8 And the priests consent not to receive
money from the people, nor to strengthen
the breach of the house. 9And Jehoiada
the priest taketh a chest, and pierceth a
hole in its lid, and putteth it near the altar,
on the right side, as one cometh into the
house of the Lord; and the priests keeping
the threshold have put there all the silver
which is brought into the house of the Lord.
"And it cometh to pass, at their seeing
that the money is abundant in the chest,
that the king's scribe goeth up, with the
2P4

high priest, and they bind it up, and count
the money which is found in the house of
the' Lord ; u and they have given the
weighed money into the hands of those who
do the work, who are inspecting the house
of the Lord, and they bring it out to those
who work in wood, and to the builders who
are working to the house of the Lord,
12 and to the repairers of the wall, and to
the hewers of stone, and to buy wood, and
hewn stones to strengthen the breach of
the house of the Lord, and for all that
goeth out on the house to repair it.
"Only, there is not made for the house
of the Lord basons of silver, snuffers,
bowls, trumpets, any vessel of gold, or ves
sel of silver, out of the money wMch is
brought into the house of the Lord ; " but
to the doers of the work they give it, and
they have strengthened with it the house
of the Lord, " and they have not reckoned
with the men into whose hand they give
the silver to give to the doers of the work,
for they are dealing in faithfulness. " The
money of the trespass-offering, and the
money of the sin-offering is not brought in to
the house of the Lord ; it is for the priests.
17 Then Hazael ktog of Aram goeth up and
fighteth against Gath, and captureth it, and
Hazael setteth his face to go up against
Jerusalem. "And Jehoash king of Jiidah
taketh all the hallowed things which Jeho
shaphat, and Jehoram, and Ahaziah, his
fathers, kings of Judah, had sanctified, and
his own hallowed things, and all the gold
that is found in the treasures of the house
of the Lord and the house of the Mng, and
sendeth to Hazael king of Aram, and he
goeth up from off Jerusalem. "And the
rest of the matters of Joash, and all that he
did, are they not written in the book of the
Chronicles of the kings of Judah? ^And
his servants rise, and make a conspiracy,
and smite Joash in the house of Millo, wMch
goeth down to Silla: 2iyea, Jozachar son of
Shimeath, and Jehozabad son of Shomer,
his servants, have smitten him, and be
dieth, and they bury him with his fathers
in the city of David; and Amaziah his son
reigneth in his stead.
XIII. iIN the twenty and third year of
Joash son of Ahaziah king of Judah, Jeho-
ahaz son of Jehu reigned over Israel, in Sa
maria — seventeen years. 2Andhe doth the
evil thing in the eyes of the Lord, and goeth
after the sin of Jeroboam son of Nebat,
which he caused Israel to sin, — he turned
not aside from it; 8 and the anger of the
Lord burneth against Israel, and He giveth
them into the hand of Hazael ktog of Aram,
and into the hand of Ben-Hadad son of Ha
zael, all the time.
4 And Jehoahaz appeaseth the face of the
Lord, and the Lord hearkeneth unto him,
for He hath seen the oppression of Israel,
for the king of Aram hath oppressed them,
5 (and the Lord giveth to Israel a saviour,
and they go out from under the hand of
Aram, and the Children of Israel dwell in
their tents as heretofore ; 6 only, they have
not turned aside from the sins of the

Death of Elisha.

xm. 7.-2 KINGS.— xrv. 16. Jehoash defeats Amaziah.

house of Jeroboam, which he caused Israel
to sin, therein hath it walked, and also, the
shrine hath remained in Samaria), Hhat he
left not to Jehoahaz any of the people save
fifty horsemen, and ten chariots, and ten
thousand footmen, for the king of Aram
hath destroyed them, and maketh them as
dust by tMashing. 8And the rest of the
matters of Jehoahaz, and all that he did,
and his might, are they not -written in the
book of the ChroMcles of the kings of Is
rael ? 9 And Jehoahaz Heth with his fathers,
and they bury him to Samaria ; and Joash
Ms son reigneth in his stead.
"Lu the thirty and seventh year of Joash
ktog of Judah reigned Jehoash son of Je
hoahaz over Israel, to Samaria — sixteen
years ; Hand he doth the evil thing to the
eyes of the Lord; he hath not turned aside
from all the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat,
which he caused Israel to sin ; therein he
walked. "And the rest of the matters of
Joash, and all that he did, and Ms might
with wMch he fought with Amaziah king
of Judah, are they not written in the book
of the Chronicles of the kings of Israel?
33 And Joash lieth with Ms fathers; and Je
roboam hath sat on Ms throne; and Joash is
buried in Samaria with the kings of Israel.
14 And Ehsha hath been sick with his sick
ness of which he dieth, and Joash king of
Israel cometh down unto him, and weepeth
over his face, and saith, ' My father, my
father, the chariot of Israel, and its horse
men.' "And Elisha saith to Mm, 'Take
bow and arrows ; \ and he taketh unto hhn
bow and arrows. "And he saith to the
king of Israel, ' Place thy hand on the bow;'
and he placeth Ms hand, and Elisha putteth
his hands on the hands of the ktog, i7and
saith, ' Open the window eastward ; ' and he
openeth, and Elisha saith, 'Shoot,' and he
shooteth ; and he saith, ' The arrow of sal
vation by the Lord, and the arrow of sal
vation against Aram; yea, thouhast smitten
Aram in Aphek, till consuming.'
18 And he saith, ' Take the arrows,' and he
taketh them; and he saith to the king of Is
rael, ' Smite to the earth ; ' and he smiteth
three times, and stayeth. "And the man
of God is wroth against him, and saith, ' By
smiting five or , six times then hadst thou
smitten Aram till consuming; but how,
three times shalt thou smite Aram.'
20 And Elisha dieth, and they bury Mm;
and the troops of Moab come into the land,
at the coming in of the year. 21 And it
cometh to pass, they are burying a man,
and lo, they have seen the troop, and cast
the man into the sepulchre of Elisha, and
the man goeth and cometh against the bones
of Elisha, and liveth, and riseth on Ms feet.
22 And Hazael king of Aram hath oppress
ed Israel all the days of Jehoahaz ; 28 and
the LORD favoureth them, andpitieth them,
and turneth unto them, for the sake of His
covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob,
and hath not been willing to destroy them,
nor cast them from his presence as yet.
24 And Hazael king of Aram dieth, and
Ben-Hadad his son reigneth in his stead ;

25 and Jehoash son of Jehoahaz turneth
back, and taketh the cities out of the hand
of Ben-Hadad son of Hazael, which he had
taken out of the hand of Jehoahaz his
father in war; three times Joash smote him,
and he bringeth back the cities of Israel.
XTV. 1 IN the second year of Joash son
of Jehoahaz king of Israel reigned Amaziah
son of Joash king of Judah; 2 twenty and
five years old was he in his reigning, and
twenty and nine years reigned he to Jeru
salem, and the name of Ms mother is Je-
hoaddan of Jerusalem ; 3 and he doth that
wMch is right to: the eyes of the Lord,
only, not like David his father, according
to all that Joash his father did hath he
done ; 4oMy, the Mgh< places they have not
turned aside — yet are the people sacrificing
and making perfume in the high places.
s And it cometh to pass, when the king
dom hath been strong in his hand, that he
smiteth his servants who smite the king Ms
father; 6but the children of those who
smote him he hath not put to death, as it
is written in the book of the law of Moses,
which the Lord commanded, saying, ' Fa
thers are not put to death for children, and
children are not put to death for fathers,
but each for Ms own sin is put to death.'
7 He hath smitten Edom, in the valley of
salt, ten thousand, and seizeth Selah in the
war, and one calleth its name Joktheel un
to this day; 8 then hath Amaziah sent mes
sengers unto Jehoash son of Jehoahaz, son
of Jehu, king of Israel, saying, ' Come, let
us look one another in the face.' ? And Je
hoash ktog of Israel sendeth unto Amaziah
king of Judah, saying, ' The thorn that is
in Lebanon hath sent unto the cedar whicli
is in Lebanon, saying, Give thy daughter tq
my son for a wife; and a beast of the field
which is in Lebanon passeth by, and tread-
eth down the thorn. " Thou hast certainly
smitten Edom, and thy heart hath lifted
thee up ; be honoured, and .abide to thy
house, seeing why dost thou stir thyself up
in evil, that thou hast fallen, thou and Ju
dah with thee?'
11 But Amaziah hath not hearkened; and
Jehoash ktog of Israel goeth up, and they
look one another in the face, he and Ama
ziah ktog of Judah, at Beth-Shemesh, which
is Judah's/ "And Judah is smitten before
Israel; and they flee, each to his tent. "And
Amaziah Mng of Judah son of Jehoash son
of Ahaziah hath Jehoash king of Israel
caught in Beth-Shemesh, and they come to
Jerusalem, and he burst through the wall
of Jerusalem, at the gate of Ephraim unto
the gate of the corner, four hundred cubits,
"and he hath taken all the gold and the
silver, and all the vessels which are found
to the house of the Lord, and in the trea
sures of the house of the ktog, and the host
ages, and turneth back to Samaria. "And
the rest of the matters of Jehoash wliich he
did, and his, might, and how he fought
against Amaziah king of Judah, are they
not written in the book of the Chronicles of
the kings of Israel? "And Jehoash lieth
with his fathers, and is buried to Samaria
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Reigns of Azariah, Shallwm, XIV. 17.— 2 KINGS.— XV. 27. Menahem, Pekahiah, Pekah.

with the kings of Israel; and Jeroboam his
son reigneth to his stead.
17 And Amaziah son of Joash is king of
Judah after the death of Jehoash son of Je
hoahaz king of Israel, fifteen years, is And
the rest of the matters of Amaziah are they
not written in the book of the Chronicles of
the kings of Judah? "And they make a
conspiracy against him in Jerusalem, and
he fleeth to Lachish, and they send after Mm
to Lachish, and put Mm to death there,
20 and bring him on horses, and he is buried
in Jerusalem with his fathers, in the city of
David. 21 And all the people of Judah take
Azariah, who is sixteen years old, and cause
him to reign instead of his father Amaziah.
22 He hath built Elath, and bringeth it back
to Judah, after the king lay with his fathers.
23 Iu the fifteenth year of Amaziah son of
Joash king of Judah, hath Jeroboam son of
Joash king of Israel reigned in Samaria-
forty and one years; 24 and he doth the evil
thing in the eyes of the Lord, he hath not
turned aside from all the sins of Jeroboam
son of Nebat which he caused Israel to sin.
25 He brought back the border of Israel,
from the entering of Hamath unto the sea
of the plain, according to the word of the
Lord, God of Israel, which He spake by the
hand of His servant Jonah son of Amittai
the prophet, who is of Gath-Hepher ; 2e for
the Lord hath seen the affliction of Israel
—very bitter, and there is none restrained,
and there is none left, and there is no helper
for Israel; 27 the LORD hath not spoken of
blotting out the name of Israel from under
the heavens, and He saveth them by the
hand of Jeroboam son of Joash.
38 And the rest of the matters of Jero
boam, and all that he did, and his might
with which he fought, and with which he
brought back Damascus, and Hamath of
Judah, into Israel, are they not written in
the book of the CMonicles of the kings of Is
rael? 29 And- Jeroboam lieth with his fa
thers, with the kings of Israel ; and Zacha-
riah his son reigneth to his stead.
XV. *IN the twenty and seventh year of
Jeroboam king of Israel reigned Azariah son
of Amaziah ldng of Judah ; 2 sixteen years
old was he in Ms reigning, and fifty and two
years reigned he in Jerusalem, and the
name of his mother is Jecholiah of Jerusa
lem ; 3 and he doth that which is right in
the eyes of the Lord, according to all that
Amaziah his father did; 4only, the high
places they have not turned aside — yet are
the people sacrificing and making perfume
in the high places.
6 And the LORD smiteth the king, and he
is a leper unto the day of his death, and he
dwelleth in a separate house, and Jotham
son of the king is over the house, judging
the people of the land. 6And the rest of
the matters of Azariah, and all that he did,
are they not written in the book of the
ChroMcles of the kings of Judah? 7And
Azariah lieth with Ms fathers, and they bury
him with his fathers in the city of David;
and Jotham his son reigneth in Ms stead.
*In the tMrty and eighth year of Azariah

ktog of Judah reigned Zachariah son of
Jeroboam over Israel, in Samaria, six
months; 9and he doth the evil thing in the
eyes of the LORD, as his fathers did ; he
turned not aside from the sins of Jeroboam
son of Nebat which he caused Israel to sin.
"And Shallum son of Jabesh conspireth
against Mm, and smiteth him before the
people, and putteth him to death, and reign
eth in Ms stead, u And the rest of the mat
ters of Zachariah, lo, they are written in
the book of the Chronicles of the kings of
Israel. " This is the word of the Lord which
He spake unto Jehu, saying, ' The sons of thy
fourth generation shall sit on the throne of
Israel ; ' and it is so.
"Shallum son of Jabesh hath reigned in
the thirty and ninth year of Uzziah king of
Judah, and he reigneth a month of days in
Samaria; "and Menahem son of Gadi goeth
up from Tirzah, and cometh into Samaria,
and smiteth Shallum son of Jabesh in Sa
maria, and putteth him to death, and
reigneth in Ms stead. " And the rest of the
matters of Shallum, and his conspiracy
which he made, lo, they are written in the
book of the Chromcles of the kings of Israel.
"Then Menahem smiteth Tiphsah, and
all who are in it, and its borders from Tir
zah, for it opened not to him, and he smiteth
it, and the whole of the pregnant women he
hath ripped up. "In the thirty and ninth
year of Azariah king of Judali reigned
Menahem son of Gadi over Israel — ten years
in Samaria. "And he doth the evil thing
in the eyes of the Lord; he turned not aside
from the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat
which he caused Israel to sin, all his days.
"Pulkingof Ashur hath come against the
land, and Menahem giveth to Pul a thou
sand talents of silver, for his hand being
with Mm, to strengthen the kingdom in his
hand. 20 And Menahem bringeth out the
silver from Israel, from all the mighty men
of wealth, to give to the king of Ashur, fifty
shekels of silver of each one; and the king
of Ashur turneth back and hath not stayed
there in the land. 2lAnd the rest of the
matters of Menahem, and all that he did,
are they not written in the book of the
Chronicles of the kings of Israel? 22 And
Menahem lieth with his fathers ; and Pe
kahiah his son reigneth in Ms stead.
23 In the fiftieth year of Azariah king of
Judah Pekahiah son of Menahem reigned
over Israel, in Samaria — two years ; 24 and
he doth the evil thing to the eyes of the
Lord ; he hath not turned aside from the
sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat which he
caused Israel to sin. 25 And Pekah son of
Remaliah, his captain, conspireth against
Mm, and smiteth him in Samaria, in the
high place of the king's house, with Argob
and Arieh, and with Mm are fifty men of
the children of Gilead, and he putteth him
to death, and reigneth in Ms stead. 2GAnd
the rest of the matters of PekaMah, and all
that he did, lo, they are written in the book
of the Chronicles of the kings of Israel.
27 In the fifty and second year of Azariah
king of Judah, reigned Pekah son of Re-

Hoshea slays Pekah, & reigns, xv. 28.— 2 KINGS.— xvn. 4. Ahaz reigns over Judah.

maliah over Israel, in Samaria — twenty
years : 23and he doth the evil thing in the
eyes of the Lord; he hath not turned aside
from the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat
which he caused Israel to sin. 29 In the
days of Pekah king of Israel hath Tiglath-
Pileser king of Ashur come, and he taketh
lion, and Abel-Beth-Maachah, and Janoah,
and Kedesh, and Hazor, and Gilead, and
Galilee, all the land of Naphtali, and re-
moveth them to Ashur.
30 And Hoshea son of Elah maketh a con
spiracy against Pekah son of Remaliah,
and smiteth Mm, and putteth him to death,
and reigneth to his stead, in the twentieth
year of Jotham son of Uzziah. si And the
rest of the matters of Pekah, and all that
he did, lo, they are written to the book of
the Chromcles of the kings of Israel.
32 Iu the second year of Pekah son of Re
maliah king of Israel reigned Jotham son
of Uzziah king of Judah. ^Twenty and five
years old was he in his reigning, and sixteen
years reigned he to Jerusalem, and the
name of his mother is Jerusha daughter of
Zadok; M and he doth that wMch is right in
the eyes of the Lord; according to all that
Uzziah his father did, hath he done. ^Only,
the high places they have not turned aside
—yet are the people sacrificing and making
perfume in the high places ; he built the
high gate of the house of the LORD. 3s And
the rest of the matters of Jotham, and all
that he did, are they not written in the book
of the Chronicles of the kings of Judah ? « In
those days the LORD began to send against
Judah Rezin king of Aram and Pekah son
of Remaliah. & And Jotham lieth with his
fathers, and is buried with his fathers, to
the city of David Ms father; and Ahaz Ms
son reigneth in his stead.
XVI. UN the seventeenth year of Pekah
son of Remaliah reigned Ahaz son of Jo
tham king of Judah. 3 Twenty years old is
Ahaz in his reigning, and sixteen years
reigned he to Jerusalem, but he hath not
done that wMch is right in the eyes of the
Lord his God, like David his father, 3and
walketh in the way of the kings of Israel,
and also, his son he hath caused to pass
through the fire, according to the abomina
tions of the nations whom the Lord dispos
sessed from the presence of the Children of
Israel; 4 and he sacrificeth and maketh per
fume to the high places, and on the heights,
and under every green tree.
5 Then Rezin ktog of Aram goeth up, with
Pekah son of Remaliah king of Israel, to
Jerusalem, to the battle, and they lay siege
to Ahaz, but have not been able to fight.
6 At that time Rezin king of Aram hath
brought back Elath to Aram, and casteth
out the Jews from Elath; and the Aram
aeans have come to Elath, aud dwell there
unto this day. 7And Ahaz sendeth mes
sengers to Tiglath-Pileser ktog of Ashur,
saying, ' Thy servant and thy son am I ;
come up and save me out of the hand of the
king of Aram, and out of the hand of the
king of Israel, who are rising up against
me.' 8And Ahaz taketh the silver and the

gold wMch is found in the house of the
Lord, and in the treasures of the house of
the king, and sendeth it to the king of Ashur
— a bribe. 9And the ktog of Ashur hear
keneth unto him, and the king of Ashur go
eth up unto Damascus, and seizeth it, and
removeth the people of it to Kir, and hath
put Rezin to death.
"And ktog Ahaz goeth to meet Tiglath-
Pileser king of Ashur at Damascus, and
seeth the altar that is to Damascus, and
Mng Aiiaz sendeth to Uriah the priest the
likeness of the altar, and its pattern, ac
cording to all its work. " And Uriah the
priest buildeth the altar according to all
that king Ahaz hath sent from Damascus ;
so did Uriah the priest till the coming in of
ktog Ahaz from Damascus. " And the king
cometh from Damascus, and the king seeth
the altar, and the ldng draweth near on the
altar, and Offereth on it, " and he perfumeth
his burnt-offering, and his present, and
poureth out his driMc-offering, and sprink
leth the blood of the peace-offerings which
he hath, on the altar. "As to the altar of
brass which is before the LORD, he even
bringeth it near from the front of the house,
from between the altar and the house of
the Lord, and putteth it on the north side
of the altar. " And king Ahaz commandeth
him, even Uriah the priest, saying, 'On the
great altar perfume the burnt-offering of
the mormng, and the present of the even
ing, and the burnt-offering of the king, and
Ms present, and the burnt-offering of all the
people of the land, and their present, and
their drink-offerings ; and all the blood of
the burnt-offering, and all the blood of the
sacrifice thou dost sprinkle on it, and the
altar of brass is to me to inquire by.' " And
Uriah the priest doth according to all that
king Ahaz commanded.
"And king Ahaz ciitteth off the borders
of the bases, and turneth aside from off
them the laver, and the sea hath he taken
down from off the oxen of brass wMch are
under it, and putteth it on a pavement of
stones. . "And the covered place for the
sabbath which they built in the house, and
the entrance of the king without, he turned
round from the house of the Lord, because
of the ktog of Ashur. " And the rest of the
matters of Ahaz which he did, are they not
written in the book of the Chronicles of the
kings of Judah ? 2° And Ahaz lieth with his"
fathers, and is buried with his fathers, in
the city of David; and Hezekiah his son
reigneth in his stead.
XVII. i IN the twelfth year of Ahaz king
of Judah reigned Hoshea son of Elah in
Samaria, over Israel— nine years; 2andhe
doth the evil thing in the eyes of the Lord;
only, not as the kings of Israel who were
before him. 3 Against him came up Shalman-
eser ktog of Ashur, and Hoshea is a servant
to him, and sendeth back to him a present.
4 And the ktog of Ashur findeth in Hoshea
a conspiracy, because he hath sent mes
sengers unto So king of Egypt, and hath
not caused a present to go up to the king of
Ashur, as year by year, and the ktog of

The Israelites carried captive, xvn. 5.-2 KINGS.— xvn. 36, The Samaritans' idolatry.

Ashur restraineth him, and bindeth him in
a house of restraint. 5And the king of
Ashur goeth up tMough all the land, and
he goeth up to Samaria, and layeth siege
against it three years. 6In the ninth year
of Hoshea hath the king of Ashur captured
Samaria, and removeth Israel to Ashur,
and causeth them to dwell in Halah, and in
Habor, by the river of Gozan, and in the
cities of the Medes.
7And it cometh to pass, — because the
Children of Israel have sinned against the
Lord their God (who bringeth them out of
the land of Egypt, from under the hand of
Pharaoh king of Egypt), and fear other
gods, 8and walk in the statutes of the
nations whom the LORD dispossessed from
the presence of the Children of Israel, and
of thekings of Israel which they made; 9yea,
the Children of Israel do covertly things
which are not right, against the Lord their
God, and build for themselves high places
in all their cities, from the tower of the
watchers unto the fenced city, "and setup
for themselves standing-pillars and shrines
on every high height and under every green
tree ; n and make perfume there in all the
high places, like the nations whom the Lord
removed from their presence, and do evil
things, provoking the LORD; "and serve
the idols, of which the Lord said to them,
' Ye shall not do this thing.'
"And the LORD testifieth against Israel,
and against Judah, by the hand of every
prophet and every seer, saying, ' Turn ye
back from your evil ways, and keep My
commands, My statutes, according to all
the law which I commanded your fathers,
and which I sent unto you by the hand of
My servants the prophets; ' 14 and they have
not hearkened, but harden their neck, like
the neck of their fathers, who did not re
main steadfast with the Lord their God ;
"and reject His statutes and His covenant
wMch He made with their fathers, and His
testimonies which He hath testified against
them, and go after the vain thing, and be
come vain, and go after the nations who
are round about them, of whom the Lord
had commanded them not to do like them.
"Yea, they forsake all the commands of
the Lord their God, and make for them-
: selves a molten image— two calves, and
make a shrine, and bow themselves to all
the host of the heavens, and serve Baal;
i7and cause their sons and their daughters
to pass over into the fire, and divine with
divinations, and use enchantments, and sell
themselves to do the evil thing to the eyes
of the Lord, provoking Him.
18 That the Lord sheweth himself very
angry against Israel, and turneth them
aside from His presence; none hath been
left, oMy the tribe of Judah by itself. " Even
Judah hath not kept the commands of the
Lord their God, and they walk to the sta
tutes of Israel which they had made. 20 And
the Lord rejecteth all the seed of Israel,
and afflicteth them, and giveth them into
the hand of spoilers, till He hath cast them
out of His presence. »For ue hath rent
268

Israel from the house of David; and they
make Jeroboam son of Nebat king, and Je
roboam driveth Israel from after the Lord,
and causeth them to sin a great sin; ^and
the Children of Israel walk in all the sins
of Jeroboam wMch he did, they have not
turned aside therefrom, 25 till the Lord hath
turned Israel aside from His presence, as
He spake by the hand of all His servants
the prophets; and Israel is removed from
off its land to Ashur, unto this day.
24 And the king of Ashur bringeth people
from Babylon, and from Cuthah, and from
Ava, and from Hamath, and from Sephar-
vaim, and causeth them to dwell in the
cities of Samaria instead of the Children of
Israel; and they possess Samaria, and dwell
in its cities. 25 And it cometh to pass, at
the commencement of thefr dwelling there,
they have not feared the Lord, and the
Lord sendeth among them the lions, and
they are destroying among them. 26And
they speak to the king of Ashur, saying,
' The nations whom thou hast removed, and
dost place to the cities of Samaria, have not
known the custom of the God of the land,
and He sendeth among them the lions, and
lo, they are destroying them, as they do
not know the custom of the God of the land.'
27 And the ktog of Ashur commandeth,
saying, ' Cause to go thither one of the
priests whom ye removed from thence, and
let them go and dwell there, and let him
teach them the custom of the God of the
land.' 2a And one of the priests whom they
had removed from Samaria cometh, and
dwelleth to Bethel, and is teaching them
how they should fear the Lord; 29but they
are making each nation its gods, and place
them in the houses of the high places which
the Samaritans had made, each nation in
their cities where they are dwelling, so And
the men of Babylon have made Succoth-
Benoth, and the men of Cuth have made
Nergal, and the men of Hamath have made
Ashima ; 3i and the Avites have made Nib-
haz and Tartak, and the Sepharvites burn
their children to the fire to Adrammelech
and Anammelech the gods of Sepharvaim.
33 And they fear the Lord, and make to
themselves from every quarter priests of the
high places, and they are acting for them to
the house of the high places. ssThey are
fearing the LORD, and their own gods they
are serving, according to the custom of
the nations from whence they removed
them. 34Unto this day they are doing ac
cording to the former customs ; they fear
not the Lord, and do not according to their
statutes, or according to their ordinances,
or according to the law, or according to the
commandment which the Lord commanded
the Children of Jacob whose name He made
Israel, 38seeingthe Lord maketh with them
a covenant, and chargeth them, saying, 'Ye
shall not fear other gods, nor bow your
selves to them, nor serve them, nor sacrifice
to them, — 3Gbut the Lord, who brought
you up out of the land of Egypt with great
power, and with a stretched-out arm, Him
shall yc fear, and to Him bow yourselves,

HezeJdah's good reign.

XVII. 37.-2 KINGS.— xvm. 30. Sennacherib invades Judah.

and to Him do sacrifice; ^and the statutes,
and the ordinances, and the law, and the
command wMch He wrote for you, ye shall
observe to do continually, and ye shall not
fear other gods; ^and the covenant which
I have made with you ye shall not forget,
and ye shall not fear other gods; 89but the
Lord your God shall ye fear, and He shall
deliver you out of the hand of all your ene
mies;' *> yet they have not hearkened, but
according to their former custom are they
doing, ^yea, these nations are fearing the
Lord, but their graven images they have
served, both their children and their chil-
drens' children ; as their fathers did, they
are doing unto tMs- day.
XVIII. iAND it oometh to pass, in the
third year of Hoshea son of Elah king of
Israel, Hezekiah son of Ahaz king of Judah
hath reigned ; 2 twenty and five years old
was he to his reigning, and twenty and nine
years reigned he to Jerusalem, and the name
of Ms mother is Abi daughter of Zachariah.
3 And he doth that which is right in the
eyes of the Lord, according to all that
David his father did. 4He hath turned
aside the high places, and breaketh in pieces
the standing-pillars, and hath cut down the
shrine, and beat down the serpent of brass
wMch Moses had made, for unto these days
were the childron of Israel making perfume
to it, and he calleth it 'apiece of brass.*
*For the Lord, God of Israel, he hath
trusted, and after him there have been none
like hini among all the kings of Judah, nor
among any who were before Mm. 6And
he cleaveth to the Lord, he hath not turned
aside from after Him, but keepeth His com
mands wMch the Lord commanded Moses.
7 And the Lord hath been with Mm : in
every place where he goeth out he acteth
wisely, and he rebelleth against the ktog of
Asshur, and hath not served him. 8 He hath
smitten the Philistines unto Gaza and its
borders, from the tower of the watchers
unto the fenced city.
9 And it cometh to pass, in the fourth
year of king Hezekiah, which is the seventh
year of Hoshea son of Elah ktog of Israel,
Shalmaneser ktog of Asshur hath come up
against Samaria, and layeth siege to it ;
" and they capture it at the end of three
years; in the sixth year of Hezekiah; which
is the ninth year of Hoshea ktog of Israel,
hath Samaria been captured; ll and the king
of Asshur removeth Israel to Asshur, and
placeth them to Halah, and in Hahor, by
the river of Gozan, and in the cities of the
Medes, "because they have not hearkened
to the voice of the Lord their God, but
transgressed His covenant — all that He
•commanded Moses the servant of the Lord
— yea, they have not hearkened nor done it.
"And in the fourteenth year of king
Hezekiah hath Sennacherib king of A sshur
come up against all the fenced cities of Ju
dah, and seizeth them; u and Hezekiah king
of Judah sendeth unto the king of Asshur to
Lachish, saying, 'I have sinned, turn back
from me; that which thou puttest on me I
bear ; ' and the king of Asshur layeth on

Hezekiah king of Judah three hundred ta
lents of silver, and tMrty talents of gold;
is and Hezekiah giveth up all the silver that
is found in the house of the Lord, and in
the treasures of the house of the king; " at
that time hath Hezekiah cut off the doors
of the temple of the Lord, and the pillars
wMch Hezekiah king of Judah had over
laid, and giveth them to the king of A sshur.
i7 And the ktog of Asshur sendeth Tartan,
and the cMef of the eunuchs, and the chief
of the butlers, from Lachish, unto king
HezeMah, with a heavy force, to Jerusalem,
and they go up and come to Jerusalem, and
they go up, and come, and stand by the con
duit of the uppermost pool wMch is in the
high way of the fuller's field. "And they
call unto the king, andJEliakim son of Hil-
kiah," who is over the house, goeth out unto
them, with Shebna the scribe, and Joah son
of Asaph the remembrancer.
" And the cMef of the butlers saith unto
them, ' Say ye, I pray you, unto Hezekiah,
Thus hath he said, the great king, the king
of Asshur, what is this confidence in which
thou hast confided? ^Thou hast said: OMy
a word of the rips ! counsel and might are
for the battle; now, on whom hast thou
trusted that thou hast rebelled agamst me ?
21 Now, lo, thou hast trusted for thyself on
the staff of this broken reed, on Egypt ; on
which a man leaneth, and it hath gone into
Ms hand, and hath pierced it — so is Pha-
roah king of Egypt to all who trust on him.
22 And if ye say unto me, On the Lord our
God we have trusted, is it not He whose
high places and whose altars Hezekiah hath
turned aside, and saith to Judah and to Jeru
salem, Before tMs altar shall ye bow your
selves to Jerusalem ?
28 ' And, now, give a pledge for yourselves,
I pray you, to my lord the king of Asshur,
and let me give to thee two thousand
horses, if thou art able to give for thyself
riders upon them. ^And how wilt thou
turn back the face of one captain of the
least of the servants of my lord, that thou
dost trust for thyself on Egypt for chariots
and for horsemen? 2* Now, without the
Lord have I come up against this place to
destroy it ? the Lord hath said unto me, go
up agamst tMs land, and destroy it.'
MEliaMm son of Hilkiah saith— with
Shebna, and Joah — unto the chief of the
butlers, 'Speak, we pray thee, unto thy ser
vants in Aramaean, for we understand, and
speak not with us in Jewish, to the ears of
the people who are on the wall.' 27And
the cMef of the butlers saith unto them,
' For thy lord, and unto thee hath my lord
sent me to speak these words 1 is it not for
the -men who sit on the wall eating their
own dung and drinking their own water,
with you V 28 And the chief of the butlers
standeth and calleth with a great voice in
Jewish, and speaketh and saith, 'Hear ye
the word of the great king, the king of
Asshur: & thus hath the king said, Let not
Hezekiah lift you up — for he is not able to
deliver you out of his hand. 3°And letnot
Hezekiah make you trust unto the LORD,

Sennacherib's thrcatenings. ;cvm. 31. — 2 KINGS. — xix.

Hezekiah' s prayer.

saying, The LORD doth certainly deliver us,
and this city is not given into the hand of
the king of Asshur. 8i Hearken not unto
Hezekiah, for thus hath the king of Asshur
said: Make ye with me a blessing, and come
out unto me, and eat ye each of his vine and
each of his fig-tree, and drink each the
waters of his own well, & till my coming —
then have I taken you into a land like your
own land, a land of corn and wine, a land
of bread and vineyards, a land of olive oil
and honey, and live, and die not; andhear-
kennot unto Hezekiah, when he persuadeth
you, saying, The Lord doth deliver us.
33 Hath any of the gods of the nations de
livered at all his land out of the hand of
the ktog of Asshur ? ^ Where are the gods
of Hamath and Arpad ? where are the gods
of Sepharvaim, Hena, and Ivah, that they
might have delivered Samaria out of my
hand? 85Who are they among all the gods
of the lands that have delivered their land
out of my hand, that the LORD doth deliver
Jerusalem out of my hand ?'
3GAnd the people have kept silent, and
have not answered him a word, for the
command of the king is, saying, 'Answer
him not.' 37And Eliakim son of Hilkiah,
who is over the house, cometh, with Shebna
the scribe, and Joah son of Asaph the re
membrancer, unto Hezekiah, with rent gar
ments; and they declare to him the words
of the chief of the butlers.
XIX. iAND it cometh to pass, at king
Hezekiah's hearing it, that he rendeth his
garments, and covereth himself with sack
cloth, and entereth the house of the Lord.
2 And he sendeth Eliakim, who is over the
house, and Shebna the scribe, and the elders
of the priests, covering themselves with
sackcloth, unto Isaiah the prophet, son of
Araoz, 3and they say unto him, 'Thus hath
Hezekiah said: A day of distress, and re
buke, and despising is this day ; for child
ren have come unto the birth, and there is
no power to bring forth. 4 It may be the
Lord thy God doth hear all the words of
the chief of the butlers with which the
king of Asshur his lord hath sent him to re
proach the living God, and hath decided
concermng the words whicli the Lord thy
God heard; and thou hast lifted up prayer
for the remnant which is found present.'
5 And the servants of king Hezekiah come
unto Isaiah, 6and Isaiah saith to them,
' Thus do ye say unto your lord: Thus hath
the Lord said, Be not afraid because of the
words wMch thou hast heard, with which
the servants of the king of Asshur have re
viled Me. 7 Lo, I am putting a spirit in
him, and he hath heard a report, and hath
turned back to Ms land, and I have caused
him to fall by the sword in Ms own land.'
8 And the chief of the butlers turneth
back and findeth the king of Asshur fighting
against Libnah, for he hath heard that he
had journeyed from Lachish. 9And he
heareth concerning Tirhakah ktog of Cush,
saying, ' Lo, he hath come out to flght with
thee;' and he again sendeth messengers
unto Hezekiah, saving, " ' Thus do ye speak
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unto Hezekiah king of Judah, saying, Let
not thy God lift thee up in whom thou art
trusting, saying, Jerusalem shall not be
given into the hand of the king of Asshur.
u Lo, thou hast heard that which the kings
of Asshur have done to all the lands— devot
ing them; yet thou art delivered ! " did the
gods of the nations deliver them whom my
fathers destroyed— Gozan, and Haran, and
Rezeph, and the cMldren of Eden, who are
in Thelasar? "Where is the king of Ha
math, and the king of Arpad, and the king
of the city of Sepharvaim, Hena, and Ivah ? '
"And Hezekiah taketh the letters out of
the hand of the messengers, and readeth
them, and goeth up to the house of the
Lord, and Hezekiah spreadeth it before the
Lord. " And Hezekiah prayeth before the
Lord, and saith, ' 0 Lord, God of Israel,
inhabiting the cherubs. Thou art God Him
self — Thyself alone — over all the kingdoms
of the earth ; Thou hast made the heavens
and the earth. " Incline, 0 Lord, Thine
ear, and hear; open, O Lord, TMne eyes
and see, and hear the words of Sennacherib
with which he hath sent him to reproach
the living God. "Truly, O Lord, the kings
of Asshur have laid waste the nations, and
their land; " and have put their gods into
the fire, for they are no gods, but the work
of the hands of man, wood and stone, and
destroy them. "And, now, O Lord our
God, save us, we pray Thee, out of his hand,
and let all the kingdoms of the earth know
that Thou art Jehovah God — Thyself alone.'
20 And Isaiah son of Amoz sendeth unto
Hezekiah, saying, 'Thus hath the LORD,
God of Israel, said: That which thou hast
prayed unto Me concerning Sennacherib
king of Asshur I have heard : 21 this is the
word which the Lord spake concerning him,
' Despised thee— scorned thee,
Hath the virgin of the daughter of Zion !
Behind thee shaken the head —
Hath the daughter of Jerusalem.
22 Whom hast thou reproached and reviled ?
And against whom lifted up the voice ?
Yea, thou dost lift up on Mgh thine eyes—
Against the Holy One of Israel.
23 By the hand of thy messengers [sayest,
Thou hast reproached the LORD, and
With the multitude of my chariots
I have come up to the high place of the
The sides of Lebanon, [mountains—
And I cut down the height of its cedars,
The choice of its firs,
And I enter the lodgings of its extremity,
The forest of its Carmel.
21 1 have digged
And have drunk strange waters,
And I dry up with the sole of my steps
All the floods of the bulwark.
25 Hast thou not heard from afar
I have made it,
From the days of old
That f have formed it !
Now have I brought it,
That it becometh a desolation,
Ruinous heaps are fenced cities,
20 And their inhabitants are feeble-handed,
They have been broken down.

Sennacherib's army slain. xix. 27.— 2 KINGS.— xx. 21. Hezekiah' s days prolonged.

And they are dried up;
They have been the herb of the field,
And the greenness of the tender grass,
The grass of the roofs,
Even blasted before it hath risen up;
27 And thy sitting down, •
And thy going out, and thy coming in, '
I have known,
And thine anger towards Me ;
28 Because of thine anger towards Me,
And of thy noise which hath come up
into Mine ears,'
I have even put My hook in thy nose,
And My bridle in thy lips,
And have caused thee to turn back
By the way by wMch thou earnest.
29 And tlris is to thee the sign, [growth,
The food of the year is the spontaneous
And in the second year the self -produced,
And in the third year sow ye and reap,
And plant vineyards, and eat their frmts.
30 And it hath continued —
The escaped of the house of Judah
WMch hath been left—
To take root beneath
And have yielded fruit upward.
31 For from Jerusalem goeth out a remnant,
And an escape from the mount of Zion;
The zeal of the LORD of Hosts doeth this.
32 Therefore, thus hath the Lord said,
Concerning the king of Asshur :
He doth not come unto this city,
Nor shoot an arrow there,
Nor come before it with shield,
Nor pour out against it a mount.
53 By the way which he cometh
By it he turneth back,
And unto this city he doth not come,
Affirmeth the LORD.
34 And I have defended this city,
To save it, for Mine own sake,
And for David My servant's sake.'
35 And it cometh to pass, on that Mght,
that the messenger of Jehovah goeth out,
and smiteth to the camp of Asshur a hundred
eighty and five thousand ; aud they rise
early in the morning, and lo, all of them
are dead carcases. M And Sennacherib king
of Asshur journeyeth, and goeth, and turn
eth back, and dwelleth in Nineveh. 87And
it cometh to pass, he is bowing Mmself in
the house of Nisroch Ms god, and Adram-
melech and Sharezer his sons have smitten
Mm with the sword, and have escaped into
the land of Ararat; and Esarhaddon his
son reigneth in his stead.
XX. i IN those days hath Hezekiah been
sick to death; and Isaiah son of Amoz the
prophet cometh unto him, and saith unto
him, 'Thus hath the LORD said; Give a
charge to thy house, for thou art dying, and
shalt not live." 2 And he turneth round his
face unto the wall, and prayeth unto the
Lord, saying, 3 ' I pray Thee, 0 Lord, re
member, I pray Thee, how I have walked
habitually before Thee in truth, and with a
perfect heart, and that which is good in
Thine eyes I have done ; ' and Hezekiah
weepeth a great weeping.
4 And it cometh to pass— Isaiah hath not
gone out to the middle court, and the word

of the Lord hath been unto him, saying,
5 ' Turn back ; then hast thgu said unto He
zekiah, leader of My people; Thus hath the
Lord, God of David thy father, said: I have
heard thy prayer, I have seen thy tears, lo,
I give healing to thee; on the third day
thou dost go up to the house of the LORD.
6 And I have added to thy clays fifteen years;
and out of the hand of the king of Asshur I
deliver thee and this city, and have covered
over tMs city for Mine own sake, and for
David My servant's sake.'
7 And Isaiah saith, ' Take ye a bunch of
figs; ' and they take and lay it on the boil,
and he reviveth. 8 And Hezekiah saith unto
Isaiah, 'What is the sign that the Lord
doth give healing to me, that I have gone
up on the third day to the house of the
Lord?' 9And Isaiah said, ' This is the sign
for thee from the Lord, that the Lord doth
the thing which He hath Bpoken — The
shadow hath gone on ten degrees, or it doth
turn back ten degrees.' "And Hezekiah
saith, 'It hath been a light thing for the
shadow to incline ten degrees; nay, but let
the shadow turn backward ten degrees.'
u And Isaiah the prophet calleth imto
the Lord, and He bringeth back the shadow
by the degrees which it had gone down in
the degrees of Ahaz — backward ten degrees.
" At that time Berodach-Baladan son of
Baladan king of Babylon hath sent letters
and a present unto Hezekiah, for he had
heard that Hezekiah had been sick. " And
Hezekiah hearkeneth unto them, and shew-
eth them all the house of his treasury, the
silver and the gold and the spices and the
good ointment, and all the house of his ves
sels, and all that is found in his treasuries;
there hath not been a thing which Heze
kiah hath not shewed them in his house and
in all his dominion.
14 And Isaiah the prophet cometh to unto
king Hezekiah, and saith unto Mm, ' What
said these meh ? and from whence do they
come unto thee?' And Hezekiah saith,
' From a land afar off have they come —
from Babylon.* "And he saith, 'What
have they seen to thy house?' and Heze
kiah saith, ' All that is in my house they
saw; there hath not been a thing which I
have not shewed them among my treasures.'
" And Isaiah saith unto Hezekiah, ' Hear
the word of the Lord : i7Lo, days are com
ing, and all that is in thy house, and that
thy fathers have treasured up till this day,
hath been borne to Babylon; notMng is
left, said the Lord; " and some of thy sons
wMch go out from thee, which thou beget-
test, they take away, and they have been
eunuchs in the palace of the king of Baby
lon.' "And Hezekiah saith unto Isaiah,
' Good is the word of the Lord wMch thou
hast spoken;' and he saith, 'Is it not — if
peace and truth be in my days ? '
20 And the rest of the matters of Heze
kiah, and all his might, and how he made
the pool, and the conduit, and bringeth
water into the city, are they not written in
the book of the Chronicles of the kings of
Judah? 21 And Hezekiah lieth with his
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Manasseh's impious reign. xxi. 1.— 2 KINGS.— xxn. 10. Josiah's righteous reign.

fathers, and Manasseh his son reigneth in
Ms stead.
XXI. i TWELVE years old is Manasseh
in his reigMng, and fifty and five years hath
he reigned in Jerusalem, and the name of
his mother is Hephzi-Bah. 2And he doth
the evil tiring in the eyes of the LORD, ac
cording to the abominations of the nations
whom the LORD dispossessed from the pre
sence of the Children of Israel. 3 And he
buildeth up again the high places which
Hezekiah Ms father had destroyed, and
raiseth up altars for Baal, and maketh a
shrine, as did Ahab ktog of Israel, and bow
eth himself to all the host of the heavens,
and serveth them. 4And he hath bmlt al
tars in the house of the LORD, of which the
Lord said, 'In Jerusalem I put My name.'
5 And he buildeth altars for all the host of
the heavens to the two courts of the house
of the Lord. 6 And he hath caused his son
to-pass over through the fire, and observeth
the clouds, and hath used enchantments,
and dealt with a familiar spirit and wiz
ards ; he hath multiplied to do the evil
thing to the eyes of the Lord — provoking
to anger. 7And he setteth the graven
image of the shrine which he made in the
house of which the Lord said unto David
and unto Solomon his son, ' In this house,
and. in Jerusalem, which I have chosen out
of all the tribes of Israel, I put my name
for ever; 8and I do not add to cause the
feet of Israel to move from the ground
which I gave to their fathers, only, if they
observe to do according to all that I have
commanded them, and to all the law that
my servant Moses commauded them.' 9 But
they hearkened not; and Manasseh causeth
them to err, doing the evil thing above the
nations whom the Lord destroyedfrom the
presence of the Children of Israel.
"And the Lord speaketh by the hand of
his servants the prophets, saying, n because
that Manasseh ktog of Judah hath done
these abominations — he hath done evil
above all that the Amorites have clone who
are before him, and causeth Judah also to
sin by his idols; "therefore, thus hath the
Lord, God of Israel, said, 'Lo, I am bring
ing in evil on Jerusalem and Judah, that
whosoever heareth of it, his two ears tingle.
" And I have stretched out over Jerusalem
the line of Samaria, and the plummet of
the house of Ahab, and have wiped away
Jerusalem as one wipeth the dish, — he hath
wiped, and hath turned it ou Its face.
"And I have left the remnant of Mine in
heritance, and have given them into the
hand of their enemies, and they have been
for a prey and for a spoil to all their ene
mies, "because they have done the evil
thing in Mine eyes, and are provoking Me
to anger from the day their fathers came
out of Egypt even unto this day.'
"And also, innocent blood hath Manas
seh shed very much, till he hath filled Jeru
salem—mouth to mouth; apart from his
sin which he hath caused Judah to sin,
doing the evil thing to the eyes of the Lord.
"And the rest of the matters of Manasseh,

and all that he did, and his sin which he
sinned, are they not written in the book of
the ChroMcles of the kings of Judah?
" And Manasseh heth with his fathers, and
is buried in the garden of his own house, in
the garden of Uzza; and Arnon his son reign
eth in his stead.
"Amon is twenty and two years old
in his reigning, and two years hath he
reigned in Jerusalem, and the name of his
mother is Meshullemeth daughter' of Ha-
ruz of Jotbah. 20 And he doth the evil thing
in the eyes of the LORD, as Manasseh his
father did; 21 and walketh in all the way
that Ms father walked in, and serveth the
idols that his fathers served, and boweth
himself to them, 22 and f orsaketh the Lord,
God of his fathers, and hath not walked in
the way of the Lord.
23 And the servants of Amon conspire
against him, and put the king to death in
Ms own house; M and the people of the land
smite all the conspirators against king
Amon, and the people of the land cause Jo-
siah his son to reign to his stead. 26 And the
rest of the matters of Amon which he did, are
they not written in the book of the Chroni
cles of the kings of Judah ? and one burieth
him to his sepulcMe in the garden of Uzza;
and Josiah his son reigneth in Ms stead.
XXII. 1 EIGHT years old is Josiah in his
reigning, and thirty and one years hath he
reigned in Jerusalem, and the name of his
mother is Jedidah daughter of Adaiah of
Boscath. 2And he doth that wMch is right
in the eyes of the Lord, and walketh in all
the way of David his father, and hath not
turned aside — right or left.
3 And it cometh to pass, in the eighteenth
year of king Josiah, the ktog hath sent
Shaphan son of Azariah, son of MeshuUam,
the scribe, to the house of the Lord, saying,
4 ' Go up unto Hilkiah the high priest, and let
him complete the silver wMch is brought
into the house of the Lord, wliich the keep
ers of the threshold have gathered from the.
people. 5And let them put it into the hand
of the doers of the work, the overseers in
the house of the Lord, and let them give it
to the doers of the work wMch is to the
house of the LORD, to strengthen the breach
df the house, cto the artificers, and to the
builders, and to the repairers of the wall, and
to buy wood, and hewn stones to strengthen
the house ; ' 7 only, the silver which is given
into their hand is not reckoned with them,
for in faithfulness they are dealing.
8 And Hilkiah the Mgh priest saith unto^
Shaphan the scribe, 'The book of the law
have I found in the house of the LORD;' and
Hilkiah giveth the book to Shaphan, and
he readeth it. 9And Shaphan the scribe
cometh unto the king, and bringeth the
king back word, and saith, 'Thy servants
have poured out the silver which is found
in the house, and give it into the hand of
the doers of the work, the inspectors of the
house of the Lord.' "And Shaphan the-
scribe declareth to the king, saying, 'A j
book hath Hilkiah the priest given tome;' 1
and Shaphan readeth it before the ldng. |

Josiah destroys idolatry, xxn. 11.— 2 KINGS.— XXIH. 16.

and reforms Judah*

"And it cometh to pass, at the king's
hearing the words of the book of the law,
that he rendeth Ms garments; "and the
king commandeth Hilkiah the priest, and
Ahikam son of Shaphan, and Achbor son of
Michaiah, and Shaphan the scribe, and
AsaMah a servant of the Mng, saying, " ' Go
ye, seek the Lord for me, and for the people,
and for all Judah, concermng the words of
tMs book that is found, for great is the fury
of the Lord that is kindled against us, be
cause our fathers hearkened not unto the
words of this book to do according to all
that is written for us.'
"And Hilkiah the priest goeth, with
AMkam, and Achbor, and Shaphan, and
AsaMah, unto Huldah the prophetess, wife
of Shallum son of Tikvah, son of Harhas,
keeper of the garments, and she is dwelling
in Jerusalem with the second priest, and
they speak unto her. "And she saith unto
them, ' Thus hath the LORD, God of Israel,
said, Say ye to the man who hath sent you
unto me: "Thus hath the LORD said, Lo, I
am bringing in evil unto tMs place and on
its inhabitants, all the words of the book
wMch the king of Judah hath read, 17 be
cause they have forsaken Me, and make
perfume to other gods, so as to provoke Me
to anger with all the work of their hands;
My wrath also hath been kindled against
tMs place, and it shall not he quenched.
is ' And unto the king of Judah, who send
eth you to seek the Lord, thus do ye say
unto Mm, Thus hath the Lord, God of Is
rael, said, The words which thou hast heard
— " because thy heart is tender, and thou
art humbled because of the Lord, to thy
hearing that wMch 1 have spoken concern
ing tMs place, and concerning its inhabit
ants — to be for a desolation, and for a re
viling, and dost rend thy garments, and
weep before Me — I also have heard, affirm
eth the Lord. 20 Therefore, lo, I am gather-
tog thee unto thy fathers, and thou hast
been gathered unto thy sepulchre to peace,
and thine eyes do not look on any of the
evil which I am bringing in on tMs place : '
and they bring the king back word.
XXIII. 'iAND the ktog sendeth, and they
gather unto him all the elders of Judah and
Jerusalem. 2 And the ktog goeth up to the
house of the Lord, and every man of Judah,
and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem with
him, and the priests, and the prophets, and
all the people, both small and great, and he
readeth in their ears all the words of the
book of the covenant which is found in the
house of the Lord.
3 And the king standeth by the pillar, and
maketh the covenant before the Lord to
walk after the LORD, and to keep His com
mands, and His testimonies, and His sta
tutes, with all the heart, and with all the
souL to establish the words of this cove
nant wMch are written in this book ; and
all the people stand to the covenant. 4 And
the Mng commandeth Hilkiah the high
J priest, and the priests of the second order,
i and the keepers of the threshold, to brtog
! out of the temple of the Lord all the vessels
I s

wMch are made for Baal, and for the sMine,
and for all trie host of the heavens, and he
burneth them at the outside of Jerusalem
to the fields of Kidron, and hath borne their
ashes to Bethel. ^And he hath caused to
cease the idolatrous priests whom the kings
of Judah have appointed, and. who make
perfume in the high places, in the cities of
Judah, and the suburbs of Jerusalem, and
those who are making perfume to Baal, to
the sun, and to the moon, and to the planets,
and to all the host of the heavens.
6 And he bringeth out the shrine from the
house of the Lord to the outside of Jem ¦
salem, unto the brook of Kidron, and burn
eth it at the brook of Kidron, and beateth
it small to dust, and casteth its dust on the
grave of the children of the people. 7 And
he breaketh down the houses of. the whore
mongers which are by thehouse of the Lord,
where the women are weaving houses for
the shrine. 8And he bringeth in all the
priests out of the cities of Judah, and de-
flleth the Mgh places where the priests have
made perfume, from Geba unto Beer-Sheba,
and hath broken down the high places of
the gates which are at the opening of the
gate of Joshua the chief of the city, which
is on a man's left hand at the gate of the
city; 9only, the priests of the high places
come not up unto the altar of the LORD to
Jerusalem, but they have eaten imleavened
things in the midst of their brethren. " And
he hath defiled Topheth, which is in the
valley of the sons of Hinnom, so that no
man might cause his son or his daughter to
pass over through the fire to Molech.
u And he causeth the horses which the
kings of Judah have given to the sun to
cease from the entering in of the house of
the Lord, unto the chamber of Nathan-
Melech the eunuch, wMch is in the suburbs,
and the chariots of the sun he hath burnt
with fire. "And the altars which are on
the top of the upper chamber of Ahaz,
wMch the kings of Judah have made, and
the altars which Manasseh had made in the
two courts of the house of the Lord, hath
the king broken down, and removeth from
thence, and hath cast their dust into the
brook of Kidron.
"And the Mgh places which are on the
front of Jerusalem, which are at the right
of the mount of corruption, which So
lomon king of Israel had built for Ashto
reth the abomination of the Zidonians, and
for Chemosh the abomination of Moab, and
for Milcom the abomination of the cMldren
of Ammon, hath the king defiled. "And
he hath broken in pieces the standing-
pillars, and cutteth down the shrines, and
fllleth their place with bones of men. "And
also the altar which is in Bethel, the high
place which Jeroboam son of Nebat had
made, by which he made Israel to sin, both
that altar and the Mgh place he hath broken
down, and doth burn the high place: he
beat it small to dust, aud burnt the shrine.
"And Josiah turneth, and seeth the
sepulchres wMch are there to the mount,
and sendeth and taketh the bones out of

Death of Josiah.

xxm. 17.— 2 KINGS.— xxrv. 12.

Jerusalem besieged.

the sepulchres, and burneth them on the
altar, and defileth it, according to the word
of the Lord wMch the man of God pro
claimed, who proclaimed these things.
17 And he saith, 'What is this sign which I
see ? ' and the men of the city say unto him,
' The sepulclire of the man of God who hath
come from Judah, and proclaimeth these
things which thou hast done concerning the
altar of Bethel.' "And he saith, 'Let him
alone, let no man touch Ms bones;' and
they let his bones escape, with the bones of
the prophet who came out of Samaria.
"And also all the houses of the high
places which are in the cities of Samaria,
which the kings of Israel have made— pro
voking to anger — Josiah hath turned aside,
and doeth to them according to all the
deeds which he did in Bethel. 20 And he
slayeth all the priests of the Mgh places
who are there by the altars, and burnetii
the bones of man upon them, and turneth
back to Jerusalem.
2» And the king commandeth the whole of
the people, saying, 'Prepare ye the pass-
over to the LORD your God, as it is written
in the book of this covenant.' "Surely there
hath not been made like this passover from
the days of the judges who judged Israel,
even all the days of the kings of Israel, or
of the kings of Judah; 23 but in the eigh
teenth year of ktog Josiah, when this pass-
over was made to the Lord in Jerusalem.
24 And also, those who have familiar
spirits, and the wizards, and the teraphim,
and the idols, and all the abominations
which were seen in the land of Judah, and
in Jerusalem, hath Josiah put away, in order
to establish the words of the law which are
written in the book which Hilkiah the priest
hath found to the house of the Lord. 25 And
like him there hath not been a king before
him who turned unto the LORD with all Ms
heart, and with all his soul, aud with aU
his might, according to all the law of Moses,
and after him hath none risen like him.
26 Only, the LORD hath not turned back
from the fierceness of His great anger with
which His auger hath burned against Judah,
because of all the provocations with which
Manasseh had provoked Him. 27 And the
Lord saith, ' Also Judah I turn aside from
My presence, as I have turned Israel aside,
and I have rejected this city which I have
chosen— Jerusalem, and the house of which
I have said, My name shall be there.' 23 And
the rest of the matters of Josiah, and all
that he did, are they not written in the book
of the Chronicles of the kings of Judali ?
29 In his days hath Pharaoh -Nechoh king
of Egypt come up against the king of Asshur,
by the river Euphrates, and king Josiah go
eth out to meet him, and he slayeth him in
;Megiddo, when he seeth him. so And Ms
servants cause Mm to ride dying from
Megiddo, and bring Mm in to Jerusalem,
and bury him in his own sepulchre; and the
people of the land take Jehoahaz sou of
Josiah. and anoint him, and cause Mm to
reign in the stead of his father.
31 Twenty and three years old is Jehoahaz
274

in his reigning, and three months hath he
reigned in Jerusalem, and the name of his
mother is Hamutal daughter of Jeremiah
of Libnah. 82And he doth the evil tMng
in the eyes of the Lord, according to all
that his fathers did; '& and Pharaoh-Nechoh
bindeth him in Riblah, in the land of Ha
math, so as not to reign in Jerusalem, and
he putteth a fine on the land— a hundred
talents, and a talent of gold.
34 And Pharaoh-Nechoh causeth Eliakim
son of Josiah to reign in the stead of Josiah
his father, and turneth Ms name to Jehoia
kim, and Jehoahaz he hath taken away, arid
he cometh to Egypt, and dieth there. ^And
the silver and the gold hath Jehoiakim
given to Pharaoh; only, he valued the land
to give the silver by the command of Pha
raoh, from each, according to his valuation
he exacted the silver and the gold, from the
people of the land, to give to Pharaoh-
Nechoh. 3B Twenty and five years old is Jehoiakim
to Ms reigning, and eleven years hath he
reigned to Jerusalem, and the name of his
mother is Zebudah daughter of Pedaiah of
Rumah. S7And he doth the evil thing in
the eyes of the Lord, according to all that
his fathers did.
XXIV. iIN his days hath Nebuchad
nezzar king of Babylon come up, and Je-
hoiakim is his servant three years; then he
turneth and rebelleth against him. 2And
the Lord sendeth against him the troops
of the Chaldeans, and the troops of Aram,
and the troops of Moab, and the troops
of the children of Apamon, and He sendeth
them against Judah to destroy it, accord
ing to the word of the Lord, which He
spake by the hand of His servants the pro
phets ; 3 only, by the command of the Lord
hath it been against Judah to turn them
aside from His presence, for the sins of Ma
nasseh, according to all that he did, 4and
also the innocent blood which he hath shed, '
seeing he filleth Jerusalem with innocent
blood, and the Lord would not forgive.
5 And the rest of the matters of Jehoia
kim, and all that he did, are they not writ
ten in the book of the Chronicles of the
kings of Judah ? c And Jehoiakim lieth with
his fathers, and Jehoiachin his son reigneth
in Ms stead. 7 And the king of Egypt added
not any more to go out of his own land,
for the king of Babylon had taken from the
brook of Egypt unto the river Euphrates,
all that had been to the king of Egypt.
8*Eighteen years old , is Jehoiachin in his
reigning, and three months hath he reigned
in Jerusalem, and the name of Ms mother
is Nehushta daughter of Elnathan of Jeru
salem. 9 And he doth the evil thing in the
eyes of the Lord, according to all that his
father did. "At that time have the ser
vants of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon
come up to Jerusalem, and the city is be
sieged; nand Nebuchadnezzar king of
Babylon cometh against the city, and his
servants lay siege to it; 12 and Jehoiachin
ktog of Judah goeth out to the ktog of
Babylon, he, and his mother, and his ser-

The Babylonish captivity, xxrv. 13.— 2 KINGS.— xxv. 25. The Jewish nobles sZain.

vants, and his cMefs, and Ms eunuchs, and
the king of Babylon taketh him in the eighth
year of Ms reign, "and bringeth out from
thence all the treasures of the house of the
Lord, and the treasures of the house of the
king, and cutteth in pieces all the vessels
of gold which Solomon king of Israel had
made for the temple of the Lord, as the
Lord had spoken. "And he hath removed
all Jerusalem, and all the chiefs, and all the
mighty ones of valour— ten thousand is the
removal— and every artificer and smith;
none hath been left save the poor of the
people of the land.
" And he removeth Jehoiachin to Baby
lon, with the mother of the ktog, and the
wives of the ktog, and his eunuchs, and the
mighty ones of the land — he hath caused a
captivity to go from Jerusalem to Babylon.
11 And all the men of valour, seven thou
sand, and the artificers and the smiths a
thousand, the whole are mighty men, war
riors; and the king of Babylon bringeth
them— a captivity — to Babylon. "And the
king of Babylon causeth Mattaniah his
uncle to reign in his stead, and turneth Ms
name to ZedeMah.
13 Twenty and one years old is Zedekiah
in his reigning, and eleven years hath he
reigned to Jerusalem, and the name of his
mother is Hamutal daughter of Jeremiah
of Libnah. "And he doth the evil thing in
the eyes of the Lord, according to all that
Jehoiakim did ; ^for, by the anger of the
Lord it hath been against Jerusalem and
against Judah, till He had cast them out
from His presence, that Zedekiah rebelleth
against the king of Babylon.
XXV. iAND it cometh to pass, in the
ninth year of Ms reign, to the tenth month,
in the tenth of the month, Nebuchadnezzar
lung of Babylon hath come, he and all his
force, against Jerusalem, and encampeth
against it, and buildeth against it a fortifi
cation round about. 2 And the city is in a
state of siege till the eleventh year of Zede
kiah ; 3 on the ninth of the month the fam
ine is severe in the city, and there hath been
no bread for the people of the land ; 4and
the city is broken up, and all the men of
war flee by night the way of the gate, be
tween the two walls, which are by the gar
den of the king, and the Chaldeans are
against the city round about, and the king
goeth the way of the plain. & And the force
of the Chaldeans pursue after the king, and
overtake him in the plains of Jericho, and
all his forces have been scattered from him ;
tfand they seize the king, and bring Mm up
unto the ktog of Babylou, to Riblah, and
they speak withMm— judgment. 7Andthe
sons of Zedekiah they have slaughtered be
fore his eyes, and the eyes of Zedekiah he
hath blinded, and bindeth him with fet
ters of brass, and they bring Mm to Babylon.
8 And to the fifth month, on the seventh
of the month (wMch is the nineteenth year
of king Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon),
hath Nebuzar-Adan chief of the execution
ers, servant of the king of Babylon, come to
Jerusalem, 9and he burneth the house of

the Lord, and the house of the king, and
all the houses of Jerusalem, yea, eveiy great
house he hath burned with fire. "And the
walls of Jerusalem round about have all the
forces of the Chaldeans, who are with the
chief of the executioners, broken down.
11 And the rest of the people who are left
in the city, and those who are fallen away
to the ktog of Babylon, and the rest of the
multitude, hath Nebuzar-Adan chief of the
executioners removed. "But of the poor
of the land hath the chief of the execution
ers left for vinedressers and husbandmen.
13 And the pillars of brass which are in the
house of the Lord, and the bases, and the
sea of brass, wMch is in the house of the
Lord, have the Chaldeans broken in pieces,
and they bear away their brass to Babylon.
"And the pots, and the shovels, and the
snuffers, and the spoons, and all the vessels
of brass with which they mimstered, have
they taken; "and the fire-pans, and the
bowls which are wholly of gold, or which
are wholly of silver, hath the chief of the
executioners taken. " The two pillars, the
one sea, and the bases which Solomon had
made for the house of the Lord, there was
no weigMng of the brass of all these ves
sels. 17 Eighteen cubits is the height of the
one pillar, and the chapiter on it is of brass,
and the height of the chapiter is tM'ee cu
bits, and the net-work and pomegranates
are on the chapiter round about; the whole
is of brass ; and like to these hath the se
cond pillar, with net-work.
" And the chief of the executioners tak
eth Seraiah the head priest, and Zephaniah
the second priest, and the three keepers of
the threshold, " and out of the city hath he
taken a certain officer who is appointed
over the men of war, and five men of those
who see the king's face, who have been
found in the city, and the head scribe of
the host, who mustereth the people of the
land, and sixty men of the people of the
land who are found to the city ; 20 and Ne
buzar-Adan chief of the executioners tak
eth them, and causeth them to go unto the
king of Babylon, to Libnah. 2iAnd the
ktog of Babylon smiteth them, and putteth
them to death, in Riblah, in the land of Ha
math, and he removeth Judah from off its
own land. 22 And the people that is left in
the land of Judah, whom Nebuchadnezzar
king of Babylon hath.left, he even appoint-
eth over them Gedaliah son of Ahikam, son
of Shaphan.
23 And all the heads of the forces hear—
they and their men — that the king of Baby
lon hath appointed Gedaliah, and they
come unto Gedaliah in Mizpeh, even Ish
mael son of Nethaniah, and Johanan son of
Careah, and Seraiah son of Tanhumeth the
NetophatMte, and Jaazaniah son of a Maa
chathite, — they and their men ; M and Ge
daliah sweareth to them, and to their men,
and saith to them, ' Be not afraid of the
servants of the Chaldeans, dwell in the hind,
and serve the ktog of Babylon, and it shall
be good for you.'
, 25 And it- cometh to pass, to the seventh
275

Jehoiachin in Babylon. XXV. 26.— 1 CHRONICLES.— i. 54.

month, Ishmael son of Nethaniah, son of
Elishama, of the royal seed, hath come, and
ten men with him, and they smite Geda
liah, and he dieth with the Jews and the
Chaldeans who have been with him to Miz-
pah. 2* And all the people rise, both small
and great, with the heads of the forces, and
come in to Egypt, for they have been afraid
of the presence of the Chaldeans.
27 And. it cometh to pass, in the thirty and
seventh year of the removal of Jehoiachin
king of Judah, in the twelfth month, to the
twenty and seventh of the month, Evil-Me-

rodach king of Babylon hath lifted up, in
the year of his reigning, the head of Jehoi
achin king of Judah out of the house of re
straint. ^And he speaketh good things
with him, and putteth his throne above the
throne of the kings who are with him in
Babylon, & and hath changed the garments
of his restraint, and he hath eaten bread
continually before him all the days of Ms
life. 3°And his allowance — a continual al
lowance — hath been given to him by the
king, the matter of a day in its day, all the
days of his life.

first book of chronicles.

CHAP. I. 1 ADAM, Sheth, Enosh, 2 Kenan,
Mahalaleel, Jered, 3 Henoch, Methuselah,
Lamech, 4 Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
5 The sons of Japheth: Gomer, aud Ma
gog, and Maclai, and Javan, and Tubal, and
Meshech, and Tiras. 6 And the sons of Go
mer: Ashchenaz, and Riphath, and Togar
mah. 7And the sons of Javan: Erishah,
and Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim.
3 The sons of Ham: Cush, and Mizraim,
Put, and Canaan. 9And the sons of Cush :
Seba, and Havilah, and Sabta, and Raamah,
and Sabtecha. And the sons of Raamah :
Sheba and Dedan. "And Cush begat Nim
rod ; he began to be a mighty one to the
land. nAnd Mizraim begat the Ludim,
and the Anamhn, and the Lehabim, and
the Naphtuhim, "and the Pathrusim, and
the Casluhim (from whom have come out
the Philistines), and the Capbthorim. "And
Canaan begat Zidon his first-born, and Heth,
i4and the Jebusite, and the Amorite, and
the Girgashite, "and the Hivite, and the
Arkite, and the Sinite, "and the Arvadite,
and the Zemarite, and the Hamathite.
i7The sons of Shem : Elam, and Asshur,
and Arphaxad, and Lud, and Aram, and
TJz, and Hul, and Gether, and Meshech.
i8 And Arphaxad begat Shelah, and Shelah
begat Eber. "And to Eber have two sons
been born, the name of the one is Peleg, for
in his days the land hath been divided, and
the name of his brother is Joktan. 2° And
Joktan begat Almodad, and Sheleph, and
Hazarmaveth, and Jerah, 2iand Hadorani,
and Uzal, and Diklah, m and Ebal, and Abi-
mael, and Sheba, 2sami Ophir, and Havi
lah, and Jobab; all these are sons of Joktan.
24Shem, Arphaxad, Shelah, ^ Eber, Peleg,
Reu, 2fiSerug, Nahor, Terah, 27 Abram, who
is Abraham. 23 The sons of Abraham: Isaac
and Ishmael.
29 These aw their generations: the first
born of Ishmael, Nebaioth. and Kedar, and
Adbeel, and Mibsam, WMishma, and Du-
mah, Massa, Hadad, and Tema, 31Jetur,
Naphish, and Kedemah. These are sous of
Ishmael. 32 And the sons of Keturah, Abraham's
concubine : she bare Zimran, and Jokshan,
and Medan, and Midian, and Ishbak, and
27fi

Shuah. And the sons of Jokshan : Sheba
and Dedan. 83And the sons of Midian:
Ephah, and Epher, and Henoch, and Abida,
and Eldaah ; all these are sons of Keturah.
34 And Abraham begetteth Isaac. The
sons of Isaac: Esau and Israel. ssThe sons
of Esau : Eliphaz, Reuel, and Jeush, and
Jaalam, and Korah. ™ The sons of Eliphaz:
Teman, and Omar, Zephi, and Gatam, Ke
naz, and Timna, and Amalek. a7The sons of
Reuel: Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Miz
zah. 3s And the sons of Seir: Lotan, and
Shobal, and Zibeon, and Anah, and Dishon,
and Ezar, and Dishan. ^And the sons of
Lotan: Hori andHomam, and the sister of
Lotan is Timna. ^The sons of Shobal:
Alian, andManahath, and Ebal, Shephi, and
Onam. And the sons of Zibeon : Aiah and
Anah. 4iThe sons of Anah: Dishon. And
the sons of Dishon : Amram, and Eshhan,
and Ithran, and Cheran. ^The sons of
Ezer : Bilhan, and Zavan, Jakan. The sons
of Dishan; TJz and Aran.
43 And these are the kings who reigned in
the land of Edom before the reigning of
any ktog of the Children of Israel: Bela son
of Beor, and the name of his city is Dinha-
bah. ^And Bela dieth, and Jobab son of
Zerah from Bozrah reigneth in his stead;
45 and Jobab dieth, and Husham from the
land of the Tenianites reigneth in his stead;
4t!and Husham dieth, and Hadad son of Be-
dad (who smiteth Midian in the field of
Moab} reigneth in his stead, and the name
of his city is Avith; 47 and Hadad dieth, and
Samlah from Masrekah reigneth in his
stead; «and Samlah dieth, and Shaul from
Rehoboth of the River reigneth in his
stead; 49 and Shaul dieth, and Baal-Hanan
son of Achbor reigneth in his stead, so And
Baal-Hanan dieth, and Hadad reigneth in his
stead, and the name of his city is Pai, and
the name of his wife is Mehetabel daughter
of Matred, daughter of Mezahab; Hadad
dieth also.
fil And the chiefs of Edom are: chief Tim-
nah, cMef Aliah, chief Jetheth, 52Chief Aho
libamah, chief Elah, chief Pinon, ^chiet
Kenaz, chief Teman, chief Mibzar, "chief
Magdiel, chief Iram. These are the cMefs
of Edom.

'Genealogies.

H. 1.— 1 CHRONICLES.— m. 8.

The family of David.

H. i THESE are the sons of Israel : Reu
ben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah, Issachar,
and ZebMun, 2Dan, Joseph, and Benjamin,
Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.
3 The sons of Judah: Er, and Onan, and
Shelah, three have been born to him from
the daughter of Shua the Canaanitess. And
Er, the first-born of Judah, is evil in the
«yes of the Lord, and He putteth him to
death. 4And Tamar his daughter-in-law
hath born to Mm Pharez and Zerah. All
the sons of Judah are five.
s The sons of Pharez ; Hezron, and Ha-
muL 6And the sons of Zerah : Zimri, and
Ethan, and Heman, and Calcol, and Dara ;
all of them five.
7 And the sons of Carmi : Achar the troub-
ler of Israel, who trespassed in the devoted
thing. 8And the sons of Ethan: Azariah.
*And the sons of Hezron who were born to
him: Jerahmeel, and Ram, and Chelubai.
"And Ram begat Amminadab, and Am
mtoadab begat Nahshon prince of the
Children of J udah, n and Nahshon begat
Salma, and Sahna begat Boaz, 12 and Boaz
begat Obed, and 0b6d begat Jesse, "and
Jesse begat Ms first-born Eliab, and Abina
dab the second, and Shimma the tMrd,
"Nethaneel the fourth, Raddai the fifth,
15 Ozem the sixth, David the seventh, " and
their sisters Zeruiah and Abigail. And the
sons of Zeruiah : Abishai, and Joab, and
Asahel — three. i7And Abigail hath borne
Amasa, and the father of Amasa is Jether
the Ishmeelite.
18 And Caleb son of Hezron hath begotten
Azuhah, Ashe and Jerioth ; and these are
her sons : Jesher, and Shobab, and Ardon.
"And Azuhah dieth, and Caleb taketh to
Mmself Ephrath, and she beareth to him
Hur. 20 And Hur begat Dri, and Uri begat
Bezaleel. 21 And afterwards hath Hezron
gone to to the daughter of Machir father of
Gilead, and taken her, and he is sixty years
old, and she bareth to him Segub.
22 And Segub begat Jair, and he hath
twenty and three cities in the land of Gi
lead. 23 And he taketh Geshur and Aram,
the small villages of Jair, from them, with
Kenath and its small towns, sixty cities ; all
these belonged to the sons of Machir father
•of Gilead. 24 And after the death of Hezron
in Caleb-Ephratah, then the wife of Hezron,
Abiah, bareth to him Ashur father of
Tekoa. 25 And the sons of Jerahmeel, first-born of
Hezron, are: Ram the first-born, andBunah,
and Oren, and Ozem, Ahijah. ^And Jerah
meel hath another wife, and her name is
Atarah, she is mother of Onam. 27 And the
sons of Ram, firBt-born of Jerahmeel, are
Maaz, and Jamin, and Eker. 28 And the sons
of Onam are Shammai and Jada. And the
sons of Shammai : Nadab and Abishur.
59 And the name of the wife of Abishur is
Abihail, and she bareth to him Ahban and
Molid. 3° And the sons of Nadab : Seled,
and Appaim ; and Seled dieth without chil
dren. 3iAnd the sons of Appaim; IsM.
And the sons of IsM: Sheshan. And the
.¦sons of Sheshan: Ahlai 32And the sons of

Jada, brother of Shammai ; Jether, and
Jonathan ; and Jether dieth without chil
dren. s8 And the sons of Jonathan: Peleth,
and Zaza. These the sons of Jerahmeel.
84 And Sheshan had no sons, but daugh
ters, and Sheshan hath a servant, an Egyp
tian, and his name is Jarha. ^And She
shan giveth his daughter to Jarha his ser
vant for a wife, and she bareth to him Attai:
88 and Attai begat Nathan, and Nathan be
gat Zabad, 87and Zabad begat EpMal, and
EpMal begat Obed, ssand Obed begat Jehu,
39 and Jehu begat Azariah, and Azariah be
gat Helez, andHelez begat Eleasah, 49and
Eleasah begat Sisamai, and Sisamai begat
Shallum, ^and Shallum begat Jekanriah,
and Jekamiah begat Elishama.
42 And the sons of Caleb brother of Jerah
meel : Mesha his first-born, he is father of
Ziph; and the sons of Mareshah: Abi-Heb-
ron. 48And the sons of Hebron: Korah,
and Tappuah, and Rekem, and Shema.
44 And Shema begat Raham father of Jor-
koam, and Rekem begat Shammai. 45And
the son of Shammai is Maon, and Maon is
father of Beth-Zur. ^And Ephah Caleb's
concubine bare Haran, and Moza, and
Gazez; and Haran begat Gazez. 47And the
sons of Jahdai: Regem, and Jotham, and
Gesham, and Pelet, andEphah, and Shaaph.
48 The concubine of Caleb, Maachah, bare
Sheber and Tirhanah. 49And she bareth
Shaaph father of Madmannah, Sheva father
of Machbenah, and father of Gibea; and the
daughter of Caleb is Achsa.
50 These were the sons of Caleb son of
Hur, first-born of Ephratah : Shobal father
of Kirjath-Jearim, Si Salma father of Beth-
Lehem, Hareph father of Beth-Gader.
52 And there are sons to Shobal father of
Kirjath-Jearim : Haroeh, half of the Mana-
hethites. ^And the families of Kirjath-
Jearim: the Ithrites, and the PuMtes, and
the Shumathites, and the Mishraites: from
these went out the Zareathites, and the
Eshtaulites ; M the sons of Salma : Beth-Le-
hem, and the NetophatMtes, Ataroth, Beth-
Joab, and half of the Manahethites, the
Zorites; «5and the families of the scribes
the inhabitahts of Jabez : the TiratMtes,
Shimeathites, Suchathites, These are the
Kenites, who came of Hemath father of the
house of Rechab.
III. iAND these were the sons of David,
who were born to Mm in Hebron: the first
born Amnon, of Ahinoam the Jezreelitess;
the second Daniel, of Abigail the Carmel-
itess; 2the third Absalom, son of Maachah
daughter of Talmai ktog of Geshur; the
fourth Adonijah, son of Haggith ; 3the
fifth Shephatiah, of Abital: the sixth Ith-
ream, of Eglah Ms wife. 4Six were born to
him in Hebron, and he reigneth there seven
years and six months, and thirty and three
years reigned he to Jerusalem. 5 And these
were born to him in Jerusalem: Shimea,
and Shobab, and Nathan, and Solomon,
four of Bath-Sheba daughter of Ammiel:
eibhar also, and Elishama, and Eliphelet,
and 7 Nogah, and Nepheg, and JapMa, 8 and
Elishama, and Eliada, and Eliphelet, nine.
277

The family of David.

IU. 9.— 1 CHRONICLES.— IV. 41.

Genealogies.

?A11 are sons of David, besides the sons of
the concubines, and Tamar their sister.
"And the son of Solomon is Rehoboam,
Abia his son, Asa his son, Jehoshaphat his
son, n Joram his son, Ahaziah Ms son,
Joash his son, " Amaziah his son, Azariah
his son, Jotham his son, "Ahaz Ms son,
Hezekiah his son, Manasseh Ms son, "Amon
Ms son, Josiah his son.
"And the sons of Josiah: the first-born
Johanan, the second Jehoiakim, the third
Zedekiah, the fourth Shallum.
" And the sons of Jehoiakim : Jeconiah
his son, Zedekiah his son.
i?And the sons of Jeconiah: Assir; Sala-
thiel his son. "Malchiram also, and Pe-
daiah, and Shenazar, Jecamiah, Hoshama,
aud Nedabiah.
" Aud the sons of Pedaiah : Zerubbabel,
and Shimei; and the sons of Zerubbabel:
Meshullam, and Hanamah, and Shelomith
their sister, -'¦> and Hashubah, and Ohel, and
Berechiah, and Hasadiah, Jushab-Hesed,
five. 24 And the sons of Hananiah: Pelatiah,
and Jesaiah, sons of Rephaiah, sons of
Arnan, sons of Obadiah, sons of Shechaniah.
22 And the sons of Shechaniah: Shemaiah;
and the sons of Shemaiah: Hattush, and
Igeal, and Bariah, and Neariah, and Sha-
phat, six.
23 And the sons of Neariah: Elioenai, and
Hezekiah, and Azrikam, three.
24 And the sons of Elioenai: Hodaiah, and
Eliashib, and Pelaiah, and Akkub, and Jo
hanan, and Dalaiah, and Anani, seven.
IV. i THE sons of Judah: Pharez, Hezron,
and Carmi, and Hur, and Shobal. 2And
Reaiah son of Shobal begat Jahath, and
Jahath begat Ahmnai and Lahad. These
are the families of the Zorathites. 3And
these are of the father of Etam: Jezreel,
and Ishma, and Idbash ; and the name of
their sister is Hazelelpom, 4and Penuel fa
ther of Gedor, and Ezer father of Hushah.
These are the sons of Hur, first-born of
Ephratah, father of Beth-Lehem.
5 And to Ashur father of Tekoa were two
wives, Helah and Naarah. 6And Naarah
bareth to him Anuzam, and Hepher, and
Temeni, and Haahashtari. These arc the
sons of Naarah. 7And the sons of Helah:
Zereth, and Jezoar, and Ethnan. 8 And Coz
begat A nub, and Zobebah, and the families
of Aharhel son of Harum.
9 And Jabez is honoured above his breth
ren, and his mother called his name Jabez,
saying, ' Because I have brought forth with
grief.' "And Jabez calleth on the God of
Israel, saying, ' If blessing Thou wilt bless
me, then Thou hast made great my border,
and Thy hand hath been with me, and
Thou hast kept me from evil, not to grieve
me; ' and God bringeth that which he asked.
"And Chelub brother of Shuah begat
Mehir; he is father of Eshton. "And EBh-
ton begat Beth-Rapha, and Paseah, and
Tehinnah father of Ir-Nahash. These are
the men of Rechah. "And the sons of
Kenaz : Othniel, and Seraiah; and the sons
of OthMel: Hathath. "And Meonothai
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begat Ophrah, and Seraiah begat Joab father
of the valley of Charashim, for they were
artificers. "And the sons of Caleb son of
Jephunneh: Iru, Elah, and Naam; and the
sons of Elah, even Kenaz. "And the sons
of Jehaleleel: Ziph and Ziphah, Tiria and
Asareel. 17 And the sons of Ezra are Jether,
and Mered, and Epher, and Jalon; and she
bare Miriam, and Shammai, and Ishbah
father of Eshtemoa. "And his wife Je-
hudijah bare Jered father of Gedor, and
Heber father of Socho, and Jekutlriel father
of Zanoah. And these are the sons of
Bithiah daughter of Pharaoh, whom Mered
took, "and the sons of the wife of Hodiah
sister of Nahom: the father of Keilah the
Garmite, and Eshtemoa the MaachatMte.
29 And the sons of Shimon are Amnon, and
Rinnah, Ben-Hanon, andTilon; and the sons
of IsM : Zoheth, and Ben-Zoheth.
21 The sons of Shelah son of Judah: Er
father of Lecah, and Laadah father of Ma-
reshah, and the families of the house of the
service of tine linen, of the house of Ashbea.
22 And Jokim, and the men of Chozeba, and
Joash, and Saraph, who ruled in Moab and
Jashubi-Lehem ; but these things are old.
23These are the potters and the inhabit
ants of Netaim and Gedera ; with the king
in his work they dwelt there.
24 The sons of Simeon: Nemuel, and Jamin,
Jarib, Zerah, Shaul; 25 Shallum Ms son, Mib-
sam his son, Mishma his son. 26And the sons
of Mishma: Hamuel his son, Zacchur Ms son,
Shimei Ms son. 27 And SMmei hath sixteen
sons and six daughters, and his brethren
have not many children, and none of their
families have multiplied so much as the
children of Judah. ^And they dwell in
Beer-Sheba, andMoladah, andHazar-Shual,
29 and in Bilhah, and in Ezem, and in Tolad,
^and in Bethuel, and in Hormah, and in
Ziklag, 31and in Beth-Marcaboth, and in
Hazar-Susim, and in Beth-Birei, and in
Shaarim. These are their cities till the
reigning of David. 33And their villages
are Etam, and Ain, Rimmon, and Tochen,
and Ashan, five cities, M and all their vil
lages which are round about these cities
unto Baal. These are their dwellings, and
they have their genealogy. MAnd Mesbo-
bab, and Jamlech, and Joshah son of Ama
ziah, ^and Joel, and Jehu son of Josibiah,
son of Seraiah, son of Asiel, scand Elioenai,.
and Jaakobah, and Jesholiaiah, and Asaiah,
and Adiel, and Jesimiel, and Benaiah, ^and
Ziza son of Shiphi, son of Allon, son of
Jedaiah, son of SMmri, son of Shemaiah.
33 These who come in byname are princes
in their families, and the houses of their
fathers have broken forth into a multitude.
39 Aud they go to the entrance of Gedor,
eveu unto the east of the valley, to seek
pasture for their flock. 4°And they find
pasture, fat and good, and the land hath
broad sides, and is quiet, aud safe; for they
of Ham dwelt there before. 4iAnd these
who are written by name come in the days
of Hezekiah king of Judah, and smite their
tents, and the habitations which have been
found there, and devote them to destruc-

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tion unto this day, and dwell in their steads,
because pasture for their flock is there.
42 And some of them, of the sons of Simeon,
five hundred men, have gone to mount
Seir, (and Pelatiah, and Neariah, and Re-
phaiah, and Uzziel, sons of IsM, at their
head), ^and smite the remnant of the
escaped ones of Amalek, and dwell there
unto tMs day.
V. i AND the sons of Reuben, first-born
of Israel; for he is the first-born, and on
account of Ms profaning the couch of his
father his birthright is given to the sons
of Joseph son of Israel, and he is not to be
reckoned by genealogy for the birthright,
3 for Judah hath' been mighty over his
brother, and for leader above Mm, and the
birthright is Joseph's. 3 The sons of Reu
ben, first-born of Israel: Hanoch, and Pallu,
Hezron, and Carmi. 4 The sons of Joel :
Shemaiah Ms son, Gog his son, Shimei his
son, 5 Micah his son, Reaia his son, Baal Ms
son, 6BeerahMsson, whom Tilgath-Pitoeser
king of Asshur removed. He is prince of
the Reubenites. 7And Ms brethren by
their families, in the genealogy of their
generations, are heads : Jeiel, and Zecha-
riah, 8and Bela son of Azaz, son of Shema,
son of Joel, who dwelleth to Aroer, even to
Nebo and Baal-Meon; 9and eastward he
dwelt even to the entering in of the wilder
ness, even from the river Euphrates, for
their cattle were multiplied in the land of
Gilead. "And in the days of Saul they
have made war with the Hagarites, who fall
by their hand, and they dwell in their tents
over all the face of the east of Gilead.
"And the children of Gad dwelt over-
against them in the land of Bashan unto
Salcah, "Joel the head, and Shapham the
second, and Jaanai and Shaphat to Ba
shan. "And their brethren of the house of
their fathers are Michael, and Meshullam,
and Sheba, and Jorai, and Jachan, and Zia,
and Heber, seven. "These are the sons of
Abihail son of Huri, son of Jaroah, son of
Gilead, son of Michael, son of JesWshai,
son of Jahdo, son of Buz, " AM son of Ab-
diel, son of Guni, head of the house of their
fathers. " And they dwell to Gilead in Ba-
-shan, and in her small towns, and in all the
suburbs of Sharon, upon their outskirts.
37 All of them reckoned themselves by genea
logy to the days of Jotham king of Judah,
and in the days of Jeroboam king of Israel.
"The sons of Reuben, and the Gadites,
and the half of the tribe of Manasseh, of
sons of valour, men bearing shield and
sword, and treading the bow, and taught
of battle, are forty and four thousand and
seven hundred and sixty, going out to the
host. "And they make war with the Ha
garites, and Jetur, and Nephish, and No-
dab, 2° and they are helped against them,
and the Hagarites are given into their hand,
and all who are with them, for they cried
to God in the battle, and he was entreated
of them, because they trusted in him.
21 And they take captive their cattle, of
their camels fifty thousand, and of sheep
two hundred and fifty thousand, and of

asses two thousand, and of human beings a
hundred thousand ; 22 for many have fallen
pierced, for the battle is of God ; and they
dwell to their steads till the removal.
23 And the children of the half of the tribe
of Manasseh dwelt in the land; from Bashan
unto Baal-Hermon, and Senir, and mount
Hermon, have they multiplied. M And these
are the heads of the house of their fathers,
even Epher, and IsM, and Eliel, and Azriel,
and Jeremiah, and Hodaviah, and Jahdiel,
men mighty of valour, men of name, heads
of the house of their fathers. 25 And they
trespass against the God of their fathers,
and go a-whoring after the gods of the peo
ples of the land whom God destroyed from
their presence. 20 And the God of Israel
stirreth up the spirit of Pul king of Asshur,
and the spirit of Tilgath-Pilneser king of
Asshur, and he removeth them (even the
Reubenites, and the Gadites, and the half
of the tribe of Manasseh), and bringeth
them to Halah, and Habor, and Hara, and
the river of Gozan unto this day.
VI. 1 THE sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath,
and Merari. 2And the sons of Kohath:
Amram, Izhar, and. Hebron, and Uzziel.
3 And the children of Amram : Aaron, and
Moses, and Miriam. And the sons of Aaron:
Nadab, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
4 Eleazar begat Phinehas, Phinehas begat
Abishua. *»And Abishua begat Bukki, and
Bukki begat Uzzi, 6and Uzzi begat Zera-
hiah, and Zerahiah begat Meraioth, 7Me-«
raioth begat Amariah, and Amariah begat
Ahitub, 8and Ahitub begat Zadok, and Za
dok begat AMmaaz, 9and Ahimaaz begat
Azariah, and Azariah begat Johanan, "and
Johanan begat Azariah, he who mimstered
in the house which Solomon built in Jeru
salem, n And Azariah begat Amariah, and
Amariah begat Ahitub, " and Ahitub begat
Zadok, and Zadok begat Shallum, "and
Shallum begat Hilkiah, and Hilkiah begat
Azariah, "and Azariah begat Seraiah, and
Seraiah begat Jehozadak; "and Jehozadak
went in the Lord's removing Judah and
Jerusalem by the hand of Nebuchadnezzar.
"The sons of Levi: Gershom, Kohath,
and Merari. i7And these are the names of
the sous of Gershom: Libni and Shimei.
" And the sons of Kohath: Amram, and
Izhar, and Hebron, and Uzziel. "The sons
of Merari; Mahli and Mushi. And these
are the families of the Levites according to
their fathers; 2o0f Gershom: Libni his son,
Jahath his son, Zimmah his son, 21 Joah his
son, Iddo his son, Zerah his son, Jeaterai
his son. 22The sons of Kohath: Ammtoadab
his son, Korah his son, Assir his son, ^Elka
nah his son, and Ebiasaph his son, and Assir
his son, 24 Tahath his son, Uriel his son, Uz
ziah his son, and Shaul Ms son. 25 And the
sons of Elkanah: Amasai and Ahimoth.
26 Elkanah: the sons of Elkanah: Zophai his
son, and Nahath his son, w Eliab his son, Je
roham his son, Elkanah his son. 28 And the
sons of Samuel : the first-born Vashni, and
Abiah. 29The sons of Merari: Mahli, Libni
Ms son, Shimei his son, Uzza his son, 3° Shi
mei his son, Haggiah his son, Asa i ah hill
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Cities of the Levites;

son. si And these are they whom David
stationed over the parts of the song of the
house of the Lord, from the resting of the
ark, s2 and they are ministering before the
tabernacle of the tent of meeting, with
singing, till the building by Solomon of the
house of the Lord in Jerusalem ; and they
stand according to their ordinance over
their service. re And these are those who
stand with their children: of the sons of the
KohatMtes : Hemanthe singer, son of Joel,
son of Shemuel, 8i son of Elkanah, son of
Jeroham, son of Eliel, son of Toah, 35son of
Zuph, son of Elkanah, son of Mahath, son of
Amasai, 86son of Elkanah, son of Joel, son
of Azariah, son of Zephaniah, 8T son of Ta
hath, son of Assir, son of Ebiasaph, son of
Korah, ® son of Izhar, son of Kohath, son
of Levi, son of Israel.
39 And his brother Asaph, who is standing
on his right, even Asaph, son of Berachiah,
son of Shimea, ^son of Michael, son of
Baaseiah, son of Malchiah, 4i son of Ethni,
son of Zerah, son of Adaiah, 42 son of Ethan,
son of Zimmah, son of Shimei, 43 son of Ja
hath, son of Gershom, son of Levi.
44 And the sons of Merari, their brethren,
are on the left. Ethan son of Kishi, son of
Abdi, son of Malluch, *$ son of Hashabiah.
son of Amaziah, son of Hilkiah, 4eson of
Amzi, son of Bani, son of Shamer, 47 son of
Mahli, son of Mushi, son of Merari, son of
Levi. 48 And their brethren the Levites are
¦put to all the service of the tabernacle of
the house of God.
49 And Aaron and Ms sons are making per
fume on the altar of the burnt-offering, and
on the altar of perfume, for all the work of
the holy of holies, and to make atonement
for Israel according to all that Moses the
servant of God commanded. 5° And these
are the sons of Aaron : Eleazar his son,
Plrinehas his son, Abishua his son, n Bukki
his son, Uzzi his son, Zerahiah his son,
s2"Meraioth his son, Amariah his son, Ahitub
Ms son, & Zadok his son, Ahimaaz Ms son.
54 And these are their dwellings, through
out their towers, in their border, of the sons
of Aaron, of the family of the Kohathites :
for theirs was the lot. 55 And they give to
them Hebron in the land of Judah and its
suburbs round about it. ^ And the field of
the city and its villages they gave to Caleb
son of Jephunneh. 67And to the sons of
Aaron they gave the cities of refuge, even
Hebron, and Libnah and its suburbs, and
Jattir, and Eshtemoa and its suburbs,
68 and Hilen and its suburbs, Debir and its
suburbs, 59 and Ashan and its suburbs, and
Beth-Shemesh and its suburbs, w And from
the tribe of Benjamin, Geba and its suburbs,
and Alemeth and its suburbs, and Anathoth
and its suburbs. All their cities for their
families are thirteen cities. ei And to the
sons of Kohath, who are left of the family
of the tribe, from the half of the tribe, the
half of Manasseh, by lot, are ten cities.
62 And to the sons of Gershom, for their fa
milies, from the tribe of Issachar, and from
the tribe of Asher, and from the tribe of
Naphtali, and from the tribe of Manasseh
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in Bashan, thirteen cities. 63 To the sons
of Merari, for their families, from the tribe
of Reuben, and from the tribe of Gad, and
from the tribe of Zebulun, by lot, twelve
cities. 64And the children of Israel give to
the Levites the cities and their suburbs.
65 And they give by lot from the tribe of
the Children of Judah, and from the tribe of
the Children of Simeon, and from the tribe
of the Children of Benjamin, these cities
wMch they call byname. 6GAnd some of
the families of the sons of Kohath have
cities of their border, from the tribe of Eph
raim. «7And they give to them the cities
of refuge, even Shechem and its suburbs in
the Mil-country of EpMaim, and Gezer and
its suburbs, & and Jokmeam with its sub
urbs, and Beth-Horon and its suburbs,
69 and. Aijalon and its suburbs, and Gath-
Rimmon and. its suburbs, 70and from the
half tribe of Manasseh, Aner and its sub
urbs, and Bileam and its suburbs, for the
family of- the sons of Kohath who are left.
71 To the sons of Gershom from the family
of the half of the tribe of Manasseh are
Golan to Bashan and its suburbs, and Ash
taroth and its suburbs; 72and from the tribe
of Issachar: Kedesh and its suburbs, Da-
berath and its suburbs, 7aand Ramoth and
its suburbs, and Anem and its suburbs;
74 and from the tribe of Asher: Mashal and
its suburbs, and Abdon and its suburbs,
75 and Hukok and its suburbs, and Rehob
and its suburbs ; 76 and from the tribe of
Naphtali: Kedesh in Galilee and its sub
urbs, and Hammon and its suburbs, and
Kirjathaim and its suburbs.
^o the children of Merari who are left, '
from the tribe of Zebulun, are Rimmon and
its suburbs, Tabor and its suburbs; 78and
from beyond the Jordan by Jericho, at the
east of the Jordan, from the tribe of Reu
ben, Bezer in the wilderness and its sub
urbs, and Jahzah and its suburbs, 79and
Kedemoth and its suburbs, and Mephaath
and its suburbs; 80and from the tribe of
Gad: Ramoth to Gilead and its suburbs, and
Mahanaim and its suburbs, fiiaud Heshbon
and its suburbs, and Jazer and its suburbs.
VII. i AND the sons of Issachar : Tola,.
and Puah, Jashub, and SMmrom, four.
2 And the sons of Tola: Uzzi, and Rephaiah,
and Jeriel, and Jahmai, and Jibsam, and
Shemuel, heads of the house of their fathers,
even of Tola, mighty men of valour to their
generations : their number in the days of
David is twenty and two thousand and six
hundred. 3 And the sons of Uzzi : Izrahiah;
and the sons of Izrahiah: Michael, and
Obadiah, and Joel, Ishiah, Hamisha; all of
them are heads.
4 And beside them, by their generations,
of the house of their fathers are troops of
the host for battle, thirty and six thousand;
for they multiplied wives and children.
6 And their brethren of all the families of
Issachar are mighty of valour, eighty and
seven thousand, all have their genealogy.
6 Of Benjamin: Bela, and Becher, and Je-
diael, three. 7And the sons of Bela: Ezbon,
and Uzzi, and Uzziel, and Jerimoth. and

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Tri, five; heads of the house of the fathers,
mighty men of valour, with their genealogy,
twenty and two thousand, and thirty and
four. 8And the sons of Becher: Zemira,
and Joash, and Eliezer, and Elioenai, and
Omri, and Jerhnoth, and Abiah, and Ana-
thoth, and Alameth. All these are sons of
Becher, 9with then.' genealogy, after their
generations, the heads of the house of their
fathers, mighty men of valour, twenty thou
sand and two hundred. "And the sons of
Jediael : Bilhan; and the sons of Bilhan :
Jeush, and Benjamin, and Ehud, and Che
naanah, and Zethan, and Tharshish, and
Ahishahar. n All these are sons of Jediael,
even heads of the fathers, mighty men of
valour, seventeen thousand and two hun
dred, going out of the host for the battle.
"And Shupprin andHuppim are children
of Ir; Hushim sons of Aher.
13 The sons of Naphtali: Jahziel, and Guni,
and Jezer, and Shallum, sons of Bilhah.
" The sons of Manasseh : Ashriel, whom
Jaladah Ms Aramaean concubine bore, with
Machir father of Gilead. "And Machir
took wives for Hupprin and for Shuppim,
and the name of the first is Maachah, and
the name of the second is Zelophehad, and
Zelophehad hath daughters. "And Maa
chah wife* of Machir beareth a son, and
calleth his name Peresh, and the name of
his brother is Sheresh, and his sons are
Ulam and Rakem. 17 And the sons of Ulam:
Bedan. These are the sons of Gilead son of
Machir, son of Manasseh. " And his sister
Hammoleketh bare Ishod, and Abiezer, and
Mahalah. "And the sons of Shemidah are
Ahian, and Shechem, and LikM, and Aniam.
29 And the sons of Ephraim: Shuthelah,
and Bered Ms son, and Tahath his son,
and Eladah his son, and Tahath his son,
21 and Zabad bis son, and Shuthelah Ms son,
and Ezer, and Elead; and the men of Gath
who are born to the land have slain them,
because they came down to take their cat
tle. 22 And Ephraim their father mourneth
many days, and Ms brethren come to com
fort him. 23 And he goeth in unto his wife,
and she conceiveth and beareth a son, and
he calleth Ms name Beriah, because evil
was to his house. 24 (And his daughter is
Sherah, and she buildeth Beth-Horon the
lower, and the upper, and Uzzen-Sherah).
25 And Rephah is Ms son, and Resheph, and
Telah Ms son, and Tahan his son, 26Laadan
his son, Ammihud his son, Elishama Ms son,
27Non Ms son, Jehoshuah his son.
23 And their possessions and their dwell
ings are Bethel and its small towns, and to
the east Naaran, and to the west Gezer and
its small towns, and Shechem and its small
towns, unto Gaza and its towns. ^And by
the parts of the children of Manasseh, Beth-
Shean and its small towns, Taauoch and its
small towns, Megiddo and its small towns,
Dor and its small towns. In these dwelt
the children of Joseph son of Israel.
so The sons of Asher: Imnah, and iBuah,
and Ishuai, and Beriah, and Serah their
sister. 3iAnd the sons of Beriah: Heber,
and Malchiel, who is the father of Birza-

vith. ^And Heber begat Japhlet, and
Shomer, and Hotham, and Shua their
sister. 3* And the sons of Japhlet: Pasach,
and Bimhal, and Ashvath; these are the
sons of Japhlet. ^And the sons of Shamer:
AM, and Rohgah, Jehubbah, and Aram.
85 And the sons of Helem his brother: Zo-
phah, and Pinna, and Shelesh, and Amal.
86The sons of Zophah: Suah, and Harne-
pher, and Shual, and Beri, and Imrah,
37Bezer, and Hod, and Shamma, and Shil-
shah, and Ithran, and Beera. ^And the
sons of Jether: Jephunneh, and Pispah, and
Ara. 89And the sons of Ulla: Arah, and
Haniel, and Rezia.
40 All these are the children of Asher,
heads of the house of the fathers, chosen
ones, mighty men of valour, heads of the
princes, with their genealogy, for the host
for the battle, then.- number is twenty and
six thousand men.
VIII. iAND Benjamin begat Bela his
first-born, Ashbel the second, and Aharah
the third, 2 Nohah the fourth, and Rapha
the fifth. 3And there are sons to Bela:
Addar, and Gera, 4and Abihud, and Abi
shua, and Naaman, and Ahoah, s and Gera,
and Shephuphan, and Huram. 6 Aud these
are the sons of Ehud: they are the heads of
the fathers of the inhabitants of Geba, and
they remove them to Manahath; 7 and Naa
man, and Ahiah, and Gera, he removed
them, and begat Uzza and Ahihud. 8And
Shaharaim begat to the country of Moab,
after his sending them away; Hushim and
Baara are his wives. 9 And he begetteth of
Hodesh Ms wife, Jobab, and Zibia, and
Mesha, and Malcham, "and Jeuz, and
Shachia, and Minna. These are his sons,
heads of the fathers. n And of Hushim he
begat Ahitub and Elpaal. "And the sons
of Elpaal: Eber, and Misham, and Shamed,
(who built Ono and Lod and its small
towns,) "and Beriah and Shema, (who ara
heads of the fathers of the inhabitants of
Aijalon, caused the inhabitants of Gath to
flee); "and AMo, Shashak, and Jeremoth,
"and Zebadiah, and Arad, and Ader, "and
Michael, and Ispah, and Joha, sons of Be
riah; i7and Zebadiah, and Meshullam, and
Hezeki, and Heber, "and Ishmerai, and
Jezliah, and Jobab, sons of. Elpaal; "and
Jaldm, and Zichri, and Zabdi, 20 and Elienai,
and Zilthai, and Eliel, 21 and Adaiah, and
Beraiah, and Shimrath, sons of Shrinhi;
22 and Ishpan, and Heber, and Eliel, 23 and
Abdon, and ZicMi, and Hanan, ^and Ha-
naniah, and Elam, and Antothijah, ^and
Iphedeiah, and Penuel, sons of Shashak;
28and Shamsherai, and Shehariah, and
Athaliah, ^and Jaresiah, and Eliah, and
Zichri, sons of Jeroham. 28 These are heads
of the fathers, by their generations, chiefs;
these dwell in Jerusalem. 29 And in Gibeon
hath the father of Gibeon dwelt, and the
name of his wife is Maachah; 8° and his
first-born is Abdon, and Zur, and Kish, and
Baal, and Nadab, siand Gedor, and AMo,
and Zacher; 32and Mikloth begat Shimeah.
And they also dwelt over-against their
brethren in Jerusalem with their brethren.
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The priests' duties.

33 And Ner begat Kish, and Kish begat
Saul, and Saul begat Jonathan, and Malchi-
Shua, and Abinadab, and Esh-Baal. 34And
the son of Jonathan is Merib-Baal, and
Merib-Baal begat Micah; ^and the sons of
Micah: Pithon, andMelech, andTarea, and
Ahaz. 36And Ahaz begat Jehoadah, and
Jehoadah begat Alemeth, and Azmaveth,
and Zimri; and Zimri begat Moza, 37and
Mozabegat Binea, Rapha is his son, Eleasah
his son, Azel his son. 38And to Azel are
six sons, and these are their names : Azri-
kam, Bocheru, and Ishmael, and Sheariah,
and Obadiah, and Hanan. All these are
sons of Azel. 39 And the sons of Eshek his
brother: Clam his first-born, Jehush the
second, and Eliphelet the third. And the
sons of Ulam are men, mighty of valour,
treading the bow, and multiplying sons and
son's sons, a hundred and fifty. All these
are of the Children of Benjamin.
IX. iAND all Israel have reckoned them
selves by genealogy, and lo, they are written
in the book of the kings of Israel and Ju
dah, removed to Babylon for their trespass.
2And the first inhabitants, who are in
their possession, in their cities, of Israel
are the priests, the Levites, and the Nethi-
nim. 3And in Jerusalem dwelt of the
Children of Judah, and of the Children of
Benjamin, and of the Children of Ephraim
and Manasseh: 4Uthai son of Ammihud, son
of Omri, son of Imri, son of Bani, of the
children of Pharez, son of Judah. 5And
of the ShiloMtes: Asaiah the first-born, and
his sons. 6 And of the sons of Zerah : Jeuel,
and their bretMen, six hundred and ninety.
7And of the sons of Benjamin: Sallu son
of Meshullam, son of Hodaviah, son of Ha-
senuah, 8and Ibneiah son of Jeroham, and
Elah son of Uzzi, son of Michri, and Me
shullam son of Shephatiah, son of Reuel,
son of Ihnijah. 9And their brethren, ac
cording to their generations, are nine hun
dred and fifty and six. All these men are
heads of the fathers, according to the house
of their fathers.
"And of the priests: Jedaiah, and Je-
hoiarib, and Jachin, Hand Azariah son of
Hilkiah, son of Meshullam, son of Zadok,
son of Meraioth, son of Ahitub, leader in
the house of God. "And Adaiah son of
Jeroham, son of Pashur. son of Malchijah,
and Maasiai son of Adiel, son of Jahzerah,
son of Meshullam, son of Meshillemith, son
of Immer. "And their brethren, heads of
the house of their fathers, a thousand and
seven hundred and sixty, mighty men of
strength, are for the work of the service of
the house of God.
"And of the Levites: Shemaiah son of
Hasshub, son of Azrikam, son of Hashabiah,
of the sons of Merari ; " and Bakbakkar,
Heresh, and Galal, and Mattaniah son of
Micah, son of Zichri, son of Asaph; "and
Obadiah son of Shemaiah, son of Galal, son
of Jeduthun; and Berechiah son of Asa,
son of Elkanah, who dwell in the villages
of the Netophathites ; "and the gate
keepers are Shallum, and Akkub, and Tal-
mon, and AMman, andtheir brethren: Shal-
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lum is the head;. " and hitherto they are at
the gate of the king eastward. They are
gatekeepers for the companies of the sons
of Levi. " And Shallum son of Kore, son
of Ebiasaph, son of Korah, and Ms breth
ren, of the house of his father, the Korah-
ites, are over the work of the service, keep
ers of the thresholds of the tent, and their
fathers are over the camp of the Lord,
keepers of the entrance. 20 And Phinehas
son of Eleazar was leader over them for
merly; the Lord was with him. 2lZeeha.-
riah son of Meshelemiah is gatekeeper at
the entrance of the tent of meeting. 22 au
of those who are chosen for gatekeepers
over the thresholds are two hundred and
twelve; they are in their villages, by their
genealogy ; they whom David and Samuel
the seer appointed to their offices. 23 And
they and their sons are over the gates of
the house of the LORD, even of the house
of the tent, by watches. 2i At the four
sides are the gatekeepers, east, west, north,
and south. 25 And their brethren to their
villages are to come for seven days from
time to time with them. 2s jror the four
chiefs of the gatekeepers Levites are in
office, and they have been over the cham
bers, and over the treasuries of the house
of God. 27 And round about the house of
God they lodge, for on them is the watch,
and they are over the opening, even morn
ing by mormng. 2B And some of them are
over the vessels of service, that by num
ber they bring them in, and by number
they take them out. 29 And some of them
are appointed over the vessels, even over
all the vessels of the sanctuary, and over
the fine flour, and the wine, and the oil,
and the frankincense, and the spices. ^And
some of the sons of the priests mix the mix
tures of the spices. 3l And Mattithiah, one
of the Levites (who is first-born of Shallum
the Korahite), is in office over the work of
the pans. 32 And of the sons of the Koha
tMtes, some of their brethren are over the
bread of the arrangement, to prepare it
sabbath by sabbath. ^And those who
sing, heads of the fathers of the Levites, in
the chambers, are free, for by day and by
night they are over them in the work,
34 These heads of the fathers of the Levites
throughout their generations are heads.
These have dwelt to Jerusalem.
35 And in Gibeon hath the father of Gibe
on dwelt, Jehiel, and the name of his wife
is Maachah. ^And his first-born sou is
Abdon, and Zur, and Kish, and Baal, and
Ner, and Nadab, ^and Gedor, and Ahio,
and Zechariah, and Mikloth. a8 And Mik-
loth begat Shimeam, and they also, over-
against their brethren, dwelt in Jerusalem
with their brethren.
39 And Ner begat Kish, and Kish begat
Saul, and Saul begat Jonathan, and Malchi-
Shua, and Abinadab, and Esh-Baal. » And
the son of Jonathan is Merib-Baal, and
Merib-Baal begat Micah. il And the sons
of Micah: Pithon, and Melech, and Tahrea,
and Ahaz. 42And Ahaz begat Jarah, and.
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Davids mighty men.

Zimri, and Zimri begat Moza, «and Moza
begat Btoea, and Rephaiah is his son, Elea
sah his son, Azel Ms son. 44 And to Azel are
six sons, and these are their names : Azri-
kam, Bocheru, and Ishmael, and Sheariah,
and Obadiah, and Hanan ; these are the
sons of Azel.
X. iAND the Philistines have fought
against Israel, and the men of Israel flee
from the presence of the Philistines, and
fall wounded in mount Gilboa. 2And the
Philistines pursue after Saul, and after his
sons, and the Philistines smite Jonathan,
and Abinadab, and Malchi-Shua, sons of
Saul, a And the battle is heavy on Saul,
and those who shoot with the bow find him,
and he is wounded by those who shoot.
4 And Saul saith unto the bearer of his
weapons, ' Draw thy sword, and pierce me
through with it, lest these uncircumeised
come— then have they abused me.' And
the bearer of Ms weapons was not willing,
for he feareth exceedingly; and Saul taketh
the sword, and falleth upon it. 5 And the
bearer of Ms weapons seeth that Saul is
dead, and he also falleth on the sword and
dieth. 6 And Saul dieth, and his three sons,
and all his house ; they died together.
7 And all the men of Israel who are in the
valley see that they have fled, and that Saul
and his sons were dead, and they forsake
their cities and flee ; and the Philistines
came and dwell in them.
8 And it cometh to pass, on the morrow,
that the Philistines come to strip the wound
ed, and they find Saul and Ms sons fallen
in mount Gilboa. 9 And they strip him, and
take away his head, and his weapons, and
send into the land of the Philistines round
about to proclaim the tidings to their idols
and to the people. "And they put his
weapons to the house of their gods, and his
scull they have fixed in the house of Dagon.
n And all Jabesh-Gilead hear all that the
Philistines have done to Saul, " and all the
men of valour rise and take away the car
case of Saul, and the carcases of his sons,
and bring them to Jabesh, and bury their
bones under the oak in Jabesh, and fast
seven days. "And Saul dieth because of
his trespass which he trespassed against the
Lord, against the word of the Lord which
he kept not, and also for asking at a fami
liar spirit— inquirtog, — "but he inquired
not at the Lord, and He putteth him to
death, and turneth the kingdom round to
David son of Jesse.
XI. iAND all Israel are gathered unto
David to Hebron, saying, * Lo, we are thy
bone and thy flesh; 2even in time past, even
in Saul's being king, it is thou who art tak
ing out and bringing in Israel, and the Lord
thy God saith to thee : Thou shalt feed My
people Israel, and shalt be leader over My
people Israel.' 3 And all the elders of Israel
come unto the king to Hebron, and David
maketh a covenant with them in Hebron
before the Lord, and they anoint David
king over Israel, according to the word of
the Lord by the hand of Samuel.
4 And David goeth with all Israel to Jeru

salem, wMch is Jebus, and there are the
Jebusites, the inhabi tants of the land. 5And
the inhabitants of Jebus say to David, ' Thou
shalt not come in hither ; ' but David cap
tureth the fortress of Zion, wMch is the city
of David. 6 And David saith, ' Whosoever
smiteth the Jebusites first shall become
head and prince ; ' and Joab son of Zeruiah
goeth up first, and becometh head. 7 And
David dwelleth in the fortress : therefore
they have called it, ' The City of David.'
8 And he buildeth the city round about, from
Millo, even unto the circumference, and
Joab restoreth the rest of the city. 9 And
David goeth, going on and becoming great,
aud the Lord of Hosts is with him.
i° And these are the heads of the mighty
ones whom David hath, who strengthen
themselves with him to Ms kingdom, with
all Israql to cause him to reign, according
to the word of the Lord, over Israel. '" And
tMs is the account of the mighty ones whom
David hath : Jashobeam son of a Hach-
monite is head of the tMrty; he Iifteth up
his spear against three hundred — wounded,
at one time. "And after him is Eleazar
son of Dodo the Ahohi te, he is among the
tMee mighty. "He hath been with David
to Pas-Dammim, and the Philistines have
been gathered there to battle, and a portion
of the field is full of barley, and the people
have fled from the presence of the Philis
tines, J4 and they station themselves in the
midst of the portion, and deliver it, and
smite the Philistines, and. the Lord saveth
— a great salvation.
"And three of the thirty heads go down
on the rock unto David, unto the cave of
Adullam, and the host of the Philistines is
encamping in the valley of Rephaim. "And
David is then in the fortress, and the station
of the PMlisttoes is then in Beth-Lehem.
17 And David longeth and saith, 'Who will
give me water to drink from the well of
Beth-Lehem, which is at the gate?" "And
the three break' through the camp of the
Philistines, and draw water from the well
of Beth-Lehem, which is at the gate, and
take it and bring it unto David, and David
hath not been willing to drink it, and pour-
eth it out to the Lord, "and saith, ' Far be
it from me, by my God, from doing this; the
blood of these men shall I drink with their
rives? for with their lives they have brought
it; ' and he was not willing to drink it; these
things did the three mighty ones.
29 And Abishai brother of Joab he hath
been head of the three : he also Iifteth up
his spear against three hundred — wounded, ,
and hath a name among three. 21 of the'
three by the two he is honoured, and be
cometh their head; but unto the first three
he hath not come.
22Benaiahson of Jehoiada, son of a variant1
man, of great deeds, from Kabzeel: he hath
smitten two lion-like Moabites, and hath
gone down and smitten a Hon in the midst,
of the pit, in a day of snow. 23 And he nath;
smitten a man, an Egyptian (a man of mea-<
sure, five by the cubit), and in the hand of
the Egyptian is a spear like the beam of
28a

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XI. 24.— 1 CHRONICLES.— XH.

his mighty men.

weavers, and he goeth down to him with a
rod, and taketh violently away the spear
out of the hand of the Egyptian, and slay-
ethhim with his own spear. 24These things
hath Benaiah son of Jehoiada done, and
hath a name among the three mighty ones.
250f the thirty, lo, he is honoured, but unto
the first three he hath not come, and David
placeth him over his guard.
26 And the mighty ones of the forces are
Asahel-! brother of Joab ; Elhanan son of
Dodo of Beth-Lehem; 27Shammoth the Ha-
rorite; Helez the Pelonite; 28Ira son of
Ikkeshthe Tekoite; Abi-Ezer the Antothite;
29Sibbecaithe Hushathite; Ilai the Ahohite;
^Maharai the NetophatMte ; Heled son of
Baanah the NetophatMte; silthai son of
Ribai of Gibeah, of the Children of Ben
jamin; Benaiah the Perathomte; 82Hurai of
the brooks of Gaash ; Abiel the ArbatMte ;
^Azmaveth the Baharumite; Eliariba the
Shaalbonite; ^the sons of Hashem the
Gizonite; Jonathan son of Shage the Ha-
rarite; sS'AMam son of Sacar the Hararite;
Eliphal son of Ur; 36 Hepher the Meche-
rathite; Ahijah the Pelonite; 87Hezro the
Carmelite; Naarai son of Ezbai; J*8 Joel
brother of Nathan; Mibhar son of Hag-
geri; ^Zelek the AmmoMte; Naharai the
Berothite, bearer of the weapons of Joab,
son of Zeruiah; *> Ira the Ithrite; Garebthe
Ithrite; 41 Uriah the Hittite; Zabad son of
Ahlai; 43Adina son of Shiza-the ReubeMte,
head of the Reubenites, and thirty by him;
^Hanan son of Maachah ; and Joshaphat
the Mithnite ; 44 Uzzia the Ashterathite ;
Shama and JeMel sons of Hothan the
Aroerite; 45Jediaelsonof Shimri; andJoha
his brother the Tizite; 48 Eliel the Mahavite;
and Jeribai, and Joshaviah, sons of Elnaam;
andlthmahtheMoabite; 47 Eliel, and Obed,
and Jasiel the Mesobaite.
XII. iAND these are they who come unto
David to Ziklag, while shut up on account
of Saul son of Kish; and they are among
the mighty ones, helping the battle, 2 armed
with the bow, right and. left handed, with
stones, and with arrows, with bows, of the
brethren of Saul, of Benjamin. 3The head
is Ahiezer, and Joash, sons of Shemaahthe
Gibeathite, and Jeziel, and Pelet, sons of
Azmaveth, and Berachah, and Jehu the
Antothite, 4 and Ishmaiah the Gibeonite, a
mighty one among the thirty, and over the
thirty ; and Jeremiah, and Jahaziel, and
Johanan, and Josabad the GederatMte,
5Eluzai, and Jerimoth, and Bealiah, and
Shemariah, and Shephatiah theHaruphite;
6 Elkanah, and Jesiah, and Azareel, and
Joezer, and Jashobeam the Korhites, 7 and
Joelah, and Zebadiah, sons of Jeroham of
the Gedorites.
8 And some of the Gadites have been sepa
rated unto David, to the fortress, to the
wilderness, mighty ones of valour, men of
the host for the battle, setting in array
target and buckler, and their faces the
faces of lions, and as roes on the moun
tains for speed. 9Ezer the head, Obadiah
the second, Eliab the tlrird, "Mishmannah
the fourth, Jeremiah the fifth, n Attai the
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sixth, Eliel the seventh, "Johanan the
eighth, Elzabad the ninth, "Jeremiah the
tenth, Machbanai the eleventh. " These
are of the children of Gad, heads, of the
host, one of a hundred is the least, and the
greatest is one of a thousand. 15These'are
they who have passed over the Jordan in
the first month, when it is full over all its
banks, and cause all they of the valley to
flee to the east and to the west.
i6 And some of the children of Benjamin
and Judah come unto the stronghold to
David. i7And David goeth out before them,
and answereth and saith to them, ' If for
peace ye have come unto me, to help me, I
have a heart to unite with you ; and if to
betray me to mine adversaries — without
violence in my hands — the God of our
fathers see and reprove.' "And the Spirit
hath clothed Amasai head of the captains:
' To thee, 0 David, and with thee, 0 son of
Jesse, be peace; peace be to thee, and peace
to thy helper, for thy God hath helped
thee.' And David receiveth them, and put
teth them among the heads of the troop.
19 And some of Manasseh have fallen unto
David in his going with the Philistines
against Israel to battle, yet they helped
them not, for by advice the princes of the
Philistines sent them away, saying, 'With
our heads he will fall unto his master Saul.'
20 In Ms going unto Ziklag there have fallen
unto him of Manasseh, Adnah, and Joza-
bad, and Jediael, and Michael, and Jozabad,
and Elihu, and Zilthai, heads of the thou
sands wMch are of Manasseh. 2L And they
have helped David over the troops, for they
are all of them mighty of valour, and are
captains to the host: 22 for at that time, day
by day they come unto David to help him,
till it is a great camp, like the camp of God.
23 And these are the numbers of the heads
of the armed men of the host ; they have
come unto David to Hebron, to turn the
kingdom of Saul round unto Mm, according
to the mouth of the Lord. 24 of the cMl
dren of Judah, bearing target and spear, are
six thousand and eight hundred armed ones
of the host. 25 of the children of Simeon,
mighty ones of valour for the host are seven
thousand and one hundred. 2B Of the sons
of Levi are four thousand and six hundred.
27 And Jehoiada is the leader of the Aaron-
ites, and with him are three thousand and
seven hundred, 28 and Zadok, a young man,
mighty of valour, and of the house of Ms
father, twenty and two heads. 29 And 01
the children of Benjamin, the brethren
of Saul, are three thousand, and Mtherto
their greater part are keeping the charge
of the house of Saul. »° And of the children
of Ephraim are twenty thousand and eight
hundred, mighty of valour, men of name,
according to the house of their fathers.
3i And of the half of the tribe of Manasseh
are eighteen thousand, who have been de
fined by name, to come to cause David to
reign. 82 And of the children of Issachar,
havtog understandtog for the times to know
what Israel should do; their heads are two
hundred, and all their brethren are at their

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XII. 33.— 1 CHRONICLES.— XV.

Removal of the ark.

command. & Of Zebulun, going out of the
host, arranging the battle with all the in
struments of battle, arc fifty thousand, and
keeping rank without a double heart. ^And
of Naphtali, a thousand heads, and with
them, with target and spear, are thirty and
seven thousand. ^And of the Damtes,
arranging battle, are twenty and eight thou
sand and six hundred. ^And of Asher, going
out of the host, to arrange the battle, are
forty thousand. & And from beyond the
Jordan, of the Reubemtes, and of the Gad
ites, and of the half of the tribe of Manasseh,
with all instruments of the host for the bat
tle, are a hundred and twenty thousand.
^All these are men of war, keeping rank ;
with a perfect heart they have come to He
bron, to cause David to reign over aU Israel,
and all the rest of Israel also are of one
heart to cause David to reign. & And they
are there, with David, three days, eating and
drinking, for their brethren have prepared
for them. ^And they also that are near to
them, evenunto Issachar, and Zebulun, and
Naphtali, are bringing bread on asses, and
on camels, and on mules, and on oxen, with
food of fine flour, bunches of figs and raisins,
and wine, and oil, and oxen, and sheep in
abundance, for joy is to IsraeL
XIII. iAND David consulteth with the
heads of thousands, and of hundreds, even
every leader. 2 And David saith to all the
congregation of Israel, * If it be good unto
you, and from the LORD our God it hath
broken forth— let us send unto our breth
ren who are left to aU the lands of Israel,
and with them, the priests and the Levites,
in the cities of their suburbs, and let them
be gathered unto us ; 3 and let us bring the
ark of ourGodrounduntous, for we sought
it not in the days of Saul.' 4And aU the
congregation say to do so, for the thing is
right to the eyes of all ,the people.
5 And David congregateth all Israel from
Shihor of Egypt even unto the entering to
of Hemath, to bring in the ark of God from
Kirjath-Jearim; 6and David goeth up, with
all Israel, to Baalah, unto Kirjath-Jearim,
which is Judah's, to bring up from thence
the ark of God the Lord, inhabiting the
cherubs where the Name is called on. 7 And
they place the ark of God on a new cart,
from the house of Abinadab, and Uzza and
AMo are leading the cart, 8and David and
all Israel are playing before God, with all
, strength, and with songs, and with harps,
and with timbrels, and with cymbals, and
with trumpets. 9And they come unto the
tto-eshihg-floor of Chidon, and Uzza putteth
forth Ms hand to seize the ark when the
oxen were released. "And the anger of
the Lord is kindled against Uzza, and He
smiteth him, because he hath put forth Ms
hand on the ark, and he dieth there before
God. UAnd David is displeased, because
the Lord hath made a breach upon Uzza,
and one calleth that place ' The Breach of
Uzza' unto this day. "And David feareth
God on that day, saying, ' How shall I bring
in unto me the ark of God?' "And David
hath not turned aside the ark unto himself,

unto the city of David, but turneth it aside
unto the house of Obed-Edom the Gittite.
"And the ark of God dwelleth with the
household of Obed-Edom, in his house,
three months : and the Lord blesseth the
house of Obed-Edom, and all that he hath.
XIV. i AND Huram king of Tyre sendeth
messengers unto David, and cedar-wood,
and artificers of walls, and artificers of
wood, to build for him a house. 2And
David knoweth that the Lord hath esta
blished him for king over Israel, because of
the lifting up on high of his kingdom, for
the sake of His people Israel.
3 And David taketh again wives in Jeru
salem; and David again begetteth sons and
daughters. 4And these are the names of
the children wMch he had in Jerusalem :
Shammua, and Shobab, Nathan, and Solo
mon, 5 and Ibhar, and Elishua, and Elpalet,
fi.and Nogah, and Nepheg, and Japhia,
7 and Elishama, andBeeliada, and Eliphalet.
8 And the Philistines hear that David hath
been anointed for ktog over all Israel, and
all the PMlisttoes go up to seek David; and
David heareth, and goeth out before them.
9 And the Philistines have come, and rush
into the valley of Rephaim. "And David
asketh of God, saying, ' Do I go. up against
the Philistines ? and hast Thou given them
into my hand ? ' And the Lord saith to
him, ' Go up, seeing I have given them into
thy hand.' UAnd they go up into Baal-
Perazim, and David smiteth them there;
and David saith, ' God hath broken up mine
enemies by my hand, like the breaking up
of waters ; ' therefore they have called the
name of that place Baal-Perazim. 12 And
they leave their gods there, and David speak
eth, and they are burnt to the fire.
"And the Philistines gather again, and rush
into the valley; 14 and David again asketh of
God, and God saith to him, ' Go not up after
them, turn round from them, then hast
thou come to them from over-against the
mulberries; "and it cometh to pass, when
thou hearest the sound,of the stepping at the
heads of the mulberries, then thou goest
out tote the battle, for God hath gone out
before thee to smite the camp of the Philis
tines.' "And David doth as God com
manded him, and they smite the camp of the
Philistines from Gibeon even unto Gazer.
"And the name of David goeth out into
all the lands, and the Lord hath put Ms
fear on all the nations. XV. iAND he
maketh for himself houses in the ciiiy
of David, and prepareth a place for the
ark of God, and stretcheth out for it a
tent, s Then Baid David, 'None are to
carry the ark of God, save the Levites,
for on them hath the Lord fixed to carry
the ark of God, and to serve Him for ever.'
3 And David congregateth all Israel unto
Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of the Lord
unto its place which he had prepared for it.
4 And David gathereth the cMldren of Aaron,
and the Levites. 6Of the children of Ko
hath : Uriel the cMef and his brethren, a
hundred and twenty. flOf the children of
Merari: Asaiah the chief and Ms brethren,

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XV. 7.— 1 CHRONICLES.— xvt. 21. David's psalm of praise

two hundred and twenty. 7 Of the children
of Gershom: Joel the chief and his breth
ren, a hundred and tMrty. s Of the children
of Elizaphan : Shemaiah the chief and his
brethren, two hundred. 90f the children of
Hebron: Eliel the chief and his brethren,
eighty. " Of the cMldren of Uzziel : Am-
minadab the chief and his brethren, a hun
dred and twelve.
UAnd David calleth for Zadok and for
Abiathar, the priests, and of the Levites, for
Uriel, Asaiah, and Joel, Shemaiah, and
Eliel, and Amminadab, 12 and saith to them,
'Ye are the heads of the fathers of the
Levites; sanctify yourselves, ye and your
brethren, and bring up the ark of the Lord,
God of Israel, unto the place I have prepared
for it: "because at the first ye were not
sanctified the Lord our God made a breach
upon us, because we sought Him not accord
ing to the ordinance.' "And the priests
and the Levites sanctify themselves, to
bring up the ark of the Lord, God of Is
rael. "And the children of the Levites
bear the ark of God, as Moses commanded.
according to the word of the Lord, on their
shoulder, with the staves upon them.
" And David speaketh to the heads of the
Levites to appoint their brethren the singers
with instruments of song, psalteries, and
harps, and cymbals, sounding, to lift up the
voice for joy. "And the Levites appoint
Heman son of Joel, and of his brethren,
Asaph sod of Berechiah, and of the sons of
Merari their brethren, Ethan son of Kush-
aiah. "And with them their brethren, the
seconds in rank, Zechariah, Ben, and Jaa-
ziel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and
Unni, Eliab, and Benaiah, and MaaseiaMand.
Mattithiah, and Elipheleh, and Mikneiah,
and Obed-Edom and Jeiel the gatekeepers;
"and the singers, Heman, Asaph, and
Ethan, with cymbals of brass to sound;
20 and Zechariah, and Aziel, and Shemi
ramoth. and Jehiel, and Unni, and Eliab,
and Maaseiah, and Benaiah, with psalteries
on Alamoth ; 21 and Mattithiah, and Eli
pheleh, and Mikneiah, and Obed-Edom, and
Jeiel, and Azaziah, with harps, on the
octave, to oversee.
^AndChcnaniah, ahead of the Levites, is
over the burden ; he instructeth about the
burden, for he is intelligent. ^And Be-
recMah and Elkanah are gatekeepers for
the ark.
^And Shebaniah, and Jehoshaphat, and
Nethaneel, and Amasai, aud Zechariah, and
Benaiah, and Eliezer the priests, are blow
ing with the trumpets before the ark of
God, and Obed-Edom and Jelriah are gate
keepers for the ark.
25 And it is David, and the elders of Is
rael, and the heads of the thousands who
go to bring up the ark of the covenant of the
Lord from the house of Obed-Edom with
joy: 2Cand it cometh to pass in God's help
ing the Levites, bearing the ark of the cove
nant of the Lord, that they sacrifice seven
bullocks and seven rams. 27 And David is
wrapt in an upper robe of fine linen, and
all the Levites who bear the ark, and the

singers, and Clienaniah head of the burden
of the singers ; on David also is an ephod of
linen. ^And all Israel are bringing up the
ark of the covenant of the Lord with shout
ing, and with the sound of the cornet, and
with trumpets, and with cymbals sounding
with psalteries and harps; ^and the ark
of the covenant of the Lord is entering in
unto the city of David, and Michal daugh
ter of Saul is looking through the window,
and seeth king David dancing and playing,
and despiseth him in her heart.
XVI. iAND they bring to the ark of God,
and place it in the midst of the tent which
David hath stretched out for it, and they
bring near burnt-offerings and peace-offer
ings before God. 2 And David ceaseth from
offering the burnt-offerings and the peace-
offerings, and blesseth the people in the
name of the Lord, 3and giveth a portion to
every man of Israel, both man and woman:
to each a cake of bread, and a measure of
wine, and a grape-cake.
4 And he putteth before the ark of the
Lord, from among the Levites, ministers,
even to make mention of, and to thank, and
to give praise to the Lord, God of Israel,
5 Asaph the head, and Ms second Zecha
riah ; Jeiel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel,
and Mattithiah, and Eliab, and Benaiah,
and Obed-Edom, and Jeiel, with instru
ments of psalteries, and with harps; and
Asaph , is sounding withp cymbals; cand
Benaiah and Jahaziel the priests are with
trumpets continually before the ark of the
covenant of God.
7 On that day then hath David appointed
at the beginning the giving of thanks to the
Lord by means of Asaph and his brethren : —
8 ' Give ye thanks to the Lord,
Call in His name ; [mgs.
Make known among the peoples His do-
9 Sing to Him, sing psalms to Him,
Meditate on all His wonders.
i° Boast yourselves to His holy name,
Let the heart rejoice —
Of those who seek the Lord.
n Seek the Lord and His strength,
Seek His face continually.
12 Remember His wonders which He did,
His signs, and the judgments of His
" 0 seed of Israel His servant, [mouth.
0 children of Jacob His chosen ones I
14 He is the Lord our God,
In all the earth are His judgments.
" Remember for ever His covenant,
The thing He commanded
To a thousand generations,
i° Which He made with Abraham,
And with His oath to Isaac,
17 He establisheth it to Jacob for a statute,
To Israel — an everlasting covenant,
" Saying: To thee I give the land of Caanan,
The portion of your inheritance ;
" When ye are few of number,
As a little thing, and sojourners in it.
29 And they go up and down,
From nation unto nation,
Andfromonekingdom to another people.
, 21 He hath Buffered none to oppress them,
And reproveth kings on their account.

David's psalm of praise, xvi. 22.— 1 CHRONICLES.— xvn. 21. God's promise to David.

22 Come npt against Mine anointed ones,
And against my prophets do no evil.
23 Sing to the Lord all the earth,
Proclaim from day unto day His salvation.
24 Rehearse among the nations His glory.
Among all the peoples His wonders.
25 For great is the Lord,
And He is praised exceedingly,
And fearful He is above all gods.
26 Eor all gods of the peoples are nought.
But the Lord made the heavens.
27 Honour and majesty are before Him,
Strength and joy ore to His place.
28 Ascribe to the Lord,
0 families of the peoples,
Ascribe to the Lord honour and strength.
29 Ascribe to the LORD the honour of His
name ; [Him.
Lift up an offering, and come before
Bow yourselves to the Lord
In the beauty of holiness.
30 Be pained before Him, all the earth :
si The world also is established ;
It is not moved ! [glad,
Let the heavens rejoice, and the earth be
And let them say among the nations :
The Lord hath reigned.
32 Let the sea roar, and its fulness.
Let the field exult, and all that is in it :
33 Then do the trees of the forest
Sing from the presence of the LORD,
When he cometh to judge the earth 1
34 Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good,
For His kindness is everlasting.
85 And say, Save us, O God of our salvation,
And gatherus, and deliver us from the na-
To give thanks to Thy holy name, [tions,
To triumph to Thy praise.
30 Blessed is the LORD, God of Israel,
From everlasting even unto everlasting.'
And all the people say, ' Amen,' and have
given praise to the Lord.
37 And he leaveth there before the ark of
the covenant of the Lord, Asaph and Ms
brethren, to minister before the ark con
tinually, according to the matter of a day
in its day; & Obed-Edom also, and their
brethren, sixty and eight ; and Obed-JEdom
son of Jeduthun, and Hosah for gatekeep
ers ; ™ and Zadok the priest, and Ms breth
ren the priests, before the tabernacle of the
Lord, in the high place wMch is in Gibeon,
40 to cause burnt-offerings to ascend to the
LORD on the altar of burnt-offering con
tinually, morning and evening, and for all
that is written in the law of the LORD,
which He charged on Israel. 41And with
them Heman, and Jeduthun, and the rest
of the chosen ones, who were defined by
name, to give thanks to the Lord, for His
kindness is everlasting; ^and with them
Heman and Jeduthun, with trumpets and
cymbals for those who sound, even with in
struments of the song of God; and the sons
of Jeduthun are at the gate.
43 And. all the people go each to his house;
aud David turneth round to bless Ms house.
XVII. 1 AND it cometh to pass as David
sat in his house, that David saith unto Na
than the prophet, * Lo, I am dwelling in a
house of cedars, and the ark of the coven

ant of the Lord is under curtains.* 2And
Nathan saith unto David, ' All that is in
thine heart do, for God is with thee.' s And
it cometh to pass on that night that the
word of God is unto Nathan, saying, 4 ' Go,
then hast thou said unto David my servant.
Thus hath the LORD said, Thou shalt not
build for Me the house to dwell in; 5for I
have not dwelt to a house from the day
that I brought up Israel until tlris day, hut
am from tent unto tent ; and from the
tabernacle, 6 wMthersoever I walked up
and down among all Israel, spake I a word
with any of the judges of Israel, whom I
commanded to feed My people, saying.
Why have ye not built for Me a house of
cedars? 7and now, thus shalt thou say to
My servant, to David, Thus hath the Lord
of Hosts said, I have taken thee from home,
from after the sheep, to be leader over My
people Israel; 8 and I am with thee whither
soever thou hast walked, and I cut off all
thine enemies from thy presence, and have
made for thee a name like the name of the
great ones who are in the earth. 9And I
have prepared a place for My people Israel,
and have planted it, and it hath dwelt in
its place, and is not troubled any more,
and the cMldren of perverseness continue
not to wear it out as at first, "yea, even
from the days that I appointed judges over
My people Israel ; I have also humbled all
thine enemies, and I declare to thee that
the Lord doth build a house for thee; n and
it hath come to pass, when thy days have
been fulfilled to go with thy fathers, that I
have raised up thy seed after thee who is
of thy sons, and I have established his ldng
dom. i2 He doth build a house for Me, and
I have established his throne for ever ; "I
am to him for a father, and he is to Me for
a Bon, and My kindness I turn not aside
from Mm as I turned it aside from him who
was before thee ; "and I have established
him in My house, and in My kingdom for
ever, and his throne is established for ever."
"According to all these words, and ac
cording to all this vision, so hath Nathan
spoken unto David. " And David the king
cometh and sitteth before the Lord, and
saith, ' Who am I, 0 Lord God, and what
is my house, that Thou hast brought me
hitherto ? 17 And tMs is small in Thine eyes,
0 God, and Thou speakest concerning the
house of thy servant afar off, and hast seen
me as a type of the man who is on high, O
LORD God ! "What shall David add more
unto Thee because of the honour of Thy
servant ; but Thou hast known Thy servant.
"0 Lord, for Thy servant's sake, and ac
cording to Thine own heart Thou hast done
all this greatness, making known all these
great things. 200 Lord, there is none like
Thee, and there is no god save Thee, ac
cording to all that we have heard with our
ears. 2i And who is as Thy people Israel, one
nation in the earth whom God hath gone to
redeem to Himself for a people, to make
for Thyself a great and fearful name, to
cast out nations from the presence of Thy
people whom Thou hast redeemed out of
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David's victories.

xvn. 22.— 1, CHRONICLES.— XIX. 15. David's servants insulted.

Egypt? "Yea, Thou dost appoint Thy
people Israel to become a people to Thyself
for ever, and Thou, 0 LORD, hast become a
God to them.
23 ' And now, O LORD, let the word which
Thou hast spoken concerning Thy servant,
and concerning his house, be steadfast for
ever, and do as Thou hast spoken. 24T,et it
also be steadfast, and let Thy name be great
for ever, saying, The LORD of Hosts is the
God of Israel, a God to Israel, and the
house of Thy servant David is established
before Thee. 25 For Thou, O my God, Thou
hast uncovered the ear of Thy servant — to
build to him a house, therefore Thy servant
hath been able to pray before Thee. 26 And
now, LORD, Thou art God Himself, and Thou
speakest concermng Thy servant this good.
27 And uow, Thou hast been pleased to bless
the house of Thy servant, to be for ever
before Thee; when Thou hast blessed, 0
Lord, then it is blessed for ever.'
XVIII. XAND it cometh to pass, after
this, that David smiteth the Philistines,
and humbleth them, and he taketh Gath
and its villages out of the hand of the
Philistines. 2 And he smiteth Moab, aud
the Moabites become David's servants,
bringing a present. 3And David smiteth
Hadarezer king of Zobah, at Hamath, to Ms
going to establish Ms power by the river
Euphrates. 4And David captureth from
him a thousand chariots, and seven thou
sand horsemen, and twenty thousand foot
men, and David destroyeth utterly all the
chariots, but leaveth of them a hundred
chariots. 6 And Aram of Damascus cometh to give
help to Hadarezer ktog of Zobah, and David
smiteth to Aram twenty and two thousand
men. 8 And David put garrisons to Aram
of Damascus, and the Aramaeans become
David's servants, bringing a present, and
the Lord saveth David whithersoever he
hath gone. 7 And David taketh the slrields
of gold which have been on the servants of
Hadarezer, and bringeth themto Jerusalem.
B And from Tibhath, and from Chun, cities
of Hadarezer, hath David taken very much
brass ; with it Solomon made the brazen
sea, and the pillars, and the vessels of brass.
9 And Tou king of Hamath heareth that
David hath smitten all the force of Hadar
ezer king of Zobah, "and he sendeth Hado-
ram his son unto ktog David, to ask con
cerning Iris welfare, and to salute him (be
cause he hath fought against Hadarezer,
and smiteth him, for Hadarezer was warring
with Tou), with all kinds of vessels, of gold,
and silver, and brass; uthem also hath
king David .sanctified to the Lord with the
silver and the gold which he hath taken
from all the nations, from Edom, and from
Moab, and from the children of Amnion,
and from the Philistines, and from Amalek.
12 And Abishai son of Zeruiah hath snrit-
j ten Edom in the valley of salt — eighteen
thousand, "and putteth garrisons in Edom,
( and all the Edomites become David's ser-
I vants; and the Lord saveth David whither-
j soever he hath gone.

"And David reigneth over all Israel, and
is executing judgment and righteousness
for all his people; "and Joab son of Ze
ruiah is over the host, and Jehoshaphat Bon
of Ahilud is remembrancer; "and Zadok
son of Ahitub, and Abimelech son of Abia
thar, are priests ; and Shavsha is scribe;
17 and Benaiah son of Jehoiada is over the
CheretMtes and Pelethites ; and the elder
sons of David are at the hand of the king.
XIX. !AND it cometh to pass, after
tlris, that Nahash ktog of the children of
Ammon dieth, and his son reigneth in Ms
stead. 2And David saith, 'I will deal
kindly with Hanun son of Nahash, for Ms
father dealt kindly with me;' and David
sendeth messengers to comfort him concern
ing his father; and the servants of David
come unto the land of the children of Am
mon unto Hanun, to comfort him. 3And
the heads of the children of Ammon say to
Hanun, ' Doth David honour thy father, in
thine eyes, because he hath sent comforters
to thee ? have not his servants come to thee
in order to search, and to overtlirow, and
to spy out the land ? ' 4 And Hanun taketh
the servants of David, and shaveth them,
and cutteth their long robes to the midst,
by the buttocks, and sendeth them away.
5 And some go, and tell David concerning
the men, and he sendeth to meet them (for
the men have been greatly ashamed), and
the long saith, ' Dwell in Jericho till your
beard be grown, then have ye returned.'
6And the children of Ammon see that
they have made themselves to be abhorred
by David, and Hanun and the children of
Ammon send a thousand talents of silver,
to hire for themselves; from Aram-Naha-
raim, and from Aram-Maachah, and from
Zobah, chariots and horsemen. 7And they
hire for themselves two and thirty thou
sand chariots, and the king of Maachah and
his people, and they come and encamp be
fore Medeba ; and the children of Ammon
have been gathered out of their cities, and
come to the battle. 8And David heareth,
and sendeth Joab, and all the host of the
mighty men; 9and the children of Ammon
come out and set the battle in array at the
opening of the city; and the kings who
have come are by themselves hi the field.
"And Joab seeth that the appearance of
the battle hath been against him, before
and behind, and he chooseth out of all the
choice in Israel, and setteth in array to
meet Aram. uAnd the remnant of the
people he hath given into the hand of Abi
shai his brother, and they set to array to
meet the children of Ammon. "And he
saith, ' If Aram be stronger than I, then
thou hast been to me for salvation; and if
the children of Ammon be stronger than
thou, then have I saved thee; "be strong,
and let us strengthen ourselves, for our
people, and for the cities of our God; and
let the Lord do that which is good in His
eyes.' 14And Joab draweth nigh, and the
people who are with Mm, before Aram to
the battle, and they flee from his presence.
"And the cMldren of Ammon have seen

The Ammonites defeated. XIX. 16.— 1 CHRONICLES.— xxi. 20. The people numbered.

that Aram hath fled, and they also flee from
the face of Abishai his brother, and go into
the city. And Joab cometh to Jerusalem.
"And the Aramaeans see that they have
been smitten before Israel, and they send
messengers, and bring out the Aramaeans
who are beyond the River, and Shophach
head of the host of Hadarezer is before
them. i7And it is declared to David, and
he gathereth all Israel, and passeth over the
Jordan, and cometh in unto them, and
setteth to array against them ; yea, David
setteth the battle to array to meet Aram,
and they fight with Mm. "And Aram
fleeth from the presence of Israel, and
David slayeth of Aram seven thousand
charioteers, and forty thousand foot-men,
and Shophach the head of the host hath
he put to death. "And the servants of
Hadarezer see that they have been smitten
before Israel, and make peace with David,
and serve him : and Aram was not willing
to help the children of Ammon any more.
XX. iAND it cometh to pass, at the time
of the turn of the year, at the time of the
going out of the messengers, that Joab
leadeth out the force of the host, and de-
stroyeth the land of the children of Ammon,
and cometh and besiegeth Rabbah (but
David abideth in Jerusalem); and Joab
smiteth Rabbah, and breaketh it down.
2And David taketh the crown of their king
from off his head, and findeth it in weight
a talent of gold, and to it are precious
stones, and it is on the head, of David :
he hath also brought very much spoil
out of the city. sAnd the people who
are in it he hath brought out, and setteth
to the saw. and to the cutting instruments
of iron, and to the axes; and thus doth
David to all the cities of the children of
Ammon; and David turneth back, and all
the people, to Jerusalem.
4 And it cometh to pass after this, that
warremainethin Gezer with the Philistines,
then hath Sibbechai the Hushathite smitten
Sippai, of the cMldren of the giant, and
they are humbled.
5And war is again with the Philistines,
and Elhanan son of Jair smiteth Lahmi,
brother of Goliath the Gittite, the wood of
whose spear is like the beam of weavers.
6 And war is again in Gath, and there is a
man of measure, and bis fingers [and toes]
are six and six, twenty and four, and be also
hath been born to the giant. 7And he re-
proacheth Israel, and Jonathan son of
Shimea, brother of David, smiteth him.
8These were bora to the giant to Gath, and
they fall by the hand of David, and by the
band of Ms servants.
XXI. iAND an adversary standeth up
against iBrael, and persuadeth David to
number Israel. 2And David saith unto
Joab, and unto the heads of the people,
'Go, number Israel from Beer-Sheba even
unto Dan, and bring unto me, and let me
know their number.' 3And Joab saith, 'The
Lord add to His people as they are a hun
dred times: are they not, my lord, 0 king, all
of them become servants to my lord? why
T

doth my lord seek this? why will he be a
cause of guilt to Israel ? ' 4 And the word of
the king is severe towards Joab, and Joab
goeth out, and goeth up and down through
all Israel, and cometh toto Jerusalem.
5 And Joab giveth the account of the
number of the people unto David; and all
Israel is a thousand thousand and a hun
dred thousand, each 'drawing the sword,
and Judah is four hundred, and seventy
thousand, each drawing the sword. 6And
Levi and Benjamin he hath not numbered
among them, for the king's word was
abominable to Joab.
7And it is displeasing to the eyes of God
concerning this thing, and He smiteth Is
rael. 8 And David saith unto God, ' I have
sinned exceedingly, in that I have done
this thing; and now, cause to pass away, I
pray Thee, the iniquity of Thy servant, for
I have acted very foolishly.' 9And the
Lord speaketh unto Gad the seer, for David,
saying: "*Go; then hast thou spoken unto
David, saying, Thus hath the Lord said,
Three — I stretch out to thee; choose for
thyself one of them, and I do it to thee.'
n And Gad cometh unto David, and saith
to him, ' Thus hath the Lord said, Take for
thyself — 12 either three years'famtoe, or three
months being consumed from the presence
of thine adversaries, even the' sword of
thine enemies overtaking, or three days the
sword of the Lord, even pestilence in the
land, and the messenger of the Lord de
stroying throughout all the border of Is
rael ; and now, see. what word shall I re
turn Him who sendeth me?' "And David
saith unto Gad, 'I am greatly distressed ;
let me fall, I pray thee, into the hand of
the Lobd, for His mercies are very many,
and into the hand of man let me not fall.'
14 And the Lord putteth a pestilence on
Israel, and there fall of Israel seventy thou-
sandmen. "And God sendeth amessenger
to Jerusalem to destroy it, and as he is de
stroying, the Lord hath seen, and is com
forted concerning the evil, and saith to the
messenger who is destroying, 'Enough,
now, cease thy hand.' And the messenger
of the Lord is standing by the threshing-
floor of Oman the Jebusite. "And David
Iifteth up Ms eyes, and seeth the messenger
of the Lord standing between the earth
and the heavens, and Ms drawn sword in
his hand stretched out over Jerusalem, and
David falleth, with the elders, covered with
sackcloth, on their faces; "and David saith
unto God. ' Did not I say to number the
people? Yea, I it is who have sinned, and
done great evil, but these, the flock, what
did they ? 0 Lord, my God, let, I pray Tbee,
Thy hand be on me, and on the house of my
father, and not on Thy people to be plagued.'
"And the messenger of the Lord hath
spoken unto Gad, for David, saying, 'Let
David go up to raise up an altar to the LORD
inthe threshing-floor of Oman the Jebusite.'
"And David goeth up according to the word
of Gad, which he spake in the name of the
Lord. 20 And Oman turneth back, and
seeth the messenger, and his four sous are

Oman's threshing-floor. 3X1. 21. — 1 CHRONICLES.— XXIII. 10. The charge to Solomon.

with Mm, hiding themselves, and Oman is
threshing wheat. 2iAnd David cometh
unto Ornan, and Oman looketh attentively,
and seeth David, and goeth out from the
threshing-floor, and boweth himself to
David— face to the earth. 22 And David
saith unto Oman, ' Give to me the place of
the threshing-floor, and I build on it an
altar to the Lord; for full silver give it
to me, that the plague be restrained from
the people.' 23 Aud Oman saith unto David,
'Take to thysoif— and let my lord the king
do that which is good in his eyes; see, I
have given the oxen for burnt-offerings,
and the threshing instruments for wood,
and the wheat for an offering; the whole I
Have given.' 21 And David the king saith to
Oman, ' Nay, for I surely buy it for the full
silver; for I do not take that which is thine
for, the Lord, so as to offer a bumt-offertog
witriout cost.' 25Aud David giveth to Oman
for the place shekels of gold in weight six
hundred. ™ And David buildeth there an
altar to the Lord, and offereth burnt-offer
ings and peace-offerings, and calleth unto
the Lord, aud He answereth him with fire
from the heavens on the altar of the burnt-
offering. 27Aud the LORD speaketh to the
messenger, aud he turneth back his sword
unto its sheath. ^At that time when David
seeth that ttie Lord hath answered Mm to
the threshing-floor of Oman the Jebusite,
thenhe sacrificeth there; 29seeingthe taber
nacle of the Lord which Moses made in the
wilderness, and the altar of the burnt-offer
ing are at that time in the high place, in
Gibeon. 3U And David is unable to go before
it to seek God, for he hath been afraid of
the sword of the messenger of the Lord.
XXII. iAND David saith, 'This is the
house of the Lord God, and this the altar
for burnt-offering for Israel.' 2And David
speaketh of gathering the sojourners who
are to the land of Israel, and appointeth
hewers to hew he'wn-stoues to build the
house of God. 3 And iron in abundance for
the nails for the leaves of the gates, and for
the couplings, hath David prepared; and
brass in abundance; there is no weighing.
4 And cedar-trees even without number, Hv
the Zidonians and they of Tyre brought to
cedar-trees in abundance to David. 5And
David saith, ' Solomon my son is a youth
and tender, and the house to be built for
the Lord is to be made exceedingly*, great,
for renown and for beauty throughout all
the lands ; let me prepare, I pray thee, for
it ;' and David prepareth in abundance be
fore his death.
B And he calleth for Solomon Ms sou, and
commandeth him to build a house to the
Lord, God of Israel. 7And David saith to
Solomon his son, 'As for me, it hatli been
with my heart to build a house for the
name 0! the Lord my God, 8but the word
of the L0R1> is against me, saying, Blood iu
abundance thou hast shed, and great wars
thou hast made: thou shalt nob build a
house for My name, for much blood thou
hast shed to the earth before My face. 9 Lo,
a son is bom to thee ; he is a. man of rest,
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and I have given rest to him from all his
enemies round about, for Solomon is his
name, and peace and quietness I give to
Israel in his days; "he doth build a house
for My name, and he is to Me for a son,
and I am to him for a father, and I have
eatablished the throne of his kingdom over
Israel for ever. uNow, my son, the LORD
be with thee, then thou hast prospered, and
hast built the house of the LORD thy God,
as He spake concerning thee. 12Only, the
LORD give to thee wisdom and understand
ing, and give thee a charge concerning Is
rael, even to keep the law of the Lord thy
God; "then dost thou prosper, if thou ob
serve to do the statutes and the judgments
which the Lord charged Moses with con
cermng Israel : be strong and courageous;
fear not, nor be cast down.
14 ' And lo, in mine affliction, I have pre
pared for the house of the Lord talents of
gold a hundred thousand, aud of silver a
thousand thousand talents; and of brass and
of iron there is no weighing, for it hath been
to abundance ; and wood and stone have I
prepared, and to them thou dost add.
" And with thee in abundance are workmen,
hewers and artificers of stone aud of wood,
and all kinds of skilful men for all kinds of
work. "Of the gold, of the silver, and of
brass, and of iron there is no number; arise
and do, and the Lord be with thee.'
17 And David giveth commandment to all
the heads of Israel to give help to Solomon
his son, "'Is not the Lord your God with
you? yea, He hath given to you rest round
about, for He hath given into my hand the
inhabitants of the land, and the land hath
been subdued before the Lord, and before
His people. "Now, give your heart and
your soul to seek for the Lord your God,
and rise ye, aud build the sanctuary of the
Lord God, to bring in the ark of the cove
nant of the Lord, and the holy vessels of
God, to the house which is to be built for
the name or the Lord.'
XXIII. 1 AND David is old and satisfied
with days, and he causeth Solomon Ms son
to reign over Israel, 2and gathereth all the
heads of Israel, and the priests, and the
Levites. 3And the Levites are numbered
from thirty years old aud upward, and their
number, by their polls, is of mighty men
thirty and eight thousand. 4Of these to
preside over the work 0° the house 01 the
Lord are twenty and four thousand, and
the officers and the judges are six thou
sand: 5and four thousand are gatekeepers,
and four thousand are giving praise to tbe
Lord, ' with the instruments which I made
for praising,' saith David.
"And David distributed them into
courses: Of the sons of Levi: of Gershon,
Kohath, and Merari*-
7 Of the Gershonites: Laadan and Shimei.,
8The sons of Laadan: the head is Jehiel,
and Zetham, and Joel, three. 9The sons of
Shimei are Shelomith, and Haziel, and Ha
ran, three; these are the heads of the fathers
of Laadan. "And the sons of Shimei are
Jahath, Zina, and Jeush, and Beriah; these

Number of the priests. xxill. 11.— 1 CHRONICLES.— xxiv. 31. Courses of the prU.su

are the sons of Shimei, four. "And Jahath
is the head, and Zizah the second ; and
Jeush and Beriah have not multiplied
children, and they become the house of a
father by one numbering."
"The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar,
Hebron, and Uzziel, four. "The sons of
Amram are Aaron and Moses; and Aaron
is separated for his sanctifying the holy
of holies, he and his sons for ever, to make
perfume before the Lord, to serve Him,
and to bless in His name for ever. u As to
Moses, the man of God, his sous are called
after the tribe of Levi. "The sons of Moses
are Gershom and Eliezer. "The sons of
Gershom : Shebuel the head. 17 And the
sons of Eliezer are Rehabiah the head; and
Eliezer had no other sons ; but the sons of
Rehabiah have multiplied exceedingly.
"The sous of Izhar: Shelomith the head.
"The sons of Hebron are Jeriah the head,
Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third,
and Jekaraeam the fourth. 2° The sons of
Uzziel, Micah the head, and Jesiah, second.
21 The sons of Merari are Mahli and Mu-
shi; the sons of MaMi are Eleazar and Kish.
22 And Eleazar dieth, and had no sons but
daughters, and the sons of Kish their breth
ren take them. 23 The sons of Mushi are
MaMi, and Eder, and Jeremoth, three.
24 These are the sons of Levi after the
house of their fathers, heads of the fathers,
according to their appointments, to the
number of the names, by their polls, doing
the work for the service of the house of
the Lord, from twenty years old and up
ward: ^for David hath said, 'The Lord,
God of Israel, hath given rest to His peo
ple, and they tabernacle to Jerusalem for
ever;' 2S and also of the Levites, ' None are to
bear the tabernacle and all itB vessels for its
service;' 27for by the last words of David they
took thenumber of the Children of Levi from
twenty years old and upward, 28 for their
station is at the side of the sons of Aaron,
for the service of the house of the Lord,
over the courts, and over the chambers,
and over the cleansing of every holy thing,
and the work of the service of the house of
God, -^and for the bread of arrangement,
and for the fine flour for the present, and
for the thin unleavened cakes, and for
tlie work of the pan, and for that which is
fried, and for all kinds of liquid measure
and solid measure; ;J0 and to stand, morning
by morning, to give thanks, and to give
praise to the Lord ; and so at evening ;
31 and for all the burnt-offerings— burnt-
offerings to the Lord on the sabbaths, on
the new moons, and on the appointed sea
sons by number, according to the ordinance
upon them continually before the Lord.
32 And they have kept the charge of the
tent of meeting, and the charge of the
sanctuary, and the charge of the sons of
Aaron, their brethren, for the service, of
the house of the Lord.
XXIV. iAND to the sons of Aaron are
their courses: the sons of Aaron are Nadab
and Abihu, Eleazar and ithamar; 2and
Nadab dieth with Abihu before their father,

and they had no children, and Eleazar and
Ithamar minister. 3 And David diBtributeth
them, even Zadok of the sons of Eleazar,
and Alrimelech of the sons of IihariW, ac
cording to their office in their service; 4and
of the sons of Eleazar more are found for
heads of the mighty men than of the sons
of Ithamar ; and they distribute them : Of
the sons of Eleazar, heads for the house of
the fathers, sixteen; and of the sons of Itha
mar, for the house of their fathers, eight.
5And they distribute them by lots, one
with another, that princes of the sanctuary,
even princes of God, have been of the sons
of Eleazar, and of the sons of Ithamar.
6And Shemaiah son of Nethaneel the
scribe, one of the Levites, writeth them be
fore the king, and the princes, and Zadok
the priest, and Ahimelech son of Abiathar,
and the heads of the fathers, for priests ahd
for Levites: one house of a father being
taken possession of for Eleazar, and one
betog taken possession of for Ithamar.
7 And the first lot goeth out for Jehoiarib,
for Jedaiah the Becond, 8for Harim the
third, for Seorim the fourth, 9for Malchijah
the fifth, for MUamin the sixth, "for Hak-
koz the seventh, for Abijah the eighth,
"for Jeshuah the ninth, for Shecaniah the
tenth, "for Eliashib the eleventh, for Ja-
kim the twelfth, "for Huppah the thir
teenth, for Jeshebeab the fourteenth, "for
Bilgah the fifteenth, for Immer the six
teenth, "for Hezir the seventeenth, for
Aphses the eighteenth, "for Pethahiah the
nineteenth, for Jehezekel the twentieth,
17 for Jachin the one and twentieth, for
Gamul trie two and twentieth, 1S for Delaiah
the three and twentieth, for Maaziah the
four and twentieth.
"These are their appointments for their
service to come into the house of the Lord,
according to their ordinance by the hand of
Aaron their father, as the Lord, God of Is
rael, had commanded them.
20 And for the sons of Levi who are left:
for the sons of Amram, Shubael; for the
sons of Shubael: Jehdeiah. a For Reha
biah: for the Boris of Rehabiah, the head
Isshiah. 22j,or thelzharites: Shelomoth :
for the sons of Shelomoth: Jahath. 23 And
the sons of Jeriah: Amariah the second,
Jahaziel the third, Jekameam the fourth.
24 The sonsof Uzziel: Michah; for the sons
of Michah: Shamir. 25 The brother of Mi
chah is Isshiah; for the sons of Isshiah-
Zechariah; Mthe sons of Merari are Mahli
and. Mushi; the sons of Jaaziah : Beno;
27 the sons of Merari; of Jaaziah: Beno, and
Shoham, and Zaccur, and Ibri. *For
Mahli: Eleazar, who had no sons; wfor
Kish : the sons of Kish are Jerahmeel.
30 And the sons of MusM are Mahli, and
Eder, and Jeriraoth ; these are the sons of
the Levites, for the house of their fathers ;
31 and they also cast lots over-against their
brethren the sons of Aaron, before David
the king, and Zadok, and Ahimelech, and
the heads of the fathers of the priests and
for the Levites; the chief father over-against
his younger brother. 291

Courses of the singers. xxv. 1.— 1 CHRCN ICLES.— XXVI. 26. OJicers of the Levites.

XXV. iAND David and the heads of the
host separate for the service some of the
sonB of Asaph, and Heman, and Jeduthun,
who ai-e prophesying with harps, with psal
teries, and with cymbals ; and the number
of the workmen is according to their ser
vice. 2 of the sons of Asaph: Zaccur, and
Joseph, and Nethaniah, and Asarelah, sons
of Asaph, are by the side of Asaph, who hath
prophesied by the side of the ktog. 30f
Jeduthun; the sons of Jeduthun, Gedaliah,
aud Zeri, and Jeshaiah, Hashabiah, and
Mattithiah, SMsha, are by the side of their
father Jeduthun, who hath prophesied witli
a harp concerning the giving of thanks and
of praise to the Lord. 4Of Heman, the
sons of Heman: Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uz
ziel, Shebuel, and Jerimoth, Hananiah,
Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, and Romamti-
Ezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, Ma-
hazioth; 5all these are sons of Heman (the
king's seer, in the things of God), lifting up
the horn ; and God givetli to Heman four
teen sons and three daughters. 6A11 these
are by the side of their father in the song of
the house of the Lord, with cymbals, psal
teries, and haips, for the service of the
house of God ; by the side of the king are
Asaph, and Jeduthun, and Heman. 7And
their number, with their brethren (taught
in the song of the Lord, all who are
intelligent), is two hundred, eighty and
eight. 8And they cast lots — charge over-against
charge, as well the small as the great, the
intelligent with the learner. 9And the
first lot goeth out for Asaph to Joseph ; to
Gedaliah the second; he, with his brethren
and his sons, twelve; "the third to Zaccur,
h*is sons and his brethren, twelve; nthe
fourth to Izri, his sons and his brethren,
twelve; " the fifth to Nethaniah, Ms sons and
his brethren, twelve; "the sixth to Bukkiah,
his sons and his brethren, twelve ; 14the
seventh to Jeshorelah, his sons and his
brethren, twelve ; is the eighth to Jeshaiah,
Ms sons and his brethren, twelve; "the
mnth to Mattaniah, his sons and his breth
ren, twelve; 17the tenth to Shimei, his sons
and his brethren, twelve; "the eleventh to
Azareel, his sons and Ms brethren, twelve :
"the twelfth to Hashabiah, his sons and
his brethren, twelve; 2° at the thirteenth to
Shubael, Ms sons and his brethren, twelve;
21 at the fourteenth to Mattithiah, his sons
and his brethren, twelve; Mat the fifteenth
to Jeremoth, Ms sons and bis brethren,
twelve; ^at the sixteenth to Hananiah, Ms
sons and his brethren, twelve; 24at the
seventeenth to Joshbekashah, Ms sons and
his brethren, twelve; ^at the eighteenth to
Hanani, his sons and his brethren, twelve ;
-flat the nineteenth to Mallothi, his sons
and his brethren, twelve; 27 at the twentieth
to Eliathah, Ms sons and Mb brethren.
twelve ; 26at the one and twentieth to Ho
thir, his sons and his brethren, twelve; ^at
the two and twentieth to Giddalti, his sons
and his brethren, twelve; ^at the three and
twentieth to Mahazioth, his sons and Ms
brethren, twelve; 3iat the four and tweu-
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tieth to Romamti-Ezer, Ms sons and his
brethren, twelve.
XXVI. IFOR the courses of the gate
keepers: of the Korhites is Meshelemiah
son of Kore, of the sons of Asaph. 2 And to
Meshelemiah are sons, Zechariah the first
born, Jediael the second, Zebadiah the
third, Jathniel the fourth, 8EIam the fifth,
Jehohanan the sixth, Elioenai the seventh.
4Andto Obed-Edom are sons, Shem aiah the
flrst-bora, Jehozabad the second, Joah the
third, and Sacar the fourth, and Nethaneel
the fifth, 5Ammiel the sixth, Issachar the
seventh, Peulthai the eighth, for God hath
blessed him. 6And to Shemaiah his Bon
have sons been born, who are ruling through
out the house of their father, for they ore
mighty of valour. 7 The sons of Shemaiah are
Othni, and Rephael, and Obed, Elzabad; Mb
brethren Elihu' and Semaclriah are sons of
valour; 8 all these are of the sons of Obed-
Edom; they, and their sons, and their
bretMen, men of valour with might for the
service, are sixty and two of Obed-Edom.
9 And Meshelemiah hath sous and breth
ren, sons of valour, eighteen. " And Hosah,
of the sons of Merari, hath sons: Simri the
head (though he was not the first-born,
yet his father setteth him for head), n Hil
kiah the second, Tebaliah the third, Zecha
riah the fourth ; all the eons and brethren
of Hosah are thirteen.
12 According to these are the courses of
the gate-keepers; to the heads of the mighty
ones are charges over-against their breth
ren, to minister in the house of the LORD,
" and they cast lots, as well the small as the
great, according to the house of their fa
thers*, for every gate. "And the lot east
ward falleth to Shelemiah ; and for Zecha
riah his son (a counsellor with understand
ing) they cast lots, and his lot goeth out
northward; "to Obed-Edom southward,
and to his sons, the house of the gatherings;
"to Shuppim and to Hosah to the west,
with the gate Shalleeheth, in the highway,
the ascent, ward over-against ward; i7to
the east the Levites are six ; to the north
daily four, to the south daily four, and to
the gathering two by two, " at Parbar, to the
west, are four at the highway, two at Par-
bar. " These are the courses of the gate
keepers, of the sons of Kore, and of the
sons of Merari,
20 And of the Levites, Ahijah is over the
treasures of the house of God, even of the
treasures of the holy things. n The sons of
Laadan : the sons of the Gershonite Laa
dan, heads of the fathers of Laadan the
Gershonite, are Jehieli. 2axhe sons of Je-
Meli: Zetham, and Joel his brother, are
over the treasures of the house of the LORD,
23 for the Amramites, for the IzhariteB, for
the Hebronites, for the Uzzielites. 24 And
Shebuel son of Gershom, son of MoBes, is
president over the treasures. ^ And his
brethren, of Eliezer, are Rehabiah his son,
and Jeshaiah his son, and Joram his son,
and Zichri his son, and Shelomith his son.
2C TMs Shelomith and hisbrethren are over
all the treasures of the holy things, which

The military force.

XXVI. 27.— 1 CHRONICLES.— XXVin. 1.

David's officers.

David the king and the heads of the fathers,
even the heads of thousands, and of hun
dreds, and the heads of the host have sanc
tified, ^from the battles, even from the
spoil have they sanctified to strengthen the
house of the Lord, ^and all that Samuel
the seer? and Saul son of Kish, and Abner
son of Ner, and Joab son of Zeruiah had
sanctified, all who sanctify any thing, it is
by the side of Shelomith and his brethren.
^Of the Izharites, Chenariiahand his sons
are for the outward work over Israel, for
officers and for judges. ^Of the Hehron-
ites, Hashabiah and his brethren, sons of
valour, a thousand and seven hundred, are
over the inspection of Israel, beyond the
Jordan westward, for all the work of the
Lord, and for the service of the ktog.
a Of the Hebronites, Jerijah is the head of
the Hebronites, according to the genera
tions of his fathers ; (in the fortieth year of
the reign of David they have been sought
for, and there are found among them
mighty ones of valour, in Jazer of Gilead),
^and his brethren, sons of valour, are two
thousand and seven hundred, heads of the
fathers, and king David appointeth them
over the Reubemtes, and the Gadites, and
the half of the tribe of Manasseh, for every
matter of God and matter of the king.-
XXVII. i AND the Children of Israel,
after their number, heads of the fathers,
and princes of the thousands and of the
hundreds, and their officers who serve the
king to any matter of the courses, which
come to and go out month by month,
throughout all the months of the year — on
every course are twenty and four thousand.
3Over the first course,for the first month,is
Jashobeam son of Zabdiel, and on his course
are twenty and four thousand: 8of the chil
dren of Perez is the head of all the princes
of the hosts for the first month. 4 And over
the course of the second month is Dodai
the Ahohite, and his course, and Mikloth
is the president, and on his course are
twenty and four thousand. 5The head of
the third host for the tMrd month is Be
naiah son of Jehoiada, the head priest, and
on his course are twenty and four thousand.
6This Benaiah is a mighty one of the thirty,
and over the tMrty, and in his course is
Ammizabad Ms son. 7The fourth, for the
fourth month, is Asahel brother of Joab,
and Zebadiah his son after Mm, and on his
course are twenty and four thousand.
8 The fifth, for the fifth month, is the prince
Shamhuth the Izrahite, and on his course
are twenty and four thousand. 9 The sixth,
for the sixth month, is Ira son of Ikkesh the-
Tekoite, and on Ms course are twenty and
four thousand. "The seventh, for the
seventh month, is Helez the Pelonite, of the
cMldren of Ephraim, and on his course are
twenty and four thousand. n The eighth,
for the eighth month, is Sibbecai the Hush-
athite, of the Zarhites, and on his course
are twenty and four thousand. 12 The mnth,
for the ninth month, is Abiezer the Aneto-
tMte, of the Benjamites, and on his course
are twenty and four thousand, "The tenth,

for the tenth month, is Maharai the Neto- }
phathite, of the Zarhites, and on Ms course
are twenty and four thousand. "The
eleventh, fortheeleventhmonth, is Benaiah
the Pirathonite, of the CMldren of Eph
raim, and on his course are twenty and four
thousand. "The twelfth, for the twelfth
month, is Heldai the NetophatMte, of Oth-
niel, and on Ms course are twenty arid four
thousand. 16 And over the tribes of Israel : Of the
Reubenites, the leader is Eliezer son oi
Zichri ; of the Simeonites, Shephatiah. son
of Maachah; 17 of the Levites, Hashabiah son
of Kemuel ; of the Aaronites, Zadok ; " of
Judah, Elihu, one of the brethren of David ;
of Issachar, Omri son of Michael ; " of Ze
bulun, Ishmaiah son of Obadiah; of Naph
tali, Jerimoth son of Azriel ; 2° of the Chil
dren of Ephraim, Hoshea son of Azaziah ;
of the half of the tribe of Manasseh, Joel
son of Pedaiah ; «• of the half of Manasseh
in Gilead, Iddo son of Zechariah; of Benja
min, Jaasiel son of Abner ; of Dan, Azareel
son of Jeroham ; 22 these are the heads of
the tribes of Israel.
23 And David hath not taken up their
number from twenty years old and under,
for the Lord hath spoken of multiplying
Israel as the stars of the heavens. M Joab
son of Zermah hath begun to number (but
hath not finished), and there is for this
wrath against Israel, and the number hath
not gone up in the account of the Chronicles
of king David.
25 And over the treasures of the ktog is
Azmaveth son of Adiel ; and over the trea
sures in the field, in the cities, and in the
villages, and to the towers, is Jehonathan
son of Uzziah; 26and over the workmen of
the field for the service of the ground is
Ezri son of Chelub; :7and over the vine
yards is Shimei the Ramathite; and over
what is in the vineyards of the treasures of
wine is Zabdi the SMphinite; 28and over the
olives, and the sycamores, which are in the
low place, is Baal-Hanan the Gederite; and
over the treasures of oil is Joash ; 29 and
over the herds which feed to Sharon is Shi-
trai the Sharonite; and over the herds
which are in the villages is Shaphat son of
A dial; 3(l and over the camels is Obil the
Ishmeelite; and over the asses is Jehdeiah
the Meronothite ; 3!and over the flocks is
Jaziz the Hagerite ; all these are the heads
of the substance which king David hath.
82 And Jonathan, David's uncle, is coun
sellor, a man of understandtog, he is also a
scribe; and Jehiel son of Hacbmoni is with
the sons of the king; ^and AMthophel is
counsellor to the king; and Hushai the
Archite is the king's friend; ^and after
Ahithophel is Jehoiada son of Benaiah,
and Abiathar ; and the head of the king's
host is Joab.
XXVIII. !AND David congregateth aU
the heads of Israel, the heads of the tribes,
and the heads of the courses who serve the
ktog, and the heads of the thousands, and
the heads of the hundreds, and the heads
of all the substance and possessions of the

David's oration, and XXViii. 2.— 1 CHRONICLES.— x xix. 10. charges to Solomon. |

king, and of his sons, with the officers and
the mighty ones, and every mighty one of
! valour — unto Jerusalem.
2 And David the king riseth up on his feet,
I aud saith, ' Hear me, my brethren and my
I people, T— with my heart — to build a house
of rest for the ark of the covenant of the
Lord, and for the footstool of our God,
and I had prepared to build, 3but God said
to me, Thou dost not build a house for My
name, for thou art a man of war, and hast
shed blood. 4Yet the Lord, God of Israel,
flxeth on me out of all the house of my fa
ther to become king over Israel for ever,
for on' Judah He hath fixed for a leader,
and in the house of Judah, the house of my
father, aud among the sons of my father,
me He hath been pleased to make king over
all Israel; 5 and out of all my sons (for many
sons hath the Lord given to me), He also
tixeth on Solomon my son, to sit on the
throne of the kingdom of the Lord over Is
rael, 6and saith to me, Solomon thy son, he
loth build My house and My courts, for I
have fixed on him to be to Me for a son,
aud I am to him for a father, 7and I have
established his kingdom for ever, if he be
strong to do My commands, and My judg
ments, as at this day. 8And now, before
the eyes of all Israel, the congregation of
the Lord, and in the ears of our God, keep
ye and seek all the commands of xthe Lord
your God, so that ye possess this good land,
and have caused also your children to in
herit after you for ever.
9 ' And thou, Solomon, my son, know the
God of thy father,, and serve Him with a
perfect heart, and with a willing mind, for
all hearts doth the Lord seek, and every
imagination of the thoughts He under-
standeth; if thou seek Him, He is found of
thee, and if thou forsake Him, He casteth
thee off for ever. 10See, now, for the LORD
hath fixed on thee to build a house for the
sanctuary; be strong, and work.'
i' And David giveth to, Solomon his son
the pattern of the porch, aud of its houses,
and of its treasuries, and of its upper
chambers, and of its innermost chambers.
and of the house of the mercy-seat ; "and
the pattern of all that have been by the
Spirit with him. of the courts of the house
of the Lord, and of all the chambers round
about, of the treasures of the house of God.
and of the treasures of the sanctified things;
13 and for the courses of the priests and. of
the Levites, and for all the work of the ser
vice of the house of the Lord, and for all
the vessels of service of the house of the
Lord, I4gold by weight, for things of gold,
for all instruments of various services ; for
all instruments of silver by weight, for all
instruments of various services; " and by
weight for the candlesticks of gold, and
their lights of gold : by weight, for every
candlestick, and its lamps; and the candle
sticks of silver are by weight for every candle
stick and its lamps, according to the service
of every candlestick; "and the gold by
weight for the tables of the arrangement.
for every table, and silver for the tables of
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silver; i7and the forks, and the bowls, and
the cups of pure gold, and for the golden
basons, by weight for every bason, and for
the silver basons, by weight for every bason,
"and for the altar of perfume refined gold
by weight, and for the pattern of the cha
riot of the cherubs gold spreading out
and covering over the ark of the covenant
of the Lord. "The whole is in writing
from the hand of the LORD, 'He made mo
to understand all the work of the pattern.'
29 And David saith to Solomon his son.
'Be strong, and courageous, and work; iear
not, nor be affrighted, for the LORD God,
my God, is with thee ; He doth not fail
thee, nor forsake thee, till the completion
of all the work of the service of the house
of the Lord. 2" And, lo, the courses of the .
priests and of the Levites are for all the
service of the house of God; and with thee
throughout all the work is every willing
one with wisdom, for every service; and the
heads and all the people are according to
all thy words.'
XXIX. iAND David the king saith to all
the congregation, ' Solomon my son — the
one on whom God hath fixed — is young and
tender, and the work is great; for the palace
is not for man, but for the LORD God. 2And
with all my power 1 have prepared for the
house of my Gocl, the goldfor things of gold,
and the silver for things of silver, and the
brass for things of brass, the iron for things of
irou.andthewoodfor£Aira0'so/wood,shoham stones, and settings, and stones of painting
and diverse colours, and all kinds o/precious
stones, and marble stones, in abundance.
3 And, again, because of my delighting in
the house of my God, the substance 1 have
—the peculiar treasure of gold and silver—
I have given for the house of my God, even
over and above all I have prepared for the
holyhonse. 4Three thousand talents of gold,
of the gold of Ophir, and seven thousand
talents of refined silver, to overlay the
walls of the houses, 5gold for things o/gold,
aud silver for things of silver, and lor all
the work by the hands of the artificers:
and who is he that offereth willingly, con
secrating his hand to-day to the Lord ?'
8 And the heads of the fathers, and the
heads of the tribes of Israel, and the hea-ln
of the thousands, and of the hundreds, and
the heads of the king's work, offer willingly.
7 And they give for the service of the house
of God, talents of gold five thousand, aud
drams a myriad; and of silver ten thousand
talents; and of brass a myriad and eight
thousand talents; and of iron one hundred
thousand talents; 8and they with whom
stones are found have given to the treasury
of the house of the Lord, by the hand of
Jehiel the Gershonite. 9And the people
rejoice because of their offering willingly,
for with a perfect heart they have offered
willingly to the Lord; and also, David the
king hath rejoiced with great joy.
"And David blesseth the Lord before
the eyes of all the congregation: and David
saith, 'Blessed art Thou, Lord, God of Is
rael, our father, from eternity even mriv

David's prayer to God. XXIX. 11.— 2 CHRONICLES.— I. 12.

Solomon magnified.

eternity. " Thine, 0 LORD, is the greatness,
and the might, and the beauty, and the
victory, and the honour of all in the heavens
and in the earth ; Thine, 0 Lord, is the
kingdom, and he who Iifteth up himself
over all for head; " riches also, and honour,
are from before Thee, and Thou art ruling
over all, and in Thy hand is power and
might, and in Thy hand, to make great,
and to give strength to all. "And now,
our God, we give thanks to Thee, and give
praise to Thy beauteous name; "yea, be
cause who am I, and who are my people,
that we retain power to offer thus willingly 't
but all is of Thee, and of Thine own have
we given to Thee. "For we are sojourners
before Thee, and settlers, like all our fa
thers: as a shadow are our days on the
earth, and there is none abiding. " 0 LORD
our God, all this store which we have pre
pared for building to Thee a house, for Thy
holy name, is of Thy hand, and the whole
is Thine. "And I have known, my God,
that Thou triest the heart, and uprightness
desirest: I, in the uprightness of my heart,
have willingly offered all these : and now,
Thy people who are present here I have
seen with joy offering willingly to Thee.
i8 ' 0 Lord, God of Abraham, Isaac, and Is
rael our fathers, keep this for ever for the
imagination of the thoughts of the heart of
Thy people, and prepare their heait to
Thee. "And to Solomon my son give a
perfect heart to keep Thy commands, Thy
testimonies, and Thy statutes, and to do
the whole, even to build the palace for
which 1 have prepared.'
20 And David saith to all the congregation.
' Bless, I pray you, the Lord your God ; '
and all the congregation bless the Lord,

God of their fathers, and bow and do obeis
ance before the Lord, with the king. 21 And
they sacrifice to the Lord sacrifices, and
offer burnt-offerings to the Lord on the
morrow of that day, bullocks a thousand,
rams a thousand, lambs a thousaud, and
their oblations, even sacrifices to abund
ance for all Israel. 22 And they eat and
drink before the Lord on that day with
great joy, and make Solomon son of
David king a second time, and anoint him
before the Lord for leader, and Zadok for
priest. ^ And Solomon sitteth on the throne of
the Lord for king instead of David his fa
ther, and prospereth, and all Israel hearken
unto him. 24And all the heads, and the
mighty men, and also all the sons of king
David, have given the hand to Solomon the
ktog. ^And the Lord maketh Solomon
exceedingly great before the eyes of all Is
rael, and putteth upon Mm royal honour
which hath riot been on any king over Is
rael before him.
26 And David son of Jesse hath reigned
over all Israel; 27 and the days that he hath
reigned over Israel is forty years ; to Heb
ron he reigned seven years, and in Jeru
salem he reigned thirty and three; 28and
he dieth in a good old age, satisfied with
days, riches, and honour; and Solomon his
son reigneth in his Btead. ^And the
matters of David the king, the first aud
the last, lo, they are written beside the
matters of Samuel the seer, and beside the
matters of Nathan the prophet, and beside
the matters of Gad the seer, ^with all his
reign, and his might, and the times that
went over him, and over Israel, and over
all the kingdoms of the lands.

SECOND BOOK OF CHRONICLES.

Chap I. 1 AND Solomon son of David
strcngtheneth himself over his kingdom,
and the Lord his God is with him, and
maketh him exceedingly great. 2And So
lomon speaketh to all Israel, to the heads
of the thousands, and of the hundreds, and
to the judges, and to every honourable one
of all Israel, heads of the fathers; s and So
lomon, and all the congregation with him,
go to the high place which is in Gibeon,
for there hath God's tent of meeting been,
which Moses, the servant of the LORD, made
iu the wilderness, 4but the ark of God had
David brought up from Kirjath-Jearim,
when David had prepared for it, for he
stretched out a tent for it in Jerusalem.
5 And the altar of brass which Bezaleel son
of Uri, son of Hur, made, he had put be
fore the tabernacle of the Lord ; and Solo
mon and the congregation seek to it. 6 And
Solomon goeth up there, near the altar of
brass, before the Lord, wliich is at the tent
of meeting, and he causeth a thousand
burnt-offerings to ascend upon it.

7 Iu that night hath God appeared to So
lomon, and saith to him, ' Ask, what shall
I give to thee?" 8And SolomoD saith to
God, ' Thou hast done with David my father
great kinduess, and host caused me to reign
in Ms stead. 9Now, 0 Lord God, let Thy
word with David my father be steadfast,
for Thou hast caused me to reign over a
people numerous as the dust of the earth.
"Now, wisdom and knowledge give to me,
and I go out before tMs people and come in,
for who shall judge this Thy great people*'
UAnd God saith to Solomon, 'Because
this hath been with thy heart, and thou
hast not asked riches, wealth, or honour,
or the life of those who hate thee, and also
hast not asked many days, but dost ask for
thyself wisdom and knowledge, that thou
mayest judge My people over whom I have
caused thee to reign; "that wisdom and
that knowledge is given to tbee, and riches
and wealth ani honour I give to thee, such
as hath not been to the kings who are be
fore thee, and after thee it shall not be so.'
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* I The treaty with Buram. I. 13.— 2 CHRONICLES. — III. 12. Building of the temple.

"And Solomon cometh from the high place
which is in Gibeon to Jerusalem, from be
fore the tent of meeting, and reigneth over
Israel. "And Solomon gathereth chariots
and norsemen, and hath a thousand and four
hundred chariots, and twelve thousand
horsemen, and placeth them in the cha
riot-cities, and with the king in Jerusalem,
" And the king maketh the silver and the
gold in Jerusalem as stones, and the cedars
made he as sycamores which are in the low
country, for abundance. "And the outlet
of the horses which Solomon hath is from
Egypt and from Keva; the merchants of
the king take from Keva at a price, I7 and
come up, and bring out from Egypt a cha
riot for six hundred silverlings, and a horse
for a hundred and fifty, and so for all the
kings of the Hittites, and the kings of Aram;
by their hand they bring out.
II. iAND Solomon speaketh of building
a house for the name of the LORD, and a
house for his kingdom. 2And Solomon
numbereth seventy thousand men for bur
dens, and eighty thousand men hewing in
the mountain, and overseers over them —
three thousand and six hundred.
3 And Solomon sendeth unto Hnram king
of Tyre, saying, ' When thou hast dealt with
David "my father, then thou dost send to
him cedars to build a house for him to dwell
in; 4lo, I am building a house for the name
of the Lord my God, to sanctify it to Him,
to make perfume before Him, perfume of
spices, and the continual arrangement, and
burnt-offerings at morning and at evening,
on the sabbaths, and at the new moons, and
at the appointed seasons of the Lord our
God; for ever tlris is on Israel. 5And the
house which I am building is great, for our
God is greater than all gods. 6But who
doth retain streugth to build a house to
Him, for the heavens, even the heavens of
heavens do not contain Him? and who am
I that I do build to Him a house, save to
make perfume before Him? 7And now,
send to me a wise man to work in gold, and
in silver, and in brass, and in iron, and in
purple, and crimson, and blue, and who
knoweth to grave gravings with the wise
men who are with me in Judah and in Jeru
salem, whom David my father prepared ;
8 and send to me cedar-trees, fire, and al-
gnms from Lebanon, for I have known that
thy servants know to cut down the trees of
Lebanon, and lo, my servants are with thy
servants, 9even to prepare for me trees to
abundance, for the house wMch I am build
ing is gre?f ".nd wonderful. "And lo, to
the liewfeits, to the cutters of the trees, I
have given beaten wheat to thy servants,
twenty thousand cors, and barley twenty
thousand cors, and wine twenty thousand
baths, and oil twenty thousand baths.'
n And Huram king of Tyre speaketh in
writing, and sendeth unto Solomon : * Tn
the love of the Loud tn His people He bath
placed thee king over them.' " Hnram also
saith, 'Blessed is the Lord, God of Israel,
who made the heavens and the earth, who
hath given to David the ktog a wise son,
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knowing wisdom and understanding, who
doth build a house for the Lord, and a
house for his kingdom. " And, now, I have
sent a wise man, having understandtog, of
Huram my father, " (the son of a woman
of the daughters of Dan, and his father is
a man of Tyre), who knoweth to work in
gold, and to silver, in brass, to iron, in
stones, and to wood, in purple, in blue, and
in fine linen, and in crimson ; and to grave
any graving, and to devise any device that
is given to him, with thy wise men, and the
wise men of my lord David thy father.
i& ' And, now, the wheat, and the barley,
the oil, and the wine, as my lord said, let
Mm send to Ms servants, *6 and we cut trees
out of Lebanon, according to all thy need,
and bring them to thee in floats by sea to
Joppa, and thou dost take thqm np to Jeru
salem.' 17 And Solomon numbereth all the so
journers who are in the land of Israel, after
the numbering wherewith David his father
had numbered them; and they are found
a hundred and fifty thousand, and three
thousand, and six hundred. "And he
maketh seventy thousand of them burden-
bearers, and eighty thousand hewers to the
mountain, and three thousand and six hun
dred overseers, to cause the people to work.
Ill iAND Solomon begtoneth to build
the house of the Lord in Jerusalem, in
mount Moriah, where He appeared to David
his father in the place that David bad pre
pared, in the thresMng-floor of Oman the
Jebusite. 2And he beginneth to build in
the second of the second month, in the
fourth year of his reign.
3And thus hath Solomon been instructed
to build the bouse of God : The length in
cubits by the former measure is sixty cu
bits, and the breadth twenty cubits. 4As
to the porch which is at the front, the
length is by the breadth of the house,
twenty cubits, and the height is a hundred
and twenty, and he overiayeth it within
with pure gold. 5Aud the large house lie
hath covered with fir-trees, and doth cover
it with good gold, and causeth to ascend on
it palms and chains. 6And he overiayeth
the house with precious stones for beauty,
and the gold is gold of Parvaim. 7And he
covereth the house, the beams, the thresh
olds, and its walls, and its doors with gold,
and hath graved cherubs on the walls.
8 And he maketh the most holy house; its
length in by the breadth of the house twenty
cubits, and its breadth twenty cubits, and
he covereth it with good gold, even six
hundred talents. 9And the weight of the
nails is fifty shekels of gold, and the upper
chambers he hath covered with gold.
" And he maketh in the most holy house two
cherubs of image work, and overiayeth them
with gold. n And the wings of the cherubs
are twenty cubits long, the wing of the one
is five cubits, touching the wall of the house,
and the other wing is five cubits, touching
the wing of the other cherub. "And the
wing of the other cherub is five cubits,
touching the wall of the house, and the

Furniture of the temple, m. 13.— 2 CHRONICLES.— v. 12. Thearkplaced in thetenupU.

other wing is five cubits, adhering to the
wing of the other cherub. " The wings of
these cherubs are spreading forth twenty
cubits, and they are standing on their feet,
and their faces are inward. "And he mak
eth the vail of blue, and purple, and crim
son, and fine linen, and causeth cherubs to
go up on it.
16 And he maketh at the front of the house
two pillars, tMrty and five cubits long, and
the ornament which is on their head is five
cubits. "And he maketh chains as in the
oracle, and putteth them on the head of the
pillars; and he maketh a hundred pome
granates, and putteth them on the chains.
17 And he raiseth up the pillars at the front
of the temple, one on the right, and one on
the left, and calleth the name of the one
on the right JacMn, and the name of the
one on the left Boaz.
IV. iAND he maketh an altar of brass ;
twenty cubits is its length, and twenty cu
bits its breadth, and ten cubits its height.
2 And he maketh the molten sea; ten by
the cubit, from edge unto edge, round in
compass, and five by the cubit is its height,
and a line of thirty by the cubit doth com
pass it round about. 8And the likeness of
oxen is under it, encompassing it all round
about, ten in the cubit, compassing the sea
round about ; two rows of oxen are cast in
its being cast. * It standeth on twelve oxen,
three facing the north, and three facing the
west, and three facing the south, and three
facing the east, and the sea is above upon
them, aud all their hinder parts are within.
8And its thickness is a handbreaclth, and
its lip as the work of the rip of a cup flow
ered with lilies; taking hold— three thou
sand baths it containeth.
6 And he maketh ten lavers, and putteth
five on the right, and five on the left, to
wash in them; the work of the burnt-offer
ing they purge in them; and the sea is for
the priests to wash in. 7And he maketh
the ten candlesticks of gold, according to
their ordinance, and placeth them in the
temple, five on the right, aDd five on the left.
8 And he maketh ten tables, and placeth
them in the temple, five on the right, and
five on the left; and he maketh a hundred
bowls of gold.
9 And he maketh the court of the priests,
and the great court, and doors for the
court; and their doors he hath overlaid
with brass. "And the sea he hath placed
on the right shoulder eastward, over-against
the south.
"And Huram maketh the pots, and the
shovels, and the bowls; and Huram finish-
eth making the work which he made for
king Solomon in the house of God: "the
two pillars, and the bowls, and the crowns
on the head of the two ^pillars, and the two
wreaths to cover the two bowls of the
crowns which are on the heads of the pil
lars: "and the four hundred pomegranates
to the two wreaths, two rows of pome
granates to the one wreath, to cover the
two bowls of the crowns which are on the
front of the pillars. "And the bases he

hath made; and the lavers he hath made
on the bases. "The onesea, and the twelve
oxen under it, "and the pots, and the
shovels, and the forks, and all their vessels,
hath Huram his father made for king Solo
mon, for the house of the Lord, of purified
brass. i7In the circuit of the Jordan hath
the ktog cast them, to the thicknesses of the
ground, between Succoth and Zeredathah.
i8 And Solomon maketh all these vessels
to great abundance, that the weight of the
brass hath not been searched out. "And
Solomon maketh all the vessels which are
for the house of God, and the altar of gold,
and the tables, on which is the bread of
the presence; 20 and the candlesticks, and
their lamps, for their burning, according to
the ordinance, before the oracle, of refined
gold; 21and the flowers, and the lamps, and
the tongs of gold; it is the perfection of
gold; 22 and the snuffers, andthebdwls, and
the spoons, and the censers of refined gold;
and the opening of the house, its innermost
doors for the holy of holies, and the doors
of the house for the temple, of gold.
V. iAND all the work which Solomon
made for the house of the LORD is finished ;
and Solomon bringeth in the sanctified
things of David his father; and the silver,
and the gold, and all the vessels he hath
put among the treasures of the house oi
God. 2Then doth Solomon congregate the
elders of Israel, and all the heads of the .
tribes, princes of the fathers of the CMld
ren of Israel, unto Jerusalem, to bring up
the ark of the covenant of the LORD from
the city of David, which is Zion.
8 And all the men of Israel are congre
gated unto the king in the feast, which is
in the seventh month. 4 And all the elders
of Israel come in, and the Levites lift up
the ark, sand they bring up the ark, and
the tent of meeting, and all the vessels of
the sanctuary which are in the tent; the
priests, the Levites, have brought them up,
6and king Solomon and all the company oi
Israel who are convened by him before the
ark are sacrificing sheep and oxen, wliich
are not counted nor numbered from the
multitude. 7And the priests bring in the
ark of the covenant of the Lord unto its
place, unto the oracle of the house, unto
the holy of holies, unto the place of the
wings of the cherubs; 8and the cherubs are
spreading out wings over the "place of the
ark, and the cherubs cover over the ark,
and over its staves, from above, 9 and they
lengthen the staves, and the heads of the
staves are seen out of the ark at the front
of the oracle, and they are not. seen with
out; and there it is unto this day ; "there
is nothing in the ark but two tables which
Moses put there in Horeb, where the Lord
covenanted with the Children of Israel in
their going out from Egypt.
" And it cometh to pass, at the going out
of the priests from the sanctuary (for all
the priests who are present have sanctified
themselves, there is none to watch by
courses, "and the Levites, the singers, even
all of them, even Asaph, Heman, Jeduthun,
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fhe temple filled with glinry. V. 13.— 2 CHRONICLES.— VI. 29. Solomon's prayer to God.

and their sons, and their brethren, clothed
in white linen, with cymbals and with psal
teries and harps, are standing at the east
of the altar, and with thorn priests, even a
hundred and twenty, blowing with trum
pets, "yea, it cometh to pass, as one are
the trumpeters and the ningers, to sound
with one voice, to praise and to give thanks
to the Lord, even at the lifting up of the
sound with the trumpets, and with the
cymbals, and with the instruments of song,
and at giving praise to the Loud, for He is
gobd, for His kindness is for ever), that the
house is full with a cloud — the house of the
Lord, 14and the priests have not been able
to stand to minister from the presence of
the cloud, for the honour of the Lord hath
filled the house of God.
VI. iTHEN said Solomon, 'The Lord
hath spoken of dwelling in the thick dark
ness, 2 yet I have built a house of habitation
for Thee, and a fixed place for Thy dwell-
Ing for ever.' 3And the king turneth round
his face, and blesseth the whole congrega
tion of Israel; and the whole congregation
of Israel is standing, 4 and he saith, ' Blessed
is the Lord, God of Israel, who hath spoken
with His mouth with David my father, and
with His hands fulfilled it, saying, &From
the day that I brought out My people from
the land of Egypt, I have not fixed on a
city out of any of the tribes of Israel to
build a house for My name being there, nor
have I fixed on a man to be leader over My
people Israel; ehut I fix on Jerusalem for My
name being there, and I fix on David to be
over My people Israel. "And it is with the
heart of David my father to build a house
for the name of the Lord, God of Israel,
8 but the Lord saith unto David my father,
Because it hath been with thy heart to
build a house for My name, thou hast done
well that it hath been with thy heart, °but
thou dost riot build the honse, for thy sou
who cometh forth out of thy loins, he doth
build the house for My name. "And the
Lord doth establish His word which He
spake, and I am established in the stead of
David my father, and sit on the throne of
Israel, as the Lord spake, and I build the
house for the name of the Lorp, God of Is
rael, ]|and I place there the ark, where is
the covenant of the Lord which He made
with the Children of Israel.'
"And he standeth before th<: altar of the
Lord, over-against all the congregation of Is-
rael.andspreadeth outhishands, " (for Solo
mon made a scaffold of brass, and putteth
it in the midst of the court, five cubits is its
length, and five cubits its breadth, and three
cubits its height, and he standeth upon it,
and kneeleth on his knees over-against all
the congregation of Israel, and spreadeth
forth his hands towards the heavens), 14and
saith, ' 0 Lord, God of Israel, there is no
god like Thee, to the heavens or in the
earth, keeping the covenant and the kind
ness for Thy servants who walk before Thee
with all their heart; "who hast kept for
Thy servant David my father that which
Thou didst snoak to him; yea, Thou dost
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speak with Thy mouth, and with Thy hand
Thou hast fulfilled it, as at tlris day. "And
now, 0 Lord. God of Israel, keep for Thy
servant David my father that which Thou
didst speak to him, saying. A man of thine
is not cut off from before Me, from sitting
on the throne of 1 srael. only, if thy children
watch their way, to walk in My law, as thou
hast walked before Me. "And now, 0
Lord, God of Israel, let Thy word be stead
fast which Thou hast spoken to Thy ser
vant, to David, " (but is it true — God dwell
eth with man on the earth ? Lo, the
heavens, and the heavens of heavens do
not contain Thee, how much less this house
which I have built?) "then Thou hast
turned unto the prayer of Thy servant, and
unto Ms supplication, 0 Lord my God, to
hearken uuto the cry and unto the prayer
which Thy servant prayeth before Thee,
20for Thine eyes betog open towards this
house by day and by night, towards the
place concerning wliich Thou hast spoken
of putting Thy name there, to hearken unto
the prayer which Thy servaut prayeth to
wards this place; ^and Thou hast hear
kened unto the supplications of Thy servant,
and of Thy people Israel, which they pray
towards this place, and Thou dost hear
from the place of Thy dwelling, from the
heavens, and hast hearkened, and forgiven.
i:'If a man sin against his neighbour,
and he hath lifted up on him an oath to
cause him to swear, and the oath hath
come before Thine altar in this house;
23 then Thou dost hear from the heavens,
and hast done, and hast judged Thy ser-
vauts, to give back to the wicked, by put
ting his way on his head, and to justify the
righteous, by giving to him according to his
righteousness. 24 'And if Thy people Israel be smitten
before an enemy, because they sin agamst
Thee, and have turned back and confessed
Thy name, and prayed and made supplica
tions before Thee to this house: ^then thou
dost hear from the heavens, and hast for
given the sin of Thy people Israel, and hast
caused them to turn back unto the ground
which Thou hast given to them, and to
their fathers.
26 'In the heavens being restrained, and
there is no rain, because they sin against
Thee, aud they have prayed towards this
place, and confessed Thy name, from their
sin they turn back when Thou dost afflict
them; 27 then Thou dost hear in the heavens,
and hast forgiven the sin of Thy servants,
and of Thy people Israel, when Thou direct-
est them unto the good way in which they
should walk, and hast given rain on Thy
land which Thou hast given to Thy people
for an inheritance.
28 ' Famine, when* it is in the land, pesti
lence when it is, blasting or mildew, locust
or caterpillar when they are, when its ene
mies have distressed it in the land of its
gates; any plague or any sickness; ®any
prayer, any supplication which is for any
man, or for all Thy people Israel, when
they know each his own playue, and his

Solomon's supplications. VI. 30.— 2 CHRONICLES.— vn. IS.

God's answer by fire.

own pain, and hath spread out his hands
uuto this house: ^then Thou dost hear
from the heavens, the settled place of Thy
dwelling, and hast forgiven, and hast given
to each according to all his ways (because
Thou knowest his heart, for Thou— by Thy
self—hast known the heart of the children
of men), 3l that they may fear Thee, to walk
in Thy ways all the days that they live on
the face of the ground which Thou hast
given to our fathers.
82 'And also, to the stranger who is not
of Thy people Israel, and who cometh from
a land afar off for the sake of Thy great
name, and Thy strong hand, and Thy
stretched-out arm, when they have come
and prayed towards this house: J*8 then Thou
dost hear from the heavens, from the set
tled place of Thy dwelling, and hast done
according to all that the stranger calleth
uuto Thee for: that all the peoples of the
earth may know Thy name, so as to fear
Thee, as Thy people Israel, and to know
that Thy name is called on this house wliich
I have built.
84 ' When Thy people goeth out to battle
against its enemies in the way that Thou
dost send them, and they have prayed unto
Thee the way of tlris city on which Thou
hast fixed, aud the house which I have built
for Thy name : & then Thou hast heard from
the heavens their prayer and their suppli
cation, and hast maintained their cause.
36 ' When they sin against Thee (for there
is no man who sinneth not), and Thou hast
been angry with them, and hast given them
up before an enemy, and their captors have
taken them captive unto a land far off or
near; 37 and they have turned it back unto
their heart in the land whither they have
been taken captive, and bave turned back
and made supplication unto Thee in the
land of their captivity, saying, We have
sinned, we have done perversely, and have
done wickedly; a8 yea, have turned back
unto Thee with all their heart, and with all
their soul, in the land of their captivity,
whither they have taken them captives, and
have prayed the way of their land which
Thou hast given to their fathers, and of
the city which Thou hast chosen, and of the
house which I have btolt for Thy name:
39 then Thou hast heard from the heavens,
from the settled place of Thy dwelling, their
prayer and their supplications, and hast
maintained their cause, aud forgiven Thy
people who have sinned against Thee.
40 'Now, my God, let, I beseech Thee,
Thine eyes be open, and Thine ears attentive
to the prayer of this place: 4i and now, rise,
O Lord God, to Thy rest, Thou, aud the ark
of Thy strength ; let Thy priests, O LORD God,
be clothed with salvation, and Thy saints
rejoice in goodness. 430 Lord God, turn not
back the face of Thine anointed, remember
the kindnesses of David Thy servant.'
vn. iAND at Solomon's finishing pray
ing, then the fire hath come down from the
heavens, and consumeth the burnt-offering
juid the sacrifices, and the honour of the
Lord hath filled the house, 2aud the priests

have not been able to go in unto the house
of the Lord, because the honour of the
Lord hath filled the house of the Lord.
3 And all the Children of Israel are looking
on the descending of the fire, and the honour
of the Lord on the house, and they bow-
face to the earth — on the pavement, and do
obeisance, and give thanks to the Lord, for
He is good, for His loving-kindness is for
ever. 4And the king and all the people
are sacrificing a sacrifice before the Lord,
6 and king Solomon sacrificetri a sacriflce
of the herd, twenty and two thousand; and
of the flock, a hundred and twenty thou
sand, and the king and all the people dedi
cate the house of God. "And the priests
are standing over their charge, and the Le
vites with instruments of the song of the
Lord (which David the king made, to give
thanks to the Lord, for His lovtog-kindness
is for ever, to David's praising by their hand),
and the priests are blowing trumpets over-
against them, and all Israel are standing,
7 and Solomon sanctifleth the middle of the
court which is before the house of the LORD;
for there he hath made the burnt-offerings,
and the fat of the peace-offerings: for the
altar of brass which Solomon made hath
not been able to contain the burnt-offerings,
and the presents, and the fat.
8 And Solomon maketh the feast at that
time seven days, and all Israel, with him— a
very great congregation from the entering
in of Hamath unto the brook of Egypt.
9 And they make on the eighth day a re
straint, for the dedication of the altar they
have made seven days, and the feast seven
days. "And on the twenty and third day
of the seventh month hath he sent the peo
ple to thefr tents, rejoicing and glad in
heart, for the goodness which the Lord
hath done to David, and to Solomon, and to
Israel His people, i> And Solomon flnisheth
the house of the Lord, and the house of
the king : and all that cometh on the heart
of Solomon to do in the house of the Lord,
and in his own house, he caused to prosper.
"And the Lord appeareth unto Solomon
by night, and saith to him, 'I have heard
tiiy prayer, and have fixed on this place to
Myself for a house of sacrifice. " If I re
strain the heavens and there be no rain, and
if I lay a charge on the locust to consume
the land, and if I send pestilence among
My people ; "and My people on whom My
name»is called be humbled and pray, and
seek My face, and turn back from their evil
ways, then I hear from the heavens, and
forgive their sin, and hfcal their land.
"Now, Mine eyes are open and Mine ears
attentive to the prayer of this place ; " and
now, have I chosen and sanctified this house
for My name betog there for ever; yea,
Mine eyes and My heart have been there
perpetually. 17 ' And thou, if thou walk before Me as
David thy father walked, even to do ac
cording to all that I have commanded thee,
and My statutes and My judgments dost
keep; "then have I established the throne
of thy kingdom, as I covenanted with David
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thy father, saying, A man of thine — a ruler
in Israel— is not cut off ; " and if ye turn
back, and have forsaken My statutes, aDd
My commands which I have placed before
you, and have gone and served other gods,
and bowed yourselves to them ; then have
I plucked them up from off My ground which
I have given to them, 20and this house
which I have sanctified for My name, I cast
from before My face, and I make it for a
proverb, and for a byword among all the
nations. aAnd this house which hath
been high, to every one passing by it is an
astonishment, that he hath said, Wherefore
hath the Lord done thus to this land, and
to this house ? 22 And they have said, * Be
cause they have forsaken the Lord, God of
their fathers, who brought them out from
the land of Egypt, and lay hold on other
gods, and bow themselves to them, and
serve them, therefore hath He brought on
them all this evil.'
VIII. ! AND it cometh to pass, at the end
of twenty years, that Solomon hath built
the house of the Loud, and his own house.
2 As to the cities which Huram hath given
to Solomon, Solomon hath built them, and
there he causeth the Children of Israel to
dwell. sAnd Solomon goeth to Hamath-
Zobah, and layeth hold on it; 4and he
buildeth Tadmor in the wilderness, and all
the cities of store which he hath built in
Hamath. flAnd he buildeth Beth-Horon
the upper, and Beth-Horon the lower, cities
of defence, with walls, two-leaved doors,
and bars, 6 and Baalath, aud all the cities
of store that Solomon hath, and all the cha
riot-cities, and the cities of the horsemen,
and all the desire of Solomon which he de
sired to build in Jerusalem, and in Lebanon,
and in all the land of his dominion.
7 All the people who are left of the Hit
tites, and the Amorites, and the Perizzites,
and the Hivites, and the Jebusites, who are
not of Israel, Bof their Children who have
been left after them in the land (whom the
Children of Israel consumed not\ Solomon
Iifteth up a tribute -unto this day. 9And
none of the Children of Israel hath Solomon
made servants for his work, but they are
men of war, and heads of his captains, and
heads of his charioteers, and of his horse
men. " And these are the heads of the offi
cers whom king Solomon hath, two hundred
and fifty who are rulers over the people.
n And the daughter of Pharaoh hatti So
lomon brought up from the city of David to
the house whicli he bmlt for her, for he
said, ' My wife shall not dwell in the house
of David king of Israel, for they are holy
unto whom hath come the ark of the Lord.1
12 Then Solomon caused burnt-offerings
to ascend to the Lord on the altar of the
Lord wMch he hath built before the porch,
" even by the matter of a day in its day,
causing to ascend according to the com
mand of Moses, on the sabbaths, and on
the new moons, and on the appointed
times, three times in the year, — in the feast
of unleavened things, and in the feast of
weeks, and in the feast of booths. "And
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he establisheth, according to the ordinance
of David Ms father, the courses of the
priests over their service, and of the Le
vites over their charges, to praise and to
minister over-against the priests, according
to the matter of a day in its day, and the
gatekeepers in their courses at every gate,
for so is the command of David the man of
God. "And they have not turned aside
the command of the king concerning the
priests and the Levites, to reference to any
matter, or to the treasures. "And all the
work of Solomon 1b prepared unto the day
of the foundation of the house of the Lord,
and until its completion. The house of the
Lord is perfect.
17Then hath Solomon gone to Ezion-Ge-
ber, and unto Elath, by the border of the
sea, in the land of Edom. "And Huram
sendeth to him, by the hand of Ms servants,
sMps and servants who know the sea, and
they go with the servants of Solomon to
Ophir, and take from thence four hundred
and fifty talents of gold, and bring to king
Solomon. IX. iAND the queen of Sheba hathheard
of the fame of Solomon, and cometh to try
Solomon with acute sayings, to Jerusalem,
with a very great company, and camels
bearing spices and gold in abundance, and
precious stones ; and she cometh unto So
lomon, and speaketh with him all that hath
been with her heart. 2And Solomon de
clareth to her all her matters, and there
hath been nothing hid from Solomon wMch
he hath not declared to her. 8And the
queen of Sheba seeth the wisdom of Solo
mon, and the house which he hath built,
* and the food of bis table, and the sitting
of his servants, and the standing of his
mriristers, and their clothing, and his stew
ards, and their clothing, and his burnt-of
fering wMch he offered up in the house of
the Lord, and there hath been no more
spirit to her. 6 And she said unto the king,
"True is the word wMch I heard in mine
own land concerning thy matters and thy
wisdom, "yet I have given no credence to
their words, until I have come, and mine
eyes see, and lo,-the half of the abundance
of thy wisdom hath not been declared to
me; thou hast added unto the report which
I heard. 7 0 the happiness of thy men, and
the happiness of these thy servants who are
standing continually before thee, and hear
ing thy wisdom. 8Let the Lord thy God
be blessed who hath delighted in thee, to
put thee on His throne for king for the
Lord thy God; in the love of thy God to Is
rael, to establish it for ever, He hath even
put thee over them for king, to do judg
ment and righteousness.' 9And she giveth
to the king a hundred and twenty talents of
gold, and spices in great abundance, and
precious stones; and there hath not been
any such spice as the queen of Sheba hath
given to king Solomon.
"And also, the servants of Hnram, and
the servants of Solomon, who brought gold
from Ophir, have brought algum-trees and
precious stones. " And the ktog maketh

Solomon's riches andpower. ix. 12.— 2 CHRONICLES. — X. 16.

Solomon's death.

the algum-trees Mghways to the house of
the Lord, and to the house of the king, and
harps and psalteries for the singers-; and
there have been none such seen before to
the land of Judah. "And ktog Solomon
hath given to the queen of Sheba all her
desire wMch she asked, besides that which
she had brought unto the king; and she
turneth and goeth to her own land, she and
her servants.
"And the weight of the gold which is
coming to Solomon to oue year is six hun
dred and sixty and six talents of gold,
14 apart from what tourists and merchants
are bringing ; and all the kings of Arabia
and tin: governors of the land are bringing
gold and silver to Solomon.
" And kingSolomon maketh two hundred
targets of alloyed gold; six hundred shekels
of alloyed gold he causeth to go up on one
target. "And three hundred shields of
alloyed.gold ; three hundred shekels of gold
be causeth to go up on one shield, and the
king putteth them in the house of the forest
of Lebanon.
i7And the ktog maketh a great throne of
ivory, and overiayeth it with pure gold;
" and six steps hath the throne, and a foot
stool of gold, fastened to the throne, and
hands are on this side and on that of the
place of the sitting, and two lions are stand
ing near the hands, "and twelve lions are
standing there on the six steps on this side,
and on that; it hath not been made so for
any kingdom.
20 And all the drinking vessels of king So
lomon are of gold, and all the vessels of the
house of the forest of Lebanon are of re
fined gold ; silver is not reckoned to the
days of Solomon for anything; 21for the
ships of the king are going to Tarshish,
with the servants of Huram : once to three
years come the sMps of Tarshish bearing
gold and silver, ivory, apes, and peacocks.
22 And king Solomon becometh greater
than all the kings of the earth for riches
and wisdom. —And all the kings of the
earth are seeking the presence of Solomon
to hear bis wisdom wMch God hath put in
his heart, 2* and they are bringing each his
offering, vessels of silver, and vessels of
gold, and garments, harness, and spices,
horses and mules, a rate year by year.
a And Solomon hath four thousand stalls,
horses and chariots, and twelve thousand
horsemen, and he placeth them in the cha
riot-cities, and with the king in Jerusalem.
M And he is ruling over all the kings from
the RiveT even unto the laud of the Philis
tines, and unto the border of Egypt. & And
the king maketh the silver in Jerusalem as
stones, and the cedars hath he made as
sycamores which are to the low country,
for abundance: 28 ana. they are bringing out
horses from Egypt to Solomon, and from all
the lands.
29 An d the rest of the matters of Solomon,
the first and the last, are they not written
beside the matters of Nathan the prophet,
and beside the prophecy of Ahijah the
Shilonite, and with the visions of Iddo the

seer concerning Jeroboam son of Nebat?
80 And Solomon reigneth in Jerusalem over
all Israel forty years; 8i and Solomon lieth
with his fathers, and they bury him in the
city of David his father, and Rehoboam
Iris son reigneth in his stead.
X. i AND Rehoboam goeth to Shechem,
for to Shechem have all Israel come to cause
him to reign. 2And it cometh to pasa, at
Jeroboam son of Nebat (who is in Egypt,
because he had fled from the presence of
Solomon the king., hearing, that Jeroboam
turneth back out of Egypt; 3 and they send
and call for him, and Jeroboam cometh,
with all iBrael, apd speak unto Rehoboam,
saying, 4 * Thy father made our yoke sharp,
and now make light somewhat of the sharp
service of thy father, andpf his heavy yoke
wMch he put upon us, and let us serve
thee.' * And he saith unto them, ' Yet three
days — then return ye unto me ; ' and the
people go.
6 And king Rehoboam consulteth with the
old men who had been standing before So
lomon his father in his being alive, saying,
'How do ye counsel to answer this people?'
7 And they speak unto him, saying, ' If thou
becomest good to this people, and hast
pleased them, and spoken unto them good
words, then they have been servants to thee
perpetually.' 8 And he for'saketh the coim
sel of the old men which they counselled
him, and consulteth with the lads who
have grown up with Mm, who are standing
before him. 9And he saith unto them,
'What do ye counsel that we may answer
this people which have spoken unto me,
saying, Make light somewhat of the yoke
which thy father put upon us ? '
"And the lads who have grown up with
Mm, speak with him, saying, ' Thus shalt
thou say to the people who have spoken
unto thee, saying, Thy father made our
yoke heavy, but thou make light somewhat
of our yoke; thus shalt thou say unto them,
My little finger is thicker than the loins of
my father; "and now, my father laid on
you a heavy yoke — and I add to your yoke;
my father chastiBed you with whips— and I
with scorpions.'
"And Jeroboam cometh, with all the
people, unto Rehoboam on the third day,
as the king spake, saying, 'Return unto
me on the third day.' "And the ktog
answereth them sharply; and king Reho
boam forsake th the counsel of the old men,
" and speaketh unto them according to the
counsel of the lads, saying, ' My father
made jrour yoke heavy — and I add to it; my
father chastised you with whips — and I
with scorpions.' "And the ktog hath not
hearkened unto the people, for the revolu
tion hath been from God, for the sake of the
Lord's establishing His word which He
spake by the hand of Ahijah the SMlomte
unto Jeroboam son of Nebat. "And all
Israel have seen that the king hath not
hearkened to them, and the people send
back to the king, saying, 'What portion
have we in David ? yea, there is no inherit
ance in the son of Jesse; each to thy tents.
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x. 17.— 2 CHRONICLES.— XII. 14. Rehoboam forsakes God.

0 Israel; now, David, see thy house; ' and
all Israel go to their tents. "As for the
Children of Israel who are dwelling in the
cities of Judah, Rehoboam reigneth over
them. "And king Rehoboam sendeth Ha-
doram, who is over the tribute, and the
CMldren of Israel cast stones at him, and
he dieth; and king Rehoboam hath strength
ened himself to go up into the chariot to flee
to Jerusalem; " and Israel transgress against
the house of David unto this day.
XI. iAND Rehoboam cometh to Jeru
salem, and congregateth the house of Judah
and Benjamin, a hundred aud eighty thou
sand chosen warriors, to fight with Israel,
to bring back the kingdom to Rehoboam.
2 And the word of the Lord is unto She
maiah, the man pf God, saying, 3 ' Speak
unto Rehoboam son of Solomon king of Ju
dah, and unto all Israel in Judah and Ben
jamin, saymg, 4Thus hath the Lord said,
Ye do not go up nor fight with your breth
ren, turn back each to his house, for from
Me hath this thing been.' And they hear
the words of the LORD, and turn back from
going against Jeroboam.
5And Rehoboam dwelleth to Jerusalem,
and buildeth cities for a bulwark in Judah,
6 yea, he buildeth Beth-Lehem, and Etam,
and Tekoa, 7 and Beth-Zur, and Shoco, and
Adullam, 8and Gath, and Mareshah, and
Ziph, 9and Adoraim, and Lachish, and Aze
kah, "and Zorah, andAijalon, and Hebron,
which are in Judah and to Benjamin, cities
of bulwarks, n And he strengtheneth the
bulwarks, and putteth leaders in them, and
treasures of food, and oil, and wine, "and
to every several city targets and spears, and
strengtheneth them exceedingly; and he
hath Judah and Benjamin. "And the
priests, and the Levites which are in all Is
rael, have stationed themselves near him,
out of all their border, "(for the Levites
have left their suburbs and their possession,
and come to Judah and to Jerusalem, for
Jeroboam and his sons had cast them off
from ministering to the Lord, "and estab
lisheth to himself priests for the high places,
and for the goats, and for the calves which
he made); "and after them, out of all the
tribes of Israel, those who give their heart
to seek the Lord, God of Israel, have come
to Jerusalem to sacrifice to the Lord, God
of their fathers. "And they strengthen
the kingdom of Judah, and strengthen
Rehoboam son of Solomon, for three years:
because they walked to the way of David
and Solomon for three years.
"And Rehoboam taketh to Mmaelf a
wife, Mahalath, child of Jerimoth son
of David, and Abihail daughter of Eliab,
son of Jesse. "And she beareth sons to
him, Jeush, and Shamariah, and Zahani.
20 And after her he hath taken Maachah
daughter of Absalom, and she beareth to
him Abijah, and Attai, and Ziza, and Shelo
mith. 21 And Rehoboam loveth Maachah
daughter of Absalom above all his wives
and his concubines (for eighteen wives hath
he tukenfUnd sixty concubines), and he be
getteth twenty and eight sons, 'and sixty

daughters. 22And Rehoboam appointeth
Abijah son of Maachah for head, for leader
among his brethren, for to cause him to
reign. 23 And he hath understanding, and
spreadeth out of all his children to all the
lands of Judah and Benjamin, to all the
cities of bulwarks, and he giveth to them
provision in abundance ; aud he asketh a
multitude of wives.
XII. 'AND it cometh to pass, at the
establishing of the kingdom of Rehoboam,
and at Ms strengthening himself, he hath
forsaken the law of the Lord, and all Is
rael with him. 2And it cometh to pass, in
the fifth year of king Rehoboam, Shishak
king of Egypt hath come up against Jeru
salem (because they have trespassed against
the Lord), 3with a thousand and two hun
dred chariots, and with sixty thousand
horsemen, and there is no number to the
people who have come with him out of
Egypt; the Lubim, the Sukkiim, and the
Custom; 4andhe captureth the cities of bul
warks which are Judah's, and cometh in
unto Jerusalem.
8 And Shemaiah the prophet hath come to
Rehoboam and the heads of Judah who
have been gathered unto Jerusalem from
the presence of Shishak, and saith to them,
' Thus hath the Lord said, Ye have forsaken
Me, and I also have left you in the hand of
Shishak.' 6And the heads of Israel are
humbled with the king, and they say. 'The
Lord is righteous.' 7And when the LORD
seeth that 'they have been humbled, the
word of the Lord hath been unto Shemaiah,
saying, 'They have been humbled; I do not
destroy them, but have given to them as
a little thing for an escape, and I pour
not out My fury on Jerusalem by the hand
of Shishak"; 8 but they shall become servants
to him, and shall know My service, and
the service of the kingdoms of the lands.'
9 And Shishak king of Egypt cometh up
against Jerusalem, and taketh the treasures
of the house of the Lord, and the treasures
of the house of the ktog, the whole hath he
taken; yea, he taketh the shields of gold
which Solomon had made ; "and king Re
hoboam maketh in then- stead shields of
brass, and hath committed them to the hand
of the heads of the runners who keep the
opening of the house of the king. 1] And it
cometh to pass, at the time of the going to
of the king toto the house of the Lord, the
runners have come and lifted them up; they
have also brought them back unto the cham
ber of the runners. " And in his being hum-
bled,the wrath of the LORD hath turned from
him, so as not to destroy completely; and
even in Judah there have been good things.
" And ktog Rehoboam strengtheneth Mm
self in Jerusalem, and reigneth; for Reho
boam is forty and one years old to his reign
ing, and seventeen years hath he reigned
in Jerusalem, the city which the LORD hath
chosen to put His name there, out of all the
tribes of Israel, and the name of his mother
is Naamah the Ammonitess; "and he doeth
the evil thing, for he hath not prepared his
heart to seek the Lord.

Abijah reigns in Judah. xil. 15.— 2 CHRONICLES.— xiv. 12. Abijah defeats J erohbam. ,

15 And the matters of Rehoboam, the first
and the last, are they not written anions
the matters of Shemaiah the prophet, and
of Iddo the seer, concerning the genealogy S
And the wars of Rehoboam and Jeroboam
are perpetual. "And Rehoboam lieth with
his fathers, and is buried in the city of David ;
and Abijah his son reigneth in his stead.
XIII. UN the eighteenth year of king
Jeroboam, Abijah also reigneth over Judah;
2 three years hath he reigned in Jerusalem
(and the name of his mother is Michaiah
daughter of Uriel, from Gibeah), and war
hath been between Abijah and Jeroboam.
3 And Abijah directeth the war with a force
of mighty men of war, four hundred thou
sand chosen men, and Jeroboam hath set
the battle in array with him, with eight
hundred thousand chosen men, mighty of
valour. * And Abijah riseth up on the hill
of Zemaraim, wliich is iu the hill-country of
Ephraim, and saith, * Hear me, Jeroboam
and all Israel ! 5ls it not for you to know
that the Lord, God of Israel, hath given the
kingdom to David over Israel for ever, to
hhn and to Ms sons — a covenant of salt?
6yet he riseth up — Jeroboam son of Nebat,
servant of Solomon son of David — and re-
belleth against his lord, 7and there are
gathered unto him vain men, sons of worth-
lessness, and they strengthen themselves
against Rehoboam son of Solomon, and Re
hoboam was a youth, and tender of heart,
and hath not strengthened himself against
them. 8And now, ye are speaking of strength
ening yourselves before the kingdom of
theXoRDiu the hand of the sons of David;
and ye are a numerous multitude, and with
you are calveB of gold which Jeroboam
hath made to you for gods. 9Have ye not
cast out the priests of the Lord, the sons of
Aaron, and the Levites, and make to your
selves priests like the peoples of the lands ?
every one who cometh to fill his hand with
a young bullock and seven rams, even he
hath been a priest to the No-gods. "As
for us, the Lord is our God, and we have
not forsaken Him, and the priests are
ministering to the LORD; the sons of Aaron
and the Levites are at the work, "and
making perfume to the Lord ; burnt-offer
ings morning by morning, and evening by
evening, and perfume of spices, and the
arrangement of the bread is on the pure
table, and the candlestick of gold and its
lamps, to burn evemng by evening, for we
are keeping the charge of the Lord our
God, and ye have forsaken Him. "And lo,
with us, at our head is God, and his priests
and the trumpets of shouting to shout
against you; 0 Children of Israel, flght not
with the Lord, God o± your fathers, for ye
flhall not prosper.'
"And Jeroboam hath brought round the
ambush to come in from behind them, and
they are before Judah, and the ambush is
beMnd them. "And Judah turneth, and
lo, the battle is against them before and
behind, and they cry to the Lord, and the
priests are blowing with the trumpets, " and
the men of Judah shout; and it cometh to

pass, at the shouting of the men of Judah,
that God hath smitten Jeroboam and all
Israel before Abijah and Judah. " And the
Children of Israel flee from the face of Ju
dah, and God giveth them into their hand.
17 And Abijah and his people anute among
them a great smiting, and they fall wound
ed of Israel five hundred thousand chosen
men. "And the Children of Israel are
humbled at that time, and the Children of
Judah are strong, for they have leant on
the LORD, God of their fathers. "And
Abijah pursueth after Jeroboam, and cap
tureth cities from him, Bethel and its vil
lages, and Jeshanah and its villages, and
Ephrain and its villages. 2°And Jeroboam
hath not retained power anymore in the
days of Ahijah; and the LORD smiteth him,
and he dieth.
2i And Abijah strengtheneth himself, and
taketh to himself fourteen wives, and be
getteth twenty and two sons, and sixteen
daughters. 22 And the rest of the matters
of Abijah, and his ways, and his words, are
written in the ' Inquiry ' of the prophet Iddo.
XIV. iAND Abijah lieth with his fathers,
and they bury him in the city of David, and
Asa his son reigneth in his stead: in his
days the land was quiet ten years. 2And
Asa doth that which is good and right in
the eyes of the Lord his God, 8and turneth
aside the strange altars, and the high places,
and breaketh the standing-pillars, and cut
teth down the shrines, 4and saith to Judah
to seek the Lord, God of their fathers, and
to do the law and the command, 6and turn
eth aside out of all the cities of Judah the
Mgh places and the images; and the king
dom is quiet before him.
°And he buildeth cities of bulwarks in
Judah, for the land hath rest, and there is
no war with him in those years, because the
Lord hath given rest to him. 7And he
saith to Judah, 'Let us build these cities,
and compass them with wall and towers,
two-leaved doors and bars, while the land
is yet before us ; because we have sought
the Lord our God, we sought, and He giveth
rest to us round about ; ' aud they build and
prosper. 8 And Asa hath a force bearing
target and spear, out of Judah three hun
dred thousand, and out of Beujamin, bear
ing shield and treading the bow, two hun
dred and eighty thousand ; all these are
mighty ones of valour.
9 And Zerah the Cushite cometh out unto
them with a force of a thousand thousand,
and three hundred chariots, and cometh
unto Mareshah. "And Asa goeth out be
fore him, and they set the battle to array
in the valley of Zephathah at Mareshah.
u And Asa calleth unto the Lord Ms God,
and saith, 'Lord, it is nothing with Thee
to help between the mighty and those who
have no power; help us, 0 Lord, our God ;
for on Thee we have leant, and in Thy
name we have come against this multitude ;
0 LORD, thou art our God ; let not mortal
man prevail with Thee.'
12 And the Lord smiteth the Cushim be
fore Asa, and before Judah, and the Cu-
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Asa reformshis kingdom. XTV. 13.— 1 CHRONICLES.— xvi. 14. His disease and death.

shim flee. " And Asa and the people who
are with Mm pursue them unto Gerar, and
the Cushim fall, for they have no preserv
ing, for they have been broken before the
Lord, and before His camp ; and they bear
away very much spoil, "and smite all the
cities round about Gerar, for the fear of the
Lord hath been upon them, and spoil all
the cities, for there hath been abundant
spoil in them. "And also the tents of cat
tle they have smitten, and they capture
sheep in abundance, and camels, and turn
back to Jerusalem.
XV. iAND the Spirit of God hath been
upon Azariah son of Oded: 2and he goeth
out before Asa, and saith to him, ' Hear
me, Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin ;
the Lord is with you in your being with
Him, and if ye seek Him, He is found of
you, and if ye forsake Him, He forsaketh
you : 8yet many days are to Israel without
the true God, and without a teaching priest,
and without law, 4and it turneth back in
its distress to the Lord, God of Israel, and
they seek Him, and He is found of them ;
5 and in these times there is no peace to
Mm who goeth out, or to him who cometh
in, for many troubles are on all the inhabit
ants of the lands; 6and they have been
beaten down nation by nation, and city by
city, for God hath troubled them with every
adversity; 7but ye, be strong, and let not
your hands be feeble, for there is a reward
for your work/
8 And at Asa's hearing these words, also
the prophecy of Oded the prophet, he hath
strengthened himself, and causeth the abo
minations to pass away out of all the land
of Judah and Benjamin, and out of the
cities which he hath captured from the hill-
country of Ephraim, and reneweth the altar
of the Lord that is before the porch of the
LORD, 9 and gathereth all Judah and Benja
min, and the sojourners with them out of
Ephraim, and Manasseh. and out of Sime
on; for they have fallen to him out of Israel
in abundance, in their seeing that the Lord
his God u with him. "And they are ga
thered to Jerusalem in the third month of
the fifteenth year of the reign of Asa, u and
sacrifice to the Lord on that day, from the
spoil they have brought, oxen seven hun
dred, and sheep seven thousand, "and en
ter into a covenant to seek the Lord, God
of their fathers, with all their heart,, and
with all their soul, "that every one who
seeketh not after the Lord, God of Israel,
be put to death, whether small or great,
whether man or woman. 14 And they swear
to the Lord with a loud voice, and with
shouting, and with trumpets, and with cor
nets; "and all Judah rejoice concerning the
oath, for with all their heart they have
sworn, and with all their goodwill have
sought Him, and He is found of them, and
the LORD giveth rest to them round about.
"And also Maachah, mother of Asa the
king, he hath removed her from being
mistress, because she had made for a shrine
a horrible thing, and Asa cutteth down her
horrible thing, and beateth it small, and
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burneth if by thebrook of Kidron: "yet the
high places have not turned aside out
of Israel; nevertheless, the heart of Asa
hath been perfect all bis days. "And he
bringeth the sanctified things of his father,
and his own sanctified things, into the house
of God, silver and gold, and vessels. " And
there hath been no war till the thirty and
fifth year of the reign of Asa.
XVI. iIN the thirty and sixth year of the
reign oi Asa, Baasha king of Israel hath
come up against Judah, and buildeth Ra
mah, so as not to permit any going out or
coming to to Asa king of Judah. 2 And
Asa bringeth out silver and gold from the
treasures of the house of the Lord, and of
the house of the king, and sendeth to Ben-
Hadad king of Aram, who dwelleth in Da
mascus, saying, 3'Aleagne is between me
and thee, and between my father and thy
father, lo, I have sent to thee silver and
gold: go, break thy league with Baasha king
of Israel, and let him go up from off me.'
4 And Ben-Hadad hearkeneth unto king
Asa, and sendeth the heads of the forces
which he hath unto the cities of Israel,
and they smite Ijon, and Dan, and Abel-
Maim, and all the stores, cities of Naphtali.
6 And it cometh to pass, at Baasha's hear
ing it, that he ceaseth from building Ra
mah, and letteth his work rest. 6 And Asa
the king hath taken all Judah, and they
bear away the stones of Ramah, and its
wood, which Baasha hath built, and he
buildeth with them Geba and Mizpah.
7 And at that time Hanam the seer hath
come unto Asa king of Judah, and saith un
to him, 'Because of thy leaning on the king
of Aram, and thou hast not leaned on the
Lord thy God, therefore hath the force of
the king of Aram escaped from thy hand.
8 Did not the Cushim and the Lubim become
a very great force for multitude, for "cha
riots and for horsemen? yet in thy leaning
on the Lord He gave them toto thy hand,
9 for the eyes of the LORD go to and fro
throughout all the earth, to show Himself
strong for the people whose heart is perfect
towards Him ; thou hast been foolish con
cerning tMs, for from henceforth there are
wars with thee.' "And Asa is angry at
the seer, and putteth him in the house of
torture : for he is to a rage with him for
this ; and Asa oppresseth some of the peo
ple at that time.
11 And lo, the matters of Asa, the first and
the last, lo, they are written in the book of
the kings of Judah and Israel. "And Asa
is diseased (in the thirty and ninth year of
his reign) to his feet, till his disease is ex
cessive, and even in Ms disease he hath not
sought the Lord, but to the physicians.
iS And Asa lieth with his fathers, and dieth
in the forty and first year of his reign.
"And they bury him to one of his own
sepulchres, which he had prepared for him
self in the city of David, and they cause
him to lie on the bed, which one hath filled
with spices, and divers kinds of mixtures,
with perfumed work ; and they burn for
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Jehoshaphat s good reign, xvn. 1—2 CHRONICLES.— xvm. 19. Micaiah' s prophecy

XVII. i AND Jehoshaphat his son reign
eth to Ms stead, and strengtheneth him
self against Israel ; 2 and putteth a force in
all the fenced cities of Judah, and putteth
garrisons in the land of Judah, and in the
cities of Ephraim wMch Asa his father had
captured. 8And the Lord is with Jehos
haphat, for he hath walked in the first ways
of David Ms father, and hath not sought for
Baalim, 4but for the God of his father he
hath sought; and in His commands he hath
walked, and not according to the work of
Israel. 5And the Lord establisheth the
kingdom in Ms hand, and all Judah give an
offering to Jehoshaphat, and be hath riches
and honour in abundance, 6 and Ms heart
is Mgh in the ways of the LORD; and again,
he hath turned, aside the high places and
the shrines out of Judah.
7 And in the third year of Ms reign he
hath sent for his heads, for Ben-Hail, and
for Obadiah, and for Zechariah, and for
Nethaneel, and for Michaiah, to teach in
the cities of Judah. 8 And with them arc
the Levites, Shemaiah, and Nethamah. and
Zebadiah, and Asahel, and Shemiramoth,
and Jehonathan,and Adonijah, and Tobijab,
and Tob-Adonijah, the Levites ; and with
them are Elishama and Jehoram the priests.
9 And they teach to Judah, and with them
is the book of the law of the Lord ; and
they go round about throughout all the
cities of Judah, and teach among the people.
" And the fear of the Lord is on all the
kingdoms of the lands that are round about
Judah, and they have not fought with Je
hoshaphat. "And some of the Philistines
are bringing to Jehoshaphat an offering,
and tribute silver ; also, the Arabians are
bringing to Mm a flock, rams seven thou
sand and seven hundred, and he-goats
seven thousand and seven hundred. "And
Jehoshaphat is going on and becoming very
great, aud buildeth in Judah palaces and
cities of store. "And he hath much work
to the cities of Judah; and the men of war
mighty ones of valour, are in Jerusalem.
14 And these are their numbers, for the
house of their fathers: Of Judah, the heads
of thousands, Adnah the head, and with
him mighty oues of valour, three hundred
chiefs. "And at his hand is Jehohanan
the head, and with him two hundred and
eighty chiefs. "And at his hand is Ama-
siah son of Zichri, who willingly offereth
Mmself to the Lord, and with him two
hundred chiefs, mighty of valour. 17 And of
Benjamin : Eliada, mighty of valour, and
with him, armed with bow and shield, two
hundred chiefs. "And at his hand is Je-
hozabad, and with Mm a hundred and
eighty chiefs, armed- ones of the host.
" These are they who serve the kin£ be
sides those whom the king hath put in the
cities of fortress, throughout all Judah.
XVin. iAND Jehoshaphat hath riches
and honour in abundance, and becometh
son-in-law to Ahab, 2and goeth down at
the end of certain years unto Ahab to Sa
maria, and Ahab sacrificeth for him sheep
and oxen in«abundance, and for the people
V

who are with him, and persuadeth him to
go up imto Ramoth-Gilead. 8And Ahab
king of Israel saith unto Jehoshaphat king
of Judah, ' Dost thou go with me to Ra
moth-Gilead V And he saith to him, 'As I
am bo thou, and as thy people are my peo
ple, even with thee in the battle.'
4And Jehoshaphat saith unto the king of
Israel, ' Seek, I pray thee, this day, the
word of the LORD.' *And the king of Is
rael gathereth the prophets, four hundred
men, and saith unto them, ' Shall we go
unto Ramoth-Gilead to the battle, or shall
I forbear!' And they say, ' Go up, and God
doth give it into the hand of the king/
6 And Jehoshaphat saith, ' Is there not here
yet a prophet of the Lord, that we may
seek from him?' 7And the ktog of Israel
saith imto Jehoshaphat, ' Yet one man to
seek the LORD from him, but I have hated
him, for he is not prophesying of good con
cerning me, but of evil all Ms days ; he is
Micaiah son of Imla;' and Jehoshaphat
saith, ' Let not the king say so.'
8 And the king of Israel calleth unto a
certain officer, and saith, ' Hasten Micaiah
son of Imla.' 9 And the king of Israel and
Jehoshaphat king of Judah are sitting each
on his throne, clothed with garments, and
they are sitting in the thresMng-floorat the
opening of the gate of Samaria, and all the
prophets are prophesying before them,
10 And Zedekiah son of Chenaanah maketh
for himself horns of iron, and saith, ' Thus
hath the LORD said, "With these thou
dost push Aram till they are consumed."
And all the prophets are prophesying so,
saying, 'Go up to Ramoth-Gilead and pros
per, yea, the LORD hath given it into the
hand of the king.1
"And the messenger who hath gone to
call for Micaiah hath spoken unto him, say
ing, ' Lo, the words of the prophets with
one mouth are good towards the king, and
let, I pray thee, thy word be like one of
theirs; then thou hast spoken good.' "And
Micaiah saith, 'The Lord liveth, surely that
which my God saith, that I speak.' "And
he cometh unto the king, and the king saith
unto Mm, 'Micaiah, shall we go unto Ra
moth-Gilead to the battle, or shall I forbear ?
And he saith, ' Go ye up, and prosper, see
ing it is given into your hand.' " And the
ktog saith unto him, ' How many times am
I adjuring thee, that thou speak unto me
nothing but truth in the name of the Lord ? "
"And he saith, 'I have seen all Israel
scattered on the moimtains, as sheep that
have no shepherd : and the Lord saith,
These have no masters, let them turn back
each to his house to peace.' "(And the
king of Israel saith unto Jehoshaphat, 'Did
I not say unto thee. He doth not prophesy
of good concerning me, but rather of evil?')
i8And he saith, 'Therefore, hear ye the
word of the LORD : I have seen the LORD
sitting on His throne, and all the host of
the heavens standing on His right and His
left; "and the Lord saith, Who doth entice
Ahab king of Israel, that he doth go up ami
fall at Ramoth-Gilead? And this speaker
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Ahab mortally wounded, xvni. 20.— 2 CHRONICLES.— xx. 9.

Jehoshaphat' s 'piety.

s.iith thus, and that speaker thus. 20 And
the spirit goeth out, and standeth before
the Lord,- and saith, I do entice him ; and
t'.ie Lord saith unto him, With what ? 2iAnd
he saith, I go out, and have become a lying
spirit in the mouth of alibis prophets. And
lie saith, Thou, dost entice, and also, thou
art able; go out and do so. 22And, now,
lo, the Lord hath put a lying spirit to the
month of these thy prophets, and the Lord
hath spoken evil concerning thee.'
23 And Zedekiah son of Chenaanah cometh
nigh, and smiteth Micaiah on the cheek,
and saith, ' Where is this — the way the
Spirit of the Lord hath passed over from
me to speak with thee?' 24And Micaiah
saith, ' Lo. thou dost see on that day, when
thou enterest into the innermost chamber
to be hidden.' 25 And the king of Israel
saith, ' Take ye Micaiah, and turn him back
unto Amon head of the city, and unto Joash
son of the king, 26 then have ye said, Thus
hath the king said, Put ye tlris one to the
house of restraint, and cause him to eat
bread of oppression, and water of oppres
sion, until my return in peace.' 27And
Micaiah saith, ' If thou certainly return in
peace, the Lord hath not spoken by me.'
And he saith, 'Hear ye, O peoples, all of
you.' 28 And the king of Israel goeth up, and
Jehoshaphat king of Judah, unto Ramoth-
Gilead. 29And the king of Israel speaketh
to Jehoshaphat of disguising Mmself, and of
going into the battle. ' But thou, put on thy
garments.' And tiie king of Israel disguis-
etli himself, and they go into the battle.
30 And the king of Aram hath commanded
the heads of the charioteers whom he hath,
saying, ' Fight not with small or with great,
but with the king of Israel by himself.'
51 And it cometh to pass at the heads of the
charioteers seeing Jehoshaphat, that they
have said, 'It is the king of Israel:' and
they turn round against him to flght ; and
Jehoshaphat crieth out, and the Lord hath
helped him, and God entice th them from
him, a2yea, it cometh to pass, at the heads
of the charioteers seeing that it hath not
been the king of Israel, that they turn back
from after him.
35 And a man hath drawn with the bow in
his simplicity, and smiteth the king of Is
rael between the joinings and the coat of
mail, and he saith to the charioteer, ' Turn
thy hand, then hast thou brought me out
of the camp, for I have become sick.' 34And
the battle increaseth on that day, and the
king of Israel hath been stayed up in the
chariot over-against Aram until the even
ing, and he dieth at the time of the going
in of the sun.
XIX. 1 AND Jehoshaphat king of Judah
turneth hack unto his house in peace to
Jerusalem, 2and Jehu son of H;Luani, the
seer, goeth out unto his presence, and saith
uuto king Jehoshaphat, ' Dost thou love to
give help to the wicked, and to those who
hate the Lord ? yea, for this on thee is wrath
from before the Lord ; 3hut good things
have been found with thee, for thou hast
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put away the shrines out of the land, and
hast prepared thy heart to seek God.'
4 And Jehoshaphat d vvelleth in Jerusalem;-
and he turneth back and goeth out among
the people from Beer-Sheba unto the hill-
country of Ephraim, and bringeth them
back unto the Lord.. God of their fathers.
5 And he establisheth judges in the land,
throughout all the fenced cities of Judah,
for every city, eand saith unto the judges,
' See what ye do ; for not for man do ye
judge, but for the Lord, who is with you in
the matter of judgment; 7and, now, let the
fear of the Lord be upon ye, observe and
do, for there is not with the Lord our God
perverseness, or acceptance of faces, or
taking of bribes.' 8And also to Jerusalem
hath Jehoshaphat appointed some of the
Levites, aud of the priests, and of the heads
of the fathers of Israel, for the judgment of
the Lord, and for strifes ; and they turn
back to Jerusalem, 9and he layeth a charge
upon them, saying, 'Thus do ye in the fear
of the Lord, iu faithfulness, and with a per
fect heart, LOwith any strife that comsth
unto you of your brethren who are dwell
ing in their cities, between blood and blood;
between law and command, statutes, and
judgments, then have ye warned them that
they become not guilty before the Lord, or
that wrath hath been on you aud on your
brethren; thus do ye, and ye are not guilty.
i' And, lo, Amariah the head priest is oy^r
you for every matter of the Lord, and Ze
badiah son of Ishmael the leader of the
house of Judah is for every matter of the
king, and the officers the Levites are before
you; be strong and work, and the LORD be
with the good.'
XX. iAND it cometh to pass after this,
the Children of Moab have come, and the
Children of Ammon, and with them some of
the peoples, against Jehoshaphat to the
battle. 2 And some come to and declare to
Jehoshaphat, saying. 'A great multitude
hath come against thee from beyond the
sea, from Aram, and lo, they are in Haza-
zon-Tamar, which is En-Gedi.' 8 And Jeho
shaphat feareth, and setteth his face to seek
for the LORD, and proclaimeth a fast over
all Judah. 4 And Judah is gathered to in
quire of the Lord ; even from all the cities
of Judah they have come to seek the Lord.
6 And Jehoshaphat standeth in the con
gregation of Judah and Jerusalem, in the
house of the Lord, at the front of the new
court, 6and saith, ' 0 Lord, God of our fa
thers, art not Thou He— God in the heavens ?
yea, Thou art ruling over all the kingdoms
of the nations, and to Thy hand is power
and might, aud there is none with Thee to
station himself. 7Art not Thou our God?
Thou hast dispossessed the inhabitants of
this land from before Thy people Israel,
and givest it to the seed of Abraham Thy
friend for ever, 8and they dwell in it, and
build to Thee a sanctuary in it, for Thy
name, saying, 9If evil come upon us, sword,
judgment, or pestilence, or famine, we
stand before this house, and before Thee
(for Thy name is in tliis house), and cry

Ammon ti- Moab destroyed. XX. 10.— 2 CHRONICLES.— XXI. 6. Jehoram' s wicked reign.

unto Thee out of our distress, then Thou
dost hear and dost save. "And, now, lo,
the Children of Ammon, and Moab, and
mount Seir, whom Thou didst not grant to
Israel to go against in their coming out of
the land of Egypt, that they turned aside
from them and destroyed them not, nyet
lo, they are recompensing us by coming to
to* drive us out of Thy possession, which
Thou hast caused us to possess. "0 our
] God, wilt Thou not execute judgment upon
I them ? for there is no power in us before
this great multitude that cometh against
us, and we know not what we do, but our
eyes are on Thee.' "And all Judah are
standing before the Lord, also their in
fants, their wives, and their children.
"And upon Jahaziel son of Zechariah, son
of Benaiah, son of Jeiel, son of Mattaniah,
the Levite, of the sons of Asaph, hath the

Spirit of the Lord been in the midst of the
congregation; "and he saith, ' Attend, all
Judah, aud ye inhabitants of Jerusalem,
and 0 king Jehoshaphat, Thus hath the
Lord said unto you, Fear not, nor be
afraid of the presence of this great multi
tude, for the battle is not yours, but God's.
"To-morrow, go ye down against them, lo,
they are coming up by the ascent of Ziz,
then have ye fonnd them at the end of the
valley, the front of the wilderness of Jeruel.
i7Not for you to fight to this: station your
selves, staud, and see the salvation of the
Lord with you, O Judah and Jerusalem: he
not afraid nor fear ye: to-morrow go out
before them, seeing the LORD is with you.'
18 And Jehoshaphat boweth — face to the
earth — and all Judah and the inhabitants
of Jerusalem have fallen before the Lord,
to bow themselves to the Lord. " And the
Levites of the children of the KohatMtes,
and of the children of the Korhites, rise to
give praise to the Lord, God of Israel, with
a loud voice on Mgh.
29 And they rise early in the morning, and
go out to the wilderness of Tekoa ; aud in
their going out Jehoshaphat hath stood and
saith, ' Hear me, 0 Judah, and ye inhabit
ants of Jerusalem, believe to the LORD your
God, and be established; believe to His pro
phets, and prosper.' 21 And he taketh coun
sel with the people, and appointetli singers
to the Lord, and those who give praise for
the honour of holiness, to the going out be
fore the armed men, and say, 'Give thanks
to the Lord, for His kindness is for ever.'
22 And at the time they have begun with
singing aud praise, the Lord hath put am-
bushments against the Children of Ammon,
Moab, and mount Seir, who are coming toto
Judah, and they are smitten, 28 seeing the
Children of Ammon stand up with Moab
against the inhabitants of mount Seir, to
devote, and to destroy; and at their con
suming the inhabitants of Seir, they helped,
a man against his neighbour, to destroy.
24 And Judah hath come unto the watch-
tower, to the wilderness, and they look
unto the multitude, and lo, they are car
cases falleu to the earth, and there is none
escaped; 25 and Jehoshaphat cometh with

Ms people to seize their spoil, and they find
among them in abundance both goods aud
carcases.and desirable vessels, aud they take
the spoil to themselves without prohibition,
and they are three days seizing the spoil, for
it is abundant. 2GAnd on the fourth day they
have been congregated at the valley of
Blessing, for there they blessed the Lord:
therefore they have called the name of that
place The valley of Blessing unto this day.
27 And they turn back, every man of Judah
and Jerusalem, and Jehoshaphat at their
head, to go back unto Jerusalem with joy,
for the Lord hath made them to rejoice
over their enemies. 28 And they come to
Jerusalem with psalteries, and with harps,
and with trumpets, unto the house of the
Lord. MAnd the fear of God is on all the
kingdoms of the lands in their hearing that
the Lord hath fought with the enemies of
Israel. 3° And the kingdom of Jehoshaphat
is quiet: and his God giveth to him rest
round about.
31 And Jehoshaphat reigneth over Judah;
thirty and five years old in his reigning, and
twenty and five years hath he reigned in
Jerusalem; and the name of his mother is
Azubah daughter of Shilhi. 32 And he walk
eth in the way of his father Asa, and turn
ed not aside from it, doing that which is
right in the eyes of the Lord. ** Only, the
high places have not turned aside, and as
yet the people have not prepared their
heart for the God of their fathers.
34 And the rest of the matters of Jehosha
phat, the first and the last, lo, they are
written among the matters of Jehu son of
Hanani, who was mentioned in the book of
the kings of Israel.
35 And after this Jehoshaphat king of Ju
dah joined Mmself with Ahaziah king of
Israel (he did wickedly in so doing), ^see
ing he joineth him with himself to make
ships to go to Tarshish : and they make
ships to Ezion-Gaber; 37aud Eliezer son of
Dodavah, of Mareshah, prophesieth against
Jehoshaphat, saying, 'For thy joining thy
self with Ahaziah, the Lord hath broken
thy works:' and the ships are broken, and
have not been able to go unto Tarshish.
XXI !AND Jehoshaphat lieth with his
fathers, and is buried with his fathers in
the city of David, and Jehoram his son
reigneth in his stead. 2 And he hath breth
ren, sons of Jehoshaphat, Azariah, and
Jehiel, and Zechariah, and Azariah, and
Michael, and Shephatiah; all these are sons
of Jehoshaphat king of Israel, 3and their
father giveth to them many gifts of silver
and of gold, and of precious things, with
fenced cities in Judah, and the kingdom he
gave to Jehoram, for he is the first-born.
4 And Jehoram riseth up over the king
dom of his father, and strengtheneth him
self, and slayeth all his brethren with the
sword, and some also of the heads of Israel.
'Thirty and two years old is Jehoram in
Ms reigning, and eight yearshath he reigned
in Jerusalem. B And he walketh in the way
of the kings of Israel, as did the house of
Ahab, for a daughter of Ahab hath been
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Jehoram! s miserable end, xxi. 7. — 2 CHRONICLES. — xxin. 5. Ahaziah slain by Jehu.

to him for a wife, and he doth the evil thing
in the eyes of the Lord, 7yet the Lord hath
not been willing to destroy the house of
David, for the sake of the covenant He made
with David, and as He had spoken of giving
lo him a light, and to his sons perpetually.
8 In Ms days hath Edom revolted from
under the hand of Judah, and cause a king
to reign over them. 9And Jehoram pass
eth over with his heads and all the cha
riots with him, and he riseth by night and
smiteth the Edomites who come round
against him and the princes of the chariots,
"yet Edom revolteth from under the hand
of Judah unto this day ; then Libnah re
volteth at that time from under his hand,
because he hath forsaken the Lord, God of
his fathers; n he hath also made bigh places
in the mountains of Judah: and causeth the
iuhabitants of Jerusalem to commit form-
cation, and forceth Judah.
i2 And a writing cometh to him from Elijah
the prophet, saying, 'Thus hath the Lord,
God of David thy father, said, Because thou
hast not walked to the ways of Jehosha
phat thy father, or to the ways of Asa king
of Judah. "but dost walk in the way of the
kings of Israel, and causest Judah and the
inhabitants of Jerusalem to commit forni
cation, like the fornications of the house of
Ahab, and also thy brethren, the house of
thy father, who are better than thyself,
hast slain: I4lo, the Lord smiteth — a great
plague— among thy people, and among thy
children, and among thy wives, and among
all thy goods; — "thou also with many sick
nesses, disease of thy bowels, till thy bowels
come out, by the sickness, clay by day.'
" And the Lord waketh up against Jeho
ram the spirit of the Philistines, and of the
Arabians, who are beside the Cushim, 17 and
they come up into Judah, and rend it, and
take away all the substance which is found
at the house of the king, and also his sons,
and his wives, and there hath not been left
a son to him, save Jehoahaz, the youngest
of his sons.
" And after all this, the LORD hath
plagued him in his bowels by a disease for
which there is no healing. "And it cometh
to pass, from time to time, and at the time
of the going out of the end of two years, his
bowels have gone out with Mb sickness, and
he dieth of sore diseases, and his people
have not made for him a burning like the
burning of his fathers. 20 Thirty and two
years old was he in his reigning, and eight
years hath he reigned in Jerusalem, and he
goeth without desire; and they bury him in
the city of David, and not in-the sepulchres
of the kings.
XXII. iAND the inhabitants of Jeru
salem cause Ahaziah his youngest son to
reign in his stead (for all the elder had the
troop slain which come with the Arabians
to the camp), and Ahaziah son of Jehoram
king of Judah reigneth. 2Twenty and two
years old is Ahaziah in his reigning, undone
year hath he reigned in Jerusalem, and the
name of his mother iv Athaliah daughter of
Omri: 8he also hath walked in the ways of

the house of Ahab, for his mother hath
been his counsellor to do wickedly. 4And
he doth the evil thing in the eyes of the
Lord, like the house of Ahab, for they have
been his counsellors, after the death of his
father, for destruction to him. 5Also, he
hath walked in their counsel, and goeth
with Jehoram son of Ahab king of Israel
to the battle against Hazael king of Aram,
in Ramoth-Gilead, and they of Ramah smite
Joram. 6 And he turneth back to be healed
to Jezreel, because of the wounds where
with they had smitten him- in Ramah, in
his fighting with Hazael king of Aram.
And Azariah son of Jehoram king of Ju
dah hath gone down to see Jehoram son of
Ahab, in Jezreel, for he is sick. 7And from
God hath been the destruction of Ahaziah,
by coming unto Joram : seeing in Mb com
ing he hath gone out with Jehoram unto
Jehu son of NimsM, whom the Lord had
anointed to cut off the house of Ahab. 8And
it cometh to pass, to Jehu's executing judg
ment with the house of Ahab, that he find
eth the heads of Judah and the sons of the
brethren of Ahaziah, ministers of Ahaziah,
and slayeth them. 9And he seeketh Aha
ziah, and they capture him (seeing he is
hiding himself in Samaria), and they bring
him unto Jehu, and put Mm to death, and
bury him, for they said, ' He is son of Jeho
shaphat, who sought the LORD with all his
heart;' and there is none to the house of
Ahaziah to retain the power of the kingdom.
"And Athaliah mother of Ahaziah hath
seen that her son is dead, and she riseth
and destroyeth all the loyal seed of the
house of Judah. nAnd Jehoshabeath daugh
ter of the king taketh Joash sou of Ahaziah,
and stealeth him from the midst of the sons
of the ktog who are put to death, and put
teth him and his nurse into the inner bed
chamber, and Jehoshabeath daughter of
king Jehoram, wife of Jehoiada the priest,
because she hath been sister of Ahaziah,
hideth him from the face of Athaliah, that
she put Mm not to death. "And he is with
them in the house of God hidtog himself six
years, and Athaliah is reigning over the land.
XXIII. iAND in the seventh year bath
Jehoiada strengthened himself, and taketh
the heads of the hundreds, even Azariah
son of Jeroham, and Ishmael son of Jeho-
hanan, and Azariah son of Obed, and
Maaseiah son of Adaiah, and Erishaphat
son of Zichri, with him into a covenant.
2And they go round about through Judah,
and gather the Levites out of all the cities
of Judah, and the heads of the fathers of
Israel, and they come unto Jerusalem,
3 and all the congregation make a covenant
in the house of God with the ktog, and he
saith to them, ' Lo. the son of the king shall
reign as the Lord spake concerning the
sons of David. 4TMs is the thing that ye'
do: The third of you, going in on the sab
bath, of the priests, and of the Levites, are
for gatekeepers of the thresholds; 6and
the third are at the house of the ktog; and
the third at the gate of the foundation; and
all the people are in the courts of the house

.-1 thaliah slain.

XXIII. 6.-2 CHRONICLES.— XXIV, 14. The temple repaired.

of the Lord. 6And let none enter the | the people of the land, and bringeth down
house of the Lord save the priests, and they | the king from the house of the Lord, and

who minister of the Levites (they go in for
they are holy), and let all the people keep
the watch of the Lord ; 7 and the Levites
have compassed the king round about, each
with his weapons in his hand, and he who
goeth into the house is put to death ; and
be ye with the king in his coming to and to
Ms going out.' 8And the Levites and all
Judah do acoordtog to all that Jehoiada
the priest hath commanded, and take each
his men, going in on the sabbath, with those
going out on the sabbath, for Jehoiada the
priest hath not let away the courses. -9And
Jehoiada the priest giveth to the heads of
the hundreds the spears, and the shields,
and the bucklers which are king David's,
which are in the house of God. "And he
stationeth the whole of the people, each
with his dart in his hand, from the right
shoulder of the house unto the left shoulder
of the house, at the altar, and at the house,
by the king, round about. uAnd they
bring out the son of the ktog, and put upon
Mm the crown, and the testimony, and
cause him to reign; Jehoiada and his sons
anoint him, and say, ' Let the Mng live !'
"And Athaliah heareth the voice of the
people who are running and who are prais
ing the Mug, and she cometh unto the people
in the house of the Lord, "and seeth, and
lo, the king is standing by his pillar in the
entrance, and the heads, and the trumpet
ers are by the king, and all the people of
the land are rejoicing and shouting with
trumpets, and the singers with instruments
of song, and the teachers of praise, and
Athaliah rendeth her garments, and saith,
' A conspiracy, a conspiracy.'
"And Jehoiada the priest bringeth out
the heads of the hundreds, the inspectors
of the force, and saith unto them, ' Take
her out from within the rows, and let him
who goeth after her be put to death by the
sword;' for the priest hath said, 'Put her
not to death in the house of the Lord.'
"And they make sides for her, and she
cometh unto the entrance of the horse-gate
at the house of the king, and they put her
to death there.
"And Jehoiada maketh a covenant be
tween him, and between all the people, and
between the king, to become the Lord's
people. i7And aU the people enter the
house of Baal, and break it down, yea, his
altars and his images have they broken,
and Mattan priest of Baal have they slain
before the altars. " And Jehoiada putteth
the offices of the house of the LORD toto
the hand of the priests the Levites whom
David had apportioned over the house of
the Lord, to cause the burnt-offerings of
the Lord to ascend, as written in the law
of Moses, with joy, and with singing, by the
hands of David. "And he stationeth the
gatekeepers over the gates of the house of
the Lord, and the unclean to anything do
not go in. 2° And he taketh the heads of
the hundreds, and the honourable ones,
and the rulers among the people, and all

they come tlu-ough the high gate into the
house of the king, and cause the king to sit
on the throne of the kingdom. "And all
the people of the land rejoice, and the city
hath been quiet, and Athaliah they have put
to death by the 3word.
XXIV. l SEVEN years old is Joash in his
reigmng, and forty years hath he reigned
to Jerusalem, and the name of his mother
is Zibiah of Beer-Sheba. 2And Joash doth
that which is right in the eyes of the Lord
all the days of Jehoiada the priest. 3And
Jehoiada taketh for him two wives, and he
begetteth sons and daughters.
4 And it cometh to pass after this, it hath
been with the heart of Joash to renew the
house of the Lord. 5And he gathereth the
priests and the Levites, and saith to them,
' Go ye out to the cities of Judah, and gather
from all Israel money to strengthen the
house of your God sufficiently year by year,
and ye, haste ye to the matter; ' but the Le
vites have not hasted; 6 and the king calleth
for Jehoiada the head, and saith to him,
' Wherefore hast thon not required of the
Levites to bring in out of Judah and out of
Jerusalem the tribute of Moses, the servant
of the Lord,. and of the congregation of Is
rael, for the ten t of the testimony ? 7 for the
sons of Athaliah, the wicked one, have
broken up the house of God, and also, all
the holy things of the house of the LORD
they have prepared for the Baalim.'
8 And the king speaketh, and they.make
a chest, and put it at the gate of the house
of the LORD without, 9and give an intima
tion to Judah and in Jerusalem to bring in
to the LORD the tribute of Moses, the ser
vant of God, laid on Israel in the wilder
ness. "And all the heads, and all thepeo
ple. rejoice, and they bring to, and cast into
the chest, unto completion.
UAnd it cometh to pass, at the time one
bringeth to the chest unto the office of the
King by the hand of the Levites, and. at their
seeing that the money is abundant, that
the king's scribe hath come and the officer
of the head priest, and they empty the
chest, and take it up and turn it back unto
its place; thus have they done day by day.
and gather money in abundance. "And
the ktog and Jehoiada give it unto the doer
of the work of the service of the house of
the Lord, and they are hiring hewers and
artificers to renew the house of the Lord,
an4 also to the artificers in iron and brass to
strengthen the house of the Lord. "And
the doers of the business work, an d lengthen -
ing goeth up to the work by their hand,
and they establish the house of God, by its
proper measure, and strengthen it. 14Aud
at their completing it, they have brought
before the king and Jehoiada the rest of
the money, and they make it vessels for the
house of the Lord, vessels of service, and
of burnt-offerings, and spoons, even vessels
of gold and silver; and they are causing
burnt-offerings to ascend in the house of
the Lord continually, aR the days of Je-
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Joash is slain.

XXIV. 15.— 2 CHRONICLES.— XXV. 18.

Amaziah s idolatry.

hoiada. "And Jehoiada is old and satisfied
with days, and dieth, — a hundred and thirty
years old in his death; "and they bury him
in the city of David, with the kings, for he
hath done good to Israel, and with God,
and his house.
17 And after the death of Jehoiada have
the heads of Judah come, and bow them
selves to the king; then bath the kinghear-
keued unto them, "and they forsake the
house of the Lord, God of their fathers,
and serve the shrines and the idols; and
wrath is upon Judah and Jerusalem for
this their guilt. "And he sendeth prophets
among them, to bring them back unto the
LORD, and they testify against them, but
they have not given ear. 2°And the Spirit
of God bath clothed Zechariah son of Je
hoiada the priest, and he standeth over-
against the people, and saith to them,
' Thus hath God said, Why are ye trans
gressing the commands of the Lord, and
prosper not ? because ye have forsaken the
LORD, He also forsaketh you.' 21 And they
conspire against him, and stone him with
stones by the command of the king, in the
court of the house of the Lord; 22 and Joash
the king hath not remembered the kind
ness which Jehoiada Ms father did with
lam, and slayeth his son, and to his death
he said. 'The Lord seeth, and requireth.'
23 And it cometh to pass, at the turn of
the year, the force of Aram hath come up
against him, and they come in unto Judah
and Jerusalem, and destroy all the heads of
the people from the people, and all their
spoil they have sent to the king of Damas
cus, 24 for with few men have the forces of
Aram come, and the Lord hath given into
their hand a mighty force for multitude.
because they have forsaken the Lord, God
of their fathers; and with Joash they have
executed judgments.
25 And in their going from him {for they
left him with many diseases), his servants
themselves have conspired against Mm, for
the blood of the sons of Jehoiada the priest,
and slay him on his bed, and he dieth ; and
they bury him to the city of David, but
have not buried him in the sepulchres of
the kings. 2U And these are the conspira
tors against him, Zabad son of Shimeath
the Amnionitess, and Jehozabad son of
Shimrith the Moabitess. ^As to his sons,
and the greatness of the burden upon him,
and the foundation of the house of God, lo,
they are written in the 'Inquiry' of the
book of the Kings ; and Amaziah his son
reigneth in Ms stead.
XXV. 1 TWENTY and five years old—
Amaziah hath reigned, and twenty and nine
years hath he reigned in Jerusalem, and
the name of his mother is Jehoaddan of
Jerusalem. 2And he doth that which is
right in the eyes of the Lord ; only, not
with a perfect heart. 8And it cometh to
pass, when the kingdom hath been strong
upon him, that he slayeth his servants who
smote the king his father, 4 yet their chil
dren he hath not put to death, but did as
written in the law, to the book of Moses,
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whom the Lord commanded, saying, 'Ea-
>thers are not put to death for children, and
children are not put to death for fathers,
but each for his own sin is put to death.'
6 And Amaziah gathereth Judah, and ap
pointeth them, according to the house of
the fathers, for heads of the thousands, and
for heads of the hundreds, for all Judah
and Benjamin; and he numbereth them
from twenty years old and upward, and
findeth them three hundred thousand
chosen ones, going out to the host, holding
spear and target.
6 And he hireth out of Israel a hundred
thousand mighty ones of valour, with a
hundred talents of silver. 7 And a man of
God hath come unto Mm, saying, ' 0 king,
let not the host of Israel go with thee ; for
the Lord is uot with Israel— all the sons of
Ephraim ; Bbut if thou go — work, be strong
for the battle, God causeth thee to stumble
before the enemy, for there is power in
God to help and to cause to stumble.'
9 And Amaziah saith to the mart of God,
1 And what — to do for the hundred talents
which I have given to the troop of Israel?'
And the man of God saith, ' The LORD hath
more to give to thee than this.' "And
Amaziah separateth them, — for the troop
which hath come unto him from Ephraim
to go to their own place, and their anger
burneth mightily against Judah, and they
turn back to their place in the heat of anger.
11 And Amaziah hath strengthened him
self, and leadeth his people, and goeth to
the valley of salt, and smiteth the Children
of Seir — ten thousand. " And ten thousand
alive have the Children of Judah taken
captive, and they bring them to the top
of the rock, aud cast them from the top
of the rock, and all of them have been
broken. "And the sons of the troop which
Amaziah hath sent back from going with
him to the battle, even they rush against
the cities of Judah, from Samaria even unto
Beth-Hornn, and smite of them three thou
sand, and seize much prey.
14 And it cometh to pass, after the coming
in of Amaziah from smiting the Edonrites,
that he bringeth the gods of the Children
of Seir, and establisheth them to himself
for gods, and before them he boweth him
self, and to them he maketh perfume.
"And the anger of the Lord burneth
against Amaziah, and He sendeth unto him
a prophet, and he saith unto Mm, 'Why
hast thou sought the gods of the people
which have not delivered their people oiit
of thy hand?' "And it cometh to pass, in
his speaking unto him, that he saith to him,
'For a counsellor of the king have they
appointed thee? cease for thyself; why
should they smite thee?' And the prophet
ceaseth, and saith, ' I have known that God
hath counselled to destroy thee, because
thou hast done tMs, and hast not hearkened
to my counsel.'
17 And Amaziah king of Judah taketh
counsel, and sendeth unto Joash son of
Jehoahaz, son of Jehu, king of Israel, say
ing, " ' Come, let us look one another in the

(Izziah's prosperity.

xxv. 19.— 2 CTIRO^ fCLES.— XXVI. 23. His sin; he dies a leper.

face.' And Joash king of Israel sendeth
unto Amaziah king of Judah, saying, ' The
thorn which is in Lebanon hath sent unto
the cedar which is in Lebanon, saying,
Give thy daughter to my son for a wife ;
and a beast of the field which is in Lebanon
passeth by and treadeth down the thorn.
"Thou hast said, Lo, I have smitten
Edom ; and thy heart hath lifted thee up
to boast ; now, remain in thy house, why
dost thou stir thyself up for evil, that thou
hast fallen, thou and Judah with thee?'
20 And Amaziah hath not hearkened, for
from God it is in order to give them into
hand, because they have sought the gods
of Edom. 2i And Joash ktog of Israel goeth
up, and they look one another to the face,
lie and Amariah king of Judah, in Beth-
Shemesh, which is Judah's ; ^ and Judah
is smitten before Israel, and they flee each
to his tents. 23 And Amaziah ktog of Judah,
son of Joash, son of Jehoahaz, hath Joash
king of Israel caught to Beth-Shemesh, and
he bringeth him to Jerusalem, and breaketh
down of the wall of Jerusalem from the
gate of Ephraim unto the corner-gate, four
hundred cubits, ^and taketh all the gold,
and the silver, and the vessels which are
found to the house of God with Obed-Edom,
and the treasures of the house of the ktog,
and the sons of the pledges, and turneth
back to Samaria.
25 And Amaziah son of Joash, king of
Judah, liveth after the death of Joash son
of Jehoahaz, ktog of Israel, fifteen years.
26 And the rest of the matters of Amaziah,
the first and the last, lo, are they not writ
ten to the book of the kings of Judah and
Israel ? 27 And from the time that Amaziah
hath turned aside from after the Lord,
they even make a conspiracy against him
in Jerusalem, and he fleeth to Lachish, and
they send after him to Lachish, aud put him
to death there, &and rift him up on the
horses, and bury him with his fathers in
the city of Judah.
XXVI. iAND all the people of Judah
take Uzziah (and he is sixteen years old;,
and cause him to reign instead of his father
Amaziah. 2He hath built Eloth, and re-
storeth it to Judah after the king's lying
with Ms fathers. 8 Sixteen yearB old is
Uzziah to his reigning, and fifty and two
years hath he reigned in Jerusalem, and
the name of his mother is Jecoliah of Jeru
salem. 4And he doth that which is right
in the eyes of the LORD, according to all
that Amaziah his father did. 5 And he is as
one seeking God in the days of Zechariah,
who hath understanding in the visions of
God; and in the days of his seeking the
Lord God hath caused Mm to prosper.
6 And he goeth out, and fighteth with the
Philistines, and breaketh down the wall of
Gath, and the wall of Jabneh, and the wall
of Ashdod. and buildeth cities about Ash
dod, and among the Philistines. 7 And God
helpetli him against the Philistines, and
' against the Arabians who" are dwelling in
Gur-Baal, and against the Mehunim. 8 And
the Ammonites give a present to Uzziah,

and his name goeth unto the entering in of
Egypt, for he strengthened himself greatly.
9 And Uzziah buildeth towers in Jeru
salem, at the gate of the corner, and at the
gate of the valley, and at the angle, and
strengtheneth them. "And he buildeth
towers in the wilderness, and diggeth many
wells, for ne had much cattle, both in the
low country and in the plain, husbandmen
and winedressers to the mountains, and in
Carmel ; for he was a lover of the ground. ,
n And Uzziah hath a force, making war,
going out to the host, by troops, in the
number of their reckoning by the hand of
Jeiel the scribe, aud Maaseiah the officer,
by the hand of Hananiah, one of the beads
of the king. "The whole number of the
heads of the fathers of the mighty ones of
valour is two thousand and six hundred.
"And by their hand is the force of the host,
three hundred thousand, and seven thou
sand, and five hundred warriors, with
mighty power to help the king against the
enemy. "And Uzziah prepareth for them,
for all the host, shields, aud spears, and
helmets, and coats of mail, and bows, even
to the stones of the slings. "And he maketh
in Jerusalem inventions, the device of an
inventor, to be on the towers, and on- the
comers, to shoot with arrows and with great
stones; and his name goeth out unto a dis
tance, for he hath been wonderfully helped
till he hath been strong.
"And at his being strong his heart hath
been high unto destruction ; and he tres-
passeth agamst the Lord his God, and goeth
in unto the temple of the Lord to make
perfume upon the altar of perfume. 17 And
Azariah the priest goeth in after him, and
with him eighty priests of the Lord, sons of
valour, "and they stand up against Uzziah
the king, and say to him, ' Not for thee, 0
Uzziah, to make perfume to the Lord, but
for the priests, sOns of Aaron, who are sanc
tified to make perfume ; go out from the
sanctuary, for thou hast trespassed, and it in
not to thee for honour from the Lord God.'
"And Uzziah is wroth, and in his hand is
a censer to make perfume, and in his being
wroth with the priests, even the leprosy
hath risen in his forehead, before the priests,
in the house of the LORD,, from beside the
altar of perfume. 2°And Azariah the head
priest looketh unto him with all the priests,
and lo, he is leprous to the forehead, and
they hasten him from thence, and also, he
Mmself hath hastened to go out, for the
Lord hath plagued him. 21 And Uzziah the
king is a leper till the day of his death, and
inhabiteth a separate house — a leper, for
he hath been cut off from the house of the
Lord; and Jotham his son is over the house
of the king, judging the people of the land.
22 And the rest of the matters of Uzziah,
the first and the last, hath Isaiah son of
Amoz the prophet written; Mand Uzziah
heth with his fathers, and they bury him
with his fathers, in th e field of the sepulchre
which the kings have, for they have said,
' He is a leper ; ' and Jotham Ms son reign
eth in his stead. 311

Israel's cruelty to Judah. XXVII. 1.— 2 CHRONICLES.— xxvni. 25.

Idolatry of jLhai.

XXVII. i TWENTY and five years old is
Jotham in his reigning, and sixteen years
hath he reigned in Jerusalem, and the
name of his mother is Jemshah daughter
of Zadok. 2 And he doth that which is
right in the eyes of the Lord, according to
all that Uzziah Ms father did; only, he hath
not come in unto the temple of the Lord ;
and again, the people do corruptly. 3He
built the uppermost gate of the house of
the Lord, and on the wall of Ophel hath he
built abundantly. 4 And cities hath he built
to the hill-country of Judah; and in the
forests he hath built palaces and towers.
5 And he hath fought with the king of the
CMldren of Ammon, and prevaileth over
them, and the Children of Ammon give to
him during that year a hundred talents of
silver, and ten thousand cors of wheat, and
of barley ten thousand: this have the Child
ren of Ammon returned to him both in the
second year, and in the third. 6And Jo
tham strengtheneth himself, for he hath
prepared his ways before the Lord his God.
7 And the rest of the matters of Jotham,
and all his battles, and his ways, lo, they
are written in the book of the Mngs of Is
rael and Judah. 8 Twenty and five years
old . was he in his reigning, and sixteen
years hath he reigned in Jerusalem. 9Aud
Jotham lieth with Ms fathers, and they
bury him in the city of David; and Ahaz
his son reigneth in his stead.
XXVIII. ^TWENTY years old is Ahaz
in his reigning, and sixteen years hath he
reigned to Jerusalem; and he hath not done
that which is right in the eyes of the Lord,
as David his father, 2 but walketh to the
ways of the kings of Israel, and also, molten
images hath made for the Baalim; 3and he
himself hath made perfume in the valley of
the son of Hinnom, and burneth his child
ren in the fire according to the abomina
tions of the nations whom the Lord dispos
sessed from the presence of the Children of
Israel, 4and sacrificeth and maketh per
fume in the high places, and on the heights,
and under every green tree.
5 And the Lord his God giveth him into
the hand of the ktog of Aram, and they
smite him, and take captive from him a
great captivity, and bring them to Damas
cus; and also, toto the hand of the king of
Israel hath he been given, and he smiteth
him — a great smiting. 6 And Pekah son of
Remaliah slayeth in Judah a hundred and
twenty thousand in one day (the whole sons
of valour), because of their forsaking the
Lord, God of their fathers. 7 And Zichri, a
mighty one of Ephraim, slayeth Maaseiah
son of the ktog, and Azrikam leader of the
house, and Elkanah second to the king.
8 And the Children of Israel take captive
of their brethren two hundred thousand,
women, sons and daughters, and also, much
spoil have they seized from them, and they
bring the spoil toto Samaria. 9And there
hath been a prophet of the Lord (Oded is
his name), and he goeth out before the host
that hath come to Samaria, aud saith to
them, 'Lo, in the fury of the Lord, God of
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your fathers, against Judah, He hath given
them into your hand, and ye slay, among
them in rage — unto the heavens it hath
come; "and now, the Children of Judah
and Jerusalem ye are speaking of subduing
for men-servants and for maid-servants to
yourselves; but are there not with you
causes of guilt before the Lord your God?
Hand now, hear me, and send back the
captives whom ye have taken captive of
your brethren, for the heat of thp anger oi
the Lord is upon you.'
"And certain of the heads of the Child
ren of Ephraim (Azariah son of Johanan,
Berechiah sou of Meshillemoth, and Jehiz-
kiah son of Shallum, and Amasa son of
Hadlai), rise up against those who come in
from the host, "and say to thern, 'Bring
not in the captives hither, for to guilt
against the Lord on us, ye are speaking of
adding unto our sin and unto our guilt, for
abundant is the guilt we have, and the fierce
ness of anger on Israel.' "And the armed
men leave the captives and the prey before
the heads aud all the congregation. "And
the men who have been expressed by name
rise and take hold on the captives, and have
clothed all their naked ones, from the spoil,
yea, they clothe them, and shoe them, and
cause them to eat and drink, and anoiut
them, and lead them on asses, even every
feeble one, and brtog them to Jericho, the
city of palms, near their brethren; aud turn
back to Samaria.
i6 At that time hath king Ahaz sent unto
the king of Asshur to help him. i7And
again the Edomites have come, and smite
in Judah, and take captive a captivity.
18 And the Philistines have rushed against
the cities of the low country, and of the
south of Judah, and capture Beth-Shemesh,
and Ajalon, and Gederoth, and Shocho and
its villages, and Timnah and its villages,
and Gimzo and its villages, aud dwell there;
"for the Lord hath humbled Judah he-
cause of Ahaz king of Israel, for he made
free with Judah, even committing a trepass
against the LORD. 20And Tilgath-Pilneser
king of Asshur cometh unto hhn, and hath
distressed him, and hath not strength
ened Mm; although Ahaz hath taken a por
tion out of the house of the Lord, and out
of the house of the ktog, and of the princes,
and giveth it to the ktog of Asshur, yet it is
no help to him.
22 And in the time of his distress he even
conttoueth to trespass against the LORD,
(this king Ahaz), ^and he sacrificeth to
the gods of Damascus who smite him, and
saith, ' Because the gods of the kings of Aram
are helping them, to them will I sacrifice,
and they will help me,' but they have been
to him to cause him to stumble, and to all
Israel. 24 And Ahaz gathereth the vessels
of the house of God, and cutteth in pieces
the vessels of the house of God, and shut
teth the doors of the house of the LORD,
and maketh to himself altars in every corner
in Jerusalem. 2»And in every several city
of Judah hath he made high places to make
perfume to other gods, aud provoketh the

Hezelciah's good reign, xxvin. 20.— 2 CHRONICLES.— xxix. 33. The temple is sanctified

Lord, God of his fathers. ^And the rest of
Ms matters, and all his ways, the first and
the last, lo, they are written in the book of
the kings of Judah and Israel. » And Ahaz
lieth with his fathers, and they bury Mm
in the city, to Jerusalem, but brought him
not into the sepulchres of the kings of Israel;
and Hezekiah Ms son reigneth in Ms stead.
XXIX. i HEZEKIAH hath reigned —
twenty aud five years old, and twenty and
nine years hath he reigned in Jerusalem;
and the name of his mother is Abijah
daughter of Zechariah. 2And he doth that
which is right in the eyes of the Lord, ac
cording to all that David his father did.
3 He, in the first year of his reign, in the
first month, hath opened the doors of the
Louse of the Lord, and strengtheneth them,
4 and bringeth to the priests and the Levites,
and gathereth them to the broad place at
the east, 5 and saith to them, ' Hear me, O
Levites, now, sanctify yourselves, and sanc
tify the house of the Lord, God of your fa
thers, and bring out the impurity from the
sanctuary; 6for our fathers have trespassed,
and done that which is evil in the eyes of
the Lord our God, and forsake him, and
turn round their faces from the tabernacle
of the Lord, and give the neck; 7also, they
have shut the doors of the porch, and
cjuench the rights, and perfume have not
made, and a burnt-offering have not caused
to ascend in the sanctuary to the God of
Israel: 8ancl the wrath of the Lord is on
Judah and Jerusalem, and He maketh them
for a trembling, for an astonishment, and
for a Mssing, as ye see with your eyes. 9And
lo, our fathers have fallen by the sword,
and our sons, and our daughters, and our
wives are in captivity for this. "Now —
with my heart — to make a covenant before
the Lord, God of Israel, that trie fierceness
of His anger may turn from us. n My sons,
be not now at rest, for on you the Lord fixed
to stand before Him, to serve Him, and to be
to Him ministering and making perfume.'
13 And the Levites rise, Mahath son of
Amasai, and Joel son of Azariah, of the
sons of the KohatMtes; and of the sons of
Merari: Kish son of Abdi, and Azariah son
of Jehalelel ; and of the Gershonites: Joah
son of Zimmah, and Eden son of Joah ;
"and of the sons of Elizaphan: Shimri, and
Jeiel; and of the sons of Asaph : Zechariah
and Mattaniah; "and of the sons of Heman:
Jehiel and Shimei; and of the sous of Jedu
thun : Shemaiah and Uzziel: "and they
gather their brethren, and they sanctify
themselves, and come to, according to the
command of the king in the matters of the
Lord, to cleanse the house of the Lord:
"and the priests come in to the inner
part of the house of the Lord to cleanse it,
and bring out all the uncleanness which
they have found in the temple of the Lord
to the court of the house of the Lord, and
the Levites receive it, to take it out to the
brook of Kidron without. 17And they begin
on the first of the first month to sanctify,
and on the eighth day of the month have
they come to the porch of the Lord, and

they sanctify the house of the Lord in eight
days, and on the sixteenth day of the first
month they have finished.
"And they come within unto Hezekiah
the king, and say, ' We have cleansed all
the house of the Lord, and the altar of
burnt-offering, and all its vessels, and the
table of arrangement, and all its vessels,
"and all the vessels which king Ahaz hath
cast away in Ms reign, in his trespass, we
have prepared and sanctified, and lo, they
are before the altar of the Lord.'
20 And Hezekiah the king riseth early, and
gathereth the heads of the city, and goeth
up to the house of the Lord; 21 and they
bring in seven bullocks, and seven rams,
and seven lambs, and seven young he-goats,
for a sin-offering for the kingdom, and for
the sanctuary, and for Judah ; and he saith
to the CMldren of Aaron, the priests, to
offer them on the altar of the Lord. 22 And
they slaughter the bullocks, and the priests
receive the blood, and sprinkle it on the
altar ; and they slaughter the rams, and
sprinkle the blood on the altar; and they
slaughter the lambs, and sprinkle the blood
on the altar; ^and they bring nigh the he-
goats of the sin-offering before the king
and the congregation, and lay their hands
upon them; Mand the priests slaughter
them, and they make a sin-offering with
their blood on the altar, to make atonement
for j,11 Israel, for ' Eor all Israel,' said the
king ' is the burnt-offertog and the sin of
fering.' ^And he appointeth the Levites
to the house of the Lord with cymbals,
with psalteries, and with harps, at the
command of David, and of Gad the king's
seer, and of Nathan the prophet, for by the
hand of the Lord is the command, by the
hand of His prophets. 26 And the Levites
stand with the instruments of David, and
the priests with the trumpets.
27 And Hezekiah saith, to cause the burnt-
offering to ascend on the altar ; and at the
time the burnt-offering began, began the
song of the LORD, and the trumpets, even
by means of the instruments of David king
of Israel. 28 And all the congregation bow
themselves, and the singers sing, and the
trumpeters blow; the whole is till the com
pletion of the burnt-offering. M And at the
completion of the offering up, the king and
all who are found present with him have
bowed and do obeisance. 8° And Hezekiah
the king saith, with the princes, to the Le
vites to give praise to the Lord in the words
of David, and. of Asaph the seer, and they
praise — to joy, and bow, and do obeisance.
aiAnd Hezekiah answereth and saith,
' Now ye have filled your hand to the Lord,
come nigh, and bring sacrifices, and thank-
offerings to the house of the Lord; ' and the
congregation bring in sacrifices and thank-
offerings, and every willing-hearted one —
burnt-offerings. s2And the number of the
burnt-offerings which the congregation have
brought in is seventy bullocks, a hundred
rams, two hundred lambs; for a burnt-of
fering to the Lord are all these. ^And
the sanctified tMngs are six hundred oxen,
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and three thousand sheep. 840nly, the
priests have become few, and have not been
able to flay the whole of the burnt-offerings;
and their brethren the Levites strengthen
them till the completion of the work, and
till the priests sanctify themselves; for the
Levites are more upright of heart to sanc
tify themselves than the priests. ^And
also, burnt-offerings are in abundance, with
the fat of the peace-offerings, and with the
oblations for the burnt-offering; and the
service of the house of the Lord is estab
lished, aeand Hezekiah rejoiceth, and all
the people, because of God's giving pre
paration to the people : for the thing hath
been suddenly.
XXX. iAND Hezekiah sendeth unto all
Israel and Judah, and also, hath written
letters unto Ephraim and Manasseh, to come
into the house of the Lord in Jerusalem, to
prepare the passover to the Lord, God of
Israel. 3 And the king taketh counsel with
his heads, and all the congregation to Jeru
salem, to prepare the passover in the second
month, 8 for they have not been able to pre
pare it at that time, for the priests have
not sanctified themselves sufficiently, and
the people have not been gathered to Jeru
salem. * And the thing is right in the eyes
of the king, and in the eyes of aU the con^
gregation; sand they establish the thing,
causing an intimation to pass over into all
Israel, from Beer-Sheba even unto Dan, to
come in to prepare a passover to the Lord,
God of Israel, in Jerusalem, for not for a
long time had they prepared as it is written.
6 And the runners go with the letters
from the hand of the ktog and Ms heads,
into all Israel aud Judah, even according
to the command of the king, saying, ' 0
Children of Israel, turn back unto the Lord,
God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, and He
will turn back unto the escaped party which
is left of you from the hand of the kings of
Asshur. 7 And be ye not like your fathers,
and like your brethren, who have trespassed
against the Lord, God of their fathers, and
He maketh them become a desolation, as
ye see. 8 Now, harden not your neck like
your fathers, give the hand to the Lord,
and come into His sanctuary, which He
hath sanctified for ever, and serve the Lord
your God, and the fierceness of His anger
doth turn from you; 9for hi your turning
back unto the Lord, your brethren and
your children have mercy before their cap
tors, even to return to this land, for gra
cious and merciful i.? the Lord your God,
and ne turneth not aside the face from
you, if ye turn back unto Him.'
10 And the runners are passing over from
city to city, through the land of Ephraim
and Manasseh, even unto Zebulun : and
they are laughing at them, and mocking at
them ; " only certain from Asher, and
Manasseh, aiid from Zebulun, have been
humbled, and come to Jerusalem. "Also,
in Judah the hand of God hath been to give
to them one heart to do the command of
the king and of the heads, to the matter of
the Lord. " Andmuchpeople arc gathered
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to Jerusalem, to prepare the feast of un
leavened things to the second month,— a
mighty congregation for multitude.
"And they arise and turn aside the altars
which are in Jerusalem, and all the perfume
altars they have turned aside, and cast them
tothebrookof Kidron. "And they slaugh
ter the passover on the fourteenth of the
second month, and the priests aud the Le
vites have been ashamed, and sanctify
themselves, and bring in the burnt-offer
ings to the house of the Lord. " And they
stand on their station according to their
ordinance, according to the law of Moses
the man of God, the priests are sprink
ling the blood out of the hand of the Le
vites, 17for many ore to the congregation
who have not sanctified themselves, and
the Levites are over the slaughtering of the
passovers for every one not clean, to sanc
tify them to the Lord: l8for a multitude of
the people, many from Ephraim and Ma
nasseh, Issachar, and Zebulun have not been
cleansed, but they have eaten the passover
otherwise than it is written; but Hezekiah
hath prayed for them, saying, ' The LORD,
who is good, receive an atonement for every
one "who hath prepared Ms heart to seek
God, the Lord, God of his fathers, yet not
according to the cleansing of the sanctuary.'
29 And the Lord hearkeneth unto Hezekiah,
and healeth the people. 21And the Chil
dren of Israel who are found present in
Jerusalem prepare the feast of unleavened
tilings seven days with great joy, and the
Levites and the priests are giving praise to
the Lord day by day, with instruments of
praise before the Lord. 22 And Hezekiah
speaketh unto the heart of all the Levites,
who give good understanding concerning
the Lord, and they eat the appointed thing
seven days, sacrificing sacrifices of peace-
offerings, and making confession to the
Lord, God of their fathers. ^And all the
congregation take counsel to keep other
seven days, and they keep seven days with
joy; ^for Hezekiah king of Judah hath
offered to the congregation a thousand bul
locks, and seven thousand sheep; and the
heads have offered to the congregation bul
locks a thousand, and sheep ten thousand;
and the priests sanctify themselves in
abundance. 25 And all the congregation of
Judah rejoice, with the priests, and the Le
vites, and all the congregation that come
from Israel, and the sojourners who come
from the land of Israel, and who are dwell
ing in Judah, 2cand great joy is in Jeru
salem : for from the days of Solomon son of
David king of Israel there is nothing like
this in Jerusalem. 27And the priests, the
Levites, rise and bless the people; and their
voice is heard, and their prayer cometh into
His holy habitation, to the heavens.
XXXI. iAND at the conclusion of all thiB,
all Israel who are found present have gone
out to the cities of Judah, and break the
standing-pillars, and cut down the shrines,
and break down, the high places, and the
altars, out of all Judah and Benjamin, and
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Maintenance of the priests. XXXI. 2.— 2 CHRONICLES.— xxxii. 12. Sennacherib's invasion.

tion; and all the Children of Israel turn
back each to his possession, to their cities.
2 And Hezekiah appointeth the various
courses of the priests, and of the Levites,
by their courses, each according to his ser
vice, of the priests and of the Levites for
burnt-offering, aud for peace-offerings, to
minister, and to give thanks, and to give
praise in the gates of the camps of the
Lord. 8And the portion of the king, from
his substance, is for burnt-offerings, for
burnt-offerings of the morning, and of the
evening, and the burnt-offerings for the
sabbaths, and for the new moons, aud for
the appointed seasons, a3 written in the
law of the Lord. 4And he saith to the
people, to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, to
give the portion of the priests, and of the
Levites, in order that they may be strength
ened in the law of the Lord. sAnd at the
spreading forth of the thing, the Children
of Israel have multiplied the first-fruits of
corn, new wine, and oil, and honey, and of
all the increase of the field, and the tithe of
trie whole in abundance have they brought.
6 And the Children of Israel and Judah,
who are dwelling in the cities of Judah, they
also the tithe of the herd and of the flock,
and the tithe of the holy things, which are
sanctified to the Lord their God, have
brought in, and they give heaps— heaps.
7Iu the third month they have begun to
lay the foundation of the heaps, and in the
seventh month they have finished.
8And Hezekiah and the heads come and see
the heaps, and bless the Lord and His peo
ple Israel; 9and Hezekiah inquireth at the
priests and the Levites con cerning the heaps ;
i"and Azariah the head priest, of the house
of Zadok, speaketh unto Mm and saith,
' Erom the beginmng of the bringing of the
heave-offering to the house of the Lord,
there is to eat, and to be satisfied, and to
leave abundantly, for the Lord hath blessed
His people, and what is left is this store.
uAnd Hezekiah saith to prepare them
chambers in the house of the Lord ; and
they prepare, "and bring in the heave-
offering, and the tithe, and the holy things
faithfully; and over them the leader is Co-
noniah the Levite, and Shimei his brother
the second. "And Jehiel, and Azaziah,
and Nahath, and Asahel, and Jerimoth,
and Jozabad, and Eliel, and Ismachiah, and
Mahath, and Benaiah, are inspectors under
the hand of Cononiah and Shimei his bro
ther, by the appointment of Hezekiah the
king, and Azariah the leader of the house
of God. " And Kore son of Imnah the Le
vite, the gateekeper at the east, is over the
willing-offerings of God, to give the heave-
offering of the Lord, and the most holy
things. "And by his side are Eden, and
Miniamin, and Jeshua, and Shemaiah, Ama
riah, and Shecaniah, in the cities of the
priests, faithfully to give to their brethren
to courses, as to the great so to the small,
" apart from their genealogy, to the males
from three years old and upward, to every
one who hath gone iu to the house of the
Lord, by the matter of a day in its day, for

their service iu their charges, according to
their courses; i7with the genealogy of the
priests by the house of their fathers, and or
the Levites, from twenty years old and up
ward, in their charges, according to their
courses ; "and to the genealogy among all
their infants, their wives, and their sons, and
their daughters, for all the congregation,
for in then faithfulness they sauctify them
selves in holiness. i?And to the sons of
Aaron, the priests, in the fields of the sub
urb of their cities, in every several city,
are men who have been defined by name, to
give portions to every male among the
priests, and to eveiy one who reckoned
himself by genealogy among the Levites.
20And Hezekiah doth thus in all Judah, and
doth that which is good and right aud true
before the Lord his God. 21 And to every
work which he hath begun for the service
of the house of God, and for the law, and
for the command, seeking to his God, with
all his heart.he hath wrought and prospered.
XXXII. i AFTER these things and these
truths, hath Sennacherib king of Asshur
come, yea, he cometh iuto Judah, and en-
campeth against the cities of bulwarks,
and speaketh of rending them to himself.
2 And Hezekiah seeth that .Sennacherib hath
come, that his face is to the battle against
Jerusalem, 3and he taketh counsel with his
heads and Ms mighty ones, to stop the
waters of the fountains which are at the
outside of the city; and. they help Mm,
4 and much people are gathered, and they
stop all the fountains and the brook that
rusheth through the midst of the land, say
ing, 'Why, the kings of Asshur come, and
have found much water !'
5And he strengtheneth himself, and build
eth the whole of the wall which is broken,
and causeth it to ascend unto the towers,
and at the outside of the wall another, and
strengtheneth Millo in the city of David,
and maketh darts in abundance with shields.
6 And he putteth heads of war over the peo
ple, and gathereth them unto him, unto the
broad place of the gate of the city, and
speaketh unto their heart, saying, 7 ' Be
strong and courageous, be not afraid, nor
cast down from the presence of the king of
Asshur, or from the presence of all the
multitude that is with him: for with us are
more than with him. 8 With him is an arm
of flesh, and with us is the Lord our God,
to help us, and to fight our battles;' and
the people are supported by the words of
Hezekiah king of Judah.
9After this hath Sennacherib king of
Asshur sent his servants to Jerusalem, (and
he is at Lachish, and all his power With
him), unto Hezekiah king of Judah, and
unto all Judah.who are in Jerusalem, saying,
"'Thus hath Sennacherib king of Asshur
said, On what are ye trusting that ye are
abiding in the bulwark, in Jerusalem? ll Is
not Hezekiah persuading you, giving you
up to die by famine, and by thirst, saying,
The Lord our God doth deliver us from tue
hand of the ktog of Asshur? "Hath not
Hezekiah himself turned aside His high
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places, and His altars, and speaketh to Ju
dah and Jerusalem, saying, Before one altar
ye bow yourselves, and on it ye make per
fume ? " Do ye not know what I have done,
T and my fathers, to all the peoples of the
lands ? Were the gods of the nations of the
lands at all able to deliver their land out of
my hand ? " Who among all the gods of
those nations whom my fathers devoted to
destruction is he who was able to deliver
his people out of my hand, that your God is
able to deliver you from my hand ? "And,
now, let not Hezekiah lift you up, nor per
suade you thus, nor give credence to him,
for no god of any nation or kingdom is able
to deliver his people from my hand, or from
the hand of my fathers; also, surely your
God doth not deliver you from my hand ?'
"And again have his servants spoken
against the Lord God, and against Heze
kiah His servant; i7letters also hath he
written to give reproach to the Lord, God
of Israel, and to speak against Him, saying,
'As the gods of the nations of the lands
have not delivered their people from my
hand, so the God of Hezekiah doth not de
liver His people from my band.' "And
they call with a loud voice in Jewish, unto
the people of Jerusalem who are on the
wall, to frighten them, and to trouble them,
that they may capture the city, "and speak
against the God of Jerusalem as against the
gods of the peoples of the land, the work of
the hands of man. 2° And Hezekiah the
king prayeth, with Isaiah son of Amoz the
prophet, concerning this, and they cry to the
heavens; 21 and the Lord sendeth a mes
senger, and cutteth off every mighty one of
valour, with leader and head, in the camp
of the king of Asshur, and he turneth back
with shame of face to his own land; and he
entereth the house of his God, and they
that come out of Ms bowels have caused
him to fall there by the sword. 22 And the
Lord saveth Hezekiah and the inhabitants
of Jerusalem from the hand of Sennacherib
ktog of Asshur, and from the hand of all,
and He leadeth them round about. ^And
many are bringing an offering to the Lord,
to Jerusalem, and precious things to Heze
kiah king of Judah, and he is lifted up be
fore the eyes of all nations from henceforth.
24 In those days hath Hezekiah been sick
even to death, and he prayeth unto the
Lord, and He speaketh to Mm, and hath
appointed a wonder for him; ^yet Heze
kiah hath not returned according to the
benefit done to him, for his heart hath been
lofty, and wrath is upon him, and on Judah
and Jerusalem; 20and Hezekiah is hum
bled for the loftiness of bis heart, he and
the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and the wrath
of the Lord bath not come upon them in
the days of Hezekiah.
27 And Hezekiah hath riches and honour
very much, and treasures he hath made to
Mmself of silver, and of gold, and of pre
cious stones, and of spices, and of shields,
aud of all Icinds of desirable vessels, ^and
storehouses for the increase of corn, and
new wine, and oil. and stalls for all kmds of
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cattle, and herds for the stalls; & and cities
hath he made for himself, and possessions
of flocks and herds in abundance, for God
hath given to him very much substance. ¦
80 And Hezekiah himself hath stopped the
uppermost outlet of the waters of Gihon,
and directed them beneath to the west of
the city of David, and Hezekiah prospereth
in all his work : 3X and so with the ambas
sadors of the heads of Babylon, who send
unto him to inquire of the wonder which
hath been to the land, God hath left hhn to
try him, to know all in his heart.
82And the rest of the matters of Hezekiah,
and his kindnesses, lo, they are written with
the vision of Isaiah son of Amoz the pro
phet, in the book of the tangs of Judah and
Israel. ^And Hezekiah lieth with his fa
thers, and they bury him in the uppermost
of the sepulchres of the children of David;
and all Judah and the inhabitants of Jeru
salem have done honour to him at his death;
and Manasseh his son reigneth in his stead,
XXXIII. 1 TWELVE years old is Ma
nasseh in his reigning, and fifty and five
years hath he reigned to Jerusalem. 2And
he doth the evil tMng in the eyes of the
Lord, like the abominations of the nations
whom the Lord dispossessed from the pre
sence of the Children of Israel, 8and turn
eth and buildeth the Mgh places which He
zekiah his father had broken down, and
raiseth altars for the Baalim, and maketh
shrines, and boweth himself to all the host
of the heavens, and serveth them. 4And
he bath built altars in the house of the Lord
of which the Lord had said, ' In Jerusalem
is My uame for ever.' 6And he buildeth
altars for all the host of the heavens in the
two courts of the house of the Lord.
6 And he hath caused his children to pass
over through the fire in the valley of the
son of Hinnom, and hath observed clouds,
and used enchantments, and witchcraft,
and dealt with a familiar spirit, and a wiz
ard; he hath multiplied doing the evil thing
in the eyes of the Lord, provoking Him to
anger. 7 Yea, he placeth the graven image
of the idol which he made to the house of
God, of wliich God had said unto David,
and unto Solomon Ms son, 'In this house,
and in Jerusalem wliich I have chosen out
of all the tribes of Israel, I pul My name for
ever, 8and I continue not to turn aside the
foot of Israel from off the ground which I
appointed for your fathers, only, if they take
heed to do all that I have commanded them,
to the whole of the law, and of the statutes,
and of the ordinances by the hand of Moses.'
9 And Manasseh maketh Judah and tbe inha
bitants of Jerusalem to err, to do evil above
the nations whom the Lord destroyed from
the presence of the Children of Israel.
"And the Lord speaketh unto Manasseh
and unto his people, yet they have not at
tended, n And the Lord bringeth in against
them the heads of the host which the king
of Asshur hath, and they capture Manasseh
among the thickets, and hind him with fet
ters of brass, and cause him to go to Baby
lon. "And when he is in distress he hath

STanassch and Amon. XXXUI. 13.— 2 CHRONICLES.— XXXIV. 21.

Reign of Josiah.

appeased the face of the LORD Ms God, and
is humbled exceedingly before the Lord,
God of Ms fathers, " and prayeth unto Him,
and He is entreated of him, and heareth his,
supplication, and bringeth Mm back to
Jerusalem to his kingdom, and Manasseh
knoweth that the Lord— He is God.
"And after this he hath built an outer
wall to the city of David, at the west of
Gihon, in the valley, and at the entering in
at the fish-gate, and it hath gone round to
the tower, and he maketh it exceeding high,
and putteth heads of the force to all the
cities of the bulwarks in Judah. "And he
turneth aside the gods of the stranger, and
the idol out of the house of the Lord, and
all the altars which he had built in the
mount of the house of the Lord, and in
Jerusalem, and casteth them to the outside
of the city. "And he bmldeth the altar of
the Lord, and sacrificeth on it sacrifices of
peace-offertogs and thank-offering, and saith
to Judah to serve the Lord, God of Israel;
17 but still are the people sacrificing in the
high places, only, to the Lord their God.
i8 And the rest of the matters of Manas
seh, and Ms prayer unto Ms God, and the
matters of the seers who speak unto him to
the name of the Lord, God of Israel, lo, they
are written in the book of the kings of Is
rael. , "And his prayer, and his entreaty,
and all his sin, and Ms trespass, and the
places in which he had built high places,
and established the shrines and the graven
images before his betog humbled, lo, they
are written beside the matters of Hosai.
20 And Manasseh lieth with Ms fathers, and
they bury him in his own house; and Amon
his son reigneth to Ms stead.
21 Twenty and two years old is Anion to
his reigning, and two years hath he feigned
in Jerusalem. 22 And he doth the evil
thing in the eyes of the Lord, as did Ma
nasseh his father ; and to all the graven
images which Manasseh his father had
made hath Amon sacrificed, and serveth
them, 2Sand hath not been humbled before
the Lord, like the humbling of Manasseh
his father, for Amon hath mMtiplied guilt.
^And Mb servants conspire against him, and
put him to death in Ms own house; '2* and the
people of the land smite all the conspirators
against king Amon; and the people of the
land cause Josiah his son toreign in his stead.
XXXIV. i EIGHT years old is Josiah in
Ms reigning, and thirty and one years hath
he reigned in Jerusalem. 2 And he doth
that which is right to the eyes of the Lord,
and walketh in the ways of David his father,
and hath not turned aside — right or left.
¦'And in the eighth year of his reign (and
he is yet a youth), he hath begun to seek for
the God of David his father, and in the
twelfth year he hath begun to cleanse Ju
dah and Jerusalem from the high places,
and the shrines, and the graven images, and
the molten images. 4 And they break down
before him the altars of the Baalim, and
the images which are on high above them
hath he cut down, and the shrines, and the
graven images, and the molten images

hath he broken, and beaten small, and
streweth on the surface of the graves of
those who sacrifice to them; 5and the
bones of the priests hath he burnt on their
altars, and cleanseth Judah and Jerusalem,
6 and in the cities of Manasseh and Ephraim,
and Simeon, even unto Naphtali, with their
tools, round about. 7And he breaketh
down the altars and the shrines ; and the
graven images he beat down very small, and
all the imageB he cut down in all the land
of Israel, and turneth back to' Jerusalem.
eAnd in the eighteenth year of Mb reign,
to purify the land and the house he hath
sent Shaphan son of Azariah, and Maaseiah
head of the city, and Joah son of Joahaz
the remembrancer, to strengthen the house
of the Lord his God. 9 And they come to
unto Hilkiah the high priest, and give up
the money which is brought into the house
of God. which the Levites, keeping the
threshold, have gathered from the hand of
Manasseh, and Ephraim, and from all the
remnant of Israel, and from all Judah, and
Benjamin, and the inhabitants of Jerusa
lem, "yea, they give it into the hand of the
doers of the work, who are appointed over
the house of the Lord, and they give it to
the workmen who are working in the house
of the Lord, to repair and to strengthen the
house, u And they give to the artificers,
and the builders, to buy hewn stones, and
wood for couplings and for beams to the
houseB the kings of Judah had destroyed.
" And the men are working faithfully in
the business, and those who are appointed
over them are Jahath and Obadiah, the Le
vites, of the sons of Merari; and Zechariah
and Meshullam, of the sons of the Kohath-
ites, to overlook; and of the Levites, every
one who understandeth about instruments
of song; " they are also over the burden-bear
ers, and are overseers of every one doing
work for each service; and of the Levites
are scribes, and officers, and gatekeepers.
"And in their bringing out the money
that is brought into the house of the LORD,
Hilkiah the priest hath found the book of
the law of the Lord by the hand of Moses.
16 And Hilkiah answereth and saith unto
Shaphan the scribe, ' The book of the law
have I found to the house of the Lord;'
and Hilkiah giveth the book unto Shaphan;
"and Shaphan bringeth to the book unto
the king, and bringeth the king back word
again, saying, 'All that hath been given
into the hand of thy servants they are do
ing; :7and they pour out the money that is
fouud to the house of the Lord, and give it
toto the hand of those who are appointed,
and toto the hand of those who do the work.'
"And Shaphan the scribe declareth to
the king, saying, 'A book hath Hilkiah the
priest given to me;' and Shaphan readeth
iu it before, the king. "Ami it cometh to
pass, at the king's hearing the words of the
law, that he rendeth his garments: 2Q and
the king commandeth Hilkiah, and Ahikam
son of Shaphan, and Abdon son of Micah,
and Shaphan the scribe, and Asaiah a ser
vant of the ktog, saying, 2i'Go, .seek the Lord
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3 aldah's prophecy. xxxrv. 22.-2 CHRONICLES.— xxxv. 17.

Josiah' s passover.

I

for me, and for hhn who is left in Israel
and in Judah, concerning the words of the
book that is found ; for great is the fury of
the Lord that is poured on us, because our
fathers kept not the word of the Lord, to do
according to all that is written in this book.'
22 And Hilkiah goeth, and they of the
king, unto Huldah the prophetess, wife of
Shallum son of Tikvath, son of Hasrah,
keeper of the garments, and she is dwelling
in Jerusalem with the second priest, and
they speak thus unto her. 23 And she saith
to them, 'Thus hath the Lord, God of Is
rael, said, Say ye to the man who hath sent
you uuto me, ** Thus hath the Lord said,
Lo, I am bringing in evil on this place, and
on its inhabitants, all the execrations which
are written in the book which they have
read before the king of Judah: 25 because
they have forsaken Me, and make perfume to
other gods, so as to provoke Me with all the
works of their hands; and My fury is pour
ed out on this place, and is not quenched.
26 ' But unto the king of Judah, who send
eth you to inquire of the Lord, thus do ye
say uuto him: Thus hath the Lord, God of
Israel, said, whose words thou hast heard :
27 Because thy heart is tender, and thou art
humbled before God to thy hearing His
I words concerning this place, and concerning
I its inhabitants, and art humbled before Me,
I aud dost rend thy garments, and weep be
fore Me; even I also have heard, affirmeth
the Lord. 28 Lo, I am gathering thee unto thy
fathers, yea, thou hast been gathered unto
thy sepulchres in pea.ce, and thine eyes do
not look on all the evil that I am bringing
upon tlris place, and upon its inhabitants; '
and they bring the king back word.
29 And the king sendeth and gathereth all
the elders of Judah and Jerusalem ; 80and
the king goeth up to the house of the Lord,
with every man of Judah, and the inhabit
ants of Jerusalem, and the priests, and the
Levites, even all the people, from the great
unto the small; and he readeth in their
ears all the words of the book of the cove-
rant that is found in the house of the Lord.
81 And the king standeth on his station, and
maketh the covenant before the LORD, to
walk after the Lord, and to keep His com
mands, and His testimonies, and His sta
tutes, with all his heart, and with all his
soul, to do the words of the covenant which
are written in this book, a2 And he present-
eth every one who is found present in Jeru
salem and Benjamin ; and the inhabitants
of Jerusalem do according to the covenant
of God, the God of their fathers. a^And
Jo3iah turneth aside all the abominations
out of all the lands which the Children of
Israel have, and causeth every one who is
found in Israel to serve, to serve the Lord
their God; all Ms days they turned not aside
from after the LORD, God of their fathers.
XXXV. iAND Josiah makefh in Jeru
salem a passover to the Lord, and they
slaughter the passover on the fourteenth of
the first month; 2and he stationeth the
priests over their charges, and strengthen
eth them for the service of the bouse of
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the Lord, 3and saith to the Levites (the
teachers of all Israel), who are sanctified to
the Lord, ' Put ye the ark of the Holy One
in the house wMch Solomon son of David
king of Israel built; it is not to you a burden
on the shoulder; now, serve the Lord your
God, and His people Israel ; 4and prepare,
by the house of your fathers, according to
your courses, by the writing of David king
of Israel, and by the writing of Solomon his
son; 5and stand iu the sanctuary, by the
divisions of the house of the fathers of your
brethren, the children .of the people, and
the portion of the house of a father of the
Levites; "and slaughter the passover, and
sanctify yourselves, and prepare for your
brethren, doing according to the word of
the Lord by the hand of Moses.'
7 And Josiah Iifteth up for the children of
the people a flock of lambs and young
goats, the whole for passover-offerings, for
every one who is found present, to the
number of thirty thousand, and oxen three
thousand : these are from the substance of
the king. 8And his heads for a willing-
offering, for the people, for the priests, aud
for the Levites have lifted up; Hilkiah, and
Zechariah, and Jehiel, leaders in the house
of God, for the priests have given, for pass-
over-offerings two thousand and six hun
dred, and oxen three hundred; 9and Cona-
niab, and Shemaiah, and Nethaneel, his
brethren, and Hashabiah, and Jeiel, and
Jozabad, heads of the Levites, have offered
for the Levites, for passover-offerings, five
thousand, and oxen five hundred.
"And the service is prepared, and the
priests stand on their station, and the Le
vites on their courses, according to the com
mand of the king. "And they slaughter
the passover sacriflce, and the priests
sprinkle out of their hand, and the Levites
are flaying. "And they turn aside the
burnt-offering, putting them by the divi
sions of the house of the fathers of the
children of the people, to bring near to
the Lord, as it is written in the book of
Moses; and so with the oxen. "And they
cook the passover with fire, according to
the ordinance, and the sanctified things
have they cooked to pots, and in kettlea,
and in pans, and hasten for all the children
of the people. -4And afterward have they
prepared for themselves, and for the priests;
for the priests the pons of Aaron are in the
offering up of the burnt-offering and of the
fat till nigiit; aud the Levites have prepared
for themselves, and for the priests, the suns
of Aaron. "And the singers, the sons of
Asaph, areontheh'btation, according to the
command of David, and Asaph, Heinan, aud
Jeduthun the king's seer; and the gate-keep
ers are at every gate; there is nothing tor
them to turn aside from off their service; for
their brethren theLevitesprepared for them.
16 And all the service of the Lord is pre
pared on that day, to keep the passover, and
to cause burnt-offerings to ascend upon the
altar of the Lord, according to the command
of king Josiah. 17And the Children of Is
rael who are found present keep- the pass-

The death of Josiah. xxxv. IS.— 2 CHRONICLES.— xxxxvi. 23. Jerusalem destroyed.

over at that time, and the feast of unlea
vened things seven days. "And there bath
not been made a passover like to it to Israel
from the days of Samuel the prophet, and
none of the kings of Israel kept such a pass-
over as Josiah made with the priests, and the
Levites, and all Judah and Israel, who are
found present, and the inhabitants of Jeru
salem. " In the eighteenth year of the reign
of Josiah hath thiB passover been made.
20 After all this, when Josiah had pre
pared the house, Necho king of Egypt hath
come up to fight against Carchemish by
the Euphrates, and Josiah goeth out to
meet him; 21 but he sendeth messengers un
to him, saying, * What — to me and to thee,
0 king of Judah? not against thee do I
come to-day, but against the house where
with I have war, aud God spake to haste
me ; cease, for- thine own sake, from God
who is with me, that He destroy thee not.'
22 Yet Josiah hath not turned round his
face from him, but to flght with him hath
disguised himself, and hath uot hearkened
unto the words of Necho, from the mouth
of God, and cometh to flght in the valley of
Megiddo. 23 And. the archers shoot at king
Josiah, and the king saith to his servants,
' Remove me, for I have become very sick.'
24 And Ms servants remove him from the
chariot, and cause him to ride in the second
chariot that he hath, and cause him to go to
Jerusalem, and he dieth, and is buried in the
sepulchres of Ms fathers; and all Judah and
Jerusalem are mourning for Josiah, &&nd
Jeremiah lamenteth for Josiah, and all the
ringing men and singing women speak in
their lamentations of Josiah unto this day,
and set them for a statute on Israel; and lo,
they are written among the lamentations.
36 And the rest of the matters of Josiah, and
his kindnesses, according as it is written in
the law of the Lord; ^even his matters,
the first and the last, lo, they are written in
the book of the kings of Israel and Judah.
XXXVI. iAND the people of the land
take Jehoahaz son of Josiah, and cause Mm
to reign instead of Ms father in Jerusalem.
2Three and twenty years old is Jehoahaz in
his reigning, and three months hath he
reigned to Jerusalem ; 3 seeing the king of
Egypt turneth him aside in Jerusalem, and
fineth the land a hundred taleuts of silver,
and a talent of gold; 4 and the ktog of Egypt
causetli Eliakim his brother to reign over
Judah and Jerusalem, and turneth his name
to Jehoiakim; and Jehoahaz Ms brother
Necho took, and carrieth Mm to Egypt.
s Twenty and five years old is Jehoiakim in
his reigning, and eleven years hath he reign
ed in Jerusalem, and he doth the evil thing to
the eyes of the Lord his God. cAgainsthim
hath Nebuchadnezzar ktog of Babylon come
up,and bindeth him in fetters of b rass to take
him away to Babylon. 7 And some of the ves
sels of the house of the LORD hath Nebuch
adnezzar brought to Babylon, and putteth
them to his temple to Babylon. 8 And the rest
Of the matters of Jehoiakim, and Mb abomi
nations which he hath done, and that wMch
isfound against Mm, lo, they arc written in

the book of the kings of Israel and Judah ;
and Jehoiachin his son reigneth in his stead.
9 Eight years old is Jeh oiachin in his reign
ing, and three months and ten days hath
he reigned to Jerusalem, and he doth the
evil thing in the eyes of the Lord; "and at
the turn of the year hath king Nebuchad
nezzar sent and bringeth him toto Babylon,
witli the desirable vessels of the house of
the Lord, and causeth Zedekiah his brother
to reign over Judah andLJerusalem.
n Twenty and one years old is Zedekiah
in Ms reigning, and eleven years hath he
reigned in Jerusalem. "And he doth the
evil thing in the eyes of the Lord his God ;
he hath not been humbled before Jeremiah
the prophet spealcing from the mouth of
the Lord; "and also, against king Nebuch
adnezzar hath' he rebelled, who had caused
him to swear by God, yet he hardeneth
Ms neck, and strengtheneth his heart
against turning back unto the Lord, God of
Israel. " Also, all the heads of the priests,
and the people, have multiplied to commit
trespass according to all the abominations
of the nations, and defile the house of the
Lord wtoeh He had sanctified in Jerusalem.
"And the Lord, God of their fathers,
sendeth unto them by the hand of His mes
sengers, rising early and sending, for Be
hath pity on His people, and on His habita
tion. "Yet they are mocking at the mes
sengers of God, and despising His words,
and acting deceitfully with His prophets,
till the going up of the fury of the Lord
against His people, till there is no healing,
17 and He causeth to go up against them the
king of the Chaldeans, and he slayeth their
chosen ones by the sword in the house of
their sanctuary, and hath no pity on young
mui or virgin, old man or the very aged; the
whole He gave into his hand. "And all the
vessels of the house of God, great and small,
and the treasures of the' house of the Lord,
and the treasures of the ktog and his
princes; the whole he brought into Babylon.
19 And they burn the house of God, and
break down the wall of Jerusalem, and all
its palaces they have burnt with fire, and
all its desirable vessels — to destruction.
20 And he removeth those who are left of
the sword unto Babylon^ and they become
his and his sons' servants, till the reigning
of the kingdom of Persia : 21 to fulfil the
word of the Lord in the mouth of Jere
miah, till the land hath enjoyed her sab
baths ; all the days of the desolation she
kept sabbath to the fulness of seventy years.
22 And to the first year of Cyrus king of
Persia, to complete the word of the Lord
in the mouth of Jeremiah, the LORD hath
waked up the spirit of Cyrus king of Per
sia, and he causeth an intimation to pass
over through all his kingdom, and also to
writing, saying, & ' Thus hath Cyrus king of
Persia said : All the kingdoms of the earth
hath the Lord, God of heaven, given to me,
and laid a charge on me to build ior Him a
house in J erusalem, which is in Judah; who
is among you ot all His people ? The Lord
his God is with him, and let him go up.'
31i)

EZRA.

Chap I. lANDin the first year of Cyrus ktog
of Persia, to complete the word of the Lord
from the mouth of Jeremiah, the Lord hath
waked up the spirit of Cyrus ktog of Persia.
and he causeth an intimation to pass over
through all his kingdom, and also to writ
ing, saying, 2 ' Thus hath Cyrus king of Per
sia said : AU the kingdoms of the earth hath
the LORD, God of heaven, given to me, and
He hath laid a charge on me to build for
Him a house in Jerusalem, which is in Ju
dah ; 3 who is among you of all His people ?
His God be with Mm, and let him go up
to Jerusalem, which is in Judah, and build
the house of the Lord, God of Israel (He is
God), which is in Jerusalem. 4And every
one who is left, of any of the places where
1 he is a sojourner, let the men of his place
assist him with silver, and with gold, and
with goods, and with beasts, along with the
free-will-offering for the house of God, which
is in Jerusalem.'
s And the heads of the fathers of Judah
j and Benjamin rise, with the priests and the
i Levites, even every one whose spirit God
hath waked, to go up to bMld the house of
the Lord, which is to Jerusalem. 6 And all
they who are round about them have
strengthened them with their hands, with
vessels of silver, with gold, with goods, and
with beasts, and with precious things, be
sides all that hath been offered willingly.
7 And king Cyrus hath brought out the
vessels of the house of the Lord, which Ne
buchadnezzar hath brought out of Jeru
salem, and putteth them in the house of his
gods; 8 yea, Cyrus king of Persia bringeth
them out by the hand of Mithredath the
treasurer, and numbereth them to Shesh-
bazzar prince of Judah. 9And tlris is
their number: dishes of gold thirty, dishes
of silver a thousand, knives nine and twenty;
"basons of gold thirty, basons of silver
(seconds) four hundred and ten, other ves
sels a thousand. n All the vessels of gold
and of silver are five thousand and four
hundred ; the whole hath Sheshbazzar
brought up at the going up of the removal
from Babylon to Jerusalem.
II. iAND these are the children of the
province who go up, of the captives of the re
moval which Nebuchadnezzar ktog of Baby
lon removed to Babylon, and they turn
back to Jerusalem and Judah, each to his
city; 2who have come with Zerubbabel,
Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mor-
decai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum,
Brian ah :
The number of the men of the people of
Israel: Hhe children of Parosh, two thou
sand a hundred seventy and two ; 4 the
children of Shephatiah, three hundred
seventy and two; Hhe children of Arab,
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seven hundred five and seventy; Hhe child
ren of Pahath-Moab, of the children of
Jeshua, Joab, two thousand eight hundred
and twelve; Hhe children of Elam, a thou
sand two hundred fifty and four; 8the child
ren of Zattu, nine hundred and forty and
five; Hhe children of Zaccai, seven hundred
and sixty ; "the children of Bani, six hun
dred forty and two: n the children of Bebai,
six hundred twenty and three; "the child
ren of Azgad, a thousand two hundred
twenty and two; "the children of Adoni-
kam, six hundred sixty and six; i4the child
ren of Bigvai, two thousand fifty and six ;
"the cMldren of Adto, four hundred fifty
and four; "the children of Ater of Heze
kiah, ninety and eight; i7the children of
Bezai, three hundred twenty and three;
"the children of Jorah, a hundred and
twelve; "the children of Hashum, two
hundred twenty and three; ^the children
of Gibbar, ninety and five; 21 the children
of Beth-Lehem, a hundred twenty and
three; 22the men of Netophah, fifty and six;
28 the men of Anathoth, a hundred twenty
aud eight; ^the cMldren of Azmaveth, forty
and two ; ^tbe children of Kirjath-Arim,
Chephirah, and Beeroth, seven hundred
and forty and three ; 26tne children of Ra
mah and Gaba, six hundred twenty and one;
27 the men of Michmas, a hundred twenty
and two; ^the men of Bethel and Ai, two
hundred twenty and three ; 2Hhe children
of Nebo, fifty and two; ^the cMldren of
Magbish, a hundred fifty and six; sithe
children of the other Elam, a thousand two
hundred fifty and four; ^the children oi
Harim, three hundred and twenty; ^the
children of Lod, Hadid, and Ono, seven hun
dred twenty and five; "the children of
Jericho, three hundred forty and five; ^the
children of Senaah, three thousand and six
hundred and thirty;
"The priests; the children of Jedaiah, of
the house of Jeshua, nine hundred seventy
and three; 37 the children of Immer, a thou
sand fifty and two; ss the children of Pa-
shur, a thousand two hundred forty and
seven; »the children of Harim., a thousand
and seventeen ;
40 The Levites; the children of Jeshua
and Kadmiel, of the children of Hodaviah,
seventy and four.
^The singers ; the children of Asaph, a
hundred twenty and eight.
42 The children of the gatekeepers; the
children of Shallum, the children of Ater,
the children of Talmon, the children of
Akknb, the children of Hatita, the children
of Shobai, the whole are a hundred thirty
and nine ;
43 The Nethinim : the children of Ziha,
the children of Hasupha, the children of

Return of the captives.

u. 44.— EZRA.— m. 14.

Renewal of sacrifices.

Tabbaoth, «the children of Keros, the
children of Siaha, the children of Padon,
4Hhe children of Lebanah, the children of
Hagabah, the cMldren of Akkub, ^the
children of Hagab, the children of Shalmai,
the cMldren of Hanan, 47the cMldren of
Giddel, the children of Gahar, the children
of Reaiah, 4Hhe children of Rezin, the
children of Nekoda, the children of Gaz-
zam, ^the children of Uzza, the children of
Paseah, the children of Besai, »the child
ren of Asnah, the children of Mehunim, the
children of Nephusim, S1the children of
Bakbuk, the children of Hakupha, the child
ren of Harhur, 52 the children of Bazluth,
the children of Mehida, the children of
Harsha, Mthe clrildren of Barkos, the cMld
ren of Sisera, the children of Thamah, H the
children of Neziah, the children of Ha-
tipha. 65 The children of the servants of Solo
mon: the children of Sotai, the children of
Sophereth, the cMldren of Peruda. fiethe
children of Jaalah, the children of Darkon,
the children of Giddel, fi7the children of
Shephatiah, the children of Hattil, the
children of Pochereth of Zebaim, the child
ren of Ami. s8AU the NetMnim, and the
children of Solomon's servants, are three
hundred mnety and two.
m And these are they who go up from Tel-
Melah, Tel-Harsa, Cherub, Addan, Immer;
and they have not been able to declare the
house of their fathers, or their seed, whether
they are of Israel; Mthe children of Delaiah,
the children of Tobiah, the cMldren of Ne
koda, six hundred fifty and two.
Cl And of the children of the priests : the
children of Habaiah, the children of Koz,
the children of Barzillai (who hath taken
from the daughters of Barzillai the Gilead
ite a wife, and is called by their name ;
K these have sought their register among
those who reckon themselves by genealogy,
and they have not been found, and they are
freed from the priesthood; 6Sand the Tir-
shatha saith to them, that they eat not of
the most holy things till the standing up of
a priest with Urim and with Thummim.
^All the congregation together is four
myriad two thousand three hundred sixty,
G5 apart from their servants and their hand
maids; these are seven thousand three
hundred thirty and seven: and of them
are singing men and singing women, two
hundred. w Their horses are seven hun
dred thirty and six; their mules, two hun
dred forty and five; ^ their camels, four
hundred tMrty and five ; asses, six thou
sand seven hundred and twenty.
68 And some of the heads of the fathers
in their coming into the house of the Lord
which is in Jerusalem, have offered will
ingly for the house of God, to establish it on
its base; m according to their power they
have given to the treasure of the work ; of
gold, six myriad and a thousand drams,
and of silver, five thousand pounds, and of
priests' coats, a hundred. 70And the priests
dwell, with the Levites, and some of the
people, and the singers, and the gate-
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keepers, and the Nethinim, in their cities ;
also all Israel in their cities.
III. iAND the seventh month cometh,
and the Children of Israel are in the cities,
and the people are gathered, as one man,
unto Jerusalem. 2And Jeshua son of Jo-
zadak riseth, with his brethren the priests,
and Zerubbabel son of Sheoltiel and his
brethren, and they build the altar of the
God of Israel, to cause to 'ascend on it
burnt-offerings, as written in the law of
Moses, the man of God. 3And they estab
lish the altar on its base, because of the
fear upon them of the people of the
lands; and he causeth burnt-offerings to
ascend upon it to the Lord, burnt-offerings
for the mormng and for the evening. 4And
they prepare the feast of booths as written,
and the burnt-offering of the day daily, in
number according to the ordinance, the
matter of a day in its day; 5and after this
the continual burnt-offering, even of the
new moons, and of all the appointed seasons
of the Lord, which are sanctified; and of
every one who willingly offereth a willing-
offering to the Lord. 6 From the first day
of the seventh month they have begun to
cause burnt-offerings to ascend to the Lord;
and the temple of the LORD hath not been
founded, 7and they give money to the
hewers, and to the artificers, and food, and
drink, and oil to those of Zidon, and of
Tyre, to bring cedar-trees from Lebanon to
the sea of Joppa, according to the permission
of Cyrus king of Persia concerning them.
8 And in the second year of their coming
unto the house of God at Jerusalem, in the
second month, began Zerubbabel son of
Shealtiel, and Jeshua son of Jozadak, and
the remnant of their brethren the priests
and the Levites, and all who come from the
captivity; to Jerusalem, and they appoint
the Levites from twenty years old and up
ward, to overlook the work of the house of
the Lord. 9 And Jeshua standeth, with his
sons, and his brethren, Kadmiel and his
sons, the sons of Judah together, to over
look those who do the work in the house of
God; the sons of Henadad, with their sons
and their brethren the Levites.
"And the builders have founded the
temple of the LORD, and they appoint the
priests, clothed, with trumpets, and the
Levites, sons of Asaph, with, cymbals, to
praise the Lord, by means of the instru
ments of David king of Israel. "And they
respond in praising and in giving thanks to
the Lord, for He is good, for His kindness is
for ever over Israel, "and all the people
have shouted — a great shout — in giving
praise to the Lord, because the house of
the Lord hath been founded. "And many
of the priests, and of the Levites, and the
heads of the fathers, the old men who had
seen the first house, in this house being
founded before their eyes are weeping with
a loud voice, and many with a shout, in
joy, lifting up the voice; "and the people
do not discern the noise of the shouting of
joy, from the noise of the weeping of the
people, for the people are shouting— a great
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Opposition made to the Jews

IV. 1.— EZRA.— v. 10.

in their building tlte temple.

shouting— aud the noise hath been heard
unto a distance.
IV. iAND the adversaries of Judah and
Benjamin hear that the children of the cap
tivity are building a temple to the Lord,
God of Israel, 2aud they draw nigh unto
Zerubbabel, and unto the heads of the fa
thers, and say to them, 'Let us build with
you; for, like you, we seek after your God,
but we are not sacrificing since the days of
Esar-Haddon king of Asshur, who brought
us up hither.' "And Zerubbabel saith to
them, with Jeshua, and the rest of the
heads of the fathers of Israel, ' Not for you
and for us, to build a house to our God ;
but we ourselves together will build to the
Lord, God of Israel, as king Cyrus, king of
Persia, hath commanded us.'
4 And it cometh to pass, the people of the
land are malting the hands of the people of
Judah feeble, and are troubling them for
building, 6 and are hiring counsellors against
them, to make void then* counsel all the
days of Cyrus king of Persia, even till the
reign of Darius king of Persia. GAnd in the
reign of Ahasuerus, at the commencement
of his reign, they have written an accusa
tion against the inhabitants of Judah and
Jerusalem ; 7yea, in the days of Artaxerxes
have Bishlam, Mithredath, Tabeel, and the
rest of his companions written unto Artax
erxes king of Persia, and the writing of the
letter is written in Aramaean, and inter
preted in Aramaean.
8Rehum the counsellor, and Shimshai the
scribe, have written a letter concerning
Jerusalem to Artaxerxes trie ktog, thus :
9 Then Rehum the counsellor, and Shimshai
the scribe, and the rest of their companions,
the Dinaites, and the Apharsathchites, the
Tarpelites, the Apharsites, the Archevites,
the Babylonians, tho Susauchites (who are
the Elamites)-, "and the rest of the nations
which the great and honourable Asnapper
'hath removed and set in the cities of Sa
maria, and the rest beyond the river, and
at such a time : n This vt a copy of the letter
which they have sent unto him, uuto Artax
erxes the king : 'Thy servants, the men be
yond the river, and at such a time: "Be it
known to the ktog, that the Jews who have
come up from thee imto us, have come to
Jerusalem, the rebellious and base city they
are building, and the walls they have finish
ed, and they join the foundations. "Now,
be it known to the ktog, that if this city be
builded, and the walls finished, toll, tribute,
and custom they will not give ; and at length
it will cause loss to the kings. "Now, be
cause the salt of the palace is our salt,
and the nakedness of the king we have no
patience to see, therefore have we sent and
made it known to the ktog ; " that he may
seek to the book of the records of thy fa
thers, and thou shalt find in the book of the
records, and shalt know, that this city is a
rebellious city, and causing loss to kings
and provinces, that the makers of sedition
are in its midst from the days of old, there
fore hath this city been wasted. "We
make known to the king that, if this city be
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builded and the walls finished, by this means
a portion beyond the river thou hast none.'
i7An answer hath the king sent unto Re-
hum the counsellor, and Shimshai the scribe.
and the rest of their compamons who dwell
in Samaria, and the rest beyond the river,
'Peace, and at such a time: "The letter
which ye have sent unto us, explained.
hath been read before me ; "and by me a
decree hath been made, and they have
sought, and found that this city from the
days of old against kings Iifteth up itself ;
that rebellion and sedition is made in it ;
29 that mighty kings have been over Jeru
salem, even rulers over all beyond the river,
and toll, tribute, and custom is given to
them. 2lNow, make ye a decree to cause
these men to cease, that this city he not
builded till by me a decree be made. -- Aud
ye, beware ye of negligence in doing this:
why should the hurt become great to the
loss of the kings?'
21fThen from the time that the copy of
the letter of king Artaxerxes is read before
Rehum, and Shimshai the scribe, and their-
companions, they have gone in haste to
Jerusalem, unto the Jews, and caused them
to cease by force, aud strength. "'Then
ceased the service of the house of God
which is in Jerusalem, and it ceaseth till
the second year of the reign of Darius king
of Persia.
V. iAND the prophets (Haggai the pro
phet, and Zechariah son of Iddo) have
prophesied unto the Jews who are in Judali
and in Jerusalem, in the name of the God
of Israel, — unto them. '-Then have Zerub
babel son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua sou of
Jozadak, risen, and begun to build the house
of God' wliich is in Jerusalem, and with
them the prophets of God supporting them.
aAt that time Tatnai, governor beyond
the river, hath come to them, and Shethar-
Bozuai, and their companions, and thus
they say to them, ' Who hath made a de
cree for you to build this house, and to
finish this wall?'
4 Then thus have we said to them, ' What
are the names of the men who are building
this building ?' 6 And the eye of their God
hath been upon the elders of the Jews, and
they have not caused them to cease till the
matter goeth to Darius, and then they send
back a letter concerning this thing.
6 The copy of the letter which Tatnai,
governor beyond the river, hath sent, with
Shethar-Boznai and his companions, the
Apharsachites, who are. beyond the river,
unto Darius the king. 7 A letter they have
sent unto him, and thus is it written in it :
V To Darius the king, all peace ! be it known
to the king that we have gone to the pro
vince of Judah, to the great house of God,
and it is built with rolling stones, and wood
is placed in the walls, and this work is done
speedily, and prospereth in their hand.
9 Then have we asked of those elders, thus
have we said to them, Who hath made for
you a decree this house to build, and this
wall to finish? "And also their names we
asked of them, to let thee know, that we

favourable decree of Darius. v. 11. — EZRA. — vti. 2.

The passover kept.

might write the names of the men who are
at their head. "And thus have they re
turned us word, saying, 'We are the ser
vants of the God of heaven and earth, and
are building the house which was built
many years before this, which a great king
of Israel built and finished: "but after that
our fathers made the God of heaven angry,
he gave them into the hand of Nebuchad
nezzar king of Babylon the Chaldean, and
this house he destroyed, and the people he
removed to Babylon; " but in the first year
of Cyrus king of Babylon, Cyrus the king
made a decree to build this house of God,
14 and also, the vessels of the house of God,
of gold aud of silver, which Nebuchad
nezzar hath takeu forth out of the temple
which is in Jerusalem, and brought them
to the temple of Babylon, them hath
Cyrus the king brought forth out of the
temple of Babylon, and they have been
given to one, whose name is Sheshbazzar,
whom he made governor, " and said to him,
These vessels take, go, put them down in
the temple wMch is in Jerusalem, and let
the house of God be builded on its place.
"Then hath this Sheshbazzar come — he
hath laid the foundation of the house of
God which is in Jerusalem, and from then
even till now it hath been building, and is
not finished. I7And now, it it be good to
the king, let search be made in the treasure-
house of the king, which is there to Baby
lon, whether it be that by Cyrus the ktog a
decree was made to build this house of God
in Jerusalem, and the will of the king con
cerning this thing let him send to us.'
VI. iTHEN Darius the king hath made a
decree, and they have sought in the house
of the books of the treasuries placed there
iu Babylon, 2and there hath been found at
Achmetha, in the palace that is in the pro
vince of the Medes, a roll, and within it is a
record thus written : 3 ' In the first year of
Cyrus the ktog, Cyrus the king hath made a
decree concerning the house of God in
Jerusalem : Let the house be builded in the
place where they sacrifice sacrifices, and its
foundation strongly laid ; its height sixty
cubits, its breadth sixty cubits: 'three rows
of rolling stones, and a row of new wood,
and let the outlay be given out of the king's
house. ;» And also, let the vessels of the
house of God, of gold and of silver, whicli
Nebuchadnezzar took forth out of the tem
ple which is in Jerusalem, and brought to
Babylon, be given back, and go to the tem
ple wMch is in Jerusalem, each to its place,
and put them down to the house of God.
6 ' Now, Tatnai, governor beyond the river,
Shethar-Boznai, and their compauions, the
Apharsachites, who are beyond the river,
be ye far from thence; 7let alone the work
of this house of God, let the governor of the
Jews, and the elders of the Jews, build tMs
house of God in its place; 8and by me a de
cree is made concerning that which ye shall
do with the elders of these Jews for the
building of this house of God, that of the
riches of the king, which are of the tribute
beyond the river, speedily let the outlay be

given to these men, that they cease not.
9 And what they need, both young bullocks.
and rams, and lambs for burnt-offerings to
the God of heaven, wheat, salt, wine, and.
oil, according to the saying of the priests
who are in Jerusalem, let be given to
them day by day without fail, "that they
may bring near sweet savours to the God of
heaven, and pray for the life of the king,
and of his sons.
11 ' And by me a decree is made that any
one who chongeth this thing, let wood be
pulled down from Ms house, and betog
raised up, let him be smitteu on it, and let
hishouse be made a dunghill fortius. " And
God, who hath caused His name to dwell
there, cast down any king or people that
putteth forth his hand to change, to de
stroy this house of God which is in Jeru
salem; I Darius have made a decree ; let it
be done speedily.'
13 Then Tatnai, governor beyond the river,
Shethar-Boznai, and their companions, ac
cording to that which king Darius hath
sent, so have they done speedily. i4And
the elders of the Jews are building and
prospering through the prophecy of Hag-
gaithe prophet, and Zechariah son of Tcldo,
and they have built and finished by the de
cree of the God of Israel, and by the de
cree of Cyrus, and Darius, and Artaxerxes
king of Persia. "And this house hath gone
out till the third day of the month Adar,
whicli is in the sixth year of the reign of
Darius the ktog.
" And the Children of Israel have made,
with the priests, and the Levites, and the
rest of the cMldren of the captivity, the
dedication of this house of God. with joy,
i7and have brought near for the dedication
of this house of God a hundred bullocks,
two hundred rams, four hundred lambs ;
and young he-goats for a sin-offering for all
Israel, twelve, according to the number of
the tribes of Israel ; " and they have esta
blished the priests in their divisions, and
the Levites to then' courses, over the service
of God which is in Jerusalem, as written in ,
the book of Moses. "And the children of '
the captivity make the passover. on the
fourteenth of the first month: 20for the
priests and the Levites have been purified
together fall of them are pure), and they
slaughter the passover for all the children
of the captivity, and for their brethren the
priests, and for themselves. 2lAnd the
Children of Israel who return from the cap
tivity, and every one who is separated from
the uncleanness of the nations of the land
unto them, to seek for the Lord, God of
Israel, do eat, ^and keep the feast of un
leavened things seven days with joy : for
the LORD hath made them to rejoice, and
turned round the heart of the king of As
syria unto them, to strengthen their hands
in the work of the house of God, the God
of Israel.
VII. iAND after these things, in the
reign of Artaxerxes king of Persia, Ezra soi i
of Seraiah, son of Azariah, son of Hilkiah,
2son of Shallum, son of Zndok, son of AM-

The decree of Artaxerxes. vil. 3.— EZRA.— vm. Id. Journey of Ezra and others.

tub, Hon of Amariah, son of Azariah. son
of Meraioth, 4son of Zerahiah, son of Uzzi,
son of Bukki, s son of Abishua, son of Phine
has, son of Eleazar, son of Aaron the head
priest; Hhis Ezra hath come up from
Babylon; and he is, a ready scribe in the law
of Moses, which the Lord, God of Israel,
gave, and the ktog giveth to him, according
to the hand of the LORD Ms God upon him,
all his request. 7 And some of the Children
of Israel go up, with some of the priests,
and of the Levites, and of the singers, and
of the gate-keepers, and of the Nethinim,
to Jerusalem, to the seventh year of Artax
erxes the king. 8And he cometh to Jeru
salem in the fifth month, which is in the
seventh year of the king, 9 for on the first
of the first month he hath founded the as
cent from Babylon, and on the first of the
fifth month hath he come to Jerusalem, ac
cording to the good hand of his God upon
him: "for Ezra hath prepared his heart to
seek the law of the Lord, and to do, and to
teach in Israel statute and judgment.
n And this is a copy of the letter which
the king Artaxerxes hath given to Ezra, the
priest, the scribe, a scribe of the words of
the commands of the Lord, and of His sta
tutes on Israel: i2 ' Artaxerxes, king of
kings, to Ezra the priest, a perfect scribe of
the law of the God of heaven, and at such
a time : ^By me a decree hath been made
that every one who is willing, to my king
dom, of the people of Israel, and of the
priests and Levites, to go to Jerusalem with
thee, may go; 14 because from the king and
his seven counsellors thou art sent, to in
quire concerning Judah and Jerusalem, with
the law of God which is in thy hand, " and
to carry the silver and gold which the king
and his counsellors have willingly offered to
the God of Israel, whose tabernacle is in
Jerusalem, "and all the silver and gold
which thou findest in all the province of
Babylon, with the free-will offerings of the
people, and of the priests, offering willingly,
for the house of their God which is in Jeru
salem, 17 therefore buy speedily with this
money bullocks, rams, lambs, and their pre
sents, and their hbations, and bring them
near to the altar of the house of your God
which is to Jerusalem, " and that which is
good to thee and to thy brethren to do
with the rest of the silver and gold, accord
ing to the will of your God ye may do.
" And the vessels which are given to thee,
for the service of the house of thy God,
make perfect before the God of Jerusalem ;
29 and the rest of the needful tMngs of the
house of thy God, which it falleth to thee
to give, thou mayest give from the treasure-
house of the ktog. 21 And by me (I Artax
erxes the ktog) a decree is made to all trea
surers who are beyond the river, that all that
Ezra the priest, the scribe of the law of the
God of heaven, asketh of you, be done
speedily: 22Unto silver a hundred talents,
and unto wheat a hundred cors, and unto
wine a hundred baths, and unto oil a hun
dred baths, and salt without reckoning:
28 all that is by the decree of the God of
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heaven, let be done diligently for the house
of the God of heaven; for why should there
be wrath against the kingdom of th'e king
and his sons ? m And to you we make
known, that on any of the priests and Le
vites, singers, gate-keepers, Netlunim, and
servants of the house of God, toll, tribute,.
or custom, there is no authority to lift up.
25 'And thou, Ezra, according to the wis
dom of thy God, which is in thy hand, ap
point magistrates and judges who may be
judges to all the people who are beyond the
river, to all who know of the law of thy God,
and they who have not known cause ye
to know; 26 and any who do not do the law
of thy God, and the law of the king, speedily
let judgment be done upon Mm, whether
to death, or to banishment, or to confisca
tion of riches, or to bonds.'
. 27Blessedis the Lord, God of our fathers,
who hath put such a thing as this in the
heart of the king, to beautify the house of
the Lord which is in Jerusalem, 28 and hath
stretched out mercy unto me before the
king and Ms counsellors, and before all the
mighty heads of the ktog; and I have
strengthened myself as the hand of the Lord
my God is upon me, and I gather out of Is
rael heads to go up with me.
VIII. iAND these are the heads of their
fathers, and the genealogy of those who go
up with me, in the reign of Artaxerxes the
king, from Babylon. 2From the sons of
Phinehas: Gershom; from the sons of Itha
mar: Daniel; from the sons of David: Hat-
tush ; 3from the sons of Shechaniah, from
the sons of Pharosh : Zechariah, and with
Mm reckoning themselves by genealogy, of
males a hundred and fifty. 4From the sons
of Pahath-Moab: Elihoenai son of Zerahiah,
and with Mm two hundred who are males.
5 From the sons of Shechamah; the son of
Jahaziel, and with him three hundred who
are males. 6And from the sons of Adin:
Ebed son of Jonathan, and with him fifty
who are males. 7And from the sons of
Elam : Jeshaiah son of Athaliah, and with
him seventy who are males. 8And from
the sons of Shephatiah : Zebadiah son of
Michael, and with him eighty who are males.
9 From the sons of Joab: Obadiah son of
Jehiel ; and with Mm two hundred and
eighteen who are males. "And from the
sons of Shelomith, the son of Josiphiah,
and with him a hundred and sixty who are
males. UAnd from the sons of Bebai : Ze
chariah son of Bebai, and with him twenty
aud eight who are males. "And from the
sons of Azgad : Johanan son of Hakkatan,
and with him a hundred and ten who are
males. "And from the last sons of Adom-
kam (and these are their names), Eliphelet,
Jeiel, and Shemaiah, and with them sixty
who are males. 14And from the sons of
Bigvai, Uthai and Zabbud, and with them
seventy who are males.
" And I gather them unto the river that
goeth unto Ahava, and we encamp there
three days; and I consider about the peo
ple, and about the priests, and of the sons
of Levi I have found none there. ISAnd I

T/ieir arrival at Jerusalem, vm. 17.— EZRA.— ix. II. Ezra's prayer and confessioi^

send for Eliezer, for Ariel, -for Shemaiah,
and for Elnathan, and for Jorib, and
for Elnathan, and for Nathan, and for
Zechariah, and for Meshullam, heads, and
for Joiarib, and for Elnathan, men of under
standing; 17 and I charge them for Iddo the
head, at the place Casiphia, and place
words in their mouth, to speak unto Iddo,
and his brethren the Nethtoim, at the
place Casiphia, to bring to us ministers for
the house of our God.
13 And they bring to us, according to the
good hand of our God upon us, a man of
understanding, of the sons of Mahli, son of
Levi, son of Israel, even Sherebiah, and Ms
sons, and his brethren, eighteen. "And
Hashabiah, and with him Jeshaiah, of the
sous of Merari, his brethren, and their sons,
twenty. 2° And from the Nethtoim, whom
David and the heads had given for the ser
vice of the Levites, two hundred and twenty
Nethtoim, all of them defined by name.
21 And I proclaim there a fast, near the
river Ahava, to afflict ourselves before our
God, to seek from Him a right way for us,
and for our infants, and for all our sub
stance; ^for I was ashamed to ask from the
king a force and horsemen to help us be
cause of the enemy in the way, for we spake
to the king, saying, ' The hand of our God is
upon all who seek Him for good, and His
strength and His wrath is against all who
forsake Him.' & And we fast, and seek from
our God for this, and He is entreated of us.
24 And I separate from the heads of the
priests, twelve, even Sherebiah, Hashabiah,
and with them ten of their brethren, 25 and
I weigh to them the silver, and the gold,
and the vessels, the heave-offering of the
house of our. God, which the king, and his
counsellors, and his heads, and all Israel
who are present, have hf ted up ; & and I
weigh by their hand, of silver, talents six
hundred and fifty, and of vessels of silver a
hundred talents, of gold a hundred talents,
27 and basons of gold, twenty, of a thousand
drams, and two vessels of good sMning brass,
desirable as gold, 2B and I say unto them, ' Ye
are holy to the Lord, and the vessels are
holy, and the silver and the gold are a will
ing-offering to the Lord, God of your fa
thers ; 29 watch, and preserve, till ye weigh
them before the heads of the priests, and of
the Levites, and the heads of the fathers of
Israel, in Jerusalem, at the chambers of
the house of the Lord.' 3° And the priests
and the Levites took the weight of the silver,
and of the gold, and of the vessels, to bring
to Jerusalem to the house of our God.
si And we journey from the river Ahava,
on the twelfth of the first month, to go to
Jerusalem, and the hand of our God hath
been upon us, and He delivereth us from
the hand of the enemy and the her in wait
by the way; 3* and we come to Jerusalem,
and dwell there three days. ^ And on the
fourth day hath been weighed the silver,
and the gold, and the vessels, in the house
of our God, by the hand of Meremoth son
of Uriah the priest, and with him Eleazar
son of Phinehas, and with them Jozabad

son of Jeshua, and Noadiah son of Binnui,
the Levites : Mby number, by weight of
every one, and all the weight is written at
that time.
35 Those who come of the captives, the
children of the captivity, have brought near
burnt-offerings to the God of Israel, bul
locks twelve, for all Israel, rams ninety and
six, lambs seventy and seven, young he-
goats for a sin-offering twelve ; the whole
is a burnt-offering to the Lord. 36And they
give the laws of the ktog to the lieutenants
of the king and the governors beyond the
river, and they have lifted, up the people
and the house of God.
IX 1A.ND at the completion of these
tilings, the heads have drawn nigh unto
me, saying, ' The people of Israel, and the
priests, and the Levites have not been sepa
rated from the peoples of the lands, as to
their abominations, even the Canaanite, the
Hittite, the Perizzite, the Jebusite, the
Ammonite, the Moabite, the Egyptian,
and the Amorite, Hor they have taken of
their daughters for themselves, and for
their sons, and the holy seed have mingled
themselves among the peoples of the lands,
and the hands of the heads and the seconds
have been first to this trespass.'
3 And at my hearing of this thing, T have
rent my garment and jny upper robe, and
pluck out some of the hair of my head, and
of my beard, and sit astonished, 4and unto
me are assembled every one that trembleth
at the words of the God of Israel, because
of the trespass of the captivity, and I sit
astonished till the evening-offering.
5 And at the eveniug-offering I have risen
from mine affliction, and at my rending my
garment and my upper robe, I bow down
on my knees, and spread out my hands unto
the Lord ray God, 6and say, '0 my God, I
have been ashamed, and have blushed to
lift up, 0 my God, my face uuto Thee, for
our iniquities have increased over the head,
and our gmlt hath become great even to
the heavens. 7Erom the days of our fa
thers we are to great guilt unto this clay,
and in our iniquities have we been given —
we, our kings, our priests— into the hand
of the kings of the lands, with sword, with
captivity, and with spoiling, and with shame
of face, as at this day. 8And now, as a
small moment, grace hath been from the
LORD our God, to leave to us an escape,
and to give to us a nail in His holy place,
by our God's enlightening our eyeb, and by
giving us a little enriekening to our servi
tude; 9for we are servants, but in our ser
vitude our God hath not forsaken us, arid
stretcheth out kindness unto us before the
kings of Persia, giving to us a quickening
to lift up the house of our God, and to
cause its wastes to cease, and to give to us
a wall to Judah and in Jerusalem. "And
now, what shall we say, 0 our God, after
this? for we have forsaken Thy commands,
u which Thou hast commanded by the hand
of Thy servants the prophets, saying, The
land into wliich ye go to possess it, is a
land of impurity, by the impurity of the
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His work of reformation.

ix. 12. — EZRA. — x. 41. Of putting away strange wives.

people of the lands, by their abominations
wherewith they have filled it, from mouth
to mouth, by their uncleanness; "andnow,
your daughters give not to then- sons, and
their daughters take not to your sons, and
seek not their peace, or their good, for ever,
so that ye are strong, and have eaten the
good of the land, and possessed them for
your children for ever. "And after all
that is come upon us for our evil works,
and for our great guilt (for Thou, 0 our
God, hast kept back the rod from our ini
quities, and nast given to us an escape like
this), "should we turn back to break Thy
commauds, and to join ourselves in mar
riage with the people of these abominations ?
art Thou not angry against us — even to con
sumption—till there is no remnant or escap
ing? iso Lord, God of Israel, righteous
art Thou, for we have been left an escaping,
as it is this day; lo, we are before Thee in
our guilt, for there is none to stand before
Thee concerning this.'
X. iAND at Ezra's praying, and at his
making confession, weeping, and casting
himself down before the house of God,
there have been gathered unto him out of
Israel a very great congregation, men and
women and children, for the people have
wept, multiplying weeping. 2And Shecha
niah son of Jehiel, of the sons of Elam, an
swereth aud saith to Ezra, ' We have tres
passed against our God, seeing we settle
strange women of the peoples of the land ;
yet, now there is hope for Israel concern
ing this; 3 and now, let us make a covenant
with our God, to cause all the women to go
out, and that which is born of them, by the
counsel of the Lord, and of those who
tremble at the command of our God; aud
according to law let it be done. 4Rise,
for the matter is on thee, and we are with
thee; be strong, and do.' 3 And Ezra riseth,
and causeth the heads of the priests, the
Levites, and all Israel, to swear to do ac
cording to this word: and they swear.
6 And Ezra riseth from before the house
of God, and goeth unto the chamber of Jo
hanan son of Eliashib; yea, he goeth there,
bread he hath not eaten, and water he hath
not drunk, for he is mourning because of
the trespass of the captivity. 7And they
cause a proclamation to pass over through
out Judah and Jerusalem, to all the child
ren of the captivity, to be gathered to Jeru
salem, 8that every one who cometh not in
by the third day, according to the counsel
of the heads and of the elders, all his sub
stance should be devoted, and himself sepa
rated from the congregation of the captivity.
9 And all the men of Judah and Benjamin
are gathered to Jerusalem by the third day:
it is the ninth month, on the twentieth of
the month, and all the people sit on the
broad place of the house of God, trembling
on account of the matter and of the showers.
"And Ezra the priest riseth, and saith unto
them, ' Ye have trespassed, seeing ye settle
strange women, adding to the guilt of Is
rael. "And, now, make confession to the
Lord, God of your fathers, and do His good

pleasure, and he separated from the peo
ples of the land, and the strange women.'
"And all the congregation answer and
say with a great voice, 'Right; according to
thy word — on us to do ; " but the people
are many, and it is the time of showers,
and there is no power to stand without,
and the work is not for one day, nor for
two, for "we have multiplied to transgress
to this thing. "Let, we pray thee, our
heads of all the congregation stand, and let
all who are in our cities, who have settled
strange wives, come at the times appointed,
and with them the elders of each city, and
its judges, till the turning of the fury of the
wrath of our God from us, for this thing.'
15 Only Jonathan son of Asahel, and Ja-
haziah son of Tikvah, have stood over tlris,
and Meshullam, and Shabbethoi the Levite,
have helped them. "And the children of
the captivity do so : and Ezra the priest,
with men, heads of the fathers, for the
house of their fathers, are separated, even
all of them by name, and they sit on the
first day of the tenth month, to examine
the matter. 17 And they finish with all the
men who have settled strange women, on
the first day of the first month. "And
there are found among the sons of the
priests that had settled strange women: of
the sons of Jeshua son of Jozadak, and his
brethren, Maaseiah, and Eliezer, and Jarib,
and Gedaliah; " and they give their hand
to send out their wives, and as guilty ones,
a ram of the flock, for their guilt. 2° And
of the sons of Immer: Hanani and Zeba
diah; 21 and of the sons of Harim: Maaseiah,
aud Elijah, and Shemaiah, and Jehiel, and
Uzziah; 22and of the sons of Pashur: Elioe
nai, Maaseiah, Ishmael, Nethaneel, Joza-
bad, and Elasah. 2* And of the Levites: Jo-
zabad, and Shimei, and Kelaiah (who is
Kelita), Pethahiah, Judah, and Eliezer;
^and of the singers: Eliashib; and of the
gatekeepers: Shallum, and Telem, and Uri.
25 And of Israel: of the sons of Parosh:
Ranriah, and Jeziah, and Malchiah, and
Miamin, and Eleazar, and Malchijah, and
Benaiah; 26and of the sons of Elam: Matta
niah, Zechariah, and Jehiel, and Abdi, and
Jeremoth, and Elian ; 27and of the sons of
Zattu: Elioenai, Eliashib, Mattaiah, and
Jeremoth, and Zabad, and Aziza ; w and of
the sons of Bebai : Jehohanan, Hananiah,
Zabbai, Athlai ; 29 and of the sous of Bani:
Meshullam, Malluch. and Adaiah, Jashub,
and Sheal, and Ramoth ; »> and of the sons
of Pahath-Moab : Aetna, aud Chelal, Be
naiah, Maaseiah, Mattaniah, Bezaleel, aud
Binnui, and Manasseh; 3iand of the sons of
Harim : Eliezer, Ishijah, Malchiah, She
maiah, Shimeon, s" Benjamin, Malluch,
Shemariah; ^of the sons of Hashum: Mat-
tenai, Mattathah, Zabad, Eliphelet, Je-
remai, Manasseh, Shimei; ^of the sons of
Bani: Maadai, Amram. and Uel, ^ Benaiah,
Bedeiah, Chellub, 3CVaniah, Meremoth,
Eliashib, 37Mattaniah, Mattenai, and Jaa-
sau, ^ and Bani, and Binnui, Shimei,
39 and Shelemiah, and Nathan, and Adaiah,
^Machnadebai, Shashai, Sharai, 4JAzareel,

Nehemiah's prayer.

a. 42.— NEHEMIAH.— II. 16.

He goeth to Jerusalem.

and Shelemiah, Shemariah, 42 Shallum, I and Joel, Benaiah. 44AU these have taken
Amariah, Joseph ; 43of the sons of Nebo : strange women, and some of them have
Jeiel, ¦MattitMah, Zabad, Zebtoa, Jadau, [ wives who adopt children.

NEHEMIAH.

Chap I. i'Ihe words of Nehemiah son or
Hachaliah. And it cometh to pass, in the month of
Chisleu, the twentieth year, that I have
been in Shushan the palace, 2 and Hanani,
| one of my brethren, cometh in, he and
] certain of Judah, and I ask them concern-
I ing the Jews, the escaped party who have
j been left of the captivity, and concerning
! Jerusalem. 3And they say to me, 'They
| who are left, who have been left of the cap-
1 tivity there in the province, arc in great
j evil, and in reproach, and the wall of Jeru-
i salem is broken down, and its gates have
; been burnt with fire.'
4 And it cometh to pass, in my hearing
; these words, I have sat down, and I weep
and mourn for days, and fast and pray be
fore the God of heaven, 5 and say, ' I be-
, seech thee, O Lord, God of heaven, God,
! the great and the fearful, keeping the cove-
I uant and kindness for those who love Him,
. and for those who keep His commands:
I clet Thine ear, I pray Thee, be attentive,
and Thine eyes open, to hearken unto the
prayer of Thy servant, which I am praying
before Thee to-day, by day and by night,
concerning the Children of Israel Thy ser
vants, and confessing concerning the sins
of the CMldren of Israel, wMch we have
sinned against Thee ; yea, I and the house
of my father have sinned ; 7 we have acted
very corruptly against Thee, and have not
kept the commands, and the statutes, and
the judgments, which Thou didst command
Moses Thy servant.
8 ' Remember, I pray Thee, the word that
Thou didst command Thy servant Moses,
saying, Ye trespass — I scatter you among
the nations; 9 when ye have turned unto
Me, and kept My commands, and done
them : if your outcast is at the end of the
heavens, from thence I gather them, and
have brought them unto the place wliich I
have chosen to cause My name to taber
nacle there. " And they are Thy servants,
and Thy people, whom Thou hast redeemed
by Thy great power, and by Thy strong
hand. nI beseech Thee, 0 Lord, let, I
pray Thee, Thine ear be attentive unto the
prayer of Thy servant, and unto the prayer
of Thy servants, who delight to fear Thy
Name; and give prosperity, I pray Thee, to
Thy servant to-day, and give him mercies
before tlris man;' seeing I have been butler
to the king.
II. iAND it cometh to pass, in the month
of Nisan, the twentieth year of Artaxerxes
the king, wine is before him, and I lift up
the wine, and give to the king, and I had
not been sad before him; 2and the king

saith to me, ' Wherefore is thy countenance
sad, and thou art not sick ? this is nothing
save sadness of heart; ' and I am very much
afraid, 3and say to the king, '0 king, for
ever live; wherefore should not my counten
ance be sad, when the city, the place of the
sepulchres of my fathers, is a waste, and its
gates consumed with fire ?'
4 And the king saith to me, ' For what art
thou seeMng?' and I pray unto the God of
heaven, Sand say to the king, 'If to the
king it be good, and if thy servant be pleas
ing before thee, that thou send me unto Ju
dah, unto the city of the septochres of my
fathers, and I do build it.' 6 And the ktog
saith to me (the queen also sitting near
him), ' How long is thy journey ? and when
will thou return ?' and it is good before the
king, and he sendeth me away, wheD 1 set
for him a time, 7 and say to the king, ' If to
the king it be good, let letters be given to
me for the governors beyond the River,
that they let me pass over till I come unto
Judah; 8 and a letter unto Asaph, keeper of
the paradise which the ktog hath, that he
give to me trees for beams for the gates of
the palace which the house hath, and for
the wall of the city, and for the house into
which I enter;' and the king giveth to me,
according to the good hand of my God upon
me. 9And I come in unto the governors
beyond the River, and give to them the
letters of the king; and the king sendeth
with me heads of a force, and horsemen ;
i° and Sanballat the Horonite heareth, also
Tobiah the servant, the Ammouite, and it
is evil to them — a great evil— that a man
hath come to seek good for the Children of
Israel. uAnd I come in unto Jerusalem, and am
there three days; "and I rise by night, I
and a few men with me, and have not de
clared to any man what my God is giving
uuto my heart to do for Jerusalem, and
there is no beast with me save the beast on
which I am riding. " And I go out through
the gate of the valley by mght, even unto
the front of the fountain of the dragon, and
unto the gate of the dunghill, and am
measuring about the walls of Jerusalem,
which are broken down, while its gates
have been consumed with fire. "And I
pass over unto the gate of the fountain,
and unto the king's pool, and there is no
place for the beast under me to pass over,
"and I am going up through the brook by
night, and am measuring about the wall,
and turn back, and come in through the
gate of the valley, and turn back.
"And the prefects have not known
whither I have gone, or what I am doing,
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yea, to the Jews, or to the priests, or to the
freemen, or to the prefects, or to the rest
of those who do the work, hitherto I have
not declared it; 17 and I say unto them, 'Ye
see the evil that we are in, that Jerusalem
is waste, and its gates have been burnt with
Are: come and let us build the wall of Jeru
salem, and let us not be any more a re
proach.' "And I declare to them the hand of
my God which is good upon me, and also the
words of the ktog that he spake to me, and
they say, 'Let us rise, then have we built;'
and they strengthen their hands for good.
"And Sanballat the Horonite heareth,
also, Tobiah the servant, the Ammonite,
and Geshem the Arabian, and they mock
at us, and despise us, and say, 'What is
this thing that ye are doing? against the
king are ye rebelling ?' 20And I return them
word, and say unto them, 'The God of
heaven— He doth give prosperity to us, and
we His servants rise and have built; but to
you there is no portion, or right, or me
morial in Jerusalem.'
II I. 1 AND Eliashib the high priest riseth,
with his brethren the priests, and they build
the sheep-gate; they have sanctified it, and
set up its doors, even unto the tower
of Meah they have sanctified it, unto the
tower of Hananeel ; 2 and by Ms side have
the men of Jericho built; and by their side
hath Zaccur son of Imri built; 3and the
fish-gate have the sons of Hassenah built,
they have walled it, and set up its doors,
its locks, and its bars ; 4and by their side
hath Meremoth son of Urijah, son of Koz,
strengthened; and by his side hath Meshul
lam son of BerecMah, son of Meshezabeel,
strengthened; and by Ms side hath Zadok
son of Bana strengthened; Sand by his side
have the Tekoites strengthened, but their
honourable ones have not brought in their
neck to the service of their Lord.
"And the old gate have Jehoiada son of
Paseah, and Meshullam son of Besodeiah,
strengthened; they have walled it, and set
up its doors, and its locks, and its bars.
7And by their side hath Melatiah the Gibe-
onite strengthened, with Jadon the Meron-
othite, men of Gibeon and of Mizpah, to
the throne of the governor beyond the
River. 8By his side hath Czziel son of
Harhaiah of the refiners strengthened; and
by his side hath Hananiah son of one of the
compounders strengthened; and they leave
Jerusalem unto the broad wall. 9 And by
their side hath Rephaiah son of Hur, head
of the half of a district of Jerusalem,
strengthened. "And by their side hath
Jedaiah son of Harumaph strengthened,
even over-against his own house; and by
his side hath Hattush son of Hashabniah
strengthened. 11 A second measure hath Malchijah son
of Harim strengthened, with Hashub son
of Pahath-Moab, even the tower of the
furnaces. "And by his side hath Shallum
son of Halohesh, head of the half of a dis
trict of Jerusalem, strengthened, he and Ms
daughters. "The gate of the valley hath
Hanun strengthened, with the inhabitants
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of Zanoah; they have bMlt it, and set up its
doors, its locks, and its bars, and a thou
sand cubits in the wall unto the dung-gate.
14 Aud the dung-gate hath Malchiah son of
Rechab, head of the district of Beth-Hac-
cerem, strengthened; he huildeth it, and
setteth up its doors, its locks, and its bars.
" And the gate of the fountain hath Shal-
lun son of Col-Hozeh, head of the district
of Mizpah, strengthened ; he buildeth it,
and covereth it, and setteth up its doors,
its locks, and its bars, and the wall of the
pool of Siloah, at the garden of the king,
even unto the steps which go down from
the city of David. " After Mm hath Nehe-
miah son of Azbuk, head of the half of the
district of Beth-Zur, strengthened, unto the
front of the sepulchres of David, and unto
the pool that is made, and unto the house
of the mighty ones. 17 After him have the
Levites strengthened, with Rehum son of
Bani; by his side hath Hashabiah, head of
the half of the district of Keilah, 'strength
ened, for his district. "After him have
their brethren strengthened, with Bavai
son of Henadad, head of the half of the dis
trict of Keilah. "And Ezer son of Jeshua,
head of Mizpah, hath strengthened, by his
side, a second measure, over-against the
ascent of the armoury at the angle.
29 After him hath Baruch son of Zabbai
hastened to strengthen a second measure,
from the angle unto the opening of the
house of Eliashib the high priest. 21 After
him hath Meremoth son of Urijah, son of
Koz, strengthened a second measure, from
the opemng of the house of Eliashib even
unto the completion of the house of Elia
shib. 22 And after him have the priests,
the men of the circuit, strengthened. 23 After
them hath Benjamin strengthened, with
Hashub, over-against their own house;
after him hath Azariah son of Maaseiah, son
of Ananiah, strengthened, near his own
house. 24 After him hath BinnM son of
Henadad strengthened a second meosure,
from the house of Azariah unto the angle,
even unto the corner.
25 Palal son of Uzai, from over-against the
angle and the tower which goeth out from
the upper house of the king, which is at
the court of the prison; after him Pedaiah
son of Parosh. 28And the Nethtotoi have
been dwelling in Ophel, unto the front of
the water-gate at the east, and the tower
that goeth out. ^ After him have the
Tekoites strengthened a second measure,
from the front of the great tower that goeth
out, even unto the wall of Ophel. 28 From
above the horse-gate have the priests
strengthened, each over-against his own
house. » After them hath Zadok son of
limner strengthened, over-against his own
house; and after him hath Shemaiah son of
Shechaniah, keeper of the east gate,
strengthened. 3° After Mm hath Hananiah
son of Shelemiah strengthened, with Ha
nun sixth son of Zalaph, a second measure;
after him hath Meshullam son of BerecMah
strengthened, over-against his own cham
ber. 8I After Mm hath Malchiah son of the

1 opposition ofSanballat, &c. in. 32.— N

-V. 11. Precaution ofNehemiaK

refiner strengthened, unto the house of the
Nethtoim; and of the merchants, over-
against the gate of the Miphkad, and unto
the ascent of the corner. 8* And between
the ascent of the comer and the sheep-
gate have the refiners and the merchants
strengthened. IV. i AND it cometh to pass, when San-
ballat hath heard that we are building the
wall, then it is displeasing to him, and he is
very angry, and mocketh at the Jews, 2and
saith before his brethren and the force of
Samaria, yea, he saith, 'What are these
weak Jews doing? are they left to them
selves? do they sacrifice? do they complete
in a day ? do they revive the stones out of
the heaps of the rubbish— seeing they are
burnt ?' 3 And Tobiah the Ammonite is by
Mm, and saith, 'Also, that which they are
bmldtog— if a fox go up, then hath it broken
down their stone wall.'
4 ' Hear, 0 our God, for we have been de
spised ; and turn back their reproach on their
own head, and give them up for a spoil in
the land of captivity ; 6 and cover not over
their iniquity,and their sin from before Thee
let not be blotted out, for they have provok
ed to anger over-against the builders.'
6And we build the wall, and all the wall
is joined unto its half, and the people have
a heart to work. 7And it cometh to pass,
when Sanballathath heard, with Tobiah, and
the Arabians, and the Ammonites, and the
Ashdodites, that a lengthening hath gone
up to the walls of Jerusalem, that the
breaches have begun to be stopped, then it
is very displeasing to them. s and they con
spire, all of them together, to come to flght
against Jerusalem, and to do injury to it.
9 And we pray unto our God, and appoint
a watch against them, by day and by night,
because of them. " And Judah saith, ' The
power of the burden-bearers hath become
feeble, and the rubbish is abundant, and we
ore not able to build ou the wall.' "And
our adversaries say, ' They shall not know,
nor see, till we come toto their midst, and
have slain them, and caused the work to
cease.' "And it cometh to pass, when the
Jews have come who dwell near them, that
they say so to us ten times from all the
places whether they return unto us.
"And I appoint at- the lowest of the
places, at the back of the wall, to the clear
places, yea, I appoint the people, by their
families, with their swords, their spears,
and their bows. "And I see, and rise up,
and say unto the freemen, and unto the
prefects, and unto the rest of the people,
'Be not afraid of them; the Lord, the great
and the fearful, remember ye, and fight for
your brethren, your sons, and your daugh
ters, your wives, and your houses.'
15 And it cometh to pass, when our ene
mies have heard that it hath been known to
us, and God doth frustrate their counsel,
then we turn back, all of us, unto the wall,
each unto his work; "yea, it cometh to
pass, from that day, the half of my servants
are working in the business, and the half
of them are retaining both the spears, the

shields, and the bows, and the coats of
mail; and the heads are behind all the
house of Judah. 17The builders on the
wall, and the bearers of the burden, those
who lade, each with one of his hands is
working in the business, and one is laying
hold of the missile. " And the builders are
each with Ms sword girded on his lotos,
and building, and he who bloweth with the
trumpet is beside me.
"And I say unto the freemen, and unto
the prefects, and unto the rest of the peo
ple, ' The work is abundant, and large, and
we are separated on the wall, far, one from
another. 20In the place that ye hear the
voice of the trumpet thither be ye gathered
unto us; our God doth fight for us.'
2iAnd we are working in the business,
and the half of them are keeping hold of
the spears, from the going up of the dawn
till the coming out of the stars. 22 Also, at
that time I have said to the people, ' Let
each with his servant lodge in the midst of
Jerusalem, then have they been for us by
night a guard, and by day for the work ; '
28 aud none of us, I or my brethren, or my
servants, or the men of the guard who are
alter me, are putting off our garments;
each hath Ms vessel of water. •
V. ! AND there is a great cry of the peo
ple and their wives, concerning their breth
ren the Jews, 2yea, there are who say,
'Our sons, and our daughters, we, — are
many, and we receive corn, and eat, and
live.' s And there are who say, ' Our fields,
and our vineyards, and our houses, we are
pledging, and we receive com for the fa
mine.' 4 And there are who say, ' We have
borrowed money for the tribute of the ktog,
on our fields, and our vineyards; 5and now,
as the flesh of our brethren is our flesh, as
their sons are our sons, yet lo, we are sub
duing our sons and our daughters for ser
vants, yea, there are some of our daughters
subdued, and our hand hath no might, and
our fields and -our vineyards are to others.'
6And it is very displeasing to me when I
have heard their cry and these words, 7and
I consult my heart for me, and I strive with
the freemen, and with the prefects, and
say to them, ' Usury one with another ye
are exacting;' and I set against them a
great congregation, 8and say to them, ' We
have acquired our brethren, the Jews, "wdio
were sold to the nations, according to the
ability that is in us, yet ye also sell your
brethren, and they have been sold to us;'
and they keep silent, and have not found a
word. 9 And I say, ' Not good is the thing that
ye are doing; in the fear of our God should
ye not walk, because of the reproach of the
nations our enemies? "And also, I, my
brethren, and my servants, are exacting of
them silver and corn; let us leave off, Ipray
you, this usury. "Give back, I pray you,
to them, as to-day, their fields, their vine
yards, their olive-yards, and their houses,.
and the hundredth part of the money, and
of the corn, of the new wine, and of the
oil, that ye are exacting of them.'
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V. 12.— NEHEMIAH.— VH. 0.

Completion of the wall

"And they say, 'We will give back, and
of them we will seek nothing; so will we do
as thou art saying.' And I call the priests,
and cause them to swear to do according
to this thing. " Also, my lap I have shaken,
and I say, 'Thus' let God shake out every
man, who doth not perform tMs thing,
from his house, and from his labour ; yea,
thus let him be shaken out and empty;'
and all the congregation say, 'Amen,' and
praise the Lord; and the people do accord
ing to this thing.
"Also, from the day that he appointed
me to be their governor in the land of Ju
dah, from the twentieth year even unto the
thirty and second year of Artaxerxes the
king— twelve years— I, and my brethren,
the bread of the governor have not eaten;
"yet the former governors who are before
me have made themselves heavy on the
people, aud take of them in bread and wine,
besides to silver forty shekels ; also, their
servants have ruled over the people, but I
have not done so, because of the fear of
God. "And also, in the work of this wall
I have done mightily, even a field we have
not bought, and all my servants are gather
ed there for the work. 17 And of the Jews,
and*of the prefects, a hundred and fifty
men, and they who come in unto us of the
nations that are round about us, are at my
table. " And that which hath been prepared
for a day is one ox, six fat sheep, fowls also
have been prepared for me, and once in ten
days of all wines abundantly, yet with this
the bread of the governor I have not sought,
for heavy is the service on this people.
" 'Remember for me, 0 my God, for good,
all that I have done for this people.'
VI. iAND it cometh to pass, when it
hath been heard by Sanballat, and Tobiah,
and by Gesheni the Arabian, and by the
rest of our enemies, that I have builded the
wall, that there hath not been left a breach
in it, also, till that time the doors I had not
set up at the gates, 2 that Sanballat sendeth,
with Geshem, unto me, saying, ' Come and
let us meet together in the villages, in the
valley of Ono;' and they are thinking to do
evil to me. 3 And I send unto them mes
sengers, saying, ' A great work am I doing,
and I am not able to come down ; why
should the work cease when I let it alone,
and have come down unto you?' 4and they
send unto me, according to this word, four
times, and I return them according to this
word. j And Sanballat sendeth unto me, accord
ing to this word, a fifth time, his servant,
and an open letter in his hand; Gto it is
written, ' Among the nations it hath been
heard, and Gashmu saith : Thou and the
Jews are thinking of rebelling, therefore
thou art building the wall, and thou hast
been to them for a king, according to these
words. 7 And also, prophets thou hast ap
pointed to cry for thee to Jerusalem, say-
. ing, A ktog is in Judah, and now it is heard
by the king according to these words ; and
now come, and let us take counsel together.'
8 And I send unto him, saying, 'It hath
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not been according to these words which
thou sayest, for from thine own heart thou
art devistogthem, "forallof them are mak
ing us afraid, saying, Their hands are too
feeble for the work, and it is not done; and
now, strengthen my hands.'
"And I have entered the house of She
maiah son of Delaiah, son of Mehetabeel
(and he is restrained), and he saith, ' Let us
meet together at the house of God, at the
inside of the temple, and let us shut the
doors of the temple, for they are coming to
slay thee; yea, by night they are coming to
slay thee.' "And I saj*, ' Such a man as I,
shall he flee ? and who as I, that would go to
unto the temple, and live? — I will not go in.'
12 And I discern, and lo, God hath not sent
him, for to the prophecy he hath spoken
unto me Tobiah and Sanballat hired him ;
13 so that he is an hireling, that I may fear
and do so, then had I stoned, and it had
beeu to them for an evil name that they
might reproach me. "'Be mindful, 0 my
God, of Tobiah, and of Sanballat, according
to these his works, and also, of Noadiah the
prophetess, and of the rest of the prophets
who have been making me afraid.'
" And the wall is completed in the twenty
and fifth of Elul, at the fifty and second
day ; "and it cometh to pass, when all our
enemies have heard, and all the nations
who are round about us see, that they fall
greatly in their own eyes, and know that by
our God hath this work been done.
i7Also, to those days a multitude of the
freemen of Judah, their letters are going
unto Tobiah, and those of Tobiah are com
ing unto them; "for many in Judah are
swearing to him, for he is son-in-law to She
chaniah son of Arab, and Johanan his son
hath taken the daughter of Meshiulam son
of BerecMah ; " also, Ms good deeds they
have been telling before me, and my words
they have been taMng out to him ; letters
hath Tobiah sent to make me afraid.
VLL iAND it cometh to pass, when the
wall hath been built, that I set up the doors,
and the gatekeepers are appointed, and the
singers, and the Levites; 2and I charge
Hanani my brother, and Hananiah head of
the palace, concerning Jerusalem (for he is
a man of truth, and fearing God above
many), 3and I say to them 'Let not the
gates of Jerusalem be opened till the heat
of the sun, and while they are standing by
let them shut the doors, and fasten, and ap
point guards of the inhabitants of Jeru
salem, each to his guard, and each over-
against Ms own house.' 4And the city is
broad on both sides, and great, and the
people are fsw in its midst, and there are
no houses builded; eand my God putteth
it unto my heart, and I gather the freemen,
and the prefects, and the people, for the
genealogy; and I find a book of the genea
logy of those who come up at the begin-
mng, and I find written in it :—
« These are the children of the province
who come up of the captives of the removal
wliich Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon
had removed (and they turn back to Jeru-

Return of the captives,

Vn. 7.— NEHEMIAH.— vir. 72. and register cf the families.

salem and to Judah, each to his city), 7 who
come in with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehe-
miah, Azariah, Raamiah, Nahaniani, Mor-
decai, Bilshan, Mispereth, Bigvai, Nehum,
Baanah. The number of the men of the people of
Israel: 8the children of Parosh: two thou
sand a hundred and seventy and two; Hhe
children of Shephatiah : three hundred
seventy and two; "the children of Arah:
six hundred fifty and two ; "the cMldren
of Pahath-Moab, of the children of Jeshua
and Joab: two thousand and eight hundred
eighteen ; "the children of Elam: a thou
sand two hundred fifty and four; "the
children of Zattu: eight hundred forty and
five; "the cMldren of Zaccai: seven hun
dred and threescore ; "the cMldren of
Binnui; six hundred forty and eight; "the
children of Bebai: six hundred twenty and
eight : 17 the cMldren of Azgad : two thou
sand three hundred twenty and two ; "the
children of Adouikam : six hundred sixty
and seven; "the cMldren of Bigvai: two
thousand sixty aud seven; 2° the children of
Adin: six hundred fifty and five; 2Lthe
children of Ater of Hezekiah : ninety and
eight; --the children of Hashum : three
hundred twenty and eight; ^the children
of Bezai: three hundred twenty and four ;
^Hhe children of Hariph : a hundred and
twelve ; 25the children of Gibeon : ninety
and five; 2ethe men of Beth-Lehem and
Netophah:ahundred eighty and eight;37 the
men of Anathoth : a hundred twenty and
eight: ^the men of Beth-Azmaveth : forty
and two ; ^the men of Kirjath-Jearim,
Chephirah and Beeroth : seven hundred
forty and three ; ^the men of Ramah and
Gaba: six hundred twenty and one ; &1 the
men of Michmas: a hundred and twenty and
two; ^themenof Bethel and Ai: a hundred
twenty and three ; & the men of the other
Nebbo; fifty and two; ^the children of the
other Elam; a thousand two hundred fifty
and four; 85the children of Harim : three
hundred and twenty; 36the children of
Jericho: three hundred forty and five; 37the
children of Lod, Hadid, and Ono : seven
hundred and twenty and one; ^the child
ren of Senaah: three thousand nine hun
dred and thirty.
^The priests; the children of Jedaiah:
of the house of Jeshua : nine hundred
seventy and three : 40 the children of Imnier:
a thousand fifty and two; 4l the children of
Pashur: a thousand two hundred -forty and
seven; ^the children of Harim: athousand
and seventeen.
43The Levites; the children of Jeshua, of
Kadmiel : of the children of Hodavah :
seventy and four.
44 The singers ; the children of Asaph ; a
hundred forty and eight.
^The gate-keepers; the children of Shal
lum, the children of Ater, the children of
Talmon, the children of Akkub, the child
ren of Hatita, the children of Shobai: a
hundred thirty and eight.
46 The NetMnim : the children of Ziha,
the children of Hasupha, the cMldren of

Tabbaoth, 47the children of Keros, the
children of Sia, the children of Padon,
48the children of Lebanah, the children of
Hagaba, the children of Shalmai, 49the
children of Hanan, the children of Giddel,
the children of Gahar, so the children of
Reaiah, the children of Rezin, the children
of Nekoda, 51the cMldren of Gazzam, the
children of Uzza, the children of Phaseah,
s2the children of Bezai, the children 01
Meunim, the cMldren of Nephishestoi,
63 the children of Bakbuk, the children of
Hakupha, the children of Harhur, ^the
children of Bazlith, the children of Mehida,
the children of Harsha, 5Hhe children of
Barkos, the children of Sisera, the children
of Tainah, ^Hhe children of Neziah, the
children of Hatipha.
37 The children of the servants of Solomoi i :
the children of Sotai, the children of So-
phereth, the children of Perida, ^the
children of Jaala, the children of Darkon,
the children of Giddel, s9the children of
Shephatiah, the children of Hattil, the
children of Pochereth of Zebaim, the child
ren of Anion. WA11 these NetMnim and
the children of the servants of Solomon
are three hundred ninety and two.
61 And these are they who come up from
Tel-Melah, Tel-Haresha, Cherub, Addon,
and Immer ; and they have not been able
to declare the house of their fathers, or
their seed, whether they are of Israel: "-the
children of Delaiah, the children of Tobiah,
the children of Nekoda, six hundred forty
and two.
63 And of the priests: the children of Ha-
baiah, the cMldren of Koz, the children of
Barzillai, who hath taken from the daugh
ters of Barzillai the Gileadite a wife, and is
called by their name. ** These have sought
their register among those who reckon
themselves by genealogy, and it hath not
been found, and they are freed from the
priesthood; ^and the Tirshatha saith to
them that they eat not of the most holy
things till the standing up of the priest
with Urim and Thummim.
68 AH the congregation together is four
myriad two thousand three hundred and
sixty, w apart from their servants and their
handmaids; these are seven thousand three
hundred thirty and seven; and of them are
singing men and singing women, two hun
dred and forty and five. "^ Their horses are
seven hundred thirty and six; their mules,
two hundred and forty and five ; C9camels,
four hundred thirty and five ; asses, six
thousand seven hundred and twenty.
"And some of the heads of the fathers
have given to the work; the Tirshatha hath
given to the treasure, of gold a thousand
drams, bowls fifty, priests' coats thirty, and
five hundred. 7I And some of the heads of
the fathers have given to the treasure of
the work, of gold two myriad of drams,
and of silver two thousand and two hun
dred pound. 72And that which the rest
of the people have given is of gold, two
myriad of drams, and of silver two thou
sand pound, aud of priests' coats, sixty and
131

Explanation of the law. vn. 73.— NEHEMIAH.— DC. 10.

The joy of the people.

seven. 73And they dwell— the priests, and
the Levites, and the gate-keepers, and the
singers, and some of the people, and the
Nethtoim, even all Israel — in their cities,
and the seventh month cometh, and the
Children of Israel are in their cities.
VIII. i AND all the people are gathered
as one man unto the broad place which is
before the water-gate, and they say to Ezra
to bring the book of the law of Moses, which
the Lord commanded Israel. 2And Ezra
the priest bringeth the law before the con
gregation, both of men and women, and
every one intelligent to hear, on the first
day of the seventh month, 3and readeth in
it before the broad place which is before the
water-gate, from the light till the middle
of the day, over-against the men, and the
women, and those who are intelligent; and
the ears of all the people are unto the book
of the law.
4 And Ezra the scribe standeth on a tower
of wood which they have made for the
purpose, and Mattithiah standeth near him,
and Shema, and Anaiah, and Urijah, and
Hilkiah, and Maaseiah, on his right; and at
Ms left Pedaiah, and Mishael, and Mal
chiah, and Hashum, and Hashbadana, Ze
chariah, Meshullam. 3And Ezra openeth
the book before the eyes of all the people
(for above all the people hath he been), and
at his opening it all the people have stood
up. s And Ezra blesseth "the Lord, the
great God, and all the people answer,
' Amen, Amen,' with lifting up their hands,
and they bow and do obeisance to the LORD
— faces to the earth.
7 And Jeshua, and Bani, and Sherebiah,
Jamin, Akkub, Shabbethai, Hodijah, Maa
seiah, Kelita, Azariah, Jozabad, Hanan, Pe-
laiah, aud the Levites, are giving the people
understanding to the law, and the people
are on their station. 8And they read to
the book, in the law of God, explaining so
as to give the meaning, and they give under
standing to the convocation.
"And Nehemiah, who is the Tirshatha,
saith (with Ezra the priest, the scribe, and
the Levites who instruct the people) to all
the people, 'To-day is holy to the LORD
your God, mourn not, nor weep:' for all the
people are weeping at their hearing the
words of the law. "And he saith to them,
* Go, eat the fat things, and drink the sweet
things, and send portions to him for whom
nothing is prepared, for to-day is holy to
our Lord, and be not grieved, for the joy
of the Lord is your strength.'
"And the Levites are keeping all the
people silent, saying, ' Be silent, for to-day
is holy, and be not grieved.' "And all the
people go to eat, and to drink, and to send
portions, and to make great joy, because
they understood the words which they
macle known to them.
"And on the second clay have been
gathered the heads of the fathers of all the
people, the priests, and the Levites, unto
Ezra the scribe, even to act wisely concern
ing the words of the law. i-'And they iind
written to the law which the Lord com

manded by the hand of Moses, that the
Children of Israel dwell in booths to the
feast, in the seventh month, "and that
they proclaim and cause an intimation to
pass over through all their cities, (and
through Jerusalem,) saying, 'Go out to the
mount, and bring leaves of the olive, and
leaves of the oil tree, and leaves of the
myrtle, and leaves of the palms, and leaves
of thick trees, to make booths as written.'
"And the people go out, and bring in,
and make for themselves booths, each on
his roof, and in their courts, and in the
courts of the house of God, and in the broad
place of the water-gate, and in the broad
place of the gate of Ephraim. "And they
make — all the congregation of the captives
of the captivity— booths, and they sit in
the booths; for from the days of Jeshua son
of Nun the Children of Israel had not done
so unto that day, and there is very great
joy. "And he readeth in the book of the
law of God day by day, from the first day
till the last day, and they make a feast
seven days, and on the eighth day a re
straint, according to the ordinance.
IX. iAND in the twenty and fourth day
of this month have the Children of Israel
been gathered, with fasting, and with sack-
clothes, and earth upon them. 2And the
seed of Israel are separated from all the
sons of the stranger, and stand and confess
concerning their sins, and the iniquities of
their fathers, s and rise up on their station,
and read in the book of the law of the Lord
their God a fourth of the day, and a fourth
they are confessing and bowing themselves
to the LORD their God. 4And there stand
up on the ascent, of the Levites, Jeshua,
and Bani, Kadmiel, Shebaniah, Bunni, She
rebiah, Bani, Chenani, and they cry with a
loud voice unto the Lord their God.
3 And the Levites say, even Jeshua, and
Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabniah, Sherebiah,
Hodijah, Shebaniah, Pethahiah, ' Rise, bless
the LORD your God, from age to age, aud
let them bless the name of TMne honour
which is exalted above all blessing and
praise. «Thou art He, 0 Lord, Thyself—
Thou bast made the heavens, the heavens of
heavens, and all their host, the earth and
all that are on it, the seas and. all that are
in them, and Thou keepest all of them
alive, and the host of the heavens are to
Thee bowing themselves.
7 ' Thou, art He, 0 Lord God, who did
fix on Abraham, and broughtest Mm out
from Ur of the Chaldeans, and didst make
his name Abraham, 8and didst find his heart
steadfast before Thee, so as' to make with
him the covenant, to give the land of the
Canaanite, the Hittite, the Amorite, and
the Perizzite, and the Jebusite, and the
Girgashite, to give it to his seed; and dost
establish Thy words, for Thou art righteous,
9 and dost see the affliction of our fathers in
Egypt, and their cry hath heard by the Red
sea, 10and dost give signs and wonders on
Pharaoh, and on all his servants, and on
all the people of his land, for Thou hast
known that they have acted proudly against

Prayer of the Levites,

XX. 11.— NEHEMIAH.— IX. 38.

at the solemn feast.

them, and Thou makest to Thyself a name
as at this day.
11 ' And the sea Thon hast cleaved before
them, and they pass over thro ugh the midst
of the sea on the dry land, and their pur
suers Thou hast cast into the depths, as a
stone, into the strong waters. 12 And by a
pillar of cloud Thou hast led them by day,
and by a pillar of fire by night, to lighten to
them the way in which they go.
"'And on mount Sinai Thou hast come
down, even to speak with them from the
heavens, and to give to them right judg
ments, and true laws, good statutes and
commands. "And Thy holy sabbath Thou
hast made known to them, and commands,
and statutes, and law Thou hast commanded
for them, by the hand of Moses Thy ser
vant; "and bread from the heavens Thou
hast given to them for their hunger, and
water from the rock hast brought out to
them for their thirst, and dost say to
them to go in to possess the land which
Thou hast lifted up Thy hand to give to
them. "'But they and our fathers have acted'
proudly, and hardened their neck, and
have not hearkened unto Thy commands,
"yea, they refuse to hearken, and have not
remembered Thy wonders which Thou hast
done with them, but harden their neck and
appoint a head, to turn back to their ser
vice, in their rebellion; yet Thou art a God
of pardons, gracious, and merciful, long-
suffering, and abundant in kindness, and
hast not forsaken them.
18 'Also, when they have made to them
selves a molten calf, and say, This is thy
god that brought thee up out of Egypt, and
do great despisings, "yet Thou, in TMne
abundant mercies, hast not forsaken them
in the wilderness; the pillar of the cloud
hath not turned aside from off them by day,
leading them in the way, and the pillar of
fire by night, giving light to them and the
way in which they go. 20And Thy good
Spirit Thou hast given, to cause them to
act wisely; and Thy manna Thou hast not
withheld from their mouth, and water
Thou hast given to them for their thirst:
21 yea, forty years Thou hast nourished them
in the wilderness; they have not lacked;
their garments have not worn out, and their
feet have not swelled.
22 * And Thou givest to them kingdoms,
and peoples, and dost apportion them to
the corner, and they possess the land of
Sihon, and the land of the ktog of Heshbon,
and the land of Og king of Bashan. & And
their children Thou hast multiplied as the
stars of the heavens, and bringest them in
unto the hind which Thou hast said to their
fathers to go in to possess.
24 ' And the children go in, and possess
the land, and Thou humblest before them
the inhabitants of the land, the Canaanites,
and givest them into their hand, with their
kings, and the peoples of the land, to do
with them according to their own pleasure.
25 And they capture fenced cities, and fat
ground, and possess houses full of all goods,

digged wells, vineyards, and olive-yardB
and fnrit-trees to abundance; and they eat,
and are satisfied, and become fat, and de
light themselves in Thy great goodness.
26 'And they are disobedient, and rebel
against Thee, and cast Thy law beMnd
their back, and Thy prophets have slain,
who testified against them, to bring them
back unto Thee, yea, they do great despis
ings, a7and Thou givest them into the hand
of their adversaries, and they distress them;
and in the time of their distress they cry
unto Thee, and Thou, from the heavens,
dost hear, and, according to Thine abund
ant mercies, dost give -to them saviours,
and they save them out of the hand of their
adversaries. 28 'And when they have rest, they turn
back to do evil before Thee, and Thou dost
leave them in the hand of their enemies,
and they rule over them; and they turn
back, and call Thee, and Thou from the
heavens dost hear, and dost deliver them,
according to Thy mercies, many times,
29 and dost testify against them, to bring
them back unto Thy law, and they have
acted proudly, and have not hearkened to
Thy commands, but against Thy judgments
have stoned, (which a man doth and liveth
in them,) and give the refractory shoulder,
and their neck have hardened, and have
not hearkened; 8° and Thou drawest over
them many years, and testifiest against
them by Thy Spirit, by the hand of Thy
prophets, but they have not given ear, and
Thou dost give them into the hand of the
peoples of the lands; 3iyet, in Thine abund
ant mercies Thou hast not made them a
consumption, nor hast forsaken them, for a
God, gracious and merciful, art Thou.
82 'And now, O our God— God, the great,
the mighty, and the fearful, keeping the
covenant and the kindness — let not all the
travail that hath found us be little before
Thee, for our kings, for our heads, and for
our priests, and for our prophets, and for our
fathers, and for all Thy people, from the
days of the kings of Asshur unto this day ;
3:;and Thou art just concerning all that
hath come upon us, for truth Thou hast
done, but we have done wickedly; a4 and
our kings, our heads, our priests, and our
fathers have not done thy law, nor attended
unto Thy commands, and to Thy testi
monies, which Thou hast testified against
them ; 35and they, in their kingdom, and
in Thine abundant goodness, which Thou
hast given to them, and to the large and
the fat land which Thou hast set before
them, have not served Thee, nor turned
back from their evil doings.
36 'Lo, we — to-day— are sen-ants; and the
land which Thou hast given to our fathers,
to eat its fruit and its good— lo, we are ser •
vants on it, 87 and its increase it is multiply
ing to the kings whom Thou hast set over
us in our sins; and over our bodies they are
ruling, and over our cattle, according to
their good pleasure, and we are in great
distress. 38 And for all this we are making
a stedfast covenant, and writing, and over
333

Sealing of the covenant.

X. 1.— NEHEMIAH.— XI. 14.

iicneival of sacred rites.

Mm who is sealed are our heads, our Le
vites, and our priestis.'
X. iAND over those who are sealed are
Nehemiah the Tirshatha, son of Hachaliah,
and Zidkijah, 2 Seraiah, Azariah, Jeremiah,
2pashur, Amariah, Malchijah, 4Hattush,
Shebaniah, Malluch, * Harim, Meremoth,
Obadiah, "Daniel, Ginnethon, Baruch, 7Me-
shullam, Abijah, Mijamin, 8Maaziah, Bilgai,
Shemaiah; these arc the priests.
9 And the Levites: both Jeshua son of
Azaniah, Binnui of the sons of Henadad,
Kadmiel; "and their brethren: Shebaniah,
Hodijah, Kelita, Pelaiah, Hanan, "Micha,
Rehob, Hashabiah, " Zaccur, Sherebiah,
Shebaniah, "Hodijah, Bani, Beninu.
"The heads of the people: Parosh,
Pahath-Moab, Elam, Zatthu, Bani, "Bunni,
Azgad, Bebai, " Adonijah, Bigvai, Adin,
17 Ater, Hizkijah, Azzur, " Hodijah, Ha-
shum, Bezai, "Hariph, Anathoth, Nebai,
2UJIagpiash, Meshullam, Hezir, 2lMesheza-
beel, Zadok, Jaddua, "Pelatiah, Hanan,
Anaiah, ^Hoshea, Hananiah, Hashub,
21Hallohesh, Pileha, Shobek, -'5 Rehum, Ha-
shabnah, Maaseiah, 2tJand Ahijah, Hanan,
Anan, 27jialluch, Harim, Baanah.
2y And the rest of the people, the priests,
the Levites, the gatekeepers, the singers,
the Netlunim, and every one who hath
been separated from the peoples of the
lands unto the law of God, their wives-,
their sons, and their daughters, every know
ing intelligent one, 29are laying hold on
their brethren, their honourable ones, and
coming into an execration, and toto an
oath, to walk in the law of God, which hath
been given by the hand of Moses the ser
vant of God, and to observe and to do all
the commands of the Lord our God, and
His judgments, and His statutes; ^and
that we give not our daughters to the peo
ples of the land, and their daughters we
take not for our sons; ^and the peoples
of the land who are bringing in wares or
any corn on the sabbath-day to sell, we re
ceive not of them on the sabbath, or on a
holy day, and we leave the seventh year,
and usury on every hand.
:12And we have appointed for ourselves
commands, putting on ourselves the third
of a shekel in the year, for the service of the
house of our God, ^for the bread of the
arrangement, and the continual offering,
and the continual burnt -offering of the
sabbaths, of the new moons, for the ap
pointed seasons, and for the holy things,
and for the sin-offerings, to make an atone
ment for Israel, even all the work of the
house of our God.
34 And the lots have we caused to fall for
the offering of wood, among the priests, the
Levites, and the people, to bring in to the
house of our God, by the house of our
fathers, at times appointed, year by year,
to burn on the altar of the Lord our God,
as written in the law, ^ and to bring in the
first fruits of our ground, and the first
fruits of all fruit of every tree, year by
ydur, to the house of the Lord, 3Gand the
firstlings of our sons, and of our cattle,
334

as written in the law, and the firstlings
of our herds and our flocks, to bring into
the house of our God, to the priests who
are ministering in the house of our God.
37 And the beginning of our dough, aud
our heave-offerings, and the fruit of every
tree, of new wine, and of oil, we bring to
the priests, unto the chambers of the house
of our God, and the tithe of our ground to
the Levites ; and they — the LeviteB— have
the tithes in all the cities of our service;
'•& and the priest, the son of Aaron, hath
been with the Levites in the tithing of the
Levites, and the Levites bring up the tithe
of the tithe to the house of our God, unto
the chambers, to the treasure-house ; & for
unto. the chambers do they bring in — the
Children of Israel and the children of Levi
—the heave-offering of the com, the new
wine, and the oil, and there are the vessels
of the sanctuary, and the priests who
minister, and the gatekeepers, and the
singers, and we do not forsake the house of
our God.
XI. !AND the heads of the people dwell
in Jerusalem, and the rest of the people
have cast lots to bring in one out of ten to
dwell in Jerusalem the holy city, and nine
parts in the cities; 2and the people give a
blessing to all the men who offer themselves
willingly to dwell in Jerusalem.
3 And these are the heads of the province,
who have dwelt in Jerusalem, and in the
cities of Judah, they have dwelt each in his
possession in their cities: Israel, the priests,
and the Levites, and the Nethtoim, and
the children of the servants of Solomon.
4 And in Jerusalem have dwelt some of
the Children of Judah, and of the Children
of Benjamin. Of the Children of Judah :
Athaiah son of Uzziah, son of Zechariah,
son of Amariah, son of Shephatiah, son of
Mahalaleel, of the children of Perez; Sand
Masseiah son of Baruch, son of Col-Hozeh,
son of Hazaiah, son of Adaiah, son of Joia-
rib, son of Zechariah, sou of Shiloni; c all
the sons of Perez who are dwelling in Jeru
salem are four hundred sixty and eight, men
of valour.
7 And these are the cMldren of Benjamin:
Sallu son of Meshullam, son of Joed, son of
Pedaiah, son of Kolaiah, son of Maaseiah,
son of Ithiel, son of Jesaiah; 8and after Mm
Gabbai, Sallai, nine hundred twenty and
eight. 9 And Joel son of ZicMi is inspector
over them, and Judah son of Senuah is over
the city — second.
"Of the priests: Jedaiah son of Joiarib,
Jachin, "Seraiah son of Hilkiah, son of
Meshullam, son of Zadok, son of Meraioth,
son of Ahitub, is leader of the house of
God; " and their brethren doing the work
of the house are eight hundred twenty and
two ; and Adaiah son of Jeroham, son of
Pelaliah, son of Amzi, son of Zechariah, sou
of Pashur, son of Malchiah, " and his breth
ren, heads of the fathers, two hundred forty
and two; and Amashaisonof Azareel, son of
Ahasai, son of Meshillemoth, son of Immer,
14 and their brethren mighty of valour, a
hundred twenty and eighty; and the inspec-

Distribution of thepeople. xi. IS.— NEHEMIAH.— Xll. 37.

Dedication of the wall.

tor over them is Zabdiel, son of one of the
great men.
"And of the Levites: Shemaiah son of
Hashub. son of Azrikam, son of Hashabiah,
souofBunni, "aud Shabbethai, and Joza-
bad, are over the outward work of the house
of God, of the heads of the Levites, "and
Mattaniah son of Micha, son of Zabdi, son
of Asaph, is head, (at the commen cement he
giveth thanks in prayer,) and Bakbukiah is
second among Ms brethren, and Abda son
of Shammua, son of Galal. son of Jeduthun.
"All the Levites, in the holy city, are two
hundred eighty and four.
"And the gatekeepers, Akkub, Talmon,
and their brethren, who watch at the gates,
are a hundred seventy and two.
20 And the rest of Israel, of the priests, of
the Levites, are in all the cities of Judah,
each in his inheritance; ^and theNethtoim
are dwelling in Ophel, and Ziha and Gispa
are over the NetMnim.
22 And the overseer of the Levites in Jeru
salem is Uzzi son of Bani, son of Hasbabiah,
son of Mattamah, son of Micha: of the sons
of Asaph, the singers are over-against the
work of the house of God; 23for the com
mand of the king is upon them, and sup
port is for the singers, the matter of a day
in its day.
24 And PethaMah son of Meshezabeel, of
the children of Zerah, son of Judah, is by
the hand of the ktog for every matter of the
people. 2s And at the villages with their
fields, some of the children of Judah have
dwelt, in Kirjath-Arba and its small towns,
aud in Dibon and its small towns, and in
Jekabzeel and its villages, 26and to Jeshua,
and in Moladah, and in Beth-Phelet, & and
in Hazar-Shual, and in Beer-Sheba and its
small towns, '--and in Ziklag, and in Me-
konah and in its small towns, 29and inEn-
Rimmon, and in Zareah, and in Jarmuth,
30 Zanoah, Adullam, and their villages, La
chish and its fields, Azekah and its small
towns ; and they encamp from Beer-Sheba
unto the vaUey of Hinnom.
31 And the Children of Benjamin are at
Geba, Michmash, and Aija, and Bethel
and its small towns, ® Anathoth, Nob, Ana-
niab, ^Hazor, Ramah, Gittaim, ^Hadid,
Zeboiro, Nebailat, ^Lod, and Ono, the val
ley of the artificers. ^And some of the
Levites, the courses of Judah, are for Ben
jamin. XII. iAND these are the priests and the
Levites who have come up with Zerubbabel
son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua: Seraiah, Jere
miah, Ezra, 2 Amariah, Malluch, Hattush,
3 Shechaniah, Rehum, Meremoth, 4Iddo,
Ginnetho, Abijah, 5 Miamin, Maadiah, Bil-
gah, 6 Shemaiah, and Joiarib, Jedaiah, 7Sal-
lu, Amok, Hilkiah, Jedaiah ; these are the
heads of the priests and of their bretMen
in the days of Jeshua.
8And the Levites are Jeshua, Binnui,
Kadmiel, Sherebiah, Judah, Mattaniah, he
is over the thanksgiving, with his brethren,
9 and Bakbukiah and Unni, their brethren,
are over-against them in charges.
" And Jeshua hath begotten Joiakim, and

Joiakim hath begotten Eliashib, and Elia*
shib hath begotten Joiada, "and Joiada
hath begotten Jonathan, and Jonathan
hath begotten Jaddua.
12 And in the days of Joiakim have been
priests, heads of the fathers; of Seraiah,
Meraiah; of Jeremiah, Hananiah; "of Ezra,
Meshullam ; of Amariah, Jehohanan ; "of
Melicu, Jonathan : of Shebaniah, Joseph ;
"of Harim, Adna; of Meraioth, Helkai;
"of Iddo, Zechariah; of Ginnethon. Me
shullam ; 17of Ahijah, Zichri; of Miniamin ;
of Moadiah, Piltai; "of Bilgah, Shammua ;
of Shemaiah, Jehonathan; "and of Joiarib,
Mattenai; of Jedaiah, Uzzi; 2° of Sallai, Kal-
lai; of Amok, Eber; 2iof Hilkiah, Hasha
biah; of Jedaiah, Nethaneel.
^The Levites, in the days of Eliashib,
Joiada, aud Johanan, and Jaddua, are writ
ten heads of the fathers, and of the priests,
to the kingdom of Darius the Persian.
^The sons of Levi, heads of the fathers,
are written in the book of the Chronicles
even till the days of Johanan son of Elia
shib ; 2i and the heads of the Levites : Has
habiah, Sherebiah, and Jeshua son of Kad
miel, and their bretliren, are over-against
them, to give praise, to give thanks, by the
command of David the man of God, charge
over-against charge.
^Mattamah, and Bakbukiah, Obadiah,
Meshullam, Talmon, Akkub, are gatekeep
ers, keeping charge in the gatherings of the
gates. 2C These are in the days of Joiakim son of
Jeshua, son of Jozadak, and in the days of
Nehemiah the governor, and of Ezra the
priest, the scribe.
27 And at the dedication of the wall of
Jerusalem they have sought the Levites out
of all their places, to bring them into Jeru
salem, to prepare the dedication with glad
ness, even with thanksgivings, and with
singing, with cymbals, psalteries, and with
harps; 2saud the sons of the singers are
gathered together even from the circuit
round about Jerusalem, and from the vil
lages of NetophatM, ^and from the house
of Gilgal, and from the fields of Geba and
Azmaveth, for villages have the singers built
for themselves round about Jerusalem;
30 and the priests and the Levites are clean
sed, and they cleanse the people, and the
gates, and the wall.
si An d I bring up the heads of Jn dah upon
the wall, and' appoint two great thanksgiv
ing compames and processions, at the right,
on the wall, at the dung-gate; 3-and after
them goeth Hoshaiah, and the half of the
heads of Judah, 83and Azariah, Ezra, and
Meshullam, zi Judah, and Benjamin, and
Shemaiah, and Jeremiah, 3sand of the sons
of the priests with trumpets, Zechariah
son of Jonathan, son of Shemaiah, son
of Mattaniah, son of Michaiah, son of Zac
cur, son of Asaph, 3G and his brethren She
maiah, and Azarael, Milalai, Gilalai, Maai,
Nethaneel, and Judah, Hanani, with the
instriunents of the song of David the man of
God, and Ezra the scribe is before them;
37 and at the gate of the fountain which is
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A buses rectified.

xn. 38.— NEHEMIAH.— xin. 22. Sabbath-breaking reproved.

over-against them, they have gone up by
the steps of the city of David, at the going
up of the wall beyond the house of David,
even unto the water-gate eastward.
38 And the second thanksgiving company
which goeth over-against, and I after it, and
the half of the people on the wall from be
yond the tower of the furnaces even unto
the broad wall, 39 and from beyond the gate
of Ephraim, and by the old-gate, and by the
fish-gate, and the tower of Hananeel, and
the tower of Meah, even unto the sheep-
gate, have even stood still to the prison-gate.
40 And the two thanksgiving companies
stand in the house of God, and I and the
half of the prefects with me, 4l and the
priests, Eliakim, Maaseiah, Miniamin, Mi-
chaiah, Elioenai, Zechariah, Hananiah, with
trumpets, 42and Maaseiah, and Shemaiah,
and Eleazar, and Uzzi, and Jehohanan, and
Malchijah, and Elam, and Ezer; and the
singers sound, with Jezrahiah the inspector;
43 and they sacriflce on that day great sacri
fices, and rejoice, for God hath made them
rejoice with great joy, and also, the women
and the children have rejoiced, and the joy
of Jerusalem is heard unto a distance.
44 And certain are appointed on that day
over the chambers for the treasures, for the
heave-offerings, for the first frMts, and for
the tithes, to gather toto them out of the
fields of the cities the portions of the
law for the priests, and for the Levites, for
the joy of Judah is over the priests, and
over the Levites who stand up. 4*And the
singers and the gatekeepers keep the charge
of their God, even the charge of cleansing
— according to the command of David and
Solomon his son: 46for iu the days of David
and Asaph of old were heads of the singers,
and songs of praise and thanksgiving to God.
47 And all Israel in the days of Zerubbabel,
and in the days of Nehemiah, are giving the
portions of the singers, and of the gate
keepers, the matter of a day in its clay, and
sanctifying to the Levites, and the Levites
are sanctifying to the Children of Aaron.
XIII. ION that day hath he read to the
book of Moses, in the ears of the people,
and it hath been found written in it that an
Ammonite or Moabite shall not come into
the congregation of God for ever, 2 because
they have not come before the Children of
Israel with bread and with water, and hire
against them Balaam to revile them, but
our God turneth the reviling toto a blessing.
3 And it cometh to pass, at their hearing the
law, that they separate all the mixed peo
ple from Israel.
4 But before this Eliashib tho priest, ap
pointed over the chambers of the house of
our God, is a relation of Tobiah, sand per-
pareth for him a great chamber, and there
they were formerly putting the offering, the
frankincense, and the vessels, and the tithe
of the corn, the new wine, and the oil, (the
commanded things of the Levites, and the
singers, and the gatekeepers,) and the
heave-offering of the priests.
RAnd during all this I have not been in
Jerusalem, for to the thirty and second year
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of Artaxerxes king of Babylon did I come >
unto the king, and at the end of the days I )
have asked of the king, 7and I come to j
Jerusalem, and understand of the evil that j
Eliashib hath done for Tobiah, by prepar
ing for him a chamber in the courts of the
house of God, 8and it is displeasing to me,
and I cast all the vessels of the house of
Tobiah without, out of the chamber, 9 and
I speak, and they cleanse the chambers,
and I bring back there the vessels of the
house of God with the offering and the
frankincense. "And I know that the portions of the
Levites have not been given, and they flee
each to Ms field — the Levites and the singers,
who do the work. " And I strive with the
prefects, and say, 'Wherefore hath the
house of God been forsaken?' and I gather
them and set them on their station. " And
all Judah have brought in the tithe of the
corn, and of the new wine, and of the oil,
to the treasuries. "And I appoint trea
surers over the treasuries, Shelemiah the
priest, and. Zadok the scribe; and of the Le
vites, Pedaiah ; and by their side is Hanan
son of Zaccur, son of Mattamah ; for they
have been reckoned stedfast, and on them
to give a portion to their brethren.
14 ' Be mindful of me, 0 my God, for tMs,
and blot not out my kindnessses which I
have done, for the house of my God, and
for its charges.'
is In those days I have seen in Judah
some treading wine-vats on the sabbath, and
bringing in the sheaves, and lading on
the asses, and also, wine, grapes, and figs,
and every kind of burden, yea, they are
bringing in to Jerusalem on the sabbath-
day, and I testify in the day of their selling
provision. "And they of Tyre have dwelt
in it, bringing iu fish, and every kind of
wares, and selling on the sabbath to the
Children of Judah and in Jerusalem.
i7And I strive with the freemen of Judah,
and say to them, ' What is this evil thing
that ye are doing, and polluting the sab
bath-day ? " Did not your fathers do thus ?
and our God bringeth in all this evil on us,
and on all this city, and ye are adding
fierceness on Israel, by polluting the sab
bath.' "And it cometh to pass, when the gates
of Jerusalem have been dark before the
sabbath, that I speak, and the gates are
shut, and I say, that they shall not open
them till after the sabbath; and some of my
servants I have stationed at the gates; no
burden cometh in on the sabbath-day.
20 And they lodge — themerchants and the
sellers of all kinds of ware — at the outside
of Jerusalem, once or twice, 2land I testify
against them, and say unto them, 'Where
fore are ye lodging over-against the wall?
if ye repeat it, a hand I will put on you ;'
from that time they have not come on the
sabbath. ^And I say to the Levites, that they
should be cleansed, and coming to, keeping
the gates, to sanctify the sabbath-day.
' Also, this, remember for me, O my God,

Ahasuerus makes a banquet, xm. 23.— ESTHER.— I. 22. The decree concerning Vashti.

and have pity on me, according to the
abundance of Thy kindness.'
28 Also, in those days, I have seen the
Jews who have settled women of Ashdod,
of Ammon, of Moab. ^And of their chil
dren the half are speaking Ashdoditish,
and do not know to speak Jewish, but ac
cording to the language of each people.
25 And I strive with them, and declare them
vile, and smite certain of them, and pluck
off their hair, and cause them to swear by
God, ' Ye shall not give your daughters to
their sons, nor take of their daughters to
your sons, or to yourselves. 2sBy these
did not Solomon king of Israel sin? yet,
among the many nations there was no
king like Mm, who hath been beloved
by his God, and God maketh him king

over all Israel— even him the strange wo
men have caused to sin. 27 And to you
shall we hearken to do all tlris great evil, te
trespass against our God, to settle strange
women?' 38 And one of the sons of Joiada son of
Eliashib the high priest, is son-in-law to
Sanballat the Horonite, and I cause him to
flee from me. 29 'Be mindful of them, 0
my God, for the dealings of the priesthood,
and of the covenant of the priesthood, and
of the Levites.'
30 And I have cleansed them from every
stranger, and appoint charges to the priests
and to the Levites, each for Ms work,
si and for the wood-offering at the appoint
ed times, and for the first-fruits. ' Be
mindful of me, 0 my God, for good.'

ESTHER.

;hap I. iAND it cometh to pass, in the
days of Ahasuerus (he is Ahasuerus who
reigneth from Hodu even unto Cush— seven
and twenty and a hundred provinces), 2in
those days, at the sitting of king Ahasuerus
on the throne of his kingdom, which is in
Shushan the palace, 8 in the third year of his
reign, he hath made a banquet to all his
heads and his servants ; the might of Per
sia and Media, the chiefs and heads of the
provinces are before him, 4 to his shewing
the wealth of the honour of his kingdom,
and the glory of the beauty of his greatness,
many days— eighty and a hundred days.
5 And at the fulness of these days hath
the king made for all the people who are
found in Shushan the palace, both great
and small, a banquet, seven days, in the
court of the garden of the house of the
king, 6 {where are hangings 0/ white linen,
white cotton, and blue, fastened with cords
of fine linen and purple to rtogs of silver,
and pillars of marble, the couches of gold,
and of silver, on a pavement of smaragdus,
and white marble, and mother-of-pearl,
and black marble); 7and giving drink in
vessels of gold, and the vessels are divers
vessels, and the royal wine is abundant, as
a memorial of the ktog. 8And the drink
ing is according to the law, none is pressing,
for so hath the king appointed for every
chief one of his house, to do according to
the good pleasure of every man.
9 Also, Vashti the queen hath made a
banquet for the women, in the royal house
which king Ahasuerus hath.
"On the seventh clay, as the heart of the
king is glad with wine, he hath said to Me-
human, Biztha, Harbona, Bigtha, and
Abagtha, Zethar, and Carcas, the seven
eunuchs who minister in the presence of
the ktog Ahasuerus, "to bring to Vashti
the queen before the ktog, with the royal
crown, to shew the people and the heads
her beauty, for she is of good appearance;
"and the queen Vashti refuseth to come in
T

at the word of the king, which is by the
hand of the princes, and the ktog is very
wroth, aud Ms fury hath bmned in him.
"And the king saith to the wise men,
knowing the times (for so is the word of the
ktog before all who know law and judg
ment, "and he who is near unto him is
Carshena, Shethar, Admatha, Tarshish,
Meres, Marsena, Memucan, seven heads of
Persia and Media seeing the face of the
king, who sit first to the kingdom), " 'Ac
cording to law what— to do with queen
Vashti, for she hath not done the saying of
king Ahasuerus by the hand of the eunuchs?'
i6 And Memucan saith before the ktog and
the heads, 'Not against the king by himself
hath Vashti the queen done perversely, but
against all the heads, and against all the
peoples that are in all the provinces of the
ktog Ahasuerus; i7for the word of the queen
doth go out unto all the women, rendering-
their husbands contemptible, by their say
ing, The king Ahasuerus said to bring to
Vashti the queen before him, and she did
not come; "yea, this day do the princesses
of Persia and Media, who have heard the
word of the queen, say so to all the heads
of the king, even accordmg to the sufficiency
of contempt and of wrath. "If to the king
it be good, let a royal word go out from be
fore him, and let it be written with the
laws of Persia and Media, and let it not
pass away, that Vashti come not in before
the king Ahasuerus, and her royalty let the
king give to her compauion who is better
than she; 20and the sentence of the ktog
which he maketh hath been heard in all his
kingdom (for it is great), and all the wives
give honour to their husbands, both to great
and small.'
21 And the thing is good in the eyes of the
king, and of the princes, and the ktog doth
according to the word of Memucan, 22and
sendeth letters unto all the provinces of
the king, unto every province according to
its writing, and unto every people accord-
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Hstlier brought to Shushan, and n. 1.— ESTHER,— in. 6. chosen quezn by Ahasuerus.

ing to its tongue, for every man being head
in his own house ; and speaking according
to the language of his people.
II. i AFTER these things, at the ceasing
of the fury of the ldng Ahasuerus, he hath
remembered Vashti, and that which she
did, and that which had been decreed con
cerning her; 2 and the servants of the king,
his ministers, say, * Let them seek for the
king young women, virgins, of good appear
ance, 3 and let the king appoint inspectors
in all the provinces of his kingdom, and let
them gather every young woman (virgins,
of good appearance), unto Shushan the
palace, unto the house of the women, unto
the hand of Hege the king's eunuch, keeper
of the women ; also, to give their purifica
tions; 4and let the young woman who is
good in the eyes of the king reign instead
of Vashti:' and the thing is good in the
eyes of the ktog, and he doth so.
<> There hath been a man, a Jew, in Shu-
shan the palace, and Ms name is Mordecai
son of Jair, son of Shimei, son of Kish, a
Benjamite, c (who had been removed from
Jerusalem with the removal which was re
moved with Jeconiah king of Judah, whom
Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon removed),
7and he is supporting Hadassah (who is
Esther), daughter of his uncle, for she hath
neither father nor mother, and the young
woman -is of fair form, and of good appear
ance, and at the death of her father and
her mother Mordecai hath taken her to
himself for a daughter.
8And it cometh to pass, in the word of
the king, even his law, betog heard, and in
many young women being gathered unto
Shushan the palace, unto the hand of Hegai,
that Esther is taken unto the house of the
king, unto the hand of Hegai keeper of the
women; 9and the young woman is good in
his eyes, and she received kindness before
him, and he hasteneth her purifications
and her portions— to give to her, with the
seven young women who are provided — to
give to her, from the house of the king, and
he changeth her and her young women to
a good place in the house of the women.
"Esther hath not declared her people or
her kindred, for Mordecai had laid a charge
on her that she should not declare it; "and
during every day Mordecai is walking up
and down before the court of the house of
the women to know the welfare of Esther,
and what is done with her.
"And in the drawing nigh of the turn of
every young woman to come in unto the
king Ahasuerus, at the end of there being
to her (according to the law of the women)
twelve months, for thus they fulfil the days
of their purifications ; six months with oil
of myrrh, and six months with spices, and
with the purifications of women; "and with
this the young woman hath come unto the
king: all that she saith is given to her, to
go in with her, out of the house of the wo
men, unto the house of the king ; "in the
evening she hath gone to, and to the morn
ing she hath turned back unto the second
house of the women, unto the hand of

Shaashgaz the king's eunuch, keeper of the
concubines; she cometh not in anymore
unto the king except the king hath delight
ed in her, and she hath been called by name.
"And to the drawing nigh of the turn of
Esther (daughter of Abihail, uncle of Mor
decai, whom he had taken to himself for a
daughter), to come in unto the king, she
hath not sought anything save that which
Hegai the king's eunuch, keeper of the wo
men, saith, and Esther is receiving grace in
the eyes of all who see her.
" And Esther is taken unto the king Aha
suerus, unto his royal house, in the tenth
month, whicli is the month of Tebeth, in I
the seventh year of Ms reign; i7and the I
ktog loveth Esther above all the women,
and she receiveth grace and kindness before
him above all the virgins, and he setteth the
royal crown on her head, and causeth her
to reign instead of Vashti ; "and the king
maketh a great banquet to all his heads
and Ms servants— the banquet of Esther—
and hath made a release to the provinces,
and giveth gifts as a memorial of the king.
"And in the virgins being gathered a
second time, then Mordecai is sitting to the
gate of the king; ^Esther is not declaring
her kindred or her people, as Mordecaihad
laid a charge on her ; and the saying of
Mordecai Esther is doiug as when she was
truly with him.
21 Jh those days, when Mordecai is sitting
in the gate of the king, hath Bigthan been
wroth, with Teresh, (two of the king's
eunuchs, of the keepers of the threshold,)
and they seek to put forth a hand on king
Ahasuerus ; 22 and the thing is known to
Mordecai, and he declareth it to Esther the
queeu, and Esther speaketh to the king in
the name of Mordecai ; 23 and the thing is
sought out, and found, and they are both
hanged on a tree; and it is written to the
book of the Chromcles before the king.
III. 1 AFTER these things hath king Afea-
suerus exalted Haman son of Hammedatha
the Agagite, and Iifteth him up, and setteth
his throne above all the heads who arc with
him; 2and all the servants of the king, who
arc in the gate of the king, are bowing and
doing obeisance to Haman, for so hath the
king commanded for him ; but Mordecai
doth not bow nor do obeisance.
3 And the servants of the king, who are
in the gate of the king, say to Mordecai,
' Wherefore art thou transgressing the com
mand of the king?' 4And it cometh to
pass, to their speaking unto him, day by
day, that he hath not hearkened unto them,
and they declare it to Haman, to see whether
the words of Mordecai will stand, for he
hath declared to them that he is a Jew.
"And Haman seeth that Mordecai is not
bowing aud doing obeisance to him, and
Hamau is full of fury; 6 and it is contemp
tible to his eyes to put forth a hand on
Mordecai by Mmself, for they have declared
to him thepeople of Mordecai; and Haman
seeketh to destroy all the Jews who are in
all the kingdom of Ahasuerus— the people
of Mordecai.

Haman's maUgnant proposal, ur. 7.— ESTHER. -

Esther's approach to the Icing.

7In the first month, which is the month
of Nisan, in the twelfth year of king Aha
suerus, hath one cast Pur (that is the lot]
before Haman, from day to day, and from
month to month, to the twelfth, which is
the month of Adar.
8 And Haman saith unto the king Aha
suerus, 'There is one people scattered and
separated among the peoples, in all the
provinces of thy kingdom, and their laws
are diverse from all people, and the laws of
the ktog they are not donig, and for the
ktog it is not profitable to suffer them. 9If
to the ktog it be good, let it be written to
destroy them, and ten thousand talents of
silver I weigh into the hands of those who
do the work, to bring it to unto the trea
suries of the king.' " And the ktog turneth
aside Ms signet from off his hand, and giveth
it to Haman son of Hammedatha the Agag-
ite, the adversary of the Jews. "And the
king saith to Haman, ' The silver is given
to thee, and the people, to do with it as it
is good to tlrine eyes.'
"And the scribes of the king are called,
on the flrst month, on the thirteenth day of
it, and it is written according to all that
Haman hath commanded, unto the lieuten
ants of the king, and unto the governors,
who are over every province, and unto the
headB of every people of every province,
according to its writing, and every people
according to its tongue, in the name of the
king Ahasuerus, it is written, and sealed
with the signet of the king, " even letters to
be sent by the hand of the runners unto
all the provinces of the king, to cut off,
to slay, and to destroy all the Jews, both
young and old, infants and women, on
one day, on the thirteenth of the twelfth
month, which is the month of Adar, and
to seize their spoil ; " a copy of the writ
ing to be made law in every province is
revealed to all the peoples, to be ready
for this day. "The runners have gone out,
hastened by the word of the king, and the
law hath been given in Shushan the palace;
and the king and Haman have sat down
to drink, but the city Shushan is per-
plexe 1.
IV. ! AND Mordecai hath known all that
hath been done; and Mordecai rendeth his
garments, and putteth on sackcloth and
ashes, and goeth out into the midst of the
city and crieth — a cry loud and bitter; 2and
he cometh in unto the front of the gate of
the king, but none is to enter to unto the
gate of the king with sackcloth -garments.
3And in every several province, the place
where the word of the king, even his law,
cometh, a great mourning have the Jews,
and fasting, and weeping, and lamenting ;
sackcloth and ashes are spread for many.
4And the young women of Esther come,
with her eunuchs, and declare itto her, and
the queen is exceedingly pained, and send
eth garments to clothe Mordecai, and to
turn aside his sackcloth from off him, but
he hath not received them. 3And Esther
calleth for Hatach, one of the eunuchs of the
king, whom he hath stationed before her,

and giveth him a charge for Mordecai, to
know what this is, and wherefore this is.
"And Hatach goeth out unto Mordecai,
unto the broad place of the city, which is
before the gate of the king; 7and Mor
decai declareth to Mm all that hath met
him, and the explanation of the money
which Haman hath spoken of weighing to
the treasuries of the king for the Jews, to
destroy them, 8 and a copy of the writing of
the law wMch had been given in Shushan
to destroy them hath he given to Mm, to
shew Esther, and to declare it to her, and
to lay a charge on her to go in unto the
king, to make supplication to him, and to
seek from before him, for her people.
9And Hatach cometh to and declareth to
Esther the words of Mordecai ; " and
Esther speaketh to Hatach, and chargeth
him for Mordecai: " ' AU the servants of the
king, and the people of the provinces of
the king; do know that any man or woman,
who cometh in unto the king, unto the
inner court, who is not called, — one law of
Ms is to put tliem to death, apart from him
to whom the ktog holdeth out the golden
sceptre, then hath he lived; and I have not
been called to come in unto the king these
thirty days.'
"And they declare to Mordecai the words
of Esther; "and Mordecai speaketh to send
back unto Esther, 'Think not in thy soul
to be delivered in the house of the ktog,
more,than all the Jews: "for if thou keep
entirely silent at this time, respite and de
liverance remain to the Jews from another
place, but thou and the house of thy fa
ther are destroyed ; and who knoweth,
whether for a time like this, thou hast
come to the kingdom?'
" And Esther speaketh to send back unto
Mordecai: 'Go, gather all the Jews who are
found inShushan, and fast ye forme, and-eat
not nor drink three days, by night or by-
day ; also, I and my young women do fast
likewise, and so I go in unto the king, which
is not according to the law, and when I
have perished, I have perished.' "And
Mordecai passeth on, and doth according to
all that Esther hath charged upon him.
V. i AND it cometh to pass on the third
day, that Esther putteth on royalty, and
standeth to the toner court of the house of
the king over-against the house of the king,
and the king is sitting on Ms royal throne,
in the royal house, over-against the opening
of the house; -and it cometh to pass, at
the king's seeing Esther the queen standing
in the court, she hath received grace in his
eyes, and the ktog holdeth out to Esther
the golden sceptre that is in Ms hand, and
Esther draweth near, and toucheth the top
of the sceptre.
3 And the ktog saith to her, 'What— to
thee Esther, 0 queen? and what thy re
quest? Unto the half of the kingdom — and
it is given to thee.' 4 And Esther saith, ' If
unto the ktog it be good, let the king come
in with Haman to-day, unto the banquet
that I have made for Mm ; ' 5and the king
saith, * Haste ye Haman— to d« the word of
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Racord of Mordecai s loyalty. V. 6.— ESTHER.— vn. 8.

Esther accuses Hainan.

Esther ; ' and the king cometh with Haman
unto the banquet which Esther hath made.
6 And the king saith to Esther, during the
banquet of wine, 'What is thy petition?
and it is given to thee ; and what thy re
quest ? unto the half of the kingdom — and it
is done.' 7 And Esther answereth and saith,
'My petition and my request is: 8if I have
found grace in the eyes of the king, and if
unto the king it be good, to grant my peti
tion, and to perform my request, let the
ktog come with Haman unto the banquet
that I make for them, and to-morrow I do
according to the word of the king.'
9And Haman goeth out on that day re
joicing, and glad of heart; but at Haman's
seeing Mordecai to the gate of the king, that
he hath not risen nor moved for him, then
is Haman full of fury against Mordecai.
"And Haman forceth himself, and cometh
in unto his house, and sendeth, and bring
eth in his friends, and Zeresh his wife,
"and Haman recounteth to them the glory
of his wealth, and the abundance of his
children, and all that with which the king
hath made him great, and that with which
he lifted him up above the heads and ser
vants of the king.
12 And Haman saith, 'Yea, Esther the
queen brought none in with the king, unto
the feast which she made, save myself, and
also, for to-morrow I am called to her, with
the Mng; "yet all this is not profitable to
me, during all the time that I see Mordecai
the Jew sitting in the gate of the king.'
i4And Zeresh his wife saith to him, with
all his friends, 'Let them prepare a tree, in
height fifty cubits, and in the morning speak
to.the ktog that they hang Mordecai on it,
then go thou in with the ktog unto the
banquet rejoicing;' and the thing is good
before Haman, and he prepareth the tree.
VJ. i ON that night hath the sleep of the
Mng fled away, and he saith to bring in the
book of memorials of the Chronicles, and
they are read before the king. 2And it is
found written that Mordecai had declared
concerning Bigthana and Teresh, two of the
eunuchs of the ktog, of the keepers of the
threshold, who sought to put forth a hand
on king Ahasuerus. 3And the ktog saith,
'What honour and greatness hath been
done to Mordecai for this?' And the ser
vants of the king, his ministers, say, ' No
thing hath been done with him.'
4 And the ktog saith, 'Who is in the
court ? ' (and Hainan hath come to the outer
court of the house of the ldng, to say to the
king to hang Mordecai on the tree that he
had prepared for him;) 3and the servants
of the king say unto him, ' Lo, Haman is
standing in the court ;' and the king saith,
'Let him come in.' eAnd Haman cometh
in, and the king saith to him, 'What — to do
with the man in whose honour the king
delighteth?' And Hainan saith in Iris heart, ' To whom
doth the king delight to do honour more
than to myself?' 7 And Hainan saith to the
king, ' The man in whose honour the ktog
delighteth, 8 let them bringin royal clothing,

which the king hath put on himself, and
the horse on which the king hath ridden,
and that the royal crown be put on Ms
head, 9 and to give the clotMrig and the
horse into the hand of a man, one of the
heads of the ktog, the chiefs, then have
they clothed the man in whose honour the
king delighteth, and caused him to ride
on the horse to the broad place of the city,
and called before him, Thus rs it done to the
man in whose honour the king delighteth.'
"And the king saith to Haman, ' Haste,
take the clothing and the horse, as thou
hast spoken, and do so to Mordecai the
Jew, who is sitting in the gate of the ktog ;
let nothing fall of all that thou hast spoken.'
"And Haman taketh the clothing, and the
horse, and clotheth Mordecai, and causeth
him to ride through the broad place of the
city, and calleth before Mm, ' Thus is it
done to the man in whose honour the king
delighteth.' "And Mordecai turneth back unto the
gate of the king, and Haman hath hastened
unto Ms house mourning, and with covered
head; "and Haman recounteth to Zeresh
his wife, and to all his friends, all that hath
met him ; and his wise men say to Mm,
with Zeresh his wife, ' If Mordecai be of the
seed of the Jews, before whom thou hast
begun to fall, thou art not able for him,
but dost certainly fall before him.' 14They
are yet speaking with Mm, and the eunuchs
of the king have come, aud haste to bring
Haman in unto the banquet that Esther
hath made.
VII. iAND the king cometh in with Ha
man to drink with Esther the queen; 2and
the Mng saith to Esther also on the second
day, during the banquet of wine, 'What is
thy petition, Esther, O queen? and .it is
given to thee ; and what thy request? unto
the half of the kingdom— and it is done.'
3And Esther the queen answereth and
saith, 'If I have found, grace to thine eyes,
0 king, and if to the king it be good, let my
life be given to me at my petition, and my
people at my request ; 4for we have been
sold, I and my people, to cut off, to slay,
and to destroy; yet, if for men-servants and
for maid-servants we had been sold I had
kept silent, — but the adversity is not equal
to the loss of the king.'
5 And the king Ahasuerus saith, yea, he
saith to Esther the queen, 'Who is he, this
one? and where is tlris one? — he whose
heart hath filled him to do so?' 6And
Esther saith, ' The man, the adversary, and
the enemy, is this wicked Haman;' and
Haman hath been afraid at the presence of
the king and of the queen. 7And the king
hath risen, in his fury, from the banquet of
wine unto the garden of the house, and
Haman hath remained to seek for his life
from Esther the queen, for he hath seen
that evil hath been determined against him
by the king.
8 And the king hath turned back out of
the garden of the house unto the house of
the banquet of wine, and Haman is falling
on the couch on which Esther is, and the

Haman ignominiously hung. vn. 9.— ESTHER.— ix. 12.

king saith, ' Also, to subdue the queen with
me to the house?' the word hath gone out
from the mouth of the king, aud the face
of Haman they have covered. 9AndHar-
bonah, one of the eunuchs, saith before the
king, ' Also, lo, the tree which Haman hath
made for Mordecai, who spake good for the
king, is standing in the house of Haman, in
height fifty cubits;' and the king saith,
*" Hang him on it.' "And they hang Haman
on the tree which he had prepared for Mor
decai, and the fury of the king hath loin
down. VIII. iON that day hath the king Aha
suerus given to Esther the queen the house
of Haman. the adversary of the Jews ; and
Mordecai hath come before the ktog, for
Esther hath declared what he is to her,
2 and the king turneth aside Ms signet,
which he hath caused to pass away from Ha
man, and giveth' it to Mordecai; and Esther
setteth Mordecai over the house of Haman.
3 AndEsther addeth, and speaketh before
the king, and falleth before his feet, and
weepeth, and maketh supplication, to cause
the evil of Haman the Agagite to pass away,
and his device that he had devised against
the Jews; 4and the king holdeth out to
Esther the golden sceptre,and Esther riseth,
aud standeth before the ktog, 5 and saith,
' If to the ldng it be good, and if I have
found grace before him, and the thing
hath been right before the king, and I be
good in his eyes, let it be written to bring
back the letters, the device of Haman son
of Hammedatha the Agagite— which he
wrote to destroy the Jews who are in all
the provinces of the ktog, * for how shall I
endure when I have looked on the evil that
doth find my people? and how shall I en
dure when I have looked on the destruc
tion of my Mudred ?'
7 And the king Ahasuerus saith to Esther
the queen, and to Mordecai the Jew, ' Lo,
the house of Haman have I given to Esther,
and Mm do they hang on the tree, because
he put forth his hand on the Jews, sand ye,
write ye for the Jews, as it is good in your
eyes, in the name of the king, aud seal with
the signet of the king; for the writing which
is written in the name of the king, and
sealed with the signet of the king, there is
none to turn back.'
9 And the scribes of the king are called,
at that time, to the third month, which is
the month of Sivan, on the three and twen
tieth of it, and it is written, according to
all that Mordecai hath commanded, unto
the Jews, and unto the lieutenants, and
the governors, and the heads of the pro
vinces, which are from Hodo even unto
Cush. seven and twenty and a hundred pro
vinces— every province according to its
writing, and every people according to its
tongue, and unto the Jews according to
their writing, and according to their tongue.
"And he writeth to the name of the king
Ahasuerus, and sealeth with the signet of
the king, and sendeth letters by the hand
of the runners with horses, riders of the
dromedaries, the mule3, the young mares,

The Jews avenged.

" that the" king hath given to the Jews who
are in every several city, to be congregated,
and to stand up for their life, to cut off, to
slay, and to destroy all the force of the peo
ple or province who distress them, infants
and women, and their spoil to seize.
"In oue day, in all the provinces of the
king Ahasuerus, on the thirteenth of the
twelfth month, wMch is the month of Adar,
"a copy of the writing to be made law to
every several province is revealed to all the
peoples, aud for the Jews being ready at
this day to be avenged of their enemies.
"The runners, riding on dromedaries, and
on mules, have gone out, being hastened
arid pressed by the word of the king ; and
the law hath been given in Shushan the
palace. " And Mordecai went out from before the
king, in royal clothing of blue and wMte, and
a great crown of gold, and a garment of fine
linen and purple, and. the city of Shushan .
hath rejoiced and been glad ; "to the Jews
hath been light, and gladness, and joy, and
honour, l7 aud in every several province and
to every several city, the place where the
word of the king, even his law, cometh,
gladness aud joy are to the Jews, a ban
quet, arid a good day : and many of the
peoples of the land become Jews, for the
fear of the Jews hath fallen upon them.
IX. iAND in the twelfth month, which is
the month of Adar, on the thirteenth day
of it, when the word of the ktog, even his
law, hath come to be done, in the day that
the enemies of the Jews had hoped to rule
over them, (but it is turned that the Jews
rule over those who hate them,) Hhe Jews
have been congregated in their cities, in all
the provinces of the ktog Ahasuerus, to put
forth a hand on those who seek their evil,
and no man hath stood in their presence,
for their fear hath fallen oh all the peoples.
3 And all the heads of the provinces, and
the lieutenants, and the governors, and
those who do the work which the king hath,
are lifting up the Jews, for the fear of Mor
decai hath fallen upon them ; 4 for great is
Mordecai in the house of the king, and his
fame goeth into all the provinces, for the
man Mordecai is going on and becoming
great. s And the Jews smite among all their
enemies — the smiting of the sword, and
slaughter, and destruction— aud do with
those who hate them according to their
pleasure; 6and in Shushan the palace have
the Jews slain and destroyed five hundred
men; 7andParshandatha, andDalphon, aud
Aspatha, 8aud Poratha, aud Adalia, and
Aridatha, 9 and Parmashta, and Arisai, and
Aridai, aud Vajezatha, "ten sons of Ha
man son of Hammedatha, the adversary of
the Jews, have they slain, but on the prey
they have not put forth their hand.
u On that day hath come the number of
the slain to Shushan the palace before the
ktog; "aud the king saith to Esther the
queen, 'In Shushan the palace the Jews
have slain and dsstroyed five hundred men,
and the ten sons of Haman ; in the rest of
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The feast ofPurim.

IX. 13.— ESTHER.— X. 3.

The glory of Mordecai.

the provinces of the king what have they
done? and what is thy petition? and it is
given to thee; and what thy request again ?
and it is done.'
"And Esther saith, ' If to the ktog it be
good, let it be given also, to-morrow, to the
Jews who are in Shushan, to do according
to the law of to-day; and the ten sons of
Haman let them hang on the tree.' "And
the king saith — ' to be done so ; ' and the
law is given in Shushan, and the ten sons
of Haman they have hanged.
" And the Jews who are to Shushan are
congregated also on the fourteenth day of
the month of Adar, and they slay to Shu
shan three hundred men, but on the prey
they have not put forth their hand. "And
the rest of the Jews, who are in the pro
vinces of the ktog, have been congregated,
so as to stand up for their life, and to rest
from their enemies, even slaying among
those who hate them five and seventy
thousand, but on the prey they have not
put forth their hand ; 17on the thirteenth
day of the month of Adar, so as to rest on
the fourteenth of it, and to make it a day
of banqueting and joy.
"And the Jews who are in Shushan have
been congregated, on the thirteenth day of
it, and on the fourteenth of it, so as to rest
on the fifteenth of it, and to make it a day
of banqueting and joy. "Therefore the
Jews of the villages, who dwell in the cities
of the villages, are making the fourteenth
day of the month of Adar— j oy and banquet
ing, and a good day, and of sending portions
one to another.
20 And Mordecai writeth these things, and
sendeth letters unto all the Jews who are
in all the provinces of the king Ahasuerus,
who are near or who are far off, 2i to esta
blish on them, to be keeping the fourteenth
day of the month of Adar, and the fifteenth
of it, on every several year, Mas days on
which the Jews have rested from their
enemies, and the month which hath been
turned for them from sorrow to joy, and
from mourning to a good day, to make
them days of banqueting and of joy, and of
sending portions one to another, and gifts
to the needy.
23 And the Jews have received that which
they had begun to do, and that which Mor
decai hath written unto them: 24for Ha-
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man son of Hammedatha the Agagite, the
adversary of all the Jews, had devised con
cerning the Jews to destroy them, and had
cast Pur (that is the lot), to crush them and
to destroy them; & but, in her coming in j
before the king, he hath said with the let- i
ter, ' Let Ms evil device which he devised
against the Jews turn hack upon Ms own
head,' and they have hanged him and his
sons on the tree, 26therefore they have
called these days Purim (by the name of the
lot), therefore, for all the words of this let
ter, and what they have seen concerning
this, and what hath come unto them, 27 the
Jews have established and received upon
them, and upon their seed, and upon all
who are joined unto them, and it doth not
pass away, to be keeping these two days
according to their writing, and according
to their season, in every several year; 2Band
these days are remembered and kept in
every several generation, every family,
every province, and every city; and these
days of Purim do not pass away from the
midst of the Jews, and their memorial is
not ended from their seed.
29 And Esther the queen, daughter of Ahi-
hail, writeth, with Mordecai the Jew, with
all might to establish this second letter of
Purim. 3° And he sendeth letters unto all
the Jews, unto the seven and twenty and a
hundred provinces of the kingdom of Aha
suerus— words of peace and truth; 3ito
establish these days of Purim. in their
seasons, as Mordecai the Jew hath esta
blished on them, with Esther the queen,
and as they had established on themselves,
and on their seed — the matters of the
fastings, and of their cry. ^And the
saying of Esther hath established these
matters of Purim, and it is written in the
Book. X. iAND the ktog Ahasuerus layeth a
tribute upon the land, aud the isles of the
sea; 2and all the work of Ms strength, and
of his might, and the explanation of the
greatness of Mordecai with wliich the king
had made him great, are they not written in
the book of the Chronicles of Media and
Persia ? 3 For Mordecai the Jew is second to
king Ahasuerus, and the great man of the
Jews, and accepted of the multitude of his
brethren, seeking good for Ms people, and
speaking peace to all his seed.

JOB.

Chap. I, i THERE hath been a man in the
land of Uz. whose name is Job ; and that
man hath been perfect aud upright— fear
ing also God, and turning aside from evil.
2 And to him are bom seven sons and tMee
daughters. 3And his substance is seven
thousand of a flock, and three thousand
camels, and five hundred pairs of oxen, and
five hundred she-asses, and a very abund
ant service ; and that man is greater than
any of the sons of the east.
4 And his sons have gone and made a ban
quet — the house of each in his day — and
have sent and called for their three sisters
to eat and to drink with them. 5 And it
cometh to pass, when they have gone round
the days of the banquet, that Job sendeth
and sanctifleth them, and hath risen early
in the morning, and caused burnt-offerings
to ascend— the number of them all — for Job
hath said, ' Perhaps my sons have sinned,
though they have blessed God in their
' heart.' Thus doth Job continually.
6 And the day is, that the sous of God
come to station themselves near the Lord,
and the Adversary also cometh in their
midst. 7 And the LORD saith unto the Ad
versary, 'Whence comest thou?' And the
Adversary answereth the Lord and saith,
' From going to and fro to the land, and
from walking up and down in it.'
8 And the Lord saith unto the Adversary,
' Hast thou set thy heart against My servant
Job because there is none like Mm in the
land, a man perfect and upright, fearing
God, and turning aside from evil?' 9And
the Adversary answereth the Lord and
saith, 'For nought is Job fearing God?
" Hast Thou not made a hedge for Mm, and
for his house, and for all that he hath,
round about ? "The work of his hands Thou
hast blessed, and his substance hath spread
in the land, and yet, put forth Thy hand,
I pray Thee, and strike against anything
that he hath — if not : to Thy face he will
"bless Thee.'
"And the Lord saith unto the Adversary,
'Lo, all that he hatli is to thy hand, oMy
unto himself put not forth thy hand.' And
the Adversary goeth out from the preseuce
of the Lord.
"And the day is, that his sons and his
daughters are eating, and drinking wine in
the house of their brother, the first-born.
14 And a messenger hath come unto Job and
saith, 'The oxen have been plowing, and
the she-asses feeding by their side ; " and
Sheba doth fall, and take them, and the
young men they have smitten by the edge
of the sword, and I am escaped — only I
alone — to declare it to thee.'
16 While this one is speaking another also
hath come and saith, ' The fire of God hath
fallen from the heavens, and burneth among
the flock, and among the young men, and
consumeth them, and I am escaped — only
I alone — to declare it to thee.'

17 While this one is speaking another also
hath come and saith, ' The Chaldeans have
made three heads, and rush on the camels,
and take them, and the young men they
have smitten by the edge of the sword, and
I am escaped — only I alone— to declare it
to thee.'
i8 While this one is speaking another also
hath come and saith, 'Thy sons and thy
daughters are eating, and drinking wine in
the house of their brother, the first-born.
"And lo, a great wind nath come from be
yond the wilderness, and striketh against
the four comers of the house, and it ialleth
on the young men, and they are dead, and
I am escaped — only I alone — to declare it
to thee.'
20 And Job riseth, and rendeth his robe,
and shaveth his head, and falleth to the
earth, and doth obeisance, 21 and saith,
'Naked came I out from my mother's
womb, and naked I return thither : the
Lord hath given and the LORD hath taken;
let the name of the Lord be blessed.' — In
all this Job sinned not; nor gave folly to God.
II. iAND the day is, that the sons of God
come to station themselves near the Lord,
and the Adversary also cometh in their
midst to station Mmself near the Lord. 2And
the Lord saith unto the Adversary, ' Whence
comest thou?' And the Adversary answer
eth the LORD and saith, ' From going to and
fro to the land, and from walking up and
down in it.'
3 And the LORD saith unto the Adversary,
'Hast thou set thy heart towards My ser
vant Job because there is none like him in
the land, a man perfect and upright, fear
ing God, and turning aside from evil ? and
still he is keeping hold on his integrity, and
thou dost move Me against him to swallow
Mm up for nought.' 4And the Adversary
answereth the Lord and saith, ' A skin for
a skin, and all that a man hath doth he give
for his life. sYet, put forth, I pray Thee,
Thine hand, and strike unto his bone and
unto his flesh — if not: unto Thy face he
will bless Thee.'
6And the Lord saith unto the/ Adver
sary, ' Lo, he is in thy hand; only, take care
of Ms life.' 7 And the Adversary goeth out
from the presence of the LORD, and smiteth
Job with a sore ulcer from the sole of his
foot unto Ms crown. 8And he taketh to
himself a potsherd to scrape himself with
it, and he sitteth in the midst of the ashes.
9 And his wife saith to him, 'Still thou
art keeping hold on thine integrity ; bless
God and die.' "And he saith unto her,
'As one of the foolish women speaketh,
thou speakest; yea, the good we receive
from God, and the evil we do not receive.'
In all this Job hath not sinned with his rips.
11 And three of the friends of Job hear of
all this evil which hath come upon him,
and they come each from his place, (Eliphaz
the Temanite, and Bildad the Shuhite, and
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Job's complaint of life.

n. 12.— JOB.— v. 10.

The address of Eliphaz.

Zophar the Naamathite,) yea, they are met
together to come in to bemoan him, and to
comfort him. 12 And they lift up their eyes
from afar and have not known him, and
they lift up their voice and weep, and rend
each his robe, and sprinkle dust on their
heads heavenward. "And they sit with
him on the earth seven days and seven
nights; and none speaketh a word unto him
when they have seen that the pain hath
been very great.
III. i AFTER this hath Job opened his
mouth, and revileth Ms day.
2 And Job answereth and saith :
3 Let the day perish to which I am born,
And the night which hath said :
'A man-child hatn been conceived.'
4 That day— let it be darkness,
Let not God require it from above,
Nor let light shine upon it.
5 Let darkness and death-shade redeem it,
Let a cloud tabernacle upon it,
Terrify it as the most bitter of days.
" That night— let thick darkness seize it,
Let it not be united to the days of the year,
Into the number of the months let it not
7 Lo ! that NIGHT— let it be gloomy, [come.
Let not singing come into it.
8 Let the cursers of day mark it.
Who are ready to wake up leviathan.
9 Let the stars of its twilight be dark,
Let it wait for light, and there be none,
Let it not look on the eyelids of the dawn.
" Because it hath not shut the doors
Of my mother's womb,
That it may hide misery from mine eyes.
" Why from the womb do I not die ? I
From the belly I have come out and gasp. I
12 Wherefore have knees been before me?
And what — breasts that I suck?
13 For now, I have lain down, and am quiet;
I have slept — then there is rest to me,
14 With kings and counsellors of earth,
Who build wastes for themselves.
15 Or with princes who have gold,
Who fill their houses with silver.
" (Or why as a hidden abortion am I not?
As infants who have not seen light.)
17 There the wicked have ceased troubling,
And there rest the wearied in power.
18 Together the prisoners have been at ease,
They have not heard an exactor's voice.
" Small and great are there the same.
And the servant is free from his lord.
20 Why giveth He light to the miserable,
Aud life to the bitter to soul ? [not :
2' Who wait earnestly for death, and it is
Yea, they seek it above Md treasures.
¦!2 Who are glad unto joy —
They rejoice when they find a grave.
n-3 To a man whose way hath been hidden,
And whom God shutteth up?
24 For before my food, my sighing cometh,
And poured out as waters are my roarings.
25 For I feared a fear, and it meeteth me,
And that which I have been afraid of —
Doth come to me.
SIJ I was not safe, — nor was I quiet—
Nor was I at rest, — yet trouble cometh.
IV. iAND Eliphaz theTemanite answer
eth and saith : 344

2 Hath one tried a word with thee ?—
Thou art weary !
But to keep in words who is able ?
3 Lo, thou hast instructed many,
Yea, feeble hands thou makest strong.
4 The stumbling thy words raise up,
And bowing knees thou dost strengthen.
5 But now, it cometh unto thee,
And thou art weary ;
It striketh thee, and thou art troubled.
6 Is not thy reverence thy confidence ?
Thy hope even the perfection of thy ways
7 Remember, I pray thee,
Who, being innocent, hath perished ?
And where have the upright been cut off?
8 As I have seen — ploughers of iniquity,
And sowers of misery, reap the same;
9 From the breath of God they perish,
And from the spirit of His anger they are
" The roaring of a lion, [consumed;
Even the voice of a fierce lion,
: And the teeth of young lions,
Have been broken.
" The old lion is perishing without prey,
And the lioness' whelps separate.
12 And unto me a thing is secretly brought,
And mine ear receiveth a little of it.
13 In thoughts from visions of the night,
In the falling of deep sleep on men,
14 Fear hath met me, aud trembling,
And the multitude of my bones
It hath caused to fear.
15 And a spirit before my face passeth,
Stand up doth the hair of my flesh;
" It standeth, but I discern not its aspect,
A similitude is before mine eyes ;
Silence ! then a voice I hear :
17 ' Is mortal man than God more righteous?
Than his Maker is a man cleaner ? [dence,
18 Lo, in His servants He putteth no cre-
Nor in His messengers setteth praise.'
" Also, the inhabitants of houses of clay,
(Whose foundation is iu the dust,
They bruise them before a moth.)
20 From morn to even are beaten down,
Without any regarding, for ever perish.
21 Hath not their excellency
Been removed with them ?
They die, but not in wisdom.
V. iPRAY, call, is there any to answer thee?
To which of the saints dost thou turn ?
2 For provocation slayeth the perverse,
And envy putteth to death the simple.
3 1 — I have seen the perverse taking root,
And I mark his habitation straightway ;
4 Far are his children from safety,
Yea, they are bruised in the gate,
And there is no deliverer.
3 Whose harvest the hungry eateth,
And even from the thorns taketh it,
And the thirsty swallowed their wealth.
c For sorrow cometh not out from the dust,
Nor from the ground springeth up misery.
7 But man to misery is born,
And the sparks go high in flying.
8 Yet I — I inquire for God : —
And for God I give my word: [ing,
9 Doing great things, and there is no search-
Wonderful, till there is no numbering.
10 Who giveth rain on the face of the land,
And is sending waters on the out-places.

Job's reply to eliphaz.

v. 11.— JOB.— vn. 10.

He reproveth his friends.

" Setting the low on a high place,
And mourners have been high in safety.
" Making void the thoughts of the subtile,
And their hands execute not wisdom.
13 Capturing the wise in their subtility,
And the counsel of the wrestling ones
Hath been hastened.
14 By day they meet darkness —
And as night— they grope at noon.
15 And saveth the wasted from their mouth,
And from the strong hand the needy.
" And there is hope for the poor,
And perverseness hath shut her mouth.
17 Lo, the happiness of mortal man,
God reproveth him:
So the chastisement of the Mighty
Despise thou not.
" For He paineth and He bindeth up ;
He smiteth and His hand healeth.
19 In six distresses He delivereth thee,
Yea, in seven evil striketh not on thee.
20 In famine He redeemed thee from death,
And to battle from the hands of the sword.
21 When the tongue scourgeth thou art hid;
And thou art not afraid of destruction
When it cometh.
22 At destruction and hunger thou mockest,
And of the beast of the earth
Thou art not afraid. [nant,
23 (For with the sons of the field is thy cove-
And the beast of the field
Hath been at peace with thee.) [peace,
24 And thou hast known that thy tent is
And hast inspected thy habitation,
And dost not err.
25 And hast known that numerous is Thy
seed, [earth :
And thine offspring as the herb of the
-G Thou comest in a full age unto the grave,
As the going up of a stalk to its season.
57 Lo, this — we have searched it out —
It is right ; hearken ;
And thou, know it for thyself.
VI. 1 AND Job answereth and saith :
2 0 that my provocation were thoroughly
weighed,
And my calamity in the balances
They would lift up together. [heavier,
3 For now, than the sand of the seas it is
Therefore my words have been rash.
4 For the arrows of the Mighty are with me,
Whose poison drinketh up my spirit.
Terrors of God array themselves for me.
5 Brayeth a wild ass over the tender glass?
Loweth an ox over his provender?
6 Eaten is an insipid thing without salt?
Is there sense in the drivel of dreams?
7 My soul refuseth to touch!
They are as my sickening food.
? 0 that my request may come,
That God may grant my hope !
!! That God would please and bruise me,
Loose Mb hand and cut me off !
" And yet it is my comfort,
(And I exult in pain : let Him not spare,)
That I have not hidden
The sayings of the Holy One.
11 What is my power that I should hope?
And what mine end
That I should prolong my life ? '
" Is my strength the strength of stones?

Is my flesh brazen ?
13 Is not my help with me,
Though substance was driven from me ?
14 To the despiser of his friend is shame,
The fear of the Mighty One he forsaketh.
" My brethren have deceived as a brook,
As a stream of the brooks they pass away,
" Which are black because of ice,
By means of them snow hideth^itself.
17 By the time they become warm
They have been cut off,
By its being hot they have been
Extinguished from their place.
18 Turn aside do the paths ojf their way :
They ascend into emptiness and are lost.
" Passengers of Tema looked expectingly,
Travellers of Sheba hoped for thcin.
20 They have been ashamed
That one hath trusted —
They have come unto it —
And are confounded.
21 SURELTNOW YE HAVE BECOME THE SAME :
Ye see a downfall, and are afraid.
22 Is it that I said, Give to me ?
Or, By your power bribe for me ?
23 Or, Deliver me from the hand of an ad
versary ? [deem me ?
Or, From the hand of terrible ones re-
24 Shew me, and I keep silent; [stand.
And what I have erred, let me under-
25 How powerful have been upright sayings;
But what doth reproof from you reprove ?
28 As reproof, do you reckon words?
And as wind — sayings of the desperate.
27 Anger on the fatherless ye cause to fall,
And are strange to your friend.
28 And, now, please, look upon me,
Even to your face do I lie ?
29 Turn back, I pray you,
Let it not be perverseness,
Yea, turn back again —
My righteousness is in it.
ao Is there in my tongue perverseness?
Discemeth uot my palate desirable things?
VII. iIS there not a warfare to man on
the earth?
And as the days of an hireling his days?
2 As a servant desireth the shadow,
And as an hireling expecteth his wages,
8 So have I been caused to inherit
Months of vanity,
And nights of misery
Have they numbered to me.
4 If I have lain down then I have said,
'When do I arise?'
And the evening hath been measured,
And I have been full of tossings till dawn.
6 Clothed hath been my flesh vjith worms,
And a clod of dust, [some;
My skin hath been shrivelled and is loath-
6 My days swifter than a weaving machine,
And they are consumed without hope.
7 Remember Thou that my life is a breath,
Mine eye turneth not back to see good.
8 The eye of my beholder beholdeth me not,
Thine eyes are upon me : and I am not.
9 Consumed hath been the cloud,
And it goeth, [not up.
So he who goeth down to Sheol cometh
" He turneth not back again to his house,
Nor doth his place know him any more.
346

The address of BUdad.

VII. 11.— JOB.— IX. 30.

TJie reply of Job.

" Also, I — I withhold not my mouth—
I speak in the distress of my spirit,
I talk to the bitterness of my soul.
12 Am I a sea-monster, or a dragon,
That thou settest over me a guard?
13 When I said, ' My bed cloth comfort me,'
He taketh away in my talking my couch.
i* Thou hast affrighted me with dreams,
And by visions thou terrifiest me;
" And ray soul chooseth strangling:
Death rather than my bones. [live.
"I have wasted away; not for ever do I
Cease from me, for my days are vanity.
17 What is man that Thou magniflest Mm ?
That Thou settest Thy heart unto him?
"And inspectest him in the mornings —
In the evenings triest him ?
"How long dost Thou not look from me?
Thou dost not desist till I swallow my
20 1 have sinned, what do I to Thee, [spittle.
0 Thou watcher of man ? [Thee,
Why hast Thou set me for a mark to
That-I am become a burden to myself?
21 And what?
Thou dost not take away my transgression
Or cause to pass away mine iniquity ;
i 2 But now, for dust I lie down ;
: And Thou hast sought me— and I am not.
I VIII. iAND BUdad the Shuhite auswereth
\ and saith :
| 2 Till when dost thou speak these things?
And a strong wind — sayings of thy mouth?
3 Doth God pervert judgment?
Or doth the Mighty One pervert justice ?
4 If thy children have sinned before Him,
Then He sendeth them away
By the hand of their transgression :
5 If thou seekest early unto God,
And to the Mighty make supplication ;
s If thou art pure and upright,
Surely now He waketh for thee,
And hath completed
The habitation of thy righteousness.
7 Yea, thy beginning hath been small,
But thy latter end is very great.
8 For pray, ask of a former generation,
And prepare to a search of their fathers:
9 (For we are of yesterday and know not,
For a shadow are our days oh earth.)
" Do they not shew thee, speak to thee,
And from their heart bring out words ?
11 ' Doth a rush rise without mire ?
Doth a reed increase without water ?
12 While it is in its budding, uncropt,
Even before any herb it withereth.
" So are the paths of all who forget God,
And the hope of the profane perisheth,
14 Whose confidence is loathsome,
And a house of a spider his trust.
13 He leaueth on his house — it standeth not:
He taketh hold on it— but it abideth not.
" Green he is before the sun,
And over his garden his branch goeth out.
17 Near a heap his roots are wrapped,
A house of stones he looketh for.
I " If one destroy him from his place,
Then itliath feigned concerning him :
I have not seen thee. vj.
1 " Lo, this is the joy of his way,
Aud from the dust others spring up.'
I 2° Lo, God rejecteth not the perfect,
: 346

Nor taketh hold on the hand of evil doers.
21 While he fllleth with laughter thy mouth.
And thy lips with shouting,
22 Those who hate thee put on shame.
And the tent of the wicked is not.
IX. 1 AND Job answereth and saith :
2 Truly I have known that it is so ;
But what— is man just with God?
3 If he delight to strive with Him—
He answereth him not one of athousand.
4 Wise in heart and strong in power —
Who hath hardeneth towards Him and is
5 Who removeth mountains, [at peace ?
And they have not known:
Who hath overturned them in His auger.
6 Who shaketh earth from its place,
AJid its pillars move themselves.
7 Who speaketh to the sun, and it riseth
And sealeth up the stars. [not,
8 Stretching out the heavens by Himself,
And treading on the heights of the sea,
9 Appointing Osh, Kesil, and Kimah,
And the inner chambers of the south.
" Doing great things
Till there is no searching,
And wondrous till there is nr numbering.
11 Lo, He goeth over me, and I see not.
And He passeth on, and I attend not to
him. [back?
12 Lo, He snatches away, who bringeth it
Who saith unto Him. 'What dost Thou?'
13 God turneth not back His anger ;
Under Him bowed have proud helpers.
14 How much less do I answer Him?
Choose out my words with Him ?
" Whom, though I had been righteous,
I answer not ;
For my judgment I make supplication.
" Though I had called andHe answereth me,
I do not believe He giveth ear to my voice.
17 For with a tempest He bruiseth me,
Aud multiplied my wounds for nought.
18 He permitteth me not to refresh my spirit,
But filleth me with bitter things.
19 If of power, lo, the strong One;
And if of judgment — who conveneth mc 1
20 If I be righteous,
Mine own mouth condemneth me:
I am perfect ! — it declareth me perverse.]
21 1 am perfect! — I know not my soul,
I despise my life.
22 It is the same thing, therefore I said :
' The perfect and the wicked
He consumeth.'
23 If a scourge put to death suddenly,
At the trial of the innocent He laugheth.
24 The earth hath been given
Into the hand of the Wicked One.
The face of its judges he covereth :
If not— where, who is he ? [ner ;
25 My days have been swifter than a run-
They have fled, they have not seen good;
2C They have passed on with ships of reed,
As an eagle darteth on prey.
27 Though I. say, ' I forget my talking,
I forsake my corner, and I brighten up?'
2s I have been afraid of all my griefs,
I have known Thou dost not acquit me.
29 1 — I am become wicked ; why is tlris ?
I labour in vain.
39 If I have washed myself with snow-water,

The address of Zophar,

iX.31.-J0B.-xn.il.

and the reply of Job.

And purified with soap my hands,
si Then iu corruption Thou dippest me,
Aud my garments have abominated me.
33 But if a man like myself, I answer him,
We come together into judgment.
*J 0 that there were between us an umpire,
Placing his hand on us both.
3i Let him turn aside from me His rod,
And let not His terror make me afraid;
3"> I speak, and do not fear Him,
Though I am not right with myself.
X. i MY soul hath been weary of my life,
I leave off my talking to myself ;
[ speak in the bitterness of my soul.
- f say unto God, 'Do not condemn me;
Let me know why Thou strivest with me.
" Is it good for Thee that Thou dost oppress ?
That Thou dost despise
'J'lie labour of Thy hands,
Aud on the counsel of the wicked hast
i 4 Eyes of flesh hast Thou ? [shone ?
j As man seeth— seest Thou?
5 As the days of man are Thy days ?
Thy years as the days of a man ?
* That Thou inquirest for mine toiquity,
And seekest for my sin ?
7 For Thou knowest that I am not wicked;
I And there is no deliverer from Thy hand.
8 Thy hands have taken pains about me,
j And make me together round about,
Yet Thou swallowest me up.
9 Remember, I pray Thee,
That as clay Thou hast made me,
And unto dust Thou bringest me back.
| " Dost Thou not as milk pour me out?
And as cheese cm-die me ?
j " Skin and flesh Thou puttest on me,
And with bones and sinews fencest me.
i- Life and kindness Thou hast kept with
me, [spirit.
And Thine inspection hath preserved my
13 And these Thou hast laid up in Thy heart:
I have known that this is with Thee.
¦ il If I sinned, then Thou hast observed me,
A ud from mine iniqmty dost not acqtot me.
" [f I have done wickedly — wo to me,
' And righteously, I lift not up my head.
Full of shame— then see my affliction:
" Yea, it riseth ; as a lion Thou huntest nic.
J And thou turnest back —
Thou shewest Thyself wonderful on me.
i" Thou rcnewest Thy witnesses against me,
I Aud multipliest Thine anger with me;
\ Changes and warfare are with me.
i« But why from the womb
Hast Thou brought me out ?
I expire, and no eye seeth me.
'• j° As I had not been, I ara ;
i From the belly to the grave I am brought;
2o Are not my days few?
Cease then, and put Thyself from mc,
And I brighten up a Uttle,
21 Before I go, and return not,
T Into a land of darkness and death-shade.
" A land of obscurity as thick darkness,
Death-shade without order,
And the shining is as thick darkness.'
XI. iAND Zophar the Naamathite answer-
'•th and saith :
2 fs not the multitude of words answered?
Or is a talkative man justified ?

3 Thy devices make men keep silent ;
Thou scornest, and none causeth blushing!
4 And thou sayest, ' My discourse is pure,
And clean I have been in Thine eyes.'
5 And yet, O that God had spoken 3
And woidd open His lips with thee.
6 And tell to thee the secrets of wisdom,
For counsel hath foldings.
And know that God forgetteth for thee,
Some of thine iniquity.
7 By searching dost thou find out God ?
Unto perfection dost thou find out
The Mighty One ?
8 The heights of heaven— what dost thou ?
Deeper than Sheol— what knowest thou?
9 Longer than the earth is its measure ;
And broader than the sea.
" If He pass on, and shut up, or congregate,
Who then reverseth it ?
" For He hath known men of vanity,
And He seeth iniquity,
Though one doth not consider it.
12 But empty man is bold,
Yet the colt of a wild ass man is born.
" If thou hast prepared thy heart,
And spread out unto Him thy hands ;
14 If iniquity is in thy hand, put it far off,
And let not perverseness dwell in thy
tents. [blemish,
" For then thou liftest up thy face from
Yea, thou hast been firm, aud fcarest not.
i° Eor thou forgettest misery, [it.
As waters passed away thou rememberest
17 And above the noon doth age rise :
Thou fliest— as the morning thou art.
" And hast trusted, because there is hope,
And hast searched ;
In confidence thou liest dowu.
" Yea, thou hast rested,
And none causeth trembling,
But many have entreated thy face: [ed,
20 While the eyes of the wicked are consum-
And refuge hath perished from them,
And their hope is abreathiug out of life.
XII. iAND Job answereth and saith :
2 Truly, ye are the people,
And with you wisdom dieth.
3 1 also have a heart like you ;
I am not falling more than you.
And with whom is there not like these ?
4 A laughter to his friend I am ; [him,"
'He calleth to God, and He answereth
A laughter is the perfect righteous one.
5 A torch — despised in the thoughts of the
secure — [feet.
Is prepared for those who slide with the
c The tents of spoilers are at peace, [dence,
And those who provoke God have confi-
He into whose hand God hath brought.
7 And yet, ask, I pray thee,
One of the beasts, and it doth shew thee,
And a fowl of the heavens,
And it doth declare to thee.
8 Or talk to the earth, and it sheweth thee;
Yea, fishes of the sea recount unto thee:
9 ' Who hath not known by all these,
That the hand of the Lord hath done
this ? [ing thing,
" In whose hand is the breath of every liv-
And the spirit of all mankind.'
11 Doth not the ear try words ?
34?

Job's confidence in God.

XII. 12.— JOB.— xiv. 19. Of man's frailt'g and mortality*

And the palate taste food for itself ?
12 With the very aged is wisdom,
And with length of days understanding.'
13 With Him are wisdom and might ;
He hath counsel and understanding.
14 Lo, He breaketh down, and it is not built
He shutteth against a man, [up,
And it is not opened.
" Lo, He keepeth in the waters,
And they are dried up;
And He sendeth them out,
And they overturn the land.
" With Him are strength and wisdom,
His the deceived and the deceiver.
17 Causing counsellors to go away spoiled,
And judges He maketh foolish.
18 The band of kings He hath opened,
And He bindeth a girdle on their loins.
1!) He causeth ministers to go away spoiled,
And strong ones He overthroweth.
-ll He turneth aside the lip of the stedfast,
And the reason of the aged taketh away.
21 He poureth contempt upon princes,
And the girdle of the mighty made feeble.
22 He removeth deep things out of darkness,
And bringeth out to light death-shade.
23 He magnifieth the nations, and dcstroyeth
them. [them.
He spreadeth out the nations, and quieteth
24 He turneth aside the heart
Of the heads of the people of the land,
And He causeth them to wander
In vacancy— no way !
25 They feel darkness and not light,
He causeth them to wander as a drunkard.
XIII. xLO, all this hath mine eye seen,
Mine ear hath heard and attendeth to it.
2 According to your knowledge
I. have known — even I.
I am not falling more than you.
3 Yet, I for the Mighty One do speak,
Yea, to argue for God I delight.
4 But, yet, ye are forgers of falsehood.
Physicians of nought — all of you.
s 0 that ye would keep perfectly silent,
And it would become your wisdom.
c Hear, I pray you, mine argument,
And attend to the pleadings uf my lips.
7 Eor God do ye speak perverseness,
And for Him do ye speak deceit ?
8 His person do ye accept, if for God ye
9 Is it good that He search you, [strive ?
If, as one mocketh at a man, ye mock at
Him ? [accept persons.
"He surely reproveth you, if in secret ye
11 Doth not His excellency terrify you ?
And His dread fall upon you ?
12 Your remembrances are similes of ashes,
Even Mgh places of clay your heights.
" Keep silent from me, and I speak ;
And let pass over me what will.
14 Wherefore do I take my flesh in my teeth ?
And my life put in my hand 1
" Lo, let Him slay me — I wait not ;
Only, my ways unto His face I argue.
" Even this becometh my salvation,
That the profane cometh not before Him.
17 Hear diligently my word,
And my declaration with your ears.
18 Lo, I pray you,
I have Bet the cause in order,
34S

I have known that I am righteous.
" Who is he ?— let him strive with me,
For now I keep silent and gasp.
20 Only two things, 0 God, do with me ;
Then from Thy face I am not hidden.
21 Thy hand put far off from me,
And let not Thy terror terrify me.
22 And call Thou, and I answer ;
Or I speak, and. answer Thou me.
23 How many iniquities and sins have I ?
My transgression and my sin
Cause me to know.
24 Why hidest Thou Thy face ?
And reckonest me for an enemy to Thee?
25 A leaf driven away dost Thou teirif y ?
And the dry stubble dost Thou pursue ?
26 j?0T Thou writest for me bitter things,
And causest me to possess
The iniquities of my youth;
27 Yea, Thou puttest in the stocks my feet,
And observest all my paths ; [print.
On the roots of my feet Thou settest a
2S And he, as a rotten thing, weareth away;
As a garment, a moth hath consumed him.
XIV. iMAN, born of woman, is
Of few days, and full of trouble, [cut on':
2 As a flower he hath gone forth, and is
He fleeth as a shadow, and remaineth not,
3 Also, on this Thou hast opened Thine eyes,
And bringest me into j udgment with Thee.
4 Who giveth a clean tMng out of an
Not one. [unclean ?
s If his days are determined,
The number of his months with Thee,
His limit Thou hast made,
And he passeth'not over.
,; Look away from him that he may cease,
Till he enjoy as an hireling his day.
7 For there is hope of a tree if it be cut
That again it changeth, [down,
That its tender branch ceaseth not,
8 If its root become old to the earth,
And its stem die in the dust ;
3 From the fragrance of wateritflourisheth,
And hath yielded a crop as a plant.
" But a man dieth, and becometh t\ eak ;
Yea, man expireth, and where is he?
11 Waters have gone away from a sea,
And a river becometh waste and dry.
32 And each hath lain down, and riseth not;
Till the wearing out of the heavens
They awake not,
Nor are aroused from their sleep.
13 0 that in Sheol Thou wouldst hide me,
Hide me till the turning of Thine anger:
Set for me a limit and remember me.
14 If a man die — doth he revive ?
' All the days of my warfare I wait,
Till my change come.
is Thou dost call, and I answer Thee; [sire.
To the work of Thine hands Thou hast de-
18 Though, now, my steps Thou numberest,
Thou wateriest not over my sin.
17 Sealed up in a bag is my transgression ;
Yea, Thou sewest up mine iniquity.
18 And yet, afalltogmountainwastethaway,
And a rock is removed from its place.
19 Waters have worn away stones,
Their outpourings wash away the dust of
earth;
And the hope of man Thou hast destroyed.

Eliphaz reproveth Job.

xrv. 20.— JOB.— xvl 18. Job bemoans his calamities

20 Thou prevailest over him for ever, and he
He changeth his countenance, [goeth,
And Thou sendest him away.
21 Honoured are his sous, but he knoweth
Yea, they become little, [not ;
And he atteudeth not to them.
22 Only, his flesh on him is pained,
And his soul in him mourneth.
XV. i AND Eliphaz the Temanite answereth
and saith : [ledge ?
2 Doth a wise man answer with vain know-
And fill with an east wind his bel'y ?
3 To reason in a matter not useful ?
And speeches in which are no profit ?
4 Yea, thou makest reverence void,
And diratoishest meditation before God.
5 For thy mouth teacheth thine toiquity ;
That thou choosest the tongue of the
subtile. [not I,
s TMne own mouth condemneth thee, and
And thine own lips testify against thee.
7 The first man art thou born ?
Before the heights hast thou been formed?
8 Of the secret counsel of God dost thou
hear ?
Withdrawest thon unto thyself wisdom ?
9 What hast thou known that we know not?
Uhderstandest thou — that is not with us ?
i° Both the grey-headed
And the very aged are among us —
Greater than thy father in days.
" Are the comforts of God too few for thee ?
While a gentle word is with thee,
12 What — doth thine heart take thee away?
And what — are thine eyes Mgh ?
13 For thou turnest thy spirit against God?
And hast brought words from thy mouth?
14 What is man that he should be pure,
And that he should be righteous,
One bom of a woman ?
" Lo, in His holy ones He putteth no
credence, [His eyes.
And the heavens have not been pure to
." Also, surely abominable and filthy,
Is man drinking perverseness as water.
17 1 shew thee — hearken to me —
Yea, this I have seen and declare :
" Which the wise tell,
And have not Md — from their fathers.
" To them alone the land was given,
And a stranger passed not over
Into their midst : —
20 'All the days of the wicked he paineth
And few years [himself,
Have been laid up for the terrible one.
21 A dreadful voice is in Ms ears,
In peace a destroyer meeteth him.
22 He believeth not
In returning from the darkness,
Yea, watched he is for the sword.
23 He wandereth for bread — 'Where is it?'
He hath known that ready at his hand
Is a day of darkness.
24 Adversity and distress terrify him,
They prevail over him
As a king ready for the boaster.
25 For against God he stretched out Ms hand,
And against the Mighty One
He maketh himself mighty.
20 He runneth unto Him proudly,
With the thick bosses of Ms shields.

27 For he hath covered his face with his tit,
And getteth vigour over his confidence.
29 And inhabiteth cities cut off,
Houses not dwelt in,
WMch were ready to become heaps.
29 He is not become rich,
Nor doth his wealth abide,
Nor doth he stretch out on the earth
Their continuance.
30 He turneth not aside from darkness,
His tender branch a flame drieth up,
And he turneth aside
At the breath of His mouth !
si Let him not put credence in vanity,
He hath been deceived,
For vanity is his recompence.
32 Not in Ms day is it completed,
And his bending branch is not green.
33 He shaketh off as a vine his unripe fruit,
And casteth off as an olive his blossom.
34 For the company of the profane is gloomy,
And fire hath consumed
The tents of bribery.
35 Conceiving misery, and bearing imqmty,
Their heart also prepareth deceit.
XVI. iAND Job answereth and saith:
2 1 have heard many such things,
Miserable comforters are ye all.
8 Is there an end to words of wind ?
Or what emboldeneth thee
That thou answerest ?
4 1 also, like you, might speak,
If your soul were in my soul's stead.
1 might join against you with words,
And nod at you with my head.
5 1 might harden you with my mouth,
And the moving of my lips
Might be sparing.
6 If I speak, my pain is not restrained,
And I cease — what goeth from me ?
7 Omy, now he hath wearied me;
Thou hast desolated all my company.
8 And dost loathe me,
It hath been for a witness,
And my failure riseth up against me ;
In my face it testifieth.
9 His anger hath torn, and he hateth me,
He hath gnashed at me with his teeth,
My adversary sharpeneth his eyes for me.
" They have gaped on me with their mouth,
In reproach they have smitten my cheeks,
Together they set themselves against me.
11 God. shutteth me up unto the perverse,
And to the hands of the Wicked
He turneth me over.
12 1 was at ease, and he breaketh me ;
And he hath laid hold on my neck,
And breaketh me to pieces,
And raiseth me for a mark to him.
13 His archers go round against me,
He splitteth my reins, and spareth not,
He poureth out to the earth my gall.
14 He breaketh me— breach upon breach,
He runneth upon me as a mighty one.
is Sackcloth I have sewed on my skin,
And have rolled my horn in the dust.
" My face is foul with weeping,
And on mine eyelids is a death-shade.
17 Not for any violence in my hands.
And my prayer is pure.
18 0 earth, cover not thou my blood !

BildacVs address.

xvi. 19.— JOB.— Xix. 18.

Jvb's reply.

And let there not be a place for my cry.
19 Also, now, lo, in heaven is my witness,
And my testifier is in the high places.
"° My interpreter is my friend,
To God mine eye hath dropped ;
ai And he reasoneth for a man with God,
Even the son of man for his friend.
22 When a few years come,
Then a path I return not do I go.
XVII. iMY spirit hath been destroyed,
My days have been extinguished —
The graves are mine.
" If not — mockeries are with me.
In their provocation mine eye lodgeth.
3 Place, I pray Thee, my pledge with Thee
"Who is he that striketh hands with me ?
4 For their heart Thou hast hidden
From understandtog ;
Therefore Thou exaltest them not.
5 For a portion he sheweth friendship,
Yet the eyes of his sons are consumed.
c And he hath set me up
For a proverb of the peoples,
And a wonder before thein I am.
' And dim from sorrow is mine eye,
And my members are as a shadow,
All of them.
8 Astonished are the upright at this,
And the innocent against the profane
Stirreth himself up,
9 And the righteous layeth hold on his way,
And the clean of hands tocreaseth
And dumb are they all. [strength,
" Return, I pray you, and come in,
Yet I find not a wise mau among you.
" My days have passed,
My devices have been broken off,
The possessions of my heart.
" Night they appoint for day,
Light is near because of darkness.
" If I wait — Sheol is my house,
In darkness my couch I have spread out.
14 To comuption I have called : —
' Thou art my father.'
To the worm : —
' My mother,' and ' my sister.'
15 And where is now my hope ?
Yea, my hope, who beholdeth it ?
" To the parts of Sheol they go down.
If together on the dust we may rest.
XVIII. lANDBildadtheShuhite answereth
and saith :
'- When will ye set an end to words ?
Consider, and afterwards let us speak.
3 Wherefore have we been reckoned as
cattle ?
Have we been defiled in your eyes ?
4 fHe teareth himself in his anger.)
For thy sake is the earth forsaken ?
Or removed is a rock from its place ?
fi The light of the wicked is extinguished,
Nor doth a spark of his fire shine.
6 The light hath been dark in his tent,
Aud his lamp over him is extinguished.
7 Straitened are the steps of Ms strength,
And his own counsel casteth him down.
8 For he is sent into a net by his own feet,
And 011 a snare he walketh habitually.
9 A gin seizeth on the heel ;
The designing prevaileth over Mm.
i° Ilia cord is hidden in the earth,
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And his trap on the path.
" Bound about terrors have terrified him,
And have scattered him — at his feet.
12 His sorrow is hungry,
And calamity is ready at his side.
" It consumeth the parts of Ms skin,
Death's first-born consumeth his parts.
14 Drawn from his tent is his confidence,
And. it causeth him to step
To the king of terrors.
" It dwelleth to his tent :
Out of his provender,
Scattered over his habitation is sulphur.
i6 Beneath, his roots are dried up,
And above, his crop is cut off. [land,
17 His memorial hath perished from the
And he hath no name in the street.
" They thrust him from light toto darkness,
And from the habitable earth cast him
" He hath no contiuuator, [out.
Nor successor among his people,
And none remaining in his dwelhngs.
20 At his day the Westerns
Have been astonished —
And the Easterns have taken fright.
21 These are the tabernacles of the perverse,
And this the place God hath not known.
XIX. iAND Job auswereth and saith :
" Till when do ye afflict my soul,
And bnrise me with words ?
3 These ten tunes ye put me to shame,
Ye blush not ;
Ye make yourselves strange to me.
4 And also, truly, I have erred,
With me my error remaineth.
5 If, truly, over me ye magnify yourselves,
And decide against me my reproach.
6 Know ye now,
That God hath turned me upside down,
And hath set rouud His net against me.
7 Lo, I cry out — violence,
And I am not answered;
I cry aloud, and there is no judgment.
3 My way He hath hedged up,
And I pass not over,
And on my paths He placeth darkness.
9 Mine honour from off me He stripped,
And turneth the crown from my head.
i° He breaketh me down round about, and
And removeth my hope like a tree. [I go,
" And He kindleth against me His anger,
And reckoneth me to Him
As His adversaries.
" His troops come iu together,
And raise up against me their way,
And encamp round about my tent.
" My brethren from me He hath put far off,
And mine acquaintances surely
Have been estranged from me.
14 My neighbours have ceased,
My familiar friends have forgotten me.
" The sojourners of my house and my maids
For u stranger reckon me ;
A stranger I have been in their eyes.
" To my servant I have called
And he answereth not ; [him.
With my mouth I make supplication to
17 My spirit is strange to my wife,
And my favours
To the children of my mother's womb.
" Also sucklings have despised me;

Job's belief in the Redeemer.

xrx. 19.— JOB.— xxi. 16. The prosperity of the wk-kM.

1 arise, and they speak against me.
19 All the men of my counsel
Have me to abomination,
And those I have loved
Have been turned against me.
29 To my skin and to my fiesh
My bone hath cleaved, [teeth.
And I deliver myself with the skin of my
"l Pity me, pity me, 0 ye my friends ;
For the hand of God hath stricken me.
22 Why do you pursue me as God ?
And with my flesh arc not satisfied ?
23 Who will grant now,
That my words may be written ?
Who will grant that in a book
They may be graven ?
24 With a pen of iron and lead—
For ever in a rock they may be hewn.
25 That ' I have known my Redeemer,
The Living and the Last,
For the dust he riseth.
26 And after my skin hath compassed this,
Then from my flesh I see God:
27 Whom I see on my side,
Aud mine own eyes have beheld,
And not a stranger ; [bosom.'
My reins have been consumed iu my
28 But say ye, ' Why pursue we after him V '
Seeing the root of the matter
Hath been found in me :
29 Be afraid for yourselves,
Because of the sword, [sword,
For furious are the punishments of the
' That ye may know there is a judgment.
! XX. iAND Zophar the Naamatlute an-
j swereth and saith : [swer,
j - Therefore my thoughts cause me to nn-
And because of my sensations in me;
, "' The chastisement of my shame I hear,
And the spirit of mine understanding
Causeth me to answer :
4 This hast thou known from antiquity ?
Since man was placed on the earth?
5 But the singing of the wicked is short,
And the joy of the profane for a moment,
G Though his excellency go up to heaven,
And Ms head against'a cloud he strike—
7 As Ms own dung for ever he perisheth ;
His beholders say : ' Where is he ?'
3 As a dream he fleeth,
And they And him not, [night.
And he is driven away as a vision of the
1 9 The eye hath seen him and addeth not.
And not again doth his place behold Mm.
i " His cMldren do the poor oppress,
| And his hands give backhis wealth:
; " His bones have been full of his youth.
And with Mm to the dust it lieth down.
j " Though he sweeten evil to his mouth,
I Hide it under his tongue,
| " Have pity on it and forsake it not,
Keep it back in the midst of his palate ;
I 14 His food in Ms bowels is turned,
The bitterness of asps is in his heart.
!¦' Wealth he hath swallowed,
But he vomiteth it,
: From his belly God driveth it out.
i i° Gall of asps he sucketh,
The tongue of a viper slayeth him.
j 17 He looketh not on rivulets,
Flowings of brooks of honey and butter.

" He giveth back what he laboured for,
And consumeth it not ;
As a bulwark is his exchange,
Yet he exults not.
" For he oppressed — he forsook the poor,
A house he took violently away,
WMch he buildeth not.
20 For he hath not known ease in his belly.
With his desirable thing
He delivereth not himself.
21 There is no remnant of his food,
Therefore Ms good stayeth not.
22 In the futoess of Ms sufficiency he is
straitened,
Every perverse hand meeteth him.
23 It cometh to pass, at the filling of his belly,
He sendeth against him
The fierceness of His anger,
Which He raineth on him in his eating.
24 lie fleeth from an iron weapon,
A bow of brass passeth through him :
-'5 One hath drawn:
And it cometh out from the body,
And the glittering weapon
From his gall proceedeth;.
On Mm are terrors.
20 All darkness is hid for his treasures :
Consume Mm doth a fire not blown;
Broken is the remnant in his tent.
-7 The heavens reveal his iniquity,
And the earth raiseth itself against him.
28 The increase of his house removeth.
Running away in a day of His anger.
29 This is the portion of the wicked from Cod,
The inheritance appointed him by God.
XXL iAND Job answereth and saith :
3 Hear diligently my word,
And, let this be your consolations.
3 Bear with me and I speak,
And after my speaking you may deride.
4 1 — to man is my complaint ?
And if so, wherefore
May not my temper become short ?
5 Turn unto me and be astonished,
And put hand to mouth.
5 Yea, if I have remembered,
Then I have been troubled,
And my flesh hath taken fright.
7 Wherefore do the wicked live ?
They have become old,
And have been mighty to wealth ;
8 Their seed is established with them,
Before their face,
And their offspring before their eyes.
9 Their houses are — peace without fear,
Nor is the rod of God upon them.
10 His bullock hath eaten corn,
And loatheth not,
His cow bringeth forth safely,
And miscarrieth not.
" They send out their sucklings as a flock,
Aud their children skip,
" They lift themselves at timbrel and harp,
And rejoice at the sound of an organ.
" They wear out in good their days,
And in a moment to Sheol go down.
14 Yet they say to GocT, ' Turn aside from us.
Yea, the knowledge of Thy ways
We have not desired.
is What is the Mighty One
That we should serve Him ?
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The recompence of the wicked. xxi. 16.— JOB. — xxm. 7. Eliphaz falsely accuseth Job.

And what do we profit
When we meet with Him?'
16 Lo, their good is not in their hand,
(The counsel of the wicked
Hath been far from me.) [tinguished,
17 How oft is the light of the wicked ex-
And cometh on them their calamity ?
Pangs He apportioneth in His anger.
18 They are as straw before wind,
And as chaff a hurricane hath stolen away.
19 God layeth up for his children Ms sorrow,
He giveth recompence unto him ;
And he knoweth.
20 His own eyes see his destruction,
And of the wrath of the Mighty
He drinketh.
2i For what his delight to his house after it,
When the number of his months
Hath been cut off ?
-- To God doth one teach knowledge,
Seeing the high He judgeth ?
-¦'' This one dieth in his perfect strength.
Wholly at ease and quiet.
21 His breasts have been full of milk,
And marrow his bones moisten.
25 And this one dieth with a bitter soul,
And hath not eaten with gladness.
2,i Together to the dust they lie down,
And the worm covereth them over.
-: Lo, I have known your thoughts,
The devices ye do wrongfully against me.
28 For ye say, 'Where is the house of the
And where the tent — [noble ?
The tabernacles of the wicked ?'
-1 Have ye not asked the passers by ?
And their signs do ye not know ?
30 To a day of calamity the wicked is spared,
To a day of wrath they are brought.
"'- Who declareth to his face his way ?
And/or that which he hath done,
Who giveth recompence to him ?
12 Arid he— to the graves he is brought,
And over the heap a watch is kept, [him,
33 The clods of the valley have been sweet to
And after him every man he draweth,
And before him there is no numbering.
M How then comfort ye me with vanity ?
In your answers trespass hath been left.
XXII. iAND Eliphaz the Temanite an
swereth and saith ;
- To God is a man profitable, [self ?
Because a wise man is profitable to him-
* Is it a delight to the Mighty One
That thou art righteous?
Or is it gain
That thou makest thy ways perfect ?
4 Because of thy reverence
Doth He reason with thee ?
He entereth with thee into judgment:
* Is not thy wickedness abundant ?
Yea, there is no end to thine iniquities.
c For thou takest a pledge of thy brother
For nought,
And the garments of the naked
Thou strippest off.
7 Thou Iettest not the weary drink water,
And from the hungry
Thou withholdest bread.
8 As to the man of strength,
He hath the earth, [in it.
And the accepted of face — he dwelleth
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9 Widows thou hast .sent away empty,
And the arms of the fatherless are bruised.
i° Therefore are snares round about thee,
And fear troubleth thee suddenly.
" Or darkness— thou seest not ;
And abundance of waters cover thee.
12 Is not God high as heaven ;
See, then the summit of the stars,
That they are high.
i8 Yet thou hast said,
' What — hath God known ?
Through the thickness doth He judge?
14 Thick clouds are a secret place for Him,
Aud He seeth not ; '
Yet the circle of the heavens
He walketh habitually.
is The path of old dost thou observe,
Which men of iniquity have troddeu?
16 Who have been cut down unexpectedly,
A flood is poured on their foundation.
17 Who say to God, ' Turn aside from us ;'
Yet what doth the Mighty One to them?
18 He hath filled their houses with good :
(And the counsel of the wicked
Hath been far from me.)
" The righteous see and rejoice,
And the innocent mocketh at them: [off,
20 'Surely our substance hath not been cut
But their excellency fire hath consumed.'
21 Acquaint thyself, I pray thee, with Him,
And be at peace,
Thereby thine increase is good.
22 Receive, I pray thee,
From His mouth a law,
And put His sayings in thy heart.
23 If thou return unto the Mighty
Thou art built up,
Thou puttest toiquity far from thy tents.
24 So as to place on the dust a defence.
And on a rock of the valleys a covering.
25 And the Mighty hath been thy defence,
And silver is strength to thee.
25 For then on the Mighty
Thou delightest thyself,
And liftest up unto God thy face.
27 Thou makest supplication unto Him,
And He heareth thee ;
And thy vows thou completest.
28 And thou decreest a saying,
And it is established to thee,
And on thy ways hath light shone,
29 For they have made low,
And thou sayest, ' Lift up,'
And the bowed down of eyes he saveth.
80 He delivereth him who is not innocent,
Yea, he hath been delivered
By the cleanness of thy hands.
XXIII. iAND Job answereth and saith :
2 Also, to-day is my complaint bitter ;
My hand hath been heavy
Because of my sighing.
8 0 that I had known— I find Him.
I come in unto His seat.
4 I arrange the cause before Him
And fill my mouth with arguments.
6 I know the words He would answer me,
And understand' what He saith to me.
6 In the abundance of power
Doth He strive with me ?
No ! surely He putteth it in me.
7 There the upright doth reason with Him,

Job apoeals to God.

xxm. 8.— JOB. — xxvii. 2.

The address of BUdad.

And I escape for ever from my judge.
8 Lo, forward I go — and He is not;
And backward — and I perceive Him not;
9 To the left in His working — but I see not;
He is covered on the right,
And I behold not.
*io ;por He hath known the way with me;
He hath tried me — as gold I go forth.
" On His step my foot hath laid hold ;
His way I kept, and turn not aside;
i2 The command of His lips, and depart not;
Above my allotted portion I have laid up
The sayings of His mouth.
" And He is to one mind,
And who turneth Him back ?
And His soul hath desired — and He doeth
J4 For He completeth my portion ; [it.
And many such tMngs are with Him.
15 Therefore, before Him I am troubled,
I consider, and am afraid of Him.
" And God hath made my heart soft,
And the Mighty hath troubled me.
17 For I have not been cut off
Before the darkness,
And before me He hath covered
The thick darkness.
XXIV. iWHEREFORE from the Mighty
Times have not been hidden,
And those who know Him have not seen
2 The borders they reach, [His days :
A drove they have taken violently away;
Yea, they do evil.
3 The ass of the fatherless they lead away,
They take in pledge the ox of the widow,
4 They turn aside the needy from the way;
The poor of the earth have hid together.
5 Lo, wild asses in the wilderness,
They have gone out about their work,
Seeking early for prey,':
A mixture for itself — food for the young.
c In the field his provender they reap,
And the vineyard of the wicked they glean.
7 The naked they cause to lodge
Without clothing,
And there is no covering to the cold.
8 From the inundation of mountains
They are wet,
And without a refuge, have embraced a
9 They take violently away [rock.
The orphan from the breast,
And on the poor they lay a pledge.
10 Naked, they go without clothing,
And hungry— have taken away the sheaf.
" Between their walls they make oil,
Wine-presses they have trodden, yet they
12 Because of enmity men groan, [thirst.
And the soul of pierced ones crieth,
And God giveth no praise. [of light:
" They have been among the rebellious ones
They have not known His ways,
Nor remained in His paths.
14 At the light the murderer riseth,
He slayeth the poor and needy,
And in the night he is as a thief.
is And the eye of the adulterer
Hath observed the twilight,
Saying, ' No eye beholdeth me,'
And he covereth the face.
" He hath dug in the darkness— houses;
By day they shut themselves up,
They have not known the light.
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17 When together, morning is to them death-
When he discerneth the terrors [shade,
Of the death-shade.
i8 Light he is on the face of the waters;
Viiifled is their portion in the earth;
He turneth not the way of the vineyards.
" Drought — also heat — consume the snow-
Sheol those who have stoned. [waters,
20 forget him doth the womb,
Sweeten on him the worm;,
He is not remembered any niore;
And wickedness is broken as a tree.
21 He evil entreateth the barren who beareth
And to the widow he doth no good ; [not,
22 And hath drawn the mighty by his power;
He riseth, and none berieveth in life.
23 He giveth confidence to him,
And he is supported ;
And His eyes are on their ways.
24 High they have been for a little, and are
And have been brought low. [not,
As all others they are shut up,
And as the head of an ear of corn cut off.
25 And if not now, who proveth me a liar,
And maketh of nothing my word ?
XXV. iAND Bildad the Shuhite answer
eth and saith :
2 Rule and fear are with Him :
He maketh peace in His high' places.
3 Is there any number to His troops ?
And on whom ariseth not His light ?
4 And what ? is man righteous with God ?
And what ? is he pure- born of woman ?
5 Lo — unto the moon, and it shineth not,
And the stars have not been pure in His
6 How much less man— a' grub; [eyes.
And the son of man — a worm.
XXyi. !AND Job answereth and saith :
2 How hast thou helped the powerless;
Saved the arm not strong ! [wise,
3 How hast thou given counsel to the un-
And wise plans abundantly made known.
4 With whom hast thou declared words ?
And whose breath came out from thee ?
5 The Rephaim are formed,
Beneath the waters.and their inhabitants.
6 Naked is Sheol over-against Him,
And there is no covering to destruction.
7 Stretching out the north over desolation;
Hanging the earth upon nothing ;
8 Binding up the waters in His thick clouds,
And the cloud is not rent under them;
9 Taking hold of the face of the throne,
Spreading over it His cloud.
i° A limit He hath placed on the waters,
Unto the boundary of light and darkness.
11 The pillars of the heavens tremble,
And wonder because of His rebuke.
" By His power He hath quieted the sea,
And by His understanding
He hath smitten the proud.
" By His Spirit He beautified the heavens ;
His hand formed the fleeing serpent.
14 Lo, these are the borders of His way,
And how little a matter hath been heard
Yea, the thunder of His might [of Him ;
Who understandeth ?
XXVII. iAND Job continueth to lift up
his simile, and saith : —
2 God liveth I
He hath turned aside my judgment,
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Job maintains his integrity, xxvn. 3. — JOB.— xxix. 12. The excellency of wisdom.

And the Mighty hath made my soul bitter.
3 For all the while my breath is in me,
And the spirit of God to my nostrils.
4 My lips speak not perverseness,
And my tongue uttereth not deceit.
5 Pollution to me if I justify you :
Till I expire I turn not aside
Mine integrity from me.
e On my righteousness I have laid hold,
And I let it not go :
My heart reproacheth not while I live.
7 My enemy is as the wicked,
And my withstander as the perverse.
8 For what is the hope of the profane,
When He cutteth off ?
When God casteth off Iris soul ?
9 Doth God hear his ciy
When distress cometh on him ?
" On the Mighty doth he delight himself?
Doth he call God at all times ?
ii I shewyou by the hand of God ;
That which is with the Mighty I hide not.
12 Lo, ye— all of you — have seen,
And why is this — ye are altogether vain ?
13 This the portion of wicked man with God,
And the inheritance of terrible ones
From the Mighty they receive.
14 If Ms children multiply, for them is a
As to Ms offspring, " [a word.
They are not satisfied with bread.
ls His remnant are buried in death,
And their widows weep not.
16 if he heap up silver as the dust
And as clay prepare clothing.
17 He prepareth — the righteous putteth it on.
And the innocent apportion the silver.
" He hath built his house as a moth,
And as a booth the watchman hath made.
19 Rich,he lieth down, but he is not gathered:
His eyes he hath opened, and he is not.
i0 Terrors overtake him as waters, [away.
By night a whirlwind hath stolen him
21 Take him up doth an east wind,
And he goeth ;
And it frighteneth him from his place,
22 And casteth at him, and spareth not ;
From its hand he diligently fleeth.
23 It clappeth at him its hands,
And hisseth at him from its place.
XXVIII. 1 SURELY there is for the silver
an outlet,
And a place for the gold they refine ;
2 Iron from the dust is taken,
And from the firm stone brass.
3 An end one hath set to darkness,
And to all perfection he is searching :
The stone of thick darkuess
And of death-shade.
4 A stream broke out from a sojourner,
The forgotten ones of the foot,
They have been low ;
From man they have wandered.
s The earth ! from it cometh out bread,
And its under-part is turned like Are.
6 Its stones are the place of the sapphire,
And it hath dust of gold.
7 A path — the ravenous fowl knew it not.
Nor scorched it hath the eye of the kite;
8 Not trodden it have the sons of pride.
Not passed over it hath the fierce lion.
9 Against the flint one sent forth his hand,
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He overturned mountains from the root.
" Among the rocks he cleaved brooks,
And every precious thing his eyre saw.
11 Floods he hath bound from overflowing,
And the hidden thtogbringeth out to light.
12 But wisdom — whence is it found ?
And where is this,
The place of understanding ?
" Man hath not known its arrangement,
Nor is it found to the land of the living.
14 The deep hath said, ' It is not to me.'
And. the sea hath said, ' It is not with mc.r
" Gold is not given for it,
Nor is silver weighed — its price.
1° It is not valued with pure gold of Ophir,
With the precious onyx and sapphire.
17 Gold and crystal do not equal it,
Nor is its exchange a vessel of fine gold.
18 Corals or pearl is not remembered:
The acquisition of wisdom is above rubies.
" Not equal it doth the topaz of Cush,
With pure gold it is not valued.
29 And wisdom— whence cometh it ?
And where is this,
The place of understanding ?
21 Seeing it hath been hid
From the eyes of all living.
Even from the fowl of the heavens
It hath been Mdden.
22 Destruction and death have said :
' With our ears we have heard its fame.'
23 God hath understood its way,
And He hath known its place.
-4 For He to the ends of the earth looketh,
Under the whole heavens He seeth :
-5 To make for the wind a weight ;
And the waters He meted out by measure.
2G In His making for the rain a limit,
A way for the brightness of the thunder,.
2' Then hath He seen aud declareth it:
He prepared it, and even searched it out.
28 And He saith to man :—
' Lo, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom.
And to turn from evil i.f understanding.'
XXIX. iAND Job continueth to lift up
his simile, and saith :
2 Who shall make me as in months past,
As in the days of God's preserving me;
3 In His causing His light to shine
Upon my head:
By His light I walk through darkness.
4 As I was in the days of my maturity,
And the counsel of God upon my tent.
s When yet the Mighty is with me,
My young ones round about me:
6 When washing my steps with butter,
And the firm rock is with me
Rivulets of oil.
7 When I go out the gate by the city,
In the broad place I prepare my seat.
8 Youths have seen me, and been hidden,
And the aged have risen — they stood up.
9 Princes have kept in words,
And place the hand on their mouth.
10 The voice of leaders hath been Mdden,
And their tongue cleaved to their palate.
" For the ear hath heard,
.<• And it declareth me happy, \n\e.
And the eye hath seen, and it testifleth to
12 For I deliver the afflicted who crieth,
And the fatherless who hath no helper.

Job deplores his calamities. xxix. 13. — JOB. — xxxi. 14.

He protests his integrity.

" The blessing of the perishing cometh on
And the heart of the widow [me,
[ cause to sing. [eth me.
14 Righteousness I have put on, and it cloth-
As a robe and a diadem is my justice.
35 Eyes I have been to the blind,
Yea, feet to the lame am I.
" A father I am to the needy,
And the cause I knew not I search out.
17 And I break the jaw-teeth of the perverse,
And from his teeth I cast away prey.
" And I say, ' With my nest I expire,
And as the sand I multiply days.'
" My root is open to the waters,
And dew remaineth on my branch.
20 My honour is fresh with me,
And my bow to my hand is renewed.
31 To me they have hearkened ;
They wait, and are silent for my counsel.
22 After my word they change not,
And on them my speech droppeth.
23 And they wait for me as for rain,
And their mouth they have opened wide
As for the latter rain.
24 1 laugh at them— they give no credence.
And the light of my face cause not to fall.
24 1 choose their way, and sit head,
And I dwell as a king in a troop,
When mourners he comforteth.
XXX 1 YET, now, laughed at me,
Have the younger in days than I,
Whose fathers I have loathed to set
"With the dogs of my flock:
- Also, the power of their hands,
Why is it to me ?
On them old age hath perished.
3 With want and with famine gloomy,
Who flee to a dry place,
Formerly a desolation and waste.
-* Who crop mallows near a shrub,
And broom-roots is their food.
5 From the midst they are cast out,
They shout against them as a thief),
6 In a frightful place of valleys to dwell,
Holes of earth and clefts.
7 Among sM'ubs they groan,
Under nettles they are gathered together.
3 Children of folly-
Even children without name,
They have been smitten from the land.
9 Yet, now, their song I have been,
And I am become a byword to them.
" They have abominated me,
They have kept far from me,
And from before me,
They have not spared, spitting.
" Because He hath loosed His cord,
And afflicteth me,
The bridle also from before me,
They have cast away.
" On the right hand the brood rise;
My feet they have cast away,
And they raise up against me
The paths of their calamity.
" 'They have broken down my path,
By my calamity they profit :
* He hath no helper.'
" As a wide breach they come,
Under the desolation rolled themselves.
15 He hath turned against me terrors:
It pursueth as the wind mine abundance

And as a thick cloud,
My safety hath passed away.
16 And now, my soul in me poureth itself
Days of affliction seize me; [out,
17 At nightmybonehathbeenpierceclinme,
And mine eyelids lie not down.
i6 By the abundance of power
My clotMng is changed,
As the mouth of my coat it girdeth me.
19 Casting me into the mire,
I am even become like dust and ashes.
20 I cry unto Thee,
And Thou answereth me not ;
I have stood, and Thou dost consider me.
21 Thou art turned to be fierce to me;
With the strength of Thine hand,
Thou opposest me.
22 Thou liftest me up,
On the wind Thou causest me to ride,
And meltest me— levellest me.
23 For -I have known
To death Thou bringest me back,
And to the appointed house for all living.
24 Surely against the heap
He sendeth not out the hand,
Though in its ruin they have safety.
25 Wept I not for him whose day is hard?
My soul hath grieved for the needy.
'-' When good I expected, then cometh evil,
And I wait for light, and darkness cometh.
27 My bowels have boiled, and ceased not,
Days of affliction have gone before me.
28 Mourning I have gone without the sun:
I have risen, in the congregation I cry.
29 A brother I have been to dragons,
And a compamon to daughters of the owl.
39 My skin hath been black upon me,
And my bone hath burned from heat ;
31 And my harp becometh mourning,
And my organ to the sound of weeping.
XXXI. 1 A covenant I made for mine eyes,
And what— should I attend to a virgin ?
2 And what the portion of God from above ?
And the inheritance of the Mighty
From the heights '!
" Is not calamity to the perverse ?
And strangeness to workers of iniquity?
4 Doth He not see my ways,
And all my steps mimber ?
h If I have walked with vanity,
Or my foot hasten to deceit,
° Let Him weigh me in righteous balances;
And let God know mine integrity.
7 If my step turn aside from the way,
And after mine eyes my heart hath gone,
Or to my hands cleaved hath blemish,
8 Let me sow and another eat,
And let my products be rooted out.
9 If my heart was enticed by a woman,
And by the opemng of my neighbour
I have laid* wait,
" Grind to another let my wife,
And over her let others bend.
" For it is a wicked thing, :
Yea, it is a judicial iniquity;
" For a fire it is, to destruction it consumeth, :
And it would root out all mine increase.
13 If I despise the cause of my man-servant,
Or of my hand-maid.
In their contending with me :
14 Then what shall I do when God ariseth? j
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The appearance of Elihu.

xxxi. 15. — JOB.— xxxm. 11.

The address of Elihu.

And when He inspecteth,
What shall I answer Him ? [make him ?
16 Did not He that made me in the womb
Yea, One prepareth us in the womb.
" If I withhold from pleasure the poor,
Or the eyes of the widow consume,
17 Or do eat my morsel by myself,
And the orphan hath not eat of it,
" (For from my youth
He grew up with me as with a father,
And from the belly of my mother
I have led her),
" If I see any perishing without clotMng,
And no covering to the needy;
20 If his loins have not blessed me,
Or from the fleece of my sheep
He warmeth not himself ;
21 If I have waved at the f atherless my hand,
When I see to the gate my help,
22 Let my shoulder from its blade fall,''
And mine arm from the bone be broken.
23 For a dread to me is calamity from God,
And because of His excellencyl am unable.
24 If I have made gold my confidence,
Or to the pure gold said, ' My trust ; '
23 If I rejoice because my wealth is great,
And because my hand found abundance;
25 If I see the light when it shineth,
Or the precious moon walking,
27 And my heart is secretly enticed,
And my hand kisseth my mouth:
28 It also is a judicial iniquity,
For I had lied to God above.
29 If I rejoice at the ruin of my hater,
Or stirred up myself when evil found him;
so Yea, I have not suffered my mouth to sin,
To ask with an oath his life.
-si If not — say ye, 0 men of my tent,
' 0 that we had of his flesh ;
We are not satisfied.'
32 In the street lodgeth not the stranger,
My doors to the traveller I open.
33 If I covered as Adam my transgressions,
By hiding in my bosom mine toiqmty;
34 If I fear a great multitude,
Or the contempt of families affright me :
Then I am silent,
I go not out of the opeMng.
35 Who giveth to me a hearing? lo, my mark.
Let the Mighty One answer nae,
Seeinga bill mine adversaryhath written.
m If not, on my shoulder I take it up,
I bind it a crown on myself.
37 The number of my steps I tell Him ;
As a leader I approach Him.
33 If against me my land cry out,
Or together its furrows weep,
39 If its strengthlconsumedwithoutmoney,
Or the life of its owners
I have caused to breathe out :
40 Instead of wheat let the thorn go forth,
And instead of barley the useless weed !
The words op Job are finished.
XXXII. iAND these three men cease
from answering Job, for he is righteous to
his own eyes. 2 And the anger of Elihu son
of Barachel the Buzite, of thefamily of Ram,
burnetii: — against Job his anger burned, be
cause of his justifying himself rather than
God ; 8 and against his three friends his
anger burned, because they have found no
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answer, yet condemn Job. 4And Elihu
waited earnestly beside Job with words, for
they are older than he in days. 5 And Elihu
seeth that there is no answer in the mouth
of the three men, and his anger burneth.
fiAnd Elihu son of Barachel the Buzite an
swereth and saith :
I am young in days, and ye are aged,
Therefore I have feared,
And am afraid of shewing you my opinion.
7 1 said : Let days speak,
And let multitude of years teach wisdom.
8 Surely a spirit is in man,
And the breath of the Mighty One
Causeth them to understand.
9 The multitude are not wise :
Nor do the aged understand judgment.
" Therefore I have spoken: Hearken to me,
I shew my opimon — even I.
ii Lo, I have waited for your words,
I give ear unto your reasons,
Till ye search out sayings.
i2 And unto you I attend,
And lo, there is no reasoner for Job,
Or answerer of his sayings among you.
1$ Perhaps ye say, We have found wisdom,
God thrusteth Mm away, not man.
" Yet he hath not set words in array for me,
And with your sayings I answer Mm not.
" (They have broken down,
They have not answered again,
They removed from themselves words.
i8 And I have waited, but they speak not,
For they have ceased,
They have answered no more.)
17 1 answer, even I — my share ;
I shew my opinion — even I.
18 For I have been full of words,
The spirit of my breast hath distressed me.
19 Lo^jny breast is as wine not opened,
Like new bottles it is broken up.
20 1 speak and am refreshed,
I open my lips and answer.
21 Pray, let me not accept the person of any,
Nor unto man give flattering titles, [titles :
22 For I have not known to give flattering
In a little my Maker taketh me away.
XXXIII. iAND yet, 0 Job, I pray thee,
Hear my speech,
And to all my words give ear.
2 Pray, lo, I have opened my mouth,
My tongue hath spoken in my palate.
8 The uprightness of my heart
Are my sayings ; [spoken,
And knowledge my lips have clearly
4 The Spirit of God hath made me;
And the breath of the Mighty quickeneth
5 Ii thou art able — answer me; [me.
Set to array before me — station thyself.
6 Lo, I am, according to thy word, for God;
From the clay I also have been formed ;
7 Lo, my terror frighteneth thee not,
And my burden on thee is not heavy.
8 Only, thou hast said in mine earB,
And the sound of words I hear :
9 'Pure am I, without transgression,
Innocent am I, and I have no imquity.
10 Lo, He findeth occasions against me,
He reckoneth me for an enemy to Him;
" He putteth in the stocks my feet,
He watcheth all my paths.'

Elihu repi-oves Job, and xxxnr. 12.— JOB.— xxxiv. 36. speaks of God's o-mnisci&nce.

" Lo, in this thou hast not been just :
I answer thee :
That God. is greater than man.
13 Wherefore against Him hast thou striven,
When for any of His matters
He answereth not ?
" For once God speaketh, yea twice,
(He beholdeth it not.)
is In a dream — a vision of the mght,
In the falling of deep sleep on men,
In slumberings on the bed,
is Then He uncovereth the ear of men,
And for, their instruction sealeth :
17 To turn aside man from doing;
And pride from man He concealeth.
"Hekeepeth back his soul from corruption,
Andhislifefrompassingawaybythe dart.
" He hath been reproved
With pain on his bed,
And the strife of his bones is enduring.
29 And his life hath nauseated bread,
And his soul desirable food.
2i His flesh is consumed from betog seen,
And Ms bones are Mgh,
They were not seen;
22 And- his soul draweth near to the pit,
And Ms life to those who cause death.
23 If there is by Him a messenger,
An interpreter— one of a thousand,
To declare for man His uprightness :
24 Then He favoureth him and saith,
* Ransom him from going down the pit;
I have found an atonement.'
25 Fresher is his flesh than a child's,
He returneth to the days of Ms youth.
26 He maketh supplication unto God,
And He accepteth him.
And he seeth His face with shouting ;
And He returneth to nan
His righteousness.
27 He looketh on men, and saith, ' I stoned,
Ar.d uprightness I have perverted,
And it hath not been profitable to me.
28 He hath ransomed my soul
From going over toto the pit,
And my life on the light looketh.'
29 Lo, all these God worketh,
Twice— thrice with man,
K To' bring back his soul from the pit,
To be enlightened with the light of the
n Attend, 0 Job 1 hearken to me, [living,
Keep silent, and I speak.
33 If there are words — answer me.
Speak, for I have a desire to justify thee.
83 If there are not — hearken Thou to me ;
Keep silent, and I teach thee wisdom.
XXXIV. iAND Elihu answereth and Baith
2 Hear, O wise men ! my words,
And, 0 knowing ones ! give ear to me.
3 For the ear trieth words,
And the palate tasteth to eat.
4 Judgment let us choose for ourselves ;
Let us know among ourselves what is good,
5 For Job hath said, ' I have been righteous,
And God hath turned aside my right ;
* Against my right shall I lie ?
Mortal is mine arrow— without transgres-
7 Who is a man like Job ? fsion.
He drinketh scoffing like water,
8 And hath travelled for company
With the workers of iniquity,

So as to go with men of wickedness-
9 For he hath said, ' It profiteth not a man
When he delighteth Mmself with God.'
i° Therefore, 0 men of understanding,
Hearken, to me ;
Far be it from God to do wickedness ;
And from the Mighty to do perverseness;
" For the work of man he recompenseth to
And according to the path of each [him,
He causeth him to find.
" Yea, truly, God doth not wickedly,
And the Mighty
Doth not pervert judgment.
" Who hath inspected for Himself the earth ?
And who hath placed all the habitable
14 If He set on him His heart, [world?
His spirit and Ms breath unto Himself He
" Expire doth all flesh together, [gathereth.
And man to dust returneth.
" And if— understandtog, hear this,
Give ear to the voice of my words.
17 Yea, doth one who hateth justice govern ?
Or the Most Just dost thou condemn ?
18 Who saith to a king — 'WortMess,'
Unto princes — ' Wicked ?'
" Who accepted not the person of princes,
Nor hath known the rich before the poor ;
For the work of His hands are all of them.
20 In a moment they die, and at midnight
People shake and pass away;
And remove the mighty without hand,
a For His eyes are on the ways of each,
And all his steps He seeth.
22 There is no darkness nor death-shade,
That the workers of iniquity
Are hidden there;
23 For He doth not suffer man any more,
To go unto Godin judgment ;
24 He breaketh the mighty — no searching !
And appointeth others in their stead.
25 Therefore He knoweth their works,
And hath overturned at night,
And they are bruised.
26 As wicked He hath stricken them,
In the place of beholders.
27 For against right
They have turned aside from after Him,
And none of His ways considered wisely ;
28 Causing to ¦ come to Him
The cry of the poor,
And the cry of the afflicted He heareth.
29 And He giveth rest, and who wrongeth ?
And hideth the face, and who beholdeth it ?
And in reference to a nation or to a man,
It is the same.
80 For the reigmng of a profane man,
From the snares of the people :
3i For unto God hath any said :
'I have taken away, I do not corruptly,
32 Besides that which I see, shew Thou me ;
If iniquity I have done I add not ? '
33 By thee doth He recompense,
That thou hast refused —
That thou choosest, and not I?
And what thou hast known, speak.
;(4 Let men of understanding tell me,
And let a wise man hearken to me.
36 Job speaketh not — with knowledge;
And his words are not with wisdom.
86 My Father! let Job be tried unto victory,
For answers for men of iniquity ;
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The justice of God's ways XXXIV. 37.— JOB. — xxxvn. 8. in his dealings with men.

37 For he addeth to his sin;
Transgression among us he vomiteth,
And multiplieth his sayings to God.
XXXV, lAnd Elihu answereth and saith
3 This hast thou reckoned for judgment:
Thou hast said,
' My righteousness is more than God's ?'
3 For thou sayest, ' What doth it profit thee?
What do I profit from my sin?'
4 1 — I return thee words,
And thy friends with thee :
5 Behold attentively the heavens and see,
And behold the clouds,
They have been high above thee.
e If thou hast sinned,
What dost thou against Him ?
Thy transgressions have been multiplied,
What dost thou to Him ?
7 If thou hast been righteous,
What givest thou to Him ?
Or what from thy hand receiveth He ?
8 For a man like thyself is thy wickedness,
And for the son of man thy righteousness.
9 By the multitude of oppressions
They cause to cry out,
They cry at the arm of the mighty.
" And none hath said :
' Where is God my maker,
Giving songs in the night,
" Teaching us more than the beasts of the
Yea, than the fowl of the heavens [earth?
He maketh us wiser.'
" There they ciy, and He answereth not,
Because of the pride of evil doers.
" Surely vanity God heareth not,
And the Mighty beholdeth it not.
14 Yea, though thou say
Thou beholdest Him not,
Judgment is before Him, and stay for
" And, now, because there is none, [Him.
He hath appointed His anger,
And hath not known in great extremity.
i° But Job with vanity openeth his mouth ;
Without knowledge he multiplieth words.
XXXVI. iAND Elihu continueth and saith:
2 Honour me a little, and I shew thee,
That yet for God are words.
3 1 lift up my knowledge from afar,
And to my Maker I ascribe righteousness.
4 For, truly, my words are not false,
The perfect in knowledge is with thee.
5 Lo, God is mighty, and despiseth not ;
Mighty in power and heart.
6 He reviveth not the wicked,
And the judgment of the poor appointeth.
7 Withdraweth not His eyes from the right-
Or from kings on the throne ; [eons,
And He causeth them to sit for ever,
And they become high ;
8 And if prisoners in fetters
They be captured with cords of affliction,
9 Then He declareth to them their work,
Aud their transgressions,
That they have become mighty ;
" And uncovereth their ear for instruction,
And saith that they turn back from im-
" If they hear and serve, [quity.
They complete their days in good,
And their years in pleasantness.
" And if they hearken not,
By the dart they pass away,
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And expire without knowledge.
" But the profane in heart set the face,
They cry not when He hath bound them.
14 Their soul dieth in youth,
And their life is among the defiled, [tion,
15 He draweth out the afflicted in his afflic- .
And uncovereth their ear in oppression.
i6 So also He moved thee from a strait place,
To a broad place — no straitness beyond it;
And the setting beyond of thy table
Hath been full of fatness. [fulfilled,
17 Yet the judgment of the wicked thou hast
Judgment and justice are upheld ;
" Because of fury,
Lest He move thee with a stroke,
And the abundance of an atonement turn
" Doth He value thy riches? [thee not aside.
He hath gold and all the forces of power.
20 Desire not the night, [stead,
For the going up of the peoples in their
21 Take heed — turn not unto iniqmty
For on this thou hast fixed
Rather than on affliction.
22 Lo, God setteth on high by His power,
Who is a teacher like Him ?
-:i Who hath appointed to Him his way?
And who hath said,
'Thou hast done iniqmty '('
24 Remember that thou magnify His work
WMch men have beheld.
25 All men have looked on it;
Man looketh attentively from afar.
26 Lo, God is great,
We know not the number of His years ;
Yea, there is no searcMng.
27 When He dimtoisheth
The droppings of the waters,
They refine rain according to its vapour,
28 Which clouds do drop :
They distil on man abundantly.
29 Yea, doth any understand
The spreadtogs out of a cloud ?
The noises of His tabernacle ?
30 Lo, He hath spread over it His light,
And the roots of the sea He hath covered;
3" For by them He judgeth the peoples;
He giveth food in abundance. [light,
32 By the palms of the hand He covered the
And layeth a charge over it in its meeting.
33 He sheweth by it substance to his friend,
Anger against perversity.
XXXVII. iALSO,at thismyhearttrembleth,
And it moveth from its place.
2 Hearken ye diligently
To the trembling of His voice,
Yea, the sound from His mouth goeth out.
3 Under the whole heavens He directeth it,
Its light is over the skirts of the earth.
4 After it roareth a voice —
He thundereth with the voice of His ex-
And He holds them not back [cellency,
When His voice is heard. [fully,
s God thundereth with His voice wonder-
Doing great things whicli we know not.
6 For to the snow He saith,
' Be on the earth.
And the small rain and the great rain are
7 Into the hand of every man [its strength.
He sealeth them,
Forthe knowledge byallmenof His work.
8 And every beast entereth toto covert,

God answers Job, and

xxxvn. 9.— .1 OB.— xxxix. -2.

declares his mighty works.

And in their habitations continue.
9 From an inner chamber cometh the hurri-
And from the scatterings the cold; [cane,
i° From the breath of God frost is given,
And the breadth of waters is straitened;
11 Yea, by filling He presseth out a cloud ;
Scatter a cloud doth His light. [sels,
12 And it turneth itself round by His coun-
For their doing all He commandeth them
On the face of the habitable earth.
13 Whether for a rod, or for His land,
Or for kindness He cause it to come.
14 Hear this, O Job ;
Stand and consider the wonders of God.
15 Dost thou know when God placed them,
And caused the light of His cloud to shine ?
" Dost thou know the balancings of a cloud?
The wonders of the Perfect in knowledge ?
17 That thy garments are warm,
In the quieting of the earth from the
" Hast thou made with Him [south ?
An expanse for the clouds,
Strong as a hard mirror ?
f" Let us know what we shall say to Him ;
We set not to array because of darkness.
20 is it declared to Him that I speak ?
If a man hath spoken,
Surely he is swallowed up.
-1 Aud, now, they have not seen the light,
Bright it is in the clouds,
And wind hath passed by and cleanseth
22 From the golden north it cometh: [them.
With God is fearful honour.
23 The Mighty ! we have not found Hhn out;
Great in power and judgment,
And abundant in righteousness, He an-
24 Therefore men fear Him ; [swereth not.
He seeth not any of the wise of heart.
XXXVin. iAND the Lord answereth Job
out of the whirlwind and saith :
- Who is this — darkening counsel
By words without knowledge ?
3 Gird, I pray thee, as a man, thy loins,
Aud I ask thee,
.And cause thou Me to know. [earth ?
4 Where wast thou when I founded the
Declare, if thou hast known understand-
* Who hath placed its measures, [ing.
H thou knowest ?
Or who stretched out a line upon it ?
6 On what are its sockets sunk ?
Or who cast its corner-stone ?
7 In the singing together
Of the stars of the morning,
When all the sons of God shout for joy,
8 When He shutteth up with doors the sea,
In its coming forth.
From the womb it goeth out.
9 In My making a cloud its clothing,
And tMck darkness its swaddling band,
i° Then I measure over it My statute,
And place a bar and doors,
ii And say : 'Hitherto come thou, and add
Seeing a command is placed [not;
On the pride of thy billows.'
12 Since thy days —
Hast thou commanded the morning?
Caused thou the dawn to know its place ?
13 To take hold on the skirts of the earth.
That the wicked may be shaken out of it;
14 It turneth itself as clay of the seal

And they station themselves as clothing.
15 Their light is withheld from the wicked.
And the high arm is broken.
16 Hast thou come to the springs of the sea ?
Or to searching the deep
Hast thou walked up and down ?
17 Revealed for thee were the gates of death ?
The gates of death-shade dost thou see ?
18 Hast thou understanding,
Even to the broad places of earth 1
Declare — if thou hast known it all.
" Where is this— the way light dwelleth ?
And darkness, where is its place ?
29 That thou mayest take it to its boundary,
And that thou mayest understand
The paths of its house.
21 Thou hast known— for then thou art born,
And. the number of thy days are many !
23 Hast thou come to the treasures of snow '
Yea, the treasures of hail dost thou see V
23 Which I kept back for a time of distress,
For a day of conflict and battle.
24 Where is this,
The way light is apportioned ?
It scattereth an east wind over the earth.
25 Who hath divided for the flood a conduit ?
Or a way for the lightning of the thunder ?
20 To cause it to rain on a land — no man,
A wilderness— no man in it.
27 To satisfy a desolate and waste place,
Aud to cause to shoot up
The produce of the tender grass?
23 Hath the rain a father ?
Or who hath begotten the drops of dew
29 From whose belly came forth the ice V
And the hoar-frost of heaven,
Who hath begotten it ?
30 As a stone are waters hidden,
And the face of the deep is captured.
31 Dost thou bind
The sweet influences of Kimah ?
The attractions of Kesil dost thou open ?
83 Bring out Mazzaroth in its season ?
And Aysh for her children comfort ?
83 Hast thou known the statutes of heaven?
Or appototest thou
Its dominion in the earth ?
34 Dost thou lift up to the cloud thy voice.
That abundance of water may cover thee ?
S5 Dost thou send out lightnings, that they
And say unto thee, ' Behold us ?' [go,
>o Who hath put in the inward parts wisdom ?
Or who hath given
Understanding to the covered part ?
37 Who numbereth the clouds by wisdom ?
And the bottles of heaven
Who causeth to lie down,
38 In the hardening of dust into hardness,
When clods cleave together ?
39 Dost thou hunt for the lion prey ?
And the desire of young lions fulfil ?
40 When they bow down in dens,
Abide in the thicket for a covert?
41 Who prepareth for a raven his provision,
When Ms young ones cry unto God,
As they wander without food ?
XXXIX. iHAST thou known the time of
The bearing of the wild goats of the rock ?
The bringing forth of hinds
Dost thou mark ?
2 Numberest thou the months they fulfil?
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The wonders of creation shew xxxix. 3. — JOB.-— XII. 9. man's ignorance andhelplessness.

Hast thou known the time they bring
3 They bow down, [forth ?
Their young ones they bring forth safely,
Their pangs they cast out.
4 Safe are their young ones;
They grow up in the field,
They have gone out,
And have not returned to them.
5 Who hath sent out the wild ass free ?
Yea, the bands of the wild ass who opened?
6 Whose house I have made the wilderness,
And his dwellings the barren land,
7 He laughed at the multitude of a city ;
The cries of an exactor he heareth not.
8 The range of mountains is ;his pasture,
And after every green thing he seeketh.
9 Is a Reem willing to serve thee ?
Doth he remain by thy crib ?
i° Dost thou bind the Reem in the furrow
With his thick band ?
Doth he harrow valleys after thee ?
" Dost thou trust to Mm
Because his power is great ?
Or leave unto him thy labour ?
12 Dost thou trust in him
That he will bring back thy seed ?
And to thy threshing-floor gather it ?
13 The wing of the rattling ones exults ;
Whether the wing of the ostrich or hawk.
J4 For she leaveth on the earth her eggs,
And by the dust warmeth them,
is And forgetteth that a foot may press it,
And a beast of the field tread it down.
16 Her young ones it hath hardened without
In vain is her labour without fear, [her,
17 For God hath caused her to forget wis-
Neither hath he given a portion [dom,
To her in understanding :
" At the time she Iifteth herself up on high,
She laugheth at the horse and at his rider.
19 Doth thou give to the horse might ?
Dost thou clothe his neck with a mane ?
20 Dost thou cause htoi to rush as a locust?
The majesty of his snorting is terrible.
21 They dig in the valley,
And he rejoiceth to power,
He goeth out to meet the armour.
22 He laugheth at fear, and is not affrighted,
And he turneth not back
From the face of the sword.
23 Against him rattleth the quiver,
The flame of the spear and halbcrt.
24 With trembling and rage
He swalloweth the ground,
And remaineth not stedfast
For the sound of the trumpet.
25 Among the trumpets he saith, Alia,
And from afar he smelleth the battle,
Roaring of princes and shouting.
26 By thine understanding flieth the hawk ?
Spreadeth he his wings toward the south ?
27 At thy command goeth the eagle up Mgh?
Or Iifteth he up his nest ?
28 A rock he inhabiteth, [fortress.
He lodgeth on the tooth of a rock, and a
» From thence he hath sought food,
To a far place his eyes look attentively;
30 And his brood gulp up blood,
And where the pierced are there is he.
XL. iAND the Lord answereth Job and
saith :

2 Is the striver with the Mighty instructed ?
The reprover of God, let him answer it.
3 And Job answereth the Lord and saith;
4 Lo, I have been vile,
What shall I return to Thee?
My hand I have placed on my mouth.
6 Once have I spoken, but I answer not ;
Yea, twice, but I add not.
3 And the Lord answereth Job out of the
wMriwind, and saith :
7 Gird, I pray thee, as a man, thy loins ;
I ask thee, and cause thou Me to know.
8 Doth thou also.make void My judgment?
Dost thou condemn Me
That thou mayest be righteous ?
9 Or hast thou an arm like God ? [der ?
And with a voice like Him dost thou thun-
19 Put on, I pray thee, excellency and lofti-
Yea, honour and beauty put on. [ness,
" Scatter abroad the wrath of thine anger
And see every proud one, and make him
13 See every proud one — humble him, [low.
And tread down the wicked in their place.
" Hide them to the dust together,
Their faces bind in secret.
14 Then even I do praise thee.
When tMne own right hand
Giveth salvation to thee
15 Lo, I pray thee, Behemoth,
Which I made with thee,
Grass he eateth as an ox.
16 Lo, I pray thee, Ms power is to his loins,
And Ms strength in the muscles of his
17 He bendeth his tail as a cedar, [belly.
The sinews of Ms thighs are wrapped
18 His bones are tubes of brass, [together.
His bones are as a bar of iron.
" He is the beginning of the ways of God,
His Maker bringeth near Ms sword ;
20 For mountains bear food for him,
Where all the beasts of the field do play.
21 Under the shades he lieth down,
In a secret place of the reed and mire.
22 Cover him do the shades
With their shadow,
Cover him do the willows of the brook.
23 Lo, a flood oppresses — he hasteth not,
He is confident though Jordan
Come forth to his mouth.
24 Doth one take him before his eyes ?
With snares doth one pierce the nose?
XLI. 1 DOST thou draw leviathan with an
angle? [tongue?
Or with a"1 rope thou" lettest down — his
2 Dost thou put a reed to his nose ?
Or with a thorn pierce Ms jaw?
3 Doth he multiply to thee supplications?
Doth he speak unto thee tender things?
4 Doth he make a covenant with thee?
Dost thou take him for a servant/or ever?
5 Dost thou play with him as a bird ?
Or dost thou bind lum for thy damsels 1
6 (The companions feast upon him!
They divide him among the merchants !)
7 Dost thou fill with barbed irons Ms skin?
Or with fish-spears his head ?
8 Place on him thy hand,
Remember the battle — continue not.
9 Lo, the hope of him is found a liar,
Even at Ms appearance is not one cast
down?

Leviathan described.

XLi. 10.->>OB.— XLH. 16. Job is restored to prosperity.

10 None so fierce that he awaketh him;
And who is he
That before Me stationeth himself ?
11 Who hath brought before Me,
That I may repay ?
Under the whole heavens it is mine.
12 1 do not keep silent concermng his parts,
And the matter of might,
And the grace of Ms arrangement, [ing?
" Who hath uncovered the face of Ms cloth-
Within his double bridle who entereth ?
14 The doors of his face who hath opened ?
Round about his teeth are terrible.
15 A pride — strong ones of shields,
Shut up— a close seal.
16 One to another they draw nigh,
And air entereth not between them.
17 One to another they adhere,
They sticktogether and are not separated.
18 His sneezing causeth ligth to sMne,
And his eyes as the eyelids of the dawn.
19 Out of Ms mouth flames go,
Sparks of fire escape.
29 Out of his nostrils goeth out smoke,
As a blown pot or caldron.
22 His breath setteth cools on fire,
And a flame from his mouth goeth out.
3,2 In his neck strength lodgeth,
Aud before him grief exulteth.
23 The flakes of his flesh have adhered —
Firm on Mm — it is not moved.
24 His heart is firm as a stone,
Yea, firm as a lower piece.
25 By his rising the mighty are afraid,
By breakings they keep themselves free.
28 Hie sword of his overtaker standeth not,
Spear— dart — or lance.
27 ae reckoneth iron to be straw,
Brass to be rotten wood.
23 An arrow causeth him not to flee,
Stones of the sling
Are turned by him toto stubble.
29 Darts as stubble have been reckoned,
And he laugheth
At the shaking of a javelin.
30 His lower parts are sharp points of clay.
He spreadeth gold ou the mire.
31 He causeth the deep to boil as a pot,
The sea he maketh as a pot of ointment.
32 After him he causeth a path to shine,
One tMnketh the deep to be hoary.
3:1 There is not on the earth his like,
Who is made without terror:
84 Every high thing he seeth ;
He is king over all the sons of pride.
XLII. 1 AND Job answereth the LORD and
saith ; [art able,
2 Thou hast known that for all things Thou

And not withheld from Thee is any device :
8 ' Who is this,
Hiding counsel without knowledge ? '
Therefore I have declared
That whicli I understand not,
Too wonderful for me, that I know not.
4 c Hear, I pray thee, and I do speak ;
I ask thee, and cause thou me to know.'
5 By the hearing of the ear I heard Thee,
And now mine eye hath seen Thee.
6 Therefore I loathe myself,
And have repented in dust and ashes.
7 And it cometh to pass after the Lord's
speaking these words unto Job, that the
Lord saith unto Eliphaz the Temanite :
' Mine anger hath burned against thee, and
against thy two friends, for ye have not
spoken concerning Me rightly, like My ser
vant Job. 8And now, take to you seven
bullocks and seven rams, and go unto My
servant Job, then have ye caused a burnt-
offering to ascend for yourselves ; and Job
My servant prayeth for you, for surely his
face I accept, so as not to do with you folly,
for ye have not spoken concerning Me
rightly, like My servant Job.' 9And they
go— Eliphaz the Temanite, and Bildad the
Shuhite, Zophar the Naamathite— and do
as the Lord hath spoken unto them; and
the Lord accepteth the face of Job.
" And the Lord hath turned to the capti
vity of Job in his praying for his friends,
and the Lord addeth to all that Job hath
—the double. "And unto him come all
Ms brethren, and all his sisters, and all his
former acquaintances, and eat bread with
him in Ms house, and bemoan Mm, and
comfort him concerning all the evil which
the Lord had, brought upon him, and they
gave to him each a kesitah, and each a ring
of gold.
"And the Lord hath blessed the latter
end of Job more than his beginning, and he
hath fourteen thousand of a flock, and six
thousand camels, and a thousand pairs of
oxen, and a thousand she-asses. "And he
hath seven sons and tMee daughters. i4And
he calleth the name of the first J emima,
and the name of the second Kczia, and the
name of the tlrird Keren-Happuch. " And
there hath not been found women fair as
| the daughters of Job in all the land, and
their father giveth to them an inheritance
in the midst of their brethren.
i6 And Job liveth after this a hundred
and forty years, and seeth his children, and
his children's children, four generations.
And Job dieth, old and satisfied with days.
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PSALMS.

I. 1 0 THE-HAVPINESS OF THAT ONE, who
Walked not in the counsel of the wicked,
And in the way of sinners hath not stood,
And to the seat of scurners hath not sat ;
2 But in the law of the Lord is his delight,
And to His law he doth meditate,
By day and by night :
B And he hath been as a tree,
Planted by rivulets of waters,
Which giveth its fruit iu its season,
A nd its leaf withereth not ;
And all he doth he causeth to prosper.
4 NOT so the wicked :
But, as chaff which wind driveth away!
5 Therefore the wicked rise not in judgment,
Nor sinners in the company of the right-
^ For the Lord knoweth [eous:
The way of the righteous,
But the way of the wicked is lost.
II. iWhy have nations tumultuously as
sembled?
And do peoples meditate vanity ?
2 Kings of the earth station themselves,
And princes have been united together,
Against the Lord and His Messiah ;
3 ' Let us draw off Their fetters,
And cast from us Their thick bands.'
4 He who sitteth in the heavens doth laugh,
The Lord mocketh at them.
5 Then speaketh He unto them in His anger,
And in His wrath He troubleth them :
e ' And I — I have anointed My King,
Upon Zion, My holy hill.'
7 1 declare concerning a statute:
The Lord hath saidunto me,
' Thou art My Son, I, to-day,
I have brought thee forth.
8 Ask thou of Me,
And I make nations thine inheritance,
And thy possession the ends of the earth.
9 Thou rulest them with a sceptre of iron,
As a vessel of a potter thou crushest them.'
10 And now, 0 kings, act wisely :
Be instructed, 0 judges of earth ;
11 Serve the Lord with fear,
And rejoice with trembling.
i2 Kiss the Chosen One, lest He be angry,
And ye lose the way,
When His anger burnetii but a little.
0 the happiness of all who trust in Him I
III. A Psalm of David, in his fleeing from
the face of Absalom his son.
i Lord, how have my distresses multiplied !
Many are rising up against me.
3 Many are saying of my soul :
' There is no safety for him in God.' Selah.
3 Yet Thou, 0 Lord, art a shield for me ;
My glory, and the lifter up of my head.
4 My voice is unto the LORD; I call;
He answereth me from His holy hill.
Selah.
¦"> I — I have lain down, yea, I sleep;
I have waked, for the Lord sustairieth
*> I am not afraid of myriads of people [me.
3t>2

Which round about they have set against
7 Rise, 0 LORD ! save me, my God. [me.
Surely Thou hast smitten
All mine enemies on the cheek :
The teeth of the wicked hast broken.
8 This safety is of the Lord;
On Thy people is Thy blessing. Selah.
IV. To the Overseer with Stringed -Instru
ments. — A Psalm of David.
1 In my calling answer me,
0 God of my righteousness.
In adversity Thou hast given enlargement
Favour me, and hear my prayer, [to me:
2 Sons of men!
Till when is my glory for shame ?
Ye love a vain thing, ye seek a lie. Selah.
3 Know also that the Lord
Hath separated a saintly one for Himself.
The Lord heareth in my calling to Him.
4 "Tremble ye, and sin not:'
Say ye thus in your heart on your bed,
And be silent. Selah.
s Sacrifice ye sacrifices of righteousness,
And trust on the LORD.
H Many say : ' Who doth show us good ? '
Lift on us the light of Thy countenance,
O Lord.
7 Thou hast put joy to my heart
From the time their corn and their wiue
Have been multiplied.
8 In peace together I lie down and sleep ;
For Thou, 0 Lord, alone,
Causest me to dwell confidently,
V. To the Overseer, * Concerning the In
heritances.' — A Psalm of David.
1 My sayings hear, 0 Lord,
Consider my meditation.
2 Be attentive to the voice of my cry,
My king and my God,
For unto Thee I pray habitually.
3 Lord, at morning Thou hearest my voice;
At morning I set to array for Thee,
Aud look out.
4 For not a God desiring wickedness art
Evil inhabiteth Thee not. [Thou;
5 The boastful station not themselves
Before Thine eyes ;
Thou hast hated all who work iniquity.
G Thou destroyest those who speak lies ;
A man of blood and deceit
The Lord abominates.
7 And I, iuthe abundance of Thy kindness,
I enter Thy house ; [Thy fear.
I bow myself toward Thy holy temple iu
8 0 Lord, lead me in Thy righteousness,
Because of mine observers ;
Make strait before mc Thy way.
9 For stability is not in their mouth ;
Their heart is mischiefs :
Their throat is an open grave .
Their tongue they make smooth.
" Declare them guilty, O God;
Let them fall from their own counsels.
In the abundance of their transgressions

Petitions.

V. 11.— PSALMS.— IX. 10.

Adoration.

Drive them away,
For they have' rebelled against Thee.
11 And let all who trust in Thee rejoice ;
For ever let them sing;
And cover Thou them over ; [Thee.
Let those who love Thy name exult in
12 For Thou blessest the righteous, 0 Lord;
As a buckler with favour
Thou compassest him.
VI. To the Overseer with Stringed Instru
ments, on the Octave. — A Psalm of David.
i O Lord, in Thine anger reprove me not,
Nor in Thy fury chastise me.
2 Favour me, 0 Lord, for I am weak ;
Heal me, O Lord,
For my bones have been troubled.
3 And my soul hath been troubled greatly,
And Thou, O Lord, till when ?
4 Turn back, O Lord, draw out my soul ;
Save me for Thy kindness' sake.
5 For, in death Thy memorial is not.
In Sheol, who giveth thanks to Thee ?
0 I have been weary with my sighing ;
I meditate all the night on my bed :
With my tears my couch I waste.
7 Old from provocation is mine eye ;
It is old because of all mine adversaries :
8 Turn from me, all ye workers of iniquity,
For the Lord hath heard
The voice of my weeping ;
9 The Lord hath heard my supplication ;
The Lord my prayer receiveth.
" All mine enemies are ashamed,
And they are troubled greatly;
They turn back— ashamed in a moment.
VII. ' The Erring One,' by David, which
he hath sung to the Lord concerning the
words of Cush the Benjamite.
i 0 Lord, my God, in Thee I have trusted;
Save me from all my pursuers,
And deliver Thou me.
2 Lest he tear as a lion my soul ;
Rending, and there be no deliverer.
3 O Lord, my God, if I have done this,
If there be imquity in my hands,
4 If I have paid my wellwisher evil,
Or draw mine adversary without cause :
5 Let an enemy pursue my soul,
And overtake;
And tread'down to the earth my life ;
And my honour place iu the dust. Selah.
6 Rise, 0 Lord, in Thine anger :
Be lifted up at the wrath of mine adver-
And awake for me ; [saries,
Judgment Thou hast commanded :
7 And a company of peoples compass Thee;
And over it on high return Thou.
8 Let the Lord judge the peoples ;
Judge me, 0 Lord,
According to my righteousness,
And according to mine integrity in me :
9 Let the evil of the wicked, I pray Thee,
Be ended ;
And establish Thou the righteous
Seeing a trier of hearts and reins
7s the righteous God.
10 My sMeld is on God,
The saviour of the upright of heart ;
" God is a righteous judge

And is not angry at all times.
12 If one turn not, His sword he sharpens ;
His bow he hath trodden — He prepareth
" Yea, for him He hath prepared [it :
Instruments of death :
He maketh His arrows for burning pur-
u Lo, he travaileth with iniquity, [suers.
And hath conceived perverseness,
And brought forth falsehood.
" A pit he hath prepared which he diggeth,
And he falleth unto the ditch he maketh.
" His perverseness returneth on his head.
And on his crown his violence cometh
17 1 thank the Lord, [down.
According to His righteousness, [High.
And praise the name of the Lord Most
VIII. To the Overseer, 'Ou the Gittith.
A Psalm of David.
i Jehovah, our Lord,
How honourable Thyname in all the earth !
Who settest thine honour on the heavens.
2 By the mouth of infants and sucklings
Thou hast founded strength ;
Because of Thine adversaries,
To still an enemy and a self-avenger.
3 For I see Thy heavens,
The work of Thy fingers ;
Moon and stars that Thou establish edst.
4 What is man that Thou rememberest him?
The son of man that Thou tospectcst him ?
s And causest him to lack
A little of Godhead,
And with honour and majesty comp'issest
u Thou causest Mm to rule [hint.
Over the works of Thy hands ;
All Thou hast placed under his feet.
7 Sheep and oxen, all of them ;
Yea, even beasts of the field,
8 Bird of the heavens, and fish of the sea ;
Passing through the paths of the seas.
9 Jehovah, our Lord, [earth !
How honourable Thy name in all the
IX. To the Overseer, 'On the Death of
Labben.'— A Psalm of David.
1 1 confess, 0 Lord, with all my heart ;
I recount all Thy wonders;
2 1 rejoice and exult in Thee ;
I praise Thy name, O Most High.
;; In mine enemies turning backward,
They stumble and perish at Thy presence.
4 For Thou hast executed
My judgment and my right ;
Thou hast sat on a throne
A judge of righteousness;
5 Thou hast rebuked nations;
Thou hast destroyed the wicked :
Their name Thou hast blotted out
For ever and ever.
0 O thou Enemy,
Destructions have been finished for ever;
As to cities thou hast plucked up,
Their memorial hath perished with them.
' And the Lord for ever abideth,
He prepareth for judgment His throne.
8 And judgeth the world in righteousness ;
He judgeth the peoples in uprightness.
9 And the Lord is a tower for the bruised,
A tower for times of adversity.
" They who know Thy name trust in Thee;
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Character of the wicked.

IX. 11.— PSALMS:— XIII. 2.

David's trust in God.

For Thou hast not forsaken
Those who seek Thee, 0 Lord.
" Sing ye praise to the Lord,
The Inhabitant of Zion ;
Tell ye among the peoples His acts ;
" That He who seeketh blood
Hath remembered them :
He hath not forgotten the cry of the af-
" Favour me, O Lord, [flicted.
See mine affliction by those who hate me,
Thou who lif test me up from the gates of
14 So that I recount all Thy praise, [death;
In the gates of the daughter of Zion.
I rejoice on Thy salvation.
15 Nations have sunk in a pit they made ;
In a net which they hid
Hath their own foot been captured.
16 The Lord bath been known,
Judgment He hath executed;
By a work of his own hand s
Hath the wicked been snared.
Meditation. Selah.
17 The wicked turn back to Sheol,
All nations forgetting God.
18 For the needy is uot always forgotten,
The hope of the humble lost for ever.
" Rise, 0 Lord, let not man be strong;
Let nations be judged before Thy face.
20 Appoint, 0 Lord, a director for them ;
Let nations know — they are men! Selah.
X. iWhy,LORD, standesfc Thou at a distance?
Hidest Thou in times of adversity?
2 Through the pride of the wicked,
The poor is inflamed,
They are caught in devices which theyhave
3 For the wicked hath boasted [devised.
Of the desire of his soul;
And the dishonest gainer he hath blessed;
He hath despised the Lord.
4 According to the height of his face,
The wicked toquireth not.
- ' God is not I ' are all Ms devices.
5 His ways pain at all times :
On high are Thy judgments before him :
All his adversaries he puffeth at them.
6 He said in his heart : ' I am not moved,'
Because for many generations not in evil.
7 His mouth is full of oaths,
And deceits, and fraud : [qMty,
Under his tongue is perverseness and toi-
8 He sitteth in an ambush of the villages :
In secret places he slayeth the innocent.
His qyes for the afflicted watch secretly :
9 He lieth in wait in a secret place,
As a lion in a covert.
He lieth in wait to catch the poor ;
He catcheth the poor
By drawing him into his net.
" He is bruised ; he boweth down ;
The afflicted hath fallen by Ms riiighty
11 He hath said in his heart. [ones.
' God hath forgotten,
He hath hid His face, He hath never seen.'
" Arise, 0 Loud ! 0 God, lift up Thy hand !
Forget not the humble. [God 1
13 Wherefore hath the wicked despised
He said' in Ms heart, 'It is not required.'
14 Thou hast seen,
For Thou perverseness and and anger be-
By giving into Thy hand, [holdest;
364

The afflicted leaveth it for Thee :
Of the fatherless Thou hast been an
helper. [evil,
" Break the arm of the wicked and the
Seek out his wickedness ; find none ;
ij The Lord is king for ever and ever ;
The nations perished out of His land !
17 The desire of the humble
Thou hast heard, 0 LORD;
Thou preparest their heart ;
Thou causest Thine ear to attend;
18 To judge the fatherless and bruised :
He addeth no more to oppress—
Man of the earth !
XI. To the Overseer. — By David.
1 In the Lord I have trusted ;
How say ye to my soul :
' They have moved to Thy mountain
Because of the bird ?
2 For lo, the wicked tread a bow ;
They have prepared their arrow on the
To shoot in the tMck darkness [string :
At the upright of heart.'
3 When the foundations are destroyed,
What hath the righteous done?
4 ' The Lord is in his holy temple :
The Lord — in heaven is His throne.
His eyes see — His eyelids try the children
5 The Lord trieth the righteous, [of men.
And the wicked and whoso loveth viol-
His soul hath hated ; [euce,
6 He poureth upon the wicked snares.
Fire, and brimstone;
Yea, a horrible wind is the portion of
7 For righteous is the Lord ; [their cup.
Righteousness He hath loved ;
His countenance seeth the upright.'
XII. To the Overseer, ou the Octave.— A
Psalm of David.
1 Save, Lord, for the saintly hath failed,
For the stedfast have ceased
From the children of men : ,
3 Vanity they speak each with his neigh-
Lip of flattery ! [bour ;
With double heart they speak.
3 The Lord cutteth off all lips of flattery,
The tongue speaking great things,
4 Who said, ' By our tongue we do mightily :
Our lips are our own; who is Lord over us?'
5 Because of the spoiling of the poor, •
Because of the groaning of the needy,
Now I arise, saith the Lord ;
I place in safety him who breatlieth for it.
6 The sayings of the Lord are pure sayings;
Tried silver, in a furnace of earth,
Refined sevenfold.
7 Thou, 0 Lord, preservest them, [ever.
Thou keepest us from this generation for
8 Around the wicked walk continually,
According as vileness is exalted
By the sons of men.
XIII. To the Overseer.— A Psalm of David.
1 Till when, O Lord,
Dost Thou forget me? for ever? [me?
Till when dost Thou hide Thy face from
2 Till when do I put counsels in my soul?
Sorrow in my heart daily?
Till when is mine enemy exalted over me ?

The f ooP s self-deceit.

Xin. 3.— PSALMS.— xvin. 2.

A pray e7- of David.

8 Look attentively ;
Answer me, 0 Lord, my God;
Enlighten mine eyes, lest I sleep to death :
4 Lest mine enemy say, 'I overcame him.'
Mine adversaries joy when 1 am moved.
s But I to Thy kindness have trusted,
My heart rejoiceth in Thy salvation.
fi 1 sing to the LORD,
For He hath conferred benefits on me.
XIV. To the Overseer.— By David.
1 A fool hath said in his heart, 'God is not; '
They have done corruptly,
They have done abominable actions ;
There is none doing good.
2 The Lord from the heavens
Hath looked on the sons of men,
To see if there be a wise one — seeking God.
3 The whole have turned aside ;
Together they have been filthy :
There is none doing good, not even one.
4 Have all who work iniqmty not known ?
They who consume my people ate bread,
The Lord they have not called.
6 There they have feared a fear, [eous.
For God is in the generation of the right-
6 The counsel of the poor ye cause to
Because the Lord is his refuge. [stink,
7 'Who giveth from Zion the salvation of
When the Lord turneth back [Israel ?'
To a captivity of His people,
Jacob rejoiceth, Israel is glad.
XV. A Psalm of David.
i Lord, who sojourneth in Thy tent?
Who dwelleth in Thy holy Mil ?
2 He who walketh uprightly,
And worketh righteousness,
And speaketh truth in his heart.
3 He hath not slandered by his tongue,
He hath not done to Ms friend evil:
And reproach hath not lifted up
Against bis neighbour.
4 Despised in Ms eyes is a rejected oue,
And the fearers of the Lord he honoureth.
He hath sworn to suffer evil,
And he changeth not :
5 His silver he hath not given to usury ;
And a bribe against the innocent
He hath not taken :
Whoso doth these is not moved for ever.
XVI. A Secret Treasure of David.
i Preserve me, 0 God,
For I have trusted in Thee.
2 Thou hast said to Jehovah,
' Thou art my Lord;'
My good is not for thine own sake.
3 For the holy ones who are in the land,
And the honourable.
All my delight is to them.
* Their griefs are multiplied
Who have hastened backward ;
I pour not out their libations of blood,
Nor take up their names on my rips.
6 The Lord is the portion of my share
And of my cup :
Thou— Thou upholdest my lot.
5 Ltoeshave fallen to me in pleasant places,
Yea, a beauteous inheritance is mine.
7 1 bless the Lord who counselled me :

Even in the mglits my reins instruct me.
8 1 placed the Lord before me continually,
Because at my right hand
I am not moved.
9 Therefore my heart hath been glad,
And my honour rejoiceth,
Even my flesh dwelleth confidently :
" For Thou dost not leave my soul to Sheol,
Nor give thy saintly one to see corruption.
u Thou causest me to knew the path of life :
Fulness of joys is by Thy presence,
Pleasant things by Thy right hand for ever
XVII. A Prayer of David.
i Hear, 0 Lord, righteousness ; attend my
Give ear to my prayer, [cry ;
Without rips of deceit.
2 From before Thee let my judgment go
Let Thine eyes see uprightly. > [out ;
3 Thou hast proved my heart,
Thou hast inspected by night,
Thou hast tried me, Thou findest nothing;
My thoughts pass not over my mouth;
4 As to the doings of man,
Through a word of Thy lips I observed
The paths of a destroyer;
5 Upholding my goings in Thy paths,
My steps have not sridden.
6 1 called Thee, for Thou answerest me;
0 God, incline Thine ear to me,
Hear my speech.
7 Separate wonderfully Thy Mndness
By Thy right hand,
O Saviour of the confiding, from with-
8 Keep me as the apple, [standers.
The daughter of the eye;
In the shadow of Thy wings hide me;
9 From the presence of the wicked
Who have spoiled me.
Mine enemies in soul go round against me:
" Their fat they have closed up ;
Their mouths have spoken proudly:
ii ' Our steps now have compassed him; '
Their eyes set to turn aside in the land.
12 His likeness as a lion desirous of tearing,
As a young lion dwelling in secret places.
18 Arise, 0 Lord, go before his face,
Cause him to bend.
Deliver my soul from the wicked, Thy
14 From men, Thy hand, O Lord, [sword;
From men of the world,
Their portion is in rife : [their belly ;
And with Thy Mdden things Thou fillest
They are satisfied with cMldren :
And have left their abundance
To their sucklings.
15 1— in righteousness, I see Thy face :
I am satisfied in awaking with tliy form.
XVIII. To the Overseer. — By a servant of
the Lord, by David, who hath spoken to
the LORD the words of this song in the
day the Lord delivered Mm from the
hand of all his enemies, and from the
hand of Saul, when he saith : —
1 1 love Thee, 0 Lord, my strength.
2 The Lord is my rock, and my bulwark,
And my deliverer.
My God is my rock; I trust to Him:
My shield, and the horn of my salvation,
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Davia thanks and praises God xvni. 3.— PSALMS.— xix.

for His many deliverance.

3 'The praised One' I call the Lord,
And from mine enemies I am Baved.
4 The cords of death have compassed me,
And the streams of the worthless
Make me afraid.
5 The cords of Sheol have surrounded me,
The snares of death have been before me.
6 In mine adversity I call the Lord,
Aud unto my God I cry.
He heareth from His temple my voice,
My cry before Him cometh into His ears.
7 And the earth shaketh and trembleth,
And the foundations of hills are troubled,
And they shake; because He hath wrath.
8 Smoke hath gone up by His nostrils,
And fire from His mouth consumeth;
Coals have been kindled by it.
9 And He inclineth the heavens,
And cometh down,
And thick darkness is under His feet.
i° And He rideth on a cherub, and doth fly,
And He flieth on the wings of the wind.
" He maketh darkness His secret place,
Round about Him His tabernacle,
Darkness of waters,
Thick clouds of the skies.
i2 From the brightness before Him
His thick clouds have passed on,
Hail and coals of fire.
" And the Lord thundereth in the heavens.
And the Most High giveth forthHis voice,
Hail and coals of fire.
14 He sendeth arrows and scattereth them ;
And much lightning and crusheth them.
15 And the streams of waters are seen,
And foundations of the earth are revealed.
By Thy rebuke, 0 Lord,
By the breath of the spirit of Thine anger.
" He sendeth from above — He taketh me,
He draweth me out of many waters.
17 He delivereth me from my strong enemy,
And from those who hate me,
For they have been stronger than I.
i8 They go before me
In a day of my calamity;
But the Lord becometh my support,
19 And He bringeth me out to a large place;
He draweth me out,
Because He hath delighted in me.
20 The Lord recompenseth me
According to my righteousness,
According to the cleauness of my hands
He returneth to me.
21 For I have kept the ways of the Lord,
And did not wickedly against my God.
22 But all His judgments are before me :
And His statutes I turn not from me.
-" And I am perfect with him :
And I keep myself from mine iniquity.
24 And the Lord returneth to me
According to my righteousness,
According to the cleanness of my hands
Before His eyes.
2s With the kind Thou showest Thyself kind;
With the perfect man
Thou showest Thyself perfect :
26 With the pure Thou showest Thyself
And with the perverse [pure;
Thou showest Thyself a wrestler:
-7 For Thou a poor people savest,
And the eves of the high causest to fall.
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M For Thou— Thou lightest my lamp,
The Lord my God enlighteneth my dark-
29 For by Thee I run — a troop! [ness.
And by my God I leap a wall.
30 God ! perfect is His way ;
The saying of the LORD is tried ;
A shield He is to all who trust in Him.
si For who is God besides Jehovah ?
And who is a rock save our God ?
3- God ! who guideth me with strength,
And maketh perfect my way.
53 Who maketh my feet like hinds.
On my high places causeth me to stand.
34 He teacheth my hands for the buttle,
And a bow of brass
Hath been brought down by mine arms.
35 And Thou givest to me
The shield of Thy salvation,
And Thy right hand supporteth nic:
And Thy lowliness maketh me great.
30 Thou enlargest my steps under me,
And mine ankles have not slidden.
37 1 pursue mine enemies,
And overtake them.
And turn back not till they are consumed.
88 I smite them,and they are not able to rise;
They fall under my feet.
39 Thou girdest me with strength for battle:
Causest my withstanders to bow under
40 As to mine enemies, [me.
Thou hast given to me the neck ;
As to those who hate me — I cut them off.
41 They cry, and there is no saviour,
On the Lord, but He answereth them not.
42 And I beat them as dust before the wind,
As mire of trie streets I empty them out.
43 Thou deliverest me
From the strivings of the people;
Thou placest me for a head of nations :
A people I knew not do serve me; [me;
44 At the hearing of the ear they hearken to
Sons of a stranger feigu obedience to me;
*5 Sons of a stranger fade away,
And are slain out of their close places.
46 The Lord liveth ; and blessed is my rock.
And exalted is the God of my salvation.
47 God, who giveth vengeance to me,
And subdueth peoples under me;
4S My deliverer from mine enemies,
Above my withstanders Thou raisest nic,
From a man of violence deliverest me.
49 Therefore I confess Thee
Among the nations, 0 Lord,
And to Thy name I sing praise;
50 Magnifying the salvation of His king,
And doing kindness to His anointed:
To David, and to his seed for ever.
XIX. To the Overseer.— A Psalm of David.
1 The heavens are recounting the honour
And the work of His hands [of C"d,
The expanse is declaring.
2 Day to day uttereth speech,
And night to night sheweth knowledge.
3 There is no speech, and there are no words;
Their voice hath not been heard.
4 Into all the earth their line hath gone out,
And to the end of the world their sayings.
For the sun in them
He hath placed a tent; [Ms covering,
5 And he, as a bridegroom, goeth out from

XoAxUency of the Scriptures. xix. «.— PSALMS.— xxn. 1C.
He rejoiceth as a mighty one
To run the path. [out,
* From the end of the heavens is Ms going
And his revolution is unto their ends,
And nothing is hid from his heat.
7 The law of the LORD is perfect,
Refreshing the soul ;
The testimomes of the Lord are stedfast,
Making wise the simple ;
8 The precepts of the Lord are right,
Rejoicing the heart :
The command of the LORD is pure,
Enlightening the eyes ; [for ever :
9 The fear of the Lord is clean, remaining
The judgments of the Lord are true,
They have been righteous together.
10 They are more desirable than gold ;
Yea, than much fine gold ;
And sweeter than honey,
Even liquid honey of the comb.
" Thy servant also is warned by them :
' In keeping them — a great reward.'
i2 Errors ! who understandeth ?
From hidden ones declare me innocent :
13 Also, from presumptuous ones
Keep back Thy servant,
Let them not rule over me ;
Then am I perfect,
And declared innocent of muchtransgres-
i' Let the sayings of my mouth, [sion.
And the meditation of my heart,
Become a pleasing thing before Thee,
O Lord, my rock, and my redeemer.

Sorrowful complaints.

XX. To the Overseer.— A Psalm of David.
1 The Lord answer Thee
In a day of adversity; [on high;
The name of the God of Jacob set thee
2 Send Thy help from the sanctuary,
And from Zion support thee;
3 Remember all Thine offerings, [Selah.
Aud Thy burnt-offerings reduce to ashes.
4 Give to thee according to Thine own heart.
And all Thy counsel fulfil.
5 May we sing of Thy salvation,
Jn the name of our God set up a banner.
The Lord fulfil all Thy requests.
. c Now I have known
That the Lord hath saved His anointed;
He answereth him from His holy heavens,
With the saving might of His right hand.
7 Some of chariots, and some of horses,
But we of the Name of the Lord our God
Make mention.
8 They have bent and have fallen,
And we have risen and station ourselves
9 O Lord, save the king; [upright.
Let Him answer us in the day we call.
XXr. To the Overseer. — A Psalm of David.
i Lord, in Thy strength the king is joyful;
In Thy salvation how greatly he rejoiceth.
- The desire of his heart Thou gavest to him,
And the request of his lips
Thou hast not withheld. Selah.
3 For thou puttest before him blessings of
goodness,
Settest on his head a crown of flue gold.
4 Life he hath asked from Thee ;
Thou hast given to him length of days
For ever and ever.

e Great is his honour in Thy salvation,
Honour and majesty Thou placest on him.
6 For Thou makest him blessings for ever ;
Thou causest him to rejoice with joy
By Thy countenance.
7 For the king is trusting in the Lord,
And to the kindness of the Most High
He is not moved.
8 Thy hand cometh to all Thine enemies,
Thy right hand cometh to Thy haters.
9 Thou makest them as a furnace of tire,
At the time of Thy presence.
The Lord in His anger swalloweth them,
And fire devoureth them.
ic Their fruit from earth Thou destroyest,
And their seed from the children of men:
ii For they stretched out evil against Thee;
They have devised a wicked device ;
They prevail not :
12 For Thou makest them a butt,
When Thy strings Thou preparest
Against their faces.
13 Be Thou exalted. Lord, in Thy strength;
We sing and praise Thy might.
XXXI. To the Overseer, on 'The Hind of
the Mormng.' — A Psalm of David.
1 My God, my God,
Why hast Thou forsaken me ?
Far from my salvation,
The words of my roaring? [est not ;
2 My God, I call by day, and Thou answer-
And by night, and there is no silence to
3 And Thou art holy, [me.
Sitting, the Praise of Israel.
4 In Thee our fathers trusted— they trusted;
And Thou dost deliver them.
^ To Thee they cried, and were delivered-
In Thee they trusted and were not asham-
6 And I am a worm, and no man, [ed.
A reproach of man, and despised of the
7 All my beholders mock at me, [people.
They make free with the lip,
They shake the head:
8 ' Roll on the Lord, let Him deliver him ;
Let Him deliver him,
For He hath delighted in Mm.'
9 For thou art He
Who bringeth me forth from the womb,
Causing me to trust
On the breasts of my mother.
10 On Thee I have been cast from the womb,
From the belly of my mother Thou art
" Be not far from me, [my God,
For adversity is near;
For there is no helper.
12 Many bulls have surrounded me,
Mighty ones of Bashan compassed me ;
18 They have opened for me their mouth,
A lion tearing and roaring.
14 As waters I have been poured out,
And all my bones have separated.
My heart hath been like wax,
It is melted iu the midst of my bowels.
15 Dried up as an earthen vessel
Hath been my power,
And my tongue is cleaving to my jaws.
i° To the dust of death Thou appointest
For dogs have surrounded me, [me;
A company of evil doers compassed me.
Piercing my hands and my feet.

Triumphant predictions.

xxn. 17-— PSALMS.— XXV. 19.

Fervent petitions.

17 1 count all my bones, they look expect-
They look upon me, [ingly ;
28 Apportion my garments to themselves,
And. for my clothing cause a lot to fall.
19 And Thou, 0 Lord, be not far off ;
0, my strength, to help me, haste.
20 Deliver from the sword my soul,
From the paw of a dog mine only one.
21 Save me from the mouth of a lion : —
Even from the horns of the high places
Thou hast answered me.
22 I declare Thy name to my brethren;
In the midst of the congregation
I praise Thee.
-3 Ye who fear the LORD, praise ye Him ;
All the seed of Jacob, honour ye Him ;
Be afraid of Him, all ye seed of Israel.
24 For He hath not despised,
Nor hath He abominated
The affliction of the afflicted ;
Nor hath He hidden His face from him,
Yea, in his crying unto Him, He heareth.
25 Of Thee my praise is
In the great congregation ;
My vows I complete before His fearers.
25 The humble eat and are satisfied ;
Ye who seek Him praise the Lord,
Let your heart live for ever.
27 Let all ends of the earth rememoer
And return unto the Lord ;
And let all families of the nations
Bow themselves before Thee :
23 For the Lord hath the kingdom,
And He ruleth among the nations;
29 And the fat ones of earth have eaten,
And bow themselves ; [the dust :
Before Him bow do all who go down to
And he who hath not revived his soul.
30 A seed doth serve Him : [tion.
It is declared of the Lord to the genera-
31 They come and tell His righteousness
To a people that is bom,
^hat He hath made.
XXIII. A Psalm of David.
1 The Lord is my shepherd, I have no lack;
2 In pastures of tender grass
He causeth me to lie down
By quiet waters He leadeth me.
8 My soul He refresheth ;
He leadeth me in paths 'of righteousness
For His name's sake.
4 Also, when I walk to a valley of death-
I fear not evil ; [shade
For Thou art with me,
Thy rod and Thy staff— they comfort me.
s Thou arrangest before me a table
Over-against mine a dversaries ;
Thou hast anointed with oil my head ;
My cup is full.
6 OMy, goodness and kindness pursue me
All the days of my life ;
And my dwelling is in the house of the
LORD for a length of days.
XXIV. A Psalm of David.
1 To the Lord is the earth and its fulness ;
The world and the inhabitants in it.
a For He on the seas hath founded it
And on the floods He establisheth it.
8 Who goeth up into the hill of the Lord ?
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And who riseth up in His holy place ?
4 The clean of hands and pure of heart,
Who hath not lifted up to vanity his soul,
Nor sworn to deceit :
5 He beareth away a blessing from the
Even righteousness [Lord,
From the God of his salvation. [Him ;
6 This is~ a generation of those who seek
Who seek Thy face, 0 Jacob I Selah.
7 Lift up, 0 gates, your heads ;
And be lifted up, 0 everlasting doors,
And let the king of glory come in.
8 Who is this — ' the king of glory ?'
The Lord— strong and mighty,
The Lord, the hero of battle.
9 Lift up, 0 gates, your heads,
And be lifted up, 0 everlasting doors,
And let the king of glory come in.
i° Who is He — this 'king of glory?'
The Lord of hosts-
He is the king of glory ! Selah.
XXV. By David.
1 Unto Thee, 0 LORD, my soul I lift up ;
2 My God, to Thee I have trusted ;
Let me not be ashamed,
Let not mine enemies exult over me;
3 Let none who wait on Thee be ashamed.
Let the treacherous dealers without cause
Be ashamed.
4 Thy ways, 0 Lord, cause me to know,
Thy paths teach Thou me ; [me ;
c Cause me to tread in Thy truth, and teach
For Thou art the God of my salvation ;
Near Thee I have waited all the day.
B Remember Thy mercies, 0 LORD, ,
And Thy kindnesses, for of old are they.
7 Sins of my youth, and my transgressions,
Remember Thou not.
According to Thy kindness remember hie,
For Thy goodness' sake, 0 Lord.
8 Good and upright is the LORD :
Therefore He directeth sinners in the
way. [ment,
9 He causeth the humble to tread in judg-
And teacheth the humble His way.
i° All the paths of the Lord
Are kindness and truth,
To those who keep His covenant
And His testimonies.
n For Thy name's sake, O Lord,
Thou hast pardoned mine iniquity,
Though it is great.
12 Who is this — the man fearing the Lord?
He directeth Mm in the way He chooseth.
13 His soul in good remaineth,
And his seed possesseth the land.
34 The secret of the Lord
Is for those who fear Him,
And His covenant to cause them to know.
15 Mine eyes are continually unto the LORD,
Eor He bringeth out from a net my feet.
16 Turn unto me, and favour me,
For lonely and afflicted am I.
17 The distresses of my heart
Have enlarged themselves ;
From my distresses bring me out.
18 See mine affliction and my misery,
And bear with all my sins. [many;
15 See mine enemies, for they have been
Who with violent hatred have hated me.

Devout confidence.

xxv. 20.— PSALMS.— xxix. 8.

The glory of the Lord.

20 Keep my soul and deliver me ;
Let me not be ashamed,
For I have trusted in Thee;
2i Let integrity and uprightness keep me,
For I have waited on Thee.
22 Redeem Israel, 0 God,
From all his distresses.
XXVI. By David. [have walked;
Judge me, 0 LORD, for I in mine integrity
And in the Lord I trusted ; I slide not.
2 Try me, 0 Lord, and prove me ;
Purified are my reins and my heart.
3 For Thy kindness is before mine eyes,
And I walked habitually in Thy truth.
4 1 have not sat with vain men,
And with dissemblers I enter not.
5 1 hated the congregation of evil doers,
And with the wicked I sit not.
6 1 wash in innocency my hands,
And I compass Thine altar, 0 Lord:
7 To sound with a voice of confession,
And to recount all Thy wonders.
8 Lord, I have loved
The habitation of Thy house, [honour.
And the place of the tabernacle of TMne
9 Gather not with sinners my soul,
Or with men of blood my life;
10 Because in their hand is a wicked device,
And their right hand is full of bribes.
u And I, to mine integrity I walk ;
Redeem me and favour me.
12 My foot hath stood to uprightness ;
In congregations I bless the Lord.
XXVII. By David.
i The Lord is my light and my salvation ;
Whom do I fear ?
The Lord is the strength of my life :
Of whom am I afraid ? [eat my flesh,
2 When evil doers come near unto me to
Mine adversaries and mine enemies to
They have stumbled and fallen. [me,
3 Though a host encamp against me,
My heart feareth not;
Though war rise up against me,
In this I am confident:
4 One thing I have asked from the Lord,
That I seek.
My dwelling in the house of the Lord,
All the days of my life:
To look on the pleasantness of the Lord,
And to inquire'to His temple ;
5 For He hideth me to a tabernacle
In the day of evil ;
He Mdeth me in a secret place of His tent;
On a rock He raiseth me up ;
6 And now, lifted up is my head
Above mine enemies, my surrounders,
And I sacriflce in His tent
Sacrifices of shouting ; I sing,
Yea, I sing praise to the Lord.
7 Hear, 0 Lord, my voice ; I call,
And favour me, and answer me.
8 To Thee my heart hath said :
' They have sought my face; '
Thy face, 0 Lord, I seek.'
9 Hide not Thy face from me;
Turn not away in anger Thy servant;
My help Thou hast been.
Leave me not, nor forsake me,
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O God of my salvation.
io When my father and my mother
Have forsaken mo,
Then the Lord gathereth me.
ii Shew me, 0 LORD, Thy way ;
And lead me in a path of uprightness,
For the sake of my beholders. [saries,
i2 Give me not to the will of mine adver-
For false witnesses have risen against me,
Who breathe out violence to me :
13 1 had not believed to look
On the goodness of the Lord
In the land of the living.
14 Look unto the LORD : be strong ;
And let Him strengthen thy heart ;
Yea, look unto the LORD.
XXVIII. By David.
1 Unto Thee, 0 Lord, I call ;
My rock, be not silent to me?
Lest Thou be silent to me,
And I have been compared
With those who go down to the pit.
2 Hear the voice of my supplications
In my crying unto Thee; [holy oracle.
In my lifttog up my hands towards thy
3 Draw me not with the wicked,
Or with the workers of iniquity ;
Speaking peace with their neighbours,
And evil to their heart.
4 Give to them according to their acting,
And according to the evil of their doings.
According to the work of their hands
Give Thou to them ;
Return their deed to them.
5 For they attend not to the doing of the
Or unto the work of His hands; [Lord,
He throweth them down,
And buildeth them not up.
6 Blessed is the LORD, [plications.
For He hath heard the voice of my sup-
7 The Lord is my strength and my sMeld ;
Ln Him my heart hath trusted,
And I have been helped,
And my heart exulteth,
And with my song I thank Him.
8 The Lord is his strength,
Yea, the strength of the salvation
Of His anointed is He.
9 Save Thy people,
And bless Thine inheritance, .
And feed them and carry them for ever.
XXIX. A Psalm of David.
1 Ascribe to the Lord,0 sons of the mighty,
Ascribe to the Lord honour and strength,
2 Ascribe to the LORD the honour of His
Bow yourselves to the Lord [name;
In the beauty of holiness.
3 The voice of the Lord is on the waters;
The God of glory hath thundered;
The Lord is on many waters.
4 The voice of the Lord is with power;
The voice of the Lord is with majesty;
5 The voice of the LORD shivereth cedars;
The LORD shivers the cedars of Lebanon:
6 And He causeth them to skip like a calf,
Lebanon and Sirion
Like a son of the Reems.
7 The voice of the Lord heweth fiery flames;
8 The voice of the Lord

God's kindness to David. xxix. 9.— PSALMS.— xxxn. 4. borrow, & triumphant praise.

Paineth a wilderness; [Kadesh.
The LORD paineth the wilderness of
9 The voice of the Lord paineth the oaks,
And maketh bare the forests;
And in His temple every one saith, ' Glory. '
10 The Lord on the deluge sat,
And the Lord sitteth king for ever.
n The Lord giveth strength to His people;
The Lord blesseth His people with peace.
XXX. A Psalm.— A song of the dedication
of the house of David.
L t exalt Thee, 0 Lord,
For Thou hast drawn me up,
And hast not caused mine enemies
To rejoice over me.
- fiORD, my God, I have cried to Thee,
And Thou healest me.
3 Lord, Thou hast brought up from Sheol
Thou hast kept me alive [my soul;
From going down to the pit.
4 Sing praise to the Lord, ye His saints,
And give thanks
At the remembrance of His holiness :
•' For a moment is in His anger ;
Life is in His good-will ;
At evening weeping remaineth,
And at morn singing.
e And I, in mine ease I have said,
' I am not moved for ever.
7 0 Lord, in Thy good pleasure
Thou hast caused strength to remain
For my mountain; '
Thou hast hidden Thy face — E have been
8 Unto Thee, O Lord, I call, [troubled.
And unto the Lord I make supplication :
9 ' What gain in my blood ?
In my going clown unto corruption?
Doth dust thank Thee ?
Doth it declare Thy truth?
10 Hear, O Lord, and f avour me ;
0 Lord, be a helper to me.'
u Thou hast turned my mourning
To dancing for me,
Thou hast loosed my sackcloth,
And girdest me with joy: [silent ;
i3 So that honour praiseth Thee, and is not
0 Lord, my God, for ever I thank Thee.
XXXI. To the Overseer.— APsalm of David.
1 In Thee, 0 Lord, I have trusted ;
Let me not be ashamed for ever ;
In Thy righteousness deliver me.
2 Incline to meTMne ear hastily; deliverme;
Be to me for a strong rock,
A house of bulwarks to save me.
3 For my rock and my bulwark art Thou,
For Thy name's sake lead me and tend inc.
4 Bring me out from the net
Which they have hid for me,
For Thou art my strength.
s Into Thy hand I commit my spirit ;
Thou hast redeemed me,
Lord God of truth.
« I have hated observers of lying vanities,
And toward theLoRDhave been confident,
7 I rejoice and am glad in Thy kindness,
Because Thou hast seen mine affliction,
Thou hast known in adversities my soul.
8 And hast not shut me up
Into the hand of an enemy;
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Thou hast caused my feet to stand
In a broad place.
9 Favour me, Lord, for distress is to me;
Mine eye, my soul, and my body
Become old by provocation.
i° For my life hath been consumed in sorrow,
And my years in sighing.
Feeble because of mine iniquity
Hath been my strength,
And my bones have become old.
11 Among all mine adversaries
I have been a reproach,
And to my neighbours exceedingly,
And a fear to mine acquaintances ;
Those who see me without; — fled from me.
12 1 have been forgotten as dead out of mind,
I have been as a perishing vessel ;
13 For I have heard an evil account of many;
Fear is round about ;
In their being united together against me,
To take my life they have devised ;
14 And I have trusted on Thee, 0 Lord ;
I have said, ' Thou art my God.
15 In Thy hand are my times ;
Deliver me from the hand of mine ene-
And from my pursuers.' [mies,
i° Cause Thy face to shine on Thy servant ;
Save me in Thy kindness.
17 O Lord, let me not be ashamed,
For I have called Thee ;
Let the wicked be ashamed,
Let them become silent to Sheol.
18 Let lips of falsehood become dumb,
Which speak against the righteous,
Ancient sayings, in pride aud contempt.
19 How abundant is Thy goodness
WMch Thou hast laid, up
For those who fear Thee,
Thou hast wrought for those who trust iu
Before the sons of men. [Thee,
29 Thou hidest them in the secret place of
From artifices of man ; [Thy presence
Thou concealest them in a tabernacle
From the strife of tongues :
a Blessed is the Lord,
For He made marvellous His kindness
To me in a city of bulwarks.
22 And I— I have said in my haste,
'I have been cut off before Thine eyes;'
Thou hast heard the voice
Of my supplications
In my crying unto Thee.
23 Love the Lord, all ye His saints.
The Lord is keeping the faithful,
Aud recompensing abundantly
The proud doer.
24 Be strong, and He strengtheneth your
All ye who wait for the Lord. [heart,
XXXII. A Psalm of David.— An Instruction.
1 O the happiness of him
Whose transgression is forgiven,
Whose sin is covered.
2 O the happiness of a man
To whom the Lord imputeth not iniquity,
And in whose spirit is no deceit.
3 When I have kept silence
My bones have become old,
Through my roaring all the day ;
4 When by day and by night
Thy hand is heavy upon me,

GooVs sovereign power.

xxxn. 5.— PSALMS.— xxxv. 2. Privileges of the righteous.

My moisture hath been changed
Into the droughts of summer. Selah.
5 My sin I cause Thee to know,
And mine iniquity I have not covered ;
I have said, ' I confess concerning
My transgressions to the Lord;'
And Thou hast taken away
The iniquity of my sin. Selah.
6 For this every saintly one prayeth to Thee,
At a time for finding.
Surely at an overflowing of many waters,
Unto him they come not.
7 Thou art a hiding-place for me :
From distress Thou keepest me :
With songs of deliverance
Thou compassest me. Selah.
8 1 cause thee to act wisely.
And I direct thee in this way thougoesfc;
I cause mine eye to take counsel
Concerning thee.
9 Be ye not as a horse— as a mule,
Without understanding,
With bridle and bit, their ornaments, to
Not to come near unto thee. [curb,
i° Many are the pains of the wicked;
As to Mm who trusteth in the Lord,
Kindness doth compass him.
n Be glad in the LORD,
And rejoice, ye righteous ;
And sing, all ye upright of heart.
XXXni. i Sing, 0 righteous, in the LORD;
For the upright ones praise is comely.
2 Give thanks to the Lord with a harp ;
With a psaltery of ten strings sing praise
3 Sing ye to Him a new song ; [to Him ;
Play skilfully with shouting.
4 For upright is the word of the Lord ;
And all His work is in faithfutoess.
5 Loving righteousness and judgment,
Of the kindness of the LORD the earth is
c By the word of the Lord [full.
The heavens have been made,
By the breath of His mouth all their host.
7 Gathering as a heap the waters of the sea,
Putting in treasuries the depths.
s Let all the earth be afraid of the Lord ;
Let all the inhabitants of the world
Be afraid of Him.
9 For He hath said, and it is ;
He hath commanded, and it standeth fast.
10 Jehovah made void the counsel of nations;
Disallowed the thoughts of the peoples.
11 Jehovah's counsel for ever standeth ;
The thoughts of His heart to all genera-
13 O the happiness of the nation [tions.
Whose God is Jehovah ;
Of the people He hath chosen
For an inheritance to Himself.
13 From the heavens the Lord hath looked,
He hath seen all the children of men.
14 From the fixed place of His dwelling
He looked on all the inhabitants of earth,
15 Who formeth their hearts together,
Who attendeth to all their works.
ifi The king is not saved
By the multitude of a force;
A mighty man is not delivered
By abundance of power.
17 A false thing is the horse for safety,
And by the abundance of his strength

He delivereth not.
ifi Lo, the eye of the Lord
Is toward those who fear Him,
To those who wait for His kindness ;
19 To deliver their soul from death,
And to keep them alive in famine.
20 Our sold hath waited for the Lord,
Our help and our shield is He ;
21 For in Him our heart rejoiceth,
For in His holy name we have trusted.
22 Let Thy kindness, 0 Lord, be on us,
As we have waited for Thee.
XXXIV. By David, in his changing his be
haviour before Abimelech, who driveth
him away, and he goeth.
1 1 bless the LORD at all times ;
Continually His praise is in my mouth.
2 In the Lord my soul boasteth herself :
The humble hear and rejoice.
3 Ascribe greatness to the LORD with me,
And we exalt His name together.
4 1 sought the Lord, and He answered me,
And from all my fears delivered me.
5 They have looked expectingly unto Him,
And have become bright,
And their faces are not ashamed.
6 This poor one hath called,
And the Lord hath heard,
And from all his distresses saved him.
7 The Messenger of the Lord encampeth
Round about those who fear Him,
And He armeth them.
8 Taste and see that the Lord is good.
0 the happiness of the man who trusteth
9 Fear the LORD, ye His holy ones; [in Him.
For there is no lack to those who fear Him.
i° Young lions have lacked and been hun-
Yet those who seek the Lord [gry.
Lack not any good.
u Come ye, children, hearken to me ;
The fear of the Lord I teach you :
12 Who is the man that desireth life ?
Loving days to see good?
13 Keep thy tongue from evil,
And thy lips from speaking deceit .
u Turn aside from evil and do good;
Seek peace and pursue it.
15 The eyes of the Lord are to the righteous,
And His ears toward their cry.
is (The face of the Lord is on doers of evil.
To cutoff from the earth their memorial.)
17 They cried, and the Lord heard, [them.
And from all then- distresses delivered
i8 Near is the Lord to the broken of heart,
And the bmised of spirit He saveth.
19 Many are the evils of the righteous,
Out of them all the Lord delivereth Mm.
20 Keeping all his bones,
One of them hath not been broken.
21 Evil putteth the wicked to death,
And those who hate the righteous are
: desolate. [vants ;
22 The Lord redeemeth the soul of His ser-
And none who trust in Him are desolate.
XXXV. By David.
1 Strive, 0 Lord, with my strivers,
Fight with my fighters ;
2 Take hold of shield and buckler.
And arise for my help ;
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Coinpktints and petitions. xxxv. 3.— PSALMS.— xxxvn. 11. Excellency of God's mercy.

8 And draw out spear and lance
To meet my pursuers.
Say to my soul, 'Thy salvation I am.'
4 They are ashamed and blush,
Who seek my soul ;
Turned backward and confounded,
Who devise my evil.
r» They are as chaff before wind, [away.
And the messenger of the LORD driving
15 Their way is darkness and slipperiness,
And the messenger of the Lord their pur-
7 For without cause they have hidden [suer.
For me their net-pit ;
Without cause they digged for my soul.
} Desolation meeteth him — he knoweth not,
And his net which he hid catcheth him ;
For desolation he falleth into it.
9 And my soul is joyful to the LORD,
It rejoiceth in His salvation. [Thee ;
° All my bones say, ' LORD, who is like
Delivering the poor from the stronger
than he ;
And the poor and the needy from his
1 Violent witnesses rise up; [plunderer.'
That which I have not known they ask me;
3 They recompense me evil for good,
Bereaving my soul ;
3 But I — in their sickness
My clothing is sackcloth ;
I have humbled with fasting my soul,
And my prayer to my bosom returneth.
4 As a friend, as my brother,
I have walked habitually;
As a mourner for a mother,
Mourmng I have bowed clown ;
5 But, in my halting they have rejoiced,
And have been gathered together;
The smiters were gathered against me,
And I have not known;
They have rent, and ceased not.
6 With profane ones, mockers in feasts,
Gnashing their teeth against me.
7 Lord, how long dost thou behold ?
Keep back my soul from their desolations,
From young lions mine only one.
8 1 thank Thee in the great congregation ;
Among a mighty people I praise Thee.
9 Mine enemies rejoice not over me
With falsehood;
Those who hate me without cause wink
° For they speak not peace, [the eye.
And against the quiet of the land
They devise deceitful words;
1 And enlarge against me their mouth :
They said, ' Aha, aha, our eye hath seen.'
2 Thou hast seen, 0 Lord ;
Be not silent, O Lord; be not far from me.
3 Stir up, and wake to my judgment,
My God, and my Lord, to my plea.
* Judge me according to Thy righteous-
0 LORD my God, [ness,
And they do not rejoice over me.
15 They do not say in their heart, * Aha, our
They do not say, [desire.'
' We have swallowed him up.'
;l3 They are ashamed and confounded to-
Who rejoice at my evil; [gether,
They put on shame and confusion,
Who magnify themselves against me.
7 They sing and rejoice, who desire my
And they say continually, [righteousness;
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' The LORD is magnified,
Who desireth the peace of His servant,'
28 And my tongue uttereth Thy righteous-
All the day Thy praise. [ness,
XXXVI. To the Overseer. — By a servant of
the Lord, byi David.
1 The transgression of the wicked .
Affirmeth within my heart :
' The fear of God is not before Ms eyes ;
2 For he made it smooth to himself in his
At finding his iniquity to be hated ; [eyes,
3 The words of his mouth are iniquity and
deceit ;
He ceased to act prudently— to do good ;
4 Iniquity he deviseth on his bed;
He stationeth Mmself by a way not good;
Evil he refuseth not.'
5 0 Lord, to the heavens is Thy kindness ;
Thy faithfulness is unto the clouds;
6 Thy righteousness is as mountains of God;
Thy judgments are a great deep.
Man and beast Thou savest, 0 Lord.
7 How precious is Thy Idndness, 0 God ;
And the children of men
Trust to the shadow of Thy wings.
8 They are filled from the fatness of Thy
And the stream of Thy delights [house,
Thou causest them to drink.
9 For with Thee is the fountain of life ;
In Thy light we see light.
i° Draw out Thy lovtog:kindness
To those who know Thee,
Thy righteousness to the upright of heart.
n Let not a foot of pride meetnie;
Let not a hand of the wicked move me.
i2 There the workers of iniquity fell,
They have been overthrown,
And have not been able to rise.
XXXVII. By David.
i Fret not thou because of evil doers ;
Be not envious against doers of iniquity ;
2 For as grass speedily are they cut off ;
And as the greenness of the tender grass
They do fade.
3 Trust in the Lord and do good;
Dwell in the land, and enjoy faithfulness.
4 And delight thyself on the Lord,
And He doth give to thee
The petitions of thy heart.
e Roll on the Lord thy way,
And trust upon Him, and He worketh,
6 And hath brought out as the right
Thy righteousness,
And thy judgment as the noon-day.
7 Be silent for the LORD,
And stay thyself for Him ;
Fret not because of Him
Wrio maketh prosperous His way,
Because of a man doing wicked devices.
8 Desist from anger, and forsake fury ;
Fret not thyself only to do evil.
9 For evil doers are cut off ;
As to those who wait on the Lord,
They possess the land.
i° And yet a little, and the wicked is not ;
And thou hast considered his place,
And it is not;
n And the humble possess the land,
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God's care of the perfect. xxxvn. 12— PSALMS.— xxxix. 3. Fervent supplications.

In the abundance of peace.
i2 The, wicked devlseth against the right-
Andgnasheth against him his teeth, [eous,
13 The Lord laugheth at him,
For He hath seen that his day cometh.
14 The wicked have opened a sword,
And have trodden their bow,
To cause the poor and needy to fall,
To slaughter the upright of the way.
is Their sword entereth into their own heart,
And their bows ore shivered.
16 Better is the little of the righteous
Than the store of many wicked.
17 For the arms of the wicked are shivered,
And the LORD sustaineth the righteous.
i8 The Lord knoweth the days of the perfect,
And their inheritance is for ever.
19 They are not ashamed in the time of evil,
And in days of famine they are satisfied.
20 But the wicked perish,
And the enemies of the Lord,
As the precibusness of lambs,
Have been consumed ;
In smoke they have been consumed.
2i The wicked borroweth, and repayeth not;
And the righteous is gracious, and giveth.
22 For His blest ones possess the land,
And His reviled ones are cut off.
23 From trie Lord are the steps of a man;
They have been prepared,
And His way he desireth ;
24 When he falleth, he is not cast down,
For the Lord sustaineth his hand, [old,
25 1 have been young, I have also become
And have not seen the righteous forsaken,
And his seed seeking bread.
25 All the day he is gracious, and lendeth,
And his seed is for a blessing.
27 Turn aside from evil, and do good,
And dwell for ever.
28 For the LORD loveth judgment,
And forsaketh not His saintly ones ;
For ever they have been kept,
And the seed of the wicked cut off.
29 The righteous possess the land,
And dwell for ever on it.
30 The mouth of the righteous uttereth wis-
And his tongue speaketh judgment, [dom,
31 The law of Ms God is in his heart ;
His steps slide not.
32 The wicked watcheth for the righteous,
And seeketh to put Mm to death.
33 The Lord leaveth him not to his hand,
Nor condemneth him in his being judged.
34 Look toward the Lord, and keep His way,
And He exalteth thee to possess the land;
Da the wicked being cut off— thou seest!
35 I have seen the wicked terrible,
And spreading as a green native plant;
38 And he passeth away, and lo, he is not;
And I seek him, and he is not found.
37 Observe the perfect, and see the upright,
For the latter end of that one is peace.
38 And transgressors have been destroyed
The latter end of the wicked [together;
Hath been cut off. [the Lord,
39 And the salvation of the righteous is from
Their strong place in a time of adversity.
40 And the Lord helpeth them,
And delivereth them ;
He delivereth them from the wicked,

And He saveth them,
Because they have trusted in Him.
XXXVI II. A Psalm of David, /Causing to
remember.'
1 Lord, in Thy wrath reprove me not ;
Nor in Thy fury chastise me.
2 ^or Thine arrows have come down on me,
And Thoulettest down on me Thy hand.
3 Soundness is not to my flesh,
Because of Thine indignation;
Peace is not to my bones, because of my
4 For mine iuiquities [sin:
Have passed over my head,
As a heavy burden— too heavy for me.
5 My wounds have stunk,
They have become corrupt,
Because of my folly.
6 1 have been bent down,
I have been bowed down — to excess;
All the day I have gone mourning:
7 For my flanks have been full of drought,
And soundness is not in my flesh.
8 1 have been feeble and smitten — to excess,
I have roared from disqMetude of heart.
9 Lord, before Thee is all my desire,
Aud my sighing from Thee hath not been
10 My heart is panting, [Md.
My power hath forsaken me,
And the light of mine eyes,
Even these are not with me.
n My lovers and my friends
Over-against my plague stand,
And my neighbours afar off have stood.
12 And those who seek my soul lay a snare,
And those who seek my evil
Have spoken miscMevous things,
And meditate deceits all the day.
13 And I, as deaf, hear not, [mouth:
And as a dumb one who openeth not his
14 Yea, I am as a man who heareth not,
And in whose mouth are no reproofs.
!5 Because for Thee, 0 Lord, I have waited,
Thou dost answer, '0 Lord my God.
m When I said, ' Lest they rejoice over me,
In the slipping of my foot
They magnified themselves against me.
17 For I am ready to halt,
And my pain is before me continually.
i8 For I declare mine iniquity,
I am sorry for my sin.
19 And mine enemies are lively;
They have been strong ;
And those who hate me without cause
Have been multiplied.
20 And those who pay evil for good accuse me,
Because of my pursuing good.
2* Forsake me not, 0 Lord;
My God, be not far from me ;
22 Haste to help me, 0 Lord, my salvation.
XXXIX. To the Overseer, to Jeduthun.—
A Psalm of David.
1 1 have said, ' I observe my way,
Against sinning with my tongue :
I keep for my mouth a curb,
While yet the wicked is before me.'
2 1 have been dumb with silence ;
I have kept silent from good,
And my pain bath been excited.
3 Hot is my heart within me ;
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In my meditating the fire burneth ;
I have spoken with my tongue :
4 * Cause me to know, 0 Lord, mine end,
And the measure of my days, what it is;'
I know how frail I am. [days,
6 Lo, handbreadths Thou hast made my
And mine age as nothing before Thee.
Only, altogether vanity
Is every man set up. Selah.
c Only, in an image each walketh habitually:
Only, in vain are they disquieted;
He heapeth up, and knoweth not
Who doth gather them.
7 Aud, now, what have I expected?
O Lord, my hope — it is of Thee ;
s From all my transgressions deliver me ;
The reproach of the fool make me not ;
9 1 have been dumb, I open not my mouth,
Because Thou hast done it.
i° Turn aside from me Thy stroke ;
By the striving of Thy hand
I have been consumed.
n With reproofs against iniquity
Thou hast corrected man ;
And wastest as a moth his desirableness;
Only, every man i.s vanity. Selah.
i2 Hear my prayer, 0 Lord,
And to my cry give ear ;
Unto my tears be not silent ;
For a sojourner I am with Thee ;
A settler like all my fathers.
13 Look from me, and I brighten up,
Before I go and be not.
XL. To the Overseer.- A Psalm of David.
1 1 have diligently expected the Lord,
And He inclineth to me, and heareth my
2 And causeth me to come up [cry.
From the pit of desolation,
Out of the mire of mud ;
And He raiseth up on a rock my feet ;
He establisheth my steps,
3 And putteth in my mouth a new song,
' Praise to our God.'
Many see and fear, and trust in the Lord.
4 0 the happiness of the man
Who hath made the Lord his trust,
And hath not turned toward the proud,
Or those who turn aside to lies.
8 Much hast Thou done, Lord my God:
Thy wonders and Thy thoughts toward us,
There is none to arrange unto Thee;
I declare and speak : ¦
' They have been more than to be nura-
G Sacrifice and offering [bered.'
Thou hast not desired ;
Ears Thou hast prepared for me ;
Burnt and sin-offering Thou askedst not.
7 Then said I, ' Lo, I have come ; '
In the roll of the book it is written of me:
8 To do Thy pleasure, my God, I have de-
And Thy law is within my heart, [lighted ;
9 1 proclaim tidings of righteousness
In the great congregation:
l.o, my lips I restrain not,
Lord, Thou hast known.
10 Thy righteousness I have not concealed
In the midst of my heart ;
Thy faithfulness and Thy salvation I told;
I hid not Thy kindness and Thy truth
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11 Thou, O Lord, restrainesfc not
Thy mercies from me;' [keep me.
Thy kindness and Thy truth continually
i2 For evils innumerable have compassed mc,
Mine iniqmties have overtaken me;
And I have not been able to see; [head;
They have been more than the hairs of my
And my heart hath forsaken me.
13 Be pleased, O Lord, to deliver me;
O LORD, for my help haste.
14 They are ashamed and confounded to-
Who seek my soul to destroy it ; [gether
They are turned backward,
And are ashamed, who desire my evil ;
i» They are desolate,
As a consequence of their shame,
Who say to me, 'Aha, aha.'
10 All who seek Thee rejoice,
And are glad in Thee ;
Those who love Thy salvation say con;
' The Lord is magnified.' [tinually,
17 Yet I am poor and needy;
Let the Lord devise for me.
My help and my deliverer art Thou ;
0 my God, tarry not.
XLI. To the Overseer. — A Psalm of David.
1 0 the happiness of him
Who acteth wisely toward the poor ;
In the day of evil the Lord delivereth him.
2 The Lord preserveth him— reviveth him;.
He is happy in the land ;
And Thou givest him not
Into the will of his enemies.
3 The Lord supporteth him
On the couch of sickness ;
All his bed Thou hast turned in his weak-
4 1, I have said, ' 0 LORD, favour me; [ness.
Heal my soul, for I sinned against Thee;'
5 Mine enemies say evil of me ;
' When he dieth — his name hath perished;'
6 And if he come to see: vanity he speaketh;
His heart gathereth iniquity to itself ;
He goeth out — at the street he speaketh.
7 All who hate me whisper together against
Against me they devise evil to mc. [me;
8 ' A thing of Belial is poured out on him,
And because he hath lain down
He riseth not again.'
9 Even mine ally, in whom I have trusted,
One eating my bread,
Hath made great the heel against me.
10 Yet Thou, 0 Lord, favour me ;
And cause me to arise,
And I give recompence to them.
n 'By this I have known
Tnat Thou hast delighted in nie,
Because my enemy shouteth not over me.
12 As to me, in mine integrity,
Thou hast taken hold on me,
And Thou causest me to stand
Before Thee for ever.
13 Blessed is the Lord, God of Israel,
From age to age. Amen and Ainan.
XLII. To the Overseer. — An Instruction.
By sons of Korah.
1 As a hart ponteth for streams of water,
So my soul panteth toward Thee, 0 God.
2 My soul hath thirsted for God,
For the living God ;

•Complaints and consolations, xui. ii. — PSALMS. — XL v. 2.

Distress and confidence.

When do I enter and see the face of God ?
3 My tears have been to me bread
By day and by Mght,
In their saying unto me all the day,
'Where is thy God?'
4 These things I remember,
And pour out my soul to me,
For I pass over into the booth,
I go softly with them to the house of God;
With the voice of singing and confession,
A multitude keeping the feast!
-s What ! bowest thou thyself, 0 my soul ?
Yea, art thou troubled within me?
Wait for God, for still I confess Him :
'The salvation of my countenance, my
« In me my soul boweth itself, [God.'
Therefore I remember Thee
From the land of Jordan,
And of the Hermons, from the hill Mizar;
7 Deep unto deep calleth
At the noise of Thy water-spouts ;
All Thy breakers and Thy billows
Have passed over me.
* By day the LORD commandeth His kind-
And by night a song is with mc, [ness,
A prayer to the God of my life.
9 I say to God my rock :
' Why hast Thou forgotten me?
Why go I mourning
For the oppression of an enemy V
i° With a sword in my bones
Mine adversaries have reproached me,
In their saying unto me all the day :
'Where is thy God?'
n What ! bowest thou thyself, 0 my soul ?
And what ! art thou troubled within me ?
Wait for God; for still I confess Him :
' The salvation of my countenance,
And my God.'
XLIII. i Judge me, 0 God,
And plead my cause against a nation not
pious ;
From a man of deceit and perverseness
Deliver me :
¦^ For thou art the God of my strength.
Why hast Thou cast me off ?
Why mourning go I up and down,
For the oppression^ an enemy?
3 Send forth Thy light and Thy truth ;
They— they lead me, they bring me to
Unto Thy holy hill,
And unto Thy tabernacles.
4 And I go to unto the altar of God,
Unto God, the joy of my rejoicing.
And I thank Thee with a harp,
O God, my God.
¦5 What ! bowest thou thyself, O my soul ?
And what ! art thou troubled within me ?
Wait for God.; for still I confess Him :
' The salvation of my countenance,
And my God.'
XLIV. To the Overseer.— By sons of Korah.
An Instruction.
J 0 God, with our ears we have heard,
Our fathers have recounted to us
The work Thou wroughtest in their days,
luthe days of old.
a Thou, with Thy hand, nations hast dis-
And Thou plontest them. [possessed,

Thou afflictest peoples, and sendest them
3 For, not by their sword [away ;
Possessed they the land ;
And their arm gave not salvation to them.
But Thy right hand, and Tlrine own arm,
And the light of Thy countenance:
Because Thou hadst accepted them.
4 Thou art He, my ktog, 0 God;
Command the deliverances of Jacob. -
5 By Thee our adversaries we push ;
By Thy name tread down our withstanders;
c For, not in my bow do I trust,
And my sword doth not save me. [saries;
7 For Thou hast saved us from our adver-
And those who hate us hast put to shame.
8 In God we have boasted all the day,
And Thy name for ever thank. Selah.
9 In anger Thou hast cast off,
And causest us to blush,
And goest not forth with our hosts.
i° Thou causest us to return backward from
And those who hate us [an adversary;
Have spoiled for themselves.
n Thou makest us food like sheep,
And among nations hast scattered us.
x2 Thou sellest Thy people— without wealth,
And hast not become great by their price;
13 Makest us a reproach to our neighbours,
A scorn and reproach to our surrounders.
14 Thou makest us a simile among nations;
" A shaking of the head among peoples.
15 All the day my confusion is before me ;
And the shame of my face hath covered
i° Because of the voice [me.
Of a reproacher and reviler ;
Because of an enemy and a self-avenger.
17 All this hath met us,
And we have not forgotten Thee ;
Nor dealt falsely in Thy covenant.
18 We turn not backward our heart ;
Nor turn aside doth our step from Thy
19 But;Thou hast smitten us [path.
In a place of dragons,
Aud dost cover us over with death-shade.
20 If we have forgotten the name of our God.
Spread out our hands to a strange God ?
21 Doth not God search out this?
For he knoweth the secrets of the heart.
23 Surely," for Thy sake
We have been slain all the day ;
Reckoned as sheep of the slaughter.
23 Stir up— why sleepest Thou, 0 Lord ?
Awake, cast us not off for ever.
24 Why Mdest Thou Thy face ?
Thou forgettest our afflictions
And our oppression ;
25 For our soul hath bowed to the dust ;
Our belly hath cleaved to the earth.
20 Arise, a help to us,
And redeem us for Thy goodness' sake.
XLV. To the Overseer. — ' On the Lilies.'—
By sons of Korah. — An Instruction.— A
song of loves.
1 My heart hath indited a good thing ;
I tell my works to the king ;
My tongue is the pen of a speedy writer.
2 Thou hast been beautified
Above the children of men ;
Grace hath been poured toto thy lips ;
Therefore God hath blessed thee for ever.
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The glory of Messiah.

XLV. 3.— PSALMS.— XLVm. 14.

The beauty of Zioru

* Gird Thy sword upon the thigh, 0 mighty;
Thy glory and Thy majesty!
4 As to Thy majesty — prosper— ride !
Because of truth, and meekness,
And righteousness;
And Thy right hand showeth Thee fearful
s Thine arrows are sharp, [things.
(Peoples fall under Thee,)
—In the heart of the enemies of the King.
3 Thy throne, 0 God, is for ever and ever:
A sceptre of uprightness
Is the sceptre of Thy kingdom.
7 Thou hast loved righteousness,
Aud dost hate wickedness,
Therefore God, thy God, anointed thee,
Oil of joy above thy companions;
8 Myrrh and aloes, cassia! all thy garments;
Out of palaces of ivory
The Meni have made thee glad.
3 Daughters of kings are among thy pre
cious ones ;
• The queen hath stood at thy right hand
In pure gold of Ophir.
10 Hearken, 0 daughter,
And see, and incline thine ear, [house :
And forget thy people, and thy father's
11 And the king desireth thy beauty :
Because he is thy Lord — bow thyself to
him; [ing,
i2 And the daughter of Tyre, with an offer-
The rich of the people entreat thy face.
!3 All glory the daughter of the Mng within,
Of gold-embroidered work her clothing.
14 In divers colours she is brought to the
king;
Virgins — her companions — after her,
Are brought to thee :
15 They are brought with joy and gladness ;
They come toto the palace of the king.
16 Instead of thy fathers are thy children ;
Thou appointest them for princes
Throughout all the earth.
i7 1 make mention of Thy name
Throughout all generations;
Therefore peoples praise Thee
For ever and ever,
XLVI. To the Overseer.— By sons of Korah.
— ' For the virgins.' — A song.
i God is to us a refuge and strength,
A help in adversities found most surely.
2 Therefore we fear not
In the changing of the earth,
And to the slipping of mountains
Into the heart of the seas.
8 Its waters roar — they are troubled,
Mountains they shake in its pride. Selah.
* Ariver — its rivulets rejoice the city of God,
The holy place of the tabernacles
Of the Most High.
(> God is in her midst — she is not moved ;
God helpeth her at the turn of the morn.
8 Nations have been troubled ;
Kingdoms have been moved ;
He hath given forth with His voice,
The earth melteth.
7 The Lord of Hosts is with us,
A tower for us is the God of Jacob. Selah.
8 Come, see the works of the Lord;
Who doth astonisMng tMngs in the-earth;
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Unto the end of the earth ;
The bow he shivereth ;
And the spear he hath cut asunder ;
Chariots he burneth with fire.
20 Desist, and know that I am God;
I am exalted among the nations ;
I am exalted in the earth.
n The Lord of hosts is with us,
A tower for us is the God of Jacob. Selah.
XL VII. To the Overseer. — By sons of
Korah. — A Psalm.
1 All ye peoples, clap the hand,
Shout to God with a voice of singing;
2 For the Lord Most High is fearful,
A great ktog over all the earth.
3 He leadeth peoples under us,
And nations under our feet.
4 He chooseth for us our inheritance,
The excellency of Jacob wMch He loves.
Selah.
s God hath gone up with a shout,
The Lord with the sound of a trumpet.
G Praise ye God ; praise ye;
Give praise to our king ; praise ye:
7 For ktog of all the earth is God ;
Give praise, 0 understanding one.
8 God hath reigned over nations,
God hath sat on His holy throne;
9 Nobles of the peoples have been gathered,
With the people of the God of Abraham:
For to God are the shields of the earth ;
Greatly hath He been exalted.
XL VIII. A Song, a Psalm by sons of Koralu
i Great is the Lord, and greatly praised,
In the city of our God — His holy lull.
2 Beautiful for elevation,
A joy of all the laud, is mount Zion ;
The sides of the north,
The city of a great king.
3 God in her high places hath been known
For a high tower.
4 For, lo, the kings have met,
They have passed by together,
5 They have seen— so they have marvelled,
They have been troubled,
They have been hastened away.
6 Trembling hath seized them there,
Pain, as of a travailing woman.
7 By an east wind Thou shiverest
The sMps of Tarslrish.
8 As we have heard, so we have seen,
In the city of the Lord of hosts,
In the city of our God;
God doth establish her for ever. Selah.
9 We have thought, 0 God, of Thy kindness,.
In the midst of Thy temple ;
10 As is Thy name, O God, so is Thy praise,
Over the ends of the earth :
Righteousness hath filled Thy right hand.
n Mount Zion rejoiceth,
The daughters of Judah are joyful,
For the sake of Thy judgments.
12 Compass ye Zion, and go round her,
Count ye her towers;
13 Set your heart to her bulwark,
Consider her high places:
That ye may recount to a later generation,
14 That this God is our God — ever and ever;
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Thefolly qf trusting inriehes. xlix. 1.— PSALMS.— ii 9. Inefficacy of legal sacrifices

XLIX. To the Overseer. — By sons of
Korah. — A Psalm.
i Hear this,, all ye peoples;
Give ear, all ye inhabitants of the world:
2 Both low and high, together rich and
3 My mouth speaketh wise things, [needy.
And the meditations of my heart
Are things of understandtog :
4 I incline to a simile mine ear,
I open with a harp my riddle :
* ' Why do I fear in the days of evil ?
The iniquity of my supplanters compass-
6 They who trust to their wealth, [eth me.
And to the multitude of their riches,
Shew themselves foolish.
7 A brother doth no man at all redeem,
He doth not give to Uod his atonement;
8 And precious is the redemption of their
And it hath ceased for ever: [bouI,
9 And still he liveth for ever;
He seeth not the pit:
i° For he seeth wise men die.
Together the foolish and brutish perish,
And have left to others their wealth.
n Their heart is: Their houses are for ever,
Their tabernacles to all generations;
They have proclaimed
Then* names over the lands.
J2 And man to honour remaineth not,
He hath been like the beasts,
They have been cut off.
13 This their way is folly for them:
Yet their posterity
With their sayings are pleased. Selah.
14 As sheep for Sheol they set themselves;
Death afflicteth them; [morning;
And the upright rule over them in the
And their form is for consumption ;
Sheol is a dwelling for Mm.
15 Only, God redeemeth my soul
From the hand of Sheol:
For He receiveth me. Selah.
16 Fear not, when one maketh wealth, [ant;
When the honour of Ms house is abuud-
17 For at his death he receiveth notlring:
His honour goeth not clown after him.
19 (For Ms sold to Ms life he blesseth:
And they praise thee
When thou dost well for thyself.)
19 It cometh toto the generation of his fa-
For ever they see not the light. [thers;
20 Man in honour, who understandeth not,
Hath been like the beasts,
They have been cut off.'
L. A Psalm of Asaph.
1 The God of gods, Jehovah, hath spoken,
And calleth to the earth
From the rising of the sun
Unto its going in : [hath shone.'
2 * From Zion, the perfection of beauty,God
3 Our God cometh, and is not silent :
! Fire devoureth before Him,
And round about Him
It hath been very tempestuous.
* He calleth unto the heavens from above,
And unto the earth, to judge His people.
* ' Gather ye to Me My saints,
I Making covenant with Meoverasacriflce.'
j 6 And the heavens declare His righteous-
1 For God Himself is judge. Selah. [ness:

7 Hear, O My people, and I speak;
0 Israel, and I testify against thee:
God, thy God am I.
8 Not for thy sacrifices do I reprove thee;
Yea, thy burnt-offerings
Are before Me continually.
9 1 take not from thy house a bullock,
From thy folds he-goats:
i° For Mine is eveiy beast of the forest,
The cattle on the hills of oxen;
u I have known every fowl of the m oun tains.
And the wild beast of the field is with Me.
12 If I am hungry I tell not to thee,:
For Mine is the world and its fulness.
is Do I eat the flesh of bulls,
And drink the blood of he-goats ?
14 Sacrifice to God confession,
And complete to the Most High thy vows:
15 And call Me in a day of adversity:
I deliver thee, and thou honourest Me.
i*And to the wicked God hath said:
' What to thee — to recount My statutes ?
That thou liftest up My covenant on thy
mouth ?
17 Yea, thou hast hated instruction,
And castest My words behind thee.
18 If thou hast seen a thief,
Then thou art pleased with him,
And with adulterers is thy portion.
19 Thou hast sen t forth thy mouth with evil,
And thy tongue joineth deceit together.
20 Thou sittest: against thy brother speakest:
Against the son of thy mother
Thou givest out slander.
21 These thou didst, aud I have kept silent;
Thou hast thought that I am like thee;
I reprove thee, and set to array before
22 Understand this, I pray you, [thine' eyes.
Ye who forget God,
Lest I tear, and there be no deliverer.
23 Whoso sacrificeth praise honoureth Mc;
As to him who maketh a way, [God.
I cause him to look on the salvation of
LI. To the Overseer. — A Psalm of David, in
the coming to of Nathan the prophet ¦
unto him, when he hath gone in unto
Bath-Sheba. [ness;
1 Favourme, 0 God, according to Thy kind-
According to the abundance of Thy mer-
Blot out my transgressions. [cies
2 Wash me thoroughly from mine imquity,
And from my sin cleanse me:
3 For my transgressions I know,
And my sin is before me continually.
4 Against Thee, Thee only, have I sinned,
And done the evil thing in Thy sight :
So that Thou art righteous in Thy words,
Thou art pure to Thy judging.
5 Lo, to iniqmty I have been brought forth,
And in sin doth my mother conceive me.
6 Lo, truth Thou desired in the inward parts;
And in the hidden part
Wisdom Thou causest me to know.
7 Thou cleansest me with hyssop,
And I am clean;
Washest me, and than snow I am whiter.
8 Thou causest me to hear joy and gladness,
Thou makest joyful
The bones which Thou hast bruised.
9 Hide Thy face from my sin,
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The sacrifices God accepts.

LI. 10.— PSALMS.— LV. 15. Prayer, and confidence in God.

And all mine iniquities blot out.
i° A clean heart prepare for me, 0 God,
And a right spirit renew within me.
11 Cast me not out from Thy presence,
And Thy Holy Spirit take not from me.
12 Restore to me the joy of Thy salvation,
And a willing spirit cloth sustain me.
Vi I teach transgressors Thy ways,
And sinners unto Thee do turn.
14 Deliver me from blood, 0 God,
God of my salvation;
My tongue singeth of Thy righteousness.
15 O Lord, my lips Thou dost open,
And my mouth declareth Thy praise.
IC Fop Thou desirest not sacrifice,or I give it,
Burnt-offering Thou acceptest not.
17 The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit,
A heart broken and bruised, 0 God,
Thou despisest not.
18 Do good in Thy good pleasure with Zion;
Thou dost build the walls of Jerusalem.*
i° Then Thou desirest
Sacrifices of righteousness,
Burnt-offering, and whole burnt -offering;
Then they cause bullocks
To ascend on Thine altar.
LII. To the Overseer. — An Instruction, by
David, in the coming in of Doeg the
Edomite, when he declareth to Saul, and
saith to him, 'David came in unto the
house of Abimelech.'
1 Why boastest thou in evil, 0 mighty one ?
The kindness of God is all the day.
2 Mischief doth thy tongue devise,
Like a sharp razor, working deceit.
3 Thou hast loved evil rather than good,
Lying, than speaking righteousness. Selah.
4 Thou hast loved all-devouring words,
O deceitful tongue.
5 Ateo, God breaketh thee down for ever,
Taketh thee, and pulleth thee out of the
And hath uprooted thee [tent,
From the land of the living. Selah.
6 And the righteous see,
, And fear, and laugh at him : [strong place,
7 ' Lo, the man who maketh not God his
And trusteth in the abundance of his
He is strong in his mischiefs.' [riches,
8 And I, as a green olive in God's house,
I have trusted in the kindness of God /or
9 1 thank Thee for ever, [ever and ever.
Because Thou hast done it ;
And I wait on Q'hy name,
For it is good before Thy saints.
LIII. To the Overseer. — *0n a disease.'—
An Instruction, by David.
1 A fool hath said to his heart,
' There is no God.'
They have done corruptly,
Yea, they have done abominable iniquity;
There is none doing good.
2 God from the heavens hath looked
On the children of men,
To see if there be an understanding one,
One seeking God.
:i Every one hath gone back,
Together they have become filthy:
There is none doing good— not even one.
4 Have not the workers of iniquity known ?
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Those who eat my people ate bread;
God they have not called. [fear ;
5 There they feared a fear — there was no
For God hath scattered the bones of him
Who encampeth against thee;
Thou hast put to shame,
For God hath despised them, [of Israel?""
6 'Who doth give from Zion the salvation
When God turneth back
To a captivity of His people,
Jacob rejoiceth, Israel is glad.
LIV. To the Overseer with Stringed Instru
ments. — An Instruction, by David, iu the
coming in of the Ziphim, when they say
to Saul, ' Is not David hiding himself
with us ? '
1 0 God, by Thy name save me,
And by /Thy might judge me.
2 0 God, hear my prayer,
(Jive ear to the sayings of my mouth ;
3 For strangers have risen up against me,
And terrible ones have sought my soM;
They have not set Gocl before them, j
4 Lo, God is a helper to me : [Selah,
The Lord is with those who support my
soul: [enemies;
5 Turn back doth the evil thing to mine
Tn Thy truth Thou hast cut them off. j
u With free will I sacrifice to Thee;
I thank Thy name, 0 Lord, for it is good :
7 For from all adversity He delivered me,
And on mine enemies mine eye looked.
LV. To the Overseer with Stringed Instru
ments. — An Instruction, by David. j
1 Give ear, 0 God, to my prayer,
And hide not from my supplication.
2 Attend to me, aud answer me ; 1
I mourn in my meditation, and make a I
3 Because of the voice of an enemy, [noise; j
Because of the oppression of the wicked: '
For they cause sorrow to move to me,
And in anger they hate me.
4 My heart is pained within me,
And the terrors of death have fallen on \
5 Fear and trembling come upon me, [me, '
And horror covereth me.
* And I say, ' Who will give to me a pinion
I fly away and rest; [as a dove?' |
7 Lo, I move far off,
I lodge in a wilderness. Selah.
8 1 hasten escape for myself,
From a rushing wind, from a whirlwind.
° Swallow up, 0 Lord, divide their tongue,
For I saw violence and strife in a city.
10 By day and by night they go round it,
Upon its walls;
Both iniquity and perverseness are in its
11 Mischiefs are in its midst, [midst.
Fraud and deceit depart not from its street.
12 For an enemy reproacheth me not,
Or I bear it ;
He who hateth me
Hath not magnified himself against me,
Or I hide from him.
13 But thou, a man, — as mine equal,
My familiar friend, and mine acquaint-
14 When-together we sweeten counsel, [ance;
To the house of God we walk in company.
15 Desolations are upon them ;

Trust in God encouraged. LV. 16.— PSALMS.— lviii. 11.

Petitions and praise.

They go down living to Sheol,
For wickedness is in then* dwelling,
In their midst.
i6 1— to God I call, and the LORD'saveth me.
17 Evening, and morning, and noon
I meditate, and make a noise,
And He heareth my voice.
18 He hath redeemed in peace my soul
From him who is near to me,
For with the multitude they were with me.
19 God heareth and afflicteth them,
And He sitteth of old. Selah.
Because they have no changes,
And they fear not God ;
20 He hath sent forth His hands
Against Ms well-wishers,
He hath polluted his covenant.
21 Sweeter than honey hath been his mouth,
But his heart is war:
Softer than oil have been his words,
But they are drawn swords.
22 Cast upon the Lord that whicli He hath
given thee,
And He doth sustain thee;
He suffereth not for ever
The moving of the righteous,
25 And Thou, 0 God, bringest them down
To a pit of destruction:
Men of blood and deceit
Reach not to the half of their days;
Yet I— I trust to 'thee.
LVI. To the Overseer. — 'On the Dumb
Dove far off.' — A secret treasure of David,
in the Philistines' taking hold of him in
Gath.
1 Favour me, 0 God,
For man hath swallowed me up ;
All the day fighting he oppresseth me.
2 Mine enemies swallowed up all the day;
For many are fighting against me, O most
High.
3 The day I am afraid,
I have confidence towards Thee.
4 In God I praise His word;
In God I have trusted ;
I fear not what flesh doth to me.
5 All the day they wrest my words.
Concerning me all their thoughts' are for
evil;
>'' They assemble, they hide, they watch my
heels,
When they have expected my soul.
7 By iniquity they escape.
In anger the peoples put down, 0 God.
fl My wanderings Thou hast counted:
Thou, place Thou my tears to Thy bottle :
Are they not in Thy book?
9 Then do mine enemies turn backward
In the day I call ;
TMs I have known, that God is for me.
10 In God I praise the word,
In the Lord I praise the word.
n In God I have trusted,
I fear not what man doth to me.
12 On me, 0 God, are Thy vows ; .
I repay thank-offerings to Thee, [death:
13 For Thou hast delivered my soul from
Dost Thou not my feet from falling ?
To walk habitually before God
In the right of the living.

LVII. To the Overseer. — * Destroy not.' —
A secret treasure of David, in his fleeing
from the presence of Saul into the cave.
1 Favour me, O God, favour me,
For in Thee my soul trusteth :
And in the shadow of Thy wings I trust.
Until the calamities pass over.
2 1 call to God Most High,
To God who perfecteth for me.
3 He sendeth from heaven and saveth me:
He hath reproached — who panteth after
me. Selah.
God sendeth forth
His kindness aud His truth.
4 My soul is to the midst of lions:
I lie down among flames — sons of men ;
Their teeth are a spear and arrows,
And their tongue a sharp sword.
5 Be Thou exalted above the heavens,0 God.
Above all the earth Thine honour.
6*A net they have prepared for my steps ;
My soul hath bowed down;
They have digged before me a pit,
They have fallen into its midst. Selah.
7 My heart is prepared, O God,
Prepared is my heart, I sing and praise.
8 Awake, mine honour;
Awake, 0 psaltery and harp;
I awake the morning dawn.
9 I thank Thee among the peoples, O Lord,
I praise Thee among the nations.
10 j-or great unto heaven is Thy kindness,
And unto the clouds Thy truth.
u Be Thou exalted above the heavens, 0 God,
Above all the earth Thine honour.
LVIII. To the Overseer — 'Destroy not.' A
secret treasure, by David.
1 Is it true, O dumb ones,
Ye speak righteously ?
Uprightly ye judge, 0 sons of men ?
2 Even in heart ye work iniquities, '
In the land the violence of your hands ye
ponder.
3 The wicked have been estranged from the
They have erred from the belly, [womb,
Speaking lies.
4 Their poison is as the poison of a serpent,
As a deaf asp shutting its ear ;
5 Which hearkeneth not
To the voice of whisperers,
A charmer of charms most skilful.
6 0 God, break their teeth in their mouth;
The jaw-teeth of young lions break down,
0 Lord.
7 They are melted as waters,
They go up and down for themselves ;
His arrow proceedeth
Even as they cut themselves off.
8 As a snail which melteth he goeth on:
As an untimely birth of a woman,
They have not seen the sun.
9 Before your pots discern the bramble,
As well the raw as the heated He whirleth
away.
i° The righteous rejoiceth
That he hath seen vengeance:
His steps he washeth in the blood of the
u And man saith: [wicked.
'Surely fruit is for the righteous:
Surely there is a God judgiugtothe earth.'
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Prayer against enemies.

lix. 1.— PSAXM3.— LXII. 10. Mercies gratefully recollected.

LIX. To the Overseer. — 'Destroy not,' by
David.— A secret treasure, in Saul's send
ing, when they watch the house to put
him to death.
i Deliverme from mine enemies, 0 my God:
From my withstanders
Thou settest me on high.
2 Deliver me from workers of iniquity,
And from men of blood save me.
3 For, lo, they have laid wait for my soid:
Strong ones are assembled against me :
Not my transgression normy sto, 0 Lord.
4 Without punishment
They run and prepare themselves:
Stir up to meet me, and see.
s And Thou, 0 Lord God of Hosts,
God of Israel,
Awake to inspect all the nations ;
Favour not any treacherous dealers of toi-
c They turn back at evening: [quity. Selah.
They make a noise like a dog,
Yea, they go round about the city :
7 Lo, they belch out with their mouth:
Swords are iu their lips ;
For 'Who heareth?'
8 And Thou, O Lord laugheth at them,
Thou mockest at all the nations.
9 0 my strength, unto Thee I take heed:
For God is my high tower,
The God of my kindness,
10 God goeth before me,
He causeth me to look on mine enemies.
n Slay them not, lest my people forget:
Shake them by Thy strength ;
And bring them down, 0 Lord our shield.
i2 The sto of their mouth
Is the word of their lips,
And they are captured in their pride,
And by the curse and lying they recount.
43 Consume to fury ;
Consume and they are not ;
And they know that God ruleth in Jacob
To the ends of the earth. Selah.
14 And they turn back at evening:
They make a noise like a dog,
And go round about the city.
15 They wander for food:
If. they are not satisfied, they murmur.
i° And I — I sing of Thy strength,
And I sing at morn of Thy kinduess:
For Thou hast been a high tower for me,
And a refuge for me in a day of adversity,
17 0 my strength, unto Thee I sing praise;
For God is my high tower,
The God of my kindness,
LX. To the Overseer. — 'Concerning the Lily
of Testimony,' a secret treasure of David,
to teach, in his striving with Aram-Na-
haraini, and with Aram-Zobah, when Joab
turneth back and smiteth Edom in the
valley of Salt; — twelve thousand.
1 0 God, Thou hadst cast us off,
Thou hadst broken us, Thou hadst been
Thou tuvnest back to us. [angry;
2 Thou hast caused earth to tremble,
Thou hast broken it:
Heal its breaches, for it hath moved.
8 Thou hast caused Thy people
To see a hard thing, [trembling.
Thou hast caused us to drink wine of
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4 Thou hast given to those who fear Thee an
To be lifted up as an ensign [ensign,
Because pf truth. Selah.
5 That Thy beloved ones may be drawn out,
Save with Thy right hand and answer us.
0 God hath spoken to His holiness :
I exult : I apportion Shechem,
And the valley of Succoth T measure;
7 Mine is Gilead, and mine is Manasseh,
And Ephraim is the strength of ray head;
Judah is my law-giver;
8 Moab is my washing-pot ;
Over Edom I cast my shoe :
Shout concerning me, 0 Philistia.
9 Who bringeth me to a city of bulwarks ?
Who hath led me unto Edom ? [off ?
10 Is it not Thou, 0 God ? hast Thou cast us
And dost Thou not go forth, 0 God, with
n Give to us help from adversity, [our hosts;
Seeing vain is the deliverance of man.
12 Through God, we do mightily,
And He treadeth down our adversaries.
LXI. To the Overseer, on Stringed Instru
ments.— By David.
1 Hear, 0 God, my loud cry;
Attend to my prayer.
2 From the end of the land unto Thee I call,
In the feebleness of my heart:
To arock higher than I Thou dost lead me.
.3 For Thou hast been a refuge for me,
A tower of strength because of the enemy.
4 1 sojourn in Thy tent for ever,
I trust in the secret place of Thy wings.
s For Thou, 0 God, [Selah.
Hast hearkened to my vows;
Thou hast appointed the inheritance
Of those who fear Thy name.
6 Days to the days of the king Thou addest,
His years as many generations.
7 He dwelleth for ever, before God,
Kindness and truth appoint — they keep
8 So do I praise Thy name for ever, [him.
When I pay my vows day by day.
LXII. To the Overseer, for Jeduthun.— A
Psalm of David.
1 Only, towards God is my soul silent:
From Him is ray salvation.
2 Only, He is my rock, and my salvation,
My Mgh tower; I am not much moved.
3 Till when do ye devise mischief against a
Ye are destroyed all of you. : [man?
As a wall inclined, a hedge which is cast
4 Only, from his excellency [down.
They have consulted to drive away:
They enjoy a lie ;
With their mouth they bless,
And with their heart revile. Selah.
s Only, for God, be silent, 0 my soul,
For "from Hhn is my hope.
c Only, He is my rock and my salvation,
My high tower; I am not moved.
7 On God is my salvation, and my honour;
The rock of my strength; my refuge is in
8 Trust in Him at all times, 0 people; [God.
Pour out before Him your hearts:
God is a refuge for us. Selah.
9 Only, vanity are the low, a lie the high.
In balances to go up they than vanity are
10 Trust not in oppression, [lighter.

Longings after God.

LXII. 11.— PSALMS.— Lxvi. 13.

Praise for deliverance

And to robbery become not Vain: [heart.
Wealth — when it increaseth^set not the
11 Once hath God spoken, twice I heard this:
1 Surely strength is with God.'
i2 With Thee also, O Lord, is kindness ;
For Thou recompensest to each
According to his work.
LXIII. A Psalm of David, in his being in the
wilderness of Judah.
i 0 God, Thou art my God,
Earnestly do I seek Thee;
Thirsted for Thee hath my souL
Longed for Thee hath my flesh,
In a land dry and weary, without waters:
2 As in the sanctuary I have seen Thee,
To behold Thy strength and TMne honour.
3 Because better is Thy kindness than life.
My lips do praise Thee.
4 So I bless Thee in my rife,
In Thy name I lift up my hands. [fled,
5 As with milk and fatness my soul is satis-
And with singing lips my mouth praiseth.
s If I have remembered Thee on my couch,
In the watches — I meditate on Thee:
7 Eor Thou hast been a help to me,
And in the shadow of Thy wings I sing.
3 Cleaved hath my soul after Thee;
On me Thy right hand hath takeu hold:
9 And they who for desolation seek my soul,
Go toto the lower parts of the earth.
i° They cause Mm to run on the edge of the
" A portion for foxes are they. [sword;
n But the king rejoiceth in God; [Him:
Boast himself doth any who sweareth by
But stopped is the mouth of those who
speak lies.
LXIV. To the Overseer.— A Psalm of David.
i Hear, 0 God, my voice, in my meditation;
From the fear of an enemy Thou keepest
my life;
2 Hidest me from the secret counsel of
evil doers, [quity;
From the tumult of the workers of im-
3 Who sharpened as a sword their tongue;
They directed their arrow — a bitter word;
4 To shoot in secret places the perfect;
Suddenly they shoot Mm, and fear not.
5 They strengthen for themselves an evil
thing;
They recount of the hiding of snares;
They have said, ' Who looketh at it ?'
6 They search out perverse things:
'We have perfected a searching search ; '
And the inward part of a man,
And the heart are deep.
7 And God shooteth them with an arrow:
Sudden have been their wounds ;
8 And they cause him to stumble ;
Against them is their own tongue ;
Every looker on them fleeth away. [God,
9 And all men fear, and declare the work of
And His deed have considered wisely.
i° The righteous rejoiceth to the Lord,
And hath trusted to Him; [selves.
And all the upright of heart boast them-
LXV. To the Overseer, — A Psalm of David.
A Song.
1 To Thee, silence— praise, 0 God, is in Zion;

And to Thee a vow is completed.
2 Hearer of prayer, to Thee all flesh cometh.
8 Matters of iniquities were mightier than I;
Our transgressions — Thou coverest them.
4 0 the happiness of him whom Thou
And drawest near: [choosest,
He inhabiteth Thy courts:
We are satisfied with the goodness of Thy
Thy holy temple. [house,
s By fearful things in righteousness Thou
0 God of our salvation, [answerest us,
The confidence of all the far off ends
Of earth and sea ;
6 Establishing mountains by His power,
He hath been girded with might;
7 Restraining the noise of seas,
The noise of their billows,
And the multitude of the peoples.
8 And the inhabitants of the uttemiost
From Thy signs are afraid ; [parts
The outgoings of morning and evening
Thou causest to sing.
9 Thou hast inspected the earth,
And Thou waterest it :
Thou makest it very rich ;
The rivulet of God is full of waters-
Thou preparest their corn.
When Thou dost thus prepare it,
i° Its ridges have been filled,
Its furrows have been deepened,
With showers Thou softeuest it;
Its springing up Thou blessest.
u Thou hast crowned the year of Thy good-
And Thy paths drop fatness ; [ness,
i2 Drop do the pastures of a wilderness,
And joy of the heights Thou girdest on.
13 Lambs have clothed the flock,
And valleys are covered with corn:
They shout ; yea, they sing.
LXVI. To the Overseer.— A Song, a Psalm.
i Shout ye to God, all the earth :
2 Praise ye the honour of His name;
Make ye His praise honourable.
3 Say to God, ' How fearful are Thy works;
By the abundance of Thy strength
Thine enemies feign obedience to Thee ;
4 All the earth boweth to Thee ;
Yea, they sing praise to Thee ;
They praise Thy name.' Selah.
6 Come and see the works of God,
Fearful acts towards the children of men.
9 He hath turned a sea to dry land;
Through a river they pass over on foot ;
There we rejoice in Him.
7 Ruling by His might for ever ;
His eyes among the nations watch;
The refractory exalt not themselves.
8 Bless, ye peoples, our God, [Selah.
And sound the voice of His praise;
9 Who placeth over soul in life,
And suffered not our feet to be moved.
io For Thou hast tried us, 0 God ;
Thou hast refined us like the refining of
n Thou hast brought us into a net; [silver:
Thou hast placed pressure on our loins ;
12 Thou hast caused man to ride at our head;
We have entered into fire and toto water;
Thou bringest us out to a watered place.
is I enter Thy house with burnt-offeringa;
I complete to Thee my vows;
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God's mercies recorded.

LXVI. 14.— PSALMS.— LXVIII. 35. The Messiah's triumphs.

14 For my lips were opened,
And my moutli spake in my distress:
15 ' Burnt-offerings of fatlings I cause to as-
With pei fume of rams ; [cend to Thee,
I prepare a bullock with he-goats.' Selah.
i° Come, hear, all ye who fear God,
And I recount what He did for my soul.
17 Unto him I have called with my mouth,
And exaltation -is under my tongue.
J8 Iniquity, if I have seen it, in my heart,
The Lord heareth not.
" But God hath heard :
He attended to the voice of my prayer.
20 Blessed is God,
Who hath not. turned aside my prayer,
Or His loving-kindness from me.
LXVII. To the Overseer, with Stringed In
struments. — A Psalm, a Song.
1 God doth favour us and bless us;
Causeth His face to shine with us. Selah.
2 For the knowledge of Thy way on earth,
Among all nations Thy salvation.
3 The peoples praise Thee, 0 God ;
The peoples praise Thee, all of them.
4 The nations rejoice and sing:
For Thou judgest peoples uprightly,
And peoples on earth comfortest. Selah.
a The peoples confess Thee, 0 God;
The peoples confess Thee — all of them.
6 Earth hath given her increase:
God, our God, doth bless us;
God doth bless us,
And all ends of the earth fear Him.
LXVIII. To the Overseer. — A Psalm, a
Song of David.
1 God ariseth: His enemies are scattered:
Those who hate Him flee from His face.
2 As the driving away of smoke,
Thou drivest away ;
As the melting of wax before fire,
The wicked perish at the presence of God.
3 And the righteous rejoice ;
They exult before God,
And they joy with gladness.
4 Sing ye to God; praise His name ;
Raise up a highway
For Him who rideth to the deserts ;
In Jah is His name,
And exult ye before Him.
j A father of the fatherless,
And a judge of the widows,
7s God in His holy habitation.
« God— causing the lonely to dwell at home:
Bringing out bound ones toto prosperity;
Only, the refractory
Have inhabited a dry place.
7 0 God, to Thy going out before Thy people,
In Thy stepping through the wilderness:
8 The earth hath shaken, [Selah:
The heavens have dropped before God ;
This Sinai— before God, the God of Israel.
9 A shower of free-will gifts
Thou shakest out, 0 God ;
Thine inheritance, when it was weary,
Thou hast established it.
19 Thy company hath dwelt in it:
Thou preparest iu Thy goodness
For the poor, 0 God.
n The Lord giveth the saying:
3S2

The female proclaimers are a numerous
12 Kings of hosts flee utterly away; [host.
And a female inhabitant of the house
Apportioneth spoil.
13 Though ye lie between two boundaries,
Wings of a dove covered with silver.
And her pinions with yellow gold.
14 When the Mighty spreadeth kings in it,
It snoweth in Salmon.
is A hill of God is the hill of Bashan ;
A hill of heights is the hill of Bashan.
16 why envy ye, 0 high hills,
The hill God hath desired for His seat?
The Lord also doth tabernacle for ever.
17 The chariots of God are myriads,
Thousands of changes:
The Lord is among them,
Sinai — in the sanctuary.
18 Thou hast ascended on high;
Thou hast taken captivity captive ;
Thou hast taken gifts for men,
Thateventhe refractory may rest, 0 Lord
19 Blessed is the Lord: [God.
Day by day He layeth upon us:
God Himself is our salvation. Selah.
20 God Himself is to us a God for deliver
ances;
And the LORD God hath the outgoings of
21 Only, God smiteth [death.
The head of His enemies,
The hairy crown of a habitual walker in
22 The Lord hath said: [his guilt.
>' From Bashan I bring back ;
I bring back from the depths of the sea.
23 So that thy foot thou dashest in blood,
In the blood of thine enemies,
The tongue of Thy dogs.'
24 They have seen Thy goings, 0 God,
Goings of my God, my king, to the sanc-
25 Singers have been before, [tuary.
Behind are players oninstruments ;
In the mid st virgins playing with timbrels.
-6 In the congregations bless ye God
The Lord from the fountain of Israel.
-7 There is little Benjamin their ruler;
The heads of Judali their defence ;
Heads of Zebulun — heads of Naphtali.
-s Thy God hath commanded thy strength
Be strong, 0 God :
This Thou hast wrought for us.
29 Because of Thy temple at Jerusalem,
To Thee kings bring a present.
M Rebuke a beast of the reeds,
A company of bulls,
With calves of the peoples,
Humbling himself with pieces of silver;
Scatter peoples delighting in conflicts.
31 Fat ones come out of Egypt;
Cush causeth her hands to hasten to God.
32 Kingdoms of the earth, sing ye to God;
Praise ye the Lord. Selah.
33 To him who rideth on the heavens
Of heavens of old
Lo,HegivethwithHisvoiccastroitgnoise.
34 Ascribe ye strength to God ;
Over Israel is His excellency,
And His strength is in the clouds.
a Fearful, 0 God, out of Thy sanctuaries:
The God of Israel Himself
Giveth strength and might to the people.
Blessed is God.

TheMessiah' 8 sufferings, and lxix. 1.— PSALMS.— LXXI. 8. tlie recompence of His enemies

LXIX. To the Overseer. — "On the Lilies,'
by David.
i Save me, O God,
For the waters have come unto the soul.
2 I have sunk in deep mire,
And there is no standing :
I have come into the depths of the waters,
And a flood hath overflown me.
3 1 am wearied with my calling;
Burnt hath been my throat,
Consumed have been mine eyes,
Waiting for my God.
4 They who hate me without cause
Have been more than the hairs of my head ;
Mighty have been my destroyers,
My lying enemies ;
That which I took not away — I bring back.
s 0 God, Thou, Thou hast known
Concerning my overturn, [been hid.
And my desolations from Thee have not
j s j^et not those who wait on Thee
j Be ashamed because of me,
I O Lord, Jehovah of Hosts;
j Let not those who seek Thee
Blush because of me, O God of Israel.
1 7For because of Thee I bare reproach;
1 Shame hath covered my face.
, 8 A stranger I have been to my brother,
¦ And a foreigner to sons of my mother.
9 For zeal for Thine house
\ Hath consumed me ;
And the reproaches of Thy reproachers
Have fallen upon me.
| 19 And I weep to the fasting of my soul,
And it becometh a reproach to me.
ii And I make sackcloth my clothing,
; And I become a simile to them.
1 i2 Those who sit at the gate
Meditate concerning me;
i And the drinkers of strong drink
Play on instruments.
' 13 And I— my prayer is to Thee, O LORD ;
, A trine of good pleasure, 0 God,
! In the abundance of Thy kindness,
Answer me by the truth of Thy salvation.
14 Deriver me from the mire, and let me u ot
Let me be delivered [sink ;
From those who hate me,
And from the deep places of waters.
15 Let not a flood of waters overflow me,
Nor let the deep swallow me up ;
Nor let a pit shut her mouth upon me.
i'J Answer me, O LORD, for Thy kinctoesss is
According to the abundance [good,
Of Thy mercies turn unto me ;
i" And hide not Thy face from Thy sen-ant :
For I am in distress ; haste, answer me.
is Be near unto my soul ; redeem it;
i Because of mine enemies rescue me.
I 19 Thou— Thou hast known my reproach,
And. my shame, and my blushing;
Before Thee are all mine adversaries.
| 20 Reproach hath broken my heart,
And I am sick; [none,
And I look for a bemoaner, and there is
1 And for comforters, andhavefoundnone.
1 * And they give gall for my food,
And for my thirst
They cause me to drink vinegar.
22 Their table before them becometh a snare,
And a recompence— a trap.

23 Their eyes are darkened from seeing ;
Their loins also continually shake Thou.
24 Pour on them Thine indignation,
Aud the fierceness of Thine anger doth
^ Their tower is desolated ; [seize them.
In their tents there is no dweller.
2(i For they have pursued
Him Thou hast smitten,
And talk of the pain of Thy pierced ones.
27 Give punishment for their iniquity,
Aud they enter not
Into Thy righteousness.
23 They are blotted out of the Book of life.
And with the righteous are not written. .
29 When I am afflicted and pained:
Thy salvation, 0 God, setteth me on high.
30 I praise the name of God with a song.
And I magnify Him with thanksgiving.
31 And it is better to the Lord than an ox,
A bullock — horned — hoofed.
33 The humble have seen ; they rejoice ;
Ye who seek God — your heart also liveth ; j
33 For the LORD hearkeneth unto the needy, 1
And His bound ones He hath not despised. I
34 Heaven and earth do praise Him ;
Seas and eveiy moving thing in them.
& For God saveth Zion,
And buildeth the cities of Judah :
And they have dwelt there, and possess it.
3li And the seed of His servants inherit it.
And those who love His name dwell iu it.
LXX. To the Overseer, by David. — 'Caus
ing to remember.'
1 O God, to deliver me;
0 Lord, for my help, haste.
2 Let them be ashamed and confounded
Who seek my soul:
Let them be turned backward and blush
Who desire my evil:
3 Let them turn back as a consequence of
Who are saying, 'Aha, aha.' [their shame '
4 Let all those who seek Thee
Joy and be glad in Thee;
And all those who love Thy salvation
Say continually, ' God be magnified.'
5 And I am poor and needy;
O God, haste to me;
My help and my deliverer art Thou ;
0 Lord, tarry not.
LXXI. 1 In Thee, 0 Lord, I have trusted :
Let me not be ashamed for ever :
2 In Thy righteousness deliver me,
And cause me to escape:
Incline unto me Thine ear, and save me.
3 Be to me for a rock — a habitation,
To go in continually ;
Thou hast given command to save me,
For my rock and my bulwark art Thou.
4 O my God, cause me to escape
From the hand of the wicked ;
From the hand of the perverse and violent :
5 For Thou art my hope, O Lord Jehovah,
My trust from my youth. [womb;
6 By Thee have I been supported from the
From my mother's bowels Thou dost cut
In Thee my praise is continually, [me out:
7 As a wonder I have been to many ;
But Thou art my strong refuge.
8 My mouth is filled with Thy praise.

The Messiah's reign.

LXXI. 9. — PSALMS. — lxxltf. 16. Praise and thanksgiving.

All the day with Thy beauty.
9 Cast me not off at the time of old age,
According to the consumption of my
power forsake me not:
10 For mine enemies spake against me,
And those who watch my soul have taken
counsel together,
ii Saying, ' God hath forsaken him ;
Pursue ye and catch him, for there is no
12 O God, be not far from me ; [deliverer.1
0 my God, for my help, make haste.
13 They are ashamed, they are consumed,
Who accuse my soul:
They are covered with reproach and
blushing, who seek my evil;
li And I continually wait with hope,
And have added unto all Thy praise.
is My mouth recounteth Thy righteousness,
All the day Thy Balvafcion;
For I have not known the numbers.
iG I come in the might of the Lord Jehovah:
I mention Thy righteousness — Thine only.
17 God, Thou hast taught me from my youth,
And hitherto I declare Thy wonders.
is And also unto old age and grey hairs,
0 God, forsake me not; [tion,
Till I declare Thy strength to a genera-
To every one that cometh Thy might.
19 And Thy righteousness, 0 God,
Is unto the heights ;
Because Thou hast done great things :
0 God, who is like Thee ?
20 Because Thou hast showed me
Many and sad distresses:
Thou turnest back, Thou revivest me;
And from the depths of the earth
Thou turnest back, Thou bringest me up.
21 Thou dost increase my greatness,
And Thou turnest round;
Thou comfortest me.
22 1 also thank Thee with vessels of psaltery,
Thy truth, 0 my God;
I sing to Thee with a harp,
0 Holy One of Israel ; [Thee;
23 My lips cry aloud when I sing praise to
And my soul which Thou hast redeemed.
24 My tongue also all the day uttereth Thy
righteousness;
Because ashamed— because confounded,
Have been those who seek my evil.
LXXIL By Solomon.
1 0 God, Thy judgments to the ktog give,
And Thy righteousness to the king's son.
2 He judgeth Thy people with righteous-
And Thy poor with judgment. [ness,
3 The mountains bear peace to the people,
And the heights by righteousness.
4 He judgeth the poor of the people;
Giveth deliverance to the sons of the
And bruiseth the oppressor. [needy;
0 They fear Thee with the sun, and before
Generation to generation. [the moon,
G He cometh down as rain on mown grass:
As showers— sprinkling the earth.
7 Flourish in his days doth the righteous,
And abundance of peace till the moon is
8 And he ruleth from sea unto sea, [not.
And from the river unto the ends of earth.
* Before him bow do the inhabitants of the
dry places,

And his enemies lick the dust. [
i° Kings of Tarshish and of the isles
Send back anoffering; [near, j
Kings of Sheba and Seba a reward bring |
n And all kings bow themselves to Mm;
All nations do serve him:
12 For he delivereth the needy who crieth,
And the poor when he hath no helper;
13 He hath pity on the poor and needy,
And the souls of the needy he saveth:
14 From fraud and from violence
He redeemeth their soul;
And precious is their blood in his eyes.
is And he liveth, [Sheba,
And he giveth to him of the gold of
And he prayeth for him continually:
All the day he blesseth Mm.
i° There is a handful of corn in the earth,
On the top of the mountains:
Its frMt shaketh like Lebanon:
And they flourish out of the city'
As the herb of the earth.
17 His name is for ever:
Before the sun his name is continued ;
And they bless themselves in him:
All nations pronounce him happy.
18 Blessed is the Lord G od, the God of Israel;
He alone cloth wonders ; [for "ever;
Aud blessed is the Name of His honour
And the whole earth is filled with His
Amen, and amen. [honour.
The prayers of David son of Jesse have
been ended.
LXXIII. A Psalm of Asaph.
1 Only, good to Israel is Gocl;
To the clean of heart.
3 And 1, as a little thing,
My feet have been turned aside;
As nothing, my steps have slipped:
3 Per I have been envious at the boastful ;
The peace of the wicked I see,
4 That there are no bands at their death,
And their might is firm.
5 In the misery of mortals they are not;
With common men they are not plagued,
e Therefore pride hath encircled them;
Violence covereth them as a dress.
7 Their eye hath gone out from fat ;
The imaginations of the heart have trans-
8 They do corruptly, [gressed.
And speak in the wickedness of oppres-
From on high they speak. [sion;
9 They have set their mouth in the heavens,
And their tongue walketh in the earth.
i° Therefore His people return hither,
And waters of fulness are wrung out to
11 And they have said: [them.
* How hatri God known ?
Is there knowledge in the Most High?'
12 Lo, these are the wicked,
And the easy ones of the world;
They have increased strength.
i8 OMy, a vain tMng I
I have purified my heart,
And I wash in innocency my hands:
14 And I am plagued all the day,
And my reproof is every mormng.
15 If I have said, ' I recount thus,'
Lo a generation of Thy children I have de-
i6 When I think of knowing tMs, [ceived.

f end of the wicked.

Lxxia. 17.— PSALMS.— lxxvi. 6. Prayer, praise, and thanks

Perverseness it is in mine eyes;
17 Till I come into the sanctuaries of God,
I attend to their latter end.
18 OMy, in slippery places dost Thou set
them; [tions.
Thou hast caused them to fall to clesola-
19 How have they become a desolation as in
They have been ended, [a moment:
They have been consumed from terrors.
20 As a dream from awakening, 0 Lord,
In awaking, their image Thou despisest.
21 For my heart showeth itself violent,
And my reins prick themselves;
22 And I am brutish, and know not:
A beast I have been with Thee.
23 Yet I am continually with Thee :
Thou hast laid hold on my right hand.
24 With Thy coimsel Thou leadest me;
And after honour Thou receivest me.
25 Whom have I to the heavens?
And with Thee none have I desired to the
earth. [heart:
23 Consumed hath been my flesh and my
The rock of my heart and my portion
Is God for ever.
27 For, lo, those who are far from Thee do
Thou hast cut off every one [perish:
Who goeth a whoring from Thee.
23 And I— nearness of God for me is good ;
I have placed to the Lord Jehovah my re-
To recount all Thy works. page,
LXXIV. An Instruction of Asaph.
1 Why, 0 God, hast Thou cast off for ever ?
Thine anger smoketh against the flock of
2 Remember Thy company [Thy pasture.
Thou didst purchase of old ; [heritance:
Thou didst redeem the rod of Thine in-
This mount Zion — Thou didst dwell to it,
3 Lift up Thy steps to the perpetual desola-
Everythtogthe enemy [tions;
Did wickedly to the sanctuary.
4 Thine adversaries have roared
In the midst of Thy meeting-places;
They have set their ensigns for signs.
* He is known as one bringing in on Mgh
Against a thicket of wood— axes.
6 And, now, its carvings together
With axe and hatchet they break down:
7 They have sent toto the fire Thy sanc-
To the earth they have polluted [tuaries,
The tabernacle of Thy name:
8 They have said to their heart:
' Let us oppress them together; '
They have burned
All the meeting-places of God in the land.
9 Our ensigns we have not seen ;
There is no more a prophet ;
Nor with us is one knowing how long.
i° Till when, 0 God, doth on adversary re-
Doth an enemy despise . [proach ?
Thy name for ever ?-
11 Why turnest Thou back Thy hand,
Even Thy right hand ?
From the midst of Thy bosom remove it
12 And God is my ktog of old, [earth.
Worldng salvation in the midst of the
j is Thou hast broken by Thy strength a sea-
; Thou hast shivered \monster;
The heads of dragons near the waters;
14 Thou hast broken the heads of leviathan ;
2B

Thou makest him food
For the people of the dry places.
is Thou hast cleaved a fountain and a stream;
Thou hast dried up perennial flo wings.
16 Thine is the day, the Mght also is Thine ;
Thou hast prepared
A light-giver, even the sun.
17 Thou hast set up all the borders of earth:
Summer and winter Thou hast formed
is Remember this : an enemy [them.
Hath reproached the Lord,
And a foolish people have despised Thy
19 Give not up to a company [name.
The sold of Thy turtle-dove ; [for ever.
The company of Thy poor ones forget not
20 Look attentively to the covenant,
For the dark places of earth [ence.
Have been full with habitations of viol-
21 Let not the oppressed turn back ashamed :
Let the poor and needy praise Thy name.
22 Arise, O God, plead Thy plea,
Remember Thy reproaches
From a fool all the day.
23 Forget not the voice of Thine adversaries:
The noise of Thy withstanders
Goeth up continually.
LXXV. To the Overseer. — 'Destroy not.'—
A Psalm of Asaph. — A Song.
1 We have given thanks to Thee, 0 God,
We have given thanks ;
And near is Thy name:
They have recounted Thy wonders.
2 When I receive an appointment,
I judge uprightly.
s Melted is the earth and all its inhabitants;
I have pondered its pillars. Selah. [ful; '
* I have said to the boastful: ' Be not boast-
Andtothewicked: 'Raise not up a horn.'
5 Raise not up your horn on Mgh ;
(Ye speak with a stiff neck.)
6 For not from the east, or from the west,
Nor from the wilderness, is elevation.
7 But God is judge ;
This He maketh low — and this Iifteth up.
8 For a cup is in the hand of the LORD,
And the wine hath been adulterated :
It is full of mixture,
And He poureth out of it:
Only, its dregs all the wicked of the earth
Wring out and drink.
s And I declare it for ever :
I sing praise to the God of Jacob.
10 And all the horns of the wicked I cut off:
The horns of the righteous are exalted.
LXXVI. To the Overseer with Stringed In
struments. — A Psalm of Asaph. — A Song.
1 In Judah God is known;
In Israel His name is great.
2 And His tabernacle is in Salem,
And His habitation in Zion.
3 There He shivered arrows of a bow,
Shield, and sword, and battle. Selah.
4 Bright art Thou ;
Honourable above mountains of prey.
$ Spoiled themselves have the mighty of
They have slept their sleep ; [heart,
And none of the men of might
Have found their hands.
6 From Thy rebuke, 0 God of Jacob,
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A remembrance of God's lxxvi. 7.— PSALMS.— Lxxvni. 27.

wonders in Egypt.

Both rider and horse have been fast asleep.
7 Thou, Thou art fearful ;
And who standeth before Thee,
Since Thou hast been angry?
8 From heaven Thou soundedst judgment ;
Earth feareth, and hath been qMet,
9 In the rising of God to judgment,
To save all the humble of earth. Selah.
i° For the fierceness of man praiseth Thee:
The remnant of fierceness Thou girdest on.
n Vow and complete to the LORD your God,
All ye who surround him.
They bring presents to the Fearful One;
12 He gathereth the spirit of leaders,
Fearful to the kings of earth.
LXXVII. To the Overseer, for Jeduthun.—
A Psalm of Asaph.
1 My voice is: unto God, and I cry:
My voice is unto God,
And He hath given ear unto me.
2 In a day of my distress
The Lord I have sought ;
My hand by night hath been spread out,
And ceaseth not ;
My soul hath refused to be comforted.
3 I remember God, and make a noise;
I meditate, and my spirit is feeble. Selah.
4 Thou hast taken hold
Of the watches of mine eyes:
I have been moved, and I speak not.
5 I have reckoned the days of old,
The years of antiquity.
6 1 remember my music to the night;
With my heart I meditate ;
And my spirit searcheth diligently.
7 For ever doth the Lord cast oft?
Doth He continue to be pleased no more?
3 Hath His kindness ceased for ever ?
The saying failed to all generations ?
9 Hath God forgotten favours ?
Shut up in anger His mercies ? Selah.
i° And I say: ' My weakness is:
The changes of the right hand of the Most
High.*
n I mention the doings of Jah,
For I remember of old Thy wonders;
12 And I have meditated on all Thy working,
And talk concerning Thy doings.
is 0 God, in holiness is Thy way,
Who is a great god like God ?
14 Thou art the God doing wonders ;
Thou hast made known
Among the peoples Thy strength.
is Thou hast redeemed
With strength Thy people,
The children of Jacob aud Joseph. Selah.
w The waters have seen Thee, 0 God ;
The waters have seen Thee ;
They are pained; the depths are troubled.
17 TMck clouds have poured out waters;
The skies have given forth a noise;
Also, Thine arrows go up and down.
18 ThevoiceofThythunderisin the spheres;
Lightnings have lightened the world:
The earth hath trembled, yea, it shaketh,
19 In the sea is Thy way,
And Thy paths in many waters,
And Thy tracks have not been known.
! 20 Thon hast led as a flock Thy people,
! By the hand of Moses and Aaron.
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LXXVI1L An Instruction of Asaph.
1 Give ear, 0 my people, to my law:
Incline your ear to sayings of my mouth.
2 1 open with a simile my mouth,
I utter hidden things of old ;
3 Which we have heard and know ,
And our fathers have recounted to us.
4 We hide not from their children,
To a later generation
Recounting the praises of the Lord,
And His strength, and His wonders
That He hath done.
s That He raiseth up testimomes to Jacob,
And a law hath placed in Israel,
Which He commanded our fathers,
To make them known to their children.
6 That a later generation may know.
That children who are born,
May rise and recount to their children;
7 And place in God their confidence,
And not forget the doings of God,
But keep His commands:
8 And not be like their fathers,
A generation apostate and rebellious;
A generation ! it hath not prepared its
heart,
Nor stedfast with God is its spirit.
9 Sons of Ephraim, armed bearers of bows,
Turned to a day of battle:
10 They have not kept the covenant of God,
And in His law have refused to walk:
n And they forget His doings,
And His wonders that He shewed them.
12 Before their fathers He did wonders ;
In the land of Egypt — the field of Zoau.
13 He hath cleft a sea,
And causeth them to pass over,
Yea, causeth the waters to stand as a heap:
14 And leadeth them with a cloud by day
And all the night with a light of fire.
15 He cleaveth rocks in the wilderness,
And giveth drink— as the great deep:
16 And bringeth out streams from a rock,
Causeth waters to come down as rivers.
17 Yet they continue still to sin against Him ,
To provoke the Most High to the dry
18 And they try God in their heart, [place.
By asking food for their lust. [said:
i9And they speak against God; they have
' Is God able to array a table in the wil-
29 Lo, He hath smitten a rock, ' [derness?*
And waters flow, yea, streams overflow.
' Bread also is He able to give ?
Doth He prepare flesh for His people?'
^ Therefore the LORD hath heard,
And sheweth Himself wroth; [cob,
And a fire hath been kindled against Jti-
And anger also went up against Israel:
22 For they have pot believed in God,
Nor trusted in His salvation.
23 And He commandeth clouds from above;
Yea, doors of heaven He hath opened:
24 And He raineth on them manna to eat;
Yea, corn of heaven He gave to them.
25 Food of the mighty each hath eaten:
Venison He hath sent to them to satiety.
26 He causeth an east wind to journey to the
heavens.
And leadeth by His strength a south wind:
27 And raineth on them flesh as dust.
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IsraeVsprovocatums, and LXXVin. 28.— PSALMS.— lxxix. 8. God's judgments & mercies.

^ And causeth it to fall in the midst of His
Round about His tabernacles: [camp,
29 And they eat, aud are greatly satisfied,
Seeing then- desire JJe bringeth to them.
39 They have not been estranged from their
Their food is yet in their mouth: [desire;
31 And the anger of God hath gone up against
them,
And He slayeth among their fat ones,
And the youths of Israel caused to bend.
32 With all this they have sinned again,
And have uot believed in His wonders.
33 And He consumeth to vanity their days,
And their years to trouble.
34 If He hath slain them,
Then they have sought Hhn,
And have turned back,
And have sought God earnestly,
35 And remember that God is then* rock,
And God Most High their redeemer.
36 Yet they deceive Him with their mouth,
And with their tongue lie to Him; [Him,
57 And their heart hath not been right with
And they have not been stedfast in His
38 Yet He — the Merciful One, ( [covenant.
Pardoneth iniquity, and destroyeth not:
And hath often turned back His anger,
And waketh not all His fury;
39 And remembereth that they are flesh,
A wind going on — which returneth not.
40 How often do they provoke Him in the
wilderness,
Grieve Him to the desolate place:
** Yea, they turn back, and try God,
And the Holy One of Israel have limited.
42 They have not remembered His hand
The day He hath redeemed them
From the adversary;
13 When He doth His signs in Egypt,
And His wonders in the field of Zoan :
44 And turneth to blood their streams;
And their floods they drink not.
45 He sendeth trie beetle among them,
And it consumeth them;
And the frog, and it destroyeth them:
46 And giveth to the caterpillar their to-
And trieir labour to the locust, [crease,
17 He destroyeth with hail their vine,
And their, sycamores with frost:
*5 And delivereth up to the hail their beasts,
And their cattle to the burning flames.
49 He sendeth on them the fury of His anger,
Wrath, aud indignation, and distress —
A discharge of evil messengers.
so He pondereth a path for His anger:
He kept not back their soul from death;
Yea, their life to the pestilence
Hath delivered up.
5i And He smiteth every first-born in Egypt,
The first-fruit of the strong to the tents
of Ham: [flock,
w And causeth His people, to journey as a
And leadeth them as a drove in the wil
derness:
s: And leadeth them confidently,
And they have not been afraid;
And their enemies the sea hath covered.
54 And He bringeth them in
Unto the border of His sanctuary,
TMs mountain His right hand had got,
'*• And casteth out nations from before them,

And causeth them to fall to the line of
inheritance, [to their tents.
And causeth the tribes of Israel to dwell
5C Yet they tempt and provoke God Most
And His testimonies have not kept. [High,
57 And they turn back.
And deal treacherously like their fathers:
They have been turned like a deceitful
bow. [places,
ss And make Him angry with their high
And with their graven images make Him
jealous. [wroth,
*9 God hath heard, and sheweth Himself
And kicketh exceedingly against Israel; M
M And leaveth the tabernacle of Shiloh,
The tent He placed among men:
01 And giveth His strength to captivity,
And His.beauty toto the hand of an ad
versary: [pie,
62 And delivereth up to the sword His peo-
And with His inheritance hath shewed
Himself angry:
63 His young men hath fire consumed;
. And His virgins have not been praised.
64 His priests have fallen by the sword,
And their widows weep not.
k Then the Lord waketh as a sleeper,
As a mighty one crying aloud from wine;
0tJ And smiteth His adversaries backward;
An everlasting reproach hath put on them;
67 And kicketh against the tent of Joseph;
And. on the tribe of Ephraim hath not
08 And chooseth the tribe of Judah [fixed;
With mount Zion which He loved;
G9 And He buildetri His sanctuary as a Mgh
place;
Like the earth,He hath founded it for ever:
70 And flxeth on David His servant,
And taketh him from the folds of a flock:
7i From behind the suckling ones
He hath brought him to,
To rule over Jacob His people,
And over Israel His inheritance.
72 And he ruleth them
According to the integrity of his heart;
And by the skilf ulness of his hands
He leadeth them.
LXXIX. A Psalm of Asaph.
i 0 God, nations came into TMne inherit-
They have denied Thy holy temple; [ance;
They have made Jerusalem become heaps.
2 Made the dead bodies of Thy servants
Food for the fowl of the heavens:
The flesh of Thy saints
For the wild beast of the earth.
3 They have shed their blood
As water round about Jerusalem,
And there is none burying. [bours,
4 We have been a reproach to our neigh-
A scorn and derision to our surrounders.
s Till when, O LORD? art Thou angry for
Thy jealousy burneth as fire. [ever?
e Pour Thy fury on the nations who have
not known Thee, [on Thy name.
And on kingdoms which have not called
7 For one hath devoured Jacob,
And his habitation made desolate.
_8 Remember not for us the iniquities of
the ancients:
Haste, let Thy mercies go before us,
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lxxxix. 9.— PSALMS.— lxxxiii. 3. Duty of magistrates.

n

For we have been very weak.
9 Help us, 0 God of our salvation,
Because of the honour of Thy name;
And deliver us, and cover over our sins,
For Thy name's sake.
10 why do the nations say
' Where is their God ?'
Let Him be known among the nations
Before our eyes,
The vengeance of the blood of Thy ser
vants which is shed. [before Thee;
11 Let the groaning of a prisoner come to
According to the greatness of Thine arm
Leave Thou the sons of death:
i2 And turn back to our neighbours.
Sevenfold unto their bosom,
Their reproach wherewith
They have reproached Thee, 0 Lord.
13 And we, Thy people,
And the flock of Thy pasture,
We give thanks to Thee for ever:
To all generations we recount Thy praise.
LXXX. To the Overseer.— 'On the Lilies.'
Testimonies of Asaph. — A Psalm.
1 Shepherd of Israel, give ear,
Leading Joseph as a flock,
Inhabiting the cherubs — shine Thou forth.
2 Before Ephraim, and Benjamin, and Ma
nasseh,
Wake up Thy might, and come for our
3 0 God, cause us to turn back, [salvation.
And cause Thy face to shine, and we are
4 Lord, God of Hosts, till when? [saved.
Thou hast burned against
The prayer of Thy people.
5 Thou hast caused them to eat bread of
And causest them to drink [tears,
With tears a third time.
c Thou makest us a strife to our neighbours,
And our enemies mock at it.
7 God of Hosts, turn us back; ( [saved.
And cause Thy face to shine, and we are
8 A vine out of Egypt Thou dost bring:
Thou dost cast outnations,andplantestit.
9 Thou hast looked before it, and dost root
And it filleth the land. [it,
10 Hills have been covered with its shadow,
And its boughs are cedars of God.
n It sendeth forth its branches imto the sea,
And unto the river its tender sucklings.
12 why hast Thou broken down its hedges,
That all who pass by the way
Have plucked it ?
33 A boar out of the forest wasteth it,
And a wild beast of the fields consumethit.
14 God of Hosts, turn back, we beseech Thee,
Look from heaven, and see,
And inspect this vine;
16 And the root that Thy right hand planted ;
And the branch
Thou madest strong for Thyself,
i6 Burnt with fire— cut down, [perish.
From the rebuke of Thy countenance they
17 Let Thy hand be on the man of Thy right
On the son of man [hand,
Thou hast strengthened for Thyself.
18 And we do not go back from thee:
• Thou dost revive us, and on Thy name we
19 O Lord, God of Hosts, turn us back, [call.
Cause Thy face to shine, an d we are saved.
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LXXXI. To the Overseer.—' On the Gittith.'
By Asaph.
1 Cry aloud to God our strength:
Shout to the God of Jacob.
2 Lift up a song, and give out a timbrel,
A pleasant harp with the psaltery.
3 Blow to the month a trumpet,
In the new moon, at the day of our feast:
4 For it is a statute of Israel,
An ordinance of the God of Jacob.
5 Testimonies, on Joseph
He hath placed them*,,
In his going out over the land of Egypt.
I hear a lip ; I have not known it.
6 1 have turned aside
His shoulder from the burden;
His hands from the basket pass over.
7 In distress thou hast called,
And I deliver thee; [der;
I answer thee in the secret place of thun-
I try thee by the waters of Meribah. Sel ah.
8 Hear, 0 My people, and I testify to thee;
O Israel, if thou dost hearken to Me ;
9 There is not to thee a strange god.
And thou bowest not thyself to a strange
i° I am the Lord thy God, [god.
Who bringeth thee up out of the land of
EMarge thy mouth, and I fill it. [Egypt:
11 Yet My people hearkened not to My voice,
And Israel nath not consented to Me.
12 And I send them away
In the enmity of their heart ;
They walk in their own counsels.
1S 0 that My people were hearkening to Me,
Israel would walk in My ways:
14 As a rittle thing their enemies I cause to
And against their adversaries [bow,
I turn back My hand. [to Him,
15 Those who hate the Lord feign obedience
And their time becometh eternity:
i6 He causeth him to eat of the fat of wheat;
And with honey from the rock
I satisfy thee.
LXXXII. A Psalm of Asaph.
1 God hath stood in the Company of God:
In the midst God judgeth.
2 Till when do ye judge perversely ?
And the face of the wicked lift up ? Selah.
3 Judge the weak and the fatherless:
The afflicted and the poor justify.
4 Let the weak and needy escape:
From the hand of the wicked deliver them.
5 They know not, nor do they understand ;
In darkness they walk perpetually:
Moved are all the foundations of the earth.
fl I — I have said: ' Ye are gods,
And sons of the Most High, all of you:'
7 But as man ye die,
And as one of the heads ye fall.
8 Rise, 0 God, judge the earth:
For Thou hast an inheritance
Among all the nations.
LXXXIII. A Song.— A Psalm of Asaph.
1 0 God, let there be no silence to Thee;
Be not silent, nor be quiet, O God.
2 For, lo, Thine enemies roar,
And those who hate Thee have lifted up
8 Against Thy people [the head.
They take crafty counsel,

Delight in public worship. LXXXHT. 4.— PSALMS.— LXXXVI. 13. God's mercies to Israel.

And consult against Thy hidden ones.
4 They have said: ' Comej
And we cut them off from being a nation,
And the name of Israel
Is not remembered any more.'
* For they have consulted in heart together:
Against Thee they make a covenant:
6 The tents of Edom, and the Ishmaelites,
Moab, and the Hagarenes,
7 Gebal, and Ammon, and Amalek ;
Philistia with the inhabitants of Tyre;
3 Ashur also is joined with them:
They have been an arm
To the children of Lot. Selah.
9 Do to them as to Midian, [Kishon.
As to Sisera, as to Jabto, at the brook
i° They were destroyed at Endor;
They were dung for the ground!
11 Make their nobles as Oreb and as Zeeb:
And as Zebah and as Zalmunna all their
i2 Because they have said : [princes:
'Let us occupy for ourselves
The comely places of God.'
i3 O my God, make them as a rolling thing;
As stubble before wind.
14 As a fire burneth a forest,
And as a flame setteth hills on fire,
15 So dost Thou pursue them
With Thy whirlwind.
And with Thy hurricane troublest them,
i° Fill their faces with shame,
And they seek Thy name, 0 Lord.
17 They are ashamed and troubled for ever;
Yea, they are confounded and lost.
i8 And they know that Thou,
(Thy name, 0 Lord, by Thyself,)
Art the Most High over all the earth.
LXXXIV. To the Overseer.—' On the Git
tith.'— By sons of Korah. — A Psalm.
1 How beloved are Thy tabernacles,
0 God of Hosts.
2 My soul hath desired;
Yea, it hath also been consumed
For the courts of the Lord;
My heart and my flesh
Cry aloud for the living God,
3 (Even, a sparrow hath found a house,
And a swallow a nest for herself,
Where she hath placed her brood,)
Thine altars, 0 Lord of Hosts,
My king and my God.
4 0 the happiness of the inhabitants of Thy
They yet praise Thee. Selah. [house,
5 0 the happiness of man whose strength is
Highways are to their heart: [in Thee,
6 Passing through a valley of weeping,
They make it a fountain;
Blessings also, cover the Director.
7 They go from strength unto strength ;
He appeareth unto God in Zion.
8 0 LORD, God of Hosts, hear my prayer;
Give ear, 0 God of Jacob. Selah.
9 Our shield, see, 0 God,
And behold the face of Thine anointed,
10 For good is a clay in Thy courts, 0 Teacher.
I have chosen rather to be at the thresh-
In the house of ray God, [old
Than to dwell in tents of wickedness.
» For a sun aud shield is Jehovah God:
Grace and honour the LORD giveth:

He withholdeth not the good
Of those who walk uprightly.
12 Lord of Hosts ! O the happiness
Of a man trusting in Thee,
LXXXV. To the Overseer. — By sons of
Korah. — A Psalm.
1 Thou hast accepted, O Lord, Thy land:
Thou hast turned to the captivity of Jacob:
3 Then hast taken away
The iniquity of Thy people:
Thou hast covered all their sin.. Selah.
8 Thou hast gathered up all Thy wrath:
Thou hast turned back
From the fierceness of Thine anger.
4 Turn back to us, 0 God of our salvation.
And make void Thine anger at us.
5 For ever art Thou angry against us ?
Dost Thou draw out Thine anger
To generation and generation 1
6 Dost Thou no t turn back? Thou re vi vest us.
And Thy people rejoice in Thee.
7 Show us, 0 Lord, Thy kindness.
And Thy salvation give to us. .
8 1 hear what God the Lord speaketh,
For He speaketh peace unto His people,
And unto His saints;
And they turn not back to folly.
9 Only, near to those who fear Him is His
salvation,
That honour may dwell in our land.
i° Kindness and truth have met;
Righteousness and peace have kissed;
n Truth from the earth springeth up, [out;
And righteousness from heaven looketh
12 The Lord also giveth that which is good;
And our land giveth its increase.
13 Righteousness before Him goeth,
And maketh His footsteps become a way.
LXXXVI. A Prayer of David.
1 Incline, 0 Lord, Thine ear:
Answer me, for I am, poor and needy.
2 Keep my soul, "or I am godly;
Save Thy servant who trusteth to Thee,
0 Thou, my God.
3 Favour me, 0 Lord,
For unto Thee I call all the day
4 Rejoice the soul of Thy servant,
For unto Thee, 0 Lord, my soul I lift up:
5 For Thou, Lord, art good and. forgiving.
Aud abundant in kindness to all who call
6 Hear, 0 Lord, my prayer, ¦ -[Thee,
Attend to the voice of my supplications.
7 In a day of my distress I call Thee,
For Thou dost answer me. [0 Lord,
8 There is none like Thee among the gods,
And tike Thy works there are none:
9 AU nations whom Thou hast made
Come and bow themselves before Thee,
And give honour to Thy name. [0 Lord,
10 por great art Thou, and doriig wonders:
Thou art God by Thyself.
11 Show me, 0 Lord, Thy way:
I walk in Thy truth: /
My heart rejoiceth to fear Thy namje."
12 1 confess Thee, 0 Lord my God,
v With all my heart; /
'And I honour Thy name for ever;/
i8 For Thy kindness is great to ward's me,
And Thou hast delivered my soufl

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The glory of Zion.

lxxxvi. 14.— PSALMS.— LXXXIX. 19. God's faithfulness extolled.

From the lower Sheol.
14 O God, the proud have risen up against
And a company of terrible ones [me,
Have sought my soul;
And have not placed Thee before them:
15 And Thou, O Lord, art God,
Merciful and gracious, [and truth.
Slow of anger, and abundant in Mndness
*6 Turn unto me, and favour me:
Give Thy strength to Thy servant;
' And give salvation to the son of Thine
17 Do with me a sign for good, [handmaid.
That those who hate me
May see and be ashamed:
For Thou, O Lord, hast helped me,
And hast comforted me.
LXXXVII. By sons of Korah.— A Psalm,
a Song.
i His foundation is in the holy mountains.
2 The Lord loveth the gates of Zion
Above all the tabernacles of Jacob.
8 Honourable things are spoken in Thee,
0 city of God. Selah.
4 1 mention Rahab and Babel,
As those who know Me;
•Lo, Philistia, and Tyre, with Cush ;
This one was bom there.
h Aud of Zion it is said:
* Each one was born in her,
And the Most High doth establish her.'
,; The Lord recounteth
In the describing of the peoples:
' This one was born there.' Selah.
7 Singers also as players on instruments:
All my fountains are in Thee.
LXXXVIII. A Song, a Psalm, by sons of
Korah, to the Overseer, * Concerning the
Sickness of Afflictions.' — An Instruction,
by Heman the EzraMte.
i 0 Lord, God of my salvation,
Daily I have cried, nightly before Thee.
2 Let my prayer come in before Thee;
Incline thine ear to my loud cry:
3 For my soul hath been full of evils,
And my life hath come to Sheol.
4 1 have been reckoned
With those who go down to the pit;
I have been as a man without strength.
* Among the dead free,
As pierced ones lying in the grave, [more,
Whom Thou hast not remembered any
Yea, they by Thy hand have been cut off.
0 Thou hast put me iu the lower pit,
In dark places, in depths:
7 Upon me hath Thy fury lain,
And with all Thy breakers
Thou hast afflicted. Selah. [from me:
* Thou hast put mine acquaintance far
Hast made me an abomination to them:
Shut up, I go not out.
9 Mine eye grieved because of affliction:
I called Thee, 0 LORD, during all the day:
I have spread out unto Thee my hands.
m> Ta the dead dost Thou do wonders?
Do\the Rephaim rise ?
Do *hcy thank Thee? Selah.
n Is tW kindness recounted in the grave ?
Thy Mithfulness in destruction?
12 Are TW wonders known to the darkness ?
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And Thy righteousness
In the land of forgetfulness ?
13 And I, unto Thee, 0 Lord, I have cried,
And in the morning
My prayer cometh before Thee.
14 Why, 0 Lord, easiest Thou off my soul ?
Thou hidest Thy face from me.
is I am afflicted, and expiring from youth;
I have borne Thy terrors — I pine away.
15 Over me Thy wrath hath passed:
Thy terrors have cut me off,
1" Have surrounded me as waters all the day,
Have gone round against me together.
16 Thou hast put far from me lover and
friend; [darkness.
And mine acquaintance is the place of
LXXXIX. An Instruction, by Ethan the
EzraMte.
1 Of the kindness of the Lord, for ever I
To all generations I make known [sing;
Thy faithfulness with my mouth;
2 For I said : ' For ever kindness is built:
The heavens ! Thou establishest
Thy faithfulness in them.'
3 1 have made a covenant for My chosen;
I have sworn to David My servant:
* ' Even for ever I establish thy seed,
And have built thy throne,
To generation and generation.' Selah.
5 And the heavens confess Thy wonders,
O LORD: [of holy ones.
Thy faithfulness also is to a congregation
G For who in the sky
Compareth himself to the LORD?
Is like to the Lord among the sons of the
7 God is very terrible [mighty ?
In the secret counsel of His holy ones,
And fearful over all who surround Him.
8 0 Lord, God of Hosts,
Who is like Thee, a strong Lord ?
And Thy faitMulnessisround about Thee.
9 Thou art ruler over the pride of the sea;
In the lifting up of its billows
Thou restratoest them.
i° Thou hast bruised Rahab, as one wounded:
With the arm of Thy strength
Thou hast scattered Thine enemies.
n The heavens are TMne;
The earth also is Thine;
The habitable world and its fulness,
Thou hast founded them. [them:
12 North and south Thou hast appointed
Tabor and Hermon sing in Thy name.
13 Thou hast an arm with might;
Strong is Thy hand, high Thy right hand.
14 Righteousness and judgment
Are the fixed place of Thy throne;
Kindness and truth go before Thy face.
15 0 the happiness of the people
Acquainted with shouting:
0 Lord, in the light of Thy countenance
They walk habitually.
1(5 In Thy name they rejoice all the day,
And in Thy righteousness they are exalted :
17 For the beauty of their strength art Thou;
And in Thy pleasure our horn is exalted:
18 For of the LORD i-5 our shield,
And of the Holy One of Israel our king.
19 Then Thou hast spoken in vision
To Thy saints ; yea, Thou sayest :

The covenant of grace. LXXXIX. 20.— PSALMS.— xcr. 4.

A prayer of Hoses.

j ' I have placed help upon a mighty one;
¦ Exalted a chosen one out of the people:
20 I have found David my servant;
With my holy oil I have anointed him.
2* Because My hand is established with him;
My arm also doth strengthen him:
22 An enemy exacteth not upon Mm,
And a son of perverseness
Afflicteth him not. [adversaries;
23 And I have beaten down before him Ms
And those who hate him I plague;
24 And My faitMulness and My kindness are
with him;
And in My name is his horn exalted.
"~j And I have placed on the sea his hand,
And on the rivers his right hand.
26 He proclaimeth me : * Thou art my father,
My God, ana the rock of my salvation.'
27 I also appoint him first-born,
Highest of the kings of the earth:
28 For ever I keep My kindness for him,
And My covenant is stedfast with Mm.
29 And I have set his seed for ever;
And his throne as the days of heaven.
30 If his children forsake My law,
And to My judgments walk not:
31 If My statutes they pollute,
And My command keep not;
32 Then have I inspected
With a rod their transgression,
And with plagues their iniquity:
33 And My kindness I break not from him,
Nor deal falsely in my faithfulness:
31 1 profane not my covenant; [change not.
And that which goeth out of my lips I
35 Opce have I sworn by My holiness,
I lie not to David.
36 His seed is for ever,
And Ms throne as the sun before me;
37 As the moon it is established for ever,
And the witness in the cloud is stedfast.'
Selah. [reject:
38 Yet Thou, Thou hast cast off, and dost
Thou hast showed Thyself wroth
With Thine anointed: [servant;
3» Thou hast rejected the covenant of Thy
Thouhast polluted to the earth his crown;
40 Thou hast broken down all his hedges;
Thou hast made Ms fenced places a ruin.
41 Spoiled Mm have all who passby the way:
He hath been a reproach to his neigh-
bom's:
42 Thou hast exalted the right hand of his
adversaries;
Thou hast caused all his enemies to re
joice, [his sword,
43 Also, Thou turnest back the sharpness of
And hast not established him to battle.
44 Hast caiiBed him to cease from his purity,
And his throne to the earth cast down.
j *> Thouhastshortenedthe days of his youth;
Hast covered him over with shame. Selah.
i « Till when, 0 LORD, art Th ou hidden 1
j For ever doth Thy fury bum as fire?
J * Remember, I pray Thee, what is lifetime ?
| Wherefore in vain hast Thou created
! All the children of men ? [see death ?
48 Who is a man that liveth, and doth not
He delivereth his soul from the hand of
Sheol. Selah.
49 Where Thy former kindnesses, 0 Lord ?

Thou hast sworn to David in Thy faith
fulness; [servants
«° Remember, 0 Lord, the reproach of Thy
I have received in my bosom
All the strivings of the peoples,
51 Wherewith Thine enemies
Have reproached, 0 Lord:
Wherewith they have reproached
The traces of Thine anointed. [amen.
52 Blessed is the Lord for ever. Amen, and
XC. A Prayer of Moses, the man of God.
i Lord, a habitation Thou hast been
To* us in generation and generation.
2 Beforemountatos were brought forth,
When Thou dost form the earth and the
world, [art God.
Even from eternity unto eternity Thou
3 Thou turnest man unto a bruised thing,
And sayest, Turn back, ye sons of men.
4 For a thousand years are in TMne eyes
as yesterday:
For it passeth on ; yea, a watch by night.
5 Thou hast inundated them;
They are asleep:
In the mormng as grass he passeth away.
,; In the morning it flourisheth, and hath
changed; [ered.
At evening it is cut down, and hath with-
7 For we were consumed in Thine anger,
And to Thy fury have been troubled.
8 Thou hast set our iniqMties before Thee,
Our hidden things at the light of Thy
countenance:
9 For all our days pined away in Thy wrath ;
We consumed our years as a meditation.
w The days of our years by reason of these
Are seventy years,
And if, by reason of might, eighty years:
Yet is their eMargement labour and
vamty; [fly away.
For it hath been cut off hastily, and we
u Who knoweth the power of Thine anger?
And according to Thy fear— Thy wrath?
12 To number our days aright let us know,
And we bring the heart to wisdom.
13 Turn back, O LORD; till when?
And repent concerning Thy servants.
14 Satisfy us at morn with Thy kindness,
And we sing and rejoice all our days.
is Cause us to rejoice according to the days
Wherein Thou hast afflicted us;
The years we have seen evil.
16 Let Thy work appear unto Thy servants,
And Thine honour on their children.
17 And let the pleasantness
Of the Lord our God be upon us:
Aud the work of our hands establish on us;
Yea, the work of our hands establish it.
XCI. 1 He who dwelleth
In the secret place of the Most High,
In the shade of the Mighty lodgeth habi-
2 He saith of the Lord: [tually:
'My refuge, and my bulwark;
My God, I trust in Him;' ,
3 For He delivereth thee
From the snare of the fowler,
From the calamitous pestilence:
4 With His pinion He covereth thee over;
And under His wings thou trustest.
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A sabbath-day song.

XOI. 5.— PSALMS.— xcv. 2.

The folly of oppressors.

A shield and buckler is His truth.
5 Thou art not afraid of fear by night;
Or of arrow flying by day:
6 Of pestilence walking in thick darkness;
Of destruction destroying at noon :
7 A thousand do fall at thy side,
And a myriad at thy right hand;
Unto thee it cometh not nigh.
8 But, with thine eyes thou lookest,
And the reward of the wicked thou seest;
9 For Thou, 0 Lord, art my refuge;
The Most High hast made thy habitation.
i° Evil happeneth not unto thee,
And a plague cometh not near thy tent:
n For His messengers He chargeth for thee,
To keep thee to all thy ways:
12 With double hands they bear thee up,
. Lest thou smite against a stone thy foot.
13 On the lion and asp thou treadest;
Thou treadest the young lion and dragon.
14 Because in Me he hath delighted,
I also deriver him;
I set Mm on high
Because he hath known My name.
is He calleth Me,, and I answer Mm:
In distress I am with him;
I deliver him, and honour him.
i6 With length of days I satisfy Mm,
And cause Mm to look on My salvation.
XCII. A Psalm.— A Song for the Sabbath-
day.
1 Good to give thanks to the Lord, [High:
And to sing praises to Thy name, 0 Most
2 To declare in the morning Thy kindness,
And Thy faithf Mness in the nights,
3 On the ten strings, and on the psaltery;
Ou the higgaion, with the harp.
4 For Thou hast caused me to rejoice
In Thy work, 0 Lord:
Concerning the works of Thy hands I sing.
5 How great have been Thy works, 0 Lord:
Very deep have beeu Thy thoughts.
6 A brutish man knoweth not;
And a fool uuderstandeth not this.
7 When the wicked flourish as the herb,
And all the workers of iniquity blossom,
— for their betog destroyed
For ever and ever 1
B And Thou art high for ever, 0 Lord.
9 For, lo, Thine enemies, 0 LORD,
For, lo, Thine enemies do perish:
All the workers of iniquity separate.
i° And Thou exaltest as the reem my horn:
I have been anointed with fresh oil.
u And mine eye looketh on mine enemies:
Of those who rise up against me,
The evil doers, mine ears hear.
12 The righteous as a palm-tree flourisheth,
As a cedar in Lebanon lie groweth.
is Planted ones in the house of the Lord,
In the courts of our God do flourish.
14 They still bring forth in old age,
Fat and flourisMng are they,
15 To show that upright is the LORD my rock,
That there is no perverseness in Him.
XCIII. 1 The LORD hath reigned ;
He hath put ou excellency;
The Lord hath put on strength ;
He hath girded Himself :
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Also, the world is established, not moved.
2 Thy throne is established since then ;
From eternity Thou art
8 Floods have lifted up, 0 LORD,
Floods have lifted up their voice ;
Floods lift up their breakers.
4 Than the voices of many mighty waters,
Breakers of the sea,
Mighty on high is the LORD.
s Thy testimonies riave been very stedfast;
To Thy house holiness is comely,
0 Lord, for length of days.
XCIV. 1 0 Lord, God of vengeance,
God of vengeance, shine forth.
2 Be lifted up, 0 Judge of the earth:
Send back a recompence on the proud.
8 Till when do the wicked, 0 Lord ?
Until when do the wicked exult ?
4 They utter — they speak old saws:
All who work imquity boast themselves.
s Thy people, 0 Lord, they bruise,
And thine inheritance they afflict.
6 Widow and sojourner they slay,
And fatherless ones they murder.
7 And they say, 'The LORD seeth not;
And the God of Jacob considereth not.'
8 Consider, ye brutish among the people,
And ye, foolish, when do ye act wisely ?
9 He who planteth the ear doth He not hear ?
He who formeth the eye doth He not see ?
i° He who tostructeth nations,
Doth He not reprove ?
He who teacheth man knowledge is the
n He knoweth the thoughts of man, [LORD.
That they are vanity.
12 0 the happiness of the man
Whom Thou instructest, 0 LORD,
And out of Thy law teachest him,
13 To give rest to him from days of evil,
While a pit is digged for the wicked.
14 For the Lord leaveth not His people,
And His inheritance f orsaketh uot.
15 For unto righteousness
Judgment turneth back,
And after it all the upright of heart.
18 Who riseth up for me against evil doers?
Who stationeth himself for me
Against the workers of toiqtoty ?
17 UMess the Lord were a help to me,
My soul had almost inhabited silence.
18 If I have said: ' My foot hath slipped: '
Thy kindness, 0 Lord, supporteth me.
19 In the abundance of my thoughts to my
Thy comforts delight my soul. [heart
29 Is a throne of mischief joined with Thee ?
A framer of perverseness by statute ?
21 They decree against the soul of the right-
And condemn innocent blood. [eons,
22 Yet the Lord becometh a high place to me,
And my God becometh a rock — my refuge.
23 And turneth back on them their iMquity,
And in their wickedness
Cutteth them off ;
The Lord our God cutteth them off.
XCV. iCome, let us sing to the Lord ;
Let us shout to the rock of our salvation.
2 Let us come before His face
With thanksgiving:
With psalms let us shout to Him.

A n invitation to praise.

XCV. 3.— PSALMS.— xcix. 9.

God's justice and mercy.

3 For a great God is the Lord,
And a great ktog above all gods.
4 For in His hand are the deep places of
earth;
And the strong places of hills are His.
5 For the sea is His, and He made it,
And His hands formed the dry land.
6 Come to, let us bow ourselves, and bend,
Let us kneel before the Lord our Maker.
7 For He is our God,
And we the people of His pasture,
And the flock of His hand; ..-
To-day, if to His voice ye hearken,
3 Harden not your heart as in Meribah,
As in the day of Massah in the wilderness:
9 For your fathers have tried Me,
Have proved Me, yea, have seen My work.
i° Forty years I am weary of the generation,
And say, ' A people erring to heart — they,
And they have not known My ways: '
n For I sware in Mine anger:
' They come not in unto My rest.'
XCVI. i Sing to the Lord a new song;
Sing to the Lord all the earth.
2 Sing to the LORD, bless His name : >
Proclaim from day to day His salvation.
3 Declare among the nations His honour,
Among all the peoples His wonders.
4 For great is the LORD, and praised greatly;
Fearful He is above all gods.
5 For all the gods of the peoples are nought:
But the Lord made the heavens.
6 Honour and majesty are before Him:
Strength and beauty to His sanctuary.
7 Ascribe to the Lord,
0 families of the peoples,
Ascribe to the Lord honour and strength.
8 Ascribe to the LORD the honour of His
Lift up an offering, [name;
And come into His courts.
9 Bow yourselves before the Lord,
In the honour of holiness ;
Be pained at His presence, all the earth.
10 Say among the nations,
' The Lord hath reigned;
Also, the world is established, not moved:
He judgeth the peoples in uprightness.'
]i The heavens joy, and the earth is joyful;
The sea and its fulness roar.
i2 The field exulteth, and all that is on it;
Then sing do all the trees of the forest,
13 Before the Lord, for He cometh;
For He cometh to judge the earth.
He judgeth the world in righteousness,
And the peoples in His faithfulness.
XCVII. 1 The Lord hath reigned:
The earth is joyful; the many isles rejoice.
2 A cloud and thick darkness
Are round about Him;
Righteousness and judgment
Are the basis of His throne.
3 Fire before Him goeth,
And burnetii round about His adversaries.
4 His lightnings have lightened the world:
The earth hath seen and is pained.
6 Hills, like wax, melted before the Lord,
Before the Lord of all the earth, [ness;
c The heavens have shewn His righteous-
And all the peoples have seen His honour.

7 Ashamed are all servants of a graven hn-
Who boast themselves in idols: [age,
Bow yourselves to Him, all ye gods.
8 Zion hath heard and rejoiceth,
And the daughters of Judah are joyful,
For the sake of Thy j udgments, 0 Lord.
9 For Thou, Lord, art Most high
Over all the earth;
Greatly Thou hast been exalted over all
19 Ye who love the-LoRD, hate evil: [gods.
He keepeth the souls of His saints;
From the hand of the wicked He delivereth
11 Light is sown for the righteous, [them.
And for the upright of heart — joy.
12 Rejoice, ye righteous, in the Lord,
And give thanks
At the remembrance of His holiness.
XCV1II. 1 Sing ye to the Lord a new song,.
For wonders He hath done;
His right hand and His holy arm
Hath given salvation to Him.
2 The Lord hath made known His salvation:
Before the eyes of the nations
He hath revealed His righteousness
8 He hath remembered His kindness
And His faithfulness to the house of Israel:
All ends of the earth
Have seen the salvation of our God.
4 Shout to the Lord, all the earth,
Break forth, and cry aloud, and sing.
5 Sing to the Lord with' a harp;
With a harp, and the voice of praise:
c With trumpets, and the voice of a cornet,
Shout ye before the king Jehovah.
7 The sea roareth and its fulness:
The world and the inhabitants in it.
8 Floods clap the hand; together hills cry>
9 Before the Lord, [aloud
For He cometh to judge the earth;
He judgeth the world in righteousness;
And the peoples in uprightness.
XCIX 1 The Lord hath reigned:
Peoples tremble;
The Inhabitant of the cherubs: the earth
2 The Lord in Zion is great, [shaketh.
And high He is over all the peoples.
3 They praise Thy name:
' Great, and fearful— holy it is.'
* And the strength of the ktog
Hath loved judgment:
Thou hast established uprightness;
Judgment and righteousness in Jacob
Thou — Thou hast done.
s Exalt the Lord our God,
And bow yourselves at His footstool ;
Holy is He.
6 Moses and Aaron among His priests,
And Samuel among those who proclaim
They call unto the Lord, [His name,
And He answereth them;
7 In the pillar of cloud He speaketh to them :
They kept His testimonies,
And the statute He gave to them.
8 0 LORD, our God, Thou didst afflict them:
A God forgiving Thou wast to them,
But taking vengeance on their actions.
9 Exalt the Lord our God,
And bow yourselves at His holy hill:
For holy is the LORD our God.
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Invitation to praise.

C. 1.— PSALMS.— GUI. 12.

A prayer of the afflicted.

C. A Tsalm of Thanksgiving.
i Shout to the Lord, all the earth.
2 Serve the Lord with joy;
Come before Him with singing.
3 Know that the Lord He is God:
He made us, and we are His,
His people and the flock of His pasture.
4 Enter His gates with thanksgiving;
His courts with praise;
Give thanks to Him; bless His Name.
s For good is the Lord ;
For ever is His kindness;
And unto generation and generation
His faithfulness.
CI. A Psalm of David.
i Kindness and judgment I sing:
To Thee, 0 LORD, I sing praise.
" I act wisely in a perfect way.
When dost Thou come unto me?
I walk habitually in the integrity of my
In the midst of my house. [heart
3 I set not before mine eyes a worthless
The work of those [thing:
Who turn aside *I have hated;
It adhereth not to me.
4 A perverse heart turneth aside from me;
Wickedness I know not.
5 Whoso slandereth in secret his neighbour,
Him I cut off:
The high of eyes and proud of heart,
Him I endure not.
6 Mine eyes are on the faithful of the land,
To dwell with me: [eth me.
Whoso walketh in a perfect way, he serv-
7 lie dwelleth not in mine house who work-
Whoso speaketh lies [eth deceit;
Is not established before mine eyes.
8 At mormng I cut off
All the wicked, of the land;
Cutting off from the city of the Lord
All the workers of iniquity.
CII. A Prayer of the afflicted when he is
feeble, aud before the Lord poureth out
his plaint. [Thee cometh.
i O Lord, hear my prayer, yea, my ciy unto
2 Hide not Thou Thy face from me
In the day of mine adversity ;
Incline unto me TMne ear:
In the day I call, haste, answer me
3 For myday s have been consumed ui-smoke,
And my bones as a fire-brand burnt.
4 Smitten as the herb,
And withered, is my heart:
For I have forgotten to eat my bread.
5 From the voice of my sighing
My bone hath cleaved to my flesh.
c I have been like
To a pelican of the wilderness:
I have been as an owl of the dry places.
7 1 have watched, and I am
As a bird alone on the roof.
8 All the day mine enemies reproached me;
Those who are mad at me
Have sworn against me.
9 For ashes as bread have I eaten,
Andmy drink with weeping have mingled,
i° From Thine indignation and Thy wrath;
For Thou hast lifted me up,
And dost cast me down.
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u My days are as a shadow stretched out;
And I — as the herb I am withered.
12 And Thou, O Lord, for ever abidest;
And Thy memorial to all generations.
J3 Thou risest — Thou pitiest Zion;
For the time to favour her,
For the appointed time hath come.
n For Thy servants have been pleased with
And her dust they favour, [her stones,
is And nations fear the name of the LORD,
And all kings of the earth Thine honour:
ifi For the Lord hath built Zion,
He hath been seen in His honour;
17 He hath turned towards
The prayer of the destitute,
And hath not despised their prayer.
is This is written for a later generation.
And the people created praise the Lord.
19 For He hath looked
From the high place of His sanctuary*
The Lord from heaven unto earth
Hath looked attentively;
29 To hear the groan of a prisoner;
To loose the sons of death;
21 To declare in Zion the name of the Lord,
And His praise in Jerusalem;
22 In the peoples being gathered together,
And the kingdoms to serve the LORD.
23 He hath humbled my power to the way;
He hath shortened my days.
24 1 say: 'My God, take me not away
In the midst of my days;'
Through all generations are Tlrine years.
25 Formerly Thou didst found the earth,
The work of Thy hands are the heavens.
2c They perish, but Thou remainest:
And all of them as a garment become old;
As clothing Thou changest them,
And they are changed:
27 But Thou art the same,
And TMne years are not finished.
28 The children of Thy servants continue,
And their seed before Thee is established,
CHI. By David.
1 Bless, 0 my soul, the Lord;
And all my inward parts His Holy Name.
2 Bless, O my soul, the LORD,
And forget not all His benefits:
3 Who forgiveth all thine iniquities;
Who giveth healing to all Thy diseases;
4 Who redeemeth from destruction thy life;
Who crowneth thee — kindness and mer-
5 Who satisfleth with good thy desire; [cies;
Renew itself as an eagle doth thy youth.
G The Lord doth righteousness and judg-
For all oppressed ones. [inent
7 He maketh known His ways to Moses,
To the children of Israel His acts.
4 Merciful and gracious is the Lord,
Slow of anger, and abundant in. mercy.
8 He striveth not for victory:
Nor for ever doth He watch.
i° Not according to our sins hath He done
Nor according to our iniquities [to us;
Hath He conferred benefits on us.
Ji For, as the height of heaven is above the
earth, [who fear Him.
His kindness hath been mighty over those
12 As the distance of the eastfrom the west
He put far off from us our transgressions.

Goa i- wonders in creation. cm. 13. — PSALMS.-

v. IS.

God's goodness to Israel.

13 As a father hath mercy on children,
The Lord hath mercy on those who fear
14 For He hath known our frame, [Him.
Remembering that we are dust.
15 Mortal man, as grass are his days;
As a flower of the fleld so he flourisheth:
i'' For a wind hath passed over it,
And it is not;
And its place discerneth it not any more.
17 But the kindness of the Lord
Is from eternity to eternity
On those who fear Him,
And His righteousness to children's chil-
i8 To those who keep His covenant, [dreu :
And to those who remember His precepts
19 The LORD in the heavens [to do them.
Hath established His throne,
And His kingdom over all hath ruled.
20 Bless the LORD, ye His messengers,
Mighty in power — doing His word,
Hearkening to the voice of His word.
21 Bless the Lord, all ye His hosts;
Ye His ministers— doing His pleasure.
22 Bless the LORD, all ye His works,
In all places of His dominion.
Bless, O my soul, the LORD.
¦CIV. 1 Bless, O my soul, the LORD.
Lord, my God, Thou hast been very great;
Honour aud majesty Thou hast put on:
2 He is covered with light as a garment;
He stretcheth out the heavens as a cur
tain; [bers to the waters;
3 Who layeth the beam of His upper cham-
Who maketh tMck clouds His chariot:
Who walketh on the wings of the wind,
4 Making His messengers— the winds;
His ministers — the flaming fire.
5 He founded the earth on its bases,
It is not moved for ever and ever.
6 The abyss, as with clothing Thou hast
covered it;
Above hills do the waters stand.
7 From Thy rebuke they flee; [away.
From the voice of Thy thunder they haste
8 They go up hflls— -they go down valleys
Unto a place which Thou hast founded
e A border Thou hast set [for them.
They pass not over;
They turn not back to cover the earth.
19 Who sendeth fountains into valleys,
Between hills they go on.
11 They water every beast of the field;
1 The wild asses break their thirst.
1- By them the fowl of the heavens dwelleth:
From between the branches
They give forth the voice.
13 Watering hills from His upper chambers,
From the fruit of Thy works
Is the earth satisfied.
14 Causing grass to spring up for cattle,
And herb for the service of man.
To bring out bread from the earth;
is And wine — it rejoiceth the heart of man:
To cause the face to shine from oil;
And bread — the heart of man it support-
is The trees of the Lord are satisfied: [eth.
Cedars of Lebanon which He planted;
17 For there birds make nests;
The stork— the firs are her house.
18 The Mgh Mils are for wild goats;

Rocks are a refuge for the rabbits.
19 He made the moon for seasons:
The sun hath known his place of entrance.
^ Thou setteth darkness, and it is night:
In it every beast of the forest moveth.
-1 The young lions are roaring for prey,
And seeking from God their food.
22 The sun riseth, they are gathered,
And in their dens they crouch.
23 Man goeth out to his work,
And to Ms service till the evening.
24 How many have been Thy works, O LORD;
All of them in wisdom Thou hast made:
The earth is full of thy possessions.
25 This, the sea, great and broad of sides,
There are moving things innumerable,
Living creatures— small with great.
28 There ships go: leviathan,
Which Thou hast formed to play in it.
27 All of them look unto Thee,
To give their food in its season.
28 Thou givest to them— they gather;
Thou openest Thy hand —
They are satisfied with good;
29 Thou Mdest Thy face— they are troubled;
Thou gatherest their breath— they expire,
And unto their dust turn back.
30 Thou sendest out Thy Spirit —
They are created;
And Thou rene west the face of the ground.
51 The honour of the LORD is for ever:
The LORD rejoiceth in His works, [bleth:
32 Who looketh to the earth, and it trem-
He cometh against hills, and they smoke
33 1 sing to the Lord during my life;
I sing praise to my God while I exist.
34 My meditation on Him is sweet:
I — I rejoice to the LORD.
35 Sinners are consumed from the earth,
And the wicked are no more.
Bless, O my soul, the LORD.
Praise ye the Lord.
CV. 1 Give thanks to the LORD;
Call in His Name;
Make known *imong the people His acts.
2 Sing to Him — sing praise to Him;
Meditate on all His wonders,.
3 Boast yourselves to His Holy Name:
The heart of those who seek the Lord re-
* Seek the Lord andHis strength; [joiceth.
Seek His face continually.
5 Remember His wonders which He did,
His signs and the judgments of His mouth.
G 0 seed of Abraham His servant,
0 children of Jacob His chosen ones.
7 He is the Lord our God;
Tn all the earth are His judgments.
s He hath remembered for ever His coven-
The thing He commanded [ant,
To a thousand generations:
9 Which He hath made with Abraham,
And His oath to Isaac;
i° And establisheth it to Jacob for a statute,
To Israel— an everlasting covenant;
n Saytog, * To thee I give the laud of Canaan,
The portion of your inheritance:'
12 In their being few in number,
But a few, and sojourners in it.
13 Yea, they go up and down,
From nation unto nation,
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Plagues of Egypt.

OY. 14.— PSALMS.— CVI. 27.

Svns of the Israelites.

From one kingdom to another people.
4 He hath not suffered any to oppress them,
And reproveth kings for their sakes ;
5 ' Strike not against Mine anointed,
And to My prophets do not evil.'
6 And He calleth a famine on the land,
The whole staff of bread He hath broken.
7 He hath sent a man before them ;
For a servant hath Joseph been sold.
8 They have afflicted with fetters his feet;
The iron hath entered his soul ;
9 Till the time of the coming of His word,
The saying of the Lord hath tried him.
& The king hath sent, and looseth him,
The ruler of the peoples,
And draweth him out.
i He hath made him lord of Ms house,
And ruler over all his possessions;
2 To bind his heads at Ms pleasure,
And his elders he maketh wise.
3 And Israel cometh into Egypt,
And Jacob soj ourneth in the land of Ham.
1 And He maketh His people very fruitful,
And maketh it mightier
Than its adversaries.
5 He turned their heart to hate His people,
To conspire against His servants.
5 He hath sent Moses His servant,
Aaron whom He had fixed on.
7 They have set among them
The matters of His signs,
Arid-wonders in the land of Egypt.
* He hath sent darkness, and it is dark;
And they have not provoked His word.
3 He hath turned their waters to blood,
And putteth to death their fish.
' Their land hath teemed with frogs,
In the inner chambers of tlieir kings.
1 He hath spoken, and the beetle cometh,
Lice throughout all their border.
2 He hath made their showers hail;
A flaming fire is iu their land.
s And He smiteth their vine and their fig,
And shivereth the trees of their border.
1 He hath spoken, and the locust cometh,
And the cankerworm — innumerable,
5 And it consumeth
All the herbs in their land,
It consumeth the fruit of their ground.
'> And He smiteth
Every first-born in their land,
The nrst-fruits of all their strength.
7 And bringeth them out
With silver and gold;
And there is not in His tribes a feeble oue.
3 Egypt hath rejoiced in their going out,
For their fear had fallen upon them.
} He hath spread a cloud for a covering,
And fire to enlighten the night.
o It hath asked, and He bringeth quails,
And with bread of heaven satisfieth them.
1 He hath opened a rock,
And waters issue out; [river.
They have gone on in the dry places— a
2 For He hath remembered His holy word,
With Abraham His servant.
3 And bringeth out His people with joy,
With singing His chosen ones.
* And giveth them the lands of the nations,
And the labour of the peoples they possess.
5 That they may observe His statutes,
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And His laws may keep.
Praise ye the LORD.
CVI. iPraiseyetheLORD;
Give ye thanks to the Lord,
For good, for for ever, is His kindness.
2 Who uttereth the mighty acts of the LORD?
Soundeth all His praise ?
8 O the happiness of those who keep judg-
Dotog righteousness at all times, [ment,
4 Remember me, 0 Lord,
With the favour of Thy people;
Inspect me through Thy salvation.
5 To look on the good of Thy chosen.
To rejoice to the joy of Thy nation,
To boast myself with Thine inheritance.
6 We have sinned with our fathers,
We have done perversely,
We have done wickedly.
7 Our fathers in Egypt
Have not considered Thy wonders wisely;
They have not remembered
The abundance of Thy kindness,
And provoke by the sea, at the Red sea.
8 And He saveth them for His name's sake.
To make known His might;
9 And rebuketh the Red sea, and it is dried
And causeth them [up;
To go through the depths as a wilderness.
io And He saveth them from the hand
Of him who hateth; [the enemy.
And redeemeth them from the hand of
n And the waters cover their adversaries;
Not one of them hath been left.
12 And they believe in His words;
They sing His praise.
13 They have hasted— forgotten His works;
They have not waited for His counsel.
14 And lust greatly to the wilderness,
And try God in the desert.
15 And He giveth to them their request;
And sendeth leanness into their soul.
i6 And they are envious of Moses to the
Of Aaron, the Lord's holy one. [camp,
17 The earth openeth and swallowetli up
And covereth over [Dathan,
The company of Abiram.
is And lire burneth among their company;
A flame setteth the wicked on fire.
19 They make a calf in Horeb,
And bow themselves to the molten image;
20 And change their Honour
Into the form of an ox — eating herbs.
21 They have forgotten God their Saviour, *
The doer of great things in Egypt;
22 Of wonderful things in the land of Ham,
Of fearful things by the Red sea.
23 And He saith — to destroy them ;
Unless Moses, His chosen one,
Had stood in the breach before Him,
To turn back His wrath from destroying.
24 And they kick against the desirable land;
They have not given credence-to His word .
25 And they murmur in their tents;
They have not hearkened
To the voice of the LORD:
28 And He Iifteth up His hand against them,
To cause them to fall in the wilderness;
27 And to cause their seed to fall
Among the nations,
And to scatter them through the lands.

The Divine compassion.

cm. 28.— PSALMS.— ovir. 37. GooVs goodness to mariners.

28 And they are coupled to Baal-Peor,
And eat the sacrifices of the dead;
29 And provoke to anger by their actions,
And a plague breaketh forth upon them;
30 And Phinehas standeth, and executeth
And the plague is restrained; [judgment,
81 And it is reckoned to Mm for righteous-
To all generations, even for ever, [ness
391 And they cause wrath
By the waters of Meribah,
And it is evil to Moses for their sakes:
33 For they have provoked Ms spirit,
And he speaketh wrongfully with his lips.
34 They have not destroyed the peoples,
As the Lord had said to them;
35 And mix themselves among the nations.
And learn their works,
SG And serve their idols,
And they are to them for a snare.
37 And they sacrifice their sons
And their daughters to destroyers,
38 And shed innocent blood —
Blood of their sons and of their daughters,
Whom they have sacrificed
To the idols of Canaan :
And the land is profaned with blood.
39 And they are defiled with their works,
And commit fornication to their habitual
40 And the anger of the Lord [doings.
Is kindled against His people,
And He abominates His own inheritance.
w And He giveth them up
Into the hand of the nations,
And those who hate them rule over them,
42 And their enemies oppress them,
And they are humbled under their hand.
43 Many times He delivereth them;
And they rebel in their coimsel,
And they are brought low to their iniquity.
44 Aud He looketh on their distress
When He heareth their cry:
*5 And remembereth for them His covenant,
And is comforted,
According to the abundance of His kind-
4ti Andappointeththemformercies [nesses.
Before all their captors.
47 Save us, 0 LORD, our God,
And gather us from the nations,
To give thanks to Thy holy name,
To glory to Thy praise.
48 Blessed is the Lord, the God of Israel,
From age even unto age.
And all the people hath said, ' Ameu.
Praise ye the LORD.'
CVIX i 'Give ye thanks to the Lord, ,
For good, for for ever, is His kindness: '
2 Let the redeemed of the LORD say,
Whom He hath redeemed
From the hand of an adversary.
3 And from the lands hath gathered them,
From the east, and from the west,
From the north, and from the sea.
4 They wandered in a wilderness,
in a desert by the way;
A city of habitation they have not found.
6 Hungry, yea, thirsty,
Their soul in them becometh feeble;'
* And they cry unto the Lord
In their adversity,
From their distresses He delivereth them,

! And causeth them to tread in a right way,
¦ To go unto a city of habitation.
' They confess to the Lord His kindness,
And His wonders to the children of men:
J For He hath satisfied a longing soul,
And a hungry soul filled with goodness.
9 The inhabitants
Of the dark places and death-sriade,
Prisoners of affliction and of iron.
L Because they changed the sayings of God,
And the counsel of the Most High
Have despised,
3 He even humblethwithlabourtheir heart;
They have been feeble, and there is no
3 And they cry unto the Lord [helper.
In their adversity,
From their distresses He saveth them.
4 He bringeth them out from the dark place
And death-shade,
And their bands He draweth away.
5 They confess to the Lord His kindness,
And His wonders to the children of men:
G For He hath broken the doors of brass,
And the bars of iron hath cut.
7 Fools, by means of their transgression,
And by their iniquities, afflict themselves:
s All food their soul abominates;
And they come nigh to the gates of death.
9 And they cry unto the LORD
In their adversity,
From their distresses He saveth them:
9 He sendeth His word and healeth them,
And delivereth from their destruction.
1 They confess to the Lord His kindness,
And His wonders to the children of men,
2 And sacrifice sacrifices of thanksgiving,
And recount His works with singing.
* Those who go down to the sea in ships,
Who do business in many waters, •
4 They have seen the works of the Lord,
And His wonders to the deep.
5 And He speaketh, and the tempest stand-
And Iifteth up its billows. [eth,
6 They go up to the heavens,
They go down to the depths,
Their soul in evil is melted. [kard,
7- They reel to and fro, and move as a drun-
And all their wisdom is swallowed up.
8 And they cry unto the Lord in their ad-
And from their distresses [versity,
He bringeth them out.
9 He establisheth a whirlwind toto a calm,
And their billows are hushed.
0 And they rejoice because they are quiet;
And He leadeth them
Unto the haven of their desire.
1 They confess to the Lord His kindness,
And His wonders to the children of men;
2 And they exalt Him
In the congregation of the people,
And praise Him in the seat of the elders.
3 He maketh rivers become a wilderness,
And outlets of waters become dry land;
4 A fruitful land becometh a barren place,
For the wickedness of its inhabitants.
5 He maketh a wilderness
Become a pool of water,
And a dry land become outlets of waters.
6 And there He causeth the hungry to dwell,
And they prepare a city of habitation,
7 And they sow fields, and plant vineyards.
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Imprecations.

CTii. 3S.— PSALMS.— OX. 4.

The Messiah's dominion.

And they yield frMts of increase;
38 And He blesseth them,
And they multiply exceedingly,
And their cattle He doth not diminish.
39 But they are diminished, and bow down,
By restraint, evil, and sorrow.
40 He poureth contempt upon nobles,
And causeth them to wander
In vacancy — no way.
il And setteth on high the needy from af-
And placeth families as a flock, [fliction,
42 The upright see and rejoice:
And all perversity hath sriut her mouth.
43 Who is wise, and observeth these ?
They understand the kindness of the Lord.
CVIII. A Song, a Psalm of David.
i Prepared is my heart, 0 God;
I sing; yea, I sing praise; ray honour also.
2 Awake, 0 psaltery and harp:
I awake the dawn.
3 1 thank Thee among the peoples, O Lord;
And I praise Thee among the nations:
4 For great above the heavens is Thy kind-
And unto the clouds Thy truth. [ness,
s Be exalted above the heavens, O God,
And above all the earth Thy honour;
6 That Thy beloved ones may be delivered,"
Save with Thy right hand, and answer us.
7 God hath spoken in His holiness:
I exult, I apportion Shechem,
And the valley of Succoth I measure:
8 Mine is Gilead, mine is Manasseh,
And Ephraim is the strength of my head;
Judah is my law-giver;
9 Moab is my washing-pot;
Against Edom I cast my shoe;
Over Philistia I shout habitually.
10 Who bringeth me to a fenced city?
Who hath led me unto Edom ?
n Hadst not Thou, O God, cast us off?
And Thou goest not out,
0 God, with our hosts !
12 Give to us help from adversity,
Seeing vain is the safety of man.
13 Through God we do mightily,
And He treadeth down our adversaries."
CIX. To the Overseer. — A Psalm of David.
i 0 God of my praise, be not silent;
2 For the mouth of wickedness,
And the mouth of deceit,
They have opened against me:
They have spoken with me —
A lying tongue, and words of hatred.
3 They have compassed me about;
And they fight me without cause.
4 For my love they accuse me:
And I am prayer !
5 And they set against me evil for good,
And hatred for my love.
8 Appoint over him the wicked; [hand.
And an adversary standeth at his right
7 In Ms being judged, he goeth out wicked,
And his prayer becometh sin.
8 His days are few;
His oversight another taketh.
9 His children are fatherless,
And his wife a widow.
*° And wander diligently do his children;
Yea, they have begged,

And have sought out of their dry places.
n The exactor layeth a snare for all that he
And strangers spoil his labour. [hath,
12 He hath none to prolong kindness:
Nor is there one showing favour to his
13 His posterity is for cutting off; [orphans.
In another generation their name is
li The iniquity of his father [blotted out.
Is remembered unto the LORD; [out.
And the sin of his mother is not blotted
is They are before the Lord continually,
And He cutteth off
From the earth their memorial.
i° Because he hath not remembered to do
kindness,
And pursueth the poor and needy,
And the smitten of heart — to slay; [him:
17 And he loveth revihng, and it meeteth
And he hath not delighted in blessing,
And it is far from him.
i8 And he putteth on reviling as his robe,
And it cometh as water into his midst,
And as oil into his bones. [self,
19 It is to him as apparel— he covereth hhn-
And for a continual girdle girdeth it on.
29 This is the wage of mine accusers from
the Lord,
Aud of those who speak evil against my
21 And Thou, 0 Lord Jehovah, [souL
Deal witli me for Thy name's sake:
Because Thy kindness is good, deliver rae.
22 For I am poor aud needy,
And my heart hath been pierced in my
midst. [have gone:
23 As a shadow, when it is stretched out, I
I have been shaken off as a locust.
24 My knees have been feeble from fasting,
And my flesh hath failed of fatness.
25 And I have been a reproach to them:
They see me; they shake their head.
26 Help me, O LORD my God:
Save me, according to Thy kindness.
27 And they know that this is Thy hand:
Thou, O Lord, Thou hast done it.
28 They revile, and Thou blessest:
They have risen, arid are ashamed,
And Thy servant rejoiceth.
29 Mine accusers put on blusMng,
And they are covered;
As an upper robe is their shame.
30 1 thank the Lord greatly with my mouth,
And in the midst of the multitude I
praise Him: [needy,
3i For He standeth at the right hand of the
To save from those who judge his soul.
CX. A Psalm of David.
1 Jehovah affirmeth to my Lord:
'Sit at My right hand,
Till I make thine enemies thy footstool.'
2 The rod of thy strength the Lord send
eth from Zion :
Rule in the midst of thine enemies.
3 Thy people are free-will gifts
In the day of thy strength,
In the honour of holiness, from the womb,
From the morning:
Thou hast the dew of thy youth.
4 The Lord hath sworn, and repenteth not,
' Thou art a priest for ever.
According to the order of Melchizedek.'

Happiness of the upright.

CX. 5.— PSALMS.— OXVI. 1.

Absurdity of idolatry.

s The Lord at thy right hand smote kings
Ln the day of His anger.
" He judgeth among the nations;
He hath completed the carcases,
Smitten the head over the mighty earth.
' From a brook in the way he drinketh:
Therefore he Iifteth up the head.
CXI. i Praise ye the Lord.
I thank the Lord with the whole heart,
In the secret meeting of the upright,
And the assembly.
2 Great are the works of the LORD:
Sought out of all who desire them.
3 Honourable and majestic is His work:
And His righteousness standeth for ever.
* A memorial He made of His wonders:
Gracious and merciful is the Lord.
5 Food He hath given to those who fear Him;
He remembereth for ever His covenant.
c The power of His works He hath declared
to His people,
To give to them the inheritance of nations.
7 The works of His hands are true and just;
Stedfast are all His appointments.
8 Triey are sustained for ever and ever;
They are made in truth and uprightness.
9 Redemption He hath sent to His people:
He hath appointed for ever His covenant:
Holy and fearful is His name.
10 The beginning of wisdom is fear of the
LORD: [them:
Good understanding have all who keep
His praise standeth for ever.
CXII. i Praise ye the Lord.
0 the happiness of one fearing the Lord;
In His commands he delighteth greatly.
2 Mighty to the earth is his seed:
. The generation of the upright is blessed.
s Wealth and riches are in his house:
And Ms righteousness standeth for ever.
4 Light rose in darkness to the upright,
Gracious, and merciful, and righteous.
5 Good is the man — gracious and lending;
He sustaineth Ms matters in judgment.
6 For he is not moved for ever:
For an everlasting memorial is the right-
7 Of an evil report he is not afraid: [eous.
His heart is prepared, confident hi the
Lord.
8 Sustained is his heart — he feareth not,
Till that he look on his adversaries.
9 He hath scattered — given to the needy;
His righteousness standeth for ever:
His horn is exalted with honour.
19 The wicked see, and hath been angry;
His teeth he gnasheth, and hath melted;
The desire of the wicked perisheth.
CXIII. iPraiseyetheLORD.
Praise, ye servants of the Lord,
Praise the name of the LORD.
2 The name of the Lord is blessed,
From henceforth, even for ever.
3 From the rising of the sun to its going in,
Praised is the name of the Lord.
4 High above all nations is the Lord;
Above the heavens is His honour.
s Who is as the LORD our God;
Who exalteth Himself to sit;

6 Who humbleth Himself to look
On the heavens and on the earth.
7 He raiseth up from the dust the poor.
From the dunghill exalteth the needy.
8 To cause to sit with •princes,
With the princes of His people.
9 He causeth the barren one of the house to
A joyful mother of children. [?it
Praise ye the LORD.
CXIV. i In the going of Israel out of Egypt,
The house of Jacob fromastrangepeople;
2 Judah became His sanctuary,
Israel His dominion.
8 The sea hath seen, and fleeth:
The Jordan turneth backward.
4 The mountains have skipped as rams,
Heights as young ones of a flock.
5 What — to thee, 0 sea, that thou fleest ?
0 Jordan, thou turnest back I
6 0 mountains, ye skip as rams I
0 heights, as young ones of a flock ! ^
7 From before the LORD be pained, O earth,
From before the God of Jacob;
8 Who turneth the rock to a pool of waters,
The flint to a fountain of waters.
CXV. iNot to us, 0 Lord, not to us,
But to Thy name give honour,
For Thy kindness, for Thy truth.
2 Why do the nations say:
' Where, pray, is their God?'
3 Yet our God is in the heavens;
All that He pleaseth He hath done.
4 Their idols are silver and gold,
The work of men's hands.
s A mouth have they, but they speak not;
Eyes have they, but they see not;
G Ears have they, but they hear not;
A nose have they, but they smell not;
7 Their hands, but they handle not;
Their feet, but they walk not;
8 Neither mutter they through their throat:
Like them are their makers,
Every one who trusteth to them.
9 0 Israel, trust in the Lord:
' Their help and their shield is He'
i° O house of Aaron, trust in the Lord:
* Their help and their shield is He.'
n Ye who fear the Lord, trust in the Lord:
' Their help and their shield is He.'
i2 The Lord remembered us; He blesseth:
He blesseth the house of Israel;
He blesseth the house of Aaron;
13 He blesseth those who fear the Lord,
The small with the great.
14 The Lord addeth to you,
To you, and to your children.
15 Blessed areye of the Lord,
Maker of heaven and earth.
i6 The heavens — the heavens are the Lord's,
And the earth He hath given
To the children of men.
17 The dead praise not the Lord,
Nor any who go down to silence.
i8 But we. we bless the Lord,
From henceforth, even for ever.
Praise ye the Lord.
CXVI. 1 1 have loved, because the Lord
My voice, my supplication; [heareth

Thanksgiving and praise. cxvi. 2.— PSALMS.— CXIX. 13. Exaltation of the Messiah,

8 Because He hath inclined His ear to me;
And during my days I call.
5 Compassed me have the cords of death,
And the straits of Sheol have found me:
Distress ahd sorrow I find.
4 And in the name of the Lord I call:
I pray Thee, 0 Lord, deliver my soul.
6 Gracious is the Lord, and righteous;
Yea, our God is merciful;
6 A preserver of the simple is the Lord:
I was low, and to me He giveth salvation.
7 Turn back, 0 my soul, to thy rest; [thee.
For the Lord hath conferred benefits on
8 For Thou hast delivered my soul from
Mine eyes from tears, [death,
My feet from overthrowing.
9 1 walk habitually before the LORD
In the lands of the living.
10 1 have believed, for I speak:
I have been afflicted greatly.
11 I have said to my haste:
' Every man is a liar.'
1*= What do I return to the LORD?
All His benefits are upon me.
13 The cup of salvation I lift up,
And in trie name of the Lord I call.
14 My vows to the Lord let me complete,
I pray you, before all His people.
15 Precious in the eyes of the LORD
Is the death for His saints.
16 Cause it to come, 0 Lord,
For I am Thy servant:
I am Thy servant, a son of Thine hand-
Thou hast opened my bonds. [maid;
17 To Thee I sacrifice a sacrifice of thanks,
And in the name of the Lord I call.
ib My vows to the Lord let me complete,
I pray you, before all His people,
19 In the courts of the house of the Lord,
In thy midst, 0 Jerusalem.
Praise ye the Lord.
CXVII. 1 Praise the LORD, all ye nations:
Glorify Him, all ye peoples.
2 For mighty to us hath been His kindness;
And the truth of the Lord is for ever.
Praise ye the Lord.
CXVIII. 1 Give thanks to the Lord,
For good, for for ever, is His kindness.
2 I pray you, let Israel say,
That, for ever is His kindness.
3 1 pray you, let the house of Aaron say,
That, for ever is His kindness.
4 1 pray you, let those who fear the LORD
That, for ever is His kindness. [say,
5 From the strait place I called the Lord:
The Lord answered me in a broad place.
6 The Lord is for me;
I fear not what man doth to me.
7 The Lord is for me among my helpers,
And I look on those who hate me.
8 Better to take refuge in the Lord
Than to trust in man:
9 Better to take refuge to the LORD
Than to trust to princes.
30 All nations have compassed me about;
In the name of the Lord
I surely cut them off.
n They have compassed me about,
Yea, they have compassed me about;
400

In the name of the Lord j
I surely cut them off.
12 They have compassed me about as bees,
Been extinguished as a fire of thorns;
In the name of the Lord
I surely cut them off.
13 Thou hast sorely thrusted me to fall,
But the Lord hath helped me.
14 My strength and my song is the Loud,
And He is become my salvation.
15 A voice of singing and salvation
Is in the tents of the righteous:
The right hand of the Lord doth valiantly.
i6 The right hand of the Lord is exalted;
The right hand of the Lord doth valiantly.
17 1 shall not die, but live,
And recount the works of the Lord.
18 The Lord hath sorely chastened me,
But to death hath not given me up.
19 Open ye to me the gates of righteousness:
I enter into them — I thank the Lord.
29 This is the gate to the LORD,
The righteous enter into it.
2i I thank Thee, for Thou hast answered me,
And art become my salvation.
22 A stone the builders refused
Hath become head of the corner.
23 From the Lord hath tMs been,
It is wondrous to our eyes.
24 This is the day the Lord hath made,
We rejoice and are glad to it.
25 1 beseech Thee, 0 Lord, save, I pray Thee;
I beseech Thee, O LORD, prosper, I pray
26 Blessed is he who cometh [Thee.
In the name of the Lord : [Lord.
We blessed you from the house of the
27 God is the Lord, and He giveth to us light:
Direct the festal-sacrifice with cords,
Unto the horns of the altar.
23 Thou art my God, and I confess Thee;
My God, I exalt Thee.
29 Give ye thanks to the Lord,
For good, for for ever, is His kindness.
CXIX. H ALEPH.
1 0 the happiness of those perfect in theway,
Who are walking in the law of the Lord.
2 0 the happiness of those
Who keep His testimonies;
With the whole heart they seek Him.
3 Yea, they have done no iniquity;
In His ways they have walked.
* Thou hast commanded us Thy precepts
To keep diligently.
5 0 that my ways were prepared to keep
s Then am I not ashamed [Thy statutes,
In my looMng unto all Thy commands.
7 1 confess Thee with uprightness of heart,
In my learning the judgments of Thy
righteousness. [utterly.
8 Thy statutes I keep : forsake me not
n BETH.
9 Wherewith doth a young man purify Ms
% Observing— according to Thy word, [path?
i° With all my heart I have sought Thee :
Let me not err from Thy commands.
u In my heart I have hid Thy saying,
That I sin not before Thee.
12 Blessed art Thou, 0 LORD: teach me Thy
13 With my lips I have recounted [statutes.
All the judgments of Thy mouth.

Prayers and pleadings.

cxix. 14.— P3ALMS.— OXIX. 76.

The benefit of affliction.

14 InthewayofThytestimomesI have joyed,
As over all wealth.
15 In Thy precepts Lmeditate,
And behold attentively Thy paths.
i6 In Thy statutes I delight myself:
I do not forget Thy word.
i Gimel.
17 Confer benefits on Thy servant;
I live, and keep Thy word.
Is Uncover mine eyes, and I behold,
Wonders out of Thy law.
39 A sojourner I am on earth :
Hide not from me Thy commands.
20 My soul hath broken for love
Unto all Thy judgments at all times.
21 Thou hast rebuked the cursed proud,
Who err from Thy commands.
22 Remove from me reproach and contempt,
For Thy testimoMes I have kept.
23 Princes also have sat,
Against me they have spoken:
Thyservant dothmeditate to Thy statutes.
21 Thy testimoMes also are my delight,
The men of my counsel!
*l DALETH.
23 Cleaved hath my soul to the dust:
Quicken me according to Thy word.
%"j My ways I have recounted,
And Thou dost answer me: teach me Thy
27 The way of Thy precepts [statutes.
Cause me to understand,
And I meditate on Thy wonders.
23 My soul hath dropped from affliction:
Establish me according to Thy word.
29 The way of falsehood turn aside from me,
And through Thy law favour me.
30 The way of faithfulness I have chosen,
Thy judgments I have compared.
81 1 have adhered to Thy testimonies:
O Lord, put me not to shame.
32 The way of Thy commands I run,
For Thou dost enlarge my heart.
n he.
33 Show me, 0 Lord, the way of Thy statutes,
And I keep it — to the end. [law;
34 Cause me to understand, and I keep Thy
Yea, I obsente it with the whole heart.
85 Cause me to tread to the path of Thy com-
For in it I have delighted. [mands,
36 Incline my heart unto Thy testimoMes,
And not unto dishonest gain.
37 Remove mine eyes from seeing vamty;
In Thy way quicken me.
88 Establish to Thy servant Thy saying,
Wliich is concerning Thy fear.
'& Remove my reproach which I have feared,
For Thy judgments are good.
40 Lo, I have longed for Thy precepts:
In Thy righteousness qtocken me,
1 VAW.
** And Thy kindness meeteth me, 0 LORD;
Thy salvation according to. Thy saying.
42 And I answer him who reproacheth me a
For I have trusted in Thy word, [word:
43 And Thou takest not utterly away
From my mouth the word of truth;
For, for Thy judgments I have hoped.
44 And I keep Thy law continually,
For ever and ever.
45 And I walk habitually in a broad place:
For Thy precepts I have sought.
20

46 Ahd I speak of Thy testimonies before
And am not ashamed. [kings,
47 And I delight myself in Thy commands,
Which I have loved;
48 And I rift up my hands to Thy commands,
"Which I have loved;
And I meditate on Thy statutes.
1 ZAHN". —
49 Remember the word to Thy servant,
On wMch Thou hast caused me to hope.
w TMs is my comfort to mine affliction:
That Thy saying hath quickened me.
si The proud have utterly scorned me:
From Thy law I have not turned aside.
62 1 have remembered Thy judgments of old,
And I comfort myself. [0 LORD,
53 Horror hath seized me, [law.
Because of the wicked who forsake Thy
54 Songs have Thy statutes been to me
In the house of my sojournings.
k I have remembered in the mght Thy name,
And I keep Thy law. [0 LORD;
60 This hath been to me:
That Thy precepts I have kept.
n CHETH
57 My portion is the Lord :
I have said — to keep Thy words.
58 1 appeased Thy face with thewhole heart:
Favour me according to Thy- saying.
59 1 have reckoned my ways,
And turn back my feet to Thy testimonies.
69 1 have made haste,
And delayed not, to keep Thy commands.
6i The cords of the wicked, surrounded me:
Thy law I have not forgotten.
62 At mictoight I rise to give thanks to Thee,
For the judgments of Thy righteousness.
63 A companion I am to all who fear Thee,
And to those who keep Thy precepts.
54 Of Thy kindness, 0 Lord, the earth is full:
Thy statutes teach Thou me. .  .
to teth. .
«s Good Thou hast done with Thy servant,
According to Thy word. [0 LORD,
M The goodness of reason and knowledge,
Teach Thou me:
For in Thy commands I have believed.
67 Before I am afflicted I am erring;
But now Thy saying I have kept.
68 Thou art good, and doing good :
Teach me Thy statutes.
69 The proud forged against me falsehood:
I with the whole heart keep Thy preeepts.
70 Insensate as fat hath been their heart:
I— in Thy law have delighted.
?i Good for me that I was afflicted;
Because I learn Thy statutes.
72 Better to me is a direction of Thy mouth
Than thousands of gold and silver.
1 TOD.
73 Thy hands have made me,
Yea, they establish me: [commands.
Cause me to understand, and I learn Thy
74 Those who fear Thee see me and rejoice-,
Because for Thy word I have hoped.
75 1 have known, 0 Lord,
That righteous are Thy judgments,
And in faithfulness Thou hast afflicted me.
76 Let, I pray Thee,
Thy kindness be to comfort me,
According to Thy saying to Thy servant.
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Fervent breathings.

cxix. 77.— PSALMS.— CXix. 136. Excellency of God's law.

77 Thy mercies meet me, and I live:
For Thy law is my delight.
78 The proud are ashamed,
For with falsehood they dealt perversely
I meditate in Thy precepts. [with me:
79 Those who fear Thee turn back to me,
Yea, they know Thy testimonies.
80 My heart is perfect to Thy statutes,
So that I am not ashamed.
3 KAPH.
81 Consumed for Thy salvation hath been my
For Thy word I have hoped. [soul;
83 Consumed have been mine eyes
For Thy word,
Saying, 'When doth it comfort me?'
83 For I have been as a bottle in the smoke;
Thy statutes I have not forgotten.
84 How many are the days of Thy servant ?
When dost Thou execute judgment
Against my pursuers ?
85 The proud have digged for me pits,
Which are not according to Thy law.
86 All Thy commands are faithfulness:
With falsehood they have pursued me;
87 They had almost consumed me on earth:
Help Thou me.
But I, I have not forsaken Thy precepts.
88 According to Thy kindness quicken me,
Andlkeepthe.testimonies of Thy mouth.
7 LAMED.
80 For ever, 0 Lord,
Thy word is set up in the heavens;
99 To all generations Thy faitMulness;
Thou hast established the earth, and it
9i According to Thine ordinances [standeth.
They have stood this day:
For the whole are Thy servants.
93 Unless Thy law were my delights,
Then had I perished to mine affliction.
93 For ever I forget not Thy precepts:
For by them Thou hast quickened me.
94 1 am Thine, save me:
For Thy precepts I have sought.
°5 The wicked waited for me to destroy me:
Thy testimonies I understand.
90 Of all perfection I have seen an end:
Broad is Thy command— exceedingly.
B MEM.
37 0 how I have loved Thy law:
All the day it is my meditation.
98 Than mine enemies
Thy command maketh me wiser:
For it is before me for ever.
99 Than all my teachers I have acted wisely:
For Thy testimonies are my meditation.
ioo Than elders I understand more;
For Thy precepts I have kept.
101 From every evil path I restrained my feet,
So that I keep Thy word.
102 From Thy judgments I turned not aside:
For Thou, Thou hast directedme.
103 How sweet to my palate hath been Thy
Than honey to my mouth. [saying,
104 From Thy precepts I have understanding,
Therefore I. have hated every false path.
i NUN.
iw A lamp to my foot is Thy word,
And a light to my path.
1K I have sworn, aud confirm it,
To keep the judgments of Thy righteous-
i°7l have been afflicted very much: [ness.
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O Lord, quicken me,
According to Thy word.
ios The free-will-offerings of my mouth,
Accept, I pray Thee, O Lord;
And Thy judgments teach Thou me.
109 My soui ^ in my hand continually:
And Thy law I have not forgotten.
n° The wicked have laid a snare for me;
But from Thy precepts I wandered not.
m I have inherited Thy testimonies for ever:
For the joy of my heart are they.
n2 1 have inclined my heart
To do Thy statutes, for ever — to the end.
D SAMECH.
113 Doubting ones I have hated:
And Thy law I have loved.
n-' My hiding-place and my shield art Thou:
For Thy word I have hoped.
H5 Turn aside from me, ye evil doers,
And I keep the commands of my God.
n6 Sustain me according to Thy saying,
And I live, and Thou puttest me not to
Because of my hope. [shame
117 Support me, and I am saved:
And I look on Thy statutes continually.
us Thou hast trodden down
All who go astray from Thy statutes:
For falsehood is their deceit.
"9 Dross ! Thou hast caused to cease
All the wicked of the earth:
Therefore I have loved Thy testimonies.
120 My flesh hath trembled from Thy fear;
And from Thy judgments
I have been afraid. » AIN.
121 1 have done judgment and righteousness:
Leave me not to mine oppressors.
122 Make sure Thy servant for good:
Let not the proud oppress me.
I23 Mine eyes have been consumed
For Thy salvation,
And for the saying of Thy righteousness.
124 Do with Thy servant
According to Thy kindness,
And Thy statutes teach Thou me.
125 Thy servant am I ; cause me to under-
And I know Thy testimonies. [stand,
126 Time for the LORD to work !
They have made void Thy law.;
127 Therefore I have loved Thy commands
Above gold, even above fine gold.
12s Therefore all my appointments
I declare wholly right:
Every path of falsehood I have hated.
6 PE.
I29 Wonderful are Thy testimonies,
Therefore my soul hath kept them.
139 The opening of Thy words enlightenetn,
Instructing the simple.
i3i My mouth I have opened; yea, I pant:
For, for Thy commands I have longed.
132 Look unto me, and favour me,
As customaryto those who love Thyname.
183 My steps establish by Thy saying,
And no iniquity ruleth over me.
134 Redeem me from the oppression of man,
And I observe Thy precepts.
ro Thy face cause to shine on Thy servant,
And teach me Thy statutes.
its Rivulets of waters came down mine eyes,
Because they kept not Thy law.

Security of God's people. gxtx. 137.— PSALMS. — oxxn. 5.

Delight in God's law.

^ X TZADDI.
137 Righteous art Thou, 0 LORD,
And upright are Thy judgments.
138 Thou hast appointed Thy testimonies,
Righteous and exceeding faithful.
139 My zeal hath cut me off;
For mine adversaries forgot Thy words.
140 Tried is Thy saying exceedingly:
And Thy servant hath loved it.
14i Small I am, and despised;
Thy precepts I have not forgotten.
m Thy righteousness is an everlasting right-
And Thy law is truth. [eousness,
143 Adversity and distress have found me;
Thy commands are my delights.
144 The righteousness of Thy testimonies
Is for ever:
Cause me to understand, and I live.
p KOFH.
i45 1 have called with the whole heart;
Answer me, O Lord: Thy statutes I keep.
140 1 have called Thee; save me;
And I keep Thy testimoMes.
147 1 have gone forward in the dawn and cry.
For Thy word I have hoped.
148 Mtoe eyes have gone before the watches,
To meditate in Thy saying.
149 My voice hear, according to Thy kind
ness: [me.
Lord, according to Thy judgment quicken
150 Near have been my wicked pursuers:
From Thy law they have been far off.
isi Near art Thou, 0 Lord;
And aU Thy commands are truth.
i52 Of old I knew from Thy testimoMes,
That for ever Thou hast founded them.
1 resh.
i63 See mine affliction, and deliver me,
For Thy law I have not forgotten.
154 Plead my plea, and redeem me:
According to Thy saymg quicken me.
155 Far from the wicked is salvation:
For Thy statutes they have not sought.
151; Thy mercies are many, 0 Lord:
According to Thy judgments quickeu me.
157 Many are my pursuers, and mine adver
saries: [aside.
From Thy- testimonies I have not turned
i58 1 have seen treacherous ones,
And grieve myself,
Because Thy saying they have not kept.
159 See : for Thy precepts I have loved ; Lord,
According to Thy kindness quicken me.
igo The sum of Thy -word is truth;
And for ever is every judgment of Thy
righteousness. V SHIN.
mi princes have pursued me without cause;
And because of Thy words my heart hath
been afraid.
162 j rejoice concerning Thy saying,
As one finding abundant spoil.
153 Falsehood I have hated; yea, I abomin-
Thy law I have loved. [ate it :
1W Seven times in a day I have praised Thee,
Because of the judgments of Thy right
eousness. [Thy law:
105 Abundant peace have those who love
And they have no stumbling-block.
166 1 have waited for Thy salvation. 0 Lord,
And Thy commands I have done.

1?7 My soul hath kept Thy testimoMes,
And I love them exceedingly.
i*58 1 kept Thy precepts and Thy testimonies:
For all my ways are before Thee.
flTATJ.
i«o My loud cry cometh near before Thee,
0 Lord: [derstand.
According to Thy word cause me to un-
170 My supplication cometh in before Thee:
According to Thy saying deliver me.
171 My lips utter praise,
For Thou teachest me Thy statutes.
i72 My tongue singeth of Thy saying,
For all Thy commands are righteous.
373 Thy hand becometh my help,
For Thy commands I have chosen.
174 1 have longed for Thy salvation, 0 Lord;
And Thy law is my delight.
175 My soul liveth, and it praiseth Thee;
And Thy judgments help me.
i"G I have wandered as a lost sheep;
Seek Thy servant,
For Thy precepts I have not forgotten.
CXX. A Song of the Ascents.
1 To the Lord in my distress I have called,
And He answereth me.
2 O Lord, deliver my soul from a lying rip,
From a deceitful tongue!
3 What doth He give to thee ?
And what doth He add to thee ?
O deceitful tongue! [coals.
4 Shaip arrows of the mighty, with broom-
5 Wo to me, that I have inhabited Mesech;
I have dwelt with tents of Kedar.
6 Too much hath my soul dwelt
With him who hateth peace. [for war.
7 1 am peace ; but when I speak they are
CXXI. A Song of the Ascents.
1 1 lift up mine eyes unto the hills;
From when doth my help come*
2 My help is from the Lord,
Maker of heaven and earth:
3 He suffereth not thy foot to be moved:
Thy preserver slumbereth not.
4 Lo, He slumbereth not, nor sleepeth,
Who preserveth Israel.
5 The Lord is thy preserver;
The Lord thy shade on thy right hand.
tf By day the sun smiteth thee not,
Nor the moon by night.
7 The Lord preserveth thee from all evil;
He preserveth thy soul.
8 The Lord preserveth thy going out,
And thy coming in,
From henceforth even for ever.
CXXII. A Song of the Ascents, by David.
1 1 have rejoiced in those who say to me
' To the house of the Lord we go.'
2 Our feet have been standing in thy gates,
O Jerusalem!
3 Jerusalem — the builded one—
Is a city which is joined to itself together.
4 For there the tribes have gone up,
The tribes of the LORD,
The compames of Israel,
To give thanks to the name of the Lord.
6 For there have sat thrones of judgment,
Thrones of the house of David.
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God the sure protector

cxxn. 6.— PSALMS.— oxxx. 4.

and giver of prosperity.

<>" Ask ye the peace of Jerusalem:
At rest are those who love thee.
' Peace be in thy bulwark,
Rest in thy high places.
B For the sake of my bretMen and my bom-
panions, [thee.'
Let me speak, I pray thee, 'Peace be in
9 For the sake of the house of the Lord
I seek good for thee. [our God,
CXXTII. A Song of the Ascents.
1 Unto Thee I have lifted up mtoe eyes,
0 dweller in the heavens.
2 Lo, as the eyes of men-servants
Are unto the hand of their masters,
As the eyes of a maid-servant
Are unto the hand of her mistress;
So are our eyes unto the Lord out God,
. Till He favour us.
8 Favour us, 0 LORD; favour us:
For greatly have we been filled with con-
4 Greatly hath our soul been filled [tempt:
With the scorning of the easy ones,
With the contempt of the arrogant.
CXXIV. A Song of the Ascents, by David.
1 Save for the LORD who hath been for us,
(Pray, let Israel say),
2 Save for the LORD who hath been for us,
In the rising up of man against us:
3 Then alive had they swallowed us up,
In the burning of their anger against us:
4 Then had the waters overflowed us,
The stream had passed over our soul:
5 Then passed over our soul had the proud
waters.
c Blessed is the Lord who hath not given us
A prey to their teeth.
7 Our soul as a bird hath escaped
From the snare of the fowlers:
The snare hath been broken,
And we have escaped.
8 Our help is in the name of the Lord,
Maker of heaven and earth.
CXXV. A Song of the Ascents. [Zion:
i Those who tnistin the LORD are as Mount
It is not moved; for ever it abideth. [her;
2 Jerusalem ! mountains are round about
And the Lord is round about His people,
From henceforth even for ever.
3 For the rod of wickedness resteth not
On the lot of the righteous;
That the righteous put not forth
On iniqmty their hands.
4 Do good, 0 Lord, to the good,
And to the upright to their hearts.
6 As to those who turn to their crooked ways,
The LORD causeth them to go with the
Peace on Israel. [workers of toiquity.
CXXVI. A Song of the Ascents.
i In the Lord's turning back
To the captivity of Zion,
We have been as dreamers.
3 Then is our mouth filled with laughter,
And ourtongue with singing:
Then they say among the nations, [these.'
* The Lord exerted Himself to work with
3 The Lord exerted Himself to work with
We have been joyful. [us;
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4 Xurn again, 0 Lord, to our captivity,
As streams in the south.
5 Those who sow in tears, with singing reap.
6 Whoso goeth on and weepeth,
Bearing the basket of seed,
Surely cometh in with singing,
Bearing Ms sheaves.
CXXVTI. ASongof the Ascents,by Solomon.
i If the Lord build not the house,
In vain have its builders laboured at it:
If the Lord watch not the city,
In vain hath the watchman waked.
2 Vain for you who rise early, [griefs:
Who delay sitting, who eat the bread, of
So He giveth to His beloved one sleep.
8 Lo, an inheritance of the Lord are child-
A reward the fruit of the womb. [ren:
4 As arrows in the hand of a mighty one,
So are the children of young men.
5 0 the happiness of the man
Who hath filled his quiver with them:
They are not ashamed,
For they speak with enemies in the gate.
CXXVIII. A Song of the Ascents.
i O the happiness of every one fearing the
Who walketh in His ways. [LORD;
2 The labour of thy hands thou surely eatest:
Happy an thou, and good is for thee.
3 Thy wife is as a fruitfM vine
In the sides of thy house: [thy table.
Thy children as olive plants round about
4 Lo, surely thus is the man blesBed
Who feareth the Lord.
s The Lord blesseth thee out of Zion:
Look, then, for the good of Jerusalem
All the days of thy life:
• And see the children of thy children.
Peace on Israel.
CXXIX. A Song of the Ascents. [youth,
i Oft have they distressed me from my
Pray, let Israel say: [youth,
2 Oft have they distressed me from my
Yet they have not prevailed over me.
3 Over my back have ploughers ploughed;
They have made long their furrows.
4 The Lord is righteous:
He cut asunder the cords of the wicked.
b Confounded and turn backward
Do all who hate Zion.
6 They are as grass of the roofs,
Which before it hath been drawn out
withereth; [reaper,
7 WMch hath not filled the hand of the
Or the bosom of the binder of sheaves.
8 And the passers by have not said:
'The blessing of the Lord is on you:
We have blessed you
Lu the Same of the Lord.'
CXXX. A Song of the Ascents.
i From the depths I have called Thee, Lord*
2 Lord, hearken to my voice;
Thine ears are attentive
To the voice of my supplications.
3 If iniqtoties Thou observest, 0 LORD;
0 Lord, who doth stand ?
4 But with Thee is forgiveness,
That Thou mayest be feared.

God! 8 choice of Zion.

cxxx. 5.— PSALMS.— oxxxvi. 4. An invitation to praise.

« I hoped/or the LORD, ray soul hath hoped,
And for His word I have waited.
6 My soul is for the Lord,
More than those who watch for morning;
Who watch for morning.
7 Israel waiteth on the LORD:
For with the LORD is kindness,
And abundant with Him is redemption.
8 And He redeemeth Israel
From all his iniquities.
CXXXI. A Song of the Ascents, by David.
i Lord, my heart hath not been haughty;
Nor mine eyes Mgh :
Nor have I walked to great things,
And in things too wonderful for me.
2 Have I not compared, and kept silent my
As a weaned one by its mother? [soul,
As a weaned one by me is my soul.
3 Israel waiteth on the LORD,
From henceforth, even for ever.
CXXXIL A Song of the Ascents.
1 Remember, Lord, for David, all his afflic-
2 Who hath sworn to the LORD; [tions;
He hath vowed to the MightyOneof J acob:
3 ' I enter not toto the tent of my house,
I go not up on the couch of my bed;
4 I give not sleep to mine eyes,
To mtoe eyelids — slumber,
5 Till I find a place for the Lord,
Tabernacles for the Mighty One of Jacob.'
6 * Lo, we have heard it in Ephratah;
We have foundit in the fields of the forest.
7 Wecome into His tabernacles;
Weoow ourselves at His footstool.
8 Arise, 0 LORD, to Triy rest;
Thou, and the ark of Thy strength.
9 Thy priests put on righteousness ;
And Thy saints cry aloud.
i° For the sake of David Thy servant,
Turn not back the face of Thine anointed.
n The Lord hath sworn truth to David,
He turneth not back from it:
Of the frMt of thy body,
I set on the throne for thee.
i2 If thy children keep My covenant,
And My testimoMes which I teach them,
Their children also for ever and ever
Sit on the throne for thee.
13 For the Lord hath fixed on Zion:
He hath desired it for a seat to Himself:
14 TMs is My rest for ever and ever:
Here I dwell; , for I have desired it.
15 Her provision I greatly bless:
Her needy ones I satisfy with bread;
i6 And her priests I clothe with salvation;
And her godly ones sing aloud.
17 There I cause to spring a horn for David:
I have arranged a lamp for Mine anointed.
18 His enemies I clothe with shame,
And on him doth his crown flourish.'
CXXXIII. A Song of the Ascents, by David.
1 Lo, how good and how pleasant
The dwelling of brethren — even together,
2 As the good oil on the head,
Coming down on the beard,
The beard of Aaron ;
Which cometh down on' the skirt of his
* As dew of Hermon, [robes;

Which cometh down on the hills of Zion:
For there hath the Lord commanded
The blessing— life unto eternity.
CXXXTY. A Song of the Ascents,
1 Lo, bless the LOUD,
All ye servants of the Lord, [night.
Who Btand to the house of the Lord by
2 Lift up your hands in the sanctuary,
Aud bless ye the Lord.
8 The Lord bless thee out of Zion,
The maker of heaven and earth.
CXXXV. ipraise ye the Lord;
Praise ye the name of the LORD;
Praise ye, 0 servants of the LORD,
2 Who stand in the house of the LORD,
In the courts of the house of our God.
3 Praise ye the Lord; for the Lord is good;
Sing praises to His name, for it is pleasant.
4 For Jacob the Lord chose for Himself,
Israel for His peculiar treasure.
6 For I have known that great is the LORD,
Yea, our Lord is above all gods.
6 AH that the LORD pleased He hath done,
In the heavens and in the earth,
In the seas and all deeps.
7 He causeth clouds to ascend
From the end of the earth:
Lightnings for the rain hath He made:
He bringeth out wind from His treasures.
8 Who smote the first-born of Egypt,
From man unto toeast.
9 He sent tokens and wonders
Into thy midst, 0 Egypt,
On Pharaoh and on all his servants.
i° Who smote many nations,
And slew strong kings;
11 Even Sihon ktog of the Amorite,
And Og king of Bashan,
And all the kingdoms of Canaan:
12 And gave their land an inheritance,
An inheritance for Israel His people.
13 0 LORD, Thy name is for ever ;
0 Lord, Thy memorial for all generations.
14 For the LORD judgeth His people,
And concerning His servants comforteth
" The idols of the nations [Himself.
Are silver and gold,
The work of the hands of man.
16 A mouth have they, but they speak not:
Eyes have they, but they see not :
17 Ears have they, but they give not ear:
Nose— there is no breath to their mouth.
18 Like them are their makers:
Every one who trusteth in them.
19 0 house of Israel, bless ye the Lord :
O house of Aaron, bless ye the Lord:
20 0 house of Levi, bless ye the Lord:
Ye who fear the Lord, bless ye the Lord.
21 Blessed is the Lord from Zion;
He inhabiteth Jerusalem. Praise the Lord.
CXXXVI. iGive ye thanks to the LORD,
For good: for, for ever is His kindness.
2 Give ye thanks to the God of gods :
For, for ever is His kindness.
8 Give ye thank3 to the Lord of Lords:
For, for ever is His kindness.
4 To Him who doth great wonders by Hini-
For, for ever is His kindness, [self alone ¦
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The sorrows of captivity. CXXXYI. fi.— PSALMS. — CXXXIX. 15.

God's omniscience.

5 To Him who maketh the heavens by un
derstanding:
For, for ever is His kindness.
u To Him who spreadeth the earth over the
waters:
For, for ever is His kindness.
7 To Him who maketh great rights:
For, for ever is His kindness.
8 The sun to rule by day:
For, for ever is His kindness.
9 The moon and stars to rule by night:
For, for ever is His kindness.
10 To Him who smiteth Egypt in their flrst-
For, for ever is His kindness. [born:
11 And to Him who bringeth out Israel from
their midst:
For, for ever is His kindness.
12 By a strong hand and a stretched-out arm :
For, for ever is His kindness.
13 To Him who cutteth the Red sea into parts:
For, for ever is His kindness.
14 And who hath caused Israel to pass
through its midst :
For, for ever is His kindness.
15 And shook off Pharaoh and his force into
For, for ever is His kindness, [the Red sea:
i6 To Him who leadeth His people through
the wilderness:
For, for ever is His kindness.
17 To Him who smiteth great kings.
For, for ever is His kindness.
i8 Yea, He slayeth honourable kings:
For, for ever is His kindness.
19 Even Sihon king of the Amorite:
For, for ever is His kindness.
29 And Og king of Bashan:
For, for ever is His kindness.
21 And gave their land for an inheritance:
For, for ever is His kindness.
22 An inheritance to Israel His servant:
For, for ever is His kindness.
36 Who to our lowliness hath remembered us :
For, for ever is His kindness.
24 And delivereth us from our adversaries:
For, for ever is His kindness,
25 He giveth food to all flesh:
For, for ever is His kindness.
26 Give ye thanks to the God of heaven:
For, for ever is His kindness.
CXXXV1I. 1 By the rivers of Babylon-
There we sat;
Yea, we wept when we remembered Zion.
2 On the willows to its midst we hung our
harps. [of a song,
3 For there our captors asked us the words
And our spoilers— joy:
* Sing to us one of the songs of Zion.'
4 How shall we sing the song of the Lord
On the land of a stranger ?
5 If I forget thee, O Jerusalem,
My right hand forgetteth!
6 My tongue cleaveth to my palate
If I do not remember thee,
If I do not exalt Jerusalem
Above my chiefest joy.
7 Remember, LORD, for the children of
The day of Jerusalem; [Edom,
Who are saying, ' Rase ye, rase ye,
Unto its foundation !'
8 0 daughter of Babylon, 0 destroyed one,
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O the happiness of him who repayeth to
thee thy deed,
Which thou hast done to us.
9 0 the happiness of him who seizeth,
Andhath dashed thy sucklings on the rock !
CXXXVIII. By David.
1 1 confess Thee, with all my heart:
Before the gods I praise Thee.
2 1 bow myself toward Thy holy temple,
And I confess Thy name,
For Thy kindness and for Thy truth;
For Thou hast made great Thy promise
Above all Thy name.
3 In the day I called, when Thou dost an
swer me, [strength.
Thou dost strengthen me in my soul with
4 O Lord, all kings of the earth confess
Thee, [mouth.
When they have heard the sayings of Thy
s And they sing in the ways of the Lord:
For great is the honour of the Lord.
ti For high 'Is the LORD; the lowly He seeth.
And the haughty from afar off knoweth.
7 If I walk to the midst of distress
Thou quickenest me:
Against the anger of mine enemies
Thou sendest forth Thy hand,
And Thy right hand doth save me.
8 The Lord perfecteth for me:
O LORD, Thy kindness is for ever;
The works of Thy hands weaken not.
CXXXIX. To the Overseer.— A Psalm by
David. [est;
1 Lord, Thou hast searched me, and know-
2 Thou— Thou hast known my sitting down,
And my rising up; [afar.
Thou hast attended to my thoughts from
3 My path and my couch Thou hast fanned;
And with all my ways Thou hast been ac
quainted.
4 For there is not a word in my tongue,
Lo, 0 Lord, Thou hast known it all.
s BeMnd and before Thou hast besiegedme,
And placest on me Thy hand.
6 Knowledge too wonderful for me;
It hath been set on high,
I am not able for it.
7 Whither do I go from Thy Spirit?
And wMther from Thy face do I flee ?
8 If I ascend the heavens— there Thou art:
Or spread out a couch in Sheol, lo, Thee.
9 Take I the wings of morning,
Dwell I to the uttermost part of the sea,
i° Also there Thy hand leadeth me,
And Thy right hand holdeth me.
11 When I say, ' Surely darkness bruiseth
me,'
Then night is light for me.
12 Also darkness hideth not from Thee;
And night as day shtoeth:
As is darkness so is light.
13 por Thou hast possessed my reins:
Thou dost cover me in my mother's belly.
14 1 confess Thee, because that
With wonders I have been distinguished.
Wonderful are Thy works
And my soul knoweth it welL
ls My substance was not hid from Thee,
When I was made in secret.

Complaints and petitions, oxxxix. 16.— PSALMS. — CXLin. 7 Prayers for deliverance.

Curiously wrought with the lower part of
earth. [saw;
16 Mine unformed substance TMne eyes
And in Thy book all of them are written,
The days they were formed —
And not one among them. [thoughts;
17 And to me how precious have been Thy
O God, how great hath been their sum.
i8 1 recount them: than the sand they are
more:
I have waked, and am still with Thee.
19 Dost Thou not slay, 0 God, the wicked?
Then, men of blood, turn aside from me.
20 Who exchange Thee for wickedness:
Lifted up to vanity are TMne enemies.
21 Do I not hate, Lord, those who hate Thee?
And with Thy withstanders
Do not I grieve myself?
22 With perfect hatred I have hated them:
Enemies they have become to me.
28 Search me, 0 God, and know my heart:
Try me, and know my thoughts:
24 And see if*a grievous way be in me,
And lead me to an everlasting way.
CXL. To the Overseer.— A Psalm of David.
1 Deliver me, O LORD, from the evil man:
From one of violence Thou keepest me.
2 Who have devised evils in the heart;
All the day they assemble for wars.
* They have sharpened their tongue as a
serpent;
Poison of an adder is under their lips.
Selah. [wicked;
4 Preserve me, Lord, from the hands of the
From one of violence Thou keepest me;
Who devised to overthrow my steps.
5 The proud hid a snare from me, and cords;
They spread a net by the side of the path;
Snares they have set for me. Selah.
6 1 said to the Lord, ' My God art Thou:
Hear,LORD,the voiceof my supplications.'
7 O Lord, my Loid,
The strength of my salvation,
Thou hast covered over my head
In the day of armour.
8 Grant not, 0 Lord, the desires of the
His wicked device bring not out; [wicked:
They are high. Selah.
* The chief of my stirrounders, [them.
The perverseness of their lips covereth
i° They cause to fall on themselves burning
Into fire He casteth them; [coals:
Into deep pits— they arise not.
n A talkative man is not established in the
A man of violence, [earth:
Evil hunteth Mm to overthrowing.
12 I have known that the Lord executeth
The judgment of the afflicted,
The judgment of the needy. [name:
w Only, the righteous give thanks to Thy
The upright dwell with Thy presence.
CXLI. A Psalm, by David.
1 O Lord, I have called Thee; haste to me;
Give ear to my voice when I call to Thee.
8 My prayer is prepared as incense before
Thee; [offering.
The lifting up of ray hand as the evemng
3 Set, O Lord, a watch for my mouth;
Watch over the door of my lips. *

4 Incline not my heart to an evil tMng,
To do habitually wicked actions,
With men who work iniquity,
Yea, 1 eat not of their pleasant things.
5 The righteous beateth me in kindness,
And reproacheth me;
Oil of the head my head disalloweth not:
For still my prayer is about their vexa-
6 Their judges have been released [tions.
By the sides of the rock,
And they have heard my sayings,
For they have been pleasant.
7 As a tiller and ripper up in the land,
Our bones have been scattered
At the command of Saul.
8 But to Thee, O Lord, my God, arc mine
In Thee I have trusted, [eyeB:
Make not bare my soul.
9 Keep me from the gin they laid for me,
Even snares of the workers of iniquity.
i° The wicked fall into their own nets to-
TiH I pass over. [gether,
CXLII. An Instruction of David : a Prayer
when he is in the cave.
1 My voice is unto the Lord, I cry:
My voice is unto the Lord, I entreat grace.
2 1 pour out before Him my meditation:
My distress before Him I declare.
3 When my spirit hath been feeble in me,
Then Thou hast known my path:
In the way in which I walk,
They have hid a snare for me.
4 Look to the right hand and see,
That I have no acquaintance:
Refuge hath perished from me;
There is none inquiring for my soul.
6 1 have cried unto thee, 0 Lord:
I have said, ' Thou art my refuge;
My portion to the land of the riving.'
6 Attend unto my loud cry;
For I have become very low:
Deliver me from my pursuers;
Eor they have been stronger than I.
7 Bring out from prison my soul,
To confess Thy name:
The righteous compass me about,
When Thou conferrest benefits on me.
CXLTII. A Psalm by David.
1 0 Lord, hear my prayer;
Give ear unto my supplications:
In Thy faithfulness answer me,
In Thy righteousness. [servant:
2 And enter not into judgment with Thy
For no living is justified before Thee.
3 For the enemy hath pursued my soul;
He hath bruised to the earth my life,
Hath caused me to dwell in dark places.
As the dead of old.
4 And my spirit in me is become feeble;
Within me my heart is become desolate
5 1 have remembered the days of old;
I have meditated on all Thine acts;
On the work of Thy hand I muse:
c> I have spread forth my hands unto Thee:
MysoulisasawearylandforThee. Selah.
7 Haste, answer me, O Lord;
My spirit hath been consumed:
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Humble confidence.

OXLm. 8.— PSAXMS.— OXLVT. 10. Grateful acknowledgments.

With those who go down to the pit.
8 Cause me to near in the morning Thy
For in Thee I have trusted: [kindness;
Cause me to know the way that I go;
For unto Thee I have lifted up my soul.
9 Deliver me from mine enemies, 0 Lord:
Wear Thee I am covered.
i° Teach me to do Thy good pleasure;
For Thou art my God:
Thy Spirit is good;
Lead me into the land of uprightness.
u For Thy name's sake, 0 Lord,
Thou dost quicken me:
In Thy righteousness
Thou bringest out from distress my soul:
12 And in Thy kindness Thou cuttest off
And hast destroyed [mine enemies,
All the adversaries of my soul:
For I am Thy servant.
CXLIV. By David. ,
i Blessed is the Lord my rock, who teacheth
My hands for war, my fingers for battle.
2 My kind one, and ray bulwark;
My high tower, and my deliverer;
My shield, and in whom I have trusted;
Who subdueth my people under me.
3 LORD, what is man that Thou knowest Mm?
The son of man that Thou esteemesthim?
4 Man to vanity hath been like,
His days as a shadow passing by.
6 LORD,tocline Thy heavens and come down :
Strike against mountains, and they smoke.
6 Send forth lightning and scatter them :
Send forth Thing arrows and trouble them.
7 Send forth Thy hand from on high ;
Free me, deliver me from many waters,
From the hand of the sons of a stranger;
8 Because their mouth hath spoken vanity,
And their right hand
Is a right hand of falsehood.
9 0 God, a new song I sing to Thee:
On apsaltery often strings I stogpraises to
i° Who giveth deliverance to kings: [Thee.
Who freeth David His servant
From the sword of evil.
n Free me, and deliver me
From the hand of the sons of a stranger,
Because their mouth hath spoken vanity,
And their right hand is a right hand of
12 Because our sons are as plants, [falsehood.
Becoming great in their youth;
Our daughters are hewn stones,
Polished, the pattern of a palace :
13 Our garners are full, bringing out
From kind to kind;
Our flocks bringing forth thousands,
Ten thousands in our out-places:
14 Our oxen carrying, there is no breach:
And there is no outgoing;
And there is no crying in our broad places.
15 O the happiness of the people that is thus:
0 the happiness of the people
Whose God is the Lord.
CXLV. Praise by David.
1 1 exalt Thee, my God, 0 king;
And I bless Thy name for ever and ever.
2 Every day I bless Thee,
And praise Thy name for ever and ever.
3 Great is the Lord, and greatly praised;
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And of His greatness there is no searching.
4 Generation to generation praiseth Thy
works,
And Thy mighty acts they declare.
5 The honour, the glory of Thy majesty,
And the matters of Thy wonders I declare.
c And the strength of Thy fearful acts they
And Thy greatness I recount. [tell;
7 The memorial of the abundance
Of Thy goodness they send forth,
And Thy righteousness they sing.
8 Gracious and merciful is the Lord:
Slow to anger, and great in kindness.
9 Good is the Lord to all;
And His mercies are over all His works.
i° All Thy works confess Thee, 0 Lord;
And Thy saints bless Thee.
u The honour of Thy kingdom they tell,
And of. Thy power they speak;
12 To make known to the sons of men
His mighty acts,
The honour of the majesty of His kingdom.
is Thy kingdom is a Mngdom of all ages,
And' Thy domtoion
Is throughout all generations.
14 A support is the Lord of all who fall,
And araiser up of all who are bowed down.
15 The eyes of all look unto Thee,
And Thou art giving to them
Their food in its season:
i6 Opening Thy hand, and satisfying
The desire of every riving thing.
17 Righteous is the Lord in all His ways,
And kind in all His works.
i8 Near is the Lord to all who call Him,
To all who call Him in truth.
19 The desire of all who fear Him He doeth,
And their cry heareth, and saveth them.
20 The Lord preserveth all who love Him:
And all the wicked He destroyeth.
21 The praise of the Lord my mouth speak-
Andall flesh blesseth His holy name [eth;
For ever and ever.
CXLVI. iPraiseyetheLORD.
Praise, 0 my soul, the LORD.
2 I praise the Lord during my life:
I sing praise to my God wMle I exist.
3 Trust not in princes— in the son of man,
For he hath no deliverance, [his earth;
4 His spirit goeth forth, he hath returned to
In that day have Ms thoughts perished.
5 O the happiness of him
Who hath the God of Jacob'for Ms help,
His 'hope on the Lord Ms God,
6 Who maketh the heavens and the earth,
The sea aud all that is to them;
Who keepeth truth for ever;
7 Who doeth judgment for the oppressed:
Who giveth bread to the hungry.
8 The LORD looseth the prisoners:
The Lord openeth the blind:
The LORD raiseth the bowed down:
The Lord loveth the righteous:
9 The LORD preserveth the strangers;
The fatherless and widow He causeth to
And the way of the wicked [stand:
He turneth upside down.
10 The Lord doth reign for ever,
Thy God. 0 Zion, to all generations.
Praise ye the Lord.

The Divine bounty.

OXLVII. 1.— PSALMS.— CL. 6.

Invitations to praise.

CXLVII. iPraiseyetheLORD:
For it is good to praise our God;
For pleasant — comely is praise.
3 The builder of Jerusalem is the LORD;
The driven away of Israel He gathereth.
3 Who giveth healing to the broken of heart,
And bindeth up their griefs.
4 He appointeth the number of the stars;
To all of them He giveth names.
5 Great is our Lord, and great in power:
Of His understanding— no narration.
fl The Lord causeth the meek to stand:
He maketh low the ¦wicked — to the earth.
7 Answer ye to the LORD with thanksgiving;
Sing ye to our God with a harp.
8 Who covereth the heavens with clouds,
Who prepareth for the earth rain,
Who causeth grass to spring up on moun-
9 Giving to the beast its food, [tains:
To the young of the ravens which call.
i° Not in the might of the horse doth He
delight:
Not in the legs of a man is He pleased.
n The Lord is pleased
With those who fear Him,
With those who wait for His kindness.
is Glorify, O Jerusalem, the Lord;
Praise thy God, O Zion.
i 8 For He strengthened the bars of thy gates ;
He hath blessed thy children to thy midst.
14 Who maketh thy border peace,
With the fat of wheat He satisfieth Thee.
15 Who sendeth forth His saying on earth:
Very speedily doth His word run.
i6 Who giveth snow like wool:
Hoar-frost as ashes He scattereth.
17 Casting forth His ice like morsels:
Before His cold who doth stand ? [them;
u He sendeth forth His word and melteth
He causeth His wind to blow^-the waters
19 Declaring His word to Jacob, [flow.
His statutes and His judgments to Israel.
30 He hath not done so to any nation:
As to judgments, they have not known
Praise ye the LORD. [them.
CXLVHI. 1 Praise ye the LORD.
Praise ye the Lord from the heavens: ¦
Praise ye Him to the high places.
3 Praise ye Him, all His messengers;
Praise ye Him, all His hosts.
8 Praise ye Him, sun and moon:
Praise ye Him, all stars of light.
4 Praise ye Him, heavens of heavens,
And ye waters which are above the hea-
5 They praise the name of the LORD: [vens.
For He commanded,
And they were created. [ever:
0 And He establisheth them for ever and

A statute He gave, and they pass not over.
7 Praise ye the LORD from the earth,
Dragons and all deeps:
8 Fire and hail; snow and vapour;
Whirlwind doing His word:
9 The mountains and all hills;
Fruit tree, and all cedars:
i° Wild beast, and all cattle;
Creeping thing, and winged bird:
11 Kings of earth, and all peoples;
Heads, and all judges of earth:
12 Young men, and also maidens;
Old men, with children:
13 They praise the name of the LORD:
For His name alone hath been set on Mgh;
His honour is above earth and heaven.
14 And He exalteth the horn of His people,
The praise of all His saints;
Of the children of Israel, a people near
Him.
| Praise ye the Lord.
CXLIX. 1 Praise ye the Lord.
Sing ye to the Lord a new song,
His praise in a congregation of saints.
2 Israel rejoiceth to his Maker:
The children of Zion joy in their Mng.
8 They praise His name in the dance;
With timbrel and harp
They sing praise to Him.
4 For the Lord is pleased with His people:
He beautifieth the humble with salvation.
5 Saints exult in honour:
They sing aloud on their beds.
6 The exaltation of God is in their throat,
And a two-edged sword in their hand. ,
7 To do vengeance among the nations,
Pumshments among the peoples.
8 To bind their kings with chains,
And their honoured ones with iron fetters.
9 To do among them the judgment written:
And honour it is for all Ms saints.
Praise ye the Lord.
CL. 1 Praise ye the Lord.
Praise ye God in His holy place:
Praise Him in the expanse of His strength.
2 Praise him in His mighty acts:
Praise Him according to the abundance
of His greatness.
3 Praise Him with blowing of a trumpet:
Praise Him with psaltery and harp.
4 Praise Him with timbrel and dance:
Praise Him with stringed instruments
and organ.
5 Praise Hfm with cymbals of sounding;
Praise Him with cymbals of shouting.
6 All that breatheth doth praise the Lord.
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PROVERBS.

I. 1 Proverbs of Solomon, son of David,
KIKG OF ISRAEL;
2 For knowing wisdom and instruction.
For understanding sayings of intelligence;
3 For receiving the instruction of wisdom,
Righteousness, and judgment, and up
rightness;
4 For giving to the simple— prudence,
To the youth — knowledge and discretion.
5 {The wise heareth and increaseth learning,
And the intelligent obtatoeth plans.)
11 For understanding a proverb and its
The words of the wise, [sweetness,
And their acute sayings.
7 The fear of the LORD is the beginning of
knowledge: [spised.
Wisdom and instruction fools have de-
8 Hear, my son, instruction of thy father;
Leave not the direction of thy mother:
9 For a graceful wreath are they for thy
And chains for thy neck. [head,
i° My son, if sinners entice thee — go not to:
n If they say, ' Come with us;
We lay wait for blood, [put cause:
We watch secretly for the innocent with-
i2 We swallow them as Sheol— alive;
And whole — as those who go down to the
13 Every precious substance we find, [pit:
We fill our houses with spoil;
14 Thy lot cast thou among us;
One purse is to all of us : '
15 My son, go not in the way with them;
Withhold thy foot from their path:
16 For their feet run to evil,
And they haste to shed blood.
17 Surely to vain is the net spread out
Before the eyes of any bird.
18 Yet they for their own blood lay wait;
They watch secretly for their own lives.
i9 So are the paths of every gainer of dis
honest gain;
The life of its owners it taketh away.
20 Wisdom in the out-place crieth aloud,
In the broad places giveth forth her voice:
21 At the head of the multitudes she calleth,
In the openings of the gates:
In the city her words she saith, [city?
22 ' Till when, ye simple, do ye love simpli-
And scorners their scorning desire?
And fools hate knowledge ?
23 Turn back at my reproof;
I utter my mind to you,
I make known my words with you.
24 Because I have called, and ye refuse:
I stretched out my hand, and none attend-
25 And ye slight all my counsel, [eth;
And my reproof have not desired;
26 1 also at your calamity laugh;
I deride when your fear cometh.
27 When your fear cometh as destruction,
(And your calamity as a hurricane doth
come;)
When on you come adversity and distress,
28 Then they call me, and I answer not;
They seek me earnestly, and find me not.
29 Because they have hated knowledge,
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And the fear of the LORD have not chosen:
s^They have not consented to my counsel :
They have despised all my reproof,
a And they eat of the fruit of their way,
Aud from their own counsels are filled.
32 For the turmng back of the simple slay
eth them, [them.
And the safety of the foolish destroyeth
33 But whoso hearkeneth to me dwelleth
confidently,
And is secure from fear of evil.'
II. x My son, if thou accept my sayings.
And my commands lay up with thee;
2 Causing thine ear to attend to wisdom,^
Ihou incltoest thy heart to understand
3 For, if for intelligence thou callest, [ing:
For understanding givest forth thy voice;
4 If thou seek her as silver,
And as hid treasures search her; [LORD,
5 Then understandest thou the fear of the
And the knowledge of God thou flndest.
6 For the LORD giveth wisdom: [standing.
From His mouth knowledge and under-
t7 Even laying up substance for the upright:
A shield for those who walk uprightly.
8 Keeping the paths of judgment.
Even the way of His saints He preserveth.
9 Then understandest thou righteousness,
And judgment, and uprightness — every
good path.
19 For wisdom cometh into thy heart,
And knowledge to thy soul is pleasant;
11 Thoughtfulness watcheth over thee,
Understanding keepeth thee,
12 — To deliver thee from an evil way.
From any speaking forward things;
13 Who are forsaking paths of uprightness,
To walk in ways of darkness;
14 Who are rejoicing to do evil,
Delight in the frowardness of the wicked;
15 Whose paths are crooked;
Yea, they are perverted in their ways.
ig — To deliver thee from the strange wo
man, [her sayitigs,
From the stranger who hath made smooth
17 Who is forsaking the grade of her youth,
And the covenant of her God hath for
gotten.
18 For her house hath inclined unto death,
And unto the Rephaim her paths.
19 None who go into her turn back,
Nor reach the paths of life.
20 — That thou mayest walk in the way of
the good,
And the paths of the righteous keep.
21 For the upright inhabit the earth,
And the perfect are left in it:
22 And the wicked from the earth are cut off,
And treacherous dealers pulled out of it.
III. 1 My son, my direction forget not,
And my commands let thy heart keep:
2 For length of days and years,
Life aud peace they add to thee.
3 Let not kindness and truth forsake thee:

Benefits conferred by wisdom, in. 4.— PROVERBS.— V.

Parental instructions.

Bind them on thy neck;
Write them on the table of thy heart:
4 And find grace and good understandtog
In the eyes of God and man.'
5 Trust to the Lord with all thy heart;
And to thine own understanding lean not.
8 In all thy ways know Him,
And He maketh straight thy paths.
7 Be not wise in thine own eyes:
Fear the Lord, and turn aside from evil.
8 Healing it is to thy navel,
And moistening to thy bones.
9 Honour the Lord with thy substance,
With the beginning of all thine increase:
i° And thy barns are filled with plenty,
And witli new wine thy presses break
forth. [despise not;
n The chastisement of the Lord, my son,
And be not vexed with His reproof:
12 For whom the LORD loveth He reproveth;
Even as a father the son He is pleased
with. [found wisdom,
18 0 the happiness of the man who hath
And of the man who bringeth out under-
" For better is her merchandise [standing.
Than the merchandise of silver,
And than gold— her increase.
is Precious she is above rubies; [to her.
And all thy pleasures are not comparable
i6 Length of days is in her right hand;
In her left are wealth and honour.
i" Her ways are ways of pleasantness, ,
And all her paths are peace. [on her;
is A tree of life she is to those who lay hold
And whoso retaineth her is happy.
19 The Lord by wisdom founded the earth,
Prepared the heavens by understandtog.
29 By His knowledge depths have been rent,
And clouds drop dew.
21 My son, let them not turn from thine
Keep wisdom and thoughtfulness: [eyes:
22 And they are rife to thy soul,
And grace to thy neck.
23 Then thou goest thy way confidently,
And thy foot stumbleth not.
24 If thou liest down, thou art not afraid:
Yea, thou hast lain down,
And sweet hath been thy sleep.
25 Be not afraid of sudden fear,
Or of the desolation of the wicked, when
26 For the LORD is at thy side, [it cometh.
And hath kept thy foot from capture.
27 Withhold not good from its owners,
When thy hand is towards God to do it.
28 Say not to thy friend,
' Go, and return, and to-morrow I give,'
While substance is with thee.
29 Devise not against thy neighbour evil,
And he sitting confidently with thee :
30 Strive not with a man without cause,
It he have not done thee evil.
si Be not envious of a violent man,
Nor fix on any of Ms -ways.
32 For an abomination to the LORD is the
perverted;
But with the upright is His secret counsel.
33 The curse of the Lord is in the house of
the wicked;
But the habitation of the righteous He
5(4 Though He scorn the scorners, [blesseth.
Yet to the humble He giveth grace.

35 The wise inherit honour;
And fools bear away shame.
IV. 1 Hear, 0 cMldren, the instruction of a
father, [ing.
And give attention to know understand-
2 For good learning I have given to you,
My direction forsake not.
3 For, a tender sonlhave been to my father,
And an only one before my mother.
4 And he directeth me, and saith to me*.
' Let thy heart retain my words;
Keep my commands, and live.
5 Get wisdom, get understanding:
Forget not; nor turn away
From the sayings of my mouth.
6 Forsake her not, and she preserveth thee:
Love her, and she keepeth thee.
7 The first tMng is wisdom— get wisdom:
And with all thy getting get understand-
8 Exalt her, and she Iifteth thee up: [tog.
She honoureth thee,
When thou dost embrace her.
9 She giveth to thy head a wreath of grace:
A crown of beauty she giveth thee freely.
i° Hear, my son, and receive my sayings ;
And years of life are multiplied to thee
u In the way of wisdom I have directed thee;
I have caused thee to tread
In the paths of uprightness.
12 In thy walking thy step is not straitened;
And though thou runnest,
Thou sturn blest not.
18 Lay hold on instruction; desist not:
Keep her; for she is thy life.
14 Into the path of the wicked enter not,
And be not happy in the way of evil doers.
is Slight it, pass not over into it,
Turn aside from it, and pass on.
is For they sleep not if they do no evil,
And their sleep hath been taken violently
away
H they cause not some to stumble: [ness,
17 For they have eaten the bread of wicked-
And the wine of violence they drink.
i8 But the path of the righteous
Is as the shining right, [blished.
Going and brightening till the day is esta-
19 The way of the wicked is as darkness:
They have not known at what they
stumble.
2c My son, to my words give attention ;
To my sayings incline thine ear.
21 Let them not turn aside from thine eyes;
Preserve them in the midst of thy heart.
22 For life they are to those who find them,
And healing to all their flesh.
23 Above every charge keep thy heart;
For out of it are the outgoings of life.
24 Turn aside from thee a froward mouth
And perverse rips put far from thee,
25 Thine eyes look straightforward,
And tMne eyelids look straight before
26 Ponder the path of thy feet, [thee.
And abVthy ways are established.
27 Incline not to the right or the left:
Turn aside thy foot from evil.
V. iMy son, to my wisdom give attention;
To mine understandtog incline thine ear;
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Cautions against sensuality. v. 3.— PROVERBS.— vu. 3. The seven abominations.

Even theknowledge of thy lips theywatch.
8 For the lips of a strange woman drop
honey,
And smoother than oil is her mouth ;
4 But her latter end is bitter as wormwood,
Sharp as a sword with mouths.
s Her feet go down to death:
Sheol her steps take hold off.
6 The path of life lest thou ponder,
Herpaths have moved — thou knowest not.
7 And now, children, hearken to me,
And turn not from the sayings of my
8 Keep far- from her thy way, [mouth.
And come not near unto the opening of
her house:
9 Lest thou give to others thy honour,
And thy years to the fierce:
i° Lest strangers he filled with thy power, -
And thy griefs in the house of a stranger;
" And thou hast howled at thy latter end,
At the consumption of thy flesh and thy
12 And thou hast said, [food;
' How have I hated instruction,
And reproof my heart despised;
is Aud hearkened not to the voice
Of mtoe instructors.
And to my teachers inclined not mine ear.
34 As a little thing I have been in all evil,
In the midst of a congregation,
And an assembly.'
if Drink waters out of thine own cistern,
Even flowing ones out of thine own well.
16 Let thy fountains be scattered abroad,
In the broad places rivulets of waters.
17 Let them be to thee for thyself,
And not to strangers with thee.
ifi Let thy fountain be blessed;
And rejoice from the wife of thy youth,
M A hind of loves, and a roe of grace;
Let her loves satisfy thee at all. times;
In her love magnify thyself continually.
2* And why wilt thou magnify thyself,
My son, with a stranger ? [man ?
And embrace the bosom of a strange. wo-
21 For over-against the eyes of the Lord
Are the ways of a man,
And all his paths He is pondering.
22 His own iniquities capture the wicked,
And with the ropes of his sto he iB holden.
23 He dieth without instruction;
And in the abundance of his folly
He magmfleth himself. [thy friend,
VI. My son, if thou hast been surety for
Hast stricken for a stranger thy hand,
2 Hast been snared with the sayings of thy
Hast been captured [mouth,
With the sayings of thy mouth—
3 Do this now, my son, and be delivered,
For thou hast come into the hand of thy
Go, trample on thyself, [friend;
And strengthen thy friend;
* Give not sleep to thine eyes,
Or slumber to thiue eyelids;
£ Be delivered as a roe from the Jiand,
And as a bird from the hand of a fowler.
6 Go unto the ant, 0 slothful one;
See her ways and be wise:
7 Who hath no captain, overseer, or ruler;
8 She prepareth to summer her bread,
She hath gathered in harvest her food.
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9 Till when, 0 slotMul one, dost thou lief
When dost thou arise from thy sleep
i° A little sleep, a little slumber,
A little clasping of the hands to rest:
n And thy poverty cometh as a traveller,
And thy want as an armed man.
12 A man of wortMessness, a man of iniquity,
Walketh with perverseness of mouth,
i8 Winking with Ms eyes,
Speaking with Ms feet,
Directing with his fingers ;
14 Frowardness is in his heart;
Devising evil at all times,
Contentions he sendeth forth.
15 Therefore suddenly Ms calamity cometh;
Instantly he is broken — and no healing.
i6 These six hath the Lord hated;
Yea, seven are abominations to His soul:
17 Eyes Mgh — tongue false —
And hands shedding innocent blood —
i8 A heart devising thoughts of vamty—
Feet hasting to run to evil—
19 A false witness who breatheth out lies —
And one sending forth
Contentions between brethren.
20 Keep, my son, the command of thy father,
And leave not the direction of thy mother.
21 Bind them on thy heart continually,
Tie them on thy neck.
22 In thy goiug up and down, it leadeth thee;
In thy lying down, it watcheth over thee;
And thou hast awake d,it talketh with thee.
23 For the command is a lamp;
And the direction a light;
And a way of life reproofs of instruction:
24 To preserve thee from an evil woman,
From the flattery of the tongue
Of a strange woman.
25 Desire not her beauty in thy heart;
And let her not take thee with her eyelids.
26 For a harlot consumeth unto a cake of
bread; [eth.
And an adulteress the precious soul hunt-
27 Doth a man take fire into his bosom,
And are his garments not burnt ?
28 Doth a man walk on the hot coals,
And are his feet not scorched ?
29 So is he who goeth to unto the wife of his
neighbour;
None who toucheth her is innocent.
30 They do not despise the thief,
When he stealeth to fill his soul when he
is hungry;
81 But being found he repayeth sevenfold;
All the substance of his house he giveth.
32 He who committeth adultery with a wo
man lacketh understanding,
He destroyeth his own soul who doth it.
83 A stroke and shame he findeth,
And Ms reproach is not wiped away;
84 For jealousy is the fury of a man,
And he spareth not in a day of vengeance.
bs He accepteth not the appearance of any
Yea, he consenteth not, [atonement:
Though thou multipliest bribes.
VII. 1 My son, keep my sayings,
And my commands lay up with thee.
2 Keep my commands, and live;
My direction as the pupil of thine eye,
8 Bind them on thy fingers,

The victim of seduction.

vn. 4.— PROVERBS.— vm.

The invitation of wisdetn

Write them on the table of thy heart.
4 Say to wisdom, ' Thou art my sister ; '
And cry to understanding, 'Kinswoman !'
5 To preserve thee from a strange woman,
From a stranger who hath made smooth
her sayings.
6 For, at a window of my house,
Through my casement I have looked out,
7 And I see among the simple ones,
I discern among the youths,
A young man lacking understanding,
8 Passing on in the street, near her corner,
And the way to her house he steps,
9 In the twilight, in the evening of the day,
In the darkness of mght and blackness.
i° And, lo, a woman to meet him —
A harlot's dress, aud watchful of heart,
11 (Noisy she is, and stubborn;
In her house her feet rest not.
13 Now in the out-place, nowin broad places,
And near every corner she lieth in wait,)
M And she laid hold on Mm, and kissed him,
Hath hardened her face, aud saith to him:
14 'Sacrifices of peace-offerings are by me;
To-day I have completed my vows.
is Therefore I have come out to meet thee,
Earnestly to seek thy face, and I find thee.
16 With ornamental coverings I decked my
Carved works — cotton of Egypt, [couch,
x7 1 have sprinkled my bed —
Myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon.
18 Come, we are filled with loves till mormng:
We delight ourselves to loves.
19 For that one is not in Ms house,
He hath gone on a long journey;
20 A bag of money he took to his hand:
At the day of the new moon he cometh to
his house.' [dance of her speech,
21 She hath turned him aside with the abun-
With the flattery of her lips forceth him.
32 He goeth. after her straightway,
As an ox unto the slaughter he cometh;
And as an ornament at the chastisement
23 Till an arrow split his liver; [of a fool;
A3 a bird hath hastened unto the snare,
And hath not known that it is for its life.
24 And now, children, hearken to me,
Give attention to the sayings of my mouth :
25 Let not thy heart turn unto her ways,
Wander not to her paths,
26 For many are the wounded she caused to
And mighty are all her slain ones, [fall,
27 The ways of Sheol— lier house,
Going down to the inner chambers of death.
Vm. 1 Doth not wisdom call?
And understanding give forth her voice ?
2 At the head of high places by the way,
Between the paths she hath stood.
8 At the side of the gates,
At the mouth of the city,
The entrance of the openings, she crieth
4 ' Unto you, 0 men, I call; [aloud:
And my voice is to the sons of men.
5 Understand, 0 simple ones, prudence;
And fools, understand courage,
* Hearken, for noble things I speak,
And the opening of my lips is upright-
7 For my mouth uttereth truth; [ness.
And an abomination to my lips is wieked-

1 In righteousness are all the sayings of my
mouth;
Nothing in them is fro ward or perverse.
1 All of them are plain to the intelligent,
And upright to those who find knowledge.
> Receive my instruction, and not silver;
And knowledge rather than choice gold.
1 For better is wisdom than rubies;
Yea, all delights are not comparable with
J I, wisdom, have inhabited prudence, [it.
And the knowledge of devices I find out.
s The fear of the LORD is to hate evil:
Pride, and arrogancy, and an evil way,
And a froward mouth have I hated.
1 Counsel is mtoe, and substance;
I am understandtog ; I have might.
5 By me kings reign,
And princes decree righteousness.
6 By me chiefs rule, and nobles;
All the judges of the earth.
7 1 love those who love me;
And those who seekrae earnestly, flndme.
8 Wealth and honour are with me;
Lasting substance and righteousness.
9 Better is my fruit than gold, even fine gold;
And mtoe increase than choice silver.
° In a path of righteousness I cause to walk.
In the midst of the paths of judgment:
1 Causing my lovers to iMierit substance,
Yea, their treasures I fill.
2 The Lord hath possessed me —
The beginning of His way,
Before His works since then.
3 Of old I was anointed, from the beginning,
From the former states of the earth.
4 In there betog no depths, I was brought
forth;
In there betog no fountains heavy with
waters.
5 Before the mountains were sunk.
Before the heights, was I brought forth.
3 While He had not made the earth, or the
out-places,
Or the top of the dusts of the world.
7 In His preparing the heavens I am there:
In His decreeing a circle on the face of
the deep:
* In His strengthemng the clouds above:
In His making strong the fountains of the
0 In His setting for the sea its limit, [deep :
That the waters transgress not His com
mandment:
In His decreeing the f oundations of earth
0 Then I am by Him, a workman,
And I ara a daily delight;
Rejoicing before Him at all times; [earth
1 Rejoicing in the habitable' part of Hi ;
And my delights with the eons of men.
2 And now, children, hearken to me;
Yea, happy are they who keep my ways.
3 Hear ye instruction.
And be wise, and slight not.
4 0 the happiness of the man who hearken
eth to me,
Watching at my doors daily,
Watching the door-posts of mine en
trance:
5 For whoso findeth me, hath found life,
And bringeth out good-will from the LORD.
1 And whoso missethme.wrongethhis soul:
All who hate me have loved death.
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Praise of industry and justice, ix. 1.— PROVERBS.— XI. 7. Happiness of the righteous.

IX. * Wisdom hath builded her house,
She hath hewn out her pillars— seven:
2 She hath slaughtered her slaughter;
She hath mingled her wine;
Yea, she hath arranged her table.
3 She hath sent forth her damsels:
She crieth on the tops of the high places
4 * Who is simple ? [of the city:
Let him turn aside hither.'
Whoso lacketh heart : she hath said to him,
5 ' Come, eat of my bread,
And drink of the wine I have mingled.
6 Forsake ye the simple, and live;
And be happy in the way of nnderstand-
7 The instructor of a scorner [ing.'
Receiveth for it— shame;
And a reprover of the wicked his blemish.
8 Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee:
Give reproof to the wise,
And he loveth thee.
9 Repeat to the wise, and he is wiser still:
Make known to the righteous,
And he increaseth learning, [the Lord;
10 The beginning of wisdom is the fear of
And a knowledge of the Holy Ones
7s understanding.
n For by me thy days multiply,
And years of life are added to thee.
12 If thou hast been wise,
Thou hast been wise for thyself:
And thou hast scorned — thyself bearest it.
13 A foolish woman is noisy;
Simple, and knoweth not what,
±4 And hath sat at the opening of her house,
On a throne — the high places of the city,
15 To call to those who pass by the way,
Who go straight on their paths:
i6 ' Who is simple ? le t him turn aside hither.'
And whoso lacketh heart,
She hath said also to Mm:
17 * Stolen waters are sweet,
And hidden bread is pleasant.'
i8 And he bath not known
That the Rephaim are there ;
In deep places of Sheol her invited ones.
X. Additional PROVERBS OF SOLOMON.
i A wise son causeth a father to rejoice:
A foolish son is an affliction to his mother.
2 Treasures of wickedness profit not:
But righteousness delivereth from death.
3 The Lord causeth not the soul
Of the righteous to hunger: [away.
But the desire of the wicked He thrusteth
4 Poor is he who worketh — a slothful hand :
But the hand of the diligent maketh rich.
| s Whoso gathereth in summer is a wise son :
, Whoso sleepeth to harvest
7s a son causing shame.
6 Blessings arefor the head of the righteous:
But the mouth of the wicked violence
covereth. [blessing:
7 The remembrance of the righteous is for a
But the name of the wicked rotteth.
8 The wise in heart accepteth commands:
But a talkative fool kicketh. [fldently:
9 Whoso walketh in integrity walketh con-
And whoso perverteth his ways is known.
i° Whoso winketh the eye giveth grief ;
And a talkative fool kicketh. [eous:
11 A source of life is the mouth of the right-
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But the mouth of the wicked violence
12 Hatred awaketh contentions: [covereth.
But love covereth over all transgressions.
13 In the lips of the intelligent
Is wisdom found:
And a rod is for the back of Mm
Who lacketh understandtog.
14 The wise lay up knowledge:
But the mouth of a fool is near ruin.
is The wealth of the rich is his strong city:
The ruin of the poor is their poverty.
16 The wage of the righteous is for life:
The increase of the wicked for sin.
17 A traveller to life is he
Who keepeth instruction:
But whoso forsaketh rebuke erreth.
18 Whoso covereth hatred with lying lips,
And whoso bringetli out an evil report is
19 In the abundance of words [a fool.
Transgression ceaseth not :
But whoso restraineth his lips is wise*
29 The tongue of the righteous
7s chosen silver:
The heart of the wicked as a little thing.
21 The lips of the righteous delight many:
But fools for lack of understanding die.
22 The blessing of the Lord — it maketh rich ;
And He addeth no grief with it.
23 To execute inventions is as play to a fool:
But wisdom to a man of understanding.
24 The feared thing of the wicked,
It meeteth him :
And the desire of the righteous is given.
25 As the passing by of a hurricane,
So the wicked are not:
But the righteous is an everlasting f ounda-
26 As vinegar to the teeth, [tion.
And as smoke to the eyes,
So is the slotMul to those who send him.
27 The fear of the Lord addeth days:
But the years of the wicked areshortened.
28 The hope of the righteous is joyful :
The expectation of the wicked perisheth.
29 The way of the Lord is strength to the
But ruin to workers of iniquity, [perfect:
30 The righteous is not moved for ever :
But the wicked inhabit not the earth.
3i The mouth of the righteous
Uttereth wisdom :
But the tongue of frowardness is cut out.
32 The lips of the righteous
Know a pleasing thing :
But the mouth of the wicked perverseness.
XI. J Deceitful balances
Are an abomination to the Lord :
r But a perfect weight is His delight.
2 Pride cometh, and shame cometh:
But with the lowly -is wisdom.
3 The integrityof the upright leadeth them :
And the perverseness of the treacherous
Destroyeth them.
4 Wealth profiteth not to a day of wrath :
But righteousness delivereth from death.
5 The righteousness of the perfect
Maketh right his way :
By his own wickedness the wicked falleth.
6 The righteousness of the upright
Delivereth them :
In mischief the treacherous are captured.
7 In the death of a wicked man

Reward of the wicked.

xi. 8.— PROVERBS.— xin. 3.

Excellence of truth.

Hope perisheth ;
And the expectation of the iniquitous
Hath been lost.
8 The righteous from distress is drawn out,
And the wicked goeth in instead of him.
9 With the mouth a hypocrite corrupteth
But by knowledge [his friend :
The righteous are drawn out. [eth:
io In the good of the righteous a city exult-
In the destruction of the wicked is singing.
11 By the blessing of the upright
A city is exalted :
But by the mouth of the wicked thrown
is Whoso despiseth Ms neighbour [down.
Lacketh understanding : [ence.
But a man of understanding keepeth sil-
13 A busybody revealeth secret counsel :
But the faithful of spirit covereth the
14 Without plans a people fall, [matter.
And deliverance is to the multitude of
35 Evil one suffereth [counsellors.
When he hath been surety for a stranger :
And whoso hateth suretyship is confident.
i6 A gracious woman retaineth honour :
And terrible men retain riches.
57 A kind man rewardeth his own soul:
But the fierce troubleth Iris own flesh.
18 The wicked getteth a lying wage:
But whoso soweth righteousness — a true
39 Rightly is righteousness for life, [reward.
And whoso pursueth evil for his own
death. [verse of heart:
20 An abomination to the Lord are the per-
But the perfect of the way are His de
light, [ted:
21 Hand to hand, the wicked are not acquit-
But the seed of the righteous escapeth.
22 A ring of gold to the nose of a sow —
A fair woman, and stubborn of behaviour.
23 The desire of the righteous is only good;
The hope of the wicked is transgression.
24 There is who scattereth, and yet is in
creased:
And who keepeth back from uprightness,
only to want.
^ A liberal soul is made fat;
And whoso watereth, he also is watered.
*-a Whoso withholdeth corn —
The people execrate him: [selleth.
And a blessing is for the head of him who
27 Whoso earnestly seeketh good
Seeketh a pleasing thing:
And whoso seeketh evil— it meeteth him.
28 Whoso is confident in his wealth falleth:
But as a leaf the righteous flourish.
29 Whoso troubleth his own house inherit-
eth wind: [heart.
And the fool is servant to the wise of
30 The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life:
And whoso taketh souls is wise, [pensed:
31 Lo, the righteous in the earth is recom-
Surely also the wicked and the sinner.
XII. 1 Whoso loveth instruction loveth
knowledge:
And whOBo hateth reproof is brutish.
2 The good bringeth forth favour from the
Lord: [demneth.
But the man of wicked devices He con-
3 A man is not established by wickedness:
But the root of the righteous is not moved.

4 A virtuous woman is a crown to her hus
band: [ing shame.
But as rottenness in his bones is one caus-
5 The thoughts of the righteous are justice:
The plans of the wicked — deceit.
fi The words of the wicked are,
' Lay wait for blood :' [them.
But the mouth of the upright delivereth
7 Overthrow the wicked, and they are not:
But the house of the righteous standeth.
8 According to his wisdom is a man praised*
And the perverted of heart becometh des
pised, [servant,
9 Better is the lightly esteemed who hath a
Than the self-honoured who lacketh
bread. [beast:
i° The righteous knoweth the life of Ms
But the mercies of the wicked are cruel.
u Whoso tilleth his ground is satisfied with
bread:
But whoso pursueth vaMties lacketh heart.
12 The wicked hath desired the net of evil
doers:
But the root of the righteous giveth.
13 In transgression of the lips is the snare
of the wicked:
But the righteous goeth out from distress.
14 From the fruit of the mouth is one filled
with good: [him.
And the deed of man's hands returneth to
15 The way of a fool is right in his own eyes:
But whoso hearkeneth to counsel is wise.
i*5 The fool, to a day is his anger known:
But the prudent covereth shame.
17 Whoso uttereth truth declarethrighteous-
But a false witness— deceit. [ness:
is A rash speaker is like the piercings of a
Bword:
But the tongue of the wise is healing.
19 The lip of truth is established for even
But for a moment — a tongue of falsehood.
20 Deceit is in the heart of those who devise
evil:
But to those who counsel peace is joy.
21 No iniquity is desired by the righteous:
But the wicked are full of evil.
22 An abomination to the Lord are lying lips:
But stedfast doers are His delight.
23 A prudent man concealeth knowledge:
But the heart of fools proclaimeth folly.
24 The hand of the diligent ruleth:
But the slothful becometh tributary.
25 Sorrow in the heart of a man boweth him
But a good word maketh him glad, [down:
28 The righteous searcheth his companion:
But the way of the wicked causeth them
to err.
2? The slothful roasteth not his hunting:
But the wealth of a diligent man is pre
28 Inthepathofrighteousnessislife; [clous
And in the way of that path is no death.
XIII. ! A wise son— the Instruction of a
father:
But a scorner hath not heard rebuke.
2 From the fruit of the mouth a man eateth
good:
But the soul of the treacherous — violence.
3 Whoso keepeth his mouth keepeth his
soul;
Whoso openeth wide his lips— ruin to him.
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Of wisdom and folly.

xm. 4.— PROVERBS.— XIV. 35.

Of anger and envy.

4 The soul of the slothful desireth, and hath
hot:
But the soul of the diligent is made fat.
5 A false word the righteous hateth:
But the wicked causeth abhorrence,
And is confounded. [feet in the way:
6 Righteousness keepeth him who is per-
But wickedness overthroweth a sin-offer
ing, [hath notMng:
7 There is who maketh himself rich, and
Who maketh himself poor, and wealth is
abundant.
8 The ransom of a man's life are his riches:
But the poor hath not heard rebuke.
9 The light of the righteous rejoiceth:
But the lamp of the wickedis extinguished.
i° A vain man through pride causeth debate:
But with the counselled is wisdom.
11 Wealth from vanity becometh little:
But whoso gathereth by the hand be
cometh great.
i2 Hope prolonged maketh the heart sick:
And a tree of life is the coming desire.
13 Whoso despiseth the Word
Is destroyed for it: [compensed.
But whoso feareth the Command is re-
14 The law of the wise is a source of life,
Turning aside from the snares of death.
15 Good understanding giveth grace:
But the way of the treacherous is hard.
i6 Every prudent one dealeth with know-
But a fool spreadeth out folly. [ledge:
17 A wicked messenger falleth toto evil:
But a faithful ambassador is hearing.
18 Whoso refuseth instruction— poverty and
shame:
But whoso observeth reproof is honoured.
19 A desire accomplished is sweet to the soul:
And an abomination to fools is:
' Turn aside from evil.'
20 Whoso walketh with wise men is wise:
But a companion of fools suffereth evil.
21 Evil pursueth sinners:
But good recompenseth the righteous.
22 A good man causeth children's children
to inherit: [sinner's wealth.
And laid up for the righteous is trie
23 Abundance of food — the tillage of the
poor: [ment.
But substance is consumed without judg-
24 Whoso spareth Ms rod hateth his son:
But whoso loveth him hath hastened him
chastisement. [soul:
25 The righteous eateth to the satiety of his
But the belly of the wicked lacketh.
XTV". 1 Every wise woman hath built her
house: [down.
But the foolish with her hands breaketh it
2 Whoso walketh in his uprightness feareth
the LORD: [Him.
But the perverted in his ways despiseth
8 In the mouth of a fool is a rod for pride:
But the lips of the "Wise preserve them.
4 Without oxen a stall is clean:
Bnt great is the increase by the power of
* A faithful witness lieth not : [the ox.
But a false witness breatheth out lies.
6 A scorner hath sought wisdom,
And it is not :
But knowledge to the intelligent is easy.
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7 Go from before a foolish man,
Or thou hast not known the rips of know-
8 The wisdom of the prudent [ledge.
7s to understand his way :
But the folly of fools is deceit.
9 Fools mock at a guilt-offering:
But among the upright — a pleasing thing.
i° The heart knoweth its own bitterneBS;
And with its joy
A stranger intermeddles not.
u The house of the wicked is destroyed:
But the tent of the upright flourisheth.
12 There is a way — right before a man,
But its latter end are ways of death.
13 Even to laughter the heart is pained ;
And the latter end of that joy is affliction.
14 From Ms own ways
¦ The backslider in heart is filled;
And a good man — from his fnrits.
15 The simple giveth credence to everything;
But the prudent attendeth to his step.
16 The wise feareth and turneth from evil :
But a fool transgresseth and is confident.
17 Whoso is short of temper doeth folly;
And a man of wicked devices is hated.
i8 The simple have inherited folly: [ledge.
But the prudent are crowned with know-
19 The evil have bowed down before the
good; [eous.
And the wicked at the gates of the right-
29 Even of Iris neighbour is the poor hated :
But those who love the rich are many.
21 Whoso despiseth his neighbour is a sinner:
Whoso favoureth the humble,
0 his happiness.
22 Do not they err who devise evil ?
But kindness and truth
Are to those who devise good.
23 In all labour there is advantage :
But a thing of the lips is only to want.
24 The crown of the wise is their wealth :
The folly of fools is folly.
25 A true witness delivereth souls :
But a deceitful one breatheth out lies.
26 In the fear of the Lord
7s strong confidence ;
And to His children there is a refuge.
27 The fear of the Lord is a source of life,
Turning aside from the snares of death.
28 In the multitude of people
7s the honour of a king:
And to lack of people the ruin of a prince.
29 Whoso is slow to anger
7s of great understanding : [folly.
But whoso is short in temper exalteth
89 A healing heart is life to the flesh :
But rottenness to the bones is envy.
3i An oppressor of the poor reproacheth his
But whoso honoureth Him [Maker:
Favoureth the needy. [away:
32 in his wickedness is the wicked driven
But trustful to his death is the righteous.
33 In the heart of the intelligent wisdom
resteth :
Aud to the midst of fools it is known.
84 Righteousness exalteth a nation :
And the goodliness of a people is a sin-
offering.
35 The favour of a king
7s toward a wise servant: [shame.
But the object of his wrath is one causing

Proper use of the tongue. XV. 1.— PRO VERBS. — xvi. 25. The highway of the upright.

XV. i A soft answer turneth back fury •
But a grievous word raiseth up auger.
2 The tongue of the wise
¦ Giveth good knowledge :-
But the mouth Of fools Uttereth folly.
s In every place are the eyes of the LORD,
Watching the evil and the good. '
4 A healing tongue is a tree of life ; [spirit.
And' perverseness in it— a breach iri'the
5 A fool despiseth the instruction of Ms
father:
But whoso regardeth reproof is prudent.
0 In the house of the righteous
¦ 7s abundant strength :
But in the increase of the wicked — trouble,
7 The lips' of the wise scatter knowledge : .
But theheart 6f fools is not rights
8 The sacrifice of the wicked
7s an abomination to the Lord :
But the prayer of the upright His delight.
9 An abomination to the Lor&
7s the way of the wicked : '
But whoso pursueth righteousness He
;o Chastisement is grievdus [loveth.
To Mm who forsaketh the path;
Whoso'hateth reproof dieth.
n Sheol and destruction are before the LORD;
Surely also the hearts of the children of
i2 A scorner loveth not his reprover; [nieh.
Unto the wise he goeth not.
13 A joyful heart maketh glad the face;
And by grief of heart is the spirit smitten.'
H The heart of the intelligent
Seeketh knowledge:
But the toouth of fools enjoyeth folly.
15 All the days of the afflicted are evil;
Of the glad-hearted — a perpetual banquet.:
55 Better is a little with the fear of the Lord,
Than much treasure, and tumult with it.
17 Better is an allowance of' green herbs,
And love there,
Than a fatted ox and hatred with it.
18 A man of fury stirreth up contention:
But the slow to anger appeaseth strife.
'9The way of the slothful "
7s as a hedge of briers:
But the path of the upright is raised up.
20 A wise son rejoiceth in afather :
And a foolish man despiseth his mother.
21 Folly is joy to one lacking understanding;
But a man of intelligence directeth his
22 Without counsel — [going.
The making void of purposes: [established.
But in the multitude ot counsellors it is
28 Joy is to a man in the answer1 of his mouth;i
And a word in its season— how good!
24 A path of life is on high for the wise,
In order to turn asidefrom Sheol beneath.
25 The house of the proud the LORD pulleth
And He setteth up [down;
The border of the widow.
M An abomination to the Lord
Are thoughts of wickedness;
And pure are sayings of pleasantness.
27 A dishonest gainer troubleth his house:
But whoso hateth' gifts liveth. '
28 The heart:of the righteous meditateth to
And the mputh of the wicked [answer;
tJtiereth evil things.
29 Far is the Lord from the wicked : [eth.
But the prayer of the righteous He'hear-
2D

30 The light of the eyes rejoiceth the heart: :
A good report' m'aketh fat the bone.
31 An ear that heareth the reproof of life
Lbdgeth among the wise.
32 Whoso refuseth instruction despiseth Ms
And whoso heareth reproof [soul:
Getteth understanding:
33 The fear of the Lord is the instruction of
And before honour is humility, [wisdom;
XVI. iOf man are the arrangements of the
heart :
But from the Lord the answer of the
2 All the ways of a man [tongue.
Are pure in his own eyes :
But the' Lord pondereth the spirits. "
3 Roll unto the Lord thy works,
And thy purposes are established. ; :
4 All tMngs hath the Lord wrought for Hini-
And' also, the wicked [self: .
Worketh for a day of evil.
5 An abomination to the Lord
7s eveiy proud one of heart ; " l,
Hand to hand he is not acquitted. ¦''
6 In 'kindness and truth ihquity is pardoned; -
And' in the fear of the Lord
Turn aside from evil.
7 When a man's ways please the Lord,
Even his enemies
He causeth to be at peace with him. , '
8 Better is a little with righteousness, [ice.
Than abundance of increase without just-
9 The heart of man deviseth his way ;
And the LORD establisheth his step.
i° An oath is on the lips of a king ;
In judgment his mouth trespasseth not.
u A just beam and balances are the LORD'S;
His work are all the weights of the bag.
12 An abomination to king's
7s doing wickedness; - '¦ [lished.
For by righteousness is a throne estab-
13 The delight of kings are 'righteous lips,
And whoso speaketh uprightly he loveth.
14 The;f ury of a king is a messenger of death;
But a wise man pacifleth it. ,
is In the light of a king's face is life; [rain.
And his good-will is as a cloud of the latter
w To ' get wisdom — how much' better than
And the getting of understanding ' [gold,
< To be chosen than silver!
17 A highway of the 'upright is, ¦
' TURN ASIDE FROM EVIL ; '
Whoso preserveth Ms soul watcheth Ms
18 Before destruction is pride, lj [way.
And before stumbling— a haughty spirit.
19 Better is humility of spirit with the poor,
Than apportioning spoil with the proud.
20 The wise in any matter findeth good :
And whoso trusteth to trie LORD,
0 his' happiness.
21 To the wise in heart is called, 'Intelligent:'
And sweetness of lips increaseth learning. ;
22 A source of life is understanding to its
possessors :
But the instruction offOols is folly.
23 The heart of the wise
Causeth hi3 mouth to act wisely,
' And by his lips he increaseth learning.
24 Sayings of pleasantness are a honeycomb,
¦ Sweet to the soM, and' healing to the bone.
25 There is a way right 'before a Man,
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Moraivirtues, and

XVI. 26.— PROVERBS.— xyill. 21.. their contrary vices.

But its latter end— ways of death.
26 A labouring man hath laboured for Mm
self, [over it.
For his mouth hath caused him to hend
27 A worthless manprepareth ev,il; ,,,,
Arid on his lips — as a burning fire.
23 A froward man .sendeth forth contention;
A tale-bearer separateth a familiar friend.
29 A violent man enticeth his neighbour.
And causeth Mm to go in a way not good.
30 Consulting his eyes to , devise froward
things :
Moving his lips he hath accomplished evil.
3i Grey hairs are a crown, of beauty, >
In the way of righteousness it is found.
32 Better is the slow to anger than the
Arid the ruler over his spirit [mighty;
Than he who taketh a city. .
33 Into the centre the lot is cast ;
But from the Lord is all its judgment.
XVII. i Better is a dry morsel,
And rest with it,
Than a house full of the sacrifices of strife.
3 A wise servant ruleth over a son causing
And in the midst of the brethren [shame,
He apportioneth the inheritance.
3 A refiningipot is for silver,
And a furnace for gold :
And the trier of hearts is the LORDi
4 An evil doer is attentive to vain lips;
A liar giveth ear to a mischievous tongue.
5 Whoso mocketh at the poor
Hath reproached his Maker; • : [quitted.
Whoso rejoiceth at calamity is not ac-
e Children's children are the crown of old
And the glory of children [men;
Are their fathers.
7 Not comely for a fool is a lip of excellency;
Much less for a noble a lip of falsehood.
8 A stone of grace is the bribe in the eyes of
its possessors;
Whithersoever it turneth, it prospereth.
9 Whoso covereth transgresion seeketh love:
But whoso repeateth a matter
Separateth a familiar friend.
i° Rebuke cometh down on the intelligent
More than a hundred stripes on a fool.
n An evil man seeketh only rebellion;
But a fierce messenger is sent against Mm.
J2 The meeting of a bereaved bear by a man,
And— not a fool in his folly.
13 Whoso returneth evil for good,
Evil moveth not from his house.
34 The beginning of contention
7s a letting out of waters ;
And before it is meddled with leave the
15 Whoso j ustifi eth the wicked, [strife.
And condemneth the righteous,
Even both of these are an abomination to
the Lord. [to buy wisdom,
ie Why is tlris 1 a price to the hand of a fool
And a heart there is none.
17 At all times the friend loveth,
And a brother for adversity he is born.
13 A man lacking courage striketh hands,
A surety he becometh before his friend.
19 Whosp loveth transgression loveth de
bate : [destruction.
Whoso maketh high his entrance seeketh
29 The perverse of heart findeth no good;
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One turned in hfs tongue falleth into eviL
21 Whoso begetteth a fool hath affliction for
Yea, the father of a fool rejoiceth not. [it;
22 A rejoicing heart doth good to the body:
But a smitten spirit drieth the bone.
23 A bribe from the bosom the wicked taketh,
To turn aside the paths of judgment.
24 The face of the intelligent is to wisdom:
The eyes of a fool at the end of the earth.
25 A provocation to his father is a foolish sou.
And bitterness to her that bare him.
2e Also, to fine the righteous is not good,
To smite nobles for uprightness.
27 One acquainted with knowledge spareth
his words; , [derstandhig.
And the cool of temper is a man pf un-
28 Even a fool keeptog silence is reckoned
wise;
He who shutteth his lips intelligent.
XVIII. 1 For an object of desire he who is
separated seeketh,
With all wisdom he totermeddleth. ,
2 A fool delighteth not in understanding,
But in uncovering his heart.
3 With the coining of the wicked cometh .
also contempt,
,. And with shame — reproach. [mouth:
4 Deep waters are the words of a raanls
The fountain of wisdom is a flowing brook.
5 Acceptance of the face of the wicked is
not good,
To turn aside the righteous in judgment.
6 The lips of a fool enter into strife,
And his mouth calleth for stripes.
7 The mouth of a fool is ruin to him,
And his lips, are the' snare of his soul.
8 The words of a taje-bearer are as self-in
flicted. wounds; [of the heart.
And they go vdown to the inner chamber
9 He also that is remiss in his work
Is brother to a destroyer.
i° A tower of strength is the name of the
LORD; . [on high.
Into it the righteous runneth, and is set
u The wealth of the rich is the city of t his
strength, [gination.
And as a wall set pn high to his own ima-
12 Before destruction the heart of man is
But before honour is humility. , .[high,
13 Whoso answereth a matter beforehe hear-
Folly it is to ririn and shame. ; [eth,
14 The spirit of a man . sustaineth ,1ns isick-
But a smitten spirit who beareth? . [ness:
is The heart of the intelligent getteth know
ledge; [ledge.
And the ear of the wise seeketh know-
18 The gift of a man maketh room for him,
And before the great it leadeth him.
17 Righteous is the first in his own cause:
His neighbour cometh and searcheth him.
i8 The lot causeth contentions to cease,
And between the mighty it separateth.
19 A brother transgressed against is as a.
strong city;
And contentions as the bar of a. palace.
29 From the fruit of a man's mouth
Is his belly, satisfied;
From the increase of ,his lip he is satisfied.
21 Death and life are to the power of the
tongue:

Falsehood condemned.

XVm. 22.— PROVERBS.— xx. %5.

Domestic grievances.

And those who love it eat its fruit, ... .* !
2s Whoso hath found a wife hath found good, ,'
Andbringeth out good-will from the Lord. ,
23 With supplications doth the poor speak:
But the rich answereth fierce things.
24 A man with friends is to show himself,
friendly: [a brother.
._! And there is a lover adhering more than
XIX. i Better is the poor walking in his in-i
tegrity, [fool.
Than the perverse in his lips, who is a
2 Also, without knowledge the soul is not
And the hasty to feet erreth. [good;
8 The folly of man perverteth his way:
And, against the Lord is, Ms heart wroth.
* Wealth addeth many(friends: -,, ' :
But the poor from Ms neighbour is sepa-
5 A false witness is not acquitted; [rated.!
Whoso breatheth out lies is not delivered-
6 Many entreat the face of the noble,
And all have made friendslrip to a man of
gifts. [him:
7 All the brethren of the poor have hated
Surely also his friends have been far from!
He, pursueth words — they are not!, .[Mm:.
8 Whoso getteth understanding loveth his
Keeptog underptandtogto find good, [soul:
9 A false witness is not acquitted;
And whoso breatheth out lies perisheth.
i° Luxury is not comely for a fool;
Much less for a servant to rule among
, princes. , , [auger;
n The wisdom of a man hath deferred his
And his -glory, is to pass over transgres-
' sion. ' [young lion;
12 The wrath of a king is a howl as of a
, And as dew on the herb his good-will.
13 A calamity to his father is a foolish son;
And the contentions of a wife, are. a con
tinual dropping. [fathers:
14 House and wealth are the inheritance of
But from the Lord an understandingwife.
15 Sloth causetn deep sleep to fall;
And a deceitful soul hungers.
19 Whoso keepeth the Command keepeth
Whoso despiseth His ways dieth. [Ms soul;
17 Whoso lendeth to the Lord favoureth the
And his deed He repayeth: to him. . [poor;
is Chastise thy son, for there is hope; [soul.j
But to put Min to death lift not up. thy
19 A man of great wrath beareth punishment:
For, if thou deriver, yet agaiu thou must
add. ,
20 Hear counsel, . and, receive instruction,
That thou mayest .be wise in thy latter
end.
21 Many are the purposes in a man's heart;
But the counsel of the Lord it standeth.
22 The desirableness of a man is his loying-
kindness:
And better is the poor than a liar.
» The fear of the Lord is for the riving,
And satisfied he r,emaineth; '.
He is not charged with evil. [dish,
24 The slothful hath hidden his hand in the
Even to his mouth he bringeth it not back.
25 3mite a scorner, and the simple acts pru
dently;
And give reproof to the intelligent,
He understandeth knowledge.

29 Whospspoileth a father causeth a mother
to. flee;, i ¦ i [sion.
A sou causing shame, and; bringing confu-
27, Cease,, my son, to hear instruction—
-Sayings- of knowledge causing to err.,
,23, A worthless, witness scorneth judgment;
, , And the mouth, of the wicked, swalloweth
¦ iniquity. , ,
29 Judgments are prepared, for scorners,
And stripes for the back of fools.
XX. 1 Wine is a scorner— strong drink is
noisy; [wise.
And any who. goeth astray in it is. not
2 The fear of a king is a howl as of a young ¦
lion: , [his soul. '
- Hewhocausetlihimtobewrothwrongeth
3 An honour to a man is cessation from
But every fool meddleth. > [strife:
4 Because of winter the slotMul plough eth
not; .[thing.
He asketh in harvest, and there, is no-
5 Counsel in the heart of a man, is deep !
water: , , s[up.
But a man of understanding draweth it
6 A. multitude of men proclaim each Ms
kindness:
But a man of stedfastness who findeth ? f
7 The righteous walketh habitually in his '
integrity:
. 0 the happiness of his children after.hhu.
8 A king sitting, on a throne of judgment ,
Scattereth with his eyes all evil,
9 Who saith,. / 1 have purified my heart;
I have been cleansed from my^in?'
i° Divers weights,, divers ephahs, ,
Even .both of, these are an-abomination to
the Lord. . , [self known,
n Even by his actions a youth maketh him-
. Whether his work be pure or upright.
12 A hearing ear and a seeing eye,
The Lord hath made even both of them. ,
13 Love not sleep; lest thou become poor;
Open thine eyes— be satisfied with bread.
14 ' Bad, bad.,' saith the buyer; ,
And going away then he boasteth himself.
15 Substance, gold, and a multitude of rubies,
Yea, a precious vessel, are lips of .know
ledge. . ¦ [been surety,
iG Take Ms garment when a stranger hath
And fpr strangers pledge it^
17 Sweet to a man is the bread Qf falsehood;
Afterwards filled is his mouth with gravel.
i8 Purposes by counsel thou dost establish;
And with plans make, war.
19 A revealer pf secret counsels is the busy
body; [thyself surety.
And for a deceiver with his rips make not
29 Whoso viliflethhis father and his mother,
Extinguished ¦ is Ms lamp in blackness of
darkness. , ,
21 An inheritance gotten wrongly, at first,
Its latter end also is not blessed. ,
22 Say not ,thou, ' I recompense evil;' ,
, , WaitfortheLORD,andHedelivereththee.
23 An abomination to the Lord are divers
, weights, , , - : : s
And deceitful balances are not good. :
MJProm the Lord are the steps of a;man; ,
And man—how understandeth he his way
25 A snare toa man is to swallow aholy thing,
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Justice and diligence.

-PROVERBS:— xxn. 21.

Charity and humility.

And after-vows to make inquiry. ¦
28 A wise king scattereth the wicked,
And bringeth over them a wheel. •
27 The sou! of man is a lamp of the Lord,
Searching all the inner chambers of the
28 Kindness and truth keep a ktog; [heart.
¦ He'hath supported by kindness Ms throne.
29 The beauty of young men is their power;
And the honour of old men is grey hairs.
30 The bandages of a- wound thou' reriiovest
with the evil; [the heart.
Also the plagues of the inner chambers Of
XXI. i Rivulets of waters is the heart of a
kingin the hand of the LORD; ' [it.
Whithersoever He pleaseth He toclineth
2 Every way of a man is right in his own;
But the' Lord pondereth thehearts. [eyes:
3 To do righteousness and judgment ffice.
Is chosen ¦ of the Lord rather than sacri-
4 Loftiness of eyes, and pride of heart,
Tillage of the wicked is sto.
6 The purposes of the diligent
Are only to advantage:
And of every hasty one, only to want.
6 The making of treasures by a lying tongue
7s a vanity driven away of those who
seek death.
7 The spoil of the wicked catcheth them;
Because theyhave refused to do' judgment.
8 Froward is the way of a man who is vile:
But the pure — upright is his work.
9 Better to sit on a corner of the roof,
Than with a woman of contentions
And a house of company.
10 The soul of the wicked hath desired evil ;
Not gracious in his eyes is his neighbour.
u When the scorner is punished,
The simple becometh wise :
And in giving Understanding to the wise
One receiveth knowledge.
i2 The Righteous One acteth wisely
Towards the house of the wicked : [ness.
He overthroweth the wicked' for wicked-
13 Whoso shutteth his ear
From the cry of the poor,
He also crieth, and is not answered:
14 A gift in secret pacifieth anger,
And a bribe to the bosom strong fury.
15 The doing of justice is joy to the righteous,
But ruin to the workers of iniqmty.
]C A man who wandereth
From the way of understanding,
In the congregation of the Rephaim rest^
17 Whoso loveth mirth is a poor man; [eth.
- Whoso loveth wine and oil
Maketh no wealth. ' [eous,
is The wicked is an atonement for the right-
And for the upright the treach erons dealer.
19 Better to dwell in a wilderness land,
Than with a woman of contentions and
29 A treasure to be desired, and oil, [anger.
7s in the habitation of the wise :
But a foolish man swalloweth it up.
21 Whoso pursueth righteousness and kind-
¦ness;
Findeth life, righteousness, and honour.
23 A city of the mighty' hath the wise gone
And bringeth down [up,
The strength of its confidence.
23 Whoso keepeth his mouth and his tongue,
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Keepeth from adversities his soul. ¦
24 Proud; haughty, scorner is his name,
Who worketh to the wrath of pride.
25 The desire of the slothful slayeth him,
For his hands have refused to work.
28 All the day he desireth: ''
,:But the' righteous giveth and withholdeth
27 The sacrifice of the wicked - [hot.
7s an abomination:
Much more when in wickedness he bring-
28 A false witness perisheth : :'< ' [eth it.
But an attentive man for ever1 speaketh.
29 A wicked man hath hardened by Ms face:
But the upright prepareth his way.
30 There is no wisdom, nor understanding,
Nor eounsel, over-against the Lord.
31 A horse is prepared for a day of battle ¦
Hut the deliverance is of the Lord.
XXII. 1 A name is to be chosen
Rather than much wealth; '
Than silver or than gold — good grace.
2 Rich and poor have met together:
The Maker of them all is the LORD.
3 The prudent hath seen the evil,
And is hidden: [punished.
But the simple have passed on, and are
4 The end of humility is the fear of the LORD,
Riches, and honour, and life. [verse:
5 Thorns — snares are iri the way of the per-
Whoso keepeth his soul is far from them.
6 Give instruction to a youth concerning his
' Even when he becometh old [way;
He turneth not from it.
7 The rich over the poor ruleth,
And the borrower is servant to the lender.
8 Whoso soweth perverseness reapeth sor-
And the rod of Ms transgression [row;
Weareth out.
9 The good of eye— he is blessed ;
For he hath given of Ms bread to the poor.
i° Cast out a scorner — and contention goeth
And strife and shame cease, [out,
11 Whoso loveth cleanness of heart, [friend.
For the grace of his lips a Mng is hia
12 The eyes of the LoRDhavekept knowledge;
And He overthrbweth
The words of the treacherous.
13 .The slothful hath said, ' A lion is without,
Iu themidstof the broad places I am slain.'
14 A deep pit is the mouth of a strange wo
man:
The abhorred of the Lord falleth there.
ifi Folly is bound up in the heart of a yputh;
The rod of chastisement
Putteth it far from him.
ic He oppresseth the poor to multiply to him,
He giveth to: the rich only to want. ¦
17 Incline thine ear, andhear the words
of the wise, and thy heart set to 3iy
knowledge,
18 For they ore pleasant
When thou keepest them in thy heart;
They are prepared together for thy lips.
19 That thy trust may be in the LORD;
I caused thee to 'know to-day, even thee.
29 Have' I not written to thee three times
With counsels and knowledge ?
21 To cause thee to know
The certainty of the sayings of truth,

Temperance enjoined.

xxil. 22.— PROVERBS1.— XXIV. 15.

Wisdom's workings1.

To return sayings pf truth
To those who send thee, ',.-.•
22 Rob uot the poor because he is poor;
And bruise not the afflicted in the gate.
83 For the Lord pleadeth their cause, ¦
And nath spoiled the sou.l of their spoilers.
V Shew not thyself friendly with an angry
And with" a man of fury go not to: [man,
55 Lest thou learn his paths,
And have receiyed a snare to thy soul.
2G Be not thou among thosewho strike hands,
Among sureties Jfy; -burdens. i.
zr If thou hast nothing to pay, . [thee?
Why should he take thy bed from under
28 Remove not the border of olden times,.
Which thy fathers made. [ness ?
29 Hast thou seen a man speedy in his busi-
Bef ore kings he stations himself; [men.
He stations hot himself before obscure
XXIII., i When thou sittest to eat with a
. ruler,. [thee;
Consider diligently that which is before
2 And thou hast -put a knife to thy throat,
If thou art a man of appetite.
8 Have no desire for his dainties ;
Seeing it is lying food. .- u: > ')
* Labour not to make, wealth;
Cease from thine own understandtog:
Dpst thou cause thine eyes to fly upon it ?
Then it is not. i
6 For, wealth maketh for itself wings;
As an eagle it flieth toward heaven.
6 Eat not.the.breadofan evil eye.
And have no desire for hiS] dainties: .
7 F'>r as he hath thought in his so ul, so is he:
' Fat and drink,' saith he to thee, . .
But his heart is not with thee,'
8 Thy morsel thou hast eaten >
Thou dost.vomit it up, [sweet.
And hast marred thy words wMch are
9 In the, ears of a fool speak not;
For he treadeth on the wisdom of ithy
words.,, , ,
10 Remo?e(nb,t a-border of ;the olden times;
And into fields of the fatherless enter not:
n For their Redeemer is strong;
He pleadeth then*. cause with thee.; ,-.
'2 Bring to instruction thy heart,
And thine ear to sayings. of knowledge.
I3 Withhold not chastisement from a youth:
When thou smitest him with a rod he dieth
I4 Thou with a rod smitest Mm,- [not.
And Ms soul from Sheolthou deliverest.
15 My son, if thy heart hath been wise,
My heart rejoiceth, even nrine;
15 And my reins exult
When thy lips speak uprightly.
17 Let uot thy heart be envious at sinners:
But in the fear of the Lord aH the, day.'
18 For, is there a hereafter?, ,
Then, thy hope is not cut off. .
19 Hear thou, my son, and -be wise,
And make happy thy heart in, the way.
29 Be not thou among drunkards of wine;/,
Among gluttonous ones of flesh: [poor,
21 For the drunkard and glutton become
And drowsiness Qlotheth with rags.
22 Hearken to thy father, who begat thee,
And despise not thy mother
When she hath become old. . >,

!

23 The truth buy, and sell not; • [ing.
Wisdom, and instruction] and understand-
2-* The father of the righteous rejoiceth
The begetter of the1 wise ' " [greatly:
Also rejoiceth in Mm.'
25 Thy father rej oiceth, thy mother also,
Yea, she that bear thee is joyful.
25!Give, My son, thy heart' to toe;
And let thine eyes watch my 'ways. ;
27"For a harlot is a deep ditch ;
Anda strange woman is a strait pit.
23 She also, .aS' one catclimgprey,
Lieth in wait, [creaseth:
And the treacherous among men she in-
29 Who. hath wo ? who hath sorrow ?, .
Who hath contentions? who hath'plaintt?
Who hath wounds without cause ?
Who hath redness of eyes?
89 Those who tarry by the wtoe, [wine.
Those who; go - to to search out mixed
si En j oy not wine when it sho weth itself red:
When it giveth in the eup its colour;
It goeth up and down in the upright.
82 its latter end— as a serpent it biteth, .
And as a basilisk it sttogeth.
83 Thine eyes see strange women,
And thy heart speaketh perverse tMngs.
34 And thou hast been as1 one lying down in
the heart of the sea: " [mast:
Yea as one lying down on the top of a
35 'They smote me; I have not been sick:
They beat me; I have not known.
• When I awake — I seek it yet again.'
XXIV. 1 Be not envious of evil men,
1 And desire not to be with them.
2 For destruction their heart meditateth.
And perverseness their lips speak.
3 By wisdom is a house builded;
And by understandtog it establisheth it
self; [are filled"
4 And by knowledge the inner chambers
With all precious and pleasant wealth.';
6 Mighty is the wise in strength; [power.
Andaman of knowledge strengtheneth
6 For by plans thou makest for thyself war;
And deliverance is in the multitude of
7 Wisdom is high for a fool; [counsellors.
( In the gate he openeth not his mouth.
: 8 Whoso deviseth to do evil to himself,
, They call a master of wicked thoughts.
9 The thought of folly is sin; '
And an abomination to man is the scorner.
i° Thou hast shewed thyself weak to aday
Thy power is straitened, [of adversity:
" If from delivering those taken to death,
And those slapping to the slaughter— thou
keep back. '• . ; ' [this.'
12 When thou sayest, 'Lo, we knew not
Is not the Ponderer of hearts He'whG,
understandeth ? ' ' [knoweth1 ?
And the Keeper of thy soul1 He wlio
And He hath rendered to man according
to his work.
,3.Eat;' my son, honey that is good,
, And the honeycomb, sweet to thy palate.
14 So is theltriowledge of wisdom tothy'souj;
If 'thou hast found- that there is a pos-
• Then thy hope is not cut off. [terity,
ifi Lay not wait, 0 wicked one,
At the habitation of the righteous;'
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Vineyard oftfie slothful, xxiv. lo\— PROVERB&— xxvi. 10.

Of fit speech.

Spoil not Ms, resting-place. ¦
18 For seven frimestherighteous falleth and
But the wicked. stumble into evil, [riseth:
17 In thefalling of thine enemy rejoice riot;
And in hi3 stumbling let not thy heart
bejoyful;1 [eyes,
¦"* Lest the LORD see, and it be evil to His
And hath turned from off him His anger.
19 Fret no£ thyself at evil doers:
Be not envious, at the wicked;
20 For there is not a-posterity to the evil:
The light of the wicked is .extinguished.
21 Fear .the Lord, my son, and the king:
With changers mix not up thyself:
22 For suddenly their calamity riseth,
/And the ruin of them both, who knoweth?
23 These also are for the wise: —
To discern faces in judgment is not good.
24 Whoso sayeth to the wicked, ' Thou art
righteous,' , , , [abhor him.
The peoples execrate him — the nations
25 But to reprovers it is pleasant,
And on them cometh a good blessing.
20 Lips he kisseth who returneth straight
forward words.
27 Prepare in the out-place thy work;
And make it ready in the field— go after-
Then hast thou built thy house, [wards,
28 Be, not a witness, for nought against thy
neighbour,
Or thou hast enticed with thy lips.
29 Say not, ' As he did to me, so I do to him;
I render to each according to his work.'
30 Near the field of, the slothful I passed by;
And near the vineyard of a man lacking
understanding;
3i And lo, it hath gone up— all of it— thorns !
Covered its face have nettles:
And its stone wall hath been broken down.
32 And I see — I set my heart:
I have seen — I have received instruction:
33 A little §leep — a little slumber —
A little folding of the hands to rest:
34 And thy poverty cometh. as a traveller,
And thy want as an armed man.
XXV. i These also are Proverbs of
Solomon, which the, men of Heze
kiah king of Judah have trans-
scribed,:— , , > ,
2 The honour of God isto hide a thing:
And the honour of kings to search out a
matter., , [depth;
3 The heavens for height, and the earth for
And the heart of kings is unsearchable.
4 Take away the dross from the silver,
Ancl^a vessel'for the refiner goeth forth.
5>Take away the wicked before a king,
And .established in righteousness is his
6 Honour not thyself before aking: [throne.
Ami in the place of the great stand not.
7 For better that he say to thee, i
' Come up hither,'
Than that he humble thee before a noble
Whom tlrine eyesLhave seen.
8 Go not forth to strive ; hasten, turn:
What dost thou in its latterjend [blush?
When thy neighbour causeth thee to
9 Thy cause plead with thy neighbour: [not,
And the secret counsel of another reveal
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10 Lest the hearer puttheP to shame:
And thine evil report turn not back.
ft Apples of gold in imagery of silver,
Is a word spoken at its fit times: (1 [gold,,
12 A ring of gold, and an ornament of pure'
7s the wise reprover to an attentive' ear. ,
13 As a vessel of snow in a day of harvest, *
So is a faithful ambassador to those who,
send him, [eth.
Seeing the soul of his masters he refresh- :
14 Clouds and wind, while rain there is none,
7s a man boasting himself in a false gift. ,
15 By long-suffering is a ruler persuaded:
And a soft tongue breaketh a bone.
15 Honey thou hast found; eat thy suffi-'
ciency, [vomited it.
Lest thou be satiated with it, and hast'
17 Withdraw thy foot from thy neighbour's
house, . [hated thee.
Lest he be satiated with thee, and have
18 A maul, and a sword,and a;sharp arrow
; 7s the man testifying against his neigh
bour a falsetestimony.
19 A bad tooth, and a tottering foot, '
. 7s the confidence of the treacherous
In a day of adversity.
29 Whoso taketh away a garment in a cold
7s as vinegar on nitre, [day,
! And a singer of songs on a sad heart; '
21 If he who hateth thee hunger, cause him
to eat bread; [water.
; And if he thirst, cause him to drink
22 For coals thou puttestori Ms head,
And the Lord giveth recompence to thee.
23 A north wind bringeth forth rain:
And asecret tongue — indignant faces.
24 Better to sit on a corner of the roof,
j Than with a woman of contentions
' And a house of company.
25 a s cold waters for a weary soul,
So is a good report from a far country.
2C A spring troubled, a fountain corrupt,
7s the righteous falling before' the wicked.
27 The eating of much honey is not good:
Nor a searching out of one's oWn honour,
honour.
38 A city broken down without wails,
7s a man without restraint over Ms spirit.
XXVI. 1 As snow in summer.
And as rain in harvest,
So honour is not comely for a fool.
2 As a bird by wandering.a swallow by flying,
So reviling without cause Cometh not.
3 A whip is for a horse, a bridle for an ass,
And a rod for the back of fools.
4 Answer not a fool according to his folly,
, Lest thou be like to him— even thou.
5 Answer a fool according to his folly,
, Lest he be wise in his own eyes.
1 6 He cutteth off the feet, he driuketh injury,
1 Who sendeth things by the hand of a fool. .
7 Weak are the two legs of the lame:
And a parable in the mouth of fools.
,8 As one who bindetha stone in a sling,
So is he who giveth honour to a fool.
9 A thorn-leaf in the hand of a drunkard,
And a parable in the mouth of fools:
i° Great is the Former of all tilings,
; Seeing He rewardeth a fool
| Aud rewardeth transgressors.

Slothfulness, strife, the: XXVI. 11.— PROVERBS.— xxvni. 11. The reivdrd of prudence.

u As a dog returneth to its vomit,
A fool repeateth his folly.
12 Thou hast seen a man wise in his own
More hope of a fool than of Mm. [eyes:
13 The slothful hath said, ' A lion is in the
A lion is to the broad place.' [way,
h xhe door turneth round on- its hinge,
And the slothful on his bed.
is The slothful hath' hid his hand in the
dish; [mouth.
He is weary of bringing it back to his
ie Wiser is the slothful in his own eyes,
Than seven. men who return a reason.
17 As one laying hold on the 'ears of a dog,
7s the passer-by making Mmself wrath
For stnfetoot'his own. '
is As one pretending to be1 feeble,
Who casteth sparks, arrows, and'_ death,
19 So is the man who deceived Ms neighbour,
. And hath said, * Am not I playing ? ' •
20 Without wood fire is extinguished;
And without a tale-bearer, contention
1 ceaseth.
21 Coal to burning coals, and wood to fire ;
And a man of contentions to kindle strife.
22 The words of a tale-bearer '
Are as self -inflicted wounds,
And they go down to the inner chambers
of the heart.
23 Silver of dros£ spread over clay i ' '
Are burning' lips and an evil heart. ' '¦'¦ {
24 By Ms lips a hater dissembleth,
And in his heart he placeth deceit; [him;
20 When* his voice is gracidus,1 trust not in
For seven abominations are in his heart.
20 Hatred is covered by deceit, [gation.
Revealed is its wickedness in the congre-
27 Whoso diggetha pit falleth into it;
And the roller of a stone, to him it turneth .
28 A lying tongue hateth its bruised ones;
And a flattering mouth
Worketh an overthrow.'
XXVII. 1 Boast not thyself of to-morrow;
For thou knowest not what a day bring
eth forth. [Own mouth;
2 Let another praise thee, and' riot tlrine
A stranger, and not thine own lips.
3 A stone is heavy, arid the sand ifc heavy;
But the anger of a fool '
Is heaver than them- both.
* Fury is fierce, and anger is overflowing;
And who standeth before jealousy ?
5 Better is open reproof than hidden love.
* Faithful are the wounds of a friend;
And abundant the kisses of an enerny^ '
7 A satiated soul treadeth down' a honey-
i'conib;1 [SWeet.
But to a hungry soul every bitter thing is
9 As a bird Wandering from the nest,
So is a man wandering from his place.
9 Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart;
And the sweetness of one's friend
7s from counsel of the soul.
w Thine own friend, and the friend of thy
father, forsake not; ,
And thfr house of thy brother enter not
In the day of thy calamity: [afar off.
Better is a near neighbour than a brother
11 Be wise, my son, and rejoice my heart, '
And 1 return my reproacher an answer.

12 Trie prudent hath seen the evil, he is
hidden:, [ished.
The simple have passed on, they are pun
's Take his garment, when a stranger hath
been surety,
And for a Strange1 woman pledge it-
14 Whoso saluteth his friend with. a loud
In the morning' ristog early, , . [voice,
jt-lijght thing it is reckoned to him. V;
is A continual dropping in a day of rain,
And a woman of contentions are alike;
i6 Whoso hideth her hath hidden the wind,
And the perfume of 'his right hand call
eth out.
17 Iron by iron is sharpened; [his friend,.
And a1 man sharpens the countenance of
18 The keeper of a fig-tree' eateth its fruit ;
And the preserver of his master is
19 As in water face is to face, [honoured.
go the .heart of man. to man.
20 Sheol 'and destruction are not full ;
And the eyes of man, are not satisfied.
21 A refining pot is for silver,
And a furnace for gold;
And a man accordmg to his praise.
22 Though thou, beat the foolish in a mortar,
Among ground things, with a pestle,
His folly turneth not aside from off Mm.
23 Know, well the appearance of thy flock,
Set thy heart to the droves;
24 For riches are riot for ever;
Nor. a crown for every generation.
25 Revealed hath been the liay,
And seen the tender grass,
And gathered the herbs of the mountains:
26 Lambs are for thy clothing,
And- the' price of'the field are he-goats;
27 And a sufficiency of goajs' milk is for thy
' For bread to thy house, r thread,'
And life to thy damsels.
XXVIII. iThe wicked have fled
While there is no pursuer:
But the righteous as a young lion is confl-
2 By the transgression of a land [dent.
Many are its heads:
But by an intelligent man,
He wtyo knoweth right is, prolonged.
3 A poor man, and an oppressor of the, weak,
7s a sweeping rain, and no bread.
4 Those ' who , forsake the law' praise the
But those who keep'the law [wicked :
Plead against them.
5 Evil men understand not judgment: ,
But those who seek the LORD
Understand all things. (
0 Better is the poor walking in his integrity,
Than the perverse of ways who is rich.
7 Whoso keepeth, the law is an intelligent
But a friend of gluttons [son:
Causeth his father to blush.
8 Whoso multiplieth his wealth by, biting
and usury,
For one favouring the poor doth gather it.
9 Whoso turneth his ear, from hearing the
Even his prayer is an abomination, [law,
19 Whoso causeth the upright to err to an
! Into his own pit he falleth: [evil way,
But the perfect inherit gpod.
n A rich man is wise in his, own eyes: ,
But the intelligent poor searcheth him.
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Covetousness censured, xxvni. 12.— PROVERBS.— xxx. 8. Parental discipline, &c.

12In the exulting of the righteous
' The glory is abundant :
But, in the rising of the wicked,
A man is apprehensive. [pereth not:
13 Whoso' covereth his transgressions pros-
But he who confesseth andforsaketh hath
mercy.
14 0 the happiness of a man fearing con-
But whoso hardeneth his heart [tinually:
Falleth into evil.
15 A howling lion, and a ranging bear,
7s the wicked ruler over a poor people.
ifl A leader Jacking understanding
Multiplieth oppressions: [days.
Whoso hateth dishpnest gain.prolongeth
17 A man oppressed with the blood Of a soul,
Unto the pit fleeth ;
None taketh hold on him. .
i8 Whoso walketh uprightly is sayed: >'
But the perverted of ways falleth at once.
19 Whoso tilleth his ground is satisfied with
But whoso pursueth vanity , .[bread:
Is filled with poverty. '
29 A stedfast man multiplieth blessings:
.But whoso hasteth to be rich is, not ac-
21 To discern faces is not gpod'; , [Quitted.
But for a piece of bread a man trausgres-
22 Troubled for wealth ( ,' [seth.
7s the man with an evil eye,
And' he knoweth not that want shall meet
23 Whoso reproveth a man ' , [him.
Afterwards findeth grace,
More than a flatterer with the tongue.
24 Whoso robbeth his father, or his mother,
And saith, 'It is not transgression;'
A companion he isto a destroyer.
2& Whoso is proud to soul stirreth up1 Con
tention; [fat.
, But whoso trusteth on the Lord is made
2c Whoso trusteth in his own heart is a fool:
But whoso walketh to wisdom is delivered.
27 Whoso giveth to the poor hath no, lack:
But whoso hideth Ms eyes multiplieth
curses. [den;
28 In the rising of the wicked a man is hid-
¦ But in their destruction
The righteous multiply^
XXIX. 1 A man often reproved.
Hardening the neck, [tog.
Is suddenly broken, ahd there is no heal-
In the multiplying of the' righteous
The people rejoice: [pie sigh.
But in the ruling of the wicked the peo-
3 A man loving wisdom rejoiceth his father:
But a friend of harlots destroyeth' wealth.
4 A king by judgment establisheth a land :
But orie receiving gifts throweth it down.
5 A man taking a portion above his neigh-
Spreadeth a net for his own steps, [hour,
6 In the transgression of the evil is a snare:
But the righteous doth sing and rejoice.
7 The 'righteous knoweth the plea of the
poor:
Thewickedunderstandethnotknowled^e.
8 Men of scorning ensnare a city :
But the wise turn back anger.
9 A wise man is judged by the foolish man ;
Whether he hath been angry,
Or hath laughed, there is no rest.
19 Men of blood hate the perfect:
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But the jpright-r-they seek his soul. '
u A fool bringeth out all his mind :
But the wise restratoeth it till afterwards.
12 A ruler who attendethto lying words,
All, Ms, ministers are wicked.
13 The poor and (the man of frauds have
met together, ¦ !i '
The Lord enlighteneth the eyes of them
14 A king that truly judgeth the poor, [both.
His throne is for ever established.
is A i'od and reproof give wisdom:
But ayouth let away shameth his mother.
16 In the multiplying, of the wicked trans
gression multiplieth; i
Aud the righteous look on their fall.
17 Chastise thy son, and he giveth thee coin-
Yea, he giveth dainties to thy soul; [fort;
is Without a Vision a people is made naked:
But whoso keepeth the law, 0 his happi
ness. • , 1 : [though he understand,
19 By words a servant is not instructed—
. Yet there is nothing answering.
20 Thou hast seen a man hasty in his words;
More hope, of a fool than of him.
a Whoso bringeth up Ms servant delicately
from youth, < ¦
At his latter end also he is his continuator.
22 An. angry man stirreth up contention; .
And a furious man multiplieth transgres-
23 The pride of man humbleth him: [sion.
But humility of spirit, upholdeth honour.
24 Whoso shareth with a thief hateth his
own soul; 1
Execration he heareth, and telleth not.
25 Fear of man causeth a snare: ¦¦
But the confident in the Lord is set on
26 Many seek the face of a ruler: [high.
But from the Lord is the judgment of
each. ", [perverse man;
27 An abomination to the righteous is: the
And an abomination to the wicked is the
upright in the way.
XXX. 1 Words of the Gatherer, son of
THE OBEDIENT ONE, THE DECLARATION,
THE AFFIRMATION OF THE MAN :—
I have wearied myself for God;
I have wearied myself /or ^God;
Yea, I am consumed.
2 Surely I am more brutish than any one,
And have not the understanding of. aman.
8 Nor have I learned wisdom;
Yet the knowledge of the Holy Ones I
know. [down?
4 Wliohath gone up to heaven, and cometh
Who hath gathered the wind in his fists ?
Who hath bound the waters in a garment?
Who hath established all the ends of the
earth?
What is his name? and what his son's name?
Surely thou knowest.
5 Every saying of God is tried:
A shield He is to those who trust in Him.
6 Add not thou to His words,
Lest He reason with thee,,
Aud thou hast been found false.
7 Twp things have I asked of Thee;
Withhold not from me before Ldie.
8 Vanity and lying words put far from me:
Poverty or wealth give not to me: /
, Cause me to eat the bread of my portion:

Words of The Gatherer.

XXX. 9.— PROVERBS.— XXXI. 81.

The virtuous woman.

9 Lest I become satiated, and have demed,
And said, 'Who is trie LORD?'
Or lest I be poor, and have stolen,
- And laid hold of the name of my God.
io Accuse not a servant to his lord,
Lest he revile' thee, and thou be found
guilty. , . , [their father,,
*i A generation is that lightly esteemeth
And their mother blesseth not.
12 A generation, pure in their own eyes,, ,
But from their own filth not washed,
131 A generation, how high ar,e their eyes;
Yea, their, eyelids are lifted, up.
14 A generation, their teeth! arc swords,
And their jaw-teeth— knives; ,
. To consume the poor from the earth,
And .the needy from among men.
15 To, the leech two daughters^ ' Give, give ;'
Lo, three tMngs are "not satisfied;
Four have not,said "* Sufficiency.',
:a Sheol ; and the restrained womb;
The earth — it is not satisfied 'wit h water;
And, the fire— ife hath riot said, \ Suffi-
17 An eye that mboketh at'a f ath'er.) fciency. '
And despiseth to'obey a mother,^
Dig it out do the raveus of the valley,
And eat it do the young eagles!
18 Three things have been too wonderful for
Yea, four which I have not known: [me;
19 The way of the eagle;ih the heavens;"
The way of a sprpent on a rock;
, The. way of a ship in'the, heart of ^he sea;
And the way of a irian in youth.
t -° So — the way of an adulterous woman;
, She hath eaten and hath wiped her mouth,
And hath said, ' I hove not done iniquity.'
2i For three tMngs the earth hath been trou-
And four— it. is not able to bear: [bled,
22 For a servant when he reigneth;
And a fool when he is satisfied with bread;
23 For a hated one when she ruleth;
Arid' a maid-servant when she succeeds
hpr mistress.
24 Fpur are the little ones of the earth;
But, they are wiser than the wisest.
25 The ants are a, people not strong,
And they prepare in summer their food: ,
2G. The rabbits are a people not strong, .
And they place in a rpck their house:
27 A king there is none to the locust,
Audit goeth out, each one shouting: ,
23 A spider with two hands taketh hold,
And is in the palaces of a king.
29 Three there are which go, well;
Yea, ,four are good, ,in going:
30 An old lion, .mighty among beasts,
Which turneth npt back frpm the face of
31 A girt one of the lions; or a he-goat; [any;
And a king— no rising up with him.
32,lf thou hast been foolish to lifting up
thyself; ,. J [mouth*
And if thou hast devised evil— Jiand to
33 For the churning of milk bringeth put
..butter; [out blood;
And the wringing 0f the nose bringeth
,And the forcing of anger bringeth out
,;•, strife. , ,
XXXI. 1 Words of Lemuel a kino, a de
claration WHICH HIS MOTHER HATH-
TAUCJHT H|IM :

2 ' What.my son? and what.son ofmy womb,
And what, son of my vows ?
8 Giv«-not to women thy strength,
Or thy ways to the wiping away of kings.
4 Not, for kings, 0 Lemuel,
.Not for kings to -drink wine,
Or for princes the desire, of strong, drink:
6 Lest they drink, and forget the decree,
, Andi change,, the judgment, of any of the
, children of affliction. . , . .
8 Give strong drink to the perishing,.,
, And wine to the bitter in soul:
7 He drinketh, and f orgetteth his poverty,
And Ms misery remembereth no more.
8 Open thy mouth for the dumb, ,,
, For the right of all the children of change.
?. Open thy mouth, judgg righteously, , ,
< Both the cause of the ppor and needy.'
10 A VIRTTTCDS WOMAN WHO DOTH FIND ?
Yea, far above rubies is her price.
1} The heart of her husband hath trusted to
, And Bpoil he lacketh not. [her,
12 She hath done him good,' and not evil,
All the days of her life.
18 §he hath sought wool and flax, [hands.
And with delight she worketh with hej,
14 She hath been as the ships of the merchant:,
'From, afar she bringeth to her bread.
is Yeai B^-e riseth while yet night,, ,
And giveth food to her household;
Apd a, portion to her damsels.
i6 She hath considered a held, ana taketh it:
From the fruit of her hands
' She hath planted a vineyard.
17 She hath girded her loins with strength,
And doth strengthen 1 her arms.
18 She hath perceived when ,'her merchan
dise is. good:
Her light is not extinguished, in the night. ,
19 Her hands she sent forth' on the spindle,
And her hands have held the distaff., ,
20 Her hands she hath spread forth to the
poor; [needy.
Yea, her hands she hath sent forth to the;
21 She is npt afraid of her, household from
the snow: - [scarlet.
For all her household are .clothed witht
22 OrnamentaTcoverings she hath made for'
Silk and purple are her clothing, [herself:.
23 Known in the gates is her husband,
In Ms sitting with the elders of the land*
aiLinengaimentsshehathmade.andselleth;. ; And a girdle Jyith given -to. the merchant. ,
25 Strength and honour are her clothing,, \ ; , ,
Ana she rejoiceth -at a latter day.
26 Her mouth she hath opened in wisdom; ,-,
And the law of kindness is on her tongue.
27i She watcheith the ways of her household;
And the bread of sloth she eateth not. < *
28 Her cMldren have risen up, .
And they pronounce her happy;
Her husband, and he praiseth her :
29 ' Many, are the daughters who have done
virtuously; ,
But thou goest up above them all.
3°, Grace is false, and beauty is vain;,.
;,A, woman fearing the Lord, she may
., 'boast herself.
n Give ye to her of the fruit of her hands,
Seeing her, works .praiseher in. the gates.'
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ECCLESIASTES.

Chap I. i Words of a Preacher, son of
David, king in Jerusalem :
'2 Vanity of vanities, said the Preacher,
VaMty of vanities: the whole 'is vanity.
3 What ad\ antage hath man by all his labour
which he Jaboureth at under1 the sun?
4 Generations go and generations come, and
the earth for ever standeth. 5The suhalso
hath risen, and the sun hath gone to, and
panting unto its place, it riseth there. 6 Go
ing unto the south, and turning round unto
the north, turning round, turning round.,
the wind goeth; and by its circuits the wind
returneth. 7 All the streams go Unto the
sea, and the sea is not full; unto a place
where the streams go, there they turn hack
to go.
" 8 All these things are wearying ; a man is
not able, to speak, the eye is not satisfled by
seeing, nor filled is the ear from, hearing.
9 What is that which hath been ? it is that
which is; and what' is that which hath been
done? it is that which is dorie, and' there is
not an entirely new thing under the sun.
i° There is a thing of which one saith : ' See
this, it is new ! ' already it hath been to the
ages which were before us ! u There is ho
remembrance of former generations; and
also of the latter which are, there is no re
membrance of them with those which are
at the last.
121, the preacher, have been king over Is
rael in Jerusalem. i3And I have given my
heart to seek and to search out by wisdom
concerning all that hath been done under
the heavens. It is a sad travail God hath
given to the children of men to be hum
bled by it. UI have seen all the works
which have been done under the sun, and
lo, the whole is vanity and vexation of
spirit ! " a crooked thing one is not able to
make straight, and a lacking thing is not
able to be numbered. i6I spake with my
heart, v saying, ' I, lo, I have magnified and
increased wisdom 'above every one who
hath been before' me at Jerusalem, and my
heart hath seen abundantly wisdom and
knowledge. "And I give Up my heart to
know wisdom, and to know madness and
folly: I have known that even this is vexa
tion of spirit : i8For, in abundance of wis
dom is abundance of sadness ; ahd he who
increaseth knowledge increaseth pain;'
II. ii said in nly heart, 'Pray, come, I
try thee with mirth, and look thou on glad
ness;' and lo, even this is vanity. 2of
laughter I said, ' Foolish !' and of mirth,
* What is this it doeth ? ' 3 1 sought in my
heart to draw out with' wine my appetite,
{yet my heart a leader in wisdom), and to
take hold, on folly till that I might see
where is the good to the children of men of
that which they do under the heavens, the
number of the days of their lives. 4 1 made
great my works, I builded for myself houses,
I planted for myself vineyards;' fiI made
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for myself gardens and paradises, and I
planted in them a tree of every fruit. UI
jmade for myself pools of water, to water
from them a forest shooting forth trees.
I7 1 got men-servants and maid-servants, ahd
children of the house were mtoe; I had also
much' substance— herd and flock — above all
! who had been before me in Jerusalem. 8I
j gathered for1 myself also silver and gold,
land the peculiar treasure of kings and of
;the provinces. I prepared for myself men-
singers' arid women-singers, and the' luxu
ries of the sons of men— a wife arid 'wives.
9 And I became greatr and increased above
every one who had been before me in Jeru
salem; my wisdom also stood with me,
i°And all that mtoe eyes asked I kept not
back from them ; I withheld not my heart
from any joy, for my heart rejoiced because
of all my labour; and tins' hath bpen'ray
portion from all my labour: "That I have
looked on all my works wMch ray hands
have done, and on the labour which 1 have
laboured to do, and lo, the whole is vamty
and vexation of spirit, and there is no ad
vantage under the sun!
12 And I turned to see wisdom, arid mad
ness, arid folly; but what is the man who
cometh afterthe king? that which is already
f^-they have done !' , 1S And I saw that there
is an advantage to wisdom above folly, like
the advantage of the light above the dark
ness. "The wise — his eyes arem his head,
and the fool walketh in darkness; and I
myself also knew that one event .happeneth
with them all; is and I said to my rieart,
'As it happeneth with the fool, it happea-
eth also with me; and why then, am I more
wise V And I said in my, heart, that even
this is vanity: "That there is no remem
brance of the wise with the fool for ever,
for that which is already, in the days that
come is' all forgotten, and how dieth the
wise with the fool! i?And I have hated
life; for sad to ihe is the work which 'hath
been done under the sun, for the whole is
vanity aud vexation of spirit, i8 And I have
hated all my labour which I labour at under
the sun, because I leave it to a man who is, ,
after me. J9 And who knoweth whether he
is wise or foolish? yet he shall rule over all
my labour which I have laboured at. and
that I have done wisely under the sun ! this
also is vanity.
29 A^D I turned round to cause ray heart ,
to despair concerning all the labour which
1 laboured at under the sun. 2L For there
is a man whose labour is in wisdom, and in
knowledge, < and in equity, and to a man
who hath not laboured therein he giveth it
— his portion ! Even this is vanity arid a
great evil. 22 For what hath man had by all
Ms labour, and by the thought of his heart
which he laboured at under the sun ? 23For
tall his days are pains, and his travail sad
ness; even at mght his heart hath not Iain

God the judge of all.

in 24:— ECCLESIASTES;— V. 1. Vanity of human wishes.

down; tMs also is vamty": ^ There is notMng
good in a man who eateth, and hath drank,
and hath shewn his soul good in his labour.
Tlris also I have seen that- it is' from the
hand of God. K For who eateth and who
hasteth out more than I? 26jr0r to a man
iwho is good before Him, He hath given
wisdom, and knowledge, and joy; and to a
; shiner He hath given travail, to gather and
to heap up, to give to thegopd before God.
Even this is vanity and vexation of spirit.
III. * TO everything — a season, and a
time to every delight under the heavens:
2 A time to bring forth,
And a trine to die.
A time to plant,
And a time to eradicate the planted.
3 A time to slay,
! And a trine to heal.
* A1 time to break down, ' .
And a time to build up,
* A time to weep,
And a time to laugh.
''¦¦ A time to mourn,
And a time to skip.
* A time to cast away stones,-
1 ' And a time to heap up stones.
' A time to embrace,
And a time to be far from embracing.
6 A time to seek,
And a time to destroy.
A time to keep, .
And a time to cast away.
7 A time to rend,
And a time to sew.
A time to be silent,
And a time to speak:
8 A time to love,
And a time to hate.
A time of war,
And a time of peace.
9 What advantage hath the doer in that
wMch he laboureth at? MI have seen the
travail which God hath given to the child
ren of men to be humbled by it. nThe
whole He hath made beautiful in its season:
also, that knowledge He hath put in their
heart without which man findeth not but
the work wMch God hath done from the
beginning even unto the end. i2I have
known that there is no good for them ex
cept to rejoice and to do good during their
life; "yea, even every man who eateth and
hath drunk and seen good by all his labour;
it is a gift of God. 14I have known that 'all
that God doth is for ever; to it notMng is
to be added, arid from it notMng is1 to be
withdrawn1— and God' hath wrought that
they should' fear before Him., " That which
hath been is now, and that which is to be
hath already been, and God requireth that
which is pursued.
m1s And again, I have seen under the sun a
place of judgment, there is the wicked—
and a place, of righteousness— there is the
wicked. "I said in my heart, 'The right-
, eous and the wicked God judgeth, for a
time is for every matter and for every work
¦ there.' u I, said in my heart concerning the
I matter of the cMldren of men that God
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might cleanse them ; so as to see that they
themselves are beasts. J9 For an' event is to
the1 children of men, and an event is to the
beasts, even the same event is to them ; as
the death of this, so is the death of that,
and one spirit is to all, and the advantage
of man above the beast is nothing : for the
whole is vamty. M xhe whole go unto one
place, the whole have 'been from the dust,
and the whole turn back unto1 the* drist.
21 Who knoweth the spirit of the children of
men which goeth UP on high, and the spirit
of the beast which goeth down below to
the earth? ^Yea, I have seen that there
is notMng better than that man rejoice in
his works, for it is his portion, for who doth
brtog him to look on that wMch is after
him? '' ' '¦'" '
IV. i AND I have turned, and I consider
ail the oppressions which are done under
the sun, and lo, the tear of the oppressed, <
and they have no comforter; and at the1
hand of their oppressors is power, and they
have no comforter. 2 And I praise the dead
who have already died above the living who
are- yet alive. 3And better than both of
them is he who hath not yet been, because
he hath not seen . the evil work that hath
been done under the ' sun. 4 And I have
considered all the labour, and all the bene
fit of the work, becaiise for it a man is the
envy of his neighbour. Everi this is vanity
and vexation of spirit, *'The fool claspeth
his hands, and eateth his own flesh, saying,
«' Better is a handful itfitft quietness, than
two handfuls with labour and vexation ol
spirit.' 7 And I have turned, and I see a vain
thing , under the sun : 8 There is one, and
there -is not a second; even son or brothel
he hath none;, and there is no end to all his
labour ! His eye also is not satisfled with
riches, but, he saith not, 'For whom do T
labour and bereave my soul of good?' This
also is vanity, yea, it is a sad travail. 9Twp
are better than one, for they have a good '
reward by their labour. 10For if they fall,
the one raiseth up his companion; . but wo
to the one who falleth while there is not a
second to raise him up ! u Also, if two lie
down, then they have heat, but how shall
One have heat? l2And if one strengthen
himself, two shall stand against him ; and '
the threefold cord is riot broken hastily/
^Better is a poor' and wise youth than an
old and foolish king, who hath not known
to be warned any more. " For from a
house of prisoners he hath gone out to ;
reign, for even in his own' kingdom' he hath
been poor. i^I^haVe seen all the living,
who walk under the sun, with the second
youth who doth stand in his place. " There
is no end to all the people, to all who were
before them; yet the, latter rejoice not' to
him. Surely this alsb. is vanity and vexation
of spirit.
V. i KEEP thy feet when thou goest unto
a house of God., aud draw near to hear
rather than to give of fools the sacriflce, for
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V.-2.— ECCLESIASTESi— TH. 14i Miseries of covctousnessi.

they; ; know not they do evil. 2qause no^
thy-.mquth.to hasten, yea, let npt, thy heart
hasten to bring out a word before God, for
God is in the', heavens, and thou on the
earth, therefore let. thy words be few.
3 For the dream cometh, by abundance of
business, and the voice of a fool by abun
dance of .words, j,,,4 When thou,vowest a
vo,w. to God, delay not to complete it, for
there is no pleasure in fools : that which
thou vowest— complete. 5 Better that thou
dp not ypw, than that thou shouldst vow
and uo,t complete. $ Suffer not thy mouth
to cause thy flesh to sin, nor say before the
messenger, that 'it is an error,' why is God
wroth, because . of thy voice, and hathde:
strpyed the work of thy hands ? 7 For, in
the abundance of dreams both vanities and
words abound ; but fear thou God.
8If oppression of the poor, and violent
taking away of judgment and righteousness
thou seest in a province, marvel not at the
matter, for a lrigher than the high observ-
eth, and high ones are over them,, 9And
the abundance of the land is, for all. A
king is served- for afield. i° Whoso loveth
silver is not satisfled with silver, nor he who
is in love with stores with increase., , Even
this is. vanity. , nin the multiplying of
gopd, its cpnsumers have been multiplied,
and what benefit hath its possessor except
the sight of his eyes? f2,Sw,eet is the sleep
of the labourer whether lie eat little or
much; but the sufficiency of the wealthy
Euffereth him not to sleep, i?, There, is a
painful evil I have seen under the sun;
wealth kept for its possessor, for his evil.
14 Arid that wealth hath been lost in an evil
business, and he hath begotten a, son while
there is nothing in his hand! is As he
came out from the .belly of Ms mother,
naked he turneth back to go as, he came,,
and he taketh not away anything, of his la
bour, wliich may go in his hand. 16And
this also is a painful, evil: just, as he came,
so he goeth, and what advantage hath he
who laboureth for wind? l7Also all his
days he consumeth in darkness; and sad
ness, and wrath, and sickness , abound.
18 Lo, that which I have seen: It is good,
because pleasant, to eat, and to drink, and
to see good in all one's labour which he la-
boure.th at under the sun, the number of
the. days- of his life which God hath given to
him, for it is his portion. 19 Every man
also to whom God, hath given wealth and
riches, and hath given him power to eat of
it, and to accept Iris portion, and to rejoice
in Ms, labour, this is a gift of God. 29For
he'dpthript-much/remember the days of
his rife: for God answereth through the joy
pf His heart. |(| ,r, . .
VT.'.i THEREis an evil which I have seen
under the sun, arid it is great on man : 2 a
man to whom God giveth, wealth, and riches,
and honour, and there is no lack to his .soul
of all that he desireth, and God giveth him
not power to eat of it, but a stranger eateth
it; this is vanity, yea, it is an evil disease.
* Though a man beget a hundred, and live
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many years, and be great, because they are,
thp days of his years, and his soul be not
satisfied from that goodness, and he hath .
not had even a grave, I have said, ' Better
than he is the untimely]; birth.' 4Eor in
vanity he came in, and in darkness he goeth, <
and in darkness his name is covered. .
6 Even- the sun he hath not seen nor known;,
more rest hath this than that. 'And
though he hath lived a thousand years twice
over, yet he. hath not seen gpod ; doth not ,
every one go to the same place ?
, 7A11 the labour of man is, for his mouth,
and yet the soul is not filled. 8For what,
advantage hath the wise above the: fool?
What hath trie poor who knoweth to walk
before the living ? 9 Better is the sight of
the eyes than the going of the,, soul. This
also is vanity and vexation of spirit.
i° What is that which hath been? already
its name is caUed, and it is known that it is
man ; and he is not able to contend with
Mm who is stronger than he,, 11 For there
are many things multiplying vanity; what
advantage hath man ? i2.Fpr who knoweth
what is good for man in life,, the number of
the days of the life" of his vanity, when he
maketh them as a shadow? fpr who de
clareth to man whatis after him under the
sun? yil.iBETTEEis aname than good perfume,
And the day of death than the day of birth.
2 Better to go unto a house of mourning,
| Than to go unto a house of banqueting,
¦ For that is the end of all men,
And the living layeth it unto his heart.
3 Better is sorrow than laughter,
For by the sadness of the countenance
The heart becometh better. '
4 The heart of the wise is in a house of
And the heart of fools [mourning,
In a house of mirth.
s Better to. hear a rebuke of a wise man,
Than for a man to hear ai song of fools;
8 For as the noise of thorns under the pot,
So is the laughter of a fool;
Even this is vanity.
7 Surely oppression maketh the wise mad,
And a gift destroyeth the heart..
8 Better is the latter end of a thing
Than its* beginning;
Better is the patient of spirit . , ,
Than the haughty of spirit.
9 Be, uot hasty in thy spirit to be angry, ,
For anger resteth in the bosom of fopjs. ,
i° Say, npt thou, 'What was it, [these?'
That the former days were better than
For thou hast not" asked wisely of this.
11 Wisdom is good with an inheritance,
And an advantage it is
To those who behold the sun. 1,.
12 For wisdom is a defence^ money d defence;
But the advantage of the knowledge offc
She reviveth her possessors. , [wisdpm is:*
13 Consider the work of God: , " , s
For who liable to make, straight
That which, He hath made crooked ?
14 In a day of prosperity be glad,
And in a day of evil consider. , \
God also made tMs, over-against that,.

Advantages of wisdom. vn.1 15.— JflCCLESIASTES.^-rx. tf; Mysteries of Provide/ice.

• To the toterit that man
May licit 'find anything after'him.
is All iAis have. I considered in the days
of my vamty.
There is a righteous one perishing iu his
righteousness, and there is a wrong-doer
prolonging himself in his wrong. ** Be not
over-righteous1, ndr show thyself too wise,
why wilt thou be' desolate ? "Do not much
wrong, neither be thou a fool, why wilt
thou die withbut thy time ? ^Tt is' good
that thou lay hold on this, and also, from
that withdraw not thy hand, for whoso
feareth God goeth out with them all.
19 Wisdom giveth strength to a Wise man*
more thau wealth strengthens the rulers
who have been in a -city, ^'though there is;
no righteous man on earth that doth good
and erreth not. 2iAlso to all the words
that they speak give riot thy heart, that
thou hear not thy servant reviling thee.
22For many times also, thy heart hath known
that thou thyself also hast reviled others.
^AlLthis have I tried by wisdom; I have!
said, 'I will be wise,'. but it is far from me.
34 Far off is that which hath been, and deep,
deep, who doth find it? ^1 have turned
round with my heart to know and to search,
and to seek out wisdom, and reason,and to
kndw the wrong of folly, and of foolishness
the madness. 2" And I find more1 bitter
than death, the woman whose' heart is nets
and snares, her hands are bands; the good
before God escapeth from her, but the err
ing one is captured by her. ^See, this I
have fourid, said the P*eacher, one to one,
to find out the reason f28 which still iny soul
had sought, and I had not found), One
man, a teacher, I have found; but a woman
among all these I have not found. • ^See,
this alone have I found, that God made
man upright', and they— they- have Bought
out many devices.
VIII. iWho is as the wise? and who
knoweth the interpretation of- a thing ? The
wisdom of man causeth his face to shine,
and the hardness of his face is changed.
2Keep, I pray thee, the commandment of a
king, even for the sake of the oath of God.
3 Be npt troubled at his presence: thou
mayest go, stand hot in an evil thing, for
all that he pleaseth he doeth. ' 4Where the
word of a king is power is, and who saith
to him, ' What doest thou?' sWhosokeep-
eth a command^ knoweth no evil thing, and
time and judgment the heart of the wise
knoweth. 6For to every pleasure there is a
time and a judgment, for the misfortune of
man is great upori him. 7For he knoweth
not that which shall be, for when' it shall be
who declareth to him? 8There is'noman
ruling over a spirit to restrain the spirit ;
and there is no authority over the day of
death, and there is no discharge in battle,
and wickedness delivereth not its pos
sessors. 9 All this. have I considered sP as
to' give up my heart to every work that hath
been done nnder the sun; a time when man
hath ruled over man to his own evil. i°And
so I have seen the wicked buried, who went

in, even from the Holy Place they go, and
they are forgotten in the city -whether they
had so done. This also is vanity.
''^'Because sentence on an evil work hath
not been done speedily^ therefore the heart
of the children of men is full within them
to do evil. i2Thpugh a sinner do evil a hun
dred times, and prolong himself f or it, surely
also I know that there is good to those who
fear God, who fear .before Him. 13Ahd
good is nPt to the wicked, and he' doth hot
prolong days as a shadow, because he fear
eth not before God. "There is a vanity
which hath been done upori the earth, that
there are righteous ones imto whom it com
eth according to the Work' pf theVicketl;
and there are wicked ones unto. whom jt
cometh according to the work of the right
eous. I have said that this also is vanity.
15 And I have praised mirth because man
hath no good under the sun except to eat
and tP drink, and to rejoice, seeing, it re-
maineth with him of Ms labour the days of
his life wMch God hath given to Mm under
the sun.
i6WHEN"I gave up my heart to knowwis-
dom and to considerthe business that hath
been dorie on the earth, (for there is also a
spectator in whose eyes sleep is not by day
or by night), "then I cprisidered all tha
work of God, that man is not able to find
out the work that hath been done under
the sun, because though man labour to seek,
yet he doth not find ; and even though the
Wise man speak of knowing he isnot able
to find.
IX. iBut all this I have laid unto my
heart, so as to clear up the whole of this,
that the righteous, and the wise, and their
works, are to the hand of God ; man know
eth not either love or hatred; the whole is
before them. 2 The whole is as to the whole;
one event' is to the • righteous and to the
wicked, to the good, and to the clean', and
to the unclean, and to' hini who sacrificeth,
and to him who doth hot sacriflce; as is the
good so is the sinner, he who swcareth as
he who feareth an oath. 3lnis is an evil
among all that hath been done under the
sun, that One event is te all, arid the heart l
of the children of men also is full of evil; 1
and madness is in their heart during their 1
life, and after it — unto the dead. 4But to
him who is joined unto- all the living 'there
is confidence, for to a living dog it is better
than to the dead lion. 5 For the living
know that they shall die, but the dead know
not anything, arid there is no more to them
a reward, for their remembrance hath been
forgotten. - 6 Their love also, their hatred
also, therirenvy al3o, hath already perished,
and they have no more a portion for ever
in all that hath been done under the sun.
7Go, eat with joy thy bread, and drink with
a glad heart thy wine, for already hath God
been pleased with thy works. 8 At all times
let thy garments be white:, and let notpef-
fume be lacking on thy head. •Enjoy life
with the wife whom thou hast loved, all the
days of the life of thy vamty, wMch He
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IX. 10.— ECCLESIASTES.— xil. 2.

Lilerality commended.

hath given to thee under the sun, all the
days of thy vanity, for it is thy portion dur
ing life, even of thy labour which, thou
labpurest at under the sun, i°AU that thy!
harid'flndeth to do, with, thy power do, for
there is no work, or device, or knowledge,
or wisddni in Sheol whither thou goest.
ni havp turned so as to see under the
sun, that not tp the swift is the race, nor to
the mighty the battle, nor even to the wise
bread, nor even to the intelligent wealth,
nor even to the skilful grace, for. time ancl
chance happen with them all. J2jror even
man knoweth not Ms' time; as fish which
are taken hold of by an evil net, and as
birds which are taken hold of by a snare,
rike these are the children of men snared
at an evil time, when it falleth upqn them:
suddenly. 13 Tlris also I have considered: wisdom
under the sun which is great to me. i4A
little city, and, few men In it, and a great
king hath coine untp it,, and hathsurround-
ed it, and hath built against it great bul
warks, is Arid there hath been found to it,
a poor wise man, and he hath dehvered the*
city by his wisdom ; but men have not re
membered that poor man I "And I said,
' Better is wisdom than might, but the wis
dom of the poor is despised, and Iris words
are not heard '77-
,17 The words 01 the wise are heard in quiet,
More than the cry of a. ruler over fools.
18 Better is wisdom than weapons of war,
, And one sinner destroyeth much good.
X. iDead flies cause the perfumer's per-
To send forth a stink; (fume
The precious by reason of wisdom
From honour— a little folly!
2 The heart of the wise is at his right hand,
And the heart of a fool at his left.
8 And also, when he that is a fool
Is walking in the way, his heart is lacking,
And hath said of every one, ' He is a fool.'
4 If the spirit of the ruler go up against thee, ;
Leave not thy place, , .
. Eor yielding quieteth great sinners.
5 There is an evil I.have seenunderthe sun,
As an error that goeth out from the ruler:
e He hath set the fool in many high places,
And the rich ip alow place sit.
7 1 have seen servants on horses,
., Princes, walking as servants on the earth.
8 Whoso diggeth a pit falleth into it ;
And whoso breaketh a hedge,
A serpent biteth him.
9 Whoso removeth stones is grieved by them,
Whose cleaveth trees endangered bythem.
i° If the iron. hath been blunt,
And he hath not sharpened the, face,
Then doth he increase strength; [right.
And wisdom is advantageous to make
11 If the serpent bite without enchantment,
Then there is no advantage
To a master of the tongue. [cious,
12 Words of the mouth of the wise are gra-
But the lips of a fool swallow Mm up.
13 The beginning of the words of his mouth
And the latter end of his mouth -{is folly,
Is mischievous madness.
" And the fool multiplieth words:
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' Man knoweth not that which shaUbe,
Yea, that which shaU be after Mm,
Who dttth declare tpihim.?'
15 The labour of the foolish wearieth him,
Because he .knew not to go to the city.
ifi Wo to thee, 0 land, ,
When thy king is a, youth,,
. And thy princes eat in' the morning.
17 Happy art thoii, 0 land,
, When thy king ;is a free man.
And thy princes eat in due season, ,
, For, might and not for drunkenness. ,
is By slothfulness the wall i? brought low,
Aud by idleness of the hands, , .
, Doth the house drop. . ¦ , ,
1? For mirth they make a feast,
And wine maketh life joyful,
And silver answereth with all.
29 Even in thy mind a king revile.not, ,
And to the inner chambers of thy bed
Revile not the rich: , ¦
Foi- the fowl of the heavens
Causeth the voice to go,, „.
And a possessor of wings declareth the :
¦ ' .[matter
XI. 1 SEND forth thy bread
On the face of the waters, [dost find it.
For in trie multitude, of the days thou
2 Give a portion to seven, and even to eight,
For thou knowest not what, evil is ou the
3 If the thick clouds be fulLof rain, [earth.
On the earth they empty tlwmselves; .
And if a tree fall in the, south or north, , 1
The place where the tree falleth, there it is.
4 Whoso observeth the wind sowethnot,
And. whoso looketh on the tMck clouds
Eeapeth not. • [the spirit,
s As thou knowest not what is the way of
Like bones iu the wojnb of the full one;-
So thou knowest not the work of God
Who maketh the whole.
6 In the morning sow thy seed,
And at even withdraw not thy hand;
For thou knowest not which is right, this
or that,
Or whether both of them are alike good.
7 Sweet also is the light,
And good for the eyes to, see the sim.
8 But if man live many years,
In all of them let him rejoice,
And remember the days of darkness, [ity.
For they are many ! all that cometh is yan-
9 Rejoice, O youDg man; in thy childhood,
And let thy heart gladden thee
In the days of thy youth.
And walk in the ways of thy heart,
And to the sight of thine eyes;
But know, that for all these
God bringeth thee toto judgment,
i° And turn aside anger from thy heart,
And cause evil to pass from thy flesh,
For childhood and.age are vanity.
XII. 1 Remember also thy Creators
In the days of thy youth,
While the evil days come not, [est,
Nor the years have arrived, that thou say-
' I have no pleasure to them.'
2 While the sun is not darkened, or the
Or the moon, or the stars, [right,
Or the thick clouds, returned after the
rain,

Infirmities of old age. XII. 3.— ECCLESIASTES.— xn. 14. The endofthe whole matter.

3 In the day that the keepers of the house
do tremble,
And the men of strength have bowed
themselves,
And the grinders have ceased,
Because they have become few,
And those who look out at the windows
Have become clira,
4 And the doors been shut to the street,
When the noise of the grinding is low,
And one riseth at the voice of the bird,
And all daughters of song are bowed down.
5 Also of that which is high, they are afraid,
And of the low places in the way,
And the almond-tree is despised,
And the grasshopper is become a burden,
And wont is increased;
For man goeth unto Ms everlasting home,
And the mourners have gone round
Through the street.
c While the silver cord Is not removed,
Or thVgolden bowl broken,
Or the pitcher broken by the fountain,
So as to break the wheel at the well.

7 And the dust turneth back unto the earth
as it was,
And the spirit turneth back uuto God
who gave it.
8 Vanity op vanities, said the preach
er, THE WHOLE is VANITY,
9 And further, because the preacher was
wise, he still taught the people knowledge,
and gave ear, and sought out — he made
right many similes. i°,The preacher sought
to find out pleasing words, and, written by
the upright, words of truth: u The'words
of the wise are as goads, and as fences
planted by the masters of collections, they
have been set by one shepherd. 12 And
further, from these, my son, be warned;
the making of many books hath no end,
and much study is a weariness of the flesh.
13 Let us hear the end of the whole mat
ter—' Fear God, and keep His commands,
for tMs is the whole of man. i4For every
work God bringeth into judgment, with
every hidden thing, whether good or bad.'
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SONG OF SONGS.

I. The Song of Songs, which is Solomon's.
2 Let himkiss me with kisses of his mouth,
For better are thy loves than wine.
3 For fragrance thy perfumes are good,
Perfume emptied out — thy name;
Therefore have virgins loved thee!
4 Draw me: after thee we run,
The king hath brought me
Into his inner chambers,
We joy and rejoice in thee:
We mention thy loves more' than wine;
! ''Uprightly have they loved thee! .
5 Dark 'am I, but comely,
Ye daughters of Jerusalem; .
As tents of Kedar, as curtains of Solomon.
6 Fear me not because I am very dark,
Because the sun hath scorched me;
My mother's children were angry with me;
They made me keeper of the vineyards,
My vineyard — mine own — I have not kept.
7 Tell tome, thouwhommy soulhathloved,
Where thou delightest,
Where thou liest down at noon ;
For why am I as a veiled one,
By the ranks of thy companions?
8 If thou know not, 0 fair among women,
Get thee out by the traces of the flock,
And feed thy kids
Beside the shepherds' dwellings.
9 To mine own joyous one
In the chariots of Pharaoh,
Have I compared thee, my friend;
i° Comely were thy cheeks with garlands,
Thy neck with chains:
n Garlands of gold we make for thee,
With studs of silver.
12 While the king is in his circle,
My spikenard hath given its fragrance.
13 A bundle of myrrh is my beloved to me,
Between my breasts it lodgeth;
14 A cluster of Cyprus is my beloved to me,
In the vineyards of En-Gedi.
15 Lo, thou art fair, my friend:
Lo, thou art fair; thine eyes are doves.
i6' Lo, thou artfaAr, ray love, yea, pleasant;
Yea, our couch is shady,
17 The beams of our houses are cedars,
Our rafters are firs;
I am arose of Sharon, a lily of the valleys!
II. As a lily among the thorns,
So is my friend among the daughters.
3 As a citron among trees of the forest, •
So is my beloved among the sons.
In his shade I delighted, and sat down,
And his fruit is sweet to my palate;
4 He hath brought me into a house of wine,
And his banner over me is love:
4 Sustain me with grape cakes, [with love.
Support me with citrons, for I am sick
9 His left hand is under my head,
And his right doth embrace me.
7 I have adjured you,
Ye daughters of Jerusalem, i
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By the roes or ,by the hinds of the field,
Stir hot up nor wake this love tril she

8 The voice of my belovedl
Lo, this^-he cometh,
Leaping on the mountains,
Skipping on the hills; ,
9 My beloved islike to a roe,
Or to a young one of the harts.
Lo, this — he standeth behind our walk
Looking from the windows,
Blooming from the lattice. ,
i° My beloved answered and said to me:
' Rise up, my friend, my fair one,
And come away;
11 For lo, the winter hath-passpd by,
The rain hath passed away— it hath gone.
12 The flowers have appeared on the earth;
The time of singing hath come,
And the voice of the turtle
Hath been heard to our land;
13 The fig-tree hath ripened her green figs,
And the sweet-smelling vines
Have given out fragrance;
Rise, come, my friend, my fair one, yea,
come away.'
14 My dove, in clefts of the rock,
In a secret place of the ascent,
Cause me to see thine appearance;
Cause me to hear thy voice;
For thy voice is sweet,
And thine appearance comely.
is Seize ye for us foxes,
Little foxes — destroyers of vineyards,
Even our sweet-smelling vineyards.
i0 My beloved is mine, and I am his,
Who delighteth among the lilies ;
17 Till the day break forth,
And the shadows have fled away,
Turn round, be like, my beloved,
To a roe, or to a yoimg one of the harts,
On the mountains of separation.
III. 1 On my couch by mght,
I sought him whom my soul hath loved,
I have sought Mm but found hhn not!
2 — Pray, let me rise;
And let me go round about the city;
In the streets and in the broad places,
I seek him whom my soul hath loved!
—I have sought him, but found Mm not.
3 The watchmen found me,
(Who go round about the city);
'Him whom my soul hath loved saw ye?'
4 But a little I passed on from them,
Till I found him whom my soul loved!
I have seized him, and let him not go,
Till I have brought Mm to
Unto the house of my mother,
To the chamber of her that conceived me.
5 I have adjured you,
Ye daughters of Jerusalem,
By the roes or by the hinds of the field.
Stir not up nor wake this love till she
please.

Description of Bride,

HI. 6.— SONG OF SONGS.— V. 16.

and of Bridegroom:

6 What is this coming up from the wil-
Like palm-trees of smoke, [deraess,
Perfutoed with myrrh and frankincense,
From every poWcler of the merchant ?
' Lo, his couch, wMch is Solomon's,
Sixty mighty ones are around it.
Of' the mighty of Israel;
8 All of them holding the sword,
Taught of battle; j , , . [night:
Each his sword by his thigh,- for fear at
9 A palanquin king Solomon made for him-
Of the. wood of Lebanon; [self,
i° Its pillars he made of, silver, -.,.,
Its bottom of. gold, its seat pf purple,, .
Its midst lined with love,
By the daughters of Jerusalem.
n Go forth and look, ye daughters of Zion,
On king Solomon, with the, crown,
Wherewith his mother crowned him,
In the day qf his espousals,
Ahfj to the day of the joy of Ms heart.
LV: i Lo, thou art fair, my friend, .
Lo, thou art fair:
TMne eyes are doves behind thy veil;' .
Thy hair as a row of goats
* , WMch have.shone from mount Gilead;
2 Thy teeth as a row of shorn- ones
Which have come up from the washing:
. For all of them form twins, ,
And a bereaved one is not among them,
8 A,s a thread of scarlet are thy lips,
And thy speech is comely;
Asthe work of a- pomegranate thy temple
Behind1 thy Veil;
4 Asthe tower of David is thy neck,
Built for an armoury, .
The chief of the shields are hung on it,
All shields of the mighty;
s Thy two, breasts are as two young Ones,
Twins of a roe, who feedamong lilies.
.• Till the, day break forth, - ..
And the shadows have flpd away,
I will get me unto the mountain of myrrh,
And untp the hiU, of frankincense. <
7 Thou art all fair, my friend;
And a blemish is not in thee,
Come from Lebanon, 0 spouse,
8 Come from Lebanon, come thou in. '
Look from the top of Amana,
FromTthe-top of Shenir arid' Hermon,
From the habitations of lions,- '
From the mountains of leopards, [spouse,
9 Thou hast emboldened me, my sister-
Emboldened me with one of thine eyes,
With one chain of thy neck. ' .' ';
i° How wonderful have been thy loves,
My sister-spouse^
' How'much better haVe been thy loves
than wine, [all spices.
And the fragrance of thy perfumes than
n Thy lips drop honey, 0 spouse;
Honey and milk are under thy tongue;
And the fragrance of thy garments
Is as the fragrance of Lebanon.
13 A garden shut up is my sister-spouse,
A spring shut up— a fountain sealed. ; '
u Thy shoots a paradise of pomegranates,
With precious fruits;
14 Cyprus with spinenard, nard and saffron;
Cane and cinnamon, ,i

With all treesjof frankincense;
Myrrh and aloes, with all cMef spiceS;
15 A fouritof gardens, a well of living waters.
And fiowtogs from Lebanon !
ifi Awakeuftnortfy and come in, 0 soutlii
Cause iny garden to breathe forth;'
Its spices)let.floW; , >
Let my beloved come ditto his garden,
And' eat its pleasant fruits.
V. ii have come into my , garden,
My sister-spouse,'' : '
I have plucked my myrrh with my spice;
I have eaten my comb with my honey ;
I have drunk my wine with my milki' ,
Eat, O friendB; drink,
Yea, drink abundantly, 0 beloved ones!
2 I sleep, but my heart waketh; !
The sound;of my beloved knocktogii'ry
'Open 'to hie,, my' sister, my friend, ,
My dpve* toy perfect,' one ;
For my head. is'.filled with dew, , , •
My locks wiiJi drops of the night.'," , < ;¦¦
3 I have put off my coat, , ,
' How shall I put it on ?
I have washed iny feet,
How shall I defile them? [work,
4 My beloved .sept his hand from the.net-
Arid' my hoVels were moved for hrim :
5 1 rose to open to' my beloved, -
Arid my hands dropped myrrh, .,
Yea, my fingers flowing myrrh,
On' the handles of the lock;
8 1 'opened to my beloved,
But my beloved withdrew — passed on ; ;
My soul went out when he spake;*
I sought him and found him not.
I called him and he answered me not.
7 Watchmen who go round about the city,
Found me— smote me— -wounded me;
The keepers of the walls have lifted rip
My veil from Pff. me; ¦¦
8, 1 have/adjured youj daughters of Jeru-
Ifye findmybeloyed-r-, [salem,
What do ye tell Mm ?', ,
That I ani sick with love!
9 What is thy beloved above any beloved,
0 fair, among women,?- <. ¦ ,; >'
What is ,thy, beloved above any, 'beloved,
That thus thou hast adjured us?. < ,_,i
i° My beloved is clear and ruddy>
Conspicuous above a myriad I
u:His head is pure gold— fine gold;
. His locks flowing, dark' as a raven ;
12 His eyes as doves by streams of water,
Washing in milk, : sitting in fulness;
13 His cheeks as a' bed of spices,
Towers of perfumes: ' ' '
His rips lilies, dropping flowing myrrh;
14 His. hands rings of gold,1 set with beryj;
His heart bright ivory;
Covered withsappMres; .'
is His limbs pillars of marble, -
fFounded on sockets of fine gold ;
His appearance as Lebanon, >:
Chpice asthe cedars; ,• ¦ . ' ,
" His mouth 0? the sweetest.
And all of him; desirable ; : .
This is my beloved, and this my friend,
O daughters of Jerusalem;, .,
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The Virgins' chorus. . VI. 1.— SOKG OF SONGS.— Vin. 14. The little sifter.

VI. i Whither hath thy beloved gone,
0, fair among women ?
v, Whither hath thy beloved turned,
And we seek him with thee ?
2 My.belovedwent down to1 Ms garden,
To the beds of spice;'
To delight himself to ,the gardens,
And to gather lilies. [mtoe;
3 I am my beloved's, and my beloved' is
Who delighteth himself among the lriies,
4 Fair art thou, my'friend, as Tirzah;
Comely as Jerusalem; (
Awe-inspiring as bannered hosts.
5 Turn, round thine eyes from before me,
For they have made me proud.
, Thy hair is as a row of goats,
Wliich have shone from Gilead;
6 Thy teetH as a row of lambs,
Which have come up from the washing:
For all' of them form tivins,
And a bereaved one is not ampng them.
7 As the work of,'a pomegranate thy temple
Behind thy veil;
8 Sixty are queens-, and eighty concubines,
And virgins without number;
'.One is my dove, my1 perfect one;
One she is ot her 'mother,
The choice pne she is of her that.bare her;
Daughters have, seen her.
And pronounce her happy: [her :
Queens and concubines, and they praise
» ' Who is this that looketh forth as morn-
Fair as the moon— clear as the sun, Ting,
Awe:tospiring as bannered hosts ? '
11 TJrito a garden of nuts I went down,
To look on the buds of the valley; ,
To see whither the vine had flourished,
The pomegranates had blossomed,
I2 f knew not mtoe own mind.
J.t made me-T7Chariots,of my people Nadib.
13 Return, return, 0 Shulamith !
Return, return, that we may look on thee.
What do ye see in Shulamith ?
VII. i As the chorus df 'Mahanaim.'
How beautiful were thy feet with sandals,
0 daughter of Nadib.
The turnings of thy sides as ornaments,
The work of the hands of an artificer ;
2 Thy waist a bason of roundness, '
It lacketh riot mixture ; [lilies;
Thy body a heap of wheat, fenced with
3 Thy two breasts as two young ones, twins
4 Thy neck as a tower of ivory; [of a roe;
Thine eyes pools in Heshbon,
Near the gate of Bath-Rabbim;
Thy face as a tower of Lebanon,
Looking toward Damascus;
* Thy head upon thee as Carmel;.
And the hair of , thy head as purple;
The king is bound with' the flo wings I
e How fair and pleasant riast thou been,
0 love, to delightB; ;
t This thy stature hath been like to a palm,
And thy breasts to clusters.
8 1 said, ' Let me go Up on the palm,
Let ine lay hold1 on its boughs,
i Yea, let thy breasts 'be, I pray thee,
l As clusters of the vine,
j And the fragrance of thy face as citrons,
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9 And thy palate as good wine—'
Flowing to my beloved in uprightness;
Strengthening the lips of theagedl
i° I ammy beloveds, and on me is his desire.
n Come, my beloved, let lis go forth to the
12 Let us lodge in the villages. " [field,
Let us go early to the Vineyards,
Let us see if the vine hath flourished,
The sweet-smelling flower hath opened,
The pomegranates have blossomed: '
There I give thee my loves.
13 The mandrakes have given out fragrance,
And at our openings
All pleasant things, new, yea, old, my be-
I have laid up for thee. [loved,
VIII. i Who' doth make thee as iny brother,
Sucking the breasts of my mother ?,
I find thee without, I kiss thee,
Yea, they do not despise me;
2 I lead thee, I bring 'thee to my' mother's
She teacheth me, [hohse,
I cause thee to drink of perfumed wine,
Of the juice of my pomegranate; , <\ ,
3 His left hand is under my head.
And his right doth embrace me. , f
4 I have adjured you, daughters of Jeru-
How ye stir, up, . [salem,
Or how, ye wake this love till she please.
5 Who is this coming from the wilderness,
Hasting* herself for her beloved ?
Under the citron-tree I havewaked thee,
There thy mother pledged thee.
There she gave a pledge, that -bare. thee.
6 Set me as a seal on thy heart;.
As a seal on thine arm ;
For.:strong.>as,deathiis love ;
Sharp as Sheol is. jealousy:
Its burmngs are burnings of fire,
Aflameof.Jahl
7 Many waters are' not able to quench this
Floods even do not wash it away, [love:
If one give for lb've all the wealth of his
Treading down, they 'tread upon it. [house,
8 We have a rittle sister,' and breasts she
What shall we do for our sister, [hath (hot;
In the day that it is told of her ? ]
9 If she be a wall,
We build by her a palace of silver;
And if she be a door, <..
-We fashion by her board-work of cedar.
"> I am a, wall, and my breasts as ,tpwers;
Then have I been in his eyes
As one finding peace. ]
n Solomon hath a vineyard, in Baal-Hamon;
He hath given out the vineyard tokeepers;
Each bringeth for its fruit
A thousand silverltogs ; > .
12 My vineyard— mine own — is before me;
The thousand is for thee, 0 Solomon,,
And two hundred for the keepers pf,ifcs
fruit. i
0 dweller to gardens !
18 The companions attend to thy voice;
Cause me to hear.
Flee, my beloved, and be like to a roe,
>4 Or to a young pne of the harts
On mountains of spices!

ISAIAH.

Chap. I. i VISIONS of Isaiah son of Amoz,
which, he hath seen concerning Judah arid
Jerusalem, in the days of Uzziah, Jotham,
Ahaz, Hezekiah, kings of Judah.
2 Hear, 0 heavens : and give ear, 0 earth ;
For the Lord hath spoken:
Children have I nourished andbrought up,
And they — have transgressed agamst lie:
3 An ox hath known its owner,
And an ass its master's crib :
Israel hath not known,
My people hath not understood.
4 Ah, sinning nation,
A people heavy with iniquity/
A seed of evil doers, children — corrupters !
They have forsaken the Lord,
They have despised the Holy One of Is-
They have gone away backward. [rael,
, 6 Wherefore will ye be stricken any more 1
Ye will add apostacy !
Every head is become diseased,
And every heart sick.
c From the sole of the foot — unto the head,
There is no soundness in it;
Wound, and bruise, and flesh smiting —
They have not been closed, nor bound,
Nor softened with ointment.
7 Your land is a desolation,
Your cities burnt with fire:
Your ground, before you strangers are
consuming it,
A desolation as overthrown by strangers.
8 And left hath been the daughter of Zion,
As a booth in a vineyard,
As a lodge among cucumbers — as a city
; 9 Unless the Lord of Hosts [besieged.
Had left to us a remnant,
Shortly — as Sodom we had been*
To Gomorrah we had been like !
w Hear a word of the Lord,
Ye rulers of Sodom;
Give ear to a direction of our God,
Ye people of Gomorrah:
n ' Why to Me — the abundance of your sa
crifices ? saith the Lord:
I have been satiated with burnt-offerings
And fat of fatltogs ; [of rams,
Yea, blood of bullocks,^ and lambs,
And he-goats I have not desired.
12 When ye come in to appear before Me,
Who hath required this of your hand,
To trample My courts ?
13 Add not to bring in a vain present:
Incense, it is an abomination to Me;
New moon, and sabbath, calling' of con
vocation:
I endure not iniquity — and restraint.
14 Your new moons and your set times
Hath My soul hated:
They have been on Me for a burden ;
I have been weary of bearing.
,£ And to your spreading forth your hands,
I hide Mine eyes from you;
Yea, when ye increase prayer, I hear not:
Your hands have been full of blood.
w Wash ye, make ye pure;
Turn aside the evil of your doings '

From before Mine eyes;
Cease to do evil; learn to do good;
i? Seek judgment, make happy the oppress-
Judge the fatherless; [ed;
Strive for the widow.
16 Come, I pray you, and let us reason,
Saith the Lord:
If your sins are as scarlet,
As snow they shall be white;
If they are red as crimson;
As wool they1 shall be !
u If ye are willing and have hearkened,
The good of the laud ye consume: ,
20 And if ye refuse and have rebelled,
By the sword ye are consumed,
For the mouth of the Lord hath spoken.
21 How hath a faithful city become a harlot!
I filled it with judgment:
Righteousness lodgeth in it— now mur-
22 Thy silver hath become dross, [derers.
Thy drink polluted with water.
23 Thy princes are apostates,
And compamons of thieves:
Every one loving a bribe, and pursuing
The fatherless they judge not, ' [reward's:
And the plea of the widow cometh riot to
34 Therefore, affirmeth the Lord, [them.
Jehovah of Hosts, the Mighty of Israel,
Ah, I am eased of Mine adversaries,
And X am aveuged of Mine enemies:
25 And I turn back My hand upon thee,
And refine as purity thy dross, '
And turn-aside all thy tin:
26 And I giVe back thy judges as at the first,
And thy counsellors as iri the begriming:
After this thou art called,
' A city of righteousness— a faithful city.'
27 Zion in judgment is redeemed,'
And her captives in righteousness.
28 And the destruction of transgressors and
sinners is together,
And those who forsake the Lord are con-
29 For men are ashamed of the oaks [sunied.
WMch ye have desired,
And ye are confounded for the gardens
Which ye have chosen.
80 For ye are as an oak whose leaf fadeth.
And as a garden which hath no water
3i And the strong hath become tow,
And his work a spark,
And both of them have burned together,
And there is none quenching ! '
II. 1 THE thing which Isaiah son of Amoz
hath seen concerning J ml ah and Jerusalem.
2 Yea1, it hath come to passi
In the latter end of the days,
The mountain of the Lord's house is esta-
Above the top of the mountains, [Wished
And hath been lifted up above the heights-
•^And flowed unto it have all the nations.
ts And many peoples have gone and said:
' Come, and we go up unto the mountain
of the Lord,
Unto the house of the God of Jacob;
And He doth teach us of His ways,
And we walk in His paths:
For from Zion goeth out a direction,
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Doom of idolaters.

II. 4. — ISAIAH. — in. 20. Zion' s daughters humiliated.

And the word of the LORD from Jerusalem.
* And He hath judged between the nations,
And hath given adecision tomanypeoplesV
And they have beaten their swords into
plowshares,
And their spears into pruntog-hooks;
Nation lif tetli'not up sword against nation,
Nor do they learn war any more,! , ,
6 0 house of Jacob, come,
And let us walk in the light of ,the LORD.'
6 For Thou hast left thy people,.
The house of Jacob,
For they have been filled from the east,
And are sorcerers like the Philistines,,
And with the children, of strangers strike
hands.
7 And its land'is full of silver and gold,
And there is no end to its treasures;
And its land is full of horses,
And there is no end ^° **s chariots:
8 And its land is full of idols;
To the work of its hands it boweth itself,
To that wliich its own fingers have made:
9 And the low boweth down,
And the high is humbled:
And Thoii acceptest them not.
i° Enter into the rock,
And be hidden in the dust,
Because of the fear of the XORD,
And of the honour of. His excellency.
n The haughty eyes of man
Have been humbled, [of men;
Arid bowed down hath been the loftiness
And set on high hath the LORD alone
been to that day:
12 For a day is to theXoRD of Hosts,
For every proud and high one,^
And for every lifted up and low, one;
13 And for all the cedars of Lebanon,
The high and exalted ones,
And for all the oaks of Bashan,
14 And for all the high mountains, .
And for all the exalted heights,
15 And for every high tower,
And for every fenced wall,
i6 And for all ships of Tarshish,
And for all desirable pictures.
17 And bowed down hath been
The haughtiness of man,
And humbled the loftiness. of men:
And set on high hath the Lord ,alone
been in that day.
18 As to idols — they completely pass away.
19 And men have entered into caverns of
And into caves of dust, [rocks,
Because of trie fear of the Lord,
And of the honour of His excellency, : .
In His rising to terrify the earth.
29 In that day man casteth his idols of silver,
And his idols of gold,
Which they made for him to worship.
To the moles, and to the bats ;
31 To enter into cavities of the rocks,
And into clefts of the high places,
Because of the fear, of the LORD, ,
And of the honour of, His excellency,
In His rising to terrify the, earth. ,
22 Cease for yourselves from man,
Whose breath is in his nostrils;
For in what is he esteemed ?
lit 1 FOR,, lo, the Lord, Jehovah of Hosts,
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Is turning aside from Jerusalem,
And from Judah, the stay and the staff,
¦Every stay of bread — every stay of water,
2 Hero and warrior, judge and prophet,
And diviner and elder, < ; -:' J
3 Head of fifty, and the accepted of faces,
And counsellor, and the wise of artificers.
And the intelligent of charmers.
4 Apd I have made youths their heads,
And sucklings rule over them. . , ,.
5 And the people. hath exacted— man Upon
Even a man on his neighbour: [man.
Enlarge themselves do the. youths against
And the lightly esteemed. [the aged,
Against the honoured.
s When one layeth hold on his brother,
Of the house of his father, by the garment:
' Come, a ruler be thou over us,
And this ruin under thy hand: '
7 He Iifteth up, in that day, saying:
'I will not be a binder up, ¦
And in my house there is neither bread
nor garment:
Ye shall not make me a ruler of the peo-
8 For Jerusalem hath stumbled, , ¦ [pie.'
And Judah hath fallen:: -
For their tongue and their doings
Are against theLORD,.
To provoke the eyes of His glory.
9 The appearance of their faces
Hath witnessed against them,
And their sin, as Sodom, they have de-
They have not hidden I [clared,
Wo to their soul,
For they have done evil to themselves.
i° Say ye, 0 righteous, that it is good:
For the fruit of their doings they eat.
u Wo to the wicked — evil:
For the deed of his hands is done to him.
12 My people— its exactors are suckrings,
And women have ruled over it.
My people — thy eulogists cause to err,
And the way of thy paths
They have swallowed up.
13 The Lord standeth up to plead,
Yea, i3 standing to judge the peoples. ¦
14 The Lord toto judgment entereth , -, •
With the elders of His people and its
heads:
* Seeing ye have consumed the vineyard ;
The plunder of the poor is to your houses.
1* What— to you ? ye bruise My people, •
And the faces of the poor, ye grind.'; ¦
Affirm doth the Lord, Jehovah of Hosts,
Yea, the Lord saith : [haughty,
i6 ' Because the daughters of Zion have been
And walk stretching out the neck,, -
And deceiving with the eyes.
Walking and mincing they go,
And with their feet make a tinkhng :
17 The Lord hath also scabbed
The crpwn of the head of Zion's daughters,
And the Lord their simplicity exposeth.
18 In that day the LORD turneth aside
The beauty of the tinkling ornaments,
And of the embroidered works,
And of the round tires like the moon;
19 Of the drops, and of the bracelets,
And of the mufflers;
29 Of the bonnets, and of the ornaments of
And of the bands; [the legs,

Israel compared to a vineyards TO.. 21. — ISAIAH.— v. 24. Denunciations against sip.

And of the perfume boxes, and of the
amulets, • , , > . - . > .
21 Of the seals, and of the nose-rings,
-- Of the costly apparel, and of the mantles,
And of the coverings, and of the purses,
28 Of the mirrors, and of the hnen garments,
And of the hoods, and of the vails;
24 And it hath come to pass,
Instead of spice is muck;
And instead of a girdle, a rope:. , ,
And instead of curled work, baldness;
And instead of a stomacher,
A girdle of sackcloth.: . ,
25 For,instead of glory, thy men by the sword
And thy might in the battle. [do fall,
25 And lamented and mourned have her
Yea, she hath been emptied; [openings:
On the' earth she sitteth.
TV. I And taken hold have seven women on
Tn that day, saying: [one man,
' Our own bread we will eat,
And our own raiment we put on; ,.'.-.
Only, let thy name be called over Us,
Remove our reproach.'
2 In that day the Shoot of the Lord
Is for desire and for honour, .
And the fruit of the earth
For excellence and beauty, to the escaped
3 And it hath come to pass, [pf Israel.
He who is left in Zion, ;
And he who remaineth to Jerusalem,
' Holy' is said of him,
Of every one written for life in Jerusalem:
4 If the' Lord hath washed away
The filth of the daughters of Zion,
And the blood of Jerusalem
Purgeth from her midst,
By the spirit of judgment, .
And by the spirit of burMng.
5 Then hath the LORD formed '.,
Over every fixed place of Mount Zion,
And over her convocations,
A cloud by day, and smoke,
And the shining of a flaming fire by night:
That, over all honour a safe guard,
* And a covering may be,
For a shadow by day from drought, ,
And for a refuge, and for a Mdtog-place,
From inundation and from rain, [loved,
V. iLET me sing, I pray you, for my be-
A song of my beloved as to his vineyard.
My beloved hath a vineyard
In a very fnritful hill, [stones,
2 And he fenceth it, and casteth out its
And planteth it with a choice wine, ,
And buildeth a tower in its midst, ¦
And hath alao hewed out a wipe-press in it:
And he waiteth for the yielding of grapes,
And it yieldeth bad ones!
3 And now, O inhabitant of- Jerusalem,
And man of Judah, [vineyard.
Judge, I pray you, between me and my
* What— to. do still to my vineyard,.
That I have not done in it ?
Wherefore, I waited for the yielding of
Doth it yield ihad ones? [grapes,
5 And now, pray, let me cause you to know,
That which I am doing to my vineyard:
Turning aside its hedge,
And it hath been for consumption:
Breaking down its wall, ,

And it hath been for a treading-place.
6 And I make it a waste,
, It is not pruned, nor arranged;
And gone up hath brier and thorn:
And on the tMck clouds I lay a charge,
From raining on it rain.
7 For the vineyard of the. Lord of Hosts
Is the house of Israel,
' And the man of Judah His pleasant plant:
And 'He waiteth for judgment, ¦
And lo, oppression; '
For righteousness, and lo, a cry.
8 Wo to those who join house to. house,
Field to field they bring near,
' Till there is no place, ¦ - ; '
And ye have been settled by yourselves
In the midst of the land I
9 By the weapons of the Lord of Hosts
Do riot many houses become a desolation ?
Great and good without inhabitant !
19 For ten acres of vineyard yield one bath, !
, And an hPmer of seed yieldeth an ephah.
11 Wo to those who, rise early in the, morn-
Strong drink they pursue! ¦ :.[tog, ,
Who tarry in the twilight,
Wine infiameth them I
13 And harp, and psaltery, tabret, and pipe,
And wine, have been their, banquets:
Ahd the work of the, Lord they behold
Yea, the work of His hands [not,
They have not seen.
13, Therefore my people
Hath removed without knowledge;
And its honourable ones— dead of famine,
And its multitude— dried up of thirst.
" Therefore Sheol hath enlarged herself,
And opened her mouth without limit: , ,•
And gone down hath itsi honour,.
And. its multitude^ and its noise,
And its exulting one, into her.
15 And bowed down is the low,
And humbled is the high,
And the eyes of the haughty become low :
ifl And the Lord of Hosts . <;..:¦
Is .become high in judgriient, ., in .[ness;
And the Holy God sanctified in righteous-
17 And lambs , have, fed according to> itheti
And waste places of, the fat ones [leading,
©0 sojourners consume.
i8 Wo to those who, draw out iniquity
With cords of vanity, .
And as with thick ropes of the cart — sto;
19 Who are saying: -' Let Him hurry, ,
Let Him hasten His work, that we ¦ may
see; * [Israel
, And let the counsel of the Holy One of
i Draw near and come, that we may know.'
20 1 Wo to those who are saying to evil ' good,'
And to good ' eyil; ' [darkness;
Putting darkness for light, and light for
Putting bitter for sweet, and sweet for
21 Wo to the wise in their own eyes, [bitter.
And— before their own faces intelligent 1
22 Wo to the mighty to drink-wtoe,
Men of strength to mingle strong drink:
23 Who justify the wicked for. a bribe,
And the righteousness of the righteous
1 Turn aside from him.
24 Therefore, as a tongue of fire .devoureth
And flaming hay falleth, [stubble.
Their root is aB muck, 437

¦Isaiah's heavenly vision.'

Y. 25.— ISAIAH.— VTt. 14. The promise of Immanuel

And their flower as dust goeth up*
Because they have rejected " '
The law of the Lord of Hosts, [despised.
And the saying of the Holy One of Israel
25 Therefore hath the anger of the Lord
burned among His people, ¦ '
And He stretcheth out His hand against it,
And smiteth it: and the mountains trem-
.'.nd their carcases [ble,
Are as filth in the midst of the out-places.
With all this His anger turneth not back,
And still His hand is stretched out!
M And He hath lifted up an ensign
To nations afar off,
And hissed for it from the end of the earth :
And lo, hastily, swift, it cometh.
27 There is none weary, nor stumbling in it;
It slumbereth not, nor sleepeth ; [loins,
Nor opened hath been the girdle of its
Nor drawn away the latchet of its shoes.
28 Whose arrows are sharp, and all its bows
The hoofs of its horses as flint [bent,
Have been reckoned,
And its wheels as a hurricane!
29 Its roaring is like a lioness,
It roareth like young lions, '
And howleth, and seizeth prey,
And carrieth away safely,
And there is none delivering.
30 And it howleth against it in that day
As the howling of the sea,
And hath looked attentively to the land,
And lo, darkriess — distress:
Even the light hath been darkened by its
abundance.
VI. i IN the year of the death of ktog Uz
ziah I see also the Lord, sitting on a throne,
high and lifted up— attd His train filling the
temple. 2seraphs are standing above it:
six wings hath each ; with two each cdver-
eth its face, and with two each covereth its
feet, and with two each flieth. 3 And this
one hath called imto that, and said:
' Holy, Holy, Holy, is the Lord of Hosts;
The fulness of the whole earth wHis glory. '
4And the posts of the thresholds are
moved by the voice of him who calleth,
and the house is full of smoke.
5 And I say, * Wo to me, for I have been
For a man of unclean lips am I, [silent:
And in midst of a people of unclean lips
Am I dwelling:
For the King, the Lord of Hosts,
Have mine eyes seen.'
6 And one of the seraphs fleeth unto me,
and in his hand a burning coal, (with tongs
he hath taken it from off the altar,) 7and
he striketh against my mouth, and saith:
' Lo, this hath stricken against thy lips,
And turned aside is thine iniquity,
And thy sin is covered.'
8 And I hear the voice of the Lord, saying:
' Whom shall I send ?¦
And who will go for Us ?'
And I say, 'Here am I; send me.'
9 And He saith, ' Go ;
Then hast thou said to this people :
Hear ye— to hoar, but ye will not under
stand;
And see ye— to see, but ye will not know.
10 Declare fat the heart of this people,
438

And its ears declare' heavy;
And its eyes declare dazzled- ¦ i
Lest it see with its eyes,
And with its ears hear, and its heart con
And it turn back, and have health.' [sider,
n And I say, '¦ Till when, 0 Lord ? '
And He saith, ' Surely till cities have been
wasted without inhabitant,
And houses without man,
And the- ground be wasted— a desolation,
i2 And the Lord hath put man far off,/
And great be the forsaken part
In the heart of the land. ¦ ¦ ¦ >
13 And yet in it a tenth, and it hath turned,
And been for a burning;
As a teil-tree, and as an oak, which in
Have substance in them, > [falling,
The holy seed is its substance.' -.
VII. iAND it cometh to pass, in the
days of Ahaz son of Jotham, son of Uzziah,
king of Judah, gone up hath Rezin king of
Aram, and Pekah, son of Remaliah, king of
Israel, to Jerusalem, to the battle against
it, but he is not able to fight against it.
2 And it i3 declared to the house of David,
saying, ' Aram hath beenled towards Eph
raim.' And his heart and the heart of his
people is moved, like the moving of the
trees of the forest by the presence of wind.
3 And the Lord saith unto Isaiah, 'Go
out. I pray thee, to meet Ahaz, thou, and
Shear- Jashub thy son, unto the end of the
conduit" of the upper pool, unto the high
way of the fuller's field. 4 Then hast thou
said unto him :—
' Take heed, and be quiet; fear not,
Nor let thy heart be timid, [brands,
Because of these two tails of smoking
For the fierceness of the anger of Rezin
And the son of Remaliah. [and Aram,
5 Because that Aram hath counselled
against thee evil, [ing:
Ephraim and the son pf Remaliah, say-
6 Let us go up into Judah, and vex it,
And rend it for ourselves,
And cause a king to reign in its midst—
The son of Tabeal :
7 Thus hath the Lord Jehovah said: '
It shall not stand, nor shall it be,
8 For the head of Aram is Damascus,
And the head of Damascus is Rezin;
And within sixty and five years
Ephraim is broken from being a people;
9 And the head of Ephraim is Samaria,
And the head of Samaria is the son of
If ye do not give credence, [Remaliah.
Surely ye are not stedfast.
i° And the Lord addeth to speak unto
Ahaz, saying : —
11 ' Ask for thyself a sign from the LORD
Make deep the request, , [thy God:
, Or make it Mgh upwards.'
12 And Ahaz saith, ' I will not ask, nor fry
the Lord.' [of David,
13 And he saith, ' Hear, I pray you, 0 bouse
Is it a little thing for you to weary meu,
That ye weary even my God ?
14 Therefore the Lord Himself giveth to yon
Lo, the Virgin is conceiving, [a sign:
And bringing forth a son,
And hath called his name Immanuel;

I Fate of Samaria & Damascus, vn. 15. — ISAIAH.— ix. ?. Importance of, the Scriptures.

j " Butter and honey he eateth, >
j , i When he knoweth to refuse evil,
And to fix on good.
ie For before the youth doth know . ¦
To refuse evil, and to fix on good,
Forsaken is the land thou art vexed with,
, Because of her two kings.
17 The Lord bringeth on thee, and on thy '¦
Andonthe house of thy father, [people,
Days 'which have not come, 1
Even from the day of the turning aside of
Ephraim from Judah,
By means of the ktog of Asshur.
13 And it hath come to pass, in that day,
The Lord doth hiss for the fly that is in
the extremity of the brooks of Egypt,
And for the bee that is to the land of
19 And they have come, [Asshur.
And rested all of them in desolate valleys,
And in holes of the rocks, -. ¦ ; <
And on all thorns,
And on all commendable things.
20 In that day the Lord doth shave,
By a razor that is hired beyond the river,
By means of the king of Asshur,
The head, and the hair of the feet,
Yea, the beard also.it consumeth.
21 And it hath come to pass, in that day,
A man keepeth alive a heifer of the herd,
And two of the flock:
" And it hath come to pass.
From the abundance of the yielding of
milk lie eateth butter:
For butter and honey doth every one eat
Who is left in the heart of the land;
l3 And it hath come to pass, in that day,
Every place where there are a thousand
At a thousand silverlings, [vines,
Is for briers and for thorns." [thither;
to With arrows and with bow he cometh
For all the land is brier and thorn.
^ But all the hills wMch with the mattock
are kept in order, [thorn;
Thither cometh not the fear of brier and
And it hath been for the sending forth of
Andforthetreadingofthe-sheep.'[theox,
VIII. iAND the Lord saith unto me,
' Take to thyself a great tablet, and write
on it with a graving tool of many Hasten
spoil, enjoy prey.' >2And I cause faithful
witnesses to testify to me, even Uriah the
priest, and Zechariah son of Jeberechiah.,
8 And I draw near unto the prophetess,
and she conceiveth, and bareth a son ; and
the Lord saith unto me, 'Call his name
Maher-shalal-hash-baz. 4For before the
youth knoweth to. cry, . My father,, or My
mother, one taketh away the wealth of
Damascus and the spoil of Samaria before
the king of Asshur.'
5 And the Lord addeth to speak unto me
again, saying,
tf ' Because this people hath refused
The waters of Shiloah which go softly,
And rejoiceth with Rezin and the son of
Remaliah;
7 Therefore, lo, the Lord bringeth upon
The waters of the river— [them
the mighty and the great,
(The king of Asshur, and all his glory:)
And it hath gone up over all its streams,

And hath gone on over all its banks:
8 And it hath passed on into Judah;
It hath overflown and passed over;
Unto the neck it cometh:
And the. stretching out of its wings
Hath been the fulness of the breadth of
thy land, 0 Immanuel.
9 Be friends, 0 nations, and be broken;.
And give ear, all ye far off ones of earth,
1 Gird yourselves, and be broken, <
Gird yaurselves,i and be broken.
i° Take counsel, and it is brbken;
Speak a word, and it doth not stand:
Because of Immanuel!' .1
11 For thus hath the Lord spoken unto me
with strength of hand,! and instructeth me
against walking to the rway of tMs people,
saying, .1 . ¦
12 ' Ye shall not' sayy A confederacy.
To all to whom this people saith, A con-
And its fear ye shall hot fear, i[federacy; ,
Nor declare fearful. ; ¦ .¦< . - <-.'r
13 The Lord of Hosts— i Him shallye sanctify,
He is your Fear, and He your Dread,
14 And He hath been for a sanctuary;
But for a stone of stumbling,
And for a rock of falling, .
To the two houses of Israel;
For a gin and for a snare
To the inhabitants of Jerusalem;
15 And many among them
Have stumbled and fallen,
And been broken, and snared; and cap- '
16 Bind up the testimony, [tured. ;
Seal the law among My disciples.' , .
17 Yet I have waited for the Lord,
. Who. Mdeth His face- from the house of
Yea, I have looked for Him. fJ acob;
i8 Lo, I, and the children.
Whom the Lord hath given to me,
Are for signs and for wonders to Israel,
From the Lord, of, Hosts, -
Who dwelleth to Mount Zion.. , ,
19 And though they say unto you,
' Seek to them who have familiar spirits,
And to wizards, who chatter and mutter:
Doth not a people seek uuto its, God ?
—For the living unto the dead ?
20 To the law and to the testimony:
If not, let them say after this manner,
. * That there is no dawn for it.' ,
21 — And it hath passed over toto it,
Hardened and hungry:
And it hath come to pass,
That it is hungry, and hath been wroth,
. And made light of its ktog, and of its God,
And hath looked upwards.
23 And unto the land it looketh attentively
. And lo, advei-sity and darkness;
— Dimness, distress, and thick darkness
Is driven away; 1 [distress.
But not the dimness for which she iB to
IX. 1 AS the former time .made light
The land of Zebulun and the laud of
Naphtali, [of the sea,
So the latter time hath honouredthe Way
Beyondthe Jordan, Galilee of the nations.
2 The people who are walking in darkness
Have seen a great light:
Dwellers to a land of death-shade.
Light hath shone upon them.
4'di)

Government of the. Messiah. IX. 3.— ISAIAH.— X. 15. Condemnation of oppressors.

3 Thou hast multiplied the nation,
Thou hasfc'made great its joy:., i.
They have joyed1 before Thee >
Like the joy in harvest, . [spoil.
As men rejoice .in their apportioning
4 For the yoke of its burden,
And the staff of its shoulder,
The rod' of its- exactor,
Thou hast broken asintheday of Midian.
5 For every battle of the warrior is with
rushing,, and raiment rolled to blood:
Which hath been for burning, fuel of fire.
6 For a Child hath been born to us,
A Son hath been given to us,
i And the princely power is on Ms shoulder,
And He calleth his name
Wonderful) Counsellor, Mighty God,
Father of Eternity, Prince of Peace.
7 Of the mcrease of ririncely power,
Arid of peace, there is no end,
. On the. throne of David, and on his king-'
To establish it, and to support it, [dom,
In judgment and in righteousness, -
From henceforth, and for ever;
The zeal of the Lord of Hosts doeth this.
8 A word hath the Lord sent into Jacob,
And it hath fallen on Israel. ¦ . \ .
9 And the people have known, all of it,
Ephraim and the inhabitant of Samaria,
In pride and in greatness of heart, saying,
i° 'Bricks have fallen, but hewn work we
Sycamores hath been cut down, [build:
But cedars we renew.' <;
n And the Lord setteth the adversaries of
Rezin on high above him, ¦
And his enemies He joineth together;
12 Aram from before, . and PMlistia from be
hind; i i ' [mouth.
And they devour ¦ Israel with the whole
For all this not turn back doth His anger,
And still His hand is stretched out.\_
13 And the people hath not turned back
again to Him who smiteth it,
And the LORD of Hosts they have not
sought. [head and tail,
J4 And the Lord cutteth off from Israel
Branch aud reed, the same day;
is The elder, even the accepted of face,
He is the head;
And the prophet, the teacher of falsehood,
He is the tail. [err,
16 And the eulogists of this people cause to
And its eulogised ones are consumedl
17 Therefore, over its young men the Lord
rejoiceth not, • . [not:
And its orphans, and its widows pitieth
Forevery one is profane, and an evil doer,
And every mouth is speaking folly.
For all this riot turn back doth His anger.
And still His hand is stretched out.
is ]?or wickedness hath burned as a fire:
Brier and thorn it devoureth, ' j
And kindleth to the thickets of the forest:
And they lift themselves up,
An exaltation of smoke!
19 In the wrath of the Lord of Hosts
Hath the land been consumed,
And the people is as the fuel of fire:
A man on his brother hath no pity,
29 And he cutteth down on the right,
And hath been hungry; ¦ 440 '

And he devoureth on the lef t> ¦ j ; ¦ - '
And hath not been satisfied : •>; [devour.
And each the flesh of his own arm they
21 Manasseh— ^Ephraim:
And Ephraim — Manasseh :
Together they are against Judah. <
For all this not turn back doth Hisanger,
1 And still His hand is stretched out. >
X. iWO.io those who decree decrees' of
iniquity, ' [verseness;
Aud writers who have prescribed per-
2 To turn aside from judgment the poor,
And to take violently away the judgment
Of the afflicted of my people,
That widows may be their prey,
That the fatherless they may spoil,
3 But what do ye at the day of inspection,
And at the desolation?— from afar it corn-
Near whom do ye flee for help, [eth.
And where do ye leave 'your honour?
4 Without Me it hath bowed down
In the place of a bound one,
And in the place of the slain they fall.
For all tMs not turn back doth His anger,
And still His hand is stretched out.
5 Wo to Asshur, the rod of Mine anger,
And a staff in their hand is Mineindigha-
6 Against a profane nation I send him, [tion.
And concerning a people of My wrath I
charge hiin,
To spoil spoil, and to seize prey,
And to make it a treading-place ¦
As the clay of the out-places.
7 Yet he thinketh not so, •
And, his heart reckoneth not so;
For — to destroy is. in his heart;
, And to cut off nations not a few.
8 For he saith, ' Are not my princes alto
gether kings ?
9 Is not Calno as Carchemish ?
Is not Hamath as Arpad ?
Is not Samaria as Damascus?
10 As my hand hath got
To the kingdoms of the worthless things,
And, their graven images,
Greater than Jerusalem and than Samaria;
n Shall I not — as I have done to Samaria
And to her worthless things, j
¦ So do to Jerusalem and to her grievous
12 And' it hath come to pass, [things ?
When the Lord f ulfllTeth His whole work
, On mount Zion and on Jerusalem,.
I see concerning the fruit of the greatness
. Of the heart of the king of Asshur, -
And concerning the glory of the heightiof
w For he hath said, [his eyes.
' By the power of my hand I have wrought, \
And by my wisdom,
For I have been intelligent:
And I remove the borders of the peoples,
And their chief ones I have spoiled;
And I put down as a mighty one the in-
14 And my hand as to a nest ' [habitants;
Getteth to the wealth of the peoples:
And as a gathering of forsaken eggs
All the earth I have gathered; [wing,
And there hath not been one moving the
Or opening the mouth, or whispering;'
]fi — Doth the axe glorify itself
Above him who heweth with it?
Doth the saw magnify itself . .' .¦<: .

Destruction of Asshur.

X. 16; — ISAIAH.— on. 15. The government of Messiah.

Above him who, shaketh it?
As a rod waving those who lift it up,
And a staff lifting up that which is not
wood !.
W Therefore, the Lord Jehovah of Hosts
Sendeth among his fat ones leanness,
And under Ms honour kindleth a burning
As the burning of a fire.
w And the light of Israel hath been for a fire,
And, his Holy One for a flame,
And it hath burned, and devoured Ms
And his brier to one day; ' [thorn
18 And the honour of Ms forest,
And of his fruitful field.
From soul unto flesh, He consumeth :
And it hath been as the fainting of a
standard-bearer.
19 And the rest of the trees of the forest are
Even a youth doth write them. [few,
20 And it hath come to pass, in- that day,
That the remnant of Israel,
And the escaped of the house of Jacob,
Addeth no more to lean on its smiter;
And hath leant on the Lord,
The Holy One of Israel, in truth.
21 A remnant returneth, a remnant of Jacob,
Unto the Mighty God.
22 For though thy people Israel be as the
sand of the sea,
A remnant of it returneth;
A consumption is determined,
Overflowing with righteousness.
38 For, a consumption which is determined,
The Lord, Jehovah of Hosts,
Is making in the midst of all the land.
M Therefore,' thus hath the Lord, Jehovah
of Hosts, said:
* Be not afraid, my people, inhabiting Zion,
Because of Asshur:
With a rod he, smiteth thee;
And Ms staff Iifteth up against thee
In the way of Egypt.
a5 For yet a very little,
And the indignation hathbeeh Completed,
And Mine anger by their wearing out.
V Andawake for Mnidoth the Lord of Hosts,,
A scourge like the smiting of Midian
At the rock pfOreb::i -
And Jus rod is over the sea,
And he .hath lifted it to the way of Egypt.
27 And it hath come to pass, to that day,
Turned is Ms burden from off thy shoul-
And his yoke from off thy neck, [der,
And destroyed hath been the yoke ,
Because of prosperity;
28 He hathicome to against Aiath,
He hath passed over into Migron;
At Michmashhe layeth up his vessels.
29 They have gone over the passage:
Geba they have made a lodging-place;
Trembled hath Rama;1
Gibeah of Saul hath fled- ,
«> Cry with thy voice* (daughter of Galrim;
Give attention, Laish;
Answer her, Anathoth;
si Fled away hath Madmenah; _.
—The inhabitants of the high places
Have hardened themselves.
88 Yet to-day in Nob to remain:
Wave its hand doth the mount of the
The hill of Jerusalem, [daughter of Zion,

33 Lo, the Lord, Jehovah of Hosts, { '
Loppeth a branch with violence '
And the high of stature are cut down,
And-the lofty are become low;
34 And He hath gone round -
The thickets of the forest with iron,
And this Lebanon "by a mighty one falleth.
XI. lArid a rod hath come out from the
stock of Jesae;
And a branch from his roots is fruitful:
2 Rested on him hath the Spirit of the'LORD:
The spirit of wisdom and understanding.
The spirit of counsel and might, [the L6rd.
- The spirit of knowledge ' and the fear of
3 To refresh him in the fear of the Lord:
¦ By the sight of his eyes he judgeth npt,
Nor by the hearing of his ears decideth.
4 And he hath judged in righteousness the
poor, ' ¦¦ ' ¦¦ [of the earth: j
And decided in uprightness for the humble
And hath smitten the earth with the rod
of his mouth: - [the wicked to death.
And with the breath of Ms lips he putteth
s And righteousness hath been the girdle
of his lotos,
And faithfulness- the girdle of his reins.
6 And the wolf sojourneth with the lamb, ¦
And the leopard with the kid lieth down;
And the calf, and the young lion, and the ,
fatltog are together;
And a little youth is leader over them.
7 And the cow arid the bear feed,
Together lie down their young ones:
And the lion as an ox eateth straw.
8 And played hath the suckling by the hole
of the asp;
And on the den of the cockatrice1
Hath the weaned one put his riand:
9 Evil they do not; nor destroy
In all My holy mountain:
For, full hath been the earth
With the knowledge^ the Lord,
As the waters covering the sea.
19 And there hath been, in that day,
A root of Jesse )which standeth
For an ensign df the peoples;
Unto him do nations seek,
And his rest hath been— honour!
11 And it hath come to pass, in that- day,
The Lord increaseth a second time his
power, "
To get the remnant of His people which is
From, Asshur, aud from Egypt, - [left,
And from -Pathros, and from Cush,
And from Elam, and from Shinar,
And from Hamath, and the isles of the sea.
12 And hath lifted up an ensign to nations,
And gathered the driven away of Israel;
And the scattered of Judah assembleth,
From the four wings of the earth, fraim,
13 And turned aside hath the envy of Eph-
And the adversaries of Judah are cut Off :
Ephraim envieth not Judah,
Ahd Judah distresseth not Ephraim.
14 And they have flown on the shoulder of
the Philistines westward; ¦ '
Together they spoil the sons Pf the east;
Edom and Moab sending forth their hand,
¦And the children of Amnion obeying them.
is And the LORD hath devoted to destruction
The tongue of the sea of Egypt;
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The doom of Babylon.

K£ 16.— ISAIAH.— XIY. 8.

Promises to Israel.

And hath waved His hand over the. river,
In the terror of .his wind;
And hath. smitten it at the.seven streams,
And caused men to tread it with shoes.
*6 And a highway hath been : ¦¦, .
For-the remnant of HiS'people,. .¦
WMch is left from Asshur; ;r . -
, ; As there was .for Israel to the day of Ms
coming up out of the land of Egypt.
XII. 1 And thou hast said in that day:
I thank thee, O LORD: ,. -> . ¦¦
Though Thou hast been angry with me,
Turn back doth Thine anger, .
And Thou comfortest me.
2 Lo, God is my salvation,! trust.and fear
For my strength and song is Jah, [not,
And He is become my salvation. ,.,
3 And ye have drawn waters with joy
Out of the fountains of salvation,
4 And have said in that day:
Give praise to the LORD, call in His name.
Make known among the peoples.Hisacts,
Make mention that set on high is, His
5 Praise ye the Lord, [name.
For excellence He hath done,
Known is this to all the earth.
o Cry aloud, and sing, 0 inhabitant of Zion,
For great in thy midst is the Holy One of
Israel.'
- XIII. 1 THE BURDEN OF BABYLON which
Isaiah son of Amoz hath seen : —
2 ' On a high mountain lift ye up an ensign,
Raise the voice to them, wave the hand,
And they go into the openings of nobles.
3 I have given a chargeto My sanctified ones;
And have called My mighty ones for Mine'
Who rejoice at Mine excellency.' [anger,
4 A voice of a multitude in the mountains,
The likeness of a numerous people;
The voice of noise from the kingdoms of
the nations who are gathered: [battle.
The Lord of Hosts inspecting the host of
5 They are coming from a land afar off.
From the end of the heavens:
The Lord and the instruments of His in-
To destroy all the land. [dignation,
e Howl ye, for near is the day of the LORD;
As destruction from the Mighty it cometh.
7 Therefore, all hands fail,
And every heart of man melteth.
0 And they have been troubled:
They take pains and pangs,
As a travailing woman they are pained;
A man at his friend marvels;
The appearance of flames theft* faces!
9 Lo, the day of the Lord cometh,
Fierce, with wrath, and heat of anger,
To make the land become a desolation;
Yea, its erring ones He destroyeth from it.
i° For the stars of the heavens,
And their constellations.
Cause not their light to shine:
Darkened hath been the sun in its going
out, [come forth.
And the moon causeth not its light to
n And I have appointed on the world evil,
And on the wicked their iniquity,
And have caused to cease the excellency
of the proud; [low.
And the excellency of the terrible I make
12 1 make man more rare than fine gold;
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A common man than pure gold of Ophir.
13 Therefore the heavens I cause to tremble.
And the earth shaketh from its place,
In the wrath of the LORD of Hosts;
And in the clay of the heat of His anger.
14 And it hath been, asa roe driven away,
, And as a flock which hath no gatherer,
Each unto his own people — they tuni,
And each unto his own land — they flee.
is Every one who is found is thrust through ;
And 1 every one who is added falleth by
is And their sucklings <¦ ¦• [the sword.
Are dashed to pieces before their eyes;
Spoiled are their houses, - , '
And their wives lain with.1
17 Lo, I stir up against them the Medes,
Who silver esteem not;
And gold — they delight not to it.
i8 And bows dash young mento pieces;
And the fruit of the womb they pity not;
On cMldren their eye hath no pity.
19 And Babylon, the beauty of kingdoms,
The glory, the excellencyof the Chaldeans,
Hath been as overthrown by God,
With Sodom and Gomorrah.
29 She sitteth not for ever,
Nor conttoueth unto many generations:
Nor doth an Arab pitch tent there; '
Even shepherds lie not down there:
21 But Ziim have lain down there: [togs:
And full have been their houses of howl-
And dwelt there have daughters of the
. And goats skip there: [ostrich,
22 And Aiim have responded in his forsaken
habitations,
And dragons in palaces of delight:
And near to come is her time,
And her days are not drawn out.
XIV. iFor the Lord loveth Jacob,
And hath fixed again on Israel,
And given them rest on their own land:
And joined hath been the sojourner unto
Aud they have been admitted [them,
To the house of Jacob.
2 And the. peoples have taken them;
And brought them unto their places
And the house of Israel have inherited
On the land of the LORD, [them,
For men-servants and for maid-servants:
And they have been captors of their cap-
And have ruled over their exactors, [tors,
3 And it hath come to pass,
In the day of the Lord's giving rest to thee
From thy grief, and from thy trouble,
And from the sharp bondage
Which hath been served upon thee, '
4 That thou hast taken up this simile
Concerning the king of Babylon, and said,
'How hath the exactor ceased;
Ceased hath the golden one.
s Broken hath the Lord the staff of the
The sceptre of the rulers. [wicked,
s The smiter of the peoples in wrath,
A smiting without intermission,
The ruler in anger of the nations,
Pursuing without restraint!
7 At rest— quiet hath been all the earth:
They have broken forth into singing.
8 Even firs have rejoiced over thee,
The cedars of Lebanon— saying:
Since thou hast lain down,

The fate of Babylon.

xiv. 9.— ISAIAH.— xvi. a.

No hewer cometh up against us.
9 Sheol beneath hath been troubled at thee.
To meet thy coming:
It waketh up for thee the* Rephaim,
All the chief ones of the earth:
It hath raised, up from their thrones
All the Mngs of the nations.
w All of them answer and say unto thee:
Even thou hast become weak like us,
Unto us thou hast become like.
n Brought down to Sheol hath been thine
The noise of thy psaltery: ; [excellency,
Under, thee spread out hath been the
Yea, the worm, is covering thee, [worm,
12 How hast thou, fallen from the heavens,
O shining one, son of the dawn;
Thou hast been cut down to the earth,
0 weakener of the nations.
13 Seeing thou hast said to triy heart:
The heavens I go up, ,
Above the stars of God I raise my throne:
And I sit on the mount of meetmg,
In the sides of the north:
14 1 go up above the heights of the cloud,
I am like to the Most High.
15 OMy, unto Sheol thou art brought down,
Unto the sides of the pit.
1C Thy beholders look uuto thee,
Unto thee they attend:
Is tMs the man causing the earth to trem-
Shaktog kingdoms S [hie,
17 He made the world as a wilderness, ;
And Ms cities he brake down ;
Of his bound ones he opened not thehouse.
J9 All the kings of the nations— all of them,
Have lain down to honour,
Each in his own house:
19 And thou hast been cast.out of thy grave,
As an abominable branch,
Raiment of the slain,
TMrust through ones of the sword.
Going down unto the children of the pit;
Asa carcase trodden down.
20 Thou art pot united unto them to burial,
For thy land thou hast destroyed,
Thy people thou hast slain: [doers.'
Not named for ever is the seed of evil
21 Prepare ye for his children slaughter, -
Because of the iniquity of their fathers,
They rise not, nor have possessed the land,
Nor filled the face of the world with cities.
22 And I have risen up against them,
Affirmeth the Lord of Hosts, <
And cut off, in reference to Babylon, ,
Name and remnant, and conttouator and
Affirmeth the Lord. [successor,
23 And made it become a possession of the
And ponds of waters; [bittern,
And daubqd it with the mire of destruc-
Affirmeth the Lord of Hosts. [tion,
24 Sworn hath the Lord of Hosts, saying,
' As I thought so hath it not been ?
Yea, as I counselled, it standeth:
25 To break Asshur in My land,
Even on My mountains I tread him down:
And turn from off them doth his yoke,
Yea, his burden from off their shoulder
turneth aside.
s° TMs is the counsel which is counselled
For all the earth;
And this is the hand that is stretched out

The burden of Moab.

For all the nations. j ,
27 For the LORD of Hosts hath purposed.
And who luaketh void ?
And His hand which is stretdied out,
And who turneth it back ?'
28 In the year op the death of king
Ahaz was this burden.
29 Rejoice not thou, Phiristia, all of thee,
That broken hath been the rod of thy
,For from a seipent's root [snifter:
Cometh, out a cockatrice,
And its fruit lis a flying seraph.- [poor,
30 And delighted have the firstborn of the
And the needy confidently lie down :
And I haveputto death with famine thy
And it slayeth thy remnant. ' [root,
3i Howl, 0 gate; cry, 0 city:
. Melted art thou, Philistia,. all of thee :
For from the north smoke cometh,
And there is none alone in his set places.
33 And what doth one answer
The messengers, of the nation ? ,
( That the Lord hath founded Zion, ,
And in it, the poor of His people trust/
XV. iTHE burden of Moab.
Becausei in a night destroyed hath been
Ar of Moab— it hath been cut off;
Because in a night destroyed hath been
Kir of Moaln-it hath been cut off.
2 He hath gone up to Bajith, and Dibon,
The high places to weep:
On Nebo and on Medeba— Moab howleth:
On all its heads is baldness.
Every beard cut off. ; i ¦
3 In its out-places they girded on sackcloth;
On its pinnacles, and to its broad places,
Every , one howleth— going down with
weeping.
4 And cry doth Heshbon and Elealah: , ,
Unto Jahaz heard hath been their voice:
Therefore the armed of Moab shout:
His life hath been grievous to him. ,
5 My heart is towards Moab;
Cry do her fugitives unto Zoar,
A heifer of the third year:
For, in the ascent of Luhith,
With weeping he goeth up to it;
For, in the way of Horonaim,
The cry of destruction they wake up.
6 Forthewatersof Nimrim are desolations:
For withered hath been the hay,
Finished hath been the tender grass,
A green thing there hath not been.
7 Therefore the abundance it hath made,
and their store,
Unto the brook of the willows they, parry.
.8 For gone round hath the cry the border
Unto Eglaim is its howling, [of Moab:
Even to Beer-Elim is its howling.
9 For the waters of Dimpn have been full
For I set on Dimon additions, , [of blood :
For the escaped of Moab a lion,
And for the remnant of Adamah!
XYI. iSend ye a lamb to the ruler of the
From Selah to the wilderness, [land
Unto the mount of the daughter of Zion,
2 Seeing it hath come to pass,
As a wandering bird, a nest cast out.
Are the daughters of Moab,

Exhortations to Moab.

xvi. 3.— ISAIAH.— xvm. 4. The burden of Damascus.

A t the fords of Arnon. '
8 Bring; ye to counsel; do judgment;
Make as night thy shadow in the midst
Hide the outcasts; .' [of noon;
Reveal not the wanderer. '
4 My outcasts sojourn in thee, 0 Moab:
Be a secret' Mding-place to them
From the face of the destroyed: ,
For ceased hath the extortioner,
Finished hath been the destroyer,
Consumed have been the treaders down
Out of the land. ¦ [the throne;
6 And established in kindness' hath' been
¦ And one hath sat on it in truth:
In the tent of David,
Judging and seeking judgment,
And hasting righteousness. [proud:
6 We have heard of the pride of Moab— very
His pride, andhisarrogancy,andhis wrath:
Not right are his devices.
7 Therefore'Moab howleth for Moab ;
All of it howleth:
For the grape-cakes of Kir-Haresethmedi-
Surely they are smitten. [tate;
8 For the fields of Heshbon languish,
The vine of Sibmah :
The lords of the nations have beaten her
choice vines,
Unto Jazer they have come,
They have wandered in the wilderness ;
Her plants have spread theriiselves,-
They-have passed over the sea.
9 Therefore I weep with the weeping of
The vine of Sibmah : [Jazer,
I water thee with my tears,
O Heshbon and Elealah ;
For— for thy summer fruits, and for thy
The shouting hath fallen. [harvest,!
lf> And removed have been gladness and joy
From the fruitful field ;
And to the vineyards they sing not, nor
shout: ^ ; [tread er;
Wine in the presses treadeth not the
The shouting I have caused to cease.
u Therefore my bowels for Moab
As a harp do sound,
And mine inward parts for KIr-Haresh.
i2 And it hath come to pass,
When it hath been seen, [place,
That weary hath been Moab on the high
And he hath come unto his sanctuary to
And is riot able; [pray,
13 This is the word which the Lord hath
spoken unto Moab from that time,
14 And now hath the Lord spoken, saying,
' In three 3* ears, as the- years of an hireling,
Lightly esteemed is the honour of Moab,
With all that great multitude;
And the remnant is little,
Small, and not mighty.
XVTi; iTHE burden of Damasctjs.
Lo, Damascus is taken away from being a
And it hath been a heap — a ruin, [city,
3 Forsaken are the cities of Aroer;
For droves they are which have lain down, ,
Arid there is none troubling.
8 And ceased hath the fortress from Eph-
And the kingdom from 'Damascus, [raim,
And the remnant of Aram are as the
honour of the children of Israel,
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Affirmeth the Lord of Hosts.- " ¦
4 Arid it hath come to pass, in that day,
Wax poor doth the honour of Jacob,
And the fatness of his flesh waxeth lean.
s Yea, it hath come to pass,
As the gathering by the reaper of the
standing corn,
When his ami the ears reapeth:
Yea, it hath come to passti [of Rephaim,
As the gathering of the ears in the valley
6 That gleanings have been left in him.
As the compassing of an olive,
Two — three berries on the top of abrarich;
Four— five on boughs of the fruit tree,
Affirmeth the Lord, God of Israel. ' '
7 In that day man looketh unto his Maker;
Yea, his eyes unto the Holy One_of Israel
8 And he looketh not unto the altars^ [look.
The work of his own hands,
And that which his own fingers havemade,
He seeth not-^the shrines or the images.
9 In that day the cities of his strength
Are as the forsaken thing of the forest,
And the branch-, which they have left, ¦
Because of the children of Israel,
It also hath been a desolation.
i° Because thou hast forgotten the God of
thy salvation, [membered,
And the rock of thy strength hast not rc-
Therefore thou plantest plants of pleasant-
And with a strange slip so west it. [ness,
n In the day thou causest thy plant to he-
come great;
And in the morning thou makest thy
seed to flourish;
A heap is the harvest to a day of over-
And of mortal pain. [flowing,
12 Wo to the multitude of many peoples;
As the sounding of seas they sound;
And to the wasting of nations,
As the wasting of mighty waters they are
wasted. • [are wasted:
i3 Nations as the wasting of many waters
¦ And He hath pushed against it;
And it hath fled afar off, ; < [wind,
And been pursued as chaff of hills before
And as a rolling thing before a hurricane.
14 At even-time, lo, also terror;
Before morning— it is not;
This is the portion of our spoilers,
And the lot of our plunderers:
XVIII. 1 HO, land shadowed with wings,
Which is beyond the rivers of Cush:
2 Which sendeth by sea, ambassadors,
Even with implements of reed,
On the face of the waters;
— Go, ye light messengers,
Unto a nation drawn out and peeled;
Unto a people fearful from'its beginning
and onwards;
A nation meting out by line, and treading
Whose land floods have spoiled, [down,
3 All ye inhabitants of the world,
Arid ye dwellers on the earth,
At the lifttog up of ari ensign on the
mountains.ye look:
And at the blowing of the trumpet hear.
4 For thus hath the LORD said unto me,
' I rest, and look on My settled place,
As a clear heat on the herb.

The doom of Egypt.*

xvm. 5 .^ISAIAH.— XX. 3.

¦ Promises to Egypt,

As a thick cloud of dew to trie heat of
harvest. , Jperfect,
GFor before, harvest,, when the flower is
And the blossom is .producing unripe
' f ruit, [hooks,
Then hafjh one cut the sprigs with pruning
And the branches turned aside, cut down;
v They are left together
io the ravenous fowls of the mountains^
Arid to the beasts of the earth; ,
, Aud summer on them doth the ravenous
,fowl, , ,[them.
And every, beast, of the earth wintereth on
7 At that time brought is a present' to the
Lqrp of "Hosts,
Of a nation drawn out and peeled,
Even of a people fearful from its hegin-
Mng hitherto; [ing down,
A nation meting out^by line,, and tread-
Whose land floods haye sppjled,, . , ,
Unto the place of the name of the Lord
of Hosts, mount Zipn.'
XIX. 1 THE BURDEN OP EGVPT.
Lo, the Lord rideth on a swift tMck cloud,
And hath entered Egypt:
And moved have been the idols of Egypt
at His presence, ,/ . [midst.
And the heart of Egypt, melteth in its
2 And I arm Egyptians against Egyptians:
And they have fought, each against his
And eachagainst his neighbour: [brother,
City against city,
Kingdom against kingdom.
8 And emptied, out in its midst hath, been
the spirit of Egypti;
And its counsel I swallow up, , ,
And they have sought unto the idols,
And unto the charmers,
And unto those who have familiar spirits,
And unto the wizards. . ,
4 Andlrhave delivered the Egyptians
, Into the hand of a hard lord; ,
And a strong ktog .ruleth over them,
Affifnieth the Lord, Jehovah of Hosts.
5 And failed have waters from the sea,
' And the river is wasted and dried up.
6 And they have turned away the flowings ;
Weajc, and dried up have been
The brooks of the bulwark;
B-eed and flagdiave withered. ,
7 .Exposed, j things by the brook.
By the" edge of the brook, ;, [withered,
And. every sown thing of the brook, hath
Hath been driven away, and is not. ( ' -
8 And lamented have the fishers, ¦
And mourned have all who cast the angle
iinto the brook,
And those who spread nets on- the face of
the. waters have langMshed.
* And ashamed have been the workers of
And the weaver* of networks, [fine flax,
i° And its foundations have been smitten;
All who make wages are afflicted in soul.
n Only, fools are the princes of Zpan, ,
The counsel of the wise men of the, coun
sellors of Pharaoh hath become brutish:
How say ye unto Bharaoh, ,
' A sonof the wise, am I, - /,
A son of kings of antiquity?'
12 Where are %hey now, thy wise ones ?

Yea,, Iet;them:tell to thee, I pray thee,*
And they know what the Lord of Hosts
hath counselled against Egypti
13 Foolishhave been the princes pf Zoan;
Lifted up have been the princes of Noph:
And they have caused Egypt to err,
The: .chief of her tribes.
14 The Lord, hath mingled in her midst
A spirit pf perverseness, [its work.
And they have caused Egypt to err in all
As a drunkard erreth in his vomit.
is And there is no "work to Egypt,
WMch head or tail, branch or reed, may
i6 In that day Egypt is like wdmen, [do.
And mourneth, and hath been afraid.
Because of thdwaving of the hand of the
Lord of Hosts,
WMch He is waving over it.
17 And the land of Judah hath been to-
, Egypt for a cause of staggering:
.Every one who mentioneth it, for himself
fearethi [Hosts,
Because of the counsel of the Lord of
Which He is counselling against it.
is In^ that day there are' five cities in the-
. land of Egypt , .
Speaking the lip of Canaan,
. And swearing to the Lord of Hosts;
'The city of destruction,' -is said of one.
i9 In that day: is an altar to the LORD
In the midst of the land of Egypt;
And a standing pillar near its border to
1, the Lord.
29 And it . hath become a sign and a testi-
, . To. the Lord of Hosts [mdny
. In the land of Egypt:
For they' cry unto the Lord
From the presence of oppressors,
And He sendeth to them a saviour,1 '
Even a great one, and hath delivered them.
21 And known hath been the Lord to Egypt,
And the Egyptians have known the LORD
in that day, . ->'¦¦¦
And have done sacrifice and offering, '
And vowed a vow to the Lord,
. And completed it. . (ing and healing:
22 And the Lord hath smitten Egypt, smit-
And they have turned back unto the Lord,
Arid He hath been entreated of them, l
And hath healed them. > [Asshur,
23 In that day is a Mghway out of Egypt to ,
And come have the Assyrians into Egypt,
And the Egyptians into Asshur; <
And the Egyptians have served with the
^¦In that day is Israel third, ¦ [Assyrians.
, After Egypt, and after Asshur:. . •
A blessing in the heart of the earth. '
25 Because the Lord of Hosts blessed it,
* Blessed is My people — Egypt, [saying,
And the work of My hands— Asshur,
And Mine inheritance— Israel.'
XX. 1 IN" the year of. the comtog of Tartan
to Ashdod, when Sargon king of Asshur
sendeth him, and? he fighteth against Ash-1
dod, and captureth it, 2atthat time spake
the Lord 1 by the hand of Isaiah son" of
Amoz, saying, ' Go, then hast thou loosed
the sackcloth from off thy loins, and thy
ahoe thou dost draw from off thy foot;'
and he doth so, going naked and barefoot.
; » And the Lord saith, 'As My servant
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The watchman, interrogated. XX. 4.— ISAIAH.— XXII. 15. Burden of thevalley of vision.

Isaiah hath gone naked and barefoot, three
years, a sign and a wonder for Egypt and
for Cush, 4so doth the ktog of Asshur lead
the captivity of Egypt, and the removal of
Cush, young and old, naked and barefoot,
with bare buttpcks— the nakedn'essof Egypt.
6 And they have been affrighted and asham
ed of Cush their confidence, and of Egypt
their beauty; cand the inhabitants of this
isle have said in that day
Lo, so is our trust, .
Whether we have fled for help,
, To be delivered from the king of Asshur:
And how shall we escape— we?'
i XXI. 'THE burden op the Wilderness
of the Sea.
' Like hurricanes in the south for passing
' Fromthe wildernessit cometh, [through;
From a fearful land. [me,
2 A hard vision— it hath, been declared to
The treacherous dealer dealing treacher-
And the destroyer destroying. [ously,
Go up, O Elam ; beseige, 0 Media:
Alb Its sighing I have caused to cease.
3 Therefore filled have been my loins with
great pain: [vailing woman:
Pangs have seized me as pangs of a tra-
I have been bent down by hearing;
I have been troubled by seeing.
* Wandered hath my heart,
Trembling hath terrified me:
The twilight of my desire He hath made
* Arrange the table, [a fear to me.
Watch in the watch-tower: [shield,
Eat, drink, rise, ye heads, anoirit the
* For thus hath the LORD said unto me,
' Go, station the watchman,
That which he seeth let him tell.'
* And he hath seen a chariot '
. A couple of horsemen,
The rider of an ass, the rider Of a camel;
And he hath given attention —
He hath increased attention!
h And he crieth as a lion: <
'Lord, on the watch-tower I am standing
continually by day, [nights:
And on my ward I am stationed whole
9 And lo, this, the chariot of a man coming,
A couple of horsemen.'
And he answereth and saith,
' Fallen, fallen hath Babylon,
And all the graven images of her gods
He hath broken to the earth.
10 0 my threshing, and produce of my floor:
That which I have heard from the LORD
of Hosts,
The God of Israel, I have declared to you.
n The burden of Dukah.
Unto me is one calling from Seir,
' Watchman, what of the night?
Watchman, what of the night ? *
12 The watchman hath said,
' Come hath morning and also night:
If ye inquire, inquire ye; turn back, come.'
» The burden on Arabia. ' ¦
In a forest in Arabia ye lodge;
0 travellers of Dedanim. .
m To meet the thirsty ¦ ¦ .
416

Brought water have the inhabitants of
the land of Tenia, [fugitive.
With Ms bread they have come before the
is For from 'the'face of destructions they
have fled,
From the face of the stretched-out sword,
And from the face of the trodden bow,
, And from the face of the grievousness of
16 For thus said the LORD unto me, [battle.
' Within a year, as the years of a hireling,
Consumed hath been all the honour of
Kedar: [men,
17 And the remnant of the number of bow-
The mighty of the sons of Kedar are few,
For the Lord, God of Israel, hath spoken.'
XXII. i The burden of the Valley of
Vision. What — to tilde, how,
That thou hast gone up— all of thee— (to
the roofs? [city:
2 Full of stirs — a noisy city— an exulting
Thy pierced are not pierced by the sword,
!Nor dead in battle.
3 All thy rulers have fled together from the
bow: [of thee:
Kept bound have been all who are found
They have been kept bound together.
Afar off they have fled.
4 Therefore I have said, ' Look ye from me;
I am bitter in my weeping,
Hasten not to cdmfort me, [my people.'
For the destruction of the daughter of
fi For a day of noise, and of treading down,
And of perplexity, is to the Lord, Jehovah
of Hosts,
In the valley of vision, of digging down a
And crying unto the mountain.' [wall,
G And Elam hath borne a qmver,
In a chariot of men — horsemen,
And Kir hath. exposed a shield.
7 And it cometh to pass, [of chariots,
The choice of thy valleys have been full
And the horsemen place themselves dili
gently at the gate.
8 And one removeth the covering of Judah,
And thou lookest in that day
Unto the armour of the house of the forest;
9 And the breaches of the city of David ye
For they have become many; [have seen,
An d ye gather the waters of the lower pool:
i° And the houses of Jerusalem' ye have
numbered, [the wall.
And ye break down the houses to fence
u And a ditch ye have made between the
For the waters of the old pool: [two walls,'
And ye have not looked unto its maker,
And its framer of old ye have not seen.
12 And the Lord, Jehovah of Hosts,
Calleth in that day to weeping and larnen-
And to boldness, ' ¦ [tation,
And to girding on of saokcloth: (
13 And lo, joy and gladness; claying of oxen,
And slaughtering of sheep,
Eating of flesh, and drinking of wine:
Eat and drink, for to-morrow we dje.
14 And revealed it hath been in mtoe ears,
By the Lord of Hosts:
Not pardoned is this iniquity to you,
Till ye die, said the Lord, Jehovah of Hosts,
is Thus hath the Lord, Jehovah of Hosts,said,

Tyrds overthrow

XXII. 16.— ISAIAH.— xxrV. 5.

and restoration.

' Go, enter in unto this steward,
'¦ Unto Shebna, who is over the house,
w.Whatr-to thee here ? • •¦
And whom— to thee^ here ? [a sepulchre ?
That thou hast hewn out to thyself here
Hewing on high his sepulchre,
Graving tothe rock a dwelling for himself.
17 Lo, the Lord is casting thee up and down,
A casting up and down, 0 mighty one,
is And thy coverer covering, wrapping
.round,-' "
Wrappeth thee round, O babbler,
On a land broad of sides- >
There thou diest,
And there the chariots of thine honour
Are the shame Pf thy lord's, house;
19 And I have thrust thee from thy station,
And from tlrine office he throwebh thee
down.
20 And it hath come to, pass, in that day,
That Iihave called for my servant,
For Eliakim son of Hilkiah. ' ¦
21 And I have clothed him with thy coat,
And strengthened1 Mm with thy girdle;
And thy garment I give into hishand;' ¦
And he hath been for a father
To the inhabitant of Jerusalem, > ' '
And, to the house of Judah.
22 And Ihave placed the key < <'• . ¦"
Of the house of David on Ms shoulder;
And he hath opened, and none shutteth;
And hath shut, and none openeth. [place;
23 And I have fixed him a nail to a stedfast
Arid he hath been for a throne of honour
To the house of his father.
34 Aud they have, hanged on him
All the honour of his father's house,
; The /offspring and the issue,
AU vessels of small quality,
From vessels of basons >
: Even to all vessels of flagons.
25 in that day, affirmeth theLORD of Hosts,
Moved is the nail wMch is fixed in a sted
fast place, [fallen;
Yea, it hath, been cut down, and hath
And cut off hath been the burden which
For the LORD hath spoken.' [is on it :
XXIII. 1 THE BURDEN OF TTRB. -
Howl, ye ships of Tarshish; .
Forit hath been destroyed, withouthouBe,
Without entrance:
From the land of CMttim it hath been re
vealed to them. 
2 Be silent, ye inhabitants of the isle:
The traders of Zi don, passing over the sea,
Have filled thee.
3 Even on many waters is the seed of Sihor,
The harvest of the bropfe is her increase,
And she is a mart of nations; ..
4 Be ashamed, 0 Zidon ; for the ' sea hath
The strength of the sea, saying, [spoken,
'I, have not been pained,
Nov have I brought forth;
• If or, have I nourished young men,
Nor brought up virgins,'
6 As at the report of Egypt they are pained,
So at the report of Tyre. , ,
« Pass ye over to Tarshish;
¦ Howl, ye inhabitants of the isle.
7 Is thin your exulting one ?

From the days of old is her antiquity;
Carry her do her own feet afar off to so-
8 'Who counselled this against Tyre, [journ.
The crowning one— whose traders' are
princes,
Her Merchants the honoured of earth?'
9 The LORD of Hosts hath counselled it.
To pollute the excellency of all beauty,
To make light all the honoured of earth.
i° Pass through thy land as the brook,
Daughter of Tarshish:
There is ho more a girdle1. [sea,
11 His hand He hath stretched out over the
He hath caused kingdoms to tremble:*
The Lord hath [charged concerning the
merchant one,
To destroy her strong places.
12 And He saith, ' Thou dost not continue
To exult any more;
O oppressed one, virgin of the daughter
To Chittim arise, pass over ; [of Zidon;
Even there— -there is no rest for thee.'
13 Lo, the land of theChaldeans^— this people
Asshur founded it for the Ziim; [was not,
They raised its watch-towers,
They lifted upits palaces;
— He hath appointed it for a ruint
14 Howl, ye ships of Tarshish,
For^-our strength hath been destroyed.
is And it hath come to pass, in that day,
That forgotten is Tyre severity years; ¦
According to the days of one king:
At the end of seventy years
There is to Tyreasthesohgof theharlbtJ
*6 Take a harp, go round the city,
O forgotten harlot, play well ;
Multiply song that thou mayest be re-
17 And it hath come to pass, [menibered.
At the end of seventy years-
The Lord inspecteth Tyre';
And she hath repented of her gift;
That she committed fornication
With all the kingdoms of the earth
On the face of the ground .
i8 And her merchandise and her gift
Have been holy to the Lord:
¦ iNf ot treasured up nor great;
For to those who BriVbefore the Lord
Is her merchandise, i
. To eat to satiety, and fdr lasting covering.
XXIV. 1 LO, the Lord emptietb the land,
And maketh it waste, ¦
And hath overturned it on its face.
And scattered its inhabitants. <
2 And it hath come to pass,
As the people so' the minister;
As the servant so his master;
As the maid-servant so her mistress ;
As the buyer so the seller;
As the lender so the borrower;
As the usurer so he who Iifteth it on him-
8 Utterly emptied is the land, [self.
Yea, utterly spoiled:
For the Lord hath spoken this word: '
¦* Mourned, faded hath the land; " '' <
Languished, faded hath the world, ''
Languished hath the high place
Of the people of the land, [inhabitants,
s And the land hath been defiled under- ita
Because they have transgressed laws,
They have changed a statute, < •
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General desolation announced, xxry. '6, — ISAIAH. — XXVI; 7- Blessings' of the Gospel

They have made void an everlasting- cove
nant ','.', '....,¦ , [land,
6 Therefore $. ,curse hath consumed the
And the;riihabitants in it are become' de
solate: [ants of .the land,
Therefore consumed have, been inhabit-
Aud' few ruen men have been left. >
7 Mourned hath the new wine,
languished hat;h the vine, ; ,
Sighed have alt the j oyf ul of heart.
8.Ceased hath the joy of taprets, ¦
Ceased hath the noiseof the exulting ones,
,, Ceased hath the joy of the harp.
9„With a song they drink not wine, ;
Bitter is strong drink to those who drink
10 It hath been broken down, • [it.
A city of emptiness;, , T
Shut hath been everyhouse from entrance.
11 A cry for wine is in the, out-places;
. Darkened hath been all joy,
Removed hath been the joy of the land.
12 Left in the city is desolation,
And with wasting is the gate smitten.
m When thus it is in the heart of the land,
In the midst of the peoples,
As the compassing of the olive;
As gleanings when , harvest , hath been
14 They lift up their voice, , [finished,
They sing of the, excellency, of the Lord,
They have cried aloud from the sea.
15 Therefore in prosperity honour the LORD,
In the isles of the sea,
The name of the Lord, Gpd of Israel.
'* From the skirt of the earth we have heard
The desire of the righteous. , . [songs,
And I say, ¦ Leanness is to me,
Leanness is to me, wo, is to me.' [ously;
Treacherous dealers have dealt treacher-
Yea, treachery, treacherous dealers
Have dealt treacherously.
17 Dread, and a snare, and 'a gin,
Are on thee, O inhabitant, of the land.
m And, it hath come to pass,
He who fleeth from the noise of the fear
Falleth into the snare;
And he who cometh up from the midst of
Is captured by the gin; [the snare
For windows on high have been opened,
And shaken the foundations of the land.
*9 Utterly broken down hath been the land,
Utterly broken down hath been the land,
Utterly moved hath been the land, [ard,
29 Stagger greatly doth the land as a drunk-
Yea, it hath.been moved as a lodge;
Heavy on it hath been its transgression ;
And it hath fallen, and riseth nob again.
21 And it hath come to pass, in that day,
The Lord layeth a charge on the host of
the high place in the high place,
And on the kings of the land on the land.
22 And' they have been gathered.
The gathering of bound ones to a pit,
And shut up they have been in a prison,
Arid after a multitude of days are tospect-
» Andconfoundedhathbeenthemoon, [ed.
And ashamed hath been the sun,
For reigned hath the Lord of Hosts
In mount Zion, and in Jerusalem;
„ And over-against His elders — honour..
XXV. 10 Lord, my God art Thou;
I exalt Thee, I confess Thy name:
443

For Thou hast done wonderful things; ' I
Counsels of old, faithfulness, O stedfast }
2 For Thou madest of a city a heap; [One. 1
Of a'fenced city a:ruin :
A high, place of strangers from being a
For ever.it is not built. :<¦ [city;
*. Therefore honour Thee do a strongpeople.
The city of the terrible nations fearThee.
4 For Thou hast been a stronghold for the
poor, ,-_ii ¦ . ¦ - <
A stronghold for the needy in Ms distress,
A refuge' from storm,
A shadow from heat,
When the spirit of the terrible is as »
5 As heat in a dry place,, [storm— a wall.
The noise of strangers Thou humblest,
Heat with the shadow of a thick clbud
The singing of the terrible is humbled;
6 And made hath the LORD of Hosts,
For all the peoples,
In tlris mount a banquet of fat things,
A banquet of preserved things.
Fat things full of marrow,
Preserved things refined.
7 And. consumed hath He in this mountain
The face of the wrapping '
Which is wrapped over all the peoples,
And of the covering > <
Which is spread over all the nations.
8. He hath swallowed up death in victory;
And wiped hath the Lord God' ¦
The tears from off all faces, 1 I >
And the reproach of His people ( |T
He turneth aside from off all the earth,
For the Lord hath spoken:
9 And one hath said in that day,
'Lo, this is our God;
We have waited for Him, and He saves us:
This is the Lord : we have waited for Him;
We joy and rejoice to His salvation.'
10 For rest doth the nand of the LORD on
this mountain,
And trodden down is Moab under Him,
As trodden down is straw on a dunghill.
u And he spread out his hands in its midst,
As spread out doth the swimmer to swim:
And He hath humbled his excellency
With the machinations of Ms hands.
12 The fortress of the high place of thy walls
He hath bowed down — He hath made low.
He hath caused it to come to the earth,
— unto dust.
XXVI. Hn that day sung is tMs song hi
trie land of Judah: -'. .
'We have a strong city;
Salvation He maketh walls and bulwark.
2 Open ye the gates, that enter may a right-
Preserving stedfastness. [eous nation,
3 A supported imagination
Thou fortifiest with abundant peace:
For in Thee it is confident.
4 Trust ye in the Lord for ever:
For in Jah, Jehpvah, is the rock of agesr
5 For He hath bowed down the dwellers on
A city set on Mgh He maketh low; [high;
He maketh it lbw unto the earth ;
He causeth it to come unto the dust;
s Tread it down doth a foot.
The feet of the popr, the steps of the weak.
7 The path for the righteous is uprightness;-
0 upright One, ¦

The sure refuge.

XXVI. 8. — ISAIAH. — XXViii. 6. Correction and compassion.

The path of the righteous Thou ponderest.
« Yea, in the path of Thy judgments,
O LORD, we have waited/or Thee;
To thy name and to thy remembrance
Is the desire of the soul.
9 With my soul I desired Thee in the night,
Yea, with my spirit within me
I seek thee earnestly:
For when Thy judgments are on the earth,
Theinhabitants of the world havelearned
10 The wicked findeth favour, [righteousness.
He hath not learned righteousness:
In a land of straightforwardness
He dealeth perversely,
And seeth not the excellency of the Lord.
" 0 LORD, Mgh is Thy hand— they see not:
They see the zeal of the people, and are
ashamed; [sumeth them.
Yea, the Are of Thine adversaries con-
12 o Lord, Thou appototest peace for us;
For all our works also Thou hast ¦wrought
for us. [sides Thee:
Is 0 Lord our God, lords have ruled us be-
Only, by Thee we make mention of Thy
*4 Dead— they live not; [name.
Rephaim — they arise not:
Therefore Thou hast inspected
And dost destroy them,
Yea, Thou destroyest all their memory.
15 Thou hast added to the nation, 0 Lord,
Thou hast added to the nation:
'Thou hast been honoured:
Thou hast put far off all the ends of earth.
16 O Lord, to distress they have missed Thee,
They have poured out a whisper;
Thy chastisement is on them, [the birth,
w when a pregnant women cometh near to
She is pained— she crieth in her pangs;
So have we been from Thy face, 0 Lord.
m We have conceived, we have been pained,
We have brought forth as it were wind;
Deliverance we work not in the earth,
Nor do the inhabitants of the world fall.
» 'Thy dead live— My dead body they arise.
Awake and sing, ye dwellers to the dust:
For the dew of herbs is thy dew,
And the land of the Rephaim
Thou causest to fall. [chambers,
s° Come, My people, to enter into thy toner
And to shut thy doors behind thee :
Hide shortly a moment,
Till the indignation pass over.
si For, lo, the LORD cometh out of His place,
To charge the iniquity of the inhabitant
of the earth upon Mm:
And revealed hath the earth her blood,
Nor doth she cover any more her slain.'
XXVII. iIN that day lay a charge doth
the Lord, [and the strong,
With his sword— the sharp, and the great,
On leviathan — a fleeing serpent,
And on leviathan — a crooked serpent;
And He hath slain the dragon
That is in the sea.
8 In that day, *A desirable vineyard,'
Respond ye to her.
8 1, the Lord, am its keeper;
Eveiy moment I water it;
Lest any lay a charge' against it,
"Night and day I keep it 1
*Fuiy is rot to Me; 2P

Who giveth Me a brier— a thorn to battle ?
I step into it, I burn it at once.
6 Or he may take hold on My strength,
He may make peace with Me;
Peape he may make with Me.
6 Those who come in He causeth to take
root: [Israel,
Jacob doth blossom, and flourished hath
And they have filled the face of the world
with increase. [smitten him 7
7 As the smiting of Ms smiter hath He
As the slaying of his slain doth He slay ?
8 In measure, in sending it forth,
Thou strivest with it;
He hath taken away by His sharp wind,
In the day of an east wind,
9 Therefore by this is the iniquity of Jacob
And tlris is all the fruit — [covered;
Taking away his sin, in his setting
All the stones of an altar,
As chalkstones beaten to pieces :
They rise not — shrines or images.
19 For the fenced city is alone,
A habitation cast out and forsaken as a
There the calf delighteth, [wilderness:
And there it lieth down,
And hath consumed its branches.
11 In the withering of its branch
It is broken off:
Women are coming setting it on fire:
For it is not a people of understandtog,
Therefore pity it not doth its maker,
And its former favoureth it not.
12 And it hath come to pass, in that day, '
Beat out doth the Lord from a branch of
Unto the stream of Egypt, [the river.
And ye are gathered one by one,
O cMldren of Israel.
i8 And it hath come to pass, in that day,
It is blown with the great trumpet,
And come in have those perishing
In the land of Asshur,
And those cast out in the land of Egypt,
And have bowed themselves to the LORD,
In the holy mount, in Jerusalem.
XXVni. iWO to the high crown of the
drunkards of Ephraim,
And the fading flower of the beauty of
his glory, [the broken down of wine.
Which is on the head of the fat valley of
2 Lo, a mighty and strong one to the Lord,
As a storm of hail — a destructive shower,
As an inundation of mighty waters over
flowing,
He cast down to the earth with the hand.
8 By the feet trodden down is the high
crown of the drunkards of Ephraim ;
4 And the fading flower of the beauty of
his glory,
Which is on the head of the fat valley,
Hath been as the first fruit before sum-
-Which its beholder seeth: [mer,
While itwyefc in his hand he swalloweth it.
5 In that day is the Lord of Hosts
For a crown of beauty,
And for a diadem of glory,
To the remnant of His people.
e Arid for a Bpirit of judgment
To him who sitteth in judgment:
And for might to those who turn back
The battle to the gate. 44ft

Degeneracy of Judah.

xxvni. 7. — ISAIAH. — xxix. 10. Accusations against Jvdah.

7 And even these through wine have erred,
And through strong drink have wandered;
Priest and prophet have erred
Through strong drink:
They have been swallowed up of wine,
They wandered because of strong drink;
They have erred in seeing,
They have stumbled in judgment
8 For all tables have been full of vomit —
Filth, without place!
9 By whom doth He teach knowledge ?
And by whom doth He cause to under
stand the report ? [from the breasts;
The weaned from the milk, the removed
10 For rule on rule, rule on rule;
Line on line, line on line;
A rittle here, a little there:
11 For by scorned lip, and by another tongue,
He speaketh unto this people.
12 Unto whom He hath said,
' This — the rest, give rest to the weary;
Yea, this the refreslring : '
But they have not been willing to hear,
13 (Yea, to whom the word of the LORD
Rule on rule, rule on rule; [hath been,
Line on line, line on line;
A little here, a little there,)
So that they go and have stumbled back-
And have been broken, [ward,
And snared, and captured.
14 Therefore, hear the word of the Lord,
Ye men of scorning,
Ruling this people which is in Jerusalem.
is Because ye have said,
'We have made a covenant with death,
And with Sheol we have made a provision;
The overflowing scourge, when it passeth
Meeteth us not, [over,
Though we have made a lie over refuge,
And to falsehood have been hidden.'
1G Therefore, thus saith the Lord Jehovah,
' Lo, I am laying a foundation to Zion,
A stone — a tried stone, a corner stone,
precious, a settled foundation:
He who believeth maketh no haste.
17 And I have put judgment for a line,
And righteousness for a plummet: [lies;
And sweep away doth riail the refuge of
And the secret hiding-place do waters
overflow. [nant with death,
]8 And disannulled hath been your coven-
And your provision with Sheol doth not
stand; [over,
The overflowing scourge, when it passeth
Then have ye been to it for a treading-
place. [taketh you:
19 From the fulness of its passing over it
For morning by morning it passeth over,
By day and by night: [sider the report.
And it hath been Only a trembling to con-
29 For shorter hath been the bed
Than to stretch one's self out in:
And the covering hath been narrower
Than to wrap one's self up in. [Lord,
21 For as at mount Perazhu rise doth the
As at the valley in Gibeon He is troubled,
To do His work— His strange work;
And to do His deed— His strange deed.'
i 22 And now, show not yourselves scorners,
1 Lest strong be your bands:
For a consumption, which is determined,
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I heard, by the Lord, Jehovah of Hosts,
Is for all the land. .
23 Give ear, and hear my voice;
Attend, and hear my saying:
24 The whole day plougheththe ploughman
for sowing ?
He openeth and destroyeth his ground!
25 Hath he not, if he have made level its
face: [sprinkle;
Then scattered fitches — and cummin
And placed the principal wheat,
And the appointed barley;
And the rie in its own border?
26 And instruct Mm for judgment doth his
He directeth him. [God;
27 For not with a sharp-pointed tiring
Threshed are fitches, [round:
Orthe wheel of a cart on cummin turned
For with a staff beaten out are fitches,
And cummin with a rod.
28 Bread-corn is beaten small,
For not for ever doth he sorely thresh it;
Nor crushed it hath the wheel of his cart,
Nor do his hoofs beat it small, [gone out,
29 Even this from the Lord of Hosts hath
He hath made counsel wonderful;
He hath made wisdom great.
XXIX. iWO to Ariel, Ariel,
The city of the encampment of David:
Add year to year, let the feasts go round.
2 And I have sent distress to Ariel;
And it hath been lamentation and mourn-
And it hath been to me as Ariel. [ing;
3 And I encamped, 0 babbler, against thee,
And I laid siege against thee— a camp.
And I raised up against thee bulwarks.
4 And thou hast been low:
From the earth thou speakest,
And from the dust makest thy saying low;
And thy voice- hath been from the earth)
As one that hath a familiar spirit,
And from the dust thy saying wlrisperest
.5 But as small dust hath been
i The multitude of those who scatter thee
And as chaff passing on,
The multitude of the terrible :
And it hath been at an instant, suddenly.
0 By the Lord of Hosts
Thou art inspected, with thunder,
And with an earthquake,
And with a great noise,
Hurricane, and a whirlwind,
And a flame of devouring fire.
7 And as a dreara.a vision of the night, hath
The multitude of all the nations [beeu
Who war against Ariel,
And all its warriors, and its bulwark.
Even of those who distress her.
8 And it hath been, as when the hungry
And lo, he is eating; [dreameth,
And he hath waked, and empty is his
And as when the thirsty dreameth, [soul:
And lo, he is drinking, andhe hath waked,
And lo, he is weary,
And his soul is longing:
So is the multitude of all the nations
That war against mount Zion.
9 Tarry and wonder; look ye, yea, look:
Be drunk, but not with wine;
Stagger, but not with strong drink;
i° For poured out on you hath the LORD .

Judah's ultimate recovery. XXIX. ll.-r-LSAIAH. — xxx. 17.

Folly of trust in Egypt

A spirit of deep sleep,
And He closeth your eyes— the prophets,
And your heads — the seers, He covered.
fr And the vision of the whole is to you,
As the words of the sealed book, f
Which they give unto one who knoweth
Saying, ' Read this,_ we pray thee:' [books.
And he hath said, '
' I am unable; for it is sealed:'
i2 Then is the book given to liim
Who hath not known books,
Saying, 'Read tMs, we pray thee:'
And he hath said, *I have not known
13 And the Lord saith, [books.'
Because drawn near hath this people,
With its mouth, and with its lips
They have honoured Me,
But its heart it hath put far off from Me,
And their fear of Me is —
The precepts of men — taught:
14 Therefore, lo,I conttoue to do wonderfully
with this people,
A wonder, and a marvel : [ones,
And perished hath the wisdom of its wise
And the understanding of its intelligent
ones hideth itself:'
15 Wo to those who go deep from the Lord
to hide counsel,
And whose works have been to darkness,
And who say, ' Who seeth us?
And who knoweth us ? ' [esteemed ?
16 Your perversion ! as clay is the potter
That the work saith of its maker,
'He made me not?'
Or the framed thing said of its framer,
' He did not understand V
17 Is it not yet a very little,
And turned is Lebanon to a f ruitful field,
And the fruitful field
For a forest is reckoned ?
1S And heard to that day have the deaf
The words of a book,
And out, of thick darkness, and out of
The eyes of the blind do see. [darkness,
19 And the humble have increased joy to
And the poor among men [the Lord,
In the Holy One of Israel rejoice.
29 For ceased hath the terrible one,
And consumed hath been the scorner,'.
And cut off have been all who watch for
21 Who cause men to sin in word, [iniquity:
And for a reprover in the gate lay a snare,
And turn into emptiness the righteous.
22 Therefore^ thus said the Lord,
Who redeemed Abraham,
Concerning the house of Jacob:
' Not now ashamed is Jacob,
Nor now doth his face become pale:
13 For to his seeing his, children,
The work of My hand, in Mb midst,
They sanctify My name, , [Jacob,
Yea. they have sanctified the Holy One of
And the God of Israel make fearful.
24 And the erring in spirit
Have known understanding,
And the murniurers learn doctrine.'
XXX. IWo;£o,apostate children, ,
Affirmeth the LORD,
Doiug counsel wMch is not from Me;
And spreading out a covering
Which is not of My spirit,

< So as to add sin to sin:
2 Who are walking to go down to Egypt,
And My mouth have not asked;
To be strong in the strength of Pharaoh,
And to trust in the shadow of Egypt.
, s But the strength of Pharaoh
Hath become to you shame, [confusion:
And the trust in the shadow of Egypt for
4 For in Zoan have Ms princes been,
And his messengers have reached Hanes.
s All be hath made abhorred of a people
whicli profit not,
Neither for help, not for profit,
But for shame, and also for reproach.
6 The burden op the beasts of the south.
Into a land of adversity and distress,
Of the young lion and of the old lion,
From wMch are viper and flying seraph,-
They cany ou the shoulder of asses' colts
their wealth,
And on the humpof camels their treasure^,
Unto a people not profitable, [do help:
7 Yea, Egyptians are vamty, and in vain
Therefore have I cried concermng this,
'Their strength is to sit still.'
6 Now, go in, write it on the tablet with
And on a book engrave it, [them,
And it is for a latter day,
For a witness, for ever:
9 That a rebellious people is this,
CMldren — liars,
Children unwilling to hear the law of the
i° Who have said to the seers, [LORD.
'Ye shall not see:'
And to the prophets, 'Ye shall not pro-
Straightforward tilings: [phesy to us
Speak to us smooth things, prophesy de-
n Turn aside from the way, [celts:
Decline from the path,
Cause to cease from before us
The Holy One of Israel.' [rael,
12 Therefore, thus said the Holy One of Is-
Because of your kicking against this word,
And because ye trust in oppression,
And perverseness, and rely on it:
13 'Therefore tMs iniquity is. to you
As a breach falling,
Swelled out to a wall set on Mgh,
Whose destruction suddenly,
At an instant cometh.'
14 And He hath broken it
As the breaking of the potter's bottle;
Beaten down— He doth not spare:
Nor is there found, in its beating down,
A potsherd to take fire from the burning,
Or to draw out waters from a ditch.
15 For thus said the Lord Jehovah,
The Holy One of Israel, ,
' In returning and rest ye are saved;
In keeping quiet and in confidence is your
But ye, have not been willing. [might,'
16 And' ye, say, ' No; for on horses we flee ;'
Therefore ye flee :
' And on the swift we ride ;'
Therefore swift are your pursuers.
17 One thousand because of the rebuke of one;
Because of the rebuke of Ave ye flee;
, Till ye have been surely left as a pole
On the top of a mountain,
And as an ensign on the height.
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Punishment, andpromises. XXX. 18.— ISAIAH.— xxxn. 6. Confidence in Egypt reproved.

13 And therefore wait doth the Lord to
favour'you,'
And therefore He is exalted to pity you;
, For a God of judgment is the LORD:
0 the blessedness of all who wait for Him.
19 For the people in Zion dwell in Jerusalem;
Weeping, weep thou not: [thy cry;
Pitying, He pitieth thee at the voice of
When He heareth He answereth thee.
29 And the Lord hath given to you bread of
And water of oppression, [adversity,
And thy directors remove no more,
And thine eyes have seen thy directors.
21 And thine ear heareth a word from be
hind thee,
Saying, ' This is the way, walk ye to it,'
Though ye turn to the light,
And though ye turn to the left.
22 And ye have defiled the covering of thy
graven images of silver, [gold;
And the ephod of thy molten image of
.Thou scattered them as a sickemng thing;
'* Go out,' thou sayest to it.
23' And He hath given rain for thy seed,
With wMch thou dost sow the ground,
And bread, the increase of the ground,
And it hath been fat and plenteous:
Enjoy do thy cattle in that day an en
larged pasture. [the ground,
24 And the oxen, and the young asses serving
Fermented provender do eat,
Which one winnowethwith shovel and fan.
25 Andthere hath been on every highmount,
And on every exalted hill,
Rivulets — streams of waters,
In the day of much slaughter, in the fall
tog of towers. [the light of the sun:
26 And the light of the moon hath been as
And the light of the sun is sevenfold,
As the light of seven days,
In the day of the Lord's binding up the
breach of His people,
And the stroke of their wound healeth.
27 Lo, the name of the Lord comethfromfar;
Burning is His anger,
And heavy is the flame;
His lips have been full of indignation,
And His tongue as a devouring fire:
28 And His breath as an overflowing stream,
Unto the neck it divideth,
To sift nations with a sieve of vamty,
While a bridle, causing to err,
Is on the jaws of the peoples.
sa Singing is to you as in a night sanctified
for a feast; [pipe,
And joy of heart as he who goeth with a
To enter into the mountain of the Lord,
Unto the rock of Israel.
w And caused to be heard hath the Lord
The honour of His voice,
Aud the coming down of His arm
He sheweth with the raging of anger,
And the flame of a consuming fire,
Scattering and inundation and hailstone.
si For from the voice of the Lord
Broken down is Asshur,
With the rod He smiteth.
»2 And every passage of the settled staff,
Wliich the Loud causeth to rest on him,
Hath been with tabrets,
And with harps;

Yea, in battles of shaking he hath fought
with it.
8s For arranged from former time is Tophet,
Even for the king -it is prepared; -
He hath made deep, He hath made large,
Its pile is fire and much wood:
The blast of the Lord,
As a stream of brimstone, is burning in it.
XXXI. iWoio those who go down to Egypt
And on horses lean, [for help,
And trust on chariots, because many,
And on horsemen, because very strong ;
And have not looked on the Holy One of
And the Lord have not sought. [Israel,
2 And He also is wise, and bringeth in evil,
And His words He hath not turned aside:
And He riseth against the house of evil
doers, [iniquity.
And against the help of the workers of
s And the Egyptians are men, and not God;
And their horses are flesh, and not spirit:
And the LORD stretcheth out His hand,
And stumbled hath the helper,
And fallen hath the helped one;
And together all of them are consumed.
* For thus hath the Lord said unto me:
'As growl doth the lion and the young
lion over his prey, [of shepherds,
When called against him is the multitude
From their voice he is not affrighted,
And from their noise he is not humbled:
So come down doth the Lord of Hosts
To war on mount Zion, and on her hill.
6 As birds flying, so the Lord of Hosts
Covereth over Jerusalem;
Covering and delivering,
Passing over, and causing to escape.'
6 Turn ye back to Him
Against whom the Children of Israel
Have deepened apostacy.
1 For in that day despise doth each
His idols of silver, and his idols of gold,
Which your own hands made to you— a
sin. [of the high;
8 And fallen hath Asshur by a sword, not
Yea, a sword— not of the low —
Doth consume him: [face of a sword,
And he hath fled for himself from the
And Ms young men become tributary.
8 And to his rock from fear he passeth on,
And affrighted by the ensign have been
Ms princes, affirmeth the LORD,
Who hath a light in Zion,
And who hath a furnace in Jerusalem.
XXXLL i LO, for righteousness doth a king
And princes for judgment rule, [reign,
2 And each hath been as a hiding-place
from wind, [dation:
And as a secret hiding-place from innn-
As rivulets of waters in a dry place, [land.
As a shadow of a heavy rock in a weary
8 And not dazzled are the eyes of beholders.
And the ears of the hearers attend.
4 And the heart of those hastened
Understandeth to know, [speak clearly.
And the tongue of stammerers hasteth to*
6 A fool is no more called 'noble,'
And to a miser it is not said, 'rich:1
6 For a fool speaketh folly,
And Ms heart doth iniquity,
To maintain profamty,

'The reign of justice.

xxxn.'7-^ISAIAH.— xxxrv. 1.

Privileges the of yodly.

And to speak error concerning the Lord,
To empty the soul of the hungry,
Yea, the drink of the thirsty
He causeth to lack.
* As to the miser — his instruments are evil;
He hath counselled wicked devices,
To corrupt the poor with lying. sayings,
Even when, the needy speaketh j ustly.
8 But the noble hath counselled noble
And he for noble things riseth up. [things,
9 Women, easy ones, rise, hear my voice;
Daughters, confident ones, give ear to my
saying:, [fident ones,
i° A week and a year are ye troubled,. 0 con-
For consumed hath been harvest,
The gathering cometh not.
n Tremble ye women, easy, ones:
Be troubled, 0 confident ones:
Strip and make bare,
With a girdle on the loins. .
12 For breasts they are lamenting;
For the fields of desire,
For the fruitful vine.
u Over the ground of ray people
ThornTrbrier ascendeth; „ [ing city:
"Surely over all houses of .ipy of the exult-
i* Surely the.palace hath been left,
The multitude of the city forsaken;
Fort and watch-tower hath been
For dens for ever,
A joy of wild asses — a pasture of 'herds: -
!5 Till emptied out on us is a spirit from on
Mgh, [field,
And a wilderness hath become a fruitful
And the fruitful field for a forest is
. reckoned. , > , [ment,
ifi And dwelt in the wilderness hath judg-
And righteousness in the frtotful field re-
maineth. [peace;
17 And the work of righteousness hath been
And the service of righteousness —
Keeping quiet and confidence for ever.
18 And dwelt hath My people in a peaceful
And in stedfast tabernacles, [habitation,
And to quiet resting-places, [the forest;
19 And it hath hailed in the going down of
And in the valley is the city low.
20 Happy are ye who sow by all waters, , ,
Sending forth the foot of the ox and ass.
XXXIII. iWO,spoiler: and thou not spoiled;
Aud treacherous ! they dealt not treach
erously with thee:
When thou dost fiMsh, 0 spoiler, thou art
spoiled; fously,
When thou finishest dealing treacher-
They deal treacherously with thee.
2 0 Lord, favour, us; ,
We have waited for Thee:
Be their arm in the mornings;
Yea, our salvation in time of adversity.
3 From the voice of a, multitude fled have
peoples; , , [been nations.
From thine exaltation scattered have
4 And gathered hath been your spoil, ,.
A gathering of the caterpillar :
As a running to and fro of locusts
Is he running on it.
5 Set, on high is the Lord,
, For He is dwelling on high:
He,, hath filled Zion with judgment apd
righteousness;

8 And He hath been the stedfastness of thy
The strength of thy salvation: [times,
Wisdom, and knowledge, . ,
The fear of the Lord— it is His treasure.
7Lo, 'Their Ariel,' they have cried without;
,The messengers of peace weep bitterly.
8 Desolated have been highways,
Ceased hath he who passeth along the
He hath broken a covenant, [path,
He hath despised enemies,
He hath not esteemed any man.
9 Mourned, languished hath the land;
Confounded hath been Lebanon — wither-
Sharon hath been as a wilderness; - [ed;
And shaking are Bashan and Carmel.
10 Now, T arise, saith the Lord ;
Now I am exalted; now I am lifted up.
11 Ye conceive chaff; ye bare stubble :
Your breath as fire devoureth you.
12 And peoples have been a^burntogs of lime;
Thorns as sweepings with fire they burn.
is Hear, ye far-off, that which I have done ;
And know, ye near ones, My might.
14 Afraid in Zion have been sinners : ,
Seized hath trembling the profane:
' Who doth fear for us the consuming fire?
.Who doth fear for us the everlasting
15 Whoso walketh righteously, [burnings ?"'
And speaketh uprightly; ,
Kicking against gain of oppression, [bribe,
Shaking his hands from taking hold on a
Stopping his ear from [hearing of blood,
And shutting his eyes from looking on evil;
18 He the high places inhabitetb:,
The strongholds of rocks— his high-tower;
His bread hath been given,
His waters stedfast. .
17 A king in his beauty, see do thine eyes :
They see a land afar off.
is Thy heart meditateth, terror;, . .
Where is he who counteth ? ¦
Where is he who weigheth 1
Where is he who counteth the towers ?
is The strong people thou seest not;
A people deeper of lip than to be under-
Ot a scorned tongue, .[stQcd;
There is no understanding.
20 See Zion, the city of our meetings :
Thine eyes ,see, Jerusalem, a qraet riabita-
A tent not taken down; [tion>
Not removed are its, pins for ever,
And none of its cords are broken.
21 But there mighty is the Lord for us,
A place, of rivers— streams broad of sides;
No ship with oars goeth into it,
And no mighty ship passeth over it., .
22 For the Lqrd our judge, .
The Lord our lawgiver, the Lord our king,
He doth, save us.
23 Left haye been thy ropes,
They strengthen not rightly their mast,
They have not spread out the sail:
Then apportioned hath been the prey of
The lame have taken spoil, [much spoil;
24 Nor doth an inhabitant say, * I have, been
The people which dwelleth to it [sick;'
Is forgiven of iniquity.
XXXIV. iCome near, ye nations, to hear;
And ye peoples, give attention; ,
The earth doth hear, and its fulness:
The world, and all its productions*
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Judgments upon Edom.

xxxiv. 2.— ISAIAH.— xxxvi. 9.

Blessings of the Gospel.

2 For wrath hath the Lord against all the
And fury against all their host: [nations,
He hath devoted them to destruction,
He hath given them to slaughter.
3 And their wounded are cast out,
And their carcases cause their stink to
ascend, [their blood.
And melted have been mountains from
4 And consumed have been all the host of
And rolled together as a book [heaven,
Have been the heavens:
And all their host fadeth
As the fading of a leaf of a vine,
And as the fading one of a fig-tree.
E For soaked in heaven bath been My sword:
Lo, on Edom it cometh down, [raent.
Even on the people of My curse for judg-
8 A sword hath the Lord,
It hath been full of blood ;
It hath been made fat with fatness,
With blood of lambs and he-goats,
With the fat of kidneys of rams :
For a sacrifice hath the Lord in Bozrah,
And a great slaughter in the land of Edom.
7 And come down have E-eeins with them,
And bullocks with bulls; [blood,
And soaked hath been their land from
And their dust from fatness is made fat.
8 (For a day of vengeance hath the Lord,
A year of recompences for Zion's strife,)
9 And turned have been her streams to
And her dust to brimstone, [pitch,
And her land hath become burning pitch.
i° By night and by day she is not quenched;
For ever ascend doth her smoke:
From generation to generation she is
For ever and for ever. [waste;
None passing into her.
n And possess her do pelican andhedge-hog;
And owl and raven dwell in her :
And He hath stretched out over her
A line of vacancy, and stones of emptiness.
i2 To the kingdom they call her nobles,
But there are none there,
Yea, all her princes are at an end.
13 And ascended her palaces have thorns,
Nettle and bramble in her fortresses.
And it hath been a habitation of dragons,
A court for daughters of the ostrich.
14 And met have Ziim and Aiim,
And the goat for its companion calleth;
Only, there rested hath thenight-owl,
And found for herself a place of rest.
18 There made her nest hath the bittern,
Yea, she layeth, [her shadow;
And hath hatched, and gathered under
¦Only, there gathered have been vultures,
Each with its companion.
18 Seek out of the book of the Lord, and read;
One of these hath not been lacking,
None hath missed its companion :
For My mouth, it hath commanded,
And its spirit— it hath gathered them.
17 And He hath cast a lot for them.
And His hand hath apportioned it to them
For ever they possess it; [by line:
For all generations they dwell in it.
XXXV. 1 They joy out of the wilderness and
And rejoice doth the desert, [dry place;
And flourish as the rose.
2 Flourishing it flourisheth, and rejoiceth,
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Yea, with joy and singing ; < ¦ '„
The honour of Lebanon hath been given
The beauty of Carmel and Sharon; [to it.
They see the honour of the LORD,
The majesty of our God.
3 Strengthen ye the feeble hands,
Yea, the stumbling knees strengthen.
4 Say to the hasty of heart, 'Be strong,
Fear not; lo, your God, vengeance cometh,
The recompence of God;
He Himself doth come and save you.'
s Then opened are the eyes of the blind;
And the ears of the deaf are unstopped:
c Then leap as a hart doth the lame, '
And sing doth the tongue of the drimb:
For broken up in a wilderness have been
And streams in a desert. [waters,
7 And the mirage hath become a pond,
And the thirsty land, fountains of waters:
In the habitation of dragons,
Its place of couching-down,
A court for reed and rush,
8 A highway hath been there, and a way.
And the ' way of holiness * is called to it;
Not pass over it do the unclean ;
And He Himself is by them: [not.
Whoso goeth in the way — even fools err
9 No lion is there, yea, a destructive beast
Ascendeth it not, it i3 not found there :
And walked have the redeemed;
19 And the ransomed of the LORD return,
And have entered Zion with singing,
And everlasting joy on their head :
Joy and gladness they attain,
And fled away have sorrow and sighing
XXXVI. 1 AND it cometh to pass, in the
fourteenth year of king Hezekiah, come up
hath Sennacherib king of Asshur against all
the fenced cities of Judah, and seizeth them.
2 And the king of Asshur sendeth Babsha-
keh from Lachish to Jerusalem, unto the
king Hezekiah, with a heavy force, and he
standeth by the conduit of the uppermost
pool, in the highway of the fuller's field.
s And go out unto him doth Eliakim son of
Hiririah, who is over the house, and Shebna
the scribe, and Joah son of Asaph, the re
membrancer. 4 And Kabshakeh saith unto them, 'Say
ye, I pray you, unto Hezekiah, Thus hath
he said, the great king, the king of Asshur,
What is this confidence in which thou hast
confided? $1 have said: Only, a word of
the lips, counsel and might are for the
battle; now, on whom hast thou trusted,
that thou hast rebelled against me? 6Lo,
thou hast trusted on the staff of this broken
reed, on Egypt, on which a man lea'neth,
and it hath gone into his hand, and hath
pierced it — so is Pharaoh ktog of Egypt, to
all who trust on him. 7And dost thou say
unto me. On the Lord our God we have
trusted? is it not He, whose high places and
whose altars Hezekiah hath turned aside,
and saith to Judali and to Jerusalem, Be
fore tlris altar shall ye bow yourselves?
8 'And now,negotiate, I pray thee, with my
lord the king of Asshur, and I give to thee
two thousand horses, if thou art able to put
for thyself riders upon them. 9And how 1
wilt thou turn back the face of one captain '

Sennacherib's message, xxxvi. 10.^-ISAIAH.— XXXVII. 23. Sennacherib threatened.

of the least of the servants of my lord that
thou dost trust for thyself on Egypt, for
chariot and for horsemen? 10 And' now,
without the Lord have I come up against
this land to destroy it ? The Lord hath
said unto me, Go up unto this land, then
hast thou destroyed it.'
11 And Eliakim saith, witti Shebna and
Joah, uuto Rabshakeh, 'Speak, we pray
thee, unto thy servants in Aramaean, for
wc understand ; and do not speak unto us
in Jewish, in the ears of the people who
are on the wall.' 12 And Eabshakeh saith,
'Unto thy lord, and unto thee, hath my
lord sent me to speak these words ? is it
not for the men who abide on the wall, eat
ing their own dung and drinking their own
water with yon?'
i8 And Eabshakeh standeth and calleth
with a great voice in Jewish, and saith,
'Hear ye the words of the great ktog, the
king of Asshur. 14 Thus hath the king said,
Let not Hezekiah lift you up, for he is not
able to deliver you; 15 and let not Hezekiah
make you trust unto the Lord, saying,
The LORD doth certainly deliver us, this
city is not given toto the hand of the king
of Asshur. ^Hearken not uuto Hezekiah;
for thus hath the king of Asshur said,
Make ye with me a present, and come out
unto me, and eat ye each of his vine, and
each of bis fig-tree, and drink each the
waters of his own well, "till I have come
and taken you unto a land like your own
land, a land of corn and wine, a land of
bread and vineyards. i8Lest Hezekiah per
suade you, saying, The LORD doth deliver
us ; have any of the gods of the nations
dehvered Ms land out of the hand of the
king of Asshur? "Where are the gods of
Hamath and Arphad ? Where are the gods
of Sepharvaim? Yea, have they delivered
Samaria out of my hand? 20 Who among
all the gods of these lands are they who
have delivered their land»out of my hand,
that Jehovah doth deliver Jerusalem out
of my hand ? '
21 And they keep silent, and have not an
swered him a word, for the command of the
king is, saying, 'Answer him not.'
22 And Eliakim son of Hilkiah, who is
over the house, cometh with Shebna the
scribe, and Joah son of Asaph, the remem-
1 irancer, unto Hezekiah with rent garments,
find they declare to him the words of Eab-
abakeh. XXXVII. iAND it cometh to pass, at
the king Hezekiah's hearing it, that he
rendeth his garments, and covereth him
self with sackcloth, and entereth toto the
house of the Lord ; 2 and he sendeth Elia
kim, who is over the house, and Shebna the
scribe, and the elders of the priests, cover
ing themselves with sackcloth, unto Isaiah
son of Amoz the prophet; Hhat they may
say unto him, ' Thus hath Hezekiah said, A
day of distress, and rebuke, and despising,
is this day, for come hath children unto the
birth, and power there is none to hare.
4 It may be the Lord thy God doth hear
the words of Eabshakeh with wMch the

ktog of Asshur, his lord, hath sent him to
reproach the living God, and hath decided
concerning the words which the Lord thy
God hath heard, and thou hast lifted up
prayer for the remnant that is found pre
sent.' 6 And the servants of ktog Hezekiah comp
unto Isaiah, 6 and Isaiah saith unto them,
'Thus do ye say unto your lord, Thus hath
the Lord said, Be not afraid because of the
words which thou hast heard, with which
the servants of the king of Asshur have re
viled Me. ,7Lo, I am putting a spirit iri
him, and be hath heard a report, and hath
turned back into his land, audi have caused
him to fall by the sword to his own land.'
8 And Eabshakeh turneth back, and findeth
the king of Asshur fighting against Libnah,
for he hath heard that he had journeyed
from Lachish. 9And he heareth concern
ing Tirhakah ktog of Cush, saying, 'He
hath come out to fight Vith thee;' when
he heareth, then he sendeth messengers
unto Hezekiah, saying, i° ' Thus do ye speak
nnto Hezekiah king of Judah, saying, Let
not thy God lift thee up in whom thou
art trusting, saying, Jerusalem is not given
into the hand of the king of Asshur. n Lo,
thou hast heard that which the kings of
Asshur have done to all the lands— devot
ing them — yet thou art delivered ! 12 Did
the gods of the nations deliver them whom
my fathers destroyed — Gozan, and Haran,
andBezeph, and the CMldren of Eden, who
are in Telassor? 13 Where is the king of
Harmath, and the ktog of Arphad, and the
king of the city of Sepharvaim, Hena, and
Ivah?' "And Hezekiah taketh the letter out of
the hand of the messengers, and readeth it;
and Hezekiah goeth up to the house of the
Lord, and spreadeth it before the Lord.
i&And Hezekiah prayeth unto the Lord,
saying, i6 'Lord of Hosts, God of Israel, in
habiting the cherubs, Thou art God him
self, Thyself alone, over all the kingdoms of
the earth; Thou hast made the heavens and
the earth. 17 Incline, 0 LORD, Thine ear,
and hear ; open, 0 LOKD, Thine eyes, and
see; and hear all the words of Sennacherib
which he hath sent to reproach the living
God. i« Truly, 0 LORD, the kings of Asshur
have laid waste all the lands and their land;
19 so as to put their gods into the fire {for
they are no gods, but the work of the hands
of man, wood and stone), and they destroy
them. 20 ^nd now, LORD our God, save us
from his hand, and all kingdoms of the
earth shall know that Thou art the Lord,
Thyself alone.'
21 And Isaiah son of Amoz sendeth unto
Hezekiah, saying, 'Thus hath the Lord,
God of Israel, said, That which thou hast
prayed unto me concerning Sennacherib
king of Asshur: 22this is the word wliich
the Lord hath spoken concerning him:
Despised thee, scorned thee,
Hath the virgin of the daughter of Zion;
After thee shaken the head
Hath the daughter of Jerusalem.
2a Whom hast thou reproached aud reviled ?
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'Sennacherib's army smitten, xxxvn.24.— ISAIAH. — XXXVm. 19. Hezekiah s sickness.

And against whom lifted up the voice?
Yea, thou dost lift up on high thine eyes
Towards the Holy One of Israel.
24 By the hand of thy servants
Thou hast reviled the Lord, and sayest,
With the multitude of my chariots
I have come up to the high place of moun-
The sides of Lebanon, [tains,
And I cut down the stature of its cedars,
The choice of its firs:
I enter the high place of its extremity,
The forest of its Carmel.
25 1 — I have dug and drunk waters;
And I dry up with the sole of my steps
All the floods of the bulwark.
36 Hast thou not heard ? — from afar I did it,
From days of old I formed it.
Now, I have brought it,
And it is to make desolate,
- Ruinous heaps are fenced cities,
27 And their inhabitants are feeble-handed,
Theyhave been broken down aud dried up:
They have been the herb of the field,
And the greenness of the tender grass,
The grass of the roofs,
Yea, a field before the stalk.
29 And thy sitting down, and thy going out,
And thy coming in, I have known,
And thy being angry towards Me.
29 Because of thy being angry towards Me,
And of thy noise — it came up into Mine
ears,
I have even put My hook to thy nose,
And My bridle iu thy lips,
And have caused thee to turn back
By the way in which thou earnest.
30 — And this is to thee the sign,
The food of the year is self-sown grain;
And in the second year,
The spontaneous growth ;
And in the third year, sow ye and reap,
And plant vineyards, and eat their fruits.
31 And it hath continued— the escaped
Of the. house of Judah -which is left —
To take root beneath,
And it hath yielded fruit upward.
32 For from Jerusalem goeth out a remnant,
And an escape from mount Zion ;
The zeal of the Lord of Hosts doeth this.
33 Therefore, thus hath the Lord said,
Concerning the Icing of Asshur,
He doth not come unto this city,
Nor shoot an arrow there,
Nor come before it with shield,
Nor pour out against it a mount.
3* By the way wliich he came,
By it he turneth back,
And unto this city he doth not come,
Afnrmeth the Lord.
35 And I have covered over this city,
To save it, for Mine own sake,
And for David, My servant's sake.'
8(5 And the messenger of Jehovah goeth
out, and smiteth in the camp of Asshur a
hundred and eighty and five thousand ;
and they rise early in the morning, and
lo, all of them— dead corpses. 87And jour
ney, and go on, and turn back, doth Sen
nacherib king of Asshur, and abideth in
Nineveh, w And it cometh to pass, he is
bowing himself in the house of Nisroch his
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god, and Adrammelech and Sharezer his j
sons have smitten him with the sword1, and
have -escaped to the land of Ararat: and
Esar-Haddon Ms son reigneth to Ms stead.
XXXVIII. i IN those days hath Hezekiah
been sick unto death, and come to Mm doth
Isaiah son of Amoz, the prophet, and saith
unto him, 'Ttois hath the Lord said: Give
a charge to thy house, for thou art dying,
and shalt not live.' 2^nd Hezekiah turneth
round his face unto the wall, and prayeth
unto the Lord; 3and saith, *I pray thee, 0
Lord, remember, I beseech Thee, that I
have walked habitually before Thee in
truth, and with a perfect heart, and that
which is good in thine eyes I have done;'
and Hezekiah weepeth a great weeping.
4And the word of the Lord is unto Isaiah,
saying, ^ Go; then hast thou said unto Heze
kiah, Thus hath the Lord God of David thy
father said, 'I have heard thy prayer; I have
seen thy tear; lo, I add to thy days fifteen
years; 6and out of the hand of the king of
Asshur I deliver thee and this city, and
have covered over this city. 7And this is
for thee the sign from the Lord, that the
Lord doth this thing which He hath spoken.
8Lo, I bring back the shadow, the degrees
which it hath gone down on the, degrees of
Ahaz, by the sun, backward ten degrees :'
and the sun turneth hack ten degrees in
the degrees which it had gone down.
9A writing of Hezekiah king of Judah,
concerning his being sick, when he reviveth
from his sickness :
i° I— I said in the cutting off of my days,
I go toto the gates of Sheol:
I have numbered the remnant of mine
11 1 said, I shall not see the Lord, [years.
The Lord, in the land of the living :
I shall not behold man any more,
With the inhabitants of the world. ,
12 My sojourning hath departed, [tent:
And been moved from me as a shepherd's
I have drawn together, as a weaver, my
By weakness He cutteth me off: [life;
From day uuto night Thou dost finish me.
i3 1 have set Him till morning as a lion,
So doth He break all my bones:
From day unto night Thou dost finish me.
14 As a crane— a swallow, so I chatter;
I mourn as a dove:
Mine eyes have been drawn up on high :
OLord, oppression is on me : be my surety.
is —What shall I say ? seeing He hath said
And He Himself hath wrought: [to me,
I go softly all my years
For the bitterness of my soul.
16 Lord, by these men live,
And by all that in them is the life of my
Seeing thou savest me, [spirit:
Make me also to live.
17 Lo, toto peace He hath changed for me
bitterness; [out corruption,
And Thou hast delighted in my soul with-
For Thou hast cast behind Thy back all
is For Sheol confesseth Thee not; [ray sins.
Death praiseth Thee not:
Those who go down to the pit
Hope not for Thy truth.
19 The living, the living, he confesseth Thee,

Hezekiah's punishment, xxxvin. 20. — ISAIAH.— xl.

Evangelical predictions.

20 Like myself to-day — a father to children
Maketh known Thy faithfulness,
LORD— to save me :
And my songs we sing all the days of our
In the house of the Lord.' [lives
21 And Isaiah saith, 'Let them take a
bunch of figs, and plaster over the ulcer,
and he liveth.' And Hezekiah saith, * What
is the sign that I shall go up to the house of
the Lord V
XXXIX. *AT that time Merodach-Bala-
dan son of Baladan, king of Babylon, hath
sent letters and an offering unto Hezekiah,
when he heareth that he hath been sick,
and is become strong. 2And Hezekiah re
joiceth over them, and sheweth them the
house of his spices, the silver, and the gold,
and the spices, and the good ointment, and
all the house of Ms weapons, and all that
is found amonghis treasures; there hath not
been a thing in Ms house, or in all his do
minion, which Hezekiah shewed them not.
3 And Isaiah the prophet cometh unto the
king Hezekiah, and saith unto Mm, 'What
have these men said ? and from whence
come they untP thee ? ' And Hezekiah saith,
' From a far country have they come unto
me — from Babylon.1 4 And he saith, ' What
have they seen in thy house?' and Heze
kiah saith, 'All that is in my house have
they seen; there was nothing which I shewed
them not,among my treasures.' 5And Isaiah
Baith unto Hezekiah, ' Hear the word of the
Lord of Hosts; 6 Lo, days are coming, and
all that is in thy house, and that thy fathers
have laid up till this day, hath been taken
away unto Babylon; there is not left a
thing, said the Lord. 7And of thy sons who
come out from thee, whom thou begettest,
they take, and they have been eunuchs in
the palace of the king of Babylon.' 8And
Hezekiah saith unto Isaiah, ' Good is the
word of the Lord which thou hast spoken; '
yea, he saith, 'For there is peace and truth
in my days.'
XL. i COMFORT ye, comfort ye, My people,
Saith your God.
2 Speak to the heart of Jerusalem,
And call unto her,
That her warfare hath been completed;
That accepted hath been her punishment;
That she hath received from the hand of
Double for all her sins. [the LORD
8 A voice crieth — in the wilderness —
Prepare ye the way of the Lord,
Make straight in the desert a Mghway for
4 Every valley is raised up, [our God.
And every mountain and hill become low:
And a crooked place hath become a plain,
And entangled places a valley:
s And revealed hath been the honour of the
And seen it have all flesh together: [Lord,
For the mouth of the LORD hath spoken.
6 A voice saith, ' Call;'
And he said, 'What shall I call?'
All flesh is grass, and all its goodliness
As a flower of the field.
7 Withered hath the grass, faded the flower:
For the Spirit of the LORD hath blown
Surely the people is grass. [upon it:

8 Withered haththegrass,fadedthe flower:
But the word of, our God riseth for ever.
9 On a Mgh mountain get thee up, 0 Zion,
Proclaiming tidings ;
Lift up withpower thy voice, 0 Jerusalem,
Proclaiming tidings;
Lift up.fear not; say tothe cities of Judah,
' Lo, your God/
i° Lo, the Lord Jehovah with strength com-
And His arm ruleth for Him; [eth,
Lo, His hire is with Him,
And His wage before Him.
n As a shepherd His flock He feedeth,
With His arm He gathereth the lambs,
And in His bosom carrieth them :
The suckling ones He leadeth.
12 Who hath measured in the hollow of Ms
hand the waters ?
And the heavens by a span meted out,
And comprehended the dust of the earth
in a measure,
And weighed to scales the mountains,
And the hills in balances?
13 Who meted out the Spirit of the LORD,
Or being His counsellor, doth teach .FTirril
14 With whom consulted He,
That he causeth Him to understand ?
And teacheth Hhn in the path of judg-
And teacheth Him knowledge 1 [ment,
And the way of understanding
Causeth Him to know ?
1S Lo, nations as a drop from a bucket,
And as small dust from the balances,
Have been reckoned ,:
Lo, isles as a small thing He taketh up.
i6 Lebanon is not sufficient to burn, [tog.
Nor its beasts sufficient for a burat-offer-
17 All the nations are as nothing before Him;
Than nothing and emptiness,
They have been reckoned by Him.
i8 And unto whom do ye liken God,
And what likeness do ye compare to Him?
19 The graven image poured out hath the
artizan,
And a refiner with gold spreadeth it over,
And chains of silver he reflneth. ,
29 He who is poor by a heave-offering,
A tree not rotting chooseth;
A skilful artizan he seeketh for it,
To establish a graven image — not move-
2i Do ye not know — do ye not hear ? [able.
Hath it not been declared from the first
Have ye not understood [to you 1
From the foundations of the earth?
22 He who sitteth on the circle of the earth,
And its inhabitants are as grasshoppers;
He who stretcheth out aa a thin thing the
heavens,
And spreadeth them as a tent to dwell in.
23 He who maketh princes become nothing,
Judges of the earth as emptiness hath
24 Yea, they have not been planted; [made.
Yea, they have not been sown; [stock:
Yea, not take root in the earth doth their
And He also hath blown upon them,
And they wither, [away.
And a whirlwind as stubble taketh them
25 And unto whom do ye liken Me,
Or am I equal? saith the Holy One.
26 Lift up on high your eyes,
And, see — who framed these 1
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Idolatry exposed.

XL. 27. — ISAIAH.— XLI. 29. God's protection of Israel.

He who bringeth out by number their
To all of them by name calleth, [host;
By abundance of strength
(And he is strong in power);
Not one is lacking.
27 Why sayest thou, 0 Jacob 1
And speakest thou, O Israel?
' My way hath been hid from the LORD,
And from my God my judgment passeth
28 Hast thou not known? [over.'
Hast thou not heard ?
The God of eternity — the Lord,
The framer of the ends of the earth, _
Is not wearied nor fatigued: [ing.
There is no searching of His understand-
29 Giving power to the weary; [might.
Yea, to those not strong He increaseth
30 Even youths are wearied and fatigued,
And young men utterly stumble:
81 But those who expect the LORD
Pass on to power;
They raise up the pinion as eagles;
They run and are not fatigued.
They go on and faint not!
XLI. i KEEP silent towards Me, O isles;
And the peoples pass on to power :
They come nigh, then they speak;
' Together to judgment we draw near.'
2 He who hath stirred up from the east
The righteous one,
He calleth him to His foot,
Giveth before him nations,
And kings He causeth Mm to rule:
He giveth them as dust to his sword
As driven stubble to his bow.
8 He pursueth them — he passeth over safely;
A path with Ms feet he entereth not.
4 Who hath wrought and done,
Calling the generations from the first ?
I, the Lord, the first,
And with the last I am He.
5 Isles have seen and fear;
Ends of the earth tremble;
They have drawn near, yea, they come.
6 They help each his neighbour;
And to his brother each saith, 'Be strong.'
7 And the artizan strengtheneth the refiner,
The smoother with the hammer,
Him who beateth on an anvil.
Saying, 'For joining it is good:'
And he strengtheneth it with nails,
It is not moved!
° — And thou, 0 Israel, My servant,
Jacob, whom I have chosen,
The seed of Abraham, My friend:
9 Whom I have taken hold of,
From the ends of the earth,
And from its near places have called thee;
I say unto thee, Thou art My servant;
I have chosen thee, and not rejected thee.
i° Be not afraid; for I am- with thee ¦
Cry not out; for I am thy God:
I have strengthened thee;
Yea, I have helped thee;
Yea, I have upheld thee
With the right hand of My righteousness.
n Lo, all who are displeased with thee
Are ashamed and blush :
They are as nothing ; [thee.
Yea, perish do the men who strive with
12 Thou seekest them, aud flndest thein not,
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The men who debate with thee;
They are as nothing,
Yea, as nothing, the men who war with
is For I, the Lord thy God, [thee.
Strengthen thy -right hand; '
He who saith to thee,
' Fear not: I have helped thee.*
14 Fear not, 0 worm Jacob,
Ye dead ones of Israel ;
I have helped thee, affirmeth the Lord,
Even thy redeemer, the Holy One of Is
rael, [tog instrument,
is Lo, I have set thee for a new sharp thresh-
Possessing teeth : thou threshest moun-
Yea, beatest small, [tains,.
And hills as chaff thou makest.
i6 Thou winnowest them,
And a wind Iifteth them up,
And a whirlwind scattereth them
And thou rejoicest to the LORD,
In the Holy One of Israel boastest thyself.
17 The poor and the needy seek water,
And there is none;
Their tongue with thirst hath failed;
I, the Lord, answer them,
The God of Israel — I forsake them not.
ib I open on high places rivers,
And fountains in midst of valleys: [water„
I make a wilderness become a pond of
And a dry land become outlets of water.
19 1 give in a wilderness the cedar,
Shittah, and myrtle, and oil-tree;
I set in a desert the fir,
Pine, and box-wood together:
"° That they may see, and know,
And regard, and act wisely together:
For the hand of the Lord hath done this,.
And the Holy One of Israel produced it.
2i Bring near your cause, saith the juORD;
Bring nigh your mighty ones, saith the
king of Jacob. [which doth happen:
22 They bring nigh, and declare to us that
The first things — whatthey are — declare-
ye: [latter end;
And we set our heart, and know their
Or the coming things cause us to hear.
23 Declare the things that are coming here-
And we know that ye are gods; [after,
Yea, ye mad yo good or do evil,
And we will look and see it together.
24 Lo, ye are of nothing, and your work of
An abomination it fixeth on you. [nought:
2s I have stirred up one from the north,
And he cometh: [My name:
From the rising of the sun he calleth in
And he cometh on prefects as on clay,
And as a potter treadeth down mire.
2)1 Who hath declared from the first,
That we may know ?
And beforetime, that we may say,
'Righteous?' yea, there is none declaring;
Yea, there is none proclaiming;
Yea, there is none hearing your sayings.
27 First to Zion, Behold, behold them:
And to Jerusalem one proclaiming tidings
28 And I see that there is no man, [I, give.
Yea, of these that there is no counsellor;
And I ask them, and they return word:
29 'Lo, they are all vanity;
Nought are their works;
Wind and emptiness their molten images.

The Messiah's approach.

XLII. 1.— ISAIAH.— XLIII. 11.

Blindness of the Jews.

XLU. *L0, My servant, I take hold on him;
My chosen one My soul hath accepted:
I have put My spirit on him:
Judgment to the nations he bringeth out.
2 He crieth not, nor Iifteth up;
Nor causeth his voice to be heard in the
3 A bruised reed he breaketh not, [street.
And dim flax he quencheth not: '
To truth he bringeth out judgment.
4 He becometh not weak nor bruised,
Till he set judgment in the earth:
And for his law isles wait with hope.
5 Thus said God, the LORD, who f ram eth
The heavens, and stretcheth them out,
Who spreadeth out the earth
And its productions,
Who giveth breath to the people on it,
And spirit to those who walk in it.
6 1, the Lord, called thee to righteousness;
Yea, I lay hold on thy hand, and keep thee.
And give thee for the covenant of a peo-
For the light of nations. [pie,
7 To open the eyes of the blind,
To bring out from prison the bouna one,
From the house of restraint
Those who sit to darkness.
8 I am Jehovah; tlris is My name:
And Mine honour to another I give not,
Nor My praise to graven images.
9 The former things, lo, have come,
And new things I declare:
. Before they spring up I cause you to hear.
i° Sing ye to the Lord a new song,
His praise from the end of the earth,
Ye who go down to the sea, and its ful-
Isles, and their inhabitants. [ness,
n The plain and its cities lift up the voice,
The villages Kedar doth inhabit:
Sing do the inhabitants of Selah,
From the top of mountains they cry.
i2 They ascribe to the Lord honour,
And His praise in the isles they declare.
13 The Lord as a mighty one goeth out;
As a man of war He stirreth'up zeal:
He crieth; yea, shrieketh;
Against His enemies He sheweth himself
14 1 have kept silent from of old; [mighty.
I keep silent, I refrain myself:
As a travailing woman I cry out:
I desolate and swallow up together.
15 1 make waste mountains and hills,
And all their herbs I dry up;
And have made rivers become isles.
And ponds I diy up.
:6 And I have caused the blind
To go by a way they have not known;
In paths they have not known
I cause them to tread: [light,
I make a dark place before them become
And unlevel places become a plain:
These are the things I have done to them,
And have not forsaken them.
17 Removed backward, utterly ashamed,
Are they who trust in a graven image,
Who say to the molten image,
' Ye are our gods.'
1B Ye deaf, hear; and ye blind, look to see.
M Who is blind hut My servant?
And deaf as My messenger I send?
Who is blind as him who is at peace;
Yea blind, as the servant of the Lord ?

29 Seeing many things, yet thou observest
Opening ears, yet he heareth not. [not,
21 The Lord hath delight
For the sake of His righteousness; [able.
He magnifieth law, and maketh honour-
22 And this is a people seized and spoiled:
Snared in holes— all of them;
And in houses of restraint they have been
They have become a prey, [hidden;
And there is no deliverer;
A spoil, and none saith, ' Restore.'
23 Who among you giveth ear to this?
He attendeth, aud heareth afterwards.
24 Who hath given Jacob for a spoil,
And Israel to the spoilers?
Is it not the Lord, He against whom we
have sinued? [ways to walk;
Yea, they have not been willing in His
Nor have they hearkened to His law.
25 And He poureth on him fury,
His anger, and the strength of battle:
And it setteth him on fire round about,
But he hath not known; ,
And it burneth against him,
But he layeth it not to heart!
XLIII. iAND now, thus saith the Lord,
Thy Framer, 0 Jacob,
And thy Fashioner, 0 Israel,
Be not afraid, for I have redeemed thee,
I have called on thy name — thou art Mine.
2 When thou passest through waters,
I am with thee:
And through floods, they overflow thee
;*. When thou goest into fire, [not:
" Thou art not burnt;
And a flame burneth not against thee.
3 For I— the Lord thy God,
The Holy One of Israel, thy Saviour,
I have appointed Egypt thine atonement,
Cush and Sheba in thy stead.
4 Since thou wast precious in Mtoe eyes,
Thou hast been honoured;
And I have loved, thee:
And appoint men in thy stead,
And people instead of thy life.
5 Be not afraid, for I am with thee.
From the east I bring in thy seed,
And from the west I gather thee.
6 1 say to the north, ' Give up,'
And to the south, 'Restrain not.'
Bring in My sons from afar,
My daughters from the end of the earth.
7 Every one who is called by My name,
Even for My honour I have created him,
1 have formed him, yea, I have made him.
8 He hath brought out a blind people who
And the deaf who have ears, [have eyes,
9 All the nations have been gathered to-
And the peoples are assembled: [gether,
Who among them declareth this,
And former things causeth us to hear?
They give their witnesses,
And they are justified:
And they hear and say, ' Truth.'
i° Ye are My witnesses, affirmeth the Lord,
And My servant whom I have chosen:
That ye may know and give credence to
And understand that I am He: [Me,
Before Me was no God formed,
And after Me there is none.
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God's people encouraged.

xliii. 12.— ISAIAH.— XLIV. 17.

Idolatry ridiculed.

And besides Me there is no saviour.
i2 1— I declared, and saved, and proclaimed:
And there is no stranger with you:
And ye My witnesses, affirmeth the Lord:
And [ am God.
13 Even from the day I am He;
And there is no deliverer from My hand;
I work, and who turneth it back?
i* Thus said the Lord, your Redeemer,
The Holy One of Israel:
' For your sake I have sent to Babylon,
And caused bars to descend — all qf them,
And the Chaldeans, whose song is in the
15 1 am the Lord, your Holy One, [ships.
The Creator of Israel, your King.'
is Thus said the LORD,
Who hath appointed a way in the sea,
And a path in the strong waters;
17 Who bringeth out chariot and horse,
A force, i/ven a strong one;
'Together they lie down — they rise not:
They have been extinguished,
As flax they have been quenched.
ls Remember not former things,
And ancient things consider not.
19 Lo, I do a new thing; now it springeth up;
, Do ye not know it ?
Yea, I put a way in a wilderness,
In a desolate place — floods.
29 Honour me doth the beast of the field,
Dragons and daughters of the ostrich:
For I have given waters to a wilderness,
Floods to a desolate place,
To give drink to My people, My chosen.
h This people have I formed for Myself;
My praise they recount.
i2 Yet thou hast not called Me, 0 Jacob;
For thou hast been wearied of Me, 0
23 Thou hast not brought into Me [Israel;
The lamb of thy burnt-offerings;
And with thy sacrifices thou hast not
honoured Me: [offering,
I have not caused thee to serve with an
Nor wearied thee with frankincense.
24 Thou hast not bought for Me with money
sweet cane, [filled Me:
And with the fat of thy sacrifices hast not
Only, thou hast caused Me to serve with
thy sins, [ties.
Thou hast wearied Me with thine iniqui-
25 I — I am. He who blotteth out i
Thy transgressions for Mine own sake,
And thy sins I remember not.
26 Cause me to remember — we are judged
together: [fled.
Declare thou that thou mayest be justi-
*7 Thy first father sinned, [against me.
And thine interpreters have transgressed
28 And I pollute the princes of the sanctu-
And give Jacob to destruction, [ary,
And Israel to revilings.
XLIV. 1 AND now, hear, 0 Jacob, My serv-
And Israel, whom I have fixed ou: [ant;
2 Thus hath the Lord said:
Thy Maker, and thy Fashioner,
From the womb helpeth thee;
Fear not, my servant, Jacob,
And Jesurun, whom I have fixed on.
3 For I pour waters on a thirsty,
And floods on a dry land:
I pour My spirit on thy seed,
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And My blessing on thine offspring, i ¦
4 And they have sprung up among' grass,
As willows by streams of water.
5 This one saith,, For the Lord I am;
And this calleth himself by the name of
And this one writeth witA Ms hand, [Jacob:
' For the Lord,' and by the name of 'Israel
surnameth Mmself.
c Thus said Jehovah,' king of Israel,
And Ms Redeemer, Jehovah of Hosts:
' I am the first, and I ths last;
And besides me there is no God;
7 And who as I, calleth and declareth it,
And arrangcth it for Me,
Since My placing the people of antiquity;
And things that are coming,
And those that shall come, declare to
8 Fear not, nor be afraid:' [them ?
Have I not from that time
Caused thee to hear, and declared?
And ye are My witnesses:
Is there a God besides Me?
Yea, there is none:
A Rock I have not known.
9 The framers of a graven image are all of
them emptiness;
And their desirable thingsproflt not;
And their own witnesses they are;
They see not, nor know,
That they may be ashamed.
i° Who hath formed a god, [able ?
Or a molten image poured'out — not profit-
11 Lo, all his companions are ashamed;
As to artizans, they are of men:
All of them gather together, theystandup;
They fear, they are ashamed together.
12 He hath wrought iron with an axe,
And hath wrought with coals,
And with hammers formeth it,
And worketh it by his powerful arm:
Yea, he is hungry, and there is no power;
He drinketh not water, and is wearied.
13 He hath wrought with wood,
He hath stretched out a rule,
He marketh it out with a line.
He maketh it with ca-ving, tools,
Aud with a compass he marketh it out,
And maketh it according to the form of
According to the beauty of a man, [a man,
To remain to the house.
14 Cutting down to himself cedars,
He taketh also a cypress or an oak,
And he strengtheneth it for himself
Among the trees of the forest; ¦
He hath planted an ash, <
Aud the rain doth nourish it.
ic And it hath been for man to burn _*
And he taketh of them,
And becometh warm;
Yea, he kindleth it, and hath baked bread;
Yea, he maketh a god, and boweth lrimself :
He hath made it a graven image,
Aud falleth down to it.
i° Half of it he hath burnt in the fire :
By this half of it he eateth fles'h ;
He roasteth a roasting, and is satisfied ;
Yea, he is warm, and saith, ¦
'Aha, I have become warm,
I have enjoyed the light.'
17 And its remnant for a god he hatli made,
For his graven image:

God's people encouraged. xltv. 18.— ISAIAH.— xlv. 19, Prophecies concerning Cyrus.

He falleth down to it, and worsMppeth,
And prayeth unto it, and.saith,
'Deliver me, for thou art my god.'
u They have not known, nor do they under
stand: [ing:
For He hath daubed their eyes from see-
Their heart from acting wisely.
m Arid none doth turn it back to his heart,
Norhathknowledgenorunderstandtogto ' Half of it I have burnt in the fire; [say,
Yea, also, I have baked bread over its
I have roasted flesh and eaten; [coals;
And its remnant for an abomination shall
I make ?
To the stock of a tree shall I fall down V
20 Feeding on ashes, the heart is deceived,
It hath turned him aside,
And he delivereth not Ms soul, nor saith,
' Is there not a lie in my right hand ?'
21 Remember these, 0 Jacob, and Israel;
For thou art My servant:
I have formed thee; a servant to Me thou
0 Israel, do not thou forget Me. [art;
22 1 have blotted out, as by a tMck cloud,
Thy transgressions,
Even as by a cloud thy sins: [thee.
Return unto Me; for I have redeemed
28 Sing, O heavens; for the Lord hath
Shout, 0 lower parts of earth: [wrought:
Break forth, 0 mountains, with singing,
Forest, and every tree to it:
For the Lord hath redeemed Jacob,
And in Israel He beautifieth Himself.
24 Thus said the Lord, thy redeemer,
He who formeth thee from the womb,
'I am the Lord, doing all things;
Stretching out the heavens by Myself:
Spreading out the earth — who is with Me?
25 Making void the tokens of devisers,
And diviners making mad;
Turning the wise backward,
And their knowledge making foolish.
20 Confirming the word of His servant,
The counsel of His messengers He per-
Who saith of Jerusalem, [fecteth;
' She shall be inhabited;'
And of the cities of Judah,
' They shall he built, her wastes I raise up;'
27 Who saith to the deep,
' Be dry, and thy rivers I cause to dry up; '
28 Who saith of Cyrus, 'My Bhepherd,'
Seeing all my delight He perfecteth:
Even saying of Jerusalem,
' Thou shalt be built ;' [ed.'
And of the temple, 'Thou shalt be found-
XLV. iTHUS hath the LORD said
To His anointed, to Cyrus,
Whose right hand I have laid hold on,
To subdue nations before him;
Yea, the loins of kings I open,
To open before him two-leaved doors;
Yea, gates are not shut:
2 " I go before thee, and the crooked places
I make straight:
The two-leaved doors of brass I shiver.
And the bars of iron I cut asunder,
8 And have given to thee treasures of dark-
Even treasures of secret places, [ness,
So that thou knowest that I the Lord,
Who call on thy name— am the God of Is-
4 For the sake of My servant Jacpb, [rael.

And of Israel My chosen,
I call also on thee by thy name:
I surname thee,
, Though thou hast not known Me.
5 1 am the LORD, and there is none else;
Except Me there is no God : [Me;
I gird thee, though thou hast not known
6 So that men know from the rising of the
And from the west, [sun,
That there is none besides Me :
I am the LORD, and there is none else;
7 Forming light, and producing darkness;
Making peace, and producing evil,
I am the LORD, doing all these things.'
8 Drop, 0 ye heavens, from above;
And the clouds cause righteousness to
flow:
The earth openeth, and they are fruitful,
Salvation and righteousness spring up to-
I, the Lord, have produced it. [gether,
9 Wo to him who strivethwith his Fashioner,
(A potsherd with potsherds of the ground) ;
Doth clay say to its Fashioner,
' What doest thou ?' Or thy work,
' He hath no hands ? '
io Wo to him "who sayeth to a father, ,
'What begettest thou?'
Or to a wife, ' What dost thou bring fortlr?
n Thus hath the Lord said,
The Holy One of Israel, and his Fashioner,
'Ask Me of the things coming
Concerning My children,
Yea, concerning the work of My hands,
Ye may command Me.'
12 1 have made earth, and created man on it:
I— My hands stretched out the heavens,
And all their host I have commanded.
13 1 have stirred him up in righteousness,
And all his ways I make straight :
He doth bmld My city,
And My captives send out), [of Hosts.
Not for price, nor for bribe, said the Lord
14 Thus said the Lord, ' The labour of Egypt,
And the merchandise of Cush,
And of the Sebaim, men of measure.
Unto thee pass over, and they are thine:
After thee they go; in fetters they come
And to thee they bow themselves, [over,
Unto thee theypray, Only in thee is God;
And there is none else; no other God.
is Surely Thou art a God hiding Thyself,
0 God of Israel— Saviour I
16 They have been ashaihed,
Yea, they have even blushed all of them:
Together gone to confusion
Have those who carve images
17 Israel hath been saved in the LORD,
An everlasting salvation:
Ye are not ashamed nor confounded
Unto everlasting ages.
'8 For thus said the Lord, Creator of heaven,
God Himself, the Fashioner of earth,
And its Maker;
He established it^-framed it not empty,
For inhabiting He formed it;
' I am the Lord, and there is none else.
19 Not in secret have I spoken,
In a dark place of the earth:
I have not said to the seed of Jacob in vain
Seek ye Me:
I am the LORD, speaking in righteousness,
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The divine dominion.

XLV. 20.— ISAIAH.— xlvh. 13.

Babylon threatened.

Declaring uprightness.
20 Be gathered, and come ;
Come nigh together, ye escaped of the
They have known nothing, [nations:
Who lift up the wood of their graven
image,
And pray unto a god that saveth not.
2i Declare, and bring near;
And they take counsel together:
Who hath proclaimed this from of old ?
From that time declared it ?
Is it not I the Lord?
And there is no other god besides Me;
A God righteous and saving,
There is none save Me.
22 Turn to Me, and be saved,
AU ye ends of the earth;
For I am God, and there is none else.
23 By Myself I have sworn,
Gone out from My mouth to righteous
ness hath the word,
And it turneth not back: [tongue swear.
That to me every knee doth bow, every
24 Only to the LORD, saith one,
Have I righteousness and strength:
Unto Him he cometh, [with Him.
And ashamed are all who are displeased
25 In the Lord all the seed of Israel are
And do boast themselves.' [justified,
XLVI. i BOWED down hath Bel,
Stooping is Nebo;
Their idols have been for beasts and cattle;
Your burdens are loaded,
A burden to the weary.
2 They have stooped, they have bowed to-
. gether; [burden,
They have not been able to deliver the
And themselves into captivity have gone.
3 Hearken unto Me, 0 house of Jacob,
And all the remnant of the house of Israel,
Who are born from the belly,
Who are carried from the womb.
4 Even unto old age I am He;
And unto grey hairs I carry: r
I made, and I bear,yea,I carry and deliver.
5 To whom do ye liken Me, or make equal ?
And compare Me, that we may be like ?
» — They pour out gold from the bag,
And weigh silver on the beam:
They hire a refiner, and he maketh it a
god: [selves.
They fall down, yea, they bow them-
7 They lift him up on the shoulder;
They carry him, and cause him to rest in
And he standeth: [Ms place,
From his place he moveth not:
Yea, one crieth unto Mm,
But he answereth not;
From his adversity he saveth him not.
8 Remember this, and shew yourselves men :
Turn it back, 0 transgressors, to theheart.
9 Remember former things of old;
For I am Mighty, aud there is none else;
God — and none is like Me. [end:
w Declaring from the beginning the Jatter
And from of old that which hath not been
Saying, ' My counsel standeth, [done,
And all My delight I do.'
n Calling from the east a ravenous bird:
From a far country the man of My counsel;
Yea, I have spoken, yea, I bring it in;
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I have formed it, yea, I do it.
12 Hearken unto Me, ye mighty of heart,
Who are far from righteousness.
13 1 have brought near My righteousness;
It is not far off;
And My salvation tarrieth not;
And I have given to Zion salvation:
To Israel my glory!
XLVII. 1 COME down and sit on the dust,
0 virgin, daughter of Babylon;
Sit on the earth, there is no throne,
O daughter of the Chaldeans:
For no more do they cry to thee,
' 0 tender and delicate one.' .
2 Take millstones, and grind flour: ,
Remove thy veil, draw up the skirt,
Uncover the leg, pass over the floods.
3 Revealed is thy nakedness;
Yea, seen is thy reproach:
Vengeance I take, and I meet not a man.
4 Our redeemer is the LORD of Hosts,
His name is the Holy One of Israel.
5 Sit silent, and go into darkness,
0 daughter of the Chaldeans:
For no more do they cry to thee,
' Mistress of kingdoms.'
6 1 have been wroth against My people,
I have polluted Mine inheritance
And I give them into thy hand :
Thou hast not appointed mercies for them;
On the aged thou hast made thy yoke
very heavy;
7 An cl thou sayest, ' For ever I ara mistress:'
While thou hast not laid these things to
thy heart:
Thou hast not remembered its latter end.
s And now, hear this, 0 luxurious one,
Wrio sittest confidently, [else:
Who saith in her heart, ' I am, and none
I sit not a widow, nor know bereavement.'
9 Yet come unto thee do these two things,
In a moment, to one day,
Childlessness and widowhood:
Accordmg to their perfection
They have come upon thee,
In the multitude of thy sorceries,
In the exceeding might of thy charms.
10 Yet thou art confident in thy wickedness:
Thou hast said, 'None seeth me :'
Thy wisdom and thy knowledge,
It turneth thee back;
And thou sayest to thy heart,
' I am, and none else.'
n And come to on thee doth evil;
Thou knowest not its rising:
And fall on thee doth mischief;
Thpu art unable to pacify it:
And desolation cometh on thee suddenly,
Thou knowest not.
12 Stand, I pray thee, in thy charms,
And in the multitude of thy sorceries,
In whicli thou hast laboured from thy
It may be thou art able to profit; [youth:
It may be thou dost terrify!
13 Thou hast been wearied
In the multitude of thy counsels:
Let the charmers of the heavens,
The lookers on the stars,
The teachers concerning the months,
Stand up, I pray thee, and save thee
From that which cometh on theel

God pleads with Israel. xlvii. 14.— ISAIAH.— xlix. 8.

The Gentiles encouraged.

14 Lo, they have been as stubble!
Fire hath burned them;
They deliver not themselves
From the power of the flame:
There is not a coal to warm them,
A light to sit before it.
15 Thus have they been to thee
With whom thou hast laboured,
Thy merchants from thy youth:
Each to his passage hath wandered;
Thy saviour is not!
XLVIII. iHEAR ye this, 0 house of Jacob,
Who are called by the name of Israel,
And from the waters of Judah hath come
Who swear by the name of the Lord, [out,
And of the God of Israel make mention,
Not in truth nor in righteousness, [called,
2 For out of the Holy City they have been
And on the God of Israel been supported,
The Lord of Hosts is His name.
3 The former things from that time
I have declared;
Even from my mouth they have gone out;
Yea, I proclaim them;
Suddenly I have appointed, and it cometh.
4 From my knowing that thou art obstinate,
Aud thy neck a sinew of iron,
And thy forehead brass.
5 1 even declare to thee from that time;
Before it come I have caused thee to hear,
Lest thou say, ' Mtoe idol hath done them,
And my graven image,
And my molten image commanded them.'
« Thou hast heard, see the whole of it:
And ye, do ye not declare ?
I have caused thee to hear new things
from this time,
Aud reserved things which ye knew not.
7 Now they have been produced,
And not from that time;
Yea, before the day,
And thou hadst not heard them;
Lest thou say, * Lo, I have known them.'
s Yea, thou hast not heard;
Yea, thou hast not known:
Yea, from that time not opened hath thine
ear: [ously,
For I have known thou dealest treacher-
And a ' Transgressor from the belly,'
One crieth to thee.
9 For My name's sake I defer Mine anger,
And My praise I restrain for thee,
So as not to cut thee off.
i° Lo, I have refined thee, but not with sil
ver; [fliction.
I have chosen thee in the furnace of af-
n For My sake, for Mine own sake, I work,
For how will it be polluted?
And Mine honour to another I give not.
12 Hearken unto me, 0 Jacob,
And Israel, My called one;
I am He; lam the first, and I am the last:
13 And My hand hath founded the earth,
And My right hand stretched out the
heavens:
I call unto them, they stand together.
I 14 Be gathered all of you, and hear;
Who among them declared these things ?
; The Lord hath loved him:
j He executeth His pleasure on Babylon;
And His arm is on the Chaldeans.

!5 I— I have spoken; yea, 1 have called him,
I have brought hira in,
And he hath made prosperous his way.
16 Come ye near unto me; hear this;
Not from the beginning in secret spake I;
From the time of its being, there am I;
And now the Lord Jehovah,and His Spirit,
hath sent me.
17 Thus said the Lord, thy redeemer,
The Holy One of Israel,
'I am the LORD thy God, teaching thee
to profit; [goest.
Causing thee tp tread in the way thou
18 0 that thou hadst attended to My com-
That as a river thy peace may be, [mands,
And thy righteousness as billows of the
19 And as sand thy seed, [sea:
And the offspring of thy bowels as its
gravel: [fore Me.
Not cut off nor destroyed is his name be-
20 Go out from Babylon, flee from the Chal
deans:
With a voice of singing declare,
Cause this to be heard, .
Bring it out unto the end of the earth ;
Say The LORD redeemed His servant Jacob;
21 And they thirsted not in waste places;
He caused them to go on:
Waters from a rock he caused to flow for
Yea, he hath cleft a rock, [them;
And flow do waters. [wicked.
There is no peace, said the LORD, to the
XLIX. 1 HEARKEN, 0 isles, unto me,
And attend, O peoples, from afar;
The LORD from the womb hath called me;
From the bowels of my mother
He made mention of my name.
2 He maketh my mouth as a sharp sword;
In shadow of His hand He hath hid me,
And He maketh me for a clear arrow;
In His qMver He hath hid me.
3 And He saith to me,
' Thou art My servant, 0 Israel,
In whom I beautify Myself.'
4 And I have said, ' For a vain thing I have
laboured; [have consumed:
For emptiness and vanity my power I
But my judgment is with, the LORD,
And my wage with my God.
5 And now, said the Lord, who fashioneth
me from the belly for a servant to Him,
To bring back Jacob unto Him,
Though Israel is not gathered,
I am honoured in the eyes of the Lord,
And my God hath been my strength ;
6 Yea, He said, 'It hath been a light thing
That thou shouldst be My servant
To raise up the tribes of Jacob,
To bring back thoee preserved of Israel;;
And I have given thee for the light of na
tions,
To be My salvation to the end of the earth.'
7 Thus said the LORD,
The redeemer of Israel, His Holy One,
To the despised in soul,
To the abominated of the nation,
To the servant of rulers: [worship,
' Kings see, and have risen ; princes also
For the sake of the Lord, who isfaithful;
The Holy of Israel, who chooseth thee.'
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Promises of remembrance xlix. 9.— ISAIAH.— LI. 1

and deliverance to Zion. i
I

* In a time of good pleasure I have an
swered thee, [thee:
Arid in a day of salvation I have helped
And I keep thee, and give thee,
For a covenant of the people,
To establish the earth,
To cause to inherit desolate inheritances.
* To say to the bound, ' Go out ; '
To those who are in darkness, 'Be un-
On the ways they feed, [covered:1
And on all Mgh places are their pastures.
w They hunger not, nor thirst;
Nor smite them doth mirage or sun:
For He who pitieth them doth lead them,
r And by fountains of waters tend them.
fr,And I have made all My mountains be
come a way,
And My highways are lifted up.
12 Lo, these from afar come in; [the sea;
And lo, these from the north, and from
And these from the land of Stoim.
13 Sing, 0 heavens; and joy, 0 earth; [ing,
And break forth, 0 mountains, with sing-
For comforted hath the LORD His people,
And His afflicted ones He pitieth.
*4But Zion saith, 'Jehovah hath forsaken
And my Lord hath forgotten me.' [me,
is Forget doth a woman her suckling,
The loved one, the son of her womb?
Yea, these may forget: — but I forget thee
not. [graven thee;
ifi Lo, on the palms of the hand I have
Thy walls are before Me continually.
17 Hastened have thy builders;
Those' who destroy thee,
And lay thee waste, go out from thee.
18 Lift up thine eyes round about, and see;
All of them have been gathered,
They have come to thee.
I live, affirmeth the Lord, [puttest on,
Surely all of them as an ornament thou
And thou bindest them on as a bride.
w For thy wastes, and thy desolate places,
And the land of thy ruin,
Surely now are straitened because of in
habitants, [thee.
And far off have been those who consume
20 Again do the children of thy bereavement
say in thine ears,
' The place is too straight for me :
Come nigh to me— and I dwell.'
21 And thou hast said in thy heart,
'Who hath born for me these?
While 1 am bereaved and gloomy,
Captive and turned aside,
And these— who hath nourished?
Lo, I was left by myself;
These— whence are they ?'
22 Thus said the Lord Jehovah,
, 'Lo, I lift up unto nations My hand,
And unto peoples I raise up Mine ensign:
And they have brought thy sous on the
bosom, [carried.
And thy daughters on the shoulder are
28 And kings have been thy nursing fathers,
And their princesses thy nursing mothers :
Face to the earth — they bow down to thee,
And the dust of thy feet lick up;
And thou hast known that I am the Lord:
For those who expect Me are not ashamed.
24 Is prey taken from the mighty ?
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Or the captive of the righteous delivered?
25 For thus hath the Lqrd said,
Even the captive of the mighty is taken,
And the prey of the terrible is delivered:
For with thy striver I strive,
And thy children I save.
25 And I have caused thine oppressors
To eat their own flesh;
And as new wine drink their own blood:
And all flesh have known that I the LORD,
Thy saviour, and thy redeemer,'
Am the Mighty One of Jacob.'
L. iTHUS hath the LORD said,
' Where is this — the bill of your mother's
Whom I sent away? [divorce,
Or to wMch of My creditors have I sold
you?
Lo, for your iniquities ye have been sold,
And for your transgressions
Hath your mother been sent away.
2 Wherefore have I come, and there is no
one?
I called, and there isnone who answereth;
Hath My hand been at all short of re
demption ?
Oris there no power in'Me to deliver?
Lo, by My rebuke I dry up a sea,
I make rivers a wilderness:
Their fish stinketh, for there is no water,
And they die with thirst.
3 I clothe the heavens with blackness,
And make sackcloth their covering.
4 The Lord Jehovah hath given to me
The tongue of the taught ones,
To know how to aid the weary by aword:
He waketh morning by morning,
He waketh for me an ear to hear
As the taught ones.
5 The Lord Jehovah opened for me the ear,
Andlrebellednot — backward moved not.
6 My hack I have given to those who smite,
And my cheeks to those who pluck out:
My face I hid not from shame and spitting.
7 But the Lord Jehovah giveth' help to me;
Therefore I have not been ashamed:
Therefore I have set my face as a flint,
And I know that I shall not be ashamed.
8 Near is He who justifieth me;
Who doth contend with me ?
We stand together: who is mtoe opponent?
Let him come nigh unto me.
9 Lo, the Lord Jehovah giveth help to me;
Who is he that condemneth me ?
Lo, all of them as a garment wear out;
The moth doth eat them.
w Who among you, fearing the Lord,
Hearkening to the voice of His servant,
Hath walked in darkness,
And there is no brightness for him ?
Let him trust in the name of the LORD,
And lean on his God.
11 Lo, allye kindling a fire, girding on sparks,
Walk in the light of your fire,
And in the sparks ye have caused to hum:
From My hand hath this been for you,
In grief ye lie down!
LI. i HEARKEN unto Me, ye who pursue
Who seek the LORD: [righteousness,
Look attentively unto the rock—
Ye have been hewn;
And unto the hole of the pit —

God's people encouraged.

LI. 2.— ISAIAH.— LH. 9.

Comfort to Jerusalem*

Ye have been digged.
2 Look attentively to Abraham your father,
And unto Sarah— she brought you forth:
For alone I have called him,
And I bless him, and multiply him.
8 For the LORD hath comforted Zion:
He hath comforted all her wastes,
And setteth her wilderness as Eden,
And her desert as a garden of the LORD;
Joy, yea, gladness is found in her,
Confession, and the voice of song.
* Attend unto Me, O My people,
And, O My nation, uuto Me give ear .
For a direction from Me goeth out,
Even My judgment to the light:
The peoples I cause to rest.
5 Near is My righteousness ;
Gone out hath My salvation andMine arm:
They judge the peoples; on Me isles wait;
Yea, on Mine arm they wait with hope.
6 Lift up to the heaven your eyes,
And look attentively to the earth beneath;
For the heavens as smoke have vanished,
And the earth as a garment weareth out,
And its inhabitants as lice die:
But My salvation for ever is,
And My righteousness is unbroken.
7 Hearken to Me, ye who know righteous-
O people, to whose heart is My law; [ness,
Fear ye not the reproach of men,
And of then* reviling be not affrighted:
8 For as a garment eat them doth a moth.
And as wool eat them doth a worm;
But My righteousness for ever is.
And My salvation to all generations.
9 Awake, awake, put on strength, 0 arm of
Awake, as in days of old, [the LORD;
Generations of the ages:
Art Thou not it that heweth down Rahab,
Pierceth the dragon ?
30 Art Thou not it which drieth up a sea,
The waters of a great deep 1
Wliich hath made deep places of a sea
A way for the passing of the redeemed ?
n And the ransomed of the Lord turn back,
And have come to Zion with singing,
And everlasting joy on their head :
Gladness and joy they attain;
Fled away have sorrow. and sighing,
12 I— I am He— your comforter:
Who art thou— that thou art afraid of
man?— he dieth!
Or of the son of man — grass he is made!
13 And forgettest the Lord thy maker, '
Who stretcheth out the heavens,
And foundeth the earth;
And fearest continually every day,
Because of the fury of the oppressor,
As he hath prepared to destroy ?
But where is the fury of the oppressor ?
14 Hastened hath a wanderer to be loosed,
That he die not at the pit,
"" Nor his bread be lacking.
is And I am the Lord thy God,
Quieting the sea, whose billows roar:
The Loud of Hosts is His name.
i° And I put My words in thy mouth,
And with the shadow of My hand have
covered thee,
To plant heaven, and to found earth,
And to say to Zion, 'My people— thou.
20

17 Stir thyself, stir thyself, rise, Jerusalem,
Who hast drunk from the Lord's hand
The cup of His fury:
The goblet, the cup of trembling thou
Thou hast wrung out. [hast drunk,
18 There is not a leader for her
Out of all the children she hath borne:
And there is none layinghold on her hand
Out of all the children she hath nourished .
19 These two meet thee;
Who is moved for thee?
Spoiling and destruction —
Famine and sword: who? — I comfort thee.
20 Thy sons have been wrapt up
They have lain down
At the head of all out-places,
As a wild ox in a net,
They are full of the fury of the LORD,
The rebuke of thy God.
21 Therefore, hear, I pray thee, this,
0 afflicted and drunken one,
And not with wine.
22 Thus said thy Lord Jehovah, and thy God,
He pleadeth for his people,
'Lo, I have taken out of thy hand
The cup of trembling,
The goblet, the cup of My fury;
Thou dost not add to drink it any more:
23 And I have put it
Into the haud of those who afflict thee;
Who have said to thy soul,
Bow down, and we pass over:
And thou makest as the1 earth thy body,
Even as the street to the passers-by.'
III. 1 AWAKE, awake;
Put on thy strength, 0 Zion,
Put on thy beautiful garments,
Jerusalem — the Holy City:
For enter no more again into thee
Doth the uncircumeised or unclean.
2 Shake thyself from dust;
Arise, Bit, 0 Jerusalem:
The bands of thy neck have loosed them-
O captive, daughter of Zion. [selves,
3 For thus hath the Lord said,
' For nought-ye have been sold,
And not by money are ye redeemed.'
4 For thus hath the Lord Jehovah said,
* To Egypt My people went down
At first to sojourn;
Asshur also for nought hath oppressed it.
5 And now, what — to Me here,
Affirmeth the Lord,
That My people is taken for nought ?
Its rulers cause howling, affirmeth the
And continually all the day [Lord;
My name is despised.
fi Therefore doth My people know My name:
Therefore, in that day,
Surely I am He who speaketh; behold Me. '
7 How comely on the mountains [tidings,
Have been the feet of one proclaiming
Sounding peace, proclaiming good tidings,
Proclaiming salvation;
Sayhtg to Zion, 'Reigned hath thy God.'
8 The voice of thy watchmen;
They have lifted up the voice,
Together they cry aloud:
For eye to eye they see,
In the Lord's turning back to Zion.
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Messiah's humiliation.

Lll. 10.— ISAIAH.— LIV. 14.

Prosperity of the church.

0 wastes of Jerusalem:
For the Lord hath comforted His people,
He hath redeemed Jerusalem.
10 The Lord hath made bare His holy arm
Before the eyes of all the nations;
And all ends of the' earth have seen
The salvation of our God.
n Turn aside, turn aside, go out from thence,
The unclean touch not;
Go out from her midst; be ye pure,
Who bear the weapons of the Lord
i2 For not in haste do ye go out,
Yea, with flight ye go not on:
For going before you is the LORD ;
And gathering you — is the God of Israel.
13 Lo, My servant acteth wisely,
He is high, and hath been lifted up,
Yea, he hath been very Mgh.
14 As astonished at thee have been many;
(So marred by man his appearance,
And his form by the sons of men);
is So doth he sprinkle many nations;
Concerning him kings shut their mouth:
For that which was not recounted to them
They have seen,
And that which they had not heard
They have understood.
LIII. iWHO hath given credence
To that which we have heard ?
And the Arm of the Lord,
Ou whom hath it been revealed ?
2 Yea, he cometh up before Him,
As a tender plant,
And as a root out of a dry land:
He hath no form, nor honour,
When we observe him,
Nor appearance, when we desire him.
3 He is despised, and left of men; [ness;
A man of pains and acquainted with sick-
And as one hiding the face from us,
He is despised and we esteemed him not.
4 Surely our sicknesses he hath borne,
And our pains — he hath carried them :
But we have esteemed Mm plagued,
Smitten of God, and afflicted.
5 But he is pierced for our transgressions,
Bruised for our iniquities:
The chastisement of our peace is on Mm;
And by his bruise we have been healed.
0 All of us like sheep have wandered;
Each to his own way we have turned:
And the Lord hath caused to meet on him
The punishment of us all.
7 It hath been exacted,
And he himself bath answered;
Yet he openeth not his mouth:
As a sheep to the slaughter is brought,
And as a lamb before its shearers is dumb,
Yet he openeth not Ms mouth.
8 By restraint and by judgment
He hath been taken :
And of his generation who doth meditate,
That he hath been cut off
From the land of the living,
By the transgression of My people ne is
plagued ? [grave,
9 And it appointeth with the wicked his
But with the rich are his high places;
Because he hath done no violence,
Nor is deceit in his mouth.
10 Yet the Lord delighted to bruise him;
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He hath made him sick:
Doth his soul make an offering for guilt?
He seeth seed — he prolongeth days,
And the pleasure of the LORD
Prospereth in his hand. [is satisfied:
n By the labour of his soul he seeth it— he
Through his knowledge give righteousness
Doth the righteous one, My servant, to
And their iniquities he beareth. [many;
12 Therefore I give a portion to him among
the many, [spoil;
And with the mighty he apportioned
Because he exposed Ms soul to death,
And with transgressors was numbered,
And he bare the sin of many,
And for transgressors he intercedeth!
LIV. iSING, 0 barren, she hath not borne;
Break forth with singing, and cry aloud,
She hath not brought forth :
For more are the cMldren of the desolate,
Than the children of the married one,
Said the LORD.
2 Enlarge the place of thy tent,
And the curtains of thy tabernacles
Let them stretch out :
Restrain not— lengthen thy cords,
And strengthen thy pins:
3 For right and left thou breakest forth;
And thy seed possesseth nations,
They cause desolate cities to be inhabited.
4 Fear not: for thou shalt not be ashamed:
Nor blush, for thou art not confounded :
For the shame of thy youth thou forgettest,
And the reproach of thy widowhood
Thou dost not remember any more.
5 For thy husbands are thy Makers;
The Lord of Hosts is His name; [Israel;
And thy redeemer is the Holy One of
' God of all the earth,' He is called.
e For, as a woman forsaken and grieved in
Called thee hath the LORD: [spirit,
Even a youthful wife when she is refused,
Said thy God.
7 For a small moment I have forsaken thee,
But in great mercies I gather thee;
8 In overflowing wrath
I hid my face for a moment from thee;
But in everlasting kindness I have loved
Said thy Redeemer— the Lord ! [thee,
9 For the waters of Noah is this to Me:
As I have sworn — the waters of Noah
Pass not again over the earth —
So I have sworn, wrath is not upon thee,
Nor rebuke against thee.
i° For the mountains may depart,
And the hills remove,
But My kindness from thee departeth not,
And the covenant of my peaee removeth
Said thy loving one, the Lord. [not,
n 0 afflicted, storm-tossed, not comforted;
Lo, I lay with cement thy stones,
And have founded thee with sapphires.
]3 And have made of agates thy pinnacles,
And thy gates of carbuncle stones,
And all thy borders of stones of delight.
13 All thy children taught of the Lord:
And abundant is the peace of thy children.
14 In righteousness thon establishest thyself:
Be far from oppression, for thou fearest
not: [unto thee.
And from ruin, for it cometh not near

Gracious invitations.

LIT. 15.— ISAIAH.— XVII. 4.

Observation of the sabbath.

is Lo, they diligently assemble without My
Who hath assembled near thee? [desire:
By thee he falleth!
i6 lo, I have created an artizan,
Blowing on a fire of coals, [work:
And bringing out an instrument for Iris
Audi have created a destroyer to destroy.
17 No weapon formed against thee prosper-
And eveiy tongue rising against thee [eth,
In judgment thou condemnest:
This is the inheritance of the servants of
the Lord, [eth the Lord.
And their righteousness from me, afffrni-
V. i HO, every thirsty one, come to the
And he who hath no money, [waters,
Come ye, buy and eat, yea, come,
Buy, without money and without price,
Wine and milk.
2 Why do ye weigh out money for that
wMch is not bread ? [satiety ?
And your labour for that which is not for
Hearken diligently unto me, and eat good,
' And your soul delighteth itself in fatness.
3 Incline your ear, and come imto me;
Hear, and your soul doth live; [ant,
And I make for you an everlasting coven-
The kindnesses of David, which are sted
fast. [Mm,
4 Lo, a witness to the peoples I have made
A leader and commander to the peoples.
5 Lo, a nation thou knowest not, thou call-
And nations who know thee not, [est:
Unto thee do run,
For the sake of the Lord thy God,
And for the Holy One of Israel,
For He hath beautified thee.
6 Seek ye the Lord, while He is found;
Call ye Him, while he is near:
7 The wicked forsaketh his way,
And the man of iniquity Ms thoughts,
And returneth to the Lord,
And He pitieth Mm, [pardon:
And unto our God, for He multiplietli to
8 For not My thoughts are your thoughts,
Nor your ways My ways, affirmeth the
Lord: [the earth,
9 For high have the heavens been above
So Mgh have been My ways above your
ways,
And My thoughts above your thoughts.
i° For, as come down doth the rain,
Aud the snow from the heavens,
And thither returneth not,
But hath watered the earth,
And caused it to yield and to spring up,
And hath given seed to the sower,
And bread to the eater;
ii So is My word that goeth out of My mouth:
It turneth not back unto Me empty,
But hath done that which I desired,
And prosperously effected
That for which I sent it.
12 For with joy ye go out,
And with peace ye are brought in:
The mountains and the hills
1 Break forth before you with singing,
L And all the trees of the field clap the hand.
is Instead of the thorn come up doth fir;
Instead of the brier come up doth myrtle:
And it hath been to the Lord for a name,
For an everlasting sign — it is not cut off.

LVI. i THUS hath the LORD said,
'Keep judgment, and do righteousness;
For near is My salvation of coming,
And My righteousness of being revealed.'
2 0 the happiness of a man who doth this,
Of a son of man who keepeth hold on it:
Keeping the sabbath from polluting it;
Keeping his hand from doing any evil.
3 Nor speak let the son of the stranger,
Who is joined unto the Lord, saying,
' The Lord doth certatoly separate me
from His people.' [dried up:'
Nor say let the eunuch, ' Lo, I am a tree
4 For thus said the Lord of the eunuchs,
Who keep My sabbaths,
And have fixed on that which I desired,
And keep hold on My covenant;
5 1 have given even to them in My house,
And within my walls,
A station and a name
Better than sons and than daughters:
An everlasting name I give to him
Which is not cut off.
6 As to the sons of the stranger,
Who are joined to the Lord,
To serve Him, and to love the name of
To become His servants, [the LORD,
Every keeper of the sabbath from pollut
ing it, [ant,
And those who keep hold on My coven-
7 1 have brought even them in unto My
holy mountain, [of prayer:
And caused them to rejoice to My house
Their burnt-offerings and their sacrifices
Are for a pleasing thing on'Mine altar;
For My house, ' The house of prayer,'
Is called for all peoples.
8 Affirm doth the Lord Jehovah,
Who gathereth the outcasts of Israel:
' Again I gather to him — to his gathered
9 Every beast of the field, [ones.*
Come to devour every beast in the forest.
i° Blind are his watchmen, all of them:
They have not known:
They are all of them dumb dogs,
They are unable to bark:
Dozing, lying down, loving to slumber.
11 And the dogs are strong of desire,
They have not known sufficiency:
And they are shepherds!
They have not known understanding:
AU of them to their own way turn,
Each to Ms dishonest gain from his quar-
12 ' Come ye, I take wine, [ter.
And we drink strong drink abundantly:
And as this hath been to-morrow,
Great, exceeding abundant.'
XVU. i THE righteous hath perished,
And none layeth it to heart:
And men of kindness are gathered,
Without any considering that from the face
Gathered is the righteous one. [of evil
2 He entereth toto peace;
They rest on their beds,
Each going straightforward.
3 And ye, come near hither,
0 children of a sorceress;
Seed of an adulterer;
Thou also hast committed whoredom.
1 Against whom do ye sport yourselves?
Against whom enlarge ye the mouthy
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God's forbearance and mercy, l vn. 5. — ISAIAH. — LVm. 13. The fast acceptable to God.

Prolong ye the tongue?
Are ye not children of transgression ?
A false seed?
« Who are inflamed among oaks.
Under every green tree,
Slaughtering the children in the valleys,
Under the clefts of the rocks ?
s Among tlie smooth things of a brook is
They— they are thy lot: [thy portion;
To them thou hast poured out an oblation,
Thou hast caused an offering to ascend:
For these things shall I be comforted ?
7 On a mountain, high and exalted,
Thou hast set thy couch:
There thou hast gone up to kill a sacrifice.
8 And behind the door, and the post,
Thou hast set up thy memorial:
For from Me thou hast removed, and
Thou hast enlarged thy couch, [goest up
And dost covenant for thyself among
Thou hast loved their couch, [them;
The station thou sawest,
9 And goest joyfully to the ktog to ointment;
And multipliest thy perfumes;
And sendest thine ambassadors to a dis-
And humblest thyself unto Sheol. [tance,
i° In the greatness of thy way
Thou hast laboured;
Thou hast not said, 'It is desperate.'
The life of thy hand thou hast found,
Therefore thou hast not been sick.
n And of whom hast thou been afraid, and
That thou liest, [fearest,
And Me hast not remembered?
, Thou hast not laid it to thy heart:
Am I not silent, even from of old ?
And Me thou fearest not ?
i2 1 declare thy righteousness, and thy works,
And they profit thee not.
13 When thou criest,
Let thy gatherings deliver thee;
Yet all of them carry away doth wind,
Take away doth vanity;
And whoso trusteth to Me toheriteth the
Aud possesseth My holy mountain, [land,
14 And he hath said, * Raise up, raise up,
prepare a way, [My people.'
Lift the stumbling-block out of the way of
15 jfor thus said the high and exalted One,
Inhabiting eternity, whose name it holy:
'In the high and holy place I dwell,
Aud with the bruised an d humble of spirit.
To revive the spirit of the humble,
To revive the heart of the bruised ones:'
ifi For, not for ever do I strive,
Nor for ever am I wroth:
For the spirit from before Me is feeble,
Even the souls I have made.
17 For the iniquity of his dishonest gain,
I have been wroth, and I smite him;
Hiding when I am wroth,
Yet he goeth on turning back,
In the way of his heart.
is His ways I have seen, and I heal him;
Yea, I lead him,
And recompense comforts to him,
And to his mourning ones,
19 Producing the utterance of the lips:
'Peace, peace,' to the far-off,
And to the near, said the LORD;
I have also healed him.
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20 And the wicked are as the casting out sea,
For to rest it is unable,
And its waters cast out filth and mire.
2i There is no peace, said my God, to the
LVIII. iCALL with the throat, , [wicked.
Restrain not;
As a trumpet lift up thy voice, [gression,
And declare to My people their traus-
And to the house of Jacob their sins:
2 Seeing day by day they seek Me,
And the knowledge of My. ways desire^
As a nation that righteousness hath done,
And the judgment of its God hath not
forsaken: [ness;
They ask of me ordinances of righteous-
The drawing near of God they desire.
3 ' Why have we fasted, and Thou hast not
seen 1 [knowest not.'
We have afflicted our soul, and Thou
Lo,in the day of your fast ye find pleasure,
And all your labours ye exact.
4 Lo, for strife and debate ye fast,
And to smite with the fist of wickedness:
Ye fast not as (o-day,
Sounding in the high place your voice.
5 Like this is the fast I choose?
The day of a man's afflicting his soul?
To bow as a reed his head,
And sackcloth and ashes spread out?
This dost thou call a fast,
And a desirable day to the LORD ?
6 Is not this the fast I choose,
To loose the bands of wickedness,
To shake off the burden of the yoke,
And to send out the oppressed free,
And every yoke draw off?
7 Is it not to deal to the hungry thy bread,
And the mourning poor bring home,
That thou see the naked and cover him,
And from thine own flesh hide not thy
self?
8 Then broken up as the dawn is thy light,
And thy health in haste springeth up;
Thy righteousness hath gone before thee:'
The honour of the Lord doth gather thee.
9 Then thou callest, the Lord answereth;
Thou criest, and He saith, 'Behold Me.'
If thouturn aside from thy midst the yoke.
The sending forth of the finger,
And the speaking of vanity:
10 And bring out to the hungry thy soul,
And the afflicted soul satisfy;
Then hath thy light risen in the darkness,
And thy thick darkness is as noon:
11 And the Lord doth lead thee continually,
And hath satisfied thy soul in drought,
And thy bones He armeth:
And thou hast been as a watered garden,
And as an outlet of waters,
Whose waters fail not.
12 And they have built out of thee
The wastes of antiquity:
The foundations of many generations
Thou raisest up;
And one calleth thee, 'Repairer of the
Restorer of paths for resting.' [breach,
13 If thou turn from the sabbath thy foot,
Doing thine own pleasure on My holy day;
And hast cried to the sabbath, 'Adelight,'
To the holy of the Lord, 'Honoured;'
Aud hast honoured it;

The paths of tlie perverse. LTin. 14. — ISAIAH.— LX. 9.

Blessings of the Gospel

Without doing thine own ways,
Without finding thine own pleasure,
Or speaking a word:
14 Then dost thou delight thyself on the
And I have caused thee to ride [Lord;
On the high places of the earth,
And have caused thee to eat
The inheritance of Jacob thy father ;
For the mouth of the LORD hath spoken.
LIX. iLO, the hand of the Lord
Hath not been shortened from saving;
Nor heavy His ear from hearing.
2 But your iniquities have been separating
Between you and your God,
And your sins have hidden
The Presence from you from hearing.
3 For your hands have been polluted with
And your fingers with iniquity ; [blood,
Your lips have spoken falsehood,
I Your tongue muttereth perverseness.
4 There is none calling to righteousness,
And there is none j udged in faitMulness:
Trusting on emptiness,
And speaking falsehood;
Conceiving perverseness,
And bearing iniquity.
5 Eggs of a cockatrice they have hatched,
And webs of a spider they weave:
Whoso eateth their eggs dieth,
. And the crushed letteth go a cockatrice.
6 Their webs become not a garment,
Nor do they cover themselves with their
Their works are works of iniquity, [works:
And a deed of violence is in their hands.
7 Their feet to evil run,
And haste to shed innocent blood :
Their thoughts are thoughts of iniqmty;
Spoiling and destruction
Are to their highways.
8 A way of peace they have not known;
And there is no judgment to their paths:
Their paths they have made perverse for
themselves,
No treader to it hath known peace.
9 Therefore hath j udgment been far from
And righteousness reacheth us not : [us,
We wait for light, and lo, darkness;
For brightness — in thick darkness we go,
i° We feel like the blind for the wall,
Yea, as without eyes we feel:
We have stumbled at noon as at twilight;
In desolate places as the dead.
n We make a noise as bears— all of us ;
Aud as doves we coo sorely:
We wait for judgment, and there is none;
For salvation — it hath been far off from us.
12 For our transgressions
Have been multiplied before Thee,
Aud our sins have testified against us:
For our transgressions are with us,
And our iniquities — we have known them.
13 Transgressing, and lying against the LORD,
And removing from, after our God;
Speaking oppression and apostacy,
Conceiving and uttering from the heart
Words of falsehood.
14 Judgment is also removed backward,
And righteousness standeth afar off:
For truth hath been feeble in the street,
Straightforwardness is unable to enter,
15 And truth is lacking

And whoso turneth aside from evil
Maketh himself a spoil:
And the Lord seeth, and it is evil in His
That there is no judgment. [eyes,
i6 Yea, He seeth that there is no man,
And is astonished that there is no inter-
And His own arm [cessor;
Giveth salvation to Him;
And His righteousness— it sustained Him.
17 And He putteth on righteousness
As a breastplate,.
And a helmet of salvation on his head:
And He putteth on garments of vengeance
for clothing, [with zeal.
And is covered, as with an upper-robe,
is According to deeds— so He recompenseth,
Fury to His adversaries,
Their deeds to His enemies;
To the isles their deeds He repayeth.
19 And they fear from the west
The name of the Lord,
Andfrom the rising of the sun His honour:
When come in as a flood doth an adver-
The Spirit of the Lord [sary,
Raiseth an ensign against him.
20 And come doth a redeemer to Zion,
Even to captives of transgression in Jacob,
Affirmeth the Lord.
21 And I — this is My covenant with them.
Said the Lord;
My Spirit which is on thee,
And My words which I have put in thy
Depart not from thy mouth, [mouth, >
Or from the mouth of thy seed,,
Or from the mouth of thy seed's seed,
Said the Lord,
From henceforth even unto eternity.
LX. ARISE, be bright ;
For thy light hath come, [on thee.
And the honour of the Lord hath risen
2 For, In, the darkness covereth the earth,
And thick darkness the peoples:
But on thee rise doth the Lord,
And His honour on thee is seen. '
3 And nations have, come to thy light,
And kings to the brightness of thy rising.
4 Lift up thine eyes round about, and see:
All of them have been gathered,
They have come to thee:
Thy sons from afar have come,
Thy daughters on the side are supported,
5 Then thou seest, and hast become bright,
And thine heart hath been afraid and
enlarged; [thee,
For the multitude of the sea turneth unto
The force of nations cometh to thee.
6 A company of camels covereth thee,
Dromedaries of Midian and Ephah ;
All of them come from Sheba,
Gold and incense they bear;
And of the praises of the Lord
They proclaim the tidings.
7 All the flocks of Kedar are gathered to
The rams of Nebaioth serve thee: [thee,
They ascend for acceptance Mine altar,
And the house of My beauty I beautify.
8 Who are these — as a thick cloud they fly,
And as doves unto their windows ?
9 Surely for Me the isles do wait.
And the ships of Tarshish first,
To bring thy sons from afar,
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Enlargement of the church. Lx. 10. — ISAIAH. — LXII.

fice of the Messiah.

Their silver and their gold with them,
For the name of the Lord thy God,
And for the Holy One of Israel,
Because He hath beautified thee.
i° And the sons of the stranger have built
And their kings do serve thee: [thy walls,
For iu My wrath I have smitten thee,
And in my good pleasure pitied thee.
i1- And opened have thy gates continually;
By day and by night they are not shut;
To bring unto thee the force of nations,
Even their kings are led.
12 For the nation aud the kingdom
That serve thee not do perish ;
Yea, these nations are utterly wasted.
13 The hon our of Lebanon cometh unto thee,
Fir, pine, and box together,
To beautify the place of My sanctuary;
The place of My feet I make honourable.
14 And come unto thee, bowing down,
Have the sons of those who afflict thee:
And bowed themselves to the soles of thy
Have all who despise thee; ' [feet
And they have cried to thee, [of Israel.'
' City of the Lord, Zion of the Holy One
15 Instead of thy being forsaken and hated,
And none passing through,
I have made thee for an everlasting excel-
A joy of all generations. [lency,
i0 And thou hast sucked the milk of nations,
Yea, the breast of kings thou suckest:
And thou hast known that I, the LORD,
Thy Saviour and thy Redeemer,
Am the Mighty One of Jacob.
17 Instead of brass I bring in gold,
And instead of iron I bring to silver,
And instead of wood brass,
And instead of stones iron :
And I have made thy inspection peace,
And thine exactors righteousness.
18 Violence is heard no more in thy land,
Spoiling or destruction in thy borders :
Thou hast called, 'Salvation' thy walls,
And thy gates, 'Praise.'
u To thee no more is the sun
For a light by day; [light to thee:
And for brightness the moon giveth not
Seeing the Lord hath become to thee
An everlasting light, and thy God thy
20 Thy sun goeth no more in; [beauty.
And thy moon is not removed;
For the Lord becometh to thee
An everlasting light, [completed.
And the days of thy mourning have been
21 And thy people— all of them righteous —
For ever possess the earth,
The branch of My planting,
The work of My hands, to he beautified.
22 The little one becometh a chief,
And the small one a mighty nation:
I the Lord in its own time do hasten it.
LXI. 1 THE Spirit of the Lord Jehovah is
Because the Lord anointed me [upon me;
To proclaim tidings to the humble :
He sent me to bind the broken of heart,
To proclaim to captives liberty,
And to bound ones an opening of bands;
2 To proclaim the year of the good pleasure
of the Lord,
And the day of vengeance of our God;
To comfort all who mourn.
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8 To appoint to Zion's mourners,
To give to them beauty for ashes,
The oil of joy for mourning,
The covering of praise for the spirit of
And He calleth to them, [weakness;
' Trees of righteousness,
The planting of the L0RD,to be beautified.'
4 And they have built the old wastes; [up,
The desolations of the ancients they raise
And have renewed waste cities,
The desolations of many generations.
5 Strangers have stood and fed your flock;
Sons of the foreigner are your husband-]
And your vine-dressers. [men,
6 And ye are called ' Priests of the LORD,'
' Ministers of our God,' is said of you:
The strength of nations ye consume,
And in their honour ye boast yourselves.
7 Instead of your shame and confusion,
A second time they sing of their portion:
Therefore in their land
A second time do they take possession:
Everlasting joy is for them.
8 For I am the Lord, loviqg judgment.
Hating plunder for a burnt-offering;
And I have given their wage in truth,
Aud an everlasting covenant I make for
them. [nations,
9 And their seed hath been known among
And their offspring in the midst of the
peoples:
All their beholders acknowledge them,
For they are a seed the Lord hath blessed.
i° I greatly rejoice in the Lord,
My soul doth joy in my God:
For He hath clothed me with garments
of salvation,
With a robe of righteousness covereth Me,
As a bridegroom prepareth ornaments.
And as a bride putteth on her jewels.
11 For, as the earthbringeth out her shoots,
And as a garden causeth its sown things
to shoot up, [ness and praise
So the Lord Jehovah causeth righteous-
To shoot up before all the nations.
LXII. iFOR Zion's sake I am not silent,
And for Jerusalem's sake I rest not,
Till her righteousness go out as brightness,
And her salvation as a torch — burneth.
2 And nations have seen thy righteousness,
And all kings thine honour;
And He giveth to thee a new name,
Which the mouth of the Lord doth define.
3 And thou hast been a crown of beauty
In the hand of the Lord,
And a diadem of royalty in the hand of
thy God.
4 It is not said of thee anymore, 'Forsaken!'
And of thy land it is not said any more,
But to thee is cried, ['Desolate:'
' My delight is in her,*
And to thy land, ' Married :'
For the Lord hath delighted in thee,
And thy land is married.
6 For a young man marrieth a virgin,
Thy Builders marry thee:
With the joy of a bridegroom over abride,
Rejoice doth thy God over thee.
6 'On thy walls, O Jerusalem,
I have appinted watchmen:
All the day, and all the Mght,

The conquests of Messiah. lxii. 7.— ISAIAH.— LXIV. 8.

Earnest pleadings.

Continually, they are not silent.'
0 remembrancers of the Lord,
Keep not silence for yourselves,
7 And give no silence to Him,
Till He establish, till He make Jerusalem
A praise in the earth.
8 The Lord hath sworn by His right hand;
Even by the arm of His strength:
* I give not thy corn any more as food for
thine enemies; [new wine,
Nor do the sons of a stranger drink thy
For which thou hast laboured:
9 For those who gather it eat it,
And have praised the LORD;
And those who collect it
Drink it iu My holy courts.'
1° Pass on, pass on, through the gates,
Prepare ye the way of the people;
Raise up, raise up the highway,
Clear it from stones;
Lift up an ensign over the peoples.
u Lo, the Lord hath proclaimed
Unto the end of the earth,
Say ye to the daughter of Zion,
' Lo, thy salvation cometh ; '
Lo, his hire is with him, and his wage be-
13 And they have cried to them, [fore him.
' People of the Holy One, Redeemed of the
Yea, to thee is called, [Lord ; '
' Sought out one, a city not forsaken.'
LXIII. i ' WHO iff this coming from Edom ?
With dyed garments from Bozrah?
This that is honoured in Ms clothing,
Travelling in the abundance of his power?'
— ' I, speaking in righteousness, mighty to
2 ' Wherefore is thy clothing red ? [save.'
And thy garments as a treader in a wine-
. fat?'
3 — ' A wine-press I have trodden by myself;
And of the peoples there is no one withme;
And I tread them in mine anger,
And trample them in my fury, [ments;
Their strength is sprinkled on my gar-
And I have polluted all my clothing:
4 For the day of vengeance is in my heart,
And the year of my redeemed hath eome.
5 And I look attentively, and there is none
helping; • [supporting:
And I am astoMshed that there is none
And mine own arm giveth salvation to me,
And my wrath — it hath supported me.
c And I tread down peoples in mine anger,
And make them drunk in my fury,
And bring down to earth their strength.
7 The kindnesses of the Lord I mention.
The praises of the Lord,
According to all that the Lord hath done
for us, [the house of Israel,
And the abundance of the goodness to
Wliich He hath done for them,
According to His mercies, [kindnesses.
And according to the abundance of His
8 And He saith, ' Only they are My people,
Children— they lie not:
And He is to them for a saviour.
9 In all their distress lie is no adversary,
And the Messenger of His presence saved
them: [them;
In His love and in His pity He redeemed
And He Iifteth them up,
And beareth them all the days of old.

i° And they have rebelled and grieved His
Holy Spirit:
And He turneth to them for an enemy,
¦ He Himself hath fought against them.
11 Aud He remembereth the days of old,
Moses— his people.
Where is He who bringeth them up from
The shepherd of his flock ? [the sea,
Where is He who putteth in its midst
His Holy Spirit ?
12 Leading by the right hand of Moses,
The arm of His glory;
Cleaving waters from before them,
To make to Himself an everlasting Name.
is Leading thera through the deep,
As a horse in a plain they stumble not.
14 As a beast into a valley goeth down,
The Spirit of the Lord causeth him to rest:
So hast Thou led Thy people,
To make for Thyself a glorious name,
15 Look attentively from the heavens,
And see from Thy holy and beauteous
habitation,
Where is Thy zeal and Thy might?
The multitude of Thy bowels and mercies
Towards me have refrained themselves.
ie j-or Thou art our Father;
For Abraham knoweth us not,
And Israel acknowledgeth us not:
Thou, OXord, art our Father, [name.
Our redeemer : from everlasting is Thy
17 Why causest Thou us to wander, 0 Lord,
from Thy ways?
Thou hardenest our heart from Thy fear ;
Return, for Thy servants' sake,
The tribes of Thine inheritance.
is For a little did Thy holy people possess:
Our adversaries have trodden down Thy
19 We have been from of old: [sanctuary.
Thou hast not ruled over them;
Not called is Thy name upon them.
LXIV. 1 DIDST Thou not rend the heavens ?
Thou didst come down;
From thy presence mountains flowed:
2 (As fire kindleth stubble-
Fire causeth water to boil,) [versaries:
To make known Thy name to Thine acl-
From Thy presence nations tremble.
3 In Thy doing fearful things we expect not,
Thou didst come down:
At Thy preseuce mountains flowed.
4 Even from an tiquity men have not heard,
They have not given ear:
" Eye hath not seen a God save Thee;
He worketh for those who wait for Hira.
5 Thou hast met with the rejoieer
And the doer of righteousness;
In Thy ways they remember Thee:
Lo, Thou hast been wroth when we sin:
By them is eternity, and we are saved.
6 And we are as the unclean— all of us,
And as a garment passing away,
All our righteousnesses;
And we fade as a leaf — all of us;
And our iniquities as wind take us away.
7 And none is calling on Thy name,
Stirring up himself to lay hold on Thee:
For Thou hast hid Thy face from us,
Thoumeltest us by mean s of our iniquities.
8 And now, O Lord, thou art our Father;
We the clay, and Thou our framer;
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Promises of mercy.

LXIV. 9.— ISAIAH.— LXVI. 2.

Predictions of happiness.

And the work of Thy hand— all of us.
9 Be not wroth, 0 Lord, very sore;
Nor for ever remember iniquity :
Lo, look attentively, we beseech Thee,
Thy people are we all.
™ Thy holy cities have been a wilderness;
Zion is a wilderness;
Jerusalem hath been a desolation.
11 Our holy and our beautiful house,
Where praised Thee did our fathers,
Hath become burnt with fire,
And all our desirable things have become
a waste.
12 For these dost Thou refrain Thyself , Lord;
Thou art silent, and afflictest us very sore.'
LXV. 1 1 HAVE been inquired of
By those who asked not: [Me not:
I have been found by those who sought
I have said, 'Behold Me, behold Me,'
Unto a nation not calling on My name.
2 1 have spread out my hands all the day
Unto an apostate people,
Who are going in a way not good,
After their own thoughts.
3 The people who provoke Me to anger,
To My face continually;
Sacrificing in gardens,
And making perfume on the bricks.
4 Who dwell among sepulchres,
And lodge in reserved places;
Who eat the flesh of the sow,
And a piece of abominable tilings — their
5 Who say, ' Keep to thyself, [vessels;
Come not nigh to me,
For I have declared thee unholy :'
These are a smoke in Mine anger,
A fire burning all the day.
6 Lo, it is written before Me: [pensed;
'I am not silent, except I have recora-
I have recompensed into their bosom,
7 Your iniquities, and the iniquities of your
fathers together, said the Lord,
Who have made perfume on the mounts,
And on the hills have reproached Me;
Yea, I have measured their former work
toto their bosom.'
8 Thus hath the Lord said,
As the new wine is found in the cluster,
And one hath said, 'Destroy it not,
For a blessing is in it : '
So I do for My servants' sake,
Not to destroy the whole,
9 And have brought out from Jacob a seed,
And from Judah a possessor of My mount,
And possess it do My chosen ones,
And Mjfl servants dwell there.
19 And Sharon hath been for the habitation
of the flock,
And the valley of Achor,
For the lying down of the herd,
For My people who have sought Me.
" But ye are those who forsake the Lord,
Who forget My holy mountain,
Who set in array a table for Gad,
And who fill for Meni a mixture.
i2 And I have numbered you for the sword,
And all of you bow dow:t for slaughter:
Because I have called,
And ye have not answered;
I have spoken, anil yc have not hearkened;
But do the evil thing in Mine eyes,
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And on that which I desired not — fixed.
13 Therefore, thus said the Lord Jehovah,
Lo, My servants eat, but ye hunger:
Lo, My servants drink, but ye thirst:
Lo, My servants rejoice,
But ye are ashamed:
14 Lo, My servants sing from joy of heart,
But ye cry from pain of heart,
And howl from breaking of spirit.
15 And ye have left your name
For an oath for My chosen ones:
And the Lord Jehovah hath put thee to
And to His servants [death,-
He giveth another name:
i6 That he who blesseth himself in the earth,
May bless himself
In the God of faithfulness;
And he who sweareth in the earth,
May swear by the God of faithfulness;
Because the former distresses
Have been forgotten,
And because they have been hid from
17 For, lo, I create new heavens, [Mine eyes.
And a new earth:
And the former things are not remember-
Nor ascend do they on the heart. [ed,
is But joy ye, and rejoice for ever,
That I am creator:
For, lo, I create Jerusalem a rejoicing,
And her people a joy.
19 And I have rejoiced in Jerusalem,
And joyed in My peo]ile:
And not heard in her any more
Is the voice of weeping,
Or the voice of crying.
20 There is not from thence
Any more a suckling of days: [his days: '
Or an aged man who doth not complete '
For the youth dieth a hundred years old;
And the sinner, a hundred years old,
Is lightly esteemed.
21 And theyhave built houses, and inhabited;
And they have planted vineyards,
And eaten their fruit.
They build not, and another inhabit;
They plant not, and another cat:
For as the days of a tree
Are the days of My people;
And the work of their hands
Wear out do My chosen ones.
23 They labour not for a vain tiring,
Nor bring forth for trouble:
For the seed of the blessed of the LORD
And their offspring with them, [are they,
24 And it hath come to pass,
They do not yet call, and I answer :
They are yet speaking, and 1 hear.
25 The wolf and lamb feed as one,
And the lion eateth straw as an ox:
As to the serpent, dust is its food;
They do no evil, nor destroy,
In all My holy mountain, said the LORD.
LXVI. 1 THUS said the LORD,
Tlie heavens are My throne,
Where is this— the house ye build for Met
And the earth My footstool:
And where is this— the place — My rest?
2 Seeing all these My hand hath made,
And all these things are,
Affirmeth the Lord :
But unto this one I look attentively,

The peace of Jerusalem. LXVI. 3. — ISAIAH.— LXVI. 24. Enlargement of the Church,

Unto the humble and bruised in spirit,
And who trembleth at My word.
s Whoso slaughtereth the ox smiteth a man ;
Whoso sacrificeth a larabbeheadeth a dog;
Whoso bringeth up an offering—
The blood of a sow;
Whoso maketh mention of frankincense,
Blesseth iniquity:
Yea, they have fixed on their own ways,
And to their abominations
Hath their soul delighted.
4 I also fix on their vexations,
And their fears I bring to them;
Because I have called,
And there is none answering;
I spake, and they have not hearkened:
But do the evil thing in Mtoe eyes,
And on that which I desired not— fixed.'
* Hear a word of the Lord,
Ye who tremble unto Hi3 word;
Said have your brethren who hate you,
Who drive you out, for My name's sake,
' Honoured is the Lord:
And we look on your joy,' but they are
ashamed.
6 A voice of noise is from the city,
A voice from the temple,
The voice of the Lord,
Giving recompence to His enemies.
7 Before she is pained she brought forth;
Before the pang cometh to her
She hath even delivered a male.
8 Who hath heard anything like this 1
Who hath seen anything like these ?
Is the earth caused to bring forth in one
Bom is a nation at once ? [day?
For she hath been pained,
Zion hath also borne her children.
9 'Do I bring to the birth,
And not cauBe to bring forth?' saith the
'Do not I cause to beget? [Lord:
I have also restrained,' said thy God.
i° Rejoice with Jerusalem,
And be glad to her, all ye who love her:
Rejoice for joy with her,
All ye who mourn for her: [fled
n That ye may suck, then have ye been satis-
From the breasts of her consolations ;
That ye may wring out,
Then have- ye delighted yourselves
From the abundance of her honour.
12 For thus hath the Lord said,
' Lo, I stretch out peace to her as a river,
And as an overflowing stream
The honour of nations:
And ye have sucked, ou the side ye are car-
And on the knees ye are dandled, [ried,
13 As one whom his mother comforfceth,
So do I comfort you;
Yea, in Jerusalem ye are comforted.

14 And ye have seen,
And your heart hath rejoiced,
And your bones flourish as tender grass;
And the hand of the Lord
Hath been known unto His servants
And He hath been indignant with His ene-
15 For, lo, the Lord to fire cometh, [mies.
And as the hurricane His chariots,
To refresh to fury His anger,
And His rebuke to flames of fire:
ifi For by fire and by His sword [flesh.
Doth the Lord execute judgment with all
Many have been Jehovah's pierced ones.'
17 Those who sanctify and cleanse them
selves at the gardens.
After Ahad in the midst,
Eating the flesh of the sow,
And of the abomination, and of the mouse.
Are consumed together,
Affirmeth the Lord .
18 And I— their works and their thoughts :
I come to gather all nations and tongues;
And they have come and seen My honour.
19 And I have set among them a sign,
And have sent out of them
Those who escape unto the nations,
(Tarshish, Pul, and Lud, drawing thebow
Tubal and Javan, the isles that are far off,)
who have not heard My fame,
Nor seen Mine honour;
And they have declared
Mine honour among the nations.
29 And they have brought
All your brethren out of all the nations,
An offering to the LORD,
On horses and on chariot,
And on litters, and on mules,
And on droinedaries,
Unto My holy mountain Jerusalem,
Said the Lord,
As the children of Israel bring
The offering in a clean vessel,
Into the house of the Lord.
21 And also of them I take for priests,
For Levites, said the Lord.
22 For, as the new heavens .
And the new earth which I make,
Remain before^ Me, affirmeth the LORD,
So remain doth your seed and your name.
2s And it hath come to pass, ,
From month to month,
Aud from sabbath to sabbath,
Come do all flesh to bow themselves be-
Said the LORD. \ioie Me,
24 And they have gone out,
And looked on the carcases of the men
Who transgress against me;
For their worm dieth not,
And their Are is not quenched; [flesh.
And they have been an abhorrence to all
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JEREMIAH.

Chap. I. i THE words of Jeremiah son of
Hilkiah, of the priests who are in Anathoth,
in the land of Benjamin, 2unto whom the
word of the Lord hath been in the days of
Josiah son of Amon, king of Judah, in the
thirteenth year of his reign : 3 it is also in
the days of Jehoiakim son of Josiah, king
of Judah, till the completion of the eleventh
year of Zedekiah son of Josiah, king of
Judah, till the removal of Jerusalem in the
fifth month.
4 And the word of the Lord is unto me,
saying, 6 ' Before I form thee in the belly, I
have known thee; and before thou comest
out from the womb 1 have separated thee;
a prophet to the nations I have made thee.'
G And I say, ' Ah, Lord Jehovah ! lo, I have
not known— to speak, for I am a youth.'
7 And the Lord saith unto me, 'Say not, I
am a youth, for to all whom I send thee
thou goest, and all that I command thee
thou speakest. 8Be not afraid of their
faces, for with thee am I to deliver thee,
affirmeth the Lord.'
9 And the Lord putteth forth His hand,
and striketh 'against my mouth, and the
Lord saith unto me, ' Lo, I have put My
words in thy mouth. i°See, I have charged
thee this day concerning the nations, and
"concerning the kingdoms, to pluck up, and
to break down, and to destroy, and to
throw down, to build, and to plant.'
n And the word of the Lord is unto me,
saying, ' what seest thou, Jeremiah ? ' And
I say, ' A rod of an almond tree I see.'
i2 And the LORD saith unto me, ' Thou hast
well seen: for I watch over My word to
do it.'
i3And the word of the Lord is unto me a
second time, saying, 'What seest thou?'
And I say, ' A blown pot I see; and its face
is from the north.' "And the Lord saith
unto me, ' From the north is the evil loosed
against all the inhabitants of the land,
is For, lo, I call for all the families of the
kingdoms of the north, aflirmeth the Lord,
and they have come, and placed each his
throne at the opening of the gates of Jeru
salem, and by its walls round about, and by
all the cities of Judah. i6And I have
spoken My judgments with them concern
ing all their evil, because they have for
saken Me, and make perfume to other gods,
and bow themselves to the works of their
own hands. "And now, thou dost gird up
thy loins, and hast arisen, and spoken unto
them all that I command thee : be not
affrighted because of them, lest I affright
thee before them. iflAnd I, lo, I have
given thee this day for a fenced city, and
for an iron pillar, and for brazen walls over
all the land, to the kings of Judah, to its
heads, to its priests, and to the people of
the land. iflAnd they have fought against
thee; but they prevail not against thee; for
with thee am I, affirmeth the Lord, to de
liver thee, 474

II. i AND the word of the Lord is unto
me, saying, 2 ' Go, then hast thou called in
the ears of Jerusalem, saying, Thus hath
the Lord said:
I have remembered for thee
The kindness of thy youth,
The love of thine espousals,
Thy going after Me in a wilderness.
In a land not sown.
3 Holy is Israel to the Lord,
The first fruit of His increase:
All who consume him are guilty;
Evil cometh to thera, affirmeth the Lord.
4 Hear the word of the Lord,
0 house of Jacob,
And all the families of the house of Israel.
5 Thus hath the Lord said, [sity in Mc,
What; — have your fathers found perver-
That they have kept far off from Me,
And go after vanity, and become vain,
6 And have not said, Where is the Lord,
Who bringeth us up out of the land of
Wholeadeth us in the wilderness, [Egypt;
In a laui of deserts and pits;
In a dry land, and of death-shade;
In a land— none hath passed through,
Nor dwelt hath man there ? '
7 Yea,I bring you to a land of fruitful fields,
To eat its fruit and its goodness;
And ye come and defile My land,
And Mine inheritance have made for an
8 The priests have not said, [abomination.
' Where is the LORD V
And those who handle the law have not
known Me. [Me:
And the shepherds transgressed against
And the prophets prophesied by Baal;
And after those who profit not have gone.
9 Therefore, yet I plead with you,
Aflirmeth the Lord;
And. with your children's children I plead.
i° For, pass to the isles of Chittim, and see,
And to Kedar send, and consider well,
And see if there hath been a thing like this.
n Hath a nation changed gods ?
(Though they are no gods,)
But My people hath changed its honour
For that which profiteth not.
12 Be astonished, 0 heavens, at this;
Yea, be frightened, be greatly wasted,
Affirmeth the Lord.
13 For two evils hath My people done;
They have forsaken Me,
The fountain of living waters,
To hew out for themselves wells— broken
Which contain not the waters. [wells,
14 A servant is Israel ?
If he be a child of the house,
Wlieref ore hath he been for a prey ?
15 Against him roar do young lions,
They have given forth their voice,
And make Ms land become a desolation:
His cities have been burnt
Without inhabitant.
J6 Even the sons of Noph arid Tahapanes
Consume thee— the crown of the head.
17 Dost thou not do this to thyself?

Expostulation with Israel. n. 18.— JEREMIAH. — nr. 11. The wickedness of Israel.

By thy forsaking the Lord thy God,
At the time He leadeth thee to the way ?
"And now, what — to thee. in the way of
To drink the waters of Sihor? [Egypt,
And what — to thee in the way of Asshur,
To drink the waters of the River?
19 Thine own wickedness doth instruct thee,
And thy backslidings reprove thee;
Know and see that an evil and a bitter thing
Is thy forsaking the Lord thy God,
And My fear not betog on thee,
Affirmeth the Lord Jehovah of Hosts.
89 For of old thou hast broken thy yoke,
Drawn away thy bands, and sayest,
'I will not serve:'
For, on every high hill, and under every
Thou art wandering, a harlot, [green tree,
21 Yet I planted thee a choice vine,
Wholly a true seed:
And how hast thou been turned to Me,
To the degenerate plants of a strange vine?
22 But though thou wash with nitre,
And multiply to thyself soap,
Thine iniquity is marked before Me,
Affirmeth the Lord Jehovah.
23 How sayest thou, ' I have not been denied,
After the Baalim I have not gone ?,'
See thy way in the valley,
Know what thou hast done:
A swift dromedary winding her ways;
24 A wild ass accustomed to a wilderness.
In the desire of her soul
She hath swallowed up wind;
Her meeting— who turneth her back?
None who seek her weary themselves:
In her month they find her.
** Withhold thy foot from being unshod,
And thy throat from thirst:
Yet thou sayest, ' It is incurable:
No; for I have loved strangers,
And after them I go.'
2e As the shame of a thief when he is found,
So put to shame have been the house of
They, their kings, their heads, [Israel:
And their priests, and their prophets,
27 Saying to wood, ' My father art thou ! *
And to a stone, ' Thou hast brought me
For they turned to me the neck, [forth ; '
And not the face:
And to the time of their vexation,
They say, ' Arise, and save us.'
28 And where are thy gods,
Which thou hast made for thyself ?
Let them arise, that they may save thee
In the time of thy vexation:
For— the number of thy cities
Have been thy gods. O Judah.
29 wiry do ye strive with Me ?
All of you have transgressed agamst Me,
Aflirmeth the Lord.
39 In vain have I smitten your children:
Instruction they have not accepted :
Devoured hath your sword your prophets,
As a destroying lion.
^i 0 generation, see ye the word of the Lord:
Have I been a wilderness to Israel ?
A land of thick darkness ?
Wherefore have My people said,
' We have mourned,
We come not in again unto Thee.'
32 Doth a maid forget her ornaments 1

A bride her bands?
Yet My people have forgotten Me
Days without number.
33 What — dost thou make pleasing
Thy way to seek love ?
Therefore even the wicked
Thou hast taught thy ways.
34 Also to thy skirts hath been found
The blood of innocent needy souls:
Not by digging have I found them,
But upon all these. [innocent,
35 Yet thou sayest, ' Because I have been
Surely His anger turneth back from me?'
Lo, I have been judged with thee,
Because of thy saying,
' I have not sinned.'
36 What— art thou so vile as to repeat thy
Even of Egypt thou art ashamed, [way ?
As thou hast been ashamed of Asshur.
37 Even from this thou goest out,
And thy hands on thy head, [dence,
For the Lord hath kicked at thy confi-
And thou givest not prosperity to them.
HI.1 — SAYING, 'Lo, one sendeth away his
And she hath gone from him, [wife,
And hath been to another man,
May he turn back. unto her again?'
Greatly defiled is not that land ?
But thou hast committed fornication
With many lovers;
Yet turn again to Me, affirmeth the Lord.
2 Lift thine eyes to the Mgh places and see:
Where hast thou not been lain with ?
On the ways thou hast sat for them,
As an Arab in the wilderness,
And thou defilest the land
By thy f oraications and by thy wickedness.
3 And withheld are showers,
And gathered rain hath not been.
The forehead of a whorish woman thou
Thou hast refused to be ashamed, [hast,
4 Hast thou not from henceforth called to
me, [youth 1
' My Father, Thou art the leader of my
5 Doth He keep for ever ? watch for ever ? '
Lo, these things thou hast spoken,
Yet thou dost evil tilings, and prevailest.
6And the LORD saith unto me, in the days
of Josiah the kiug, 'Hast thou seen that
which backsliding Israel hath done ? She is
going on every high mountain, and unto
the place of every green tree, and commit
teth fornication there. 7Aud I say, after
her doing all these, Unto Me turn back ;
and she hath not turned back, and her
treacherous sister Judah seeth it. 8And I see
when (for all the causes whereby backsliding
Israel committed fornication), I have sent
her away, and give the bill of her divorce
unto her, that treacherous Judah her sister
hath not feared, but goeth and committeth
fornication — she also. 9Andithath come
to pass, from the vileness of her fornication,
that the land is defiled, seeing she com
mitteth fornication with stone and with
wood. "And even for all this her trea
cherous sister Judah hath not turned back
unto Me with all he* heart, but with false
hood, aflirmeth the Lord.'
11 And the Lord saith unto me,
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Promises of mercy.

m. 12.— JEREMIAH.— IV. 15.

Judgment denounced.

' Backsliding Israel hath justified herself
More than treacherous Judah.
J-2 Go, then hast thou proclaimed
These words towards the north, and said,
Turn back, 0 backsliding Israel,
Affirmeth the Lord:
I cause not Mine anger to fall upon you;
For I am kind, affirmeth the LORD,
I watch not for ever.
13 Only, know thine iniquity,
For against the Lord thy God
Thou hast transgressed,
And dost scatter thy ways to strangers,
Under every green tree,
And to My voice hast not hearkened,
Affirmeth the Lord.
14 Turn back, 0 backsliding children,
Affirmeth the Lord;
For I have ruled over ypu, ,
And taken you one of a city, and two of
And brought you to Zion: [a family,
15 And given to you shepherds
According to Mine own heart,
And they have fed you with knowledge
And understandtog.
i6 And it hath come to pass,
when ye are multiplied,
And have been fruitful in the land,
In those days, affirmeth the LORD,
They say not any more,
'The ark of the covenant of the Lord,'
Nor doth it go up on the heart,
Nor do they remember concerning it,
Nor do they inspect, nor is it made again.
17 At that time they cry to Jerusalem,
' 0 throne of the Lord:' [nations,
And gathered unto her hath been all the
For the name of the Lord, to Jerusalem,
Nor do they go any more
After the stubborness of their evil heart.
18 In those days the house of Judah
Go unto the house of Israel,
And they come together
From the land of the south, unto the land
Which I caused your fathers to inherit.
19 And I have said, How do I put thee
Among the children,
And give to thee a desirable land,
The beauteous inheritance
Of the hosts of the nations;
And I say, My father— ye do call to Me,
And from after Me ye turn not back.
20 But a woman hath deceived' her friend,
So have ye dealt treacherously with Me,
0 house of Israel, affirmeth the Lord.
21 A voice on high places is heard — weeping,
The supplications of the children of Israel:
For they have made perverse their way,
They have forgotten the Lord their God.
^ Turn back, 0 backsliding children,
I cause your backslidings to cease.
—'Behold us, we have come to Thee,
For Thou art the Lord our God.
53 Surely in vain from the hills,
The multitude of mountains;
Surely in the Lord our God
Is the salvation of Israel.
24 And the shameful thing hath devoured
The labour of our fathers from our youth:
Their flock and their herd;
Their sons and their daughters.
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25 We have lain down to our shame,
And our confusion doth cover us:
For against the Lord our God we have
We, and our fathers, [sinned,
From our youth even unto this day,
Nor have we hearkened
To the voice of the Lord our God.'
IV. ! IF thou turuest .back, 0 Israel,
Affirmeth the Lord, unto Me turn back;
And if thou turnest aside
Thine abominations from My face, .
Then thou dost not bemoan: .
2 And hast sworn, The Lord liveth, .
In truth, to judgment, and righteousness;
And blessed themselves in Him have na-
And in Him they boast themselves, [tions,
3 For thus hath the Lord said
To the men of Judah, and tp Jerusalem,
Till for yourselves tillage,
And sow not unto the thorns.
4 Be circumcised to the Lord,
And turn aside the foreskin of your heart,
0 men of Judah,
And ye inhabitants of Jerusalem ;
Lest My fury go out as fire, and hath
And there be none quenching, [burned,
Because of the evil of your doings.
5 Declare in Judah, and to Jerusalem sound,
And say, ' Blow a trumpet to the land:'
Call ye fully, and say,
'Be gathered, and we go into the fenced
G Lift up an ensign toward Zion: [city.'
Strengthen yourselves, stand not still:
For evil I am bringing in from the north,
Even a great destruction.
7 A lion hath gone up from his thicket,
A destroyer of nations hath journeyed;
He hath come out from Ms place
To make thy land become a desolation;
Thy cities are laid waste — without inha-
8 For this, gird on sackcloth, [bitant.
Lament and howl;
For the fierce anger of the Lord
Turneth not back from us.
9 And it hath come to pass, in that day,
Affirmeth the LORD:
' Perish doth the heart of the king,
And the heart of the princes;
And. the priests have been astonished,
And the prophets wonder.'
10 And I say, ' Ah, Lord Jehovah,
Surely thou hast entirely forgotten
This people and Jerusalem, saying:
Peace is for you,
And a sword hath struck unto the soul!'
11 At that time it is said of this people,
And of Jerusalem, [derness ; '
' A dry wind of high places is in the wil-
(The way of the daughter of My people,)
Not for winnowing, nor for cleausing.
12 A full wind from these cometh for Me;
Now, also, I speak judgments with them.
13 Lo, as clouds he cometh up,
And as a hurricane his chariots: *•
Lighter than eagles have been his horses:
Wo to us, for we have been spoiled.
14 Wash from evil thy heart, 0 Jerusalem,
That thou mayest be saved:
Till when dost thou lodge in thy heart
Thoughts of thy strength ?
is For a voice is declaring from Dan,

Desolations of Jerusalem.- TV. 1C— JEREMIAH.— v. 16. ,

Punishment predicted.

And sounding sorrow from mount Eph-
w Make ye mention to the.nations; [raim.
Lo, sound ye to Jerusalem:
'Besiegers are coming from a land afar
off ; , [Judah their voice.
And fchey give forth against the cities of
17 As the keepers of a field
They have been against her round about;
For against Me she hath rebelled,
Affirmeth the Lord.' [to thee:
18 Thy way and thy doings have done these
TMs is thy vexation, for it is bitter, -
For it hath struck unto thy heart..
19 My bowels, my bowels !
I am pained at the walls of my heart;
My heart maketh a noise for me;
I am not silent,
For the voice of a trumpet I have heard,
0 my soul— the shout of battle I
20 Destruction on destruction is proclaimed,
For all the land hath been spoiled:
Suddenly spoiled have been my tents;
In a moment— my curtains.
21 Till when do I see an ensign ?
Do I hear the voice of a trumpet ?
22 For my people are foolish,
Me they have not known;
Foolish children are they;
Yea, they are not intelligent:
Wise are they to do evil,
But to do good they have not known.
23 1 looked to the land, andlo — utterly void;
And to the heavens — and their light is not.
24 1 have looked to the mountains,
And lo, they are trembling;
And all the Mllsmoved themselves lightly.
25 1 have looked, and lo, man is not:
And all the fowl of the heavens have fled.
K I have looked, and lo,
The fruitful place is the wilderness,
And all its cities have beenbroken down,
Because of the Lord,
Because of the fierceness of His anger.
27 For thus hath the Lord said:
All the land is a desolation;
But a completion I make not.
28 For this doth the land mourn,
And black have been the heavens above,
Because I have spoken — I have purposed:
And I have not repented,
Nor do I turn back from it.
29 From the voice of the horsemen,
And thpse who shoot with the bow,
All the city is fleeing:
They have come toto thickets,
And on the clifts have gone up:
All the city is forsaken,
And there is ne man dwelling in them.
au And theu, 0 sppiled Pne, what dpst thou?
For thou puttest on scarlet, [of geld.
For thou adornest thyself with ornaments
For thou rendest with paint thine eyes;
Jn vain thou makest thyself fair:
Kicked against thee have doting ones,
Thy life they seek.
31 For a voice as Pf a sick woman I heard;
Distresses one bringingforth a first-bom,
The voice of the daughter of Zion:
She hewaileth herself,
She spreadeth out her hands: [slayers.'
* Wo to me now, for my soul is weary of

V. 1 GO to and fro in the streets of Jeru-
And see, I pray thee, and know, [salem,
And seek in her broad places, if ye find a
If there be one doing judgment, [man,
Seeking stedfastness—
Then am I propitious to her,
2 And if they say, ' The LORD liveth,'
Surely to a falsehood they swear.
3 Lord, Thine eyes, are they not on sted-
Thou hast smitten them, [fastness ?
And they have not grieved:
Thou hast consumed them,
They have refused to receive instruction:
They made their faces harder than a rock;
They have refused to turn back.
4 And I said, 'Surely they are the poor;
They have been foolish;
For they have not known the way of the
The judgment of their God. [Lord,
s I get me to the great, an d speak with them ;
For they have known the way of the
The judgment of their God.' [Lord,
Surely they together broke the yoke,
They have drawn away the bands.
6 Therefore smitten them hath a lion out
of the forest,
A wolf of the deserts doth spoil them;
A leopard is watching over their cities:
Every one who gneth out of them is torn;
For many have been their transgressions;
Mighty have been their backslidings.
7 For this I am not propitious to thee:
Thy children have forsaken Me,
And are satisfied by that which is no god:
I satisfy them, and they commit adultery,
And at the house of a harlot
They gather themselves together.
8 Fed horses — they have been early risers;
Each to the wife of hisneighbourneigheth.
9 For these do I not lay a charge ?
Affirmeth the Loud;
Yea, on a nation such as this,
Doth not My soul avenge itself?
10 Go ye up on her walls, and destroy;
But a completion make not:
Turn aside her branches,
For they are not the Lord's.
u For dealt treacherously against Me
Have the house of Israel,
And the house of Judah, affirmeth the
12 They have lied against the Lord, [Lord.
And say, ' It is not He;
Nor come against us doth evil;
Yea, sword or famine we see not.
i8 And the prophets become wind,
And the word is not to them; '
Thus it is done by them. [Hosts,
14 Therefore, thus said the LORD, God of
Because of your speaking thiB word,
Lo, I am making My words
In thy mouth become fire,
And this people wood,
And it hath devoured them.
15 Lo,I bring against you a nation from afar,
0 house of Israel, affirmeth the Lord;
A nation — strong it is,
A nation — from of old it is,
A nation — thou knowest not its tongue.
Nor understandest what it speaketh.
ifi Its quiver is as an open sepulchre.
All of them mighty ones.
477

Expostulation with Israel. T. 17.— JEREMIAH.— VI. 17.

Punishment predicted.

17 And it hath consumed thy harvest and
They consume thy sons, [thy bread;
And thy daughters:
It consumeth thy flock and thy herd:
t consumeth thy vine and thy fig-tree :
It maketh poor thy fenced cities,
In which thou art trusting — by the sword.
18 Yet even in those days, affirmeth the
I make you not a completion. [LORD,
19 Apd it hath come to pass, when ye sa,y,
'Wherefore hath the Lord our God
Done to us all these ?'
That thou hast said unto them,
* As ye have forsaken Me,
And serve the gods of a foreigner in your
So do ye serve strangers [land,
In a land not yours.'
20 Declare ye this in the house of Jacob,
Aud sound it in Judah, saying,
21 Hear ye, I pray you, this,
0 people, foolish and without heart;
Eyes have they, and they see not;
Ears have they, and they hear not:
2- Me do ye not fear, affirmeth the Lqrd ?
From My presence are ye not pained?
Who hath made sand the border of the sea,
An everlasting limit,
And it passeth not over it;
Yea, shake themselves, but they are un-
Yea, sounded have its billows, [able;
But they pass not over.
23 But this people hath an apostate and re-
They have turned aside, [bellious heart:
24 Yea, they go on, and have not said to
' Let us fear, we pray you, [their heart,
The Lord our God, who giveth rain,
The sprinkling and the gathered.toits sea-
The appointed weeks of harvest [son:
He keepeth for us.'
25 Your iniquities have turned these away,
And your sto3 have kept good from you.
26 For the wicked have been found
Among My people.
It looketh about the covering of snares:
Theyhave set up a trap — men theycapture.
-7 As a cage fulls of fowls,
So their houses are full of deceit:
Therefore theyhave been great and rich.
28 They have been fat, theyhave shone:
Yea, have overpassed the acts of the evil:
Judgment they have not judged,
The judgment of the fatherless.
Yet they prosper: [judged.
The judgment of the needy have not
29 Eor these do not I inspect, affirmeth the
On a nation such as this, [Lord :
Doth not My soul avenge itself?
5° An astonishing and horrible tiring
Hath been in the land;
si The prophets have prophesied falsely,
And the priests bear rule by their means;
, And My people have loved it so;
But what do they at its latter end ?
kVI. iSTRENGTHEN yourselves,
Ye children of Benjamin,
From the midst of Jerusalem,
And in Tekoa blow ye a trumpet,
And over Beth-Haccerem lift up a flame:
For evil hath been seen from the north,
Even great destruction.
2 The comely and delicate one
478

I have cut off — the daughter of Zion.
3 Unto her come shepherds and their droves:
They have stricken tents
By her round about;
They have fed each in his own station.
4 Sanctify against her the battle;
'Rise, and we go up at noon.'
Wo to us, for turned hath the day,
For stretched out are the shades of even.
5 ' Arise, and we go up by night,
And we destroy her palaces.'
6 For thus hath the Lord of Hosts said:
Cut down her wood,
And pour out against Jerusalem a mount:
she is the city to be inspected;
Wholly she is oppression to her midst.
7 As the digging of a well is for its waters,
So she hath digged for her wickedness:
Violence and spoil is heard in her;
Before My face are sickness
And smiting continually.
8 Be thou instructed, O Jerusalem,
Lest My soul be alienated from thee;
Lest I make thee a desolation,
A land not inhabited.
9 Thus hath the Lord of Hosts said:
They surely glean, as a vine,
The remnant of Israel:
Put backthy hand,
As a gatherer to the baskets.
i° To whom shall I sp eak,
And testify that they may hear 1
Lo, their ear is uncircumeised,
And they are unable to attend:
Lo, the word of the Lord
Hath been to them for a reproach;
They delight not in it. [been filled,
n And with the fury of the Lord I have
(T have been weary of containing,)
To pour it on the suckling to the street,
And on the assembly of youths together:
For even husband with wife is captured,
An elder with one full of days;
i2 And their houses have been turned to
Fields and wives together: [others,
For I stretch out My hand
Against the inhabitants of the land,
Affirmeth the LORD.
13 For from their least unto their greatest,
Every one gatoeth dishonest gain;
And from prophet even unto priest,
Every one dealeth falsely.
14 And they heal the breach
Of the daughter of my people slightly,
Saying, ' Peace, peace !' and there is no
peace. [nation!
is They were ashamed when they did aboini-
Yea, they are not at all ashamed,
Yea, blushing they have not known:
Therefore they fall among those who fall:
By the time I have inspected them,
They stumble, said the Lord.
i6 Thus hath the Lord said:
Stand ye by the ways and see,
And ask for the old paths,
Where is this — the good way 1 and go ye
And find rest for yourselves. [in it,
But they say, 'We will not go.'
17 And I have raised up for you watchmen:
Attend ye to the voice of the trumpet,
But they say, ' We will not attend.'

Calls to repentance.

VI. IS.— JEREMIAH.— Vn. 22.

Judah's idolatry.

ia Therefore hear, 0 nations, and know, 0
That which is upon them. [company,
» Hear, 0 earth : lo, I bring in evil on this
The fruit of their own devices, [people,
For to My words they gave no attention,
And My law — they have kicked against it.
so Why is this to Me?
Frankincense from Sheba cometh,
And sweet cane from a land afar off;
Your burnt-offerings are not for accept-
And your sacrifices [ance,
Have not been sweet to Me.
21 Therefore, thus hath the LORD said, -
Lo, I giving to this people stumbling
Aud stumbled against them [blocks,
Have fathers and children together;
The neighbour and Ms friend do perish.
22 Thus hath the LORD said,
Lo, a people cometh from the north coun-
And a great nation is stirred up [try,
From the sides of the earth.
33 Bow and javelin they take hold of;
Fierce it is, and they have no mercy;
Their voice as a sea soundeth,
And on horses they ride,
Set in array as men of war,
Against thee, 0 daughter of Zion.
24 'We have heard its sound:
Feeble have been our hands:
Distress hath seized us,
Pain as of a travailing woman.
25 Go not out to the field,
Yea, in the way walk not:
For a sword hath the enemy,
Fear is round about.'
20 0 daughter of My people,
Girdon sackcloth, and roll thyself in ashes:
The mourning of an only one make for
A lamentation most bitter: [thyself,
For suddenly come
Doth the spoiler against us.
27 A watch-tower I have given thee,
Among My people a fortress, [way.
And thou knowest, and hast tried their
28 All of them are turned aside by apostates,
Walking slanderously — brass and iron;
All of them are corrupters.
29 The bellows have been burnt,
By fire hath the lead been consumed;
In vain hath the refiner refined:
The wicked have not been drawn away.
30 ' Silver rejected,' they have cried to them,
For the Lord hath kicked against them.
VII. i THE word which was unto Jeremiah
from the Lord, saying, 2 'Stand in the gate
of the house of the LORD, then hast thou
proclaimed there this word, and hast said,
Hear the word of the LORD, all ye of Judah,
who come in at these gates, to bow before
the Lord.
3 Thus .said the LoRDof Hosts, God of Israel,
Amend your ways, and your doings,
And I cause you to dwell to this place.
4 Trust not for yourselves
Unto words of falsehood, saying,
The temple of the Lord,
The temple of the Lord,
The temple of the Lord are they.
6 For, if ye thoroughly amend your ways
And your doings;

If ye do judgment thoroughly
Between a man and his neighbour; [not,
e Stranger, fatherless, and widow, oppress
And innocent blood shed not in this place,
And after other gods walk not,
For evil to yourselves: [place,
7 Then have I caused you to dwell in this
In the land which I gave to your fathers,
Even from age unto age.
8 Lo, ye are trusting for yourselves
On words of falsehood, so as not to profit.
9 Stealing,murdering,and committing adul-
And swearing to falsehood, [tery,
And giving perfume to Baal,
Going after other gods whom ye knew not.
i° And have come in and stood before Me,
In this liouse on which My name is called,
And have said, 'We have been delivered,'
In order to do all these abominations.
n A den of burglars hath this house,
On which My name is called,
Been in your eyes ?
Even I, lo, I have seen, affirmeth the Lord.
i2 But go ye, I pray you,
Unto My place which is in Shiloh,
Where I caused My name to dwell at first,
And see that which I have clone to it,
For the wickedness of My people Israel.
13 And now, because of your doing
All these works, aflirmeth the LOUD,
And I speak unto you, rising early and
But ye have not hearkened; [speaking,
And I called you, but ye answered not;
14 1 also to the house on which My name is
In which ye are trusting, [called,
And to the place which I gave to you,
And to your fathers,
Have done, as I have done to Shiloh.
15 And I have cast you from before My face,
As I cast out all your brethren,
The whole seed of Ephraim.
i6 And thou shalt not pray for this people,
Nor lift up for them crying or prayer,
Nor intercede with Me:
For I hear thee not.
17 Dost thou not see what they are doi^g
In the cities of Judah,
And to the streets of Jerusalem?
18 The children are gathering wood,
And the fathers causing the fire to burn,
And the women kneading dough,
To make cakes to the queen of heaven;
And pouring out libations to other gods,
So as to provoke Me to anger.
i° Me do they provoke to anger ? affirmeth
Is it not themselves, [the LORD:
For the shame of their own faces?
20 Therefore, thus said the Lord Jehovah:
Lo, Mtoe anger and My fury
Is poured out on this place, [the field,
On man, and on beast, and on the tree of
And on the fruit of the ground;
And it hath 'burned, and is not quenched.
21 Thus said the Lord of Hosts, God of Israel :
Your burnt-offerings add to your sacri-
And eat ye flesh. [fices,
22 For I spake not with your fathers,
Nor commanded them in the day of My
bringing them out of the land of Egypt,
Concerning the matters of burnt-offering
and sacrifice: 479

Predictions of the punishment VIL 23. — JEREMIAH. — vm. 15. ana aesoiations of Judah.

23 But this thing commanded I them, «ay-
' Hearken to My voice, [ing.
And 1 have become your God,
And ye are become My people:
And have walked in all the way which I
That it may be well for you. '[command you,
24 But they have not hearkened,
Nor inclined their ear,
And they walk to the counsels,
In the stubbornness, of their evil heart;
And are for another, not for the Presence.
25 Even from the day when your fathers
Went out of the land of Egypt till this day,
I send to you all my servants theprophets,
Daily rising early and sending:
•¦* Yet they have not hearkened unto Me,
Nor inclined their ear,
But harden their neck:
They have done evil above their fathers.
-7 And thou hast spoken unto them all these
And they do not hearken to thee; [words,
And thou hast called unto them,
And they answer thee not.
28 And thou hast said unto them:
This 'is the nation which hearkened not
To the voice of the LORD its God,
Nor have they accepted instruction:
Stedfastness hath perished,
Yea, it hath been cut off from their mouth.
29 Cut off thy crown, and cast it away,
And lift up on high places lamentation;
For the Lord hath rejected,
He leaveth the generation of His wrath.'
so For the Children of Judah
Have done the evil thing in Mine eyes,
Affirmeth the Lord: [house
They have set their abominations to the
On which My name is called — to defile it;
31 And built the highplaces of Tophet, [nom,
Wliich is in the valley of the son of Hto-
To burn their sons and daughters with fire;
Which I commanded not,
Is or did it come up on My heart.
82 Therefore, lo, days are coming,
Affirmeth the LORD;
And it is not said any more, « Tophet,'
Or ' Valley of the son of Hinnom ; ' •
But ' The valley of slaughter :'
And they have buried in Tophet — without
place. [for food
33 And the carcase of this people hath been
To the fowl of the heavens,
And to the beast of the earth;
And there is none troubling.
34 And I have caused to cease from the cities
of Judah,
And from the streets of Jerusalem,
The voice of joy, and the voice of gladness,
Voice of bridegroom, and voice of bride:
For the land becometh a desolation.
ViII. XAT that time, affirmeth the Lord,
They bring the bones of the kings of Judah,
And the bones of its princes,
And the bones of the priests,
And the bones of the prophets,
And the bones of the inhabitants of Jeru
salem, out of their graves:
2 And they have spread them to the sun,
And to the moon,
And to all the host of the heavens,
which they have loved,

And which they have served,
And which they have walked after,
And which they have sought,
And to which they bowed themselves:
They are not gathered, nor buried;
They are dung on the face of the ground,
3 And chosen is death rather than life
By all the remnant who are left
Of this evil family,
In all the remaining places,
Whither I have driven them,
Affirmeth the Lord of Hosts.
4 And thou hast said unto them,
' Thus hath the Lord said:
Do they fall, and not arise?
Doth he turn back, and not return? '
5 Wherefore hath this people of Jerusalem
Turned back— a perpetual backsliding?
They have kept hold on deceit,
They have refused to turn back.
6 1 have given attention, yea, I hearken,
They speak not right:
No man hath repented of his wickedness,
Saying, ' What have I done?'
Every one turneth back to their courses,
As a horse rusheth into battle.
7 Even a stork to the heavens
Hath known her seasons;
Aud turtle, and swallow, and crane,
Have watched the time of their coming;
But My people have not known
The judgment of the Lord.
s How say ye, 'We are wise,
And the law of the Lord is with us ?'
Surely, lo, falsely it hath worked,
The false pen of scribes:
9 The wise have been ashamed;
They have been affrighted, and are cap
tured: [kicked;
Lo, against the word of the Lord they
And the wisdom of what have they?
i° Therefore, I give their wives to others.
Their fields to the dispossessors:
For from the least even unto the greatest,
Everyone gaineth dishonest gain;
From prophet even unto priest,
Every one dealeth falsely.
n And they heal the breach
Of the daughter of my people slightly,
Saying, 'Peace, peace I' and there is no
peace. [mtoation!
i2 They were ashamed when they did abo-
Yea, they are not at all ashamed,
Yea, blushing they have not known:
Therefore, they fall among falling ones;
In the time of their inspection
They stumble, said the Lord.
13 I utterly consume them, affirmeth the
There are no grapes on the vine, [Lord;
Yea, there are no figs on the fig-tree,
And the leaf hath faded;
And the strength they have passeth from
14 Wherefore are we sitting still ? [them.
Be gathered, and we go into the fenced
And we are silent there; [cities,
For the Lord Our God hath made ua
silent,
Yea, He causeth us to drink water of gall,
For we have sinned agaiust the Lord.
15 Looking for peace — and there is no good;
For a time of healing, and lo, terror.

Theprophet's lamentation, vm. 16.— JEREMIAH.— IX. 25.

Sins and punishment.

i6 From Dan hath been heard the snorting
of his horses,1 [mighty ones
From the voice of the neighing of his
All the land hath trembled;
And they come in and consume the land
and its fulness,
The city and the inhabitants in it.
17 For lo, I am sending among you serpents,
Cockatrices which have no charmer,
And they have bitten you, affirmeth the
13 jiy refreshment! forme is sorrow; [Lord.
For me my heart is sick.
19 Lo, the voice of the cry of the daughter
From a land afar off: [of my people
Is the Lord not to Zion ?
Is her king not in her?
Wherefore have they provoked me,
With their graven images,
With the vanities of a foreigner 1
ffl Harvest hath passed, summer hath ended,
And we — we have not been saved.
2i For the breach of the daughter of my
Have I been broken; [people
I have been black;
Astonishment hath seized me.
22 Is there no balm in Gilead ?
Is there no physician there ?
For wherefore hath not the health of the
daughter of my people gone up ?
IX. 2 WHO will make my head waters,
And mine eye a fountain of tears ?
And I weep by day and by night, [people.
With the wounded of the daughter of my
2 Who will give me to the wilderness
A lodging-place of travellers?
And I leave my people, and go from them:
For all of them are adulterers,
An assembly of treacherous ones.
3 And they bend their tongue; their bow is
And not for stedfastness [a lie:
Have they been mighty in the land:
For from evil to evil they have gone forth,
And Me they have not known,
Affirmeth the Lord.
4 Each of Ms friend — beware ye,
And on any brother trust ye not:
For every brother utterly supplanteth,
And every friend walketh slanderously.
5 And each at his friend mocketh,
And truth they speak not: [hood:
They taught their tongue to speak false-
To commit toiquity they have laboured.
a Thy dwelling is in the midst of deceit;
Through deceit they refused to know Me,
Affirmeth the Lord.
i Therefore, thus Baid the Lord of Hosts:
Lo, I refine them, yea, I have tried them;
But how shall I do
Because of the daughter of my people ?
8 A slaughtering arrow is their tongue;
Deceit it hath spoken in i^s mouth;
Peace with its neighbour it speaketh;
And in its heart it layeth its ambush.
^ For these do not I see after them ?
Affirmeth the Lord:
Against a nation such as this
Doth not My soul avenge itself?
io For the mountains I lift up
Weeping and wailing; [a lamentation;
And for the habitations of the wilderness
For they have been burnt up,
2H

Without any passing over:
Nor have they heard the voice of cattle;
From the fowl of the heavens
To the beasts they fled; they have gone.
u And I make Jerusalem become heaps,
A habitation of dragons;
And the cities of Judah I make a desola-
Without an inhabitant. [tion,
i2 Who is the wise man ?
And he understandeth this;
Or he to whom the mouth of the Lord
And he declareth it; [spake 1
Wherefore hath the land perished? '
It hath been burnt up as a wilderness,
Without any passing through.
is And the Lord saith:
Because of their forsaking My law
Which I have set before them,
Yea, they hearkened not to My voice,
Nor walked in it;
14 And they walk after the stubbomness of
And after the Baalim, [their heart,
Wliich their fathers taught them,
15 Therefore, thus said the Lord of Hosts,
God of Israel, [eat wormwood;
Lo, I am causing them — this people — to
I have caused them to drink water of gall;
i6 And scattered them among nations
Whom they knew not, they or their fa-
And sent after them the sword, [thers,
Till I have consumed -them.
17 Thus hath the Lord of Hosts said:
Consider, and call for mourning women,
And they come;
To the wise women send, and they come;
i8 And they hasten,
And lift up for us a wailing,
And tears run down our eyes,
And from our eyelids waters flow.
19 For— a voice of wailing
Hath been heard from Zion:
How have we been spoiled;
We have been greatly ashamed;
For they have forsaken the land,
For they have cast down our tabernacles.
20 But hear, 0 women, the word of the Lord,
And your ear receiveth
The word of His mouth,
And teach ye your daughters wailing,
And each her neighbour lamentation :
21 For death hath come up into our windows,
It hath come into our palaces,
To cut off the suckling from without,
Young men from the broad places.
22 Speak, thus affirmeth the LORD:
Yea the carcase of maD
Hath fallen as dung on the face of the
And as a handful after the reaper, [field,
And there is none gathering.
23 Thus hath the Lord said:
Let not the wise boast himself to his wis-
Nor let the mighty [dom;
Boast himself to his might;
Let not the rich boast himself in his riches.
24 But in this let the boaster boast himself,
In understanding and knowing Me,
For I am the Lord, doing kindness,
Judgment, and righteousness to the earth;
For in these I have delighted,
Aflirmeth the Lord.
25 Lo, days are coming, affirmeth the LORD,
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Folly of idolatry.

ix. 26.— JEREMIAH. — XT. 7. God's covenant with Israel.

And I have laid a charge
On all the circumcised with the foreskin;
2c On Egypt, and on Judah, and on Edom,
And on the children of Ammon and Moab,
And on all who cut the comer of thebeard,
Who dwell to the wilderness ;
For all the nations are uncircumeised,
And all the house of Israel
Are uncircumeised in heart.
X. iHEAR ye the word, O house of Israel,
Which "the Lord hath spoken for you.
2 Thus hath the Lord said,
Unto the way of the nations accustom
not yourselves, [ed:
And by the signs of heaven be not affright-
For the nations are affrighted by them.
3 For the statutes of the peoples are vanity:
For a tree from a forest hath one cut,
The work of the hands of an artificer,
with an axe: [it,
4 With silver and with gold they beautify
With nails arid with hammers fix them,
And it stumbleth not.
5 As a palm they are stiff, but speak not;
They are surely borne, for they step not:
Be not afraid of them, for they do no evil,
Yea, even to do good is not in them.
6 Because there is none like Thee, 0 Lord;
Great art Thou, and great is Thy name in
might.
7 Who doth not fear Thee, O-king of nations ?
For to Thee it is becoming :
For among all the wise of the nations,
And in all their kingdoms,
There is none like Thee.
8 In one thing they are brutish and foolish;
An instruction of vanities is the tree itself.
9 Spread-out silverfrom Tarshishis brought,
And gold from Ophaz,
The work of an artizan,
And of the hands of a refiner:
Blue and purple is their 'clothing;
The work of the skilful — all of them.
19 But the LORD is a God of truth,
He is the living God, an everlasting ktog:
From His wrath shake doth the earth,
And nations endure not His indignation.
u Thus do ye say to them: ' The gods
Who have not made the heavens and earth,
They perish from the earth,
And from under these heavens.'
12 The maker of the earth by His power,
The establisher of the world by His wis-
Who, by His understanding, [dom,
Hath stretched out the heavens:
is At the voice He giveth forth,
A multitude of waters is in the heavens,
And He causeth vapours to come up
From the end of the earth;
Lightnings for rain He hath made,
And bringeth out wind from His treasures.
14 Brutish is every man by knowledge;
Put to shame is every refiner
By a graven image :
For false is his molten image,
And there is no breath in them.
15 Vanity are they, the work of erring ones:
In tlie time of their inspection they perish.
i6 Not like these is the Portion of Jacob :
For He is framer of all;
And Israel is the rod of His inheritance:

The Lord of Hosts is His name.
17 Gather from the land thy merchandise,
0 dweller in the bulwark;
is For thus hath the Lord said:
Lo, I am slinging out the inhabitants
Of the land at this time.
Yea, I have been an adversary to them,
So that they are found out.
19 Wo to me for my breach,
My smiting hath been grievous:
And I said, ' Only, this is my sickness,
ADd I will bear it".
29 My tent hath been spoiled,
And all my cords have been broken:
My children have gone out from me,
And they are not;
There is none stretching out any more
Or raising up my curtains. [my tent,
21 For the shepherds have become brutish,
And the Lord they have not sought :
Therefore they have not acted wisely,
And all their flock i3 scattered.
23 A voice of a report, lo, it hath come,
Even a great shaking
From the north country,
To make the cities of Judah a desolation,
A habitation of dragons.
23 I have known, O Lord,
That not of man is his way, [his step.
Not of man the going or establishing of
24 Chastise me, 0 Lord, oMy to judgment;
Not to TMne anger,
Lest Thou make me small.
25 To pour out Thy fury on the nations
That have not known Thee,
And on the families
That have not called on Thy name:
For they have eaten up Jacob,
Yea, they have eaten him up,
Yea, they consume him,
And his habitation have made desolate.'
XI. !THE word which hath been unto
Jeremiah from the LORD, saying, 2 'Hear
ye the words of this covenant, then have yc
spoken unto the men of Judah, and unto
the inhabitants of Jerusalem, 3and thou
hast said unto them, Thus hath the Lord
God of Israel said:
Cursed is the man who obeyeth not
The words of this covenant,
4 Which I commanded your fathers,
In the day of My bringing them out
From the land of Egypt,
Out of the iron furnace, saying, [them,
Hearken to My voice, then have ye done
According to all that I command you:
And ye have become My people,
And I am become your God;
5 In order to establish the oath
Whicli I have sworn to your fathers,
To give to them a land
Flowing with milk and honey, as this day.
And I answer and say, ' Amen, 0 LORD."
e And the Lord saith unto me, 'Proclaim
all these words in the cities of Judah, and
to the streets of Jerusalem, saying:
Hear ye the words of this covenant,
Then have ye done them. [fathers,
7 For I have certainly testified against your
In the day of My bringing them up
Out of the land of Egypt— till this day,

Charges against Judah, and XI. 8.— JEREMIAH.— xn. 13. predictions of punishment.

Rising early and testifying,
Saying, Hearken ye to My voice;
8 But they have not obeyed,
Nor inclined their ear, ,
And walk each in the stubborness
Of their evil heart: [covenant,
And I bring on them all the words of this
WMch I commanded to do; but they did
9 And the Lord saith unto me, [not.
A conspiracy is found in the men of Judah,
And in the inhabitants of Jerusalem.
i° They have turned back
To the iniquities of their forefathers,
Who refused to hear My words,
And have gone after other gods to serve
The house of Israel, [them:
And the house of Judah,
Have made void My covenant,
Which I made with their fathers.
u Therefore, thus hath the Lord said:
Lo, I am bringing in on them evil,
Which they are not able to go out from;
And they have cried unto Me,
But I hearken not unto them.
12 And the cities of Judah,
And inhabitants of Jerusalem have gone,
And cried unto the gods
To whom they make perfume :
But they give no deliverance at all to them
In the time of their vexation.
13 For — the number of thy cities
Have been thy gods, O Judah; [salem
And — the number of the streets of Jeru-
Ye have placed altars to a shameful thing,
Altars for making perfume to Baal.
14 And thou shalt not pray for this people,
Nor lift up for them cry or prayer:
For I hearken not in the time of their
calling unto Me for their vexation.
15 What — to My beloved in My liouse,
Her doing wickedness with many,
That the holy flesh pass over from thee?
When thou dost evil, then thou exultest.'
*6 'An olive, green, fair, of goodly fruit,'
Hath the LORD called thy name;
At the noise of a great tumMt
He hath kindled fire against it,
And broken have been its thin shoots.
17 The Lord of Hosts, who planteth thee,
Hath spoken evil concerning thee,
For the evil of the house of Israel,
And of the house of Judah,
Which they have done to themselves,
Provoking Me to anger,
Making perfume to Baal.
is LORD, cause me to know, and I do know:
Then hast Thou shewed me their doings.
19 And I am as a trained lamb brought to
And have not known [the slaughter;
That against me they devised devices: -
^Let us destroy the, tree with its food,
And let us cut him off
From the land of the living,
And his name is not remembered again.
29 Lord of Hosts, judging righteousness,
Trying reins and heart,
I see Thy vengeance against thera;
For unto Thee have I revealed my cause.
21 Therefore, thus hath the Lord said
Concerning the men of Anathoth,
Who are seeking thy life, saying,

•Prophesy not in the name of^the Lord,
And thou diest not by our hands:'
22 Therefore, thus said the Lord of Hosts,
Lo, I am seeing after them:
The chosen ones die by sword;
Their sons and daughters die by famine.
?-3 And they have no remnant:
For I bring evil to the men of Anathoth,
The year of their inspection.
XII. 1 RIGHTEOUS art Thou, 0 Lord
When I plead towards thee:
Only, judgments do I speak with Thee:
Wherefore hath the way of the wicked
prospered ?
At rest have been all treacherous dealers.
2 Thou hast planted them,
Yea, they have taken root:
They go on, yea, they have yielded fruit:
Near art Thou in their mouth,
And far off from their reins.
3 And Thou, O Lord, hast known me;
Thou seest me, and hast tried my heart
with Thyself:
Draw them away as sheep to slaughter;
Yea, separate them for a day of slaughter.
4 Till when doth the earth mourn ?
And the herb of the whole field wither,
Because of the wickedness of those who
dwell in it ?
Consumed have been beast and fowl,
Because they have said,
'He seeth not our latter end.'
5 For— with footmen thou hast run,
And they weary thee;
How dost thou fret thyself with horses !
Even to the land of peace,
In which thou art confident;—
How dost thou to the rising of Jordan !
6 For even thy brethren and the liouse of
thy father, [thee:
Even they dealt treacherously against
Even they — they called after thee loudly:
Trust not in them, when they speak unto
thee good things.
7 1 have forsaken My house,
I have left Mtoe inheritance,
I have given the beloved of My soul
Into the hand of her enemies.
8 Mine inheritance hath been to Me
As a lion in a forest;
She gave forth against Me with her voice,
Therefore have I hated her.
9 Aspeckled fowl is Mine inheritance to Me?
Are the fowls round about against her?
Come, assemble, every beast of the field;
Come ye for food. [yard ;
i° Many shepherds have destroyed My vine-
They have trodden down My portion;
They have made My desirable portion
Become a wilderness— a desolation.
11 He hath made it become a desolation,
The desolation hath mourned unto Me;
Desolated hath been all the land,
But there is no man laying it to heart.
12 On all Mgh places to the plain
Have spoilers come in:
For the sword of the Lord is consuming,
From the end of the land
Even unto the end of the land,
There is no peace to any flesh.
13 They have sown wheat, but thorns reaped:
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XII. 14.— JEREMIAH.— XIV. 2.

Calls to repentance.

They have become sick— they profit not:
And they have been ashamed of your in
crease, [the LORD.
Because of the fierceness of the anger of
14 Thus hath the LORD said concerning all
my evil neighbours, who strike against the
inheritance, which I have caused My people
— Israel — to inherit:
Lo, I pluck them from off their ground,
And the house of Judah I pluck out of
their midst. [ing them out,
15 And it hath come to pass, after My pluck-
I turn back, and have pitied them,
And brought them back,
Each to his inheritance, and each to his
i6 And it hath come to pass, [land.
If they learn well the ways of My people,
To swear by My name, ' The LORD liveth,'
As they taught My people to swear by
Baal,
Then have they been built up in the midst
17 And if they hearken not, [of My people.
Then have I plucked up that nation;
Plucking up and destroying,
Affirmeth the Lord.'
XIII. iTHUS hath the LORD said unto
me, ' Go, then hast thou got for thyself a
girdle of linen, and hast placed it on thy
loins, and into water thou dost not cause it
to enter.' 2And I get the girdle, according
to the word of the Lord, and place it on
my loins.
3 And the word of the Lord is unto me a
second time, saying, 4 ' Take the girdle
which thou hast got, which is on thy loins,
and rise, go to Phrat, and hide it there in a
hole of the rock.' 5 And I go and hide it to
Phrat, as the LORD commanded me.
6And it cometh'to pass, at the end of
many days, that the Lord saith unto me,
' Rise, go to Phrat, and take from thence
the girdle, which I commanded thee to hide
there.' 7And I go to Phrat, and dig, and
take the girdle from the place where I had
hid it; and lo, the girdle hath been marred,
it is not profitable for anything.
3 And the word of the Lord is unto me,
saying, ' Thus hath the LORD said:
9 Thus do I mar the excellency of Judah,
And the great excellency of Jerusalem.
19 This evil people, who refuse to hear My
words, [heart,
Who walk in the stubbornness of their
And go after other gods to serve them,
And to bow themselves to them;
Yea — it is as this girdle,
Which is not profitable for anything.
11 For as the girdle cleaveth unto the loins
So I caused to cleave unto Me [of a man,
The whole house, of Israel, [the Lord;
And the whole house of Judah, affirmeth
To be to Me for a people, and for a name,
And for a praise, and for beauty;
Butthey have not 'hearkened;
12 And thou hast said unto them this word:
Thus hath the Loed, God of Israel, said:
' Every bottle is full of wine : '
And they have said unto thee,
' Do we not certainly know
That every bottle is full of wine?'
13 And thou hast said unto them,
4S4

' Thus hath the Lord said :
Lo, I fill all the inhabitants of this land,
And the kings who sit for. David on his
And the priests,and the prophets, [throne,
And all the inhabitants of Jerusalem,
With drunkenness, [other,
14 And I have dashed them one against an-
The fathers and the children together,
Affirmeth the Lord:
I pity not, nor spare, nor have mercy.
So as not to destroy them.
is Hear, and give ear; be not haughty:
For the LORD hath spoken.
i6 Give to the Lord your God honour,
Before He cause darkness, [mountains,
And before your feet stumble on the dark
And ye have waited for light,
And he hath made it for deathshade,
And hath appointed it for thick darkness.
17 But if ye hear it not,
In secret places doth my soul weep, be-
Yea, it weepeth sore, [cause of pride:
And tears come down mine eyes,
For the flock of the Lord
Hath been taken captive.
18 Say to the king and to the mistress:
Make yourselves low; sit still:
For come down hath your principalities,
The crown of your beauty.
19 The cities of the south have been shut up,
And there is none opening:
Judah hath been removed, all of her;
She hath been completely removed.
20 Lift up your eyes, and see those who are
coming in from the north:
Where is the drove given to thee,
Thy beautiful flock ? [after thee ?
21 What dost thou say, when He looketh
Seeing thou hast taught them
To be over thee — leaders for head?
Do not pangs seize thee
As a travailing woman?
22 And when thou sayest to thy heart,
'Wherefore have these met me?'
For the abundance of thine iniqmty
Have thy skirts been uncovered,
Thy heels suffered violence.
23 Doth a Cushite change his skin ?
Or a leopard his spots ?
Ye also may be able to do good,
Who ore accustomed to do evil.
24 And I scatter them as stubble,
Passing away, by a wind of the wilderness.
25 This is thy lot, the portion
Of thy measures from Me, affirmeth the
Because thou hast forgotten Me, [Lord,
And dost trust in falsehood.
28 Aud I also have made bare
Thy skirts before thy face,
And thy shame hath been seen.
27 Thine ^adulteries, and thy neighings,
The wickedness of thy whoredom,
On heights in the field:
I have seen thine abominations.
Wo to thee, 0 Jerusalem,
Thou art not cleansed; when is it again ?
XIV. 1 THAT which hath been the word
of the Lord unto Jeremiah concerning the
matters of the dearths:
2 Mourned hath Judah,
And her gates have languished;

Of the grievous famine. XIV. 3. — JEREMIAH.— xv. 7. Desolations of J erusalQi"-

They have mourned to the earth ;
And the cry of Jerusalem hath gone up.
8 And their honourable ones
Have sent their little ones to the waters:
They have come unto ditches,
They have found no waters:
They turned back— their vessels empty;
They have been ashamed,
And have blushed, and covered their head.
4 Because the ground hath been broken,
For there hath been no rain on the land;
Ashamed have been husbandmen,
They have covered their bead.
6 For even the hind to the field
Hath brought forth— to forsake it,
For there hath been no grass.
6 And wild asses have stood on high places,
They swallowed up wind like dragons;
Consumed hath been their eyes,
For there is no, herb. ,
? Surely our toiqmties have testified against
0 Lord, work for Thy name's sake: [us,
For many have been our backslidings;
Against Thee we have sinned.
8 0 Hope of Israel — its saviour,
In time of trouble,
Why art Thou as a sojourner in.the land ?
And as a traveller turned aside to lodge ?
( Why .art Thou as one dumb?
As a mighty one unable to save ?
And Thou in our midst, 0 Lord,
Thy name over us is called; leave us not.
i° Thus hath the Lord said concerning this
people: Well have they loved to wander,
Their feet they have not restrained:
And the Lord hath not accepted them:
Now doth He remember their toiqmty,
And inspect their sin.
11 And the Lord saith uuto me, [good;
J2 Thou shalt not pray for this people for
When they fast, I hearken not to their cry;
And when they cause to ascend
Burnt-offering and present, I accept them
For by sword, and by famine, [not;
And by pestilence I am consuming them.
13 And I say, Ah, Lord Jehovah,
Lo, the prophets are saying to them,
' Ye shall not see a sword,
Yea, famine shall not be to you ;
For true peace I give to you in this place.'
4 And the Lord saith unto me:
The prophets are prophesying
Falsehood in My name:
I sent them not, nor commanded them,
Nor spoke unto them:
A false vision, and divination, and vamty,
And the deceit of their own heart
Are they prophesying to you.
15 Therefore, thus hath the LORD said con
cerning the prophets who are prophesying
in My name, and I have not sent them, and
Baying, Sword and famine shalLpot be in
tlris land;
By sword and by famine are these pro
phets consumed.
*B And the people to whom they prophesy
Are cast unto the on t-placeaof Jerusalem,
Because of the famine, and of the sword;
And there is none burying them,
Them, their wives, and their sons,

And their daughters:
And I have poured out on them this evil.
17 And thou hast said unto them this word:
Tears come down mine eyes mght and day,
Yea, they cease not:
For, with a great breach;
Broken hath been the virgin
Of the daughter of toy people,
A very grievous stroke.
i8 If I have gone out to the field,1
Then, lo, the pierced of the sword;
And if I. have entered the ciiy,
Then, lo, the diseased of famine:
For both prophet and priest
Have gone up and down,
Unto a land which they knew not.
19 Hast Thou utterly rejected Judah ?
Against Zion hath Thy soiil loathed?
Wherefore hast Thou smitten us,
And there is no healing for us ?
Looking for peace, and there is no good ;
And for a time of healing, and lo, terror.
20 We have known, Lord, our wickedness.
The iniquity of our fathers:
For we have sinned against Thee.
21 Despise not, for Thy name's sake;
Dishonournot the throne of Thine honour:
Remember, break not Thy covenant with
us.
22 Are there among the vanities of the na-
Any causing ram ? [tions
Or do the heavens give showers?
Art not Thou He, 0 LORD our God ?
And we wait for thee:
For Thou hast done all these.
XV. ]AND the LORD saith unto me :
Though Moses or Samuel should stand
before Me,
My soul is not towards this people:
Send from before My face, and they go out.
2 And it hath come to pass, when they say
Whither shall we go out? [to thee,
That thou hast said unto them:
Thus hath the Lord said: '
Those who are for death, to death;
Those who are for the sword, to the sword;
And those who are for famine, to famine;
Those who are for captivity, tocaptivity.
8 And I have appointed over them four
kinds, aflirmeth the Lord:
The sword to slay, and the dogs to draw,
And the fowl of the heavens;
And the beast of the earth,
To consume and to destroy;
4 And I have made them for a trembling
To all the kingdoms of the earth,
Because of- Manasseh son of Hezekiah
king of Judah,
For that which he did in Jem salem..
5 For who hath pity on thee, 0 Jerusalem ?
And who bemoaneth for thee?
Or who turneth aside to ask of thy welfare?
6 Thou hast left Me, affirmeth the Lord,
Backward thou goest;
And I stretch out My hand against thee,
And destroy thee:
I have been weary of repenting,
7 And I scatter them with a fan,
-In the gates of the land :
I bereaved, I have destroyed My people;
From their ways thev turn not back.
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Jeremiah encouraged.

XV. 8.— JEREMIAH.— XVT. 15.

Judgment and mercy.

8 Their widows have been more to Me
Than the sand of the sea:
I brought in them— against the mother:
A young man— a spoiler — at noon ?
I have caused to fall upon her suddenly
Wrath and trouble.
9 Languished hath the bearer of seven:
She hath breathed out her spirit;
Go in doth her sun while yet day:
It hath been ashamed and confounded;
And their residue to the sword
I give up before their enemies,
Affirmeth the LORD.
10 —Wo to me, my mother,
For thou hast borne me a man of strife,
And a man of contention to all the land:
I have not lent on usury,
Nor have they lent on usury to me:
AU of them are reviling me.
n The LORD hath said:
Have I not directed thee for good 1
Have not I interceded for thee, in a time
of evil,
In a time of adversity — with the enemy ?
12 Doth one break iron— northern iron, and
13 Thy strength and thy treasures [brass 1
For a prey I give — not for a price,
But for all thy sins, and in all thy borders.
i* And I have caused thine enemies
To pass over into the land
Thou hast not known:
For a fire hath been kindled in Mine
Against you it burneth. [anger;
is Thou, Thou hast known, O LORD;
And take vengeance for me of mypursuers:
Remember me, and inspect me,
In Thy long-suffering take me not away:
Know — I have borne for Thee reproach.
iu xhy words have been found,
And I do eat them:
And Thy word is to me for a joy,
And for the rejoicing of my heart:
For Thy name is called on me,
0 Jehovah, God of Hosts.
17 1 have not sat in the assembly of deriders,
Nor do I exult,
Because of Thy hand— alone I have sat:
For with indignation Thou hast filled me.
is why hath my pain been perpetual ?
And my wound incurable?
It hath refused to he healed:
Thou art surely to me as a failing stream,
Waters not stedfast.
19 Therefore thus hath the Lord said :
If thou turn back, then I bring thee back;
Before Me thou standest:
And if thou bring out the precious from
As My mouth thou art: [the vile,
They turn back unto thee;
But thou dost not turn back unto them:
20 And I have made thee to tlris people
For a wall — brazen — fenced :
And they have fought against thee,
But prevail not against thee:
For with thee am I to save thee,
And to deliver thee, affirmeth the Lord ;
21 And I have delivered thee from the hand
And have ransomed thee [of evil doers,
From the hand of the terrible.
XVI. 1 AND the word of the LORD is unto
me, saying: 48O

2 Thou shalt not take to thyself a wife,
Nor have sons or daughters in this place.
3 For thus hath the Lord said:
Of the sons and of the daughters
Who are born in this place;
And of their mothers who bare them,
And of their fathers who begat them, in
4 Of painful deaths they die; [this land:
They are not lamented, nor buried :
They are dung on the face of the ground;
And by sword and famine are consumed:
And their carcase hath been for food
To the fowl of the heavens,
And to the beast of the earth.
5 For thus hath the LORD said:
Enter not the house of mourning-feasts,
Nor go to lament nor bemoan for them;
For I have removed My peace from this
Affirmeth the LORD, [people,
The loving-kindness and the mercies.
6 And died have great and small in this
They shall not be buried, [land:
And none lament for them,
Nor doth any cut himself,
Nor become bald for them.
7 Nor do they deal to them for mourning,
To comfort him concerning the dead;
Nor cause them to drink the cup of con-
For his father or for his mother, [solations
8 House of banqueting thou dost not enter,
To sit with them, to eat and to drink.
9 For thus said the Lord of Hosts, God of Is-
Lo, I cause to cease from this place, [rael
Before your eyes, and in your days, [ing,
The voice of joy, and the voice of rejoic-
Voice of bridegroom, and voice of bride.
19 And it hath come to pass, [these words,
When thou declarest to this people all
And they have said unto thee,
' Wherefore hath the Lord spoken against
AU tlris great evil ? [us
Yea, what our iniquity, and what our sin,
That we have sinned
Against the Lord our God?'
11 Then thou hast said unto them:
Because your fathers have forsaken Me,
Aflirmeth the Lord,
And go after other gods, and serve them,
And bow themselves to them,
And Me have forsaken,
And My law have not kept:
12 Ye also have done evil above your fathers,
And lo, ye are walking each
After the stubborness of his evil heart,
So as not to hearken unto Me.
13 Even I have cast you from off this land,
On to a land which ye have not known,
Ye or your fathers;
And ye have served there other gods
By day and by night,
Where I do not give to you grace,
14 Therefore, lo, days are coming,
Affirmeth the Lord,
And it is not said any more,
' The Lord liveth who brought up [Egypt,'
The Children of Israel out of the land of
is But, ' The Lord liveth who brought up
The Children of Israel
Out of the land of the north,
And out of all the lands whither He drove
them:1

True and false confidence, xvi. 16.— JEREMiAH.— XVU. 26. The sabbath to be sanctified.

And*I have brought them back to their
WMch I gave to their fathers. [land,
16 Lo, I send for many fishers,
Affirmeth the Lord,
And they have fished them;
And after this I send for many hunters, '
And they have hunted them
From off every mountain.
And from off every hill,
And from the holes of the rocks.
l7~For Mine eyes are upon all their ways;
They have not been hidden from My face,
N or hath their iniquity been Mdden
From before Mtoe eyes.
i8 And I have first recompensed,
A second time their iniquity and their sin;
Because of their polluting My land
With the carcaseof their detestable things,
Yea, their abominable tMngs
Have filled Mine inheritance.
*9 — 0 Lord, my strength, and my fortress,
And my refuge to a day of adversity,
Unto Thee do nations come
From the ends of the earth,
And say, Only falsehood our fathers in-
Vanity, and there is none [herited,
Profitable among them.
20 Doth man make for himself a god,
And they themselves no gods?
21 Therefore, lo, I cause them to know at
I cause them to know [tMs time,
My hand and My might;
And they have known
That My name is the Lord.
XVII. iTHE sin of Judah is written with a
With the point of a diamond : [pen of iron,
Graven on the tablet of their heart,
And on the horns of your altars;
2 As their children remember
Their altars, and their shrines,
By the green tree, by the Mgh hills.
3 O My mountain in the field— thy strength,
All thy treasures — for a prey I give,
Thy high places for sin in all thy borders.
4 And thou hast let go — through thyself,
Of thine inheritance which I gave to thee;
And I have caused thee to serve thine
In a land thou hast not known : [enemies
For a fire ye have kindled to Mine anger,
For ever it burneth.
6 Thus hath the Lord said:
Cursed is the man who trusteth to man,
And hath made flesh his arm, i-
And wriose heart turneth from the Lord.
c And he hath been as a naked thing in a
And seeth not when good cometh; [desert,
And hath inhabited parched places to a
wilderness,
A salt land, and not inhabited. [Lord,
7 Blessed is the man who trusteth in the
And whose confidence hath been the
8 And he hath been as a tree [Lord.
Planted by waters,
And by a rivulet sendeth forth his roots,
And seeth not when heat cometh,
And his leaf hath been green;
And in a year of dearth is not sorrowful,
Nor ceaseth from yielding fruit.
9 Crooked is the heart above all tilings,
And it is incurable: who doth know it?
19 1 the Lord search the heart, try the reins,

Even to give to each according to his way,
According to the fruit of his doings.
11 A partridge— it hath hatched,
And hath not brought forth—
Is one making wealth, but not by right:
In the midst of his days he forsaketh it;
And to his latter end, he is a fool.
12 A throne of honour on high from the be-
The place of our sanctuary, [ginning,
13 The hope of Israel is the LORD:
All who forsake Thee are ashamed;
And my apostates to the earth are written,
For they have forsaken the Lord,
The fountain of living waters.
h — Heal me, O LORD, and I am healed;
Save me, and I am saved:
For my praise art Thou.
is Lo, they are saying unto me,
' Where is the word of the Lord?
¦ ' Pray, let it come.' [Thee;
i6 Yet I hastened not from feeding after
And the desperate day I have not desired,
Thou, Thou hast known: [Thy face.
The produce of my lips hath been before
17 Be not Thou to me for a terror:
My hope art Thou in the day of evri.
i8 Let my pursuers be ashamed,
And let not me be ashamed — me!
Let them be affrighted,
And let not me be affrighted — me!
Bring on them a day of evil,
And a second time
With destruction destroy them.
19 Thus hath the LORD said unto me:
* Go, then hast thou stood in the gate of
the people, by which the kings of Judah
come to, and by which they go out, and in
all the gates of Jerusalem; w and hast said
unto them, Hear a word of the LORD, ye
kings of Judah, and all Judah, and all in
habitants of Jerusalem, who come iu by
these gates: 21 Thus hath the LORD said:
Take heed to yourselves:
And ye bear no burden on the day of rest,
Nor have ye brought it in
By the gates of Jerusalem.
22 Nor do ye take out a burden
From your houses on the day of rest,
Yea, ye do no work;
And have sanctified the day of rest,
As I commanded your fathers.
23 But they hearkened not,
Nor inclined their ear,
And stiffen their necks so as not to hear,
Nor to receive instruction.
24 And it hath come to, pass,
If ye certainly hearken unto Me,
Aflirmeth the Lord,
So as not to bring in a burden
By the gates of this city on the day of rest.
And to sanctify the day of rest,
So as not to do in it any work:
25 Then entered by the gates of this city
Have kings and princes,
Sitting on the throne of David,
Riding in a chariot and on horses,
They and their princes, men of Judah,
And the inhabitants of Jerusalera:
And this city hath remained for ever.
28 And they have come in from the cities of
And the suburbs of Jerusalem, [Judah,
487

God's righteous prerogative, xvn. 27.— JEREMIAH. -r-xix. 7. Prophetic imprecations.

And from the land of Benjamin,
And from the low country,
And from the hill-country,
And from the south,
. Bringing burnt- offering, and sacrifice,
And present, and inceuse, / [Lord.
And bringing praise to the house of the
27 And if ye do not hearken unto Me,
To sanctify the day of rest,
, So as not to bear a burden,
Or to come in at the gates of Jerusalem
On the day of rest;
Then have I kindled a fire in its gates,
And it hath consumed the high places of
And is not quenched.' [Jerusalem,
XVIII. iTHE word which hath been unto
Jeremiah from the Lord, saying: 2< Arise,
then hast thou gone down to the potter's
house, and there I cause thee to hear My
words.' 3And 1 go down to the potter's
house, and lo, he is doing a work on the
stones; 4and the vessel that he is making of
clay is marred to the hand of the potter,
and he turneth and maketh it another ves
sel, as it was right to the eyes of the potter
to make.
5 And the word of the Lord is to me, saying:
6 'As tMs potter am Inot able to do to you?
0 house of Israel, affirmeth the Lord.
Lo, as clay in the hand of the potter,
So are ye in My hand, 0 house of Israel.
7 The moment I speak concerning a nation,
Or concerning a kingdom,
To pluck up, to break down, or to destroy;
' 8 And that nation hath turned from its evil,
Because I spake against it,
Then I have repented of the evil
Which I thought of doing to it.
9 And the moment I speak concerning a
Or concerning a kingdom, [nation,
To build, or to plant;
i° And it hath done the evil thing in Mine
By not hearkening to My voice, [eyes,
Then I have repented of the good
Which I spake of doing to it.
11 And now, speak, I pray thee,
Unto the men of Judah,
And against the inhabitants of Jerusalem,
Saying: Thus hath the Lord said:
Lo, I frame against you evil,
And devise against you a device:
Turn back, I pray you,
Each from his evil way,
And amend your ways and your doings.
12 But they have said, It is incurable;
For after our own devices we will go,
And each the stubborness of Ms evil
heart we will do.
is Therefore, thus hath the LORD said:
Ask, I pray you, among the nations,
Who hath heard like these ?
A very horrible thing
Hath the virgin of Israel done.
14 Doth the snow of Lebanon
Cease from the rock of, the field ?
Failed are the cold strange waters which
is But My people have forgotten Me, [flow?
To a vain thing they make perfume,
And they cause them to stumble
Tn their ways— the old paths,
To walk in paths— a way not raised up;

iG To make their land become a desolation,
A perpetual hissing:
Every passer by it is astonished,
And bemoan3 with his head. [enemy:
i7rAs an east wind I scatter them before an
The neck, and not the face, I shew them,
In the day of their calamity.'
is Then they say, ' Come,
And we devise devices against Jeremiah;
For the law doth not perish from the
Nor counsel from the wise, [priest,
Nor the word from the prophet:
Come, and we smite him with the tongue,
And give no attention to any of his words.
19 Give attention, O LORD, unto me,
And hearken to the voice of those
Who contend with me.
20 Is evil recompensed for good,
That they have dug a pit for my soul ?
Remember my standmg before Thee
To speak good of them,
To turn back Thy wrath from them.
21 Therefore, give up their children to fa
mine, [sword;
And cause them to run on the sides of the
And their wives are bereaved and widows,
And their men are slain by death;
Their young men smitten by sword in
22 A cry is heard from their houses, [battle
For Thou bringest against them
Suddenly a troop:
For they have dug a pit to capture me,
And snares have hidden for my feet.
23 And thou, 0 LORD, Thou hast known
All their counsel against me for death:
Thou wilt not cover over their iniqmty,
Nor their sin from before Thee blot out:
And theyhave been stumbling before Thee :
In the time of Thine anger,
Work against them.
XIX. iTHUS hath the LORD said: Go, then
hast thou got a potter's earthen vessel,
and some of the elders of the people,
and' of the elders of the priests ; 2and thou
hast gone out unto the valley of the son of
Hinnom, which is at the opening of the
gate of the pottery, and hast proclaimed
there the words which I speak unto thee,
3 and hast said, Hear a word of the LORD,
0 kings of Judah, and inhabitants of Jeru
salem, Thus hath the Lord of Hosts, God
of Israel, said:
' Lo, I am bringing in evil on this place, at
which the ears of every one who heareth it
doth tingle, 4because they have forsaken
Me, and make known this place, and make
perfume in it to other gods, which they
knew not, they or their fathers, or the
kings of Judah, and have filled this place
with Amxocent blood; 6and have built the
high places of Baal to burn their criildren
with fire, burnt-offerings to Baal, which I
commanded not, nor spake of, nor did it
come up on My heart:
6 ' Therefore, lo, days are coming,affirmeth
the Lord, and this place is not called any
more, Tophet, or, Valley of the son of
Hinnom, but rather, Valley of slaughter.
7 And I have made void the counsel of
Judah and Jerusalem* in this place, and
have caused them to fall by the sword be-

Desolation of Jerusalem. XIX. 8. — JEREMIAH.— xxi. 4.

The prophet s appeal.

fore their enemies, and by the hand of
those who seek their life, and have given
their carcase for food to the fowl of the
heavens, and to the beast of the earth,
8 and have made this city for a desolation,
and for a hissing ; every passer by it is as
tonished, and Msseth for all its plagues.
9 And I have caused them to eat the flesh
of their sons, and the flesh of their daugh
ters; and each the flesli of his friend they
eat j to the siege and in the straitness where
with straiten them do their enemies, and
those who seek their life.
i° ' And thou hast broken the bottle before
the eyes of the men who are going with
thee, "and hast said unto them: Thus
hath the Lord of Hosts said: So I break
this people and this city, as one breaketh
the potter's vessel.-which cannot be repaired
again; and in Tophet they bury— without
place to bury. i2So I do to tMs place,
aflirmeth the Lord, and to its inhabitants,
so as to make this city as Tophet. 13 And
the houses of Jerusalem, and the houses of
the kings of Judah, have been — as tlie place
of Tophet — defiled, even all the houses on
whose roofs they have made perfume to
aU the host of the heavens, so as to pour
out oblations to other gods.'
J4And Jeremiah cometh from Tophet,
wMther the Lord had sent him to prophesy,
and standeth in the court of the house of
the Lord, and saith unto all the people:
15 ' Thus hath the Lord of Hosts, God of
Israel, said: Lo, I am bringing in unto this
city, and on all its cities, aU the evil which
I have spoken against it, for they have har
dened their neck — not to hear My words.'
XX. 1 AND Pashur son of Iramer the
priest, (who also is overseer in the house of
the Lord,) heareth. Jeremiah prophesying
these things. 2And Pashur smiteth Jere
miah the prophet, and putteth him in the
stocks, which are by the high gate of Ben
jamin, which is by the house of the LORD.
3 And it cometh to pass- on the morrow,
that Pashur bringeth out Jeremiah from
the stocks: and Jeremiah saith unto him,
' Not Pashur hath the LORD called thy
name, but Magor-Missabib,
4 For thus hath the Lord said:
Lo, I nyike thee for a fear to thyself.
And to all who love thee:
And they have fallen by the sword of their
And thine eyes beholding: [enemies,
And all Judah I give into the hand of the
king of Babylon,
And he hath removed them to Babylon,
And hath smitten them with the sword.
B And I have given all the strength of this
And all its labour, [city,
And all its precious things,
Yea, all the treasures of the kings of Judah
I give into the hand of their enemies,
And they have, spoiled them, and taken
And brought them to Babylon. [them,
6 And thou, Pashur, and all who dwell in
Go into captivity; [thy house,
And Babylon thou eDterest,
And_there thou diest,
And there thou art buried,

Thou and all who love thee,
To whom thou hast prophesied falsely.'
7 —Thou hast persuaded me, 0 Lord,
And I am persuaded:
Thou hast hardened me, and dost prevail:
I have been for a laughter all the day,
Every one mocketh at me:
8 For, from the time I speak I cry out,
' Violence and destruction,' I cry:
For the word of the Lord hath been to me
For a reproach and a derision all the day.
9 And I have said, ' I will not mention Him,
Nor speak any more in His name,'
And it hath been in my heart
As a burning fire shut up in my hones;
And I have been weary of containing,
Yea, I am not able.
i° For I have heard the evil report of many,
Fear is round about: ,
' Declare ye, and we declare it ; '
All mtoe allies watch for my halting:
'Perhaps he may be enticed:
And we will prevail over him,
And take our vengeance out of him.
u But the Lord is with me,
As a terrible mighty one: [prevail not:
Therefore my persecutors stumble and
They have been exceedingly ashamed,
For they have not acted wisely:
Everlasting confusion is not forgotten.
12 And, O LORD of Hosts, trier of the right-
Beholder of reins and heart, [eous,
I see Thy vengeance out of them,
For unto Thee I have revealed my cause.
13 ^smg ye to the Lord, praise the Lord:
For He hath delivered the soul of the
From the hand of evri doers. [needy
u _ Cursed, is the day in which I was bora:
The day that my mother bare me,
Let it not be blessed ! [father, saying:
15 Cursed is the man who bore tidings to my
'Born to thee is a child— a male,'
Making Mm very glad !
16 Then hath that man been as the cities
Which the toRD overthrew, and repented
When he heard a cry at morning, [not:
And a shout at time of noon, [the womb;
17 Because he hath not put me to death from
And my mother is to me my grave,
And her womb an everlasting pregnancy.
la why is this? from the womb I have come
To see labour and sorrow; [out,
Yea, consumed in shame are my days.
XXI. iTHE word which hath been unto
Jeremiah from the Lord, iu the king Zede-
kiah's sending unto him Pashur son of Mal
chiah, and Zephaniah son of Maasiah the
priest, saying, 2 ' Inquire, we pray thee, for
us at the Lord, for Nebuchadrezzar king
of Babylon hath fought against ns : perhaps
the Lord may deal with us according to all
His wonders, and cause Mm to go up from
off us.'
8 And Jeremiah saith unto them, 'Thus
do ye say unto Zedekiah, 4 Thus hath the
Lord, God of Israel, said :
Lo, 1 turn round the weapons of battle
Which are in your hand,
With which ye fight the king of Babylon
And the Chaldeans,
Who are laying siege against you

Advice to theking and people, xxi. 5.— JEREMIAH. — XXII. 20.

Doom of Shallum.

At the outside of the waU; [of this city,
Aud I have gathered them into the midst
5 And I — I have fought against you
With a stretched-out hand,
And with a strong arm, [wrath,
And in anger, and in fury, and in great
6 And have smitten the inhabitants of this
Both man and beast; [city,
By a great pestilence they die.
7 And after this, affirmeth the LORD,
I give Zedekiah king of Judah,
And his servants, aud the people,
And those who are left in this city,
(From the pestilence, from the sword,
And from the famine,) [Babylon,
Into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of
And into the hand of their enemies,
And toto the hand of those who seek
And he hath smitten them [their life;
By the mouth of the sword:
He hath no pity on them,
Nor doth he spare, nor hath he mercy.
8 And unto this people thou dost say,
Thus hath the Lord said:
Lo, I am setting before you the way of life,
And the way of death:
9 Whoso abideth to this city dieth,
By sword and by famine and pestilence;
And whoso goeth out,
And hath fallen to the Chaldeans,
Who are laying siege against you, liveth,
Aud his life hath been to him for a spoil.
i° For I have set My face against this city
for evil,
And not for good, affirmeth the Lord.
Into the hand of the king of Babylon it is
And he hath burned it with fire, [given,
n And as to the house of the king of Judah,
Hear ye the word of the Lord:
I2 0 house of David, thus said the Lord:
Decide ye judgment at morning,
And deliver the plundered
From the hand of the oppressor,
Lest My fury go out as fire, [quenching,
Aud hath burned, and there be none
Because of the evil of your doings."
18 Lo, I am against thee, affirmeth the Lord,
0 inhabitant of the vaUey,
Rock of the plain;
Who say, Who cometh down against us ?
And who cometh unto our habitations V
14 And I have laid a charge against you,
According to the fruit of your doings,
Affirmeth the Lord:
And I have kindled a fire in its forest,
And it bath consumed all its suburbs.
XXII. iTHUS hath the Lord said, 'Go
down to the house of the king of Judah,
then hast thou spokeu there this word, and
hast said: 2Hear the word of the Lord, 0
king of Judah, who art sitting on the throne
of David, thou, and thy servants, and thy
people, who are coming to at these gates;
Hhus hath the LORD said:
Do ye judgment and righteousness,
And deliver the plundered
From the hand of the oppressor;
And stranger, orphan, and widow
Ye shall not oppress nor wrong;
And innocent blood
Ye shall not shed in this place.
490

4 For, if ye certainly do this thing,
Then come in by the gates of this house
Have kings sitting for David on Ms throne,
Riding on a chariot, and on horses,
He, and his servants, and his people.
5 And if ye hear not these words,
By Myself I have sworn, affirmeth the
That this house is for a desolation. [Lord,
e For thus hath the Lord said,
Concerning the liouse of the king of J udah:
Gilead art thou to Me, the head of Le-
If not— I make thee a wilderness, [banon:
Cities not inhabited.
7 And have separated for thee destroyers,
Each with his weapons;
And they have cut down the choice of
And cast them on the fire, [thy cedars,
8 And many nations have passed by this
And said, each to its neighbour, [city,
Wherefore hath the LORD done thus
To this great city ? [forsaken
9 And they have said, 'Because theyhave
The covenant of the Lord their God,
And bow themselves to other gods,
And serve them.'
10 Ye shall not weep for the dead,
Nor bemoan for him ;
Weep ye sore for the traveUer,
For he returneth not again,
Nor hath seen the land of his birth.
iiFor thus hath the Lord said concerning
Shallum son of Josiah king of Judah, who
reigneth instead of Josiah his father, who
hath gone out from this place:
He turneth not hack Mther again:
12 For in the place whither
They have removed him he dieth,
And this land he seeth not again.
13 Wo to him who buildeth his house by un
righteousness,
And his upper chambers by injustice ;
On his neighbour he layeth service for
And his wage giveth not to him. [nought,
14 Who saith, ' I build for myself a large
And airy upper chambers ;' [house,
And hath cut out for Mmself its windows,
Ceded with cedar,
And painted with vermilion.
is Dost thou reign,
Because thou frettest thyself in cedar ?
Thy father— did he not eat and drink?
Yea, he did judgment and justice,
Then it is well with him. [needy;
16 He decided the cause of the poor and
Then it is weU, is it not to know Me ?
Affirmeth the LORD.
17 But thine eyes and thy heart are not,
Except on thy dishonest gain,
And on shedding of innocent blood,
And oppression, and on doing of violence.
is Therefore, thus said the LORD concern
ing Jehoiakim son of Josiah king of Judah:
They lament not for him,
Ah, my brother, and Ah, sister;
They lament not for him,
Ah, lord, and Ah, his honour.
19 The burial of an ass he is buried,
Drawn and cast out from thence
To the gates of Jerusalem.
20 Go up to Lebanon, and cry,
And in Bashan give forth thy voice,

Tlie latter end ofConiah. xxn. 21.— JEREMIAH.— xxni. 17. Guilt of the prophets, &c.

And cry from Abarim,
For destroyed have been all who love thee.
si I spake unto thee in thine ease;
Thou saidst, ' I wiU not hearken;'
This is thy way from thy youth,
For thou hast not hearkened to My voice.
32 AU thy friends consume doth wind,
And thy lovers into captivity go:
Surely then thou art ashamed,
And hast blushed for all thy wickedness.
33 0 dweUer to Lebanon,
Making a nest among cedars,
How gracious hast thou been
When pangs come to thee,
Pain— as of a travailing woman.
24 1 live, affirmeth the Lord:
Though Coniah son of Jehoiakim ktog of
Were a seal on My right hand, [Judah
Surely from thence I draw thee away,
33 And have given thee into the hand
Of those who seek thy life,
And into hands of which thou art afraid,
Even into the hand
Of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon,
And into the hand, of the Chaldeans.
26 And I have cast thee out,
And thy mother who bore thee,
On to another country,
Where ye were not born; and there ye die.
a? And to the land
WMther they lift up their soul to return,
Thither they return not.
28 A grief — a despised, broken thing —
Is tMs man Coniah ?
A vessel to which there is no pleasure ?
Wherefore have they been cast up and
He and his seed, [down,
Yea, been cast on to a land
WMch they knew not ?
29 Earth, earth, earth, hear a word of the
30 Thus hath the Lord said: ' [Lord:
Write ye this man childless,
A man who prospereth not to his days:
For none of his seed prospereth,
Sitting on the throne of David,
Or ruling again to Judah.
XXIII. i WO to shepherds destroying,
And scattering the flock of My pasture,
Aflirmeth the LORD.
2 Therefore, thus said the LORD, God of
Against the shepherds [Israel,
Who feed My people:
Ye have scattered My flock,
And drive them away,
And have not inspected them:
Lo, I charge upon you the evil of your
Aflirmeth the Lord. [doings,
3 And I gather the remnant of My flock
Out of all the lands
Whither I have driven them,
And have brought them back to their fold,
And they have been fruitful, and multi
plied.
4 And I haye raised up for them shepherds,
And they have fed them;
Andtheyfearnomore, nor are affrighted,
Nor are they lacking, affirmeth the Lord.
5 Lo, days are coming, affirmeth the Lord,
And I have raised up to David a righteous
And a ktog hath reigned, [Shoot,
And acted wisely,

And hath done judgment
And righteousness to the earth.
G In Ms days is Judali saved,
And Israel dwelleth confidently ;
And this his Name whicli the Lord pro-
' Our Righteousness.' [clairaetri Mm,
7 Therefore, lo, days are coming,
Affirmeth the LORD*
And they say no more,
The Lord liveth who brought up [Egypt;
The Children of Israel out of the land of
8 But, The Lord liveth, who brought up,
And who brought to, the seed of the house
From the land of the north, [of Israel,
And from all the lands
Whither I drove them,
And they have dwelt on their own ground.
9 In reference to the Prophets :
Broken hath been my heart in my midst,
Fluttered have all my bones;
I have been as a drunkard,
Asaman — yea, wine hath passed over him,
Because of the Lord,
And because of His holy words.
10 For of adulterers hath the land been fuU;
For because of these
Hath the land mourned;
Dried up have been
The pleasant places of the wilderness,
And their course is evil,
And their might — not right. [profane,
ii For both prophet and priest have been
Yea, to My house I found their wicked-
Afnrmetri trie Lord. [ness,
12 Therefore is their way to them
As slippery places;
Into thick darkness they are driven,
And they have faUen to it:
For I bring in against them evU,
The year of their inspection,
Affirmeth the Lord. [seen folly:
13 And in the prophets of Samaria I have
They have prophesied by Baal,
And cause my people — Israel — to err.
14 And in the prophets of Jerusalem
I have seen a horrible thing:
Committing adultery, and walking falsely;
Yea, they have strengthened
The hands of evU doers,
So that none hath turned back
From his wickedness:
They have been to me — all of them — as
And its inhabitants as Gomorrah. [Sodom,
is Therefore, thus said the LORD of Hosts,
concermng the prophets:
Lo, I cause them to eat wormwood, [gaU:
And have caused them to drink water of
For, from the prophets of Jerusalem
Hath profanity gone out to aU the land.
16 Thus hath the Lord of Hosts said:
Ye shall not hearken unto the words
Of the prophets who prophesy to you;
They make you vain:
A vision of their own heart they speak,
Not from the mouth of the Lord.
17 Saying diligently to those who despise
The word of the Lord, Peace is for you;
And to every one walking in the stubbor-
ness of his heart they have said:
EvU cometh not in unto you.
491

The false prophets.

xxni. 18.— JEREMIAH.— xxiv.

The vision of figs.

18 But who hath stood in the counsel of tlie
And seeth or heareth His word? [Lord,
Who hath regarded My word, or hear-
19 Lo, a whirlwind of the LORD — [keneth?
Fury hath gone out:
Even a piercing whirlwind:
On the head of the wicked it stayeth.
20 The anger of the Lord
Turneth not back till His doing,
Yea, till His establishing,
The thoughts of His heart:
Id the latter end of the days ye attend to
With understandtog. [it
21 1 have not sent these prophets,
But they have run:
I have not spoken unto them,
But they have prophesied.
22 But if they bad stood in My counsel,
Then they would cause My people to hear
My words, [way,
And they would turn back from their evil
And from the evil of their doings.
23 A God near am I, affirmeth the Lord,
And not a God afar off?
24 Is any hidden in secret places,
Aud I see him not? affirmeth the Lord.
Do not 1 fill the heavens and the earth?
Aflirmeth the Lord.
25 I have heard that which the prophets
have said, [saying,
Who prophesy in My name falsehood,
*I have dreamed, I have dreamed.'
2S Till when is this in the heart of the pro-
The prophets of falsehood; [phets?
Yea, prophets of the deceit of their heart:
27 Who devise to cause My people
To forget My name by their dreams,
Which they recount each to hisneighbour,
As their fathers forgot my name for Baal.
28 The prophet with whom is a dream,
Let him recount the dream;
And he with whom is My word,
Let him truly speak My word.
What — to the straw with the corn?
Affirmeth the Lord.
29 Is it not so? My word is as a fire,
Affirmeth theLORD.
Aud as a hammer —
It breaketh in pieces a rock.
39 Therefore, lo, I am against the prophets,
Affirmeth the LORD:
Stealing My words each from his neigh-
81 Lo, I am against the prophets, [hour.
Affirmeth the Lord,
Who make smooth their tongue,
And affirm an affirmation.
82 Lo, I am against the prophets of false
Affirmeth the Lord: [dreams,
Seeing they recount them,
And cause My people to err by their false-
And by their instability; [hoods,
And I have not sent them,
Nor have I commanded them:
And they are surely not profitable to this
Aflirmeth the Lord. [people,
83 And when this people, or the prophet,
Or a priest, asketh thee, saying,
What is the burden of the Lord?
Then hast thou said unto them:
Ye arc the burden;, and I have left you,
Affirmeth the LORD. 492

*4 And the prophet, or priest, or people,
Who saith, The burden of the Lord,
I have even seen after that man,
Aud after his house.
85 Thus do ye say each unto his neighbour,
And each unto his brother.
What hath the Lord answered?
And what hath the Lord spoken?
36 And the burden of the LORD
Ye shall not mention any more:
For the burden to each is His word;
And ye have overturned
The words of the living God,
The Lord of Hosts, our God.
37 Thus dost thou say unto the prophet:
What hath the Lord answered thee?
And what hath the LORD spoken?
38 And if the burden of the Lord ye will say,
Therefore thus hath the Lord said;
Because of your saying this word,
The burdeD of the LORD;
And I send unto you, saying,
Ye shall not say, The burden of the LORD.
39 Therefore, lo, I — even I,
Have taken you utterly away,
And have sent you out,
And the city which I gave to you,
And to your fathers, from before My face;
40 And have put on you everlasting reproach,
And everlasting shame,
Wliich is not forgotten.
XXIV. iTHE Lord hath shewed me, and
lo, two baskets of figs, appointed before the
temple of the Lord, (after the removing by
Nebuchadrezzar ktog of Babylon, of Jehoi
akim king of Judah, and the heads of
Judah, and the artizans. and the smiths from
Jerusalem, when he bringeth them into
Babylon.) 2In the one basket are figs very
good, like figs, first-ripe figs; and in the
other basket are figs very bad, which are
not eaten for badness. 3And the Lord
saith unto me, ' What seest thou, Jere
miah?' and I say, 'Figs; the good figs are
very good, and the bad are very bad, which
are not eaten for badness.1 4 And the word
of the LORD is unto me, saying,
s Thus hath the Lord, God of Israel, said ;
Like these good figs, so do I acknowledge
The removal of Judah,
Which I have sent from tlris place
To the land of the Chaldeans— for good,
6 And have set Mine eyes on them forgood.
And brought them back to this land,
And built them up, and throw not down,
And planted them, and pluck not up,
7 And given to them a heart to know Me,
For I am the Lord:
And they have become My people,
And I am become their God:
For they have turned back unto Me
With all their heart.
3 And, like the bad figs,
Wliich are not eaten for badness,
Surely thus hath the Lord said:
So do I make Zedekiah king of Judah,
And his heads, and the remnant of Jeru-
Who are left in this land, [salem,
And who dwell in tlie land of Egypt;
9 And I have given them for a trembling,
For evil to all the kingdoms of the earth,

Thepeople warned.

XXTV. 10.-JEREMIAH.— XXV. 31.

Desolation predicted.

For a reproach, aud for a simile, ,
For a byword, and for a reviling,
In all the places whither I drive them.
i° And I have sent against them the sword,
The famine, aud the pestilence, [ground
TiU their consumption from off the
Which I gave to them and to their fathers.
XXV. i THE word which hath been unto
Jeremiah concerning all the people of Ju
dah, in the fourth year of Jehoiakim son of
Josiah king of Judah, (it is the first year of
Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon,) 2 wliich
Jeremiah the prophet hath spoken unto all
the people of Judah, and unto all the in
habitants of Jerusalem, saying:
3 ' From the tMrteenth year of Josiah son
of Amon ktog of Judah, even unto this day,
(tMs three and twentieth year,} hath the
word of the Lobd been unto me, and I
speak unto you, rising early and speaking,
but ye have not hearkened; 4yaa, the Lord
hath sent unto you all His servants, the
prophets, rising early and sending, but ye
have not hearkened, nor inclined your ear
to hear, saying:
e < Turn back, I pray you, each from his
evU way, and from the evU of your doings,
and dwell on the ground which the Lord
hath given to you and to your fathers from
age, unto age; 6and ye shaU not go after
other gods to serve them, and to bow your
selves to them, nor provoke Me to anger
with the work of your hands; and I do no
evU to you.' 7And ye have not hearkened
unto Me, affirmeth the Lord; so as to pro
voke Me to anger with the work of your
hands for evil to yourselves. 8 Therefore
thus hath the Lorl of Hosts said, Because
ye have not obeyed My words, 9lo, I am
sending, and have taken all the famUies of
the north, affirmeth the Lord, even unto
Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, My ser
vant, and have brought them in against
this land, and against its inhabitants, and
against aU these nations round about, and
have devoted them, and appointed them
for an astonishment, and for a hissing, and
for everlasting wastes. i°And I have de
stroyed from them the voice of rejoicing,
and the voice of joy, the voice of bride
groom, and the voice of bride, the noise of
millstones, and the light of lamps. HAndall
this land hath been for a waste, for an
astonishment-; and these nations have
served the ktog of Babylon seventy years.
i2 And it hath come to pass, at the fulness
of seventy years, I charge against the king
of Babylon, and against that nation, affirm
eth the Lord, their iniquity, and against
the land of the Chaldeans, and have ap
pointed it for everlasting desolations. i3And
I have brought in on that land aU My words
which I have spoken against it, aU that is
written in this book, which Jeremiah hath
prophesied concerning all the nations.
i4For lay service upon them— even' them—
have many nations and great kings, and I
have given recompence to them according
to their doing, and according to the work
of their hands.
is ' por thus said the Lord God of Israel

unto me, Take the wine cup of this fury
out of My hand, then hast thou causedall
the nations to drink it unto whom I send
thee. i6And they have drunk, and shaken
themselves, and shewn themselves foolish,
because of the sword which I am sending
among them.
"'And I take the cup out of the hand of
the Lord, and cause all the nations to drink
unto whom the LORD sent me :
is Jerusalem, and the cities of Judah,
And its kings; its heads, [ment,
To give them up to waste, to astonish-
To hissing, and to revUtog, as at this day;
19 Pharaoh long of Egypt, aud his servants,
And his heads, and all his people;
20 And all the mixed people,
And all the kings of the land' of Uz,
And all the kings of the land of the PM
listtoes,
And Ashkelon, and Azzah, and Ekron,
And the remnant of Ashdod,
21 Edom, and Moab, and the children of
22 And all the kings of Tyre, [Ammon,
And all the kings of Zidon,
And the kings of the isle which ii beyond
23 Dedan, and Tema, and Buz, [the sea,
And all who cut the corner of the beard,
24 And all the kings of Arabia,
And all the kings of the mixed people
Who dwell in the wilderness,
25 And aU the kings of Zimri,
And all the kings of Elam,
And all the kings of Media,
26 And all the kings of the north,
The near and the far off, one unto anbther,
And all the kingdoms of the earth,
Which are on the face of the ground:
And the ktog of Sheshach drinketh after
27 And thou hast said unto them, [them.
Thus said the Lord of Hosts, God of Is-
Drink ye, yea, drink abundantly, [rael,
And vomit, and fall, and rise not,
Because of the sword which I seud among
28 And it hath come to pass, [you.
When they refuse to take the cup
Out of thy hand to drink,
That thou hast said unto them,
Thus hath the Lord of Hosts said:
Ye shall certainly drink.
29 For lo, in the city over which My name is
I am beginning to do evil, [called,
Aud ye— are ye entirely acquitted ?
Ye are not acquitted:
For a sword I proclaim
For all the inhabitants of the land,
Affirmeth the Lord of Hosts.
30 And thou, thou dost prophesy unto them
all these words, and hast said unto them:
The Lord from the high place roareth,
And from His holy habitation
He giveth forth His voice;
He surely roareth for His habitation:
A shout as of treaders down, [earth.
God answereth all the inhabitants of the
3i Wasting com eth unto the end of the earth :
For a controversy hath the Lord
With the nations;
He hath executed judgment for all flesh:
The wicked, He hath given them to the*
Aflirmeth theLORD. [sword,
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Jeremiah's solemn address. XXV. 32.— JEEEMIAH.— xxvn. 3. Martyrdom of Urijah.

32 Thus -hath the LORD of Hosts said:
Lo, evil goeth out from nation to nation:
And a great whirlwind
Is stirred up from the sides of the earth.
83 And the pierced of the Lord
Have been in that day
From the end of the earth
Unto the end of the earth: [buried;
They are not lamented, nor gathered, nor
Dung on the face of the earth they are.
34 Howl, ye shepherds, and cry;
And roll yourselves, ye honourable of the
For full have been your days [flock:
For slaughtering, and/or your scatterings;
And ye have fallen as a desirable vessel.
35 And perished hath refuge
From the shepherds, [flock.
And escape from the honourable of the
30 A voice is of the cry of the shepherds,
And a howling of the honourable of the
For the Lord spoileth their pasture, [flock:
37 And the peaceable habitations
Have been cut down,
Because of the fierceness of the anger of
the Lord. [covert:
83 He hath forsaken, as a young lion, His
Surely their land hath become a desola-
Because of the oppressing sword, [tion,
And because of the fierceness of His anger.
XXVI. i IN the beginning of the reign of
Jehoiakim son of Josiah, king of Judah,
hath this word been from the LORD, say-
tog: 2 'Thus hath the LORD said, Stand to
the court of the liouse of the Lord, t.hen
hast thou spoken unto all those of the cities
of Judah, who come in to bow themselves
in the house of the Lord, all the words
which I have commanded thee to speak
unto them; thou dost not diminish a word.
3 If so be they hearken, and turn back each
from Ms evil way, then have I repented
concermng the evil which I think of doing
to them, because of the evil of their doings.
4 And thou hast said unto them, Thus hath
the Lord said, If ye hearken not unto Me,
to walk in My law, which I have set before
you, 5to hearken to the words of My ser
vants the prophets, whom I am sending
unto you, yea, rising early and sending,
though ye have not hearkened; 6thenlhave
given up this house as Shiloh, and this city
I give up for a reviling to all nations of the
earth.' 7 And the priests, and the prophets, and
all the people, hear Jeremiah speaking
these words in the house of the Lord.
8 And it cometh to pass, at the completion
I of Jeremiah's speaking all that the Lord
hath commanded him to speak unto all the
people, that the priests, and the prophets,
and all the people catch him, saying,
9 Thou surely diest; wherefore hast thou
prophesied in the name of the Lord, saying,
'This house shall be as Shiloh, and this
city wasted, without inhabitant?' and all
the people are congregated unto Jeremiah
in the house of the Lord. 10 And the heads
of Judah hear these things, and they go up
from the house of the king to the house of
the LORD, and sit in the opening of the new
gate of the LORD. "And the priests and
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the prophets speak unto the heads, and
unto all the people, saying, 'Judgment of
death is for this man, for he hath prophe
sied against this city, as ye have heard with
your ears.'
12 And Jeremiah speaketh unto all the
heads, and unto all the people, saying,
'The Lord sent me to prophesy concerning
this house, and concerning this city, aUthe
words which ye have heard. "Andnow,
amend your ways, and your doings, and
hearken to the voice of the Lord your God,
and the LORD doth repent concerning the
evil which He hath spoken against you.
"And I, lo, I am in your hand ; do tp me
as good and right in your eyes, is Only,
know ye certainly, that if ye put me to
death, surely innocent blood ye put on
yourselves, and on this city, and on its in
habitants: for truly hath the LORD sent me
unto you to speak in your ears aU these
words.' io And the heads and all the people say
unto the priests and unto the prophets,
' There is no judgment of death for this man;
for in the name of the Lord our God hath
he spoken unto us.' 17 And certain of the
elders of the land rise up, and speak unto
all the congregation of the people, saying,
13 ' Micah the Morasthite hath been pro
phesying in the days of HezeMah ktog of
Judah, saying:
Thus hath the LORD of Hosts said:
Zion shall be a plowed field,
And Jerusalem shall be heaps,
And the mountain of the house
For high places of a forest.
19 Put him to death at all did Hezekiah king
of Judah, and all Judah? Did he not fear
the Lord? yea, he appeaseth the face of
the Lord, and the Lord repenteth concern
ing the evil whicli He spake against them;
but we are doing great evil to our souls.
20 ' And there hath also been a man pro
phesying in the name of the Lord, Urijah
son of Shemaiah, of Kirjath-Jearim, and he
prophesieth against this city, and against
this land according to all the words of
Jeremiah : 21 and the king Jehoiakim, and
all his mighty ones, and all the heads, hear
his words, and the king seeketh to put him
to death; and Urijah heareth, and feareth,
and fleeth, and goeth into Egypt. 22And
the king Jehoiakim sendeth men to Egypt,
Elnathan son of Achbor, and certain with
him unto Egypt: ^and they bring out Uri
jah from Egypt, and bring him in unto
the king Jehoiakim, and he smiteth him
with a sword, and casteth his corpse into
the sepulchres of the common people.'
24 Only, the hand of Ahikara son of Shaphan
hath been with Jeremiah so as not to give
him up into the hand of the people to put
him to death.
XXVII. iIN the beginning of the reign
of Jehoiakim son of Josiah, king of Judah,
hath this word been unto Jeremiah from
the LORD, saying: 2 < Thus hath the LORD
said unto me, Make to thyself bands and
yokes, 3then hast thou put them on thy
neck, and hast sent them unto the king of

Messans tn "Wn,i,» A*n

xxvn. 4.— JEREMIAH.— xxvni. 11. Hananiah' s prophecy.

Edom, and unto the king of Moab, and unto
the ktog of the children of Amnion, and
unto the king of Tyre, and unto the king of
Zidon, by the hand of the messengers who
are coming unto Jerusalem, unto Zedekiah
ktog of Judah. 4And thou hast com
manded them for their lords, saying, Thus
said the Lord of Hosts, God of Israel, «Thua
do ye say unto your lords, I — I have made
the earth with man, and the cattle which
are on the face of the earth, by My great
power, and by My stretched-out arm, and
have given it to whom it hath been right in
Mine eyes. 6 And now, I — I have given aU
these lands into the hand of Nebuchad
nezzar king of Babylon, My servant ; and
even the beast of the field I have given to
him to serve him: 7and all the nations have
served him, and his son, and his son's son,
tril the coming of the time of his land, even
it; and done service for him have many na
tions and great kings. 8And it hath come
to pass, the nation and the kingdom which
serve Mm not — Nebuchadnezzar king of
Babylon — and that which putteth not its
neck into the yoke of the king of Babylon,
with sword, and with famine, andwith pesti
lence, I lay a charge on that nation, affirmeth
the Lord, till I consume them by his hand,
9 'And ye, ye shall not hearken unto your
prophets, or unto your diviners, or unto
your dreamers, or unto your observers of
the clouds, or unto your sorcerers, who
speak unto you, saying, Ye shall not serve
the Mng of Babylon,— i"for falsehood they
prophesy to you, so as to remove you far
from off your ground ; and I have driven
you out, and ye have perished. "And the
nation which causeth its neck to enter into
the yoke of the ktog of Babylon, and hath
served him, I have even left it on its ground,
aflirmeth the Lord, and it hath tiUed it,
and dwelt to it.'
i2 ' And unto Zedekiah king of Judah I
have spoken according to aU these words,
saying, ' Cause your necks to enter toto the
yoke of the Icing of Babylon, and serve ye
him and his people, and live. i3Why will
ye die, thou and thy people, by sword, by
famine, and by pestilence, as the Lord hath
spoken concerning the nation which serveth
not the Mng of Babylon? "And ye shaU
not hearken unto the words of the prophets
who speak unto you, saying, Ye shall not
serve the king of Babylon, — for falsehood
they prophesy to you. 15For I have not
sent them, affirmeth the Lord, and they
prophesy in My name falsely, so as to drive
you out, and ye have perished, ye, and the
prophets who prophesy to you.'
i6 And unto the priests, and unto all this
people, I have spoken, saying, ' Thus hath
the Lord said, Ye shall not hearken unto
the words of your prophets, who prophesy
to you, saying, Lo, the vessels of the house
of the Lord are brought back from Baby
lon now to haste; for falsehood they pro
phesy to you. 17 Ye shall not hearken unto
them; serve the king of Babylon, and live.
Why shall this city be a waste? "And, if
they be prophets, and if the word of the

Lord be with them, let them intercede, I
pray you, with the Lord of Hosts, so that
the vessels which are left in the house of
the Lord, and in the house of the king of
Judah and in Jerusalem, have not gone to
Babylon. "For thus hath the Lord of
Hosts said concerning the pillars, and con
cerning the sea, and concermng the bases,
and concerning the rest of the vessels whicli
are left in this city, w which Nebuchadnezzar
king of Babylon hath not taken, to his re
moving Jeconiah son of Jehoiakim ktog of
Judah from Jerusalem to Babylon with
all the freemen of Judah and Jerusalem;
2i surely thus said the Lord of Hosts, God
of Israel, concerning the vessels which are
left of the house of the Lord, and of the
house of the king of Judah, and in Jeru
salem: ^To Babylon they are brought,
and there they are till the day of My in
specting them, affirmeth the Loan ; then
have I brought them up, and brought them
back unto this place.'
XXVIII. iAND it cometh to pass, in
that year, in the beginning of che reign of
Zedekiah king of Judah, in the fourth year,
to the fifth month, spoken unto me hath
Hananiah son of Azur the prophet, who is
of Gibeon, in the house of the Lord, before
the eyes of the priests, and of aU the people,
saying, 2'Thus spake the LORD of Hosts,
God of Israel, saying, I have broken the
yoke of the king of Babylon. 3 Within two
years of days I. bring back unto this placo
aU the vessels of the house of the LORD
which Nebuchadnezzar ktog of Babylon
hath taken from this place, and carrieth to
Babylon with Jeconiah son of Jehoiakim,
king of Judali; and all the removal of
Judah, who enter Babylon, 4I bring back
unto this place, affirmeth the Lord: for I
break the yoke of the ktog of 'Babylon.'
sAnd Jeremiah the prophet saith unto
Hananiah the prophet, before the eyes of
the priests, and before the eyes of all the
people who are standing in the house of the
LORD; 6yea, Jeremiah the prophet saith,
' Amen ! so may the Lord do ; the Lord
establish thy words which thou hast pro
phesied, by bringing back the vessels of the
house of the Lord, andall the removal from
Babylon, unto this place. 7Only, hear, I
pray thee, this word wMch I speak in thine
ears, and in the ears of all the people.
8 The prophets who have been before me,
and before thee, from of old, even they
prophesy concerning many lands, and con
cerning great kingdoms, of battle, and of
evri, and of pestilence. 9The prophet who
prophesieth of peace— by the coming of the
word of the prophet, known is the prophet
that the Lord hath truly sent him.'
i° And Hanamah the prophet taketh the
yoke from off the neck of Jeremiah the
prophet, and breaketh it. n And Hananiah
speaketh before the eyes of all the people,
saying, ' Thus hath the Lord said, Thus I
break the yoke of Nebuchadnezzar king of
Babylon, within two years of clays, from off
the neck of all the nations; ' and Jeremiah
the prophet goeth on his way.
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Advice to the captives. xxvni. 12.— JEREMIAH.— xxix. 31. Doom of false prophets.

12 And the word of the Lord is unto Jere
miah after the breaking, by Hananiah the
prophet, of the yoke from off the neck of
Jeremiah the prophet, saying, i3'Go, then
hast thou spoken unto Hananiah, saying,
Thus hath the Lord said, Yokes of wood
thou hast broken; but I have made instead
of them yokes of iron. "For thus said the
LORD of Hosts, God of Israel, A yoke of iron
I have put on the neck of all these nations
to serve Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon;
and they have served him: and even the
beast of the field have I given to him.'
!5 And Jeremiah the prophet saith unto
Hananiah the prophet, ' Hear, I pray thee,
0 Hananiah: The LORD hath not sent thee,
and thou hast caused this people to trust
on falsehood. w Therefore thus hath the
Lord said, Lo, I cast thee from off the
face of the ground: this year thou diest, for
perversity i,hou hast spoken concerning the
Lord.' l7 And Hanamah the prophet dieth
to that year, in the seventh month.
XXIX. i AND these are the words of the
letter which Jeremiah the prophet hath
sent from Jerusalem unto the remnant of
the elders of the removal, and unto the
priests, and unto the prophets, and unto all
the people, whom Nebuchadnezzar hath
reraoveclfrom Jerusalem to Bab3'lon, 2after
the going out of Jeconiah the king, and the
mistress, and the officers, heads of Judah
and Jerusalem, and the artificers, and the
smiths, from Jerusalem — ?,hy the hand of
Elasah son of Shaphan, and Gemariah son
of Hilkiah, whom Zedekiah king of Judah
hath sent unto Nebuchadnezzar king of
Babylon — to Babylon, saying, 4 ' Thus hath
the' Lord of Hosts, God of Israel, said to all
the removal which I have removed from
Jerusalem to Babylon, s Build houses, and
abide; and plant gardens, and eat their
fruit; Hake wives, and beget sons and
daughters; and take wives for your sons,
and your daughters give to husbands, and
let them bear sons and daughters ; and
multiply there, and be not few. 7 And seek
the peace of the city whither I have re
moved you, and pray for it unto the LORD:
for in its peace ye have peace.
8 ' For thus hath the Lord of Hosts, G od of
Israel, said, Let not your prophets who are
to your midst, and your diviners, lift you
up, nor hearken ye unto their dreams,
which ye cause them to dream. 9For with
falsehood they prophesy to you in My name;
I have not sent them, affirmeth the Lord.
io * j^r thus hath the Lord said, Surely at
the fulness of Babylon— seventy years — I
inspect you, and have established towards
you My good word, by bringing you back
unto this place. "For I have known the
thoughts which I think towards you, affirm
eth the LORD; thoughts of peace, and not
of evil, to give to you posterity and hope.
. 12 ' And ye have called Me, and have gone,
and have prayed unto Me,. and I have hear
kened uuto you, 13and ye have sought Me,
and have found, forye seekMe with all your
heart. "And I have been found of you,
affirmeth the Lord; and I have turned back
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to your captivity, and have gathered you
out of all the nations, and out of all the
places whither I have driven you, aflirmeta
the Lord; and I have brought you back
unto the place whence I removed you.
1S 'Because ye have said, The Lord hath
raised up to us prophets in Babylon;
i6 surely thus hath the Lord said concern
ing the king who is sitting on the throne of
David, and concerning all the people who
are dwelling in this city, your brethren who
went not out with you in the removal;
17 thus hath the Lord of Hosts said, Lo, I
am sending upon them the sword, the
famine, and the pestilence, and I have
given them up as figs which are vile, which
are not eaten for badness. 18And I have
pursued after them with sword, with famine,
and with pestilence, and have given them
for a trembling to all kingdoms of the earth,
for a curse, aud for an astorashment, and
for hissing, ahd for a reproach among all
the nations whither I have driven them,
19 because they have not hearkened unto
My words, affirmeth the Lord, which I sent
unto them by My servants the prophets,
rising early and sending, but ye hearkened
not, aflirmeth the Lord.
20 'And ye, hear ye the word of the Lord,
aU ye of the captivity which I have sent
from Jerusalem to Babylon: 2ithus hath
the Lord of Hosts, God of Israel, said con
cerning Ahab son of Kolaiah, and concern
ing Zedekiah son of Maaseiah, who are pro
phesying falsehood to you in My name: Lo,
I am giving them into the hand of Nebu
chadrezzar king of Babylon, and he hath
smitten them before your eyes; 22 and taken
from them hath been a reviling by all the
removal of Judah which is in Babylon, say
ing, The Lord set thee as Zedekiah, and as
Ahab, whom the king of Babylon roasted
with fire; ^because they have done folly in
Israel, and commit adultery with the wives
of their neighbours, and' speak a word in
My name falsely which I have not' com
manded them; and I am He who knoweth,
and a witness, affirmeth the Lord.
24 'And unto Shemaiah the Nehelamite
thou dost speak, saying, 25 Thus hath the
Lord of Hosts, God of Israel, spoken, say
ing, Because thou hast sent in thine own
name letters unto all the people who are
in Jerusalem, and unto Zephaniah son of
Maaseiah the priest, and unto all the
priests, saying, 26 The Lord hath made thee
priest instead of Jehoiada the priest, that
there may be inspectors of the house of the
Lord, for everyone mad, or making himself
a prophet, and thou hast put him unto the
torture and unto the stocks. 27And now,
why hast thou not pushed against Jeremiah
of Anathoth, who maketh himself a prophet
to you? 2s because that he hath sent unto'us
to Babylon, saying, It is long: build ye
houses, and abide ; and plant gardens, and
eat their fruit.'
29 And Zephaniah the priest readeth this
letter to the ears of Jeremiah the prophet.
80 And the word of the Lord is unto Jere
miah, saying, si < Send imto all the removal,

Promises of restoration xxix. 32.— JEREMIAH.— XXXI. 7.

to Judah and Israel.

saying, Thus hath the Lord said concern
ing Shemaiah the Nehelamite, Because
Shemaiah hath prophesied to you, and I — I
have not sent him, and he causeth you to
trust on falsehood; ^therefore, thus said
the Lord, Lo, I am seeing after Shemaiah
the- Nehelamite, and after his seed: he hath
none dweUing in the midst of tMs people,
nor doth he look on the good which I am
doing to My people, affirmeth the Lord; for
perversity he hath spoken against the Lord.'
XXX. iTHE word which hath been unto
Jeremiah from the Lord, saying, 2 ' Thus
spake the Lord, God of Israel, saying,
Write for thyself aU the words wMch I have
spoken unto thee in a book. 8For, lo, days
are coming, aflirmeth the Lord, and I have
turned hack to the captivity of My people
Israel and Judah, said the Lord, and have
caused them to turn back unto the land
which I gave to their fathers, and they do
possess it.
4 Aud these are the words which the Lord
hath spoken concermng Israel and concern-
tog Judah :
s Surely thus hath the LORD said:
A voice of trembling we have heard,
Fear — and there is no peace.
• Ask ye, I pray you, and see,
Doth a male bring forth ?
Wherefore have I seen every man,
His hands on Ms loins,
As a travariing woman,
And all faces have been turned to pale-
7 Wo! for great is that day, [ness?
Without any like it :
Yea, a time of adversity it is to Jacob:
But out of it he is saved.
8 And it hath come to pass, to that day,
Aflirmeth the Lord of Hosts,
I break his yoke from off thy neck,
And thy bands I draw away,
And strangers lay no more service on him:
• And they have served the Lord their God,
And David their king,
Whom I raise up to them.
» And thou, fear not, My servant Jacob,
Aflirmeth the Lord ;
Nor be affrighted, 0 Israel :
For, lo, I am saving thee from afar,
And thy seed from the land of their cap-
And Jacob hath turned back, [tivity:
And hath rest, and is quiet,
And there is none troubling.
11 For with thee am I,
Affirmeth the Lord, to save thee:
For I make an end of all the nations
Whither I have scattered thee;
Only, of thee I make no eud;
And have chastised thee to judgment,
And do not entirely acquit thee,
^2 For thus hath the Lord said:
Incurable thy breach,grievous thy stroke:
'3 There is none judging thycause to bind up:
Healing medicines there are none for thee.
14 All who love thee have forgotten thee;
Thee they seek not:
For with the stroke of an enemy I smote
The chastisement Pf a fierce one, [thee,
Because of the abundance of thy toiquity;
Mighty have been thy sins.
21

15 What — criest thou for thy breach ?
Incurable is thy pain;
Because of the abundance of thy iniquity,
Mighty have been thy sins,
I have done these to thee. [suraed,
io Therefore all who consume thee are con-
And all thine adversaries— aU of them —
Go into captivity,
And thy spoilers have become a spoil,
And aU thy plunderers I give up to plun-
17 For I increase health to thee, [der.
And from thy strokes I heal thee,
Affirmeth the LORD;
For ' Outcast ' they have caUed thee,
' Zion it is; there is none seeking for her.'
is Thus hath the Lord said:
Lo,I turn back to the captivity of the tents
And his dwelling places I pity; [of Jacob,
And the city hath been burit on its own
heap, [remaineth.
And the palace according to its ordinance
19 And gone out from them have thanks-
And the voice of the playful: rgivinjfc
And I have midtiplied them,
And they are not few;
And I have made them honourable,
And they are not small.
20 And Ms children have been as before,
And his company before Me is established,
And I have seen after all his oppressors.
21 His honourable one hath been of Mmself,
And his ruler from his midst goeth out;
And I have caused him to draw near,
And he hath approached unto Me;
For who is he who hath pledged Ms heart
To approach unto Me ?
Aflirmeth the Lord.
22 And ye have become My people,
And I am become your God.
23 Lo, a whirlwind of the LORD—
Fury hath gone out —
A cutting whirlwind,
On the head of the wicked it stayeth.
24 The fierceness of the anger of the Lord
Turneth not back tiU His doing itj
Yea, tril His establishing the devices of
. His heart: [about it.
In the latter end of the days ye consider
XXXI. 1 AT that time, affirmeth the Lord,
I become the God of aU the families of
And they become My people. [Israel,
2 Thus hath the Lord said:
Found grace in the wilderness
Hath a people (remaining from the sword)
Going to cause it to rest— Israel.
3 Frpm afar hath the Lord appeared,to me;
With everlasting love I have loved thee,
Therefore have I drawn thee with kind-
4 Again I buUd.thee, [ness.
And thou hast been built, virgin of Israel;
'Again thou puttest on thy tabrets,
And hast gone out in the chorus of the
5 Again thou plantest vineyards [playful.
On the mountains of Samaria:
Planters have planted,and made common.
6 For there is a day,
Cried have watchmen on mount Ephraim:
' Rise ye, and we go up to Zion,
TTntp the LORD our God;
7 For thus hath the LORD said:
Sing, 0 ye of Jacob, with joy,
m

Ephraim's repentance. XXXI. 8.— JEREMIAH.— xxxi. 35.

The new covenant.

And cry aloud with the head of the na-
Sound ye, praise ye, and say: [tions:
Save, 0 Lord, Thy people,
The remnant of Israel.'
8 Lo, I bring them to from the north coun
try, [of the earth:
And have gathered them from the sides
Among them are blind and lame,
Conceiving and travariing one together:
A great congregation turneth back hither.
9 With weeping they come in,
And with supplications I bring them:
I cause them to go unto streams of waters,
In a right way — they stumble not in it:
For I have become to Israel a father,
And Ephraim — he is My first-born .
10 Hear the word of the Lord, 0 nations,
And declare among the isles afar off,
And say: He who scattereth Israel gather
eth Mm, [his flock:
And hath kept him as a shepherd doth
u For the Lord hath ransomed Jacob,
• And redeemed him from a hand stronger
12 And they have come, [than he.
And sung in the high place of Zion,
And flowed to the goodness of the LORD,
For wheat, and for wine, and for oil,
And for the young of the flock,
And of the herd:
And their soul hath been as a watered
garden;
And they conttoue not to grieve any more.
13 Then rejoice doth a virgin iu a chorus;
Both young men and old men together:
And I have turned their mourning to joy,
And have comforted them,
And gladdened them above their sorrow,
14 And satisfied the soul of the priests with
fatness; [satisfied,
Aud My people with My goodness are
Affirmeth the LORD.
^ Thus hath the Lord said:
A voice to Ramah is heard,
Wailing, weeping, most bitter;
Rachel weeping for their children;
She hath refused to be comforted
For her children, because they are not.
i6 Thus hath the LORD said:
Withhold thy voice from weeping,
And thine eyes from tears:
For there is a reward for thy work,
Affirmeth the Lord; [of the enemy.
And they have turned back from the land
17 And there is hope for triy latter end.
Affirmeth the Lord;
And the children have turned back
To their own border.
is I have surely heard Ephraim bemoaning
'Thou hast chastised me, [himself:
And I am chastised, as a heifer untaught;
Turn me back, and I turn back,
For thou art the Lord my God.
^9 For after my turning back I repented;
And after my being instructed,
I struck on my thigh:
I have been ashamed,! have even blushed,
Fori have borne the reproach of my youth.
20 Is Ephraim to Me a precious son ?
A child of delight?
For since My speaking against him,
I do thoroughly remember him still:

Therefore My bowels have been moved
I greatly love him, [for Mm;
Affirmeth the LORD.
21 Set up for thyself signs,
Make for thyself heaps:
Set thy heart to the highway, the way
Turn back, 0 virgin of Israel, [went:
Turn back unto these thy cities.
22 Till when dost thou withdraw thyself,
O backsliding daughter ?
For the LORD hath produced a new thing
Woman compassing man. [to the land,
23 Thus said the LORD of Hosts, God of Is
rael;
Still they say this word in the land of
And in its cities, [Judah,
In My turning back to their captivity:
The Lord bless thee, habitation of right-
Mountain of holiness. [eousness,
24 And in Judah, and in all its cities together,
Dwelt have husbandmen;
And they have journeyed in order:
25 For I have satiated the weary soul,
And every grieved soul have filled.*
26 On this I have awaked, and I behold, and
my sleep hath been sweet to me.
27 Lo, days are coming, aflirmeth the LORD,
And I have sown the house of Israel,
And the house of Judah,
The seed of man, and the seed of beast.
28 And it hath come to pass,
As I watched over them to pluck up,
And to break down, and to throw down,
And to destroy, and to afirict;
So I watch over them to buUd, and to
Affirmeth the LORD. [plant,
29 In those days they say not any more:
The fathers have eaten unripe fruit,
And the children's teeth are blunted.
39 But each for his own iniqmty dieth:
Every man who eateth the unripe fruit,'
Blunted are his teeth.
3i Lo, days are coming, affirmeth the Lord,
And I have made with the house of Israel
And the house of Judali, a new covenant.
82 Not like the covenant
Which I made with their fathers, [hand,
In the day of My laying hold on their
To bring them out of the land of Egypt;
Because they made void My covenant,
And I ruled over them, aflirmeth the Lord.
88 For this is the covenant which I make
With the house of Israel, after those days,
Affirmeth the LORD;
I have put My law in their toward part,
And on their heart I write it;
And I have become their God,
And they are become My people.
34 And they teach not any more
Each his neighbour, and each Ms brother,
Saying, Know the Lord:
For they all know Me,
From their least even unto their greatest,
Affirmeth the LORD:
For 1 pardon their iniquity,
And of their sin I make mention no more.
S5 Thus hath the Lord said,
(Who giveth the sun for a light by day,
The statutes of the moon and stars
For a light by night,
Quieting the sea when its biUows roar;

Siege of Jerusalem.

xxxi. 36.— JEREMIAH.— XXXII. 30.

Jeremiah's prayer.

The Lord of Hosts is His name:;
«fi If these statutes depart from before Me,
Affirmeth the LORD,
Even the seed of Israel ceaseth
From being a nation before Me conttou-
37 Thus hath the LORD said: [aUy.
If the heavens above be measured,
The foundations of earth searched below,
Even I kick against all the seed of Israel,
For all that they have done,
Affirmeth the Lord.
38 Lo, days are coming, aflirmeth the Lord,
And the city hath been built for the Lord,
From the tower of Hananeel
Unto the gate of the corner.
39 And gone out again hath a measuring line
Over-against it, unto the hril of Gareb,
And hath compassed to Goath. [the ashes,
40 And all the valley of the carcases and of
And aU the fields to the brook of Kidron,
To the corner of the horse-gate eastward,
Is holy to the LORD; it is not plucked up,
Nor thrown down any more for ever.
XXXII. i THE word which hath been unto
Jeremiah from the Lord, in the tenth year
of Zedekiah king of Judah — it is the eigh
teenth year of Nebuchadrezzar; 2 and then
the forces of the Mng of Babylon are laying
siege against Jerusalem: and Jeremiah the
prophet hath been shut up in the court of
the prison wMch is in the house of the
ktog of Judah, 8 where Zedekiah ktog of
Judah had shut him up, saying, 'Where
fore art thou prophesying, saying, Thus
hath the Lord said, Lo, I am giving this
city into the hand of the king of Babylon,
and he hath captured it; 4and Zedekiah
ktog of Judah doth not escape out of the
hand of the Chaldeans, but is certainly
given into the hand of the king of Babylon,
and his mouth hath spoken with bis mouth,
aud his eyes behold his eyes; sand to
Babylon he leadeth Zedekiah, and there he
is till My inspecting Mm, aflirmeth the
LORD: because ye flght with the Chaldeans,
ye prosper not?
6 And Jeremiah saith, The word of the
Lord hath been unto me, saying, 7 ' Lo,
Hananeel son of Shallum. thine uncle, is
coming unto thee, saying, Buy for thyself
my field wMch is to Anathoth, for thine is
the right of redemption — to buy.' 8And
Hananeel, my uncle's son, cometh unto me,
according to the word of the Lord, unto
the court of the prison, and saith unto me,
' Buy, I pray thee, my field, which is in
Anathoth, whicli is in the land of Benja
min, for thine is the right of possession,
and thine of redemption; buy for thyself.'
And I know that this is the word of the
Lord, 9 and I buy the field, which is in Ana
thoth, from Hananeel, my uncle's son, aud
I weigh to him the money — seventeen
shekels of silver.
i°And I write in a book, and seal, and
cause witnesses to testify, and weigh the
silver in balances, u And I take the pur
chase-book, the sealed one, according to
law and custom, and the open one. i2And
I give the purchase-book unto Baruch son
of N eriah, son of Maaseiah, before the eyes

of Hananeel, my uncle's sou, and before the
eyes of the witnesses who write in the pur
chase-book,, before the eyes of all the Jews
who sit to the court of the prison. "And
I charge Baruch before their eyes, saying,
14 'Thus said the Lord of Hosts, God of Is
rael, Take these books, this purchase-book,
both the sealed one and the open one, then
hast thou put them in an earthen vessel,
that they may remain many days. i5For
thus said the Lord of Hosts, God of Israel,
Again are houses and fields and vineyards
bought in tMs land.'
ifiAnd I pray unto the Lord (after my
givtog the purchase-book unto Baruch son
of Neriah), saying, 17 ' Ah, Lord Jehovah, lo,
Thou hast made the heavens and the earth
by Thy great power, and by Thy stretched-
out arm; there is nothing too wonderful
for Thee: 1S doing kindness to thousands,
and recompensing the imqMty of fathers
into the bosom of their children after them :
God, the great, the mighty, the LORD of
Hosts is His name, w great to counsel, arid
mighty in act: because thine eyes are open
on aU the ways of the children of Adam,'
to give to each according to his ways, and
according to the fruit of his doings: 20 be
cause thou hast done signs and wonders in
the land of Egypt unto this day, and to Is
rael, and among men, and Thou makest for
Thyself a name as at this day.
21 ' And Thou bringest forth Thy people
Israel from the land of Egypt, with signs
and with wonders, and by a strong hand,
and by a stretched-out arm, and by great
fear. ®And tliou givest to them this land
which thou didst swear to their fathers to
give to them, a land flowing with milk and
honey. 23 And they come in, and possess
it, but they have not hearkened to Thy
voice, and in Thy law have not walked, all
of that which Thou didst lay a charge on
them to do they have not done, and Thou
proclaimest to them all this evil. 34Lo,
the mounts — they have come into the city
to capture it, and the city hath been given
into the hand of the Chaldeans who are
fighting against it, because of the sword,
and the famine, and the pestilence; and
that which Thou hast spoken hath come to
pass, and lo, Thou seest; 25 yet Thou hast
said unto me, 0 Lord Jehovah, Buy for thy
self the field with money, and cause wit
nesses to testify— and the city hath been
given into the hand of the Chaldeans.'
26 And the word of the Lord is unto Jere
miah, saying:
27 Lo, I am the Lord, God of all flesh;
For Me is anything too wonderful ?
28 Therefore, thus hath the Lord said, Lo, I
am giving this city into the hand of the
Chaldeans, and into the hand of Nebuchad
rezzar ktog of Babylon, and he hath cap
tured it; 29 and come in have the Chal
deans who are fighting against the city, and
they have set tMs city on fire, yea, they
have burned it, and the houses on whose
roofs theyhave made perfume to Baal, and
poured out libations to other gods, so as to
provoke Me to anger. 30For the ChUdren
499

God's chastisement, and xxxn. 31.-^JEREMIAH.— xxxm. 15. returning mercy to Israel.

of Israel and the Children of Judah have
been only doing evU in Mtoe eyes, from
their youth : for the Children of Israel are
only provoking Me with the work of their
hands, affirmeth the LORD. 3iFor a cause
of Mine anger, and a cause of My fury, hath
this city been to Me, even from the day
that they built it, and unto this day — to
turn it. aside from before My face; ^be
cause of all the evil of the Children, of Is
rael, and of the Children of Judah, which
they have done so as to provoke Me, they,
their kings, their heads, their priests, and
their prophets, and the men of Judah, and
. the inhabitants of Jerusalem. 33 And they
turn unto Me the neck, and not the face :
though teaching them, rising early and
teaching, yet they hearken not to accept
instruction. M And they set their abomina
tions in the house over which My name is
called, so as to defile it. 85And they buUd
the high places of Baal, which are in the
vaUey of the son of Hinnom, to cause their
sons and their daughters to pass' through
to Molech, which I did not command them,
nor did it come up on my heart to do this
abomination, so as to cause Judah to sto.
36 'And now, therefore, thus hath the
Lord, God of Israel, said concerning tMs
city, of which ye say, It hath been given
into the hand of the king of Babylon by
sword, and by famine, and by pestilence:
87 Lo, lam gathering them out of .all the
lands whither 1 have driven them in Mine
anger, and in My fury, and to great wrath;
and I have brought them back unto this
place, and have caused them to dwell con
fidently : s3 and they have become My peo
ple, and I am become their God ; 39and I
have given to them one heart, and one way,
to fear Me continually, for good to them
selves, and to their children after them:
40 and I have made for them an everlasting
covenant, that I turn not back from after
them for My doing them good; and My fear
I put to their heart, so as not to turn aside
from me. 4t And I have rej oiced over them
to do them good, and have planted them
in this land in truth, with all My heart and
with all My soul.
42 'For thus said the Lord: As I brought
in unto tMs people all this great evU, so I
am bringing in on them all the good which
I am speaking concerning them. 48And
bought hath been the field in this land of
wMch ye say, A desolation it is, without
man or beast ; it hath been given toto the
hand of the Chaldeans. « Fields with
money'they buy, so as to write in a book,
and to seal, and to cause witnesses to tes
tify, in the land of Benjamin, and in the
suburbs of Jerusalem, and to the cities of
Judah, and in the cities of the hill-country,
and in the cities of the low country, and in
the cities of the south: for I turn back their
captivity, affirmeth the Lord.'
XXXIII. iAND the word of the Lord is
to Jeremiah a second time, (and he is yet
detained in the court of the prison,) saying:
2 Thus said the LORD its maker, the Lord
its former, at establishing it, the Lord is
600

His name: 8CaU unto Me, and I answer
thee, yea, I tell to thee great and fenced
things — thou hast not known them. 4For
thus said the Lord, God of Israel, con
cerning the houses of this city, and con
cerning the houses of the kings of Ju
dah, which are broken down for the mounts,
and for the tools; Hhey are coming in to
fight with the Chaldeans, and to fiU them
with the carcases of men, whom I have
smitten in Mine anger, and in My fury,
and for whom I have Mdden My face from
this city, because of all their wickedness:
6 Lo, I increase to it health and cure,
And have healed them,
And have revealed to them
The abundance of peace and truth.
7 And I have turned back the captivity of \
And the captivity of Israel, [Judah,
And I have buUt them as at first,
8 And cleansed them from all their iniquity
WMch they have sinned against Me ;
And have pardoned aU their iniquities
Which they have sinned against Me,
And which they transgressed against Me.
9 And it hath been to Me for a name of joy,
For praise, and for beauty,
To aU the nations of the earth,
Who hear of aU the good which I do with
And they have feared, [them:
And trembled for aU the good,
And for aU the peace, which I do to it.
io Thus hath the Lord said:
Again heard in this place of which ye say,
It is a waste, without man, without beast.
In the cities of Judah,
And to the streets of Jerusalem,
Which are desolated, without man,
And without inhabitant, and without
beast,
u Is the voice of joy and voice of gladness;
Voice of bridegroom, and voice of bride;
The voice of those who say:
Thank ye the Lord of Hosts,
For the Lord is good;
For His kindness is for ever:
Who are bringing in thanksgiving
To the house of the Lord:
For I turn back the captivity of the land,
As at first, said the Lord.
is Thus hath the LORD of Hosts said:
Again there is in this place, which is
Without man or beast, [waste,
And to aU its cities, a habitation of shop-
Causing the flock to lie down. [herds,
13 In the cities of the hill-country,
In the cities of the low country,
And in the cities of the south,
And in the land of Benjamin,
And in the suburbs of Jerusalem,
And in the cities of Judah,
Again doth the flock pass by
The hands of the numberer, said the LORD.
u Lo, days are coming, affirmeth the LORD,
And I have established the good word
Which I spake unto the house of Israel,
And concerning the house of Judah.
15 In those days, and at that time,
I cause to shoot up to David
A Shoot of righteousness,
And he hath done judgment

The captivity predicted, xxxm. 16.— JEREMIAH.— xxxrv. 20. Transient reformation.

And righteousness in the earth.
i« In those days is Judah saved,
And Jerusalem dwelleth confidently:
And this is he whom the LORD proclaim-
'Our Righteousness.' [eth to her,
17 For thus hath the Lord said:
Not cut off to David
Is one sitting on the throne of the house
18 And of the priests the Levites, [of Israel;
Not cut off from before Me is one,
Causing a burnt-offering to ascend,
And perfuming a present,
And making sacrifice continually.
i9 And the word of the Lord is unto Jere
miah, saying, »'Thiis hath the Lord said:
If ye break My covenant of the day,
And My covenant of the night,
So that they be not daily
Or nightly in their season;
21 Even My covenant is broken
With David My servant,
So that he-hath not a son reigning on his
And with the Levites [throne;
The priests, My mtoisters.
22 As the host of heaven is not numbered,
Nor the sand of the sea measured ;
So I multiply the seed of David My ser-
And the Levites My ministers. [vant,
S3 And the word of the Lord is unto Jere
miah, saying:
24 ' Dost thou not consider
What this people have spoken, saying:
The two families on whom the LORD fixed,
He even rejecteth them:
And My people they despise —
So that they are no more a people before
23 Thus hath the LORD said: [them?
If My covenant be not daily and nightly,
The statutes of heaven and earth
I have not appointed —
M Even the seed of Jacob,
And David My servant, I reject,
Against taking from bis seed rulers *
For the seed of Abraham, Isaac, and J a-
For I turn back to their captivity, [cob:
And have pitied triem.'
XXXIV. 1 THE word which hath been unto
Jeremiah from the Lord, (and Nebuchad
nezzar Mug of Babylon, and all his force,
and aU the kingdoms of the land of the
dominion of Ms power, and aU the peoples
are fighting against Jerusalem,' and against
all its cities,) saying: s'Thus said the LORD,
God of Israel: Go, then hast thou spoken
unto Zedekiah ktog of Judah, and hast said
unto him: Thus said the LORD; Lo, I ara
giving this city unto the hand of the king
of Babylon, and he hath burned it with fire:
3and thou, thou dost not escape out of his
hand, for thou art certainly caught, and
toto Mb hand thou art given ; and thine
eyes see the eyes of the king of Babylon,
and his mouth with thy mouth speaketh,
and Babylon thou enterest. 40nly, hear
the word of the Lord, 0 Zedekiah king of
Judah; Thus hath the Lord said unto thee:
Thou dost not die by the sword; $in peace
thou diest: and with the burnings of thy
fathers, the former kings who have been
before thee, so they make a burning for
thee; and Ah, Lord, they lament for thee:

for the word have I spoken, affirmeth the
Lord.' 6And Jeremiah the prophet speaketh unto
Zedekiah king of Judah all these words in
Jerusalem, 7and the forces of the king of
Babylon are fighting against Jerusalem,
and against all the cities of Judah which
are left — against LacMsh, and against Aze
kah : for these have been left among the
cities of Judah, cities of fortresses.'
8 THE word which hath been unto Jere
miah from the Lord, after the making by
the king Zedekiah of a covenant with all
the people who are in Jerusalem, to pro
claim to them liberty, Ho send out each
his man-servant, and each his maid-servant
— Hebrew or Hebrewess — free, so as not to
lay service on them, any on a Jew his
brother; i°and hearken do all the heads,
and all the people who have come into the
covenant to send out each his man-servant
and each his maid-servant free, so as not to
lay service on them any more, yea, they
hearken, and send them away. 11 But they
turn afterwards, and cause the men-ser
vants and the maid-servants to return,
whom they had sent out free, and they
force them for men-servants and for maid
servants. 12 Yea, the word of the Lord is unto Jere
miah from the Lord, saying : 13 'Thus hath
the Lord, God of Israel, said, I— I made a
covenant with your fathers in the day of
My bringing them out of the land of Egypt
out of the house of servants, saying, "At
the end of seven years ye shall send out
each his brother, a Hebrew, who is sold to
thee, and hath served thee six years, yea,
thou hast sent him out free from thee: but
your fathers hearkened not unto Me, nor
tochned their ear. ifiAnd ye, ye turn back
to-day, and do that which is right in Mine
eyes, by proclaiming liberty each to Ms
neighbour: and ye make a covenant before
Me in the house over which My name is
called. i^But — ye turn back, and pollute
My name, and cause each his man-servant
and each his maid-servant, whom ye had
sent out free, (at their own desire,) to return,
and ye force them to be to you for men-
servants and for maid-servants.
17 ' Therefore thus hath the LORD said, Ye
have not hearkened unto Me to proclaim
freedom, each to his brother, aud each to
his neighbour; lo, I am proclaiming to you
liberty, affirmeth the Lord, unto the sword,
unto the pestilence, and unto the famine,
and I have appointed you for a cause of
trembling to all the kingdoms of the earth.
is And I have given the men who are trans
gressing My covenant, who have not esta
blished the words of the covenant which
they have made before Me, by the calf,
which they have cut in two, and pass
through between its pieces — T9the heads of
Judah and the heads of Jerusalem, the
officers, and the priests, and all the people
of the land who pass through between the
piece's of the calf; 20yea, I have given them
into the hand of their enemies, and into the
hand of those who Beek their soul; and their
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Case of the Rechabites. xxxtv. 21.— JEREMIAH.— xxxvi. 9. Punishment of Judah.

carcase hath been for food to the fowl of
the heavens, and to the beast of the earth.
2iAnd Zedekiah king of Judah, and his
heads, I give toto the hand of their ene
mies, and into the hand of those who seek
their soul, and into the hand of the forces
of the king of Babylon, who are going up
from off you. ^Lo, I command, affirmeth
the Lord, and have brought them back unto
tMs city; and they have fought against it,
and captured it, and binned it with fire:
and the cities of Judah I make a desolation
— without inhabitant.'
XXXV. iTHE word which hath been
unto Jeremiah from the LORD, in the days
of Jehoiakim son of Josiah king of Judah,
saying: 2<Go unto the house of the Recha
bites, then hast thou spoken with them,
and brought them into the house of the
Lord, unto one of the chambers, and
caused them to drink wine.' 8 And I take
Jaazaniah son of Jeremiah, son of Habazi-
niah, and his brethren, and all Ms sons, aud
all the liouse of the Rechabites, 4and bring
them into the house of the Lord, unto the
chamber of the sons of Hanan son of Igda-
liah, a man of God, which is near to the
chamber of the princes, which is above the
chamber of Maaseiah son of Shallum,
keeper of the threshold. 5AndI put be
fore the sons of the house of the Recha
bites goblets full of wine, and cups, aud say
unto them, Drink ye wine.
6Andtheysay, 'Wedonotdrinkwine: for
Jonadab son of Rechab, our father, charged
us, saying. Ye shall not drink wine, ye or
your children — for ever: 7anda house ye
shall not build, and seed ye shall not sow,
and a vineyard ye shall not plant, nor shall
ye have any: for in tents shall ye dwell all
your days ; that ye may live many days on
the face of the ground whither ye sojourn.
8 And we hearken to the voice of Jonadab
son of Rechab, our father, to all that he com
manded us, not to drink wine all our days,
we, our wives, our sons, and our daughters;
9nor to build houses for our dwelling : and
vineyard, or field, or seed, we have noue :
10 and we dwell in tents, and we hear
ken, and we do according to aU that Jona
dab our father commanded us. uAnd it
cometh to pass, in the coming up of Nebu
chadrezzar king of Babylon unto the land,
that we say, Come, and we enter Jerusalem,
because of the force of the Chaldeans, and
because of the force of Aram: aud we dwell
in Jerusalem.'
i2 And the word of the Lord is unto Jere
miah, saying: 'Thus hath the Lord of Hosts,
God of Israel, said:
13 ' Go, then hast thou said to the men of
Judah, and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem,
Do ye not receive instruction? — to hearken
unto My words, aflirmeth the LORD. 14 Per
formed have been the words of Jonadab
son of Rechab, when he commanded his
chUdren not to drink wine, and they have
not drunk unto this day, for they have
obeyed the command of their father; but I
— I have spoken unto you, rising early and
speaking, and ye have not hearkened imto
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Me. i5And I send unto you all My servants
the prophets, rising early and sending, say
ing: Turn back, I pray you, each from his
evil way, and amend your doings; yea, ye
shall not walk after other gods, to serve
them; and dwell ye on the ground which I
have given tp you and to your fathers; but
ye have not inchned your ear, nor hear
kened unto Me. iB Because the children of
Jonadab son of Rechab have performed
the command of their father, which he
commanded them, and this people have
not hearkened unto Me: "therefore thus
hath the LORD, God of Hosts, God of Tsrael,
said: Lo, I bring to unto Judah, and unto
all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, all the
evil which I have spoken against them:
because I have spoken unto them, and they
have not hearkened, yea, I call to them,
and they have not answered.'
i8 And to the house of the Rechabites
hath Jeremiah said : ' Thus hath the Lord
of.Hosts, God of Israel, said: Because that
ye have hearkened unto the command of
Jonadab your father, and observe all his
commands, and do according to all that he
commanded you; ^therefore, thus hath
the Lord of Hosts, God of Israel, said, Of
Jonadab son of Rechab one standing be
fore Me continuaUy is not cut off.'
XXXVI. iAND it cometh to pass, in the
fourth year of Jehoiakim son of Josiah
king of Judah, this word hath been unto
Jeremiah from the LORD, saying:
2' Take to thyself a roll of a book, then
hast thou written on it aU the words which
I have spoken unto thee concerning Israel,.
and concerning Judah, and concerning all
the nations, from the day I spake unto
thee, from the days of Josiah, even unto
this day. aIf so be the house of Israel
will hear all the evil which I think of doing
to them; so that they turn back each from
his evil way, and I have been propitious to
their iniquity and to their sin.'
4And Jeremiah calleth Baruch son of
Neriah; and Baruch writeth from the mouth
of Jeremiah all the words of the Lord,
which He hath spoken unto him, on a roll
of a book. 6And Jeremiah commandeth
Baruch, saying, ' I am restrained : I am
not able to 'enter the house of the LORD;
6 but thou hast entered, and hast read to
the roll, which thou hast written from my
mouth, the words of the Lord, in the ears
of the people, in the house of the Lord, in
the day of the fast: and also in the ears of
all Judah who are coming in from their
cities thou dost read them. 7If so be they
will cause their supplication to fall before
the Lord, and turn back each from his evU
way : for great is the anger and the fury
which the Lord hath spoken concerning
this people.'
8 And Baruch son of Neriah doth accord
ing to all that Jeremiah the prophet com
manded him, by reading in the book the
words of the Lord in the house of the Lord.
9 And it cometh to pass, in the fifth year
of Jehoiakim son of Josiah kmg of Judah,
in the mnth month, proclaimed a fast be-

Jeremiah's roll burnt, xxxvi. 10.— JEREMIAH.— xxxvn. 10. Further thrcatenings.
fore the Lord have all the people in Jeru
salem, and all the people who are coming
from the cities of Judah into Jerusalem.
19 And Baruch readeth in the book the
words of Jeremiah in the house of the
Lord, in the chamber of Gemariah son of
Shaphan the scribe, in the higher court, at
the opening of the new gate of the house
of the Lord, in the ears of all the people.
n And Michaiah son of Gemariah, son of
Shaphan, heareth aU the words of the Lord
from the book, J2and he goeth down to the
house of the king, unto the chamber of the
scribe ; and lo, there are aU the princes
sitting: Elishama the scribe, and Delaiah
son of Shemaiah, and Elnathan son of Ach
bor, and Gemariah son of Shaphan, and
Zedekiah son of Hananiah, and all the
princes. 13 And to them Micaiah declareth
all the words whicli he hath heard, when
Baruch readeth in the book in the ears of
the people. "And all the princes send
unto Baruch, Jehudi son of Nethaniah, son
of Shelemiah, son of Cushi, saying, * The
roU from which thou hast read in the ears
of the people take to thy hand, and come.'
And Baruch son of Neriah taketh the roll
in his hand, and cometh in unto them.
"And they say unto Mm, ' Sit down, we
pray thee, and read it in our ears;' and
Baruch readeth in their ears. iBAnd it
cometh to pass, when they hear aU the
words, they have been afraid one at an
other, and say unto Baruch, ' We wUl surely
declare to the ktog all these words.' 17 And
they asked Baruch, saying, ' Declare to us,
we pray thee, how didst thou write all
these words — from his mouth?' "And
Baruch saith to them, ' From his mouth; he
pronounceth unto me aU these words, and
I write on the book its parts.'
19 And the princes say unto Baruch, * Go,
be hidden, thou and Jeremiah; and let no
man know where ye are.' 20 And they go
in unto the king, to the court, and the roll
they have laid up in the chamber of Elisha
ma the scribe, and they declare to the ears
of the king all the words.
21 And the ktog sendeth Jehudi to take
the roll; and he taketh it out of the cham
ber of Elishama the scribe; and Jehudi
readeth it in the ears of the ktog, and in
the ears of all the princes who are standing
by the Mng. 22 And the king is sitting in
the winter-house, in the ninth month, and
the stove before him is burning; 23an^ it
cometh to pass, when Jehudi readeth three
or four leaves, he cutteth it out with a
scribe's knife, and hast cast unto the fire
which is on the stove, till the consumption
of all the roll by the fire which is on the
stove. 24 And the king and all his servants
who are hearing all these words have not
been afraid, nor rent their garments.
25 And also Elnathan, and Delaiah, and Ge
mariah have interceded with the king not
to burn the roll, and he hath not hearkened
unto them. ^And the ktog commandeth
Jerahmeel son of the king, and Seraiah
son of Azriel, and Shelemiah son of Ab-
deel, to take Baruch the scribe, and Jere

miah the prophet : but the Lord hideth
them. 27 And the word of the Lord is unto Jere
miah, (after the king's burning the roll, even
the words which Baruch hath written.from
the mouth of Jeremiah,) saying:
23 ' Turn, take to thyself another roll, and
write on it all the former words which were
on -the first roll; which Jehoiakim ktog of
Judah burnt ; 29 and unto Jehoiakim king
of Judah thou dost say: Thus hath the
Lord said : Thou riast burnt this roU, say
ing, Wherefore hast thou written on it,
saying, The king of Babylon surely cometh,
and hath destroyed this land, and caused
to cease from it man and beast?
30 ' Therefore, thus hath the Lord said
concerning Jehoiakim ktog of Judah: He
hath none sitting on the throne of David;
and his carcase is cast out to the heat by
day, and to the cold by night. 31And I
have charged on him, and on his seed, and
on his servants, their iniquity; and I have
brought on them, and on the inhabitants of
Jerusalem, and unto the men of Judah, all
the evil that I have spoken unto them, but
they hearkened not.'
33 And Jeremiah hath taken another roll,
and giveth it unto Baruch son of Neriah
the scribe, and he writeth on it from the
mouth of Jeremiah all the words of the
book which JehoiaMm king of Judah hath
burnt in the fire : and again there were
added unto them many words like these.
XXXVII. 1 AND kmg Zedekiah son of
Josiah reigneth instead of Coniah son of
Jehoiakim whom Nebuchadrezzar king of
Babylon caused to reign in the land of
Judah. 2 But he hath not hearkened, he,'
or Ms servants, or the people of the land,
unto the words of the Lord, which He
spake by the hand of Jeremiah the prophet.
3 And Zedekiah the king sendeth Jehucal
son of Shelemiah, and Zephaniah son of
Maaseiah the priest, unto Jeremiah the
prophet, saying, 'Pray, we beseech thee,
for us unto the LORD our God.' 4 And Je
remiah cometh in, and goeth out in the
midst of the people, (seeing" they had not
put him in the prison-house); s and the force
of Pharaoh hath come out of Egypt, and
the Chaldeans, who are laying siege against
Jerusalem, hear their report, arid they go
up from off Jerusalem. 6And the word of
the Lord is unto Jeremiah the prophet,
saying, 7< Thus hath the.LORD, God of Israel,
said, Thus do ye say unto the ktog of Judah,
who is sending you unto Me to seek Me:
Lo, the force of Pharaoh which cometh out
to you for help hath turned back to its
own land, to Egypt. 8And the Chaldeans
have turned back, and fought against this
city, and captured it, and burnt itwith fire.
9 ' Thus hath the Lord said: Lift not up
your souls, saying, Surely the Chaldeans go
from off us, for they do not go: i°for
though ye had smitten all the force of the
Chaldeans who are fighting with you, and
there were left of them wounded men —
each in Ms tent — they rise, and have burnt
this city with fire.' 503

Jeremiah imprisoned, xxxvm. 11.— JEREMIAH.— xxxvm. 20. He speaks with the king.

11 And it hath come to pass, in the going
up of the force of the Chaldeans from off
Jerusalem, because of the force of Pharaoh,
12 that Jeremiah goeth out from Jerusalem
to go to the land of Benjamin, to receive a
portion from thence in the midst of the peo
ple. ]3And it cometh to pass, he is at the
gate of Benjamin, and there is a master of
the ward, whose name is Irijah son of Shele
miah, son of Hananiah, and he catcheth
Jeremiah the prophet, saying, 'Unto the
Chaldeans thou art falling.' uAnd Jere
miah saith, 'Falsehood — I am not falling
unto the Chaldeans.' But he hath not hear
kened unto him; and Irijah layeth hold on
Jeremiah, and bringeth him to unto the
princes. "And the princes are wroth
against Jeremiah, and have smitten him,
and put him in the prison-house— the house
of Jonathan the scribe : for it they had
made for a prison-house.
ie When Jeremiah hath entered into the
house of the dungeon, and unto the cells,
then Jeremiah dwelleth there many days;
17 and the king Zedekiah sendeth, and taketh
him; and the king asketh him in his house
to secret, and saith, 'Is there word from
the Lord?' And Jeremiah saith, 'There
is ; ' and he saith, ' Into the hand of the
king of Babylon thou art given.'
i8 And Jeremiah saith unto the king Zede
kiah, ' What have I sinned against thee, or
against thy servants, or against this people,
that ye have given me up into a prison-
house? i9And where are your prophets
who prophesied to you, saying, The ktog of
Babylon cometh not in against you, or
against this laud. ^And now, hearken, I
pray thee, my lord, 0 king, let my suppli
cation fall, I pray thee, before thee, and
cause me not to return to the house of Jo
nathan the scribe, that I die not there.'
21 And the ktog Zedekiah commandeth,and
they commit Jeremiah into the court of the
prison, also to give to him a cake of bread
daUy from the bakers' street, till the con
sumption of all the bread of the city; and
Jeremiah dwelleth in the court of the prison.
XXXVIII. iAND Shephatiah son of Mat-
tan, and Gedaliah son of Pashur, and Jucal
son of Shelemiah, and Pashur son of Mal
chiah, hear the words which Jeremiah is
speaking unto all the people, saying, 2 ' Thus
hath the Lord said: He who remaineth in
this city dieth by sword, by famine, and by
pestilence ; and he who goeth out unto the
Chaldeans liveth; and Iris soul hath been to
him for a prey, and he liveth. 8 Thus hath
the LORD said : This city is certainly given
into the hand of the force of the king of
Babylon, and it hath captured it.'
4 And the princes say unto the king, 'Let,
we pray thee, this man be put to death, be
cause that lie is making feeble the hands of
the men of war, who are left to this city,
and the hands of all the people, by speak
ing unto them according to these words:
for this man is not seeking for the welfare
of this people, but for its misfortune.'
"And the king Zedekiah saith, 'Xo, he is
in your hand: for the ktog is not able for
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you in anything.' 6And they take Jeremiah,
and cast him into the pit of Malchiah son
of the king, which is in the court of the
prison, and they send down Jeremiah with
cords; and to the pit there is no water, but
mire; and Jeremiah sinketh in the mire. •
7 And Ebed-Melech the Cushite, a eunuch
who is in the king's house, heareth that
they have put Jeremiah into the pit ; and
the king is sitting at the gate of Benjamin.
8 And Ebed-Melech goeth out from the
king's house, and speaketh unto the. king,
saying : 8 ' My lord, O king, these men have
done evil in aU that they have done to Je
remiah the prophet, whom they have cast
into the pit, and he dieth in his place, be
cause of the famine; for there is no more
bread to the city.' 10And the king com
mandeth Ebed-Melech the Cushite, saying:
' Take with thee from this tMrty men, then
hast thou brought up Jeremiah the prophet
from the pit, before he die.'
n And Ebed-Melech taketh the men with
him, and entereth the house of the king,
unto the place of the treasury, and taketh
from thence worn-out clouts, and worn-
out rags, and sendeth them down unto
Jeremiah unto the pit by ccrds. i2 And
Ebed-Melech the Cushite saith unto Jere
miah, 'Put, 1 pray thee, the worn-out
clouts and rags under thine arm-holes, at
the place of the cords;' and Jeremiah doth
so. 13And they draw out Jeremiah with
cords, and bring him up out of the pit; and
Jeremiah dwelleth to the court of the prison.
J4And the king Zedekiah sendeth, and
taketh Jeremiah the prophet unto him,
unto the third entrance wMch is to the
house of the Lord, and the king saith unto
Jeremiah, ' I ask thee a thing; hide nothing
from me.'
i5And Jeremiah saith unto ZedeMah,
'When I declare to thee, wilt thou not
surely put me to death ? and when I coun
sel thee, thou wilt not hearken unto roe.'
i0 And the king Zedekiah sweareth unto
Jeremiah to secret, saying, ' The LORD
liveth, He who made for us this soul, IwiU
not put thee to death, nor give thee unto
the hand of these men who seek thy soul.'
17 And Jeremiah saith unto Zedekiah,
'Thus hath the Lord God of Hosts, God of
Israel, said: If thou certainly go out unto
the princes of the ktog of Babylon, then
hath thy sold lived, and this city is not
burned with Are, yea, thou hast lived, thou
and thy house. 18And if thou goeat uot
out unto the princes of the king of Babylon,
then hath this city been given unto the
hand of the Chaldeans, and they have burnt
it with fire, and thou dost not escape from
their hand.'
19 And the king Zedekiah saith unto Jere
miah, ' 1 fear the Jews who have fallen
unto the Chaldeans, lest they give me up
into their hand, and they have insulted me.'
20 And Jeremiah saith, 'They will not give
thee up; hearken, I pray thee, to the voice
of the Lord, to that which I am speaking
unto thee; and it is weU for thee, and thy
soul doth Uve.

Jerusalem taken.

XXXVm. 21.— JEREMIAH.— XL. 6. Preservation of Jeremiah

2i \ And if thou refuse to go out, this is
the tiring which the Lord hath shewn me:
^That, lo, all the women who have been
left to the house of the king of Judah are
brought out unto the princes of the ktog
of Babylon, and lo, they are saying:
Thine aUies have persuaded thee,
And have prevailed against thee;
Sunk into mire have thy feet,
They have been turned backward.
23 ' And all thy wives, and thy children, are
brought out unto the Chaldeans; and thou
dost not escape from their hand, for by the
hand of the king of Babylon thou art caught,
and tMs city is burnt with fire.'
24 And Zedekiah saith unto Jeremiah,
* Let no man know of these words, and thou
shalt not die. 25 And when the princes
hear that I have spoken with thee, aud
they have come unto thee, and have said
unto thee, Declare to us, we pray thee,
what thou didst speak unto the king, hide
not from us, and we do not put thee to
death ; and what the king spake unto thee:
23 then hast thou said unto them, I cause
my supplication to fall before the king, not
to cause me to return to the house of Jona
than, to die there.'
27 And aU the princes come unto Jere
miah, and ask him: and he declareth to
them according to aU these words which the
ktog hath commanded; and they keep silent
from him, for the matter was not heard.
28 And Jeremiah dwelleth to the court of
the prison tiU the day that Jerusalem hath
been captured : and he was tliere when
Jerusalem was captured.
XXXIX. iIN the ninth year of Zede
kiah ktog of Judah, in the tenth month,
hath Nebuchadrezzar Mug of Babylon and
all his force come unto Jerusalem, and they
lay siege against it. 2In the eleventh year
of Zedekiah, in the fourth month, in the
Mnth of the month, hath the city been
broken up; 3and come in do all the princes
of the king of Babylon, and sit at the
middle gate, Nergal-Sharezer, Samgar-
Nebo, Sarsechim, chief of the eunuchs,
Nergal-Sharezer, chief of the Magi, and all
the rest of the princes of the king of Baby
lon. 4 And it cometh %p pass, when Zede
kiah king of Judah, and' all the men of war,
have seen them, that they flee, and go out
by night from the city, the way of the king's
garden, through the gate between the two
waUs ; and ,he goeth out the way of the
plain. 6And the forces of the Chaldeans
pursue after them, and overtake Zedekiah
in the plains of Jericho: and they take him,
and bring him up to Nebuchadnezzar king
of Babylon,to Riblah, in the land of Hamath,
and he speaketh with him— judgments.
6And the king of Babylon slayeth the
sons of Zedekiah, in Riblah, before his eyes:
yea, all the freemen of Judah hath the
king of Babylon slain. 7And the eyes of
Zedekiah he hath blinded, and he bindeth
him with fetters,- to carry him to Babylon.
8 And the house of the king, and the house
of the people, have the Chaldeans burnt
with fire, and the walls of Jerusalem they

have broken down. 9And the remnant of
the people who are left to the city, and
those who fell to him, and the remnant of
the people who are left, hath Nebuzar-Adan,
cMef of the guard, removed to Babylon.
i°And some of the poor people, who
have nothing, hath Nebuzar-Adan, chief
of the guard, left in the land of Judah, and
he giveth to them vineyards and fields at
the same time. UAnd Nebuchadrezzar
king of Babylon giveth a charge concern
ing Jeremiah, by the hand of Nebuzar-
Adan, chief of the guard, saying : 12 ' Take
him, and place thine eyes upon him, and
do no evU thing to him, but, as he speaketh
to thee, so do with Mm.'
i3And Nebuzar-Adan, chief of the guard,
sendeth, with Nebushasban, chief of the
eunuchs, and Nergal-Sharezer, chief of the
Magi, and all the chiefs of the king of
Babylon, 14yea, they send and take Jere
miah out of the court of the prison, and
give Mm up unto Gedaliah son of Ahikam,
son of Shaphan, to carry him home: and he
dwelleth in the midst of the people.
is And unto Jeremiah hath the word of
the Lord been (to his being detained in the
court of the prison}, saying: 16'Go, then hast
thou spoken to Ebed-Melech the Cushite,
saying: Thus said the Lord of Hosts, God
of Israel; 'Lo, I bring in My words unto
this city for evil, and not for good ; and
they have been before thee in that day.
17 And I have delivered thee to that day,
aflirmeth the LORD: and thou art not given
into the hand of the men of whose face
thou art afraid. 1B For I certainly deliver
thee, and by the sword thou fallest not, and
thy life hath been to thee for a spoil, for
thou hast trusted in Me,affirmeth the Lord.'
XL. irIHE word which hath been unto
Jeremiah from the Lord, after Nebuzar-
Adan, chief of the guard, hath sent Mm
from Ramah, in Ms taking him (and he a
prisoner in chains) in the midst of all
the removal of Jerusalem and of Judah,
who are removed to Babylon. 2And the
chief of the guard taketh Jeremiah, and
saith unto him, 'The Lord thy God hath
spoken this evil concerning this place.
3 And the Lord bringeth it in, and doth,
as He spake: because ye have sinned against
the Lord, and have not hearkened to His
voice, even this thing hath been to you.
4 And now, lo, I have loosed thee to-day
from the chains which are on thy hand; if
good in thine eyes to come with me to Baby
lon, come, and I keep mine eye upon thee:
and if evil to thine eyes to come with me
to Babylon, forbear: see, all the land is be
fore thee: whether it bs good, and whether,
it be right in thine eyes to go — go.' 6And
while he doth not yet reply—' Or turn back
unto Gedaliah son of Ahikam, son* of Sha
phan, whom the ktog of Babylon hath ap
pointed over the cities of Judah, and dweU
with him in the midst of the people; or
wMthersoever it is right in thine eyes to
go-go.' And the chief of the guard giveth
to him the usual allowance, and a gift, and
sendeth him away. 6 And Jeremiah com-
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Murder of Gedaliah, &e. ' XL. 7.— JEREMIAH.— xli. 18. Johanan rescues the captives,

eth unto Gedaliah son of Ahikam, into Miz
pah, and dwelleth with Mm, in the midst
of thepeople who are left to the land.
7 And all the princes of the forces which
are in the field hear, they and their men,
that the king of Babylon hath appointed
Gedaliah son of Ahikam over the land, and
that he hath charged him with the men,
and women, and infants, and with some of
the poor of the land, of those who have not
been removed to Babylon. 8And they come
in unto Gedaliah into Mizpah, even Ish
mael son of Nethaniah, and Johanan and
Jonathan sons of Kareah, and Seraiah son
of Tanhumeth, and the sons of Ephai the
NetophatMte, and Jezaniah son of a Maacha
thite, they and their men. 9And swear to
them doth Gedaliah son of Ahikam, son of
Shaphan, and to their men, saying, 'Be not
afraid of serving the Chaldeans: abide in
the land, and serve the king of Babylon,
and it is well for you. 10And I, lo, I dwell
to Mizpah, to stand before the Chaldeans
who are come in unto us; and ye, gather ye
wine, and summer fruit, and oil, and put
ye them in your vessels, and dwell iu your
cities which ye have captured.'
11 And also all the Jews who are in Moab,
and among the Children of Ammon, and in
Edom, and who are in all the lands, have
heard that the king of Babylon hath given
a remnant to Judah, and that he hath ap
pointed over them Gedaliah son of Ahikam,
son of Shaphan. 12 And all the Jews from
aU the places whither theyhave been driven,
turn back and' enter the land of Judah,
unto Gedaliah, at Mizpah; and they gather
wine and summer fruit — very much.
i3And Johanan son of Kareah, and all
the heads of the forces which are in the
field, have come unto Gedaliah at Mizpah,
"and they say unto him, ' Dost thou really
know that Baalis king of the Children of
Ammon hath sent Ishmael son of Netha
niah to smite thy soul ?' And Gedaliah son
of Ahikam hath given to them no credence.
"And Johanan son of Kareah hath spoken
unto Gedaliah in secret, at Mizpah, saying,
' Let me go, I pray thee, and smite Ishmael
son of Nethaniah, and no man shall know;
why shall he smite thy soul ? then scattered
have been all Judah who are gathered unto
thee, and perished hath the remnant of
Judah.' i6 And Gedaliah son of Ahikam
saith unto Johanan son of Kareari, 'Thou
shalt not do this thing: for falsehood thou
art speaking concerning Ishmael.'
XLI. iAND it cometh to pass, in the
seventh month, come hath Ishmael son of
Nethaniah, son of Elisliaraa, of the seed
royal, and the chiefs of the king, and ten
men with him, unto Gedaliah sou of Ahi
kam, toto Mizpah; and they eat there bread
together in Mizpah. 2And Ishmael son of
Nethaniah riseth, with the ten men who
have been with him, and they smite Geda
liah son of Ahikam, son of Shaphan, with
the sword, and he putteth him to death
whom the king of Babylon hath appointed
over the land. 8And aU the Jews who
have been with him, with Gedaliah, to
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Mizpah, and the Chaldeans who have been
found there— the men of war— hath Ish
mael smitten. 4 And it cometh to pass, on
the second day of the putting of Gedaliah
to death, (and no man hath known,} 5that
men come in from Shechem, from Shiloh,.
and from Samaria — eighty men — with
shaven beard, and rent garments, and cut
ting themselves, with an offering, and
frankincense in their hand, to bring into,
the house of the Lord. 6And Ishmael son
of Nethaniah goeth out to meet them, from
Mizpah, going on and weeping: and it com
eth to pass, at meeting them, that he saith
unto them, 'Come in unto Gedaliah son of
Ahikam.' 7 And it cometh to pass, at their
coming in unto the midst of the city, that
Ishmael son of Nethamah slayeth them, at
the midst of the pit, he and the men who
are with Mm. 8And ten men have been
found among them, and they say unto Ish
mael, 'Put us not'to death; for we have
things hidden to the field — wheat, and
barley, and oil, and honey.' And he for-
beareth, and hath not put them to death
in the midst of their brethren.
9 And the pit whither Ishmael hath cast
all the carcases of the men whom he bath-
smitten along with Gedaliah, is that which
the king Asa made because of Baasha king
of Israel: it hath Ishmael son of Nethaniah
filled with the wounded.
i°And Ishmael taketh captive all the
remnant of the people who are in Mizpah,
the daughters of the king, and all the peo
ple who are left in Mizpah, whom Nebuzar-
Adan, chief of the guard, hath committed
to Gedaliah son of Ahikam: and Ishmael
son of Nethaniah taketh them captive, and
goeth to pass over to the Children of Ammon.
n And hear doth Johanan son of Kareah,
and all the heads of the forces which are
with him, of all the evil that Ishmael son
of Netrianiah hath done. i2And they take
all the men, and go to flght with Ishmael
son of Nethaniah, and they find him at the-
great -waters which are in Gibeon, 13 And
it cometh to pass, when all the people who
are with Ishmael see Johanan son of
Kareah, and all the heads of the forces who
are with him, that they rejoice. 14 And aU
the people whom Ishmael hath taken cap
tive from Mizpah turn round, yea, they
turn back, and go unto Johanan son of
Kareah. "And Ishmael son of Nethaniah
hath escaped, with eight men, from the
presence of Johanan, and goeth unto the
Children of Ammon.
16 And Johanan son of Kareah, and all
the heads of the forces who are with him,
take all the remnant of the people whom
he hath brought back from Ishmael son of
Nethaniah, from Mizpah, — after he had
smitten Gedaliah son of Ahikam,— the
mighty ones, men of war, and women, and
infants, and eunuchs, whom he had brought
back from Gibeon: i7and they go and abide
in the habitations of Chimham, which are
near Bethlehem, to go to enter Egypt,
isfrom the presence of the Chaldeans: for
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Jeremiah's address, and XLH. 1.— JEREMIAH. — xliii. 10. the people's insolent reply.

son of Nethaniah hath smitten Gedaliah
son of Ahikam, whom the king of Babylon
had appointed over the land.
XLII. iAND they come nigh— all the
heads of the forces, and Johanan son of
Kareah, and Jezaniah son of Hoshaiab, and
aU the people from the least even unto the
greatest — 2and say unto Jeremiah the pro
phet, * Let, we pray thee, our supplication
fall before thee, and pray for us unto the
Lord thy God, for all this remnant; for we
have been left a few out of many, as thine
eyes do see us; sthen doth the Lord thy
God declare to us the way in wliich we walk,
and the thing which we do.'
4 And Jeremiah the prophet saith unto
them, 'I have heard; lo, I pray unto the
LORD your God according to your words;
and it hath come to pass, the whole word
which the Lord answereth you, I declare
to you ; I withhold not a word from you.'
*And they have said to Jeremiah, ' The
Lord be against us for a true and faithful
witness, if — according to all" the word with
which the Lord thy God sendeth thee
unto us— we do not so. 6 Whether good or
evil, to the voice of the Lord our God, to
whom we are sending thee, we hearken; be
cause it is good for us when we hearken to
the voice of the LORD our God.'
7 And it cometh to pass, at the end of ten
days, that the word of the Lord is unto
Jeremiah. 8And he caUeth unto Johanan
son of Kareah, and uuto all the heads of
the forces which are with him, and to all
the people, from the least even unto the
greatest, 9and saith unto them, 'Thus hath
the LORD, God of Israel, said, unto whom
ye sent me, to cause your supplication to
faU before Him:
io « if ye certainly dwell in this land, then
have I builded you up, and throw you not
down; and have planted you, and plucked
you not up ; for I have repented concern
ing the evU which I have done to you. "Be
not afraid of the ktog of Babylon, whom ye
are afraid of ; be not afraid of him, affirm
eth the LORD : for I am with you to save
you, and to deliver you from his hand.
i2 And I give to you mercies, and he hath
pitied you, and caused you to turn back
unto your own ground.
is 'And if ye say, We will not dwell in
this land — not to hearken to the voice of
the Lord your God, "saying, No ; but the
land of Egypt we enter, that we see no war,
and the sound of a trumpet hear not, and
for bread be not hungry ; and there we
dwell. i5And now, therefore, hear ye the
word of the Lord, 0 remnant of Judah:
Thus hath the LORD of Hosts, God of Israel,
said: If ye really set your faces to enter
Egypt, and have gone in to sojourn there;
ifithen it hath come to pass, the sword
whicli ye are afraid of, doth there overtake
you, to the land of Egypt; and the hunger,
because of which ye are sorrowful, there
cleaveth after you in Egypt, and there ye die.
17 ' Thus are all the men who have set
their faces to enter Egypt to sojourn there;
they dieby sword, by hunger, andbypestU-

ence, and there is not to them a remnant
or an escaped one, because of the evil which
I am bringing in upon them. "For thus
hath the Lord of Hosts, God of Israel, said:
As poured out hath been Mine anger and
My fury on the inhabitants of Jerusalem,
so poured out is My fury upon you in your
entering Egypt; and ye have been for an
execration, and for an astonishment, and
for a reviling, and for a reproach, and .ye
see not any more this place. 19The Lord
hath spoken against you, 0 remnant of
Judah : Enter not Egypt : know certainly
that I have testified against you to-day.
20 For ye have shewed yourselves per
verse in your souls: for ye sent rae unto the
Lord your God, saying, Pray for us unto
the Lord our God, and according to aU'
that the Lord out God saith, so declare to
us, and we have done it. 2i And I declare
to you to-day, and ye have not hearkened
to the voice of the Lord your God, or to
anything with wMch He hath sent me unto
you. 22 And now, know certainly that by
sword, by famine, and by pestilence, ye die
in the place that ye have desired to go in
to sojourn there.'
XLIII. iAND it cometh to pass, when
Jeremiah doth finish speaking unto all the
people all the words of the Lord their God,
with wMch the Lord their God hath sent
him unto them — all these words— 2 that
Azariah son of Hoshaiah, and Johanan son
of Kareah, and all the proud men, speak
unto Jeremiah, saying, 'Falsehood thou
art speaking : the Lord our God hath not
sent thee to say. Enter not Egypt to sojourn
there. 3 For Baruch son of Neriah is mov
ing thee against us, in order to give us up
into the hand of the Chaldeans, to put us to
death, or to remove us to Babylon.'
4And Johanan son of Kareah, and all the
heads of the forces, and all the people, have
not hearkened to the voice of the Lord, to
dweUin the land of Judah. 5 And Johanan
son of Kareah, and all the heads of the
forces, take aU the remnant of Judah who
have turned from aU the nations whither
they were driven, to sojourn in the land of
Judah, Hhe men, and the women, and the
infants, and the daughters of the king, and
eveiy person that Nebuzar-Adan, chief of
the guard, had left with Gedaliah son of
Ahikam, son of Shaphan, and Jeremiah the
prophet, and Baruch son of Neriah, 7 and
they enter the land of Egypt: for they have
not .hearkened to the voice of the LORD;
and they enter even unto Tahpanhes.
8 And the word of the Lord is unto Jere
miah in Tahpanhes, saying : 9 ' Take in thy
hand great stones, then hast thou hidden
them, to the clay, in the brick-kiln, which
is at the opening of the house of Pharaoh
in Tahpanhes, before the eyes of the men
of Judah; i°and thou hast said unto them:
Thus hath the Lord of Hosts, God of Israel,
said: 'Lo, I am sending, and have taken
Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, My ser
vant, and have set his throne above these
stones which I have hid, and he hath
stretched out his royal pavilion over them,
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Jeremiah's remonstrance, xlhi. 11.— JEREMIAH. — XLIV. 26. The people' s stubbornness.

11 and he hath come, and smitten the land
of Egypt; they who are for death to death,
and they who are for captivity to captivity,
and they who are for the sword to the sword.
12 And I have kindled a fire in the houses of
the gods of Egypt, and it hath burned
them, and he hath taken them captive, and
covered himself with the land of Egypt,
as cover himself doth the shepherd with
his garment, and hath gone out from thence
to peace; 13and he hath broken the stand
ing-pillars of the house of the sun, which is
in the land of Egypt, and the houses of the
gods of Egypt doth he burn with fire.'
XLIV. i THE word which hath been unto
Jeremiah concerning all the Jews who are
dwelling to the land of Egypt, (who are
dwelling in Migdol, and in Tahpanhes, and
in Noph, and in the land of Pathros,) say
ing, 2 ' Thus hath the LORD of Hosts, God of
Israel, said ; Ye — ye have seen all the evil
which I have brought in on Jerusalem, and
on all the cities of Judah ; and lo, they are
a waste this day, and there is none dweUtog
in them. 8Because of their wickedness that
they have done, by provoking Me to anger,
by going to make perfume, by serving other
gods, which they knew not, they, ye, or
your fathers. 4And I send unto you all
My servants, the prophets, rising early and
sending, saying, I pray you, do not this
abomination which I have hated — *and
they hearkened not, nor inclined their ear,
to turn back from their wickedness, not to
make perfume to other gods; eand poured
out is My fury, and Mine anger, and it burn
eth in the cities of Judah, and in the streets
of Jerusalem; and they are for a waste, for
a desolation, as at this day.
7 'And, now, thus hath the Lord of Hosts,
God of Israel, said: Why are ye doing great
evil unto your own souls, to cut off to your
selves man and woman, infant and suckling,
from the midst of Judah, so as not to leave
to you a remnant: 8by provoking Me to
anger by the works of your hands, by mak
ing perfume to other gods in the land of
Egypt, whither ye enter to sojourn, so as
to cut yourselves off, and so as to your
being for a reviling and for a reproach
among all the nations of the earth. 9Have
ye forgotten the wickedness of your fathers,
and the wickedness of the kings of Judah,
and the wickedness of their wives, and
your own wickedness, and the wickedness
of your wives, which they did to the land
of Judah, and to the streets of Jerusalem?
10 They have not been humbled uuto this
day, nor have they been afraid, nor have
they walked in My law, or in My statutes,
which I have set before you and before
your fathers. ll Therefore, thus hath the
Lord of Hosts, God of Israel, said : Lo, I
set my face against you for evil, even to cut
off all Judah. 12And I have taken the
remnant of Judah, who have set their faces
to enter the land of Egypt to sojourn there:
and they have all been consumed in the
land of Egypt; they fall by sword; by famine
they are consumed : from the least even to
the greatest by sword and by famine they
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die: and they have been for an execration,
for an astonishment, and for a reviling, and
for a reproach. X3And I have seen after
those who are dwelltogin the land of Egypt,
as I saw after Jerusalem, with sword, with
famine, and with pestilence. w And there
is not an escaped or remaining one of the
remnant of Judah, who enter into the land
of Egypt; to sojourn there, even to turn
back to the land of Judah, whither they
lift up their soul to return to dwell: for
they turn not back, for they escape not.1
15 And they answer Jeremiah — all the
men who know that their wives are making
perfume to other gods, and all the women
who remain, a great congregation, even
aU the people who dwell in the laud of
Egypt, in Pathros — saying: "'The word
which thou hast spoken unto us in the name
of the Lord — we hearken not unto thee ;
17 for we certainly do everything which hath
gone out of our mouth, to make perfume
to the queen of heaven, and to pour out to
her libations, a*s we have done, we, and our
fathers, our kings, and our heads, in the
cities of Judah, and in the streets of Jeru
salem; and we are satisfied with bread, and
are weU: and evU we have not seen. i8Aud
from the time we have ceased to make per
fume to the queen of heaven, and to pour
out to her libations, we have lacked all;
and by sword and by famine we have been
consumed; wand when we are making per
fume to the queen of heaven, and pouring
out to her libations— without our husbands
have we made for her cakes to idolize her,
or to pour out to her libations?'
20 And Jeremiah saith unto all the people,
concerning the men and concerning the
women, and concerning all the people who
are answering him, saying: 21 ' The perfume
which ye made in the cities of Judah, and
in the streets of Jerusalem, ye, and your
fathers, your kings, and your heads, and
the people of the land, hath not the Lord
remembered it ? yea, it cometh up on His
heart. 22 And the Lord is unable any more
to accept you, because of the evil of your
doings, because of the abominations which
ye have done; and your land is for a waste,
and for an astonishment, and for a reviling,
¦without inhabitant, as at this day.
28 'Because ye have made perfume, and
because ye have sinned against the LORD,
and have not hearkened to the voice of the
LORD, and in His law, and in His statutes,
and in His testimonies, walked not; there
fore hath this evil met you as at tlris day.'
24 And Jeremiah saith unto all the people,
and unto all the women, 'Hear ye a word
of the Lord, all Judah who are in the land
of Egypt; 25 Thus spake the LORD of Hosts,
God of Israel, saying: Ye and your wives
both speak with your mouth, and with
your hands have fulfilled, saying: We cer
tainly execute our vows which we have
vowed, to make perfume to the queen of
heaven, and to pour out to her libations: ye
certainly establish your vows, and cer
tainly execute your vows. 26 Therefore,
hear ye a word of the Lord, all Judah who

, Address to Baruch.

XLIV. 27.WEREMIAH.— XLVI. 22. The judgment of Egypt.

are dwelring in the land of Egypt: Lo, I —
I have sworn by My great name, said the
Lord: My name is no more proclaimed by
the mouth of any man of Judah, saying:
Live doth the Lord Jehovah, in all the land
of Egypt. 27jrj0f j watch" over them for
evU, and not for good; and consumed have
been all the men of Judah who are in the
land of Egypt, by sword and by famine, till
their consumption.
28 'And the escaped of the sword. turn
back out of the land of Egypt to the land
of Judah, few to number: and known have
aU the remnant of Judah who come toto
the land of Egypt to sojourn there, whose
word is established, Mine or theirs.
29 ' And this is to you the sign, affirmeth
the Lord, -that I see after you in this place,
so that ye know that My words are cer
tainly established against you for evil:
30 Thus hath the Lord said: Lo, I am giving
Pharaoh-Hophra king of Egypt into the
hand of his enemies, and into the hand of
those who seek Ms life, as I have given Ze
dekiah ktog of Judah toto the hand of
Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, his enemy,
and who seeketh his life.'
XLV. iTHE word which Jeremiah the
prophet hath spoken unto Baruch son of
Neriah, in his writing these words to a book
from the mouth of Jeremiah, in the fourth
year of Jehoiakim son of -Josiah ktog of
Judah, saying:
s ' Thus hath the Lord, God of Israel, said
concerntog thee, 0 Baruch;
3 ' Thou hast said, Wo to me, now, for the
Lord hath added sorrow to my pain; I have
been wearied with my sighing, and have not
found rest. 4 Thus dost thou say unto him:
Thus hath the Lord said: Lo, that which I
have buUt I am tMowing down, and that
which I have planted I am plucking up,
even tMs whole land itself. 6And thou —
thou seekest for thyself great things— seek
not: for lo, I am bringing in evU on all
flesh, affirmeth the Lord; hut I have given
to thee thy life for a spoil, in all places
whither thou goest.'
XLVI. iTHAT which hathheen the word
of the Lord unto Jeremiali the prophet
concerning the nations :
3 For Egypt, concerning the force of
Pharaoh-Necho king of Egypt, wMch hath
been by the river Euphrates, in Carche-
mish, wMch Nebuchadrezzar king of Baby
lon hath smitten, in the fourth year of Je
hoiakim son of Josiah king of Judah:
3 'Set in array shield and buckler,
And draw nigh to the battle.
4 Gird the horses, and go up, ye horsemen,
And station yourselves with helmets;
Polish the javelins,
Put on the coats of mail.
s Wherefore have I seen them dismayed —
Turned backward,
And their mighty ones beaten'down,
And to a refuge they have fled,
And turned not the face ?
Fear is round about, affirmeth the Lord.
¦ The swift do not flee,
Hor do the mighty escape;

Northward by the side of the river Euph-
They have stumbled and fallen. [rates
7 Who is this ? as a flood he cometh,
As rivers Ms waters shake themselves!
8 Egypt, as a flood cometh up, [selves,-
And as rivers the waters shake them-
And he saith, I go up; I cover the land;
I destroy the city and the inhabitants in it.
9 Go up, 0 horses; and boast yourselves, O
And go out let the mighty ; [chariots:
Cush and Put, handling the shield;
And Lud, handling — treading the how.
19 And that day is to the Lord Jehovah of
A day of vengeance, , [Hosts
To be avenged of His adversaries:
And the sword hath devoured,
And hath been satisfled,
And hath been watered from their blood;
For a sacrifice is to the Lord Jehovali of
In the land of the north, [Hosts,
Unto the river Euphrates.
n Go up to GUead, and take balm,
0 virgin, daughter of Egypt: »
In vain thou hast multiplied medicines;
Healing there is none for thee. /
i2 Nations have heard of thy shame,
And thy cry hath filled the land:
For the mighty on the mighty stumbled,
Together they have faUen— both of them.'
' i*THE word which the Lord hath spoken
unto Jerenriah-the prophet concerntog the
coming to of Nebuchadrezzar king of Baby
lon,' to smite the land of Egypt:
14 Declare in Egypt, and sound to Migdol,
Yea, sound to Noph,
And in Tahpanhes say ye:
Station thyself, yea, prepare for thyself;
For a sword hath devoured around thee.
15 Wlieref ore hath thy buU been swept away?
He hath not stood,
Because the Lord hath thrust him away.
16 He hath multiplied the stumbling,
Yea, one hath faUen upon Ms neighbour;.
And they say:
Rise, and we turn back unto our people.
And unto the land of our birth,
Because of the oppressing sword.
17 They have cried there:
Pharaoh king of Egypt is a desolation;
Passed by hath the appointed time.
18 1 live, affirm doth the King,
The LORD of Hosts is His name,
Surely as Tabor is among mountains,
And as Carmel by the sea — he cometh.
19 Goods for removal make for thyself,
0 inhabitant, daughter of Egypt:
For Noph becometh a desolation,
And hath been burnt up, without to'
20 A heifer very fair is Egypt, [habitant.
Rending from the north cometh into her.
21 Even her Mred ones in her midst
Are as heifers of the stall;
For even they have turned,
They have fled together:
They have not stood,
For the day of their calamity hath come
The time of their inspection. [on them,.
22 Its voice as a serpent goeth on ;
For with a force they go,
And with axes they have come to her,
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Judgment of the Philistines. XLVI. 23.— JEREMIAH.— XLVin. 18. Judgment of Moab.

As hewers of trees.
23 They have cut down her forest,
Affirmeth the Lord, forit is not searched;
For they have been more than the grass-
And they have no numbering, [hopper,
34 Ashamed hath been the daughter of Egypt ;
She hath been given into the hand
Of the people of the north.
2* Said the Lord of Hosts, God of Israel:
Lo, I see after Ammon of No,
And after Pharaoh, and after Egypt,
And after her gods, and after her kings;
And after Pharaoh,
And after those who trust in him :
26 And I have given them into the hand
Of those who seek their life,
And toto the hand of Nebuchadrezzar
King of Babylon,
And toto the hand of his servants;
And afterwards it is inhabited,
As in former days, affirmeth the LORD.
27 And thou, thou shalt not fear,
My servant Jacob,
Nor be dismayed, 0 Israel:
For lo, I am saving thee from afar,
And thy seed from the land of their cap-
And Jacob hath turned back, [tivity;
And hath been at rest, and been at ease,
And there is none disturbing. [Jacob,
28 Thou, thou shalt not fear, My sen'ant
Affirmeth the LORD; for I am with thee:
For I make an end of all the nations
Whither I have driven thee;
For of thee I make no end,
And have reproved thee in judgment,
And do not entirely acquit thee.'
XLVII. iTHAT which hath been the word
of the Lord unto Jeremiah concerning the
PHILISTINES, before Pharaoh smiteth Gaza:
2 'Thus hath the LORD said:
Lo, waters are coming up from the north,
And have become an overflowing stream,
And overflow the land and its fulness,
The city, and the inhabitants in it;
And men have cried out,
Yea, howled hath every inhabitant of the
3 From the sound of the stamping [land.
Of the hoof of Iris mighty ones,
From the rushing of his chariot,
The noise of his wheels,
Fathers have not turned unto cMldren
From feebleness of hands;
4 Because of the day that cometh
To spoil all the Philistines,
To cut off to Tyre and to Zidon
Every helping remnant;
For the Lord is spoiling the Philistines,
The remnant of the isle of Caphtor.
¦5 Come hath baldness unto Gaza;
Cut off hath been Ashkelon:
O remnant of their valley,
Till when dost thou cut thyself i
6 Ho, sword of the LORD,
Till when art thou not quiet ?
Be removed to thy sheath, rest and cease.
7 How shall it be quiet,
And the LORD hath laid a charge on it,
Against Ashkelon, and against the sea-
There hath He appointed it.' [shore ?
XXVIII. i Concerning Moab : [rael:
' Thus said the Lord of Hosts, God of Is-
510

Wo unto Nebo, for it is spoiled; [thaim;
Put to shame, captured hath been Kiria-
Put to shame hath been the high tower,
Yea, it hath been broken down.
2 There is no more praise of Moab:
Iu Heshbon they devised against it evil;
Come, and we cut it off
From being a nation :
Also, O Madmen, thou art cut off;
After thee goeth a sword.
3 A voice of a cry is from Horonarin,
SpoUing and great destruction.
4 Destroyed hath been Moab: [ones.
Caused a cry to be heard have her little
5 For the ascent of Luhith with weeping,
Go up doth weeping;
For to the descent of Horonaim
Adversaries a cry of destruction have
6 Flee, deliver yourselves, [heard.
Ye ore as a naked thing in the wilderness.
7 For, because of thy trusting in thy works,
And in thy treasures,
Even thou art captured; [moval,
And gone out hath Chemosh iu the re-
Its priests and its heads together.
8 And come in doth a spoUer to eveiy city,
And no city escapeth;
And perished hath the valley,
And destroyed hath been the plain,
As the Lord hath said.
9 Give ye wings to Moab,
For it utterly goeth out.
And its cities are for a desolation,
Without an inhabitant in them.
if Cursed is he who doth the work of the
And cursed is he [Lord slothfully;
Who withholdeth his sword from blood.
n Secure is Moab from his youth,
Aud at rest he is for his preserved things,
And he hath not been emptied out
From vessel uuto vessel,
And toto captivity he hath not gone
Therefore hath Ms taste remained to him,
And his fragrance hath not been changed.
12 Therefore, lo, days are coming,
Affirmeth the Lord,
And I have sent to him wanderers,
And they have caused him to wander,
And his vessels they empty out,
And his bottles dash to pieces.
is And ashamed hath been Moab
Because of Chemosh,
As the house of Israel have been ashamed
Because of Bethel their confidence".
14 How say ye: We are mighty,
Men of strength for the battle?
15 Spoiled is Moab, and her cities havegone
And the choice of its young men [up,
Have gone down to the slaughter,
Affirmeth the King,
The Lord of Hosts is His name.
1° Near is the calamity of Moab to come,
Andhis affliction hath hasted exceedingly.
17 Bemoan for liira, all ye roundabout him;
And aU who know his name, say ye:
How hath it been broken, the strong staff,
The rod of beauty.
13 Come down from honour, sit in thirst,
O inhabitant, daughter of Dibon; [thee,
For the spoiler of Moab hath come up to
He hath destrpyed thy fenced places

Propliecies concerning xlviii. 19. —JEREMIAH.— xlix. 4. the destruction of Moab.

19 On the way stand, and watch,
0 inhabitant of Aroer;
Ask the fugitive and the escaped,
Say: What hath happened ?
20 Put to shame hath been Moab;
For it hath been broken down:
Howl and cry; declare ye in Arnon,
For Moab is spoiled,
=" And judgment hath come
Unto the land of the plain; imto Holon,
And unto Jahazah, and on Mephaath,
sa And on Dibon, and on Nebo,
And on Beth-Diblathaim,
33 And on Kiriathaim, and on Beth-Gamul,
Aud on Beth-Meon,
34 And on Kerioth, and on Bozrah,
And on all the cities of the land of Moab,
The far off and the near.
25 Cut down hath been the horn of Moab,
And his arm hath been broken,
Affirmeth the Lord.
26 Declare him drunk; [great:
For against the Lord he made himself
And Moab hath stricken to his vomit,
And he hath become a derision, even he.
27 And was not the derision to thee— Israel?
Among thieves was he found ?
For since thy words concerning him,
Thou bemoanest thyself.
23 Forsake the cities, and dweU in trie rock,
Ye inhabitants of Moab,
And be as a dove making a nest
In the passages of a pit's mouth.
29 We have heard the arrogance of Moab,
Exceeding proud,
His haughtiness, and his arrogance,
And his pride, and the height of his heart,
30 1 — 1 have known, aflirmeth the Lord,
His wrath: but it is not right;
His devices — not right they have done.
31 Therefore for Moab I howl,
Even for Moab— all of it;
I cry unto the men of Kir-Heres:
Let him mourn.
B With the weeping of Jazer, I weep for
0 vine of Sibmah: [thee,-
Thy branches have passed over a sea,
Unto the sea of Jazer they have come :
On thy summer frtrits, and on thy harvest,
A spoiler hath fallen.
as And removed hath been joy and gladness
From the fnritful field,
Even from the land of Moab;
And wine from the winepresses
I have caused to cease :
Shouting proceeded not;
The shouting is no shouting.
m For the cry of Heshbon is unto Elealeh,
Unto Johaz, they have given their voices,
From Zoar unto Horonaim,
A heifer of the third year: [desolations.
For even the waters of Nimrim become
& And I have caused to cease to Moab,
Affirmeth the Lord,
He who offereth in the high place,
And he who maketh perfume to his god.
j ss Therefore my heart for Moab
| As pipes doth sound,
; And my heart unto the men of Kir-Heres
{ As pipes doth sound: [ished.
Therefore the abundance he made per-

37 For every head is bald,
And every beard diminished :
On all heads are cuttings,
And on the loins — sackcloth.
38 On all the roofs of Moab,
And in her broad places,
All of it — is lamentation:
For I have broken Moab as a vessel
In wMch there is no pleasure,
Affirmeth the Lord.
39 How hath it been broken down!
They have howled,
How hath Moab turned the neck ashamed;
And Moab hath been for a derision.
And for a terror to all round about her.
40 For thus hath the Lord said:
Lo, as an eagle he fleeth ,
And hath spread his wings toward Moab.
4i Captured have been the cities,
And the strongholds are caught, -
And the heart of the mighty of Moab
Hath been to that day
As the heart of a distressed woman.
42 And Moab hath been destroyed
From being a people, [self.
For against the Lord he magnified him-
43 Fear, and a snare, and a gin, are for thee,
O inhabitant of Moab, affirmeth the Lord.
Whoso fleeth because of the fear
Falleth into the snare;
44 And whoso cometh up from the snare
Is captured by the gin:
For I bring in unto her — unto Moab—
The year of their inspection,
Affirmeth the Lord.
45 In the shadow of Heshbon
Stood, powerless, have fugitives:
For a fire hath gone out from Heshbon,
And a flame from within Sihon,
Aud consumeth the corner of Moab,
And the crown of the CMldren of Shaon.
« Wo to thee, O Moab:
Perished hath the people of Chemosh:
For thy sons were taken with the captives,
And thy daughters with the captivity.
47 But I have turned back to the captivity
In the latter end of the days, [of Moab,
Affirmeth the LORD.'
Hitherto is the judgment of Moab.
XLIX. i Concerning the Children op
Ammon: ' ThuB hath the LORD said:
ChUdren— hath Israel none ?
Successor — hath he none ?
Wherefore hath Malcom possessed Gad ?
And its people to its cities dwelt ?
2 Therefore, lo, days are coming,
Affirmeth the Lord,
And I have sounded unto Rabbah of the
children of Ammon a shout of battle;
And it hath been for a heap — a desolation,
And her daughters with fire are burnt:
And Israel hath succeeded its possessors,
Said the Lord.
3 HowL Heshbon; for spoiled is Ai: [cloth;
Cry, daughters of Rabbah, gird on sack-
Lament, and go to and fro by the hedgeB:
For Malcom into captivity goeth,
His priests and his princes together.
4 What— boastest thou thyself to vaUeys?
Flowed hath thy valley, 511

Concerning Ammon, Edom, xlix. 5.— JEREMIAH.— xlix.
0 backsliding daughter,
Who trusteth to her treasures:
Who cometh in unto me ?
6 Lo, I am bringing in upon thee a fear,
Affirmeth the Lord Jehovah of Hosts,
From all round abont thee; [it;
And ye have been driven out each before
And there is no gatherer of the wan-
8 And after this I turn back [derers.
The captivity of the children of Ammon,
Affirmeth the LORD.'
7 Concerning Edom :
'Thus hath the Lord of Hosts said:
Is wisdom no more in Teman ?
Perished hath counsel from the intelli-
Vanished hath their wisdom ? [gent ?
* Flee, turn, go deep to dweU,
Ye inhabitants of Dedan;
For the calamity of Esau
Have I brought in upon him,
The time I have inspected him. ,
9 If gatherers have come in to thee,
They leave no gleanings:
If thieves in the night.
They have destroyed their sufficiency.
J0,For I have made Esau bare,
I have uncovered his secret places,
And to be hidden he is not able :
Spoiled is his seed, and Ms brethren,
And his neighbours, and he is not.
n Leave thine orphans — I keep alive;
And thy widows— on Me let them trust.
I2 For thus hath the Lord said:
They whose judgment is not to drink of
Do certainly drink; [the cup
And thou art he that is entirely acquitted !
Thou art not acquitted,
For thou certainly drinkest.
W For, by Myself, I have sworn,
Affirmeth the Lord,
That for a desolation, for a reproach,
For a waste, and for a reviling — is Bozrari;
All her cities are for everlasting wastes.
m A report I have heard from the Lord,
And an ambassador among nationsis sent:
Gather yourselves together, and come
And rise for battle. [against her,
is For, lo, little have I made thee among
Despised among men. [nations,
i« Thy terribleness hath lifted thee up,
The pride of thy heart,
0 dweller in clefts of the rock,
Holding the high place of the height:
For thou makest high as an eagle thy nest:
From thence I bring thee down,
Affirmeth the Lord.
17 And Edom hath been for a desolation,
Every passer by her is astonished,
And doth hiss because of her plagues.
18 As the overthrow of Sodom and Gomor-
And' its neighbours, said the Lord, [rah,
None dwelleth there,
Nor sojourn in her doth a son of man.
i» Lo, as a lion he cometh up,
Because of the rising of Jordan,
Unto the enduring habitation:
For I cause to rest —
I cause him to run from off her;
And who is chosen ?
Concermng her I lay a charge, [Me ?
For who is like Me ? and who conveneth
512

Damascus, Kedar, <fec.

And who is this shepherd,
Who standeth before Me ? .
2° Therefore, hear the counsel of the Lord,
Which He hath counseUed
Concerning Edom;
And His devices which He hath devised I
Concerning the inhabitants of Teman:
Draw them out
Do not the little ones of the flock \
Make desolate over them
Doth he not their habitation?
21 From the noise of their fall
Hath the earth shaken; [been heard.
The cry — at the sea of Suph hath ite voice
22 Lo, as an eagle he cometh up, and flieth,
And spreadeth his wings over Bozrah:
And the heart of the mighty of Edom
Hath been to that day
As the heart of a distressed woman.'
28 concerning Damascus :
Ashamed hath been Hamath and Arpad;
For an evil report have they heard;
They have been melted : in the sea is
To be quiet it is not able. [sorrow;
24 Feeble hath been Damascus
She hath turned to flee, ,
And fear hath strengthened her:
Distress and pangs have seized her,
As a travailing woman.
25 How is it not left— the city of praise,
The city of my joy! [broad places,
28 Therefore faU do her young men in her
And all the men of war are cut off in that
Affirmeth the Lord of Hosts. [day,
27 And I have kindled a fire
Against the wall of Damascus,
And it hath consumed
The palaces of Ben-Hadad.'
23 concerning Kedar, and concerning
the KINGDOMS OF HAZOR, which Nebu
chadrezzar king of Babylon hath smitten:
'Thus hath the LORD said:
Arise ye, go up unto Kedar,
And spoil the children of the east.
29 Their tents and their flock they take:
Their curtains, and aU their vessels,
And their camels, ,
They bear away fer themselves,
And have caUed concerntog them:
Fear is round about.
30 Flee, bemoan mightily, go deep to dwell,
Ye inhabitants of Hazor, affirmeth the
For given counsel against thee [LORD:
Hath Nebuchadrezzar ktog of Babylon,
Yea, he devised against them a device.
3i Rise, go up unto the nation at rest,
Dwelling confidently, affirmeth the Lord;
It hath no two-leaved doors nor bars,
Alone they dwell.
32 And their camels have been for a prey,
And the multitude of their cattle a spoil;
And I have scattered them to every wind,
Who cut off the corner of the beard;
And from all its passages I bring in- their
Affirmeth the Lord. [calamity,
33 And Hazor hath been for a habitation of
A desolation for ever: . [dragons,
None dwelleth there, nor sojourn in it
Doth a son of man.'

Concerning Elam, Babylon, xlix. 34.— JEREMIAH.— L. 23. and the land of Meraatatin.

m THAT which hath been the word of the
Lord unto Jeremiah the prophet concern
ing Elam, in the beginning of the reign of
Zedekiah king of Judah, saying:
35 Thus hath the Lord of Hosts said:
lo, I am breaking the bow of Elam,
The beginning of their might.
86 And have brought in to Elam four winds,
From the four ends of the heavens,
And scattered them to all the winds;
And there is no nation
Whither the outcasts of Elam come not.
37 And I have affrighted Elam
Before their enemies,
And before those who seek their rife;
And have brought in against them evil,
The heat of Mine anger,
affirmeth the Lord;
And I have sent after them the sword,
Till I have consumed them:
38 And I have set My throne in Elam,
And I have destroyed from thence
Kings and princes, affirmeth the Lord.
39 Yet, it hath come to pass,
In the latter end of the days,
I turn back to the captivity of Elam,
Affirmeth the Lord.
L. i THE word which the Lord hath spoken
concerning Babylon, concerning the land
of the Chaldeans, by the hand of Jeremiah
the prophet:
2 Declare ye among the nations, and sound,
And lift up an ensign; sound, hide not:
Say: Captured hath been Babylon,
Put to shame hath been Bel,
Broken hath been Merodach;
Put to shame have been her idols
Broken have been her idols.
3 For come up against her
Hath a nation from the north,
It maketh her land become a desolation,
And there is none dwelling in it:
From man even unto beast,
They have moved, they have gone on
4 In those days, and at that time,
Affirmeth the LORD,
Come in do the CMldren of Israel,
They and the CMldren of Judah together.
Going on and weeping they go,
And the LORD their God they seek.
* To Zion they ask the way,
Thitherward are their faces:
Come in, and we are joined unto the LORD,
An everlasting covenant — not broken.
8 A perishing flock hath My people been;
Their shepherds caused them to err, [back;
To the mountains they cause them to go
From mountain unto hill they have gone,
They have forgotten their resting-place.
7 All who find them have devoured them;
And their adversaries have said :
' We are not gurity,
Because they sinned against the Lord,
Tlie habitation of righteousness,
And the hope of their fathers — the Lord.'
8 Move ye from the midst of Babylon,
And from the land of Chaldea go out,
And be as he-goats before a flock.
* For, lo, I am stirring up,
And causing to come up against Babylon,
A congregation of great nations

From the land of the north:
And they have set in array against her;
From thence she is captured:
Its arrows — as a skUful hero —
Return not empty,
i° And Chaldea hath become a spoil:
All her spoilers are satisfied,
Affirmeth the LORD.
ii Because thou rejoicest, because thou ex-
0 spoiler of Mtoe inheritance; [ultest.
Because thou tocreasest as a heifer
At the tender grass,
And criest aloud as bulls;
i2 Ashamed hath been your mother greatly,
Confounded hath she been that hare you:
Lo, the hinder-port of nations is a wilder-
A dry land, and a desert. [ness,
18 Because of the wrath of the LORD
It is not inhabited,
And it hath been— all of it; — a desolation:
Every passer by at Babylon is astonished,
And doth hiss because of aU her plagues.
14 Set yourselves in anay
Against Babylon round about:
All who tread a bow,
Shoot at her, have no pity on the arrow;
For against the Lord she hath sinned.
15 Shout against her round about;
She hath given forth her hand:
Fallen have her foundations,
Thrown down have been her walls;
For it is the vengeance of the LORD:
Be avenged of her; as she did — do to her.
16 Cut off the sower from Babylon,
And him who handleth the sickle
In the time of harvest:
Because of the oppressing sword,
Each unto Ms people — they turn,
And each to his land— they flee.
17 A scattered sheep is Israel;
Lions have driven away;
At first, devoured him did the ktog of A s-
And now, at last, broken his bone [shur;
Hath Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon.
w Therefore thus hath the LORD of Hosts,
God of Israel, said:
Lo, I see after the ktog of Babylon,
And after his land,
As I have seen after the king of Asshur,
19 And brought back Israel to Ms habitation,
And he hath fed on Carmel,
And on Bashan,
And in mount Ephraim,
And on GUead is his soul satisfied.
20 In these days, and at that time,
Affirmeth the Lord.
Sought is the iniquity of Israel, but it isnot;
And the sin of Judah,
But it is not found:
For I am propitious to those whom Heave.
21 Against the land of Merathaim:
Go up against it,
And unto the inhabitants of Pekod:
Waste and devote their posterity,
Affirmeth the LORD,
And do according
To all that I have commanded thee.
22 A noise of battle is in the land,
And of great destruction.
23 How hath it been cut and broken,
513

The redemption of Israel. l. 24. — JEREMIAH.— LI. 6. The judgment of Babylon.

The hammer of the whole earth I
How hath Babylon become a desolation
among nations I
24 1 have laid a snare for thee,
And also— thou art captured, O Babylon,
And thou— thou hast not known:
Thou hast been found and also art caught,
For against the Lord
Thou hast stirred thyself up.
25 The Lord hath opened His treasury,
And He bringeth out
The weapons of His indignation:
For a work is to the Lord, God of Hosts,
In the land of the Chaldeans.
26 Come ye in to her from the extremity,
Open her storehouses:
Raise her up as heaps, and devote her:
Let her have no remnant.
27 Slay all her kine;
Let them go down to slaughter:
Wo is on them, for come hath their day,
The time of their inspection.
23 A voice of fugitives and escaped ones
Is from the land of Babylon,
To declare in Zion the vengeance of the
LORD our God,
The vengeance of His temple.
29 Summon unto Babylon archers :
All who tread the bow,
Encamp against her round about;
Let her have no escaped one;
Recompense to her according to her work;
According to all that she did — do to her:
For toward the Lord she hath been proud,
Toward the Holy One of Israel.
30 Therefore faU do her young men
In her broad places,
And all her men of war are cut off in that
Aflirmeth the Lord. [day,
31 Lo, I am against thee, 0 proud one,
Aflirmeth the Lord, Jehovah of Hosts :
For thy day hath come,
The time of thy inspection.
° And stumbled hath the proud,
And fallen, and he hath no raiser up :
And I have kindled a fire in his cities,
A nd it hath devoured all round about him.
38 Thus hath the Lord of Hosts said:
Oppressed are the Children of Israel,
And the CMldren of Judah together :
And all their captors
Have kept hold upon them;
They have refused to send them away.
4 Their Redeemer is strong;
The Lord of Hosts is His name:
He thoroughly pleadeth their cause,
So as to cause the land to rest:
But He hath given trouble
To the inhabitants of Babylon.
35 A sword is for the Chaldeans,
Affirmeth the Lord,
And is on the inhabitants of Babylon,
And on her heads, and on her wise men.
38 A sword is on the princes,
And they have become foolish ;
A sword is on her mighty ones,
And they have been broken down.
37 A sword is on his horses,
And on his chariot,
And on all therabble who are in her midst;
And they have become women :
r.ia.

A sword is on her treasuries;
And they have been spoiled.
88 A sword is on her waters,
And they have been dried up:
For it is a land of graven images,
And to idols they boast themselves.
39 Therefore dwell do Ziim with Hm,
Yea, dwelt in hor have the daughters of
the ostriches;
And it-is not inhabited anymore for ever,
Nor dwelt in tUl many generations.
w As overthrown by God with Sodom,
And with Gomorrah,
And with its neighbours,
Affirmeth the LORD; none dwelleth there,
Nor sojourn in her doth a son of man.
4i Lo, a people cometh from the north,
Even a great nation,
And many kings are stirred up
From the sides of the earth.
42 Bow and halbert they seize:
Cruel are they, and they have no mercy:
Their voice as a sea soundeth,
And on horses they ride,
Set in array as a man for battle,
Against thee, 0 daughter of Babylon.
43 Heard hath the king of Babylon their re-
And feeble have been his hands : [port,
Distress hath seized him,
Pain as a travailing woman.
44 Lo, as a lion he cometh up,
Because of the rising of the Jordan,
Unto the enduring habitation:
But I cause to rest,
I cause them to run from off her
And who is chosen 1 on herl lay a charge,
For who is like Me ?
And who conveneth Me ? [before Me ?
And who is this shepherd who standeth
4s Therefore, hear the counsel of the LORD,
Which He hath counseUed
Concerntog Babylon,
And His devices wMch He hath devised
Concerning the land of the Chaldeans:
Draw them out do not the little ones of the
flock ? [habitation ?
Doth He not make desolate over them the
46 From the voice, Captured hath been Baby
Hath the earth been shaken, [Ion,
And a cry Jfcong nations hath been heard.
LI. i THUSTiath the LORD said:
Lo, I am stirring up against Babylon,
And the inhabitants of Leb, My with-
A destroying wind; fstanders,
2 And I have sent to Babylon fanners.
And they have fanned it, and they empty
For they have been against it, [its laud:
Round about to the day of evil.
3 Let not the treader tread his bow,
Nor lift himself up in his coat of mail:
Nor have pity on her young men;
Devote ye to destruction all her host.
4 And faUen have the wounded
In the land of the Chaldeans,
And the pierced through to her streets.
5 For, not forsaken is Israel or Judali
By its God— by the Lord of Hosts ;
For their land hath been full of guilt
Against the Holy One of Israel.
6 Flee ye from the midst of Babylon,
And deUver ye each his soul:

God's judgments on Babylon li. 7.— JEREMIAH. — li. i

m revenge of Israel.

Be not cut off in its iniquity;
For a time of vengeance it is to the LORD;
Recompence He is rendering to it.
" A golden cup is Babylon in the hand of
Making drunk aU the earth: [the LORD,
From its wine drunk have* nations;
Therefore, boast themselves do nations.
8 Suddenly hath Babylon faUen,
Yea, it is destroyed: howl ye for it;
Take ye balm for its pain,
If so be it may be healed.
9 We healed Babylon, bit t she wasnot healed:
Forsake her, and we go, each to Ms land:
For come unto heaven hath its judgment,
And been lifted up unto the clouds.
i° The Lord hath brought out our righteous-
Come, and we recount to Zion [nesses:
The work of the Lord our God.
n Cleanse the arrows; fill the shields :
Stirred up hath the Lord
The spirit of the kings of Media:
For against Babylon is His device to de
stroy it;
For it is the vengeance of the LORD,
The vengeance of His temple.
12 To the waUs of Babylon lift up an ensign,
Strengthen the watch,
Establish the watchers, prepare the am-
For the LORD hath both devised [bush:
And done that which He spake
Concerning the inhabitants of Babylon.
13 0 dweUer on many waters,
Abundant in treasures,
Come in hath thine end,
The measure of thy dishonest gain.
14 Sworn hath the LORD by Himself,
That, Surely I have filled thee
Withmen as cankerworms;
And theyhave cried agatost thee shouting.
w The maker of the earth by His power,
The establisher of the world by His wis-
Who, by His understandtog, [dom,
Hath stretched out the heavens,
16 At the voice He giveth forth
Amultitude of waters are in the heavens:
And He causeth vapours to come up
From the end of the earth:
Lightnings for rain He hath made,
And He bringeth out wind from His trea
sures, [ledge;
17 Brutish hath been every man by know-
Put to shame hath been every refiner
By a graven image:
For false is his molten image,
And there is no breath in them.
18 Vanity are they, the work of erring ones:
J n the time of their inspection they perish.
19 Not like these is the portion of Jacob;
For He is framer of all things :
And Israel is the rod of His inheritance;
The Lord of Hosts is His name.
20 An axe art thou to me — weapons of war:
I have broken in pieces by thee nations,
And I have destroyed by thee kingdoms;
21 And I have broken in pieces by thee
A horse and its rider;
And I have broken in pieces by thee
A chariot and its charioteer;
22 And I have broken in pieces by thee
Man and woman;
And I have broken to pieces by thee

Old and young;
And I have broken in pieces by thee
Young man and virgin;
23 And I have broken in pieces by thee
A shepherd and his drove;
And I have broken in pieces by thee
A husbandman and his team;
And I have broken in pieces by thee
Governor and prefects.
24 And I have recompensed to Babylon,
And to all the inhabitants of Chaldea,
AU the evil which they have doneip Zion,
Before your eyes, affirmeth the Lord.
25 Lo, I am agatost thee.O destroytog mount,
Affirmeth the LORD,
Which is destroying all the earth;
And I have stretched out
My hand against thee,
And I have rolled thee from the rocks,
And given thee for a burning mountain.
23 And they take not out of thee a stone for
Or a stone for foundations; [a corner,
For everlasting desolations art thou,
Affirmeth the LORD.
37 Lift ye up an ensign in the land,
Blow a trumpet among nations,
Sanctify against it nations,
Summon against it the kingdoms of Ara-
Minni, and Ashchenaz; [rat,
Appoint agatost it an infant head;
Cause the horse to ascend
As the rough cankerworni.
23 Sanctify against it the nations
With the kings of Media,
Its governors and aU its prefects,
And aU the land of its dominion.
29 And shake doth the land, and is pained :
For stood against Babylon
Have the purposes of the Lord,
To make the land of Babylon
As a desolation, without inhabitant.
so Ceased have the mighty of Babylon to fight,
They have remained in strongholds
Failed hath their might;
They have become women:
They have burnt her tabernacles;
Broken have been her bars.
3i Runner to meet runner runneth,
And anouncer to meet anouncer,
To anounce to the king of Babylon;
For, captured hath been Ms city— at the
extremity.
32 And the passages have been captured,
Aud the reeds they have burnt with fire,
Aud the men of war have been troubled.
33 For thus hath the Lord of Hosts,
God of Israel, said: [ing-floor,
The daughter of Babylon is as a thresh-
Thp time.of her threshing— yet a little,
And come hath the time of rier harvest.
34 Devoured us, crushed us,
Hath Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon,
He hath set us up as an empty vessel,
He hath swaUowed us as a dragon,
He hath filled his belly with my dainties,
He hath driven us away. [Babylon,
35 My wrong, and that of my relations is on
Say doth the inhabitant of Zion;
And my blood is on the inhabitants of
Saith Jerusalem. [Chaldea,
38 Therefore, thus hath the LORD said:
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Prophecy sent to the captives. LI. 37. — JEREMIAH. — Ln. 5. Tlie Babylonish captivity.

LiO, I am pleading thy cause,
And have avenged thy vengeance;
And have dried up its sea,
And made its fountain dry.
And Babylon hath been for heaps,
A habitation of dragons, [inhabitant.
An astonishment, and a hissing, without
38 Together as young lions they roar:
They have shaken themselves as lions'
whelps.
89 In their heat I make their banquets,
And ftdiave caused them to drink,
So that they exult,
And have slept an everlasting sleep,
And awake not, affirmeth the LORD.
I cause them to go down as lambs to the
As rams with he-goats. [slaughter,
4i How hath Sheshach been captured;
Yea, caught is the praise of the whole
How hath Babylon [earth;
Been for an astonishment among nations.
42 Come up agatost Babylon hath the sea:
With a multitude of its biUows
It hath been covered.
4:1 Its cities have been for a desolation,
A dry land, and a wilderness,
^ A land — none dwelleth in them,
Norpass over into them doth a son of man.
44 And I have seen after Bel in Babylon,
And have brought out
That which he swallowed from hismouth ;
And flow no more unto him do nations:
Even the wall of Babylon hath fallen.
45 Go out of its midst, 0 My people,
And deliver ye, each his soul,
Because of the fierceness
Of the anger of the LORD,
45 And lest your heart be tender,
And ye be afraid of the report
Which is heard in the land;
And come to a year hath the report,
And after it in a year the report,
And violence is in the land, ruler against
47 Therefore, lo, days are coming, [ruler.
And I have seen after the graven images
And all its land is ashamed, [of Babylon,
And aU its pierced ones fall in its midst.
43 And cried aloud against Babylon
Have heaven, and earth,
And all that is in them:
For, from the north come to it do spoilers,
Affirmeth the Lord.
49 Even Babylon is to fall, 0 ye pierced of Is-
Even they of Babylon have fallen, [rael;
ye pierced of all the earth. .
so Ye escaped of the sword, go on, stand not
Remember ye from afar the Lord, [stiU:
Aud let Jerusalem •ome up on your heart.
61 We have beeu ashamed, for we-have heard
Covered hath shame our faces, [reproach:
For come in have strangers [the Lord.
Agatost the sanctuaries of the house of
52 Therefore, lo, days are coming,
Affirmeth the LORD,
And I have seen after its graven images:
And through all its land
Groan doth the wounded.
53 Because Babylon goeth up to the heavens,
And because it fenceth
The high place of its strength,
From Me come into it do spoilers,
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Affirmetri the Lord.
& A voice of a cry is from Babylon,
And of great destruction
From the land of the Chaldeans:
55 For the Lord is spoUing Babylon,
And hath destroyed out of it a great voice;
And sounded hate its bUlows as many wa-
Given out a noise hath their voice: [ters,
*6 For come in against it —
Against Babylon — hath a spoiler,
And captured have been its mighty ones,
Broken have been their bows:
For the God of recompences—
The Lord — certainly repayeth.
57 And I have caused its princes to drink.
And its wise men,
Its governors, and its prefects,
And its mighty ones;
/ And they have slept an everlasting sleep,
And they awake not, affirmeth the king,
The Lord of Hosts is His Name.
58 Thus hath the LORD of Hosts said:
The waUs of Babylon — the broad one—
Is utterly made bare;
And her high gates with Are are burnt;
Aud peoples labour in vain,
And nations in fire, and have been weary.
fi3 THE word which Jeremiah the prophet
hath commanded Seraiah son of Neriahr
son of Maaseiah, in his going with Zede
kiah kiug of Judah to Babylon, in the fourth
year of his reign, (and Seraiah is a quiet
prince. ) 3°And Jeremiah writeth all the evil
which cometh uuto Babylon in one book —
all these words which are written concern
ing Babylon.
fiiAnd Jeremiah saith unto Seraiah,
•When thou enterest Babylon, then hast
thou seen, and read ah these words, 62 and
hast said, Lord, Thou, Thou hast spoken
concerning this place, to cut it off, that
there be none dwelling in it, from man unto
cattle, for it is an everlasting desolation.
63 And it hath come to pass, when thou dost
finish reading this book, thou bindest to it
a stone, and hast cast it into the midst of
the Euphrates, 64and hast said, Thus sink
doth Babylon, and it ariseth not, because
of the evil wliich I am bringing in against
her: and they have been weary.'
Hitherto are the words of Jeremiah.
LII. i TWENTY and one years old is Ze
dekiah in his reigning, and eleven years
hath he reigned in Jerusalem, and the
name of his mother is Hamutal daughter of
Jeremiah of Libnah. 2And he doth the
evil thing iu the eyes of the Loed, accord
ing to all that Jehoiakim hath done. 3For,
because of the anger of the Lord, it hath
been in Jerusalem and Judah till He hath
cast them from before His face; and Zede
kiah rebelled against the king of Babylon.
4 And it cometh to pass, in the ninth year
of Ms reign, to the tenth month, in the
tenth of the month, come hath .Nebuchad
rezzar king of Babylon (he and all his force)
against Jerusalem, and they encamp against
it, and build against it a fortification round
about. fi And the city cometh into siege
till the eleventh year of king Zedekiah.

Zedekiah imprisoned.

Lll. 6.— JEREMIAH.— Lll. 34. Jehoiachin treated kindly.

6 In the fourth month, in the ninth of the
month, when the famine is severe in the
city, and there hath been no bread for the
people of the land, 7then is the city broken
up, and all the men of war flee, and go out
from the city by night, the way of the gate
between the two walls, which is by the
king's garden, (and the Chaldeans are by
the city round about,) and they go the way
of the plain. 8 And the forces of the Chal
deans pursue after the ktog, and overtake
Zedekiah in the plains of Jericho ; and all
Ms forces have been scattered from him.
¦And they capturethe king, and bring him
up unto the king of Babylon to Riblah, in
the land of Hamath; and he speaketh with
hhn— judgments. i°And the king of Baby
lon slayeth the sons of Zedekiah before his
eyes: and also all the princes of Judah hath
he slain in Riblah. u And the eyes of Ze
dekiah he hath blinded, and bindeth him
to fetters, and the king of Babylon bringeth
him to Babylon, and putteth him in the
house of inspection till the day of his
death. 12 And to the fifth month, in the tenth of
the month, (it is the nineteenth year of
king Nebuchadrezzar ktog of Babylon,)
come hath Nebuzar-Adan, chief of the
guard: he hath stood before the king of
Babylon in Jerusalem, 13and he burneth
the liouse of the Lord, and the house of
the king; and aU the houses of Jerusalem,
even every great house he burneth with
fire: M and aU the waUs of Jerusalem round
about broken down have aU the forces of
the Chaldeans which are with the chief of
the guard. "And some of the poor of the
people, and the remnant of the people who
are left to the city, and those who are fall
ing away, who have fallen unto the king of
Babylon, and the remnant of the multitude,
hath Nebuzar-Adan, chief of the guard, re
moved. i6 And some of the poor of the
land hath Nebuzar-Adan, chief of the guard,
left for vinedressers and for husbandmen.
" And the piUars of brass which are to the
house of the Loud, and the bases, and the
brazen sea that is in the house of the Lord,
have the Chaldeans broken, and they bear
away their brass to Babylon. J8And the
pots, and the shovels, and the snuffers, and
the bowls, and the spoons, and aU the
vessels of brass wherewith they minister,
have they taken away. ,9And the basons,
and the firepans, and the bowls, and the
pots, and the candlesticks, and the spoons,
and the cups; the gold of that which is
gold, and the silver of that which is silver,
hath the chief of the guard taken. 2oxhe
two pillars, the one sea, and the twelve
brazen oxen which are beneath, the bases

which king Solomon made for the house of
the Lord, there was no weighing of the
brass of aU these vessels. 2iAs to the
pillars, eighteen cubits is the height of the
one pUlar, and a cord of sixteen cubits
cpmpasseth it ; aud its thickness is four
Angers, hollow. 22 And the chapiter upon
it is of brass ; and the height of the one
chapiter is five cubits, with network, and
pomegranates on the chapiters round
about, the whole is of brass; and like these
have the second pillar, and the pomegran
ates. ,23 And there are ninety and six pome
granates on a side; aU the pomegranates
are a hundred on the net- work round about.
24 And the cMef of the guard taketh
Seraiah the high priest, and Zephaniah the
second priest, and the three keepers of the
threshold ; 25and out of the city hath he
taken a certain eunuch, who hath been in
spector over the men of war; and seven
men of those who see the king's face, who
have been found to the city, and the head
scribe of the host, who mustereth the peo
ple of the land, aud sixty men of the people
of the land, who are found in the midst of
the city. 26 And Nebuzar-Adan, chief of
the guard, taketh them, and bringeth them
unto the king of Babylon to Riblah. 27 And
the king of Babylon smiteth them, and put
teth them to death in Riblah, in the land
of Hamath ; and he removeth Judah from
off its own ground.
23This is the people whom Nebuchad
rezzar hath removed; in the seventh year,
of Jews, three thousand and twenty and
three : 29to the eighteenth year of Nebu
chadrezzar — from Jerusalem, souls, eight
hundred thirty and two : 3° in the three and
twentieth year of Nebuchadrezzar, hath
Nebuzar-Adan, chief of the guard, removed
of Jewish souls, seven hundred forty and
five: all the sotos are four thousand and
six hundred.
31 And it cometh to pass, in the thirty
and seventh year of the removal of Jehoia
chin king of Judah, in the twelfth month,
in the twenty and fifth of the month, hath
Evil-Merodach king of Babylon lifted up, in
the year of his reign, the head of Jehoia
chin king of Judah, and bringeth him out
from the house of restraint, 32 and speaketh
with him good things, and setteth Ms
throne above the throne of the kings who
are with Mm in Babylon; 33 and he. hath
changed his prison garments, and he hath
eaten bread before him continually, all the
days of his life. ^And his allowance, a
continual allowance, hath been given to
him by the king of Babylon; the matter of
a day in its day, till the day of his death —
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LAMENTATIONS.

I. !HOW hath she sat alone,
The city abounding with people ;
She hath been as a widow,
The mighty among nations;
Princess among provinces,
She hath become tributary !
2 She weepeth sore in the night,
Aud her tears are on her cheeks;
There is no comforter for her
Out of aU her lovers:
All her friends dealt treacherously by her,
They have been to her for enemies.
3 Removed hath Judah because of affliction,
And from the abundance of her service;
She hath dwelt among nations,
She hath not found rest:
All her pursuers have overtaken her
Between the straits.
4 The ways of Zion are mourning, [time:
Without any coming at the appointed
AUhergates are desolate; her priests sigh,
Her virgins are afflicted,
And she — hath bitterness.
5 Her adversaries have become chief,
Her enemies have been at ease;
For the Lord hath afflicted her
For the abundance of her transgressions:
Her infants have gone captive
Before the adversary.
G And go out from the daughter of Zion
Doth all her honour:
Her princes have been as harts —
They have not found pasture;
And they go powerless before the pursuer.
7 Remembered hath Jerusalem
In the days of her affliction and mourn-
All her desirable things [ings,
Which were from the days of old,
In the faUing of her people
Into the hand of the adversary,
Aud she hath no helper:
Seen her have the adversaries,
They have laughed at her cessations.
3 A sin hath Jerusalem stoned;
Therefore, impure she hath become:
All who honoured her have esteemed her
lightly,
For they have seen her nakedness;
Yea, she herself hath sighed,
And turneth backward.
3 Her uncleanness is in her skirts;
She hath not remembered her latter end;
And she cometh down wonderfully:
There is no comforter for her.
See, 0 Lord, mtoe affliction:
For made Mmself great hath the enemy.
io His hand spread out hath the adversary
On all her desirable things:
For she hath seen :
Nations have entered her sanctuary,
Concerning which Thou didst command,
* They shall not come
Into the congregation to thee.'
n AU her people Bigh, they seek bread;
They have given their desirable things
For food to refresh the body:
See OLORD and behold attentively;
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For I have been lightly esteemed.
12 7s it notMng to you,
All ye who pass by the way ?
Look attentively, and consider,
If there be any pain like my pain.
Which is rolled upon me ?
Whom the Lord hath afflicted
In the day of the fierceness of His anger.
is From above He sent Are into my bones.
And it subdueth it:
He hath spread a net for my feet;
He hath turned me backward ;
He hath made me desolate— all day sick.
14 Bound hath been the yoke of my trans-
By His hand; [gressions
They are wrapped together;
They have gone up on my neck;
He hath caused my power to stumble;
The Lord hath given me toto hands,
I am unable to rise.
is Trodden down all my mighty ones
Hath the LORD to my midst;
He proclaimed against me an appointed
To destroy my young men : [time
A wine-press hath the Lord trodden,
Even the virgin, the daughter of Judah.
is For these I am weeping:
Mine eye, mine eye runneth down waters,
For, far from me hath been a comforter,
Refreshing my soul;
My chUdren have been desolate.
For mighty hath been the enemy.
17 Spread forth hath Zion her hands,
There is no comforter for her:
The Lord hath willed concerning Jacob,
His neighbours are his adversaries
Jerusalem hath become impure among
is Righteous is the LORD; [them.
For His mouth have I provoked:
Hear, I pray you, aU ye peoples,
And consider my pain:
My virgins and ray young men
Have gone into captivity.
i9 I have caUed for my lovers—
They — they have deceived me;
My priests and mine elders
In the city have expired;
When they have sought food for them
Then they give back their soul, [selves.
20 See, O LORD, for distress is to me;
My bowels have been troubled:
Turned hath been my heart in my midst:
For I have greatly provoked:
From without bereaved hath the sword,
In the house it is as death.
21 They have heard that I have sighed;
There is no comforter for me:
All mine enemies heard of my calamity:
They have rejoiced that Thou—
Thou hast done it:
— Thou hast brought to the day Thou hast
And they are like to me. [called,
22 Come in doth aU their evil before Thee;
And one hath done to them
As Thou hadst done to me,
For all my transgressious:
For many my sighs, and my heart is sick.

The miseries of Jerusalem. II. 1.— LAMENTATIONS.— in. 1. God's threatenings fulfilled.

II. i HOW doth the LORD cloud in His anger
The daughter of Zion,
He hath cast from heaven to earth
The beauty of Israel,
And hath not remembered His footstool
Lu the day of His anger.
2 Swallowed up hath the Lord;
He hath not pitied any of the pleasant
places of Jacob:
He hath broken down in His wrath
The fortresses of the daughter of Judah:
He caused to come to the earth,
He polluted the kingdom and its princes.
3 He hath cut off in the heat of anger
Every horn of Israel:
He hath turned backward His right hand
From the face of the enemy,
Aud He burneth against Jacob
As a flaming fire,
It hath devoured round about.
* He hath trodden His bow as an enemy:
Stood hath His right hand as an adver-
And He slayeth [sary,
All the desirable ones of the eye,
In the tent of the daughter of Zion,
He hath poured out as fire His fury.
s The Lord hath been as an enemy;
He hath swallowed up Israel,
He hath swallowed up all her palaces;
He hath destroyed His fortresses,
And multipUeth in the daughter of Judah
Mourning and lamentation.
6 AndHe shakethasagardenMs tabernacle;
He hath destroyed His appointed place:
The Lord hath forgotten to Zion
The appointed time and sabbath,
And despiseth, to the indignation of His
King and priest. [anger,
7 The Lord hath cast off His altar,
He hath rejected His sanctuary,
He hath shut up to the hand of the enemy
The walls of her palaces;
A noise they have made in the house of
like a day — appointed. [the Lord
8 Devised hath the Lord to destroy
The wall of the daughter of Zion;
He hath stretched out a line, [stroytog:
He hath not turned His hand from de-
And causeth bulwark and waU to mourn;
Together they have been weak.
3 Sunk unto the earth have her gates;
He hath destroyed and broken her bars:
Her king and her princes
Are among the nations:
There is no law; even her prophets
Have not found vision from the Lord.
i° Sit on the earth — keep sUent
Do the elders of the daughter of Zion:
They have caused dust to go up on their
They have girded on sackcloth: [head;
Put down to the earth their head
Have the virgins of Jerusalem.
" Consumed by tears have been mine eyes,
Troubled have been my bowels, [liver,
Poured out to the earth hath been my
For the breach of the daughter of my
people;
In infant and suckling being feeble,
In the broad places of the city,
12 To their mothers they say,
'Where are corn and wine V

In their becoming feeble as a pierced one
In the broad places of the city,
In their soul pouring itself out
Into the bosom of their mothers.
13 What shall I testify to thee 2
What shaU I liken to thee,
0 daughter of Jerusalem ?
What shall I equal to thee, and I comfort
O virgin, daughter of Zion? [thee,
For great as a sea is thy breach;
Who shall give healing to thee ?
14 Thy prophets have seen for thee
A false and insipid thiug;
And have not revealed concerning tMne
To turn back thy captivity; [iniquity,
And they see for thee false burdens,
And causes of expulsion.
is Clapped hands at thee
Have aU who pass by the way ;
They have hissed — they shake the head
At the daughter of Jerusalem:
'Is this the city of which they said:
The perfection of beauty,
A joy to aU the land V
i6 Opened against thee their mouth
Have aU thine enemies:
They have hissed, yea, gnash the teeth:
They said: 'We have swaUowed her up:
Surely this is the day which we looked for;
We have found— we have seen.*
17 The Lord hath done that which He de-
He hath fuMUed His saying [vised;
WMch He wiUed from the days of old:
He hath broken down and pitied not.
And causeth an enemy to rejoice over thee;
He rifted up the horn of thine adversaries.
18 Cried hath their heart unto the LORD:
0 waU of the daughter of Zion,
Cause to go down as a stream tears
Daily and Mghtly :
Give not rest to thyself;
Let not the daughter of thine eye stand
19 Arise, cry aloud in the night; [stfll.
At the beginmng of the watches,
Pour out as water thy heart,
Over-against the face of the Lord
Lift up unto Him thy hands,
For the soul of thine infants,
Who are feeble with hunger
At the head of aU the out-places.
^ See, 0 Lord, and look attentively
To whom Thou hast acted thus.
Do women eat their fmit.
Infants of a handbreadth ?
Slain in the sanctuary of the Lord
Are priest and prophet ?
21 Lain on the earth in the out-places
Have young and old:
My virgins and my young men
Have fallen by the sword;
Thou hast slain in a day of Thine anger;
Thou hast slaughtered — hast not pitied.
22 Thou caUest, as at an appointed day,
My fears from round about.
And there hath not been
In a day of the anger of the LORD,
An escaped or remaining one:
They whom I stretched out and nourished,
My enemy hath consumed.
III. 1 1 am the man who hath seen affliction
By the rod of His wrath.
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The prophets affliction. in. 2.— LAMENTATIONS.— IV. 2. The benefit of afflictions.

2 Me hath He led, and causeth to walk in
Without light. [darkness,
3 Surely agatost me He turneth hack;
He turneth His hand all tlie day.
4 He hath worn out my flesh and my skin,
He hath broken my bones,
5 He hath built against me,
And setteth round poverty and weariness.
0 In dark places He hath caused me to dwell,
As the dead of old.
7 He hath hedged me about, and I go not
He hath made heavy my fetter. [out:
8 Even when I call and cry out,
He hath shut out my prayer.
9 He hath hedged my ways with hewn work :
My paths He hath made crooked.
10 A bear lying in wait He is to me,
A lion in secret hiding-places.
i] My ways He is turning aside,
Aud pulleth me in pieces:
He hath made me desolate.
12 He hath trodden His bow,
And setteth me up as a mark for an arrow.
"¦He hath caused to enter into my reins
The arrows of His quiver.
14 1 have been a derision to aU my people,
Their song all the day.
w Hexhath filled me with bitter things,
He hath filled me with wormwood.
i6 And He breaketh with gravel my teeth,
He hath covered me with ashes.
17 And Thou casteth off from peace my soul:
I have forgotten prosperity.
18 And I say, Perished hath my strength
And my hope from the Lord:
19 Remember my affliction and my mourn-
The wormwood and the gaU. [ing,
20 Remember well, and bow down
Doth my soul within me.
21 This I turn to my heart — therefore I hope,
23 The kindness of the Lord I
For we have not been consumed,
For not ended have His mercies.
23 New every morning:
Abundant is thy faithfulness.
24 My portion is the Lord, hath my soul said;
Therefore I hope for Him.
25 Good is the lord to those who wait for
To the soul that seeketh Him. [Him,
26 Good, when one stayeth and standeth stiU
For the salvation of the LORD.
27 Good for a man that he bare a yoke to
his youth.
23 He sitteth alone, and is silent,
For He hath laid it upon him.
29 He putteth in the dust Ms mouth,
, If so be there is hope.
30 He giveth to his smiter the cheek:
He is filled with reproach.
3i For the Lord casteth not off for ever.
32 For though He hath afflicted,
Yet He hath pitied, [ness.
According to the abundance of HIb tender-
33 For He hath not afflicted with His heart,
Nor doth He grieve the children of men.
34 To bruise under one's feet
Any bound ones of earth,
35 To turn aside the judgment of a man,
Over-against the face of the Most High,
36 To subvert a man in his cause,
The Lord hath not enjoyed.
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37 Who is this that hath said, and it is,
Yet the Lord hath not willed it %
38 From the mouth of the Most High
Go not out the evils and the good?
39 What: — sigh habitually shall a livtogman?
A man for his sin ?
40 Let us search our ways, and investigate,
And let us turn back unto the Lord.
4i Let us lift up our hearts on the hands
Unto God in the heavens.
42 We — we have transgressed and rebelled:
Thou— Thou hast not forgiven.
43 Thou hast covered Thyself with anger,
And dost pursue us:
Thou hast slain, Thou hast not pitied.
44 Thou hast covered Thyself with a cloud,
So that prayer passeth not through.
45 Offscouring and refuse Thou makest us
In the midst of the peoples.
46 Opened against us their mouth
Have all our enemies.
47 Fear and a snare have been for us, >
Desolation and destruction.
48 Rivulets of water go down mine eye,
For the destruction of the daughter of
49 Mine eye hath run out, [my people.
And ceaseth not, without intermission,
» While the LORD looketh
And seeth from the heavens.
si Mtoe eye acteth on my soul,
Because of all the daughters of my city.
62 Hunted me sore as a bird
Have mine enemies without cause.
53 They have cut off in a pit my life,
And they cast a stone against me.
64 Flowed have waters over my head;
I have said, I have been cut off.
55 1 have called Thy name, 0 Lord,
From the lower pit.
56 My voice Thou hast heard; [my cry.
Hide not Thine ear at my breathing— at
57 Thou drewest near in the day I call Thee:
Thou hast said. Fear not.
ss Thou hast pleaded, 0 LORD,
The pleadings of my soul;
Thou hast redeemed my life.
ss Thou hast seen, O Lord, my overthrow-
Judge Thou my cause.
M Thou hast seen all their vengeance,
All their thoughts against me.
6i Thou hast heard their reproach, 0 Lord,
All their thoughts against me;
62 The lips of my withstanders,
Their meditation against me all the day.
sa Their sitting down, and their rising up
Behold attentively; I am their song.
64 Thou returnest to them a recompence, 0
Lord,
According to the work of their hands.
35 Thou givest to them a covered heart,
Thy curse— to them. [them,
66 Thou pursuest in anger, and destroyest
From under the heavens of the LORD.
IV. 1 HOW is the gold become dim,
Changed the best, the pure gold !
Poured out are the stones of the sanc-
At the head of all the out-places, [tuary
2 The precious sons of Zion,
Who are comparable with fine gold,
How were they reckoned earthen bottles,
The work of the hands of the potter.

Complicated sorrows.

IV. 3.— LAMENTATIONS.— V. 22

An appeal to God.

> Even dragons have drawn out the breast,
They have suckled their young ones:
The daughter of mypeople is become cruel,
Like the ostriches in a wriderness.
4 Cleaved hath the tongue of the suckling
Unto his palate with thirst;
Infants have asked bread,
A dealer out they have none.
5 Those who eat of dainties
Have been desolate in out-places;
Those supported on scarlet
Have embraced dunghills.
6 And greater is the iniquity
Of the daughter of my people
Than the sin of Sodom,
WMch was overturned as in a moment,
And no hands stayed on her.
7 Purer have been her Nazarites than snow,
Whiter than milk, ruddier of body than
Of sapphire their form: [rubies,
8 Darker than blackness
Have been their visage;
They have not been known in out-places:
Cleaved hath their skin unto their bone:
It hath withered — it hath been as wood.
9 Better have been the pierced of a sword
Than the pierced of famine:
For they flow away, pierced through,
Without the increase of the field.
1° The hands of merciful women
Have boiled their own chridren:
They have been for food to them [people.
In the destruction of the daughter of ray
u Completed hath the LORD His fury ;
He hath poured out the fierceness of His
And He kindle th a fire in Zion, [anger,
And it devoureth her foundations.
12 Believe not did the kings of the earth,
Or any of the inhabitants of the world,
That come should an adversary or enemy
Into the gates of Jerusalem.
" For the sins of her prophets,
The iniquities of her priests,
Who shed to her the blood of the righteous,
14 Theyhave wandered naked in out-places,
They have been poUuted with blood,
Without any being able
To touch their clothing. [them :
is ' Turn aside — unclean ; ' they called to
'Turn aside, turn aside, touch not:'
For they have fled —
Yea, they have wandered;
They have said among the nations,
' They continue not to sojourn.'
i» The face of the Lord hath divided them:
He continueth not to behold them:
The face of priests theyhave not lifted up,
And elders they have not favoured.
17 While we exist — consumed are our eyes
For our vain help:
On the watch-tower we have watched
For a nation which saveth not.
18 They have hunted our steps
From going in our broad-places:
Near hath been our end,
Fulfilled have been our days;
For come hath our end.

19 Swifter have been our pursuers
Than the eagles of heaven :
On the mountains they burned after us,
In the wilderness they laid wait for us.
20 The breath of our nostrils,
The anointed of the Lord,
Hath been captured in their pits.
Of whom we said:
' In his shadow we live among the nations.'
21 Joy and rejoice, 0 daughter of Edom,
DweUing in the land of TJz:
Even unto thee pass over doth a cup ;
Thou art drunk,
And makest thyself naked.
22 Complete is thine iniquity, 0 daughter of
Zion;
He continueth not to remove thee:
He hath inspected thine iniquity,
O daughter of Edom;
He hath removed thee for thy sins.
V. 1 REMEMBER, 0 Lord,
What hath befallen us:
Look attentively, and see our reproach.
2 Our inheritance hath been turned to
Our houses to foreigners. [strangers,
3 Orphans we have been, without a father
Our mothers are as widows.
4 Our water for money we have drunk;
Our wood for a price cometh.
s For our neck we have been pursued:
We have laboured,
There hath been no rest for us.
6 To Egypt we have given the hand,
To Asshur, to be satisfled with bread.
7 Our fathers have stoned, they are not;
We their iniquities have borne.
8 Servants have ruled over us:
A deliverer there is none from their hand,
9 With our lives we bring in our bread,
Because of the sword of the wilderness.
i° Our skin as an oven hath been burning,
Because of the raging of the famine.
u Wives-in Zion they have humbled,
Virgins, in the cities of Judah.
12 Princes by their hand have been hanged:
The faces of elders
Have not been honoured.
w Youug men to grind they have taken,
CMldren under the wood have stumbled.
14 The aged from the gate have ceased,
Young men from their song.
13 Ceased hath the joy of our heart; [ing.
Turned to mourning hath been our danc-
i6 Fallen hath the crown from our head:
Wo is now to us, for we have sinned.
17 For this hath our heart been sick;
For these have our eyes been dim.
18 For the mountain of Zion,
That is desolate, foxes have gone up on it.
w Thou, 0 LORD, for ever remainest;
Thy throne to generation and generation.
23 Why for ever dost Thou forget us?
Thou forsakest us for length of days.
21 Turn us back, 0 Lord, unto Thee,
And we turn back; renew our days as of
22 For, hast Thou utterly rejected us '/ [old.
Thou hast been very wroth agatost usl
521

EZEKIEL.

CHAP I. iAND it cometh to pass, in the
thirtieth year, in the fourth month, in the
fifth of the month, and I am in the midst
of the Removal by the river Chebar, the
heavens have been opened, and I see visions
of God.
2 In the fifth of the month — it is the fifth
year of the removal of the ktog Jehoiachin
— 8" the word of the Lord hath certainly
been unto Ezekiel son of Buzi the priest,
in the land of the Chaldeans, by the river
Chebar; and the hand of the Lord is on
him there.
>And I look, and lo, a tempestuous wind
is coming from the north, a great cloud,
and fire catching itself, and brightness is to
it round about, and out of its midst as the
colour of copper, out of the midst of the fire.
5 And out of its midst is a likeness of four
living creatures,, and this is their appear
ance: the likeness of man is to them. eAnd
four faces are to each, and four wings are
to each of them. 7And their feet are
straight feet; and the sole of their feet is as
a sole of a calf's foot ; and they are spark
ling as the colour of bright brass. »And
the hands of man under their wings, on
their four sides, and their faces, and their
wings, are to them four. 'Joining one
unto another arc their wings; they turn
not round to their going; each goeth straight
forward. i°As to the likeness of their
faces, the face of a man, and the face of a
lion toward the right are to them four; and
the face of an ox at the left are to them
four; and the face of an eagle are to them
four, u And their faces and their wings are
separate from above; to each are two join
ing together, and two are covering their
bodies. 12 And each goeth straight forward:
whither the spirit is to go, they go; they
turn not round to their going. i8As to the
likeness of the living creatures, their ap
pearances are as coals" of fire — burning as
the appearance of lamps: it is going up and
down between the living creatures; and
brightness is to the fire, and out of the fire
goeth out lightning. i4 And the living crea
tures are running, and turning back, as the
appearance of the flash.
15 And I see the living creatures, and lo,
one wheel is on the earth, near the riving
creatures, at its four faces. i6The appear
ance of the wheels and their works is as the
colour of beryl; and one likeness is to them
four: and their appearances and their works
are as it were the wheel in the midst of the
wheel. i70n their four sides they go in
their going; they turn not round in their
going. ,8 As to their rings, they are both
high and fearful; and their rings are fuU of
eyes round about them four.
w And in the going of the living creatures,
the wheels go beside them ; and in the liv
ing creatures being lifted up from off the
earth, lifted up are the wheels. » Whither
the spirit is to go, they go, thither the
622

spirit is to go; and the wheels are lifted up
over-against them: for a riving spirit is to
the wheels. si Ja their going, they go; and
in their standing, they stand; and in their
being lifted up from off the earth, lifted
up are the wheels over-against them: for a
living spirit is in the wheels.
22 And the likeness of an expanse is over
the heads of the living creature, as the
colour of the fearful ice, stretched out over
their heads from above. 2BAnd under the
expanse their wings are straight, one toward
the other: to each are two covering on this
side, and to each are two covering on that
side, their bodies. 24 And I hear the noise
of their wings, as the noise of many waters,
as the noise of the Mighty One, in their go
ing — the noise of tumult, as the noise of a
camp: in their standing they let faU their
wtogs. 25 And there is a voice from above
the expanse, which is above their head; in
their standing they let fall their wings.
26 And from above the expanse which is
over their head, as an appearance of a sap
phire stone, is the likeness of a throne, and
on the likeness of the throne a likeness, as
the appearance of a man upon it from
above. 27 And I see as the colour of copper,
as the appearance of fire within it round
about, from the appearance of his lotos and
upward, and from the appearance of his
lotos and downward, I have seen as the ap
pearance of fire, and brightness is to it
round about. 28 As the appearance of the
bow that is in a cloud in a day of rain, so is the
appearance of the brightness round about.
II. iIT is the appearance of the likeness
of the honour of the Lord; and I see. andfaU
on my face, and hear a voice speaking: and
He saith unto me, ' Son of man, stand on
thy feet, and I speak with thee.' 2And a
spirit cometh into me when He hath spoken
unto me, and causeth me to stand on my
feet, aud I hear Him who is speaking unto
me. 3 And He saith unto me, ' Son of man,
I am sending thee unto the ChUdren of Is
rael, unto nations who are rebels, who
have rebelled against Me : they and their
fathers have transgressed against Me, unto
this self-same day. 4And the children are
brazen-faced and hard-hearted to whom I
ara sending thee; and thou hast said unto
them: Thus hath the Lord Jehovah said:
s and they — whether they hear, or whether
they forbear, for a rebellious house they
are— have known that a prophet hath been
in their midst.
3 ' And thou, son of man, thou shalt not
be afraid of them, yea, of their words thou
shalt not be afraid, for briers and thorns
are with thee, and near scorpions thou art
dwelling: of their words thou shalt not be
afraid, and of their face's thou shalt not be
affrighted, for they are a rebellious house.
7And thou hast spoken My words unto
them, whether they hear or whether they
forbear; for they are rebellious.

The 2'-r< pheVs roll.

XT. 8. — EZEKIEL. — iv. 7. Charge given to the prophet

' And thou, son of man, hear that which
I am speaking unto thee: Thou shalt not
be rebellious like that rebellious liouse;
open thy mouth, and eat that which I am
giving unto thee.' 9And Hook, and lo, a
hand is sent out unto me; and lo, in it a
roll of a book, i°and He spreadeth it be
fore me; and it is written in front and be
hind; and written on it are lamentations,
and mourning, and wo.
III. iAND He saith unto me,'Spn of man,
that wliich thou findest eat : eat this roll,
and go, speak unto the house of Israel.'
2 And I open my mouth, and He causeth
me to eat that roll. 8And He saith unto
me, ' Son of man, thy belly thou shalt feed,
and thy bowels fill with tMs roU wMch I
am givtog unto thee ; ' and I eat it, and it
is in my mouth as honey for sweetness.
4 Aud He saith unto me. ' Son of man, go,
enter to unto the house of Israel, then hast
thou spoken with My words unto them.
E For, not unto a people deep of Up and
heavy of tongue art thou sent — unto the
house of Israel : 6not unto many peoples,
deep of lip and heavy of tongue, whose
words thou dost not understand. , If I had
not sent thee unto them — they, they would
hearken uuto thee, 7but the house of Is
rael are not wUring to hearken unto thee,
for they are not willing to hearken unto
Me: for aU the house of Israel are brazen
faced and hard-hearted. 8Lo, I have made
thy face strong agatost their face, and thy
forehead strong against their forehead.
9 As an adamant harder than a rock have I
made thy forehead: thou shalt not fear
them, nor be affrighted before them, for a
rebellious house are they.'
i° And He saith unto me, 'Son of man,
aU My words, that I speak unto thee, re
ceive with thy heart, and with thine ears
hear, n And go, enter in unto the Removal,
unto the children of thy people, then hast
thou spoken unto them, and hast said unto
them: Thussaid the Lord Jehovah: Whether
they hear, or whether they forbear.'
12 And a spirit Iifteth me up, and I hear
behind me a noise, a great rushing, {blessed
is the honour of the Lord from His place;)
"even a noise of the wings of the living
creatures touching one another, and a noise
of the wheels over-against them, even a
noise of a great rushing. "And a spirit
hath lifted me up, and taketh me away,
and I go bitterly, to the heat of my spirit:
and the hand of the LORD on me is strong.
is And I come in unto the Removal, at Tel-
Abib, who are dwelling at the river Chebar,
and where they are dwelling I also dwell
there seven days, causing astonishment in
their midst.
i" And it cometh to pass, at the end of
seven days, that the word of the LORD is
unto me, saying, 17t Son of man, a watchman
have I made thee to the house of Israel;
and thou hast heard' a word from My mouth,
and hast warned them from Me. i8In My
saying to the wicked: Thou shalt surely die;
and thou hast not warned him, nor hast
spoken to warn the wicked from his wicked

way. that he may live; he — the wicked — in
his iniqmty dieth: and his blood from thy
hand I require. i9 And thou, because thou
hast warned the wicked, and lie hath not
turned back from his wickedness, and from
his wicked way, he in his iniquity dieth;
and thou thine own soul hast delivered.
2" 'And to the turning back of the right
eous from his righteousness, and be hath
done perversity, and I have put a stum
bling-block before him, he dieth : because
thou hast not warned him, in his sto he
dieth, and not remembered is his righteous
ness which he hath done; and his blood
from thy hand I require. 2i And thou, be
cause thou hast warned him — the righteous
— that the righteous sin not, and he hath
not sinned, he surely liveth, because he
hath been warned; and thou thine own
soul hast delivered.'
22 And on me there is the hand of the
Lord; and He saith unto me: ' Rise, go out
unto the valley, and there I speak with
thee.' 23 And I rise and go out unto the
valley; and lo, there the honour of the
Lord is standing as the honour which I had
seen by the river Chebar: and I fall on my
face. 2* And come uritome doth a spirit,
and it causeth me to stand on my feet, and
He speaketh with me, and saith unto me,
' Go in, be shut up in the midst of thy
house. 25 And thou, son of man, lo, they
have put on thee thick bands, and have
bound thee with them, and thou goest not
out in their midst; 2Gand thy tongue I
cause to cleave unto thy palate, and thou
hast been dumb, and dost not become to
them a reprover: for a rebellious house are
they. 27 And in My speaking with thee, I
open thy mouth, and thou hast said unto
them : Thus hath the Lord Jehovah said :
Let the hearer hear, and let the forbearer
forbear: for a rebellious house are they.
IV. i * AND thou, son of man, take to thy
self a brick, then hast thou put it before
thee, and hast graven on it a city — Jeru
salem; 3 and hast placed against it a siege,
and braided against it a fortification, and
poured out against it a mount ; and placed
agatost it camps, yea, set thou against it
battering-rams round about;. sAnd thou,
take to thyself an iron pan, then hast thou
made it a wall of iron between thee and
the city; and hast prepared thy face against
it, aud it hath been in a state of siege, yea,
thou hast laid siege against it. A sign it is
to the house of Israel.
4 ' And thou, lie on thy left side, then hast
thou placed the iniquity of the house of
Israel on it: the number of the days which
thou liest on it, thou bearest their iniquity.
5And I— I have laid on thee the years of
their iniquity, the number of days, three
hundred and ninety days: and thou hast
borne the iniquity of the house of Israel.
8 And thou hast completed these, and hast
lain on thy right side, a Becond time, and
hast borne the iniquity of the house of Ju
dah forty days— a day for a year, a day for
a year 1 have appointed for thee.
7 'And unto the sieere of Jerusalem thou
623

Representation of the siege and TV. 8. — EZEKIEL. — Yl. 3.

of the ruin of Jerusalem.

dost prepare thy face, and thine a*rm is un
covered, and thou hast prophesied concern
ing it. 8 And lo, I have put on thee thick
bands, and thou turnest not from side' to
side till thy corapletingthe days of thy siege.
9 'And thou, take to thyself wheat, and
barley, and beans, and lentUes, and millet,
and spelt, then hast thou put them in one
vessel, and made them to thyself for bread,
the number of the days which thou art
lyingon thy side— three hundred andninety
days— dost thou eat it. i°And thy food
which thou dost eat is by weight, twenty
shekels daily: from time to time dost thou
eat it. n And water by measure dost thou
drink, a sixth part of a hin : from time to
time dost thou drink it. i2 With a barley-
cake dost thou eat it, and of it with dung
(the filth of man}, dost thou make a cake
before their eyes.'
i3And the LORD saith, 'Thus do the
Children of Israel eat their defiled bread
among the nations whither I drive them.'
14 And I say, *Ah, Lord Jehovah, lo, my
soul is not defiled; and carcase, or torn
thing, I have not eaten from my youth,
even till now; nor come into my mouth
hath abominable flesh.'
is And He saith unto me, 'See, I have
given to thee bullock's dung instead of
man's dung, and thou hast made thy bread
by it.*
i6 And He saith unto me, ' Son of man, lo,
I am breaking the staff of bread in Jeru
salem; and they have eaten bread by weight
and with fear; and water by measure, and
with astonishment, do they drink: 17 so that
they lack bread and water, and have been
astonished one with another, and been con
sumed for their toiquity.
V. 1 ' AND thou, son of man, take to thy
self a sharp weapon, a barber's razor dost
thou take to thyself, and thou hast caused
it to pass over thy head, and over thy beard;
and hast taken to thyself weighing scales,
and apportioned them. 2 A third part with
fire thou dost burn in the midst of the city,
at the fulness of the days of the siege; and
thou hast takeu the third part, thou dost
smite with a weapon round about it; and
the third part thou dost scatter to the
wind: and a weapon I draw out after them.
8 And thou hast taken from thence a few in
number, and hast bound them in thy skirts.
4 And some of them dost thou take again,
and hast cast them into the midst of the
fire, and hast burned them in the fire ; out
of it cometh afire to all the house of Israel.
s Thus hath the Lord Jehovah said:
This is Jerusalem :
In the midst of the nations have I set her,
And round about her are the lands.
e And she changeth My judgments
Into wickedness more than the nations,
And My statutes more than the lands
Which are round about her:
For against My judgments they kicked,
And My statutes —
They have not walked in them.
7 Therefore, thus said the Lord Jehovah:
Because of your multiplying 524

Above the nations which are around you,
In My statutes ye have not walked,
And My judgments ye have not done,
According to the judgments of the nations
Which are round about you
Have ye not done;
8 Therefore, thus said the Lord Jehovah:
Lo, I am agatost thee, even I,
And have done in thy midst judgments
Before the eyes of the nations.
9 And I have done in thee
That which I have not done,
And that which I do not its like again.
Because of all thine abominations.
i° Therefore do fathers eat children in thy
And children eat their fathers; [midst,
And I have done in thee judgments,
And have scattered
The whole of thy remnant to every wind.
n Therefore, I live,
Affirmeth the Lord Jehovah:
Because My sanctuary thou hast defiled,
With aU thy detestable things,
And with all thine abominations,
Yea,Mtoe eye pitieth not,and I spare not.
Do not even I also diminish?
12 Thy third part, by pestilence they die,
And by famine are consumed in thy midst;
And the third part, by sword they fall
Round about thee;
And the third part, to everywind I scatter,
And a sword draw out after them.
13 And completed hath been Mine anger,
And I have caused My fury to rest on them,
And have been comforted;
And they have known that I the Lord
Have spoken in My zeal,
In My completing My fury on them.
14 And I give thee up for a waste,
And for a reproach among the nations
Which are round about thee,
Before the eyes of every passer by.
15 And it hath been a reproach and a revih
An instruction and an astomshment [ing,
To the nations which are round about thee,
In My doing in thee judgments,
In anger and fury, ondin furious reproofs:
I the Lord have spoken.
13 In My sending the evU arrows of famine
among them,
Which have been for destruction,
Which I send to destroy you:
And famine I continue upon you,
And have broken to you the staff of bread:
17 And I have sent upon you
Famine and an evil beast,
And they have bereaved thee; [thee;
And pestilence and blood pass over upon
And a sword I bring in against thee:
I the Lord have spoken.'
VI. iAND the word of the Lord is unto
me, saying: 2 'Son of man, set thy face unto
the mountains of Israel, and prophesy con
cerning them:
3 Then hast thou said. Mountains of Israel,
Hear a word of the Lord Jehovah :
Thus hath the Lord Jehovah said
To the mountains, and to the hills,
To the streams, and to the valleys:
Lo, I, Iamhrtoginginagainstyou asword,
And have destroyed your high places.

Destruction of idolatry.

VI. 4.— EZEKIEL.— Til. 20.

Desolation of Israel.

* And desolated have been your altars.
And broken your images,
And I have caused your wounded
To fall before your idols,
5 And put the carcases of the Children of
Before their idols, [Israel
And have scattered your bones
Round about your altars.
fi In all your dweUings the cities are laid
And the high places are desolate, [waste,
So that waste and desolate are your altars,
And broken and ceased have your idols,
And cut down have been your images,
And blotted out have been your works,
7 And fallen the wounded in your midst,
And ye have known that I am the Lord.
8 And I have caused some to remain
In their being to you [tions,
The escaped of the sword among the na-
In your betog scattered through the land.
6 And remembered Me
Have your escaped among the nations,
Whither they have been taken captive,
Because I have been broken,
With their heart which goeth a-whoring,
WMch hath turned aside from off Me,
And with their eyes,
Which go a-whoring after their idols:
And they have been loathsome
In their own faces,
For the evils wMch they have done
By all their abominations.
* 10 And theyhave known that I am the LORD,
Not for nought have I spoken
Of doing to them this evil.'
n Thus hath the Lord Jehovah said:
' Smite with thy palm,
And stamp with thy foot, and say:
Alas, for all the, evil abominations
Of the house of Israel;
For by sword, by famine,
And by pestUence they fall.
12 The far-dff by pestilence dieth;
And the near by sword faUeth;
And the left and besieged by famine dieth:
And Ihave completed my fury upon them.
13 And ye have known that I am the Lord,
In their wounded betog in the midst .of
Round about their altars, [their idols,
On every Mgh hill,on all tops of mountains,
And under every green tree,
And under every thick oak,
The place where they gave sweet perfume
To all their idols.
14 And I have stretched out My hand against
And made the land a desolation, [them,
A desolation from the wilderness to Dib-
In all their dwellings; [lath,
And they have known that lam the Lord.'
VII. iAND the word of the LORD is unto
me, saying, 'And thou, son of man, Thus said
the Lord Jehovah to the ground of Israel:
2 An end: come hath the end
On the four corners of the land.
8 Now is the end on thee,
And I have sent Mine anger upon thee,
ADd judged thee according to thy ways,
And set agatost thee all tlrine abomina-
4 And no pity on thee [tions.
Hath Mine eye, dor do I spare:
For thy ways against thee I set,

And thine abominations are in thy midst,
And ye have known that I am the LORD.
5 Thus hath the Lord Jehovah said:
An evil, a stogie evil, lo, it hath come.
5 An end hath come, come hath the end:
It hath waked for thee: lo, it hath come.
7 Come hath the morning uuto thee,
0 inhabitant of' the land : [trouble,
Come hath the time, near the day of
And not the shouting of mountains.
3 Now, shortly I pour out My fury against
thee, [thee;
And have completed Mine anger against
And judged thee according to thy ways,
And set against thee
All thine abominations.
9 And not pity doth Mine eye.nor do I spare:
According to thy ways I give unto thee,
And thine abominations are in thy midst:
And ye have known
That I the Lord am the smiter
i° Lo, the day, lo, it hath come;
Gone out hath the morning:
Blossomed hath the rod; flourished hath
n Violence hath risen up [pride.
To a rod of wickedness:
There is none of them, nor of their multi-
Nor of their noise, [tude.
Nor is there wailing for them.
12 Come hath the time, arrived the day:
Let not the buyer rejoice,
Nor let the seller become a mourner;
For wrath is on all itsjmultitude.
13 For the seller to the sold thing turneth
And yet in life is their life: [not,
For the vision is for aU its multitude,
He turneth not back ; [his life.
And none by his iniquity doth strengthen
14 They have blown with a trumpet,
So as to prepare the whole;
And none is going to battle:
For My wrath is on all its multitude.
15 The sword is without,
And the pestilence and the famine within :
He who is in the field by the sword dieth;
And he who is in the city.
Famine and pestilence devour him.
i6 And escaped have their fugitives,
And they have been on the mountains
As the doves of the valleys,
All of them making a noise— each for his
17 All hands are feeble, [iniquity.
And all knees go — waters.
13 And they have girded on sackcloth,
And covered them hath trembhng;
And unto all faces is shame,
And on all their heads baldness.
19 Their silver into out-places they throw,
And their gold impurity becometh:
Their silver and their gold
Is unable to deliver them,
• In the day of the wrath of the Lord:
Their soul they satisfy not,
And their bowels they fill not,
For the stumbling-block
Of their hriquity it hath been.
23 As to the beauty of his ornament,
For arrogance he hath set it;
And the images of their abominations,
Their detestable things— they made in It:
Therefore I have given it
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To them for impurity.
21 And I have given it
[Into the hand of strangers for a prey,
And to the wicked of the Iandfor a spoU:
And they have polluted it.
22 And I have turned My face from them,
And they have poUuted My hidden place;
Yea, come into it have destroyers, and pol-
23 Make the chain; for the land [luted it.
Hath been full of bloody judgments,
And the city hath been full of violence.
24 And I have brought in
The wicked of the nations,
And they have possessed their houses:
And I have caused to cease
The arrogance of the strong,
And polluted havebeen their sanctuaries.
25 Destruction hath come,
And they have sought peace, and there is
26 Mischief on misclrief cometh, [none.
And report on report; [prophet:
And they have sought a vision from the
And the law doth perish from the priest,
And counsel from the aged.
37 The king becometh a mourner,
And the prince putteth on desolation,
And the hands of the people of the land
are troubled;
From their own way I deal with them,
And with their own judgment judge them;
And theyhave known that lam the Lord.'
VIII. iAND it cometh to pass, in the sixth
year, in the sixth month, in the fifth of the
month, I am sitting in my house, and the
elders of Judah are sitting before me, and
fall on me theredoth the hand of the Lord
Jehovah. 2And I look, and lo, a likeness
as the appearance of fire: from the appear
ance of His loins and downward, fire: and
from His loins and upward, as the appear
ance of brightness, as the colour of copper.
3 And He putteth forth the form of a hand,
and taketh me by a lock of my head ; and
a spirit Ufteth me up between the earth
and the heavens, and bringeth me to Jeru
salem in visions of God, unto the entrance
of the inner gate that faceth the north,
where is the seat of a figure of jealousy
wliich maketh jealous. 4And lo, there is
the honour of the God of Israel, as the ap
pearance which I saw in the valley.
5 And He saith unto me, 'Son of man,
lift up, 1 pray thee, thine eyes the way of
the north.' And I lift up mine eyes the
way of the north, and lo, at the north of
the gate of the altar this figure of jealousy,
at the entrance. 6 And He saith unto me,
' Son of man, dost thou see what they are
doing ? the great abominations which the
house of Israel are doing here, to keep far
off from My sanctuary; and again thou shalt
turn, thou shalt see great abominations.' •
7 And He bringeth me in unto an entrance
of the court; and I look, and lo, a hole in
the wall. 8And He saith unto me, 'Son of
man, dig, I pray thee, through the wall:'
and I dig through the wall, and lo, an open
ing. 9 And He saith unto me, 'Go to, and
see the evil abominations wliich they are
doing here.' i°And I go in, and look, and
lo, every form of creeping thing, and de-
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testable beast (even all the idols of the
house of Israel) is graved on the waU, all
round about, u And seventy men of the
elders of the house of Israel — and Jaaza-
niah son of Shaphan standing in their
midst— are standing before them, and each
his censer in his hand; and the abundance
of a cloud of perfume is going up. i2 And
He saith unto me, ' Hast thou seen, son of
man, that which the elders of the house of
Israel are doing in the dark, each in the
inner chambers of his imagery; for tbeyare
saying, The Lord seeth us not ; the Lord
hath forsaken the land ? '
13And He saith unto me, ' Again thou shalt
turn, thou shalt see the great abominations
which they are doing.' i4And He bringeth
me in unto the opening of the gate of the
house of the Lord, which is at the north ;
and lo, there the women are sitting weep
ing with Tammuz. ifiAnd He saith unto
me, 'Hast thou seen, son of man? again
thou shalt turn, thou shalt see greater
abominations than these.'
i6 And He bringeth me in unto the inner
court of the house of the LORD: and lo, at
the opening of the temple of the Lord, be
tween theporchandthealtar, about twenty-
five men, their hinder-parts toward the
temple of the LORD, and their faces east
ward; and they are bowing themselves east
ward to the sun. 17 And He saith unto me,
' Hast thou seen, son of man ? hath it been
a light thing to the house of Judah the
doing the abominations which they have
done here ; that they have filled the land
with violence, and turn back to provoke
Me to anger? and lo, they are putting
forth the branch to their nose. "And I
also deal in fury: Miue eye pitieth not, nor
do I spare; and they have cried in Mine
ears— a loud voice— and I hear them not.'
IX. 1 AND He crieth in mine ears — a loud
voice — saying, 'Drawn near riave the in
spectors of the city, and each his destroy
tog weapon to his hand.' 2 And lo, six men
coming from the way of the upper gate,
which is facing the north, and each his
slaughter weapon in his hand; and one
man in their midst clothed with hnen, and
a scribe' s inkhorn at his loins : and they
come in, and stand near the brazen altar.
3And the honour of the God of Israel hath
gone up from off the cherub, on which He
hath been, unto the threshold of the house.
4 And He calleth unto the man who is
clothed with linen, who hath the scribe's
inkhorn at his loins; and the Lord saith
unto him, 'Pass on into the midst of the
city, into the midst of Jerusalem, then
hast thou made a mark on the foreheads of
the men who are sighing and who are
groaning for aU the abominations which
are done in its midst.' 5 And to the others
He said to my hearing: 'Pass on into the
city after him, and smite ; your eye shall
not pity, nor shaU ye spare: 6aged, young
man, and virgin, and infant, and women,
shall ye slay— to destruction; and against
any man on whom is the mark ye shaU not
go nigh ; and from My sanctuary ye begin.'

The vision of the cherubim. ix. 7-— EZEKIEL.— IX. 10. The wickedness of the princes.

7 And they begin among the aged men
who are before the house. And He saith
unto them, ' Defile the house, and fih the
courts with the wounded; go out' And
they have gone out and smitten in the city.
8 And it cometh to pass, as they are smit
ing, and I — I am left— that I fall on my
face, and cry, and say, , ' Ah, Lord Jehovah,
Art Thou destroying the whole remnant of
Israel, in Thy pouring out Thy wrath on
Jerusalem?' 9And He saith unto me, 'The
iniquity of the house of Israel and Judah is
very very great, and the land is fuU of
blood, and the city hath been full of per
verseness ; for they have said : The Lord
hath forsaken the land, and The Lord seeth
not. i° And I also, Mine eye pitieth not,
nor do I spare; their way on their own
head I have put.'
n And lo, the man clothed with linen, at
whose loins is the inkhorn, bringeth back
word, saying, ' I have done as Thou hast
commanded me.'
X. i AND I look, and lo, on the expanse
wMch is above the head of the cherubs, as a
sapphire stone, as the appearance of the
likeness of a throne, He hath been seen
over them. -And He speaketh unto the
man clothed with linen, and saith, ' Go iu
unto the midst of the wheel, unto the place
of the cherub, and fiU thy hands with coals
of fire from between the cherubs, and
scatter it over the city.' And he goeth in
before mine eyes.
3 And the cherubs are standing at the
right side of the house, at the going in of
the man, and the cloud hath filled the
inner court. 4And become Mgh doth the
honour of the Lord above the cherub, over
the threshold of the house, and the house
is filled with the cloud, and the court hath
been filled with tne brightness of the
honour of the Lord. 5 And the noise of the
wings of the cherubs hath been heard unto
the outer court, as the voice of God, the
Mighty One, to His speaking.
6 And it cometh to pass, in His command
ing the man clothed with rinen, saying,
' Take fire from between the wheel, from
between the cherubs,' and he goeth in and
standeth near the wheel, Hhat the one
cherub putteth forth his hand from be
tween the cherubs unto the fire which is
between the cherubs, and Iifteth it up, and
putteth it on the hands of him who is
clothed with linen, and he receiveth, and
cometh out.
8 And there appeareth to the cherubs the
form of a hand of man under their wings;
9 and I look, and lo, four wheels near the
cherubs, one wheel near the one cherub,
and another wheel near the other cherub;
and the appearance of the wheel is as the
colour of a beryl stone. I0 As to their ap
pearances: one likeness is to them four, as
it were the wheel in the midst of the wheel.
n In their going, on their four sides fchey go:
they turn not round in their going, for to
the place whither the head turneth, after it
they go, they turn not round to their going.
12 And aU their flesh, and their backs, and

their hands, and their wings, and the
wheels, are full of eyes round about; to
them four are their wheels. 13 To the wheels,
to them is one calling in my hearing, ' Roll
on.' "And four faces are to each; the face
of the one is the face of the cherub, and
the face of the second the face of a man,
and of the, third the face of a lion, and of
the fourth the face of an eagle. ifiAnd the
cherubs are high ; it is the Uving creature
which I saw by the river Chebar.
i6 And in the going of the cherubs, the
wheels go beside them; and in the cherubs
lifting up their wings to be high above the
earth, the wheels turn not round, even
they, from being beside them. 17 In their
standing they stand, and to their exalta
tion they are exalted with them, for a liv
ing spirit is in them.
i8 And go out doth the honour of the Lord
from off the threshold of the house, and
standeth over the cherubs; "and the cher
ubs lift up their wings, and are high above
the earth before mine eyes : in their, going
out, the wheels also are over-against them,
and He standeth at the opening of the east
gate of the house of the Lord; and the
honour of the God of Israel is over them
from above. 20 it is the living creature
which I saw under the God of Israel, by
the river Chebar, and I know that they are
cherubs. 21Four faces are to each, and
four wings to each, and the. likeness of the
hands of man is under their wings. 22 As
to the likeness of their faces, they are the
faces whichl saw by the river Chebar; their
appearances and themselves, each straight
forward they go.
XI. lAND a spirit Iifteth me up, and
bringeth me in unto the , east gate of the
house of the Lord, which is facing the east,
and lo, at the opening of the gate twenty-
five men, and I see to their midst Jaazaniah
son of Azur, and Pelatiah son of Benaiah,
heads of the people. sAnd He saith unto
me, ' Son of man, these are the men who
are devising iniquity, and who are giving
wicked counsel in tMs city. a Who are say-
tog, It is not near— the budding of houses:
it is the pot, and we the flesh. 4Therefore
prophesy concerning them, prophesy, O
son of man.' 5 And the Spirit of the Lord
falleth upon me, and He saith unto me,
'Say: — Thus hath the Lord said:
Rightly ye have said, 0 house of Israel:
As to the steps of your spirit,
I— I have known it.
6 Ye multipUed your wounded to this city,
Andfilled its out-places with the wounded.
7 Therefore, thus said the Lord Jehovah:
Your wounded whom ye placed in its midst.
They are the flesh, and it is the pot,
And you he hath brought out from its
8 A sword ye have feared, [midst.
And a sword I bring to agatost you,
Affirmeth, the Lord Jehovah.
9 And I have brought you out of its midst,
And given you into the hand of strangers,
And have done among you judgments.
13 By the sword ye faU;
On the border of Israel I judge you;
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Mercy awaiting pious captives. XI. 10.— EZEKIEL. — xn. 22. Zedekiah's captivity foretold*

And ye have known that I am the Lord.
n It is not to you for a pot;
Nor are ye to its midst for flesh;
At the border of Israel I judge you.
12 And ye have known that I am the Lord:
For in My statutes ye have not walked,
And My judgments ye have not done;
A ccording to the j udgmeri ts of the nations
Who are round about you — ye have done.'
13 And it cometh to pass at my prophesying,
that Pelatiah son of Benaiah dieth; and I
faU on my face, and cry — a loud voice— and
say, ' Ah, Lord Jehovah, an end art Thou
making of the remnant of Israel?* MAnd
the word of the LORD is unto me, saying,
is 'Son of man, thy brethren, thy brethren,
the men of thy kindred, and all the house
of Israel — all of it, are they to whom the in
habitants of Jerusalem have said, Keep far
off from the Lord: 16it is ours, the land
hath been given for an inheritance; there
fore say: Thus said the Lord Jehovah:
Because I put them afar off among the
nations, [the lands,
And because I scattered them through
I also am to them fora sanctuary — a little,
In the lands whither they have gone in.
i7 Therefore say: Thus said the Lord Jehovah:
I have assembled you from the peoples,
And gathered you from the lands
Into which ye have been scattered,
And given to you the land of Israel.
13 And they have gone in thither,
And turned aside all its detestable things,
And all its abominations — out of it.
19 And I have given to them one heart,
And a new spirit I put in your midst;
And 1 have turned the heart of stone
Aside out of their flesh,
And given to them a heart of flesh.
30 So that in My statutes they walk,
And My judgments they keep;
And they have done them:
And they have become My people,
And I am become their God.
31 As to those whose heart goeth
TJnto the midst of their detestable
And their abominable things:
Their way on their own head I have put,
Affirmeth the Lord Jehovah.'
22 And the cherubs lift up their wings, and
the wheels are over-against them; and the
honour of the God of Israel is over them
from above. ^ And the honour of the
Lord goeth up from off the midst of the
city, and standeth on the mountain, wMch
is at the east of the city.
24 And a spirit hath lifted me up, and
bringeth me to Chaldea, unto the Removed,
in a vision, by the Spirit of God: then go
up from off me doth the vision which I
have seen: ^and I speak unto the Removed
all the matters of the LORD wMch He hath
shewed me.
XII. 1 AND the word of the Lord is unto
me, saying, 2 ' Son of man. in the midst of a
rebellious house thou art dwelling, which
have eyes to see, arid have not seen; ears
have they to hear, and theyhave not heard;
for a rebellious house are they. 3And
thou, son of man, make to thyself vessels

for a removal, and remove by day before
their eyes; when thou hast removed from
thy place unto another place before their
eyes, it may be they wiU consider, for a re
bellious house they are. 4And thou hast
brought out thy vessels as vessels for a re
moval by day before their eyes, and thou,
thou dost go out at even before their eyes,
as the goings out of a removal. 6 Before their
eyes dig for thyself through the wall, then
hast thou brought out by it. 6 Before their
eyes on the shoulder thou dost bear, in the
darkness thou dost bring out; thou dost
cover thy face, and thou dost not see the
land; for a type I have made thee to the
house of Israel.'
7 And I do so, as I have been commanded:
my vessels I have brought out as vessels for
a removal by day; and at even I have„dug
for myself through the wall with the hand;
in the darkness I have brought out, on the
shoulder borne away, before their eyes.
8 And the word of the Lord is unto me,
in the morning, saying, 9'Son of man, have
they not said unto thee — the house of Israel
— the rebeUious house, What art thou
doing? l0say unto them: 'Thus hath the
Lord Jehovah said:
'The prince is this burden in Jerusalem,
and all the house of Israel who are in their
midst. "Say, I am your type: as I have
done, so it is done to them: into a removal,
into a captivity they go. 12 As to the
prince who is in their midst, on the shoul
der he beareth in the darkness, and he
goeth out : through the wall they dig to
bring out by it; his face he covereth, that
he may not look on the very surface of the
land. 13 And I have spread My net for him,
and he hath been caught in My snare; and
I have brought him into Babylon, the land
of the Chaldeans; and it he seeth not — and
there he dieth. "And all who are round
about him to help him, and all his bands, I
scatter to every wind; and a sword I draw
out after them, is And theyhave known
that I am the Lord, in My scattering them
among the nations; and I have spread them
through the lands ; "and I have left some
of them, a few to number, from the sword,
from the famine, and from the pestilence, so
that they account all their abominations
among the nations wMther theyhave come:
and they have known that I am the LORD.'
17 And the word of the Lord is unto me,
saying, 18 'Son of man, thy bread in haste
thou .shalt eat; and thy water with trem
bling and with fear thou shalt drink; 19 then
hast thou said unto the people of the land:
Thus hath the Lord Jehovah said concern
ing the inhabitants of Jerusalem, concern-
irigthe land of Israel: Their bread with fear
they eat, and their water with astonishment
drink, because its land is desolate, because
of its fulness, because of the violence of all
who are dwelling in it. ^And the cities
which are inhabited are laid waste, and the
land is a desolation, and ye have known
that I am the LORD.'
2i And the word of the Lord is unto me,
saying, 22 ' Son of man, what is tMs simile

Certainty oftheprophetic word. xn. 23. — EZEKIEL. — XIV. 1. Reproof of tlie falsepropketot.

to you. concerning the land of Israel, say-
tog, Prolonged are the days, and perished
hath every vision; 23therefbre say to, them:
Thus hath the Lord Jehovah said:
I have caused tlris simile to cease,
And they use it not as a simile any more
But speak unto them: [in Israel:
Drawn near have the days,
,And sppken hath every vision. ,
24 For there is no more any vain vision,
Or flattering divination
In the midst of the house of Israel.
2-" For I am the LORD; I speak,
The word which I speak is done;
It is not prolonged any more:
For, in your days, 0 rebeUious house,
I speak a word, and have done it,
Affirmeth the Lord Jehovah.'
26 And the word of the Lord is unto me, say
ing : 27' Son of man, lo, the house of Israel
are saying. The vision which he seeth is for
many days, and of times far off he is pro
phesying: ^therefore say unto them:
Thus said the Lord Jehovah, [more:
None of my words are prolonged any
When I speak a word then it is done,
Affirmeth the Lord Jehovah.'
XIII. ! AND the word of the LORD is with
me, saying: 2*Son of man, Prophesy con
cerning the prophets of Israel who are
prophesying, then hast thou said to those
who are prophets of their own heart;
Hear ye a word of the Lord:
3 Thus said the Lord Jehovah:
Wo unto the prophets who, are foolish,
Who are going after, their own spirit,
And have seen nothing.
4 As foxes in the wastes, '
Thy prophets. 0 Israel, have been.
3 Ye have not gone up into the breaches,
Nor make a hedge for the house of Israel,
To staud to battle in a day of the Lord.
6 They have seen vanity, and lying divtoa-
Who say, The Lord affirmeth, [thm,
And the Lord hath not sent them; ,
And hope to establish a word.
" A vain vision have ye not seen,
And a lying divination spoken,
When ye say, The Lord affirmeth,
And I have riot spoken?
8 Therefore, thus said the Lord Jehovah:
Because ye have spoken vanity, and seen
Therefore, lo, I am against you, [a lie,
Affirmeth the Lord Jehovah.
9 And My hand hath been on the prophets
Who are seeing vanity,
And who are divimng a lie;
In the assembly of My people they are not,
And to the writing of the house of Israel
They are not written;
And unto the land of Israel they come not;
And ye have known that I' am the Lord
Jehovah. [people to err,
10 Because, even because, they caused My
Saying, Peace, and there is no peace;
And it is buUdtog a slight wall,
And lo, they are daubing it with chalk.
" Say unto those who daub with chalk,
That it falleth:
There hath been an overflowing shower,
And ye, 0 hailstones, do faU;
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And a tempestuous wind rendeth,
12 And lo, the wall hath fallen;
Doth not one say unto you.
Where is the daubing whicli ye daubed?
13 Therefore, thus said the Lord Jehovah:
I have rent with a tempestuous wind in
My fury, [anger,
And an overflowing shower is in Mine
And hailstones to My fury.— to consume.
14 And I have broken down the wall
Which ye daubed with chalk,
And caused it to come unto the earth,
And revealed hath been its foundation,
And it hath faUen,
And ye have been consumed to its midst;
And ye have known that I am the Lord.
15 And I have completed My wrath upon
the wall,
Aud on those who daub it with chalk; "
And I say to you, The wall is not,
And those who daub it are not:
16 The prophets of Israel who are prophesy
ing concerning Jerusalem,
And who see for her a vision of peace,
And there is no peace,
Affirmeth the Lord Jehovah.
17 And thou, son of man, set thy face
against the daughters of thy people, who
are prophesying out of their own heart.
IS And prophesy concerntog them, then
hast thou said: Thus said the Lord Jehovah:
Wo to those who sew piUows
For all joints of the arm,
And to those who make the kerchiefs
For the head of every stature, to hunt
souls.
The souls of My people do ye hunt ?
Or the souls ye have do ye keep alive?
19 Yea, ye pierce Me concerntog My people
For a handful of barley,
And for pieces of bread, putting to death
Souls that should uot die,
And keeping alive souls that should not
By your lying to My people — ' [live,
Hearkening to lies.
20 Therefore, thus said the Lord Jehovah :
Lo, I am against your pillows,
With which ye are hunting there
The souls of the flourishing:
And I have rent them from off your arms,
And have sent away the souls
Which ye are hunting,
The souls of the flourishing.
21 And I have torn your kerchiefs,
And delivered My. people out of your
And they are no more [hand.
In your hand for a prey;
And ye have known that I am the LOUD.
22 Becaufif* of paining the heart,
The bf»artof'the righteous, with falsehood,
And I have not pilned it, [wicked,
And of strengthening the hands of the
So as not to turn back from his evil way,
To keep him alive;
23 Therefore* vanity ye shall not see,
And divination ye shall not divine again:
And I have dehvered My people out of
your hand,
And ye have known that I am the LORD.'
XIV. 1 AND come to unto me do certain of
the elders of Israel, and sit before me.
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i

sAnd the word of the Lord is unto me,
saying: s ' Son of man, thesemen have caused
their idols to go up on their heart, and the
stumbring-block of their iniquity have put
over-against their face: shall I be inquired
of at all by them? 4 Therefore, speak with
them, then hast thou said unto them: Thus
hath the Lord Jehovah said : Every one of
the house of Israel who causeth his idols to
go up on his heart, and the stumbring-block
of his iniquity setteth over-against his face,
and goeth in unto the prophet, I the Lord
have given an answer to him for this, for
the abundance of his idols; % order to
catch the house of Israel, by their heart,
because they have become estranged from
off me by their idols-paU of them.
6 ' Therefore, say unto the house of Israel:
Thus hath the Lord Jehovah said: Turn
back, yea, turn back from your idols, and
from aU your abominations turn back your
faces. 7For every one of the house of Is
rael, and of the strangers who sojourn in
Israel, who is separated from after Me, and
causeth his idols to go up on his heart, and
the stumbling-block of his iniquity setteth
over-against his face, and cometh to unto
the prophet to inquire of him concerntog
Me; I the LORD have answered Mm for My
self:-8 and I have set My face against that
man, and made him for a sign, and for
similes, and have cut him off from the
midst of My people: and ye have known
that I am the Lord.
, 9 'And the prophet, when he is enticed,
and hath spoken a word, I, the Lord, I
have enticed that prophet, and have
stretched out My hand against him, and
have destroyed him from the midst of My
people Israel. i° And they have borne their
iniqmty: as the iniqmty of the inquirer, so
is the iniquity of the prophet. "So that
the house of Israel wander no more from
after Me, nor are defiled any more with all
their transgressions; and they have become
My people, and I am become their God,
affirmeth the Lord Jehovah.'
i2 And the word of the Lord is unto me,
saying, 13 ' Son of man, the land — when it
sinneth against Me by committing a tres
pass, and I have stretched out My hand
against it, and broken for it the staff of
bread, and sent into it famine, and cut off
from it man and beast — 14 and these three
men have been to its midst, Noah, Daniel,
and Job,— they by their righteousness de
liver their own soul, affirmeth the Lord
Jehovah. is * If an evU beast I cause to pass through
the land, and it hath destroyed, and it hath
been a desolation, without any passing
through because of the beast — "these three
men in its midst : I live, affirmeth the
Lord Jehovah, neither sons nor daughters
do they deliver ; they alone are delivered,
and the land is a desolation.
it* Or — a sword I bring in agatost that
land, and have said : Sword, pass over
through the land, and I have cut off from it
man and beast— 18 and these three „men to
its midst: I live, affirmeth the Lord Je-
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hovah, they deliver not sons or daughters,
for they alone are delivered.
19 'Or— pestilence I send unto that land,
and have poured out My fury against it to
blood, by cutting off from it man and beast
—20 and Noah, Daniel, and Job, in its midst:
I live, aflirmeth the Lord Jehovah, neither
son nor daughter do they deliver; they, by
their righteousness, deliver their own soul.
31 'For thus said the Lord Jehovah:
Although My four sad judgments— sword,
and famine, and wild beast, and pestilence
— I have sent unto Jerusalem, to cut off
from it man and beast ; 22yet( Jo, there
hath been left in it an escape, whp are
brought out, sons and daughters ; lo, they
are coming out unto you, and ye have seen
their way, and their doings, and have been
comf orted concerning the evil which I have
brought hi against Jerusalem, aU that
which I have brought in against it. 25 And
they have comforted you, for ye see their
way and their doings, and ye have known
that not for nought have I done all that
which I have done in her, affirmeth the
Lord. Jehovah.'
XV. 1 AND the word of the LORD is unto
me, saying:
2 'Son of man, What is the vine-tree
More than any tree ?
The branch which hath been
Among the trees of the forest ?
8 Is wood taken from it to prepare for
Do they take of it a pin [work ?
To hang any vessel on it ?
4 Lo, to the fire it hath been given up for
Its two ends hath the fire eaten, [fuel;
And its midst hath been scorched.
Is it profitable for. work?
5 Lo, in its being perfect
It is not used for work,
How much less when fire hath eaten of it ?
And it is scorched,
Hath it been used yet for work ?
6 Therefore, thus said the Lord Jehovah:
As the vine-tree among the trees of the
forest.
Which I have given to the fire for fuel.
So have I given up
The inhabitants of Jerusalem.
7 And I have set My face against them;
From the fire they have gone out,
Yet the fire consumeth them; .
And ye have known that I am the Lord,
In My setting My face against them.
8 And I have made the land— a desolation,
Because they have committed a trespass,
Affirmeth the Lord Jehovah.'
XVT. 1 AND the word of the LORD is unto
me, saying, 2 ' Son of man, cause Jerusalem
to know her abominations, then hast thou
said: 3 Thus said the Lord Jehovah to Jerusalem:
Thy birth and thy nativity
Are of the land of the Canaanite;
Thy father an Amorite,
And thy mother a Hittite. [been bom,
4 As to thy nativity, in the day thou hasb
Thou, thy navel hath not been cut,
And to water thou hast not been washed
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The Dioine compassion, and xvx 5.— EZEKIEL.— XVT: 86. Judah's sin and ingratitude

And thou hast not been salted at all,
Nor hast thou been swaddled at all.
s No eye hath pity on thee,
To do to thee any of these,
To have pity on thee;
And thou art cast on the face of the field,
With loathing of thy person,
In the day thou hast been born — thou 1
3 And I pass over by thee,
And see thee trodden down in thy blood,
And I say to thee in thy blood, Live;
Yea, I say to thee in thy blood, Live.
7 A myriad — as the shoot of the field
Have I made thee, [great,
And thou art multiplied, and become
And comest in with desirable ornaments:
Breasts have been formed,
And thy hair hath grown,
And thou, naked and bare !
8 And I pass over by thee, and see thee,
And lo, thy time is a time of loves ;
And I spread My skirt over thee,
And cover thy nakedness:
And I swear to thee,
And come toto a covenant with thee,
Affirmeth the Lord Jehovah,
And thou becomest Mtoe.
9 And I wash thee with water,
And wash away thy blood from off thee
And anoint thee with perfume.
10 And clothe thee with embroidery,
And shoe thee with blue,
And gird thee with fine linen.
And cover thee with figured silk.
n And adorn thee with desirable things,
And give bracelets for thy hands,
And an ornament for thy neck.
13 And give a ring for thy nose,
And rings for tMne ears,
And a crown of beauty for thy head.
is And thou puttest on gold and sUver;
And thy clotMng is fine linen,
And figured sUk, and embroidery.
Fine flour, and honey, and oU thou hast
And thou art very very fair, [eaten,
And goest on prosperously to the kingdom.
14 And go out doth thy name among nations
Because of thy beauty:
For it is complete, through My honour
Which I have set upon thee,
Affirmeth the Lord Jehovah.
is And thou dost trust in thy beauty,
And goest a-whoring because of thy re-
And pourest out thy whoredoms [nown,
On every passer by — to him it is.
i« And thou dost take of thy garments,
And dost make to thyself spotted high-
And dost go a-whoringupon them : [places,
They are not coming in, nor shall it be!
17 And thou dost take thy beauteous vessels
Of My gold and of My sUver,
Which I have given to thee,
And dost make to thyself images of a male,
And dost go a-whoring with them.
13 And dost take the garments of thine em-
And dost cover them: fbroidery,
And Mtoe oU and My perfume
Thou hast set before them.
19 And My bread, which I have given to thee,
Fine flour, and oil, and honey,
WMch I caused thee to eat.

Thou hast even set it before them
For a sweet fragrance— thus it is,
Affirmeth the Lord Jehovah.
23 And thou dost take thy sons and thy
WMch thou hast borne to Me, [daughters
And dost sacrifice them to themforfood.
Is it a little thing
Because of thy whoredoms,
21 That thou dost slaughter My children,
And give them up
In causing them to pass over to them?
22 And in all thine abominations,
And thy whoredoms, [thy youth
Thou hast not remembered the days of
When thon wast naked and bare,
Trodden down in thy blood thou wast!
28 And it cometh to pass,
After all thy wickedness, [hovah,}
(Wo, wo, to thee, affirmeth the Lord Je-
24 That thou dost build to thyself an arch,
And dost make to thyself a high place
In every broad place.
25 At every head of the way
Thou hast buUt thine high place,
And dost make thy beauty abominable,
And dost open wide thy feet
To every passer by,
And dost multiply thy whoredoms;
25 And dost go a-whoring
Unto the chUdren of Egypt,
Thy neighbours — great of appetite !
And hast multiplied thy whoredoms,
So as to provoke Me to anger.
27 And lo, I have stretched out My hand
And diminish thy portion, [against thee,
And give thee up unto the desire of those
who hate thee,
The daughters of the PhUistines,
Who are ashamed of thy wicked way.
28 And thou dost go a-whoring
"Unto the Children of Asshur,
Without thy being satiated;
Yea, thou dost go a-whoring with them,
And also thou hast not been satisfied.
29 And thou dost multiply thy whoredoms
On the land of Canaan, toward Chaldea;
And even with this thou hast not been
30 How weak is thy heart, [satisfled.
Aflirmeth the Lord Jehovah,
In thy doing aU these, [man.
The work of a domineering whorish wo-
31 In thy building thine arch at the head of
every way; [broad place,
Thy Mgh place thou hast made in every
And hast not been as a whore,
By deriding a gift.
32 The wife who committeth adultery-
tinder her husband— receiveth strangers.
33 To aU whores they give a gift;
But thou hast given thy gifts to aU thy
lovers,
And dost bribe them to come unto thee
From round about— for thy whoredoms.
34 And the contrary is to thee
From women in thy whoredoms,
That after thee none goeth a-whoring:
And in thy giving a gift,
And a gift hath not been given to thee.
Thus thou becomest contrary.
35 Therefore, O whore, hear a word of the
33 ThuB hath the Lord Jehovah Baid: [Lord:
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Judah's punishment.

XVI. 37.— EZEKIEL.— XVI.

Mercy in reserve.

Because of thy brass betog poured out,
And thy nakedness is revealed in thy
Near thy lovers, [whoredoms,
And near all the idols of thine abomina
tions, [dren,
And according to the blood of thy chil-
Whora thou hast given to them;
37 Therefore, lo, I am assembling all thy
To whom thou hast been sweet, [lovers,
And all whom thou hast loved,
Besides all whom thou hast hated;
And I have assembled them near thee
round about,
And have revealed thy nakedness to them ;
And they have seen all thy nakedness.
33 And I have judged thee —
The judgments of adultresses,
And of those who shed blood: '
And given thee blood, fury, and jealousy.
so And I have given thee into their hand,
And they have thrown down thine arch,
And broken down thy high places,
And stript thee of thy garments,
And taken thy beauteous vessels,
And left thee naked and bare.
40 And caused a congregation to come up
against thee,
And have stoned thee with stones.
And thrust thee through with their
4i And burnt thy houses with fire, [swords,
And done judgments against thee,
Before the eyes of many women;
And I have caused thee to cease from
going a-whoring,
And a gift also thou givest no more.
42 And I have caused My fury againt thee
to rest, [thee;
And My jealousy hath turned aside from
And I have been quiet,
Arid am not angry any more.
43 Because thou hast not remembered the
days of thy youth,
And dost give trouble to Me in all these ;
Lo, even I also thy way at first gave up,
Affirmeth the Lord Jehovah:
But I did not this thought for all thine
abominations.
« Lo, aU who use similes,
Use similes concerning thee, saying:
As the mother— her daughter.
4C Thou art thy mother's daughter.
Loathing her husband and her children;
And thy sisters' sister art thou,
Who have loathed their husbands and
Your mother is a Hittite, [their children;
And your father an Amorite;
v> And thine elder sister is Samaria,
She and her daughters,
Who is dwelling at thy left hand;
And thy younger sister,
Who is dwelling at thy right hand,
Is Sodom and her daughters.
17 Yet to their ways thou hast not walked:
Or according to their abominations done:
As a little thing it hath been loathed;
And thou dost more corruptly than they
Iu aU thy ways.
48 T Uve, affirmeth the Lord Jehovah:
Sodom thy sister hath not done —
j She and her daughters— as thou hast done,
i Thou and thy daughters.
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49 Lo, this hath been the iniquity of Sodom
Arrogancy, fulness of bread, [thy sister:
And qmet ease hath been to her,
And to her daughters,
And the hand of the afflicted and needy
She hath not strengthened.
so And they are haughty,
And do abomination before Me;
And I turn them aside when I have seen.
5i As to Samaria; as the half of thy sins —
She hath not sinned;
And thou dost multiply thine abomina
tions more than they,
And dost justify thy sisters
By all thine abominations which thou
52 Thou also bear thy shame, [hast done.
Which thou hast adjudged to thy sisters,
Because of thy sins which thou hast done
More abominably than they;
She is more righteous than thou:
Even thou, also, be thou ashamed,
And bear thy shame,
Because of thy justifying thy sisters,
53 And I have turned back to their captivity,
The captivity of Sodom and her daughters,
And the captivity of Samaria and her
daughters; [midst.
And the captivity of thy captives in their
64 So that thou bearest thine o^vn shame,
And hast been ashamed of all that thou
In thy comforting them. [hast done,
55 And thy sisters, Sodom and her daughters,
Turn back to their former state;
And Samaria and her daughters,
Turn back to their former state;
And thou and thy daughters
Turn bock to your former state.
53 And thy sister Sodom
Hath not teen heard of to thy mouth
In the day of thine arrogancy,
57 Before thy wickedness is revealed,
As at the time of the reproach
Of the daughters of Aram,
And of all her neighbours,
The daughters of the PhUistines,
Who are despising thee round about.
55 Thy devices and thine abominations,
Thouhast borne them, affirmeth the Lord.
59 For thus said the Lord Jehovah:
I have dealt with thee as thou hast done,
Because thou hast despised the oath
By breaking covenant.
60 Yet I — I have remembered My covenant
In the days of thy youth, [with thee,
And have established for thee
An everlasting covenant.
6i And thou hast remembered thy ways,
And hast been ashamed,
In thy receiving thy sisters —
Thine elder with thy younger:
And I have given them to thee for daugh-
But not by thy covenant. [ters,
c2 And I — I have established My covenant
with thee;
And thou hast known that I am the Lord.
03 So that thou dost remember
And hast been ashamed,
And there is not to thee any more
An opening of the mouth,
Because of thy shame
In My receiving atonement for thee.

Simile of the eagles.

xvn. 1.— EZEKIEL.— xvni. 7. God's vindication of himself.

For all that thou hast done,
Affirmeth the Lord Jehovah.'
XVII. iAND the word of the Lord is unto
me, saying, 2 ' Son of man, put forth a riddle,
and use a simile unto the house of Israel ;
3 then hast thou said : Thus said the Lord
Jehovah: The great eagle, great-winged,
Long-ptoioned, full of feathers,
Which hath diverse colours,
Hath come in unto Lebanon,
And taketh the foliage of the cedar,
4 The top of its tender twigs hath cropped,
And bringeth it in unto the land of Canaan;
In a city of merchants he hath placed it.
3 And he taketh of the seed of the land,
And putteth it in a field of seed;
To take by many waters,
In a conspicuous place he hath set it.
6 And it springeth up, and becometh a
Humble of stature, [spreading vine,
The turning of its thin shoots is toward
And its roots are under it: [itself,
And it becometh a vine,
And yieldeth boughs,
Yea, it sendeth out beauteous ones.
7 And there is another great eagle, [ers;
Great-winged, and abounding with feath-
And lo, this vine hath bent its roots to-
And its thin shoots [ward him,
Hath sent out toward Mm,
To water it from the furrows of its plant.
On a good field, hear many waters,
It is planted,
To yield branches, and to bear fruit,
To be for an honourable vine.
9 Say: Thus said the Lord Jehovah: [out,
It prospereth — its roots doth he not draw
And its fruit cut off, that it is withered?
In all the leaves of its springing up it
And not by great strength, [withereth,
Or by a numerous people,
To lift it up by its roots.
10 And lo,the planted thing— doth it prosper?
When the east wind cometh against it
Doth it not utterly wither? [withereth.'
On the furrows of its springing up it
ii And the word of the Lord is unto me,
saying:
12 ' Say, I pray thee, to the rebellious house:
Have ye not known what these are ?
Say: Lo, come hath the king of Babylon
to Jerusalem,
And he taketh its king, and its princes,
And bringeth them to himself to Babylon;
13 And he taketh of the seed-royal,
And maketh with him a covenant,
And bringeth Mm into an oath:
And the mighty of the land hath he taken;
11 That the kingdom may be humble,
That it may not lift itself up,
To keep his covenant — that it may stand.
15 And he rebelleth against him,
Sending his messengers to Egypt,
To give to him horses, and much people.
Doth he prosper ?
Doth he escape who is doing these things ?
Hath he broken the covenant an d escaped?
16 1 live, affirmeth the Lord Jehovah,
Doth he not— in the place of the king
Who causeth him to reign,

Whose oath he hath despised,
And whose covenant lie hath broken,
With him — in the midst of Babylon— die?
17 Not with a great force,
Or with a numerous assembly,
Doth Pharaoh maintain him in battle,
By pouring out a mount,
And by building a fortification,
To cut off many souls:
is And he hath despised the oath
By breaking covenant,
And lo, he hath given his hand;
All these he hath done: he escapeth not.
19 Therefore, thus said the Lord Jehovah:
Ilive, Mine oath which he hath despised,
And My covenant which he hath broken,
Have I not put it on his head ?
*° And I have spread for him My snare/
And he hath been caught in My net;
And I have brought him in unto Babylon,
And pleaded with Mm there his trespass,
WMch he hath trespassed against Me.
21 And aU his fugitives, with all his bands,
By sword do fall, and those who remain
To eveiy wind are spread out;
And ye have known '
That I the Lord have spoken.
22 Thus said the Lord Jehovah:
I have taken of the foliage of the high
And have set it; [cedar,
From the top of his tender shoots
A tender one I crop,
And I — I have planted it
On a mountain high and lofty.
23 On amountain — the high place of Israel —
And it hath borne boughs, [I plant it;
And hath yielded fruit, "
And hath become an honourable cedar:
And dwelt under it
Have all birds of every wing,
In the shade of its thin shoots they dwell.
24 And known have all the trees of the field
That I the Lord have made low the high
Have set on Mgh the low 'tree, [tree,
Have dried up the moist tree,
And caused the dry tre'e to flourish :
I the Lord have spoken and done it.'
XVIII. iAND the word of the Lord is
unto me, saying: 2' What — to you,
Ye — using this simile
Concerning the ground of Israel, saying:
The fathers do eat unripe fruit,
And the children's teeth are blunted ?
3 1 rive, affirmeth the Lord Jehovah:
Ye have no more
The use of this simile in Israel.
4 Lo, all the souls are Mine;
As the soul of tlie father,
So also the soul of the son : they are Mme ;
The soul that sinneth, it shall die.
5 And a man, when he is righteous, [ness,
And hath done judgment and righteous-
6 On the mountains he-hath not eaten,
And his eyes he hath not rifted up
Unto the idols of the house of Israel,
And the wife of his neighbour defiled not,
And unto a separated woman
Cometh not near,
7 A man— he oppresseth not,
His pledge to the debtor he returneth,
Plunder lie taketh not away,
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Equity of God's dealings. XVin. 8.— EZEKIEL. —xix. 4. Exhortation to repentance.

His bread to the hungry he giveth,
And the naked covereth with a garment;
8 In usury he giveth not,
And increase he taketh not,
From perversity he turneth backhis hand,
True judgment he doth
Between man and man,
9 In My Btatutes he walketh,
And My judgments he hath kept — to deal
Righteous is he, he surely liveth, [truly;
Aflirmeth the Lord Jehovah.
i° — And he hath begotten a son,
A burglar, a shedder of blood,
Or he hath made a brother of one of these,
11 And he none of these hath done:
For even on the mountains he hath eaten,
And the wife of his neighbour hath defiled,
m The afflicted and the needyhath oppressed,
Plunder hath taken violently away,
A pledge he returneth not,
And to the idols hath Hfted up his eyes,
Abomination he hath done,
13 In usury he hath given,
And increase hath taken— thus he liveth:
He shall not live:
AU these abominations he hath done;
He surely dieth; his blood is on him.
14 — And lo, he hath begotten a son,
And he seeth all the sins of his father,
That he hath done, and feareth,
And doth not like them;
15 On the mountains he hath not eaten,
And his eyes he hath not lifted up
Unto the idols of the house of Israel,
The wife of his neighbour defiled not,
is A man— he hath not oppressed,
A pledge he hath not bound,
And plunder he hath not taken away,
His bread to the hungry he hath given,
And the naked covered with a garment,
17 From the afflicted
He hath turned back his hand,
Usury and increase he hath not taken,
My judgments he hath done,
In My statutes he hath walked;
He dieth not for the iniquity of his father,
He surely liveth.
38 His father — because he used oppression,
Violently plundered a brother,
And that which is not good
Did in the midst of his people,
Lo, he dieth in his iniquity. [son
13 And ye have said, Wherefore hath not the
Borne some of the toiqtoty of the father ?
When the son judgment and righteous
ness hath done,
All My statutes hath kept,
And doeth them, he surely liveth.
20 The soul that sinneth, it shall die.
A son doth not bear
Any of the iniquity of the father,
And a father doth not bear
Any of the iniquity of the son;
The righteousness of the righteous is on
him, [him;
And the wickedness of the wicked is on
a And the wicked— when he turneth back
From all his sins that he hath done,
And hath kept all My statutes,
And hath done judgment and righteous-
He surely Uveth; he dieth not. [uess,
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22 All his transgressions that he hath done
Are not remembered of him:
In his righteousness
That he hath done he liveth.
23 Do I at aU desire the death of the wicked ?
Affirmeth the Lord Jehovah;
Is it not in his turning from his way —
And he hath lived ?
24 And in the turning of the righteous
From his righteousness,
And he hath done perversity,
According to all the abominations
That the wicked hath done, he doth,
Thus he liveth.
All his righteousness that he hath done
Is not remembered:
For Ms trespass that he hath trespassed,
And for his sin that he hath sinned,
For them he dieth.
25 And ye have said: Not pondered
Is the way of the Lord.
Hear, I pray you, 0 house of Israel;
My way — is it not pondered ?
Are not your ways unpondered ?
2G In the turning of the righteous
From his righteousness,
And he hath done perversity,
And he dieth by them; for his perversity
That he hath done he dieth.
27 And in the turning of the wicked
From Ms wickedness that he hath done,
Andhe doeth judgment and righteousness,
He his soul keepeth alive.
28 And he seeth and turneth
From all his transgressions that he hath
He surely Uveth, he dieth not. [done,
23 And the house of Israel have said:
Not pondered is the way of the Lord.
My ways— are they not pondered,
O liouse of Israel ?
Are not your ways unpondered ?
30 Therefore, each according to his ways I
0 house of Israel, [judge you,
Affirmeth the Lord Jehovah,
Turn ye back, yea, turn yourselves back,
From all your transgressions;
And iniquity is not to you
For a stumbling-block.
31 Cast from off you all your transgressions,
By whicli ye have transgressed;
And make to yourselves a new heart
And a new spirit:
And why will ye die, 0 house of Israel?
32 For I have no pleasure in the death of the
Affirmeth the Lord Jehovah : [dying,
But turn ye back and Uve.
XIX. iAND thou, lift up a lamentation
Unto the princes of Israel,
2 Then hast thou said :
What is thy mother ?— a lioness :
Among lions she hath crouched down,
In the midst of young lions
She hath multiplied her whelps.
3 And she bringeth up one of her whelps,
A young lion it hath been,
And he learneth to tear prey;
Man he hath devoured.
4 And hear of him do nations;
In their pit he hath been caught,
And ,they bring him with chains
Unto the land of Egypt.

Fall of the royal family. xix. 5.— EZEKIEL.— xx. 21. Privileges and sins of Israel. .

j * And she seeth, that stayed,
Perished hath her hope,
• And she taketh one of her whelps,
] A young Uon she made him.*
1 * And he goeth up and down in the midst
A young lion he hath been, [of lions,
And he learneth to tear prey;
Man he hath devoured.
7 And he knoweth his forsaken habitations,
And their cities he hath laid waste;
And desolate is the land and its fulness,
Because of the voice of his roaring.
8 And set against Mm do the nations
Hound about from the provinces,
And they spread out for him their net:
In their pit he hath been caught:
9 And they put him in prison, in chains,
And bring him unto the king of Babylon;
They bring Mm unto bulwarks.
So that Ms voice is not heard any more
On the mountains of Israel.
13 Thy mother is as a vine in thy blood,
By waters planted:
Fruitful and full of boughs she hath been,
Because of many waters.
11 And she hath strong rods
For the sceptres of rulers,
And high is its stature above the tMck
And it appeareth in its height [branches,
In the multitude of its thin shoots.
12 And she is plucked up in fury,
To the earth she hath been cast,
And the east wind hath dried up her fruit;
Broken and withered
Have been the rods of her strength,
.Fire hath consumed it.
13 And now, she is planted in a wilderness,
Iu a dry and tMrsty land.
14 And go out doth fire from a rod of her
Her fruit it hath devoured, [boughs,
And she hath no rod of strength —
A sceptre to rule.
Lamentation it is, yea, it is lamentation.'
XX. J AND it cometh to pass, in the seventh
year, in the fifth month, in the tenth of the
month, come in have certain of the elders
of Israel to seek the Lord, and they sit be
fore me. 2And the word of the Lord is
unto me, saying, 3 * Son of man, speak with
the elders of Israel, then hast thou said
unto them, Thus hath the Lord Jehovah
said: To seek Me are ye come in ? I Uve, I
am not sought by you, aflirmeth the Lord
Jehovah. 4WUt thou judge them? Writ
thou judge, son of man? The abomina
tions of their fathers cause them to know;
s then hast thou said unto tnem, Thus hath
the Lord Jehovah said:
In the day of My fixing on Israel,
I lift up My hand
To the seed of the house of Jacob,
And become known to them in the land
And I lif t up My hand to them, [of Egypt,
Saying, I am the Lord your God;
6 In that day I lifted up My hand to them,
To bring them out from the land of Egypt,
Unto a land which I spied out for them,
Flowing with milk and honey,
The beauty it is of aU lands;
7 And I say unto them, Let each cast away
The detestable things of his eyes,

And with the idols of Egypt be not defiled ;
I am the Lord your God.
• — And they rebel against Me, [Me :
And have not been willing to hearken to
Each, the detestable thing of then* eyes
They have not cast away,
And the idols of Egypt have not forsaken;
And I speak of pouring out
My fury upon them,
To complete Mine anger against them,
In the midst of the land of Egypt.
3 And I do it for My name's sake,
Not to pollute it before the eyes of the
In whose midst they are, [nations,
Before whose eyes I have become known
In bringing them out [to them,
From the land of Egypt.
i° And I bring them out of the land of Egypt,
And bring them in unto the wilderness:
11 And I give to them My statutes, [know,
Aud My judgments I have caused them to
Wliich the man who doeth liveth by them.
12 And also My sabbaths Thave given to them,
For a sign between Me and them,
To know that I am the Lord their sane-
13 — And rebel against me [titter.
Do the house of Israel to the wilderness;
In My statutes they have not walked,
And My judgments they have despised,
Which the man who doeth liveth by them.
Arid My sabbaths they have greatly pol-
Aud I speak of pouring out [luted:
My fury upon them to the wilderness,
To consume them. /
14 And I do it for My name's sake,
Not to pollute it
Before the eyes of the nations, [out.
Before whose eyes I have brought them
15 And also, I, I have rifted up My hand
To them to the wUderuess,
Not to bring them to
Unto the land wliich I had given,
Flowing with milk and honey,
The beauty it is of all lands;
ifi Because agatost My statutes they kicked,
And in My statutes have not walked,
And My sabbaths have polluted:
For after their idols doth their heart go.
17 And Mtoe eye hath pity on them—
Agatost destroying them,
And I have not made an end of them in
the wUderuess.
13 And I say to their children in the wilder-
In the statutes of your fathers [ness;
Ye shall not walk,
And their judgments ye shall not observe,
And with their idols ye shall not be defiled :
13 1 am the Lord your God;
In My statutes walk,
And My judgments observe, and do them;
20 And My sabbaths sanctify; [Me and you,
And they have been for a sign between
To know that I am the Lord your God.
21 —And the chUdren rebel against Me;
In My statutes they have not walked,
And My judgments
They have not observed — to do them:
Which the man who doeth liveth by them
My sabbaths they have polluted: [them-
And I speak of pouring out My fury upon
Of consuming Mine anger against them
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Sins & punishments of Israel. XX. 22.— EZEKIEL.— XX. 49.

Promises of mercy.

In the wilderness.
22 And I have turned back My hand,
And I do it for My name's sake,
Not to pollute it before the eyes of the
nations, [out.
Before whose eyes I have brought them
23 1 also, I have lifted up My hand to them
In the wilderness,
To scatter them among the nations,
And to spread them through the lands.
24 Because My judgments they did not,
And My statutes they have despised,
And My sabbaths they have polluted,
And after the idols of their fathers have
their eyes been. [not good,
25 And I also, I have given to them statutes
And judgments by which they live not.
26 And I defile them by their own gifts,
By causing to pass away every opener of
the womb,
So that I make them desolate,
So that they know that I am the Lord.
27 Therefore, speak unto the house of Israel,
son of man; >
Then hast thou said unto them:
Thus hath the Lord Jehovah said:
Yet in this have your fathers reviled Me,
In their committing against Me a tres-
28 And I bring them in unto the land [pass.
Which I Ufted up My hand to give to them;
And they see every high Mil,
And every thick tree,
And sacrifice there their sacrifices,
And give there the provocation of their
offering,
And make there their sweet fragrance,
And pour out there their libations.
29 And I, say unto them:
What is the high place whither ye are
going in ? [this day.
And its name is called ' a high place' unto
30 Therefore, say unto the house of Israel:
Thus hath the Lord Jehovah said:
In the way of your fathers are ye defiled ?
And after their detestable things go a-
whoring?
31 And in the offering of your gifts,
In causing your children to pass through
fire, [day:
Ye are defiled by all your idols unto this
And I am soughtbyyou,Ohouse of Israel!
I live, affirmeth the Lord Jehovah,
1 am not sought by you.
32 As to that which is going up on your mind,
It is not at all — in that ye are saying:
We will be as the nations,
As the families of the lands,
To serve wood and stone.
33 I live, affirmeth the Lord Jehovah:
Surely, with a strong hand,
And with a stretched-out arm,
And with fury poured out,I rule over you.
34 And have brought you out from the peo-
And assembled you from the lands [pies,
In which ye have been scattered,
With a strong hand,
And with a stretched-out arm,
And with fury poured out.
35 And I have brought you in unto the wil
derness of the peoples, [face to face.
And have been judged with you there
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36 As I was judged with your fathers
In the wilderness of the land of Egypt,
So am I judged with you,
Affirmeth the Lord Jehovah.
37 And I have caused you to pass under the1
And have brought you in [rod;
Under the bond of the covenant, ¦
38 And have cleared out from you the rebels,
And they who transgress against Me;
From the land of their sojourntogs
I bring them out:
And uuto the land of Israel they comenot;
And ye have known that I am the Lord.
89 And ye, O house of Israel,
Thus said the Lord Jehovah:
Each his idols — go — serve ye ;
Afterwards, also, if ye wril not hearken
unto me, [by your gifts,
And My holy name ye shall pollute no more
And by your idols.
40 For, in My holy mountain,
In a mountain— the height of Israel,
Affirmeth the Lord Jehovah,
There serve Me do all the house of Israel,
All of it to the lands:
There I accept them,
And there I seek your heave-offerings,
And the first-fruits of your gifts,
With all your holy things.
4i With sweet fragrance I accept you,
In my bringing you out from the peoples:
And I have assembled you from the lands
In which ye have been scattered;
And have been sanctified in you
Before the eyes of the nations.
42 And ye have known that I am the Lord,
In My bringing you to unto the ground of
Israel,
Unto the land which I lifted up My hand
To give to your fathers;
43 Andyehave remembered there your ways,
And all your doings,
In which ye have been defiled;
And ye have been loathsome in yonr own
faces,
For all your evils that ye have done.
44 And ye have known that I am the LORD,
In My dealing with you,
For My name's sake, not according to
youT evil ways,
Or according to your corrupt doings,
0 house of Israel,
Affirmeth the Lord Jehovah.'
45 And the word of the Lord is unto me,
saying: 46Son of man, set thy face the way
of Teman, and prophesy unto the south,
and prophesy unto the forest of the field—
the south. 47Then hast thou said to the
forest of the south: Hear the word of the
LORD; Thus said the Lord Jehovah:
Lo, I am kindling in thee a fire;
And it hath devoured to thee eveiy moist
And every dry tree: [tree,
Not quenched is the glowing flame,
And burnt by it have been all faces,
From south to north.
43 And seen have all flesh, [quenched.
That I the Lord have kindled it: it is not
4D And I say, 'Ah, Lord Jehovah,
They are saying of me,
Is he not using similes ?'

Tftreatenings of judgments xxi. 1. — EZEKIEL. — xxn. 2. against Judah & Jerusalem.

XXI. i AND the word of the Lord is unto
me, saying, 2 ' Son, of man, set thy face unto
Jerusalem, and prophesy unto the holy
places, and prophesy unto the ground of
Israel. 8Then hast thou said to the ground
of Israel ; Thus hath the LORD said :
Lo, I am against thee,
And -have brought out My sword from its
And have cut off from thee [SGabbard,
Righteous and wicked.
* Because that I have cut off from thee
Kighteous and wicked, [scabbard,
Therefore go out doth My sword from its
Unto aU flesh, from south to north.
3 And known have all flesh that I the LORD
Have brought out My sword
From its scabbard:
It turneth not back any more.
6 And thou, son of man, sigh with breaking
Yea, with bitterness [of lotos;
Dost thou sigh before their eyes.
7 And it hath come to pass, when they say
unto thee, Wherefore ait thou sighing ? that
thou hast said:
Because of the report, for it is coming:
And melted hath every heart,
And feeble have been all hands,
And weak is every spirit,
And all knees go — waters:
Lo, it is coming, yea, it hath been,
Aflirmeth the Lord Jehovah.'
8 And the word of the Lord is unto me,
saying, 9 ' Son of man, prophesy, then hast
thou said; Thus hath the Lord said :
Say, a sword, a sword is sharpened,
And also polished: [ened:
10 So as to slaughter a slaughter it is sharp-
So as to have brightness it is polished:
Strength hath rejoiced in the sceptre of
It despiseth every tree. [my sou,
11 And he giveth it for polishing,
For laying hold of by the hand:
It is sharpened — the sworn, and polished,
To give it toto the hand of a slayer.
i2 Cry and howl, son of man;
For it hath been among My people,
It is among all the princes of Israel:
Cast to the sword have been My people:
Therefore strike on thy tMgh.
13 For it is a. trier,
And what if even the sceptre it despise ?
It shall notbe,affirmeth the Lord Jehovah.
*4 And thou, son of man, prophesy,
And smite hand on hand,
And bent is the sword a third time,
The sword of the wounded: [one,
It is the sword of the wounded — the great
Which entereth the inner chamber to
15 In order to melt the heart, [them.
And to multiply the ruins,
By all their gates I have set the point of
Ah, it is made for brightness, [the sword.
Wrapt up for slaughter.
13 Take possession of the right,
Place thyself at the left,
Whither thy face is appointed.
17 Aud I also, I smite My hands together,
And have caused My fury to rest:
I the Lord have spoken.'
i8 And the word of the LORD is unto me,
fiaying, "'And thou, son of man, appoint

for thyself two ways, for the coming in of
the swPrd of the king of Babylon: from ot e
land they come out, both of them ; and a
station prepare thou, at the top of the way
of the city prepare it. WA way appoint for
the coming in of the sword
Un to Sabbath of the chUdren of Ammon,
And to Judah, in Jerusalem, the fenced.
21 For stood hath the ktog of Babylon
At the head of the way, [nations:
At the top of the two ways, to use divi-
He hath moved rightly with the arrows,
He hath asked at the teraphim,
He hath looked at the liver.
22 At his right hath been the divination for
To place battering-rams, [Jerusalem,
To open the mouth with slaughter,
To lift up a voice with shouting,
To place battering-rams against the gates,
To pour out a mount, build a fortification.
23 And it hath been to them
As a false divination in their eyes,
Who swear oaths to them:
And he is causing iniquity to be remem-
To be caught. [bered,
24 Therefore, thus said the Lord Jehovah:
Because of your causing
Your iniquity to be remembered,
In your transgressions being revealed,
For your sins being seen, in all your do-
Becauseofyour being remembered, [togs;
By the hand ye are caught.
25 And thou, wounded, wicked one,
Prince of Israel, whose day is come,
In the time of the iniquity of the end,
26 Thus hath the Lord Jehovah said:
Turn aside the mitre,
And bear away the crown;
This — not this— the low make high.
And the high make low.
27 An overturn, overturn, overturn I make it;
Even this hath not been
Till the coming of Him
Whose is the judgment; I have given it.
2s And thou, son of man, prophesy, then
hast thou said: Thus hath the Lord Jehovah
said concerning the children of Ammon,
and concerning their reproach, yea, thou
hast said:
A sword, a sword, open for slaughter;
Polished to the utmost for brightness;
sa In the seeing for thee of a vain thing,
In the divining for thee of a lie,
To put thee on the necks
Of the wounded of the wicked,
Whose day is come,
In the trine of the iniquity of the end.
30 To turn it back unto its scabbard,
In the place where thou wast created,
In the land of thy birth I judge thee'.
si And I have poured on thee Mtoe iudigna-
With the fire of My wrath [tion;
I blow against thee,
And have given thee into the hand of
Artificers of destruction, [brutish men,
32 For the Are thou art for fuel;
Thy blood is in the midst of the land;
Thou art uot remembered,
For I the Lord have spoken.
XXII. 1 AND the word of the Lord is unto
me, saying, 2 'And thou, son of man, Wilt
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Jerusalem by her wickedness XXII. 3.— EZEKIEL.— xxill. 4. provoked God's indignation.

thou judge? wilt thou judge the city of
blood ? then hast thou caused it to know all
its abominations, 3and thou hast said:
Thus hath the Lord Jehovah said:
The city is shedding blood in its midst,
For the coming in of its time; [ment.
And hath made idols for itself for defile-
* By thy blood which thou hast shed
Thou hast been guUty;
And by thine idols which thou hast made
Thou hast been defiled;
And thou causest thy days to draw near,
And art come in unto thine years:
Therefore have I given thee up
A reproach to nations,
And a derision to all the lands, [at thee,
s The near and the far-off from thee scoff
0 defiled of name, abounding in trouble.
6 Lo, the princes of Israel —
Each according to his arm —
Have been in thee to shed blood.
7 Father and mother
They have made right of to thee;
To the sojourner
They have dealt oppressively in thy midst:
Fatherless and widow
They have oppressed to thee.
8 My holy things thou hast despised,
And My sabbaths thou hast polluted.
9 Men of slander have been in thee to shed
And on the mountains [blood;
They have eaten in thee;
Wickedness theyhave done to thy midst.
10 The nakedness of a father
Hath one uncovered in thee;
The defiled of impurity
They have humbled to thee.
" And each with the wife of his neighbour
Hath done abomination;
And each his daughter-in-law
Hath defiled through wickedness;
And each his sister, his father's daughter,
Hath humbled in thee. [blood:
i2 A bribe they have taken in thee to shed
Usury and increase thou hast taken,
And cuttest off thy neighbour by oppres-
Aud Me thou hast forgotten, [sion,
Aflirmeth the Lord Jehovah.
13 And lo, I have smitten My hand,
Because of thy dishonest gain
Which thou hast gained,
And for thy blood which hath been in thy
14 Doth thy heart stand ? [midst.
Are thy hands strong,
For the days that I deal with thee 1
I the Lord have spoken and done it.
15 And I have scattered thee amongnations,
And spread thee out among the lands,
And consumed thine uncleanness out of
thee.
" And thou hast been polluted by thyself
Before the eyes of nations,
And hast known that I am the Lord.'
17 And the word of the Lord is unto me,
saying, 'Son of man,
i8 The house of Israel hath been to Me for
All of them are brass, and tin, [dross:
And iron, and lead, [dross.
In the midst of a furnace silver hath been
i° Therefore, thus said the Lord Jehovah:
Because of your all becoming dross,
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Therefore, lo, I am gathering you
Unto the midst of Jerusalem.
23 A gathering of silver, and brass,
And iron, aud lead, and tin,
Into the midst of a furnace,
To blow on it fire, to melt it;
So I gather in Mine anger and in My fury,
And have let rest, and melted you.
21 And I have heaped you up,
And blown on you in the fire of My wrath,
And ye have been melted in its midst.
22 As the melting of silver in the midst of a
So are ye melted in its midst; [furnace,
And ye have known that I the Lord
Have poured out My fury upon you.'
23 And the word of the Lord is unto me,
saying:
24 ' Son of man, sayto it, Thou art the land:
It is not cleansed nor rained on
In the day of indignation.
2° A conspiracy of its prophets
Is in its midst, as a roaring lion,
Tearing prey: the soul they devoured;
Wealth and glory they have taken;
Its widows have multiplied in its midst.
20 Its priests have wronged My law,
And they pollute My holy things:
Between holy and common
They have not made a separation,
And between the unclean and the clean
They have not made known,
And from My sabbaths
They have hidden their eyes.
And I am pierced in their midst.
27 Its princes in its midst are as wolves,
Tearing prey, to shed blood,
To destroy souls,
For the sake of gaining dishonest gain.
28 Its prophets have daubed for them chalk,
Seeing a vain thing,
And divining for them a lie, saying:
Thus said the Lord Jehovah,
And Jehovah hath not spoken.
29 The people of the land used oppression,
And have taken plunder violently away
And the humble and needy oppressed;
And the stranger oppressed without j udg-
30 And I seek among them [ment.
A man— making a hedge,
And standing in the breach before Me,
In behalf of the land, not to destroy it;
And I have not found.
si And I pour out on them Mine indignation;
By the fire of My wrath
I have consumed them:
Their way on their own head I have put,
Affirmeth the Lord Jehovah.'
XXIII. iAND the word of the Lord is unto
me, saying, 'Son of man, [mother;
2 Two women have been daughters of one
3 And they commit fornication in Egypt;
In their youth they committed fornication:
There they bruised their breasts,
And there theyhave dealt
With the loves of their virginity.
4 And their names are Aliolah the elder,
And Aholibah her sister;
And they become Mine,
And bear sons and daughters.
As to their names — Samaria is Aholah,
And Jerusalem is Aholibah.

The abominable idolatries of xxm. 5.— EZEKIEL.— X Xin. 37. Samaria and Jerusalem.

fi And go a-whoring doth Aholah under Me;
And doteth on her lovers,
On the neighbouring Assyrians,
« Clothed with blue, governors and prefects,
Desirable young men aU of them,
Horsemen, riding on horses,
* And she giveth her whoredoms on them,
The choice of the CMldren of Asshur,
AU of them — even all on whom she doteth :
By all their idols she hath been denied.
8 And her whoredoms out of Egypt
She hath not forsaken:
For with her they lay in her youth,
And dealt with the loves of her virgimty,
They pour out their whoredoms on her.
3 Therefore have 1 given her
Into the hand of her lovers,
Into the hand of the CMldren of Asshur,
On whom she hath doted.
10 They have uncovered her nakedness:
Her sous and her daughters have taken,
And her by a sword they have slain;
And she is a name for women;
And judgments they have done with her.
11 And see doth her sister Aholibah,
And she maketh her doting love
More corrupt than she,
And her whoredoms
Than the whoredoms of her sister.
>2 On the CMldren of Asshur she hath doted,
Governors and prefects,
Neighbouring ones, clothed in perfection,
Horsemen, riding on horses,
Desirable yoimg men aU of them.
" And I see that she hath been defiled:
One way have they both.
14 And she addeth unto her whoredoms;
And she seeth graved men on the wall:
Pictures of Chaldeans, graved with red
is Girded with a girdle on their loins, [lead,
Dyed attire spread out on their heads,
The appearance of rulers— aU of them,
The likeness of the Children of Babylon;
Chaldea is the land of their birth:
ie And she doteth on them, at the sight of
her eyes, [Chaldea.
And sendeth messengers unto them, to
17 And come in unto her do the Children of
To the bed of loves; [Babylon,
And defile her with their whoredoms,
And she is defiled with them,
And her soul is aUenated by them.
18 And she revealeth her whoredoms,
And revealeth her nakedness:
And alienated is My soul from her,
As alienated was My soul from her sister.
19 And she multiplieth her whoredoms,
By remembering the days of her youth,
When she went a-whoring in the laud of
*> And doteth on their paramours, [Egypt.
Whose flesh is the flesh of asses,
And the issue of horses — their issue.
21 Thou missest the wickedness of thy youth,
Iu dearing out of Egypt thy loves,
For the sake of the breasts of thy youth.
22 Therefore, 0 Aholibah,
Thus Baid the Lord Jehovah:
Lo, I stir up thy lovers against thee,
By whom thy mind hath been aUenated,
And have brought them to agatost thee
From round about.

23 Children of Babylon, and of all Chaldea
Pekod, and Shoa, and Koa,
All the CMldren of Asshur with them:
Desirable young men,
Governors and prefects aU of them,
Rulers and proclaimed ones,
Kiding on horses, aU of them.
24 And they have come in against thee,
Armed with chariot and wheel,
And with an assembly of peoples;
Target, and shield, and helmet,
They set against thee round about:
And I have set before them judgment,
They have judged thee by their judgments.
25 And I have set My jealousy against thee,
And they have dealt with thee in fury:
Thy nose and thine ears they turn aside;
And thy posterity by the sword falleth:
They, thy sons and thy daughters take
away,
And thy posterity is devoured by fire.
26 And they have stripped thee of thy gar-
And taken thy beauteous jewels, [nients,
27 And I have caused thy wickedness to
cease from thee, [Egypt:
And thy whoredoms out of the land of
Aud thou rif test not up thine eyes to them,
And Egypt thou rememberest not again.
28 For thus said the Lord Jehovah:
Lo, I am giving thee into a hand which
thou hast hated,
Into hands by which thou wast alienated.
29 And they have dealt with thee in hatred,
And have taken all thy labour;
And have left thee naked and bare;
And revealed hath been the nakedness of
thy whoredoms,
And the wickedness of thy whoredoms.
30 Doing these things to thee,
Because of thy going a-whoring after na
tions, [idols.
Because thou hast been denied with their
3i In the way of thy sister thou hast walked;
And I have given her cup into thy hand.
32 Thus said the Lord Jehovah:
The cup of thy sister thou drinkest,
The deep and the wide one:
Thou art for a laughter and for a scorn;
Too abundant to contain. [filled;
33 With drunkenness and sorrow thou art
A cup of astonishment and desolation,
The cup of thy sister Samaria.
34 And thoa hast drunk and drained it,
And its earthen ware thou gnawest,
And thine own breasts thou drawest out;
For I have spoken,
Affirmeth the Lord Jehovah,
85 Therefore, thus said the Lord Jehovah,
Because thou hast forgotten Me,
And dost cost Me behind thy back;
Even thou also bear thy wickedness,
And thy whoredoms.'
36 And the LORD saith unto me:
' Son of man, dost thou judge Aholah and
Aholibah?
Declare then to them their abominations.
37 For they have committed adultery,
And blood is on their hands:
With their idols they committed adultery,
And even their cMldren whom they bore
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Simile of the boiling pat. xxni. 38.— EZ1SKIJSL.— XXIV. 23. Death of the prophets wife.

They caused to pass over to them for food.
38 Again, this have they done to Me:
They defiled My sanctuary to that day,
And My sabbaths they have polluted.
a5 And in their slaughtering their chUdren
to their idols,
They also come to unto My sanctuary
In that day to pollute it;
And lo, thus have they done
In the midst of My house. [from afar,
W And also that ye send to men coming
Unto whom a messenger is sent;
And lo, they have come in for whom thou
hast washed,
Painted thine eyes, and put on ornaments,
¦»i And. thou hast sat on a couch of honour,
And a table arrayed before it,
And My perfume and Mine oil placed onit.
42 And the voice of a multitude
At ease is with her: [are brought in
And with certain of the common people
Sabeans from the wilderness;
And they put bracelets on their hands,
And a beauteous crown on their heads.
43 And I say of the worn-out one in adul
teries: [she also?
Now do they commit her whoredoms—
44 And they come in unto her,
As the coming in unto a whorish woman:
So have they come in unto Aholah,
And unto Aholibah, the wicked woman.
43 As to righteous men,
They judge them with the judgment of
adulteresses,
And the judgment of women shedding
For they are adulteresses, [blood;
And blood is on their hands.
40 For thus said the Lord Jehovah:
Bringing up agatost them a congregation,
And giving them up to trembUng.
Aud to spoiling. [congregation,
47 They have cast at them the stone of the
And cut them with their swords:
Their sons and their daughters they slay,
And their houses with fire they burn.
48 1 have also caused wickedness to cease
from the land;
And instructed have been all the women,
And they do not according to your
wickedness; [you,
49 And they have put your wickedness upon
And the sins of your idols ye bear;
And ye have known that I am the Lord
Jehovah.'
XXIV. iAND the word of the Lord is unto
me, in the ninth year, in the tenth month,
in the tenth of the month, saying, 2 'Son of
man, write for thyself the name of the day,
this self-same day, (leaned hath the king of
Babylon toward Jerusalem to this self-same
day;) 3and use a simile unto the rebellious
house, then hast thou said uuto them:
Thus said the Lord Jehovah:
Set on the pot, set it on,
And also pour into it water.
4 Gather its pieces unto it,
Every good piece, thigh and shoulder,
The choice of the bones fill in.
5 The choice of the flock take,
And also the pile of the bones under it;
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Yea, cook its bones in its midst.
6 Therefore, thus said the Lord Jehovah:
Wo to the city of blood,
The pot whose scum is in it,
Aud its scum hath not come out of it;
On its every piece bring it out;
Not fallen on it hath the lot.
7 For her blood in her midst hath been.
On the clear place of a rock she set it;
She hath not poured it on the earth,
To cover it over with dust.
8 Causingf ury to come up to take vengeance;
I have put her blood on the clear place
of a rock — not to be covered.
9 Therefore, thus said the Lord Jehovah:
Wo to the city of blood,
Yea, I— I make great the pUe.
i° Make the wood abundant,
Kindle the fire, consume the flesh,
And make the compound,
And let the bones be burnt.
11 And cause it to stand on its coals empty,
So that its brass is hot and burning,
Melted hath been to its midst its unclean-
Consumed is its scum. [ness,
12 With sorrows she hath wearied herself,
And the abundance of her scum
Goeth not out of her : in the fire is her
13 In thine uncleanness is wickedness; [scum.
Because I have cleansed thee,
And thou hast not been cleansed
From thine uncleanness,
Thou art not cleansed any more
Till I have caused My fury to rest on thee.
14 1 the Lord hath spoken :
It hath come, and I have done it ;
I free not, nor do I spare, nor do I repent:
According to thy ways,
Aud according to thine acts they have
Affirmeth the Lord Jehovah.'[ judged thee,
is And the word of the Lord is unto me,
saying, ™ ' Son of man, lo, I am taking from
thee the desire of thine eyes by a stroke:
and thou shalt not mourn, nor weep, nor
let thy tear come. 17 Cease to groan, for
the dead make no mourning, thy bonnet
bind on thee, and thy shoes thou shalt put
on thy feet, and thou shalt not cover over
the upper lip, and the bread of men thou
shalt not eat.' i8 And I speak unto the peo«
pie in the morning ; and my wife dieth in
the evening : and I do in the morning as I
have been commanded. 19And the people
say unto me, ' Wilt thou not declare to us
what these are to us, that thou art doing?'
20 And I say unto them, 'The word of the
Lord hath been unto me, saying : 21 Say to
the house of Israel, Thus said the Lord Je
hovah: Lo, I am polluting My sanctuary,
The excellency of your strength,
The desire of your eyes,
And the pitied of your soul;
And your sons and your daughters
Whom ye have left, by the sword do falL
22 And ye have done as I have done:
On the upper lip ye are not covered,
And bread of men ye do not eat.
23 And your bonnets are on your heads,
And your shoes on your feet:
Ye do not mourn nor weep:

Various nations threatened, xxiv. 24.— EZEKIEL.— xx VI. 9.

The judgment of Tyre.

Ye have wasted away for your iniqraties,
Aud have howled one unto another.
-4 And Ezekiel hath been to you for a type:
According to all that he hath done ye do;
In its coming, then ye have known
That I am the Lord Jehovah.
25 And thou, O son of-man,
Is it not in the day of My taking from
them their strength,
The joy of their beauty, the desire of their
And the song of their soul, [eyes,
Their sons and their daughters,
2"* Iu that day come doth the escaped one to
To cause the ears to hear? [thee,
27 In that day opened is thy mouth
With the escaped, and thou speakest,
And are not silent any more:
And thou hast been to them for a type;
And they have known that I am the Lord.'
XXV. iAND the word of the Lord is unto
me, saying: 2 ( Son of man, set thy face unto
the Children of Ammon, and prophesy
against them ; ;; then hast thou said to the
Children of Ammon :
Hear the word of the Lord Jehovah:
Thus said the Lord Jehovah:
Because of thy saying, Aha, unto Mysanc-
Because it hath been poUuted; [tuary,
And unto the ground of Israel,
Because it hath been desolate;
And unto the house of Judah,
Because they have gone into captivity*
* Therefore, lo, I am giving thee
To children of the east for a possession,
And they have set then- towers in thee,
And have placed in thee their tabernacles:
They— they eat thy_ fruit,
And they — they drink thy nrilk.
3 And I have given Rabbah
For a habitation of camels,
And the Children of Ammon
For the croucMug of a flock;
And ye have known that 1 am the Lord.
3 For, said the Lord Jehovah,
Because of thy clapping the hand,
And of thy stamping with the foot,
Yea, thou rejoicest with aU thy despite to
A gainst the ground of Israel, [soul
7 Therefore, lo, I — I have stretched out
My hand against thee,
And given thee for a portion to nations,
And have cut thee off from the peoples,
And caused thee to perish out of the lands;
I destroy thee,
And thou hast known that I am the LORD.
b Thus said the Lord Jehovah:
Because of the saying of Moab and Seir,
Lo,as all the nations is the houseof Judah,
D Therefore, lo, I am opening
The shoulder of Moab — from the cities,
From his cities, from his ends,
The beauty of the land,
Beth-Jeshimoth, Baal-Meon, and Kiriath-
10 To the children of the east, [aim,
With the Children of Ammon;
And I have given it for a possession,
So that the Children of Ammon
Are not remembered among nations;
n And in Moab I do judgments,
And they have known that I am the Lord.
12 Thus said the Lord Jehovah:

Because of the doings of Edom, . '
In taking vengeance on the house of Ju-
, Yea, they are very guilty, [dah,
Theyhave taken vengeanpe on them;
13 Therefore, thus said the Lord Jehovah:
I have stretched out My hand against
And cut off from it man and beast: [Edom,
And have given it up — a waste,
From Teman even to Dedan;
By the sword they do fall.
44 And I have given out My vengeance on
By the hand of My people Israel, [Edom,
And they have done in Edom
According to Mtoe auger,
And according to My fury,
And they have known My, vengeance,
Affirmeth the Lord Jehovah.
is Thus said the Lord Jehovah:
Because of the doings
Of the Philistines in vengeance,
Arid they take vengeance with despite in
To destroy— the old enmityl [soul,
is Therefore, thus said .the Lord Jehovah:
Lo, I am stretching out My hand
Against the Philistines,
And have cut off the Cherethim,
And destroyed the remnant of the haven
of the sea;
17 And done upon them great vengeance,
With furious reproofs:
And they have known that I am the LORD,
In My giving out My vengeance on them.'
XXVI. iAND it cometh to pass,, in the
eleventh year, in the first of the month,
the word of the Lord hath been unto me,
saying, ' Son of man,
2 Because that Tyre hath said of Jerusalem:
Aha, she hath been broken,
The gates of the peoples,
It hath turned round unto me,
I am filled — she hath been laid waste;
3 Therefore, thus said the Lord Jehovah:
Lo, I am against thee, 0 Tyre,
And have caused to come up against thee
many nations,
As the sea causeth its billows to come up.
4 And have destroyed the walls of Tyre,
And have broken down her towers:
And I have scraped her, dust from her,
And made her for the clear place of a rock.
5 A spreading place of nets she is
In the midst of the sea:
For I — I have spoken, affirmeth the Lord
' And she hath been for a spoil [Jehovah ;
To the nations.
5 And her daughters who are in the country
By the sword are slain;
And theyhave known that I am the Lord
7 For, thus said the Lord Jehovah:
Lo, I am bringing in unto Tyre
Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon,
From the north, a king of kings,
With horse, and with chariot,
And with horsemen, even a congregation,
And a numerous people.
B Thy daughters in the country
By the sword he slayeth;
And he hath made against thee a fort,
And poured out against thee a mount,
And raised against thee a buckler.
9 And a battering-ram before Mm
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The advantages, beauty, xxvi. 10.— EZEKIEL.— XXVH. 19. riches, and traffic of Tyre.

He placeth against thy walls,
And thy towers he breaketh by its wea-
i° From the abundance of his horses [pons.
Cover thee doth their dust:
From the noise of the horseman,
And wheel, and chariot, [gates,
Shake do thy walls, in his coming into thy
As the coming into a broken-up city.
11 With the hoofs of his horses
He treadeth aU thine out-places:
Thy people by the sword he slayeth,
And the pillars of thy strength
To the earth come down.
12 And they have spoUed thy wealth,
And plundered thy merchandise,
And thrown down thy walls,
And thy desirable houses they break down;
And thy stones, and thy wood, and dust,
In the midst of the waters they place.
13 And I have caused the noise of thy songs
And the voice of thy harps [to cease;
Is heard no more. [place of a rock;
^4 And I have given thee up for the clear
A spreading-place of nets thou art;
Thou art not built up any more:
For I the Lord have spoken,
.Affirmeth the Lord Jehovah.
13 Thus said the Lord Jehovah to Tyre:
Do not — from the noise of thy fall,
In the groamng of the wounded,
In the slaying of the slaughter in thy
The isles shake ? [midst,
1° And come down from their thrones
Have aU the princes of the sea,
And have turned aside their robes,
And their embroidered garments strip off:
Trembling they put on;
On the earth they sit,
And have trembled every moment,
And been astonished at thee,
17 And have lifted up for thee a lamentation,
And have said to thee:
How hast thou perished,
That art inhabited from the seas,
The praised city wMch was strong in the
She and her inhabitants, [sea,
Who put their terror 011 all her inhabitants !
is Now they tremble:
Is it not the day of thy fall ?
Troubled have been the isles that are in
At thine outgoing. [the sea
13 For thus said the Lord Jehovah:
In my making thee a wasted city,
Like cities which have not been inhabited;
In bringing up against thee the deep,
Then covered thee have the great waters.
20 And I have caused thee to go down
With those going down to the pit,
Unto the people of old,
And have caused thee to dwell to the land,
The lower parts, in the wastes of old,
With those going down to the pit,
So that thou art not inhabited;
And I have given beauty
In the land of the living;
21 Wastes I make thee, and thou art not:
And thou art sought,
And thou art not found any more for ever,
Affirmeth the LORD Jehovah.'
XXVII. iAND the word of the Lord is
unto me, saying, 2'And thou, son of man,
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lift up concerning Tyre a lamentation, then !
hast thou said to Tyre: f
3 O dweller at the entrances of the sea, j
Merchant of the peoples unto many isles, [
vThus said the Lord Jehovah: j
0 Tyre, thou — thou hast said,
I am the perfection of beauty.
4 In the heart of the seas are thy borders,
Thy builders have perfected thy beauty.
5 Of firs of Senir they have built for thee
All thy double-boarded ships:
Of cedars of Lebanon they have taken
To make a mast for thee;
6 Of oaks of Bashan they made tMne oars;
Thy bench they have made of ivory,
Branches of Ashurim from isles of Cliittim.
7 Of fine linen with embroidery
From Egypt hath been thy saU,
To be to thee for an ensign ;
Of blue and purple from isles of EUshah
Hath been thy covering.
8 The inhabitants of Zidon and Arvad
Have been rowers for thee ;
Thy wise men, O Tyre, have been to thee
They are thy pilots.
3 The elders of Gebal and its wise men
Have been in thee,
Strengthening thy breaches,
All ships of the sea and their mariners
Have been in thee,
To trade with thy merchandise.
10 Persians aud Ludim and Phutim
Have been in thy forces, thy men of war:
Shield and helmet they hung up in thee.
They— they have given out thine honour.
n The CMldren of Arvad, and thy forces,
Are on thy walls round about,
And short swordsmen have been in thy
Their shields they have hung up [towers,
On thy walls round about,
They — they have perfected thy beauty.
12 Tarshish is thy merchant,
Because of the abundance of all wealth.
For sUver, iron, tin, and lead.
They have given out thy remnants.
13 Javan, Tubal, and Meshech,
They are thy merchants,
For persons of men and vessels of brass,
They have given out thy merchandise.
14 They of the house of Togarmah,
For horses, and riding steeds, and mules,
They have given out thy remnants.
15 CMldren of Dedan are thy merchants;
Many isles are the mart of thy hand :
Horns of ivory and ebony
They have sent back — thy reward.
13 Aram is thy merchant,
Because of the abundance of thy works.
For emeralds, purple, and embroidery,
And fine hnen, and coral, and agate,
They have given out thy remnants.
17 Judah and the land of Israel,
They are thy merchants,
For wheat of Minnith, and Pannag,
And honey, and oil, and balm,
They have given out thy merchandise.
i8 Damascus is thy merchant,
For the abundance of thy works,
Because of the abundance of all thy wealth.
For the wine of Helbon, and white wopL
19 Vedan and Javan

The merchandise of Tyre. xxvn. 20.— EZEKIEL.— xxvni. 16. The destruction of Tyre.

Go about with thy remnants;
They have given out shining iron,
Cassia, and cane,
In thy merchandise— it hath been.
20 Dedan is thy merchant,
For clothes of freedom for riding.
si Arabia, and all the princes of Kedar,
They are the traders of thy hand,
For lambs, and rams, and he-goats,
In these thy merchants.
22 Merchants of Sheba and Raamah,
They are thy merchants:
For the chief of aU spices,
And for all precious stones, and gold
They have given out thy remnants.
23 Haran, and Canneh, and Eden,
Merchants of Sheba,
Asshur— Chilmad— are thy merchants,
24 They are thy merchants for perfect things,
For wrappings of blue, and embroidery,
And for treasuries of rich apparel,
With cords bound, and girded,
For thy merchandise.
25 Ships of Tarshish are thy double waUs
Of thy merchandise;
And thou art filled and honoured greatly,
In the heart of the seas.
23 Into great waters have they brought thee,
Who row thee:
The east wind hath broken thee
In the heart of the seas.
37 Thy wealth, and thy remnants,
Thy merchandise, thy mariners,
And thy pilots, strengthening thy breach,
And the traders of thy merchandise,
And aU thy men of war, who are in thee,
And in aU thy congregation
Which is in thy midst,
Fall toto the heart of the seas,
In the day of thy faU.
28 At the voice of the cry of thy pUots
Shake do the suburbs.
** And come down from their ships
Have aU who handle an oar,
Mariners, all the pUots of the sea
On the land they stand,
30 And have sounded for thee with their
And cry bitterly, [voice,
And cause dust to go up on their heads,
In ashes they roU themselves.
81 And they have made for thee baldness,
And have girded on sackcloth,
And they have wept for thee,
In bitterness of soul — a bitter mourning.
82 And lifted up for thee have their children
a lamentation ;
And they have lamented over thee:
Who is as Tyre 1
As the cut-off one to the midst of the sea?
33 With the outgoing of thy remnants from
Thou hast filled many peoples; [the seas,
With the abnndance of thy riches,
And thy merchandise,
Thou hast made rich the kings of earth.
» The time of thy being broken by the seas
In the depths of the waters,
Thy merchandise and all thy congregation
In thy midst have faUen.
85 AU the inhabitants of the isles
Have been astonished at thee.
And their kings have been sore afraid;

Tliey have been troubled in countenance.
36 The merchants amoug the peoples
Have shrieked for thee;
Wastes thou hast been,
And thou shalt not be for ever !'
XXVIII. i AND the word Of the Lord is
unto me, saying:
2 ' Son of man, say to the leader of Tyre:
Thus said the Lord Jehovah:
Because thy heart hath been high,
And thou sayest, A god I am,
The habitation of God I have inhabited,
In the heart of the seas;
And thou art man, and not God,
And thou givest out thy heart
As the heart of God:
3 Lo, thou art wiser than Daniel;
No hidden thing have they concealed
from thee.
4 By thy wisdom and thine understanding
Thou hast made for thyself wealth;
Thou makest gold and silver in thy treasu-
5 By the abundance of thy wisdom, [ries.
Through thy merchandise,
Thou hast multiplied thy wealth,
ft And high is thy heart through thy wealth
6 Therefore, thus said the Lord Jehovah:
Because of thy giving out thy heart
As the heart of God,
7 Therefore, lo, I am bringing against thee
The terrible of the nations: [strangers,
And they have drawn out their swords
Agatost the beauty of thy wisdom,
And have pierced thy brightness.
8 To destruction they bring thee down,
Thou diest by the deaths of the wounded,
In the heart of the seas.
9 Dost thou really say, ' I am God'
Before him who slayeth thee ?
And thou art man, and not God,
Lu the hand of him who pierceth thee.
i° The deaths of the uncircumeised thou diest
By the hand of strangers:
For I have spoken,
Affirmeth the Lord Jehovah.'
n And the word of the Lord is unto me,
saying:
13 ' Son of man, lift up a lamentation
For the king of Tyre,
Then hast thou said to him:
Thus said the Lord Jehovah:
Thou art sealing up the measurement,
Full of wisdom, and perfect in beauty.
is In Eden,the garden of God, thou hast been:
Every precious stone thy covering,
Ruby, topaz, and diamond,
Beryl, cnyx, and jasper,
Sapphire, emerald, and carbuncle, gold,
The workmanship of thy tabrets,
And of thy females,
For thee in the day of thy betog created
Have been prepared. [est:
14 Thou art the anointed cherub who cover-
And I have set thee in the holy mount:
God thou hast been;
In the midst of the stones of fire
Thou hast walked up and down.
15 Perfect art thou in thy ways,
From the day of thy betog created,
TiU perversity hath been found in thee.
10 By the abundance,of thy merchandise
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The judgment of Zidon. xxvni. 17.— EZEKIEL.— xxix. 17. The desolation of Egypt.

They have filled thy midst with violence,
And thou dost sin; [God,
And I thrust thee from the mountain of
And destroy thee, 0 covering cherub,
From the midst of the stones of fire. ¦
"l7 High hath been thy heart.
Because of thy beauty:
Thou hast corrupted thy wisdom
Because of thy brightness:
On the earth I have cast thee,
Before kings 1 have set thee,
To look upon thee.
is From the abundance of thine iniquity,
By the perversity of thy traffic,
Thou hast polluted thy sanctuaries;
And I bring out fire from thy midst,
It hath devoured thee, [earth,
Aud I make thee become ashes on the
Before the eyes of aU who behold thee.
I* All who know thee among the peoples
Have been astonished at thee:
Wastes thou hast been,
And thou shalt not be for ever.'
20 Aud the word of the Lord is uuto me,
saying, 2i ' Son of man, set thy face unto
Zidon, and prophesy concerning it ; 23 then
hast thou said:
Thus said the Lord Jehovah:
Lo, I am against thee, 0 Zidon;
And I have been honoured in, thy midst,
And they have known that I am the Lord,
In my doing j udgments in her,
And I have been sanctified in her.
23 And I have sent into her pestilence,
And blood into her out-places; [midst,
The wounded hath been judged in her
By the sword upon her round about:
And they have known that I am the LORD.
24 And there is no more to the house of Is-
A pricking brier, [rael
Or paining thorn, of all round about them,
Who are despising them ;
And they have known that I am the Lord
25 Thus said the Lord Jehovah: [Jehovah.
In My gathering the house of Israel
From the peoples among whom they have
been scattered,
I have been sanctified to them,
Before the eyes of the nations,
And they have dwelt on their ground
Which I gave to My servant, to Jacob,
29 Aud they have dwelt oh it confidently:
And they have builded houses,
And they have planted vineyards,
And they have dwelt confidently,
[n my doing judgments
On all who are despising them round
about; [their God.'
And they have known that I am the Lord
XXIX. i IN the tenth year, in the tenth
month, in the twelfth of the month, hath
the word of the LORD been unto me, say
ing, 2 ' Son of man, set thy face against Pha
raoh king of Egypt, and prophesy concern
ing him, and concerntog Egypt— oU of it.
Speak, then hast thou said:
Thus said the Lord Jehovah:
Lo, I am against thee, Pharaoh Icing of
The great dragon that croucheth [Egypt.
In the midst of his floods,
Who hath said, Mv flood is ray own,
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And I have- made it for myself.
4 And I have put hooks in thy jaws,
And have caused the fish of thy floods
To cleave unto thy scales;
And have caused thee to come up
From the midst of thy floods,
And every flsh of thy floods
To thy scales doth cleave.
5 And I have left thee in the wilderness,
Thou and all the fish of thy floods:
On the face of the field thou fallest;
Thou art not gathered nor assembled;
To the beast of the earth
And to the fowl of the heavens
I have given thee for fond.
6 And known have all the inhabitants of
That I am the Lord, [Egypt
Because of their being a staff of reed
To the house of Israel.
7 In their taking hold of thee by the shoul-
— Thou ait bruised, [der,
And hast rent for them all the shoulder;
In their leaning on thee thou art broken,
And hast caused all their thighs to stand.
8 Therefore, thus said the Lord Jehovah:
Lo, I am hringing in upon thee a sword,
And have cut off from thee man and beast.
9 And the land of Egypt hath been
For a desolation and a waste:
And they have known that I am the LORD.
Because he hath said:
The flood is mine, and I made it.
10 Therefore, lo, I am against thee,
And agatost thy floods,
And have given up the land of Egypt for
A waste, a desolation, [wastes;
From Migdol to Syene,
And unto the border of Cush.
11 Not pass over into it doth the foot of man,
Yea, the foot of beast passeth not into it,
Nor is it inhabited forty years.
i2 And I have made the land of Egypt a deso-
In the midst of desolate lauds, [lation,
Aud her cities, in the midst of waste cities,
Are a desolation forty years: [nations,
And I have scattered the Egyptians among
And have dispersed them through lauds.
13 But thus said the Lord Jehovah:
At the end of forty years
I gather the Egyptians out of the peoples
WMther they have been scattered,
14 And have turned back to the captivity of
And have brought them back [Egypt,
• To the land of Pathros, to the land of
their birth,
And they have been there a low kingdom.
15 Of the kingdoms it is lowest;
And it Iifteth not up itself
Any more above the nations:
And I have made them few,
So as not to rule among nations.
13 And it is no more to the liouse of Israel
For a confidence,
Bringing iniquity to remembrance,
By their turning after them;
And they have known that I am the Lord
Jehovah.'
17 And it cometh to pass, in the twenty and
seventh year, in the first month, in the first
of the month, the word of the Lord hath
been unto me, saying:

Egypt delivered into tlie hand Xxix. 18;— EZEKIEL.— xxxl 3.

of the king ofBahyloiit

18 ' Son of man,. Nebuchadrezzar . king - of
Hath caused his force ";¦•¦- [Babylon
To serve a great service against Tyre:
Every head is bald, every shoulder peeled:
And reward he hath had none, ' ¦
Norhis force out of ¦ Tyre, ¦* * . A
FortheservicewMch he served against it.
» Therefore,' thus said the Lord Jehovah:
Lo, I am giving to Nebuchadrezzar king of
Theland'of Egypt,' • [Babylon
And he hath taken away its store,
And taken its spoil, and taken its prey;
And it hath been a reward to his force.
20 His wage'for wMch he laboured
I have given' to Mm,
The land of Egypt— because they wrought
Affirmeth the Lord Jehovah. - [for Me,
2i In that day I cause to shoot up a horn
To the house of Israel,
And '• to thee I give an opening of ' the
mouth in their midst::
And they have khowri that Lomthe Lord.'
XXX. iAND the word of the 'Lord is unto
me, saying: *'
2'Sonofman,prophesy,thenhastthousaid, Thus said the Lord Jehovah:
Howl ye, ha ! for the day !
3 For near is the day, yea, near is the day
of the LORD; > jit is.
A day of clouds, the- time of the nations
4 And come in hath a sword to Egypt;
And great pain hath been in Cush,
In the falltog of the wounded in Egypt;
And they have taken its store: [tions.
And broken down have been its founda-
s Cush, and Phut,' and Lud,
And aU the mixture, and Chub,
And the cMldren of the land of the co
venant with them,' ¦ ' * •
By the sword do falh
3 Thus hath the Lord said:
FaUen have the supporters of Egypt;
And come down hath the arrogance of
From Migdol to Syene/ [her strength:
By the sword they faU in her,
Affirmeth the Lord Jehovah.
7 And they have been desolated
In the midst of desolate lands; [cities.
And its-cities- are to the midst dl wasted
3 And theyhave known that I am the Lo!rd,
In My giving out Are against Egypt, '
And broken have been all her helpers.
3 In that? day go out do messengers
From before Me in sMps
TP trouble confident Cush;
And great pain hath been on them,
As the day of Egypt; forlo^ it hath come.
w Thus said the Lord< Jehovah:
I have caused the multitude of Egypt to
cease,; , j : . [Babylon.
By the hand of Nebuchadrezzar 'king' of
.. n He and his people with him —
The terrible of the nations,
Are brought to to destroy the land; "
And they have drawn their swords against
Egypt,- ¦'
. And filled the land with the wounded;
12 And I have made floods a dry place, '
And have sold the land
Into the hand of evil doers; ¦
And I have made desolate the land,"'
2 M

And its fulness by the hand of strangers:
I the Lord have spoken. ,
13 Thus said the Lord Jehovah: .
1 havealso.de&troyed idols,
And caused vain tilings to cease from
Noph: ¦ [is no more:
And a prince of the land of Egypt there
And I -give out.fear in the land of Egypt.
14 And I haye made Pathros desolate,
And have given' out fixe agatost Zoan,
And have doneljudgtoents on No.
13 And have poured: out My fury on Sin,
The stronghold of Egypt, ¦¦' 
And have cut off the.multitu.de of No.
13 And have given out fire against Egypt:
Greatly pained is Sin; ¦- . ¦ <
And No is-tobe renty
And Noph.hath daily distresses. .
17 The youths of Aven and Pi-Beseth
By the sword do 'fall: < - r ¦'.
And these into captivity go. , .1, [dark,
i8 And in Tehaphnehes hath the day been
, In My breaking there the yokes of Egypt:
And ceased in her hath -the exeeUence of
She, a clouddoth cover her, [her strength:
And her daughters, into captivity go.
19 And I have.done judgments on Egypt;
And they have known that I am the Lord. '
20 And it cometh to pass, to the eleventh
year, to the first- month, in the seventh of
the month, the word of the Lord hath
been, urito me, saying: , •., s ;J , ., ,
21 <Son of man, the arm of;Pharaoh, king of
I have broken; , > < ' '[Egypt,
And lo, it hath not been bound up to give
Putting a bandage to bind it, [hearing;
To strengthen it, to hold the sword. .
22 Therefore, thus said the Lord Jehovah:
Lo, I am agatost Pharaoh, king of Egypt,
And have broken Ms arras,
The strong one and the broken one;
: And have caused the sword to fall out of
his hand. ¦¦< [tions,
23 And scattered the Egyptians among ria-
And have spread them through lands;
24 And have strengthened thearms of 'the
king of Babylon,
Ahd have given. My sword toto his hand:
And have broken the arms of Pharaoh, .
And he hath groaned . ;, ¦ . ._•
The groans of a pierced one;— before him.
** And I have strengthened the arms of the
ktog of Babylon,
And the arms of Pharaoh fall down;
And theyhave known that I am the Lord,
In My putting My sword
Into the hand of the ktog of Babylon;
And he hath stretched it out, toward the
land of Egypt.. > . ¦ ¦ > [among nations,
26 And I have scattered the Egyptians
And spread them through lands;
And they have knownthat lam the Loud.'
XXXI.,;iAND it compth to pass, in the
eleventh year* in the third month, in the
first of the month, the word of the Lord
hath been unto me, saying: s'.Son.of man,
say unto Pharaoh king of Egypt, and unto
his multitude: . ' . . <
To whom hast thou been like-in thy great-
3 Lo, Asshur, a cedar in Lebanon, [ness?
Fair branches, and shading bough,
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The greatness of Asshur. xxxi. 4.— EZEKIEL.— xxxn. 11. The overthrow of Egypt.

And Mgh in stature,
Between the thickets hath Ms foliage been.
4 Waters have made him great,
The deep exalted him with its flo wings,
Going round about its planting,
And its conduits hath it sent out
Uuto all the trees of the field.
5 Therefore Mgher hath been his stature
Than aU the trees of the field,
And multipUed are his boughs,
And long are his branches,
Because of many waters in Ms shooting
6 In his boughs made nests i [forth.
Have aU the fowls of the heavens,
And under his branches brought forth
Have all the beasts of the field,
And in his shade dweU do aU great nations.
7 And he is fair in his greatness,
In the length of his thin shoots,
For his root hath been by great waters.
£ Cedars have not hid him
In the garden of God:
Firs have not been like unto his boughs,
And chesnut-trees
Have not been as his branches:
No tree in the garden of God
Hath been like unto Mm in his beauty.
3 Fair I have made him .
By the multitude of Ms thin shoots:
And envy him do all the trees of Eden
WMch are in the garden of God.
i° Therefore, thus said the Lord Jehovah:
Because thou hast been Mgh in stature,
And he yieldeth his foUage
Between the tMckets,
And high is his heart to his haughtiness:
11 1 give him into the hand
Of thP god of the nations.
He dealeth sorely with him:
For his wickedness, I have cast him out.
i2 And cut him off do strangers,
The terrible of the nations, and leave him:
On the mountains and in aU valleys
Have his thin shoots faUen,
And broken are his boughs
Near aU the streams of the land;
And go down from his shade
Do aU peoples of the land, and leave him.
. 13 On his ruins dwell
Do all the fowls of the heavens,
And on Ms branches have been
AU the beasts of the field:
>* In order that none of the trees of the
waters
May become haughty
Because of their stature,
Nor yield their foliage between the
Nor any who drink waters, [thicketSj
Stand up in their haughtiness:
For all of them are given up to death,
Unto the lower part of earth,
In the midst of the children of men,
Unto those going down to the pit.
13 Thus said the Lord Jehovah:
In the day of his going down to Sheol
I have caused mourning:
I have covered for him the deep.
And diminish its flowings,
And restrained are the great waters;
And I make Lebanon black for him,
And all. the trees of the Held
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Have been covered for him.
i6 From< the sound of Ms fall .
I have caused nations to shake,
In My causing him to go down to Sheol,
With those going down to the pit:
And comforted in the lower part of earth
Are aU the trees of Eden,
The choice and the good of Lebanon, <
AU who drink water. • ,
17 Even they with him have gone down to
Unto the pierced of the sword; . [Sheol,
And— Ms arm — they dwell in his shade
In the midst of the nations.
i8&Tnto whom hast thou been thus like
In honour and in greatness
Among the trees of Eden ?
And thou hast been brought down
With the trees of Eden
Unto the lower part of earth:
In the midst of the uncircumeised
Thou liest with the pierced of the sword.
It is Pharaoh, and all his multitude,
Affirmeth the Lord Jehovah.'
XXXII. iAND it cometh to pass, in the
twelfth year, in the twelfth month, in the
first of the month, the word of the Lord
hath been unto me, saying, 2 ' Son of man,
lift up a lamentation for Pharaoh king of
Egypt, then hast thou said unto him:
Thou hast been like the young lion of
nations,
And thou art as the dragon in the seas;
And thou comest forth with thy flowings,
And trouhlest the. waters with thy feet,
And thou foulest their flowings.
3 Thus said the Lord Jehovah:
I have spread out for thee My net,
With a congregation of many peoples;
And they have brought thee up in My net.
4 And I have left thee on the land,
On the face of the field I cast thee out,
And have caused to remain upon thee
Every fowl of the heavens,
And have satisfied out of thee
The beasts of the whole earth.
5 I have put thy flesh on the mountains,
And filled the vaUeys with thy hugeness.
8 And watered the land with thy flowing,
From thy blood — unto the mountains;
And the streams are filled f rem thee.
7 And in quenching thee
I have covered the heavens,
And have made black then* stars,
The sun with a cloud I cover,
The moon causeth not its right to shine.
8 All the luminaries of light in the heavens
I have made black over thee,
And have put darkness over thy land,
Affirmeth the Lord Jehovah,
9 And vexed the heart of many peeples,
In My bringing in
Thy destruction among nations,
Unto lands which thou hast not known.
10 And I have made many peoples
Astonished at thee,
And their kings are afraid for thee with
In My brandishing [trembUng,
My sword before their faces,
And they have trembled every moment,
Each for his rife, in the day of thy f aU.
11 For thus said the Lord Jehovah:

A lamentation for Egypt, xxxn. 12.— EZEKIEL.— xxxm. 4. and for several nation*.

The sword of the king of Babylon enter-
" By the swords of the mighty [eth thee.
I cause. thy multitude to fail,
The terrible of the nations— aU of them,
And they have spoiled the exceUency of
And destroyed hath been [Egypt,
AU her multitude.
13 And I have destroyed aU her beasts,
From beside the great waters,
And trouble them not
-Doth the foot of man any more,
Yea, tlie hoofs of beasts trouble them not.
14 Then I cause their waters to sink,
And their rivers as oil I cause to go,
Affirmeth the Lord Jehovah.
15 In My making the land of Egypt a desola-
And desolated hath been the land [tion,
Of its fulness,
In My smiting aU the inhabitants in it;
And they have known that I am the Lord.
i6 It is a lamentation,
And they have lamented her:
The daughters of the nations lament her;
For Egypt, and for all her multitude,
They lament her,
Affirmeth the Lord Jehovah.'
17 And it rcometh to pass, in the twelfth
year, in the fifteenth of the month, the
word of the LORD hath been unto me, say
ing, is* Son of man,
WaU for the multitude of Egypt,
And cause it to go down,
It— and the daughters of honourable na-
Unto the lower parts of earth, [tions,
With those going down to the pit.
19 Than whom hast thou been pleasant ?
Go down, and be laid
' With the uncircumeised. [they faU;
20 In the midst of the pierced of the sword
To the sword Bhe hath been given up:
They drew her out, and aU her multitude.
21 Speak to Mm do the gods of the mighty
From the midst of Sheol, <
With his helpers they have gone down:
They have lain with the uncircumeised,
The pierced of the sword.
22 There is Asshur, and all her assembly:
Round about him are his graves;
AU of them are wounded,
Who are falling by the sword:
23 Whose graves are appointed
In the sides of the pit,
Her company is round about her grave;
AU of them wounded,
Falling by the sword,
Because they gave out terror
In the land of the living.
24 There is Elam, and all her multitude,
Round about is her grave ;
All of them wounded,
Who are falling by the sword,
Who have gone down uncircumeised
Unto the lower parts of earth,
Because they gave out their terror
In the land of the living;
And they hear their shame
With those going down to the pit.
25 In the midst of the wounded
They have appointed a bed for her
With aU her multitude;
Round abput him are her graves;

AU of them uncircumeised,
Pierped of the sword: ,
For their terror was given out
In the land of the living. , .
And they bear their shame
With those going down to the pit:
In the midst of the pierced he hath been
26 There is Meshech, Tubal, [put
And all her multitude:
Round about him are her graves;
AU of them uncircumeised,
Pierced of the sword,
For they gave out their terror
In the land of the living. ,
27 And they lie not with the mighty
Who are falling of the uncircumeised,
Who have gone down to Sheol
With their weapons of war; [heads;
And they put their swords under their
And their iniquities are on their bones, r
For the terror of the mighty
Is in the land of the living.
23 And thou, in the midst of the uncircum
eised art broken,
And Uest with the pierced of the sword.
23 There is Edom, her kings,
And aU her princes, ,
Who have been given up in their might
With the pierced of the sword:
They with the uncircumeised. lie,
And with those going down to the pit.
80 There are princes of the north,
All of them, and all the Zidonians,
Who have gone down
With the pierced in their terror;
Ashamed of their might;
And they Ue uncircumeised
With the pierced of the sword,
And they bear their shame
With those going down to the pit.
si Them doth Pharaoh see,
And hath been comforted .
For all his multitude,
The pierced of the sword,
Pharaoh and aU his force,
Affirmeth the Lord Jehovah.
32 For I have given out Mb terror
In the land of the living;
And he hath been laid down
In the midst of the uncircumeised,
With the pierced of a sword-
Pharaoh, and aU his multitude,
Affirmeth the Lord Jehovah.'
XXXHI. iAND the word of the Lord is
unto me, saying, 2 ' Son of man, speak unto
the cMldren of thy people, then hast thou
said unto them:
„ A land— when I bring against it a sword,
And the people of the land
Have taken a certain man out of their
borders, [man;
And made him to themselves for a watch-
3 And he, hath seen the sword coming
against the land,
And hath blown with the trumpet,
And hath warned the people;
4 And the hearer hath heard the voice of
the trumpet,
And hath not taken warning;
And come in doth the sword,
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The watchman's office.

xxxin. 5.— EZEKIEL.— XXXlli. 31. God's justice vindicated.

His blood on his own head shall be';' ' '
6 The voice of the trumpet he hath heard,
And hath' not taken warning;
His blood is on himself;
And he who taketh Warning
His soul hath delivered.
6 And theVatchman, * - •
When he seeth the sword 'coming in,
And hath not blown with' the trumpet,
And the people' hath not been: warned;
And come in doth the sword,
And taketh away from them — a soul,
He in his iniquity is taken away;
And his blood from the hand of the
watchman I require.
7 And thoU; son of man, [Israel;
A watchman I made thee to the1 house of
And 'thou hast heard from ¦ My moUtli. a
And hast warned them from Me. [word,
8 In My saying to the wicked:
O wicked one, thou surely diest :
And thou hast not spoken
To warn the Vricked from his way,
r He — the wicked — in his iniquity dieth;
And his blood from thy hand I require.
9 And thou, when thou hast warned the
wicked of his way,
To turn back from it;
And he hath not turned back from Ms way,
He in his iniquity dieth;
And thou thine own soul hast delivered.
10 And thou, son of man,
Say unto the house of Israel:'
Rightly ye have spoken, saying, ' [on us,
Surely our transgressions arid our sius are
And in them we are wasting away,
How, then, shall we rive ! [Jehovah,
n Say uuto them, I live, aflirmeth the Lord
I delight not in the death of the wicked ;
But in the turning of the wicked from his
And he hath lived: [way,
Turn back, turn back, from your evil way,
Yea, why will ye die, O house of Israel?
i2 And thou, son of man,
Say unto the children of thypeople:
The righteousness of the righteous
Doth not deliver him in the day of his
transgression : ' ¦ ' > '
And the wickedness of the wicked,
He stumbleth not for it [ness;
In the day of his turning from his wicked-
And the righteous is not able to Uve in it
In the day of his sinning.
13 In My saying of the righteous:
He surely liveth;
And he hath trusted on his righteousness,
And hath done perversity ; " [bered;
All his righteousnesses are not remem-
For his perversity which lie hath done,
For it-he dieth. ¦
14 And in My saying to the wicked:
Thou surely diest;
Aud he hath turned back from his sin,
And hath done judgment and righteous-
15 (The pledge the wicked resto'reth, [ness;
Plunder he repayeth,)
In the statutes of life he hath walked,
So as not to do perversity;
He surely liveth— he dieth not.
i° None of his sin which he hath stoned
Is remembered of him:
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Judgment and righteousness he hath,
He surely liveth. [done:
17 And the children of My .people have said:
The way of the Lord is not pondered:
As to "them — their way is riot pondered.
is In the turning back of the righteous
From his righteousness, ' * .'/[
And he hath dbne perversity, ¦' ' "
Then he dietli for it.
13 And to the turning back of the wicked
From his1 Wickedness, , '
And he hath done judgment and right:
By them he liveth. ' ' [eoiishess,
23 Ye have also said:
The way of the! Lord is not pondered:
Each according to his ways
Do I judge you, 0 house of Israel.'
21 And it cometh to pass, in the 'twelfth
year {hr the tenth month, in the fifth df the
month) of our captivity, come in unto me
doth one who is escaped from' Jerusalem,
saying, * The city hath been sniitten.' 22 ^nd
the hand of the1 Lord, hath beeri:,unto me in
the evening, ' before the coming in of the
escaped one; and He openeth my mouth
till his coming in unto toe in the mormng; ,
and opened is my mouth, and I have hot
been silent again1.
23 And the word of the LORp!is uhto me,
saying, 24<Son of man, the inhabitants of
these wastes on 'the land of* Israel' are
speaking, saying; Abraham hath been alone,
yet he'possesseth the' land: and we are
many; to us hath tjhe larid been given for a
possession; 25 Therefore Say , unto them:
Thus said the Lord Jehovah:
With the blood ye 'eat, '
And your eyes ye lift up unto your idols,
And blood ye shed, and the land inherit.
26 Ye have stood on your Swords,
Ye have done abomination,'
Each the wife of his neighbour hath de-
And the land ye possess, [filed:
27 Thus shalt thou say unto them:
Thus said the Lord Jehovah:
I live, do not they who are in the wastes
By the sword'fall?
And they who- are on the face of the field
To the beast have I given for food;
And they who are in strongholds
And in caves by pestilence die.'
23 And I have made the land a desolation,
, Arid an astonishment,
And ceased hath the ' excellency of its
strength; ' (of Israel,
And desolated have been tlie mountains
Because there is none passing through,'.
29 And theyhave known that I am the Lord,
In My making the land a desolation '
And an astonishment,
For all their abominations whicli they
30 And thou, soil of man, [have done.
The children of thypeople,
Who are speaking about thee, [houses,
By the walls, and in the openings of the
And have spoken one with another,
Each with his brother;
Saying: Come in, I pray you.
And hear what is the word ¦
Which cometh out 'from the LORD.
31 And they come to uuto thee

The shepherds reproved. xxxm. 32.— EZEKIEL.— xxxiv. 28. Gods care of his /lock.

As the coming in of the people,
And they sit before thee — My people,
And have heard thy words,
But they do them not:
For doting loves with their mouth they
areinaktog: [heart go.
After their dishonest gain doth their.
32 And lo, thou art to them as a singer of
A pleasant voice, [do ting, loves,
And playing weU on an instrument:
Arid they have heard thy words,
And are not doing them.
33 And in its coming— lo' it is coming,
They have known that a prophet hath
been in their midst/
XXXIV; iAND the word' of the Lord is
unto me; saying, 2 ' Son of man, prophesy
•concerning the shepherds of Israel, pro
phesy, then hast thou said imto, them i
To the shepherds, thus said the Lord* Je-
Wo to the shepherds of Israel [hovah:
Who have been feeding themselves;
The flock do not the shepherds feed?
• 3 The fat ye eat, and the wool ye put, on,
The fed ones ye slaughter:
The flock ye feed not, '
4 The weak ye have not strengthened,
And the sick ye have not healed. ,
And the broken ye have not bound up,
And the driven away have not brought
And the lost ye have not sought, [back,
And with might ye have ruled them, ,
And with rigour. [herd,
' 3 They are scattered from want of a shep-
And are for food to every beast of the field :
Yea, they are scattered. , ,
*3 Go astray dp My flock on all mountains, ;
Arid on1 every high hill;
And on all the face of the land
Hath My flock been scattered;
And there is none inquiring, , , , \,
And there is none seeking. [the Lord:
7 Therefore, O shepherds, hear thewprd of
8 1 live, affirmeth the Lord. Jehovah:
If not, because of My flock being for a
prey;'
Yea, My flock is for food to every beast
of the field,
Because there is no' shepherd; ,
My shepherds have not sought My flock;
And the shepherds feed themselves.
And My flock they have not fed.
s Therefore, 0 shepherds,
Hear the w°rd of the Lord:
30 Thus said the Lord Jehovah:
Lo, I am against the shepherds,
And have required, My flock from their
hand, [the flock;
And caused thern to cease from feeding
And no more do the shepherds feed them
selves; [mouth,
And I have dehvered My flock from their
And they are not to them for food. . ,
n For thus said the Lord Jehovah:
Lo, I— even I,
Have required Myflock,and sought it out.
i2 As a shepherd's searching of. his drove
In the day of his being in theipidst of'
his scattered flock,
So do I seek out My flock,
" And have delivered them out of all places

Whither they have been scattered* .
In a day of clouds and tMck darkness,
13 And brought them out from (he peoples,
_ And gathered them from, the lands,
;¦ And brought them unto their own ground,
And fed them on the mountains of Israel,
By the streams, and by all the dwellings of
14 With good pasture I feed them; [the land.
, And on the mountains of the high place
, Is their habitation; , . 1 , £qf Israel
There they Uedownin agpodhajjitation,
And fat pasture they enjpy on the moun
tains of Israel.
is I feed My flock, and cause them to lie down,
Affirmeth the Lord Jehovah. .
13 The lpst I seek, and the driven away bring
And the broken I bind up, '¦ ¦ [back,
And the sick I strengthen;, ,
And the fat and the strong I destroy,
I feed them with judgment.
17 As to you, 0 My flock, , '
Thus said the Lord Jehovah:
Lo,I am judging between sheep and sheep,
Between rams and he-goats.
18 Is it a little thing for you—
The good pasture ye enjoy,
And the remnant of your pasture ; .' ,
Ye tread down with your feet;
And depths of waters ye drink, ¦/
And the remainder with your feet ye
trample, [feet. consumeth;
i3 Arid My flock the trodden thing of your
And the trampled thing of your feet
drinketh ? , [to, them :
20 Therefore, , thus said the Lord Jehovah
Lo, I — even I, have judged
Between fat sheep and lean sheep.
21 Because with .side and with shoulder ye
And with your horns . [thrust away,
Push all the diseased, , . [places;
TiU ye have scattered them into the out-
22 And I have given deliverance to My flock,
Arid they are not any more for prey ;
Arid I have judged
Between sheep and sheep.
23 And raised up over, them one shepherd,
. And he hath fed them, uiy servant David;
He feedeth them, anijl is.their shepherd;
24 And I the Lord, I aip their God^ ;. . , .
And My servant. David ,< , „ , , >
Xs.prtocein;theirniid>t: Ijthe Lord have
25 And I have hiade for them ' {spoken.
A covenant of peace,
And have caused evil beasts
, To cease out of the land;
They have dwelt in the wilderness confl-
And have slept in the forests. [dently,
26 And I have made them,
And the suburbs of my hill, a blessing ;
And I have paused the shower
To come down in its season:
Showery of blessing they are.
27 And given- hath the tree of the field, its
And the land giveth her mcrease: [fruit,
They have been in their, land confident;
And they have knowh^hat I am the Lord,
Li'My breaking the bands of their ,y,oke.
And I have delivered them.
From the hand of those ',.,,,
Who are laying service on them. ,
28 And they are no more a prey to nations,
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Prophesy against Edom. xxxrv. 29. — EZEKIEL. — xxxvi. 11. Mercy in store for Israel.

And the beast of the earth devoureth them
And they have dwelt confidently, [not,
And' there is none troubling.
23 And I have raised up for them
A Plant for renown,
And they are no niore consumed
By hunger in the land,
And they bear no more the shame of the
30 And they have known [nations.
That, I the Lord their God am with them,
1 And they — the house of Israel — My peo-
Affirmeth the Lord Jehovah. [pie,
31 And ye, My flock,
The flock of My pasture, men ye are,
I am your God, , ' ;
Affirmeth the Lord Jehovan.'
XXXV. iAND the word of the LORD is
unto me, saying: 2( Son of man, set thy face
against mount Seir, and prophesy against
it; 3then hast thou said to it:
Thus said the Lord JehoVah:
Lo, I am against thee, O mount' Seir,
And have stretched out My hand against
And have made thee ' [thee,
A desolation and an astonishment.
4 Thy cities a waste I make,
And thou art a desolation,
And thou hast known that I am the Lord.
5 Because of thy having
An everlasting enmity,
And thou dost saw the Children of Israel
By the hands of the sword,
In the time of their calamity,
In the time of the iniquity of the end:
6 Therefore, I live, affirmeth the Lord Je-
Surely for blood I appoint thee, fhovah:
And blood pursueth thee:
Seeing thou hast not hated blood,
Blood also pursueth thee:
7 And I have given up mount Seir
For a desolation and an astonishment, ,
And have cut off from it [turneth,
Him who passeth over and him who re-
8 And filled his mountains with his Worind-
Thy hUls, and thy vaUeys, [ed;
And all thy streams,
The pierced of the sword fall into them.
9 Everlasting desolations I make thee,
And thy cities do not return;
And ye have known that I am the LORD.
i° Because of thy saying: These two nations
And these two lands are mtoe,
And we have possessed it; '
And the Lord hath been there: . [hovah,
u Therefore, I hve, affirmeth the Lord Je-
I have done according to thine anger,
And according to thine envy,
With which thou hast wrought,
Because of thy hatred against them;
And I have become known among them
When I judge thee.
12 And thou hast known that I, the Lord,
I have heard all thy despisings
Which thou hast spoken
Against the mountains of Israel,
Saying: A desolation ;
To us they have been given for food.
13 And ye magnify yourselves against Me
With your mouth.
And have made abundant against Me
Your words: I— I have heard.
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14 Thus said the Lord Jehovah:
According to the rejoicing of the whole
A desolation I make of thee: [land,
is According to thy joy
At the inheritance of the house of Israel,
Because of desolation, ,
So I do to thee: a desolation, thou art,
0 mount Seir, and aU Edom, aU of it;
And they have known that I am the Lord.
XXXVI. iAND thou, son of man, prophesy
unto the mountains of Israel, then 'hast
thou said: 0 mountains of Israel, hear the
word of the Lord. 2Thus said the Lord
Jehovah : Because the enemy .hath said
against you, Aha, even the Mgh places of
old for a possession hath been to us;
therefore, prophesy, then hast thou said:
Thus said the Lord Jehovah :
Because, even because, of desolating,
And swallowing you up f roin round about,
For your being a possession
To the remnant of the nations
Ye are taken up on the tip of the tongue,
And are an evil report of the people;
4 Therefore, O mountains of Israel,
Hear a word of the Lord Jehovah:
Thus said the Lord Jehovah
To the mountains, and to the hiUs,
To the streams, and to the valleys,
And to the wastes which are desolate,
And to the cities which are forsaken,
Which have been for a prey,
And a scorn to the remnant of the nations
Who are roundabout;
5 Therefore, thus said the Lord Jehovah:
Have I not, in the fire of My jealousy,
Spoken against the remnant of the nations.
And against Edom — all pf it,
Who have given My land
To themselves for a possession,
With the joy of the whole heart,
With despite of soul,
For the sake of casting it out for a prey?
6 Therefore, prophesy
Concerning the ground of Israel,
Then hast thoU said to the mountains,
And to the hills, and to the streams,
And to the valleys.
Thus said the Lord Jehovah:
Lo, I, in My jealousy, and in My fury,
I have spoken; [borne.
Because the shame of nations ye have
7 Therefore, thus said the Lord Jehovah:
I, I have lifted up My hand.
Do not— the nations who are with you
From round about —
They their own shame hear ?
B And ye, 0 mountains of .Israel,
Your branches shall give out,
And your fruits ye shall bear
For My people Israel;
For they have druwn near to 'come.
9 For, lo, I am for you,
And I have turned unto you,
And ye have been tilled and Hown.
i° And I have multiplied on you men,
All the house of Israel, all of it:
And the cities have been inhabited,
And the wastes are built.
11 1 have multiplied on you man and beast;
And they have multiplied.

Promises of anew heart, xxxvi. 12.— EZEKIEL.— xxxvn. 3* and restoration to Israel.

And been fruitful; -
And I have caused you to dwell
According to your former states,
And have done better
Than at your beginning:
•And ye have known that I am the Lord.
12 And I have caused men to walk over you,
My people Israel,
And they possess thee, and thou hast
For an inheritance, [been to them
And thou addest no more to bereave them.
13 Thus said the Lord Jehovah:
Because they are saving to you:
A devourer of men art thou,
A bereaver of thy nations thon hast been;
14 Therefore, thou devourest man no more,
And thy nations thou causest not
To stumble any more,
Affirmeth the Lord Jehovah.
15 And I proclaim not unto thee'any more
The shame of the nations.
And the reproach of peoples
Thon bearest no more,
And thy nations stumble not any more,
Affirmeth the Lord Jehovah.'
18 And the word of the Lord is unto me,
saying: I7 'Son of man,
The house of Israel dweU on their land,
And they defile it by their way
And by their doings:
As the uncleanness of a separated one
Hath been their way before Me.
i8 And I pour out My fury on them
Forthe blood which they shed on the land,
And with their idols they defile it:
19 And I scatter them among the nations,
And they are spread through the lands:
According to their way,
And according to their doings,
I have judged them.
20 And one goeth to unto the nations
Whither they have gone.
And they pollute My holy name
By saying to them:
The people of the Lord are these,
Andfrom His land they have come out.
21 And I have pity on My holy name
WMch the house of Israel
Have polluted among the nations
Whither they have gone in;
22 Therefore, say to the house of Israel :
Thus saith the Lord Jehovah:
Not for your sake am I working,
0 house of Israel,
But for Mtoe own holy name,
Which ye have polluted among nations
Whither ye have gone in.
23 And I have sanctified My great name,
Which is profaned among nations,
Which ye have polluted in your midst;
And known have the nations
That I am the Lord,
Affirmeth the Lord Jehovah, [eyes.
In My betog sanctified in you before your
24 And I have taken you out of the nations,
And gathered you opt of aU the lands,
And brought you in unto your own land,
S3 And sprinkled over you clean water,
And ye have been clean:
From all your uncleannesses,
And from aU your idols, I cleanse yon.

2G And I have given to you a new heart,
And a new spirit I give in your midst>
And have turned aside
The heart of stone out of your flesh,
And have given to you a heart of flesh
27 And My Spirit I give in your midst.
And I have done this,
So that in My statutes ye walk.
And My judgments ye keep,
And have done them.
*-s And ye have dwelt in the hand
That I have given to your fathers;
And ye have become My people.
And I am become your God.
29 And I have saved you
From aU your uncleannesses;
And I have caUed unto the corn,
And have multiplied it,
And I put no famine upon you.
80 And I have multiplied the fruit of the tre e,
And the increase of the field,
So that ye receive not any more
The reproach of famine among nations.
81 And ye have remembered
Your ways which are evil,
And your doings which are not good,.
And have been loathsome in your, own
For your toiquities, [faces.
And for your abominations.
32 Not for your sake ami working.
Said the Lord Jehovah,
Be it known to you:
Be ashamed and confounded,
Because of your ways, O house of Israel.
33 Thus said the Lord Jehovah:
. In the day of My cleansing you
From all your iniquities,' i
I have caused the cities to be inhabited,
And the wastes have been built,
34 And the desolated land is tiUed, '
Instead of which it was a desolation,
Before the eyes of every passer by
35 And they have said: ,
This land, which was desolated,
Hath been as the garden of Eden;
And the cities — the wasted,
And the desolated, and the broken down,
Fenced places have remained.
3C And known have the nations
Who are left round about you '
That I the Lord have bmlt the thrown
Have planted the desolated: [down,
I the Lord have spoken,
And I have done it. ¦
37 Thus said the Lord Jehovah:
Yet this I am required
By the house of Israel to do to them;
I multiply them as a flock of men.
33 As the flock of holy ones,
As the flock of Jerusalem,
Ln her appointed seasons.
So are the waste cities f uU of flocks of men;
And they have known that I am the Lord.'
XXXVII. iTHE hand of the LORD hath
been upon me, and He taketh me out in the
Spirit of the LORD, and placeth me in the
midst of the valley, and it is full of bones;
2and He causeth me to pass over by them,
all round about: and lo, very many are on
the face of the vaUey; and lo, very dry.
:iAnd He saith unto me: ' Son of man, shall
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Vision of the dry bones. , xxxvn. 4.— EZEKIEL.— xxxvni. 7. Ephraim <fe Judah united.

these bones live V And I say, ' O Lord Je
hovah, Thou-^Thouhast known.' ,4 And HP
saith unto me, ' Prophesy concerning these
bones, and say unto them : O dry bones,
hear the word of the Lord, 6Thus said the
Lord Jehovah to these bones : Lo, I am
bringing in a spirit into you, and ye have
lived: 6 and I have put. on you sinews, -and
caused flesh to come up,on you* and covered
you over with skin, and put in you spirit,
and ye have lived; and ye have known'that
I am the Lord.'
7And I have prophesied as T have been
commanded : and .there is a noise, as I am
prophesying, and lo,- a rushtog, and draw
near do the bones, bone unto its- bone.
BAnd I beheld, and lo,< on them are sinews,
and flesh hath pome up, and cover them
doth skin over above; but spirit there is
none in them. 9And He saith unto me:
' Prophesy ,unto the Spirit, prophesy, son
of man, then hast thou said unto the Spirit:.
Thus said the Lord Jehovah :, From the
four winds come in, 0 Spirit, and breathe
on these slain, and they rive.' IP And I pro
phesy as He commanded me, and the Spirit
cometh into them, and they live, and stand
on their feet, a very very great force. .
"And He saith unto me, '.Son, of man,
these bones are the whole house of Israel:
lo, they are saying:
Dried up have our bones;
And perished hath our hope;
We have been cut off by ourselves.
12 Therefore, prophesy, then hast thou said
unto them, Thus said the Lord Jehovah:
Lo, I am opemng your graves,
And have brought you up out of your
graves, O My people,
And brought youin unto the land of Israel.
13 And ye have known that I am the Lord,
In My opemng your graves,
And in My bringing you up out of your
graves,0 My people.
14 Arid I have put My Spirit to you,
And ye have Uved:
And have caused you to'rest on your land:
And ye have known that I am the Lord:
I have spoken, and done it,
Affirmeth the Lord.' .
is And the word of the Lord is unto me,
saying: i6'And thou, son of man, take to
thyself one stick, and write on it, For
Judah, and for the Children of Israel, his
companions ; and take another stick, and
write on it, For Joseph, the stick of Eph
raim, and all the house of Israel, his com
pamons: i?and bring them near one to an
other, to thyself, for one stick ; and they
have become one to thy hand.
i8,And when the children of thy people
speak unto thee, saying, Wilt thou not tell;
to us what these are to thee ? 19 Speak unto
them, Thus said the Lord Jehovah: Lo, I
am taking the stick of Joseph, which is in
the hand of Ephraim, and the tribes of Is
rael his companions, and have given them
unto him, with the stick of Judah, and
have made them become one stick, and
they have been one to My hand. 20An(i
the sticks on wMch thou Writest have been
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in thy hand before thine , eyes. 21 ^n(j
speak thou unto them: ¦¦¦' > .
Thus said the Lord Jehovah:
Lo, t am taking the Children of Israel
From among the nations, s . ,
And have gathered them, from round ;
WMther they have gone, ¦ ¦ [about
And brought them toJunto their own land.
22 And I have made, them become
One nation to the land,
On the mountains of Israel; , s , .
And one king is to them all for king;
And they are no more as two nations,
Nor are they divided any more into two
kingdoms again, - [idols,
23 Nor are they defiled any more with their
Or with their abominations,
Or with any of their transgressions;
And I have saved them out of all their
¦In whicli they have sinned, ¦ [dwellings.
And have cleansed them:
And theyr have become My people,
And I am become their God,
24 And My servant David is ktog over thern^
And one shepherd have they all:
And in My judgments they go, ; )•¦<>
AndMy statutes they keep, and have done
25 And they have dwelt on the land [them.
Which I gave to My servant, to Jacob,
In which your fathers have dwelt;
And they have dwelt on it,
They and their cMldren,
And their chUdren's children, forever:
, And David My servant is their prince for
ever. - \ '-.' [peace;
23 And I have made for them a covenant of
An everlasting covenant it is with them,
And I have placed them, ¦'¦'>¦¦
And have multiplied them^
And have placed My sanctuary
In their midst for ever.
27 And My tabernacle hath been river them:
And I have become their God,
And they have become My people.
28 And known have the nations
That I the Lord am sanctifying Israel,
In My sanctuary betog to their' midst for
ever.'
XXXVIII. 1 And the word of the Lord is
unto me, saying: 2 ' Son of man, set thy face
unto Gog of the - land of- Magog, prince of
Rosh, Meshech, arid Tubal, and prophesy
concerntog him, 8then hast thou said: Thus
saith the Lord Jehovah,: '
Lo, I am against thee, O Gog,
Prince of Bosh, Meshech, and Tubal:
* And have turned thee back, .
And put hooks in thy jaws,
And brought thee out, and aU thy force,
Horses and horsemen, '
Clothed in perfection all of them,
A numerous assembly, ]
With buckler and shield,
Handring swords — all of them.
5 Persia, Cush, and Phut, with theni;
All of then! with shield and helmet.
6 Gomer and all its bands;
The house of Togarmah of the sides of the
north, [thee.
And aU its bands: many peoples are with
7 Be prepared, yea, prepare for thyself,

Prophesy against Gog. XXXVrn. 8.— EZEKIEL.— XXXIX. 9.

Judgment of Gog.

Thou, and all thine assembhes
Who are, assembled uuto thee,
, And thou hast been tp them for a guard,
* After many .days, thou art appointed:
In the latter end of the years
Thou comest to' unto a land >
i Brought hack from the, sword,
A people gathered out of -many peopies, :
_ , Upon thp hi ° unt ain s of Israel,
Which have been for a perpetual waste:
And it from the peoples hath been
. brought out, >
And dwelt safely have all of them.
3 And thou hast gone up,
As wasting thou comest in; \ *
As a cloud to cover the land art thou,
Thou and aU thy bands,
And many peoples with thee.
i,° Thus said the, Lord Jehovah:
It hath come to pass to that day,
Come up do things on thy heart,
And thou hast thought an evil thought:
n And hast said, I go up against the land of
unwaUed villages;
I go in to those at rest, dwelling confidently,
AU of them dwelling without walls*
And bars or doors they have none.
12 To take a spoil, and to, take a prey;
To turn back thy hand on inhabited
wastes, . . . ¦ [tions,
And, on a people gathered out of the na-
Getting cattle and substance,
Dwelling ou the high part of the land.
u Sheba, and Dedan,
, And the merchants of Tarshish:
And aU its young lions say to thee:
, To take a spoil art thou come in?
To. take a prey. assembled thine assembly?
To bear away silver:and gold ?
To take away cattle and substance ?
To take a great spoil ?
a4 Therefore, prophesy, son of man, then
hast thou said to Gog:
Thus said the Lord Jehovah:
In- that day, in the dwelling of My people
Dost thou not know ? [Israel safely,
15 And thou hast come in out of thy place,
From the sides of the north.
Thou and many peoples with thee,
Biding on horses all of them ;
. A great assembly, and a numerous force.
16 And thou hast come up against My peo
As a cloud to cover the land; [pie Israel
In the latter end of the days it is: [land.
And I have brought thee in against My
In; order that the nations may know Me ;
In My being sanctified in thee
1 Before their eyes, O Gog.'
17 Thus said the Lord Jehovah:
¦ 'Art thon he of whom I spake to former
By the hand of My servants, [days,
The prophets of Israel,
Who are prophets in those days— years,
To bring thee in against them.
i8 And it hath come to pass in that day,'
In the day of the: coming in of Gog
Against the land of Israel, ¦ ' • •-> '
Affirmeth the Lord Jehovah,
Come up doth My fury in My face,
13, And in My zeal, in the fire of My wrath,
I have spoken;

Is there not in that day
A great rushing on the land Pf Israel ?
?3 And rushed from 'My presence ¦
Have the fishes of the sea, "^ '
And the fowl of the heavens,
And the beast of the field' t ¦".
And evfery creeping thing '<> ..
Which creepeth ion the ground* [ground.;
And all men who 'tare on the face of the
And thrown down have been mountains,
And fallen have the ascents,
And every wall to the earth faUeth.
ai And I have called a sword against him
To all My mountains, '
1 Affirmeth the Lord Jehovah: '
The sword of each is against his brother.
2.2 And I have been judged, with him
With pestilence and with blood;
And an overflowing rain and hail-stones,
Fire and brimstone* ''¦<>¦ , ¦ >
I rain on hi in, and 'on his bands,
And on the many peoples who are with
23 And I have magnified Myself, ¦ [him.
And have sanctified Myself;
And I have been known . ¦
: Before the: eyes of many nations;
- 1 And they have known that I am the LORD.
XXXIX. iAND .thou, son of man, pro
phesy concermng Gog, then hast thou said:
Thus said the Lord Jehovah:
Lo, I am against thee, O'Gogv
. Prince of Bosh* Meshech, and Tubal: '
2 And I have turned thee back,
And have enticed thee,
And caused thee to come up1
From the sides of the north,
, ' And have brought thee to
Against the mountains of Israel •
3 And smitten thy bow out of thy left hand,
Yea, thine arrows out of thy right'
I cause to fall. . ¦•¦¦
4 On the mountains of Israel thou fallest,
Thou, and all thy bands, . < ¦ ¦
And the; peoples who are with thee":
To the ravenous' fowl, ¦ ' < ¦ ' >
The bird of every; wirig,
And to the beast of the field; ¦ '
I have given thee for food.
3 On the face of the field thou faUest:
For I have spoken,
Affirmeth thcLbrd Jehovah.
6 And I have sent a fire against Magog,
And against the confident inhabitants
Of the isles; ¦
And theyhave known that I am the LORD.
7 And My holy name I make known \
In the midst of My people Israel;
And I pollute-not My holy name any more:
And knownhave the nations ' [Israel.
That I, the Lord, the:HolyiOne, am to
8 Lo, it hath come; and hath been done,
Affirmeth the Lord Jehovah; '
This is the day of which I spake.
9 And gone out have the inhabitants
Of the cities of Israel,
And they have burned and kindled a fire,
With the armour, and shield, :and buckler.
With the bow, and with arrows,
And with hand-staves, and with javelins.
And they have caused a fire to burn
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Judgment of Gog.

XXXIX. 10.— EZEKIEL.— XL. 10.

Promises to Israel.

i° And they take.no wood out of the field,
Nor doithey hew out of the forests ;
For with armour 'they cause the Are to
And have spoiled: their spoilers, [burn :
And plundered their plunderers,
Aflirmeth the Lord Jehovah.
n And it hath come to pass, in that day, I
give to Gog a place there, a grave in Israel,
the valley of those who pass by, Past of the
sea; and it stoppeth those who pass by; and
there they have buried Gog, and all his
multitude; and they have cried, O valley of
the multitude of Gog. 12 And the house of
Israel have buried them, in order to cleanse
the land, seven months, i* Yea, all the
people of the land have buried them; arid it
hath been to them for a name, the day of
My being honoured, affirmeth the Lord' Je
hovah. "And men for continual employ
ment they separate, who pass on through the
land, burying with those who pass by those
who are left on the face of the earth, to
cleanse it: at the end of seven months they
search. i5And those who pass by have
passed through the land, and have -seen a
bone of man, and have constructed near it
a sign tiU the buriers have buried it in the
valley of the multitude of Gog; iK And also
the name of the city is The multitude.
And theyhave cleansed the land. "And
thou, son of man, thus said the Lord Je
hovah: Say to every winged bird, and to
every beast of the field:
Be assembled and come in,
Be gathered from round about,
For My sacriflce wMch I sacrifice for you,
A great sacrifice on mountains of Israel,
And ye have eaten flesh, and drunk blood.
13 The flesh of the mighty ye eat.
And the blood of princes
Of the earth ye drink,
Of rams, of lambs, and of he-goats,
Of calves, fatUngs of Bashan— all of them.
13 And ye have eaten fat to satiety,
And have drunk blood to drunkenness,
Of My sacrifice which I sacrificed for you.
20 And ye have been satisfied at My table
With horse and rider,
Mighty man, and "with every man of war,
Affirmeth the Lord Jehovah.
21 And I have given out My honour
Among the nations,
And seen have all the nations
My judgment which I have done,
And My hand that I have laid on them.
33 And known have the house of Israel
That I am the Lord their God,
From that day and henceforth.
23 And known have the nations
That for their iniquity
Removed have the house of Israel:
Because they have trespassed against Me,
And I hid My face from them.
And give them into the hand
Of their adversaries;
And they faH by a sword— all of them.
21 According to their uncleanness,
And according to their transgressions,
I have done with them,
And I hid My face from them.
83 Therefore, thus said the Lord Jehovah:
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Now I bring back the captivity of Jacob,
And have pitied all the house of Israel,
And have been zealous for My holy name.
23 And they have forgotten their shame.
And all their trespass
Which they have trespassed, agamst Me,
In their dwelling in their land confidently.
And none troubling.
27 In My bringing them hack from the peo-
t; I have assembled them - [pies,
From the lands of their enemies,
And have been sanctified in them
Before the eyes of many nations;
23 And they have known
That I am the Lord their God,
In My removing them unto the nations:
And I have gathered them
Unto their Own land,
And leave none of them any more there.
29 And I Mde not any more
My face from them:
Because I have poured out My spirit
On the house of Israel;
Affirmeth the Lord Jehovah.'
XL. 1 IN the twenty and fifth year of our re
moval, in the beginning of the year, to the
tenth of the month, in the fourteenth year
after that the city was smitten, in this self
same day hath the hand of the Lord been
upon me, and He bringeth me in thither.
2 In visions of God He hath brought me in
unto the land of Israel, and causeth me to
rest on a very Mgh mountain, and upon it
is as the frame of a city at the south.
3 And He bringeth me in thither, and lo,
a man, his appearance as the appearance
of brass, and; a thread of flax in his hand,
and a measuring-reed, and he is standing
at the gate. 4 And the man saith unto me:
' Son of man, see with thine eyes,
And with thine ears hear,
And set thy heart to all that I shew thee:
For, in order to show it thee,
Thou hast been brought in hither:
Declare all that thou seest to the house
of Israel.'
5 And lo, a waU at the outside of the
house all round about, and in the man's
hand a measuring-reed, six cubits by the
cubit and a handbreadth: and he measur
eth the breadth of the buUding one reed,
and the height one reed.
c And he cometh in unto the gate whose
front is eastward, and goeth 'up by its
steps, and measureth the threshold of the
gate one reed broad, even the one thres
hold one reed broad; 7and the little cham
ber one reed long and one reed broad; and
between the little chambers five cubits, and
the threshold of the gate, from the side of
the porch of the gate from . within, one
reed. 8And he measureth the porch of the gate
from within one reed; 9and he measur
eth the porch of the gate eight cubits, and
its posts two cubits; and the porch Of the
gate from witMn; i°and the Uttle cham
bers of the gate eastward, three on this
side, and three on that side ; one measure
is to them three, and one measure is to the
posts, on tMs side and on that side.

Visum of the temple.

XL. 11.— EZEKIEL.— XL. 49. ^ Its chambers described.

"And he measureth the breadth of the
opening of the gate ten cubits; the length
of the gate thirteen cubits ; . ^ and a bor
der before the little chambers, one cubit
and one cubit is the border on the other
side; and the little chamber is six cubits on
tlris side, and six cubits on that side.
13 And he measureth the gate from the
roof of one Uttle chamber to the roof of an
other: the breadth twenty and five cubits,
opening over-against opening. "And he
maketh the posts of sixty cubits, even unto
the post of the court of the gate all round
about. lsAnd by the front of the gate of
the entrance, by the front Of the porch of
the inner gate, fifty cubits. "And nar
row windows are to the, Uttle chambers,
and unto their posts at the inside of the
gate aU round about, and so to the arches;
and the windows aU round about are at the
inside; and at the post palm-trees.
17 And he bringeth me to unto the outer
court, and lo, chambers and a pavement
made for the court all round about; thirty
chambers on the pavement. "And the
pavement by the side of the gates over-
against the length of the gates is the lower
pavement. 19 And he measureth the breadth
from before the lower gate, to the front of
the inner court, at the outBide, a hundred
cubits eastward and northward. ¦
30 As to the gate of the outer court, whose
front is northward, he hath measured its
length and. its breadth. 21 And its Uttle
chambers are three on this side, and three
on that side; and its posts and its arches
have been according to the measure of the
first gate, fifty cubits its length, and the
breadth five and twenty by the cubit. 22 And
their windows, and their arches, and their
palm-trees are according to the measure of
the gate -whose face is eastward; and by
seven steps they go up on it; and its arches
are before them. ^ And the gate of the
toner court is over-against. the gate at the
north and at the east ; and he measureth
from gate unto gate a hundred cubits.
s4 And he causeth me to go southward,
and lo, a gate southward, and he hath mea
sured its posts and its arches according to
these measures. 25 And windows are to it
and to its arches all round about, like those
windows, fifty cubits the length, and the
breadth five and twenty cubits. » And
seven steps are its ascent, and its arches
are before them : and pahn-trees are to it,
one on this side, and another on that side,
at its posts. 27 And the gate of the inner
court is southward: and he measureth from
gate unto gate southwarda hundred cubits.
28 And he bringeth me. in unto the inner
court by the south gate, and measureth the
south gate according to these measures.,
29 And its Uttle chambers, and its posts, and:
its arches are according to these measures:
and windows are to it and to its arches all
round about: fifty cubits the length, and
the breadth twenty and five cubits. 3° As
to the arches all round about, the length
five and twenty cubits, and the breadth five
cubits. 3i And its arches are toward the

outer court, and palm-trees are toward its
posts: and eightsteps are its ascent.
32 And he , bringeth me in unto the inner
court eastward, and measureth the gate ac
cording to these measures. &s And its Uttle
chambers, and its posts, and its arches are
according to these measures: and windows
are to it and to its arches all round about:
the length fifty cubits, and the breadth five
and twenty cubits. 34 And its arches arc
toward the outer court; and palm-trees ore
toward its posts, on this side, and on that
side: and eight steps are its ascent. >
33 And he bringeth me in unto the north
gate, and hath measured according to these
measures. 3G its little chambers, its posts,
and its arches ; and windows are to it all
round about : the length fifty cubits, and
the breadth five and twenty cubits. 37And its
posts are toward the outer court: and palm-
trees are toward its posts, on this side and
on that side: and eight steps are its ascent.
88 And the chamber and its opening is by
the posts of the gates: there they purge the
burnt-offering. ^And to the porch of the
gate are two tables on this side, and two
tables on that side, to slaughter on them
the burnt-offering, and the sin-offering, and
the .guilt-offering. 40 And at the side with- '
out, at the going up to the opening of the
north gate, are two tables; arid at the other
side, which is at the porch of the gate, are
two tables: 4i Four tables are on this side,
and four tables on that side, at the side of
the gate; eight tables on which they slaugh
ter. « And the four tables for the burnt-
offering are of hewn stone: the length a
cubit and a half, and the breadth a cubit
and a half, and the height a cubit: on them
they place the instruments with which they
slaughter the burnt-offering and the sacri
fice. *3And the boundaries are a hand-
breadth, prepared within aU round about:
and on the tables is the flesh of the offering.
44 And at the outside of the toner gate are
the chambers of the singers, in the inner,
court, which are at the side of the north
gate, and their fronts are southward: one
at the side of the east gate hath the front
northward. 45And he saith unto me:
'This chamber, whose front is southward.
is for the priests keeping charge of the
house. 45And the chamber, whose front is
northward, wfor the priests keeping charge
of the altar: they are sons of Zadok, who -
are drawing near of the sons of Levi unto
the Lord, to serve Him.'
47 And he measureth the court- the. length
a hundred cubits, and the breadth a hun
dred cubits, square; and the altar is before
the house.
48 And he bringeth me in unto. the porch
Qf the house, and measureth the post of the
porch, five cubits on this side, and five cu
bits on that side : and the breadth of the
gate, three cubits on this side, and three
cubits on that. side; 49the length of the
porch twenty ^cubits, and the breadth
eleven cubits: and by the steps whereby
they go up unto it: and pillars are near the
posts, one on thisside, and one on that side.
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xli. 1.— EZEKIEL.— XLII. 11. ornaments of the temple.

u XLI. I'AND he i bringeth me in unto the
temple, and measureth the postsy six cubits
the breadth on this- side; and six cubits
the breadth on that side— the breadth of
the' tent. , 2 And the breadth of the opening
is ten cubits; ; and the sides of the opening
are five cubits on this side, and five cubits
on that side; and he measureth its length
forty cubits,and the breadth twenty cubits.
8 And he hath gone inward, and Measur
eth tho posts of the opening two cubits,
and the opening six cubits, and thebreadth
of the opening seven cubits. 4And he
measureth its length twenty cubits, and the
breadth twenty cubits, at the front of the
temple, and he saith unto me, ' This is the
holy of hoUes.'
3 And he measureth the wall of the house
six cubits; and the breadth of the side-
chamber four cubits, all round the house
round about. ?And the side-chambers are
side-chamber over-against side-chamber,
three and thirtytimes; and they eriter toto
the wall, (which the house hath for the
side-chambers all round about;) to be taken
hold of, arid they are not taken hold of by
the wall of the house. 7And a broad place
and a turning place still upwards are to the
side-chambers; for the turning round of the
horise is still upwards all 'round about the
house: therefore the breadth of the house
is upwards, and so to the lower one goeth
up unto the higher by the midst. 8And I
have looked on the house, the height all
round about : the foundations of the side-
chambers are the fulness of a reed, six
. cubits. by the joining.
9 The breadth of the wall which is to the
side-chamber at. the outside is five cuoits;
and that which, is left is the place of the
side-chambers which are to the house.
i° And between the chambers is a breadth of
twenty cubits round about the house, all
round about. "And the opening of the
sideichamber is to the place left, one open-
ingnorthward, and one opening southward,
and the breadth of the place that is left is
five cubits all round about. 12 As to the
bunding which is at the front of the sepa
rate place at the corner westward, the
breadth is seventy cubits ; and the wall of
the building is five cubits broad, all round
about, and its length ninety cubits.
13 And he hath measured the house, the
length a hundred cubits; and the separate
place, and the building, and its walls, the
length is a hundred cubits; 14and the
breadth of the front of the house, and of the
separate place' eastward, a hundred cubits.!
"And he hath measured the length of,
the building over-against the separate place
which is at its hinder part, and its galleries'
on this side and on that side, a hundred
cubits, and the inner temple and the porches
of the court, "the thresholds, and the!
narrow windows> and the galleries round
about them three, over-against the thres
hold, a ceiling of wood all round about, and
the ground unto the windows and the
covered windows; '17over above the opening,
even unto the inner-house, and at the out-,
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side; and by all the waU all round about
within and without by measure.
13 And it is made with cherubs, and palm-
trees, and a palm-tree is between every
cherub. 19 Arid two fades are to the 'cherub:
and the face of man is toward the palm-
tree on this side, and the fate of a young
lion toward the palm-tree bn that side : it
is made throughout all the house all round
about. 2° prom the earth unto above the
opening arc the cherubs and the palm-
trees made, and on the waU of tlie temple.
21 Of the temple the side postw square; and
of the front of the sanctuary, the appear
ance is as the appearance.
22 Of the altar, the wood is three cubits in
height, and its length two cubits ;' and its
corners to it, andits length, and its walls
are of wood: and he saith unto 'me, 'This
is the table which is before the Lord.'
23 And two doors are to the temple and to
the sanctuary. 24 And two leaves are to
the doors, two turning leaves are to the
doors ; twb to the one door, and two
leaves to the other. ** And made on them,
on the doors of the temple, are cherubs
and palm-trees as are made on the walls,
arid a thickness of wood is on the front of
the porch at the outside. 2cAnd narrow
windows and palm-trees are on this side,
and on that side, at the sides of the porch,
and the side-chambers of the house, and
the thick places.
XLII. 1 AND he bringeth me Put unto' the
outer court, the way northward, and bring
eth me in unto the chamber that is over-
against the separate place, and that is over-
against the building at the north. 2 At the
front is a length of a hundred cubits at the
north openriig, arid the breadth fifty cubits.
3 Over-against the twenty cubits which are
to the toner* court, and over-against the
pavement which is to the outer court, is
gallery over-against gallery, in the three
storeys. 4 And at the front of the chambers
is a walk of ten cubits in brpadth unto the
inner part, a way of one cubit ; and their
openings are at the north. s And the upper
chambers are short, for the galleries con
tain more than these, than the lower; ' or
than the middle one of the building. *For
they arfi'threefold;, and theyhave no pillars
as the piUars of the Court; therefore, it
hath been kept back — more than thelowfcr
or than the middle one— from the ground.
7 As to the wall wliich is at the outside,
over-against the chambers, the way of the
outer-court at the front of the chambers,
its length is fifty cubits. BFor the length
of the chambers which are to the1 outer
court is fifty cubits; and of those on the
front of the temple a hundred cubits.
9 And under these chambers is the
entrance frorii the east, in one's going into
them from the outer court. i°In the
breadth of the wall of the court eastward,
unto the front of the separate place, and
unto the frontof the building, arechambers.
11 And the way before them is as the ap
pearance of the chambers which are north
ward, according to their length so is their

Vision of the temple, xlii. 12.— EZEKIEL.— XLiif. 25. and return of Good's glory. .

breadth; and all their outlets, and accord
ing to their fasMons, and according to
their Openings. "And accerding to the
openings of the chambers that are south
ward is an opening at the head of the way,
the way directly to the front of the wall
eastward in entering them.
"And he saith unto me, '.The north
chambers, the south chambers, which are
at the front of the separate place, they are
holy chambers; where the priests (who are
near to the Lord} eat the most hbly things,
there they place the most holy things, and
the present, and the sin-offering, and the
guilt-offering; for the place is holy. uIn
the priests' going in, they come not out
from the sanctuary unto the outer court:
aud there they lay their garments with
wMch they minister; for they are holy, and
have put on ether garments, and -have
drawn' near tb'that which.wforthe people.'
13 And he hath finished the measure'merits
of the inner house, and hath brought me
out the way of the gate'whose front is east
ward, and he hath measured it all round
about. MHe hath measured tlie east side
with the measuring-reed, five hundred
reeds^vith the toeosu ring-reed roun d about.
17 He hath measured the north 'side, five hun
dred reeds, with the measuring-reed round
about. 13 The1 south side he hath measured,
five hundred reeds, with the measuring-'
reed. i9He hath turned round unto the
west side, he hath' measured 'five hundred
reeds with'the measuring-reed. 2° At the
four sides he hath measured it, a wall is to
it all round about, the length five hundred,
and the breadth' five hundred, to separate
between the holy and the profane place.
XLIII; iAND he causeth me to go unto
the gate, the gate that looketh eastward.
2 And lo, the honour of the God of Israel
hath come from the- way of the east, and
His voice is- as the ooise of many waters;
and the earth shone from His honour.
8And according to the appearance is the
appearance which I saw, as' the' appearance
which I saw in my coming tP destroy the
city; aud the ' appearances are as the ap
pearance which I saw by the river Chebar:
and! fall on my face.
4 And the honour of the Lord hath come
in unto the house, the wav of the gate,
whose face is eastward.-' 5 And thev Spirit
taketh me up, and bringeth me in unto the
. inner court; and lo, the honour of the Lord
hath filled the house. 6And I hear Pne
speaking unto me from the house, and a
man hath been standing near me, 7and He
saith unto me: 'SPnofman,
—The place of My throne,
Aud theplace of the soles of My feet,
Where I dweU in the midst of the Children
of Israel for ever:
And defile no more do the house of Israel
My holy namej
They, or their kings, by their whoredom;
Or by the carcases- of their kings —
Their high places. ' [threshold,
8 In their putting their threshold with My
And their door-posts with My door-posts,

And the wall between Me and them, '
They have even defiled My holy name
By their abominations that they did;
And I consume them in Mine anger.
9 .N ow do they put far off their whoredom,
And the carcases of their kings from Me:
And I have dwelt iri their midst for ever.
13 Thou, sori of man,
Shew the house of Israel the house,
And they are ashamed of their iniquities,
And have measured the measurement.
u And since they have been ashamed
OfaU that they have done,
The form of the liouse,
And its measurement, and its outlets,
And its inlets, and all its forms.
Arid aUits statutes:
_' Even all its forms, and all its laws
Cause them to know,
And write it before their eyes;
.And they, observe all its forms,
! And' all its statutes, and have done them..
12 This is the law of the house; on the top, or
the mountain, all its bof der all round abdut
is most' holy ; lo, this is the law of the house.
13 ( And these are the Measures of \ the-
altar by cubits: The cubit is a cubit arid a.'
handbreadth, and the centre is a cubit, and
a cubit the breadth; and its border on its
edge round about is a span; and this is the '
upper part' of the attar. 14 And from the
centre of the ground unto the lower bor
ders two cubits, and the breadth one cubit;
and fronvthe lesser border unto the greater
border fourcubits, and the breadth a cubit.
.15 *Andthe altar is four cubits; and from
the altar and upward are fourhorns. ieAnd'
the altar is twelve long by twelve broad, ,
square in its four squares. 17 And the border J
is fourteen long by fourteen broad,- atits four
squares ; -and the border round about it is
half a cubit, and the centre to it is a cubit
round' about; aud its steps look eastward.'
is And he saith unto me, 'Son of man,
Thus said the Lord Jehovah: Thfise are the ¦
statutes'of the altar in the day of its being
made, to cause burnt- offering to go'ub ori '
it, and to sprinkle on it blood. 19 And tlioli
hast given unto the priests; the Levites,
who are of the seed of Zadok; (who are near
unto Me, affirmeth the Lord Jehovah, to '
serve Me,) a calf from the herd, for a sin-
offering. 20Arid thou hast taken of its
blood; and hast put it on its four horns, and
on the four corners -of the border, and on
theborder round about, and hast cleansed
it, and-purified it. 2l And thou hast taken
the bullock of the sin-offering, and hast
burnt it in the appointed place of the house,
at the outside of the sanctuary. • 22 And on
the second day thou dost bring near a kid
of the goats, a perfect one, for a sin-offer
ing ; and they have cleansed- the altar, as
they cleansed it with the bullock. 23 in thy
finishing cleansing, thou dost bring near a
calf from the herd, aperfectone, andaram
out of the flock, a perfect one. 2i And thou
hast brought them near before' the Lord,
and the prieFts have cast salt iipon them,
and have caused them to. go up, a burnt-Of
fering to the Lord. & Seven days thou dost-
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Ordinances of the altar. , XLin. 26.— EZEKIEL.— xlv. 2. Ordinances of thejpriests.

prepare a goat for a sin-offering daily; and a
bullock from the herd, and a ram out of the
flock,fperfectonesdp they prepare. 26Seven
days they purify the altar, and have cleansed
it, and consecrated their hand. 27,And the
days are completed; and it hath come to
pass on the eighth day, and henceforth, the
priests prepare on the altar your burnt-offer
ings and your peace-offerings; and I have
accepted you, affirmeth the Lord Jehovah.'
XLIV. iAND he causeth me to turn back
the way of the gate, of the outer sanctuary
which looketh eastward; and it1 is shut.
2 And the Lord saith unto me, ' This gate is
shut: it is not opened, and none goeth in
by it, for the Lord, the God of Israel,
hath come in by it, and it hath been shut.
3 The prince, who is prince, he sitteth by it
to eat bread before the LORD: by the way of
the porch of the gate he cometh in, and by
its way he goeth out.'
4And he bringeth me the way of the north
gate unto the front of the house: and I look,
and lo, filled the house of the Lord hath the
honour pf the Lord: and I fall on my face.
* And the LORD saith to me, ' Son of man,
set thy heart, and see with tMne eyes, and
with thine ears hear, all that I am speaking
with thee, of aU the statutes of the house
of the Lord, and of all its laws; then hast
thou set thy heart to the entrance of the
house, with aU the outlets of the sanctuary,
"and hast said unto the rebellious, unto the
house of Israel, Thus said the Lord Jeho
vah: Enough to you— of all your abomina
tions, O house of Israel. 7 In your bringing
in the children of a stranger, uncircumeised
of heart, and uncircumeised of flesh, to be
in My sanctuary, to pollute it, even My
house, in your bringing near My bread, fat,
and blood; and they break My covenant by
all your abominations, 8even ye have not
kept the charge of My holy things: and ye
set them for keepers of My charge in My
sanctuary for yourselves. . >
9 ' Thus said the Lord Jehovah : No son
of a stranger, uncircumeised of heart, and
uncircumeised of flesh, cometh in unto My
sanctuary; no son of a stranger, who is in
the midst of the Children of Israel; "but
the Levites who have gone far off from me,
in the wandering of Israel when they went
astray from Me after their idols; and they
have borne their iniquity. ll And they have
been in My sanctuary ministers, overseers
at the gates of the house, and serving the
liouse; they slay the burnt-offering and
the sacrifice for the people, and stand be
fore them to serve them. 12 Because they
serve them before their idols, and have been
to the house of Israel for a stumbling-block
of iniquity, therefore have I rifted up My
hand against them, affirmeth the Lord Je
hovah; and they have borne their iniquity.
18 And they draw not nigh unto Me to act as
My priest, or to draw nigh unto any of My
holy things,unto the holy of holies: and they
have borne their shame and their abomina
tions which they have done; WI made them
keepers of the charge of the house, for all
its service and for all that is done in it.
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15 ' And the priests, the Levites, sons of
Zadok, who have kept the charge of My
sanctuary in the wandering of the ChUdren
of Israel from, off Me, they draw near unto
Me tp serve Me, and have stood before Me,
to bring near tp Me fat and blood, affirmeth
the Lord Jehevah: i6they come in untc My
sanctuary, and they draw near unto My
table to serve Me, and they have kept My
charge. "And it hath come to pass, in
then' going in unto the gates of the inner
court, Unen garments they. put on; and no
wool cometh up on them in their minister
ing to the gates of the inner .court and
within. i8 Linen bonnets are on their head,
and Unen trousers are on their lotos: they are
not restrained with sweat. < 19And to their
going out unto the outer court — unto the
outer court unto the, people — they strip pff
their garments, in which they minister, and
have placed them in the holy chambers,
and have put on other garments ; and they
sanctify not the people in .their own gar
ments. 20 And their head they shave not,
and the lock they send not forth: they cer
tainly poll their heads. 21 And no priest
drinketh wine In their coming in unto the
toner court. 22 And a widow or divorced
woman they take not to themselves for
wives: but virgins of the seed of the house
of Israel, or a widow who is the widow of
a priest do they take.
23 'And My people they direct between
holy and common, and between unclean and
clean they cause them to discern. 24 And
concerning controversy, they stand up for
judgment; with My judgments they judge
it: and My law and My statutes to aU My
appointed places they keep ; and My sab
baths they sanctify. ^ And unto any dead
person they come not for uncleanness; but
for father, or for mother, or for son, or for
daughter, for brother, for sister, who hath
not been a man's, they defile themselves.
23* And after his cleansing, seven days
they number to him. 27 And in the day of
his corning in unto the sanctuary, unto the
inner court, to minister in the sanctuary,
he bringeth near his sin-offering, affirmeth
the Lord Jehovah. 23 And it hath been to
them for an inheritance; I am their inherit
ance: and a possession ye give not to them
in Israel; I am their possession. 29 The
present, and the sin-offering, and the guilt-
offering they eat; and every devoted thing
in Israel is theirs. 3° And the first of aU
the first-fruits of aU, and every heave-offer
ing of all, of all your heave-offerings, are
the priests': and the first of your dough ye
give to the priest, to cause a blessing to
rest on thy house. 3iAny carcase, or torn
thing, of fowl, or beasts, the priests eat not.
XLV. i' AND in your causing the land to
faU for an inheritance, ye lift up a heave-
offering to the Lord, a holy portion of the
land: the length — five and twenty thousand
is the length, and the breadth ten thousand;
it is holy in aU its border round about.
2 There is of this for the sanctuary five hun
dred by five hundred, square, round about;
and fifty cubits of suburb is to it round

Ordinances of justice.

XLV. 3.— EZEKIEL.— XLVI. 11. Rules for public worship.

about. » And by this measure thou dost
measure: the length, is five and twenty
thousand,, and the breadth ten thousand:
and in it is the sanctuary,, the holy of holies. ,
4 The holy portion of the land it is ; for the.
priests, ministers of the sanctuary, it is,
who draw near to serve the LORD ; and it
hath been to them a place ,f or houses, and
a holy place fdr the sanctuary.
5 ' And of the Ave and twenty thousand of
length, and of the ten thousand of breadth,
there is to the Levites, ministers of the
house,, for themselves— for a possession —
twenty chambers.
«* And of the possession of the city do ye
give five thousand of brieadth, and of length
five and twenty thousand, over-against the
heave-offering pf the holy portion: to the
whole house of Israel, it is. 7As to the
prince„on this side, and on that side, of the
heave-offering of the holy place, and of the
possession of the city, at the front of the
heave-offering of the holy place, and at the
front of the possession of the city, from the,
west corner westward, and from the east
corner eastward; and the length is over-
against one of the portions from the west
border unto the east border. »Of the land
he hath a possession for himself in Israel,
and My princes oppress no more My peo
ple; and the land they give to the house, of
Israel according to their tribes.
9 'Thus said the Lord Jehovah: Enough
to you-^O princes of Israel; violence and
spoil turn aside, and judgment and right
eousness do; lift up your exactions from off
My people, affirmeth the Lord Jehovah.
10 Just balances, and a just ephah, and a
just bath— shall ye have. "The ephah and
the bath shaU be of one measure, that the
bath bear the tenth of a homer, and the
ephah the tenth of a homer: according to
the homer is its measurement. 12 And the
shekel is twenty gerah; twenty shekels, five
and twenty shekels, fifteen shekels, is your
marieh. 18 * This is the heave-offering that ye Uft
up; the sixth part of the ephah of a homer
of wheat, then have ye given the sixth part
of an ephah of a homer of barley, 14and
the portion of oil, the bath of oU, the tenth
part of the hath out of the cor, a homer of
ten baths, for ten baths are a homer: 15and
one lamb out of the flock, out of two hun
dred, out oi>the watered country of Israel,
for a present, and for a burnt-offering, and
for peace-offertogs, to make atonement by
them, affirmeth the Lord Jehovah. ifi All
the people of the land are at this heave-
offering for the prince in Israel. 17And on
the prince are the burnt-offerings, and the
present, and the Ubation, in feasts, and in
new moons, and, in sabbaths, to aU the ap
pointed times of the house of Israel : he
maketh the sin-offering, and the present,
and the burnt-offering, and peace-offerings,
to make atonement for the house of Israel. ,
is * Thus said the Lord Jehovah : In the,
first month, in the first of the month, thou
dost take a bullock from the herd, aperfect
one, andhast cleansed the sanctuary; i9and

the priest hath taken of the blood of the
sin-offering, and hath put it' 'on the door
post of the house, arid on the four corners
of the border of the altar, and on the post of
the gates of the inner court. 20 And so dost
thou on the seventh of the month, because
of each erring one, and because of the simple
one; and ye' have purified the house.
21 'In the first month, to the fourteenth
day of the month, ye have the passover : a
feast of seven . days, unleavened food is
eaten. 2s And the prince hath prepared on
that day, for himself, and for all the people
of the land, a bullock, a sin-offering. 23 And
the seven days of the feast he prepareth a
burnt-offering tp the Lord, seven buUocks,
and seven, rams, perfect ones, daily seven
days, and a sin-offering, a kid of the goats,
daily. 2* And a present of , an ephah 'for a'
bullock, and an ephah for a ram, doth he
prepare, and of oil a Mn for an ephah. 25 In
the seventh month, in the fifteenth day of
the month, in the feast, he doth thus, seven
days; as the sin-offering so the burnt-offer
ing, and as the meat-offering so also the oil.
XLVI. i'THUS said the Lord Jehovah':
The gate of the inner court which looketh
eastward is shut the six daysof work; and on
the day of rest it is opened,, and in the' day
of the new moon it is opened. 2And come
in hath the prince the, way of the porch of
the gate at the outside, and hath stood by
the post of the gate, and the priests have
made Ms burnt-offering, and Ms peace-
offerings, and he hath bowed himself at the
opening of the gate, and hath gone out : and
the gate is not shut tiU the evening, 3 And
bowed themselves have thepeople of the land
at the opemng of that gate, on the sabbaths,
and on the new moons, before the Lord.
4 ' And the burnt-offering which the prince
bringeth near to the Lord on the day of
rest is six lambs, perfect ones, and a ram,
a perfect one. 5 Arid the present, is an ephah
for a ram, and for the lambs a present,. the
gift of his hand, and, of oil a hin for an
ephah. 3And on the day of the new moon
a bullock, from the herd, a perfect one,
and six Iambs arid a ram: they are perfect.
7 And an ephah for a bullock, ahd an ephah
for a ram, he prepareth a present, and for
the lambs as his hand attaineth, and of oil
a hin for an ephah.
8 'And in the coming in of the prince, the
way of the porch pf the gate he cometh in,
and by its way he goeth out. 9 And in the
coming in of the people of the land before
the Lord at the appointed times, he who
cometh in the way of the north gate, to bow
Mmself, goeth out the way of the south
gate; and he who cometh in the way of the
south gate, goeth out.by the way pf the
north gate: he turnethriot back the way of
the gate by which .he came in, but over-
against it . he goeth out. i° And the prince ,
in their midst to their coming in corae th in,
and in their going out goeth out.
11 'And in the feasts, and in', the appointed
times, the present is an ephah for a bullock,
and an ephah for a ram, and for Iambs the
gift of Ms hand, and of oil a Mn for an ephah.
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Vision of the hofy waters. xxvT. 12.— EZEKIEL.— XL vn. 20.

Borders of the land.

"And when the prince maketh a free-will
burh,t-offeVii}g, or free-will peace-offeringS
to the Lord, then he hath opened for him
self the gate which looketh eastward, and'
he hath made Ms burnt-offerings or his
peace-offerings as he doth in the day of
rest, and hath gone out, and hath shut the
gate after his going out."
13 'Arid a lamb, a year old, a perfect one,
dost'thou make a burnt-offering 'daily to
the Lord; morning by morping dost thori
make it. "And a present thou dost make
for it morning by morning, the sixth part
of an ephah, and of oil the third part of a
hin, to temper with, the fine flour, a present
to the Iord, by an everjasttog statute—
continually, is Thus prepare ye, the lamb,
and the present, and the oil, rdprntog by
morning, a continuaf burnt-offering.
18 * Thus said %he Lord Jehovah: When the
prince giveth a gift to any of Ms children,
his inheritance it is, to Ms cMldren it shall
be; ;their possession it is by inheritance.
17 And when he giveth a gift out of his in
heritance tp one of his servants, then it
hath become Iris tiU the year of freedom,
and.it hath turned back to the prince: only,
the inheritance of his children shaU be
thgirs. i8And the prince taketh not of the
inheritance of the people to oppress them, .
out of their possession: out of his own post f
session he causeth his children to inherit')
bo that My people are not scattered each
f rpm his, possession. '
i9.And,^ie, bringeth me in through' the
entrance, wMch is at the side of the , gate,
unto the holy chambers of the priests,
which look northward, and lo, there is a
place in their two sides westward. 2°And he
saith unto nie, 'This is the place where the
priests boil the guilt-offering and the sin-
offering, where they bake the present; so
as riot to bring out it unto the outer court,
to sanctify the people.'
21 And he bringeth me out unto the outer
court, and causeth me to pass over unto
the four corners of the court, and lo, a
cbur.t to a, corner of the court, a court in
a corner of the court. 22In the four corners
of the court are perfume courts, forty long,
and thirty broad : one measure' are to the
four corners. 23 And a row is round about
in them, round about to them' four, and
made with boilers under the rows rouiid
about. 24 And he saith unto me, ' These arc
the houses of those wlra boil, where the
ministers of the house boil the sacrifice of
the people.'
XLVI I. iAND he causeth me to turn back
unto the opening of the house; and lo,
water coming out from under the threshold
of the house eastward: for the front of the
house is eastward, and the water is coming
down fr6m beneath; from the right side of
the house, from the south of the altar.
2 And he causeth me to go out the way of
the gate northward, and causeth me to turn
round the way without, unto the gate which,
is without, the way that looketh eastward;1
and lo, water coming out from the right side.
»In the going out of the man eastward,
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and a line to his hand, he measureth a thou
sand by the cubit; and causeth me to pass
over into water— water to the ancles, *And
he measureth a thousand, and causeth ine
to pass over into waters-Water tp the kneel
And he measureth a thousand, and causeth
me to pass over into water — to the loins.
5 And he measureth a thousand — a stream
which I am unable to pass over: for risen
have the waters — Waters to'1 swim in— a
stream which is not passed over. '
, 6 Ahd he saith unto me, * Hast thou seen,
son of man?' arid he leadeth me, and bring
eth me back unto the edge of the stream:
7 In my turning back,' then, lo, at 'the edge
of the stream are yery many trees', on this
sid,e and ou that 'side. 8And he saith unto
me, 'These waters are going out unto the
east circuit, and have gone down unto the'
desert, and have entered the sea; unto the
sea, they are brought1 out, and the waters
havb been healed. 9 And it hath come to'
pass, every living creature, which teemeth,
whithersoever the streams come, doth rive:1
and there hath been great abundance of
fish, for these waters have conn; thither:
and they are healed; and every 'thing
whither the. stream cometh hath lived.
i°And it hath come to pass, fishers stand
by it, from En-Gedi even unto En-Eglaim; a
spreading place of nets they are ; according
to their own kind is their flsh, as the fish
of the great sea, very many, njts miry
and its marshy places are not healed; to
salt they are given -up. 12 And by the stream
there cometh up on its edge, on this side
and on that side, every kind of fruit-tree
whose leaf fadeth not, and not consumed is
its fruit,' according to its months it yieldeth
first-fruits, for its waters from the 'sanctuary
are coming out; and its fruit hath been for
food, and its leaf for Medicine.
is' Thus said the Lord Jehovah: This is the
border whereby ye inherit the land, accord
ing to the twelve tribes of Israel; Joseph
hath portions. 14 And ye have inherited it, -
one as well as another, be cause I have lifted
up My hand to give it to your fathers; and
this land hath fallen to you for inheritance.'
is 'And this is the border of the land at the
north quarter; from the great sea, the way
of Hethlon, at the coining in to Zedad;
16 Hamath, Berothah, Sibraim, -which is be
tween the border of Damascus and the bor-<
der of Hamath1; Hazar-Hatticon, which is>
at the coast of Hauran. i7And the border
from the sea hath • been Hazar-Enan, the
border of Damascus, and Zaphon at the
north, and the border of Hamath: and this,
is the north quarter.
18 'And the east quarter is from between
Haurari, and Damascus, and Gilead, and
the land of Israel, to the Jordan; from the
border over-against the eastern sea do ye
measure: and this is the east quarter. ¦
19 'And the south quarter southward is
from Tamar unto the waters of Meriboth-:
Kadesh, the stream unto the great sea:
and this is the south quarter southward.
20 ' And the west quarter is the great sea,
from the border triU over-against the com-

Borders of the land.

6 XLVTI. 21.— EZEKIEL.— XLVin. 35.

Division of the land.

ing in to Hamath : this is the west quar
ter. t , ;
21 * And ye have divided this land to yOui^
selves, according to the tribes of Israel.
?2 And it hath come to pass-* ye .separate it
for an inheritance to yourselves, and to the
sojourners , who are sojourning, in your
midst, who have begotteu children in your
midst; and they have been to you as na
tives, with the Children of Israel ; with you
they are separated for an inheritance in the
midst .of the tribes of Israel. » And it hath
•come to pass, that in the tribe with which
the sojourner, sojourneth, there ye give him
his inheritance, affirmeth the Eord Jehovah.
XLVIII. !'AND these are the names of
the tribes : From the north end unto the
side of the way of Hethlon, at; the coming in
1;o Hamath, Hazar-Enan, the border of Da
mascus northward, unto the side of Ha
math, and, they have been his; side east and
west, Dan one: ?,aud by the borderof Dan,
from the east side unto the west side,
Asher one; 3,and by the border of Asher,
from the east side even unto the west side;
NaphtaU one; 4and by the borderof Naph
tali, from the east side unto, the ( west side;
Manasseh one j 5 and by the borderof Manas
seh, from the east side unto the west side,
Ephraim one;, land- by the border of Eph
raim, from thceast side even unto the west
side, Reuben one; 7 and by the border of
Eeuben,, from the east, side unto the west
side^, Judah one; 8andbythe border of Ju
dah, from thp east side unto the -west side
is the heave-offeririg which ye lift, up, five
and twenty thousand broad and long, as one
of the parts from the east side unto the
west side:; and the sanctuary hath been in
its midst. , '3 Trie heave-offering which ye
lift up to the Lord is five and: twenty thou
sand long, and broad ten thousand. - J0 And
of these is fthc, holy heave-offering for the
priests; northward five and twenty thou
sand, ahd westward in breadth; ten thou
sand^ andeastward in breadth ten thousand,
and southward in length five and twenty
thousand: and. the sanctuary of the Lord
hath beento its midst. ll For the priests
who are sanctified of the sons of Zadok,
who have kept My charge,. who erred not in
the erring of the Children of Israel, as
the Levites erred: i?even'the heave-offer-
tog hath been to them, out of the heave-
offering of the land, most holy, by the bor
der* of the Levites. <
13 ' And to the Levites over-against thd bor
der of the priests are five and twenty thou
sand in leri gtli, and ten thousand in breadth:
all the length^ five and twenty thousand,
and the breadth ten thousand. "And they
•seU not of it, nor :exchange, nor. cause to
pass away the first-fruit of the land: for it
is holy to the Lord, w And the five thotr-
sand that is left in the breadth, at the front
of the five and twenty thousand, is com
mon — for the city, for dwellings; and for
suburbs.; and the city hath ! been iu its
midst. 13 And these are its measures : the
north side, five hundred, and four thousand,
and the south side five hundred, and four
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thousand, and the east side Ave hundred, aud
four thousand, and the west side five hun
dred, ahdfourthousand. i7 And the suburb
of the city hath been northward two hun
dred and fifty, and southward two hundred
and fifty, and. eastward < two hundred,and
fifty, and westward two .hundred- and fifty.
is 'And- the residue in length over-against
the heave-offering of1 the holy portion is tpn
thousand eastward, and: ten thousand west
ward; and it hath been : over-against the
heave-offering of the holy portion; and its
tocreasjshath been f orf oad to the servants of
the city, 19 even to him who serveth the city;
they serve it out of all the tribes of Israel.
20 AU the heave-offering isj five, and twenty
thousandbyflveandtwenbythousandjSquare do ye lift up the heave-offeriug pfithe holy
portion- with the possession! of. the city. '
21 '.And. the residue is; for the prince, on
this side- and on that side, Pf the>, heave-of
fering of the holy portion, and of the pos
session, of the city, at the front, of the five
and twenty thousand, of the heave-offering
unto the east border, and westward, at.the
front. of the .five and twenty thousand .by
the west, border, orver-*agatost the portions
of the prince; and the heave-offering .of thp
holy portion, and the Sanctuary of the
house/hath heSn in its nridsfc. ;^?And from
the possession of the Levites, from the pos
session of the city, in themidst.of that Which
is the prince's, between the border of Judah
and the border ofrBenjamrivis. the prince's.
23 'As to the. rest of- the tribes, from the
east side unto the west.side, ^Benjamin one;
24 and by the border of Benjamfrr, from the
east side unto the westside/Simeon one;
23 and by the border of Simeon/ from the
east side untO'the west; side, Issachar one;
26 and by the; border of Issachar, if rom the
east side unto the west. side, Zebulun one;
27 and by the border of Zebulun^ from 'the
east side unto the west side, -Gad one; .^and
by the border of Gad, at the -[south side
southward, the border hath been from Ta
mar unto the waters of Meriboth -Kadesh,
the stream by the. great sea. 29TMs isrthe
land which ye separate by inheritance to
the tribes of Israel; and these aretheir.por-
tions, affirmeth the Lord Jehovah/ ;
30 'And theseare the outgoings of, the city
on the north ^side,- five hundred,, aud four
thousand measures;' 81Andthegates;of the
city are according to- the names pf the tribe's
of. Israel: three 'gates nprfchwardv; the gate
of Reuben one; the 'gate of , Judah .one, the
gate of (Levi one. S2 And at the -east side
five hundred, and four thousand; and three
gates:, the gate-ef Joseph one, the gate of
Benjamin one, the igate of/Dan one: 33 And
at the >south side five hundred, and four
thousand measures; and three' gates: the
gate of Simeon one, the gate of Issachar
one, the gate of Zebulun one. 8*And at the
west side five hundred, and four thousand;
their gates three: the gate of Gad one, the
gate of Asshur one, the gate of Naphtali
one". : ssRound about is eighteen thousand:
and the renown of the city is from the day
the Lord is there.' 561

DANIEL.

CHAP I. iIN the third year of the reign of
Jehoiakim king of Judah, come hath Ne
buchadnezzar king of Babylon to Jerusalem,
and layeth siege against it. " And the Lord
giveth into his hand Jehoiakim king of Ju
dah, and some of' the vessels of the house
of God, and he bringeth them to the land
of Shinar, to the house of his god; even the
vessels he hath brought into the treasure-
house of his god.
3 And the king saith to Ashpenaz master
of Ms eunuchs, to bring in out of the child
ren of Israel, (even of theroyal seed, and of
the chiefs,) 4youngnienin whom there is no
blemish, and of good appearance, and skil
ful in all wisdom, and possessing know
ledge, and teaching thought, and who have
ability to stand in the palace of the king,
and to teach them the literature and lan
guage of the Chaldeans. 5 And the king ap
pointeth for them a rate, day by day, of
the king's portion of food, and of the wine
of Ms drinking, so as to nourish them three
years, that at the end thereof they may
stand before the king.
6And there are among them out of the
children of Judah, Daniel, Hanamah, Mi-
shael, and Azariah; 7and the chief of the
eunuchs set names on them: and he set on
Daniel, Belteshazzar ;' and on Hananiah,
Shadrach ; and on Mishael, Meshach ; and
on Azariah, Abed-Nego.
8And Darnel purpose th to Ms heart that he
will not poUute himself with the king's por
tion of food, or with the wine of Ms drinking;
and he seeketh of the chief of the eunuchs
thathemay not pollute himself. 9 And God
giveth Daniel kindness and mercies before
the cMef of the eunuchs. w And the chief
of the eunuchs saith to Darnel, 'I fear my
lord the ktog, who hath appointed your
food and your drink : for why should he
see your faces sadder than those of the
young men of your circle ? then have ye
made my head indebted to the king.'
UAnd Daniel saith unto the Meltzar,whom
the chief of the eunuchs hath appointed
over Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, aud Aza
riah, 1B * Try, I pray thee, thy servants, ten
days ; and let them give us of the vegeta
bles, and we eat, and water, and we drink.
13 And let our appearance be seen before
thee, and the appearance of the young men
who are eating of the king's portion of food;
and as thou seest, deal with thy servants.'
, 14 And he hearkeneth to them, to this
word, and trieth them tenjdays. ifi And at
the end of ten days their appearance hath
appeared better and fatter in flesh then
any of the young men who are eating the
king's portion of food.
16 And the Meltzar taketh away their
portion of food, and the wine of their drink,
and giveth to them vegetables.
17 As to these four young men, God hath
given to them knowledge and understand
ing to every kind of literature, and wisdom:
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and Daniel gave instruction about every
kind of vision and dreams:
13 And at the end of the days that the
ktog had said to bring them in, ibrtog them
in doth the chief of the eunuchs before
Nebuchadnezzar. 19 And the king speaketh
with them: and there hath been none found
among them all like Daniel, Hananiah, Mi
shael; and Azariah: and they stand before
the king. 20 And in any matter of wisdom
and understanding which the ktog hath
Bought of them, he findeth them ten hands
above all the scribes, the enchanters, who
are in all his kingdom. 21 And Daniel liveth
unto the first year of Cyrus the king.
II. iAND in the second year of the reign
of Nebuchadnezzar, dreamed hath Nebu
chadnezzar dreams, and his spirit moveth
itself, and his sleep hath been against him.
2 And the king commandeth to caU for
scribes, and for enchanters, and for sor
cerers, and for Chaldeans, to declare to the
king his dreams. And they come to and
stand before the king. 8 And the king saith
to them, 'A dream I have dreamed, and
moved is my spirit to know the dream.'
4 And the Chaldeans speak to the king in
Aramaean, * 0 king, for ages live : tell the
dream to thy servants, and the interpreta
tion we wUl shew.' 6The king answereth
and saith to the Chaldeans, ' The thing:
from me is gone: if ye do not cause me to
know the dream, aud its interpretation, ye-
are made — pieces, and your houses are made
dunghills. s And if the dream and its inter
pretation ye shew, gifts, and fee, and great
glory ye receive from before me : therefore
the dream and its interpretation shew me.'
7 They have answered a second time, and
say, * Let the ktog teU the dream to his ser
vants, and the interpretation we wiU shew.'
8The king answereth and saith, 'Of a
truth I know that time ye are gaining, be
cause ye have seen that the thing is gone
from me, 9so that if the dream ye cause
me not to know — one is your sentence, seed
ing a word lying and corrupt ye have pre
pared to speak before me, tiU that the-
time he changed : therefore the dream tell'
ye to me, , and I wiU know that its interpre
tation ye wUl shew me.' ¦
i°The Chaldeans have answered before
the king, and say, ' There is not a man on
the earth who is able to shew the king's1
matter; therefore no king, cMef, or ruler,
hath asked such a tMng as this of any
scribe, or enchanter, or Chaldean. "AndS
the thing which the king is asking is pre
cious, and other there is none that wil!
show it before the king, save the gods, whose
dwelling is not with flesh.'
12 Therefore the king hath been angry
and very wroth, and hath commanded to
destroy aU the wise men of Babylon. i3And
the sentence hath gone forth, and the wise
men are slain; and theyhave sought Darnel
aud Ms companions to be slain.

Daniel interprets

IL 14.— DANIEL.— II. 47. Nebuchadnezzar's dream.

"Then Daniel hath replied with counsel
and discretion to Arioch chief of the execu
tioners of the king, who hath gone forth to
slay the wise men of Babylon. i5He an
swereth and saith unto Arioch the king's
captain, * Wherefore is the sentence so
urgent from the king?' Then Arioch hath
made the thing known to Daniel; 16and
Darnel hath gone up, aud sought of the
king that he would give Mm time, so as to
shew to the king the interpretation.
"Then Daniel hath gone to his house,
and to Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, his
companions, hath made the thing known :
18 and to seek mercies from the God of
heaven concerning this secret, that they
destroy not Daniel and Ma companions
with the rest of the wise men of Babylon.
"Then to Daniel, in a vision of the night,
the secret hath been revealed.
Then hath Daniel blessed the God of hea
ven. ^ Daniel answereth and saith, 'Let
the name of God be blessed from age
unto age, for wisdom and might : for they
are His. 21 And He changeth the times and
the seasons: He causeth kings to pass away,
and He raiseth up kings: He giveth wisdom
to the wise, and knowledge to those who
possess understanding: 23 He revealeth
deep and Mdden things: He hath known
what is in the darkness, and the right with
Him hath dwelt. ^Thee, O God of my
fathers, I thank and praise, for wisdom and
might Thou hast given to me; and now,
Thou hast caused me to know that which
we have sought from thee, for the king's
matter Thou hast caused us to know.'
34 Therefore Daniel hath gone up unto
Arioch, whom the king nath appointed to
destroy the wise men of Babylon: he hath
gone, and thus hath said to Mm, ' The wise
men of Babylon thou shalt not destroy:
bring me up before the king, and the in
terpretation to the king I shew.'
23 Then Arioch in haste hath brought up
Daniel before the king, and thus hath said
to Mm, 'I have found a man of the cMl
dren of the Removed of Judah, who the
interpretation to the king wUl make
known.' 26 xne Jong answereth and saith to
Darnel, whose name is Belteshazzar, * Art
thou able to cause me to know the dream
which I have seen, and its interpretation ? '
27 Daniel answereth before the king and
saith, 'The secret wMch the king asketh,
the wise men, the enchanters, the scribes,
the soothsayers, are not able to shew to the
king; 28 out there is a God to heaven, a re-
vealer of secrets; and He hath made known
to the king Nebuchadnezzar that wMch is
to be in the latter end of the days.
' Thy dream and the visions of thy head
on thy bed are -these: 29 Thou, O king, thy
thoughts on thy bed came up concerning
that wMch is -to be after this, and the Re-
vealer of secrets hath caused thee to know
that which is to be. , 3° As for me— not for
any wisdom which is in me above any liv
ing hath this. secret been revealed to me;
but for the intent that the interpretation
to the king they should make known, and

that the thoughts of thy heart thou mayest
know. 3i 'Thou, 0 king, wast looking, and lo, a
certain great image. This image is mighty,
and its brightness excellent; it standeth
over-against thee, and its appearance is
terrible. s2This image: its head is of good
gold, its breasts. and its arras of silver, its
belly and its thighs of brass; ^its legs of
iron, its feet, part of them of iron, and part
of them of clay. M Thou wast looking till
that a stone hath' been cut out without
hands, and it hath smitten the image on its
feet, which are of iron and of clay, and
hath broken them small. 85Then broken
small as one have been the iron, the clay,
the brass, the silver, and the gold, and they
have been as chaff of the summer thresh
ing-floors, and carried them away hath the
wind, and no place hath been found for
them: and- the stone which hath smitten
the image hath become a great mountain,
and hath fiUed the whole land. »«This is
the dream, and its interpretation we wUl
tell before the king.
s7 'Thou, O king, art a ktog of kings, for
the God of heaven a kingdom, strength, and
might, and glory hath given to thee. 38 And
wheresoever the children of men dwell, the
beast of the field, and the fowl of the hea
vens he hath given into thy hand, and hath
caused thee to rule over them all. Thou
art this head of gold. 39 And after thee
standeth up another kingdom' lower than
thee, and another third kingdom of brass,
which ruleth over aU the earth. 40 And the
fourth kingdom is strong as "iron, because
that iron breaketh small, and maketh feeble
aU things: even as iron which' breaketh all
these, it beateth small and breaketh. 41 As
to that which thou hast seen: the feet and
toes, part of them potter's clay, and part of
them iron, the kingdom is divided: but
some of the standing of the iron is to be in
it, because that thou hast seen the iron
mixed with miry clay. 42As to the toes of
the feet, part of them iron, arid part of them
clay: some part of the kingdom is strong,
and some part of it is brittle. *J Because
thou hast seen iron mixed with miry clay,
they mix themselves with the seed of men:
and they adhere not one with another, even
as iron is not mixed with clay.
44 'And to the days of these kings raise up
doth the God of heaven a kingdom wMch is
not destroyed for ever, and its kingdom to
another people is not left: it beateth small.
and endeth aU these kingdoms, ' and it
standeth for ever. 45BecauBe that thou hast
seen that out of the mountain cut hath been -
a stone without hands, and that it hath
beaten small the iron, the brass, the clay,
the sUver, and the gold; the great God hath
made known to the king that which is to
be after this, and the dream is true, and its
interpretation faithful.'
46 Then hath king Nebuchadnezzar fallen
on his face, and before Daniel hath done
obeisance, and present, and sweet things,
hath he commanded to pour out to him.
47 The ktog answereth Daniel and saith,
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Nebuchadnezzar' s golden image, n.48. — DANIEL. — in. 2?. DanieVs companions delivered.

' Of a truth it is that your God is a God
of gods, aud a lord of kings, and a revealer
pf secrets, since thou hast been able to re
veal this secret.'
48 Then the king hath made Daniel great,
and many great gifts hath given to him, and
hath caused him to rule over all the pror
vince pf Babylon, and chief of the prefects
overall the wise men of Babylon. 49And
Daniel hath sought from the .king,- aud he
appointed over the work of the province
of Babylon, Shadraoh; Meshach, and Abe d-
Nego: and Daniel is in the gate of the king.
III. i NEBUCHADNEZZAR the king bath
made an image of gold, its height sixty
cubits, its breadth six cubits: he hath raised
it up in the valley of Dura, to the province
of Babylon. aAnd Nebuchadnezzar the
king hath sent to gather the satraps, the pre
fects, the governors, the honourable judges,
the treasurers, the counsellors, the sheriffs,
and aU the rulers of the province, to. come
to the dedication of the image which Ne
buchadnezzar the king hath raised up.
s Then are gathered the satraps, the pre
fects, the governors, the honourable judges,
the treasurers, the counsellors, the sheriffs,
and all the rulers of the province to the de
dication of the image which Nebuchadnez-
zar.the king hath raised up: and they stand
before the image wliich Nebuchadnezzar
hath raised up.
4And a crier calleth mightily :. 'To you
they say: O peoples, nations, and languages,
6at the time that ye hear the voice of the
cornet, the flute, the harp, the sackbut,
the psaltery, the symphony, and all kinds
of music, ye fall down and do obeisance
before the golden image which Nebuchad
nezzar the king hath raised up: 6 and whoso
falleth not down and doth, obeisance, in
that hour he is cast into the midst of a
burning fiery furnace.' 7 Therefore at that
time, when all the peoples- hear the voice
of the cornet, the flute, the harp, the sack-
but, the psaltery, and aU kinds of music,
fall down do all the peoples, nations, and
languages, doing obeisance to the golden
image which Nebuchadnezzar the king hath
raised up.
8 Therefore at that time, certain Chal
deans have drawn near, and accused tlie
Jews. 9 They have answered, yea, they say
to Nebuchadnezzar the king: '0 king, for
ages live. i°Thou, 0 king, hast made a de
cree that every man who heareth the sound
of the cornet, the flute, the harp, the sack-
but, the psaltery, and the symphony, and
all kinds of music, shall fall down aud
do obeisance to the golden image : JI and
whoso falleth not down and doth obei
sance, shall be cast into the midst of a
burning fiery furnace, i2 There are certain
Jews whom thou hast appointed over the
work of the province of Babylon, Shadrach,
Meshach, and Abed-Nego; these men have
not made of thee, 0 ktog, any regard ; thy
gods they serve not, and to the golden
image which thou hast raised up they make
[ no obeisance.'
\ i3Then Nebuchadnezzar, to anger and j
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fury, hath commanded to bring in Shadrach,
Meshach, and AbedrNego. Then these men
have beenibreught in before the king, i* Ne
buchadnezzar answereth and saith to them,
'Is it a laid plan, 0, Shadrach, Meshach,
and Abed-Nego— my gods ye serve not, and
to the golden image which I have raised up
ye do no obeisance? 15Now,. lo, ye, are
ready, so that at the time that ye hear the
voice of the cornet, the flute, the harp, the
sackbut, the psaltery, and the symphony,
and all kinds.of music, ye fall down and do
obeisance to the image which I have made
— and lo, ye do no obeisance— in that hour
ye are cast toto the midst of a burning fiery
furnace: and who is-that God who deliver*
eth you out of my hands 1 '
i6 Shadrach, Meshach,: and Abed-Nego
have answered, yea, . they say to the king
Nebuchadnezzar, 'We have no need. con
cerning this matter tP answer thee. > 17 Lo,
it is so; our God whom we serve, He is able
to deriver us out of the .bunaing fiery fur
nace; and from thy hand, 0' king, He < will
deUver. i8 And lo— not; let it be known to
thee, 0 king, that thy gods we do not serve,
and to the golden image thou hast raised
up we wUl not do obeiBanee,'
19 Then Nebuchadnezzar hath been full of
fury, and the expression of his face hath
been changed concerning Shadrach, Me-
ishach, and Abed-Nego: he answereth, and
commandeth to heat the furnace seven times
above that which it is ever seen to be
heated. 2° And certain mighty men who
are in his force hath he commanded to
bind Shadrach, Meshachj and Abed-Nego,
to cast into the burning fiery furnace.
21 Then these men have been ¦bound in
their coats, their tunics, and their turbans,
and their clothing, and have been cast into
the midst of the burning fiery furnace.
22 Therefore, because that the word of the
king is urgent, and the furnace heated ex
ceedingly, those men who have taken up
Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego— kiUed
them hath the spark of the fire. 23 And
'these three men, Shadrach, Meshach, and
Abed-Nego, have faUen down bound in the
midst of the burning fiery furnace.
24 Then Nebuchadnezzar the ktog hath
been astonished, and hath risen up iri haste:
he auswereth and saith to bis counsel-"
lors, 'Have we not cast three men into the
midst of the fire — bound?' They answer and :
say to the ktog, 'Certainly, 0 king.' 25 He1
answereth and saith, fLo, I see four men
loose, walking to the midst of the fire, and
they have no hurt; and the appearance of
the fourth is like to a son of the gods.'
23 Then Nebuchadnezzar hath drawn near
to the gate of the burning fiery furnace: lie
answereth arid saith: ' Shadrach, Meshach,
and Abed-Nego, servants of God Most High,
come forth, yea, corned Then come forth
do Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego,
from the midst of the fire. 27 And gather
ing themselves together, the satraps, the
prefects, and the governors, and the coun
sellors of the king, see these men, that the
fire hath no power over their bodies, and

i

Nebuchadnezzar" s second dream, in. 28. — DANIEL. — IV.

Daniel interpreteth &,

I the hair of their head hath not been singed,
i and their coats have not been changed; and
the smell of fire hath not passed on them.
28 Nebuchadnezzar ariswereth and saith:
'Blessed is the God of Shadrach, Meshach,
and Abed-Nego, who hath sent His angel,
andhath delivered His sefvants'who trusted
on Him, and the word 'oi the king changed,
and gave up their bodies that they might
not serve nPr do obeisauce to any god- ex
cept their own God. M And by me a decree
is made, that any people,- nation, or lan
guage, which speaketh erroneously con
cerning the God of Shadrach, Meshach, arid
Abed-Nego, shall be made — pieces, and its
house be made a dunghill, because there is
no other god who is able thus to deliver.'
30 Then the king hath caused Shadrach, Me
shach, and Abed-Nego to prosper to the
province of Babvlon.-
IV. i ' NEBUCHADNEZZAR the king to
ah peoples, nations; arid languages,1 who
are dwelling in all the earth; Your peace
be great ! '2 xhe signs and wonders which
God Most High hath done with me, it is
good before me to shew. *HU signs how
great ! and His wonders how mighty I His
kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and
His rule is with generation and generation.
4 ' I, Nebuchadnezzar, have been at rest to
riiy house, * and flourishing1 in my palace :
ea dream T have seen, and it maketh me
afraid, and the conceptions on my bed, and
the visions of my head, trouble me. fiAnd
by me a decree is made, to cause aU the
wise men Pf Babylon to come up before me,
that the interpretation of the dream they
may cause me to know. 7 Then come up do
the scribes, the enchanters, the Chaldeans,
and the soothsayers: and the dream I have
told before them, but its interpretation
they do not make known to me. fiAnd at
last come lip before ine hath Daniel, whose
name is Belteshazzar {according to the
name of my god), and to whom is the spirit
of the holy gods, and the dream before Mm
I have told :
9'0 Belteshazzar, master of the scribes,
as I have known that the spirit of the holy
gods is in thee, and no secret presseth thee,
the visions; of 'my dream which I have
seen, and its 'interpretation, tell. i° As to
the visions of my'head on my bed : I was
looking, and lo, a tree in the midst of the
earth, and its height is great; "Become
great hath' the tree, yea, strong, and its
height reacheth to the heavens, and its
vision to the end of the whole land. 12 its
leaves are fair, and its budding great, and
food for all is in it; 'under it take shade
doth- the beast of the field, and to its
boughs dwell do the birds of the heavens,
and of it fed are all flesh.
is <i wa3 looking to the visions of my
head on my bed, and lo, a sifter, even a
holy one, from the heavens coming down.
"He' calleth mightily, and-thus saith: 2Cut
down the tree, arid cut off its branches,
shake off its leaves, and scatterits budding:
move away let the beast from under it, and
the birds from off its branches. i»But the

stump of its roots leave in the earth, even
with a band of iron and brass, in the tender
grass of the field, and with the dew of hea
ven let it be wet, and with the beasts is his
portion in the herb of the earth. i6Let his
heart from man's be changed, and let the
heart of a beast be given to Mm, and let
seven times pass over him, 17 By the de
cree of the sifters is1 the sentence, and by
the saying of the holy ones the requirement;
to the intent that the living may know that
the Most High is ruler over the kingdom of
men. and to whom He willeth He giveth it,
and the lowest of men raiseth up over it.
13 'TMs dream I have seen, I, ktog Ne
buchadnezzar. And thou, G Belteshazzar,
the interpretation tell, because aU the wise
men of my kingdom are not able to cause
me to know the interpretation: but thou art
able, for the spirit of the, holy gods isin thee.
i9 ' Then Daniel, whose name is Belteshaz
zar, hath been astonished about an hour,
and his thoughts trouble him. The king
answereth and saith :, G Belteshazzar, let
not the dream and its interpretation trouble
thee. Belteshazzar answereth and saith:
My lord, the dream — to those who hate
thee, and its interpretation— to thine ene-
jnies. ^The tree which thou hast seen,
which hath become great and strong, and
its height reacheth to the heavens, and its
vision to aU the land, 21 and its leaves are
fair, and its budding great, and food for all
is to it, trader it dwell doth the beast of the
field, and on its boughs sit do the birds of
the heavens:
22'it is thou, Oking, for thorihast become
great and mighty ; and thy greatness bath
become great, and hath reached to the hea
vens, and thy domtoion to the end of1 the
earth. 28And that which the Mng hath
seen — a sifter, even a holy one, coming
down from the heavens; and saying: Cut
down the tree, and destroy it; but the
stump of its roots leave in the earth, even
with a band of iron and brass, in the tender
glass of the field, and with the dew of hea
ven let it be wet, and with the beast of the
field is his portion, tUI that seven times
pass over him.
2** This is the interpretation,' Oking, and
the decree of the Most High it is which
hath come against my lord the king: 2S And
they drive thee away from men, and with
the beast of the field is thy dwelling, and
the herb as oxen they cause thee to eat, and
by the dew of heaven they wet thee, and
seven times pass over thee, till that thou
knowest that the Most High is ruler in the
kingdom of men, and to whom He willeth
He giveth it; 23 And that wMch they said —
to leave the stump of the roots of the tree;
thy kingdom abideth for thee, after that
thou knowest that the heavens do rule.
; 27'Therefore, Oking, letmy counsel be ac
ceptable unto thee, and thy sto3 by right
eousness break off, and thy perversity by
pitying the poor; lo, it may be a lengthen
ing of tlrine ease.
28' All— hath come on Nebuchadnezzar
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The king driven among beasts. IV. 29.— DANIEL.— V. 19. Belshazzar's feast <6 confusion.

29 'At the end of twelve months, on the
palace of the kingdom of Babylon he hath
been walking; *>the king, answereth and
saith, Is not this that great Babylon which
I have built, for the house of the,kingdom,
by the might of my strength, and for the
glory of mine honour?
3i ' "While the- word is in the king's mouth,
a voice from heaven, hath fallen: To thee
they say: Q Nebuchadnezzar the king:
the kingdom hath passed away from thee;
32 and from men they drive thee away, and
with the beast of the field is thy dwelling:
the herb as oxen they cause thee to eat;
and seven times pass over thee,, till thou
knowest that the Most High is ruler over
the kingdom of men, and to whom He
willeth He. giveth it.
33 'in that hour the thing hath , been ful-
fiUed on Nebuchadnezzar,, and from men he
is driven, and the herb as oxen he eateth,
and by the dew of heaven his body is wet,
till that his hair as eagles' hath become
great, and his nails as birds'.
34 ' And at the end of the days I, Nebu
chadnezzar, to heaven have lifted up mtoe
eyes, and mine understanding unto me re
turneth, and the Most High I have blessed,
and the Eternal Living One I have praised,
and honoured, whose domimon is an ever
lasting dominion, and His kingdom with
generation and generation. . 3S And all who
dwell on the earth as nothing are reckoned;
and according to his wiU He doth among
the forces of heaven and those who dwell
on the earth ; and there is none that clap-
peth with Ms hand, and saith to Him,
"What hast thou done ?
33 'At that time my understanding return
eth unto me, and for the glory of my king
dom, my honour and my brightness return
unto me, and to me my counsellors and my
great men seek, and over ray kingdom I
have been made right, and abundant great
ness hath been added to me.
37 'Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise and
exalt and honour the King of heaven, for
all His works are truth, and His paths judg
ment; and they who walk to pride . He is
able to humble.'
V. iBELSHAZZAR the king hath made
>x great feast to, a thousand of his great
men, and before the thousand he drinketh
wine. 2Belshazzar hath commanded (while
tasting the wine) to bring in the vessels of
gold and. of silver which Nebuchadnezzar
his father had taken from the temple which
is to. Jerusalem, that drink with them may
the king and his great men, his wives and
his concubines. ,
8 Then have they brought in the vessels of
gold which had been taken out of the tem
ple of the house of God which is in Jeru
salem-, and drunk with them have the king
and his great men, his wives and his con
cubines. 4They have drunk wine, and
praised the gods of gold, and of sUver, of
brass, of iron, of wood, and of stone.
5 In that hour come forth have the fingers
of a man's hand, and are writing over-
against the candlestick, on the plaster of
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the wall of the king's palace: and the king
seeth the extremity of the hand which is
writing. , , GThen the king's countenance
hath changed, and his thoughts trouble him,
and the joints of his loins are loosed, and Ms
knees are smiting one against another.
7 Call doth the king mightily, to bring up
the enchanters, , the Chaldeans, and , the
soothsayers. Answer doth ithe king, and
say to the wise men of Babylon: ' Any man
who readeth this writing, and its interpre
tation sheweth me, purple he putteth on,
and a bracelet of gold on his neck, and third
to the kingdom he ruleth.'
3 Then come up do all the wise. men of
the, king, and they are not able to read the
writing, or the interpretation to make
known to the king. 9 Then king Belshazzar
is greatly troubled, and his countenance
changeth in him, and his great men are
perplexed. "The queen, on account of the words of
the ktog and his great men, to the banquet-
house hath come up. Answer doth the
queen, and say, ' O king, for ages Uve ; let
not thy thoughts trouble thee, nor thy
countenance be changed: u there is a man
in thy kingdom in whom is the spirit of the
holy gods: and, in the days of thy father,
light, and understandtog, , and wisdom— as
the wisdom of the gods — hath been found
in him ; and king Nebuchadnezzar thy fa
ther, chief of the scribes, enchanters, Chal
deans, soothsayers, hath established him,
— thy father, 0 king; i2 because that an ex
cellent spirit, and knowledge, and under
standing, interpreting of dreams, and show
ing of enigmas, aud loosing of knots have
been found in him, in Daniel, whose name
the king made Belteshazzar : now let Da
niel be caUed, and the interpretation he
wiUshpw.' is Then Daniel hath been caused to come
up before the king. Answer doth the king,
and say to Daniel, 'Art thou that Daniel
who art of the chUdren of the Removed of
Judah, whom the king my father brought
in out of Judah? "And I have heard of
thee, that the spirit of the gods is in thee,
and light, and understanding, and excel
lent wisdom have been found in thee.
is 'And now, caused to come up before me
have been the wise men, the enchanters,
that this writing they may read, and its in-7
terpretation to cause me to know: and they
are not able to shew the interpretation of
the thing: "and I— I have heard of thee,
that thou art able to give interpretations,
and to loose knots: now, lo — thou art able
to read the writing, and its interpretation
to cause me to know-^-purple thou puttest
on, and a bracelet of gold on thy neck, and
tMrd in the kingdom thou rulesfc.' <
"Then doth Daniel answer and say be
fore the king, ' Thy gifts be to thyself,, and
thy fee to another give ; nevertheless, the
writing I read to the king, and the inter
pretation I cause him to know: 180 thou
king, God Most High, a kingdom, and great
ness, and glory, and honour, gave to Nebu
chadnezzar thy father: i9and because of

Death of Belshazzar.

V. 20-— DANIEL.— VI. 20.

Daniel in the lions' den.

j the greatness which He gave to him, aU
J peoples, nations, and languages were trem-
1 bring and fearing before him: whom he
] willed he slew, and whom he wUled he kept
| alive, and whom he wUled he raised up, and
' whom he wiUed he made low. 20 And when
his heart was Mgh, and his spirit was
strong to act proudly, he hath been caused
to come down from the throne of Ms king
dom, and his glory they have, caused to
pass away from, him, 2i and from the sons
of men he is driven, and Ms heart with the
beasts hath been Uke, and with the wild
ass is Ms dwelling: the herb Uke oxen they
cause him to eat, and by the dew of heaven
is his body wet; till he hath known that God
Most High is ruler over the kingdom of
men, and whom He willeth He raiseth up
over it.
22 ' And thou, his son, O Belshazzar, hast
not humbled thy heart, though aU this thou
hast known; 23and against the Lord of hea
ven thou hast Ufted up thyself; and the
vessels of His house have they brought in
before thee, and thou, and thy great men,
thy wives and thy concubines, are drinking
wine with them, and the gods of silver, and
of gold, of brass, of iron, of wood, and of
stone, whicli see npt, nor hear, nor know,
thou hast praised:, and the God in whose
hand is thy breath, and all thy ways, Him
thou hast not honoured.
24 ' Then from before Him sent is the ex
tremity of the hand; and tMs writing is
noted down. 25 And tMs is the writing
which is noted down: Numbered, Weigh
ed, and Divided. 2sThis is the interpreta
tion of the thing: Numbered- God hath
numbered thy kingdom, and finished it.
27 Weighed— Thou art weighed in the bal
ances, and hast been found lacking.
28 Divided — Divided is thy kingdom, and it
hath been given to the Medes and Persians.'
29 Then hath Belshazzar commanded, and
they have clothed Darnel with purple,
and a bracelet of gold on his heck, and
have proclaimed concerning Mm that he is
the third ruler in the kingdom. 3° In that
night Belshazzar king of the Chaldeans
is slain ; and Darius the Mede hath taken
the kingdom, when sixty and two years old.
VI. iIT hath been good before Darius,
and he hath established over the kingdom
a hundred and twenty satraps, that they
may be throughout the whole kingdom.
2 And higher than they are three presidents,
of whom Daniel is first, that these satraps
may give to them an account, and the ktog
have no loss. SThen this Darnel hath been
overseer over the presidents and satraps,
because an excellent spirit is in him; and
the king hath thought to establish him
over the whole kingdom.
4 Then the presidents and the satraps
have Bought to find a cause of complaint
against Daniel concerntog the kingdom;
but any cause of complaint ' or corruption
they are not .able to find, because he is
faithful, and no error, or, corruption hath
been found in him. *Then these men say,
A We shall not find against 'this Daniel any

cause of complaint, except we have found
it against him through the law of his God.'
6 Then these presidents and satraps have
assembled near the king, and thus they say
to Mm: '0 king Darius, for ages live I
7 Taken counsel have all the presidents of
the kingdom, the prefects, and the satraps,
the counsellors, and the governors,, to
establish a royal statute, and to strengthen
an interdict, that any who seeketh a peti
tion from any , god or man during thirty
days, save of thee, O king, shall be cast into
a den of lions. *Now, 0 king, thou dost
establish the interdict, and sign the writ
ing, that it be not changed, as, . a law of
Media and Persia, which passeth not away/
. 9 Therefore king Darius hath signed the
writing and interdict.
10 And Daniel, when he hath known that
the writing is signed, hath gone up to Ms,
house; and the window being opened for
Mm, in his upper chamber, over-against
Jerusalem, then three times in the day he
kneeleth on his knees, and prayeth, and
confesseth before his God, because he did
so before this.
11 Then these men assembled, and found
Darnel praying and entreating grace before
his God.. 12 Then theyhave come near, yea,
they say before the king concerning the
king's interdict: ' Hast thou not signed an
interdict, that any man who seeketh from
any god or man duripg thirty days, save of
thee, O king, shaU be cast into a den of
liens?,; Answer doth the king, and say,
'The thing is certain as a law of Media and
Persia,, which , passeth not away.' J8Then
have they answered, yea, they say before
the king, that, ' Daniel, who is of the child
ren of the Rempved of Judah, hath not
placed on thee, 0 king, any regard, nor on
the interdict wMch thou hast signed, and
three times in a day seeketh his petition.'
11 Then the king, when he hath heard the
matter, is greatly displeased at himself,
and on Daniel hath set his heart to deliver.
him; and tUl the going up of the sun he
arranged to deliver him. "Then these
men have assembled near the king, and say
to the king, ' Know, 0 king, that the law of
Media and Persia is ; That no interdict or
statute wMch the king establisheth is to
be changed.'
13 Then the king hath commanded, and
theyhave brought Daniel, and have cast
aim into a, den of lions. The king answer
eth and saith to Darnel, 'Thy God, whom
thou servest continually, Himself will de
liver thee/ i7And a stone hath been
brought and placed at the mouth of the
den; and the ktog hath sealed it with his
signet* and with the signet of Ms great
men, that the purpose be not changed con
cerning Darnel.
i8 Then hath the king gone to his palace,
and hath passed the night fasting: and Da-
havau have not been brought up before
him, and Ms sleep hath fled/rom off him.
"Then the ktog riseth in, the early morn
ing, at the light, and in haste to the den of
lions he hath gone. 20 And at his coming
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DanieVs vision

VI. 21.— DANIEL.— TH. 23.

of the four' beasts.

neftr to the den, to Daniel, with a grieved
voice, he crieth. The ktog answereth. 'and
saith to Daniel, ' 0 Daniel, Servant of the
living GOd — thy God 'whom thou servest
cohtitiUally— is He' ableto deriver thee from
the lions V ¦-
¦ ¦ S1 Then hath Daniel spoken with the king:
' © king; for ages live: ' amy God hath sent
His messenger, and shut the lions' mouths,
and they have not injured-me : because be
fore Him purity hath been found in me;
and also before thee, O king, injury I have
not done.' 23Then was the king very glad
for him, and haith commanded Daniel to be
taken up out of the. den; and Daniel hath
been taken up out of the den, and np,;in-
jury hath been found in him, because he
hath believed in his God. 2* And, the king
hath commanded, and they have brought
those men who had accused Daniel, and
Into the den of lions theyhave cast them,
they, their children, and their wives ; and
they have not come to the lpwer part of the
den till the lions- have power over them,'
and all their bones have 'broken small.
25 Then hath Darius the king-, written to
all the peoples, nations, and languages, whp
dwell in all the land: 'Your peace be great!
23 From before me made is 'a decree; that hi
every dominion of my kingdom they 'trem
ble and fear before the God of Daniel, for
He is the living God, and abiding for ever,
and His kindgdom that which is not de
stroyed, and His dominion is- till the end.
27 A deliverer, and a rescuer, and1 a dper of
signs and; wonders in heaven and In earth is
He who hath dehvered Daniel from the paw
of the lions/ 2B And- this Daniel hath pros
pered to the reign of Darius, and in the
reign' of Cyrus the Persian. '
1 ' VII. i IN the first year of Belshazzar
king of Babylon, Daniel hath seen a dream ,
and the visions of his head On Ms bed: then
hath he written the dream; the chief of the
things he hath told/ 2 Answer doth Daniel
and say, ' I was ' seeing in my vision by
night, andlo, the four winds of heaven are
coming forth to the Great Sea. s And four
great beasts are coming up from the sea,
diverse one from- another. jThe first is
like a lion, ahd it hath an eagle's wings. I
Iras' seeing till that its wings have been
plucked, and it hath been, lifted up from
the:earth, and oh feet as a man hath been
caused to stand, and the heart of man is
given tp it. ' 5 And lo, another1 beast, a se
cond, like to a bear, and to the sameautho-
rity it hath been raised, and three ribs are
In its mouth, betweeen its teeth : and
thus they say to it; Rise, consume much
flesh. .. !'
c ' After tMs I was seeing, and lo, another
Uke a leopard, and it hath fpur wings of a
fowl on its back; and four heads hath the
beast; and dominipn is given to it.
7 'After this I was seeing to the visions of
the night; and lo, a fourth beast, terrible
and fearful, and exceedingly strong; and it
hath iron teeth, very great: it hath con
sumed, yea, it breaketh small, and the rem
nant with its feet it hath trampled; and it

is diverse from all the beasts which are be
fore It;1 and it hath ten horns.
8 'I was considering concerning the horns,
and lo, another horn, a little one, hath come
up between them, and three of tlie first
horns have been eradicated from before1 it:
and lo, eyes as the eyes of man are to this
bora, and a mouth speaking great things,
9 'I Was seeing tUl, that the thrones have
been thrown down, and the' Ancient of
Days, is seated, His garment as' snow is
white, and the hair of His head as pure
wool. His throrie flames of flre, its wheels
burning fire. 10 A flood of flre is proceeding
and coming out from before Him; a thou
sand thousands serve Him, and a myriad of
myriads before Etini' rise up: the Judge is
seated, and the- books have-beeu'opened.
n ' I was seeing: .t;hen because pf the voice
of the great words' wnich the hornis speak
ing, I was seeing till that the beast is slain,
and his body' hath been' destroyed, and
given to the burning fire. ' "Ahd the rest
of the beasts have caused their dominion to-
pass away, and a prolongation to life i&
given to them, during a season and a time.
13 ' I waft seeing in the visions of the night,
and 16, with the clouds of heaVeq as a son
of man was one coming, and unto the An-
cient'of Days he hath come, and before
Him they have brought Mm near.' "And
tp him is given dominion, and glory, and a
kingdom, tahd all peoples, nations, and lan
guages dp serve him: his dominion is an
everias,ting . dominion, whicli passeth not
away, and his "kingdom that which is net
destroyed. /
15 'pierced1 hath been my spirit (I, Daniel)
to the midstof the sheath, and the, visions.
of my head trouble me.1' 16I have drawn
near unto one of those standing, and the
certainty. I. seek from Mm of all this. And
hehath-'tbld to me, yea, tfcie interpretation-
oi the things he causeth me tp'kndw:—
17 ' These great beasts, which are four, are
four kings; they rise up from' the earth;
is and take the kingdom do the saints of the-
Most High; arid they strengthen the king
dom for ever, even for ever and ever.
19 ' Then I wished'for certainty concerning
the fourth' beast, which was diverse from
them all, fearful exceedingly; its teeth of
iron, and its nails of brass; it hath devour
ed, it breaketh small, and the remnant
with its feet it hath trampled. ** And con
cerning the ten horns wliich are in its
head, and of the. other which, came up, and-.
before Which three have f aUen, even of that
horn which hath eyes, and a niputh speak
ing great, things, and whose appearance is-
great above its companions:
*i ' I Was beholding, and this horn is mak
ing war with the saints, and hath prevaUed
over, them; ^till.the Ancient of Days-
hath come, and judgment is given to the
saints of the Most High, and the time'hath
come, and the saints have strengthened
the kingdom.
25 'thus he said: The fourth beast is the
fourth kingdom on the earth, which is di
verse frbm aU kingdoms, and it consumeth'

DanieCs vision of the

VII. 24.— DANIEL.— IX. 2.

ram and of the he-goal.

the whole earth, and treadeth it down, and
breaketh it small. 24Aud the ten horns
out of tMs kingdom are ten kings; they
rise, and another riseth after them, arid it
is diverse from the former, arid tto-ee kings
it humbleth. ^ And words as an adversary
of the Most High it speaketh, and the
saints of the Most High it weareth out,
and hopeth to change seasons and laws:
and they are .given into its hand, during a
time, and times, and a division of a tripe.
26 'And the Judge is'seated, and its dominion
they cause to pass away, to cut off, and to
destroy— to the end. ^And the kingdom,
and the dominion, even the greatness of
'the kingdom under the whole heavens, is
given to the people, the saints of the Most
High: His kingdom is an everlasting king
dom, and aU dominions serve and obey Him.
23 'Hitherto is the end of the matter. I
Daniel, greatly do my thoughts trouble me,
and my countenance is changed on me, and
the Matter in toy heart I have kept.
" ' VIII. i ' IN the third year of the reign of
TJelshazzar the king, a! vision hath ap
peared unto me, (I Daniel,) after that
wMch had appeared unto me at the begin
ning, 2 And I see to a vision; and it cometh
to pass, in my seeing, and I am in Shushan
the palace, wMch is to the province of Elam;
and I see in a vision, and I have been by
the stream TJlai. s And I lift up mine eyes,
and look,' arid lo, a certain ram standing
before the stream, and it hath two horns,
and the two horns are high: and the one is
higher than the other, and the high one
cometh up last. 4I have seen the ram
pushing westward, and northward, and
southward, and no living creatures stand
before it; and there is none delivering out
of its hand: and it hath done according to
its will, and hath exerted itself.
- 3 ' And I have been considering, and lo, a
young he-goat coming from the west, over
the face, of the whole earth, whom none
tducheth in the earth : as to the young he-
goat, a conspicuous horn is rietween its
eyes. 6 And it cometh in unto the ram pos
sessing two horns,' which I had seen stand1
ing before the stream,' and runneth toward
it in the fury of its power. 7And I have
seen it coming near the ram, and it becom
eth embittered at it, and smiteth the ram,
and sMvereth its two horns; and there hath
been no power to the ram to stand' before
it, and it casteth it to the earth, and tram-
pleth it down: and there hath been no de
liverer to the ram from its power.
8 'And the young he-goat hath done very
great things: and when it is strong, broken
hath been the great horn; and come up
doth a vision of four in its place, at the
.four winds of heaven. °And from the one
of them come out hath a little horn, and it
maketh itself very great towards the south,
and towards the east, and towards the
beauteous land. i°Yea, it maketh itself
great— puto the host of heaven, and caus
eth to fall to the earth some of the host,
and of the stars, and trampleth them down.
" And unto the Prince of the host it maketh

itself great, arid by it taken away hath been
the daily sacrifice, and thrown down the
base of His sanctuary. 12 And the- host is
given np, with the daily sacrifice, through
transgression, and it throweth down truth
to the earth, and' it worked, and prospered.
is 'And I hear a certain holy one speak
ing, arid a certain holy one saith to the
wonderful numberer who is speaking: Till
when is the vision of the daily sacrifice, and
of the transgression, an astonishment, of
making both sanctuary and host a treading
down ? "And he saith unto me, Till even
ing — morning two thousand and three hun
dred; then justified is the holy place.
15'And it coineth to pass in my seeing
(I, Darnel,) the vision, that I require under
standing, and 16, standing over-against me
is as the appearance of a'mighfy one. l6And
I hear a voice of man between the banks of
TJlai, and he calleth and saith: Gabriel,
cause this one to understand the ' appear
ance; 17 And he corheth in near my station,
and at his coming in I have been afraid,
and I fall on toy face: and he saith unto
me: Understand, • son of man; for at the
time of the eud is the vision. 18And in his
speaking with me, I have been in a trance
on my face, on the earth : and he striketh
at me, arid causeth me to stand on my
station, "arid saith: Lo, I— I cause thee
to know that wMch is to the latter end ol
the indignation: for, at the appointed time
is the end:- ;
1 20 < The ram which thou hast seen, possess
ing two horns, are the kings of Media and'
Persia, 21 And the young he-goat, the hairy
one, is* the king of Javan: and the great
horn which is between its 'eyes is the first
king. 23 And that being broken, stand up
do four in its place: four kingdoms from
the nation stand up, but not in its power.
23 ' And to the latter end of their kingdom,
about the perfecting of the transgressors,
stand up doth a king, fierce of face, and
understanding hidden things. 24 And his
power hath been mighty, but riot by his own
power: and wonderful things he destroy
eth, and hath prospered, and wrought, and
destroyed mighty ones, even the people of
the Holy Ones. <•
25«And by his understandtog he hath also
caused deceit to. prosper in his hand ; and
iu his heart he makethhimself great,. and
by ease he destroyeth many: and- against
the Prince of princes he standeth up— and
without hand he is broken. 2U And the ap
pearance of the evening and of the morn
ing, which is told, is true : and thou, hide
thou the vision; fori* is after many days.'
^And I, Daniel, have been, yea, I became
sick for days: but I rise, and do the king's
work, and am astonished at the appearance,
but none understandeth.
IX. »IN the first year of Darius, son of
Ahasuerus, of the seed of the Medes, who.
hath been made king over the kingdom of
the Chaldeans; 2in the first year of his
reign, I, Daniel, have understood by books
the number of the years, (because the word
of the Lord hath been unto Jeremiah the
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DanieV s confession andprayer. ix. 3.— DANIEL. — X. 6.

Of the coming of Messiah.

prophet,) concerning the fulfilling of the
wastes of Jerusalem— seventy years. 3And
I set my face unto the Lord God, to seek by
prayer and supplications, with fasting, and
sackcloth, and ashes.
4 ' And I pray to the Lord my God, and
confess, and say: I beseech Thee, O Lord
God, the great and fearful, keeping cove
nant and kindness to those who love Him,
and to those keeping His commands : 5 we
have .sinned, and done perversely, and done
wickedly, and rebelled, turning aside from
Thy commands, and from Thy judgments:
* and we have not hearkened unto Thy ser
vants, the prophets, who have spoken in
Thy name unto our kings, our princes, and
ourfathers,andto all the people of the land.
7 ' To Thee, O Lord, is righteousness, and
to us shame of face, as at this day; to the
men of Judah, and to the inhabitants of
Jerusalem, and to all Israel, who are near,
and who are far off, in aU the lands whither
Thou hast driven them, for their trespass
which they have trespassed against Thee.
8 0 Lord, to us is shame of face, to our
kings, to our princes, and to our fathers,
because we have sinned agatost Thee.
9 ' To the Lord our God are mercies, and
forgivenesses, for we have rebelled against
Him, i° and have not hearkened to the voice
of the Lord our God, to walk in His laws,
which He hath set before us by the hand of
His servants the prophets, n And all Israel
have transgressed Thy law, turning aside so
as not tp hearken to Thy voice; and poured
on us is the execration, and the oath, that
is written in the law of Moses,, the servant
of God, for we have sinned against Him.
i2 ' And He conflrmeth His words which He
hath spoken against us, and against our
judges who have judged us, bringing to
upon us great evil: for it hath not been
done under the whole heavens as it hath
been done in Jerusalem. ia As it is written
in the law of Moses: AU this evil hath come
upon us : and we have not appeased the
face of the Lord our God, turning back
from our iniquities, and acting wisely
through Thy truth. i4And the Lord wateh-
eth for the evil, and bringeth it in upon us:
for righteous is the Lord our God concern
ing all His works that He hath done: and
we have not hearkened to His voice. 15 And
now, 0 Lord our God, who hast brought out
Thy people from the land of Egypt by a
strong hand, and dost make for Thyself a
name as at this day, we have sinned, we
have done wickedly.
i6 ' 0 Lord, according to all Thy righteous
ness, let turn back, I pray Thee, TMne
anger and Thy fury from Thy city Jerusa
lem, Thy holy mount: for by our sins, and
by the iniquities of our fathers, Jerusalem
and Thy people are for a reproach to all
our neighbours. "And now, hearken, 0
our God, unto the prayer of Thy servant,
and unto his supplications, and cause Thy
face to shine on Thy sanctuary, which is de
solate, for the Lord's sake.
18 'Incline, 0 my God. Thine ear, and
hear; open Thine eyes, and see our desola-
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tions, and the city on which Thy name is
called; fer not for our righteousness are we
causing our supplications to fall before
Thee, but for Thine own mercies which are
many. 19 0 Lord, hear; O Lord, forgive; 0
Lord, attend and do; delay not, for Thine
own sake, 0 my God: for Thy name is called
on Thy city, and on Thy people/
20 And whUe I am speaking, and praying,
and confessing my sto, and the sm of my
people Israel, and causing my supplication
to fall before the LORD my God, for the
holy mount of my God, 2I yea, while I am
speaking in prayer, even that one Gabriel,
whom I had seen in vision at the beginning,
being caused to fly swiftly, cometh, unto
me at the time of the (evening offering.
22 And he giveth understandtog, and
speaketh with me, and saith: ' O Daniel,
now have I come out to cause thee to con
sider understanding wisely. 23 At the be
griming of thy supplications hath the word
come forth, and I have come to declare it,
for thou art greatly desired ; and under
stand thou concerning the matter, and
consider concerning the appearance:
24 'Seventy weeks are determined for thy
people, and for thy holy city, tp shut up the
transgression, and to seal up sins, and to
cover iniquity, and to bring in an everlast
ing righteousness, and to seal up vision,
and prophet, and to anoint the holy of
holies. 2s And thou shalt know, and con
sider wisely: from the going out of the word
to restore and to build Jerusalem tiU Mes
siah the Leader is seven weeks, and sixty
and two weeks: the broad place hath been
built again, and the rampart, even in the
distress of the times. 26 And after the sixty
and two weeks, cut off is Messiah: and the
city and the holy place are not his; the
Leader who cometh destroyeth the people;
and its end is with a flood, and till the end
is war, determined are desolations. 27 And
he hath strengthened a covenant with many
one week, and in the midst of the week
he causeth sacrifice and offering . to cease,
and by the wing of abominations he maketh
desolate, even tiU the consummation, and
that wMch is determined is poured on the
desolate one/
X. iIN the third year of Cyras king of
Persia, a thing is revealed to Daniel, whose
name is called Belteshazzar, and the thing
is true, and the warfare is great: and he
hath understood the thing, and hath under
standing about the appearance.
2 ' In those days, I, Daniel, have been
mourning three weeks of days; 3 desirable
bread I have not eaten, and flesh or wine
hath not come unto my mouth; and I have
not anointed myself at all, tUl the comple
tion of three weeks of days.
4 ' And in the twenty and fourth day of
the flrst month, I have been by the side
of the great river, which is Hiddekel: 5and
I lift up mine eyes, and look, and lo, a
certain one clothed in linen, and his loina
girt with pure gold of Uphaz: 6and his body
as a beryl, and his face as the appearance
of lightning, and his eyes as lamps of fire.

Vision near the river Hiddekel.

a. 7.— DANIEL. — XI. 16. Daniel alarmed and comforted.

and his arms and his feet as the aspect of
bright brass, and the voice of Ms words as
4he voice of a multitude.
7 * And I have seen (I, Daniel, by myself)
the appearance: the men who have been
with me have not seen the appearance; but
a great trembling hath faUen on them, and
they flee to be hidden. «And I have been
left by myself, and I see this great appear
ance, and there hath been no power left in
me, and my honour hath been turned in
jne to corruption, yea, I have not retained
power. 9 ' And I hear the voice of his words: and
when I hear the voice of his words, then I
have been in a trance on my face, and my
face is to the earth. "And lo, a hand
hath come agatost me, and shaketh me on
my knees, and the palms of my hands.
n ' And he saith unto me : Daniel, man
greatly desired, attend to the words which
I am speaking unto thee, and stand on thy
station, for now have I been sent unto thee.
'And when he speaketh with me this word,
I have stood trembUng. "And he saith
unto me : Fear not, Daniel, for from the
first day that thou didst give thy heart to
understand, and to humble thyself before
thy God, thy words have been heard, and I
.have come because of thy words.
13 'And the prince of the kingdom of Per-
jsia is standing over-against me twenty-one
¦days, and lo, Michael, first of the chief
princes, hath come in to help me ; and I
have remained there near the kings of Per
sia. , "And I have come to cause thee to
understand that which doth happen to thy
people in the latter end of the days, for
yet the vision is after days.
is ' And when he speaketh with me about
these things,, I have set my face toward the
earth, and have been sUent. "And lo, as
the manner of the children of men, he strik-
eth against my lips, and I open my mouth,
and speak, and say unto him who is stand-
tog over-against me : My lord, by the ap
pearance . my pangs have been turned
against me, and I have retained no power.
J7And how is the servant of this my lord
able to speak with this ray lord ? as for me,
henceforth, there rematoeth to me no
power, yea, breath hath npt been left in me.
19 ' And he continueth, and striketh at me,
as the appearance of a man, and strength
eneth me, "and saith: Fear not, 0 man
greatly desired; peace to thee; be strong,
yea, be strong. And when he speaketh
with me, I have strengthened myself, and I
say, Let my lord speak; for thou hast
strengthened me. ^And he saith, Hast
thou known why I have come unto thee 1
-even now I turn back to fight with the
prince of Persia; yea, I am going out, and
lo, the prince of Javan cometh. 21 But
I declare to thee that which is noted down
in the 'Writtog of Truth: and there is no
one strengthening himself with me, con
cerning these, except Michael your prince.
XI. 1 'AND I, to the first year of Darius the
Mede, my standing is for a strengthener,
-and for a stronghold to Mm. 2And, now,

truth I declare to thee : Lo, yet three
kings are.standing for Persia; and' the fourth
becometh far richer than all: ami accord-
to his strength by his riches he stirreth up
the whole of the kingdom of Javan. 3 And
a mighty king hath stood, and ruled a great
dominion, and hath done according to his
will. 4 And according to his standing is
his kingdom broken, and divided to the
four winds of the heavens; and not tp his
posterity, nor according, to his dominion
which he hath ruled: for. his kingdom is
plucked up — even for others beside these.
5 ' And a king of the south (even of his
princes) becometh strong, and prevaUeth
agatost him, and hath ruled : a great do
minion is his dominion.
6 'And at the end of years they join them
selves together; and a daughter of the king
of the south cometh in unto the king of the
north to do upright things: and she retain-
eth not the power of the arm; and he stand
eth not, nor his power: and she is given up,
she, and those who bring her in, and her
chUd, and he who strengtheneth her in
these times,.
7 ' And one, hath stood up from a branch
of her roots, in Ms station, and he cometh
unto the bulwark, yea, he cometh into a
stronghold of the king of the south, and
hath wrought against them, and done
migMily. B And even their gods, with their
princes, with their desirable vessels of
silver and gold, into captivity he bringeth
into Egypt: and he standeth more years
than the king of the north. ,
9 ' And the king of the south cometh unto
the kingdom, and he turneth back, unto his
own land. ¦ i0And his sons stir themselves
up, and have gathered a multitude of great
forces; and he certainly cometh in, and
hath overflowed, and hath passed through;
and he turneth back, and they stir them
selves up unto his stronghold, n And the
ktog of the south , becometh embittered,
and hath gone out and hath fought with him,
with the king of thehorth, and hath caused
a great multitude to stand; and the multi
tude hath been given into his hand, 12 and
he hath carried away the multitude; his
heart; is Mgh, and he hath caused myriads
to fall, but he becometh not strong.
i* 'And the king of the north hath turned
back, and hath caused a multitude greater
than the first to stand, and at the end of
the times a second time he certainly com
eth in with a great force, and with much
substance. i4And in those times many
stand up against the king of the south: and
the children of the destroyers of thy peo
ple lift themselves up to establish the vision
—and they have stumbled.
is 'And the ktog of the north cometh in,
and poureth out a mount, and hath cap
tured the fenced cities; and the aims of
the south stand not, nor the people of his
choice, yea, there is no power to stand.
16 And he who cometh unto him doth ac
cording to his will, and there is none stand
ing before Mm; and he standeth in the de
sirable land, and it is wholly in his hand.
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The reign of Antiochiis.

xi. 17. ^-DANIEL.— xil. 5. The invasion of the Romans,

n And he setteth his face to go to with the
strength of Ms Whole kingdom, and the up
right with him; and he hath wrought, aud
the daughter of women he giveth to him, tu
corrupt her: but she standeth not, nor is
for him.
is ' And he turneth back his face to the
isles, and hath captured many; but a prince
hath Paused his reproach of himself to cease;
Without Ms reproach he turneth it back to
him: wAnd he turneth backhisface to the
Strongholds of Ms-land, arid hath stumbled
and fallen, and is not found.
20 ' And stood up on his station hath one
causing an exactor to pass over the honour
of the lungdom: and in a few days he is de
stroyed, but not in anger, nor in battle.
21 (And on his station hath a despicable one
stood up, and th ey have not given unto him
the honour of the kingdom : and he hath
come in quietly, and hath strengthened the
kingdom by flatteries.' 22 And the arms of
the flood are overflowed from before him,
and are broken; yea, also the leader of the
covenant. ^ And after they have joined
themselves unto him,, he wprketh deceit,
and hath increased, and been strong by a
few of the nation. 24 Peaceably even into
the fertile places of the province he cometh,
and hath done that which his fathers did
not, nor his fathers' fathers; ,prey, and spoil,
and substance, to them he scattereth; and
against fenced places he deviseth Ms de
vices, even for a time. -
23 * And he stirreth up his power ahd his
heart against the king of the south with a
great force; and the king of the south stir
reth himself up to battle with a very great
and mighty force, but standeth not, for
they devise devices against him ; 26 and
those who eat his portion of food destroy
him,' and. his force overfloweth ; and fallen
have many wounded.
27 'And both of the kings' hearts are to do
evil, and at the same table they speak lies,
and it prospereth not, for yet the end is at
the time appointed. ' 25 And he turneth
back to Ms own land with great substance,
and his heart is against the holy covenant;
and he hath wrought, and turned back to
his own land. 29 At the appointed time he
turneth back.and cometh agatost the south:
and it is not as the former, or as the latter.
30 'And ships Qf Chittlm have come in
against him; arid he hath been pained, and
hath turned back, and hath been insolent
towards the holy covenant, and hath
wrought, andturned back, and he under
standeth concerning those who forsake the
holy covenant. ai And strong ones out of
him stand up, and have polluted the sanc
tuary, the, stronghold, and have turned
aside the continual sacrifice, and appointed
the desolating abomination. & And those
whp act wickedly agamst the covenant, he
deflleth by flatteries: but the people who
know their God are strong, and have
wrought. 83 And the teachers of the peo
ple give understanding to many : and they
have stumbled by the sword, and by flame,
by captivity, and by spoil— dava. ^And
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in their stumbling, theyare helped— a little
help': and joined to them have been many
with flatteries. 35 And some of the teachers
stumble for refining by them, and for puri
fying, and for making white — tUl the' end
of the time : for it is yet for a time appointed;
36 ' And the king hath done according to
his will, and exalteth himself, and magni
fieth himself against every god- and agatost
the God of gods he: speaketh wonderful
things, and hath prospered till the indigna
tion hath been completed; for that which
is determined hath been done. 87 And Unto
the God of his fathers he attendeth not,
nor to the desire of women; yea, to any god
he attende.th not, for against all he magni
fieth himself. & Yet to the god of strong
holds, on his station, he giveth honour;
yea, to a god whom his fathers knew not
he givethhonour with gold, and with silver,
and with precious'stones, and^with desirable1
things. 39 And he hath dealt in the fort
resses of the strongholds with a strange
god whom he hath acknowledged: he muh
tiplieth honour, and hath caused them to
rule over many, and the ground he appor-
tioneth at a price.
40 'And at the time of the end, push him
self forward with him doth the king of the
south, and storm against Mm doth, the king
of the north, with chariot and with horse
men, and with many ships; and he hath
come into the lands, and hath overflowed
and passed Over, 41arid hath, comb info the
desirable land, andmany stumble; butthese
escape from his hand: Edom, and Moab,
and the chief of the Children of Ammon. '
42 ( And he sendeth' out his handupon the
lands, and the land of Egypt is not for an
escape; 43and he hath ruled over treasures
of gold and of silver, arid over all the de
sirable things of Egypt, and Lubim arid
Cushim 'are at his steps. '
44 * And reports trouble Mm out of the east
and out of the north: andhehath gone out
in great fury to destroy, and to devote many
to destruction. *$ And he plan teth . the
tents of his palace between the seas and
the holy desirable mountain: and he cometh
unto Ms end, and he hath no helper.
. XII. 1 ' AND at that time stand up doth
Michael the great prince, who standeth up
for the chUdren of thy people, and there
hath been a time of distress, such as hath
not been since there hath been a natiohtill
that time; and at that time thy^, people
escape, every one who is found written in
the book.
2* And the multitude of thpse who sleep
in the dust of .the ground awake, some to
life everlasting, and some to, reproaches —
to everlasting abhorrence. 3 And those who
teach shine as the brightness of the ex
panse, and those who justify the multitude
as stars for ever and ever. 4And thou, 0
Daniel, hide the things, and seal the book
till the time of the end: many shall go to
and fro, and knowledge shall be. multiplied/
5 And I have looked, I, Daniel, and lo, two
others are standing, one here at the edge of
the flood, and one there at the edge of the

IsraeVs backslidmgs.

xn. 6.— HOSEA.— a. 13.

God's indignation. .>

flood. 6And he saith to the one clothed
to linen, who is upon the waters of the
flood, 'Till when is the end Of theHe won
ders?' 7 And I hear the one olothed to linen, who
is upon the waters of the flood, and he
Ufteth up his right hand and his left unto
the heavens, and sweareth by Him who
Uveth for ever, that 'After a time, times,
and a half, and at the completion of the
scattering of the power of the holy people,
all these are finished.'' 3 And I have heard,
and understand not, and I say, ' O my lord,
what is the latter end of these ?'
9 And He saith, 'GO, Daniel; for Mdden

and sealed are the things till the time of
the end. "Purify themselves, yea, make '
themselves white/ yea, refined are many:
and the wicked have done wickedly,! and
none -of- the .wicked understand; butthose!
jwho act wisely understand. "And* from
the time of the turning aside of the per
petual sacrifice, and to the giving out pf the
desolating abomination, are, days a thou
sand, two hundred, andi ninety. :2 0 the
blessedness of him who waiteth. earnestly,
and cometh to the , days,, a thousand, three
hundred, thirty and flvej. iaAndthou, go
on to the end; then dost thouuresfc, and
stand in thy lot at the end of the days.'

HOSEA.

CHAP. I. iTHE word of the Lord which
hath been unto Hosea son of Eeeri, in the
days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, Hezekiah,
kings of Judah, and in the days of Jero-
boam son of Joash, king of Israel:
4THE BEGINNING OF THE LORD'S SPEAKING
BY HOSEA. i
And the LORD saith unto Hoseaj /Go,
take to thee a woman of whoredoms, and
children of whoredoms, for utterly go. a-
whoring dotri the land fromafter the Lord/
3 Arid he goeth and taketh Gomer daugh
ter of Diblaim, and : she conceiveth and
beareth to Mm a son. 4 And the Lord saith
unto him,. 'CaU his1 name Jezreel, for yet a
little, and I have charged the blood of Jez
reel agatost the house of Jehu, and, have
caused ,to cease the kingdom of the house
of Israel. «And it hath come to pass in
that, day that I have broken the how of Is
rael in the valley of Jezreel.'
6 And she conceiveth again, and beareth
a daughter, and He saith to him, ' Call her
name Lo-Kuhamah, for I continue no more
to pity the. house of , Israel, for I do utterly
take them away. 7 And the house, of Judah
I pity, arid have saved them by the Lord
their God, and save them not by bow, or by
sword, by battle, by horses, or by horse
men/ 8 And.sheweaneth Lo-Euhamah, and con
ceiyeth, arid beareth a son. 9 And He saith,
' Call his name Lo-Amnriy for ye are not My
people, and I am ,not for you. ' 10 Yet the
number of the Children of Israel hath been
as the sand of the sea, which is not mea
sured or "numbered, and it hath come to
pass in the place where it is said to them,
Ye are not My people, it, is said to them,
CMldren of the, Living God. "And ga-
theredhave been the Children of Judah and
the Children of Israel together; and they
have appointed for themselves one head,
and have gone up from the land, for great
is the day of Jezreel/ ' ,
IL i 'SAY ye to your brethren, Amnri, and
to your sisters, Uuhamah.
2 Plead with your mother, plead,
<For she is not My wife,

And I am not her husband, ) ..,,,: [her,
That she turn her whorpdoms from: before
An.d her adulteries from between her
3 Lest I strip her naked, , [breasts,
And have, set her up as, in the day of her
And mode her as a wilderness. [birth,
And have set her as a dry land,
And have put her.tp death with thirst,
4 And her children I pity hot, '
For children of whoredoms are they:
5 For gone a-whoring hath their mother,
Acted shamefuUy, hath .their conceiver,
For she hath said, I go after my lovers,
"Who give ray bread, and niy water,
My wool, my flax, mine oil> ahd my drink/
c Therefore, to,, I hedge up thy. way with
And have made a' wall, [thorns,
And her paths she findeth riot,
7 And she hath pursued her lovers,
And overtaketh them not,
And she sought them, arid findeth not.
And she hath said:
I go, and turn back to my first husband,
For better. to me then than new.
8 And she knew notthatj I had given to her,
The corn, and the new wine, and the oil;
, Silver also I multiplied to her,
And the gold they, prepared for Baal.
9 Therefore I turn back, /
And have taken My corn in its season,
And My new wine in its appointed time,
And have taken away My wool,
And My flax, covering her nakedness.
i° And now, I reveal her dishonour
Before the eyes of her lovers,
, And none deUvereth her out of My hand.
n And I have caused all her joy to cease,
Her festival, her hew moon, her sabbath,
Even all her. appointed times, [tree,
12 And made desolate her vine and her fig-
Of whicli she said, A gift they are to me,
Which my lovers gave to me.
And I have made them become a forest;
And consumed them hath the beast of the
field. [of the Baalim,
13 And I have charged against her the days
To whom she maketh perfume^'
And putteth on her ring and her ornament,
And gpeth after her lovers,
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God's controversy with Israel. n. 14.— HOSEA.— V. 1.

Wickedness of the people*

And Me forgat, aflirmeth the Lord.
» Therefore, lo, I am enticing her,
And have caused her to go to the wilder-
And have spoken to her heart. [ness,
15 And given to her her vineyards from
thence,
And the valley of Achor for an opening of
And she hath responded there [hope,
Ab in the days of her youth,
And as in the day of her coming up out
of the land of Egypt.
J6 And it hath come to pass, in that day,
Affirmeth the Lord,
Thou callest Me, My husband,
And callest Me not any more My lord.
17 And I have turned aside the names of the
lords from her mouth,
And they are not remembered any more
by their name.
13 And I have made for them a covenant on
With the beast of the field, [that day,
And with the fowl of the heavens,
And the creeping thing of the ground:
And bow, and sword, and war
I break from off the land; [fldently.
And have caused them to lie down con-
i° And have betrothed thee to Me for ever,
And have betrothed thee to Me in right-
eo usness, [mercies.
And in judgment, and kindness, and
20 And betrothed thee to Me in faithfulness,
And thou hast known the Lord.
21 And it hath come to pass in that day,
I answer, aflirmeth the Lord,
I answer the heavens,
And they answer the earth.
22 And the earth answereth the corn,
And the new wine, and the oil;
And they answer Jezreel.
23 And I have sowed her for Myself in the
And have pitied Lo-Ruhamah, [land,
And have said to Lo-Ammi:
My people thou ; and it saith, My God !
III. i AND the LORD saith unto me: ' Again,
go, love a woman, loved of a friend,
and an adulteress, like the loved of the
Lord, the Children of Israel, though they
turn unto other gods, and are lovers of
grape cakes/ 2 And I buy her to myself for
fifteen silverlings, and a homer and a letech
of barley; 8 and I say unto her: 'Many days
shalt thou remain for Me; thou shalt not go
a-whoring, nor become any one's; and I also
am for thee.' 4For many days remain do
the Children of Israel without a king, and
without a prince, and without a sacrifice,
and without a standing-pillar, and without
an ephod or teraphim. 5 Afterwards turned
back have the Children of Israel, and sought
the Lord their Gpd, and David their king,
and have hastened unto the Lord, and unto
His goodness in the latter end of the days.
IV. iHEAR the word of the LORD,
O ChUdren of Israel,
For a strife hath the Lord
With the inhabitants of the land,
For there is no truth, nor kindness,
Nor knowledge of God, in the land:
2 Swearing, arid lying, and murdering,
And stealing, and committing adultery,
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And blood against blood hath touched.
3 Therefore mourn doth the land,
And weak is every dweller in it;
With the beast of the field,
And with the fowl of the heavens.
And even with the. fishes of the sea
They are removed.
4 Only, let no one strive, nor reprove a mam
And thy people are as those
Who strive with a priest.
s And thou hast stumbled in the day,
And stumbled hath even a prophet
With thee to the night,
And I have cut off thy mother.
6 Cut off have been My people
For lack of knowledge:
Because thou knowledge hast rejected,
I also reject thee from being My priest :
And thou forgettest the law of thy God,
I forget thy children, even I,
7 According to their abundance
So have they sinned before Me:
Their honour toto shame I change.
8 The sin of My people they eat.
And unto their iniquity lift up their soul.
9 And it hath come to pass,
Like people, Uke priest:
And I have charged against it its ways,
And its habitual doings I return to it.
i° And they have eaten, and are not satisfied:
Have gone a-whoring, and increase not:
For they have left off taking heed to the
n Whoredom, and wine, [LORD.
And new wine take the heart.
i2 My people ask at its staff,
And its rod declareth to it:
For a spirit of whoredoms hath caused to
And they go a-whoring [err,
From under their God.
13 On the tops of mountains they sacrifice,
'j And on the hills they make perfume,
Under oak, and poplar, and terebinth,
For good is its shade:
14 Therefore commit fornication
Do your daughters,
And your spouses commit adultery ;
I see not after your daughters
When they commit fornication,
Or after your spouses
When they commit adultery, [parated,
For they themselves with harlots are se-
And with whores they sacriflce:
A people which understandeth not kick-
is Though a harlot thou art, 0 Israel, [eth.
Let not Judah become guilty;
And come not ye into Gilgal,
Nor go ye up to Beth-Aven,
Nor swear ye, The LORD Uveth.
ifl For as a refractory heifer
Israel hath turned aside:
Now doth the Lord feed them
As a lamb in a large place.
17 Joined to idols is Ephraim: let him alone.
18 Sour is their drink:
They have gone diligently a-whoring :
Her protectors loved shame thoroughly. '
19 Distressed her hath wind with its wings,
And they are ashamed of their sacrifices.
V. 1 HEAR this, O priests;
And attend, O house of Israel;
And, O house of the ktog, give ear;

Threatenings of judgment.

V. 2 —HOSEA.— VII. IS.

Crimes of the people.

For the judgment is for you;
For, a snare ye have been on Mizpah,
And a net spread out on Tabor.
2 And sinners to slaughter have gone deep,
And I am a fetter to them aU.
3 1 have known Ephraim,
And Israel hath not been hid from me:
For now— hast thou gone a-whoring, O
Defiled is Israel. [Ephraim,
4 They give not up their habitual doings;
To turn back unto their God: ¦ [midst,
For a spirit of whoredoms is in their
And the Lord they have not known.
s And humbled hath been
The exceUency of Israel to Ms face:
And Israel and Ephraim
Stumble by their iniquity:
Stumbled also hath Judah with them.
6 With their flock and with their herd,
They go to seek the Lord, and find not :
He hath withdrawn from them.
7 Against the Lord
They have dealt treacherously:
For strange children they have begotten:
Now consume them
Doth a month with their portions.
8 Blow ye a cornet to Gibeah,
A trumpet to Ramah:
Shout, O Beth-Aven,
After thee, 0 Benjamin.
9 Ephraim becometh a desolation
In a day of reproof:
Among the tribes of Israel
I have made known a sure thing.
10 The princes of Judah have been
As those who remove a border:
On them I pour out My wrath as water.
u Oppressed is Ephraim,
Broken in judgment:
When he pleased he went after the com-
12 And I am as a moth to EpMaim, [mand.
And as a rotten tMng >
To the house of Judah.
i8 And see doth Ephraim his sickness,
And Judah his wound,
And Ephraim goeth unto As3hur,
And sendeth unto a warlike king :
And he is unable to give healing to you,
Nor doth he remove from you a scar.
14 For I am as a Uon to Ephraim,
As a young Uon to the house of Judah:
I — I tear and go; I bear away,
And there is no deUverer.
15 1 go— I turn back unto My place,
Till they become desolate,
And have sought My face:
In their distress they seek Me speedily.
VI. i'COME,andweturnbacktotheLoRD,
For He hath torn, and He healeth us:
He smiteth, and He btodeth us up.
2 He reviveth us after two days:
On the third day He raiseth us up,
And we live before Him. [Lord:
3 And we know — we pursue to know the
As the dawn prepared is His going forth;
And He cometh -in as a shower to us,
As gathered rain, sprinkling the earth/
. * —What shall I do to thee, O Ephraim ?
' What shall I do to theey O Judah ?
{ Tour goodness is as a morning cloud,
And as dew rising early-1— going.

5 Therefore have I hewed by the prophets;
I have slain them by sayings of My mouth:
And My judgment as light goeth out.
6 For kindness I have desired, and nofi
And the knowledge of God [sacriflce;
Above biirnt-offerings.
7 They, as Adam, transgressed a covenant,
There theydealt treacherously against me.
B GUead is a city of workers of iniquity,
Slippery from blood. '
9 And as bands wait for a man,
A company of priests do murder,
The way to Shechem:
For wickedness they have done.
i° In the house of Israel
I have seen a horrible thing:
There is the whoredom of Ephraim,
Denied is Israel.
n Also, O Judah, appointed is a harvest for
In My turning back [thee,
To the captivity of My people:
VII. i WHEN I give hearing to Israel,
Then revealed is the iniquity of Ephraim,
And the wickedness of Samaria:
For they have wrought falsehood;
Even a thief cometh to; *• ^,
Stript off hath a troop in the street :
3 And they say not to their heart,
That all their evil I have remembered:
Now compassed them have their doings:
Before-My face" they have been.
3 With their wickedness
They make glad the king!
And with their lies the princes.
4 All of them are adulterers,'
Like a burning oven of a baker,
He ceaseth from stirring up
After kneading the dough, tiU its leaven-
5 The day of our king, [ing.
Princes have polluted themselves
With the poison of wine:
He hath drawn out his hand to scorners.
6 For they have drawn near,
As an oven is their heart:
In their lying in wait all the night
Sleep doth their baker;
At mormng, he burrieth as aflaming fire.
7 AU of them are warm as an oven,
And have devoured their judges:
All their kings have fallen:
There is none calUng on Me among them.
8 Ephraim! among the peoples
He mixeth himse'U:
Ephraim hath been a cake unturned.
9 Devoured have strangers his power,
And he hath not known;
Even old age hath sprinkled itself on trim ,
And he hath not known.
i° And humbled hath been
The excellency of Israel to his face;
And they have not turned back
Unto the Lord their God,
Nor have they sought Him for all this.
n Ephraim is as a simple dove without heart :
Egypt they have called on,
To Asshur they have gone.
i2 When they go I spread over them My net;
As the fowl of the heavens
I bring them down; [heard.
' I chastise them as their congregation hath
i8 Wo to them, for they wandered from Me:
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Denunciations of judgment, vn. 14. — HOSEA.— X. 1.

Iniquity abounding.

Destruction to:them,
For they have transgressed, against Me :
And I— I ransom them, l ,
And they have spoken lies against Me:
*4 And cried not unto toe with their heart,
But howl on their beds:
For corn and new wine <
They assemble themselves,
They turn aside against Me.
16 And I instructed— I strengthened their
Yet concerning Me they think evU. [arms,
16 They turn back — not to the Most High:
They have been as adeceitful bow: ,
Fall by the sword do their princes, >
By the insolence of their tongue:
This their derision in the land of Egypt.
VIII. * A TRUMPET to thy mouth:
As an eagle against the Lord's house,
Because they transgressed My covenant,
And against My law have rebelled.
2 To Me they cry, ' My God,
We, Israel, have known Thee.' •
3 Cast off good hath Israel:
An enemy pursueth hhn. >
4 They have made kings, but not by Me;
They have made princes,
But I have not known;. ,
Their silver and their gold
They have made to themselves idols,
So that they are cut off. p
s Cast off hath thy calf, 0 Samaria;
Burned hath Mine anger against them:
Till when are they incapable of purity?
6 For even it is of Israel: an artificer made
And it is not God : [it;
For the calf of Samaria is fragments.
7 For wind they sow,
And a hurricane they reap: [grain:
Stalk it hath none— a shoot not yielding
If so be it yield— strangers swaUow it up.
Israel hath been swallowed up:
Now have they been among the nations
As a vessel in which is no delight.
s For they — they have gone up to Asshur;
A wild ass alone by himself is Ephraim :
They have hired lovers.
i° And though they hire among the nations,
Now do I gather them, , ' _
And they are pained a little,
From the burden of a king of princes.
11 Because Ephraim multiplied altars to sin,
They have been to. Mm altars to sto.
42 1 write for him the. numerous things of
As a strange thing [My law,
They have been reckoned.
" The sacrifice of Mtoe offerings !
They sacriflce flesh, and eat ;
The Lord hath not accepted them :
Now He remembereth their iniquity,
And inspecteth their sin: ,
They— they turn, back to Egypt.
" And forget doth Israel Ms Maker,
And buildeth temples;
And Judah multiplied cities of defence:
And I have sent a flre into his cities,
And it hath consumed their palaces.
IX. ' REJOICE not, 0 Israel,
Be not joyful Uke the peoples;
For thou hast gone a-whoring from thy
Thou hast loved a gift [God;
Near all floors of com. ^
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2 Floor and wine-pressi delight them net,
And new wine faileth in her,- . ,
3 They abide not in the: land of the Lord;
And turned back hath Ephraim to Egypt,
And in Asshur an unclean thing they eat.
4 They pour not out wine to the Lord,
Norarethey sweet to Him:, ,
Their sacrifices areas bread of mourners
AU who eat it are unclean: [to them;
For their bread is tor themselves,.
- It cometh not into the house of the Loud.
5 What do ye at the day appointed ? . .
And at the day of the Lord's festival 2
6 For, lo, they have gone < i < , ' ,
Because of destruction: [them:
Egypt gathereth them, Memphis burieth
The desirable things of their sUver,
Nettles possess them:
The thorn is.in their tents,
7 Come have the days of inspection;
Come have the days of recompence;
Israel knoweth: a fool is the prophet,
Mad is the spiritual man, ,
For the abundance of thine iniquity,
And great is the hatred.
8 Look dpth Ephraim away from My God:
The prophet !*the snare of a fowler
Is over all his ways:
Hatred is in the house of his God.
9 They have gone deep — done corruptly,
As in the days of Gibeah :
He remembereth their iniquity,
, He inspecteth their sins.
i° As grapes in a wilderness I found Israel ;
As the first-fruit in a fig-tree, at its begin-
I have seen your fathers, [ning:
They — they have gone in to Baal-Peor,
And are separated to that shameful thing,
And become abominable like their love,
11 Ephraim is as a fowl;
Fly away doth their honour,
Without birth, and without womb,
And without conception.
i2 For though they nourish their children.
Yet I have made them chUdless, without
Surely also, wo to them, [man:
When I turn aside from them.
13 Ephraim ! when I look to the rock,
Is planted in comeliness:
And Ephraim hath to bring out
Unto the slayer his cMldren.
14 Give to them, LORD— what wilt Thou-give?
Give to them a miscarrying womb,
And dry breasts.
is All their wickedness is in Gilgal:
Surely there have I hated them:
Because of the wickedness of their doings,
Out of My house I drive them,
I continue not to love them :
All their princes are apostates. >
M Ephraim bath been smitten,
Their root hath dried up,
Fruit they yield not:
Yea, though they bring forth,
I have put to death the desired of their
17 Reject them doth my God, [womb.
Because they have not hearkened to Him:
And they are wanderers among nations.
X. 1 AN empty vine is Israel: ;
Fruit he maketh like to himself;
Acccrding to the abundance pf his fruit

The punishment qf Israel,

X. 2.— HOSEA.— xn. 8.

Divine goodness to Israel.

He hath multiplied for the altars;
According to the goodness of his land
They have made goodly standing piUars.
2 Their heart hath been divided; ;
Now they are guilty:
He breaketh down their altars,
He destroyeth their standing-pillars.
8 For now they say: *We have no king,
For we have not feared the Lord;
And the king— what doth he for us?'
* They have spoken words,
Swearing falsehood to making a covenant:
And flourished as a poisonous herb hath
On the furrows of a Held, [judgment,
* For the calves of Beth-Aven
Fear do the inhabitants of Samaria:
Surely mourned on account of it
Hath its people,
And its priests on account of it leap about,
Because of its honour,
For it hath removed from it.
« Even it to Asshur is carried,
An offering to a warlike king:
Shame Ephraim receiveth,
And ashamed is Israel of its own counsel.
7 Cut off is Samaria 1 its king is as a cMp
On the face of the waters.
* And destroyed have been
The high places of Aven, the sin of Israel:
Thorn and bramble go up on their altars;
And theyhave said to hUls, 'Cover us:'
And to heights, 'FaU on us.'
9 From the days of Gibeah
Thou hast sinned, 0 Israel- ,
There they have stood :
Not overtake them in Gibeah doth battle,
Because of the children of perverseness.
10 When I desire, then I bind them;
A nd gathered against them have peoples,
When they bind themselves
To their two iniquities.
11 And Ephraim is a trained heifer — loving
And I — I have passed over ' [to thresh;
On the goodness of its neck:
I cause one to ride Ephraim;
Plough doth Judah,
Harrow for him doth Jaccb.
32 Sow for yourselves in righteousness,
Reap according to loving-kindness:
TU1 for yourselves tUlage of knpwledge:
By seeking the Lord,
TiU He come and shew righteousness to
13 Ye have ploughed wickedness, [you.
Perversity ye have reaped;
Ye have eaten the fruit of lying:
For thon haBt trusted in thy way,
In the abundance of thy might.
u And rise doth a tumult among thypeople,
And aU thy fortresses are spoiled, .
As the spoihngbyShalmanof Beth-Arbel,
In the day of battle,
Mother against chUdren dashed in pieces.
18 Thus hath Bethel done to you,
Because of the evil of your wickedness:
In the dawn cut off utterly
Is the ktog of Israel.
XI. i BECAUSE Israel is a youth,
And because I love him,
Out of Egypt I have called for My Son.
2 They have called to them rightly,
They have gone from before them:
20

To lords they sacriflce,
And to graven images they make perfume.
And I have caused Ephraim to go on foot,
Taking them by their arms;
And they have not known <
That I have strengthened them.
4 With the cords of a man I draw them,
With thick cords of love:
- 1 am to them as the raiser up of a yoke
On their jaws,, .
And I incline towards him— I feed him.
* He turneth not back to the land of Egypt,
And Asshur— he is his ktog,
For they have refused to return.
« Grievous hath been the sword on Ms cities,
And it hath ended his bars,
And consumed, from their own counsels.
7 And My people hang in suspense
About My returning: >
And unto the Most Hig they call not,
Together they exalt. not.
8 How shall I give thee up, O -Ephraim ?
Shall I deliver thee up, 0 Israel?
How shall I make thee as Admah ?
ShaU I set thee as Zeboim 1
Turned to Me is My heart,
Kindled together have been My repen tings.
9 1 execute not the fierceness of Mine anger,
I turn not back to destroy Ephraim:
For God I am, aud not man;
In thy midst. the Holy One:
And I come not.to enmity.
"After the, Lord they go-r-as a lion He
When He roareth, then tremble .[roareth;
Do the cMldren from the west.
11 They tremble as a sparrow 'out of Egypt,
And as a dove out of the land of Asshur:
And I have caused them
To dwell in their own houses, ¦
Affirmeth the LORD. [raim,
12 Compassed Me with feigning hath Eph
. And with deceit the house of Israel:
But Judah again ruleth with God,
And with the Holy Ones is faithful.
XII. i EPHRAIM enjoyeth wind,
And pursueth an east wind; [plieth;
All the day lying and spoiling he multi-
And a covenant with Asshur they make,
And oil to Egypt is carried.
2 A controversy hath the Lord with Judah,
Laying a charge on Jacob
According to his ways; [him.
According to his doings He returneth to
3 In the womb he took Ma brother by the
And by his strength [heel,
He was a prince with God:
4 Yea, he is a prince unto the Messenger;
And overcometh by weeping,
And he maketh supplication to Him:
He findeth him at Bethel,
And there He speaketh with us;
s Even the Lord, God of Hosts,
The Lord is His memorial.
• And thou, through thy God, dost turn ;
Kindness and judgment keep thou,
And wait on thy God continually.
7 Canaan ! in his hand balances of deceit !
To oppress he hath loved.
8 And Ephraim saith:
' Surely I have become rich,
I have found wealth for myself:
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The cri)nes of Israel.

XII. 9.— JOEL.— I. 3.

Thrcatenings, and mercy.

All my labours— they find not against me
Iniquity which is sin/
9 And I— the Lord thy God
From the land of Egypt,
Again I turn thee back into tents,
As in the days of the appointed time.
10 And I have spoken unto the prophets.
And I have multiplied visions,
And by the hand of the prophets I use
11 Surely Gilead is iniquity, [simUes.
Only, vanity have they been;
In Gilead bullocks they have sacrificed;
Even their altars are as heaps
On the furrows of the field.
12 And Jacob fleeth to the country of Aram,
And Israel serveth for a wife,
Yea, for a wife he hath kept watch.
w And by a prophet hath the Lord
Brought up Israel out of Egypt,
And by a prophet hath it been watched.
14 Ephraim hath provoked most bitterly:
And his blood on himself he leaveth,
And Ms reproach turn back to him
Doth his Lord. *
XIII. iWHEN Ephraim speaketh trem-
He hath been lifted up in Israel: [bUngly,
When he becometh guilty to Baalhe dieth.
2 And now they continue to sin,
And make to themselves
A molten image of their silver,
By their own understandtog idols,
The work of artizans all of it:
Of them they say,
Who are sacrificers among men,
' The calves let them kiss.'
3 Therefore they are as a morning cloud,
And as dew, rising early, going away;
As chaff tossed about out of the floor,
And as smoke out of the window.
4 And I am the LORD thy God
From the land of Egypt,
And a God besides Me thou knowest not:
And a Saviour there is none save Me.
B I — I have known thee in the wUderness,
In the land of draughts.
6 According to their feedings so they are
They have been satiated, [satiated:
And their heart is lifted up;
Therefore have they forgotten Me.
7 And I am to them as a lion;
As a leopard by the way I look out:
8 1 meet them as a bereaved bear,
And I rend the enclosure of their heart.
9 And I consume them there as a Uoness:
The beast of the field rendeth them.
i° Thou hast destroyed thyself, O Israel;
But in Me is thy help.
Where is thy king now —
That he may save thee in all thy cities ?
And thy judges of whom thou didst say:

* Give to me a king and princes V
11 1 give to thee a'king in Mine anger.
And I take away in My wrath.
12 Bound up is the iniqtoty of Ephraim;
Hidden is his sin:
u Pangsof a travailing woman come to him:
He is a son not wise;
For he remaineth not the time
For the breaking forth of children.
14 From the hand of Sheol I ransom them;
From death I redeem them:
Where is thy plague, 0 death ?
Where thy destruction, 0 Sheol ?
Repentance Is hid from Mine eyes.
15 Though he among brethren produce f mit.
Come in doth an east wind,
A wind of the Lord,
From the wilderness it cometh up,
And drieth up his fountain,
And become dry doth his spring:
It — it spoileth the treasure —
Every desirable vessel.
16 Become desolate doth Samaria;
Because she hath rebeUed against her God;
By the sword they faU;
Their sucklings are dashed in pieces,
And its pregnant ones ripped up.
XIV. iTURN back, 0 Israel,
Unto the Lord thy God;
For thou hast stumbled by tMne iniquity.
3 Take with you words, and turn to the
Say ye unto Him. TLord:
' Take away aU iniquity, and give good:
And we render the fruit of our lips.
3 Asshur doth not save us;
On horses we ride not;
Nor say any more, Our God,
To the work of our hands : [less/
For in Thee find mercy doth the father-
4 J. heal their backsliding, Hove them freely:
For turned back hath Mine anger from
6 I am as the dew to Israel: [him.
He flourisheth as the lUy,
And striketh forth his roots as Lebanon.
6 Go on do his sucklings,
And Ms beauty is as an olive,
And he hath fragrance as Lebanon.
7 Return do the dwellers under Ms shadow;
They revive as corn,
And flourish as a vine:
His memorial is as the wine of Lebanon.
8 O Ephraim, what to Me any more with
I afflicted, and I cause him to sing: [idols ?
' I am as a green flr-tree/
From Me is thy fruit found.
9 Who is wise, and understandeth these?
Prudent, and knoweth them?
For upright are the ways of the LORD,
And the righteous go on in them,
And the transgressors stumble therein.

JOEL.

Chap. I. iTHE word oi the Lord, which
hath been unto Joel, son of Pethuel:
a Hear ye this, O aged ones,
Oive ear, all ye inhabitants of the land:
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Hath this been in your days ?
Or in the days of your fathers!
3 Concerning it to your children talk ye.
And your children to their children;

Prophesies of coming calamities. I. 4.— JOEL.— II. 17. Thecoming of the day of the Lord.
And their children to another generation.
4 What is left of tlie palmerworm,
Eaten hath the locust;
And what Is left of the locust,
Eaten hath the cankerworm;
, And what is left of the cankerworm.
Eaten hath the caterpiUar.
* Awake, ye drunkards, and weep;
And howl aU ye who drink wine.
Because of the juice.
For it hath been cut off from your mouth.
6 For a nation hath come up on my land,
Strong, and without number;
Its teeth are the teeth of a Uon;
And it hath the jaw-teeth of a lioness.
7 It hath made my vine become a desola-
And my fig-tree become a chip: [tion,
It hath made it thoroughly bare,
And hath cast down ;
Made white have been its branches.
8 WaU, as a virgin girdeth with sackcloth,
For the husband of her youth.
9 Cut off hath been present and hbation
From the house of the LORD:
Mourned have the priests,
The ministers of the Lord.
i° Spoiled is the field, mourned hath the
For spoiled is the corn, [ground;
Dried up hath been the new wine:
Languish doth the oU.
n Be ashamed, O husbandmen:
Howl,Ovtoe-dressers, for wheat and barley,
For perished hath the harvest of the field.
12 The vine hath been dried up,
And the fig-tree languisheth,
Pomegranate, also palm, and apple-tree:
AU the trees of the field have withered:
For dried up hath been joy from the sons
18 Gird, and lament, O priests; [of men.
Howl, 0 ministers of the altar:
Come in, lodge in sackcloth,
0 ministers of my God;
For withheld from the house pf your God
Hath been present and libation.
n Sanctify a fast, proclaim a restraint;
Gather the elders,
AU the inhabitants of the land,
Into the house of the Lord your God,
15 And cry unto the Lord: ' Alas for the day !
For near is a day of the Lord,
As destruction from the Mighty it cometh.
18 Is not before our eyes food cut off?
From the house of our God joy and re
joicing ?
17 Rotted have scattered things under their
Desolated have been store-houses, [clods;
Broken down have been granaries,
For withered hath the corn.
18 How have cattle sighed 1
Perplexed have been droves of oxen;
For there is no pasture for them;
Yea, droves of sheep have been desolated.
19 Unto Thee, O Lord, I cry:
For fire hath consumed the comely places
of the wilderness, [of the field.
And a flame hath set on fire aU the trees
80 Even the cattle of the field long for Thee,
For dried up have been the streams of
water; [of the wilderness.'
And fire hath consumed the cemely places
II. i BLOW ye a trumpet in Zipn,

And shout ye in My holy hill:
Tremble let all the inhabitants of earth:
For come doth the day of the LORD; ,-
For it is near I
3 A day of darkness and tMck darkness,
A day of cloud and thick darkness; ;
As darkness spread on the mountains:
A people numerous and mighty;
Like it there hath not been from of old.
And after it there is not again
TiU the years of many generations.
8 Before it consumed hath flre;
And after it burn doth a flame: ,
As the garden of Eden is the land before it;
And after it a wildern ess — a desolation ;
% And also, an escape there hath been none
./ from it.
4 As the appearance of horses is its appear-
And as horsemen, so they run; [ance;
5 As the noise of chariots
On the tops of mountains they skip;
As the noise of a flame of fire devouring
stubble;
As a mighty people set in battle array.
6 From its presence pained are the peoples:
All faces have gathered paleness.
7 As mighty ones they run,
As men of war they go up a wall;
And each in his own ways they go on,
And they embarrass not their paths.
3 And each his brother they press not:
Each in his way they go on:
If by the missile they fall, they are not cut
9 In the city they run to and fro; [off.
On the wall they run,
Into houses they go up by the windows,
They go in as a thief.
i° At their presence trembled hath earth;
Shaken have the heavens:
Sun and moon have been black,
And stars have lost their shining.
11 And the Lord hath given forth His voice
Before His forces;
For very great is His camp:
For mighty is the doer of His word:
For great is the day of the LORD, and very
And who shaU bear it ? [fearf M,
12 And even now, aflirmeth the Lord,
Turn back unto Me with all your heart,
And with fasting, and with weeping.
And with lamentation;
13 And rend your hearts, notyourgarments,
And turn back unto the Lord your God:
For gracious and merciful is He,
Slow to anger, and great in kindness,
And hath repented concerning the evil.
14 Who knoweth — He turneth back,
Yea— hath repented,
And hath left behind Him a blessing;
A present and libation of the LORD your
is Blow ye a trumpet to Zion, [God ?
Sanctify a fast— proclaim a restraint:
16 Gather the people, sanctify the congre-
Assemblc the aged, [gation,
Gather the infants and the sucklings of
Go out let a bridegroom [the breasts:
From his inner chamber, .
And a bride out of her closet.
17 Between the porch and the altar
Weep let the priests, the ministers of the
And let them say: [LORD
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Promises of the Holy Spirit. n. 18.— JOEL. — ni. 16. IsraeVs enemies threatened.

4 Have pity, 0 Lord, on Thy people,
Give not up Thine inheritance to reproach,
To the ruling over them of nations:
Why do they say among the peoples,
Where is their God?
is And let the LORD be zealous for His land,
And have pity on His people.
19 Let the Lord answer and say to His people,
'.Lo, I am sending to you the corn.
And the new wine, and the oil.
And ye have been satisfled with it:
And I make you no more a reproach
among the nations.
20 And the northern I put far off from you,
And have driven him unto a land,
Dry and desolate,
With his face unto the eastern sea,
And his rear unto the western sea,
And come up hath his stink,
And come up doth his stench,
For He hath exerted himself to work.
21 Fear not, 0 land I joy and rejoice:
For the Lord hath exerted Himself to
22 Fear not-, 0 cattle of the field ! [work.
For sprung forth have the pastures of the
wilderness:
For the tree hath borne its fnrit,
' Fig-tree and vine given their strength!
23 And, 0 chridren of Zion, . ,
Joy and rejoice in the Lord your God:
For He hath given to you the Teacher for
righteousness,
And causeth to come down to you a shower,
The sprinkling and the gathered in the
begriming. [com;
24 And full have been the floors with pure
And overflown have the presses withnevr
wine and oU:
25 And I have recompensed to you the years
Which consumed hath the locust,
The cankerworm, and the caterpillar,
And the palmerworm,
My great force which I sent agatost you.
2c And ye have eaten— eating and being
satisfied, [your God,
And have praised the name of the Lord
Who hath dealt with you wonderfuUy:
And not ashamed are My people for ever.
27 And ye have known
That to the midst of Israel am I,
And I am the Lord your God,
And there is none else;
And not ashamed are My people for ever.
28 And it hath come to pass afterwards,
I pour out My Spirit ou all flesh;
And prophesied have your sons and your
Your old men dream dreams, [daughters,
Your young men see visions.
29 And also on the men-servants,
And on the maid-servants,
In these days I pour out My Spirit.
30 And I have given wonders
In the heaven, and in the earth,
Blood and fire, and columns of smoke.
3t The sun is turned to darkness,
And the moon to blood,
Before the coming of the day of the Lord,
The great and the fearful.
32 And it hath come to pass,
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For in mount Zion and to Jerusalem there
As the Lord hath said, [is an escape,
Even among the remnants whom the
Lord is calling.
III. i FOR lo, in those days, and in that time,
When I turn back to the captivity of Ju
dah and Jerusalem,
2 And have gathered aU the nations,
And caused them to go down
Unto the valley of Jehoshaphat,
Then have I been judged with them there,
Concerntog My people,
And Mine inheritance — Israel,
Whom they scattered among the nations,
And My land they have apportioned.
8 And for My people they cast lots;
And give the young man for an harlot;
And the young woman have sold for wine,
That they may drink.
4 And, also, what are ye to Me,
0 Tyre and Zidon,
And all the circuits of PMlistia ?
Recompence do you render unto Me ?
And if ye give recompence to Me,
Swiftly, hastily, I turn back your recom
pence on your own head.
s Because My sUver and gold ye have taken,
And My desirable things, which are good,
Ye have brought into your temples.
e And the Children of Judah,
And the Children of Jerusalem,
Ye have sold to the Children of Javan,
To put them far off froni their own border.
7 Lo, I am stirring them up out of the place
Whither ye have sold them;
And I have turned back your recompence
on your own head;
8 And sold your sons and your daughters
Into the hand of the Children of Judah;
And they have sold them to Sabeans,
Unto a nation far off:
For the Lord hath spoken.
9 Proclaim ye this amorig the nations;
Sanctify a war, stir up the mighty ones;
Come mgh, come up let aU the men of war.
w Beat,your ploughshares to swords,
And your pruntog-hooks to javelins:
Let the weak say ' I am mighty/
n Haste and come in all nations round,
And be gathered together:
TMther cause to come down, 0 LORD,
Thy mighty ones.
is Wake and come up let the nations
Unto the vaUey of Jehoshaphat:
For there I sit to judge all tlie nations
13 Send ye forth a sickle, [around.
For the harvest hath ripened:
Come in — come dowri,
For filled hath been the press;
Overflowed have the wine-presses:
For great is their wickedness.
14 Multitudes, multitudes, ar? in the valley
of decision:
For near is the day of the LORD
In the valley of decision.
15 Sun and moon have been black,
And stars have lost their shining.
ie And the LORD from Zion roareth,
And from Jerusalem giveth forth His voice,
And shaken have heaven and earth:
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Prophesies against Damascus, m. 17.— AMOS.— n. 7. Gaza, Tyre, Edom, Moab, &'c.

And a stronghold to the Children of Is
rael, [your God,1
17 And ye have known that I dm the Lord
DweUing in Zion, My holy mountain,
And Jerusalem hath been holy,
And strangers pass not over toto it again.
*8 And it hath come to pass in that day,
Drop down do the mountains juice,
And the Mils flow with milk; [water:
And all the streams of Judah flow with
And a fountain from the, house of the
Lord goeth out,

And hath watered the valley of Shittim.
19 Egypt a desolation becometh, >
And Edom a desolation, a wilderness, be
cometh,
For violence to the ChUdren of Judah,
Whose innocent blood they shed in their
land.
20 And Judah for ever dwelleth.
And Jerusalem to many generations.
21 And I have declared their blood innocent.
Which I did hot declare innocent:
And the LORD dwelleth to Zion

AMOS.

Chap I. iTHE words of Amos, (who hath
been among the herdsmen of Tekoa,)
which he hath, seen concerntog Israel, to
the days of Uzziah ktog of Judah, and in
the days of Jeroboam son of Joash. king of
Israel, two years before the earthquake.
3 And he saith:
The LORD from Zion roareth.
And from Jerusalem giveth f orthHis voice;
And mourned have the pastures of the
shepherds,
And withered' the top of Carmel. -
9 Thus said the LORD:
For three transgressions of Damascus.
And for four, I reverse it not;
; Because of their threshing Gilead
With sharp-pointed irons;
4 1 have also sent a fire
Against the house of Hazael, >
And it hath consumed
The palaces of Ben-Hadad.
5 And I have broken the bar of Damascus,
And cut off the inhabitant from Bikat-
And the holder of a sceptre [Aven,
From Beth-Eden:
And removed have been the people of
Aram to Kir, said the Lord.
6 Thus said the Lord :
For three transgressions of Gaza,
And for four, I reverse it not;
Because of their removing a complete
To deliver up to Edom, .[captivity,
7 1 have sent a fire against the wall of Gaza,
And it hath consumed her palaces:
8 And I. have cut off . ¦ , .
The inhabitant from Ashdod;
And the holder of a sceptre from Ashke-
And have turned back .[Ion;
My hand against Ekron:
And perished have the remnant of the
Said the Lord Jehovah. [PhUistines,
9 Thus said the LORD:
For three transgressions of Tyre,
And for four, I reverse it not;
Because of their delivering up
A complete captivity to Edom,
, And they remembered not
The brotherly covenant,
10 1 have sent a flre against the wall of Tyre,
And it hath consumed her palaces.
11 Thus said the Lord: .
For three transgressions of Edom,

And for four, I reverse it not;
Because of Ms pursuing
His brother with the sword.
And he hath destroyed his mercies.
And tear perpetually doth-his anger,
And his wrath— he hath kept it for ever,
12 I have also sent a flre against Teman,
And it hath consumed palaces of Bozrah.
13 Thus said the Lord:
For three transgressions 1
Of the children of Ammon,
And for fouTj. I 'reverse it riot;
Because of their ripping up
The pregnant ones of Gilead,
To enlarge their border,
u 1 have also kindled a flre
Against the waU of Rabbah,
And it hath consumed her palaces,
With a shout in a day of battle,
With a whirlwind to a day of a hurricane:
15 And gone hath their king into captivity.
He and his princes together,said the Lord.
II. iTHUS said the LORD: '
For three transgressions of Moab,
And for four, I reverse it not; ,
Because of Ms burning the bones
Of the ktog of Edom to lime;
2 1 have also sent a flre, against Moab,
And it hath consumed
The palaces of Kerioth;
And dead with noise is Moab, '
With shouting, with voice of a trumpet :
3 And I have cut off a judge from her midst,
And aU its princes I slay with him,
Said the Lord.
4 Thus said the LORD :
For three transgressions of Judah,
And for four, I reserve it not; [Lord,
Because of their loathing the law of the
And His statutes they have not kept,
And their lies cause them to err.
After which their fathers did walk,
^ I have also sent a flre agatost Judah,
And it hath consumed the palaces of Jeru-
« Thus said the Lord: [salem.
For three transgressions of Israel,
And for four, I reverse it not; [righteous.
Because of their Belling for sUver the
And the needy for a pair of sandals.
7 Who pant for the dust of the earth
On the head of the poor,
And the way of the humble turn aside,
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Thrcatenings of judgment

n. 8.— AMOS.— IV. 9.

against Judah and Israel

And a man and his father
Go unto the damsel,
So-as to pollute My holy name.
8 And on pledged garments
They stretch themselves near every altar,
And the wine of fined ones
They drink in the house of their gods.
9 And I — I have destroyed the Amorite
From before them.
Whose height is as the height of cedars,
And strong he is as the oaks;
And I destroy his fruit from above,
And his roots from beneath.
M And I— I have brought you up from the
land of Egypt, [forty years,
And cause you to go in the wilderness
To possess the land of the Amorite.
11 And I raise of your children for prophets,
And of your choice ones for Nazarites:
Is this not true, O CMldren of Israel,
Aflirmeth the Lord.
12 And ye cause the Nazarites to drink wine,
And on the prophets ye have laid a charge,
Saying, 'Prophesy not.'
18 Lo, I am pressing you under,
As the full cart presseth for itself a sheaf.
m And perished hath refuge from the swift,
The strong strengtheneth not his power,
And the mighty delivereth not Ms soul.
is And the handler of the how standeth not;
And the swift with Ms feet delivereth not
himself: [his soul.
And the rider of the horse deUvereth not
is And the courageous of heart among the
Fleeth naked in that day, [mighty
Aflirmeth the Lord.
III. i HEAR ye this word whicli the LORD
hath spoken concerning you, 0 Children of
Israel, concerning aU the family which I
brought up from the land of Egypt, saying:
.2 Only you have I known
Of aU the families of the land: [iniquities.
¦Therefore I charge against you aU your
3 Do two walk together if they have not met ?
4 Roar doth a Uon in the forest,
When prey he hath none ?
Give out doth a young lion Ms voice from
his habitation,
If he hath not caught ?
s Doth a bird faU toto a snare of the earth,
WhUe there is no gin for it ?
Doth a snare go up from the ground,
While prey it captureth not?
6 Is a trumpet blown in a city,
And do people not tremble ?
Is there affliction in a city.
And the LORD hath not done it $
7 For the Lord Jehovah doeth nothing,
Except He hath revealed His counsel
Unto His servants the prophets.
8 A lion hath roared— who doth not fear ?
The Lord Jehovah hath spoken —
Who doth not prophesy?
9 Sound ye unto the palaces in Ashdod,
And unto the palaces in the land of Egypt,
. And say ye:
Be ye gathered on mountains of Samaria;
And see many troubles within her,
And oppressed ones in her midst.
10 They have not known to act straightfor-
L Affirmeth the Lord, [wardly,
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Who treasure up violence and spoU in their '
palaces.
n Therefore, thus said the Lord Jehovah:
An adversary surroundeth the land,.
And hath brought down from thee thy
strength;
And spoiled have been thy palaces.
12 Thus said the Lord:
As the shepherd delivereth from the lion' s
Two tegs, or a piece of an ear, [mouth
So dehvered are the ChUdren of Israel,
Who sit in Samaria on the comer of a bed,
And in Damascus on that of a couch.
13 Hear, and testify to the house of Jacob,
Affirmeth the Lord Jeho vah, God of Hosts.
« For to the day of My charging
The transgressions of Israel agatost him,
I have laid a charge against the altars of
Beth-El, [altar.
And cut off have been the horns of the
And they have fallen to the earth.
i^ And I have smitten the winter-house
With the summer-house;
Perished have the houses of ivory;
And consumed have been many houses,
Aflirmeth the Lord.
IV. i HEAR ye tMs word, 0 kine of Bashau,
Who are in the mountain of Samaria,
Who are oppressing the poor.
Who are bruising the needy,
Who are saying to their masters:
' Bring in, and let us drink.' [holiness,
3 Sworn hath the Lord Jehovah by His
That lo, days are coming upon you,
And he hath taken you away with hooks,
And your posterity with fish-hooks.
3 And by breaches ye go out,
Each at that over-against him:
And ye have cast down the high place,
Aflirmeth the LORD.
4 Enter Beth-El, and transgress,
At Gilgal multiply transgression:
And bring every morning your sacrifices,
Every third year your tithes,
5 Andperfumewithleavenathank-offering,And proclaim willing gifts; sound ye !
For so have ye loved, 0 ChUdren of Israel,
Affirmeth the Lord Jehovah.
6 And I also— I have given to you cleanness
In all your cities, [of teeth
And lack of bread in all your places:
And ye have not turned back unto Me,
Aflirmeth the Lord. [rain,
7 And I also — I have withheld from you the
WhUe yet three months to the harvest;
And I have sent rain on one city,
And on another city I send no rain:
One portion is rained on, [withereth.
And the portion on which it raineth 'not
s And wandered have two or three cities
To the same city to drink water.
And are not satisfled:
And ye have not turned back unto Me,
Affirmeth the Lord.
9 1 have smitten you with blasting and with
The abundance of your gardens, [nrildew,
And of your vineyards,
And of your figs, and of your olives,
Eat doth the palmerworm:
And ye have not turned back unto Me,
Affirmeth the LORD.

Invitations and warnings.

IV. 10.— AMOS.— TT. 7.

Danger qf false security.

j w I have sent among you pestUence
j By the way of Egypt:
« 1 have slain by the sword your choice ones
j With your captive horses;
I And I cause the stink of your camps
" * To come up even into your nostrils;
And ye have not turned back unto Me,
Affirmeth the Lord.
u I have overturned among you,
Like the overturn by God of Sodom and
Gomorrah: [burning:
And ye are as a brand deUvered from the
And ye have not turned back unto Me,
Affirmeth the Lord.
b Therefore, thus I do to thee, O Israel, at
Because this I do to thee, [last:
Prepare to meet thy God, O IsraeL
13 For lo, He formeth mountains,
And createth wind:
And declareth toman what is His thought;
He maketh dawn obscurity,
And treadeth on the high places of earth:
The LORD, God of Hosts is His name:
V. i HEAR ye this word which I bear unto
A lamentation, 0 house of Israel: [you,
2 ' FaUen, not again to rise,
Hath the virgin of Israel;
Left on her land, she hath no raiser up/
¦3 For thus said the Lord Jehovah:
i The city:which goeth out a thousand,
Leaveth an hundred;
And that which goeth out an hundred,
Leaveth ten—to the house of Israel.
* For thus said the Lord to the house of
Seek ye Me, and live; [Israel:
5 And seek not Beth -El, and Gilgal enternot,
And Beer-Sheba pass not through;
For Gilgal utterly removeth,
And Beth-El becometh vanity.
* Seek ye the Lord, and Uve,
Lest He prosper as flre
Against the house of Joseph;
And it hath consumed,
And there be no quencher for Beth-El.
3 0 ye who turn to wormwood judgment,
Who righteousness to the earth have put
* He maketh Kimah and Kesri, [down,
And turneth to morning death-shade;
And day as night He maketh dark:
He calleth to the waters of the sea.
And poureth them on the face of the earth:
The Lord is His name :
9 Who brighteneth up the spoiled agatost
the strong,
And the spoiled against a fortress cometh.
30 They have hated a reprover in the gate,
And a plain speaker they abominate.
11 Therefore, because of your trampUng on
the poor,
And the tribute of corn ye take from him;
Houses of hewn stone ye have built,
But ye dweU not in them:
Desirable vineyards ye have planted,
But ye drink not their wine.
,a For I have known — many your transgres-
And mighty your sins: [sions,
Adversaries of the righteous one,
Taking ransoms,
And the needy ye turned aside in the gate.
u Therefore, the wise at that time is silent,
For an evil time it is.

» Seek good, and not evil, that ye may Uve,
And it shall be so:
The Lord, God of Hosts, is with you, as ye
is Hate evil, and love good, [said.
And set up judgment in the gate:
It may be the LORD, God of Hosts,
WiU pity the remnant of Joseph.
1,1 Therefore, thus said the Lord, God of
Hosts, the Lord:
In all broad places is lamentation,
And in all out-places they say, ' Alas, alas:'
And they caUed the husbandman to
mourning,
And the skilful of wailing to lamentation,
17 And in all vineyards is lamentation;
For I pass into thy midst, said the Lord.
18 Ho, ye who desire the day of the Lord,
Why is this to you? [light,
The day of the Lord is darkness, and not
19 As when one fleeth from the face of a Uon,
And a bear hath met him;
And he cometh into the house,
And hath leant Ms hand on the wall.
And a serpent hath bitten him.
• 20 Is not the day of the LORD darkness, and
Even tMck darkness, [not light,
Which hath no brightness?
21 1 have hated, — loathed your festivals:
Nor am I refreshed by your restraints.
22 For though ye cause burnt-offerings and
presents to ascend to Me,
I am not pleased: [behold not.
And the peace-offering of your fatlings I
23 Turn aside from Me the noise of thy songs,
Yea, the praise of thy psaltery I hear not.
24 And let judgment roU on as waters,
And righteousness as a perennial stream.
25 Sacrifices and offerings did ye bring near
In the wilderness forty years, [to Me,
O house of Israel ?
M Yet 3*e bare Succoth your king,
And Chiun your images:
The star of your god,
Which ye made for yourselves.
27 And I removed you beyond Damascus,
Said the Lord: God of Hosts is His name.
VI. 1 WO to those secure to Zion, [Samaria:
And to those confident in the mount of
The marked of the chief of the nations;
And come to them hath the house of Is-
2 Pass ye over to Calneh and see; [rael.
And go from thence to Hamath the great:
And go down to Gath of the Philistines:
Are they better than these kingdoms ?
Or greater their border than your border?
3 Who are putting away the day of evil,
And ye bring mgh the seat of violence;
4 Who are lying on beds of ivory,
And are spread out on their couches,
And are eating lambs from the flock, •
And calves from the midst of the stall;.
5 Who are taking part according to the
psaltery: [selves
Like David, they are inventing for them-
Instruments of music;
c Who are drinking with bowls of wine,
And with chief perfumes anoint themselves!
And have not been pained
For the breach of Joseph.
7 Therefore, now they remove
At the head of the captives,
Sfts

Threatening** of judgment.

Yi; 8. — AMOS.— vm. 10. Punishment of oppressors

And turned aside is the mourning-feast
Of the stretched-out ones.
8 Sworn hath the Lord Jehovah by Himself,
Affirmeth the Lord, God of Hosts:
I abominate the excellency of Jacob,
And his high places I have hated:
And I have dehvered up the city and its
fulness. ' [house,
9 And if there be left ten persons in one
It hath come to pass that they have died.
10 And lifted him up hath Ms loved one.
Even Ms burner,
To bring out the bones from the house;
And he hath said to him ¦
Who is in the sides of the house,
' Is there any yet with thee V
And he hath said, 'None.'
Then hath he said, ' Hush !
Save to make mention of the name of the
n For lo, the LORD willeth, [Lord/
And hath smitten the great house with
And the little house with, clefts, [breaches,
i2 Do horses run on a rock ?
Doth one plough it with oxen?
For ye have turned judgment to gall,
¦ The fruit of righteousness to wormwood.
13 0 ye who rejoice at nothing,
Who say, ' Have we not by our strength
Taken to ourselves horns?'
« Surely, lo,I raiseup against you a nation,
0 house of Israel, -
Aflirmeth the Lord, God of Hosts;
And they have oppressed you ,
• From the coming in to Hamath, '
Unto the stream of the desert. ¦
VII. i-T-HUS hath the Lord Jehovah shewed
me, and lo, He is forming locusts at the
beginning of the ascending of the latter
growth, and lo, the latter growth is after
the mowings of the king. SAnd.it hath
come to pass, -when it hath finished con
suming the herb of the land, that I say :
' Lord Jehovah, forgive, -I pray Thee;
How shall Jacob arise, for he is small?'
,3 The Lord hath repented-of this;
'It shall not be/ said the LORD.
4 Thus hath the Lord Julio van, shewed me;
and lo, the Lord Jehovah is calling to con
tend by fire, and it consumeth the great
deep, yea, it hath consumed the portion.
And I said:
Lord Jehovah, cease, I pray Thee;
How shaU Jacob arise, for he is smaU ?'
* The Lord hath repented of tMs;
' It also shall not he/
Said the Lord Jehovah.
*Thus hath He shewed me; arid lo, the
Lord standing by a wall made according to
a plumb-line, and in his hand a plumb-line.
8 And the LORD saith unto me; ' What seest
thou, Amos?' And I say, *A plumb-line.'
And the Lord saith:
'Lo, I am setting a plumb-line
In the midst of My people Israel;
I conttoue not anymore to pass over to it.
And desolated have been the high places
oi Isaac, ;>.
And the sanctuaries of Israel are wasted,
And I have risen against the house of Je
roboam with a sword.'
i° And Amaziah priest of Beth-El sendeth
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unto Jeroboam king . f Israel, saying,
' Amos hath conspired against thee to the
midst of the house of Israel; the land is not
able to bear all his words; u for thus said
Amos; By the sword die doth Jeroboam,
And Israel certainly removeth
From off its own land.' ,
12 And Amaziah saith unto Amos, ' Seer, go
flee for thyself unto the land of Judah, and
eat there bread, and there shalt thou pro
phesy. 13 And at Beth-El continue not to
prophesy any more, for it is the king's
sanctuary, and it is the royal, house/
14 And Amos answereth. and saith unto
Amaziah, 'I am no prophet, nor a pro
phet's son am I; but a herdsman I am, and
a cultivator of sycamores; "and the Lord
taketh me from after the flock, and the
Lord saith unto me, Go, prophesy unto My
people Israel. "And now, hear the word
of the Lord; thou art saying, Prophesy not
against Israel, nor drop any thing against
the house of Isaac; "therefore, thus said
the Lord:
Thy wife in the city goeth a-whoring,
And thy sons and thy daughters
By a sword do fall;
And thy land.by line is apportioned;
And -thon on an unclean, land diest;
And Israel certainly removeth
From off its own land/ ,
VIII. 1 THUS hath the Lord Jehovah shewed
me; and, lo, a basket of summer-fruit.
2 And He saith, 'What seest thou, Amos?'
And I say, * A basket of summer-fruit/
And the Lord saith unto me:
1 The cup hath come to My people Israel;
I continue not any more to pass over to it.
3 And howled have the songstresses of the
palace in that day,
Affirmeth the Lord Jehovah;
Many are the carcases;
Into any place throw— hush I ,
4 Hear, this, ye who swallow up the needy.
To cause to cease the poor of the land:
5 Saying, ' When shaU the new moon pass.
That we may seU ground corn ?
And the sabbath, that we may open out
To make Uttle the ephah, (pure corn?
And to make great the shekel;
And to use perversely balances of deceit.
6 To purchase with money the poor,
And the needy for a pair of sandals:
Yea, the refuse of the pure corn we seU/
7 Sworn hath the Lord
By the exceUency of Jacob:
' I forget not for ever any of their works.
8 For this doth not the land tremble,
And mourned hath every dweller in it 1\
And come up as a flood hath all of it.
And it hath been cast out, and hath sunk.
Like the flood of Egypt.
9 And it hath come to pass in that day,
Affirmeth the Lord Jehovah,
I have caused the sun to go in at noon,
And caused darkness on the land
In a day of light,
10 And turned your festivals to mourning,
And aU your songs to lamentation; [loins,
And caused sackcloth to come up on all

Threatenings of wrath.

vni. 11.— OBADIAH.— I. 5.

Promises of mercy.

And on every head baldness;
>And made it as a mourning 0/ an only one,
And its latter end as a day of bitterness.
n Lo, days are coming, ,
Affirmeth the Lord Jehovah,
And I have sent a famine into the land;
Not a famine of bread,
Not a thirst of water;
But of hearing the words of the Lord.
12 And they have wandered from sea to sea,
I And from the north even unto the east,-
They go to and fro to seek the word of the
But they find not. [Lord,
13 In that day faint do the fair virgins,
And the young men, with thirst.
« They who swear by the guilt of Samaria,
And have said,
1 Live doth thy god, 0 Dan; '
And ' Live doth the way of Beer-Sheba; '
And they have fallen, and rise not again/
IX. ! I HAVE seen the Lord standing by
the altar, and He saith:
' Smite the knob,
And let the thresholds shake:
And cut them off by the head, all of them;
And their posterity with the sword I slay:
N Pt flee to them doth the fleer, , ,
Nor escape to them doth the fugitive.
2 If they dig through, into Sheol,
From thence My hand taketh them;
And if they go up the heavens,
From thence I cause them to come down;
3 And if they be hidden in the top-of Carmel,
From thence I search out.
And have taken them;
And if they be Md from Mine eyes
In the bottom of the sea,
From thence I command the serpent,
And he hath bitten them:
4 And if they go into captivity
Before their enemies,
From thence I command the sword,
And it hath slain them:
And I have set Mine eye on them for evU,
And not for good.
6 And it is the Lord, Jehovah of Hosts,
Who striketh agatost the land.
And it melteth,
And mourned have all its inhabitants,
And come up as a flood hath all of it;
And it hath sunk, like the flood of Egypt.
8 Who buildeth in the heavens His upper
As to His troop: [chambers;

Upon the earth He hath founded it;
Who calleth for the waters of the sea, ,
And poureth them out on the land:
The LORD is His name. [Me ?
7 As children of the Cushim are ye not to
0 Children of Israel, affirmeth the Lord.
Israel did I not bring up
Out of the land of Egypt ?
And the Philistines from Caphtor, .
And. Aram from Kir?
8 Lo, the eyes of the Lord Jehovah
Are on the sinful kingdom.
And I have destroyed it
From off the face of the ground;
Only, I destroy not utterly the house of
Affirmeth the LORD. [Jacob,
9 For lo, I am commanding,
And have shaken among aU the nations
The house of Israel:
As one shaketh with a sieve,
And there falleth not a grain to the earth.
10 By sword aU the sinners of My people die.
Who are saying:
' Not overtake, or go before.
For our sakes, shall evil/
11 In that day I raise the tabernacle of David,
Which is faUen, ,
And have repaired their breaches:
And its ruins I raise up,
And have built it up as the, days of old:
12 So that they possess the remnant of Edom,
And all the nations
On whom My name is called,
Affirmeth the Lord, the doer of, this.
13 Lo, days are coming, aflirmeth the LORD,
And come nigh hath the ploughman to the
And the treader of grapes [reaper.
To the scatterer of seed;
And the mountains have dropt juice,
And aU the MUs do melt.
14 And I have turned back
To the captivity of My people Israel,
And they have built desolate cities, and
inhabited;
And have planted vineyards,
And drunk their wine:
And made gardens, and eaten their fruit.
is And I have planted them
On their own ground;
And they are not plucked up any more
From off their own ground-
Which I have given to them.
Said the Lord thy God.

OBADIAH.

A Vision op Obadiah.
1 Thus hath the LordJehovah said to Edom:
A report we have heard from the Lord,
And an ambassador among the nations
Hath been sent,
'Rise, yea,let us rise agatost her for battle/
2 Lo,little I have made thee among nations:
Despised thou art exceedingly.
¦ The pride of thy heart hath Ufted thee
O dweUer in the clifts of a rock, [up,
(A Mgh place is his habitation;

He saith in his heart,
* Who doth bring me down to earth?')
4 If thon geest up high as the eagle,
And if between stars thou set thy nest.
From thence I bring thee down,
Aflirmeth the Lord.
5 If thieves have come in to thee,
If spoilers of the night,
How hast thou been cut off!
Do they not steal their sufficiency t
Ii gatherers have come in to thee,
5t6

The vision of Obadiah.

I. 6.— JONAH.— 1. 14. Jonah flees from God's presence.

Do they not leave gleanings ?
B How hath Esau been searched out I
His hidden things have flowed out.
7 Unto the border sent thee
Have aU thine allies;
Forgotten thee, prevailed over thee,
Have thy friends;
Thy bread they make a snare for thee:
There is no understanding to him!
8 Is it riot in that day, affirmeth the Lord,
I have destroyed the wise out of Edom,
And understanding
Out of the mount of Esau?
9 And brdken down have been thy mighty
ones, O Teman,
So that every one of the mount of Esau is
w — For slaughter, for violence [cut off.
To thy brother Jacob,
Cover thee doth shame,
And thou hast been cut off for ever.
11 In the day of thy standing over-against,
In the day of strangers
Taking captive his force,
And foreigners have entered Ms gates,
And for Jerusalem have cast lots,
' Even thou art as one of them!
i2 — But, thou shalt not look
On the day of thy brother,
On the day of his alienation;
Nor shalt thou rejoice over the children of
In the day of their destruction; [Judah
Nor make great thy mouth
In the day of distress.
13 Nor come into a gate of My people
In the day of their calamity;
Nor look, even thou, on its misfortune
In the day of its calamity:
' Nor send out against its force

In the day of its calamity;
" Nor stand by the breach to cut off its
Nor deliver up its remnant [escaped;
In the day of distress.
15 For near is the day of the Lord
On all the nations;
As thou hast done, it is done to thee.
Thy deed turneth back on thine own head.
16 For as ye have drunk on My holy mount,
Drink do aU the nations continuaUy,
And they have drunk and swallowed.
And have been as they have not been.
17 And on mount Zion there is an escape,
And it hath been holy;
And the house of Jacob'
Have possessed their possessions.
18 And the house of Jacob hath been a flre,
And the house of Joseph a flame,
And the house of Esau for stubble,
And they have burned among them.
And have consumed them;
And there is not a remnant to the house
For the Lord hath spoken. [of Esau,
19 And they have possessed the south
With the mountain of Esau:
And the low country with the Philistines;
And they have possessed the field of Eph-
And the field of Samaria; [raim.
And Benjamin with GUead.
20 And the captivity of tMs force
Of the Children of Israel,
Which is with the Canaanites to Zaraphat,
And the captivity of Jerusalem
Which is with the Sepharad,
Possess the cities of the south.
21 And saviours have gone up mount Zion
To judge the mount of Esau;
And the kingdom bath become the Lord's/

JONAH.

Chap. I. iAND the word of the Lord is
unto Jonah son of Amittai, saying : 2 * Rise,
go unto Nineveh, the great city, and pro
claim unto it that their wickedness hath
come up before Me/
3 And Jonah riseth to flee to Tarshish
from the presence of the LORD, and goeth
down to Joppa, and findeth a ship going to
Tarshish, and giveth its fare, and goeth
down into it, to go with them to Tarshish
from the presence of the Lord.
4 And the Lord hath cost a great wind
on the sea, and there is a great tempest to
the sea, and the ship hath reckoned on be
ing broken. s And the mariners are afraid,
and cry each unto his god, and cast the
goods which are in the ship into the sea, to
make it light of them; and Jonah hath
gone down unto the sides of the vessel, and
lieth down, and is fast asleep. 6 And the
chief of the company draweth near to hhn,
and saith to him, ' What — to thee, 0 sleeper?
rise, call unto thy God; it may be God will
bethink Himself of us, and we perish not/
7 And they say each unto his neighbour,
' Come, and let us cast lots, and let us know
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on whose account this evil is on us/ And
they cast lots, and the lot falleth on Jonah.
8 And they say unto him, ' Declare to us,
we pray thee, on what account this evil is
onus? what is thine occupation, and whence
j comest thou 1 what is thy country, seeing
tlou art not of this people?' 9And he
saith unto them, ' A Hebrew I am: and the
Lord, God of heaven, I reverence, who
made the sea and the dry land.'
i"And the men fear a great fear, and
say unto him, 'What is this thou hast
done ! ' for the men have known that he
i3 fleeing from the presence of the Lord,
for he bath told them. "And they say
unto him, ' What shall we do to thee that
the sea may cease from us, for the sea is
more and more tempestuous?' ^And he
saith unto them, ' Lift me up, and cast me
into the sea, and the sea shall cease from
you; fori know that on my account tMs
great tempest is upon you/
J8 And the men row to turn back unto the
dry land, and are not able : for the sea is
more and more tempestuous agatost them.
"And they cry unto the Lord, and say:

Jonah in the fish's belly.

I. 15. —JONAH.— IV. 11.

The Kinevites repent.

•We pray Thee, O Lord, let us not, we
pray thee, perish for this man's life, and
lay uot on us innocent blood : for Thou,
LORD, as Thou hast pleased, Thou hast
done/ 1* And they lift up Jonah, and cast
him into the sea; and the sea ceaseth from
its raging. « And the men fear the LORD —
a great fear, and sacrifice a sacrifice to the
Lord, and vow vows.
17 And the Lord appointeth a great fish to
swallow up Jonah , and Jonah is in the bowels
of the flsh three days and three nights.
II. iAND Jonah prayeth unto the LORD
his God from the bowels of the fish.
2 And he saith:
I called, because of my distress to the LORD,
. And He answereth me;
From the beUy of Sheol I cried:
Thou hast heard my voice.
3 When Thou dost cast me into the deep,
Into the heart of the seas.
Then the flood doth compass me,
All Thy breakers and Thy billows
Have passed over me.
* And I— I said : ' I have been cast out
From before Thine eyes;
(Yet I continue to look
Toward Thy holy temple.)
6 Compassed me have the waters to the soul,
The deep doth compass me,
The weed is bound to my head.
1 To the cuttings of the mountains
I have come down:
The earth, her bars are behind me forever.'
But Thou bringest up from the pit my life,
0 Lord my God.
7 In the feebleness of my soul witMn me
The Lord I have remembered:
And come in unto Thee doth my prayer,
Unto Thy holy temple.
3 Those who observe lying vanities
Their own mercy forsake.
• But I— with the voice of thanksgiving—
I sacriflce to thee;
That which I vowed I complete:
Salvation is of the Lord.
i° And the Lord speaketh to the fish, and
it vomiteth out Jonah upon the dry land.
III. iAND the word of the LORD is unto
Jonah a second time, saying, 2'Rise, go
unto Nineveh, the great city, and proclaim
unto it the proclamation which I speak
unto thee/ s And Jonah riseth, and goeth
unto Nineveh, according to the word of
Lord. And Nineveh hath been a great
city before God, a journey of three days.
4 And Jonah beginneth to go into the city a
journey of one day, and proclaimeth, and
saith, * Yet forty days, and Nineveh is over
turned/ 5 And the men of Nineveh beUeve in God,
and proclaim a fast, and put on sackcloth,
from their greatest even unto their least;
* seeing the word cometh unto the king of
Nineveh, and he riseth from his throne,

and removeth his honourable robe from off
him, and spreadeth out sackcloth, and sit
teth on the ashes; 7 and he proclaimeth and
commandeth in Nineveh by the decree of
the king and his great ones, saying, ' Man
or beast, herd or flock — let them not taste
anything; let them not feed, even water
let them not drink: 8and cover themselves
with sackcloth let man and beast, and let
them cry unto God mightily: and let them
turn back each from his evil way, and from
the violence that is in their hands. 9 Who
knoweth? He may turn back; when God
hath repented, then hath He turned back
from the heat of His anger, and we perish
not/ i°And God seeth their works, that
they have turned back from their evil way;
and God repenteth coucerning the evil
which He spake of doing to them; and he
hath not done it.
IV. i AND it is grievous unto Jonah— a
great evil— and he is displeased at it. - And
he prayeth unto the Lord, and saith, ' I pray
Thee, 0 Lord, is not this my word while I
was in mine own land, (therefore I was be
forehand in fleeing to Tarshish,) that I have
known that Thou art a God, gracious and
merciful, slow to anger, and abundant in
kindness, and repenting concerning evil ?
3 And now, 0 Lord, take, I pray Thee, my
soul from me; for better is my death than
my life.' 4And the Lord saith, 'Is doing
good displeasing to thee?'
6 And Jonah goeth out of the city, and
sitteth at the east of the city, and maketh
to himself there a booth, and sitteth under
it, in the shade, tUl he see what shall be in
the city. 6 And the Lord God appointeth a
gourd, and causeth it to come up over
Jonah, to be a shade over his head, to give
deUverance to him from his affliction; and
Jonah rejoiceth because of the gourd with
great joy.
7 And God appointeth a worm at the go
ing up of the dawn on the morrow, and it
smiteth the gourd, and it drieth up. eAnd
it cometh to pass, about the rising of the
sun, that God appointeth a cutting east
wind, and the sun smiteth on the head of
Jonah/ and hewrappeth himself up, and
asketh his soul to die, and saith, ' Better is
my death than my life.'
9 And God saith unto Jonah, 'Is doing
good displeasing to thee, because of the
gourd?' and he saith, 'To do good is dis
pleasing to me — unto death.' 10And the
Lord saith: 'Thou nast had pity on the
gourd, for which thou didst not labour,
neither didst thou nourish it: which the
son of a night was, and the son of a night
perished: "and I — have not I pity on Nine
veh, the great city, in which there ^ are
more than twelve myriads of human beings,
who have not known between their right
hand and their left — and much cattle V
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MICAH.

Chap. I. iTHE word of the Lord which
hath been unto Micah the Morasthite in the
days of Jotham, Ahaz, Hezekiah, kings of
Judah, which he hath seen concerning Sa
maria and Jerusalem:
a Hear, O peoples, all of you;
Attend, 0 earth, arid its fulness:
The Lord Jehovah is for a witness agatost
The Lord from His holy temple. [you;
3 For lo, the Lord goeth out from His
And hath come down, [place.
And trodden on the high places of earth.
4 Melted have been the mountains under
And the valleys rend themselves, [him,
As wax from the presence of fire,
, As waters cast down by the slope.
5 For the transgression of Jacob is all this,
And for the sins of the house of Israel. ,
What is the transgression of Jacob?
Is it not Samaria? |
And what the high place of Judah ?
Is it not Jerusalem ?
6 And I have set Samaria for a heap of the
For plantations of a vineyard, [field,
And poured out toto the vaUey her stones:
And her foundations I uncover, [down,
7 And all her graven images are beaten
And all her gifts are burnt with flre.
And aU her idols I make a desolation;
For.frdm the hire of a harlot Bhe gathered,
And unto the hire of a harlot they return.
8 For. this I lament and howl,
' I go spoiled and naked:
I make a lamentation Uke the dragons,
And a mourning like daughters of the owl.
9 For mortal are her wounds;
.For it hath come unto Judah;
It hath come unto a gate of My people,
Unto Jerusalem.
i° In Gath tell ye not — in Acco weep not —
In Beth-Aphrah, to dust roll thyself.
n Pass overforthee, 0 inhabitant of Saphir,
Naked one of shame.
Not gone out hath the inhabitant of
The lamentation of Beth-Ezel [Zaanan,
Taketh from you its standing.
12 For stayed for good hath the. inhabitant
of Maroth;
For evil hath come down, from the Lord
To the gate of Jerusalem.
13 Bind the chariot to the swift beast,
O inhabitant of LacMsh: [ter of Zion:
The beginning of sto is she to the daugh-
For in thee have been found
The transgressions of Israel.
14 Therefore thou givest presents
To Moresheth-Gath:
The house's of Achzib become a lyingthing
To the kings of Israel.
ic Yet the'possessof I bring in unto thee,
O inhabitant of Mareshah:
To Adullam come to doth the honour of Is-
is Make bald, and shave, [rael.
For thy delightful children;
Enlarge thy baldness as the eagle:
For they have been removed from thee.
II. 1 WO to those who devise iniquity,

And who work evil on their beds: '
By the light of morning they do it, -
For their hand is to God.
2 And they have desired fields,
And they have taken violently;
And houses, and they hare taken away:
They have oppressed a man and Ms house,
Even a man and his mheritance.
3 Therefore, thus said the LORD:
Lo, I am devising against this family evil,
From which ye remove not your necks.
Nor walk loftily: for it is a time of evil.
4 In that day one taketh up for youa simile,
And hath wailed a w airing of wo; ¦
He hath said, ' We have been utterly
spoiled;
The portion of my people He changeth:
How doth He move towards me! [eth/
To the backslider our fields He apportion-
5 Therefore, thou hast no caster of a lino
In the congregation of the Lord. ' [by lot
6 Ye shaU not prophesy — they prophesy:
They prophesy not to these,
It removeth not shame.
7 Doth the house of Jacob say,
' Hath the Spirit of the Lord been short-
Are these His doings ? ' [ened 1
Do not My words benefit the people
Who walk uprightly?
8 Even yeBterday My people for an enemy
Raiseth himself up;
From the outer garment
The honourable ornament ye strip off;
From the confident passers by,
Ye who turn back from war.
9 The women of My people ¦
Ye cast out from its delightful house;
From its suckUngs ye take away
My honour for ever.
10 Rise and go, for this is not the rest; ' -
Because of nncleariness it corrupteth.
And the corruption is powerful.
n If one go with the wind.
And with falsehood hath lied:
'I prophesy to thee of wine,
And of strong drink ; '
He hath been the prophet of this people.
12 1 surely gather thee, O Jacob, all of thee;
I surely bring together the remnant of Is
rael;
Together I set it as the flock of Bozrah,
As the drove in the midst of its pasture,
It maketh a noise because of man:
13 Gone up hath the breaker before them: ,
They have broken through.
Yea, they pass through the gate;
Yea, they go out through it;
And pass on doth their king before them,
Even the Lord at their head.
III. 1 AND I say, ' Hear, I pray you,
Ye heads of Jacob, ¦»
And ye judges of the house of Israel;
Is it not for you to know judgment?
2 Ye who hate good, and love evil; -
Taking violently their skin from of! them,
And their flesh from off their bones.
3 Who have eaten the flesh of My people.

Evangelical predictions.

III. 4.— MICAH.— V. 6.

Birth of the Messiah foretold.

And their skin from off them have stript,
And their bones have broken, l
And have spread them out as for a pot,
And as flesh in the midst of a caldron.
•* Then they cry untp the Lord,
And He answereth them net;
He hideth His face from them at that time,
As they have made evil their doings.
s Thus said the Lord of the prophets
Who are causingMy people to err,
Who are biting with their teeth,
And have cried, ' Peace ; '
And he who giveth not unto their mouth,
They have sanctified a war against him:
* ' Therefore ye have a night without vision,
; And ye have darkness without divination;
And gone in hath the sun on the prophets,
And black over them hath been the day.
7 And ashamed have been the seers,
And confounded the diviners,
, And covered their lip have all of them;
For there is no answer, 0 God.
3 And yet I have been full of power
By the Spirit of the Lord;
And of judgment, and of might,
To declare to Jacob his transgression,
Aud to Israel his sto.
9 Hear this, I pray you,
Ye heads of the house of Jacob,
And ye judges of the house of Israel,
Who are making judgment abominable,
And all uprightness pervert;
M Building up Zion with blood;
And Jerusalem with iniquity.
" Her heads judge for a bribe,
And her priests for hire teach,
And her prophets for silver divine:
And on the Lord they lean, saying,
'Is not the Lord to our midst?
EvU cometh not in upon us/
12 Therefore, for your sake,
Zion is ploughed a field, .
And Jerusalem is heaps;
And the mountain of the house
Is for the high places of a forest.
IV. i AND it hath come to pass,
In the latter end of the days,
The mountain of the house of the Lord
Is established above the top of the mounts,
And hath been rifted up above the MUs,
And flowed unto it have peoples.
2 And gone have many nations and said:
' Come and we go up unto the mountain
of the Lord,
And unto the house of the God of Jacob;
Aud He doth teach us of His ways,
And we walk in His paths;
For from Zion goeth out the law,
And the word of the LORD from Jerusalem.
8 And He hath judged between many peo-
, pies, [afar off;
And given a decision to mighty nations
They have beaten their swords to plough-
And their spears to pruntog-hooks; [shares,
Nation Uftethnot up sword against nation,
Nor do they learn war any more.
4 And they have sat each under his vine,
And under his flg-tree,
And there is none troubling; [spoken.
For the mouth of the Lord of Hosts hath
s For aU the peoples walk,

Each in the name of its god: we also,
We walk in the name pf the Lord our God,
For ever and ever.
* In that day, affirmeth the Lord,
I gather the halting one;
And the driven away one I bring together,
And she whom I have afflicted.
7 And I have set the halting for a remnant.
And the far-off for a mighty nation;
And reigned hath the Lord over them In
mount Zion, :
From henceforth, and even for ever.
8 And thou, O tower of Eder,
The fort of the daughter of Zion,
Unto thee it cometh,
Yea, come in doth the former rule,
The kingdom of the daughter of Jerusa-
9 Now, why dost thou shout aloud 1 [lem.
A ktog, is there none in thee ?
Hath thy counsellor perished? .
That taken hold of thee
Hath pain as a travaiUng woman ?
i° Be pained, and brtog forth, O daughter oi
As, a travailing woman: [Zion,
For now, thou goest out of the city,
And hast dwelt in the field,
And hast gone unto Baoylon,
There thou art delivered;
There redeem thee doth the Lord
From the hand of thine enemies.
n And now, gathered against thee
Have been many nations, who say:
' Let her be defiled,
And let our eyes look on Zion.'
12 They have not known the thoughts of the
Nor understood His counsel: [Lord,
For he hath gathered them as a sheaf
Into a threshing-floor.
13 Arise, and thresh, 0 daughter of Zion:
For thy horn I make iron,
And thy hoofs I make brass:
And thou hast beaten small many peoples:
And I have devoted to the Lord their gain,
And their wealth to the Lord of the whole
V. iNOW gather thyself together, [earth.
O daughter of troops:
A siege he hath laid against us:
With a rod they smite on the cheek
The judge of Israel.
2 And thou, Beth-Lehem Ephratah,
Little to be among the chiefs of Judah !
From thee to Me lie cometh forth, "
To be ruler to Israel;
And his comings forth are of old,
From the days of antiquity.
3 Therefore he giveth them out till the time
She who bringeth forth hath brought'f orth;
And the remnant of his brethren
Return to the Children of Israel.
4 And he hath stood and delighted
In the strength of the Lord,
In the excellency of the name of the Lord
And they have remained: [his God;
For now he is become great
Unto the ends of earth.
' And this one hath been peace,
Asshur, when he cometh into our land;
And when he treadeth in our palaces,
We have raised up against him seven shep-
And eight anointed of man. t [herds,
6 And they have afflicted the land of Asshur

God expostulates with His people, T. 7.— MICAH. — vn. 8.

Wickedness abounding.

With the sword.
And the land of Nimrod at its openings;
Then hath he delivered from Asshur
When he cometh into our land,
And when he treadeth in our borders.
7 And the remnant of Jacob
Hath been in the midst of many peoples,
As dew from the Lord —
As showers on the herb,
WMch waiteth not for man,
Nor stayeth for the children of men.
8 Yea, the remnant of Jacob
Hath been among the nations,
In the midst of many peoples,
As a lion among the beasts of a forest,
As a young Uon among the ranks of a
Wliich if it hath passed through, [flock;
Hath both trodden down and torn,
And there is no deliverer.
9 High is thy hand above thine adversaries,
And all thine enemies are cut off.
i° And it hath come to pass, in that day,
Affirmeth the Lord,
I have cut off thy horses from thy midst,
And have destroyed thy chariots,
11 And have cut off the cities of thy land,
And have thrown down all thy fortresses,
12 And cut off sorcerers out of thy land;
And observers of clouds thou hast none.
ia And I have cut off thy graven images,
*And thy standing-pillars out of thy midst;
And thou bowest not thyself any more
To the work of thy hands:
*4 And I have plucked up thy shrines
Out of thy midst,
And have destroyed thine enemies.
is And I have done vengeance,
In anger and in fury,
On the nations who have not hearkened.
VI. iHEAR, I pray you,
That which the Lord saith;
' Rise — strive thou with the mountains,
And cause the hills to hear thy voice.'
2 Hear,0 mountains, the strife of the Lord,
Ye strong ones— foundations of the earth:
For a strife hath the Lord
With His people,
And with Israel He reasoneth:
3 O My people, what have I done to thee ?
And what—have I wearied thee ?
Testify agatost Me.
4 For I have brought thee up
From the land of Egypt,
And from the house of servants
I have ransomed thee; [Miriam.
And I send before thee Moses, Aaron, and
£ 0 My people, remember, I pray you,
What Balak king of Moab counselled,
What Balaam son of Beor answered him,
(From Shittim unto Gilgal;}
In order to know ¦
The righteous acts of the Lord/
6 ' Wherewi th shall I come before the Lord ?
Bow before God Most High ?
Shall I come before Him with burnt-offer-
With calves a year old ? [togs ?
7 Is the Lord pleased
With thousands of rams ?
With myriads of streams of oU ?
\ Shall I give my first-born
For my transgression 1

The fruit of my body/or the sto of my soul? !
8 He hath declared to thee, 0 man,
What is good-
Yea, what doth the Lord require of thee.
Save to do judgment, and love kindness.
And lowly to walk with thy God?
9 The voice of the LORD to the city calleth;
And wisdom feareth thy name:
Hear ye the rod, *
And Him who hath appointed it.
i° Are there yet in the house of the wicked
Treasures of wickedness,
And the abhorred scanty ephah ?
11 Shall I reckon it pure
With the balances of wickedness? '
And with the bag of deceitful weights ?
12 Whose rich ones have been fuU of viol-
And its inhabitants [ence.
Have spoken falsehood.
Their tongue is deceitful in their mouth.
13 And I also, I have begun to smite thee,
To make desolate, because of thy sins.
n Thou— thou eatest, and art not satisfled;
And thy pit is in thy midst:
And thou removest, and deliverest not;
And that which thou deUverest,
To the sword I give.
is Thou — thou sowest, and thou reapest not;
Thou — thou treadest the olive,
And thou pourest not out oil;
New wine also.and thou drinkest not wine.
i& And kept are the statutes of Omri,
And all the work of the house of Ahab,
And ye walk in their counsels;
For My making thee become a desolation.
And its inhabitants become a hissing:
And the reproach of My people ye bear.
VII. JMY wo is on me. for I have been
As the gathering of summer fruit,
As the gleanings of harvest:
There is no cluster to eat:
The first-ripe fruit desired hath my soul.
2 Perished hath the kind out of the land:
And upright among men there are none:
All of them for blood lie to wait;
Each his brother they hunt with a net.
3 On evil are both hands to do it well.
The prince asketh— the judge also — for
And the great — [recompence;
He speaketh the mischief of his soul:
And they wrap it up.
4 Their best one is as a brier,
The upright one— than a thorn hedge;
if! The day of thy watchmen —
Thy visitation — hath come ;
Now is their perplexity.
s Believe not to a friend,
Trust not in a leader ;
From her who lieth in thy bosom
Keep the openings of thy mouth.
s For a son dishonoureth a father,
A daughter hath stood against her mother,
A daughter-in-law agatost her mother-in-
The enemies of each [law;
Are the men of Ms own house.
7 And I— for the Lord I watch,
I wait for the God of my salvation;
. Hear me doth My God.
8 Thou dost not rejoice over me, 0 mine
$¦ When I have fallen, I have risen; [enemy:
When I sit in darkness,

Encouraging prospects.

vn. 9.— NAHUM.— n. 3.

The burden of Nineveh.

The Lord is my light.
» The indignation of the Lord I bear.
For I have stoned against Him,
Till He plead my cause,
And execute ray judgment :
He bringeth me forth to the light,
I look on His righteousness.
w And see doth mtoe enemy, '
And cover her doth shame,
Who saith unto me,
'Where is the Lord thy God?'
Mtoe eyes do look on her:
Now, she is for a t reading-place,
As the mire of the out-places.
n The day of the building of thy walls!
That day — removed is the limit.
12 That day — even unto thee it cometh,
From Asshur and the cities of the fortress,
And from the fortress even unto the river,
And from sea to sea,
And from mountain to mountain.
13 And the land hath been for a desolation,
Because of its inhabitants,
Because of their doings.
" Rule Thy people with Thy rod,
The flock of TMne inheritance,
Dwelling alone in the forest,
In the midst of Carmel:

They enjoy Bashan and Gilead
As the days of old.
is According to the days of thy coming
Out of the land of Egypt,
I shew it wonderful things.
iG See do the nations.
And they are ashamed of aU their might:
They lay the hand on the mouth,
Their ears are deaf.
" They lick dust as the serpent,
As fearful things of earth
They tremble from their enclosures:
Of the Lord our God they are afraid,
Yea, they are afraid of Thee.
is Who is a God like Thee ?
Taking away iniquity,
Ahd passing by the transgression
Of the remnant of His inheritance;
Who hath not retained His anger for ever,
Because He — He delighteth in kindness.
19 He turneth back, He pitieth us;
He subdueth our iniquities :
Thou castest into the depths of the aea
AU their sins.
29 Thou givest truth to Jacob,
Kindness to Abraham,
Which thou hast sworn to our fathers.
From the days of antiquity!

NAHUM.

Chap. L *The Burden op Nineveh.
The Book op the Vision op Nah ttm the
Elkoshite.
2 A God jealous and avenging is the LORD;
An avenger is the Lord,
And possessing fury;
An avenger the Lord on His adversaries,
And He is watching for His enemies.
8 The LORD is slow to anger,
And great in power,
And the Lord doth not entirely acquit:
In the hurricane and tempest is His way,
And the cloud is the dust of His feet.
4 He pusheth agatost the sea,
And drieth it up;
Yea, all the floods He hath made dry:
Languishing are Bashan and Carmel,
Yea, the flower of Lebanon is languishing.
* Mountains have shaken because of Hhn,
And the hills have been melted;
And lifted up is the earth at His presence,
And the world, and all dwelling in it.
• Before His indignation who standeth?
And who riseth in the heat of His anger ?
His fury hath been poured out Uke fire,
And the rocks have been broken by Him.
* Good is the Lord,
For a strong place in a day of distress;
And He knoweth those trusting to Him.
8 And with a flood passing over,
An end He maketh of its place;
And pursue doth darkness His enemies.
9 What devise ye against the Lord?
An end He maketh:
Arise not twice doth distress.
10 For whUe princes are perplexed.

And with drink are drunken; [dried.
They have been consumed as stubble fully
n From thee hath come out a deviser of evil
Against the Lord, a worthless counsellor.
12 Thus said the Lord:
Though complete, and thus many,
Yet thus have they been cut off,
And he hath passed away.
I have also afflicted thee,
I afflict thee no more.
13 And now I break Ms rod from off thee,
And thy bands I draw away.
" And the LORD hath commanded concern
ing thee: [abroad:
'Let no more of thy renown spread
From the house of thy gods
I cut off the graven and the molten image;
I appoint thy grave: for thou hast been
is Lo, on the mountains [vrie/
The feet of one proclaiming tidings,
Sounding peace!
Celebrate, O Judah, thy festivals,
Complete thy vows;
For continue no more to 'pass over into
thee doth the worthless;
He hath been completely cut off.
II. !COME up hath a scatterer to thy face:
Keep the bulwark, watch the way,
Strengthen the loins, strengthen power
2 For turned back hath the Lord [mightily.
To the excellency of Jacob,
As to the excellency of Israel:
For emptied them out have emptiers,
And their branches they have marred.
3 The shield of his mighty ones is become
The men of might are in scarlet: [red,
591

The judgment and

n. 4.— NAHUM.— m. 19.

ruin of Nineveh.

With fiery torches is the chariot
In the day of his preparation,
And the firs have been caused to tremble.
4 In the out-places shine do the chariots,
They go to and fro in the broad places;
Their appearances are like torches,
As Ughtnings they run.
£ He remembereth his honourable ones:
They stumble in their goings;
They hasten to its wall.
And prepared is the covering.
6 The gates of the rivers have been opened,
And the palace is dissolved.
7 And it is established — she hath removed,
She hath been brought up,
Her handmaids lead asthe voice of doves,
Tabering on their hearts.
8 And Nineveh is as a pool of water;
From of old it is; yet they are fleeing.
' Stand ye, stand ; ' but none is turning.
8 Seize silver, seize gold:
There is no end to the prepared things,
To the abundance of aU desirable vessels.
io She is empty, yea, emptiness and waste;
And the heart hath melted,
And the knees have smitten together,
And great pain is in aU lotos,
And aU th eir faces have gathered paleness.
n Where is the habitation of Uonesses?
A feeding-place it is for young lions,
Where walked hath a Uon, an old lion,
Alton's whelp.and there is none troubling.
- The lion is tearing parts for his whelps,
And strangling for his Uonesses:
And he fiUeth his holes with prey,'
And his habitations with rapine.
33 Lo, I am against thee,
Aflirmeth the Iord of Hosts;
And have burned in smoke its chariot,
Thy young lions consume doth the sword;
And I have cut off from the land thy prey,
And not heard any more
Is the voice of thy messengers.
III. i WO to the city of blood;
She is aU with lies— burglary— fuU;.
Prey departeth not.
2 The sound of a whip.
And the sound of the rattling of a wheel,
And of a prancing horse,
And of a hounding chariot,
Of a horseman mounting.
3 And the flame of a sword,
And the lightning of a spear;
And the abundance of the wounded,
And the weight of carcases;
Yea, there is no end to the bodies,
They stumble over their bodies.
4 Because of the abundance of the fornica
tions of an harlot, [witchcrafts,
The goodness of the grace of the lady of
Who seUeth nations by her fornications,
And families by her witchcrafts.
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3 Lo, I am against thee;
Affirmeth the Lord of Hosts,
Arid have removed thy skirts before thy
And shewed nations thynakedness, [face,
And kingdoms thy shame, -
6 A nd cast upon the'e abominations';
And dishonoured thee, aud made thee as
7 And it hath come to pass, [a sight.
Each of thy beholders fleeth away from
thee,and hath said : ' SpoUed is Nineveh;
Who hemoaneth for her?'
Whence shall I seek comforters for thee ?
8 Art thou better than No-Araraou, '
Whiqj^ dwelleth among brooks ?
Waters she hath round about her,
For a bulwark is the sea, waters her waU,
9 Cush her might, aud Egypt,
And there is no end,
Put and Lubim have been for thy help.
i° Even she becometh an exUe,
She hath gone into captivity:
Even her suckUngs are dashed to pieces
At the top of ari out-places:
And for her honoured ones they cast lots,
And all her great ones have been bound in
n Even thou art drunken: [fetters.
Thou art Mdden;
Even thou seekest a strong place,
Because of the enemy. [fruits;
12 All thy fortresses are fig-trees with first-
If they are shaken, [eater.
They have faUen into the mouth of the
13 Lo,.thy people are women in thy midst:
To thine enemies thoroughly opened
Have been the gates of thy land;
Consumed hath fire thy bars.
14 Waters of a siege draw for thyself,
Strengthen thy fortresses:
Enter into mire, and tread on clay;
Make strong a brick-kiln.
15 There consume thee doth a fire;
Cut thee off doth a sword:
It consumeth thee as the cankerworm!
Make thyself heavy as the cankerworhi,
Make thyself heavy as the locust.
i6 Multiply thy merchants above the stars
of heaven: [fleeth away.
The cankerworm hath stripped off, and
17 Thy crowned ones are as the locust,
And thy princes as great grasshoppers,
WMch encamp on hedges on a day of cdkl:
The sun hath risen, and it fleeth away,
And not known is its place where they are.
is Slumbered have thy friends, king of As-
Rest do thine honourable ones; [shur:
Scattered have been thy peoples on the
And there is none gathering, [mountains,
is There is no weakening of thy destruction;
Grievous is thy smiting:
All who hear thy fame have clapped the
hand at thee: [conttouaUy?
For over whom passed not thy wickedness

HABAKKTJK.

I. i THE Burden which Habakkuk. the
Prophet hath seen:
s TU1 when, 0 Lord, have I cried.
And Thou hearkenest not ?
< I cry unto Thee — 'Violence,'
And Thou savest not.
* Why dos.t Thou shew me iniquity,
And perversity cause to behold ?
And spoiling and violence are before me:
And there is strife,
And contention Iifteth itself up.
* Therefore law ceaseth, and judgment
Goeth not forth for ever:
For the wicked compasseth the righteous.
Therefore wrong judgment goeth forth.
fi Look ye on the nations, and behold,
And marvel greatly:
For a work He worketh in your days,
Ye beUeve not though it is declared.
3 For, lo, I am raising up the Chaldeans,
The bitter and hasty nation,
Which, goeth to the broad places of earth,
To occupy tabernacles not its own.
7 Terrible and fearful it is:
From itself its judgment
And its excellency go out.
3 Swifterthan leopards have been Its horses,
And sharper than evening wolves:
And increased have its horsemen,
Even its horsemen from afar come to;
They fly as the eagle, hasting to consume.
9 Wholly for violence it cometh in:
Their faces swaUowing up the east wind,
And it gathereth as the sand a captivity.
i° And at kings it scoffeth,
And princes are a laughter to it;
At every fenced place it laugheth;
And heapeth up dust, and captureth it.
u Then hath the spirit passed on,
Yea, he transgresseth,
And ascribeth this his power to his god.
12 Art not Thou of old 1
0 Lord, my God, my Holy One.
We wiU not die, 0 Lord;
For judgment Thou hast appointed it,
And, 0 Rock, for reproof hast founded it.
13 Purer of eyes than to behold evU,
To look on perverseness Thou art unable:
Why beholdest thou the treacherous ?
Thou keepest sUent when the wicked
SwaUoweth the more righteous than he,
14 And Thou makest man
As the fishes of the sea,
* As a creeping thing: none ruleth over him.
15 Each of them with a hook
Hath he brought up,
He catcheth it in Ms net,
( And gathereth it in his drag:
Therefore doth he joy and rejoice.
le Therefore doth he sacriflce to his net,
And make perfume to his drag;
For by them is his portion fertile,
And his food fat.
17 ShaU he therefore empty his pet,
And continually to slay .nations spare not ?
IL ION my charge I stand, and station my-
2P

self on a bulwarkj and watch to see what
He shall speak against me, and what I shall
reply to my, reproof. 2Arid the Lord an
swereth me and saith:
' Write a vision, and explain on the tables.
That he may run who readeth it.
3 For the vision is yet for a season,
Arid it breatheth for the end,and lieth not':
If it tarry, wait for it: . .
For surely it cometh: it 'is hot late.
4 Lo, the presumptuous!
Not right is his soul within him:
And the righteous by his faith liveth.
5 And also, because wine is treacherous,
A man is haughty,
And rematoeth not at home,
. Who hath enlarged as Sheol his soul,
And is as death which is not satisfied,
And gathereth unto'itself all the nations,
And assembleth unto itself aU the peoples:
* Do not these— all of them
Agatost him a simile take up?
A moral of acute sayings concerntog, him,
i And say, Wo to him
Who multiplieth what is not his;
TiU when also is he multiplying
To himself heavy pledges ?
7 Do not thy usurers instantly rise up,
And those who shake thee awake up,
And^thou hast been to them for a spoil ?
8 Because thou hast spoiled many nations,
Spoil thee do all the remnant of the peo-
Because of man's blood, [pies;
And of violence to the land.
To the city, and to all dwelling in it. .
9 Wo to him who gaineth evil gain for his
To set on high Ms nest, [house,
To be delivered from the hand of evil;
io Thou hast counselled
•A shameful thing to thy house,
To cut off many peoples,
And sinful is thy soul.
u For a stone from the wall crieth out, [it.
And a holdfast from the wood answereth
12 Wo to him who buildeth a city by blood,
And who establisheth a city by iniqMty.
is Lo, is it not from the LORD of Hosts ,
That the peoples are fatigued for fire,
And the nations for vanity are weary ?
14 For fuU is the earth of the knowledge
Of the honour of the LORD,
As waters cover over the bottom of a sea.
15 Wo to him who giveth drink to his neigh-
Pouring out thy bottle, [hour,
And also making drunlc,
In order to look on their nakedness.
" Thou hast been filled—
Shame without honour:
Drink thou also, and be uncircumeised:
Turn round unto thee
Doth the cup of the righthand of the Lord,
And shameful spewing is on thine honour.
17 For violence to Lebanon covereth thee,
And the spoil of beasts affrighteth them,
Because of man's blood,
And of violence to the land,

A prayer of Habakkuk.

n. 18.— ZEPHANIAH.— I. 9.

Judgment predicted.

To the city, and to all dwelling in it.
is What profit hath a graven image given
That its former hath graven it?
A molten image and teacher of falsehood,
That trusted hath the former
Oh his own formation,
So as to make dumb idols?
39 Wo to Mm who saith to wood * Awake:'
' Stir up/ to the dumb stone, [sUver,
It a teacher! lo, it is overlaid— gold and
And there is no spirit in its midst.
20 And the Lord is to His holy temple:
Be silent before him. all the earth.
III. i A PRAYER op Habakkuk the Pro
phet CONCERNING ERRING ONES:
2 Lord, I have heard Thy report,
I have been afraid:
LORD.Thy work! in midst of years revive it,
In the midst of years Thou makest known,
In anger Thou rememberest mercy.
3 God from Teman cometh,
The Holy One from mount Paran. Pause!
Covered the heavens hath His majesty,
And His praise hath filled the earth.
4 And the brightness is as the light;
He hath rays out of His hand:
And there— the hiding of His strength.
5 Before Him goeth pestilence,
And a burning flame goeth out at His feet.
6 He hath stood, and measureth earth:
He hath seen, and shaketh off nations:
And scatter themselves
Do the mountains of antiquity;
Bowed have the hills of eternity:
The ways of eternity are His. [Cushan:
7 Under sorrow I have seen the tents of
Tremble do curtains of the land of Midian.
8 Against rivers hath the LORD been wroth 1
Against rivers is Thine anger?
Against the sea is Thy wrath?
For Thou ridest on Thy horses —
Thy chariots of salvation?
9 Utterly naked Thou makest Thy bow,
Sworn are the tribes, saying, ' Pause!'

• With rivers — Thou cleavest the earth.
i° Seen thee— pained are mountains:
An inundation of waters hath passed oven
Given forth hath the deep its voice,
High its hands it hath lifted up.
n Sun— moon — have stood — a habitation:
At the light thine arrows go on, [spear.
At the brightness, the glittering of thy
12 In indignation Thou dost tread earth, ,
In anger Thou dost thresh nations.
13 Thou hast gone forth
For the salvation of Thy people, ,
For salvation with Thine anointed;
Thou hast smitten the head
Of the house of the wicked,
Laying bare the foundation
Unto the neck. Pause!
i* Thou hast pierced with his own staves
The head of his leaders;
They are tempestuous to scatter me:
Their exultation is
As to consume the poor in secret.
is Thou hast proceeded through the sea
With Thy horses, the clay of many waters.
i6 1 have heard, and my beUy trembleth,
At the noise have my lips quivered:
Rottenness cometh into my bones,
And in my place I tremble,
That I rest for the day of distress:
At the coming up of the people,
He overcometh it.
" Though the fig-tree flourish not,
And there be no produce in the vines;
FaUed hath the work of the olive,
And the fields have not yielded food:
Cut off hath been the flock from the fold,
And there be no herd in the stalls :
is Yet I, in the LORD I exult,
I joy in the God of my salvation.
19 Jehovah the Lord is my strength,
Aud He maketh my feet Uke hinds,
And on my high-places causeth me to
tread.
To the overseer on my stringed instruments.

ZEPHANIAH.

Chap. I. iTHE word of the Lord which
hath been unto Zephaniah son of Cushi, son
of Gedaliah, son of Amariah, son of Hiz-
kiah, in the days of Josiah son of Anion
king of Judah:
2 I utterly consume all
From off the face of the ground,
Affirmeth the LORD.
3 I consume man and beast:
I consume the fowl of the heavens,
And the fishes of the sea.
And the stumbling-blocks — the wicked;
And I have cut off man
From the face of the ground,
Aflirmeth the LORD,
* And stretched out My hand against Judah,
Aud against all inhabiting Jerusalem,
And cut off from this place the remnant of
The name of the idolatrous priests [Baal,
With the other priests; 594

5 And those who bow themselves
On the roofs to the host of the heavens;
And those who bow themselves,
Swearing to the Lord, and swearing by
6 And those who remove [Malcham;
From after the LORD;
And those who have not sought the Lord,
Nor besought him.
7 Hush! because of the Lord Jehovah:
For near is a day of the Lord: <
For prepared hath the Lord a sacriflce.
He hath sanctified His invited ones. ,
8 And it hath come to pass,
In the day of the sacriflce of the Lord,
That I have laid a charge on the princes,
And on the chUdren of the ktog,
And on all who put on strange clothing.
9 And I have laid a charge on every one
Who leapeth over the threshold iu that
Who flU the house of their masters [day,

Punishmeni of the PhUistines, 1. 10.— ZEPHANIAH.— m. 6. Ammon, Moab, & Nineveh.

' With violence and deceit.
» And there hath been to that day,
, Affirmeth the Lord;
The noise of a cry from the fish-gate,
' And of a howling from the second.
And of great destruction from the hills.
u Howl, ye inhabitants of the hollow place,
For cut off hath been aU the merchant-
people,
Cut off have been all who jbear silver.
12 And it hath come to pass, at that time,SJ
I search Jerusalem with lights,
And have laid a charge on the men
Who are hardened
On their preserved things : -
Who are saying in their heart: ' '
The Lord doth no good; nor doth He evU.
13 And their wealth hath been for a spoil,
And their houses have been for desolatiou:
And they have built houses,
And inhabit not;
And they have planted vineyards,
And drink not their wine.
1* Near is the great day of the Lord,
Near, and hasting exceedingly,
A noise of the day of the Lord:
Bitterly shriek there doth a mighty one.
15 A day of wrath that day,
A day of adversity and distress,
A day of waste and desolation,
A day of darkness and gloominess,
A day of cloud and tMck darkness,
15 A day of trumpet and shouting
Against the fenced cities,
And against the corners of the heights.
17 And I have sent distress on men,
And they have walked as the blind,
For against the LORD they have sinned;
And poured out is their blood as dust,
And their flesh is as dung.
18 Even their sUver, even their gold,
Is not able to deliver them
In the day of the wrath of the LORD;
And to the fire of His jealousy
> Consumed is the whole land:
For only a hastened end He maketh
Of all the inhabitants of the land.
II. * BEND yourselves, yea bend ye,
O nation not desired,
3 Before the bringing forth of a statute,
As chaff hath the day passed on,
While yet not come in upon you
Doth the heat of the anger of the Lord,
While yet not come in upon you
Doth the day of the anger of the Lord,
3 Seek the LORD, all ye humble of the land,
Who have done His judgment:
Seek righteousness, seek humiUty:
It may be ye shall be hidden
In the day of the anger of the Lord.
4 For Gaza is forsaken,
And Ashkelon is tor a desolation:
Ashdod! at noon they cast her out;
And Ekron is rooted up.
5 Ho! 0 inhabitants of the sea-coast,
Nation of the CheretMtes:
The word of the Lord is against you,
Canaan, land of the Philistines;
And I have destroyed thee
Without an inhabitant.
* And the sea-coast hath been habitations,

Cottages for shepherds, folds for a flock.
7 And the coast hath been
For the remnant of the house of Judah;
By it they have pleasure: [down:
In the houses of Ashkelon at even they lie
For inspect them doth the LORD their God,
And He turneth back to their captivity.
8 1 have heard the reproach of Moab,
The reviUngs of the Children of Ammon,
Wherewith they reproached My people:
And magnify themselves against their bor-
9 Therefore, I live, [der.
Affirmeth the Lord of Hosts, God of Israel;
Surely, Moab is as Sodom,
And the Children of Ammon as Gomorrah ;
An overrunning of nettles ahd salt-pits,
And an everlasting desolation:
A residue of My people do seize them,
And a remnant of My nation inherit them .
10 This they have for their arrogancy,
Because they have reproached,
And they magnify themselves
Against the people of the Lord of Hosts.
n Fearful is the Lord unto them:
For He made bare all the gods of the land:
And bow themselves to Him,
Each from his place,
Do all the islanders of the natious.
12 Ye also, O Cushim,
The pierced of My sword are they.
is And He stretcheth His hand against the
And destroyeth Asshur, [north,
And setteth Nineveh for a desolation,
A dry land like the wilderness.
14 And lain down in her midst have droves,
Every beast of the nation:
Both pelican and hedge-hog in her knobs
A voice stogeth at the window: [lodge;
: ' Destruction is at the threshold,
For the cedar-work is exposed.'
15 TMs is the exulting city which dwelleth
WMch saith in her heart, [confidently,
'I am, and besides me there is none :' '
How hath she been for a desolation,
A crouching-place for beasts:
Every one passing by her doth hiss,
He shaketh his hand.
III. iWO to the rebellious and the polluted,
The oppressing city !
2 She hath not hearkened to the voice;
She hath not accepted instruction;
In the Lord she hath not trusted,
Unto her God she hath not drawn near.
3 Her princes in hermidst are roaring lions.
Her judges are evening wolves;
They have not gnawn the bone to the
morning.
4 Herprophets unstable — men of treachery:
Her priests have polluted the sanctuary,
They have violated law.
5 The Lord is righteous in her midst;
He doth no perverseness;
Morning by morning His judgment
He giveth out to the light,
It hath not been lacking;
But the perverse knoweth not shame.
8 1 have cut off nations;
Desolated have been their chief ones;
I have laid waste their out-places
Without any passing by:
Destroyed have been their cities,
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Mercy to Israel,

m. 7.— HAGGAI.— 1. 14. Building of the second temple.

Without man, without inhabitant.
7 1 have said: Only, ye shaU fear Me,
Ye shall. accept instruction; .
And her habitation is not cut off,
All that I have appointed concerning her;
And they have risen early.
They have corrupted all their doings.
8 Therefore,waitforMe,afnrmeththe LORD,
For the day of My rising for prey:
For My judgment is tp gather nations,
To assemble kingdoms,
To pour out on them Mine indignation,
All the heat of Mine anger:
For by the fire of My jealousy
Consumed is all the earth.
9 For then I turn to the peoples a pure lip,
To call them all by the name of the Lord,
To serve Him with one shoulder, [pliants,
10 From beyond the rivers of Cush, mysup-
(The daughter ,ot My scattered ones,)
Bring Mine offering.
n In that day thou art not ashamed
Because of any of thine actions, , [Me,
Wherewith thou hast transgressed against
For then I turn aside from thy midst ,
The exulting ones of thine excellency,
And thou addest no more to be haughty
In My holy mountain. -
13 And I have left in thy midst
A people humble and poor,
And they have trusted in the name of the
13 The remnant of Israel [Lord.
Dp no perversity, nor speak Ues;
Nor found in their mouth

Is a deceitful tongue:
For they have delight, and have Iain
And there is none troubling., i [down,
14 Cry aloud, O daughter of Zion,
Shout, O Israel;
Rejoice and exult with the whole heart,
O daughter of Jerusalem.
« The Lord hath turned aside thy judg-
He hath faced thine enemy: [ments,
The ktog of Israel, the Lord,
2s in thy midst: thou seest evil no more.
i° In that day it is said to Jerusalem, ' Fear
0 Zion, let not thy hands be feeble, {['not ;
17 The Lord thy God is in thy midst,
A mighty one saveth;
He rejoiceth over thee with joy,
He worketh in His love,
He joyeth over thee with singing.'
is Mine afflicted from the appointed place
I have gathered,
From thee they have been,
Bearing for her sake reproach.
19 Lo, I am dealing with aU
Who afflict thee at that time,
And have saved the halting one,
And the driven out ones I gather,
And set them for a praise and fpr a/name,
In all the land pf their shame.
20 At that time I bring you in,
At the time of My assembling you:
For I give you f ora name, and for a praise,
Among all the peoples of the land,
In My turning back to your captivity
Before your eyes, said the Lord.

HAGGAI.

Chap. 1. 1 IN the second year of Darius the
ktog, to the sixth month, on the first day of
the month, hath the word of the LORD been
by the hand of Haggai the prophet, unto
Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, governor of
Judah, and unto Joshua son of Josedech,
the high priest, saying: 2Thus hath the
Lord of Hosts spoken, saying:
This people !— -they have said,
'.The time hath not come, [built/
The time the house of the Lord is to be
3 And the word of the Lord is by the hand
of Haggai the prophet, saying:
4 Is it time for you — you 1
To dwell in your covered houses,
And this house to lie waste?
5 And now, thus said the Lord of Hosts:
Set your heart to your ways.
0 Ye have sown much, and brought to little;
To eat, but not to satiety;
To drink, but not to drunkenness;
To clothe, but none hath heat:
And he who hireth himself out,
Hireth himself for a bag pierced through.
7 Thus said the LORD of Hosts:
Set your heart to your ways.
8 Go up the mountain, and bring wood,
And build the house;
And I am pleased with It,
And I am honoured, said the LORD.
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9 Looking for much, and lo, little;
And ye brought ii.home,
And 1 have blown on it.
Wherefore, affirmeth the Lord of Hosts,
Because of My house which is waste, ,
And ye are running each to his own house,
10 Therefore, over you refrained have the
heavens from dew,
And the land hath refrained its increase.
n And I proclaim draught on the land,
Aud on the mountains, and on the com,
And on the new wine, and on the oil,
And on what the ground bringeth forth;
And on men, and on beast.
And on all the labour of the hands.
12 And Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, and Jo
shua son of Josedech, the high priest, and
aU the remnant of the people, hearken ito
the voice of the LORD their God, and unto
the words of Haggai the prophet, as. the
Lord their God had sent him; and the peo
ple are afraid of the presence of the LORD.
18 And Haggai, the messenger of theJLORD,
in the messages of the Lord, speaketh to
the people, saying: 'I am with you, affirm
eth the Lord.'
"And the Lord stirreth up the spirit of
Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, governor of Ju
dah, and the spirit of Joshua son of Jose
dech, the high priest, and the spirit of all

Glory of the latter temple. I. 15.— ZECHARIAH.— I. 6.

Promise to Zerubbabel.

the remnant of the people; and they come
in, and do work in the house of the Lord of
Hosts their God, "in the twenty and fourth
day of the sixth month, in the second year
of Darius the king.
II. UN the seventh month, in the twenty
and first of the month, hath the word of the
Lord been by the hand of Haggai the pro
phet, saving: 2* Speak, I pray thee, unto
Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, governor of
Judah, and unto Joshua sou of Josedech,
the high priest, and unto the remnant of
the people, saying:
3 Who among you hath been left •
That saw this housein its former honour 1
And what do yon see it now ?
Is it not, compared with it,
As nothing to your eyes ?
4 And now, be strong, 0 Zerubbabel,
Affirmeth the LORD:
And be strong, 0 Joshua, son of Josedech,
the high priest;
And be strong, aU ye people of the land,
Affirmeth the LORD;
And do ye — (for I am with you,
Affirmeth the Lord of Hosts) —
5 The thing wMch I covenanted with you,
In your coming out from Egypt;
And My Spirit is remaining in your midst:
fi For thus said the Lord of Hosts: [fear not.
Once more— it is a little,
And I shake the heavens, and the eatth,
And the sea, and the dry land ;
7 And I have shaken aU the nations;'
And they have come to the desire of aU the
nations: "t
And I have filled this house with honour,
Said the Lord of Hosts.
8 Mine is the sUver, and mine the gold,
Affirmeth the Lord of Hosts.'
9 Greater is the honour of this latter house,
Than of the former, said the Lord of Hosts;
And in this place I give peace,
Affirmeth the Lord of Hosts/
i° On the twenty and fourth of the ninth
month, in the second year of Darius, hath
the word of the Lord been by the hand of
Haggai the prophet, saying: " Thus said the
Lord of Hosts: 'Ask, Ipray thee, the priests
about the law, saying: i2Lo, one carrieth
holy flesh in the skirt of his garment, arid
hath eome with Ms skirt against bread, or
against pottage, or against wine, or against

oil, or against any food— is it holy?' And
the priests answer and say, 'No/
*BAnd Haggai saith, 'If the unclean of
body 'come against any of these, is* it 'un
clean ? ' And, the priests answer and say,
' It is unclean/
"And Haggai answereth and saith, 'So
is this people, and so is this nation before
Me, affirmeth the Lord; and so is every
work of their hands; and that which they
bring, near there is unclean.
15 And now, lay it, Ipray you, to your heart,
From this day, and onwards; '
Before the laying of stone to stone
In the temple of the Lord.
16 From that time one hath come to a heap
And it hath been ten: [of twenty,
He hath come unto the press-fat
To draw out fifty purahs,
And it hath been twenty.
w 1 have smitten you with blasting.
And with mildew, and with hail —
All the work of your hands:
And there is none of you with Me,
Affirmeth the Lord.
is Set it, I pray you, to your heart, from
this day and onwards, from the twenty and
fourth day of the "ninth month, even from
the day that, the temple of the Lord hath
been founded, lay it to your heart:.
19 Is the seed yet to- the barn ?
And hitherto the vine and the fig,
And the pomegranate, and the olive-tree,
Have borne nothing:
From this day I bless/
20 And the word of the Lord is a second
time unto Haggai, on the twenty and fourth
of the month, saying: 21 'Speak tb_ Zerub
babel governor of Judah, saying:
I am shaking the heavens and the earth;
22 And have overturned the throne of king-
And have destroyed the strength [doms,
Of the kingdoms of the nations,.
And overturned the chariot and. Its' cha
rioteers; [riders,
And come down have horse3 and their
Each by the sword of his brother.
28 In that day, affirmeth the Lord of .Hosts,
I take thee, Zerubbabel, son of Shealtiel,
My servant,' affirmeth the Lord;
And have set thee as a signet,
For on thee I have fixed,
Aflirmeth the Lord of Hosts.

ZECHAKIAH.

Chap. I. ¦ IN the eighth month, in the
second year of Darius, hath the word of the
Lord been unto Zechariah, son of Berechiah,
son of Iddo, the prophet, saying:
2 ' The Lord hath been wroth
Against your fathers— wrath !
a And thou hast said unto them:
Thus said the Lord of Hosts:
Turn back unto Me,
' Affirmeth the Lord of Hosts,
And I turn back unto you,

Said the LORD of Hosts.
* Ye shall not be as your fathers,
To whom the former prophets called, say-
Thus said the Lord of Hosts: [ing:
Turn back, we pray you,
From your evil way, and your evil doings:
And they hearkened not,
Nor attended to Me, affirmeth the Lord.
5 Your fathers — where are they 1
And the prophets — for everdo they live ?
6 Only, My words, and My statutes,
5: V

God 8 returning mercy to Zion. I. 7.— ZECHARIAH.— m. 7. Zion's prosperity predicted.
Which I cpmmanded My servants the pro
phets,
Have they not overtaken your fathers.
That they turn back/and say:
As the Lord of Hosts designed to do to us,
According to our ways,
And according to our doings,
So hath He done with us V
7 On the twenty and fourth day of the
eleventh month, {it is'the month of Sebat,)
to the second year of Darius, hath the word
of the Lord been unto Zechariah, son of
BerecMah, son of Iddo, the prophet, saying:
8 1 have seen by night, and lo, one riding
on a red horse, and he is standing between
the myrtles which are in the shade; and be
hind him are horses, red, bay, and white.
9 And I say, ' What are these, my lord?'
And the messenger who is speaking with me
saith unto me, 'I will shew thee what these
are.' i°And the one who is standing be
tween the myrtles answereth and saith,
'These are they whom the LORD hath sent
to walk up and down in the land/
11 And they answer the messenger of the
Lord who is standing between the myrtles,
and say, ' We have walked up and down in
the land, and lo, all the land is sitting still,
and at rest.'
13 And the messenger of the Lord answer
eth and saith, 'Lord of Hosts, till when
dost Thou not pity Jerusalem, and the
cities of Judah, which Thou hast abhorred
these seventy years?' "And the Lord an
swereth the messenger, who is speaking
with me, good words, comfortable words.
i4And the messenger who is speaking with
me speaketh unto me, Call, saying:
L Thus said the Lorb of Hosts:
I have been zealous for Jerusalem,
And for Zion with great zeal.
15 And with great wrath I am wroth
Against the nations who are at ease:
For I was a little wroth,
And they assisted — for evil.
is Therefore, thus said the Lord:
I have turned to Jerusalem withmercies:
My house is built in it,
Affirmeth the Lord of Hosts,
And a line is stretched out over Jerusalem.
17 Again call, saying:
Thus said the Lord of Hosts:
Again do my cities overflow from good,
And again hath the Lord comforted Zion,
And again hath He fixed on Jerusalem.'
18 And I lift up mtoe eyes, and look, and lo,
four horns. 19 And I say unto the messen
ger who is speaking with me, ' What are
these ?' And he saith unto me, ' These are
the horns which have scattered Judah, Is
rael, and Jerusalem.'
20 And the Lord sheweth me four artizans.
21 And I say, 'What are these coming in to
do?' And he speaketh, saying: 'These are
the horns which have scattered Judah, so
that no one hath lifted up his head: and
these come in to trouble them, to cast down
the horns of the nations who are lifting up
the horn against the land of Judah— to
scatter it.'
II. 1 AND I Uf t up mine eyes, and look,
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and lo, , a man, and in his hand a mea-
suririg-line. 2 And 1 say, ' Whither art thou
going?' And he saith unto me, 'To mea
sure Jerusalem; to see how much is its
breadth, and how much its length.' 3And
lo, the messenger who is speaking with me
goeth: out, and another messenger goeth
out to meet Mm; 4and he saith unto him,
'Run, speak unto this young man, saying:
Un waUed viUages inhabit doth Jerusalem,
From the abundance of man
And beast in her midst:
5 And I — I am to her, affirmeth the LORD,
A wall of flre round about,
And for honour am I in her midst.
B Ho, ho, flee from tjhe land of the north,
Aflirmeth the LORD:
For, as the four winds of the heavens,
I have spread you abroad,
Affirmeth the Lord.
7 Ho, Zion, be delivered, who dweUest
With the daughter of Babylon.
s For thus said the LoRD of Hosts:
After honour — hath He sent me
Unto the nations who are spoiling you;
For he who cometh agatost you
Cometh agatost the pupil of His eye.
9 For lo, I wave my hand against them.
And they have been a spoU to their ser-
Arid ye have known [vants:
That the Lord of Hosts hath sent me.
i° Sing, and rejoice, O daughter of Zion:
Forlo, I am coming, andhave dwelt to thy
Affirmeth the Lord. [midst,
u And joined have been many nations
Unto the Lord in that day,
And they have become My people;
And I have dwelt in thy riridst;
And thou hast known [thee.
That the Lord of Hosts hath sent me unto
12 And the Lord hath inherited Judah,
His portion on the holy ground,
And hath fixed again on Jerusalem.
13 Hush, alllfiesh, because of the Lord,
For He hath been roused up
From His holy habitation.'
III. iAND he sheweth me Joshua the
high priest standing before the messen
ger of the Lord, arid the Adversary stand
ing at Ms right hand, to be an adversary
to him. 2 And the LORD saith unto the
Adversary: [versary;
' The Lord doth push against thee, 0 Ad-
Yea, push against thee doth the Lord,
Who is fixing on Jerusalem:
Is not this a brand delivered from fire?'
3 And Joshua was clothed with filthy gar
ments, and he is standing before the mes
senger. 4Andhe answereth and speaketh
unto those who are standing before him,
saying: 'Turn aside the fllthy garments-
from off Mm/ And he saith untp Mm,
' See, I have caused tMne iniquity to pass
away from off thee, so as to clothe thee
ivith costly apparel.' sHe said also, 'Let
them set a pure diadem on his head.' And
they set the pure diadem on his head, and
clothe him with garments. And the mes
senger of the Lord is standing, fland the
messenger of the Lord protesteth to Jo
shua, saying: ?' Thus said the Lord of Hosts:

Building of the temple.

ill. 8.— ZECHARIAH.— VI. 8.

Vision of thejtying roll.

If in My ways thou walk,
And if My charge thou keep,
Then even thou dost judge My house,
And even thou dost keep My courts;
And I have given to thee conductors
Among those standing by.
8 Hear, I pray thee, Joshua the high priest,
Thou and thy companions
Who sit before thee,
(For men of type are they,)
Forlo, I bring to My servant— The Shoot.
6 For lo, the stone
Which I have put before Joshua,
On, one stone are seven eyes,
Lo, I am graving its graving,
Affirmeth the Lord of Hosts,
And I have removed
The iniqmty of that land in one day.
i' In that day, affirmeth the Lord of Hosts,
Ye caU each unto his neighbour,
TJnto the place of the vine,
And unto the place of the fig-tree/
IV. ] AND the messenger who is speak
ing with me, turneth back, and stirreth
me up, as one who is stirred up out of
Iris sleep; 2and he saith unto me, 'What
dost thou see ?' And I say, * I have looked,
and lo, a candlestick of gold — aU of it, and
its bowl is on its top, and its seven lamps
are upon it, and twice seven pipes are to
the rights wMch are on its top ; 8 and two
oUve-trees are by it, one at the right of the
bowl, and one on its left/
4 And I answer and speak imto the mes
senger who is speaking with me, saying,
* What are these, my lord ? 5 And the mes
senger who is speaking with me answereth
and saith unto me, ' Hast thou not known
what these are ? And I say, ' No, my lord/
6 And he answereth and speaketh unto me,
saying: ' This is the word of the Lord unto
Zerubbabel, saying:
Not by a force, nor by power,
But by My Spirit, said the Lord of Hosts.
7 Who art thou, O great mountain?
Before Zerubbabel — a plain
And he hath brought out the top-stone,
Cries of 'Grace, grace are to it.'
8 And the word of the Lord is to me, saying:
9 The hands of Zerubbabel founded this
And his hands do finish it; [house,
And thou hast known that the Lord of
Hath sent me unto you. [Hosts
10 For they who trampled
On the day of small things have rejoiced,
And have seen the tin weight
[ In the hand of Zerubbabel:
These seven are the eyes of the Lord,
They are going to and fro in all the land.
"And I answer and say unto him, 'What
are these two oUve-trees, on the right of the
candlestick, and on its left?' 12 And I an
swer a second time, and say unto him,
'What are the two branches of the oUve-
trees which, by means of the two golden
pipes, empty the oil out of themselves V
33 And he speaketh unto me, saying, ' Hast
thou not known what these are}' And I
say, ' No, my lord/ 1* And he saith, * These
are the two shining ones, who are standing
by the Lord of the whole earth/

V. 1 AND I turn, and lift up mine eyes,
and look, and lo, a flying roll. 2 And he
saith to me, ' What seest thou ?' And I say,
' I see a flying roU, its length twenty by the
cubit, and its breadth ten by the cubic/
3 And he saith unto me, 'This is the exe
cration which is going out over the face of
all the land: for every one who stealeth, on
the one side, according to it, hath been de
clared innocent, and every one who hath
sworn, on the other side, according to it,
hath been declared innocent.
4 ' I haVe brought it out.affirmeth theLORD
of [Hosts; and it hath come in unto the
house of the tMef, and into the house of
Mm who hath sworn in My name to a false
hood: and it hath remained to the midst of
his house, and hath consumed it, both its
wood and its stones/
a And the messenger who is speaking with
me goeth out, and saith unto me, ' Lift up,
I pray thee, thine eyes, and see what is
this which is coming forth/ 6And I say,
'What is it?'
And he saith, ' This is the ephah which
is coming forth.' And he saith, ' Tlris is
their aspect through all the land. 7And
lo, a cake of lead lifted up ; and this is
a woman sitting in the midst of the ephah.
8 And he saith, ' This is the wicked woman/
And he casteth her into the midst of the
ephah, and casteth the weight of lead on its
mouth. 9 And I lift up mine eyes, and see, andlo,
two women are coming forth, and wind to
their wings ; and they have wings Uke the
wings of the stork : and they lift up the
ephah between the earth and the heavens.
i°Anu\ I say unto the messenger who is
speaking with me. ' Whither are they caus
ing the ephah to go V n And he saith to me,
' Tobiuld for it a house in the land of Shinar:'
And it hath been prepared and placed
there on its own base.
VI. iAND I turn, and lift up mtoe eyes,
and look, and lo, four chariots coming forth
from between two of the mountains; and
the mountains are mountains of brass. 2In
the first chariot are red horses, and in the
second chariot brown horses; 8and in the
third chariot white horses; and in the fourth
chariot strong grisled horses. 4And I an
swer and say unto the messenger who is
speaking to me, ' What are these, my lord ?'
5 And the messenger answereth and saith
unto me, 'These are four spirits of heaven
coming 'forth from presenting themselves
before the Lord of the whole earth. 6The
brown horses which are therein, are coming
forth unto the land of the north; and the
white have come forth unto their hinder
part; and the grisled have come forth unto
the land of the south ; 7 and the strongones
have come forth, and they seek to go to
walk up and down in the earth : * and he
saith, ' Go, walk up and down in the earth ; '
and they walk up and down in the earth.
8 And he calleth me, and speaketh unto
me, saying, 'See, those who are coming
forth unto the land of the north have caused
My Spirit to rest in the land of the north.

Prophecy of 'The Shoot.'

VI. 9.— ZECHARIAH.— vm. 13. Judgments and-mercies.

'And the word of the Loud is unto me,
saying, w * Taking some of the captivity (who
have come from Babylon) fromHeldai, from
Tobijah, and from Jedaiah, then hast thou
come in — thou, in that day; yea, thou hast
come into the house of Josiah son of Zeph
aniah ; 11 and thou hast taken silver and gold,
and hast made crowns, arid hast placed on
the head of Joshua son of Josedech, the
high priest; '-and hast spoken unto Mm, say
ing, Thus spake the LORD of Hosts, saying:
Lo, the man I 'The Shoot' — is his name;
And from his own, place he shooteth up,
And hath built the temple of the Lord.
13 Yea, he buildeth the temple of the LORD;
And he beareth away honour;
And hath sat and ruled on His throne;
And hath been a priest on His throne:
And the counsel of peace is between them
both.
14 And the crown is to Helem, and to Tobi
jah, and to Jedaiah, and to Hen son of Ze
phaniah, for a memorial in the temple of
the Lord. 15 And the far-off come to, and
have built to the temple of the LORD; and
ye have known that the Lord of Hosts hath
sent me uuto you; yea, it hath come to
pass, if ye certainly hearken to the voice of
the Lord your God.'
VII. ! AND it cometh to pass, in the
fourth year of Darius the king, the word of
the Lord hath been unto Zechariah, on the
fourth of the ninth month in Chisleu.
2 And Beth-El sendeth Sherezer and Regem-
Melech, and its hi en, to appease the face of
the Lord, 3 speaking unto the priests who
are at the house of the Lord of Hosts, and
unto the prophets, saying, ' ShaU I jveep in
the fifth month— being separated— as I have
done these so many years?'
4 And the word of the Lord of Hosts is
unto me, saying: 5 'Speak unto all the peo
ple of the land, and unto the priests, say
ing: 6When ye fasted with moui-niug to the
fifth and in the seventh months — even these
seventy years— did ye keep the fast to Me—
Me ? And when ye eat, and when ye drink,
is it not ye who are eattog, and ye who are
drinking ?
7 'Are not these the words which the Lord
proclaimed by the hand of the former pro
phets, in Jerusalem betog inhabited, and in
safety, and its cities round about it, and the
south and the plain— abiding ? '
8 And the word of the Lord is unto Ze
chariah, saying:
9 ' Thus spake the Lord of Hosts, saying:
True j udgnient j udge ye ;
And kindness and mercy do one with an-
i° And widow, and fatherless, [other.
Stranger, and poor, ye shall not oppress;
And the calamity of one another
Ye shall not devise in your heart.
11 And they refuse to attend,
And give the refractory shoulder;
And their ears have made heavy against
J2 And their heartmade adamant [hearing
Against hearing the law, and the words,
Which the'LORD of Hosts hath sent
By His Spirit, by the former prophets:
And there is great wrath
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From the Lord of Hosts.
13 And it cometh to pass, as He caUed,
And they hearkened not,
So they call, and I hearken not,
Said the Lord of Hosts.
14 And I toss them on all the. nations, .
Whom they have not known: ,, ,
The land hath been desolate behind them
Of any passing by or turning back; .
And they set the desirable land
For a desolation/
VIII. iAND the word of the Lord of Hosts
is, saying :
2 ' Thus said the LORD of Hosts:
I have been zealous for Zion— great zeal,
With great heat I have been zealous for
8 Thus said the LORD: [her.
I have turned back unto Zion,
And have dwelt to the nridstof Jerusalem;
And Jerusalem hath been called
'The truthful city;'
And the mountain of the Lord of Hosts
' The holy mountain.'
4 Thus said the LORD of Hosts:
Again dweU do old men and old women
In the broad places pf Jerusalem,
And each his staff iu his hand,
Because of abundance of days.
s And the broad places of the city
Are full of boys and girls, - ,
Playing in its broad places.
5 Thus said the Lord of Hosts :
Surely it is wonderful to the eyes
Of the remnant of this people, in these
Even to Mine eyes it is wonderful, [days,
Affirmeth the LORD of Hosts.
7 Thus said the Lord of Hosts:
Lo, I am saving My people" .
From the land of the rising,
And from the land of the going to of the
8 And I have brought them to, [sun;
Theyhave dwelt in the midst pf Jerusalem;
And they have becomeMy people,
And 1 ara become their God, ,
Iu truth and to righteousness.
9 Thus said the LORD of Hosts:, ;
Let your hands be strong.
Ye who hear to these days these words
From the mouth of the prophets,
That to the day the house of the Lord of
Hath been founded, [Hosts
The temple is to be built.
i° For, before these days
There hath been np hiring of man,
Yea, a hiring of beasts there is none;
And to him who goeth out,
And to him who cometh in,
There is no peace because of the adversary:
Arid I send out all men —
Each agatost his neighbour. ,
n And now, not as in the former days
Am I to the remnant of this people,
Aflirmeth the Lord of Hosts.
12 Because of the sowing of peace,
The vine giveth her fruit,
And' the earth giveth her increase,
And the heavens give then* dew ;
And I have caused the remnant of this
To inherit all these. [people
13 And it hath come to pass,
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Evangelical prospects. vni. 14. — ZECHARIAH.— x. 4. Christ' s entry lo Zion foretold.

0 house of Judah, and house of Israel;
So I save you, and ye have been a blessing:
Fear not, let your hands be strong.
" For, thus said the Lord of Hosts:
As I purposed to do evil to you,
When your fathers made Me wroth,
Said the Lord of Hosts,and repented not:
15 So have I turned back,
I have purposed, in these days,
To do good with Jerusalem,
And with the house of Judah: fear not.
io These are the things which ye shall do:
Speak truth each with his neighbour;
Truth and peaceful judgment
Judge in your gates;
" And each the calamity of his neighbour
Ye shall not devise In ypur heart ;
And a false path ye shall not love:
For all these are things that I have hated,
Affirmeth the LORD/
*8 And the word of the LORD of Hosts is
unto me, saying: i^'Thus said the Lord of
Hosts: The fast of the fourth, and the fast
of the fifth, and the fast of the seventh, and
the fast of the tenth months, are to the
house of Judah for joy and rejoicing, and
for pleasant appointed seasons : and truth
and peace they have loved.
a> Thus said the Lord of Hosts:
Yet come do the peoples,
And the inhabitants of many cities-,
21 Yea, gone have the inhabitants of one
To another, saying : ' Let us go diligently
To appease the face of the Lord,
To seek the Lord of Hosts— I go, even I.'
22 Yea, come in have many peoples,
And mighty nations,
To seek the Lord of Hosts in Jerusalem,
And to appease the face of the Lord.
23 Thus said, the Lord of Hosts:
In those days take hold do ten men
Of aU the languages of the nations,
Yea, they have taken hold
On the skirt of a man, a Jew, saying:
' Let us go with you;
For we have heard— God is with you/
IX. iTHE burden of the word of the Lord
against the land of Hadrach, and Damascus
—his place of rest:
(When to the Lord is ';he eye of man,
And of all the tribes of Israel.)
2 And also Hamath bordereth thereon;
Tyre and Zidon, for— very wisel
3 And Tyre buildeth a bulwark for herself,
And heapeth up sUver as dust,
And gold as mire of the out-places.
4 Lo, the Lord dispossesseth her,
And hath smitten her force in the sea;
And she with flre is consumed.
6 Ashkelon Beeth and feareth; Gaza also,
And is exceedingly pained;
Ekron also, for her expectation dried up;
And perished hath the king from Gaza,
And Ashkelon rematoeth not.
6 And dwelt hath a foreigner in Ashdod;
Aud I have cut off
The excellency of the PhUistines.
7 And I have turned aside
His blood from his mouth,
His abominations from between his teeth;
And he hath remained,

Even he, for our God;
And he hath been as a leader to Judah,
And Ekron as a Jebusite.
8 And I have pitched for My house a camp.
Because of the passer through,
Apd because of the returner:
And pass not through against them again
Doth an exactor:
For, now, have I seen with Mine eyes.
9 Rejoice exceedingly, 0 daughter of Zion;
Shout, 0 daughter of Jerusalem;
Lo, thy Ktog cometh to thee;
Righteous, and saved is He;
Afflicted and riding on an ass,
And on a colt, the foal of she-asses.
io I have cut off the chariot from' Ephraim,
And the horse from Jerusalem,
Yea, cut off hath been the bow of battle:
And he hath spoken peace to the nationa;
And his rule is from sea unto sea,
And from the river unto the ends of earth.
n Thou, also, by the blood of thy covenant,
I have sent thy prisoners from the pit;
There is no water in it.
12 Turn back to the fenced place,
Ye prisoners of this hope:
Even to-day a second announcer I restore
to thee,;
i- For I have trode for Me Judah,
The bow filled with Ephraim,
And stirred up thy sons, 0 Zion,
Against thy sous, 0 Javan,
Anil have Bet thee as the sword of a.hero.
14 And the Lord appeareth for them.
And gone out as lightning hath His arrow;
And the Lord Jehovah with a trumpet
bloweth, [south.
And, hath gone with whirlwinds of the
is The Lord of Hosts covereth them over;
And they have consumed,
And have subdued the sling-stpnes;
Yea, they have drunk,
They have made a noise as wine;
And have been full as the bowl,
As the corners of an altar. , . ' i .
w And saved themhath the Lord their God
Iu that day, as a flock of His people:
For the stones of a crown
Display themselves over His ground. ,
it For what His goodnessi what His beauty I
Corn the young men,
And wine the maidens^-make fruitful.
X. 1 THEY have asked of the Lord
Rain in the time of the latter rain;
The LORD maketh lightmngs,
And rain in showers He giveth to them,
To each — the herb in the field.
2 BecauBe the teraphim spake iniquity,
And the diviners have seen a falsehood:
And dreams of vanity they speak,
With vanity they give comfort,
Therefore they have journeyed as a flock:
They are afflicted,
For there is no shepherd.
3 Against the shepherd Mine anger burned,
And against the he-goats I lay a charge;
For inspected hath the Lord pf Hosts
¦ His flock, the house of Judah,
And set them as His beauteous horse in
4 From him is a corner-stone, [battle. ,
From him a nail, from him a battle-bow
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Judah' s restoration foretold, x. 5.— ZECHARIAH.— xn. 7.

Judgments predicted.

From him goeth out every exactor toge-
6 And they.have been as heroes, [ther.
Treading on the mire of out-places in hat-
And they have fought, [tie;
For the LORD is with them,
And have put to shame those riding on
horses. [Judah,
e And I have made mighty the house of
And the house of Joseph I save:
And have caused them to dwell.
For I have loved them;
And they have been as if I had not cast
For I am the Lord their God, [them off:
And I answer them.
7 Aud Ephraim hath been as a hero,
And rejoiced hath their heart as wine:
And their children see, and have rejoiced;
Rejoice doth their heart in the Lord.
8 1 hist for them, and gather them;
For I have redeemed them:
And they have multiplied
As they did multiply.
9 And I sow them among the peoples,
And in far-off places they remember Me;
And have lived with their chUdren,
And have turned back.
i° And 1 have brought them back
From the land of Egypt.
And from Asshur I gather them,
And unto the land of Gilead and Lebanon
I bring them in;
And space is not found for them.
" And He hath passed over through the sea,
He hath pressed and smitten the billows
And dried up have been [in the sea;
All the depths of the flood:
And brought down hath been
The excellency of Asshur;
And the rod of Egypt turneth aside.
12 1 have made them mighty in the Lord;
And in His name they walk up aud down,
Aflirmeth the Lord.
XT. lOPEN, 0 Lebanon, thy doors,
And fire devoureth among thy cedars.
2 Howl, O flr, for fallen hath the cedar,
For their honourable ones have been de-
Howl, O ye oaks of Bashan, [stroyed:
For come down hath the fenced forest:
3 The voice of the howling of the shepherds!
For destroyed hath been their robe of
honour:
The voice of the roaring of young lionsJ
For destroyed hath been the esceUency of
4 Thus said the Lord my God: [Jordan.
'Feed the flock of the slaughter;
fi Whose buyers slay them,
And are not guilty; [and I am rich:
And their sellers say, Blessed is the Lord,
Andtheirshepherds have no pity on them.
0 For I have pity no more on the inhabi-
Affirmeth the Lord: [tants of the land,
And lo, I am causing man to come out,
Each into the hand of his neighbour,
And into the hand of his king:
And they have beaten down the land,
And I deliver it not out of their hand.'
7 And I feed the flock of slaughter, even you,
ye afflicted of the flock; and I take to myself
two staves, the one I have called Pleasant
ness, and the other I have called Bands, and I
feed the flock. 8 And I cut off three shep-
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herds, in one month; and my soul is grieved
with them, and their soul also hath ab-
horredme. 8AndIsay, 'Iwillnotfeedyou:
the dying, let die; and the cut off, let be cut
off; as to the remaining ones, let each eat
the flesh of its neighbour.' i° And I take My
staff Pleasantness, and cut it asunder, to
make void My covenant which I had made
with aU the peoples; "and it is broken in
that day: and the afflicted of the flock who
observe me, know well that it is the word
of the Lord. 12 And I say unto them: 'If
good in your eyes, give my hire; andif not,
forbear ;' and they weigh out my hire, thirty
silverlings. "And the Lord saith unto me, ' Cast it
unto the potter:' the goodly price which I
have been prized at by them, and I take
the thirty silverlings, and cast them to the
house of the Lord, unto the po:tter. "And
I cut asunder my second staff, Bands, to
break the unity between Judah and Israel.
15 And the Lord saith unto me, 'Again
take to thyself the instrument of, a foolish
shepherd.
16 jpor lo, I raise up a shepherd in the land,.
The cut off he inspecteth not,
The shaken off he seeketh not,
And the broken he healeth not,
The standing he sustaineth not:
And the flesh of the fat he eateth,
And their hoofs lie breaketh off.
17 Wo to the worthless shepherd
Forsaking the flock;
A sword on his arm, andonhisright eye;
His arm is utterly dried up,
And his right eye very dim.'
XII. iTHE Burden of the word of the
Lord concerning Israel,
Affirm doth the Lord,
Stretching out heaven, founding earth,
Forming the spirit of man to his midst.
2 Lo, I make Jerusalem a cup of reeling
To all the peoples round about:
And also against Judah it is,
In the siege against Jerusalem.
3 And it hath come to pass, iu that day,
I make Jerusalem a burdensome stone
To all the peoples:
AU who load it are completely pressed'
And gathered against it [down,
Have been all the nations of the earth.
4 In that day, affirmeth the LORD,
I smite every horse with astonishment,
And its rider with madness;
On the house of Judah I open Mine eyes,
And every horse of the peoples
I smite with blindness.
5 And the leaders of Judah
Have said in their heart: [Jerusalem^
'Strength to me are the inhabitants of
Through the LORD of Hosts their God.'
6 In that day I make the leaders of Judali
As a hearth of flre among the trees.
And as a torch of flre to a sheaf;
And they have consumed —
On the right and on the left—
AU the peoples round about,
And Jerusalem hath inhabited again
Her own place in Jerusalem.
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Evangelical predictions.

xn. 8.— ZECHARIAH. — xiv. 10. Encouraging prospects.

The tents of Judah first,
So that become not great against Judah
Doth the beauty of the house of David,
And the beauty of the inhabitants of
Jerusalem.
8 Tn that day cover over doth the Lord
The inhabitant of Jerusalem;
And the stumbling among them
Hath been to that day as David;
And the house of David as God —
As amessenger of the Lord— before them.
9 And it hath come to pass, in that day,
I seek to destroy all the nations
Who are coming in agatost Jerusalem,
io And have poured on the house of David,
And on the inhabitant of Jerusalem,
The spirit of grace and supplications;
And they have looked unto Me
Whom they have pierced,
And have mourned because of it,
Like the mourning over an only one;
And have been in bitterness for it,
Like the bitterness over the first-born.
11 In that day, great is the mourning in Jeru
salem,
As the mourning of Hadadrimmon,
Iu the vaUey of Megiddon.
12 And mourned hath the land,
Every family apart;
The family of the house of David apart,
And their women apart;
The family of the house of Nathan apart,
And their women apart ;
*3 The famUy of the liouse of Levi apart,
And their women apart;
The family of Shemei apart,
And their women apart;
14 All the famriies which are left,
Every famUy apart, their women apart.
XIII. iIN that day, there is a fountain
For the house of David ("opened
And for the inhabitants of Jerusalem,
For sin and for impurity.
2 And it hath come to pass, in that day,
Aflirmeth the Lord of Hosts, [land,
I cut off the names of the idols from tlie
And they are not remembered any more;
And also the prophets,.
And the spirit of uncleanness
I cause to pass away from the land.
3 And it hath come to pass,
When one prophesieth again,
That said unto him have his father
And his mother, his parents,
'Thou shalt not live;
For falsehood thou hast spoken
In the name of the Lord;'
And pierced him through
Have his father and mother, his parents,
In his prophesying.
4 And it hath come to pass, in that day,
Ashamed are the prophets,
Each of his. vision, in his prophesying;
And they put not on a hairy robe
Iii order to deceive.
5 And each hath said , ' I am not a prophet,
I am a man, a tiller of the ground;
For the ground is my possession from my
6 And one hath said unto him, [youth/
' What are these wounds in thy hands V
And he hath said, * Because I was smitten

At home by my lovers/
7 Sword, awake against My shepherd,
And against a hero, My feUow,
Affirmeth the Lord of Hosts:
Smite the shepherd,
Aud scattered is the flock;
And I have put back My hand on the
8 And it hath come to pass, [little ones.
In all the land, affirmeth the Lord,,
Two parts in it are cut off, they expire;
And the third is left in it.
0 And I have brought the tMrd into fire,
And have refined them
Like the refining of silver,
And tried tliem like the trying of gold:
It calleth on My name, and I answer it; '
I have said, * It is My people; '
And it saith, 'The Lord is my God/
XIV. iLO, a day hath come to the Lord,
Divided hath been thy spoil in thy midst.
2 And 1 have gathered all the nations
Unto Jerusalem to battle;
And captured hath been the city,
And spoiled have been the houses ;
And the women are lain with,
Gone out hath half the citytotheremoval,
And the remnant of the people
Are not cut off from the city.
3 And gone out hath the Lord,
And hath fought against those nations,
As in the day of His fighting
In the day of conflict.
4 And stood have His feet, in that day,
On the mount of Olives,
Which is before Jerusalem eastward:
And cleft hath been the mount of Olives
At its midst,
Toward the east, and toward the west,
A very great valley :
And removed hath the half of the mount
Towards the north,
And its half towards the south.
5 And ye have fled,
To the valley of My mountains;
For join doth the valley of the mountains
And ye have fled [to Azal:
As ye fled before the earthquake,
In the days of Uzziah king of Judah;
And come in hath the Lord my God,
AU the holy ones are with Thee.
c And it hath come to pass, to that day,
The precious light is not,
It is dense darkness.
7 And there hath been one day,
It is known to the Lord, not day nor night:
And it hath come to pass
At evening-time there is light.
s And it hath come to pass, to that day.
Go out do living waters from Jeruaalem;
Half of them toward the eastern sea,
, And half of them toward the western sea:
In summer and in winter it shall be:
9 And the Lord hath become king over aU
the land:
In that day there is one LORD,
And His name one.
10 Changed is all the land as a plain.
From Gebo to Rimmon, south of Jerusa-
And she hath been high, [lem;
And hath-dwelt in her place,
Even from the gate of Benjamin
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Mercies and judgments. XTV. 11. — MAL ACHI. — 1. 13.

Encouraging prospects.

To the place of the first gate, to the front
And from the tower of Hananeel, [gate:
Unto the wine-vats of the king.
n And they have dwelt in her,
And destruction is no more;
And Jerusalem hath dwelt confidently.
12 And this is the plague wherewith the
Plagueth all the peoples, [Lord
Who have "warred against Jerusalem;
He hath consumed away its flesh,
While it standeth on its feet,
And its eyes are consumed in their holes,
And. its tongue consumed in their mouth.
*3 And it hath come to pass, to that day,
A great destruction from the Lord is
among them; [neighbour,
And they have seized each the hand of his
And gone up hath Ms hand
Against the hand of his neighbour.
14 And also Judah is fought with m J3ru-
And gathered hath been [salem;
The force of all the nations round about,
With gold, and silver, and apparel,
1 In great abundance.
is And so the plague of the horse, the mule,
Of the camel, and of the ass,
And of all the cattle wMch are in these
Is as this plague. [camps,
16 And it hath come to pass, [nations
Every one who hath been left of all the
Who are coming to against Jerusalem,

They have gone up from year to year,
To bow themselves to the King,
The Lord of Hosts,
And to celebrate the feast of booths.
" And it hath come to pass,
That he who goeth not up
Of the famUies of the land,- to Jerusalem,
To bow himself to the king,
The Lord of Hosts,
Even on them there is no shower.
is And if the family of Egypt go not up, nor
Then on them is the plague {come in,
Wherewith the1 LORD plagueth the na
tions [booths.
Which go not up to celebrate the feast of
19 This is the punishment of the sto of Egypt,
And the punishment of the sin of all the
nations, [booths.
Which go not up to celebrate the feast of
20 In that day there is on the beUs of the
' Holy to the Lord ; ' [horse,
And the pots in the house of the Lord
Have been as the bowls before the altar.,
21 And every pot in Jerusalem, and Judah;
Hath been holy to the Lord of Hosts;
And all who sacriflce have come in,
And have taken of them,
And have boiled in them:
And there is no merchant any more
In the house of the Lord of Hosts to that
day.

MALACHI.

Chap. I. 1 THE burden of the word of the
Lord unto Israel by the hand of Malachi:
* I have loved you, said the Lord:
And ye have said, ' Wherein hast Thou
loved us 1 ' [the Lord :
3 Is not Esau Jacob's brother? aflirmeth
And I love Jacob, and Esau I have hated,
And I make his mountains a desolation,
And. his inheritance for tlie dragons of a
4 Because Edom saith : [wilderness.
'We have been made poor.
But we turn back and build the wastes;'
Thus said the Lord of Hosts:
They build, and I destroy,
And men have called to them,
' 0 region of wickedness,' and
' 0 people whom the Lord defied for ever.'
5 And your own eyes see, and ye say,
' Magnified is the Lord beyond the border
of Israel.'
* A son honoureth a father,
And a servant his master:
And if I am a father, where Mine honour ?
And if I am a master, where My fear?
Said the LORD of Hosts to you,
0 priests, despising My name:
And ye have said:
' Wherein have we despised Thy name ?'
7 Ye bring nigh on Mine altar polluted
And ye have said: [bread;
' Wherein have we polluted Thee V
In your saying:
' The table of the Lord is despicable;'
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8 And when ye bring nigh the blind for
' There is no evU ; ' [sacrifice,
And when ye bring nigh the lame and sick,
' There is no evil:'
Bring it near, I pray thee, to thy gover-
WUI he accept thee ? [nor:
Or will he lift up thy face ?
Said the Lord of Hosts.
9 And now, appease, I pray thee, the face
And He will favour us: [of God,
From your own hand hath this been:
Will He accept appearances of you 7
Said the Lord of Hosts.
10 Who is even among you,
That shutteth the two-leaved doors?
Yea, ye kindle not mine altar for nought
I have no pleasure in you, said the Lord
of Hosts: [hand.
And an offering I accept not of your
n For, from the rising of the sun,
Even to its going in,
Great is My name among the nations;
And in every place perfume
Is brought nigh for My name,
And a pure offering:
For great is My name among the nations,
Said the Lord of Hosts.
12 And ye are polluting it in your sayihg:
' The table of the Lord is polluted;
As to its fruit,— despicable is its food/
13 And ye said, 'Lo, what a weariness;'
And ye have puffed at it,
Said the Lord of Hosts:

The sins, of the people.

I. 14.— MALACHI.— ni. 7.

Coming qf the Lord.

And ye have brought in plunder,
And the lame and the sick;
And ye have brought to the offering!
ShaU I accept it from your hand !
Said the Lord.
14 And cursed is the deceiver,
Who hath in his drove a male,
And voweth, and sacrificeth
A marred thing to the Lord:
For a great king am I,
Said the Lord of Hosts,
And My name is revered among nations.
H. !AND now, unto you
Is this charge, 0 priests.
2 If ye hearkeu not,
And if ye lay ii not to heart,
To give honour to My name,
Said the Lord of Hosts,
I also have sent agatost you the curse,
And I have cursed your blessings;
Yea, I have even cursed it,
Because ye are not laying it to heart.
3 Lo, I am pusMug away
Before you the seed,
And have scattered dung before your faces,
The dung of your festivals,
And it hath taken you away with it.
4 And ye have known
Thafc I have sent unto you tMs charge,
For My covenant being with Levi,
Said the Lord of Hosts.
& My covenant hath been with him
Of life and of peace ;
And I make them to him a fear,
And he feareth Me,
And because of My name
He hath been affrighted.
6 The law of truth hath been in his mouth,
And perverseness hath not been found in
In peace and to uprightness [Ms lips;
He hath walked with Me,
' And many brought hack from iniquity.
7 For the lips of the priest
Preserve knowledge,
And law they seek from his mouth :
For he is messenger of the Lord of Hosts.
8 And ye, ye have turned from the way,
Ye have caused many
To stumble at the law;
Ye have corrupted the covenant of Levi,
Said the Lord of Hosts.
9 And I also, I have made you despised
And low before aU the people,
According as ye are not keeping My ways,
And are accepting persons in the law.
10 Have we not all one father ?
Hath not our God created us ?
Wherefore have we dealt treacherously
Each against Ms brother,
To poUute the covenant of our fathers ?
11 Dealt treacherously hath Judah,
And abomination hath been done to Israel,
And in Jerusalem;
For polluted hath Judah
The holy thing of the Lord,
WMch He hath loved, and hath married
The daughter of a strange god.
12 Cut off doth the Lord the man who doth
—Tempter and tempted— [it,
[ From the tents of Jacob,
Even he who is bringing nigh

An offering to the Lord of Hosts.
13 And tMs a second time ye do,
Covering with tears the altar of the Lord,
With weeping and groaning,
Because there is no more
Turning unto the offering,
Or receiving of a pleasing thing from your
14 And ye have said, ' Wherefore ?' [hand.
Because the Lord testified between thee
And the wife of thy youth,
That thou hast dealt
Treacherously against her:
And she thy companion,
And thy covenant-wife.
15 And He did not make one onlyt
And He had the remnant of the Spirit.
Aud what is one alone ?
He seeketh a godly seed.
When ye have been watchful over your
Then with the wife of thy youth [spirit,
None dealeth treacherously.
16 For I hate sending away,
Said the Lord, God of Israel:
And he who hath covered violence
With his clothing, said the Lord of Hosts:
When ye have been watchful over your
Then ye deal not treacherously, [spirit,
17 Ye wearied the Lord with your words:
And ye have said:
' Wherewith have we wearied Him ?
In your saying: * Eveiy evil-doer
Is good in the eyes of the Lord,
And to them He delighteth;'
Or, 'Where is the God of judgment ?'
III. J LO, I am sending My messenger,
And he hath prepared a way before Me: ,
And suddenly come in unto Ms temple
Doth the Lord, whom ye seek,
Even the messenger of the covenant,
Whom ye are desiring,
Lo, he cometh, said the LORD of Hosts.
2 And who beareth the day of his coming?
And who standeth in Ms appearing?
For he is as the fire of a refiner,
And as the soap of a fuller. [sriver;
3 And he hath sat, a refiner and purifier of
And he hath purified the chUdren of Levi,
And refined them as gold and as sUver,
And they have been to the Lord
Bringing nigh an offering to righteous-
4 And sweet to the Lord [ness.
Hath been the offering of Judah and
As in days of old, [Jerusalem,
And as in former years.
5 And I have drawn near unto you for judg-
And I have been a witness, [ment;
Making haste against sorcerers,
And against adulterers,
And against swearers to a falsehood.
And agatost oppressors
Of the hire of an hireling,
Of a widow, and of a fatherless one,
And those who turn aside a sojourner,
Who fear Me not, said the Lord of Hosts.
6 For I am the Lord; I have not changed;
And ye are the chUdren of Jacob;
Ye have not been consumed.
7 Even from the days of your fathers
Ye have turned aside from My statutes,
And have not taken heed.
Turn back to Me, and I turn back to you,
605

God reasons with His people. III. 8.— MALACHI.— TV. G. His pity on them who fear Him.

Said the LORD of Hosts.
And ye have said, ' Wherein shall we turn
8 Will man deceive God ? [hack V
But ye are deceiving Mel
And ye have said:
' Wherein have we deceived Thee V
The tithe and the heave-offering!
9 With a curse are ye cursed:
Me ye deceive — this uation — all of it.
10 Bring to all the tithe
Unto the treasure-house,
And let there be food in My house,
When ye have tried Me now, with this,
Said the LORD of Hosts,
Do I not open for you the windows of
heaven ?
Yea, I have emptied on you a blessing
Till there is no space.
« Yea, I have pushed for you
Against the consumer,
£ And he destroyeth not to you
The fruit of the ground;
Nor miscarry to you doth the vine in the
Said the LORD of Hosts. [field,
12 And declared you happy
Have all the nations :
For ye are a delightful land,
Said the Lord of Hosts.
*3 Hard against Mc have been your words,
Said the LORD; and ye have said:
'What have we spoken against Thee?'
14 Ye have said: 'A vain thing to serve God!
And what gain when we kept His charge,
And when we have gone in black,
Because of the Lord of Hosts?
15 And now, we declare the proud happy;
And built up have been those who do
wickedness,
And they have tempted God, and escape.'
i6 Then have those who fear the Lord
Spoken one to another ;
And the Lord attendeth and heareth,
, 606

And written is a book of memorial before
Of those who fear the Lord, [Him
And of those who esteem His name.
!7 And they have been to Me,
Said the Lord of Hosts,
In the day that I appoint— a peculiar
treasure,
And I have had pity on them,
As one hath pity on his own sou
Who serveth him.
i8 And ye have turned back and considered
Between the righteous and the wicked; .
Between the servant of God
And him who is not His servant.
IV. i FOR, lo, the day hath come,
Burning as a furnace:
And all the proud, and every wicked doer,
Hath been stubble:
Then burnt them hath the day that hath
Said the LORD of Hosts, [come,
That there is not left of thein root or
2 And risen for you, [branch.
Ye who fear My name,
Hath the sun of righteousness,
And healing is in its wings:
And ye have gone out,
And have increased as calves of the staU.
3 And ye have trodden down the wicked:
For they are ashes under the soles of your
In the day that I appoint, ' [feet,
Said the Lord of Hosts.
4 Remember the law of Moses My servant,
Which I commanded him in Horeb,
For all Israel — statutes and judgments.
s Lo, I send to you Elijah the prophet,
Before the coming of the day of the Lord,
The great and the fearful.
c And he hath turned back
The heart of fathers to children,
And the heart of children to their fathers,
Before I come and have utterly smitten
the land.

NOTICES OF THE NEW TKMSLATION OP THE BIBLE.

The Rev. W. G. Blaikie, A.M., F.R.S.E. (Editor of the North British Review), writes : "Ihave
aftcn felt tnat a translation of the Scriptures would be of invaluable use to ordinary readers
<not as superseding our time-honoured version, but as supplementary to it), that would be an
exact counterpart of the Hebrew — rendering the Hebrew words and phrases uniformly (or as
nearly so as possible), by the same English words and phrases; giving the tenses and moods
exactly as they are in the original ; in a word, causing the Scriptures to present to the English
reader not only the same general meaning, but even the same minute shades of thought and
feeling which they present to those familiar witli the original tongues. Mr Young's transla
tion seems to me admirably adapted to meet this want, and I hope to, see it, in the sense I have
indicated, a Standard Work. I am not Hebraist enough to decide whether Waw conversive is
to be condemned, but I have always thought it an unlikely theory ; I have often noticed the
confusion and tlie feebleness it gives rise to in some of the finest descriptive passages, and I
admire the simplicity and uniformity which Mr Young obtains by discarding it."
Tlie Rev. Robert Scrimgeour, Leith, writes: " I have carefully examined the Specimen Num
ber of Mr Young's Translation of the Holy Scriptures, and most thoroughly do I concur iu
every word of the Rev. W. G. Blaikie's recommendation."
The Rev. Adam Stuart Muir, Leith, writes: "Having examined, with much care, the New
Translation of the Holy Scriptures by Mr Robert Young, I have much pleasure in testifying to
its close adherence to the original Hebrew. The style throughout is strikingly picturesque, and
frequently dramatic, while many of the emendations are peculiarly felicitouB. Not a few of
the arguments usually brought by infidel authors against some of the leading doctrines of our
most holy faith are at once answered simply by the correct rendering of the Hebrew phrases.
Whilst this New Translation is by no means intended as a rival to the Common (or King
James') version, still it cannot fail to be hailed as a great gift by all who desire to know cor
rectly what is the teaching of the Holy Spirit"
The Rev. John Harrison, Sheffield, writes: " I have looked over the first No. with much interest
I feel assured, with God's blessing, it will tend to promote a more enlightened study of the
Scriptures ; and if you translate the New Testament on the same principles, I cannot but think
a good deal of erroneous interpretation will be dissipated. As your principles of translation
are altogether new to the mere English reader, and also to many of those who can read Hebrew,
I feel almost certain that if your Translation and Commentary were published simultaneously,
you wouldhave a larger circulation of both. I have fully adopted Lee's principle of the tenses."
Tlie Rev. Robert Nisbet, D.D., Edinburgh, writes: " While transmitting my name as a Sub
scriber to Mr Young's Translation and Commentary, I cannot help saying that I regard their
publication zs the most valuable contribution to Biblical learning the Church has received for
many years, and you wiU have the satisfaction, I trust, of finding, that no Minister or Student
of the Holy Scriptures fails to provide himself with a copy."
The Rev. C. T. Adley, Rvdbaxton, Pembrokeshire, writes: " I quite agree with you, as far as I
know anything of the subject, in the propriety of preserving the precise form and meaning of
the Tenses in translation, and hope your New Translation will have a good effect on the public
mind, and throw light on many passages of Scripture. I am engaged in Biblical studies, and
am glad to refer to the original words, and get the benefit of the superior knowledge of others."
The Rev. G. W. Bridges, Beacliley, -writes: "I will do my best to disseminate my own convic
tion that your translation of the Bible— so accurate and truthful — is a work of infinite utility
to the great cause of the Christian Church; worthy of the highest patronage, and demanding
for yourself the most honourable as well as substantial reward."
Hie Rev. W. P Rennet, Dorsetshire, writes: "Mr Young's Translation of the Scriptures and
Critical Commentary will, I think, be a great boon, judging from the portions I have seen:
and I trust his labours will be appreciated, so that he maybe encouraged to undertake other
ancient versions, and give them to the public in a like style of excellence."
The Rev. Henry Margetts, Huntingdon, writes : " Your remarks on the Conversive Waw I relish
— they give hope of the ultimate return of common sense in the mode of teaching the sacred
language." The Rev. A. Robb, A.M., of Calabar, writes: " I think that most of the changes which you
have introduced, in so far as I have examined them, are improvements; this remark is meant
to apply to one or two knotty passages in the earlier part of Genesis."
The Rev. James Smith, NewhiUs, writes: "I have to thank you for sending me a specimen
number of Mr Youngs Translation of the Scriptures. It has pleased me so much that I wrote
a recommendatory notice of it for the ' Aberdeen Herald ' of to-day."
The Rev. W. C. Badger, Seend, Wiltshire, writes: "So far as I have read it I much like it, and
think it calculated to remove many difficulties."
The Rev. James Grierson, D.D., Errol, writes: "I am struck with what is justly called its
lively, picturesque, dramatic style."
The Rev. Charles Baber, Cookham, writes : ' ' The first six numbers of your New Edition of the
Bible, so far as I have had occasion to examine them, have pleased me much."
The Rev. A. C. Bland, M.A., BurnsaU, writes: " I wish you every Buccess and encouragement
n your exertions to improve the Translation of the Scriptures."
The Rev. O. W. Banks, Worth, writes: " The work is juat what I have wanted for years past*
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NOTICES OF THE NEW TRANSLATION OF THE BIBLE.

Tlie Rev. H. S. Warleigh, Hertford, writes : " I,quite agree in what you say of the Waw Conver
sive ; and the principle you announce that the sacred writers put themselves into the time of the
tilings they narrate, whether as historians or prophets, is sufficient to clear many obscurities."
The Rev. Richard Burnet, B.A., Lewes,, Sussex, writes: "Such a Literal and Idiomatic
Translation of the Holy Scriptures is exceedingly valuable, not as a Substitute for the Com
mon Version, but as a Companion to it, and it is especially interesting to persons like my
self who, having some rittle knowledge of the- Original Languages, endeavour to draw divine
truth from, the Fountain itself rather than from any secondary source, however exceUent."
The Rev. John Latham, B.D., Preb. of Lichfield, writes: "I most heartly wish you success
in your important labours. If you can bring the Hebrew within the rules of legitimate
criticism, you wiU Indeed accomplish a great and good work. In a philological point of view,
I have always regarded the study of Hebrew as most unsatisfactory, and I am glad to find
that you see the lax and unsatisfactory rules hitherto laid down by Hebrew scholars, and
that.you are searching in the right dhection— viz.,, in the study of the cognate languages —
for rules more definite and inteUigible. I should probably have knownmore of Hebrew than
I do, but for such difficulties as the Waw .Conversive continuaUy occurring."
" We have especial pleasure in receiving this first instalment of a very remarkable work.
Perhaps nowhere could be found any person equally fitted to grapple with such an enormous
undertaking as that which Mr Robert Young has set himself to accomplish; and when we
think on all the circumstances of Ms active literary life, and the triumphs over difficulties which
he has already attained, we state not only our opinion but that of many far more influential
and learned, when we pronounce him to be a man of the rarest order of culture ; one who is
likely to be regarded by after times as an erudite student, whom his own day failed, possibly,
to appreciate, but who did his work with honesty and indefatigable perseverance, and single-
handedly accomplished what could not be gained from wealthy and learned companies. It Is
quite certain that the scholarship and industry of Mr Young are such as cauuot easily be paral
leled In these days of copartnery delusion, when every kind of work is subdivided and in
trusted piecemeal to a multitude of inferiorhandicraftsmen, the sight of a brave self-educated
man taking rank with the very highest scholars, is, of itself," a gratifying spectacle. We re
cognize the dignity of an individual and integral mind, and not merely the mechanical product
of a fractional taskworker. We doubt not that, whatever imperfections may be discovered in
the first issue of his New Translation, there will be found, both in it and his proposed Com
mentary, a certain compensation, in the homogeneousness which is to be obtained in noway
so fully as in the giving unrestricted scope to the workings of an enlarged individuality. When
a superior mind has subjected itself voluntary to such a course of training and varied culture,
it acts and labours by definite rules; the result of its systematic exercise is seen in the works
which it leaves for posterity, as well as for the cotemporaries of the passing hour. SmaUer,
but still valuable faculties may be therefore employed judiciously, in revising, correcting, en
larging, and annotating whatsoever has been given for use, until the entire fabric has become
as nearly perfect as is possible. But no accumulation of minute workers could compensate
for the total absence of such men as those who, almost unaidedly, have fought their way to
eminence in the pursuit of knowledge, and the erection of a landmark to encourage other
asphants after excellence/' — Macphail's Edinburgh Ecclesiastical Journal. {January 1862.J

THE HEBREW TENSES— IMPORTANT ADMISSIONS.
GESENIUS writes: " The Preterite serves to express what is finished and past, whether it
actually belongs to the past, or properly lies in the present, or even in the future, and is only
represented as past, that it may thus appear as certain as if it had already happened, or that it
may stand, as relatively earlier, to comparison with a subsequent event. "—Heb. Gr. p. 203.
The Preterite is used, "even for the future, in protestations and assurances, in which the
mind of the speaker views the action as already accomplished, being as goodasdone. In German
[ond English] the present is sometimes used in this case for the future. So in stipulations or
promises iu the way of a compact. Gen. 23. 11, 'I give (lit. have given) to thee the field,' \. 13,
* / give (lit. have given) money for the field ; ' particularly in promises made by God,
Gen, 1. 29, 15. 18, 17. 20. Also in confident discourse, especially when God is said to be aboutto
do something ; e.g. ' Thou deliverest [lit. hast delivered] me, 0 Jehovah,1 Ps. 31. 6 ; hence fre
quently used in lively representations of the future, and in prophecies, e.g. Isa. 9. 1, cthe ,
people who walk in darkness see [to. have seen] a great light,' v. 13, 'therefore my people goes
[lit hath gone] into captivity;' 14, 17, 25, 26; 11. 1, 2, 4, 6, 10.
" In Arabic . . . they say, I have already given it to thee, meaning, it is as good as done .' . .
In Arabic, also, the preterite is employed in wishes and obtestations/'— Ibid, p. 205.
Da SAMUEL LEE writes : " As it is now placed beyond doubt that the Hebrew tense for
merly termed future is an indefinite or unlimited present, I.e. expresses the action, &c, of the
verb, as present with any time intimated by the context ; and as the preterite does, according
to Oriental usage, even now, imply futurity in prophetical and other similar announcements,
no possible difficulty can remain in discovering — as It Is the case with the Arabic, &c— how
the tenses ought to be taken, or how tMs particle (waw) is to be applied. And U our indefinite
present should happen to be connected by it with a preceding preterite, and so make its
action, <fec, contemporaneous with that of this preterite; then, indeed, and in that accepta
tion, it might fairly be called conversive of such present tense, to that of such preterite, but
oven then, restrictive would be a better term. Ewald prefers relative." — Heb. Lex. p. 164.

MATTHEW.

CHAP. I. !AN account of the genealogy of
Jesus Christ, son of David, son of Abraham.
2 Abraham begat Isaac ; and Isaac begat
Jacob ; and Jacob begat Judah and his
brethren. 3 And Judah begat Pharez and Zarah of
Tamar ; and Pharez begat Hezron ; and
Hezron begat Ram; 4 and Ram begat Am
mtoadab; and Amminadab begat Nahshou;
aud Nahshon begat Salmon; 5 aud Salmon
begat Boaz of Rahab ; and Boaz begat
Obed of Ruth; aud Obed begat Jesse; 6and
Jesse begat David the ktog.
And David the king begat Solomon, of
her who had been Uriah's: "and Solomon
begat ' Rehoboam ; and Rehoboam begat
Abijah : and Abijah begat Asa ; 8 and Asa
begat Jehoshaphat: .and Jehoshaphat be
gat Joram; and Joram begat Uzziah ; 9 and
Uzziah begat Jotham: and Jotham begat
Ahaz: and Ahaz begat Hezekiah; '"and
Hezekiah begat Manasseh : and Manasseh
begat Amon; and Amon begat Josiah: n and
Josiah begat Jeconiah and his brethren, at
the Babylonian removal.
12 And after the Babylonian removal, Je
coniah begat Shealtiel ; and Shealtiel begat
Zerubbabel; i3and Zerubbabel begat Abiud;
and Abiud begat Eliakim: and Eliakim be
gat Azor : "and Azor begat Sadok ; and
Sadok begat Achim : and Achrin begat Eliud;
15 and Eliud begat Eleazar; and Eleazar be
gat Mat than; and Matthan begat Jacob;
J6and Jacob begat Joseph, the husband of
Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is
called Christ.
17 Therefore all the generations from
Abraham unto David are fourteen genera
tions; and from David uuto the Babylonian
removal, fourteen generations; and; from
the Babylonian removal unto the Christ,
fourteen generations.
18 And the birth of Jesus Christ was thus:
For his mother Mary having been betrothed
to Joseph, before their coming together
she was found with cMld of the Holy
Spirit; M^nd Joseph her husband betog
righteous, and not willing to make her an ex
ample, wished privately to send her away.
20 And whUe he was thinking of these
things, lo, a messenger of the Lord in a
dream appeared to -him, saying: 'Joseph,
son of David, thou mayest not fear to re
ceive Mary thy wife; for that- which is be
gotten to her is of the Holy Spirit ; 21 and
she shaU bring forth a son, and thou shalt
call Ms-name Jesus: for he shaU save his
people from their sins.'
-And all this came to pass, that it might
be fulfilled which was spoken by the Lord
through the prophet, saying, 23 'Lo. the
virgin shall be with child, and shaU bring
forth a -son, and they shall call Ms name
Emmanuel; ' which -is. being interpreted,
•With us— God/ 1

24 And Joseph, having risen from the
sleep, did as the messenger of the Lord
directed him, and received his wife, 25and
knew her not till she brought forth her
son — the first-born: and he called Ms name
Jesus. II. ^ AND Jesus havtog been born in Beth-
Lehem of Judea, to the days of Herod the
king, lo, mages from the east came to Jeru
salem, 2 saying: ' Where is he who is born
king of the Jews ? for we saw Mb star in the
east, and came to bow to him.'
3 And Herod the ktog having heard, was
troubled, and all Jerusalem with him,
4and having gathered all the chief priests
and scribes of the people, was inquiring of
theni where the Christ may be born ?
* And' they said to him, ' In Beth-Lehem
of Judea: for thus it hath been written by
the prophet, u And thou Beth-Lehem, the
land of Judah, art by no means the least
among the leaders of Judah: for out of thee
shall come one leading, who shall feed My
people Israel.'
7Then Herod, having privately called the
mages, inquired exactly of them the time
of the appearing star; 8 and 'having sent
them to Beth-Lehem, he said: ¦ 'Having
gone — inquire exactly for the child; and
whenever ye may have found, bring me
back word, that I also having come may
bow to him.'
9And they, havtog heard the ktog, de
parted: and lo, the star, which they saw
in the east, went before them, till, having
come, it stood over where the child was.
i°And having seen the star, they re
joiced with exceeding great joy ; ll and
having come into the house, they found
the child with Mary- Ms mother, and hav
ing fallen down, bowed to him, and havtog
opened their treasures, presented to him
offerings, gold, and frankincense, and
myrrh: 12 and having been divinely warned
in a dreamjnot to turn back to "Herod,
by another way they withdrew to their own
region. 13 And they having withdrawn, lo, a mes
senger of the Lord appeareth in a dream to
Joseph, saying, ' Having risen; take the child
and his mother, and flee -to Egypt, and be
thou there tiU I may speak to thee : for
Herod is about to seek the child to
destroy him/
"And he, havtog risen, took the child
and Ms mother by night, and withdrew into
Egypt: is and he was there tUl the death of
HerPd, that it might be fulflUed which was
Bpoken by the Lord through the prophet,
saying, ' Out of Egypt I caUed My Son.'
"Then Herod, having seen that he was
mocked by the mages, was very wroth,
and having sent forth, slew aU, the male
cMldren to Beth-Lehem, and in all its
borders, from two years and under, ac-
2Q

Of John the Baptist.

II. 17.— MATTHEW.— iv. i

Christ's temptation.

cording to the time that he inquired exactly
of the mages.
17 Then was fulfilled that which was spoken
by Jeremiah the prophet, saying, is ' A voice
iu Ramah was heard — lamentation, and
weeping, and much mourning — Rachel
weeping for her cMldren, and would not be
comforted, because they are not.'
19 And Herod having died, lo, a messen*
ger of the Lord in a dream appeareth to
Joseph iu Egypt, ^saying, 'Having risen,
take the child and his mother, and go thou
to the land of Israel; for they have died
who were seeking the life of the child.'
21 And he, having risen, took the child and
his mother, and came to the land of Israel;
2-but, having heard that Archelaus doth
reign over Judea instead of Herod his fa
ther, he was afraid to go thither; and hav
tog been divinely warned to a dream, with
drew to the parts of Galilee; 2? and coming,
he dwelt in a city caUed Nazareth, that it
might be fulfilled which was spoken by the
prophets, that— 'A Nazarene shall he be
called.' III. i AND in those days cometh John the
Baptist, proclaiming in the wilderness of
Judea, 2and saying, 'Reform ye, for the
reign of the heavens hath come;' 8forthisis
he who was spoken of by Isaiah the pro
phet, saying, ' A voice of one crying in
the wUderuess, Prepare ye the way of the
Lord; straight make ye His paths.'
4 And tMs John had his clotMng of camels'
hair, and a girdle of skin about his- loins;
and his nourishment was locusts and honey
of the field.
s Then were going out to him Jerusalem,
and all Judea, and all the region of the Jor
dan, 6and were baptized in the Jordan by
him, confessing their sins.
7 But having seen many of the Pharisees
and of the Sadducees coming for his bap
tism, he said to them, ' Brood of vipers !
who shewed you to flee from the coming
wrath? 8 bring forth, therefore, fruits
worthy-of reformation: 9 and think not to
say in yourselves, We have a father — Abra
ham; for I say to you, that God is able of
these stones to raise children to Abra
ham ; 10and now also the axe is laid at the
root of the trees : eveiy tree therefore not
bearing good fruit is hewn down, and cast
into the fire.
n*I indeed baptize you with water for
reformation, but he who is coming, after
me is mightier than I, whose sandals I ara
not worthy to bear : he shall baptize you
with the Holy Spirit and fire : u whose fan
is to Ms hand, and he will thoroughly
cleanse his floor, and will gather his wheat
into the store-house; but the chaff he will
burn with fire unquenchable.'
is Then cometh Jesus from Galilee unto
Jordan, to John, to be baptized by him.
"But John was forbidding him, saying, ' I
have need to be baptized by thee— and
thou comest unto me l' i^But Jesus answer
ing said to him, 'Suffer, now, for thus it is
becoming to us to fulfil all righteousness ; '
then he suffers him.

is And having been baptized, Jesus went
up immediately from the water: and lo,
opened to. him were the heavens, anil he
saw the Spirit of God descending as a dove,
and coming upon him: 17and lo, a voice
from the heavens, saying: ' This is My Sou
— the Beloved, in whom I have delighted.'
IV. i THEN Jesus was set forth into the
wilderness by the Spirit, to be tempted by
the Devil; 2and having fasted forty days
and forty nights, he afterwards hungered.
3 And the Tempter having come to him,
said, ' If Son thou art of God—speak that
these stones maybe bread.' 4But he an
swering said, 'It hath been written, Not
by bread alone shaU man live, but by eveiy
word coming out of the mouth of God.'
& Then doth the Devil take him toto the
holy city, and setteth Mm on the pinnacle
of the temple, 6and saith to him, 'If Son
thou art of God — cast thyself down, Jor it
hath been written, that His messengers He
shall charge concerning thee, and on the
hands they shall bear thee up, that thou
mayest not dash thy foot against a stone.'
7 Jesus said to Mm again, 'It hath been
written, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy
God.' 8Again the Devil taketh him to a very
high mountain, and sheweth, to him all
the kingdoms of the world and their glory,
9 and saith to him, 'All these will I give to
thee, if faUing down thou mayest bow to
me/ i°Then saith Jesus to Mm, ' Go-
Adversary: for it hath been written, The
Lord thy God shalt thou bow to, and Him
alone shalt thou serve.'
n Then the De vU leaveth him, and lo, mes
sengers came and were ministering to him.
12 And Jesus having heard that John wa3
delivered up, withdrew to GalUee: 18and
having left Nazareth, having come, dwelt
in Capernaum, which is by the sea, to the
borders of Zebulun and NaphtaU, "that it
might be f ulfiUed which was spoken through ¦
Isaiah the prophet, saying : ^ ' Tlie land of'
Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, the way
of the sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of
the nations, iethe people that is sitting in
darkness, hath seen a great light, and to
those sitting in the region and shadow of.
death, light hath risen.'
17 From that time began Jesus to proclaim
and to say, ' Reform : for the reign of the
heavens hath come.'
i8 And Jesus, walking by the sea of Gali
lee, saw two brothers, Simon called Peter,
and Andrew his brother, casting a drag into
the sea, for they were fishers; i9and he
saith to them, ' Come after rae, and I wiU
make you fishers of men; ' Mand they imme
diately, having left the nets, followed Mm.
21 And having advanced from thence, he
saw other two brothers, James, of Zebedee,
and John his brother, in the boat with Ze
bedee their father, perfecting their nets, and
he caUed them; 23and they immediately,
having left the boat and their father, fol
lowed him. ,
23 And Jesus was going about all Galilee
teaclring to their synagogues, and pro-

Chrisfs sermon on the mount, rv. 24.— MATTHEW.— V. 43.

The law ebpownded.

claiming the good news of the reign, and
healing every sickness, and every malady
among the people; M and his fame went out
into all Syria, and they brought to him all
who were ill, pressed with manifold sick
nesses and afaictions,and demoniacs, andlu-
natics, and paralytics, and he healed them.
25 And there followed him great multi
tudes from Galilee, and Decapolis, and
Jerusalem, and Judea, and/rom beyond the
Jordan. V. iAND having seen the multitudes, he
weut up to the mountain; and while he sat
down, his disciples came to him; 2and hav
ing opened his mouth, he was teaching
them, saying:
8 ' Happy the poor in spirit — for theirs is
the reign of the heavens.
4 'Happy the mourning — for they shall be
comforted. 3 ' Happy the meek — for they shall inherit
the land.
6 'Happy those hungering and thirsting
for righteousness — for they shall be filled.
''Happy the kind— for they shall find
kindness. 8 ' Happy the clean inheart — for they shall
see God.
9' Happy the peacemakers — for they shall
be called sons of God.
w ' Happy those persecuted for righteous
ness' sake— for theirs is the reign of the
heavens. 11 ' Happy are ye when they may reproach
you, and persecute, and shall say any evil
thing against you falsely, for my sake — ^re
joice ye aud be glad, for your reward is
great In the heavens; for so persecuted they
.the prophets who were before you.
'8 ' Ye are the salt of the land: but if the
salt lose savour, with what shall it be salted?
for nothing it is good henceforth, except to.
be cast without, and to be trodden by men.
» ' Ye are the light of the world : a city
Bet upon a lull cannot be hid; "nor do
they light a lamp, and put it under the
measure; but on the lamp-stand; andit shin-
eta to aU who are in the house; lsso let
your light shine before men, that they may
see your good works, and may glorify your
Father who is in the heavens.
i» ' Suppose not that I came to throw down
the law or the prophets: I came not to
throw down, but to fulfil: "for, verily I
say to you, till the heaven and the earth
may pass away, one iota or one tittle may
not pass away from the law, till all may
come to pass. , .
is' whoever -therefore may throw down
one of these commands— the least— and may
teachmen so, shall be called least m the
: reign of the heavens; but whoever may do
and teach them, he shall be called great in
the reign of the heavens.
» ' Eor I say to you, that if your righteous
ness abound not above that of the scribes
and Pharisees, ye shall not enter into the
reign of the heavens. -«»«,,,
2' 'Ye have heard that it was said to the
ancients.: Thou shalt not kill; and who
ever may kill shall be in danger of the judg

ment : 22 but I say to ydu, that every ona
who is angry with his brother without cause,
shall be in danger of the judgment: and
whoever may say to his brother, Empty
fellow! shall be in danger of the sanhedrim:
and whoever may say, Rebel! shall be in
danger'of the Gehenna of flre.
23 ¦ Therefore, if thou mayest bring thine
offering to the altar, and there may remem
ber that thy brother hath anything agamst
thee, 24 leave there thine offering before the
altar; and go ; first be reconciled to thy bro
ther, and then having come bring thine,
offering. 25 'Be agreeing with thine opponent
quickly, while thou art in the way with him,
that the opponent may not deliver thee to '
the judge, and the judge deliver thee to
the officer, and into prison thou be cast ;
26 verily I say to thee, thou mayest not
come out thence till thou' mayest pay the
last farthing.
27 ' Ye have heard that it was said to the
ancients: Thou shalt not commit adultery^
28 but I say to you, that every one who is
looking on a woman in order,to desire her,
hath already committed adultery with her
in his heart.
29 < £nt jf thy right eye cause thee to
stumble, pluck it out and cast from thee:
for it is good for thee that one of thy
members may perish, and not thy whole
body be cast into Gehenna.
so 'And if thy right hand cause thee to
stumble, cut it off and cast from thee: for
it is goad fdr thee that one of thy mem
bers may perish, and not thy whole body
be cast into Gehenna. -
» ' And it hath been said: That whoever
may send away his wife, let him give to her
a writing of divorce; 32but I say to you,
that whoever may send away his wife, '
save for the matter of whoredom, maketh
her to commit adultery: and whoever may
marry her who hath been sent away com
mitteth adultery.
ss ' Again, ye have heard that it was said
to the ancients: Thou shalt not swear
falsely, but shalt pay to the Lord thine
oaths; 34but I say to you, not to swear at
all; neither by heaven, for it is the throne
of God;;35nor by the earth, for it is His
footstool: nor by Jerusalem, for it is the
city of the great kmg; *nor by the head
mayest thou swear, for thou art not able
one hair to make white or black: 8?but'
let yourword.be, Yes, Yes, No, No, and
that which is more than these is of evil.
s? ' Ye have heard that it was said: Eye
for eye, and tooth for tooth: ^but I say to-
you, npt to resist the evil; but whoso shall
slap thee on thy right cheek, turn to him.
also the other; *»and whoso wisheth to take
thee to law, and thy coat to take— suffer
him also the cloak.
« ' And whoso shall impress thee one mile,
go with him two ; ¦ *"- to him who asketh of
thee give; and him who wisheth to borrow
from -thee; thou mayest not turn away. ¦
ffl'Ye have heard that it was said: Thou
shalt love thy neighbour, and shalt hate
3

Of prayer and fasting.

V. 44.— MATTHEW.— VII. 6.

The heavenly treasure.

thine enemy; «but I say to you, love your
enemies, bless those cursing you, do good
to those hating ypu, and pray for those
arraigning you. and persecuting you; 4$ that
ye may be sons of your Father in the
heavens: for His sun He causeth to rise
on evil and good, and sendeth rain on right
eous and unrighteous.
46 'For, if ye may love those loving you,
what reward have ye? do not also the tax-
gatherers that? 47and if ye may salute
your brethren only, what do ye abund
antly? do not also the tax-gatherers so?
*ye shall therefore be perfect, as your
Father who is in the heavens is perfect.
VI. I'TAKB heed not to do your kind
ness before men, in order to be seen by them : .
and if not — ye have no reward from your
Father who is to the heavens; 2when, there
fore, thou mayest do kindness, thou mayest
not sound a trumpet before thee, as the
hypocrites do, to the synagogues, and in the
streets, that they may have glory of men;
verily I say to you — theyhave their reward.
3 ' But thou, doing kindness, let not thy
left hand know what thy right hand doth,
Hhat thy kindness may be in secret, and
thy Father who seeth in secret Himself shall
reward thee manifestly.
5 ' And when thou mayest pray, thou shalt
not be as the hypocrite3, for they love in
the synagogues and to the corners of the
broad places— standing— to pray, that they
may be seen of men; verily I say to you
— they have their reward.
fl ' But thou, when thou mayest pray, go
into thy chamber, and havtog shut thy door,
pray to thy Father who is in secret, and thy
Father who seeth in secret, shall reward
thee manifestly.
7 ' And — praying — ye may not use vain re
petitions like the nations, for they think
that to their much speaking they shall be
heard ; 8 be ye hot therefore like to them,
for your Father knoweth that whicli ye
have need of before your asking him.
9 Thus therefore pray ye:
'Our Father who art to the heavens;
hallowed be Thy name.
io< Thy reign come; Thy will come to pass,
as in heaven also on the earth.
n ' Our appointed bread give us to-day.
12' And forgive us our debts, as also we
forgive our debtors.
13 'And mayest Thou not lead us toto
temptation, but deliver us from the evil:
for Thine is the reign, and the power, and
the glory — for the ages. Amen.
i* ' For, if ye may forgive men their tres-
passes.Healso will forgive you— yourFather
who is to the heavens; i5but if ye may not
forgive men their trespasses, neither wiU
your Father forgive your trespasses.
is * And when ye may fast, be ye not as
the hypocrites, of a sour countenance; for
they disfigure their faces, that they may
appear to men fasting; verily I say to you
— they have their reward.
>7 'But thou, fasting, anoint thy head,
and wash thy face, is that thou mayest not
appear to men fasting, but to thy Father

who is in secret; and, thy Father who seeth
to secret, shaU reward thee manifestly.
19 ' Treasure not up for yourselves trea
sures on the earth, where moth and rust
disfigure, and where thieves breakthrough
and steal; 20 but treasure up for yourselves
treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor
rust disfigureth, and where thieves do not
break through nor steal: 21 for where your
treasure is, there will be also your heart.
22 "The lamp of the body is the eye: if,
therefore, thine eye be perfect, all thy
body shall be eulightened: 23but if IMne
eye be evil, all triy body shall be dark ; if,
therefore, the light which is to thee be
darkness — the darkness, how great!
24 ' None is able to serve two lords : for
either he wiU hate the one, and love the
other; or he wiU hold to the one, and de
spise the other: ye are not able to serve God
and mammon.
25 ' Therefore I say to you, be not careful
for your life, what ye may eat, and what
ye may drink; nor for your body, what ye
may put on. Is not the life more than
nourishment, and the body than clothing?
26 look to the fowls of the heaven: for they
sow not, nor do they reap, nor gather toto
storehouses, and your heavenly Father
nourisheth them; are ye not much better
than they ?
27 ' And who of you, being careful, is able
to add to his age one cubit? ^and about
clothing why are ye careful? consider the
lilies of the field — how do they grow ? they
labour not, nor do they spin; 29but I say to
you, that not even Solomon in all his glory
was arrayed as one of these.
3" ' And if the herb of the field, which to
day is, and to-morrow is cast toto the oven,
God so clothe— not much more you, 0 ye
of little faith? si therefore ye may not be
careful, saying, What may we eat? or, What
may we drink? or, With what may we be
clothed? 32for aU these the nations seek
after: for your heavenly Father knoweth
that ye have need of all these; S3bnt seek
first the reign of God and His righteous
ness, and all these shall be added to you.
s*Be not therefore careful for the mor
row: for the morrow shall be careful for
its own things; sufficient for the day is its
own evil.
VII. i' JUDGE not, that ye may not be
judged; 2 for with what judgment ye
judge, ye shall be judged: and with what
measure ye measure, it shall be measured
to you again.
s ' And why dost thou behold the mote
that is in thy brother's eye, but the beam
that is to thine own eye considerest not?
i or, how wilt thou say to thy brother,
Suffer, I may take out the mote from thine
eye; and lo, the beam is in thine own eye?
6 Hypocrite, take first the beam out of thine
own eye, and then thou shalt see clearly to
take out the mote from thy brother's eye.
6 ' Ye may not give that which is holy to
the dogs, nor cast your pearls before the
swine, that they trample them not with
their feet, and having turned rend you.

Tlie broad and narrow way. VH. 7.— MATTHEW.— vm. 27. The centurion's faith.

7 'Ask, and it shall be given to you; seek,
and ye shaU find: knock, and it shaU be
opened to you; 8 for every one who is ask
ing receiveth ; and he who is seeking find
eth; and to him who is knocking it shaU be
opened. 9 ' Or what man is of you, of whom, if his
son may ask bread— a stone will he give to
him? i°and if a fish he may ask — a serpent
wiU he give to him ? uif ye, therefore, be
ing evU, have known to give good gifts to
your children, how much more shall your
Father who is in the heavens give good
things to those asking Him ?
,a ' AU things, therefore, whatever ye may
wish that men may be doing to you, so
also do ye to them; for this is the law and
the prophets.
13 'Go ye toby the strait gate, for wide
tlie gate, and broad the way that is lead
ing to destruction, and many are those go
ing to by it; "for strait the gate, and
narrow the way that is leading to Ufe, and
few are those finding it.
15 'But take heed of the false prophets,
who come to you in sheep's clothing, and in
wardly are ravening wolves. icFrom their
fruits ye shall know them ; do men gather
from thorns grapes ? or from thistles figs ?
i7so every good tree yieldeth good fruits,
but the bad tree yieldeth evil fruits, is A
good tree is not able to yield evil fruits, nor
a bad tree to yield good fruits. 19 Every
tree not yielding good fruit is cut down
and cast into the fire: 20 therefore from
their fruits ye shall know them.
21 'Not every qne who is saying to me,
Lord,lord,shallcome into the kingdom of the
heavens: but he who is doing the will of my
Father who is to the heavens. ^Many will
say to me in that day, Lord, lord, have we
not prophesied to thy name? and in thy-
name cast out demons? and in thy name
done many mighty things ? 2:l and then will I
profess to them, that — I never knew you,
depart from me ye who are working ini
quity. 24 "Therefore, every one who heareth of me
these words, and doeth them, I will liken
him to a wise man, who bmlt his house upon
the rock; ,25 and the rain descended, andthe
streams came, and the winds blew, and beat
on that house, and it feU not: for it had
been founded on the rock.
2&'And every one who is hearing ->f me
these words, and not doing them, shall be
likened to a foolish man, who built his
house upon the sand: ^and the rain de
scended, and the streams came, and the
winds blew, and beat on that house, and it
fell, and its fall was great.'
28 And it came to pass, when Jesus ended
these words, the multitudes were astonished
at Ms teaching: 29for he was teaching them
as havtog authority, and not as the scribes.
VIII. iAND when he came down from
the mountain, great multitudes followed
him: 2andlo, a leper having come, was bow
ing to him, saying, 'Sir, if thou be willing,
thou art able to cleanse me:' 3and having
put forth the hand, Jesus touched him,

saying, ' I will, be thou cleansed,' and im
mediately his leprosy was cleansed.
4 And Jesus saith to him, 'See, thou
mayest teU no one; hut go, thyself shew to
the priest, and bring the offering that Moses
commanded, for a testimony to them.'
5 And Jesus having entered into Caper
naum, there came to him a centurion call
ing upon Mm, e and saying, 'Sir, my ser
vant hath been laid to the house a paralytic,
fearfully afflicted;' 7and Jesus saith to him,
' I having come, will heal him.'
8 And the eenturion answering said,
'Sir, I ara not worthy that thou mayest
enter under my roof, but only say a word,
and my servant shall be healed; 9for I also
am a man under authority, having under
myself soldiers, and I say to this one, Go,
and he goeth ; aud to another, Be coming,
and he cometh; and to my servant, Do this,
and he doeth it.'
i°And Jesus having heard, wondered,
and said to those following, ' Verily 1 say
to you, not even in Israel so great faith
have I found; Hand I say to you, that
many from east aud west shall come, and
recline (at meat) with Abraham, and Isaac,
and Jacob, in the reign of the heavens,
12 but the sons of the kingdom shall be
cast out into the outer darkness — there
shall be the weeping and the gnashing of
the teeth.'
13 And Jesus said to the centurion, ' Go :
and as thou didst believe let itibe to thee ;'
and his servant was healed in that hour.
14 And Jesus havtog come toto the house
of Peter, saw Ms mother-in-law laid and
fevered; i^and he touched her hand, and
the fever left her, and she arose and was
ministering to them. 1G And evening having
come, they brought to Mm many demoniacs,
and he .cast out the spirits with a word,
and healed all who were ill, i7that it
might be fulfilled which was spoken through
Isaiah the prophet, saying, 'Himself took
our infirmities, and our sicknesses bore.'
i8 And Jesus having seen great multitudes
about him, commanded to depart to the
other side; i9and a certain scribe having
come, said to him, 'Teacher, I wiU follow
thee wherever thou mayest go;* 2°and
Jesus saith to him, ' The foxes have holes,
and the birds of the heaven nests, but the
Son of Man hath not where he may lay the
head.' 21 And another of his disciples said to
him, 'Sir, permit me first to depart and to
bury my father; ' 22and Jesus said to him,
'Follow me, and suffer the dead to bury
their own dead.'
28 And when he entered into the boat his
disciples followed Mm, .^and lo, a great
tempest arose in the sea, so that the boat
was being covered by the waves, but he was
sleeping, 25and his disciples having come,
awoke him, saying, ' Lord, save us ; we
perish.' 28 And he saith to them, 'Why are ye
fearful, 0 ye of little faith?' Then having
risen, he rebuked the winds and the sea,
and there was a great calm; & and the men
5

Matthew called.

VTJI. 28.— MATTHEW.— X. 1.

Jairus' daughter raised.

wondered, saying, 'What kind is this, that
even the, wind and the sea obey him?'
28 And when he came to the other side, to
the region of the Gergesenes, there met
him two demoniacs, coming out from the
tombs, very fierce, so that no one was
able to pass by that way; 29and lo, they
cried out, saying, ' What — to us and to thee,
Jesus, Son of God? hast thou come lrither
before the time to afflict us?'
80 And there was far off from them a herd
of many swine feeding; 31 and the demons
were calling on him, saying, 'If thou cast
us out, permit us to go toto the herd of
swine;' 3- and he said to them, 'Go.' And
havtog come out, they went into the herd
of swine : and lo, the whole herd of swine
rushed down the steep toto the sea, and
died in the waters; a3and those feeding
them fled, and, havtog gone into the city,
declared all, and what had been done to the
demoniacs. 34 And lo, all the city came out to meet
Jesus, and seeing Mm, called on him that
he might depart from their borders.
IX. *AND having gone into the boat, he
passed over, and came into his own city;
2 and lo, they were bringing to him a para
lytic, laid on a couch: and Jesus having seen
their faith, said to the , paralytic, 'Be of
good courage, son; thy sins have been for
given thee.'
8 And lo, certain of the scribes said within
themselves, 'This one speaketh evriY <And
Jesus, having known their thoughts, said,
'Why do ye think evU in your hearts?
6 for which is easier: to say, Sins have been
forgiven to thee; or to say, Rise, and walk ?
6 ' But that ye may know that the Son of
Man hath power on the earth to forgive
sins — (then saith he to the paralytic) — hav
ing risen, take up thy couch, and go to thy
house.' 7And he, havtog risen, went to Ms
house; 8and the 'multitudes having seen,
wondered, and glorified God, who had given
such power to men.
9 And Jesus passing by from thence, saw a
man sitting at the custom-house, named
Matthew, and saith to him, 'FoUow me;'
and he, having risen, foUowed him.
i°And it came to pass, at his lying (at
meat) in the house, that lo, many tax-
gatherers and sinners having come, were
lying (at meat) with Jesus and his disciples;
Hand the Pharisees havtog seen, said to
his disciples, ' Wherefore with tax-gather
ers and sinners doth your teacher eat V
12 And Jesus havtog heard, said to them:
* They who are whole have no need of a
physician, but they who are ill; i3but
having gone, learn ye what is : Kindness I
wish, andnot sacrifice: forlcamenot to call
righteous men, but sinners to reformation.'
"Then come to him do the disciples of
John, saying, 'Wherefore do we and the
Pharisees fast much, and thy disciples fast
not?' 15 And Jesus said to them, 'Can the sons
of the bride-chamber mourn, so long as
the bridegroom is with them? but days
shall come when the bridegroom may be
ft

taken from them, and then shaU they
fast. 16 ' And none putteth apatch of undressed
cloth on an old garment, for its filling up
taketh from the garment, and the rent is
made worse.
17 ' Nor do they put new. wine into old
skins, and if not— the skins burst, and the
wine runneth out, and the skins are de
stroyed! but they put new wine toto new
skins, and both are preserved. together.'
is WhUe he is speaking these tMngs to
them, lo, a ruler havtog come, was bowing
to him, saying— "'My daughter hath just
now died: but havtog come, lay, thy hand
on her, and she shall Uve.'
i9And Jesus havtog risen, followed him,
also his disciples; 20and lo, a woman hav
ing an issue of blood twelve years, hav
ing come behind, touched the fringe of
his garment: 21for she said within herself,
'If only 1 may touch his garment, I shall
be saved.' ^And Jesus having' turned
about and seen her, said, 'Be of good
courage, daughter; thy faith hath saved
thee;' and the woman was saved from
that hour.
23 And Jesus havtog come into the house
of the ruler, and seen the minstrels and the
multitude making a tumult, 24saith to them,
' Withdraw, for the damsel did not die,
but is asleep; ' and they were deriding him ;
25 but when the multitude was put out,
having gone to, he took hold of her hand,
and the damsel arose: ^and the fame of
this went out toto all that land.
-7 Aud when Jesus passed on from thence,
two bUnd men followed1 him, calling and
saying, 'Deal kindly with us, Son of Da
vid.' 28And having come into the house.
the blind men came to him, and Jesus saith
to them, 'Believe ye that I am able to
do this ?' They say to him, ' Yes, sir.'
29 Then touched he their eyes, saying, ' Ac
cording to your faith let it be to yo u; ' 3° and
their eyes were opened: and Jesus strictly
charged them, saying, 'See, let no one
know:' 31but they havtog gone out, spread
his fame in aU that countiy.
32 And as .they were coming out, lo, they
brought to Mm a man dumb, a demoniac:
33 and the demon having been cast out, the
dumb spake; and the multitudes wondered.
saying — 'It was never so seen in Israel:'
34 but the Pharisees said, 'By the ruler of
the demons he casteth out the demons.'
85 And Jesus was going up and down all
the cities and the villages, teaching to their
synagogues, and proclaiming the good news
of the reign, and healing every sickness
aud every malady among the people.
36 And having seen the multitudes, he was
moved with compassion for them, that they
were faint and cast down, as sheep not hav
ing a shepherd; 37then saith he to his dis
ciples: 'The harvest indeed is abundant,,
but the labourers few; 38beseech ye there
fore the Lord of the harvest, that He may
put forth labourers toto His harvest.'
X. 1 AND having called to his twelve dis
ciples, he gave to them power over unclean

Mission of the apostles.

x. 2.— MATTHEW.— xi. 7. Comfort against persecution.

spirits, so as to be casting them out, and to
be healing every sickness, and every malady.
2 And the names of the twelve apostles
are these: first, Simon, who is called Peter,
and Andrew his brother ; James son of
Zebedee, and John his brother; 8 Phihp and
Bartholomew ; Thomas, and Matthew the
tax-gatherer: James, the son of Alpheus;
and Lebbeus who was sunianied Thaddeus;
*Simon the Cananite, and Judas Iscariot,
who also delivered him up.
5 These twelve Jesus sent forth, havtog
given commandment to them, saying; 'Into
the way of the nations go not away, and
into a city of the Samaritans go not to:
Gbut go .rather to the lost sheep of the
house of Israel,
7 ' And, going, proclaim, saying, that, the
reiun of the heavens hath come; "the
infinn be healing, lepers be cleansing,
dead be raising, demons be casting out :
freely ye received, freely give.
9 -Provide not gold, norsUver, nor copper
in your girdles, i°no scrip for the way, nor
two coats, nor sandals, nor staff; for the
labourer is worthy of his nourishment.
h ' And toto whatever city or vUlage ye
may enter, inquire who in it is worthy,
and there abide, till ye may go forth. 12And
coming into the house salute it; i3 and if in
deed the house be worthy, let your peace
come upon it; and if it be not worthy, let
your peace turn back to you.
u'And "whoever may not receive yon
nor hear your words, coming out of that
house or city, shake off the dust of your
feet: i5verily I say to you, It shall be
more tolerable for the land of Sodom and
Gomorrah in the day of judgment than for
that city.
i6 ' Lo, I send you forth as sheep in the
midst of wolves ; be ye therefore wise *as
the serpents, and simple as the doves.
17 But take ye heed of men, for ihey wiU
give you up to sanhed rims, and. in their syna
gogues they wUl scourge you, J8and before
governors also and kings ye shall be brought
for my sake, for a testimony to them and
to the nations.
19 'And whenever they may give you up,
be not careful how or what ye may speak,
for it shaU be given you in that hour what
ye shaU speak ; ^for ye are not the speak
ers, but the Spirit of your Father who is
speaking in you.
2i ' And brother -wUl give up brother to
death, and father child, and children will
rise up agatost parents, and will cause
them to be put to death: 22and ye shall
be hated by all because of my name, but
he who hath endured to the end— he shall
be saved.
23 'But whenever they may persecute
you to this city, flee into the other; for
verily I say to you, ye may not have com
pleted the cities of Israel till the Son of
Man may come.
24 'A disciple is not above the teacher, nor
a servant above his lord; ^sufficient to the
disciple that he may be as his teacher, and
the servant as his lord; if the master of

the house they called Beelzeboul, how much
more those of his household ?
26 'Therefore ye may not fear them: for

there is notMng covered, that shaU not be '
revealed; and hid, that shall not be known.
27 That which I teU you in the darkness,
speak in the light; and that which ye hear
at the ear, proclaim 011 the house-tops.
28 ' And ye may not be afraid of those
who kiU the body, but are unable to kill
the soul; but fear rather Him who is able
both soul aud body to destroy in Gehenna.
29 * Are not two sparrows sold for an
assar 1 and one of them shall not fall on
the ground without your Father; 3°but of
you — even the hairB of the head are all
numbered ; 8ibe not therefore afraid : than
many sparrows ye are much better.
32 'Every one, therefore, who shall con
fess me before men, I also will confess him
before my Father who is in the heavens ;
33but whoever shall deny me before men,
I also will deny him before my Father
who is in the heavens.
84 ' Ye may not suppose that I came to put
peace on the earth; I came not to put peace,
but a sword; 35 for I came to set at variance
a man against his father, and a daughter
agatost her mother, and a daughter-in-law
against her mother-in-law ; 3e and the ene
mies of a man are those of his own house
hold. 87 'He who is loving father or mother
above me, is not worthy of me; and he who
is loving son or daughter above me, is not
worthy of me ; ^and whoso doth not take
his cross and follow after me, is not worthy
of me.
89 'He who hath found his life shall lose
it, and he who hath lost his rife for my
sake shall find it.
40 ' He who is receiving youreceiveth me;
and he who is receiving me receiveth Him
who sent me ; 41he who is receiving a pro
phet to the name of a prophet, shall re
ceive a prophet's reward; and he who is
receiving a righteous man in the name of a
righteous man, shall receive a righteous
man's reward; 42and whoever may give to
drink to one of these little ones a cup of
cold water only in the name of a disciple,
verily I say to you, he may not lose his
reward.' XI. 1 AND it came to pass, when Jesus
ended commanding his twelve disciples.
he departed thence to teach and to preach
in their cities.
2 And John having heard in the prison
the works of the Christ, having sent two of
his disciples, 8 said to him, 'Art thou he
who art coming, or for another do welook?'
4And Jesus answering said to them,
'Having gone, declare to John the things
wliich ye hear and see; 6 blind men receive
sight, and lame walk, lepers are cleansed,
and deaf hear, dead are raised, and poor
have the good news proclaimed; 6and
happy is he who may not be stumbled
at me.'
7 And as they were going, Jesus began to
say to the multitudes concerning John,
7

Christ's testimony of John. xi. 8. — MATTHEW.— xn. 26.

Tlie Pharisees refuted.

' What went ye out to the wilderness to
look at? a reed shaken by the wind?
, 8 'But what went ye out to see? a man
clothed to soft garments ? lo, those bearing
the soft tMngs are in the kings' houses.
9 ' But what went ye out to see ? a pro
phet ? yes, I say to you, and more than a
prophet; iofor this is he of whom it hath
been written: Lo, I send My messenger be
fore thy face, who shall prepare thy way
before thee, n Verily I say to you, there
hath not risen, among those born of wo
men, a greater than John the Baptist: but
he who is least in the reign of the hea
vens is greater than he.
22 ' And from the days of John the Bap
tist tiU now, the reign of the heavens
suffereth violence, and violent men take it
by force : 18for all the prophets and the
law prophesied till John; i*and if ye are
willing to receive it, he is Elijah who was
about to come; 15he who hath ears to hear
— let him hear.
i6 'But to what shall I Uken this genera
tion ? it is like to children in the markets,
sitting andt calling to their fellows, i7and
saying, We' piped to you, and ye danced
not; we lamented, and ye smote not the
breast. 18 'For John came neither eating nor
drinking, and they say, 'He hath a demon;
J9the Son of Man came eating and drinking,
and they say, Lo, a man, a glutton, and a
wine-drinker, a friend of tax-gatherers and
sinners; and wisdom was justified of her
children.' 20 Then began he to reproach the cities in
which most of his mighty works were done,
because they reformed not:
21 'Wo to thee, Chorazin 1 wo to thee,
Bethsaida ! for if in Tyre and Sidon had
been done the mighty works that were done
iu you. long ago to sackcloth and ashes they
had reformed; ^but I say to you, For
Tyre and Sidon it shall be more tolerable
in the day of judgment than for you.
28 ' And thou, Capernaum, wMch unto the
heaven hast been exalted, unto Hades shalt
be brought down: for if in Sodom had been
done the mighty works that were done in
thee, it had remained unto this day; Mbut
I say to you, that for the land of Sodom it
shall be more tolerable in the day of judg
ment than for thee.'
25 At that time Jesus answering said, 'I
confess Thee, Father, Lord of heaven and
earth, that thou didst hide these things
from wise and prudent ones, and didst re
veal them to babes. 2U Yes, Father: for so it
was the good pleasure before Thee.
27 'All things were given to me by my
Father: and none knoweth the Son, except
the Father; nor doth any know the Father,
except the Son, and he to whom the Son
may wUl to reveal Him.
28 ' Come to me, all ye labouring and bur
dened ones, and I will give you rest; ^take
up my yoke upon you, and learn from me ;
for I am meek, and humble in heart: and ye
shall find rest to your souls, aofor my yoke
is easy, and ray burden is light.'
8

XII. iAT that time Jesus went on the
sabbaths through the corn, and his disciples
were hungry, and began to pluck ears, and
to eat; -'and the Pharisees having seen, said
to him, 'Lo, thy disciples do that which
it is not lawful to do on the sabbath.'
3 And he aaid to them, 'Have ye not read
what David did, when he was hungry, Mm
self, and those with him — 4 how he went into
the house of God, and did eat the loaves of
the presentation, which it was not lawful
for Mm to eat, nor for those with him,
except for the priests alone ?
6 ' Or have ye not read in the Law, that on
the sabbaths the priests in the temple pro
fane the sabbath, and are blameless ? 6 but
I say to you, that a greater than the temple
is here; 7butif ye had known what is: Kind
ness I wish, and not sacrifice— ye had not
condemned the blameless: 8forthe Son of
Man is lord also of the sabbath.'
9 And having departed from thence, he
went toto their synagogue:,10 ahd lo, there
was a man having the hand withered, and
they questioned him, saying, ' Is it lawful
to heal on the sabbaths ? ' that they might
accuse him.
uAnd he said to them, 'Whatman shall
be of you, who shaU have one sheep, and if
this may fall on the sabbaths into a ditch,
will not lay hold on it and raise it ? ,2How
much better, therefore, is a man than a
sheep ? so that it is lawful on the sabbaths
to do good.' i3Then saith he to the man,
' Stretch forth thy hand ; ' and he stretched
it forth, and it was restored whole as the
other. 14 And the Pharisees having gone out,
held a consultation against him, that they
might destroy him : 16 and Jesus having
known, withdrew from thence, and great
multitudes followed him, and he healed
them aU, i°and charged them that they
might not make him manifest: "that it
might be fulfilled which was spoken through
Isaiah the prophet, saying, i8'Lo, My ser
vant, whom I chose; My beloved, In whom
My soul hath delighted; I will put My Spirit
upon him, and judgment to the nations he
shall declare ; i°he shaU not strive nor cry,
nor shall any hear his voice in the broad
places; ^a bruised reed he shall not break,
and smoking flax he shall not quench, till he
may put forth judgment to victory: 2iand
in his name shall nations hope.'
22 Then was brought to him a demoniac,
blind and dumb, and he healed him, so that
the blind and numb both spake and saw.
23 And aU the multitudes were amazed,
and said, 'Is this the Son of David V «but
the Pharisees having heard, said, 'This one
doth not cast out the demons, except by
Beelzeboul, ruler of the demons.'
25 But Jesus knowing their thoughts, said
to them, 'Every kingdom havtog been
divided against itself, is desolated; and
no city or house having been divided.
against itself, shall stand : ^and if the Ad
versary casteth out the Adversary, against
himself he was divided; how then shall his
kingdom stand ?

Tlie Pharisees want a sign. xn. 27.— MATTHEW.— xni. 20. Tlie intention of similes.

27 'And if I, by Beelzeboul, cast out the
demons, your bom— by whom do they cast
out? therefore they — they shall be your
judges. 28 ' But if I, by the Spirit of God, cast out
the demons, then come unto you hath the
reign of God.
29 'Or how is one able to go into the
house of the strong man, and to ptonder
his goods, if first he may not bind the
strong man? and then his house he wUl
plunder. 39 'He who is not with me is against me ;
and he who is not gathering with me, scat-
tereth I **¦ Therefore I say to you: all sin
and evU speaking shall be forgiven to men;
but the evU speaking of the Spirit shall not
be forgiven to men. ^And whoever may
speak a word against the Son of Man it
shall be forgiven to him: but whoever may
speak against the Holy Spirit, it shall not
be forgiven to him, neither in this age, nor
to that which is coming.
38 'Either make the tree good, and its
fruit good, or make the tree had, and its
fruit bad; for by the fruit is the tree known.
34 ' Brood of vipers ! how are ye able to
speak good things, betog evil? for, out of
the abundance of the heart the mouth
speaketh. & The good man out of the good
treasure of the heart putteth forth the good
things; and the evU man out of the evil
treasure putteth forth the evil things.
86 ' But I say to you, that every idle word
wMch men may speak, they shall give for it
an account in the day of judgment ; 37for
by thy words thou shalt be, justified, and
by thy words thou shalt be condemned.'
88 Then answered certain of the scribes
and Pharisees, saying, 'Teacher, we wish
to see a sign from thee.' 3* But he answer
ing said to them, ' A generation, evU and
adulterous, seeketh a sign, but a sign shall
not be given to it, except the sign of Jonah
the prophet; 40for, as Jonah was in the
belly of the fish three days aud three nights,
so shaU the Son of Man be in the heart of
the earth three days and three nights.
41 ' Men of Nineveh shaU rise in the judg
ment with this generation, and shall con
demn it, for they reformed at the procla
mation of Jonah," and lo, sometMng greater
than Jonah here.
421 A queen of the south shaU rise in the
judgment with this generation, and shall
condemn it, for she came from the ends of
the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon
and lo, something greater than Solomon
here. 48 'But when the unclean spirit may go
out from the man, it walketh through
dry places seeking rest, and findeth not:
«then it saith, I will turn back to my
house whence I came out; and having come,
itrfindeth it unoccupied, swept, and adorn
ed: «then it goeth, and taketh with it
seven other spirits more evil than itself,
and having gone in they dwell there; and
the last of that man becometh worse than
the first: so shaU it be also to this evil
generation.'

4cAnd wMle he was yet speaking to the
multitudes, lo, his mother and brethren
had stood without, seeking to speak to him;
47 and one said to him, 'Lo, thy mother
and thy brethren stand without, seeking
to speak to thee.'
48 And he answering said to him who
spake to Mm, 'Who is my mother? and
who are my brethren?' 49And having
stretched forth Ms hand toward his dis
ciples, he said, 'Lo, my mother and my
brethren ! 5° for whoever may do the will
of my Father who is in the heavens, he is my
brother, and sister, and mother.'
XIII. iAND in that day Jesus having
gone out from the house, sat by the sea,
2 and gathered together unto him were
great multitudes, so that having gone into
the boat he sat down, and aU the multitude
on the beach were standing: 8and be spake
to them many things to simries, saying:
'Lo, the sower went forth to sow; 4and
to his sowing, some fell by the way, and the
fowls came and devoured them; 5and
others feri on the rocky places, where they
had not much earth, and immediately they
sprang up, by not having depth of earth;
6 and the sun having risen, they were
scorched, and by not having root, they
withered; 7and others fell on the thorns,
and the thorns come up and choked them:
8and others feU on the good ground, and
were giving fruit, some indeed a hundred
fold, and some sixty, and some thirty. 9He
who hath ears to hear — let Mm hear.'
i°And the disciples havtog. come, said to
him, 'Wherefore in similes dost thou speak
to them?' "And he answering said to
them that— 'To you it is given to know
the mysteries of *the reign of the heavens,
but to these it is not given; i2for whoso
hath, to him shall be given, and he shall
have abundance; but whoso hath not, even
that which he hath shall be taken from
Mm.
13 'Therefore, to similes speak I to them,
for seeing they see not, and hearing they
hear not, nor understand; X4and fulfilled
in them is the prophecy of Isaiah, which
saith, With healing ye shall hear, and shall
not understand, and seeing ye shall see, and
shall not perceive; 15for the heart of this
people was made gross, and with the ears
they heard heavUy, and their eyes they
"closed, that they might not see with the
eyes,, and with the ears hear, and with the
heart understand, and turn back, and I
might heal them.
i6 'But happy your eyes that they see,
and your ears that they hear; 17for verily I
say to you, that many prophets and right
eous men desired to see that which ye look
on, and they saw not, and to hear that
which ye hear, and they heard not.
18 ' Ye, therefore, hear ye the simile of the
sower: 19 Every one hearing the word of the
reign and not understanding — the evil one
cometh, and catcheth that which hath been
sown in his heart; this is that sown by
the way.
29 'And that Bown on the rocky placesr

Christ preaches in similes, xin. 21.— MATTHEW.— xiv. 6. Despised in his owncountryt

this is he who is hearing the word, and im
mediately with joy receiving it, 2Land he
hath no root in himself, but is temporary;
and persecution or tribulation having risen
because of the word, immediately he is
stumbled. 22 ' And that sown among the thorns: this
is he who is hearing the word, and the care
of this age, and the deceitfulness of riches,
choke the word, and it becometh unfruitful.
23 'And that -sown on the good ground:
this is he who is -hearing the word and un
derstanding, who really beareth fruit, and
produceth, some indeed a hundredfold, and
some sixty, and some thirty.'
24 Another simrie put he forth to them,
saying, ' The reign of the heavens was
likened to a man sowing good seed in his
field, 2s and while men were sleeping, his
enemy came and sowed darnel in the midst
of the wheat, and went away; i6but when
the herb sprang up, and yielded fruit, then
appeared also the darnel.
a7 ' And the servants of the householder
having come, said to him, Sir, didst thou
not sow good seed in thy field ? whence then
hath it the darnel ? -'2S And he said to them,
An enemy did this; and the servants said
to hhn, Wilt thou, then, that havtog goue
we may gather them ?
30 'And he said, No, lest — gathering up
the darnel — ye root up the wneat with it;
30 suffer both to grow together till the har
vest, and to the time of the harvest I will
say to the reapers, Gather first the darnel,
and bind it in bundles to burn it, but gather
up the wheat into my storehouse.'
31 Another simile put he forth to them,
saying: ' The reign of the heavens is like
to a grain of mustard, which a man having
taken, sowed in his field; 32 which, indeed,
is less than all seeds, but when it may be
grown, is greatest of the herbs, and becom
eth a tree, so that the birds of the heaven
come and lodge in its branches.'
** Another simrie spake he to them: "The
reign of the heavens is like to leaven,
which a woman having taken, hid in three
measures of meal, tall the whole was leav
ened.' 34 AU these spake Jesus in similes to the
multitudes, and without a simile lie was
not speaking to them, 85 that it might be ful
filled which was spoken through the pro
phet, saying, 'I will open to similes my
mouth; I will utter things hidden from the
foundation of the world.'
313 Then havtog let away the multitudes,
Jesus came into the house, and his disciples
came' to him, saying, ' Explain to us the
simile of the darnel of the field.'
37 And he answering said to them, ' He
who is sowing the good seed is the Son of
Man; ^and the field is the world; and the
good seed, these are the sons of the king-
'doni; and the darnel are the sons of the
I evil one; 89and the enemy who sowed them
I is the devil; and the harvest is the end of
I tlie age; and the reapers are messengers.
< * ' As, therefore, the darnel is gathered
j and burned with fire, so shall it be in the
i 10

end of this age ; 41 the Son of Man shaU
send forth his messengers,, aud they shaU
gather out of his kingdom all the stumbling-
blocks, and those who do 'iniquity, 4aaud
shall cast them into the furnace of the fire:
there shall be the weeping and the gnashing
of the teeth.
43 ' Then shaU the righteous shine forth
as the sun in the kingdom of , their Father.
He who hath ears to hear — let him hear.
44 ' Again, the reign of the heavens is
like to a treasure hid in the held, which a
man havtog found did hide, and from his
joy goeth- and all that he hath selleth, and
buy eth that field.
45 'Again, the reign of the heavens is
like to a merchant seeking goodly pearls,
46 who having found one pearl of great price,
having gone, hath sold all that he had, and
bought it.
47 'Again, the reign of the heavens is
like to a net that was cast toto the sea, and
gathered together of every kind, 46 which,
when it was tilled, having drawn up on
the shore, and havtog sat down, they
gathered the good into vessels, and the bad
they cast out ; 49 so shaU it be iu the end
of the age; the messengers shall come forth
and separate the evU from the midst of
the righteous, 5°and shaU cast them toto
the furnace of flre: there shall be the weep
ing and trie gnashing of the teeth.'
ol Jesus saith to them, ' Have ye under
stood all these?' They say to him, ' Yes,
sir.' 62And he said to them, 'Therefore,
every scribe having been instructed as to
the reign of the heavens, is rike to a
householder who bringeth out of his trea
sure things new and old.'
53 And it came to pass, when Jesus finish
ed these simries, he removed thence, wand
having come into his own country, was
teaching them in their synagogue, so that
they were astonished, and were saying.
' Whence hath this oue this wisdom and
the mighty works ? 55 is not this the car
penter's sou? is not his mother called
Mary, and Ms brethren James, and Joses,
aud Simon, and Judas? 5eand his sisters
—are they not all with us? whence, then.
hath this one all these?' 67and they were
stumbled at him.
But Jesus said to them, ' A prophet is not
without honour except in his own country,
and in Ms own house; ' & and he did not there
many mighty works, because of their un
belief. XIV. iAT that time Herod trie tetrarch
heard the fame of Jesus, 2and said to his
servants, ' This is John the Baptist, he hath
risen from the dead, and because of this
the working of mighty deeds is in him.'
8 For Herod having laid hold of John,
bound him, and put him in prison, because
of Herodias his brother Phirip's wife; 4for
John was say ing' to Mm, 'It is not lawful
for thee to have her ; ' 5 and wishing to kril
hhn, he feared the multitude: for as a pro
phet they were holding him.
6 But the birth-day of Herod being kept,
the daughter of Herodias danced in the

John the Baptist beheaded. XIV. 7.— MATTHEW.— XV. 23. Hypocrisy of the Pharisees.

midst, aud pleased Herod, 7 whereupon
with an oath he professed to give her what
ever she might ask.
, 8 And she, having been instigated by her j
,mo,ther — 'Give me (says she) here on n
plate the head of John the Baptist ; ' 9aud
;thektog was grieved, but becauseof the oaths
,ahd those reclining with him, he command
ed it to be given ; 1° and having sent, be
headed John in the prison ; Hand Ms head
was brought on a plate, and given to the
damsel, and she brought it to her mother.
12 And Ms disciples havtog come, took up
the -body, and buried it, and having come,
,told Jesus; 13 and Jesus havtog heard, with
drew from thence in a boat into a desolate
place by,himself, and the multitudes hav
ing heard, followed Mm on land from the
cities. "And Jesus having come out, saw a great
mMtitude, and was moved with compassion
on them, and healed trieir infirm ; lsand
evening havtog come, his disciples came to
him, saying, ' The place is desolate, and the
hour hath now past, let the multitudes
away, that havtog gone into the villages,
they may buy themselves food.'
16 But Jesus said to them, 'They have no
need to go; give ye them to eat.' ir And they
say to Mm, 'We have not here except five
loaves, and two fishes.' i8And he said,
' Bring ye them to me hither.' 19 And hav
ing commanded the multitudes to recline on
the grass, and havtog takeri the five loaves
and the two fishes, havtog looked up to the
heaven, he blessed, and havtog broken, he
gave the loaves to the disciples, and the dis
ciples to the multitudes, 2°and they all ate,
and were filled; and they took up what was
over of the broken pieces twelve baskets f uU ,
81 and those eating were about five thousand
men, besides women and chUdren.
22 And immediately Jesus constrained Ms
disciples to go toto the boat, and to go be
fore him to the other side, tiU he might let
the multitudes away ; ^and havtog let the
multitudes away, he went up into the moun
tain by himself to pray: and evemng hav
ing come, he was there alone; ^but the
boat was now in the midst of the sea,
distressed, by the waves: for the wind was
contrary. 25 And in the fourth watch of the night
JesuS went to them, walking on the sea;
26and the disciples having seen him walk
ing on the sea, were troubled, saying — 'It
is an apparition;' and from fear they cried
out; ^and immediately Jesus spake to
them, saying, ' Be of good courage; it is I-
he not afraid.'
28 And Peter answering him said, 'Lord,
if it is thou, bid me to come to thee on the
waters.;' 29and he said, 'Come;' and hav
ing gone down from the boat, Peter walked
on the waters to come to Jesus ; & but see
ing the wind vehement, he was afraid; and
having begun to sink, cried out, saying,
'Lord, save me.'
MAnd immediately Jesus, having stretched
forth the hand, laid hold of him, and saith
to him, ' Little faith I wherefore didst thou

doubt?' 32and they -having gone into the
boat the wind lulled ; & and those in the
iboajt having come, bowed to him, saying,
' Truly— Son of God art thou.'
¦ MAnd having passed over, they came toto
the country of Gennesaret ; ss and having
known him, the men of that place sent
forth into aU that region round about, and
brought to Mm aU who were iU, ^and
were calling on Mm that they might only
touch the fringe of his garment ; and as
many as touched were saved.
XV, 1 THEN come to Jesus do they from
Jerusalem— scribe's and Pharisees— saying,
2 ' Wherefore do thy disciples transgress the
tradition of the elders ? for they wash not
their hands when they may eat bread.'
3 And he answering said to them, ' Where
fore also do ye transgress the command of
God because of your tradition? 4for God
commanded, saying, Honour thy father and
mother; and, he who speaketh evil of father
or mother — let him die the deafh; 6but ye
say, Whoever may say to father or mother,
Au offering, whatever thou mayest be pro
fited by me; — 6 he may not honour Ms father
or hismother, and ye set aside the command
of God because of your tradition.
7 ' Hypocrites, well did Isaiah prophesy
of you, saying, 8 This people draweth nigh to
Me with their mouth, and with the Ups it
honoureth Me, but their heart is far off
from Me ; 9but in vain do they worship
Me, teaching teachings, commands of
men.' "And having caUed the multitude to him,
he said to them, 'Hear and understand:
n not that which cometh into the mouth
defileth the man, but that which cometh out
from the mouth, this defileth the man.'
12 Then Ms disciples havtog come to him,
said to him, 'Didst thou know that the
Pharisees, havtog heard the word, were
stumbled?' 13Andhe answering said, 'Every
plant which nay heavenly Father did not
plant shall be rooted up; ]4let them alone:
guides are they— blind of blind; and if blind
guide blind, both shall fall into the ditch.'
igAnd Peter answering said tu him,
'Explain to us this simile.' 16And Jesus
said, ' Are ye also yet without understand
ing? i?do ye not understand that all that
goeth into the mouth is received into the
belly, and is cast out into the drain V ia but
the thingB coming forth from the mouth
come out from the heart, and these defile
the man: 19for out of tbe heart come forth
evU thoughts, murders, adulteries, whore
doms, thefts, false witnessings, evil speak
ings: » these are the things defiling the
man; but to eat with unwashen hands doth
not defile the man.'
» And Jesus havtog come out from thence,
withdrew into the parts of Tyre and Sidon,
22 and lo, a woman, a Canaanitess, from
those borders having come out, called to
him, saying. 'Deal kindly with me, lord,
Son of David, my daughter is miserably
demonized.' 23 But he answered her not a word; and
Ms disciples having come to him, were ask-
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fflie multitude fed.

XV. 24. ^MATTHEW.— XVI. 28.

Peter's testimony.

ing him, saying— 'Let her away, for she
crieth after us;' 24and he answering said,
' I was not sent except to the lost sheep of
the house of Israel.'
25 And having come, she was bowing to
him, saying, 'Lord, help me:' 26and he
answering said, 'It is not good to take the
children's bread, and to cast to the Uttle
dogs.' 27 And she said, 'Yes, lord, for even the
little dogs eat of the crumbs which are fall
ing from their lords' table ;' ~8 then answer
ing, Jesus said to her, 'Woman, great is
thy faith; let it be to thee as thou wilt;'
and her daughter was healed from that
hour. 29 And Jesus having passed from thence,
came by the sea of Galilee, and havtog gone
up to the mountain, he was sitting down
there: ^and great multitudes came to
him, having with them lame, blind, dumb,
maimed, and many others, and they cast
them at the feet of Jesus, and he healed
them, 3lso that the multitudes wondered,
seeing dumb ones speaking, maimed whole,
lame walking, and blind seeing; and they
glorified the God of Israel.
82 And Jesus having called to him his dis
ciples, said, 'I have compassion on the
multitude, fornow three days they continue
with me, and have not what they may eat;
and to let them away fasting I wish not,
lest they faint in the way.'
33 And his disciples say to him, 'Whence
to us in a wilderness so many loaves as to
fill so great a multitude ?'
84 And Jesus saith to them, 'How many
loaves have ye?' and they said, 'Seven,
and a few Uttle fishes.' 85And he com
manded the multitudes to sit down on the
ground, 36and having taken the sevenloaves
and the fishes, having given thanks, he
brake, and gave to his disciples, and the
disciples to the multitude,
_ 37 And they did all eat, and were filled, and
they took up of what was over of the broken
pieces seven hand-baskets full; w and those
eating were four thousand men, besides
women and children.
39 And having let away the multitudes, he
went into the boat, and came toto the
borders of Magdala.
XVI. *AND the Pharisees and the Sad-
ducees having come, tempting, question
ed him, to shew to them a sign from
the heaven; 2and he answering said to
them, ' Evening having come, ye say, Fair
weather, for the heaven is red; 3and at
morning, Foul weather to-day, for the
heaven is red and gloomy; hypocrites, the
face of the heavens indeed ye know to dis
cern, but the signs of the times ye are unable !
4 ' A generation, evil and adulterous, seek
eth a sign, and no sign shall be given to it,
except the sign of Jonah the prophet; ' and
having left them be departed.
6 And his disciples having come to the
other side, forgot to take loaves; fland
Jesus said to them. 'Beware, and take heed
of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sad-
ducees;' 7and they were reasoMng to
12

themselves, saying, '—Because we took no
loaves.' 8 And Jesus having known, said to them,
' Why reason ye to yourselves, ye of little
faith, because ye took no loaves ? 9 do ye
not yet understand, nor remember the five
loaves of the flve*thousand, and how many
baskets ye took up? i°nor the seven loaves
of the four thousand, and how many hand-
baskets ye took up ? u how do ye not under
stand that I spake not to you of bread— to
take heed of the leaven of the Pharisees
and Sadducees?'
12Then they understood that he said not
to take heed of the leaven of bread, but of
the teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees.
13 And Jesus havtog come toto the parts
of Cesarea Philippi, was asMng his dis
ciples, saying, 'Whom do men say me — the
Son of Man— to be ?' 14 and they said, 'Some,
John the Baptist; and others, Elijah.; and
others, Jeremiah, or one of the prophets.'
is He saith to them, ' But ye — whom do ye
say me to be?' i6and Simon Peter answer
ing said, ' Thou art the Christ, the Son of
the living God.'
i7And Jesus answering said to him,
'Happy art thou, Simon Bar-jona, for flesh
and blood revealed it not to thee, but my
Father who is in the heavens.
i8 ' And I also say to thee, that thou art
a rock, and on this rock I wUl build mine
assembly, and the gates of Hades shall not
prevail agatost it; i9and I wiU give to
thee the keys of the reign of the heavens:
and whatever thou mayest bind on the
earth shall have been bound in the heavens:
and whatever thou mayest loose on the
earth shall have beenloosed in the heavens.'
20Then charged he Ms disciples that they
may teU no one that he is Jesus the Christ.
21 From that time began Jesus to shew to
his disciples that it is necessary for him to
go to Jerusalem, and to suffer many things
from the elders and chief priests and
scribes, and to be put to death, and the
third day to rise.
22 And having taken him aside, Peter be
gan to rebuke him, saying, ' Spare thyself,
lord; this shall not be to thee;' ^hut he
havtog turned, said to Peter, ' Get thee be
hind me, adversary ! thou art a stumbling-
block to me; for thou mindest not the
things of God, but the things of men.'
24 Then said Jesus to his disciples, ' If any
one willeth to come after me, let him dis
own Mmself, and take up his cross, and
follow me; 25for whoever may will to save
hislife, shaU lose it; and whoever may lose
his life for my sake, shall find it: 26for
what is a man profited if he may gain the
whole world, but of his life suffer loss ? or
what shall a man give as an exchange for
Ms life ?
27 ' For, the Son of Man is about to come
in the glory of his Father, with his angels,
and then will he reward each one accord
ing to his work. 2B Verily I say to you,
there are certain of those standing here
who shall not taste of death till they may
see the Son of Man coming to his kingdom.'

Transfiguration of Christ, xvn. 1. — MATTHEW. — xvm. 17. Humility d: forbearance

XVII. *AND after six days Jesus taketh
Peter, and James, and John his brother,
and bringeth them up to a high mountain
by themselves; a and he was transfigured
before them, and his face shone as the sun,
and Ms garments became white as the light:
8 and lo, Moses and Elijah appeared to
them, talking together with him.
4And Peter answering said to Jesus,
' Sir, it is good for us to be here; if thou
wilt, we may make here three booths; for
thee one, for Moses one, and one for Elijah.'
5 While he is yet speaking, lo, a bright
cloud overshadowed them, and lo, a voice
out of the cloud, saying, ' TMs is My Son,
—the Beloved, to whom I have delighted ;
hear ye him.'
6 And the disciples having heard, fell on
their face, and were exceedingly afraid;
7 and Jesus having come, touched them,
and said, 'Rise, and be not afraid;' 8and
having Ufted up their eyes, they saw no
one, except Jesus only.
9 And as they were coming down from
the mountain, Jesus charged them, saying,
"Tell no one the vision till the Son uf Man
be risen from the dead.'
i° And his disciples questioned him, aay-
riig, 'Why then do the scribes say that it
is necessary that Elijah come first?' "And
Jesus answering said to them, * Elijah in
deed cometh first, and shall restore all
things; ^but I say to you, that EUjah hath
already come, and they knew him not, but
did with him whatever they would; so also
the Son of Man is about to suffer by them. '
18 Then understood the disciples that con
cerning John the Baptist he spoke to them.
w And when they came to the multitude,
there came to him a man, kneeUng down to
him, and saying, 15 ' Sir, deal kindly with
my son, for he is lunatic, and suffers miser
ably, for often he falletri into the fire, and
often toto the water; "and I brought him
to thy disciples, and they were unable to
heal Mm.'
"And Jesus answering said, 'O genera
tion, unbelieving and perverse, till when
shaU I be with you ? till when shall I bear
you? bring him to me hither;' 18and Jesus
rebuked Mm, and the dem on went out of him ,
and the youth was healed from that hour.
"Then the disciples having come to
Jesus by Mmself, said, ' Wherefore were
we unable to cast him out?' 20And Jesus
said to them, ' Through your want of faith ;
for verily I say to you, If ye may have faith
as a grain of mustard, ye shall say to this
mountain, Kemove to yonder place, and it
shall remove, and nothing shall he impos
sible to you ; 2i but this kind goeth not out,
except with prayer and fasting.'
mAnd as they were living to Galilee,
Jesus said to them, 'The Son of Man is
about to be dehvered into the hands of
men. ^and they shall put him to death,
and the third day he shaU rise ; ' and they
were exceeding sorry.
MAnd they havtog come to Capernaum,
those receiving the didrachms came to
Peter, aud said, 'Your teacher— doth he

not pay the didrachms?' He saith, 'Yes.'
25 And when he came into the liouse, JeBiis
anticipated him, saying, 'What thinkest
thou, Simon? the kings of the earth — from
whom do they receive custom or tribute?
from their own sons or from the others ? '
26Peter saith to him, 'From the others.'
Jesus said to Mm, 'Then are the sons free;
27 but, that we may not cause them to
stumble, having gone to the sea, cast a
hook, and the fish that hath come up first
take up, and having opened its mouth,
thou shalt find a stater, that having taken,
give to them for me and thee.'
XVIII. 1 AT that hour came the disciples
to Jesus, saying, ' Who, then, is greatest in
the reign of the heavens ? '
aAnd Jesus having called up a child,
set him in their midst, 3 and said, ' Verily I
say to you, if ye may not be turned and be
come as the children, ye may uot enter into
the reign of the heavens; * whoever then
may humble Mmself as this child,' he is the
greatest to the reign of the heavens.
s ' And he who may receive one such child
to my name, receiveth me; 6but whoever
may cause one of these Uttle ones who be
lieve in me to stumble, it is better for him
that a weighty mill-stone may be hanged
upon his neck, and he may be sunk in the
depth of the sea.
7 ' Wo to the world from the stumbling-
blocks! for there is a necessity that the
stumbUng-blocks come: but wo to that man
by whom the stumbling-block cometh!
8 ' But, if thy hand or thy foot cause thee
to stumble, cut them off and cast from
thee; it is good for thee to enter toto life
lame or maimed, rather than having two
hands or two feet, to be cast toto the age
during fire.
9 ' And if thine eye cause thee to stumble,
pluck it out and cast it from thee; it is
good for thee havtog one eye to enter into
fife, rather than having two eyes to be cast
into the Geheuna of fire.
10 'Beware' — ye may not despise one of
these little mes, for I say to you, that their
messengers to the heavens always do behold
the face of my Father who is to the hea
vens: ufor the Son of Man came to save
that which is lost.
12 'What think ye? if a man may have an
hundred sheep, and one of them may go
astray, doth he not, having left the ninety-
nine, having gone on the mountains, seek
that wMch is gone astray? 18and if it come
to pass that he find it, verily I say to you,
that he rejoiceth over it more than over
the mnety-nine which have not gone
astray; 14 so it is not the will to presence of
your Father who is in the heavens, that
one of these little ones may perish.
1S 'And if thy brother may sin against thee,
,go and show him his fault between thee
aud him alone; if he may hear thee, thou
didst gain thy brother; i*and if he may not
hear take with thee yet one or two, that
by the mouth of two or three witnesses
every word may stand.
"'And if he may not hear them, teU it
13

Christ teaches forgiveness, xvin. 18. — MATTHEW. — xix. 26. The rich ruler's inquiry.

to the assembly': and if also the assembly
he may not. hear, let him be to thee as the
heathen man and the tax-gatherer.
¦ 18 ' Verily I say to you, Whatever ye may
bind on the earth shall have been bound in
the heaven, aud whatever ye may loose on
earth shall have been loosed, in the heaven.
19 'Again, I say to you, that, if two of you
may agree on the earth concerning what
ever they may ask, it shaU be done for
them from my Father who is in the hea
vens; 20for where there are two or three
gathered together in my name, there am I
to their midst.'
21 Then Peter having come to him, said,
'Sir, how often shall my brother sin
agatost me, and I forgive him, — till seven
times ? ' s2 Jesus saith to him, ' I say not to
thee till seven times, but till seventy times
seven. 23 'Therefore was the reign of the hea
vens likened to a man, a king, who wished
to take account with Ms servants; 2* and he
having begun to take account, there was
brought to him one debtor of ten thousand
talents, 2S and he having nothing to pay, his
lord commanded Mm to be sold, and his
wife, and the cMldren, and aU that he had,
and payment to be made. 26The servant
then, having fallen down, was bowing to him,
saying, Lord, have patience with me, and
I wiU pay thee aU; 27aud the lord- of that
servant havtog been moved with compas
sion" released him, and the debt forgave him.
28 ' But, that servant havtog come out,
found one of his feUow-ser vants, who was
owing him an hundred denaries, and hav
ing laid hold he took him by the throat, say
ing, Pay me that which thou owest. ^ His
fellow-servant then, having faUen down at
his feet, was calling on him, saying, Have
patience with me, and I will pay thee all;
30 aud lie would not, but having gone, cast
him into prison, till he might pay that
which was owing.
ai 'Andhisfellow-servants havingseen the
things that had been done, were grieved ex
ceedingly, and having come, explained to
their lord all the things that had been
done; 32then having called him, his lord
saith to him, Evil servant ! all that debt 1
forgave thee, seeing thou didst call upon
me; 33was it not necessary also for thee to
have dealt kindly with thy fellow-servant, as
I also dealt kindly with thee?
34 'And havtog been wroth, his lord de
livered him to the inquisitors, tUl he might
pay aU that was owing to him ; 35so also
my heavenly Father will do to you, if ye
may not forgive each one his brother from
your hearts their trespasses.'
XIX. iAND it came to pass, when Jesus
finished these words, lie removed from
G aUlee, , and came to the -borders of Judea,
beyond the Jordan; 2and great multitudes
followed him, and he healed them there.
3 And the Pharisees came to him, tempt
ing him, and saying to him, ' Is it lawful
for a man to send away his wife for every
cause?* 4Aud he answering said to them,
'Did ye not read, that He who made them
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from the beginning made them male and
female, 6 and said, For this cause shall a
man leave father and mother, and cleave
to his wife, and the two shall' be1 as one
flesh? 6 so that they are no more two, but
one flesh; what therefore God joined to
gether, let not man put asurider.'
7 They say to him, ' Why then did Moses
command to give a bUl of divorce, and to
send her away?' 8 He saith to them—
'Moses for your hardness of heart suffered'
you to send away your wives; but from the
beginning it hath not been so.
9 'And I say to you, that, whoever may
send away his wife, if not for whoredom,
and may marry another, committeth adul
tery; and he who hath married her that
hath been sent away committeth adultery.'
10 His disciples say to Mm, ' If the case of
the man with the woman is so, it is not
good to marry.'
n And he said to them, 'All do not re
ceive thiB word, but those to whom it is
given; i2for there are eunuchs who from
the mother's womb were so born; and there
are eunuchs who were made eunuchs by
men ; and there are eunuchs who made
themselves eunuchs for the sake of the
kingdom of the heavens : he who is able
to receive it, let him receive it.'
13 Then were brought to him children
that he might put hands on them, and
might pray, but the disciples rebuked them.
"But Jesus said, 'Suffer the children, and
forbid them not, to come to me, for for such
is the reign of the heavens;' is and having
laid his hands on them, he, departed thence.
ldAnd lo, one havtog come up, said
to Mm, 'Good teacher, what good- thing
shall 1 do, that I may have age-during life?'
17 And he said to him, 'Why dost thou
call me good? none is good except One-
God; but if thou dost wish to enter into life,
keep the commands.'
i8 He saith to Mm, 'What kind?' And
Jesus said, * Thou shalt not kill; thou shalt
not commit adultery; thou shalt not steal;
thou shalt not bear false witness: ^honour
thy father and mother ; and, thou shalt
love thy neighbour as thyself.'
20 The young man saith to him, 'AU these
I kept from my youth; what yet do I lack?1
21 Jesus said to him, * It thou dost wish to
be perfect, go, sell what thou hast, and give
to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure
in heaven, and come, follow me.'
22 And the young mari having heard the
word, went away sorrowful, for he had
many possessions; 23and Jesus said to his
disciples, ' Verily I say to you, that hardly
shall a rich man enter into the reign of
the heavens; ^and again I say to you, it is
easier for a camel to go through the eye of
a needle than for a rich man to enter into
trie reign of God;'
26 And his disciples having heard, were
amazed exceedingly, saying, 'Who, then, is
able to be saved?' 2eBut Jesus havtog
earnestly beheld, said to them, 'With men
this is impossible, but with God aU things
are possible.'

The vineyard labourers.

XIX. 27.— MATTHEW— XXL 9.

Ambition reproved.

27Then Peter answering said to him, 'Lo,
we left all, and foUowed thee, what then
shaU we have ? ' as And Jesus said to them,
' Verily I say to you, that ye who foUowed
me, to the renovation, when the Son of Man
may sit on the throne of his glory, shall sit
—ye also — on twelve thrones, judging the
twelve tribes of Israel; '& aud every one who
left houses, or brethren, or sisters, or fa
ther, or mother, or wife, , or children, or
fields, for my name's sake, an hundredfold
shall receive, and. age-during life shall in
herit; *> but many first shall be last, and last
first. XX. I'FOR the reign of the heavens
is like to an householder, who went out
with the morning to hire labourers for his
vineyard; 2 aud having agreed with the la
bourers for a denary a day, he sent them
into Ms vineyard.
3 ' And having gone out about the third
hour, he saw others standing to the market
idle, * and to these he said, Go ye also into
the vineyard, and whatever may be just I
wUl give you; 5 and they went away.
¦ Again, having gone out about the sixth
and ninth hour, he did in Uke manner. 6And
about the eleventh hour, havtog gone out,
he found others standing idle, and saith to
them, Why here stand ye all the day idle ?
7 they say to him, Because no one Mred us;
he saith to them, Go ye also into the vine
yard, and whatever may be just ye shall
receive. 8 'And evening havtog come, the lord of
the vineyard saith to his steward, Call the
labourers, and pay them the reward, having
begun from the lost — unto trie first. 9 And
they of about trie eleventh hour having
come, received each a denary.
"•/And the first havtog come, supposed
that they shaU receive more; and they also
received each a denary, » and having re
ceived it, were murmuring against the
Householder, saying, i*that these, the last,
wrought one hour, and thou host made triem
equal to us, who bore the burden of the
day, and the heat.
i8 'And he answering said to one of them,
Comrade, I do thee no toj ustice : didst not
thou agree with me for a denary? i4take
that wMch is thine, and go; and I wiU give
to tMs last alsoastothee; 15is it not lawful
for me to do what I wiU with mine own? is
tMue eye evil because I am good ? X6 So
the last shaU be first, and the first last: for
many are caUed, but few chosen.'
17 And Jesus going up to Jerusalem, took
the twelve disciples by themselves in the
way, and said to them, i8 ' Lo, we go up to
Jerusalem, and the Son of Man shall be de
livered to the chief priests and scribes, '9 and
they shall condemn him to death, and der
liver him to the nations for to mock, and to
Bcourge, and to crucify; and the third day
he wUl rise again.'
29 Then came to him the mother of the
sons of Zebedee, with her sons, bowing and
asking something from Mm; 2l and he said
to her, 'What wilt thou?' She saith to him,
'Speak, that they may ait— theae my two

sons— one on the right hand and one on the
left, in thy kingdom.'
2*But Jesus answering said, 'Ye know
riot what ye ask; are ye able to drink of the
cup whicli I am about to drink ? and with
the baptism which I am baptized with, to
be baptized?' They say to him, 'We are
able.' 23 And he saith to them, ' Of ray cup in
deed ye shall drink, and with the baptism
I ara baptized with ye shaU be baptized;
but to sit on my right hand and on my left
is not mtoe to give, but to those for whom
it hath been prepared by my Father.'
24 And the ten havtog heard, were much
displeased with the two brethren : ^ but
Jesus having called them up, said, 'Ye
know that the rulers of the nations exercise
lordship over them, and those who are great
exercise authority upon them; 2Cbut not so
shall it be among you, but whoever may
wish among you to be great, let Mm be your
minister; 27and whoever may wish among
you to be first, let him be your servant;
'¦^even as the Son of Man came not to be
ministered to, but to minister, and to give
Ms life a ransom for many.'
29 And as they were going out from Jeri
cho, there followed Mm a great multitude,
39 and lo, two blind men sitting by the way,
havtog heard that Jesus passeth by, cried,
saying, ' Deal kindly with us, Lord, Son of
David.' si But the multitude charged them
that they might be srient, but they cried
out the more, saying, ' Deal kindly with us,
Lord, Son of David.'
82 And having stood, Jesus called them,
and said, 'What wish ye that I ma,y do to
you?,33they say to him, 'Lord, that our
eyes may be opened : ' a4 and, moved with
compassion, Jesus touched their eyes, and
immediately their eyes received sight, and
they foUowed him.
XXI. iAND when they came near to
Jerusalem, and came to Bethphage, to
the mount of the oUves, then Jesus sent
two disciples, 2 saying to them, ' Go ye toto
the village before you, and immediately ye
shaU find an ass bound, and a colt with
her; having loosed, bring to me; 8 and if
any one may say anything to you, ye shall
say,, that the Lord hath need of them; aud.
immediately he wiU send them.'
4 And all tlris came to pass, that it might
be fulfilled which was spoken through the
prophet, saying, 3 'Tell ye the daughter of
Zion, Lo, thy ktog cometh to thee, meek,
and mounted on an ass, and a colt, a foal
of a beast of burden.'
6 And the disciples having gone and done
as Jesus commanded them, 7 brought the
ass and the colt, and put on them their
garments, and set him on them. ; 8 and the
great multitude spread their own garments
in the way; and others were cutting
branches from the trees, and were strewing
to the way, 8and the multitudes who were j
going before, and who were following, j
were crying, saying, ' Hosanna to the Son
of David; blessed is he who is coming in the
name of the Lord ; Hosanna in the highest.'
15

Christ enters Jerusalem. xxi. 10. — MATTHEW. — XXII. 6. The wicked husbandmen.

10 And as he was going into Jerusalem,
all the city was moved, saying, 'Who is
this?' "And the multitudes said, 'Thisis
Jesus the prophet, who is from Nazareth of
Galilee.' i2 And Jesus entered into the temple of
God, and cast out all who were selling and
buying in the temple, and the tables of the
money-changers lie overturned, and the
seats of those who were seUing the doves ;
13 and he saith to them, 'It hath been writ
ten, My house a house of prayer shall be
called, but ye have made it aden of robbers.'
14 And there came to him blind and lame
men in the temple, and he healed them;
15 but the chief priests and the scribes hav
ing seen the wonders that he did, and the
children crying .u the temple, and saying,
' Hosanna to the Son of David,' were much
displeased, J6and said to him, 'Hearest
thou what these say?' And'Jesussaith to
them, 'Yes; did ye never read, that, Out of
the mouth of babes and sucklings Thou
didst prepare praise?'
i7And having left them, he went out from
the city to Bethany, and lodged there ;
i8 and to the morning turning back to the
city, he hungered, 19and havtog seen a fig-
tree on the way, he came to it, and found
nothing on it except leaves only; and he
saith to it, 'No more from thee may fruit
be — for the age ; ' and forthwith the fig-tree
withered. 20 And the disciples having seen, wonder
ed, saying, 'How did the fig-tree forthwith
wither?' 21And Jesus answering said to
them, ' Verily I say to you, If ye may have
faith, and may not doubt, not only this of
the fig-tree shall ye do, but even if to this
mountain ye may say, Be lifted up and be
cast into the sea, it shall come to pass;
*?,and all — whatever — ye may ask to prayer,
believing, ye shall receive.'
23 And he havtog come toto the temple,
the cMef priests and the elders of the peo
ple came to him when teaching, saying, ' By
what authority doest thou these things?
and who gave to thee tMs authority ?'
^And Jesus answering said to them, 'I
will ask you — I also— one word, which if ye
may tell me, I also will tell you by what
authority I do these things: 2Hhe baptism
of John, whence was it ? — from heaven, or
from men ? '
And they were reasoning with them
selves, saying, 'If we should say, From
heaven; he will say to us, Wherefore, then,
did ye not believe him ? 26 and if we should
say, From men; we fear the multitude, for
all hold John as a prophet.'
27 And answering Jesus they said, 'We
know not.' He said to them — he also —
'Neither do I teU you by what authority
I do these things.
28 ' But what think ye ? A man had two
children, and having come to the first, he
said, Child, go, to-day work in my vineyard.'
29 But he answering said, 'I will not;' but
afterwards having repented, he went.
30 'And having come to the second, he
said to like manner; and he answering
16

said, I will, sir, and went not; 31 which of j
the two did the will of the father?' They ;
say to him, 'The first.'
Jesus saith to them, ' Verily 1 say to yon, ]
that the tax-gatherers and the harlots go i
before yon toto the kingdom of God, 82for
John came to you to the way of righteous
ness, and ye believed him not, but the tax-
gatherers and the harlots believed him, and
ye, having seen, repented not afterwards—
to believe Mm.
38 ' Hear another simile : There was a cer
tain man, a householder, who planted a
vineyard, and put a riedge round it, and
digged in it a wine-press, and buUt a tower.
and let it out to husbandmen, and went
abroad. 34 ' And when the season of the fruits came
nigh, he sent his sei vants to the husband
men, to receive its fririts; ^and the hus
bandmen havtog taken his servants, one
they scourged, and one they killed, and one
they stoned.
38 'Again he sent other servants more
than the first, and they did to them in like
manner. 87 'And afterwardshe sent to thera his son,
saying, They wUl reverence my son ; ^but
the husbandmen having seen the son, said
among themselves, This is the heir, come,
we may kill him, and possess his inherit
ance ; 89and havtog taken him, they cast
him out of the vineyard, and kiUed him ;
40 whenever therefore the lord of the vine
yard may come, what will he do to these
husbandmen?' 41 They say to him, 'Evil men— he will
miserably destroy them, and the vineyard
will let out to other husbandmen, who wiU
give back to him the fruits in their seasons.'
42 Jesus saith to them, 'Did ye not, then,
read in the Writings, A stone which the
builders disaUowed, it became the head of
a corner ; from the Lord hath this come to
pass, and it is wonderful in our eyes.
43 ' Therefore I say to you, that the reign
of God shall be taken from you, and given
to a nation bringing forth its fruit; «and
he who faUeth on this stone shall be broken,
but on whomsoever it may fall it will crush
Mm to pieces.'
46 And the chief priests and the Pharisees
having heard his similes, knew that of them
he speaketh ; and seeking to lay hold on
him, they feared the multitudes, seeing
they were holding him as a prophet.
XXII. iAND Jesus answering, again spake
to them in simries, saying, 2'The reigu of
the heavens was Ukened to a man, a king,
who made marriage-feasts for his son ;
3 and he sent forth his servants to caU those
who have been caUed to the marriage-feasts,
and they would not come.
4 'Again he sent forth other servants,
saying, Say to those who have been called,
lo, my dinner I have prepared ; my oxen
and the fatltogs have been kiUed, and all
things are ready ; come to the marriage-
feasts; *but they, having disregarded it,
went away, the one to his own farm, and
the other to Ms own merchandise ; 6 aud

¦unite vj uie mar, uuje-feaxt. xxn. 7.— MATTHEW.— xxni. 15.

Substance of the law.

trie rest, having laid hold of his servants,
insulted and slew them.
7 'And the ktog having heard, was wroth,
and having sent forth his soldiers, destroyed
those murderers, aud their city set on fire:
8 then saith he to his servants, The mar
riage-feast indeed is ready, but those caUed
were not worthy ; 9 go ye, then, on to the
cross-ways, and as many as ye may find,
caU to the marriage-feasts.
i°'And those servants having gone out
into the ways, gathered all, as many as they
found, both bad and good ; and the mar
riage-feast apartm ent was filled with guests.
i^ 'And the king having come in to view
the guests, saw there a man not clothed
with clothing of the marriage-feast, i2 and
saith to Mm, Comrade, how earnest thou in
hither, not having the clothing of the mar
riage-feast? and he was speechless.
i8 * Then said the king to the attendants,
Havtog bound his feet and hands, take
him np and cast him out into ;,the outer
darkness ; there shall be . the weeping and
the gnashing of the teeth ; m for many are
called, but few chosen.'
15 Then the Pharisees havtog gone, took
council that they might ensnare him in
words; i6 and they send to him their disci
ples with the Herodians, saying, 'Teacher,
we have known that thou art true, and the
way of God in truth thou teachest, and
art not caring for any one, for thon lookest
not to the face of men ; 17 tell us therefore
what thou tMnkest, Is it lawful to give
tribute to Cesar or not?'
¦ 18But Jesus havtog known their wicked
ness, said, 'Why me do ye tempt, hypo
crites? l9show me the tribute-coin?' and
they brought to him a denary ; 20 and he
saith to them, 'Whose this image and the
inscription?' 2ithey say to him, 'Cesar's;'
then saith he to them, 'Bender therefore
the things of Cesar to Cesar, and the things
of God to God;' M and having heard they
wondered, and having left hhn went away.
28 In that day came to him Sadducees,
who say there is not to be a rising again,
and they questioned him, saying,24 ' Teacher,
Moses said. If any one may die not having
children, Ms brother shall marry Ms wife,
and raise up seed to Ms brother.
25 ' But there were with us seven brothers,
and the first having married, died, and not
having seed, left his wife to his brother;
^in like manner also the second, and the
third, unto the seventh ; 2? and last of all
died also the woman; ^therefore to the
riBing again of wMch of the seven shall she
he wife, for all had her?'
29 And Jesus answering said to them, ' Ye
go astray, not knowing the Writings, nor
the power of God ; m for in the rising again
they marry not, nor are given in marriage,
but are as the messengers of God in heaven.
31 ' And concerning the rising again of the
dead, have ye not read that wMch was
spoken to you by God, saying, 82I am the
God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and
trie God of Jacob? God is not a God of
dead men, but of living.* 2R

83 And having heard, the multitudes were
astonished at his teaching; ^but the Phari
sees, having heard that he silenced the
Sadducees, were gathered together to Mm,
35 and one of them, a lawyer, questioned,
tempting him and saying, 86 ' Teacher, which
is the great command to the Law?'
37 And Jesus said to him, 'Thou shalt
love the Lord thy God with all thy heart.
and with all thy soul, and with all thine
understandtog; ^thia is the first and great
command; 39but the second is Uke to it,
Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself:
40 on these — the two commands — all the
law and the prophets do hang.'
41 And the Pharisees having been gathered
together, Jesus questioned them, ^saying,
' What do ye think concerning the Christ ?
of whom is he son?' They say to Mm, ' Of
David.' 48 He saith to them, ' How then doth David
in the Spirit call Mm Lord, saying, ^The
Lord said, to my lord. Sit at my right hand,
till I may make thine enemies- thy foot
stool? 45If then David doth caU him lord,
how is he his son V 46 And none was able to
answer him a word, nor durst any from
that dav question him any more.
XXIII. iTHEN Jesus spake to the mul
titudes and to his disciples, 2 saying, ' On the
seat of Moses sat down the scribes and the
Pharisees; 8all, then, whatever they may
say to you to observe, observe and do, but
according to their works do not, for they
say, and do not; 4for they bind together
burdens heavy and grievous to be borne,
and lay on the shoulders of men, but with
their finger they will not move them.
5 ' But all their works they do to be seen
by men, and make broad their phylacteries,
and enlarge the fringes of their garments,
6and love the chief couches at the suppers,
and the first seats in the synagogues, 7and
the salutations in the markets, and to be
called by men, Babbi, Babbi.
8 ' But ye — be not ye called Babbi : for one
is your director — the Christ, and all ye are
brethren; 9and call not any your father
on the earth, for one is your Father, who is
inthe heavens; i°nor be ye called directors,
for one is your director — the Christ. n But
the greater of you shall be your minister :
i2and whoever shall exalt himself shall be
humbled, and whoever shall humble him
self shall be exalted.
]8 'Wo to you, scribes and Pharisees,
hypocrites ! that ye shut up the reign of
the heavens in the face of men, for ye go
not in, and those who are going ye suffer
not to enter.
14 ' Wo to you, scribes and Pharisees,
hypocrites ! that ye devour the houses of
the widows, and for a pretence pray a long
time: therefore ye shall receive more abun
dant judgment.
is'Wo to you, scribes and Pharisees,
hypocrites ! that ye go round the,sea aud
the dry land to make one proselyte, and
whenever it may come to pass — ye make
him a son of Gehenna twofold more than
yourselves. 17

The guilt of Jerusalem, xxm. 16.— MATTHEW.— xxiv. 26. Its destruction foretold.

16 ' Wo to you, blind guides, who are say
ing,. Whoever may swear by the temple, it
is nothing; but whoever may swear by the
gold of the temple— is debtor. "Fools and
blind I for which is greater, the gold, or the
temple which is sanctifying the gold?
18 ' And whoever may swear by the altar,
it is nothing ; but whoever may swear by
the offering that is upon it— is debtor.
19 Fools and blind! for which is greater,
the offering, or the altar which is sanctify
ing the offering?
-° ' He therefore who hath sworn by the
altar, sweareth by it, aud by all tilings on
it; 2land he who hath sworn by the temple,
sweareth by it, and by Him who is dwelling
in it; -Jand he who hath sworn by the
heaven, sweareth by the throne of God, and
by Him who is sitttog.on it.
sj ' Wo to you, scribes and Pharisees,
hypocrites ! that ye give tithe of the mint
and the anise and the cumin, and have
neglected the weightier things of the Law —
judgment, and kindness, and faith; these
it behoved you to do, aud those not to
neglect. 24 ' Blind guides ! who are straining out
the gnat, but the camel are swallowing.
25 'Wo to you, scribes and Pharisees,
hypocrites ! that ye make clean the outside
of the cup and the plate, but within they
are full of rapine and incontinence.
20 'Blind Pharisees! cleanse first the in
side of the cup and the plate, that then
outside also may become clean.
27 ' Wo to you, scribes and Pharisees,
hypocrites ! that'ye are like to white-washed
sepulchres, which outwardly indeed appear
beautiful, but within are full oi boues of
dead men, and of all uncleauness: '& so also
ye outwardly indeed appear to men right,
but within are full of hypocrisy and iniquity.
39 'Wo to you, scribes and Pharisees,
hypocrites ! that ye build the sepulchres of
the prophets, and adorn the tombs of the
righteous, 39and say, If we had been to the
days of our fathers, we would not have
been partakers with them in the blood of
the prophets. 3iSo that ye testify to your
selves, that ye are sons of them who killed
the prophets; 32and ye — fill ye up the mea
sure of yo'. r fathers.
^'Serpents, brood of vipers ! how may
ye escape from the judgment of Gehenna ?
34 ' Therefore, lo, I send to you prophets,
and wise men, aud scribes, and some of
them ye will kill and crucify, and some of
them ye will scourge in your synagogues,
aud will pursue from city to city; 35that on
you may come all the righteous blood
poured out on the earth from the blood of
Abel the righteous, unto the blood of Za-
charias son of Barachias, whom ye slew
between the temple and the altar: 36 verily
I say to you, all these things shaU come
upon this generation.
37 'Jerusalem, Jerusalem, that art killing
the prophets, and stoning those sent to
thee, how often did I wish to gather thy
children together, as a hen gathereth her
chickens under the wings, and ye wuuld
lii

not. ^Lo, left desolate to you is your
house: 39for I say to you, ye may not see
me 'henceforth, till ye may say, Blessed is
he who is coming in the name of the Lord.'
XXIV. iAND having goneout, Jesus de
parted from the temple : and his disciples
came up to show him the buildings of
the temple; 2but Jesus said to them, 'Do
ye not see all these ? verily I say to you,
There may not be left here a stone upon a
stone, which shall not be thrown down.'
3 But when he was sitting on the mount
of the olives, the disciples came to him by
himself, saying, ' Tell us, when shall these
be ? and what the sign of thy coming, aud
of the end of the age ?'
4 And Jesus answering said to them, '
'Take heed that no one may lead you
astray, 5for many shall come to my name,
saying, I am the Christ, and shaU lead many
astray; Band ye shall begin to hear of wars,
and reports of wars ; see, be not troubled ;
for it is 'necessary for all these to come to
pass, but the end is not yet.
7 'For nation shall rise agatost nation,
and kingdom against kingdom, and there
shall be famines, and pestilences, and
earthquakes, to divers places; 8and all
these are the beginning of sorrows ; 9then
shall they deliver you up into tribulation,
and shall kill you, and ye shaU be hated by
all the nations because of ray name ; l0aud
then shall many be stumbled, and shall de
liver up one another, and hate one another.
ii' And many false prophets shall arise,
and shall lead many astray; l2and because^
of the abounding of the iniquity, the love"
of tlie many shall become cold: 1B but he who
hath endured to the end, he shall be saved;
i^aud this good news of the reign shall be
proclaimed in all trie world, for a testi
mony to all the nations; and then shall the
end come.
15 ' Whenever therefore ye may see the
abomination of desolation, which was
spoken of through Daniel the prophet,
standing in the holy place (whoso readeth
let him observe) w those in Judea— let them
flee to the mountain; 17he on the house
top—let him not go down to take up any
thing out of his house; 18 and he in the field,
let him not turn back to take his garments.
19 ' And wo to those with child, and to
those giving suck to those days; s°and
pray ye that your flight may not be to win
ter, nor on a sabbath ; 21 for there shall be
then great tribulation, such as hath not
been from the beginning of the world till
now, no, nor may be. 22 And if those days
were not shortened, no flesh would have
been saved; but because of the chosen, those
days shall be shortened.
28 ' Then if any one may say to you, Lo,
here is the Christ ! or here ! believe not;
24 for there shall arise false Christs, and
false prophets, aud they shall give great
signs and wonders, so as to lead astray, if
possible, even the cho&eu. ^Lo, I have
told you beforehand.
26 ' If therefore they may say to you, Lo,
to the wilderness he is ; ye may not go

Awful predictions.

-MATTHEW.— xxv.

Simile of the ten virgins.

forth: lo, in the inner chambers, ye may not
beUeve; 27for as theUghtmng cometh forth
from the east, and appeareth unto the west,
so shaU be also the coming of the Son of
Man; 2S for wherever the carcase maybe,
there shall the eagles be gathered together.
29 'And immediately after the tribulation
of those days, the sun shaU be darkened,
and the moon shall not give her right, and
the stars shall -faU from the heaven, and
the powers of the heavens shall be shaken;
80 and then shall appear the sign of the Son
of Man in the heaven ; and then shaU all
the tribes of the earth smite the breast, and
they shall see the Son of Man coming on
the clouds of the heaven, with power and
great glory; 8,and he will send his messen
gers with a great sound of a trumpet, and
they shaU gather together his chosen from
the four winds, from the end of the heavens
uuto the ends thereof.
i2 ' But from the fig-tree leam ye the
storile: When already its branch may have
become tender, aud the leaves it may put
forth, ye know that the summer is near,
83 so also ye, when ye may see aU these,
know ye that it is near — at the doors.
84 Verily I say to you, this generation may
uot pass away tUl all these come to pass.
35 The heaven aud the earth shaU pass away,
but my words shaU not pass away.
3B ' But concerning that day and hour no
one knoweth, (not even the messengers of
the heavens,) except my Father oMy; 37but
asthe days of Noah — so shall be also the
coming of the Son of Man ; 38 for as they
were, to the days before the flood, eating
and drinking, marrying and givingin mar
riage, tril the day that Noah entered toto
the ark, & and they knew not tiU the flood
came and took all away; so shall be also
the coming of the Son of Man. *> Then two
men shaU be in the field, the one is re
ceived, and the one is left; 41two women
grinding in the miU, one is received, and
one is left,
42 'Watch therefore, for ye know not in
what hour your Lord cometh; -^but this
know, that ii the master of the house had
known to what watch the thief cometh, he
had watched, and had not suffered his
house to be broken through; 44 therefore
also ye, be ye ready, for in what hour ye
think not, the Son of Man doth come.
« ' Who, then, is the faitMul and wise ser
vant whom Ms lord set over his household,
to give them the nourishmentin due season?
^Happy that servant, whom his lord, hav
tog come, shall find doing so; 47 verily I say
to you, that over all Ms substance he wiU
set him.
48 ' But, if that evil servant may say in his
heart, My lord delayeth to come, 49and
may begin to beat the fellow-servants, and
to eat and to drink with the drunken, » the
lord of that servant will come to a day
when he expecteth riot, and in an hour of
wMch he knoweth not, 6l and wUl cut him
asunder, and Ms portion with the hypo
crite will appoint: there shall be the weep
ing and the gnashiug of the teeth.

XXV. I'THEN shall the reign of the
heavens be Ukened to ten virgins, who,
having taken their lamps, went forth to
meet the bridegroom; 2and five of them
were wise, and the five foolish; 3 those
foolish having taken their lamps, took no
oil with them: 4but the wise took ori in
their vessels, with their lamps.
» 'But the bridegroom tarrying, they all
slumbered and were sleepiug; ° but in the
middle of the night a cry was made, Lo, the
bridegroom cometh: go forth, (to meet him.
7 "Then rose all those virgins, and
trimmed their lamps;,8 but the foolish soul
to the wise, Give us of your oil, for oui
lamps are going out; 9but the wise answer
ed, saying— Lest there may not be sufficient
for us and you; but go rather to those aeU-
ing, and buy for yourselves.
i° ' But while they went to buy, the bride
groom came; and those ready went in with
him to the marriage-feast, and the door
was shut; " but afterwards came the rest
of the virgins, saying, Lord, lord, open to
us; I2but lie answering said, Verily, I say to
you, I do not know you.
13 'Watch therefore, for ye know not the
day nor the hour to wliich the Sou of Man
cometh. 14 ' For— a^ a man going abroad called Ms
own servants, aud dehvered to them his
substance, 15and to one gave five talents,
and to another two, and to another one, to
each according to his several abUity, and
went abroad immediately.
16 ' And lie who received the five talents
having gone, wrought with them, and
made other five talents; 17in like manner
also he who received the two, he gained also
other two; i8but he who received the one,
havtog gone away, digged iu the earth, aud
Md Ms lord's money.
19 ' But after a long time cometh the lord
of those servants, and taketh account with
them; 20and he who received the five tal
ents having come, brought other five tal
ents, saying, Lord, five talents didst thou
deliver to me; lo, other five talents have J
gained besides them.
21 ' And his lord said to him, Well done,
good and faithful servant, over a few things
thou wast faithful, over many things will I
set thee; enter toto the joy of thy lord.
22 ' And he also who received the two tal
ents having come, said, Lord, two talents
didst thou deliver to me; lo, other two tal
ents have I gained besides them.
23 'His lord said to him, Well done, good
and faithful servant, over a few things thou
wast faithful, over many things will I set
thee; enter toto the joy of thy lord.
24 'And he also who hath received the
one talent having come, said, Lord, I knew
thee, that thou art a hard man, reaping
where thou didst not sow, and gathering
from where thou didst not scatter: ^and
having become afraid, havtog gone away, I
hid thy talent in the earth ; lo, thou hast
thipe own.
» ' And his lord answering said to him,
EvU and slothful servant, thou knewest
19

Process of last judgment, xxv. 27.— MATTHEW.— xxvr 2f). The supper instituted.

that I reap where I sowed not, and gather
from where I scattered not ! ^it behoved
thee then to put my money to the ex
changers, and having come I had received
mine own with interest.
~28 'Take therefore from him the talent,
and give to him having the ten talents ;
29for to every one having shall be given,
and he shall have abundance, but from him
who hath not, even that which he hath
shall be taken from him ; 30and the unpro
fitable servant cast ye out into the outer
darkness ; there shall be the weeping and
the gnashing of the teeth.
81 ' And when the Son of Man may come
in his glory, and all the holy messengers
with him, then shall he sit on the throne of
his glory; 32and gathered before him shall
be all the nations, and he shaU separate
them from one another, as the shepherd
separateth the sheep from the goats; ^and
he shall set the sheep on his right hand,
but the goats on the left.
34 'Then shall the king say to those on
his right hand, Come ye, theblnssed of my
Father, inherit the reign that hath been
prepared for you from the found ition of
the world; 85for I hungered, anJ. ye gave
me to eat; I thirsted, and ye gave me to
drink; I was a stranger, and ye/ received
me in: 36naked, and ye put around me; I
was infirm, and ye looked over me ; I was
to prison, and ye came tome.
37 ' Then shall the righteous answer him,
saying, Lord, when saw we thee hungering,
and we nourished? or thirsting, and we gave
to drink ? & when saw we thee a stranger,
and we received in? or naked, and we put
around ? 39and when~saw we thee infirm, or
to prison, and we came to thee ?
40 '.And the king answering, shall say to
them, Verily I say to you, inasmuch as ye
did it to one of these my brethren — the
least — ye did it to me.
¦" 'Then shall he say also to those on the
left hand, Go ye from me, the cursed, toto
the age-during fire, which hath been pre
pared for the Devil and his messengers:
¦^for I hungered, and ye gave me not to eat;
I thirsted, and ye gave me not to drink;
43 1 was a stranger, and ye received me
not to; naked, and ye put not around me ;
infirm, arfd in prison, and ye looked not
over me.
44 * Then shaU they answer him. they also,
saying, Lord, when saw we thee hungering,
or thirsting, or a stranger, or naked, or in
firm, or to prison, and we did not minister
to thee ?
«'Then shall he answer them, saying,
Verily I say to you, Inasmuch as ye did it not
to one of the least of these, ye did it not to
me. ^'And these shall go away to age-
during punishment, but the righteous to
age-during life.'
XXVI. * AND it came to pass, when Jesus
finished all these words, he said to his dis
ciples, 2 ' Ye know that after two days is the
passover, and the Son of Man is delivered
up to be crucified.'
s Then were gathered together the chief
20 ¦

priests, and the scribes, and theelders of the
people, to the court of the chief priest, who
was named Caiaphas. A And they consulted
together that they might take Jesus by
guile, and put Aim to death, "but they said,
'Not during the feast, that there may not
be a tumult among the people.'
6 And Jesus having been to Bethany, in
the house of Simon the leper, 7there came
to him a woman having an alabaster box of
myrrh, very precious, and poured it on his
liead as he was reclining (at meat). 8 And
hating seen it, his disciples were much dis
pleased, saying, 'To what purpose this
waste? 9for this myrrh could have been
sold for much, and given to the poor.'
i°But Jesus having known, said to them,
' Why do ye give trouble to the woman ? for
a good work she wrought for me ; " for the
poor ye have always with you, but me ye
have not always : 12for she having put this
myrrh on my body — for my burial she did
it. "Verily I say to you, Wherever this
good news may be proclaimed in the whole
world, what this one did shall also be
spoken of for her memorial.'
14 Then one of the twelve, who is called
Judas Iscariot, having gone to the chief
priests, 15said, 'What are ye willing to give
me, and I will deliver him up to you ;' and
they weighed out to him thirty silverlings;
16 and from that time he was seeking a con
venient season to deliver him up.
i7And on the first day of the unleavened
food came the disciples to Jesus, saying to
him, ' Where writ thon that we may pre
pare for thee to eat the passover?' 18and
he said, 'Go into the city, to such a one,
and say to him, The Teacher saith, My time
is near ; with thee I keep the passover, with
my disciples;' i9and the disciples did as
Jesus appointed them, and prepared the
passover. 20 And evening coming, he was recUning
(at meat) with the twelve; 2iand while they
were eating, he said, 'Verily I say to you,
that one of you shall deliver me up.
22 And being exceedingly grieved, they be
gan to say to him, each of them, ' Is it I, Sir ?'
23 And he answering said, ' He who clipped
with me the hand in the dish, he wUl de
liver me up; ^the Son of Man indeed
goeth, as it hath been written concerning
him. but wo to that man by whom the Son
of Man is dehvered up : good it were for
him if that man bad not been born.'
25 And Judas (lie who delivered Mm up)
answering said, 'Is it I, Babbi?' He saith
to him, 'Thou hast said it'
26 And while they were eatins, Jesus hav
ing taken the bread, and having blessed,
brake, and was giving to the disciples, and
said, 'Take, eat, this is my body;' 27and
having taken the cup, and given thanks, he
gave to them, saying, 'Drink ye of it — all:
28 for this is my blood— that of the new co
venant — which is poured out for many — for
remission of sins ; 29but I say to you, that
I may not drink henceforth of this produce
of the vine, till that day when I may drink
it with you new in the reign of my Father.*

The agony in the garden, xxvx. 30.— MATTHEW.— xx vu. 1. Christ denied by Piter

30 And having sung a hymn, they went out
to the mount of the olives; sithen saith
Jesus to them, ' All ye wiU be stumbled at
me tlris night ; for it hath been written, I
wiU smite the shepherd, and the sheep of
the flock shaU be scattered abroad; 82but
after my having risen, I wiU go before you
to Galilee.'
^But Peter answering said to him, 'Even
if all shall be stumbled at thee, I wril never
he stumbled.' ^ Jesus said to him, 'Verily
I say to thee, that, this night, before a cock
crows, thrice wilt thou deny me.' ss Peter
saith to him, 'Even if it may be necessary
for me to die with thee, I will not deny
thee ;* in Uke manner also said all the dis
ciples. 36 Then cometh Jesus with them to a place
called Gethsemane, and saith to the dis
ciples, ' Sit ye here, tiU, having gone, I may
pray yonder.'
37 And having taken Peter, and the two
sons of Zebedee, he began to be sorrowful,
and to be very heavy ; 88 then saith he to
them, 'Exceedingly sorrowful is my soul —
unto death; abide here, and watch with me. '
39 And havtog gone forth a little, he fell
on his face, praying, andsaying, 'My Father,
if it is possible, let this cup pass from me;
nevertheless, not as I will, but as Thou.'
49 And he cometh to the disciples, and
findeth them' sleeping, and he saith to
Peter, ' So ! ye were not able for one hour
to watch with me ! 4i watch and pray, that
ye, may not enter toto temptation : the
spirit indeed is forward, but the flesh weak.1
42 Again, a second time, havtog gone, he
prayed, saying, 'My Father, if this cup
cannot pass from me except I drink it, let
Thy wUl be done ;' ^and havtog come, he
findeth them again sleeping, for their eyes
were heavy.
¦"And having left them, having gone away
again, he prayed a tMrd time saying the
same words, ^Then cometh he to. his
disciples, and saith to them, 'Sleep onhence-
forth, and rest ! lo, the hour hath come.
and the Son of Man is delivered up into
the hands of sinners. ^Bise, let us go ; lo,
he hath come near who deUvereth me up.'
47 And while he is yet speaking, lo, Judas,
one of the twelve, came, and with him a
great multitude with swords and sticks,
from the chief priests and elders of the
people. 48 And he who delivered him up gave
them a sign, saying, ' Whoever I shaU kiss, it
is he: lay hold on him;' ^and immediately,
having come to JesuB, he said, ' Hail,
Babbi,' and kissed him; s°and Jesus said to
him, ' Comrade; for what art thou present?'
Then having come, they laid hands on
Jesus, and kept hold on hini.
51 And lo, one of those with Jesus having
stretched out the hand, drew his sword,
and striking the servant of the chief priest,
took off Ms ear.
52Then saith Jesus to him, 'Turn back
thy sword to its place: for aU who have
taken the sword, by the sword shall perish ;
"tMnkest thou that I am not able now to

call upon my Father, and He will place be
side me more than twelve legions of mes
sengers? 5* how then may the Scriptures be
fulfilled, that thus it must be ?'
55 In that hour said Jesus to the multi
tudes, 'As agaiust a robber ye have come
out, with swords and sticks, to take me !
daUy with you I was sitting teachtog in the
temple, and ye laid not hold on me; 36but
all this hath come to pass, that the writ-
togs of the prophets may be fulfilled; ' then
all the disciples, havtog left him, fled.
57 And those laying hold on Jesus led him
away to Caiaphas the chief priest, where
the scribes and the elders were gathered
together; ^and Peter was following him
afar off, unto the court of the chief priest,
and havtog gone within, lie was sitting with
the officers, to see the end.
59 And the clrief priests, and the elders,
and all the council, were seeking false testi
mony against Jesus, that they might put
him to death, ^and they found not; and
many false witnesses having come up,
they found not; but at last two false wit
nesses having come up, 61said, 'This one
said, I amiable to throw down the temple
of God, and to three days to build it.'
02 And the chief priest having stood up,
said to him, 'Thou dost not then answer !
what do these testify agatost thee?' ^but
Jesus was silent. And the chief priest
answering said to him, ' I adjure thee, by
the living God, that thou mayest teU us, if
thou art the Christ, the Son of God.'
64 Jesus saith to him, ' Thou hast said it;
nevertheless I say to you, hereafter ye shall
see the Son of Man sitting on the right
hand of power, and coming on the clouds
of the heaven.'
65 Then the chief priest rent his garments,
saying — 'He hath spoken evri ; what need
have we yet of witnesses ? lo, now ye heard
his evil speaking; Mwhat think ye?' and
they answering said, ' He is worthy of death. '
67 Then did they spit in his face, and
buffet him, and others slapped him, & say
ing, ' Divine to us, 0 Christ, who is he that
struck thee?'
69 And Peter without was sitting in the
court, and there came to Mm a maid,
saying, ' And thou wast with Jesus of Gali
lee !' 70And he denied before aU, saying,
' I know not what thou sayest.'
71 And he having gone out to the porch,
another female saw Mm, and saith to those
there, ' And this one was with Jesus of N.i-
zareth;' 72and again he denied with au
oath — 'I know not the man.*
* 73And after a Uttle those standing by
having come, said to Peter, 'Truly thou
also art one of them ; for even thy speech
maketh thee manifest.' "Then began he
to anathematize, and to swear — '1 know
not the man;' and immediately a cock
crew; 75 and Peter remembered the word of
Jesus, he having said to him, ' Before a
cock crow, thrice wilt thou deny me; ' and
having gone out without, he wept bitterly.
XXVII. i AND morning having come, all
the chief priests and the elders of the peo-
" 21

Remorse & death of Judas, xxvn. 2.— MATTHEW.'— xxvn. 51.

The crucifixion.

pie took counsel against Jesus, so as to put
him to death; 2and having bound him,
they led him away, and dehvered him up
to Pontius Pilate the governor.
3 Then Judas (he who delivered him up)
having seen that he was condemned, having
repented, brought back the thirty silver
lings to the chief priests and to the elders,
saying, 4 ' 1 sinned, having delivered up in
nocent blood;' and they said, 'What — to
us? thou shalt see!' 5and having cast
down the silverlings in the temple, he de
parted, and having gone away, strangled
himself. 6 And the chief priests havtog taken the
silverlings, said, 'It is not lawful to put
them into the treasury, seeing it is the
price of blood; ' 7and havtog taken counsel,
they bought with them the field of the
potter, for the burial of strangers ; Hhere-
fore was that field caUed, ' Field of blood,'
unto this day.
9Then was fulfilled that spoken through
Jeremiah the prophet, saying, ' And I took
the thirty silverlings, the price of him who
had been priced, whom they of the Child
ren of Israel did price, 19and gave them
for the field of the potter, as the Lord ap
pointed me.'
11 And Jesus stood before the governor,
and the governor questioned him, saying,
"Art thou the King of the Jews?' And
Jesus said to him, ' Thou sayest it.'
X2And when he was accused by the chief
priests and the elders, he did not answer ;
18 then saith Pilate to him, 'Hearest thou
not how many things they witness against
thee?' 14And he answered him not, not
even to one word; so that the governor
wondered greatly.
15 Now at the feast the governorhad been
accustomed to release one to the multitude,
a prisoner, whom they-wished ; 16and they
had then a noted prisoner, called Barabbas;
17 they therefore having been gathered to
gether, Pilate said to them, 'Whom will ye
that I shall release to yoii ? Barabbas, or
Jesus who is called Christ ? ' 18 for he knew
that for envy they delivered him up.
19 And as he was sitting on the judgment-
seat, hiswifesentto him, saying, 'Nothing —
to thee and to that righteous one; for I suf
fered much to-day in a dream because of
him.' 29 And the chief priests and the elders
persuaded the multitudes that they might
ask for themselves Barabbas, and might de
stroy Jesus; 2land the governor answering
said to them, ' Which of the two will ye.
that I may release to you ?' And they said,
' Barabbas.' 22 Pilate saith to them, 'What then shall
I do with Jesus who is called Christ ?' They
all say to Mm, ' Let him be crucified.' ^And
the governor said, * Why, what evil did he ? '
but they cried out the more, saying, 'Let
him be crucified.'
24 And Pilate havtog seen that it profiteth
nothing, out rather a tumult is made, hav-
, iug taken water, washed fyis hands before
the multitude, saying, ' I am innocent frum

the blood of this righteous one; ye— ye shall
see;' 25and all the people answering said,
' His blood on us, and on our chUdren I'
26 Then he released to them Barabbas,
but havtog scourged Jesus, he delivered
him up that he might be crucified ; ^then
the soldiers of the governor having taken
Jesus toto the Praetorium, gathered to him
all the band; ^and havtog unclothed him,
theyput around him a crimson cloak; 29and
having plaited a crown of thorns, put it on
his head, and a reed in his right hand, and
having kneeled before him, were mocking
him, saying, 'Hail, the King of the Jews.'
80 And having spit on him, they took the
reed, and were smiting on his head ; aiand
when they had mocked him, they took off
from him the cloak, and put on him his
own garments, and led hhn away to crucify
him. 32 And coming out, they found a man, a
Cyrenian, Simon by name: him they im
pressed that he might bear his cross; M and
having come to a place called Golgotha,
which is called Place of a Skull, m they gave
him to drink vinegar mixed with gall, and
having tasted, he would not drink.
85 And havtog crucified him, they divided
his garments, casting a lot, that it might
be fulfilled which was spoken by the pro
phet, ' They divided my garments among
them, and for my vesture they cast a lot; '
38 and sitting down, they watched him there.
37 and they put up over his head, his accusa
tion written, ' This is Jesus, the King of the
Jews.' 88 Then crucified with him are two rob
bers, one on the right hand, and one on the
left; ^and those passing by were speaking
evil of him, wagging their heads, 40 and say
ing, ' Thou that art throwing down the
temple, and in three days building it, save
thyself; if Son thou art of God, come down
from the cross.'
4lAndinlikemanner also the chief priests
mocking, with the scribes and elders, said,
42 ' Others he saved; himself he is unable to
save ! If he is Ktog of Israel, let him come
down now from the cross, and we will be
lieve him; 43he hath trusted on God, let
Him now deliver him, if He wish him, for
he said — Son of Gort I am;' 44with this
also the robbers, who were crucified with
him, reproached him.
45 But from the sixth hour darkness was
over all the land imto the ninth hour; 46and
about the ninth hour Jesns cried out with
a great voice, saying, ' Eli, Eli, lama sa-
bachthani?' that is, 'My God, ray God, why
didst Thou forsake me V
47 And certain of those standing there
having heard, said — ' For Elijah he calleth; '
48 and immediately, one of them having
run, and having taken a spunge, having
filled it with vinegar, and having put it on
a reed, was giving him to drink ; 49but the
rest said, 'Let alone, we may see if Elijah
cometh — about to save him.'
MAnd Jesus having again cried out with
a great voice, let away the spirit- 6I and lo,
the vail of the temple was rent in two from

I The resurrection.
(

xxvn. .12.— MATTHEW.— xxvni. 20. The apostolic commission*

top unto bottom, and the earth quaked,
and the rocks were rent; 52ana the tombs
were opened, and many bodies of the saints
who had fallen asleep, arose; ^and having
come forth out of the tombs after his rising
again, they went into the holy city, and ap
peared to many.
*4And the centurion, and those with him
watching Jesus, having seen the earthquake,
and the things that were done, were ex
ceedingly afraid, saying, ' Truly this was
Son of God.'
*>And there were there many women be
holding from afar, who followed Jesus from
Galilee, ministering to him, M among whom
was Mary the Magdalene, and Mary the
mother of James and of Joses, and the
mother of the sons of Zebedee.
*7And evening having come, there came
a rich man of Arimathea, named Joseph,
who also Mmself was a disciple of Jesus,
Mhe having gone to PUate, asked for Mm
self the body of Jesus;, then Pilate com
manded the body to be given up.
59 And havtog taken the body, Joseph
wrapped it in clean linen, 6° and laid it to
his own new tomb, which he hewed in the
rock: and havtog rolled a great stone to
the door of the tomb, he departed ; 6iand
there were there Mary the Magdalene, and
the other Mary, sitting over-against the
sepulchre. ^ And on the morrow which is after the
preparation, were gathered together the
chief priests and the Pharisees to Pilate,
^saying, 'Sir, we have remembered that that
deceiver said while yet living, After three
days I rise; ^ command, then, the sepul-
cM-e to be made secure tiU the third day,
lest perhaps his disciples, having come by
night, may steal him away, and may say to
the people, He rose from the dead ; and
the last error shall be worse than the first.'
«And Pilate said to them, 'Ye have a
watch; go, make it secure — as ye know;'
wand they having gone, made the sepul
chre secure, having sealed the stone, to
gether with the watch.
XXVIII. ' AND on the eve of the sab
baths, at the dawn, towards the first of the
sabbaths, came Maiy the Magdalene, and
the other Mary, to see the sepulchre. 2and
lo, there was a great earthquake, for a mes

senger of the Lord having descended from
heaven, having come, rolled away the
stone from the door, and was sitting upon
it; 8and his countenance was as lightning,
and Ms clothing white as suow, 4and from
fear of him the keepers shook, and became
as dead men.
5 And the messenger answering said to
the women, 'Fear not ye: for I know that
Jesus, who hath been crucified, ye seek; "lie
is not here, for he rose, as he said ; come,
see the place where the Lord* was lying;
7 and having gone quickly, say to his dis
ciples, that he rose from the dead; and lo,
he goeth before you toto Galriee, there shall
ye see him; lo, I have told you.'
8And having gone out quickly from the
tomb, with fear and great joy, they ran to
tell it to his disciples ; 9and as they were
going to tell it to his disciples, then lo,
Jesus met them, saying, 'Hail !' andhaving
come, they laid hold of his feet, and bowed
to him. 10 Then saith Jesus to them, ' Fear
not: go, tell to my disciples that they may
go away to Galilee, and there shall they
see me.'
"And while they were going, lo, certain
of the watch having come into the city, told
to the chief priests all the things that were
done; 12 and havtog been gathered together
with the elders, having also taken counsel,
they gave much money to the soldiers,
13 saying, ' Say ye^ that his disciples having
come by night, stole him — we betog asleep:
14 and if this be heard by the. governor, we
will persuade him, and make you free from
anxiety.' 15And they having taken the
money, did as they were taught ; and this
account was spread abroad by the Jews till
this day.
16 And the eleven disciples went to Gali
lee, to the mountain where Jesus appointed
them; i'and having seen him, they bowed
to him, even those who doubted.
18 And having come, Jesus spake to them,
saying, 'Given to me was all power hi
heaven and on earth ; 19having gone, then,
disciple all the nations, baptizing them into
the name of the Father, and of the Son,
and of the Holy Spirit; 2° teaching them to
observe all, whatever I commanded you,
and lo, I am with you all the days — till the
fuU end of the age.' Amen.
23

MASK.

Chap. I. iTHE beginning of the good news
of Jesus Christ, Son of God:
2 As it hath been written in the prophets,
' Lo, I send My messenger before thy face,
who shall prepare thy way before thee,' —
3 'a voice of one crying in the wUderness,
Prepare ye the way of the Lord: straight
make ye His paths,' — 4 John came baptizing
in the wilderness, and proclaiming a bap
tism of reformation for remission of sins;
5 and there was going out to him all the
region of Judea, and they of Jerusalem,
and they were all baptized by him in the
river of Jordan, confessing their sins.
e And John was clothed with camel's hair,
and a girdle of skin about his loins, and
eating locusts and honey of the field; 7and
he proclaimed, saying, 'He cometh — who
is mightier than I — after me; I am not
worthy— havtog stooped down — to loose the
latchet of his sandals; 8I indeed have bap
tized you with water, but he shall baptize
you with the Holy Spirit.'
9 And it came to pass to those days, Jesus
came from Nazareth of Galilee, and was
baptized by John in the Jordan; i°and im
mediately coming up from the water, he
saw the heavens parted, and the Spirit as a
dove coming down upon him; u and a voice
came out of the heavens, ' Thou art My Son
—the Beloved, in whom I have delighted.'
12 And immediately the Spirit putteth him
forth into the wilderness; isand he was
there in the wilderness forty days, tempted
by the Adversary, and was with the beasts,
and the messengers were ministering to
Mm.
i4And after the delivering up of John,
Jesus came to Galilee, proclaiming the
good news of the reign of God; 15and say
ing — ' Fulfilled hath been the time, and the
reign of God hath come near; reform ye,
aud believe in the good news.'
1GAnd, walking by the sea of Galilee, he
saw Simon, and Andrew Ms brother, cast
ing a drag into the sea, for they were fishers,
17 and Jesus said to them. ¦ Come after me,
and I will make you to become fishers of
men;' ]8and ira mediately, having left their
nets, they followed him.
i°And having gone on from thence a little,
he saw James the son of Zebedee, and John
his brother, and they were in the boat per
fecting the nets; ^and immediately he
called them, and, having left their father
Zebedee in the boat with the hired servants,
they went away after him.
21 And they go on to Capernaum, and im
mediately, on the sabbaths, having gone
into tfhe synagogue, he was teaching; ^and
24

they were astouished at his teaching, for
he was teaching them as having authority,
and not as the scribes.
23 And there was to their synagogue a mau
with an unclean spirit, and he cried out,
24 saying, 'Away; what — to us and to thee,
Jesus the Nazarene? thou art come to de
stroy us ; I know thee who thou art — the
Holy One of God.'
2?And Jesus rebuked Mm, saying, 'Be
silenced, and come out of him;' 26and the
unclean spirit havtog torn him, and having
cried with a great voice, came out of him ;
27 and they were all amazed, so as to reason
among themselves, saying, ' What is this ?
what new teaching is this ? that with au
thority even the unclean spirits be com
mandeth, and they obey him !' & And the
fame of him went forth immediately into
all the region round about of Galilee.
29 And immediately, having come out of
the synagogue, they went into the liouse
of Simon and Andrew, with James and
John ; 30 and the mother-in-law of Simon
was lying fevered, and immediately they
tell him about her; 3Iand having come, he
raised her up, having laid hold of her hand,
and the fever left her immediately, and she
was ministering to them.
82 And evening having come, when the
sun did set, they brought to him all who
were ill, and who were demoniacs; ^and
the whole city was gathered together at
the door ; 34and he healed many who were
ill of manifold diseases, and many demons
he cast out, and was not suffering the de
mons to speak, because they knew him.
35 And in the morning, very early yet in
the night, having risen, he went out, and
went away to a desolate place, and was
there praying. ^And Simon and those
with him went to quest of him, 37and hav
ing found him, they say to him— 'All do
seek thee;' as and he saith to them, ' Let us
go to the next towns, that there also I may
preach, for for this have I come forth.'
39 And he was preaching in their syna
gogues, throughout all Galilee, and casting
out the demons; 49and there cometh to him
a leper, calling on him, and kneeling to him,
and saying to him— 'If thou be willing,
thou art able to cleanse me.'
4iAnd Jesus having been moved with
compassion, havtog stretched forth the
hand, touched him, and saith to him, 'I
will; be thou cleansed;' ^and he having
spoken, immediately the leprosy went away
from him, and he was cleansed. «And
having sternly charged him, immediately
he put him forth, 44and saith to him, 'See

Uattliew called.

T. 45. — MARK. — in. 31. The withered hand restored.

j thou say nothing to any one, but go,, thyself
: shew to the priest, and bring tor thy cleans-
! ing the things Moses directed, for a testi-
| mony to them.'
«But he, having gone out, began to pro
claim it much, and to spread abroad the
thing, so that he was no more able openly
to enter into the city, but was without in
desolate places ; and they were coming to
him from every quarter.
II. iAND again he entered into Caper
naum, after some days, and it was heard
that he is to the house, 2and immediately
many were gathered together, so that there
was no more room, not even at the door,
and he was speaking the word to them.
3 And they come to Mm, bringing a para
lytic, borne by four, 4 and not betog able to
\ come near to him because of the multitude,
i they uncovered the roof where he was, and,
! having broken it up, they let down the
| couch on which the paralytic was lying;
! °and Jesus having seen their faith, saith to
; the paralytic, * ChUd, thy sins have been
'. forgiven thee.*
6 But there were certain of the scribes
there, sitting and reasoning to their hearts,
7 ' Why doth this one thus speak evil words ?
who is able to forgive sins except one —
God?* 8 And immediately, Jesus having known in
his spirit that they thus reasoned in them
selves, said to them, 'Why these things
reason ye to your hearts? 9 which is easier:
to say to the paralytic, Sins liave been
forgiven to thee ? or to say, Bise, and take
up thy couch, and walk?
10 'But, that ye may know that the Son
of Man bath power on the earth to forgive
sins— (he saith to the paralytic) — UT say
to thee, Bise, and take up thy couch, and
go away to thy house; ' I2and he rose imme
diately, and having taken up the couch,
went forth before aU, so that all were
astonished, and glorified God, saying —
' Never thus did we see it /'
13 And he went forth again by the sea,
and aU the multitude was coming to him,
and he was teaching them ; waiid passing
by, he saw Levi the son of Alpheus sitting
at the custom-house, and saith to him,
' FoUow me; ' and he having risen, foUowed
him. is And it came to pass, at his recUntog
(at meat) in Ms liouse, that many tax-
gatherers and sinners were also reclining
(lit meat) with Jesus and his disciples, for
there were many, and they foUowed him.
18 And the scribes and the Pharisees, hav
ing seen him eating with the tax-gatherers
and sinners, said to Ms disciples, 'Why
—that with the tax-gatherers and sinners
be eateth and drinketh?' "And Jesus
having heard, saith to them, 'They who
are weU have no need of a physician, but
they who are ill; I came not to call right
eous men, but sinners to reformation.'
18 And the disciples of John and of the
Pharisees were fasting, and they come and
say to Mm, 'Wherefore do the disciples of
John and of the Pharisees fast, but thy dis

ciples fast not ?' 19And Jesus said to them,
'Are the sons of the bride-chamber able,
whUe the bridegroom is with them, to fast ?
so long time as they have the bridegroom
with then! they are unable to fast; 20 but
days shaU come when the bridegroom may
be taken from them, and then shall they fast
in those days.
21 ' And no one a patch of undressed cloth
seweth on an old garment, and if not — the
new which filleth it up taketh from the
old, and the rent becometh worse; 22 and no
man putteth new wine toto old skins, and
if not — the new wine doth burst the skins,
and the wine is poured out, and the skins
wril be destroyed; but new wine toto new
is to be put.'
23 And it came to pass, as he was going
along on the sabbaths through the corn,
that his disciples began to make a way,
plucking the ears; wand the Pharisees said
to him, ' Lo, why do they on the Babbaths
that which is not lawful ?'
25 And he said to them, 'Did ye never
read what David did when he had need,
and was hungry, himself and those with
Mm ? 26 how he went into the house of God,
unto Abiathar the chief priest, and the
loaves of the presentation did eat, which it
is not lawful to eat, except for the priests,
and gave also to those who were him?'
27 And he said to them, 'The sabbath for
man was made, not man for the sabbath ;
28 so that the Son of Man is lord also of the
sabbath.' III. JAND he entered again toto the
synagogue, and there was there a man hav
tog trie hand withered; 2and they were
watching him, whether on the sabbaths he
wiU heal him, that they might accuse Mm.
3And he saith to the man having the hand
withered, ' Stand up to the midst.'
4 And he saith to them, 'Is it lawful on
the sabbaths to do good/or to do evil? to
save life, or to kiU?' but they were silent.
5 And havtog looked around on them with
anger, betog grieved for the hardness of
their heart, he saith to the man, ' Stretch
forth thy hand;' and he stretched it forth,
and Ms hand was restored whole as the
other. 6 And the Pharisees, having gone forth,
immediately, with the Herodians, were tak
ing counsel against him, that they might
destroy him; 7and Jesus withdrew with
his disciples to the sea, and a great multi
tude from Galilee followed him, and from
Judea, 8and from Jerusalem, and from
Idumea, and beyond the Jordan; and they
about Tyre and Sidon — a great multitude-
having heard how great things he was do
ing, came to him. *
9And he spake to his disciples, that a
little boat might wait on him, because of the
multitude, that they might not press upon
him, i°for he healed many, so that they
threw themselves on him, in order to touch
hira — as many as had plagues ; " and the
unclean spirits, when they were seeing him,
were falling down before him, and were
crying, saying — 'Thou art the Son of God;'
25

The call of tlie apostles.

ill. 12.— MABK.— IV. 2S.

The simile of, the sower.

13 and he strictly charged them that they
might not make him manifest.
13 And he goeth up to the mountain, and
calleth up whom he wished, and they went
to him; i4and he appointed twelve, that
they might be with him, and that he might
send them forth to preach, is and to have
power to heal the sicknesses, and to cast
out the demons.
16 And he put on Simon the name Peter;
17 and James the son of Zebedee, and John
the brother of James, and he put on them
names — Boanerges, whicli is, ' Sons of
thunder;' i8and Andrew, and Philip, and
Bartholomew, and Matthew, and Thomas,
and James the son of Alpheus. and Thad-
deus, and Simon the Cananite, 19and Judas
Iscariot, who also delivered him up; and
they come toto a house.
20 And come together again doth a multi
tude, so that they are unable even to
eat bread; 21and his friends having heard.
went out to lay hold ou him, for they said
that he was beside himself ; 22and the
scribes who are from Jerusalem having
come down, said — 'He hath Beelzeboul,'
and — 'By the ruler of the demons he cast
eth out the demons.'
23 And having called them up, in similes
he said to them, 'How is an adversary
able to cast out an adversary? ^and if a
kingdom against itself he divided, that
kingdom cannot be made to stand; 25and if
a house against itself be divided, that house
cannot be made to stand; 26and if the Ad
versary rise up against himself, and hath
been divided, he cannot be made to stand,
but hath an end.
27 ' No one is able the vessels of the strong
man — having entered into his house — to
spoil, if first he may not bind the strong
man, and then his house he will spoil.
28 ' Verily I say to you — all the sins shall
be forgiven to tlie sons of men, and evil
speakings with which they may speak evil;
29 but whoever may speak evil of the Holy
Spirit, hath not forgiveness — for the age,
but is in danger of age-during judgment; '
30 because they said, 'He hath an unclean
spirit.' 31 Then come do his brethren and mother,
and standing without, they sent to him, call
ing him; 32and a multitude was sitting
about him, aud they said to him, 'Lo, thy
mother and thy brethren without seek
thee.' 83 And he answered them, saying, 'Who
is my mother— or my brethren?' 34And
having looked round in a circle on those
sitting about him, he saith, 'Lo, my
mother and my brethren; 35for whoever
may do the will of God, he is my brother,
and my sister, and mother.'
IV. iAND again he began to teach by the
sea, and there was gathered to him a great
multitude, so that he, having gone into the
boat, sat to the sea, and all the multitude
was before the sea, on the land; 2and he
taught them many things in similes, and
said to them in his teaching:
3 ' Hearken, lo, the sower went forth to
•2rt

sow; 4and it came to pass, in the sowing,
some feU by the way, and the fowls of the
heaven came and devoured it ; «and other
fell on the rocky ground, where it had not
much earth, ana immediately it sprang up,
because of not having depth of earth, ebut
the sun having risen, it was scorched, and
because of not havtog root it withered;
7 and other fell toward the thorns, and the
thorns came up, and choked it, and frMtit
gave not; 8 and other fell on the good ground,
and was giving fruit, coming up and increas
ing, and it bare, one grain thirty-fold, and
one sixty, and one an hundred.' 9And,he
said to them, ' He who hath ears to hear — let
him hear.'
10 And -when he wad alone, those about
him, with the twelve, asked him of the
simile; nand he Baid to them, ' To you it
is given to know the mystery of the reign
of God ; but to those who are without, in
similes are all the things done: 12that, see
ing they may see, and not perceive; and
hearingthey may hear, and not understand,
lest they may turn, and the sins be forgiven
them.' i3 And he saith to them, ' Know ye not this
simile? and how shall ye know all the
similes? 14He who soweth soweth the word;
15 aud they by the way are those where the
word is sown, and when they may hear,
immediately cometh the Adversary, and
taketh away the word whicli hath been
sown in their hearts.
16 'And in like manner these are they who
on the rocky ground are sown: who, when
they may hear the word, immediately with
joy receive it, I7and have not root in them
selves, but are temporary; afterward tribu
lation or persecution having come because
of the word, immediately they are stumbled.
i8'And these are they who among the
thorns are sown : they who are hearing the
word, J9and the cares of this age, and the
deceitf ulness of riches, and ' the desires
concerning the other things, entering in,
choke the word, and it becometh unfrmtful.
20 ' And these are they who on the good
ground have been sown: who hear the word,
and receive it, and bear fruit, one thirty-
fold; and one sixty, and one an hundred.'
21 And he said to them, 'Doth the lamp
come that under the measure it may be put,
or under the couch — not that it may be put
on the lamp-stand? 22for there is not any
thing hid which may not be manifested,
nor was anytMng kept hid but that it may
come into light. 28 If any have ears to hear
hear — let him hear.'
24 And he said to them, 'Take heed what
ye hear; with what measure ye measure, it
shaU be measured to you ; aud to you
who hear shall be added; Mor whoever
may have, to him shall be given: and whoso
hath not, even that which he hath shall be
taken from him.*
26 And he said, ' Thus is the reign of God:
as if a man should cast the seed on the
earth, 27and sleep, and rise night and day,
and the seed spring and grow, as he knoweth
not how; ^8 for of itself the earth beareth

The storm calmed.

IV. 29.— MARK.— V. 35.

Demons cast out.

fruit, first a blade, afterwards a full ear,
afterwards full corn in the ear; 29 and when
the fruit may yield itself, immediately he
sendethf orth the sickle, for the harvest hath
come.' 30 And he said, 'To what may we liken
the reign of God, or with what simile may
we compare it ? 3l It is as a grain of mustard,
which, when it may be sown on the earth,
is less than all the seeds which are on the
earth; 32and when it may be sown, it com
eth up, and becometh greater than all the
herbs, and maketh great branches, so that
under its shadow the fowls of the heaven
are able to lodge.'
33 And with many such similes was he
speaking to them the word, as they were
able to hear: a4 but without a simile he was
not speaking to them, and by themselves,
to his disciples he was expounding all.
a* And he saith to them on that day, even
ing havtog come, ' Let us pass over to the
other side;' 36and having sent away the
multitude, they take him up as he was into
the boat; and other little boats also were
with him.
¦"And there cometh a great storm of
wind, and the waves were beating into the
boat, so that it is now betog rilled; 88 and
he himself was on the stern, on the pillow
sleeping, and they wake him up, and say
to him, 'Teacher, dost thou not care that
we perish?'
89 And having waked up, he rebuked the
wind, and said to the sea, ' Peace, be stilled;*
and the wind lulled, and there was a great
calm: *pand he said to them, 'Why are ye
so fearful? how have ye not faith V 4land
they feared a great fear, and said one to
another, 'Who then is this, that even the
wind aud the sea obey him ?'
V. iAND they came to the other side of
the sea, tb the region of the Gadarenes;
2 and he having come out of the boat, im
mediately there met him out of the tombs
a man with an unclean spirit, 8 who had his
" dwelling to the tombs, and not even with
chains was any one able to bind him: 4 be
cause that he many times with fetters and
chains had been bound, and pulled in
pieces by him had been the chains, and the
¦fetterB broken, and none was able to tame
him, 6 and always, night and day, he was in
the mountains, and in the tombs, crying,
and cutting himself with stones.
, B But, havtog seen Jesus from afar, he ran
and bowed before him, 7and having -cried
with a loud voice, said, ' What— to me and
to thee, Jesus, Son of God the Most High ?
I adjure thee by God, thou mayest not
afflict me;' 8 (for he said to Mm, 'Come out,
spirit unclean, from the man,') «and he was
questioning him, ' What is thy name?' and
lie answered, saying, 'Legion is my name,
for we are many:' i°and he was calling on
him much, that he might not send them
out of the region.
"And there was there, towards the moun
tains, a great herd of swine feeding, ,2and
aU the demons called upon him, saying,
'Send us to the swine, that into them we

may enter;' l3and immediately Jesus gave
them leave, and having come out, the un
clean spirits entered into the swine, and
the herd rushed down the steep place into
the sea, (and they were about two thou
sand,) and were choked In the sea.
i* And those feeding the swine fled, and
told it in the city, and to the fields, and
they came out to see what it is that hath
been done. lsAud they come to Jesus, and
see the demoniac, sitting, and clothed, and
right-minded— him having had the legion —
and they were afraid; lband those having
seen it, declared to them how it had come
to pass to the demoniac, and concerning the
swine ; " and they began to call upon him
to depart from their borders.
18 And he having gone into the boat,
the demoniac was calling on him that he
might be with him, 19but Jesus suffered
him not, but saith to him, 'Go away to thy
house, to thine own friends, and tell them
how great things the Lord did for thee, and
dealt kindly with thee;' »and he went
away, and began to proclaim in Decapolis
how great things Jesus did to him; and all
were wondering.
21 And Jesus havtog passed over in the
boat again to the other side, there was
gathered a great multitude" to'him, and he
was beside the sea; '^and lo, there cometh
one of the chiefs of the synagogue, Jairus
by name, and havtog seen him, falleth at
his feet, 2a and was calling upon him much,
saying — ' My little daughter is at the last
extremity — that having come, thou mayest
lay on her thy hands, so that she may be
saved, and she shall live*' ^and he went
away with him.
And there was following him a great
multitude, and they were thronging him:
23 and a certain woman, having an issue of
blood twelve years, 26and many things hav
tog suffered under many physicians, and
having spent all that she had,' and having
profited nothing, but rather having come
to the worse, 27 having heard about Jesus,
having come in the multitude behind,
touched his garment, ^ for she said — 'If I
also his garments may touch, I shall be
saved;' & and immediately was the fountain
of. her blood dried up, and she knew to
body that she hath been healed of the
plague. 39 And immediately Jesus, havtog known
in himself that power had gone out of him,
having turned about to the multitude, said,
'Who touched my garments?' 31and his
disciples said to him, ' Thou seest the multi
tude thronging thee, and thou sayest, Who
touched me J*
32 And he was looking round to see her
who did this, 33and the woman, fearing
and trembling, knowing what was done on
her, came and fell down before him, and
told him all the truth : ^and he said to
her. ' Daughter, thy faith saved thee; goto
peace, and be whole from thy plague.'
33 As he is yet speaking, there come from
the chief of the synagogue's house, certain,
saying—' Thy daughter bath died, why stiU
27

Jairus' daughter restored to life. V. 36. — MABK. — VI. 35. Death of John the Baptist.

dost thou harass the Teacher?' 88But Jesus
immediately, havtog heard the word that
was being spoken, saith to the chief of the
synagogue, ' Be not afraid; only .believe.'
37 And he suffered no one to foUow with
him, except Peter, and James, and John
the brother of James; 38and he cometh to
the house of the chief of the synagogue,
and seeth a tumult, many weeping and
wailing; 39and having come in he saith to
them, 'Why make ye a tumult, and weep?
the child did not die, but sleepeth ; ' *> aud
they were laughing at him.
But he, having put all out, taketh the
father of the child, and the mother, and
those with him, and goeth to where the
child was lying, 41and, having taken the
hand of the child, he saith to her, ' Talitha
cmni ; ' which is, being interpreted, ' Dam
sel (1 say to thee), rise.'
42 And immediately the damsel arose, and
was walking, for she was twelve years old;
and they were amazed with a great amaze
ment; 43and he charged them much, mat
no one might know this thing, and he said
that there be given to her to eat.
VI. ! AND he went out thence, and came
into Ms own country, and his disciples
follow him; 2and sabbath having come, he
began to the synagogue to teach, and many
hearing him were astonished, saying.
' Whence hath this one these things ? and
what the wisdom that hath been given to
him, that even such mighty works by his
• hands are done?' 3Is not tlris the carpenter,
' the son of Mary, and brother of James, and
Joses, and Judas, and Simon ? and are not
his sisters here with us?1 — and they were
being stumbled at him.
4 But Jesus said to them — 'A prophet is
not without honour, except to his own
country, and among his own kindred, and
in his own house;' 5and he was unable
there any mighty work to do, except
on a few infirm people having put his
hands he healed them.; 6aud he wondered
because of their unbelief.
And he was going round the villages in a
course, teaching; 7and he calleth up the
twelve, and began to send them forth two
by two, and was givtog them power over
the unclean spirits, 8aud he commanded
them that they might take nothing for the
way, except a staff only; no scrip, no bread,
no copper to the girdle, 9but shod with
sandals, and not to put on two coats.
10 And he said to them, 'Whenever ye
may enter toto a house, there abide till
ye may depart thence; "-and, as many as
may not receive you, nor hear you, departing
thence, shake off the dust which is under
your feet for a testimony to them; verily I
say to you, It shall be more tolerable for
Sn'dom or Gomorrah in a day of judgment
than for that city.'
12 And haying gone out, they were preach
ing that men might reform, i^and were
ousting out many demons, and were anoint
ing with oil many infirm, and were healing
them, i4And king Herod heard, (for his name

became public,) and he said — 'John the
Baptist from the dead hath risen, and
therefore the mighty works are wrought by
him.' ifi Others said— 'It h\ Elijah;' and
others said — i It is a prophet, or as one of
the prophets.' i6But Herod havtog heard,
said-^'He whom I beheaded — John — this
is he; he hath risen from the dead.'
17For Herod himself, havtog sent forth,
laid hold on John, and bound him in the
prison, because of Herodias the wife of
Philip his brother, for he married her ;
18 for John said to Herod — 'It is not lawful
for thee to have the wife of thy brother : '
19 and Herodias was having a quarrel with
him, and was wishing to kill him, and was
unable, 20for Herod was fearing , John,
knowing him to be a man, righteous and
holy, and was keeptog watch over him,
and having heard him, was doing many
things, and was hearing Mm gladly.
21 And a seasonable day having come,
when Herod on his birth-day was making a
supper to his great men, and to the chiefs
of thousands, and to the first men of Gali
lee, ^and the daughter of that Herodias
having come in, and danced, and pleased
Herod, and those reclining (at meat) with
him, the ktog said to the damsel, ' Ask of
me whatever thou wilt, and I will give to
thee;' ^ and he sware to her — 'Whatever
thou mayest ask me, I wiU give thee — unto
the half of my kingdom.'
24 And she, having gone out, said to her
mother, 'What shall I ask for myself?' and
she said, ' The head of John the Baptist : '
2«and having come hi immediately with
haste to the king, she asked, saying; ' I wish
that thou mayest give me presently, on a
plate, the head of John the Baptist.'
26 And the king (made very sorrowful)
because of the oaths and of those reclining
(at meat) with him, would not put her
away: 27and immediately the king having
sent a sentinel, commanded his head to be
brought; 28and he having gone, beheaded
him in the prison, and brought his head ou
a plate, and gave it to the damsel; and the
damsel gave it to her mother; 29and his
disciples having heard, came and took up
his corpse and laid it in the tomb. ,
89 And the apostles are gathered together
to Jesus, and told him all, both how many
things they did, and how many things they
taught; 3i and be said to them, 'Come ye
yourselves apart toto a desert place, and
rest a little;' for those coming and those
going were many, and not even to eat had
they opportunity: 32and they went away to
a desert place, in the boat, by themselves.
38 And the multitudes saw them going
away, and*many knew him, and by land
from all the cities ran there, and went be
fore them, and came together to him; 84and
having come out, Jesus saw a great multi
tude, and was moved with compassion to
ward them, that they were as sheep not
having a shepherd: and he began to teach
them many things.
35 And now the hour beina: advanced, his
disciples having come before him, say, — ¦

Christ calms tlie sea.

VI. 36.— MABK.— VU. 26.

Traditions of the elder*.

¦\*The place is desolate, and the hour is now
advanced; ^let them away, that having
gone into the surrounding fields and vU-
lages, they may buy themselves loaves, for
what they may eat they have not.''
87 And he answering said to them, 'Give
ye them to eat;' and they say to him, ( Hav
ing gone away, may we buy two hundred
denaries' worth of loaves, and give to them
toeat?' 38 And he saith to them, 'Howmany
loaves have ye? go and see;' and having
known, they say, 'Five, and. two fishes.'
89 And he commanded them to make all re
cline to companies on the green grass;
49 and they sat down in squares, by hun
dreds, and by fifties.
41 And having taken the five loaves and
the two fishes, having looked up to the hea
ven, he blessed, and brake the loaves, and
was giving to his disciples, that they might
set before them; and the two fishes divided
he to aU; ^and they did all eat, and were
nUed; ^and they were taking up of the
broken pieces ¦ twelve baskets full, and of
the fishes: ,44and those eating of the loaves
were, as it were, five thousand men.
45 And immediately he constrained his
disciples to go toto the boat, and to go be
fore to the other side, to Bethsaida, till he
mightletthe multitude away; *«and having
taken leave of them, he went away to the
mountain to pray.
47 And evening havtog come, the boat was
in the midst of the sea, and himself alone
on the land ; — •& and he saw them harassed
in the rowing, for the wind was against
them, and about the fourth watch of the
night he cometh to them walking on the
sea, and wished to pass by them.
49 And they having seen him walking on
the sea, thought it to be an apparition, and
cried out; sofor they all saw him, and were
troubled; and immediately he spake with
them, and saith to them, 'Take courage, it
is I ; be not afraid.'
51 And he went up to them toto the boat,
and the wind lulled ; and greatly beyond
measure were they amazed in themselves,
and wondered, ^for they understood not
concerning the loaves, for their heart hath
been hard.
63 And having passed over, they came to
the land of Gennesaret, and drew to the
shore: Mand when they were come out of
-the boat, immediately having known him,
55 having run through aU that region round
about, they began on the couches to carry
about those ill, where they were hearing
that he is; ^and wherever he was going,
to villages, or cities, or fields, in the mar
kets they were laying the infirm, and were
calling upon him, that they might touch
if it were but the fringe of his garment ;
and as many as were touching him were
saved. VII. iAND gathered together to him are
the Pharisees, and certain of the scribes,
having come from Jerusalem, 2 and having
seen certain of Ms disciples with defiled
hands (that is, unwashen) eating bread, they
found fault. 3For the Pharisees and all

the Jews, if they wash not the hands to the
wrist, eat not. holding the tradition of the
elders, 4and coming from the market, if
they baptize not, they eat not: and many
other things there are wMch they received
to hold, baptisms of cups, and pots, and
brazen vessels, and couches.
* Then question him do the Pharisees and
the scribes, 'Wherefore do thy disciples
not walk according to the tradition of the
elders, but with unwashen hands eat the
bread?' 6andhe answering 3aid to them —
'Well did Isaiah prophesy concerning you,
hypocrites, as it hath been written, This
people with the lips doth honour Me, but
their heart is far from Me: 7but to vain do
they worship Me, teaching teachings, com
mands of men; 8for. having put away the
command of God, ye hold the tradition of
meu, baptisms of pots and cups ; and many
other such like things ye do.'
9And he said to them, 'Well doyeput
away the command of God tliat-your tradi
tion ye may keep; ,0forMosessaid/ Honour
thy father and thy mother; and, He who
speaketh evil of father or mother — let him
die the death; "but ye say, If a man may
say to father or to mother, Korban (that is,
an offering), whatever thou mightest be
profited by me: 12— no more do ye suffer
him to do anything for his father or for his
mother; 13 setting aside the word of God
for your tradition, which ye delivered; and
many such like things ye do.'
14 And having called up all the multitude,
he said to them, * Hearken ye all to me, and
understand ; 16 there is nothing from with
out the man entering toto Mm that is able
to defile him, but the things coming out
from him, those are the things defiring the
man. 16If any have ears to hear— let him
hear.* J7And when he entered into a house from
the multitude, Ms disciples were question
ing him about the simile ; 18and he saith
to them, 'So also ye are without under
standing ! Do ye not perceive that no
thing from without entering toto the man
is able to defile Mm? Mthat it entereth not
into his heart, but into the beUy, and into
the drain goeth out, purifying all the
meats.' 29 And he said — 'That which is coming
out from the man, that defileth the man ;
21 for from within, out of the heart of men,
the evil reasonings come forth, adulteries,
whoredoms, murders, ^thefts, covetous
desires, wickednesses, deceit, arrogance, an
evil eye, evil spealcing, pride, foolishness;
28 all these evils come forth from within,
and they defile the man.'
24 And from thence having risen, he went
away to the borders of Tyre and Sidon, and
having entered into the house, wished none
to know; and he was unable to be hid, ^for
a woman having heard about him, whose
little daughter had an unclean spirit; hav
ing come, fell at his feet, 26 (but the woman
was a Greek, a Syro-Phenician by nation,)
and was asking him, that the demon might
be cast forth out of her daughter.
20

Christ feeds the multitude. vn. 27-— MABK. — vin. I

Peter's confession of Christ.

27 But Jesus said to her, ' Suffer first the
children to be fiUed ; for it is not good to
take the children's bread, and to cast it to
the little dogs.' ^But she answered and
saith to him, ' Yes, sir ; for th'e little dogs
also under the table do eat of the children's
crumbs.' 29Aud he said to her, 'For this
word go; the demon hath gone out of thy
daughter;' ^aud havtog come to her house,
she found the demon gone out, and the
daughter laid on the couch.
31 And again, havtog departed from the
coasts of Tyre and Sidon, he came to the
sea of Galilee, through the midst of the
coasts of Decapolis; 32and they brtog to him
a deaf, stuttering mau, and they call on
him that he may put his hand 'on him.
33 And having taken him away from the
multitude by himself, he put his fingers into
his ears, and riaving spit, touched his
tongue; 34and havtog looked to the heaven,
groaned, and saith to him, 'Ephphatha,'
that is, 'Be thou opened;' ^and imme
diately his ears were opened, and the string
of his tongue was loosed, and he was speak
ing plain.
36 And he charged them that they might
tell no one; but the more he was charging
them, the more abundantly they were pro
claiming it, 37 and were betog beyond mea
sure astonished, saying, ' Well hath he
dune all. things ; both the deaf he hath
made to hear, and the dumb to speak.'
VIII. iIN those days the multitude be
ing very great, and not having what they
may eat, Jesus having called up his dis
ciples, saith to them, a ' I have compassion
on' the multitude, for now three days they
continue with me, and have not what they
may eat; 3and if I shaU let them away fast
ing to their homes, they will faint iu the
way, for certain of them are come from
far.' 4And Ms disciples answered Mm, ' Whence
shall any one be able these to feed here
with bread in a wilderness?' 5And he was
questioning them, 'How many loaves have
ye?' and they said, 'Seven.'
6 And he eommauded the multitude to sit
dowu on the ground, and having taken the
seven loaves, having given thanks, he brake,
and was givtog to his disciples, that they
may set before them; and they did set titan
before the multitude.
7 And they had a few small fishes, and
having blessed, he said to set them also be
fore them; 8and they did eat, and were
rilled, and they took up that which was over
of the broken pieces— seven baskets; "and
those eating were about four thousand.
And he let them away, 10and immediately
havtog entered into the boat with his dis
ciples, he came to the parts of Dalmauutha;
i' and the Pharisees came forth, and began
to dispute with him, seeking from him a
sign from the heaven, tempting him: J-and
i havtog sighed deeply in Ms spirit, he saith,
' ' Why doth this generation Beek after a
] sign ? Verily I say to you, no sign shall be
given to this generation.'
43 Aud having left them, having entered
30

again into the boat, he went to the other
side; l4and they forgot to take loaves, and
except one loaf had nothing with them in
the boat; 45and he was charging them, say
ing, 'Take heed, beware of the leaven of
the Pharisees, and of the leaven of Herod; '
i6 and they were reasoning with one another,
saying — ' Because we have no loaves.'
17 A ud J esus- having known, saith to them,
' Why reason ye, because ye have no loaves ?
do ye not yet perceive, nor understand,
yet have ye your heart hard? 18 Having
eyes, do ye not see? and having ears, do ye
not hear ? and do ye not remember ? w When
the five loaves I brake to the five thousand,
how many baskets full of broken pieces took
ye up?' they say to him, 'Twelve.' 20'And
when the seven to the four thousand, how
many baskets full of broken pieces took ye
up?' and they said, 'Seven.' 2JAnd he said
to them, ' How do ye not understand ?'
22 And he cometh to Bethsaida, and they
bring to him one bUud, and/ call upon Mm
that he maV touch him ; ^arid having taken
the hand of the blind, mau, he led him
forth without the vUlage, and having spit
into his eyes, having put his hands on him,
he was questioning Mm if he doth see any
thing; 24and he havtog looked up, said, 'I
behold the men, as I see trees, walking.
25 Afterwards again he put his hands on
his eyes, and made Mm look up, and he
was restored, and discerned all things
clearly; 26and he sent him away to his
house, saying, 'Neither to the viUage mayest
thou go, nor tell it to any one in the vUlage.'
27 And Jesus went out, and his disciples,
to the villages of Cesarea Philippi: and in
the way he was questioning his disciples,
saying to them, ' Whom do men say me to
be?' ^ And they answered, 'John the Bap
tist; and others, Elijah; but others, one of
the prophets.'
29 And he saith to them, 'But ye— whom
do ye say me to he ? ' And Peter answering
saith to him, 'Thou art the Christ; ' ^and
he strictly charged them that they might
teri no one concerning him, 8iand began
to teach them, that it is necessary for the
Son of Man to suffer many things, and to
be rejected by the elders, and chief priests,
and scribes, and to be put to death, and
after three days to rise;' a2and openly he
was speaking the word.
And Peter havtog taken him aside, be
gan to rebuke him; 83 but he having turned,
and having looked on his disciples, rebuked
Peter, saying, ' Get behind me, adversary;
for thou nundest not the things of God,
but the things of men.'
34 And having called up the multitude,
with his disciples, he said to them, ' Who
ever wisheth to come after me — let him
disown himself, and take up his cross, and
follow me; 85for whoever may wish to save
his Ufe shall lose it; but whoever may lose
his life for my sake and for the good news,
he shall save it ; 36for what shall it profit a
man, if he may gain the whole world, and
forfeit his life ? S7Or what shall a man give
as an exchange for his life ? ^for whoever

The transfiguration.

IX. 1.— MABK.— IX. 43.

An evil spirit cast out.

may be ashamed of me, and of my words,
in this adulterous and sinfrd generation,
tlie Son of Man also shaU be ashamed of
him, when he may come in the glory of his
Father, with the holy messengers.'
IX. iAND he said to them, ' Verily I say
to you, That there are certain of those
standing here, who may not taste of death
till they may see the reign of God having
come to power.'
'-And after six days Jesus taketh Peter.
and James, and John, and bringeth them
up to a high mountain by themselves, alone,
and he was transfigured before them; 3and
his garments became guttering, white ex
ceedingly, as snow, so as a fuller on the
earth is not able to whiten them.
4 And there appeared to them Elijah, with
Moses; and they were talking with Jesus.
*Aud Peterauswering saith to Jesus, 'Babbi,
it is good for us to be here; aud we may
make three booths, for thee one, and for
Moses one, aud for Elijah one:' 6forhe was
uot knowing what he might say, for they
were greatly afraid.
7 And there came a cloud overshadowing
them, and there came a voice out of the
cloud, saying, ' This is My Son — the Be
loved, hear ye him; ' 8and suddenly, having
looked around, they saw no one any more,
but Jesus only with themselves.
9 And as they were coming down from
the mountain, he charged them that they
might declare to no one the things which
they saw, except when the Son of Man may
rise from the dead: 10and the thing they
kept to themselves, questioning together
what that is— to rise from the dead.
11 And they were questioning Mm, saying,
that the scribes say that Elijah it behoves
first to come. i2And he answering said to
them, 'Elijah indeed having come first, re-
storeth aU things; and how hath it been
written concerntog the Son of Man, that
many things he may suffer, and be set at
nought? 13But I say to you, That also
Elijah hath come, and they did to him
what they wished, as it hath been written
concerning Mm.'
"And having come to the disciples, he
saw a great multitude about them, and
scribes questioning with them: ^and im
mediately, all the multitude having seen
him, were amazed, and running up, were
saluting him.
i* And he questioned the scribes, 'What
dispute ye with them?' 17and one of the
multitude answering said, 'Teacher, I
brought my son to thee, having a dumb
spirit; ifland wherever it seizeth him, it
teareth him. and he foameth, and gnasheth
his teeth, and ptoeth away; and I spake to
thy disciples that they might cast it out,
aud they were unable.'
19 And he answering said, ' 0 unbelieving
generation, tUl when shall I he with you ?
till when shall I suffer you ? bring him to
me-' ^and they brought him to him, and
havtog seen him, immediately the spirit
tare him, and having fallen on the earth,
he was wallowing — foanriug.

21 And he questioned his father, 'How
long time is it since this came to Mm ?' and
he said, ' From childhood ; ^ and many
times also it cast him into fire, and into
water, that it might destroy him; but if
thou art able to do anything, help us, hav
tog taken compassion on us.'
23 And Jesus said to him, 'If thou art
able to believe : all things are possible to
the one that helieveth ;' Mand immediately
trie father of the child, having cried out,
with tears said, ' I believe, sir ; be thou
helping mine unbelief.'
2» And Jesus having seen that amultitude
runneth together, rebuked the unclean
spirit, sayiug to it, ' Spirit — dumb and deaf
— I charge thee, come out of him, and no
more mayest thou enter mto him;' 26and
havtog cried, and rent him much, it came
out, and he became as dead, so that many
said that he was dead; 27but Jesus, hav
ing token him by the hand, lifted Mm up,
and he arose.
28 And when he was come into the house,
Ms disciples were questioning him by him
self, 'Why were we not able to cast it out.'
29 And he said to them, ' This kind is able
to come forth with nothing except with
prayer and fasting.'
30 And having gone out from thence, they
were passing through Galilee, and he did
not wish that any might know, sifor he
was teaching his disciples, nnd said to them
—'The Son of Man is being delivered into
the hands of men, and they shall put him
to death, and havtog been put to death,
the third day he shall rise;' ^but they
were not understanding the saying, and
were afraid to question him.
33 And he came to Capernaum, and being
to the house, was questioning them, ' What
were ye reasoning in the way among your
selves?' ^but they were silent, for one
with another they reasoned in the way
who is greatest; 8fiand having sat down.
he called the twelve, and saith to them, ' If
any wish to be first, he shall be last of aU,
and. minister of all.'
86 And having taken a child, he set him in
their midst, and having taken Mm in his
arms, said to them, 37 < Whoever may re
ceive one of such children in my name, re
ceiveth me, and whoever may receive me,
receiveth not me, but Him who sent me.'
38 And John answered him, saying,
'Teacher, we eawaceitain oneinthyname
casting out demons, who followeth not us,
and we Mndered him because he followeth
not us.' 39But Jesus said, 'Hinder him
not: for there is no one who shaU do a
mighty work in my name* and shall be able
readily to speak evil of me; 40 for he who is
not against us is for us; 4I for whoever may
give you to drink a cup of water in my
name, because ye are Christ's, verUy I say
to you, he may not lose his reward ; ^and
whoever may cause to stumble one of the
little ones believing to me, good were it lor
Mm if a millstone were banged about his
neck, and he were cast into tlie sea.
431 And if thy hand may cause- thee to
31

dilWren brought to Jesus. Ix. 44.— MABK.— X.3S.

He foretels his death.

stumble, cut it off ; it is better for thee
maimed to enter into life, than havtog the
two hands, to go away into the Gehenna,
into the fire — the unquenchable, — 44where
their worm is not dying, and the flre is not
quenched. 45 'And if thy foot may cause thee to
stumble, cut it off; it is better for thee to
enter into life lame, than having the two
feet, to be cast into the Gehenna, into thefire
— the unquenchable, — 46 where their worm
is not dying, and the fire is not quenched.
47 'And if thine eye may cause thee to
stumble, pull it out ; it is better for thee
having one eye to enter toto the kingdom
of God, than having two eyes, to be cast
into the Gehenna of fire; 48 where their
worm is not -dying, and the fire is not
quenched; 49for every one with fire shall be
salted, and every sacrifice with salt shall be
salted. ^Salt is good; but if, the -salt may
bpcome saltless, with what wiU ye season
it ? Have salt to yourselves, and have peace
with one another.*
X. *AND havtog risen from thence, he
cometh into the coasts of Judea, through
the other side of the Jordan, and again
multitudes come together to him, and, as
he had been accustomed, again he was
teaching them. 2 And the Pharisees havtog
come up, questioned him, if it is lawful for
a husband to send away a wife, tempting
him; 8hut he answering said to them,
'What did Moses command you?' 4andthey
said, ' Moses suffered to write a bill of
divorce, and to send away.'
6 And Jesus answering said tn them, 'For
the hardness of your hearts he wrote you
this command, 6but from the beginning of
the creation, male and female God made
them; 7on this account shall a man leave
his father and mother, and cleave to Ms
wife, 8and they two shall be one flesh; so
that they are no more two, but one flesh ;
** what therefore God joined together, let
not man put asunder.'
10 And in the house his disciples again of
the same thing questioned him : Hand he
saith to them, 'Whoever may send away
his wife, and may marry another, commit
teth adultery against her; i2 and if a woman
may send away her husband, and be married
to another, she committeth adultery.'
13 And they were bringing to him chUd
ren, that he might teach them, but the dis
ciples were rebuking those bringing them;
14but Jesus havtog seen, was much dis
pleased, and said to thein, 'Suffer the
children to come to me, and hinder them
not, for of such is the reign of God;
16verily I say to you, whoever may not re
ceive the reign of God as a child, he may not
enter toto it;' i6and having taken them in
his arms, havtog put his hands upon them,
he was blessing them.
i7And as he was goingforth into the way,
one having run and havtog kneeled to Mm,
was questioning him, 'Good teacher, what
shall I do, that age-during life I may in
herit?' ' 1B And Josub said to him, 'Why me dost
32 '

thou call good? none is good except one — i
God; 19the commands thou hast known: ;
Thou mayest not commit adultery, Thou ;
mayest do no murder, Thou mayest not J
steal, Thou mayest not bear false witness.
Thou mayest do no wrong, Honour thy '
father and mother.' '"'And he answering
said to him, ' Teacher, all these I kept from
my youth.'
2i And Jesus havtog looked on him, loved
him, and said to him, 'One thing thou
lackest; go away, whatever thou hast— sell,
and give to the poor, and thou shalt have
treasure in heaven, and come, be following
me, having taken up the cross.'
22 But he — gloomy at the word — went
away sorrowing, for he was one having
many possessions: ^and Jesushavinglooked
round, saith to his disciples, 'How hardly
shall they who have riches enter into the
reign of God ! '
24 And the1 disciples wera astonished at
his words, but Jesus, again, answering saith
to them, ' Children, how hai'd is it for those
who are trusting on riches to enter into- the
reign of God ! ^ It is easier for the camel
through the eye of the needle to go, than
for a rich man to enter into the reigh of
God.' 26 And they were astonished beyond mea
sure, saying to themselves, 'And who is
able to 'be saved?' »But Jesus, having
looked on them, saith, ' With men it is im
possible, but not with God; for aU things
are possible with God.'
28 And Peter began to say to Mm, ' Lo, we
left all, and followed thee.' 29And Jesus
answering said, ' Verily I say to you, there
is no ODe who left house, or brothers, or
sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or
cMldren. or fields, for my sake and for the
good news, so but shall receive an hundred
fold now in this time, houses, and brothers,
and sisters, aud mothers, and children, and
fields, with persecutions, and in the age
which cometh, life age-during; 3ibut many
first shall be last, and the last first.'
82 And they were to the way going up to
Jerusalem, and Jesus was goingbefore them,
and they were amazed, and foUowing they
were afraid.
And having again taken the twelve, he
began to tell them the things about to
happen to him, *8 — 'Lo, we go up to Jeru
salem, and the Son of Man shall, be de
livered to the chief priests and to the
scribes, and they shall condemn him to
death, and deliver him to the nations, ^and
they shaU mock him, and scourge him, and
spit upon him, and put him to death, and
the third day he shall rise.'
SfiAnd there come to him James and
John, the sons of Zebedee, saying, ' Teacher,
we wish that whatever we may ask, thou
mayest do for us: ' ^and he said to them,
'What do ye wish me to do for you?' 87and
they said to him, 'Grant to us that, one on
thy right hand and one on thy left, we may
sit in thy glory;' ssbut Jesus* said to them,
' Ye know not what ye ask ; are ye able -to
drink of the cup, which I drtok of, and with

The eyes of Bartimosus opened. X. 39.— MABK. — xi. 30.

Christ enters Jerusalem.

the baptism which I am baptized with, to
be baptized?'
89 And they said to him, 'We are able;'
but Jesus said to them, ' Of the cup indeed
which I drink of, ye shall drtok, and with
the baptism which I am baptized with,
shall ye be baptized; 49but to sit on my
right and on my left, is not mtoe to give,
hut — to those for whom it hath been pre
pared.' 41 And the ten having heard, began to be
much displeased at James and John; 42but
Jesus having called them up, saith to them,
' Ye know that they who are considered to
rule the nations exercise lordship over
them, and their great ones exercise autho
rity upon them; ^but not so shall it be
among you ; but whoever may wish to be
come great among you, shall be your
minister, wand whoever of you may wish to
become flrst,shall be servant of all: 4*for even
the Son of Man came not to be, ministered
to, -but to minister, (and to give his life a
ransom for many.'
- 4eAnd they come to Jericho, aud as he
was going out from Jericho, with his dis
ciples and a great multitude, a son of
Tiriueus— Bartimseus the blind — was sitting
beside the way begging; 47and havtog heard
that it is Jesus the Nazarene, he began to
cry out, and to say, ' The Son of David —
Jesus ! deal kindly with me ;' 48and many
were rebuking Mm, that he might keep
silent, but the more abundantly he cried,
'Sou of David, deal kindly with me.'
49 And Jesus having stood, commanded
him to be caUed; and they call the blind
man, saying to Mm, 'Take courage, rise, he
calleth thee; ' 5° and he having cast away his
garment, havtog risen, came to Jesus.
51 And , answering, Jesus saith to Mm,
'What wilt thou I may do to thee ?' and
the blind man said to him, ' Babboni, that
I may receive sight;' 52and Jesus said to
him, 'Go, thy faith hath saved thee;* and
immediately he received sight, aud was
following Jesus in the way.
XI. iAND when they come mgh to Jeru
salem, to Bethphage, and Bethany, to the
mount of the olives, he sendeth forth two of
his disciples, 2and saith to them, ' Go to the
village which is over-against you, and im
mediately, entering into it, ye shall find a
colt tied, on which no one of men hath sat,
having loosed it, bring it; 3and if any one
say to you, Why do ye this? say ye— The
Lord hath need of it, and immediately he
wiU send it hither.*
4 And they went away. an& found the colt
tied ajb the door without, by %he two. ways,
aud they loose it; 5and certain of those
standing there said to them, ' What do ye
—loosing the colt ?' 6and they said to them
as Jesus commanded, and they suffered
them. 7 And they brought the colt to Jesus, and
cast oh it their garments, and he sat upon
it; >*and many spread -their garments on
the way, aiid others were cutting down
branches from the trees and strewing on
the way. 2S

9 And those going before and those follow
ing were crying, saying, 'Hosanna! blessed
is he who is coming in the name of the
Lord; i° blessed is the coming reign of our
father David, in the name' of the Lord:
Hosanna in the highest.'
uAnd Jesus entered into Jerusalem, and
toto the temple, and having looked round
on all things, it betog now evening, he went
out to Bethany with the twelve, i'- And on
the morrow, as they were coming from
Bethany, he hungered, 18and having seen a
fig-tree at a distance having leaves, he came,
if perhaps he shall find anything on it; and
having come to it, he found nothing except
leaves, for it was not the time of figs: i^and
Jesus answering said to it, ' No more from
thee — for the age— may any eat fruit;' and
his disciples were hearing.
16 And they come to Jerusalem, and Jesus
having gone into the temple; began to cast
out those selring and buying in the temple,
and the tables of the money-changers and
the seats of those seUing the doves he over
threw; 16and suffered not that any might
bear a vessel through the temple; i7and
was teaching, saying to- them, ' Hath it not
been written — My house a house of prayer
shaU be called for all the nations, but 'ye
have made it a den of robbers?'
18 And the scribes and the chief priests
heard it, and were seeking how they shall
destroy Mm, for they were afraid of him.
because aU the multitude was astonished
at Ms teacMng; ifland when evening came,
he was going out of the city.
20 And in the morning, passing by, they
saw the fig-tree dried up from the roots:
21 and Peter having remembered, saith- to
him, 'Babbi, lo, the fig-tree which thou
didst curse is dried! up.'
.fflAiicl Jesus answering saith to them,
' Have God's faith; 28for verily I say to you,
that i whoever may say to this mountain,
Be taken up, ahd be cast into the sea, and
may not donbt to his heart, but > may be-
Ueve that the tMngs which .he saith come
to pass, he shall have whatever he may say.
24 Therefore I say to you, all whatever pray
ing, ye do ask, berieve that ye receive, and
ye shall have.
25 ' And when ye may stand praying, for
give, if ye have anything agatost any one.
that your Father also who is'in the heavens
may forgive you your trespasses; 26but, ii
ye do not forgive, neither will your Father
who is to the heavens forgive your tres-

27 And they come again to Jerusalem, and
to the temple, aB he was walking, there
came to him the chief priests, and the
scribes, and the elders, 2Band they say to
him, 'By what authority doest.thou these
things ? and who gave thee this authority
that these things, thou mayest do?'
29 And Jesus answering said to theto, 'I
wiU question you, -I also, one word; and
answer me, and ;I will teU you by what
authority I do these things : ^the baptism
of John — from heaven was it ? or from men ?
answer me.'

The vineyard and husbandmen. XI. 31.— MABK. — xn. 41.

The hopeful scribe.

31 And they were reasoning with them
selves, saying, 'If we may say, From heaven,
be will say, Wherefore then did ye not be-
Ueve him ? ""But if we may say, From men,*
—they were fearing the people, for all were
holding John that he was indeed a prophet:
33 and answering they say to Jesus, ' We do
not know;' and Jesus answering saith to
them, ' Neither do I tell you by what autho
rity I do these things.'
XII. iAND he began to speak to them in
similes: 'A man planted a vineyard, and
put a hedge about it, and digged an under-
wine-vat, and built a tower, and let it out
to husbandmen, and went abroad; 2and he
sent to the husbandmen at the due time a
servant, that from the husbandmen he
might receive from the fruit of the vine
yard; 3but they, having taken him, severely
beat him, and sent him away empty.
4 'And again he sent to them another ser
vant, and at that one having cast stones,
they 'wounded him to the head, and sent
away, dishonoured.
5 ' And again he sent another, and that
one they killed; also many others, some
beating, and some kiUing.
u ' Having yet therefore one son — his he-
loved — he sent also him to them last, say
ing — They will reverence my son; 7but
those husbandmen said among themselves
— This is the heir, come, we may kUl him,
and ours shall be the inheritance. 8And
havtog taken Mm, they killed, and cost him
out of the vineyard.
9 'What therefore shall the lord of the
vineyard do ? he wiU come and destroy the
husbandmen, and wiU give the vineyard to
others. i°And this writing have ye not
read: A.stone which the bmlders rejected,
it hath become the head of a corner; nfrom
the Lord hath this been, and it is wonderful
in our eyes.*
12 And they were seeking to lay hold on
him, and feared the multitude, for they
knew that against them he spake the simile,
and havtog left him, they went away; 1S and
they send to him certain of the Pharisees
and of the Herodians, that they might catch
him in discourse; 14and they having come.
say to him, ' Teacher, we have known that
thou art true, and art not oaring for any
one, for thou lookest not to the face of
men, but to truth the way of God dost
teach: is it lawful to give tribute to Caesar
or not? may we give or may we not
give V
15 And he, knowing their hyprocrisy, said
to them, ' Why medo ye tempt? brtog me a
denary, that I may see it;' i6and they
brought it; and he saith to them, 'Whose
is this image, aud the inscription ? ' and they
Baid to him, ' Caesar's; * i7and Jesus answer
ing Baid to them, 'Bender the things of
CseBar to Caasar, and the things of God to
God;' and they wondered at him.
i8 And the Sadducees come to him, who
say there is not a rising 'again, and they
questioned him, saying, l9 'Teacher, Moses
wrote to us, that if any one's brother may
die, and leave a wife, and leave no chUdren
34

— his brother may take Ms wife, and raise
up seed to Ms brother.
29 'There were then seven brothers : and
the first took a wife, and dying, left no seed:
21 and the second took her, and died, neither
left he seed: and the third in like manner;
22and the seven took her, and left no seed:
last of all died also the woman; 23in the
rising again, then, when they may rise, of
which of them shall she be wife, for the
seven had her as wife ?'
24 And Jesus answering said to them, ' Do
ye not therefore go astray, not knowing the
Writings, nor the power of God ? ^for when
they may rise from the dead, they neither
marry nor are given in marriage, but are
as messengers who are in the heavens.
26 'And concerning the dead, that they
rise: have ye not read to the book of Moses
(concerning the bush), how God spake to
him, saying, I am the God of Abraham, and
the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob;
^he is not the God of dead men, but God
of living men; ye then go greatly astray.'
23 And one of the scribes having come up,
having heard them disputing, knowing that
he answered them weU, questioned him,
' Which is the first command of all ?' K and
Jesus answered him — ' The first of aU the
commands is. Hear, O Israel, the Lord is
our God, the Lord is one; ^and thon shalt
love the Lord thy God out of aU thy heart,
and out of all thy soul, and out of all thine
understandtog, and out of aU thy strength;
this is the first command; 8iand a second is
like it, this, Thou shalt love thy neighbour
as thyself ;— greater than these there is no
other command.'
32 And the scribe said to him, 'Well,
Teacher, in truth thou hast spoken ; for
there is one God, and there is no other but
He; 88and to love Him out of all the heart,
and out of all the understanding, and ou,t
of aU the soul, and out of all the strength,
and to love one's neighbour aB one's-self, is
more than all the whole burnt-offerings and
the sacrifices.'
"And Jesus having seen him that he an
swered with understandtog, said to him,
' Thou art not far from the reign of God ; '
and no one any more durst question him.
35 And Jesus answering said, teaching' in
the temple, ' How say the scribes that the
Christ is son of David ? 86for David himself
said in the Holy Spirit,-. The Lord said to
my lord, Sit thou on My right hand, tUl I
place thine enemies as thy footstool ;
37 therefore David himself saith of Mm Lord,
and whence is he his son ?'
And the great multitude were hearing
him gladly; ^and he was saying to them to
his teaching, 'Beware of the scribes, who
affect to walk in long robes, and salutations
in the markets, w and first seats in the syna
gogues, apd first couches at the suppers;
49 who are devouring the widows' houses,
and for a pretence are praying a long time;
these shallreceive more notable judgment.'
41 And Jesus having sat down over-against
the treasury, was beholding how the multi
tude put copper into the treasury, and

u

Calamities of the Jews foretold, xn. 42.— MABK.— XIV. 8. Christ anointed at Bethany.

many rich were putting to much; «and
having come, a poor widow put to two
niites, which are a farthing.
43 Ana having called up his disciples, he
saith to them, ' Verily I say to you, this
poor widow hath put in more than all those
who have put toto the treasury ; «for all,
out of their abundance, did put to, but she,
out of her want, aU that she had did put
in — all her living.'
XIII. iAND as he was going out of the
temple, one of his disciples saith to him,
' Teacher, see what stones ! and what buUd-
ingsl' 2and Jesus answering said to him,
'Seest thou these great buildings? there
may uot be left a stone upon a stone, which
may not be thrown down.'
8 And as he was sitting on the mount of the
olives, over-against the temple, Peter, and
James, and John, and Andrew, were ques
tioning him by himself, 4 ' Tell us when
these things shaU be, 7and what the sign
when all these may be about to be fulfilled?'
s And Jesus answering them, began to
say, ' Take heed lest any lead you astray;
6for many shall come to my name, saying,
I am he, and many sriaU they lead astray ;
7 and when ye may hear of wars and reports
of wars, be not troubled, for it must be so;
but the end is not yet; afor nation shall
rise against nation, and kiugdom against
kingdom, and there shall be earthquakes in
divers places, and there shall be famines and
troubles; 9 beginnings of sorrows are these.
'But take heed to yourselves, for they
shaU deriver you up to sanhedrims, and to
synagogues ye shall be beaten, and before
governors and kings ye shall be set for my
sake, for a testimony to them ; 10and to all
the nations it behoveth first to proclaim
the good news.
11 ' But when they may lead yon, deUver-
Ing you up, be not careful beforehand what
ye may speak, nor premeditate; but what
ever may be given to you to that hour, that
speak ye, for it is not ye who are speaking,
but the Holy Spirit.
i2 ' And brother shall deliver up brother to
death, and father chUd, and children shaU
rise up against parents, and shall put them
to death; 13and ye RhaU be hated by all be
cause of my name ; but he who hath endured
to the end— he shall be saved.
14 ' But when ye may see the abomination
of the desolation, which was spoken of
through Daniel the prophet, standing where
it ought not, (whoso is reading let him
observe,) then those in Judea, let them flee
to the mountains ; i5and he on the house
top, let Mm not go down into the house,
nor come in to take anything out of his
house; ifiand he who is to the field, let him
not turn to the things behind, to take up
his garment.
1T*Butwo tothosewithchUd, and to those
giving suck, in those days; 18and pray ye
that your fiigrit may not be in the winter,
"for those days shall be tribulation, such
as hath not been from the beginning of the
creation which God created, till now, and
may not be; -°and if the Lord shortened

not the days, no flesh had been saved ; but
because of the chosen, whom He chose for
Himself, He shortened the days.
2i ' And then, if any may say to you, Lo,
here is the Christ, or, Lo, there, ye may not
believe; ^for there shall rise false Christs
and false prophets, and they shall give
signs and wonders, to seduce, if possible,
even the chosen; ^but ye, take heed ; lo, I
have foretold you all.
24 ' But in those days, after that tribula
tion, the sun shall be darkened, and the
moon shall not give her light, 25and the
stars of the heaven shall be falling, and the
powers that are to the heavens shaken.
26 'And then shall they see the Son of
Man coming to clouds with much power
and glory, 27and then shall he send his
messengers, and gather together his chosen
from the four winds, from the end of earth
unto the end of heaven.
28 ' But from the fig-tree learn ye the
simile: when her branch is already become
tender, and may put forth the leaves, ye
know that near is the summer: ^so ye,
also, wheu these ye may see coming to pass,
ye know that it is near, at the doors.
30 Verily I say to you, that this generation
may not pass away till all these things may
be ; 3lthe heaven and the earth shaU pass
away, but my words shall not pass away.
82 • But concerning that day and the hour
no one hath known, (not even the messen
gers who are in heaven, not even the Son,)
except the Father. ^ Take heed, watch
and pray, for ye know not when the time
is; Masa man who is gone abroad, havtog
left his house, and given to his servants the
authority, and to each one his work, com
manded also the porter that he may watch;
ss watch ye therefore, (for ye know not when
the lord of the house cometh, at evening,
or at midnight, or at cock-crowing, or to
the morniug;) 3filest, having come suddenly,
he may find you sleeping; 37and what I Bay
to you, I say to all, Watch.'
XIV. iBUT the passover and the un
leavened food were after two days, and
the chief priests and the scribes were seek
ing how, by guile, having taken hold of
him, they might put him to death; 2but
they said, ' Not during the feast, lest there
shall be a tumult of the people.'
8And he, betog to Bethany, to the house
of Simon the leper, at his reclining (at
meat), there came a woman having an ala
baster box of ointment, of spikenard, very
precious, and having broken the alabaster
box, poured it on his head: 4and there
were certain much displeased within them
selves, and saying, 'For what hath this
waste of the ointment been made ? 6for this
could have been sold for more than three
hundred deriaries, and have been given to
the poor; ' and they were murmuringat her.
6 And Jesus said, 'Let her alone; why are
ye giving her trouble? a good work she
wrought on me; 7for the poor always ye
have with you, and whenever ye may wish
ye are able to do them good, but me ye
have not always; 8what she could she did.

Institution of the Lord: s Supper, xiv. 9. — MABK. — xiv. 5(i.

The agony in the garden.

she brought it beforehand to anoint my body
for the burial. 9 Verily I say to you, wher
ever this good news may be proclaimed in
the whole world, what also this woman did
shall be spoken of, for her memorial.'
i°And Judas the Iscariot, one of the
twelve, went away to the chief priests to
deliver him up to them; Hand having heard,
they were glad, and promised to give him
money; and he was seeking how, conve
niently, he might deliver him up.
12 And. the first day of the unleavened
food, when they were killing the passover,
his disciples say to him, ' Where wilt thou
that, having gone, we may prepare, that
thou mayest eat the passover ? '
13 And he sendeth forth two of his dis
ciples, and saith to them, 'Go ye into the
city, and there shall meet you a man bearing
a pitcher of water, follow hhn; 14and wher
ever he may go iu, say ye to the master of
the house— The Teacher saith, Where is the
guest-chamber, where the passover, with
my disciples, I may eat ? i5 and he will shew
you a large upper-room, furnished, pre
pared; there make ready for us.'
i6 And his disciples went forth, and came
into the city, and found as he said to them,
and made ready the passover. 17 And even-
inghaving come, he cometh with the twelve;
' 18and as they were reclining and eating,
J esns said, ' Verily I say to you — one of you,
who is eating with me — shall deliver me up.'
19 And they began to be sorrowful, and to
say to him, one by one, 'Is it I?' and
another, 'IsitI?' 20 And he answering said
to them, 'One of the twelve who is dipping
with me in the dish ; 2Lthe Son of Man in
deed goeth, as it hath been written co ncern-
ing Mm, but wo to that man by whom the
Son of Man is delivered up: good were it to
him if that man had not been born.'
22 And as they were eating, Jesus having
taken bread, having blessed, brake, and
gave to them, and said, 'Take, eat ; this is
my body.'
23 And having taken the cup, having given
thanks, he gave to them, and they drank of
it — all; 24and he said to them, 'This is
my blood of the new covenant, which for
many is being shed; 2s verily I say to you,
that no more may I drink of the produce of
the vine tiU that day when I am drinking
it new in the reign of God.'
2*And havtog sung an hymn, they went out
to the mount of the olives: ^and Jesus
saith to theni — 'All ye shaU be stumbled at
me this night; for it hath been written, I
wiU smite the shepherd, and the sheep shall
be scattered abroad; ^but after my havtog
risen, I will go before you into Galilee.'
29 And Peter said to him, ' Even if all shall
be stumbled, yet not I ;' 8° and Jesus saith
to him, ' Verily I say to thee, to-day, this
night, before the cock shall crow twice,
thrice shalt thou deny me.' 31 But he spake
the more vehemently, 'If it may be neces
sary for me to die with thee — I will in no
wise deny thee;' and to like manner also
said they all.
^And they r,ome to a spot, the name of j

which is Gethsemaue: and he saith to his
disciples, 'Sit ye here till I may pray;'
33 and he taketh Peter, and James, andjohn
with himself, and began to be amazed, and
to be much troubled; 84and he saith to
them, 'Exceeding sorrowful is my soul—
unto death; abide ye here, and watch.'
35 And having gone forward a Uttle, he
fell on the earth, aud was praying, that, if
it were possible, the hour might pass from
him; 36and lie said, 'Abba, Father: all
thtogs are possible to Thee; turn aside this
cup from me; but, not what I wiU, but
what Thou.'
87 And he cometh, and findeth them sleep
ing, and saith to Peter, ' Simon, thou dost
sleep; thou wast unable to watch one hour.
83 Watch ye and pray, that ye may not eiiter
into temptation ; the spirit indeed is for
ward, but the flesh weak.'
39 And again having goneiway, he prayed,
the same words saying; §mnd having re
turned, he found them again sleeping, for
their eyes were heavy, anjQ they knew not
what they might answer him.
*iAnd he cometh the third time, and
saith to them, 'Sleep on henceforth, and
rest — it is enough: the hour" hath come; lo,
the Son of Man is delivered up into the
hands of the sinful; 42rise, let us go ; lo, he
who is delivering me up hath come near.'
¦^And immediately — whUe he is yet speak
ing — cometh Judas, one of the twelve, and
with him a great multitude, with swords
and sticks, from the chief priests, and the
scribes, and the elders; 44and he who is de
livering him up had given a token to them,
saying, ' Whomsoever I shall kiss, it is he,
lay hold of Mm, and lead away safely;'
45 and having come, immediately, having
gone to him, he saith, 'Babbi, Babbi,' and
kissed hhn.
** And they laid their hands on Mm, and
held him fast; 47and a certain one of those
standingby, having drawn the sword, struck
the servant of the chief priest, and took off
his ear.
48 And Jesus answering said to them, ' As
against arobberye come out, with swords and
sticks, to take me ; 49 daily I was with you in
the temple teacMng, and ye laid not hold oi
me — but that the Writings may be fulfilled.'
so And havtog left him they all fled; "and
a certain young man was foUowing Mm,
havtog cast a linen cloth about his naked
body, and the young men lay hold on him;
s2and he, having left the linen cloth, lied
from them naked.
53 And they led away Jesus to the chief
priest, and come together to him are all the
chief priests, and the elders, and the
scribes; 6*and Peter afar off followed him,
to the inside of the hall of the chief priest,
and was sitting with the officers, and warm
ing himself at the fire.
55 And the cMef priests and all the san
hedrim were seeking agaiust Jesus testi
mony—to put him to death, and they were
not finding, 66for many were bearing false
testimony against Mm, and then-testimonies
were insufficient.

Christ arraigned, insulted, xrv. 57.— MABK.— xv. 34. condemned, and crucified.

tf And certain having arisen, were bear-
tog false testimony against him, saying,
68 ' We heard him saying, I win throw down
this temple made with hands, and by three
days, another made without hands I wUl
build ; ' 59 and neither so was their testimony
sufficient. 60 And the chief priest having risen up in
the midst, questioned Jesus, saying, ' Thou
answerest nothing: what do these testify
against thee V 61 but he was keeping silent,
and answered nothing.
Again the chief priest was questioning
him, and saith to him, ' Art thou the Christ
—the Son of the Blessed?' 62and Jesus
said, 'I am; and ye shall see the Son of
Man sitting on the right hand of the
power, and coming with the clouds of the
heaven.' 63 And the chief priest, havtog rent Ms
garments, saith, ' What need have we yet
of witnesses ?' M Ye heard the evU speaking;
what appeareth to you ? ' and they all con
demned him to be gMlty of death; 85and
certain began to spit on him, and to cover
his face, and to buffet him, and to say to
him, 'Divine;' and the officers were strik
ing him with their palms.
69 And Peter being in the haU beneath,
there cometh one of the maids of the chief
priest, CTand havtog seen Peter warming
himself, havtog looked on Mm, she said,
'And thou wast with Jesus of Nazareth !'
68 but he demed, saying, ' I have not known
Mm, nor even understand what thou sayest; '
and he went out without to the porch, aud
a cock crew.
69 And the maid having seen him again,
began to say to those standing by, ' This
is one of them; ' 79 and he was again deny
ing. And after a Uttle again, those standing
by said to Peter, ' Truly thou art of them;
for thou also ait a GaUlean, and thy speech
is alike.-* "'but he began to anathematize,
and to swear, ' I have not known.this man
of whom ye speak; ' 73and the second time a
cock crew, and Peter remembered the word
that Jesus said to him, ' Before the cock
is to crow twice, thou mayest deny me
thrice;' and havtog thought thereon, — he
was weeping.
XV. iAND immediately, in the morning,
the chief priests having held a consultation,
with the elders and scribes, and the whole
sanhedrim, having bound Jesus, they led
him away, and dehvered him to PUate;
2andPUate questioned him, 'Art thou the
king of the Jews?' and he answering said
to him, 'Thou sayest it.'
3 And the chief priests were accusing him
of many things, but he answered nothing.
4And PUate again questioned him, saying,
'Thou answerest nothing; lo, how many
thtogs they testify against thee;' »but
Jesus no more answered anything, so that
Pilate wondered.
6And at every feast he was releasing to
them one prisoner, whomsoever they were
asking; " and there was one u amed Barabbas,
bound with those making insurrection with

; him, who had in the insurrection committed
murder.
< 8And the multitude havtog cried out, be
gan to ask him to do as he was always doing
to them; 9but Pilate answered them, say
ing, ' Will ye that I shaU release to you the
king of the Jews?' 19for he knew that be
cause of envy the chief priests had delivered
him up ; llbut the clrief priests moved the
multitude, that he might rather release
Barabbas to them.
i2 And PUate answering, agairi said to
them, 'What, then, v/Ulyethat I shall do to
Mm whom ye caU king of the Jews ?' i8and
they again cried out, * Crucify him.'
14 And Pilate said to them, 'Why, what
evU did he?' and they cried out the more
vehemently, 'Crucify Mm;' 15and Pilate,
willing to content the multitude, released
to them Barabbas, and delivered up Jesus
—having scourged him — to be crucified.
]IJ And the soldiers led Mm away into the
hall, wMch is the Prsetorium, and they call
together the whole band ; " and they clpthe
him with purple, and having plaited a crown
of thorns, put it on' him; 16and began to
salute him, 'Hail, king of the Jews.*
19 And they were smiting him on the head
with a reed, and were spitting on him, and
having kneeled, were bowing to him; "»aml
when they had mocked Mm, they took the
purple from off him, and clothed him with
Ms own garments, and lead him out, that
they may crucify him.
21 And they impress a certain one passing
by, Simon, a Cyrenian, coming out from
the country, the father of Alexander and
Bufus, that he may bear his cross; ¦» and
they bring him to the place Golgotha, which
is, being interpreted, 'Place of a skull;'
23 and they were giving him to drink wine
mingled with myrrh, but he received it
not. 24 And having crucified him, they were
dividing his garments, casting a lot upon
them, what each may take ; ^and it was
the third hour, and they crucified him;
20 and the inscription of his accusation was
written over, ' The King of the Jews.'
27 And with him they crucify two robbers,
one on the right hand, and one on his left;
^and the writing was fulfilled which saith,
fAnd with lawless ones he was num
bered.' 29 And those passing by were speaking
evil of him, shaking their heads, and say
ing, ' Ah, the thrower down of the temple,
and in three days building it! ^save thy
self, and come down from the cross !'
81And in like manner also the chief priests,
mocking, one with another, with the scribes,
said, 'Others he saved: himself he is unable
to save. 32 The Christ ! the king of Israel-
let Mm come down now from the cross,
that we may see and believe;' and they who
were crucified with Mm were reproaching
Mm. 88 And the sixth hour having come, dark
ness was over the whole land tiU the ninth
hour; ^and at the ninth hour Jesus cried
with a loud voice, saying, ' Eloi, Eloi, lama
37

Christ's aeath and burial.

XV. 35. — MABK. — xvi. 20. His resurrection and ascension.

aabachthani?' which is, betog interpreted,
' My God, my God, why didst Thou forsake
me?' 35 And certain of those standing by, hav
ing heard, said, 'Lo, Elijah he calleth;'
36 and one havtog run, and filled a spunge
with vinegar, and put it on a reed, was giv
tog him to drink, saying, 'Let alone, let
us see if Elijah doth come to take him
down.' 37And Jesus havtog uttered a loud cry,
gave up the spirit; ^and the veil of the
temple was rent in two, from top to bottom;
89 and the centurion who was standing over-
against him, having seen, that, having so
cried out, he gave up the spirit, said, ' Truly
this man was Son of God.'
49 And there were also women afar off
looking on, among whom was also Mary
the Magdalene, and Mary the mother of
James the less and of Joses, and Salome ;
41 (who also, when he was in Galilee, were
following him, and ministering to him,) and
many other women who came up with him
to Jerusalem.
42 And now evening having come, (seeing
it was the preparation, that is, the fore-sab
bath,) 43 Joseph of Arimathea, an honour
able counsellor, who also himself was wait
ing for the reign of God, came, boldly en
tered in unto PUate, and asked the body of
Jesus. 44 And Pilate wondered if he were already
dead, and havtog called up the centurion,
questioned him if he were long dead; 45and
haying known it from the centurion, he
granted the body to Joseph.
46 And he, having brought flue linen, and
having taken him down, wrapped him in
the linen, and laid him in a sepulchre which
had been hewn out of a rock, and he rolled
a stone on to the door of the sepulchre;
47 and Mary the Magdalene, and Mary mother
of Joses, were beholding where he is laid.
XVI. 2AND the sabbath having past,
Mary the Magdalene, and Mary the mother
of James, and Salome, bought spices, that
having come, they might anoint him : 2and
early in the morning of the first of the sab
baths, they come unto the sepulchre, at the
rising of the sun; 8and they said among
themselves, ' Who shall roll away for us the
stone from the door of the sepulchre?'
38

* And havtog looked, they see that the
stone hath been rolled away; for it was
very great; 5and having entered toto the
sepulchre, they saw a young man sitting on
the right hand, arrayed in a long white
robe, and they were alarmed.
6 And he saith to them, ' Be not alarmed;
ye seek Jesus the Nazarene, the crucified :
he is risen; he is not here; lo, the place
where they laid hin) ; 7but go, tell his dis
ciples, and Peter, that he goeth before you
to Galilee; there shall ye see him, as he said
to you.'
8And having gone out quickly, they fled
from the sepulchre, and trembling and
amazement had seized them, and to no one
said they anything, for they were afraid.
9 And he, having risen in the morning of
the first of the sabbaths, appeared first to
Mary the Magdalene, out of whom he
had cast seven demons ; 10 she having gone,
told it to those who had been with him,
mourning and weeping; uand they, havtog
heard that he is alive, and was seen by her,
did not believe.
i2 Aud after these things, to two of them,
as they were going into the country, walk
ing, he was manifested in another form:
13 and they having gone, told it to the
rest; not even them did they beheve.
14 Afterwards, as they are reclining (at
meat), he was manifested to the eleven, and
reproached their unbelief and hardness of
heart, because they believed not those hav
ing seen him being raised; J5and he said to
them, ' Having gone into all the world, pro
claim the good news to the whole creation;
i6 he who hath believed, and hath been bap
tized, shall be saved ; but he who hath not
berieved, shall be condemned.
17 'And signs shall accompany those be
lieving these things ; to my name demons
they shaU cast out; with new tongues they
shall speak; 18 serpents they shall take up:
and if any deadly thing they may drink, it
shall not hurt them ; on the infirm they
shall lay hands, and they shall be well.'
19 The Lord, then, after speaking to them,
was received up toto the heaven, and sat on
the right hand of God ; ^and they, having
gone forth, preached everywhere, the Lord
working with them, and confirming the
word through the signs following. Amen.

LUKE.

Chap.I. i SEEING that many took to hand
to set to order a narration concerning
the matters which have been fuUy assured
among us, 2as they delivered them to us,
who from the beginning became eye-wit
nesses, and officers of the Word,— Ht seemed
good also to me, having traced from the
first all things exactly, to write to thee in
order, most noble TheophUus, 4that thou
mayest know the certainty of those thtogs
wherein thou wast instructed. ,
s There was in the days of Herod the king
of Judea, a certain priest, Zacharias by
name, of the course of Abijah: and Ms wife
of the daughters of Aarou, and her name
Elizabeth ; 6 and they were both righteous
before God, walking in all the commands
and righteousnesses of the Lord blameless;
7and they had no child, because that Eliza
beth was barren, and both were advanced
in their days.
8 And it came to pass, in his executing
the priest' soffice, in the order of Ms course,
before God, 9according to the custom of
the priest's office, Ms lot was to make per
fume, havtog gone toto the sanctuary of the
Lord; w and all the multitude of the people
were praying without, at the hour of the
perfume. u And there appeared to him a messenger
of the Lord standing on the right side of
the altar of the perfume; i2and Zacharias
havtog seen, was troubled, and fear fell on
him; isbut the messenger, said to him, 'Fear
not, Zacharias, for thy supplication was
heard, and thy wife Elizabeth shall bear a
son to thee, and thou shalt call Ms name
John; 14and there shall be joy to thee and
gladness, and many at his birth shall joy ;
15for he shall be great before the Lord, and
wine and strong drtok he may not drink,
and with the Holy Spirit he shaU be filled,
even from his mother's womb; i6and many
of the cMldren of Israel shall he turn to
the Lord their God: 17andhe shall go be
fore Him, in the spirit and power of Elijah,
to turn the hearts of fathers to cMldren,
and disobedient ones to the wisdom of the
righteous, to make ready for the Lord, a
people prepared.'
18 And Zacharias said to the messenger,
' Whereby shall I know this ? for I am old,
aud my wife advanced in her days?'
19 And the messenger answering said to
Mm, ' I am Gabriel, who am standing near
in the presence of God, and I was '•sent to
speak to thee, and to proclaim these good
news to thee; 2° and, lo, thou shalt be silent,
and not able to speak, till the day that these
tMngs shall come to pass, because thou
didst not berieve my words, which shall be
fulfilled in their season.'
21 And the people were waiting for Zacha

rias, and wondering at his tarrying in the
sanctuary ; aand having come out,. he was
unable to speak to theni, and they knew
that a vision he hath seen in the sanctuary,
and he was beckoning to them, aud con
tinued dumb.
23 And it came to pass, when the days of
his ministration were fulfilled, he went
away to his own house; ^and after those
days, his wif e 'Elizabeth conceived, and hid
herself five months, saying, '** ' Thus hath
the Lord done to me, in the days in which
he looked on me, to take away my reproach
among men.'
26 And to the sixth month was the mes
senger Gabriel sent by God, to a city of
Galilee, the name of which was Nazareth,
27 to a virgin betrothed to a man, whose
name was Joseph, of the house of David,
aud the name of the virgin was Mary.
28 And the messenger having come in to
her, said, ' Hail, . favoured one; the Lord is
with thee; blessed art thou among women; '
^and she having seen, was troubled at his
word, and was reasoning of what kind this
salutation might be.
30 And the messenger . said to her, 'Fear
not, Mary, for thou hast found favour with
God ; 31and lo, thou shalt conceive in thy
womb, and brtog forth a son, and shalt call
his name Jesus. 32 He shall be great, and
Son of the Highest shall he be called, and
the Lord God shall give Mm the throue
of David Ms father; ^and he shall reigu
over the house of Jacob— -unto the ages:
and of his reign there shall be no end '
34 And Mary said to .the messenger, 'How
shall this be, seeing a husband I know not ?'
35 And the messenger answering said to
her, ' The Holy Spirit shaU come upon thee,
and the power of the Highest shall over
shadow thee, therefore also the holy-begot
ten thing shall be. called Son of God; 3(Sand
lo, Elizabeth, thy kinswoman, she also hath
conceived a son to her old age, and this
is the sixth month to her who was called
barren: 37for nothing shaU be impossible
with God.'
38 And Mary said, *Lo, the maid-servant
of the Lord; let it be to me according to thy
word; ' and the messenger went away from
her. 89 And Mary having arisen in those days,
went to the hill-country with haste, to a
city of Judea, «and entered into the house
of Zacharias, and saluted EUzabeth.
41 And it came to pass, when EUzabeth
heard the salutation of Mary, the babe
leaped in her womb; and Elizabeth was
filled with the Holy Spirit, 42and spake out
with a loud voice, and said, ' Blessed art
thou among women, and blessed the fruio
of. thy womb ¦ 43and whence is this to me,

• Hirth of John Jie Baptist.

I. 44.— LUKIil.— II. 19.

The birth of Christ.

that the mother of my Lord should come to
me? 44for, lo, when the voice of thy saluta
tion came into mine ears, leap for gladness
did the babe in my womb: 45and happy is
she who believed, for there shall be a com
pletion to the things spoken to her from
the Lord.'
46 And Mary said:
' My soul doth magnify the Lord,
. *r And my spirit was glad in God my Saviour.
48 For He looked on the lowliness of His
maid-servant;
For, lo, from henceforth call me happy
Shall all the generations;
49 For He who is mighty did for me great
And holy is His name ; [things,
59 And His kindness is to generations of
To those fearing Him; [generations,
Sl He did powerfully with His arm;
He scattered abroad the proud
' In the imagination of their heart;
s- He brought down thenrightyfrnm thrones,
And exalted the lowly;
53 The hungry He fiUed with good,
And the rich He sent away empty;
54 He laid hold of Israel Ms servant,
To remember kindness:
55 As He spake to our fathers, to Abraham;
And to his seed — for the age.'
56 And Mary abode with her about three
months, and turned back to her own house. •
57 And to Elizabeth, the time Was fulfilled
for her bringing forth, and she bare a son:
53 and her neighbours and her kindred heard
that the Lord was making His kindness
great with her, and they rejoiced with her.
59 And it came to pass, on the eighth day,
they came to circumcise the chUd, and
were calling him by the name of his father,
Zacharias; 60 andhis mother answering said,
' No, but he shall be called John.'
6LAud they said to her, 'There is none
among thy kindred who is called by this
name,' C2and were making signs to his
father, what he would wish him to be called;
1)3 and having asked for a tablet, he wrote,
saying, 'John is bis name;' and they all
wondered. ^And Ms mouth was opened
presently, and his tongue, and he was speak
ing, praising God.
65 And fear was on all those dwelling
around them; aud in all the hill-country of
Judea were all these sayings spoken of;
66 and all who heard, laid them up to their
hearts, saying, 'What child then shall this
be?' and the hand of the Lord was with him.
67 And Zacharias his father was filled with
the Holy Spirit, and prophesied, saying,
08 ' Blessed is the Lord, the God of Israel,
For He hath looked upon,
And wrought redemption for His people;
69 And raised an horn of salvation for us,
In the house of David His servant.
79 As He spake by the mouth of His holy pro-
Which have been from of old. [phets,
71 Salvation from our enemies,
And from the hand of all' Who hate us ;
72 To do kindness with our fathers,
And to be mindful of His holy covenant;
78 The oath which He sware to Abraham
our father, |
40

74 To give to us, without fear,
Out of the hand of our enemies being de
livered, [ness )
75 To serve Him, to holiness and righteous- •
Before Him, all the days of our toe.
76 And thou, child, Prophet of the Highest
Shalt thou be called:
For thou shalt go before the face of the
Lord
To prepare His ways,
77 To give knowledge of salvation to His
In remission of their sins; [people
78 Through the tender mercy of our God,
In wliich the rising from on high looked
upon us;
79 To give right to those sitting in darkness
and death-shade,
To guide our feet into the way of peace.'
60 And the child grew, and was strength
ened to spirit, and was to the deserts till
the day of his shewing to Israel.
II. *AND it came to pass in those days,
there went out a decree from Caesar Au
gustus, that aU the world be enrolled; 2 (this
enrolment first came to pass when Cy renins
was governor of Syria), 3and all were going
to be enrolled, each to his own city ; 4and
Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of
the city of Nazareth, to Judea, to the city
of David, which is called Bethlehem, be
cause of his being of the house and family
of David; 5to enrol himself with Mary his
betrothed wife, betog with chUd.
6And it came to pass, in their being there,
the days were fulfilled for her bringing
forth, 7and she brought forth her sou — the
first-born, and wrapped him up, and laid
him down in the manger, because there
was not for them a place in the ton.
8And there were shepherds in the same
region, lodging to the field, and keeping
the night-Watches over their flock; 9and lo,
a messenger of the Lord stood over them,
and the glory of the Lord shone round
them, and they feared a great fear.
10 And themessenger said to them, 'Fear
not, for lo, I bring you good news of great
joy, which shall be to all the people — " be
cause there was born to you to-day a Saviour,
who is Christ the Lord, to the city of David;
12 and this is to you the sign : Ye shall find
a babe wrapped up, lying in a manger.'
13 And suddenly there was with the mes
senger a multitude of the heavenly host,
praising God, and saying, « ' Glory in the
highest to God, and on earth peace, among
men — good will'
15 And it came to pass, as the messengers
were gone away from them to heaven, that
the men, the shepherds, said toone another,
' Let us go over really to Bethlehem, and
see this thing which hath come to pass.
which the Lord made known to us.' I6And
they came, havtog hasted, and found both
Mary and Joseph, and the babe lying to
the manger; i7and having seen, they made
knownabroad concerning the saying spoken
to them concerning the child.
18 And all who heard, wondered concern
ing the things spoken by the shepherds to
them; i9but Mary was preserving all these

Bis plantation at the temple. II. 20.— LUKE.— in. 13. Ministry of John the Baptist.

things, poridering in her heart; »and
the shepherds turned back, glorifying and
praising God, for all those thtogs they heard
and saw, as it was spoken to them.
2t And when eight days were fulfiUed for
the' circumcising of the child, then was his
name called Jesus, which was so caUed by
the messenger before his being conceived
in the womb.
22 And when the days of her purification
were fulfilled, according to the law of Moses,
they brought him up to Jerusalem, to pre
sent to the Lord, 21* as it hath been written
to the law of the Lord, — ' Every male open
ing the womb shall be called holy to the
Lord,' 24and to give a sacrifice, according to
that said in the law of the Lord, ' A pair of
turtle-doves, or two young pigeons.'
25 And lo, there was a man to Jerusalem,
Whose name was Simeon, and this man was
righteous arid devout, looking for the com
forting of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was
on Mm; 26and it hath been divinely told
him by the Holy Spirit— not to see death
before he may see the Lord's Christ. ,
27 And he came iu the Spirit toto the
temple, aud to the parents' bringing in the
child Jesus, for their doing according to
the custom of the law for him; ^then he
took Mm in his arms, and blessed God, and
said, ^'Now Thou dost send away Thy ser
vant, Lord, according to Thy word, in peace,
^for mine eyes have seen Thy salvation,
31 which Thou didst prepare before the face
of all the peoples, a2a light for the reveal
ing of nations, and the glory of Thy people
Israel.* 33 And Joseph and hisinother were wonder
ing at the tilings spoken concerning him ;
34 and Simeon blessed them, and said to
Mary his mother, ' Lo, this one is set for
the falling and rising of many in Israel, and
for a sign spoken against; ^and also tMne
own soul shaU a sword pass through, that
the reasonings of many hearts may be re
vealed.' 8GAnd there was one Anna, a prophetess,
daughter of Phauuel, of the tribe of Asher ;
she was advanced to days, having lived
with an husband, seven years from her
vu-gtoity; ^and she was a widow of about
eighty-four years, who departed not from
the temple, with fasts and supplications
serving Mght and day: ^and she, having
stood by at that hour, was confessing to
the Lord, and was speaking concerntog
him, to all those looking for redemption in
Jerusalem. 89 And when they had flmshed aU things,
according to the law of the , Lord, they
turned back to GaUlee, to their city Nazar
eth ; wand the child grew, and became
strong in spirit, being filled with wisdom,
and the grace of God was upon him.
«And his parents were going yearly to
Jerusalem, at the feast of the passover;
42 and when he was twelve years old, they
having gone up to Jerusalem,, according ,to
the custom of the feast, «and having
finished the days, in their returning the
child Jesus tamed behind in Jerusalem,

and Joseph and his mother knew not; ^bufc
havtog supposed him to he in the company,
they went a day's journey, and were seek
ing Mm among the kindred and the ac
quaintances, 45and not havtog found him,
they turned back to Jerusalem seeking
Mm.
, ^And it came to pass, after three days,
they found him in the temple, sitttogin the
midst of the teachers, both healing them
and questioning them: 47 and all those heal
ing him were astonished at Ms understand
ing and answers.
^Andhavtog seen him, they were amazed,
and his mother said to him, ' Child, why
didst thou thus to us? lo, thy father and I,
sorrowing, were seeking thee.'
49 And he said to them, ' Why is it that ye
were seeking me ? did ye not know that in
the house of my Father it behoveth me to
be?' 5°and they understood not the saying
which he spake to them; *land he went
down with them, and came to Nazareth, ami
was subject to them ; and his mother was
keeping aU these sayings in her heart ;
52 and Jesus was advancing in wisdom,
and stature, and in favour with God and
men. HI. *- AND in the fifteenth year of the
government of Tiberius Cajsar, Pontius
Pilate betog governor of Judea, and Herod
tetrorch of Galilee, and Philip his brother
tetrarch of Iturea, and of the region of Trac-
honitis, and Lysanias tetrarch of Abilene —
3 Annas and Caiaphas being chief priests,
the word of God came unto John the son
of Zacharias, in the wUderness; sand he
came into all the region about the Jordan,
proclaiming the baptism of reformation for
remission of sins; *as it hath been written
to the roll of the words of Isaiah the pro
phet, saying, ' A voice of one crying iu the
wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord;
straight make ye His paths; 5 every vaUey
shaU be filled, and every mountain and hill
shall be made low, and the crooked shall
become straight, and the rough smooth
ways; 6and all flesh ahaU see the salvation
of God.'
7 Then said he to the multitudes coming
out to be baptized by him, ' Brood of vipers !
who prompted you to flee from the coming
wrath? 8bring forth, therefore, fruits
worthy of reformation, and begin not to
say within yourselves, We have a father —
Abraham; for I say to you, that God is able
out of these stones to raise chUdren to
Abraham ; 9and already also the axe to the
root of the trees is laid, every tree, there
fore, not bringing forth good fruit is cut
down, and toto fire is cast.'
i°And the multitudes were questioning
him. saying, 'What, then, shaU we do?'
n and he answering saith to them, ' He hav
tog two coats— let him impart to him hav
tog none, and he havtog victuals — let him
do to like, manner.'
12 And there came also tax-gatherers to
be baptized, and they said to him, 'Teacher,
what shall we do ?' 13and he said to them.
'Exact no more than that appointed von '
41

Genealogy of Christ.

m. 14. — LUKE. — TV. 20. The temptation in the wilderness.

id
jflit

X4And questioning him also were those
making war, saying, ' And we, what shall
we do ?' and he said to them, ' Do violence
to no one, nor accuse falsely, and be con
tent with your wages.'
16 And while the people are looking, and
all are reasoning to their hearts concern
ing John, whether or not he may he the
Christ, i6 John answered, saying to all, 'I
indeed with water baptize you, but he com
eth who is mightier than I, of whom I am
not worthy to loose the latchet of his shoes
— he shaU baptize you with the Holy Spirit
and fire: 17 whose fan is in his hand, and he
will thoroughly purge his floor, and will
gather the wheat into his store-house, but
the chaff he will bum with fire unquench
able. '
i8 And therefore indeed with many other
things, exhorting, he was proclaiming good
news to the people ; "but Herod the tei
trarch, being reproved by him concerning
Herodias the wife of Philip his brother
and concerning aU the evils which Hero|
did, -°added also this to all, that he shii
up John in the prison.
21 And it came to pass, in all the people
being baptized, Jesus also betog baptized,
and praying, the heaven was opened, ^and
the Holy Spirit descended in a bodily ap
pearance, as if a dove, upon him, and a
voice came out of heaven, saying, ' Thou
art My Son— the Beloved, in thee I have
delighted.' 28 And Jesus himself was beginning to be
about thirty years of age, being, as was
supposed, son of Joseph,
24 son of Heli, son of Matthat,
son of Levi, son of Melchi,
son of Janna, son of Joseph,
26 son of Mattathias, son of Amos,
son of Naum, son of Esli,
23 son of Nagge, son of Maath,
son of Mattathias, son of Semei,
son oi Joseph, son of Juda,
27 son of Joanna, son of Rhesa,
son of Zerubbabel, son of Shealtiel,
28 smi of Neri, son of Melchi,
son of Addi, son of Cosam,
«on of Elmodam, son of Er,
29 son ot Jose, son of Eliezer,
son of Jorim, son of Matthat,
30 son of Levi, son of Simeon,
son of Juda, son of Joseph,
son of Jonan, son of Eliakim,
31 son of Melea, son of Menan,
son of Mattatha, son of Nathan,
32 son of David, son of Jesse,
son of Obed, son of Booz,
son of Salmon, son of Nahshon,
83 son of Ammtoadab, son of Ram,
| son of Hesron, son of Pharez,
. ** son of Judah, son of Jacob,
I son of Isaac, son of Abraham,
son of Terah, son of Nahor,
j & son of Serug, son of Reu,
son of Peleg, son of Eber,
80 son of Salah, son of Cainan,
eon of Arphaxad, son of Shem,
J son of Noah, son of Lamech,
; m eon ot Methuselah, son of Enoch,

son of Jared, son of Mahalaleel,
88 son of Cainan, son of Enos,
eon of Seth, son of Adam,
son of God.
IV. iAND Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit,
turned back from the Jordan, and was led
in the Spirit into the wilderness, '¦'forty
days betog tempted by the DevU, and he did
eat nothing in those days; and they having
been ended, he afterward hungered ; 3and
the Devil said to him, 'If Son thou art of
God, speak to this stone that it may become
bread.' 4 And Jesus answered him saying, 'It
hath been written, that not on bread alone
shah man live, but on every saying of
God.' 5 And the DevU having brought him up
toto an high mountain, shewed to him all
the kingdoms of the world in a moment of
time; eand the Devil said to him, 'To thee
will I give aU this power, and their glory,
for to me it hath been delivered, and to
whomsoever I wUl, I give it ; 7thou, then,
if thou mayest bow before me, all shall be.
thine.' 8 And Jesus answering him said, ' Get
thee behind me, Adversary, for it hath
been written, Thou shalt bow before the
Lortl thy God, and Him only shalt thon
serve.' 9And he brought him to Jerusalem, and
set him on the pinnacle of the temple, and
said to him, ' If the Son thou art of God,
cast thyself down hence: i°for it hath been
written, — To His messengers He wUl give
charge concerning thee,_ to keep thee; u and
— On the hands they shall bear thee up,
lest thou mayest dash against a stone thy
foot.' 12And Jesus answering said to him, —
' It hath been said, Thou shalt not tempt
the Lord thy God.'
13 And having ended aU temptation, the
Devil departed from him till a convenient
season; 14and Jesus turned back in the
power of the Spirit to GaUlee, and a fame
went out through all the Tegion round
about concerning him; 16and he was teach
ing in their synagogues, betog glorified by
all. i6 And he came to Nazareth, where he
had been brought up, and he went in, ac
cording to his custom, on the sabbath-day,
to the synagogue, and stood up to read;
17 and there was dehvered to him the roll of
Isaiah the prophet, and having unfolded
the roll, he found the place where it was
written :
18 ' The Spirit of the Lord is upon me,
Wherefore He anointed me,
To proclaim good news to the poor,
Sent me to heal the broken of heart,
To proclaim to captives deliverance,
And to blind receiving of sight,
To send away the bruised with deliver
ance;
19 To proclaim the acceptable year of the
Lord.'
20 And havtog folded the roll, havtog given
it back to the officer, he sat down, and the

Christ preaches at Nazareth. IV. 21.— LUKE.— V. 17. The miraculous draught of fishes.

eyes of all in the synagogue were gazing on
him. a And he began to say to them,— 'To
day hath this writing been fulfilled in your
ears;* 22 and aU were bearing testimony to
him, and were wondering at the words of
grace wMch are proceeding out of his
mouth, and they said, 'Is not tMs the son
of Joseph?'
** And he said to them, ' Certainly ye will
say to me this simile, Physician, heal thy
self; as great things as we heard done in
Capernaum, do also here in thy country ;'
24 but he said, ' Verily I say to you, — No pro
phet is acceptable to his own country; 25 but
of a truth I say to you, Many widows were
in the days of Elijah, in Israel, when the
heaven was shut for three years and six
months, when great famine came on all the
land; ^and to none of them was Elijah
sent, except to Sarepta of Sidon, to a wo
man, a. widow ; 27and many lepers were to
the time of Elisha the prophet, in Israel,
aud none of them was cleansed except
Naaman the Syrian.'
28 And aU to the synagogue were filled
with wrath, hearing these things, ^and
havtog risen, they thrust Mm out without
the city, and brought him unto the brow of
the hill on which their city had been built —
to cast him down headlong; » but he, having
passed through their midst, went away.
31 And he came down to Capernaum, a
city of Galilee, and was teaching them on
the sabbaths; -'-and they were astonished
at Ms teaching, for his word was with au
thority. 33 And in the synagogue was a man having
a spirit of an unclean demon, and he cried
out with a great voice, Si saying, ' A way,
what — to us and to thee, Jesus the Naza-
rene? thou art come to destroy us; I have
known thee who thou art, the Holy One of
God.' 34 And Jesus rebuked Mm, saying, 'Be
silenced, and come out of him;' and the
demou having cast him toto the midst,
came out from him, havtog hurt him not ;
36and amazement came upon all, and they
were speaking together, one with another,
saying, "What is tlris word, that with au
thority and power he commandeth the un
clean spirits, and they come out?' 37aud
there was going out a fame concerning him
to every place of the region round about.
88 And having risen out of the synagogue,
he entered into the house of Simon, and
the mother-to-law of Simon was oppressed
with a great fever, and they asked him
about her ; "® and having stood over her, he
rebuked the fever, and it left her; and pre
sently having risen, she was ministering to
them. 49 And at the Betting of the sun, all, as
many as had any infirm with manifold sick
nesses, brought them to him, and he on,
each one of them his hands having put,
healed them.
41 And demons* also were coming out from
many, crying out and saying, — 'Thou art
the Christ, the Son of God;' and rebuking,

he suffered them not to speak, for they
knew him to be the Christ.
42 And day havtog come, having gone out,
he went on into a desolate place, aud the
multitudes were seeking him, and came
unto him, and stayed him— not to go on
from them ; 43and he said to them, — 'Also
to the other cities it behoveth me to pro
claim good news of the reign of God, for
for, this have I been sent;' «and he was
preaching in the synagogues of GaUlee.
V. iAND it came to pass, while the multi
tude was pressing on Mm to hear the word
of God, that he was standing beside the
lake of Gennesaret, 2 and he saw two boats
standing beside the lake, but the fishermen
havtog gone away from them, were wash
ing tlie nets; 8and havtog entered into one
of the boats, which was Simon's, he asked
Mm to put back a little from the land, and
having sat down, he was teaching the mul
titudes out of the boat.
vAnd when he left off speaking, he said
to Simon, 'Put back toto the deep, and let
down your nets for a draught; ' 5and Simon
auswering said to him, 'Master, through
the whole night havtog laboured, we have
taken nothing, but. at thy saying I will let
down tne net.'
eAnd having done this, they inclosed a
great multitude of fishes, and their net was
breaking; 7and they beckoned to the part
ners, who were in the other boat, having
come to help them; and they came, ana
filled both the boats, so as to be sinking them.
8 And Simon Peter having seen, fell down
at the knees of Jesus, saying, ' Depart from
me, for I am a sinful man, 0 Lord;' °for
astonishment seized him and all those with
him at the draught of the fishes wliich, they
took; 10 and to Mce manner also James and
John, sons of Zebedee, who were partners
with Simon; and Jesus said to Simon, ' Fear
uot; from henceforth thou shalt be catching
men;' liand they, having brought the boats
to the land, having left all, followed him.
i2 And it canie to pass, in his being in one
of the cities, and lo, a man fuU of leprosy,
and havtog seen Jesus, havtog fallen on his
face, besought him, saying, 'Sir, if thou
mayest will, thou art able to cleanse me . '
13 and havtog stretched out his hand, he
touched him, having said, ' I will; be thou
cleansed;' and immediately the leprosy
went away from him.
"And he charged him to tell no one,
' But, havtog gone away, shew thyself to
the priest, and bring in regard to thy cleans-
tog according, as Moses directed, for atesti-
mony to them;' i5but the more was the
report going abroad concermng Mm, and
great multitudes were coming together to
hear, and to be healed by Mm from their
infirmities; ]6and he was withdrawing him
self in the desolate places, aud praying.
17 And it came to pass, on one of the days
that he was teaching, that there were sit
ting by Pharisees and teachers of the law,
who were come out of every village of GaU
lee, and Judea, and Jerusalem ; and the
power of the Lord was— to heal them,
13

The call of Matthew.

v. IS.— LUKE.— vi. 22.

Tlie twelve apostles chosen.

i8 And lo, men bearing on a couch a man,
who was paralytic, and they were seeking
to bring him in, and to place him before
him ; iftand not having found by what way
they might bring Mm in because of the
multitude, having gone up on the house
top, through the tiles they let him down,
with the little couch, into the midst before
Jesus; 29and having sefen their faith, he
said to him, 'Man, thy sins have been for
given thee.'
21And the scribes and the Pharisees began
to reason, saying. ' Who is this that speak-
pth evil words? who is able to forgive sins,
except God alone?'
22 But Jesus having known their reason
ings, answering, said to them, 'What reason
ye in your hearts? 2a which is easier — to say.
Thy sins have been forgiven thee? or to say,
Arise, and walk ?
24 ' But that ye may know that the Son of
Man hath power on the earth to forgive
sins — (he said to the paralytic) — I say to
thee, Arise, and havtog taken up thy couch,
be going on to thy house.'
28 And presently havingrisen before them,
having taken up that on which he was
lying, he went away to his own house,
glorifying God ; 26 and astonishment took all,
and they were glorifying God, and were
filled with fear, saying,— 'We saw strange
things to-day.'
27 And after these things he went forth,
and beheld a tax-gatherer, byname Levi,
sitting at the ¦ custom-house, and said to
him, 'Follow me:' w and he, havtog left all,
having arisen, followed Mm.
29 And Levi riiade a great entertainment for
him in his own house, and there was a great
multitude of tax-gatherers and others who
were with them recltoing (at meat); ^and
their scribes aud the Pharisees were mur
muring at his disciples, saying, 'Wherefore
with the tax-gatherers and with sinners do
ye eat and drink ?'
31 And Jesus answering said to them,
'They who are weU have no need of a phy
sician, but they that are ill ; ^I came not
to call righteous men, but sinners to refor
mation.' 38 And they said to him, 'Wherefore do
the disciples of John fast often, and make
prayers — in like manner also those of the
Pharisees— but thine eat and drink ?' 34And
he said to them, 'Are ye able to make the
sons of the bride-chamber — while the bride
groom is with them— to fast?' »*»but days
will come, even when the bridegroom may
be taken away from them ; then shall they
fast to those days.'
86 And he spake also a simile to them, —
' No one a patch of new clothing putteth on
old clothing; and if otherwise, the new also
maketh a rent, and with the old the patch
agreeth not, which is from the new.
37 ' And no one putteth new wine into old
skins; and if otherwise, the new wine will
burst the skins, and itself wUl be poured out,
and the skins' will be destroyed; ^but new
wine into new skins is to be put, and both
ure preserved- 39and no one having drunk
44

old wine, immediately wisheth new, for he
saith, The old is better.'
VI. i AND it came to pass, on the second-
first sabbath, as he was going through the
corn, that his disciples were plucking the
ears, and were eating, rubbing with the
hands; 2and certain of the Pharisees said
to them, ' Why do ye that which it is not
lawful to do on the sabbaths?'
3And Jesus answering said to them, 'Did
ye not read even this what David did, when
he hungered, himself and those who were
with him, 4how he went into the house of
God, and the loaves of the presentation did
take, and eat, and gave also to those with
him, which it is not lawful to eat, except
only for the priests r* fi and he said to them,
' The Son of Man is Lord also of the sabbath."
6And it came to pass, also on another
sabbath, that he went, into the synagogue,
and was teaching, and there was there a
man, and his right hand was withered;
7and the scribes and the Pharisees were
watching, if on the sabbath he wiU heal,
that they might find an accusation against
Mm.
8 But he himself knew their reasonings,'
and said to the man having the withered
hand, 'Rise, and stand in the midst;* and
he having risen, stood.
9 Then said Jesus to them, ' I will question
you something: Is it lawful on the sabbaths
to do good, or to do evU? to save life, or
to kiU?' 19And havtog looked round on
them aU, he said to the man, ' Stretch forth
thy hand; ' and he did so, and his hand was
restored as the other; Hand they were
filled with madness, and were speaking one
with another what they might do to Jesus.
i2 And it came to pass in those days, he
went out to the mountain to pray, and was
passing the night in the prayer of God;
18 and when it became day, be called up Ms
disciples, and having chosen from them
twelve, whom also he named apostles,
14fSimon, whom also he named Peter, and
Andrew his brother, James and John. PhUip
and Bartholomew, 15Matthew and Thomas,
James son of Alpheus, and Simon who is
caUed Zelotes, 16Judas brother of James,
and Judas Iscariot, who also became he
who delivered him up;) "and havtog come
down with them, he stood on a level spot,
and a company of his disciples, and a great
multitude of the people from all Judea, and
Jerusalem, and the maritime Tyre and
Sidon, who came to hear him, and to be
healed of their sicknesses, i8and those
pressed by unclean spirits, and they were
healed; 19and all the multitude were seek
ing to touch him, for power was going out
from him, and was healing all.
20 And he, havtog lifted up his eyes to his
disciples, said: ' Happy the poor, for yours
is the reign of God.
2i * Happy those hungering now, for ye
shall be filled.
' Happy those weeping now, for ye shall
laugh. 22 'Happy are ye when men shall hate
you, and when they shaU separate you, and

Exhortations to well-doing.

VI. 23.— LUKE.— VII. 17.

The widow's son raised.

reproach, and cast out your uame as evil,
for the Son of Man's sake; » ' rejoice in that
day, and leap, for lo, your reward is great
in the heaven, for according to these things
were their fathers doing to the prophets.
24 * But wo to you— the rich, for ye have
your comfort.
s'Wo to you who are filled, for ye shall
hunger. 'Wo to you who are laugritog now, for ye
shaU.mourn and weep.
26 * Wo to you when all men shall speak
weU of you, for according to these things
were their fathers doing to false prophets.
27 ' But I say to you who are hearing, Love
your enemies, do good to those hating you,
28 bless those cursing you, and pray for
those who are arraigning you; ^and to him
smiting thee on the one cheek, give also
the other; and from him who taketh from
theerthe mantle, even the coat thou mayest
not keep back.
39 ' And to every one who is asking of thee,
he giving ; and from him who is taking
away thy goods, ask not again; 31and as ye
wish that men may do to you, do ye also to
them to like manner; ^and — if ye love
those loving you, what thank have ye ? for
even the sinful love those loving them;
18 and if ye do good to those doing good to
you, what thank have ye ? for even the sin
ful do the same; Mand if ye lend to those of
whom ye hope to receive back, what thank
have ye? for the sinful lend to sinners — that
they may receive again as much.
86 'But love your enemies, and do good,
and lend, hoping for notMng again, and
your reward shall be great, and ye shaU be
sons of the Highest: for He is kind to the
unthankful and evU ; ^be ye therefore
merciful, as also your Father is merciful.
37 ' And judge not, and ye may not be jud
ged; condemn not, aud ye may not be con
demned; release, and ye shall be released.
38 * Give, and it shaU be given to you; good
measure, pressed, and shaken, and running
over, shaU they give into your bosom; for
with the same measure with which ye mea
sure, it shah be measured to you again.'
39 And he spake a simile to them, 'Is
blind able to lead blind ? shall they not
both fall toto a pit? ^A disciple is not
above his teacher, but every one made
perfect shall be as his teacher.
41 'And why beholdest thou the mote
that is to thy brother's eye, but the beam
that is to thine own eye considerest not?
42 or how art thou able to say to thy brother,
Brother, suffer, I may take out the mote
that is in thine eye — thyself the beam in
thine own eye not beholding? Hypocrite,
take first the beam out of thine own eye,
and then shalt thou see clearly to take out
the mote that is in thy brother's eye.
48 'For there isno good tree bringing forth
bad fruit, nor bad tree bringing forth good
fnrit: «for each tree from its own fnrit is
known,. for not from thorns do they gather
figs, nor from a bramble crop a grape.
45 ' The good man out of the good treasure
of Ms heart bringeth forth that which is

good; and the evil man out of the evU trea
sure of his heart brtogeth forth that which
is evil: for out of the abounding of the heart
doth his mouth speak.
46 'And why do ye caU me, Lord, Lord,
and do not what I say ? 47 Every one who
is coming to me, and hearing my words,
and doing them, I wUl shew you to whom
he is like: 48he is like to a man building a
house, who digged, and deepened, and laid
a foundation on the rock, and a flood hav
ing come, the stream broke forth on that
house, and was unable to shake it, for it
had been founded on the rock.
49 ' But he who heard and did not, is like
to a man havtog builded a house on the
earth, without a foundation, against which
the stream brake forth, and immediately it
fell, and the ruin of that house was great.'
VII. i AND when he completed all his
sayings in the hearing of. the people, be
went into Capernaum ; 2anda certain cen
turion's servant being ill,, was about to die,
who was much valued by him; 3and havtog
heard about Jesus, he sent to him elders
of the Jews, beseeching him, that having
come he might save his servant.
4And they having come to Jesus, were
calling upon him. earnestly, saying, 'He is
worthy to whom thou shalt do this, 5for he
loveth our nation, and it was he who built
the synagogue to us.'
6And Jesus was going with them; and
now when he was not far distant from the
house, the centurion sent to him friends,
saying to him, ' Sir, trouble not thyself, for
I am not worthy that under my roof thou
mayest enter: 7wherefore not even myself
thought I worthy to come to thee, but say
in a word, arid my boy shall be healed;. 8for
even I am a man placed under authority,
havtog under myself soldiers, and I say to
this one, Go, and he goeth; and to another,
Be coming, and he cometh; and to my ser
vant, Do this, and he doeth it.'
9And Jesus having heard these tilings,
wondered at him, and having turned, said
to the ^multitude following him, ' I say to
you, not even to Israel so much faith did I
find : ' i° and those sent,, turning back to the
house, found the sick servant in health.
Ji And it came to pass, on the morrow, he
was going into the city called Nain ; and
there were going with him many of his dis
ciples, and a great multitude; l2but as he
came near to the gate.of the city, then, lo,
one dead was being earned out, an only
son of his mother, and she was a widow,
and a great multitude of the city was with
her. i3And the Lord having seen her, was
moved with compassion towards her, and
Baidtoher, 'Weepnot:' "and having come
near, he touched the bier, and those bear
ing it stood still, and he said, ' Young man,
to thee I say, Arise; ' i^and the dead sat up,
and began to speak; and he gave him to his
mother. X6And fear took hold of all, and
they were glorifying God, saying, . ' A great
prophet hath risen among us,' and, 'God
hath looked upon His people.' 17And the
45

Christ's testimony of John.

vn. 13.— LUKE.—- vm. 10.

Christ' 8 feet anointed.

account of this went forth into all Judea
about him, and into all the region around.
18 And the disciples of John told him
about all these things ; 19 and John having
called up certain two of his disciples, sent
to Jesus, saying, 'Art thou he who cometh,
or for another do we look?' ^And having
come near to him, the men said, 'John the
Baptist-sent us to thee, sayiug, Art thou he
who cometh, or for another do we look?'
M and to that hour he cured many from
sicknesses, and plagues, and evil spirits,
and to many blind he granted sight.
22 And Jesus answering said to them,
'Having gone, report to John what ye saw
and heard, that blind men receive sight,
lame walk, lepers are cleansed, deaf hear,
dead are raised, poor have the good news
proclaimed: ^and happy is he whoever
may not be stumbled at me.'
24And the messengers of John having
gone away, he began to say to the multi
tudes concerning John: 'What went ye.out
to the wilderness to look on ? a reed shaken
by the wind? 2* but what went ye out to
see? a man clothed in soft garments? Lo,
they who are in splendid garments, and
living in luxury, are in the houses of kings.
26 'But what went ye out to see? a pro
phet ? Yes, I say to you, and much more
than a prophet; 27 this" is he concerning
whom it hath been written, Lo, I send My
messenger before thy face, who shaU pre
pare thy way before thee; ^for I say to
you, among those born of women, a greater
prophet than John the Baptist there is
none : but the least in the reign of God is
greater than he.'
29 And all the people having heard, with
the tax-gatherers, justified God, havtog
been baptized with the baptism of John ;
39 but the Pharisees and the lawyers, the
counsel of God put away for themselves,
not having been baptized by him.
81 Arid the Lord said, 'To what, then,
shall I Uken the men of this generation ?
and to what are they like ? 32 they are like
to children, those sitting in the market,
and calling one to another, and saying, We
piped to you, and ye danced not ; we
mourned to you, and ye wept not.
'•& 'For John the Baptist came, neither
eating bread nor drinking wine, and ye
say. He hath a demon : ^the Son of Man
came eating and drinking, and ye say, Lo,
a man, a glutton, and a wine-drinker, a
friend of tax-gatherers and sinners : 85and
wisdom was justified of all her children.'
36 And a certain one of the Pharisees was
asking him that he might eat with him,
and havtog gone into the house of the
Pharisee he reclined (at meat), ^and lo, a
woman in the city, who was a sinner, hav
ing known that he reclined (at meat) in the
house of the Pharisee, having brought an
alabaster box of ointment, "^and havtog
stood behind, beside his feet, weeping, be
gan to wet his feet with tears, and with
the hairs of her head she was wiping them
off, and was kissing his feet, and was
anointing them with tlie ointment.
46

39 But the Pharisee who called him; seeing,
spake within himself, saying, ' This one, if
he were a prophet, would have known who
and of what kind is the woman who toucheth
him, that she is a sinner.'
49 And Jesus answering said to him,
'Simon, I have something to say to thee ;'
and he saith, 'Teacher, say on.' 41 ' Two
debtors were to a certain creditor; the one
was owing five hundred denaries, and the
other fifty; ^and they not having wliere-
with to pay, he forgave both; which then
of them, say thou, wiU love him most?'
43 And Simon answering said, 'I suppose
that heto whom he forgave the most;* and
he said to him, ' Rightly thou didst judge.'
1,44 And havtog turned to the woman, he
said to Simon, ' Seest thou this woman? I
entered into thy house: water for my feet
thou gavest not, but this woman with tears
did wet my feet, and with the hairs of her
head did wipe them off; «a kiss to me thou
gavest not, but this woman, from what time
I came in, ceased not kissing my feet; 48with
oil my head thou anointedst not, but this
woman with ointment anointed my feet;
47 therefore I say to thee, her many sins have
been forgiven, for she loved much; but to
whom little is forgiven, Uttle he loveth.'
48 And he said to her, l Thy sins have been
forgiven:' 49and those reclining with him
(at meat) began to say within themselves,
'Who is this, who also forgiveth sins?'
6«but he said to the woman, 'Thy faith
hath saved thee, go to peace.'
VIII. iAND it came to pass thereafter,
that he was going through every city and
viUage, preaching an d proclaiming the
good news of the reign of God, and the
twelve are with him, 2and certain women,
who were healed of evil spirits and infirmi
ties, Mary who is called Magdalene, from
whom seven demons had gone out, 8and
Joanna wife of Chuza, Herod's steward,
and Susanna, and many others, who were
ministering to him from their substance.
4 And a great multitude having gathered,
and thoBe who from city and city were
coming to him, he spake by a simUe: 5 ' The
sower went forth to sow his seed, and to
his sowing the one fell beside the way, and
it was trodden down, and the fowls of the
heaven devoured it.
6 ' And another fell on the rock, and hav
tog sprung up, it withered, by not having
moisture. 7 ' And another fell midst the thorns, and
the thorns havtog sprung up with it,
choked it.
8 ' And another fell on the good ground,
and having sprung up, it brought forth
fruit an hundred-fold.' These things Bay
ing, he was crying out, ' He who hath ears to
hear— let him hear.'
9 And his disciples were questioning him,
saying, ' What may this simile be ?' 10 And
he said, 'To you it hath been given to
know the mysteries of the reign of God,
but to the rest to similes; that seeing, they
may not see ; and hearing, they may not
understand.

Parable of tlie sower.

vni. 11.— LUKE.— vm. 49. The issue of olood healed.

11 ' And this is the simile : The seed is the
word of God ; i2and those beside the way
are they who hear; afterwards cometh the
DeviL and taketh up the word from their
heart, lest believing, they may be saved.
i8 'And those on the rock: They who,
when they may hear, with joy receive the
word, arid these have no root, who for a
time beUeve, and in time of temptation faU
away. "'And that which fell toto the thorns:
These are they who have heard, and going
forth, by cares, and riches, and pleasures of
life are choked, and bear not to completion.
15 'And that to the good ground: These
are they, who on an honest and good heart,
having heard the word, retain it, and bear
fruit to patience.
. 16'And no one having lighted a lamp
covereth it with a vessel, or under a couch
putteth it; but on a lampstand he putteth
it, that those coming in may see the light;
"for nothing is secret, which shaU not be
made manifest; nor hid, which shall not be
known, and become manifest.
18 'See, therefore, how ye hear; for who
ever may have, there shall be given to him,
and whoever may not have, even what he
thinkethto have, shaU be taken from him.'
19 And there came to him Ms mother and
brethren, and they were not able to get to
him because of the multitude; 29and it was
told him, saying, 'Thy mother and thy
brethren stand without, wishing to see
thee;' 2Iand he answering said to them,
' My mother and my brethren ! they are
those, who are hearing the word of God,
and are doing it.'
53 And it came to pass, on one of the days,
that he himself went into a boat with his
disciples, and he said to them, ' Let us go
over to the other side of the lake;' and
they set forth, ^but as they were sailing
he fell asleep, and there came down a storm
of wind on the lake, and they were filling,
and were in peril.
^And havtog come near, they awoke
him, saying, ' Master, Master, we perish ; '
and he having arisen, rebuked the wind
and the tossing of the water, and they
ceased, and there came a calm ; wand he
said to them, 'Where is your faith?' and
they being afraid, wondered, saying to one
another, ' Who, then, is this, that even the
winds .he commandeth, and the water, and
they obey him?'
26 And they sailed down to the region of
the Gadarenes, which iB over-against Gali
lee; '"and on his havtog gone forth on the
land, there met Mm a certain man, out of
the city, who had demons from a long
time, and was not clothed with any gar
ments, and was not abiding in any liouse,
but in the tombs; ^and havtog seen Jesus,
aud cried, out, he fell before him, and with
a loud- voice, said, ' What — to me and to
thee; Jesus, Son of God Most High ? I be
seech thee, mayest thou not afflict me !'
3" For he commanded the unclean spirit
to come out from the man, for toany times
it had caught him, and he was bound with

chains and fetters — guarded; and breaking
asunder the bonds he was driven by the
demons toto the desolate places.
80 And Jesusquestioiiedhtoi, saying, 'What
is thy name?' and he said, 'Legion,' because
many demonswere entered into him; 31and
he was caUing on Mm, that he may not
command them to go away toto the deep;
32 and there was there an herd of many
swine feeding in the mountain, and they
¦were calling on him, that he might suffer
them to enter into these, and he suffered
them; a8 and the demons having gone out
from the man, entered into the swine, and
the herd rushed down the steep into the
lake, and were choked.
84 And those feeding them, having beheld
what was come to pass, lied, and having gone,
told it in the city, and in the fields ; ^and
they came out to see what was come to
pass, and they came to Jesus, and found
the man sitting, out of whom the demons
had gone out, clothed, aud right-minded,
at the feet of Jesus; and they were afraid ;
36 those also having seen it, told them how
the demoniac was saved.
37 And the whole multitude of the region
of the Gadarenes round about asked of
him to go away from them, for with great
fear were they pressed; and having entered
toto the boat, he turned back.
38 And the man from whom the demons
had gone out was beseechiug of him tu be
with him; but Jesus seut him away, saying,
39 ' Turn back to thy house, and tell how
great things God diet to thee; ' and he went
away through all the city proclaiming how
great things Jesus did to him
49 And it came to pass, in the turning
back of Jesus, the multitude received Mm,
for they were all looking for him; 4laud lo,
there came a man, whose name.was Jariu3,
and he was chief of the synagogue, and
havtog faUen at the feet of Jesus, was call
ing on him to come into his house: *2ior he
had an only daughter about twelve years
old, and she was dying.
But in his going away, the multitudes
were thronging him; 43 and a woman hav
ing an issue of blood for twelve years,
who having spent on physicians aU her Uv-
ing, was unable to be healed by any, ^hav
ing come up behtod, touched the hinge of
his garment, and presently the issue of her
blood stood.
45 And Jesus said, ' Who isit that touched
me?' and all denying, Peter and those
with him said, 'Master, the multitudes
press thee, and throng thee, and thou sayest,
Who is he who touched me 1' 46 And Jesus
said, ' Some one touched me; for I knew
power went out from me.'
47 And the woman having seen that she
was not hid, trembUng, came, and having
fallen before him, for what cause she touch
ed him declared to him in the presence of
all the people, and how she was healed pre
sently; 48and he Bald to her, ' Take courage,
daughter; thy faith saved thee; go to peace.
49 While he is yet speaking, there cometh
j a certain one from the chief of the syna-
47

Misfdonofthe twelve apostles. Vin. 50.— LUKE.— IX. 39.

Christ's transfiguration.

I gogne's house, saying to him, ' Thy daughter
: hath died, harass not the Teacher.;' so nut
Jesus hearing, answered him, saying, 'Fear
not; only believe, and she shall be saved.'
si And having come toto the house, he
suffered no one to go in except Peter, and
James, and John, and the father of the
child, and the mother; 52and they were all
weeping, and beating themselves for her,
and he said, 'Weep not ; she died not, but
sleepeth;' f^and they were deriding him,
knowing that she did die ; Mand he having
put them all out without, and having taken
hold of her hand, caUed, saying, ' Child,
arise; ' 55and her spirit came back, and she
arose presently, aud he directed that there
be given to her to eat; 66and her parents
were amazed, but he charged them to tell
to no one what was come to pass.
IX. XAND having called together Ms
twelve disciples, he gave them power and
authority over all the demons, and to heal
sicknesses; 2and he sent them to proclaim
trie reign of God, and to heal the infirm.
3 And he said to them, ' Take nothing for
the way, neither staff, nor scrip, nor bread,
nor money; neither have two coats each;
4 and into whatever house ye may enter,
there abide, and thence depart; fiand as
many as may not receive you, going out
from that city even the dust from your feet
shake off, for a testimony against them.'
p And they going out were going tto'ough
the several villages, proclaiming the good
news, and healing everywhere.
7 And Herod the tetrarch heard of all the
things betog done by him, and was per
plexed, for that it was said by certain, that
John hath been raised from the dead; 8and
by certain, that Elijah hath appeared; and
by others, that a prophet, one of the
ancients, was risen ; 9 and Herod said,
'John I beheaded, but who is this concern
ing whom I hear such things?' and he was
seeking to see him.
10 And the apostles having turned back,
declared to him how great things they had
done; and having taken them, he withdrew
by himself to a desert place of a city called
Bethsaida; "and the multitudes having
known, followed Mm, and having received
them, he was speaking to them concerning
thy reign of God, and those having need of
hearing he cured.
12 And the day began to decline, and the
twelve having come near, said to him, ' Lev
the multitude away, that having pone into
the viUages and the fields round about, they
may lodge and find provision ; for here we
are in a desert place.' 13But he said to
them, 'Give ye them to eat;' and they said,
' We have no more than five loaves, and
two fishes ; except, havtog gone, we may
buy for aU this people victuals;' '4for they
were about five thousand men.
And he said to.his disciples, 'Cause them
to recline in companies, to each fifty;' isand
they did so, and made aU to recUne; 16and
having taken the five loaves, and the two
fishes, having looked up to the heaven, he
blessed them, and brake, and was givtog to
43

the disciples to set before the multitude; !
17and they did eat, and were all filled; and j
there was taken up of what was over to
them of broken pieces, twelve baskets.
i8 And it came to pass, as he is praying
alone, the disciples were with Mm, and he
questioned them, saying, 'Whom do the
multitudes say me to be?' 19And they an
swering said, 'John the Baptist; and others,
Elijah; and others, that a prophet, one of
the ancients, hath risen ; ' 20and he said to
them, ' But ye — whom do ye say me to be?'
Peter answering said, 'The Christ of God.'
21And he charging them, commanded
them to say this to no one, 22 saying, 'It be-
hoveth the Son of Man to suffer many
things, and to be rejected by the elders, and
clrief priests, and scribes, and to be killed,
and the third day to be raised.'
23 And he said to all, 'If anyone doth
wish to come after me, let Mm disown him
self, and take up his cross daily, and follow
me; ^for whoever may -wish to save his
life, shall lose it; but whoever may lose his
life for my sake, he shall save it; ^ for
what is a man profited having gained the
whole world, but having lost or having
forfeited himself?
26 'For whoever may be ashamed of me,
and of my words, of this one shaU the Son of
Man be ashamed, when he may come to his
glory, and the Father's, and the holy mes
sengers'. ^But I say to you truly, there
are certain of those here standing, who
shall not taste of death till they may see
the reign of God.'
28 And it came to pass after these words,
as it were eight days, that havtog taken
Peter, and John, and James, he went up to
the mountain to pray ; 29and it came to
pass, in his praying, the appearance of his
face became altered, and his garment
white — sparkling.
39 And lo, two men were speaking with
him, who were Moses and Elijah ; 3i who
having appeared in glory, spake of his depar
ture which he was about to accorapUsh in
Jerusalem; 32but Peter and those with
him were heavy with sleep, and havtog
waked, they saw his glory, and the two
men who were standing with him.
33 And it came to pass, in their parting
from Mm, Peter said to Jesus, ' Master, it
is good for us to be here : and let us make
three booths, one. for thee, and one for
Moses, and one for Elijah,' not knowing
what he saith; ^hut as be was speaking
these thtogs, there came a cloud, and over
shadowed them, and they were afraid in
their entering toto the cloud; ^and a voice
came from the cloud, saying, 'This is My
Son— the Beloved; hear ye him;' 36and
when the voice was past, Jesus was found
alone; and they were silent, and told no one
in those days anything of what they saw.
87 And it came to pass on thenext day, on
their having come down from the moun
tain, there met him a great multitude,
88 and lo, a man from the multitude cried
out, saying, ' Teacher, I beseech thee, look
upon my son, for he is mine only one; 89 and

Mistaken zeal of the apostles. ix. 40.— LUKE. — x. 21. The mission hf the seventy.

lo, a spirit taketh him, and suddeMy he
crieth out, and it teareth him, with foamr
ing, and hardly withdraweth from him,
bruising Mm; «and I besought thy dis
ciples that they might cast it out, and
they were not able.'
"Aud Jesus answering said, 'O genera
tion, unbelieving and perverse, till when
shall I be with you, and suffer you? bring
near hither thy son;' *2and as he was yet
coming near, the demon rent him, and tore
him; and Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit.
and healed the youth, and gave him back:
to his father.
48 And they were all amazed at the great
ness of God, but whtte all are wondering
at aU thtogs which Jesus did, he said to his
disciples, 44 ' Lay ye into your ears these
words, for the Son of Man is about to be
delivered- up into the hands of men.'
45 But they were not knowing this saying;
and it was veiled from them, that they
might not perceive it; aud they were afraid
to ask him about this saying.
46 And there entered a reasoning among
them: this, Who may be greatest of them?
47 and Jesus havtog seen the reasoning of
their heart, having taken hold of a chUd,
set Mm beside Mm, 48aud said to them,
•Whoever may receive this child to my
name, receiveth me; and whoever may re
ceive me, receiveth Him who sent me : for
he who is least among you all— this one —
shall he great.'
49 Aud John answering said, 'Master, we
saw a certain one iu thy name casting out
the demons, and we forbade him. because
he followeth not with us:' so and Jesus said
to, him,, 'Forbid not;, for whoso is not
agatost us, is for us.'
51 And it came to pass, in the completing
of the days of Ms being taken up, that he
fixed his face to proceed to Jerusalem,
5- and sent messengers before his face, and
having proceeded, they entered into a vil
lage of Samaritans, so as to make ready for
hira: ^and they did not receive him, for
his face was as proceeding to Jerusalem.
¦^ And his disciples James and John hav
ing seen, said, 'Sir, wilt thou that we may
command fire to come down from the
heaven, and to consume them, as also
Elijah did?' »but havtog turned, he re
buked them, aud naid, * Ye know not of
what spirit ye are; 56for the Son of Man
came not to destroy men's lives, but to save; '
and they proceeded to another viUage.
57 And it came to pass, as they were pro
ceeding in the way, a certain une said to
him, 'I will follow thee wherever thou
goest. sir;' 58 and Jesus said to him, 'The
foxes have holes, and the fowls of the
heaven nests, hut the Son of Man hath not
where he may recline the head.'
59 And he said to another, 'Follow me :'
but he said, 'Sir, permit me, having gone
away, first to bury my father;' wbutl Jesus
Baid to him, ' Suffer the dead to bury their
own dead, but thou, having gone away,
declare the reign of God.'
61 Aud another also said, 'I will follow
2T

thee, sir, but first permit me to bid fare
well to those in my house; ' c- and JesuS'said
to him, ' No one having put his hand on
the plough, and looking back, is fit for the
reign of God.'
X. iAND after these things, the Lord
appointeth also other seventy, and sent
them by twos before his face, toto every
city and place, where he himself was about
to come : 2then said he to them, ' The har
vest indeed is abundant, but the labourers
few ; beseech ye then the Lord of the har
vest, so that He may put forth labourers
into His harvest.
:i ' Go away: lo, I send you forth as lambs
in the midst of wolves; 4 carry no purse, no
scrip, nor sandals; and salute no one on
the way; 5 and into whatever house ye enter,
first say, Peace to this house; 6and if indeed
there may be there the son of peace, rest
on it shall your peace; but if not so, to yon
it shall turn back.
7 'And to that house remain, eating and
drinking the. thtogs they have, for worthy
is the labourer of his hire; go not frnni
house to house: 8and into whatever city ye
may enter, and they receive you, eat the
thtogs set before you: 9and heal the infirm
in it, and say to them, The reign of God
hath come near to you.
io ' But into whatever city ye enter, aud
they receive you not, having gone out into
its broad places, say, u Even the dust from
your city, whicli hath cleaved to us, we do
wipe off against you, yet this know ye, that
the reign of God hath come near to you;
i2 but I say to you, for Sodom in that day
it shaU be more tolerable than for that city.
is 'Wo to thee, Chorazki; wo to thee,
Bethsajda ; for if in Tyre and Sidon had
been done the mighty works which were
done in you, long ago, sitting in sackcloth
and ashes, they wouldhave reformed; I4but,
for Tyre and Sidon it shall be more toler
able in the judgment, than for you.
is ' And thou, Capernaum, which unto the
heaven wast exalted, unto hades shall be
brought down.
16 'He who is hearing' you, heareth me;
and he who is putting you away, putteth
me away ; and he who is putting me away,
putteth .away Him who sent me.'
17 And the seventy turned back with joy,
saying, ' Sir, even the idemons are subject
to us in thy name ;' uand he said to them,
'I was beholding the 'Adversary havtog
faUen as lightning from the heaven; l9lo, I
give to, you the authority to tread on ser
pents and scorpions, and over all the power
of the enemy, and notMng by any means
may hurt you; 20yet, in this rejoice not,
that the spirits are subject to you, but re
joice rather that your names were written
in the heavens.'
24 In r that hour Jesus was glad in the
Spirit, and. said, ' I confess to thee, Father,
Lord of the heaven and of the earth, that
Thou didst hide these thtogs from wise
men and prudent, and didst reveal, them to
babes; yes, Father, for so it was good plea
sure before Thee. 49

The good Samaritan.

X. 22.— LUKE.— XI. 23.

Christ teaches to pray.

22 ' All thtogs were delivered up to me by
my Father, and no one knoweth who the
Son is, except the Father, and who the
Father is, except the Son, and to whomso
ever the Son may will to reveal Him.'
28 And havtog turned to the disciples, he
said by themselves, ' Happy the eyes which
are perceiving the things ye perceive; ^for
I say to you, that many prophets and kings
wished to see the things ye perceive, and
saw not, and to hear the things ye hear,
and heard not.'
25 And lo, a certain lawyer stood up, tempt
ing him, and saying, 'Teacher, on doing
what — shall I inherit age-during life ?'
26 And he said to Mm, ' In the law what
hath been written? how readest thou?'
27 and he answering said, 'Thou shalt love
the Lord thy God out of all thy heart, and
out of aU thy soul, and out of all thy
strength, and out of all thine understand
ing; and thy neighbour as thyself.'
28 And he said to him. ' Rightly didst thou
answer; this do, and thou shalt live."
29 But he, willing to justify himself, said
to Jesus, 'And who is my neighbour?'
30 and Jesus having taken up the word, said,
' A certain man was going down from Jeru
salem to Jericho, and fell among robbers,
and they havtog stripped Mm, and inflicted
wounds, went away, leaving him half dead.
31 'Andbya coincidence a certain priest was
Koingdowntothatway.andhavtogseenhim,he passed by on the opposite side; 32 and in
like manner also a Levite, having been
about the place, havtog come, and seen,
passed by on the opposite side.
83 'And a certain Samaritan, journeying,
came along him, and havtog seen him, was
moved with compassion, 34 and having gone
near, bound up his wounds, pouring on
oil and wine, aud having lifted him up on
his own beast, brought him to an inn, and
took care of him; 85aiKi on the morrow,
going forth, taking out two denaries. he
save them to the innkeeper, and said to
him. Take care of him, and whatever thou
mayest spend more, I, in my returning,
will repay thee.
36 'Who, then, of these three, thinkest
thou to have been neighbour of him who
fell among the robbers ? ' 37andhesaid, 'He
whodidthekindnesstolrim, ' and Jesussaid
to him, ' Proceed and do in like manner.'
33 And it came to pass in their proceeding,
that he entered into a certain viUage, and
a certain woman, by name Martha, receiv
ed Mm into her house; 39and she had a
6ister, called Mary, who also, havtog seated
herself near the feet of Jesus, was hearing
his word ; 49but Martha was distracted
about much serving ; and having stood by
Mm, she said. 'Sir, dost thou not care that
my sister left me alone to serve? speak
then to her, that she may help with me.'
41 And Jesus answering said to her,
'Martha, Martha, thou art careful and
troubled about many thtogs ; 42hut of one
thing there is need, and Mary the good
part chose, which shall not be taken away
from her.' so

XI. ' AND it came to pass, in his being
in a certain place praying, as he ceased, a
certain one of his disciples said to Mm,
' Sir, teach us to pray, as also John taught
his disciples.'
2And he said to them, 'When ye may
pray, say ye: Our Father who art to the
heavens; hallowed be Thy name: Thy reign
come; Thy will come to pass, as in heaven
also on the earth; 3our necessary bread be
giving us daily; 4and forgive us our sins,
for also we ourselves forgive every one in
debted to us; and mayest Thou not lead us
into temptation; but do Thou deliver us
from the evU.'
5And he said to them, ' Who of you shall
have a friend, and shall proceed to him at
midnight, and may say to him. Friend, lend
me three loaves, 6 seeing a friend of mine
came out of the way to me, and I have
nothing to set before him; 7and he from
within answering may say, Do not give me
trouble, already the door hath been shut,
and my chUdren with me are in bed; I am
unable, having risen, to give to thee.
8 ' I say to you, eveu if he will not give to
him, having risen, because of his being his
friend, yet because of Iris importunity, hav
ing risen, he wUl give him as many as he
needeth; 9and I say to you, Ask, and it
shaU be given to you; seek, and ye shall
find; knock, and it shaU be opened to you ;
10 for every one who is asking receiveth :
and he who is seeking findeth; and to him
who is knocking it shall be opened.
11 ' And of which of you — a father — if the
son shall ask a loaf, a stone will he present
to him ? and if a flsh, will he for a fish a
serpent present to him? 12and if he may-
ask an egg, will he present to him a scor
pion ? i8 If, then, ye, betog evil, know good
gifts to give to your children, how much
more shuU the Father who is from heaven
give the Holy Spirit to those asking Him ?'
14 And he was casting out a demon, and it
was dumb, and it came to pass, on the
demon's having gone out, the dumb spake,
and the multitudes wondered: 15but certain
of them said, ' By Beelzeboul, the ruler of the
demons, he casteth out the demons;' ieand
others, tempting, a sign out of heaven from
him were asking,
17 And he, knowing their thoughts, sairl to
them, ' Every kingdom having been divided
against itself is made desolate ; and house
against house falleth; ls and if also the Ad
versary against himself be divided, how
shall Ms kingdom be made to stand ? for ye
say, By Beelzeboul I cast out trie demons.
19 ' But if I by Beelzeboul cast out the
demons, — your sons, by whom do they cast
out? therefore your judges they shall be;
^but if by the finger of God I cast out the
demons, then come suddenly upon you hath
the reign of God.
21 < When the strong man aimed may keep
his hall, to peace are his goods; -but when
the stronger than he, having come upon
him, may overcome Mm, his whole armour
be taketh away in which he had trusted,
and his spoils- he distributeth ; 23he who is i

The Pliarisees reproved.

xi. 24.— LUKE.— xn. 11. Christ's charge to his apostles.

not with me is against me, und he who is
not gathering with me scattereth.
24 ' When the unclean spirit may, go out
from the man, it walketh through dry
places seeking rest; and not finding, it saith,
I will turn back to my liouse whence I came
out: ^and having come, it findeth it swept
and adorned ; 26then it proceedeth, and
taketh to it seven other spirits more evil
tlian itself, and having entered, they dwell
tliere ; and the last of that mau becometh
worse than the first.'
"And it came to pass, on Ms saying these
things, a certain woman having lifted up
the voice out of the multitude, said to him,
'Happy the womb that bare thee, and the
paps which thou didst suck ! ' ^But he said,
' Yea rather, happy those hearing the word
of God, and doing it.'
29 And the multitudes being crowded to
gether, he began to say, 'This generation is
wicked; a sign it seeketh after, and a sign
shall not be given to it, except the sign of
Jonah the prophet; so for as Jonah became
a sign to the Ninevites, so also shall the
Sou of Man be to this generation.
31 ' A queen of the south shall rise in the
judgment with the men of this generation,
and shall condemn them, for she came from
the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of
Solomon; and lo, greaterthan Solomon here!
32 ' Men of Nineveh shall stand up in the
judgment with this generation, and shall
condemn it, for they reformed at the pro
clamation of Jonah; and lo, greater than
Jonah here!
83 'And no one havtog lighted a lamp,
putteth it in a secret place, nor under the
measure, but on the lampatand, that those
* coming in may see the light.
84 ' The lamp of the body is the eye; when
then thine eye may be simple, thy whole
body also is lightened: but when it may be
evil, thy body also is darkened ; ^take
heed, then, that the right which is in thee
be not darkness: ^if then thy whole body
be lightened, not havtog any part darkened,
the whole shall be lightened, as when the
lamp by the shining may give thee light.'
37 And in his speaking, a certain Pharisee
was asking him that he might dine with
him, and havtog gone in, he reclined (at
meat); 88and the Pharisee having seen it,
wondered, that he did not first baptize him-
Belf before the dinner.
39 And the Lord said to him, * Now do ye,
the Pharisee, the outside of the cup and of
the plate make clean, but your inward part
is full of rapine and wickedness; 49unthink-
ing! did not He who made the outside also
the inside make? ~41 But the what ye have
give as alms, aud, lo, all thtogs are-clean to
you. 42 ' But wo to you, the Pharisees, for ye
tithe the mint, and the rue, and every
herb, and pass by judgment, and the love
of God; these things it behoveth you to do,
and those not to neglect.
43 ' Wo to you, the Pharisees, for ye love
the first seats in the synagogues, and the
salutations in the markets.

44 'Wo to you, scribes and Pharisees,
hypocrites, for ye are as the unseen tombs,
and the men who are walking upon them do
not know.'
«And one of the lawyers answering,
saith to him, ' Teacher, these things saying,
us also thou insultest;' 46 and he said, 'And
to you, the lawyers, wo! for ye burden men
with burdens unbearable, and ye with one
of your fingers touch not the burdens.
, 47 ' Wo to you, for ye buUd the tombs of
the prophets, and your fathers kUled them.
^Then do ye testify, and consent' to the
works of your fathers; for they indeed
killed them, and ye— ye build their tombs;
49 therefore also the wisdom of God said: I
will send to them prophets, and apostles, and
some of them they shall kill and persecute:
«> that the blood of all the prophets, which
is being poured out from the foundation of
the world, may be required from this gene
ration; 5i from the blood of Abel unto the
blood of Zacharias, who perished between
the altar and the house; yes, I say to you
It shall be required from this generation.
S2< Wo to you, the lawyers, for ye took
away the key of knowledge; yourselves— ye
entered not; arid those going in ye hindered.
¦ ^And in his speaking these things to
them, the scribes and the Pharisees began.
fearfully to urge and to provoke him to
speak about many things: &* laying wait for
him, and seeking to* catch something out of
his mouth, that they might accuse him]
XII. i AT which time the myriads of the
multitude having been gathered together,
so as to tread one upon another, he began
to say to Ms disciples, first, 'Take heed to
yourselves of' the leaven of the Pharisees,
which is hypocrisy ; 2but there is nothing
covered, which shall not be revealed ; and
hid, which shall not be known; 8 because
whatever to the .darkness ye said, to the
light shall be heard; and what to the ear ye
spake in the toner-chambers, shall be pro
claimed on the house-tops.
4 'And I say to you, my friends, be not
afraid of those killing the body, and after
these things have not anything over to do;
5 but I will show to you beforehand whom
ye may fear: Fear Him who, after the kill
ing, hath power to cast into the gehenna ;
yes, I say to you, Fear Him.
6 'Are notfive sparrows sold fortwo assars?
and not one of them is forgotten before
God; 7but even the hairs of your head have
been all numbered; therefore fear not, than
many sparrows ye are of more value.
8 'And I say to you, Whoever may con
fess me before men, the Son of -Man also
shaU confess him before the messengers of
God; 9 and he who hath denied me before
men, shall be denied before the messengers
of God; 10and every one whoever shall say
a word agatost the Son of Mau, it shall be
forgiven to him, but to him who agatost
the Holy Spirit speaketh evil, it shall not
be forgiven.
" ' And when they brtog you to the syna
gogues, and to the rulers, and to the powers,
be not careful' how or what ye may plead,
51

Woi-ldly-mindedness reproved^. XIL 12.— LUKE.— x II. 6S.

Vigilance inculcated.

or what ye may say : l2for the Holy Spirit
shall teach you in that hour what things it
is necessary to say.'
i8 And a certain one said to Mm, out of
the multitude, 'Teacher, say to my brother
to divide with me the inheritance.' ,4And
he said to him, ' Man, who set me a judge
or a divider over you?' 55And he said tq
them, ' Observe, and beware of covetous-
ness, for not in the abundance of the things
wliich one hath doth his life consist.'
]6And he spake a simile to them, saying,
'Of a certain rich man the field brought
forth well: '/ and he was reasoning within
himself, saying, What shall I do, for I have
not where I shall gather in my fruits: i8and
he said, This will I do, I will take down my
store-houses, and greater ones will build,
and will gather together there all my pro
ducts and my good things; 19and I will say
to my soul, Soul, thou hast many good
things laid up for many years, be resting,
eat, drink, and be merry.
20 'But God said to him, Fool, this night
thy soul shall be asked back; and what
things thou hast prepared, to whom shall
they be ? 21 so is he who is treasuring up for
himself, and is not, rich towards God.'
22 And he said to his disciples, ' Therefore,
tn you I say. Be not careful for your life,
what ye may eat; nor for the body, what ye
may put on : 23 the life is more than the nour
ishment, and the body than the clotMng.
• M ' Consider the ravens, that they sow
not, nor reap, to whom there is no barn
nor store-house, and God nourisheth them;
how much more are ye better than the
iowls?25and who of you, being careful, is
able to add to his age one cubit? 2eIf, then,
ye be not able for the least — why for the
est are ye careful ?
27 ' Consider the lilies, how do they in
crease? they labour not, nor do they spin;
but I say to you, not even Solomon in all
his glory was arrayed as one of these.
28 And if the herbage in the field, which to
day is, and to-morrow is cast into an oven,
God so clothe, how much more you — ye of
little faith?' /
29 'And ye — seek not what ye may eat, or
what ye may drink, and be not In suspense;
30 for all these things do the nations Of the
world seek after, but your Father hath
known that ye have need of these things.
** But, seek ye the reign of God, and all
these things shall be added to you.
32 'Fear not, little flock, for your Father
delighted to give you the reign ; 83sell the
thtogs ye have, and give alms; make for
yourselves bags which become not old, a
treasure unfailing in the heavens, where
thief cometh not near, nor moth" destroyeth;
34 for where your treasure is, there also
your heart will be.
!,fl ' Let your loins be girded, and the lamps
burning, 36and ye like to men waiting for
their lord, when he shall return from the
marriage, that he having come and knocked,
immediately they may open to him.
37 'Happy those servants, whom the lord,
having come, shall find watching ; verily I
fi2

say to you, that he will gird himself, and
will cause them to recline fat meat), and
having come near, will minister to them;
38 and if he may come in the second watch,
and in the third watch, may come, and find
it so, happy are those servants.
89 ' And this know, that if the master of
the house had known what hour the thief
cometh, he would have watched, and would
not have Buffered his house to be broken
through; 4°and ye. then, be ye ready, for
at the hour ye think not, the Son of Man
cometh.' 41 And Peter said to' him, ' Sir, to us this
simile dost thou speak, or also to all ?*
42 And the Lord .said. 'Who, then, is the
faithful and wise steward whom the lord
shall set over his household, to give in due
season the measure of food ? 43 Happy that
servant, whom his lord, having come, shall
find doing so; « truly I say to you, that
over aU his goods he will set Mm.
45 ' But if that servant may say to his
heart, My lqrd delayeth to come; and may
begin to beat the men-servants and the
maid-servants, to eat also, and to drink, and
to be drunken; 4tithe lord of that servant
will come to a day on which he looketh not
for him, and in an hour which he knoweth
not, and will cut him asunder, and his
portion with the unfaithful will appoint.
47 'And that servant who, havtog known
his lord's will, and not having prepared,
nor having doue according to his will shall
be beaten with many stripes: 48but lie
who, not having known, but having done
things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten
with few ; but to every one to whom much
was given, much shall be required from
him; and to whom men committed much,,
more abundantly they will ask of him.
49 'Fire I came to put on the earth, afid
what wiU I if already it be kindled ? «but
I have a baptism to 'be baptized with, and
how am I pressed till it be -ended !
51 'Think ye that peace I came to give on
the earth? tio, I, say to you, but rather
division; «2forthere shall be henceforth five
in one house divided, three against two,
and two against three; 53 a father shall be
divided against a son, and a son agatost a
father, a mother against a daughter, and a
daughter agatost a mother, a mother-in-
law against her daughter-tovlaw, and a.
daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law.'
64And be said also to the multitudes.
' When ye may see the cloud rising" from the
west, immediately ye say. A shower cometh,
and it cometh, so; Hand when. ye see a
south wind. blowing, ye say, that there will
be heat, and it cometh to pass; 56 hypo
crites! the face of the earth and of the
heaven ye have known to discern, but this
time — how do ye not discern it ?
67 'And why, even of yourselves,, judge
ye not what is right? "for, as thou art
going, away with thine opponent to the
ruler, in the way give diligence to be re
leased from him, that he may not drag thee
before the judge, and the judge may deliver
thee to the officer, and the officer may cast

The fruitless fig-tree.

xir. 59.— LUKE.— XIV. 10. Christ's message to Hercd.

thee into prison; saj say to thee, thou may
est not come out thence till the last mite
thou mayest give.' .
XIII. iAND there Were present certain at
that time, telUng him abput the Galileans,
whose blood Pilate mingled with their sacri
fices; 2 and Jesus answering said to them,
' TMnk ye that these GalUeans were sinners
beyond all the Galileans, because they suffer
ed such things? 3No; I say to you, but, if ye
may not reform, all ye even so shaU perish.
4 'Or those eighteen, on whom the tower
of Siloam fell,' and killed them;, think ye
that these were debtors beyond all men
who were dweUing in Jerusalem? 3No; I
say to you, but, if ye may not reform, all ye
in like manner shall perish.'
6 And he spake this simile: ' A certain one
had a fig-tree planted in his vineyard, and
he came seeking fruit on it, and did not
find; 7 and he said to the vine-dresser, Lo,
three years I come seeking fruit on this fig-
tree, and do riot find, cut it down, why
even the ground doth it cumber?
8 'And he answering saith to him, Sir,
suffer it also this year, till I may dig about
it. and cast to dung; 9and if indeed it may
bear *fruu>— ; and if not, thereafter thou
shalt cut it down.'
i° And he was teaching to one of the syna
gogues on the sabbath; Hand lo, there was
a woman having a spirit of 'infirmity eigh
teen years, and she was bowed together,
i and not able to bend back at all; lBand
i Jesus having seen her, caUed her. and said
j to her, 'Woman, thou hast been loosed
i from thine infirmity; ' 13and he laid on her
I his hands, and presently she was set up- ,
right, and was glorifying God. •
14 And the chief of the synagogue answer
ing, (much displeased that on the sabbath
Jesus healed,} said to the multitude, ' Six
days there are in which it is necessary to
work ; to these, 'then, coming, be healed,
and not on the sabbath-day.'
1BThen the Lord answered him and said,
'Hypocrites, doth not each of yon on the
sabbath loose his ox or ass from the stall,
and having led it away, water it? icand
this one, being a daughter of Abraham.
whom the' Adversary bound, lo, eighteen
years, was it not necessary for her to he
loosed from this bond on the sabbath-day?'
17 And on his saying these things, all who
were opposed to hitn were ashamed, and
aU the multitude were rejoicing at all the
glorious things done by him.
18 And he said, 'To what is the reign of
God like? and to what shall I liken it?
wTt is like to a grain of mustard, which a
man havtog taken, cast into his garden, and
it increased, arid came to a great tree, and
the fowls of heaven lodged in its branches.'
20 And again he said, 'To what shall I
liken the reign of God? 21It is like leaven,
which a woman, having taken, hid to three
measures of meal, till all was leavened.' '
22 And he was going through cities and
villages, teaching, and making progress to
wards Jerusalem : ^and a certain one said
to him, 'Sir, are those saved few?' and be

said to them, ^ • Strive to enter iu through
the strait gate : for many, I say to you,
will seek to enter in, and shaU riot be able.
25 'From the tiinethe master ot the house
may have. risen up, and shut the door, and
ye may begin outside to stand, and to knock
at the door, saying, Lord, loi-dj open to us;
and he answering shaU say to you, I do not
know you whence ye are; 2tfthen shall ye
begin to 'say, We did eat in, thy presence,
and did drink, and in our broad places thou
didst teach: 27and he shall say, I say to yOii,
I do not know you whence ye are ; depart
from me, all ye workers of unrighteousness.
28 ' There shall be there the weeping and
the gnashing of tlie teeth, when ye may see
Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, and all
the prophets in the reign of God, and ye
yourselves cast out without; 29and they
shall come' from east and west, and from
north and south, and shall recline in the
reign of GodV^and lo.there are last who shall
be first, and there are first who haU be last.'
31 On that day there came near certain
Pharisees, saying to him, 'Go out, and go
away hence, for Herod wisheth to kill thee; '
32 and he said to them,. ' Having gone, say
to this fox, Lo, I cast out demons, and ac
complish cures to-day and to-morrow, and
the third day1 lam perfected; 8sbut it be-
hoveth me to-day, and to-morrow, and the
day following, to go on, for it is not possi
ble for a prophet to perish out of Jerusalem.
84 ' Jerusalem, Jerusalem, which is killing
the prophets, and stoning those sent to her;
how often did I wish to gather thy Child
ren together, as a hen her brood under the
wings, and ye would not.
35 ' Lo, your house is left to you desolate'
and verily I say to you— ye may not see me,
till it come, when ye inay say, Blessed is he
who is coming in the name of the Lord.'
XIV. iAND it came to pass, on his going
into the house of a certain one of the Chiefs
of the Pharisees, on a sabbath, to eat bread..
that they were watchtog3hhh; 2and lo'
there was a certain dropsical man befbr
him; 3and Jesus answering spake to tht
lawyers and Pharisees, saying, ' Is it lawful
on the sabbath-day to heal?' 4and they
were silent; and having taken hold of him,
he healed Mm, and sent him away; 5and
answering them said, 'Of which of you
shall the ass or ox fall into a pit, and lie
will not immediately draw it 'out on the
sabbath-day?' °and they were not able to
answer hhn again to these thircs.
7 And he spake a simile to those called,
markihghow they were choosing out th e first
couches, saying to them, "'When thou may
est be called by any one to marriage-feasts,
thou mayest not recline on the first couch!,
lest perhaps a more honourable than thou
may have been called by him; 9and he who
called thee and him havtog come shaU say
to thee, 'Give to this one— place, and then
thou mayest begin with shame to take the
last place
i°' But when thou mayest be called, hav
ing gone, recline on the last place, that
when he who called thee may come, he may
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f&mite of the marriage-supper, XIV. 11.— LUKE.— xv. 21. and of the repentant prodigal.

Bay to thee, Friend, come up higher: then
Bhaltthou have glory inthe presence of those
reclining with thee ; ufor every one who is
exalting himself shall be humbled, and he
who is humbling himself shall be exalted.'
i2 And he said also to him who called him,
'When thou mayest make a dinner or a
supper, call hot thy friends, nor thy breth
ren, nor thy kindred, nor rich neighbours,
lest perhaps they also may call thee again,
and a recompense may be made thee: l8but
when thou mayest make a feast, call poor,
maimed, lame, blind, 14and thou shalt be
happy, for they have not to recompense
thee; for it shall be recompensed to thee to
the rising again of the righteous.'
i6And one of those reclining with him
having heard these things, said to him,
' Happy is he who shall eat bread in the
reign of God;' 16and he said to him, 'A
certain man made a great supper, and
called many, 17 and sent his servant at the
hour of the supper to say to those called,
Come, for now are all things ready.
18 ' And they all began with one consent
to excuse themselves: The first said to him,
A field I bought, and I have to go out and
see it ; I beg of thee, have me excused.
19 'And another said, Five yoke of oxen I
bought, and I proceed to prove them; I beg
of thee, have me excused: 20and another
said, A wife I married, and therefore I am
not able to come. .
21 ' And that servant having come, told to
his lord these things; then the master of
the house, having been angry, said to his
servant, Go out quickly to the broad places
and lanes of the city, and the poor, and
maimed, andlanie, andblind.brtoginMther.
22 ' And the servant said, Sir, it hath been
done as thou didst command, and still there
is place.
23 ' And the lord said to the servant, Go
out into the ways and hedges, and constrain
to come in, that .my house may be filled;
24 for I say to you, that none of those men
who were called shall taste of my supper.'
25 And there were going on with him great
multitudes, and having turned, he said to
them, 26 'If any one doth come to me, and
doth not hate his father, and mother,
and wife, and chUdren, and brothers, and
siBters, aud yet even his own life, he is not
able to be my disciple; 27and whoever doth
not bear his cross, and come after me, can
not be my disciple.
'&• For who of yon, wishing to build a
tower, doth not first, having sat down,
oount the expense, whether he have the
things for finishing? 29,lest perhaps, on his
having laid a foundation, and not being
able to finish, all who are beholding may
begin to mock him, ^ saying, This man be
gan to build, and was not able to finish.
81 ' Or what ktog going to engage with
another king in war, doth not, having sat
down, first consult if he is able with ten
thousand to meet Mm who with twenty
thousand is coming against him? 32and if
not— the other being yet far off— sending
ambassage, be asketh the things for peace.
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33 'So, then, everyone of you, who doth
not bid farewell to all that he hath, is not
able to be my disciple.
M'Salt is good; but if the salt become
tasteless, with what shall it be seasoned?
8= neither for land nor for manure is it fit—
they cast it out. He who hath ears to hear,
let him hear.'
XV. iAND all the tax-gatherers and the
sinners were coming near to him, to hear
him: 2and the Pharisees and the scribes
were murmuring, saying, 'This one receiv
eth. sinners, and eateth with them.'
3 And he spake to them tMs simile, say
ing, 4' What man of you, having an hun
dred sheep, and having lost one of them,
doth not leave behind the niriety:nine in
the wilderness, and go after the lost one,
till he may find it? 5and having found, he
layeth it upon his shoulder rejoicing; "and
having come>into the house, he calleth to
gether the friends.and the neighbours, say
ing to them, Rejoice-with me, for I found
my sheep— the lost one.
7 ' I say to you, that, thus joy shall be in
the heaven over one sinner reforming,
rather than over ninety-nine righteous
men who have no need of reformation.
8 ' Or what'woman having ten drachms, if
she may loose one drachm, doth not light
a lamp, and sweep the house, and seek
carefully till she may find it ? 9and havtog
found, she calleth together the female
friends and neighbours, saying, Rejoice with
me, for I found the drachm which I lost.
10 ' So I say to you, joy cometh in the pre
sence of 'the messengers of God over one
sinner reforming.'
.UAnd he said, 'A certain man had two
sons; 12and the younger of them said to
the father, Father, give me the portion of
the substance falling to me; aud lie divided
to them the living.
13 'And not many days after, having
gathered all together, the younger son
went abroad to a far country, and there
scattered his substance, living riotously;
i4and on his having spent all, there came
a mighty famine on that country, and he
himself began to be in want ; 15and having
gone, he joined himself to one of the citi
zens of that country, and he sent him into
the fields to feed swine : J6and he was de
sirous of filliug Ms belly from the husks
which the swine were eating, and no one
was giving to him.
17 ' And havtog come to himself, he said,
How many hired servants of my father
have a superabundance of bread, and I here
with hunger perish; 18 having arisen, I
will go to my father, and will say to him,
Father, I stoned against heaven, and be
fore thee, 19andno more am I worthy to be
called thy son; make me as one of thy
hired servants.
20 'And having risen, he went to his
father, aud he betog yet far distant, bib
father saw him, and was moved with com
passion, and having ran, fell upon his neck
and kissed him; 2land the son said to him,
Father, I sinned against heaven, and before

The unjust steward.

XV.. 22.— LUKE. — xvn. 1. The rich man and Lazarus.

thee, and no more am I worthy to be called
thy son. '
-'But the father said to Ms Bervants,
Bring ye forth the first robe, and clothe
him, and give a ring for his baud, aud
sandals for the feet; 23and havtog brought
the fatted calf, kUl it, and havtog eaten,
let <us be merry, 24for this my son was
dead, and he hath Uved again, aud was
lost, aud hatri been found; and they began
to be merry.
25 • And his elder son was to the field, and
as, coming, he drew near to the house, he
heard music and dancing; -jand having
called near one of the young men, he was
inquiring what these thtogs might be,
27 aud he said to him— Thy brother is come,
and thy father kUled the fatted calf, be
cause in health he received him back.
23 ' And he was angry, and would not go
in; therefore his father, having gone out,
was entreating him; -^and he answering
said to the father, Lo, so many years do I
serve thee, and never did 1 transgress thy
command, and to me thou didst never give
a kid, that with my friends I might make
merry ; 39but when thy son — this one who
devoured thy living with harlots — came,
thou didst kiU for him the fatted calf.
81 * And he said to him, My child, thou
art always with me. and aU my things are
thine; a1 but to be merry, and to be glad, it
was needful, for this thy brother was dead,
and hath Uved again, and he was lost, and
hath been found.'
XVI. iAND he said also to his disciples,
'A certain man was rich, who had a
steward, and he was accused to him as
scattering his goods; ""and having called
Mm, he said to him, What is this I hear
about thee? render the account of thy
stewardship, for thou mayest not be any
longer steward.
3 ' And the steward said in himself, What
Bhall I do, for iny lord taketh away the
stewardship from me? to dig I am notable;
to beg 1 am ashamed;—4 1 know what I shaU
do, that, when I may be removed from the
stewardship, they may receive me into their
houses. , 5 ' And havtog called near each one of his
lord's debtors, he said to the first, How
much owest thou to my lord ? B and he said,
An hundred baths of oil; and he said to
Mm, Take thy bill, and, havtog sat down
quickly, write fifty.
7 'Afterward to another he said, And
thou, how much owest thou? and he said,
An hundred homers of wheat; and he saith
to him, Take thy bill, and write eighty.'
8And the Lord commended the unrigh
teous steward that he did wisely, for the
sons of this age are wiser than the sons of
the light, in respect to their generation:
9 and I say to you, 'Make to yourselves
friends out of the riches of unrighteousness,
that when ye may fail, they may receive
you toto the age-during tabernacles.
"J * He who is faithful in the least, is also
faithful in much.; and he who in the least
is unrighteous, is also unrighteous in much;

n if, then, in the unrighteous riches ye were
not faithful — the true who will entrust to j
you ? 12and if in another's ye were notiaith- j
ful— your own, who Bhall give to you ?
i8 ' No domestic is able to serve cwo lords;
for either the one he will hate, and the
other wUl love; or one he will hold to, and
the other will sUght; ye are not able to
serve God and riches.'
"And the Pharisees also, being lovers of
money, were hearing all these things, and
were deriding him; i*aud he said to them,
' Ye are those justifying yourselves before
men, but God knoweth your hearts ; for
that which among meu is high, is abomina
tion before God; 1Bthe law and the pro
phets were till John; since then the reign
of God is proclaimed as good news, and
every one presseth toto it; 17 but it is easier
for the heaven and the earth to pass away,
than of the law one tittle to fail.
18 ' Every one who is sending away his
wife, and marrying another, committeth
adultery ; and eveiy one who is marry ing
her who is sent awayfrom a husband, com
mitteth adultery.
ifl'But a certain man was rich, and was
clothed in purple and fine hnen, making
merry sumptuously every day; ^and there
was a certain poor man, by name Lazarus,
who was laid at his porch, full of sores,
24 and desiring to be filled from the crumbs
which are falltog from the table of the rich
man; yea, even the dogs, coming, were lick
ing his sores.
-^•And it came to pass, that the poor
man died, and, that he was carried away by
the messengers toto the bosom of Abraham,
—but the rich man also died, and was
buried; 23and in hades having Lifted up
his eyes, being iu torments, he seeth Abra
ham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom;
24 and having cried, he said, Father Abra
ham, deal kindly with me, and send Laza
rus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in
water, and may cool my tongue, for 1 am
sorrowing to this flame.
25'But Abraham said, Child, remember
that thou didst receive thy good things
during thy life, and Lazarus in like manner
the evil things; but now he is comforted,
and thou art sorrowing; 2Cand besides all
these things, between us and you a great
chasm is fixed, so that they who are wish
ing to go over from hence to you are unable,
nor do they from thence to us pass through.
27 ' Then he said, I pray thee, then, father,
that thou mayest send- him to the house" of
my father, ^for I have five brothers, so iliat
he may thoroughly testify to them, lest
they also eome toto this place of torment.
29 'Abraham saith to him, They have
Moses and the prophets, let them hear
them; 30and he said, No, father Abraham,
but if any one from the dead may go to
them, they will reform. "But he said to
him, If to Moses and to the prophets they
hearken not, neither if one may rise from
the dead will they be persuaded.'
XVU. l AND he said to the disciples, ' It
is not possible for stumbling-blocks not to
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Progress of CJirisfs kingdom. XVU. 2.— LUKE.— xvm. 14. Simile of tlie unjust judge.

come, but wo to him through whom they
come: 2it is better for him if a weighty
millstone is hanged about Ms neck, and he
is cast into the sea, than that he may cause
one of these little ones to stumble.
3 'Take need to yourselves, and if thy
brother may sin against thee, rebuke him;
and if he reform, forgive him: 4and if seven
times in the day he sin against thee, and
seven times in the day turn back to thee,
saying, I reform ; thou shalt forgive him.'
5 And the apostles said to the Lord, 'Add
faith to us;' aand the Lord said, ' If ye had
faith as a grain of mustard, ye would have
said to this sycamine, Be thou uprooted,
and be planted to the sea, and it would
have obeyed you.
7 ' But who of you having a servant plough
ing or feeding, to whom, coming from the
field, he will say, Having come near, re
cline at meat? 8but will not rather say to
him, Prepare wherewith 1 may sup, and
having girded thyself about, minister to me,
till I eat and drink; and after these things
thou shalt eat and drink ? 9Doth he thank
that servant because he did the things
commanded ? I think not.
'<> ' So also ye, when ye may have done
•ill the things commanded you, say — We are
unprofitable servants; that which we ought
to do — we have done.'
11 And it came to pass, in his proceeding,
to Jerusalem, that he passed through the!
midst of Samaria and Galilee; i2and on Ms
entering into a certain vUlage, there met
him ten leprous men, who stood afar off;
13 and they lifted up the voice, saying,
' Jesus, master, deal kindly with us; ' u and
having seen them, he said to them, ' Havtog
proceeded, shew yourselves to the priests; '
and it came to pass, to their going, they
were cleansed ; 15and one of them, having
seen that he was healed, turned back, with
a loud voice glorifying God, _,6and feU on
his face at bis feet, giving thanks to him ;
and he was a Samaritan.
17 And Jesus answering said, 'Were not
the ten cleansed, but the nine — where?'
18 There were not found who turned back to
give glory to God, except this alien ; 19and
lie said to him, ' Having risen, proceed; thy
faith hath saved thee,'
20 And having been questioned by the
Pharisees, when the reign of God cometh,
he answered them, and said, ' The reign pf
God cometh not with observation: 31nor
shall they say, Lo, here, or lo, there: for lo,
the reign of God is within you.'
22 And he said to his disciples, 'Days will
come, when ye shall desire to see one of
the days of the Son of Man, and ye shall
not behold it; ^and they shall, say to you,
Lo, here; or lo, there; ye may not go away,
nor follow; 24 for as the lightning thatlight-
eneth out of one part under heaven, to
another part under heaven shineth, so
shall be also the Son of Man in his day ;
23 but first it behoveth him to suffer many
things, and be rejected by this generation.
26 ' And, as it came to pass in the days of
Noah, so shaU it be also in the days of the
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Son of Man; 27they were eating, they were j
drinking, they were marrying, thoy.were \
given in marriage, till the day that Noah ]
entered into the ark, and the deluge came, j
and destroyed all; 28in like manner also, as
it came to pass in the days of Lot; they
were eating, they were drinking, they were
buying, they were selling, they were plant
ing, they were building; ^but on the day
that Lot went out from Sodom, He rained
fire and brimstone from heaven, and de
stroyed all.
39 'According to these things shall it be
in the day the Son of Man is revealed; 8I in
that day, -he who shall be on the house-top,
and his vessels in the house, let him not
come down to take them away; and he in
the field, in like manner, let him not turn
backward: 8B Rem ember the wife of Lot.
33 Whoever may seek to save his rife, shall
lose it; and whoever may lose his life, shall
preserve it.
34 ' I say to you, In that night, there shall
be two men on one couch, one shall he
taken, and the other shaU be left: ""Hwo
women shall be grinding' at the same place,
the one shall be taken, and the other shall
be left; 36two men shall be in the' field, one
shall be taken, and the other shall he left.*
37 And they answering say to him, ' Where,
sir?' and he said to them, 'Where the body
is, there will the eagles be gathered.'
XVIII. iAND he spake also a simile to
them, that it is necessary always to pray,
and not to faint: 2 saying, ' A certain judge
was in a certain city, God not fearing, and
man not regarding; 3and a widow was in
that city, and she was coming to him, say
ing, Do me justice on the unrighteous one;
4 and he would not for a time, but after
these things he said within himself, Even
if God I fear not, and man regard not,'6yet
because this widow giveth me trouble, I
will do her justice, lest for ever coming,
she may plague me:'
6 And the Lord said, 'Hear ye what the
unrighteous judge saith: 7and shall not
God execute the justice to His chosen, who
are crying to Him day and night, bearing
long in regard to them ? 3I say to you, that
He will execute the justice quickly: hut the
Son of Man having come, shall he find the
faith on the earth?'
9 And he spake also, to certain who were
trusting in themselves that they were
righteous, and despisingthe rest, this simile:
10 'Two men wentup into the temple to pray,
the one a Pharisee, and the other a tax-
gatherer; uthe Pharisee having stationed
himself, thus prayed : God, T thank Thee,
that I am not as the rest of men, rapacious,
unrighteous, adulterers, or even as this tax
gatherer; 12I fast twice to the week, I give
tithes of all things— as many as I possess.
i8 'And the tax-gatherer, standing afar
off, would not even the eyes lift up to the
heaven, but was smiting on his breast, say
ing. God be propitious to me— the sinner!
14 1 say to you, this one went down justified
to his house, 4 rather than that one: for
every one who is exalting himself shall be

Jesus foretels his death. xvin. 15.— LUKE.— xix. 22. The conversion of Zaccheus

humbled, but he who is humbling himself
shall be exalted.'
"And they were bringing near also the
babes, that he might touch them; and the
disciples having seen, rebuked them: i^but
Jesus havingcaUed them near, said, 'Suffer
the little chUdren to come to me, and forbid
them not, for the reign of God belongeth to
such ; "verily I say to you, Whoever may
not receive the reign of God as a Uttle child",
may not enter toto it.'
i8 And a certain ruler questioned him.
Baying, ' Goodteacher, on doing what — shall
I obtain age-during life V i9 And Jesus said
to him, ' Why me dost thou call good ? none
is good, except one— God; ^the commands
thou knowest: Thou mayest ^not commit
adultery. Thou mayest do no murder, Thou
mayest not steal. Thou mayest not bear'
false witness, Honour thy father and thy
mother.' 21 And he said, 'All these I kept from my
youth;' ^and havtog heard these thtogs,
Jesus said. to Mm, 'Yet one thing in thee
is lacking; all things — as many as thou hast
— sell, and distribute to the poor, and thou
shalt have treasure to heaven, and come,
be following me;' ^and he, havtog heard
these thtogs, became very sorrowful,, for he
was exceeding rich:
24 And Jesus having seen him become
very sorrowful, said, 'How hardly shaU
they who have riches enter into the reign
of God ! ^for it is easier for a camel
through the eye of a needle to enter, than
for a rich man into the reign of God to enter.'
36 And those who heard, said, 'And who
is able to be saved?'- ^and he said, 'The
things impossible with- men are possible
with God.'
28 And Peter said, 'Lo, we left all and
followed thee;' Mand he said to them,
'Verily I say to you, that there is no one
who left house,, or parents, or brothers, or
wifei or children, for the sake of the reign
of -God, 3° who may not receive back mani
fold more in this time, and in the coming
age age-during life.'
51 And having taken the twelve aside, he
aaid to them, 'Lo, we go up to Jerusalem.
and all thinjrs shaU be completed— which
have been written through the prophets
—upon the Son of Man, 3a for he shall be
delivered up to the nations, and shaU be
mocked, and insulted, and spitted on, ssand
havtogscourged they shall put him to death,
and on the third day he shaU rise again.'
54 And they none of these things understood,
and this saying was hid from them, and
they were not knowing the things said.
35 And it came to pass, in Ms coming near
to Jericho, a certain blind man was sitting
beside the way begging, x and having heard
a multitude passing by, was inquiring what -
tlris might be; ** and they brought Mm word
tltat Jesus the Nazarene passeth by ffiand
he cried out, saying, 'Jesus, Son of David,
deal kindly with me:' ^and those going
before were rebuking him, that he might
be sUent, but he was much more crying
out, 'Son of David, deal kindly with me.'

40 And Jesus having stoodj commanded
him to be brought to him, and he having
come near, he questioned him, *' saving,
'What wilt thon that I shall do to theel'
and he said, ' Sir, that I may receive sight.'
•^And'Jesris said to him, 'Receive thy
sight: thy faith hath saved thee;' ^and
presently he received sight, arid was fol
lowing him, glorifying God; arid all the
people, having seen, gave praise to God.
XIX. i A ND havtog entered, he was pass
ing through Jericho, 2and lo, a man' by
name called Zaccheus; and he was a chief
tax-gatherer, and he was rich; 3and he was
seeking to see Jesus, who he is, ahd was
not able for the multitude, for to stature he
was small: 4and having run forward before.
he went up on a sycamore, that he might
see him, for through that way he was about
to pass by.
3 And as Jesus came to the place, having
looked up, he saw him, and said to Mm,
'Zaccheus, having hastened, come down;
for to-day in thy house it behoveth me to
remain:' 6and he having hastened, came
down, and received him rejoicing; 7and
having seen it, they were all murmuring,
saying, — [ With a sinful mau he went in to
lodge!' 8 And Zaccheus having stood, said to the
Lord, 'Lo, the half of my substance, sir,
I. give to the poor, and if of any one any
thing I have wrongfully taken, I give back
four-fold.' 9 And Jesus said to him—' To-day salva
tion came to this house, inasmuch as he
also is a son of Abraham; i° for the Son of
Man came to seek and to save the lost.'
n And on their hearirtg these thtogs, add
ing he spake a simile, because of his betog
near to Jerusalem, and of their thinking
that the reign of God is about presently tb
be made manifest. i2He said therefore,
'A certain man of birth proceeded into a
distant region to take to himself a kingdom,
and to return, is and having called ten of
his servants, he gave to them ten pounds,
and said to them, Do business— till I come;
i4and his citizens were hating him, and sent
an embassy after him, saying, We do not
wish this one to reign over us.
15' And it came to pass on Ms turning
back, having taken the kingdom, that he
commanded these servants to be caUed'to
him, to whom he gave the money, that he
might know what each had done in business.
*6'And the first came near, saying, Sir.
thy pound gained ten pounds; 17and be
said to him, Well done, good servant, be
cause to a very little thou wast faithful,
have thou authority over ten cities.
18 'And the second came, saying, Sir, thy
pound made five pounds; 19and he said also
to this one, And thou, be thou over five cities.
20 'And another came, saying, Sir, la, thy
pound, which I had laid away in a napkin;
21 for I was afraid of thee, because thou* art'
an austere man; thou takest up what thou
didst not lay down, and reapest what thou
didst not sow.
22 ' And he saith to him, Out of thy mouth
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Christ enters Jerusalem.

XIX. 23.— LUKE.— XX. 21. Tlie simile of the vinpyard.

will I judge thee, evil servant: Thou knew-
est that I am an austere man, taking up
what I laid not down, and reaping what I
did not sow; ^and wherefore didst thou
not give my money toto the bank, and I,
havtog come, with interest might have re
ceived it?
24 ' And to these standing by he said, Take
from him the pound, and give it to him
havtog the ten pounds, — (M and they said to
him, Sir, he hath ten pounds)— 2B for I say
to you, that to every one who hath shall be
given, and from him who hath not, even
what he hath shall be taken from him,
27 but those mine enemies, who did not wish
me to reign over them, bring hither and slay
before me.'
28 And having said these things, he went
on before, going up to Jerusalem; '"'and it
came to pass, as he came near to Bethphage
and Bethany, at the mount called of the
olives, he sent two of his disciples, ^hav-
ing said, Go away into the village over-
against, in which, entering, ye shall find a
colt bound, on which no one of men ever
sat, having loosed it, bring it; "and if any
one question you, Wherefore do ye loose it?
yhus shall ye say to him — The Lord hath
ieed of it.'
32 And those sent, having gone away,
found according as he said to them; ^and
on their loosing the colt, its owners said to
them, ' Why loose ye the colt?' S4and they
said, ' The Lord hath need of it; ' & and they
brought it to Jesus, and having cast their
garments on the colt, they set Jesus on it.
36 And as he is proceeding, they were
spreading their garments to the way, ^and
as he is come near now at the descent of
the mount of the olives, the whole multitude
of the disciples began rejoicing to praise God
with a great voice for all the mighty works
they had seen, & saying, ' Blessed is he who
is coming, a king, in the name of the Lord;
peace to heaven, and glory to tiie highest.'
39 And certain of the Pharisees from the
multitude said to him, ' Teacher, rebuke
thy disciples: ' 40 and he answering said to
theni, ' I say to you, that, if these shaU be
silent, the stones will cry out ! '
41 And as he came near, havtog seen the
city, he wept over it, ^saying, — 'If thou
hadst known, even thou, at least in this
thy day, the things for thy peace; but now
they have been hid from thine eyes.
43 'For days shall come upon thee, that
thine enemies shall cast around thee a
rampart, and compass thee round, and
press thee ou every side, 44and level thee,
and thy children within thee, and they
shall not leave in thee a stone upon a stone,
because thou knewest not the time of thy
visitation.' « And having entered into the temple, he
began to cast out those selling in it, and
those buying, ^saying to them, 'It hath
been written, My house is a house of
prayer, hut ye made it a den of robbers.'
47 And he was teaching daily in the tem
ple, hut the chief priests and the scribes
were seeking to destroy bim — also the chief
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of the people: ^and they were not finding
what they shall do, for all the people were
hanging on him, hearing him.
XX. iAND it came to pass, on one of
those days, as he is teaching the people in
the temple, and proclaiming the good news,
the chief priests and the scribes, with the
elders, stood by him, -and spake to him,
saying, 'Tell us by what authority thou
doest these tMngs? or who he is who gave
to thee this authority?'
3 And he answering said to them, 'I wiU
question .you — I also— one thing, and tell
me: * The baptism of John, from heaven
was it, or from men? '
6 And they reasoned with themselves,
saying — ' If we may say, From heaven, he
will say, Wherefore, then, did ye not be
lieve him? 6but if we may say, From men,
all the people will stone us, for they have
been persuaded John to be a prophet.'
7 And they answered, that they knew not
whence it was; 8and Jesus said to them.
' Neither do I say to you by what authority
I do these things.'
9 And he began to speak to the people
this simile: 'A certain man planted a
vineyard, and let it out to husbandmen,
and went abroad for a long time; 10and at
the due season he sent to the husbandmen
a servant, that from the fruit of the vine
yard they may give to Mm, but the hus
bandmen having beat him, sent him away
empty. u 'And he proceeded to send another ser
vant, and they that one also, havtog beaten
and dishonoured, sent away empty: i3and
he proceeded to send a third; and this one
also, having wounded, they cast out.
13 'And the owner of the vineyard said,
What shaU I do? I will send my son — the
beloved, perhaps having seen this one, they
will do reverence; 14and having seen him,
the husbandmen reasoned among them
selves, saying, This is the heir; come, let
us kill him, that the inheritance may be
come ours; Mand having cast him outside
of the vineyard, they kiUed him; what, then,
shall the owner of the vineyard do to them?
16 He will tome, and destroy these husband
men, and will give the vineyard to others.*
And having heard, they said, ' Let it not
be!' i7and he, havtog looked upon them,
said, 'What, then, is this that hath been
written : A stone which the Mulders re
jected — this became head of a corner?
|8every one who hath fallen on that stone
shall be broken, and on whom it may faU,
it will crush him to pieces.'
19 And the chief priests and the scribes
sought to lay hands on him in that hour,
and they feared the people, for they knew
that against them he spake this simile.
29 Aud, having watched him, they sent
forth liers to wait, feigning themselves to
be righteous, that they might take hold of
his word, to deUver him up to the power
and to the authority of the governor ;
21and they questioned him, saying, ' Teacher,
we have known that thou sayest and
teachest rightly, and acceptest not person,

The widow's two mites.

XX. 22.— LUKE.— XXT. 28.

Judgments predicted.

but to truth the way of God dost teach ; 22 Is it
lawful for us to give tribute to Ctcsar or not?*
28 But he, having perceived their crafti
ness, said to them, 'Why me do ye tempt?
24 Shew me a denary ; of whom hath it an
image and superscription?' and they answer
ing said, 'OfCfiesar:' 23 and he said to them,
' Render, therefore, the things of Cajsar to
Caesar, and the things of God to God; ' » and
they; were not able to take hold of his say
ing before the people, and having wondered
at his answer, they were silent.
27 And certain of the Sadducees, who deny
there Is a rising again, having come near,
questioned him, ^saying, 'Teacher, Moses
wrote to us. If any one's brother may die,
having a wife, and he may die chUdless—
that his brother take-the wife, and raise up
seed to his brother.
29 'There were, then; seven brothers, and
the first having taken awife, died childless;
"and the second took the wife, and he died
chUdless; 3laud the third took her; and in
like manner also the seven — they left no
children, and they died: s'and afterward
died also the woman : 38 in the rising again,
then, of which of them is she wife?— for the
seven had her as wife.'
34 And Jesus answering said to them,
'The sous of this age marry and are given
in marriage; ^but those accounted worthy
to obtain that age, and the rising again of
the dead, neither marry, nor are given in
marriage; ^for neither are they able to die
any more, (for they are Uke messengers,)
and are sons of God, being sous of the ris
ing again.
87 'But that the dead are raised, even
Moses shewed at the bush, since he cal
leth the Lord, the God of Abraham, and
the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob;
38 but He is not a God of dead men, but of
Uving, for all live to Him.'
39 And certain of the scribes answering
said, 'Teacher, thou hast weU said;' 40aud
no more dursjt they question him anything.
u And he said to them, ' How do they say
the Christ to be the son of David, *- and
David himself saith in the Book of Psalms,
The Lord said to my lord, Sit thou on my
right hand, 48tiU I shall make thine ene
mies thy footstool; 44 David, then, calleth
Mm lord, and how is he his son?'
45 And, all the people hearing, he said to
his (Usciples, 4(('Take heed of the scribes,
who are wishing to walk in long robes, and
are loving salutations in the markets, and
first seats in the synagogues, and first
couches at the suppers; 47 who devour the
houses of the widows, and for a'pretence
pray long; these shall receive more abund
ant judgment.*
XXI. iAND having looked up, he saw
those who put their offerings into the trea
sury — rich men; 2and he saw also a certain
poor widow putting there two mites: 3 and
he said, T Truly I say to you, that this poor
widow put in more than all; *for all these
out of their superabundance put in gifts to
God, but this one out of her want, all the
Uving that she had, did put in.'

s And certain saying about the temple,
that with goodly stones and offerings, it
hath been adorued, he said, 6' These things
which ye behold! days will come, in which
there shall not be left a stone upon a stone,
that shall not bo thrown down.'
7 And they questioned him, saying,
"Teacher, when, then, shall these things
be? and what the sign when these things
may be about to come to pass?'
8 And he said, 'See— ye may riot be led
astray, for many shall come in mj' name,
saying — I am he, and the time hath come
near; go not then after them; 9but when
ye shall hear of wars and tumults, be not
terrified ; for it behoveth these things to
come to pass first, but the end is not imme
diately.' 10Thon said he to them, 'Nation shall
rise against nation, and kingdom against
kingdom, "-'and great shakings in every
place, and famines, and pestilences, shall
there be: fearful things also, arid great
signs from heaven shall there be; 12but be
fore all these, they shall lay on you their
hands, and persecute, delivering up to syna
gogues and prisons, being brought before
kings and governors for my name's sake;
"but it shall turn out to you for a testi
mony. 14' Settle it, then, in your hearts, not to
meditate before hand to make a defence,
15 for I will give to you a mouth and wisdom
whicli aU yqur opposcrs shall not be able to
gainsay nor resist.
ifi'Aiid ye shall he delivered up both by
parents, and brothers, and kindred, and
friends, and they shall put some of you to
death; 17and ye shall be hated by all for
my name's sake — i3and a hair of your head
shall not perish; wto your patience possess
your souls.
20 ' And when ye shall see Jerusalem sur
rounded by an encampment, then know that
come near hath her desolation: sithen
those in Judea, let them flee to the moun
tains; and those in her midst, let them de
part out; and those in the countries, let
them not enter toto her: —for these are
days of vengeance, for the fulfllliug of all
things that have been written.
23 'But wo to those with cMld, and to
those givtog suck — in those days: for there
shall be great distress on the land, and
wrath on this people: 24and they shall fail
by the mouth of the sword, and shall be led
captive into all the nations, and Jerusalem
shall be trodden down by the nations, till
the times of the nations be fulfilled.
25 'And there shall be signs in sun, and
moon, and stars, and on the land distress
of nations with perplexity, sea and bUlow
roaring; Mraen fainting at heart from fear,
and looking for the things coming on the
world, for the powers of the heavens shall
be shaken.
27'And then shall they see the Son of
Man, coming in a cloud, with power and
much glory; 28 and these things beginning
to come to pass, look np, and lift up your
heads, for your redemption draweth near.'

The keeping of the passover. xxi. 2.1.— LUKE.— xxix 43. The disciples admonislied.

29 And he Spake a simile to them: 'See
the fig-tree, and all the trees, so when they
shall now shoot forth, having seen of your
selves ye know that now is, the summer
near; 3Lso also ye, when ye see these things
coming to pass, know that now is the reign
of God; 3- verily I say to you, This generation
may not pass away tiU all shaU have come
to pass; wthe heaven and the earth shall
pass away, hut my words may not pass away.
34 ' And take heed to yourselves, lest per
haps your hearts shall be weighed down
with surfeiting, and drunkenness, and cares
of life, and suddenly that day may come on
you, s5 for as a snare shaU, it come on all
those dwelling on the face of all the land:
36 watch ye, then, at every season, praying
that ye maybe accounted worthy to escape
a]l these things which are about to come to
pass, and to stand before the Son of Man.'
37 And he was during the day in the tem
ple teaching, and during the nights, going
out, he w?is lodging on the mount that is
called olives: & and all the people were com
ing early to him in the temple to hear him.
XXII. iAND the feast of the unleavened
food was coming near, wMch-is called Pass
over; 2aud the chief priests and the
scribes were seeking how1 they shaU kill
Mm, for they were afraid of the people.
3 And the Adversary entered toto Judas,
who is surnamed Iscariot, being of the
number of the twelve: 4and he, having
gone away, spake with the chief priests and
the magistrates, how he might deliver him
up to them; sand they rejoiced, and cove
nanted to give him money; 6aud he agreed,
and was seeking a favourable season to de
liver him up to them apart from the multi
tude. 7 And the day of the unleavened food
came, in which it behoveth the passover to
be sacrifrced; 8 and he sent Peter and John,
saying, ' Havtog proceeded, prepare for us
the passover, that we may eat; ' 9 and they
said to him, ' Where wilt thou that we may
prepare?' i°And he said to them, 'Lo, on your en
tering into the city, there shaft meet you a
man, bearing a pitcher of water, foUow
him into the house where he goeth in :
"and ye shall say to the masterof the liouse,
The Teacher saith to thee, Where is the
guest-chamber where the passover with my
disciples I may eat? 12and he shall show
you a large upper room furnished, there
make ready;' i3and they having gone away,
found as he had said to them, arid they
made ready the passover.
"And when the hour was come, he re
clined fat meat), and the twelve apostles
with him; ,5and he said to them, 'With
desire I desired to eat this passover with
you before my suffering: ififor I say to you,
that no more may I eat of it till the time
that it may be fulfilled in the reign of God.'
17 And havtog taken a cup, having given
thanks, he said, 'Take this and divide it
among yourselves; "for I say to you that I
will not drink of the produce of the vine
fcril the reign of God may come.'
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19 And having taken bread, having given
thanks,, he brake and gave to them, saying,
' This is my body, which fop you 'is betog
given: this do to remembrance of me.'
20 In like manner, also, the cup after the
supper, saying, 'This cup is the new, cove
nant to my blood, which for you is being
poured out.
1 2i 'But, lo, the hand of him who is deli
vering me up is with me on the table;
22 and indeed the Son of Man goeth accord
ing to what was determined; but wo, to
that man by whom he is being delivered up.'
-3 And they began to , reason among
themselves, who then of them it might be,
who is about to do this thing; 24and there
was also a strife among them — who of them
is accounted to be greatest. ,
25 And he said to them, ' The kings of the
nations exercise lordship over them, and
those exercising authority upon them are
called benefactors ; 26but ye are not so; but
he who is greatest among you— let him be
as the younger: and he who is leading, as
he who is ministering; 27for who is greater?
he who is reclining (at meat), or he who is
ministering? is it not he who is reclining (at
meat): and I am in your midst as he who is
ministering. 23 'And ye are those who have remained
with me in my temptations; 29 aud I appoint
to you, as my Father appointed to me, a
kingdom, ^that ye may eat and drtok at
my table, in my kingdom, and sit on thrones,
judging the twelve tribes of Israel.'
31 And the Lord said, 'Simon, Simon, lo,
the Adversary asked you for himself to sift
as the wheat, ^but I besought for thee,
that thy faith may not fail ; and thou, when
thou.hast turned, strengthen thy brethren.'
, ss And he said to MM, ' Sto, with thee I am
ready both into prison and'to death to go: '
34 and he said, ' I say to thee, Peter, a cock
shaU not crow to-day before thrice thou
mayest disown knowing me.'
8s And he said to them, ' When I sent you
without bag, and scrip, and sandals, lacked
ye anything?' arid they said, ' Nothing.'
36Then said he to them, 'But, now, he
who hath a bag let him take it up, and in
like manner a scrip; aud he who hath not,
let him sell his garment, and buy a sword;
37 for I say to you, that yet this that hath
been written it behoveth to be fulfilled in
me. And with lawless ones he was reckoned;
for even the thtogs concerning me have an
end.' ^And they said, 'Sir, lo, here are two
swords;' and he said to them, 'It is suffi
cient.' 89 And havtog gone out. he proceeded, ac
cording to custom, to the mount of the
oUves; and his disciples also followed him,
4°and havtog come to the place, he said to
them, 'Pray ye not to enter into tempta
tion.' *i And he waB withdrawn from them
as it were a stone's cast, and falling on the
knees he Was praying, 42 saying, 'Father, if
Thou be willing to remove this cup from
me— : but. not my will, but Thine he done.'
43 And there appeared to him a m essenger

Peter denies his Master*

xxn. 44. — LUJUfi.— xxm. z*. Christ brought before Pilate.

from heaven strengthening him; **and hav-.
ing been to agony, he wus more earnestly
praying, and his sweat became, as it were,
great drops of blood faUing to the ground.
*4 And having risen up from the prayer,
: having come to the disciples, he found theto
sleeping because of the sorrow, «and he
said to them, ' Why sleep ye ? having risen,
pray that ye may not enter toto .temptation.'
47 And whUe he is yet speaking, lo, a
multitude, and he who is called Juclas, one
of the twelve, was going before them, and
hepaine near to Jesus to kiss Mm; 4Sbut
Jesus said to Mm, 'Judas, with a kiss the
{ S,on of Man art thou delivering 'up ?'
49 And those about him having seen what
was about to be, said to him, 'Sir, shall we
smite with the sword?' ^and a certain one
of them smote the servant of the chief priest,
and took off Ms right ear; 6land Jesus
answering said, 'Suffer ye thus far;' and
having touched his ear, he healed him.
52 Then Jesus said to those coming up
against him — chief priests, and magistrates
of the temple, and elders — 'As against a
robber have ye come out, with swords and
sticks? 53 daily, while T was with you in the
temple, ye stretched forth no hand against
me; but this is your hour, and the power
of darkness.' M And havtog taken him, they
led and brought him toto the house of the
chief priest.
And Peter was following afar off, 55and
tbey having kindled a fire in the "midst of
the court, and having sat down together,
Peter wa^s sitting in their midst, 56 but a cer
tain maid havtog seen him sitting at the
light, and havtog earnestly looked at him.
said, 'And this one was with him!' 57and
he disowned him, saying, 'Woman, 1 do not
know Mm.'
58 And after a little, another having seen
him, said, 'And thou art of them;' and
Peter said, * Man, I am not'
59 And one hour, as it were, having inter
vened, another was confidently affirming,
saving, * Of a truth this one also was with
him, for he also is a GalUean; ' wand Peter
said, '-Man, I do not know what thou say
est;' and presently, while he is yet speak
ing, the cock crew. 9
61 And the Lord havtog turned, looked on
Peter, and Peter remembered the word of
the Lord, how he said to him, ' Before a cock
shaU crow, thou mayest disown me thrice; '
62 and Peter having gone out without, wept
bitterly. 68 And the men who were holding Jesus
were mocking him, beating him; wand
having blindfolded him, they were striking
him on the face, and were questioning him,
Raying, ' Divine who he Is who smote thee? '
wand many other things, speaMng evilly.
they spake against him.
66 And when it became day, there was
gathered together the eldership of the
people, chief priests also, and scribes, and
, they led him up into their sanhedrim,
«7 saying, 'If thou art the Christ, tell us.'
And he, said to them. ' If I should tell you,
ye wiU not believe; ^and if I also question

you, ye will not answer me, or let me go;
"henceforth shaU the Son of Man be sitting
on the right hand of the power of God.'
70 And they all said, 'Thon, then, art the
Son of God?' arid he said to them, ' Ye say
it, for I am; ' 7] and they said, ' What need
yet have we of testimony? for we ourselves
heard it from his mouth.'
XXIII. iAND having risen, the whole
multitude of them led him to Pilate, 2and
began to accuse him, saying, 'This one we
found perverting the nation, and hindering
the giving of tribute to Caesar, saying him
self to be Christ a king.'
3 And Pilate questioned him. saying,
"Thou art the king of the Jews?' and he
answering him,, said, ' Thou sayest iV
4 And Pilate said to the chief priests, and
to the multitude, 'I find no fault to this
man;' "but they were the more urgent,
saying— 'He stirreth up the people, teach
ing throughout the whole of Judea — having
begun from Galilee— pnto: this place.'
6 And Pilate haying heard of ¦Galilee,
questioned if the man is a GaUlean; 7aml
havtog known that he is from the jurisdie-j
tion of Herod, he sent him up to Herod, he
being also in Jerusalem in those days.
8AndHerqd havtog seen Jesus, rejoiced
exceedingly, for he was wishing for a lung
time to see hhn.because of hearing of many
thtogs about him, and was hoping to sec
some sign done by him; 9and he was ques
tioning M'm in many words, but he answer
ed him nothing.
i°And the chief priests and the scribes
stood . vehemently accusing him; , Hand
Herod, with his soldiers, havtog set him at
nought, and havtog mocked, having put i
around him gorgeous apparel, sent him hack
to PUate; i2and both Pilate and Herod he-
came friends on that, day with one auothei,
for they were before at enmity . between
themselves. '
13 And Pilate having caUed together the
chief priests, and the rulers, and the people.
»4said to them, ' Ye brought to me this mau
as perverting the people, and lo, I in your
presence having, examined, to this man
found no fault, in those things ye bring for
ward agatost him; J5no, por yet Herod; for
I sent you to Mm. and lo, nothing worthy
of death hath been done by him; " there
fore, havtog, chastised;, I will release bini."
17 For it behoveth Mm to release to them
one at every feast; "and they cried out, the
whole multitude, saying. 'Away with this
one, but release to us Barabbas.' I9who bad
been, for a certain sedition made in the city,
and murder, cast' toto prison.
20 Pilate, then, fwriling to release Jesus,)
again caUed out to them. 21 but they were
calling opt, saying, ' Crucify, crucify him.'
22 Aud he a third time said to them, ' Why,
what evil, did he ? no cause of death did I
find to him; having chastised him, then, I
will release him'
23 And they were pressing with! oud voices,
asking him to be crucified;, and their voices,
and those of the chief priests, were prevail
ing, ^aud PUate .gave judgment for fcheii

The crucifixion.

xxm. 25. — LUKE. — xxrv. 18. The burial and resurrection.

request being done, 25 and released him who
for sedition and murder hath been cast toto
the prison, whom they were asking, and
Jesus he gave up to their Will.
26 And as they' led him away, having taken
hold of Simon, a certain Cyrenian, coming
out from the country, they put ou Mm the
cross, to bear it behind Jesus.
37 And there was following him a great
multitude of the people, and of women,
who also were bewailing and lamenting
him; 28but Jesus having turned to them,
said, 'Daughters of Jerusalera, weep not
for me, but for yourselves weep ye, and for
your children; ^for, lo, days are coming,
in which they shall say, Happy the barren,
aud wombs which bear not, and paps which
gave not suck; ^then shall they begin to
say to the mountains, Fall on ub, and to the
hills, Cover us; — 3l for, if in the green tree
they do these things — in the dry what may
be done?'
32And there were led also other two-
evil-doers — with him, to be put to death;
33 and when they came to the place, which
is called Skull, there they crucified him
and the evil-doers, one on the right hand,
and one on the left.
84 And Jesus said, ' Father, forgive them,
for they know not what they do;' and part
ing his garments they cast lots.
35 And the people were standing, looking
on, and the rulers also were scoffing with
them, saying, 'Others he saved, let him
save himself; if he is the Christ, the chosen
of God.'
38 And the soldiers also were mocking him,
coming near and offering vinegar to Mm.
""aud saying. ' If thou art the king of the
Jews, save thyself.'
38 And there was also a superscription
written over him, in letters of Greek, and
Roman, and Hebrew: "This is the Ktog of
the Jews.'
39 And one of the evil-doers who were be
ing hanged, was speaking evil of him, say
ing, ' If thou art the Christ, save thyself
and us.' *>But the other answering, was
rebuking him, saying, 'Dost thou not at all
fear God. seeing thou art in the same judg
ment? 4land we indeed righteously, for
things worthy of what we did we receive
back, but this one did nothing out of place; '
42 and lie said to Jesus, 'Remember me,
¦ Lord, when thou comest in thy reign;'
43 and Jesus said to him, 'Verily I say to
thee, To-day with me thou shalt be in the
paradise.' 44 And it was, as it were, the sixth hour,
and darkness came over all the land till
the ninth hour; 45and the sun was darken
ed, and the vail of the temple was rent in
the midst: "and having cried with a loud
voice, Jesus said, ' Father, into Thy hands
I commit my spirit;' and these things hav
ing said, he breathed out the spirit.
47 And the centurion havtog seen what
was done, glorified God, saying, 'Really
this man was righteous;' 48and all the mul
titudes who were come together to this
sight, beholding the things which came to

pass, smiting their breasts, turned back;
49and all Ms acquaintances stood afar off,
and women who followed him from GaUlee,
beholding these things.
50 And, lo, a man, Joseph by name, betog
a counsellor, a man good and righteous,
Si (he was not consenting to their counsel
and deed), of Arimathea, acityof the Jews,
who also himself was expecting the reign
of God, fi2he, havtog gone up to Pilate,
asked the body of Jesus, 53and having taken
it down, he wrapped it in fine linen, and
placed it in a tomb hewn out, where no one
was yet laid.
s4 And the day was the preparation, and
the sabbath was approaching, S5aud the
women also who had come with him out of
Galilee having foUowed, beheld the tomb,
and how his body was placed; 66and having
turned back, they made ready spices and
ointments, and on the sabbath indeed they
rested, according to the command.
XXIV. i BUT on the first of the sabbaths,
at early dawn, they came to the tomb,
bearing the spices they had made ready,
and certain others with thein, 2and they
found the stone roUed away from the tomb;
3 and having gone in, they found not the
body of the Lord Jesus.
4 And it came to pass, while they are per
plexed about this, that, lo, two men stood
by them in guttering apparel; 5 and on their
having become afraid, and havtog inclined
the face to the earth, they said to them,
'Why seek ye the living with the dead?
6he is not here, but was raised; remember
how he spake to you, being yet in GaUlee,
7 saying— It behoveth the Son of Man to be
delivered up into the hands of sinful men,
and to be crucified, and the third day to
rise again.'
8 And they remembered Ms savings. 9and
having turned back from the tomb, told all
these things to the eleven, and to all the rest.
i°And it was the Magdalene Mary, and
Joanna, and Mary mother of James, and the
other women with them, who told to the
apostles these things; "and their sayings
appeared to them as idle talk, and" they
were not believing them.
iJAnd Peter havtog risen, ran to the
tomb, and having stooped down, seeth the
linen clothes lying alone, and went away,
wondering in Mmself at that which was
come to pass.
18 And, lo, two of them were proceeding
on that day to a village, distant sixty fur
longs from Jerusalem, the name of which
is Emmaus, "and they were conversing
one with another about all these things
which had happened.
15 And it came to pass, while they are
conversing and reasoning together, that
Jesus himself, havtog come near, was going
on with them, i6but their eyes were holden
that they did not know him, i7and he said
to them, 'What are these words which ye
exchange one with another, walking, and ye
are sad?'
18 And the one, whose name was Cleopas,
answering, said to him, 'Art thou alone

The two going to Brnmaus. xxrv. 19.— LUKE.— xxiv. 58,

The ascension.

snch a stranger in Jerusalem, that thou
hast not known the thtogs which came to
pass in it iu these days?' "And he said to
them, 'What things?'
And they said to him, ' The things about
Jesus of Nazareth, who became a prophet,
powerful in deed and word, before God and
all the people; ^and how the chief priests
and our rulers dehvered him up to the
judgment of death, and crucified him; ^ but
we were hoping that he it is who is about
to redeem Israel, but yet with all these
things, this third day is passing to-day,
since these things came to pass.
22 'But certain women of ours also asto
nished us, betog early at the tomb, Mand
not finding his body, they came, saying also
to have seen an apparition of messengers,
who say he is living; '^and certain of those
with us went away to the tomb, and found
even as the women said, but him they saw
not.' 25 And he said to them, 'O thoughtless
and slow in heart to believe aU that the
prophets spake! 26Did it not behove the
Christ these thtogs to suffer, and to enter
into his glory?' ^and having begun 'from
Moses, and from all the prophets, he ex
pounded to them to aU the writings the
tMngs about himself.
28 And they came near to the* village
whither they were proceeding, and he made
an appearance of proceeding further, ^and
they constrained him, saying, 'Remain with
us, for it is toward evening, and the day
hath declined; ' and he went to to remain
with them.
30 And it came to pass, while he is reclin
ing (at meat) with them, having taken the
bread, he blessed, and having broken, was
giving to them; 31and their eyes were
opened, and they knew him, aud he became
uuseeu by them.
32 And they said one to another, 'Was
not our heart burning witMn us, as he was
speaking to us in the way, and as he was
opening up to us the writings?'
33 And they, having risen up the same
hour, turned" back to Jerusalem, and found
gathered together the eleven, aud those

with them, 34 saying that, 'The Lord was
really raised, and was seen by Simon;'
35 and those were telling the things in ,the
way, and how he was made known to tl'iem
in the breaking of the bread; ^and as they
are speaking these things, Jesus himself
stood iu their midst, and saith to them,
'Peace to you:' 37but being amazed, and
affrighted, they were thinking themselves
to see a spirit.
38 And he said to them. 'Why are ye
troubled? aud wherefore doreasontogs come
up in your hearts? 39see my hands and my
feet, that it is I myself: handle me and see,
for a spirit hath not flesh and bones, as ye
see me having.'
40 And havtog said this, he shewed to them
the hands and feet; 4I and whUe they are
still disbelieving from joy, and wondering,
he said to them, ' Have ye anything here
to eat?' 42and they gave to him part of a
broiled fish, and of an honey-comb; 48and
having taken, he ate before them; 4*and he
said to them, 'These are the words which
I spake to you, betog yet with you, that it
behoveth all the things written in the law of
Moses, and the Prophets, and the Psalms,
about me — to be fufllled.'
45 Then opened he up their understand
ing to understand the writings, 46and said
to them — ' Thus it hath been written, ahd
thus it behoveth the Christ to suffer, and
to rise from the dead the third day, 47and
reformation and remission of sins to he
proclaimed' in his name to all the nations,
Deghuitog from Jerusalem: a8and ye — ye
are witnesses of these things.
49 'And, lo, I send the promise of my
Father on you, but ye — abide ye in the city '
of Jerusalem till ye be clothed with power
from on high.'
50 And he led them forth without, even
to Bethany; aud having lifted up his hands
he blessed them: "and it came to pass,
while he is blessing them, he was parted
from them, and was borne up into the hea
ven: B2and they, having bowed before him,
turned back to Jerusalem with great joy,
53 and were always in the temple, praising
and blessing God. Amen. 63

JOHN.

Chap. I. iLN the beginning was the Word,
and the Word was with God, and the Word
was God; 2 this one was in the beginning
with God; 3all things through him were
made,, and without him was made not even
one thing which was made.
4 In Mm was rife, and the life was the
light of men, 5and the light to the darkness
shineth, and the darkness comprehended
it not.
6Tlierecameaman, sent from God, whose
name is John; 7 he came for testimony, that
he might testify about the Light, that aU
might believe through him; 8thatonewas
not the Light, but — that he might testify
about the Light.
9 That was the true Light, which, enlight-
eueth eveiy man, coming into the world;
i°in the world he was, and the world
through him was made, and- the world
knew him not: u to his own thtogs he came,
and his own people received Mm not; 12 but
as many as received him, he gave to them
power to become sons of God; to those
believing to his name, i3who, not of blood,
nor of the will of flesh, nor of the will of
man, but of God — were begotten.
14 And the Word became flesh, and taber
nacled among us, and we beheld his glory,
glory as of an only begotten of a father, full
of grace and truth.
15 John testifieth concerntoghim, andhath
cried, saying, ' This was he of whom I said,
He who after me is coming, hath come be
fore me, for he was before me;' "and out
of his fulness we all received, and grace
over-against grace: i7for the law through
Moses was given, the grace and the truth
through Jesus Christ came; i8God no one
hath ever seen; the only begotten Son, who
is in the bosom of the Father— he declared.
19 And this is the testimony of John, when
the Jews sent from Jerusalem priests and
Levites, that they might question him,.
' Whoartthou?' 20 and he confessed, and de
nied not, and confessed, 'lam uot the Christ.'
21 And they questioned him. ' What, then?
Elijah art thou?' and he saith, 'lam not.' —
' The prophet thou? * and he answered,' No.'
83 They said then to him, 'Who art thou,
that we mayest give an answer to those who
pent us ? What sayest thou concerning thy
self ?' 23 He said, ' I am a voice of one cry
ing in the wilderness: Make straight the way
of the Lord, as Isaiah the prophet said.'
34 And those sent were of the Pharisees,
^and they questioned him, and said to
hhn, 'Why, then, baptizest thou, if thou art
not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the prophet?"
stf John answered them, saying, * I baptize
with water, but in midst of you he bath
etood whom ye have not known, this one
it is who is coming after mc, who was be
fore me, 27of whom I am not worthy that I
may loose the cord of his sandal.'
64

28 These things came to pass in Bethabaia,
beyond the Jordan, where John was bap
tizing; ^on the morrow he" seeth Jesus com
ing to him, and saith, 'Lo, the Lamb of God,
who is taking away the sin of the world;
30 this is he concerntog whom I said,
After me cometh a mau, who hath come
before me, for he was before me: 31and I
knew him not, but, that he might be mani
fested to Israel, therefore came I with the
water baptizing.'
32 And John testified, saying, 'I have seen
the, Spirit coming down, as a dove, out of
heaven, and it remained on Mm; ^and I
knew him not, but He who sent me to
baptize with water, He said to me, On
whomsoever thou shalt see the Spirit com
ing down, and remaining on Mm, this is
he who is baptizing with 'the Holy Spirit;
84 and I have seen, and have testUied, that
this i3 the Son of God.'
35 On the morrow again, John was stand-
tog, and two of his disciples, 3tiand having
looked on Jesus walking, he saith, 'Lo, the
Lamb of God;' S7and the two disciples
heard him speaking, and followed Jesus.
38 And Jesus having turned, and beheld
them following, saith to them, 'What seek
ye?' and they said to them, 'Rabbi, (which
is, being interpreted, Teacher,) where re-
mainest thou?' ^He saith to them, ''Come
and see;' they came, and saw where he
reinaiueth, and with Mm they remained
that day ; and the hour was about the
tenth. 40 Andrew, the brother of Simon Peter,
was one of the two who heard from John,
and foUowed him; 4Ithis one first findeth
his own brother Simon, and saith to him,
'We have found the Messiah,' (which is, be
ing interpreted, The Anointed,) « and
brought him to Jesus; and having looked
on bim, Jesus saith, ' Thou art Simon, the
son of Jonah, thou shalt be called Cephas,'
(which is, betog interpreted, A rock.)
4SOn the morrow, he wished to go forth
into GaUlee, and findeth Philip, and saith
to him, ' Follow me.'
44 And Philip was from Bethsaida, of the
city of Andrew and Peter; * Philip findeth ,
Nathanael, and saith to him, 'Him of whom
Moses wrote in the law, aud the prophets,
we have found, Jesus the son of Joseph,
who is from Nazareth;' 4Cand Nathanael
said to him, ' Out of Nazareth is any good
thing able to be?' Philip said to him, * Come
and see.'
47 Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him,
and saith concerning him, ' Lo, truly an
Israelite, to whom guile is not;' 48 Natha
nael saith to him, ' Whence me dost thou
know?' Jesus answered and said to him,
'Before Philip's calling thee — thou, being
under the fig-tree— 1 saw thee.' ¦» Natha
nael answered and saith to him, 'Rabbi,

Water turned into wine.

I. 50.— JOHN. — m. 20. The discourse with XicodemWl.

thou art the Son of God, thou art the king
of Israel.'
50 Jesus answered and said to him, 'Be
cause I said to thee I saw thee under the
fig-tree, thou believest: greater things than
these shalt thou see;' 5laud he saith to
him, 'Verily, verily, I say to you, henceforth
ye shaU see the heaven opened, and the
messengers of God ascending and descend
ing on the Son of Man.'
II. XAND the third day a marriage hap
pened in Cana of Galilee, and the mother
of Jesus was there; 2and both Jesus was
called and Ms disciples to the marriage;
3 and the wine having failed, the mother of
Jesus saith to him, ' Wine they have not;'
4 Jesus saith to her, 'What — to me and to
thee, woman? mtoe hour is not yet come.'
5 His mother saith to those ministering,
' Whatever he may say to you, do.'
6 And there were there six water-jugs of
stone, placed according to the purifying of
the Jews, holding each two or tto-ee mea
sures. 7Jesus saith to them, 'Fill the
water-jugs with water; ' and they filled
them unto the brim; 8 and lie saith to them,
' Draw out, now, and bear to the director
of the feast;* and they bore.
9 And as the director of the feast tasted
the water become wine, and had not known
whence it is, (but those ministering knew,
who had drawn the water,) the director of
the feast calleth the bridegroom, 19and
Baith to him, ' Every man, at first, the good
wine setteth forth; and when they may
have drunk freely, then the inferior; thou
hast kept the good wine tiU now.'
11 This beginning of the signs did Jesus in
Cana of Galilee, and manifested Ms glory,
and his disciples believed in him; u after
this he went down to Capernaum, himself,
and his mother, and his brethren, and his
disciples; and there they remained not
many days.
13 And the passover of the Jews was near,
and Jesus went up to Jerusalem, "and
found to the temple those selling oxen, and
sheep, and doves, and the money-changers
sitting: ifiand havtog made a whip of small
cords, he put all out from the temple,
both the sheep and the oxen; and of the
money-changers he poured out the coins,
and the tables overthrew; i*and to those
selling the doves he said, 'Take these
things hence; make not the house of my
Father a house of merchandise.'
i7And his disciples remembered that it
is written, 'Tlie zeal of thine house did eat
me up;' i8the Jews then answered and
said to him, ' What sign shewest thou to
us— that thou doest these things?' "Jesus
answered and said to them, 'Destroy this
temple, and in three days I will raise it up.'
20 The Jews, therefore, said, 'Forty and
six years was this temple in buUding.and wilt
thou in three days raise it up?' 2lbut he
spake concerning the temple of Ms body;
22 when, then, he was raised from the dead,
Mb disciples remembered that he said this
to thera, and they believed the writing, and
the word wMch Jesus said.
20

23 And as he was to Jerusalem, during the
passover, during the feast, many believed in
his name, beholding his signs wliich he was
doing; >2i but Jesus himself was not trusting
to them because of his knowing all men,
^and because he had no need that any
should testify concermng man, for he him
self was knowing what was in man.
III. i AND there was a man of the Phari
sees, Nicodemus his name, a ruler of the
Jews, 2this one came to him by night, and
said to him, 'Rabbi, we have known that
from God thou hast come — a teacher, for
no one these signs is able to do which thou
doest, if God be not with him.'
3 Jesus answered and said to him, 'Ve
rily. verUy, I say to thee, If any one be
not born from above, he is unable to ste
the reign of God;' 4 Nicodemus saith to
him, 'How is a man able to be born, being
old ? is he able toto the womb of his mother
a second time to enter, and to be born?'
5 Jesus answered, ' Verily, verily, I say to
thee, If any one be not born of water, and
the Spirit, he is not able to enter into the
reign of God; 6that which hath been born
of the flesh is flesh, and that which hatli
been born of the Spirit is spirit.
7 ' Thou mayest not wonder that I said to
thee, It behoveth you to be born from
above; Hhe Spirit where he willeth doth
breathe, and his voice thou nearest, but
thou hast not known whence he cometh,
and whither he goeth: thus is every one
who is born of the Spirit.'
9 Nicodemus answered and said to Mm,
'How are these things able to be?' i° Jesus
answered and said to him, 'Thou art the
teacher of Israel, and these things thou
knowest not !
u ' Verily, verily, I say to thee, What we
have known we speak, and what we have
seen we testify, and our testimony ye re
ceive not; 12 if the earthly things I said to
you, and ye believe not, how, if I say to
yon the heavenly things, wiU ye believe?
13 and no one hath gone up into the hea
ven, except he who out of the heaven came
down — the Son of Man who is to the heaven .
14 ' And as Moses rifted up the serpent in
the wUderness, so it behoveth the Son of
Man to be lifted up, i5that every one who
believeth to him may not perish, but may
have life age-during, 16 for God so loved the
world, that His Son— the only begotten—
He gave, that every one who believeth in
him may not perish, but may have life
age-during. ,
"'For God sent not His Son into the
world that he may judge the world, but
that the world may be saved through him;
18 he who believeth in him is not judged.
but he who believeth not hath been judged
already; because he hath not believed in
the name of the only begotten Son of God.
19 'And tMs is the judgment, that the
light hath come into the 'World, and men
loved the darkness rather than the light, for
their works were evil; ^for every one who
doeth wicked things hateth the light, aud
cometh not to the light, that his works may
65

John's testimony to Christ.

in. 21.— JOHN. — IV. 36. Christ at tlie- well of Samaria.

not be detected; 21but he who doeth the
truth cometh to the light, that his works
may be manifested, that in God they have
been wrought.'
22 After these things came Jesus and his
disoiples toto the land of Judea, and there
he tarried with them, and was baptizing;
23 but John also was baptizing in Enon, near
to Salim, because there were many waters
there, and they were coming and beiug
baptized, ^for John was not yet cast into
prison; ^ there arose then a question be
tween the disciples of John with xome Jews
about purifying, 26and they came to John,
and said to him, 'Rabbi, he who was with
thee beyond the Jordan, to whom thou
bast testified, lo, this one is baptizing, and
all are coming to him.'
27 John answered and said, ' A man is not
able to receive anything, if it may not have
been given him from the heaven; ^ ye your
selves testify to me that I said, I am not
the Christ, but, that I have been sent be
fore him; ^he who hath the bride is bride
groom, but the friend of tlie bridegroom,
who is standing and hearing him, with joy
rejoiceth because of the voice of the bride
groom; this then my joy hath been fulfiUed.
30 ' Him it behoveth to increase, but me to
become less; 3l he who from above cometh
is above all ; he who is of the earth, of the
earth he is, and of the earth he speaketh; he
who out of the heaven cometh is above all.
32 ' And what he hath seen and heard tMs
he testifieth, and his testimony none receiv
eth; 83he wiio received his testimony hath
sealed that God is true; 34for he whom God
sent, the words of God speaketh; for not
by measure doth God give the Spirit; ^the
Father loveth the Son, and all things hath
given into his hand; 36 he who is believing
in the Son, hath life age-during; but he who
is not believing the Son, shall not see life,
but the wrath of God remaineth on him.'
IV. i WHEN therefore the Lord knew that
the Pharisees heard that Jesus more dis
ciples maketh and baptizeth than John,
2[though indeed Jesus himself was not bap
tizing, but his disciples,) 3he left Judea, and
went away again into Galilee, 4and it be
hoveth him to go through Samaria.
5 He cometh, therefore, to a city of Sama
ria, calledSyehar, neartothepiece of ground
which Jacob gave to Joseph his son: 6aud
there was there the well of Jacob. Jesus
therefore, having become weary from the
journeying, was sitting thus on the well;
it was as it were the sixth hour ; 7 there
cometh a woman of Samaria to draw water.
Jesus saith to her, 'Give me to drink;'
8 for his disciples were gone away into the
city, that they might buy victuals; Hhe
Samaritan woman therefore saith to him,
'How dost thou, betog a Jew, ask drink
from me, betog a Samaritan woman ? ' for
Jews have no dealings with Samaritans.
10Jesns answered and said to her, 'If
thou hadst known the gift of God, and who
It is who is saying to thee, Give me to drink.
thou wouldesit have asked him, and he would
have given thee Uving water.'

"The woman saith tnhim, ' Sir, thou hast
not a vessel to draw with, and the well is
deep; whence, then, hast thou the Uving
water? 12 Art thou greater than our father
Jacob, who gave us the weU, and himself
out of it did drink, and his sons, and his
cattle?' 13 Jesus answered and said to her, 'Every
one who drinketh of this water will thirst
again ; 14 but whoever may drtok of the water
which I will give Mm, shall not thirst for
ever»; but the water which I will give him
shall become in him a weU of water, spring
ing up into life age-during.'
J5The woman saith to him, 'Sir, give me
this water, that I may not thirst, nor come
hither to draw.' ie Jesus saith to her, ' Go,
call thy husband, and come hither;' i"the
woman answered and said, 'I have not a
husband.' Jesus saith to her, 'Well didst thou say,
A husband I have not; 18for five husbands
thou hast had, and, now, he whom thou
hast is not thy husband; this hast thou
said truly.'
19 The woman saith to him, ' Sir, I perceive
that thou art a prophet; 2° our fathers in
this mountain worshipped, and ye say
that in Jerusalem is the place where it be
hoveth us to worship.'
21 Jesus saith to her, 'Woman, beUeveme,
that there is coming an hour, when neither
in this mountain, nor to Jerusalem, will
you worship the Father; 22ye worship what
ye know not; we worship what we know;
because salvation is of the Jews; ^but,
there is coming an hour, and it now is,
when the true worshippers will worship the
Father *in spirit and truth, for the Father
also seeketh such to worship him; 24God is
a Spirit, and those worslripping Him, in
spirit and truth it behoveth to worship.'
25 The woman saith to him, ' I have known
that Messiah cometh, who is called Christ;
when that one may come, he will tell us all
things;' 2G Jesus saith to her, 'I am he who
am speaking to thee.'
27 And upon this came his disciples, and
wondered that with a woman he was speak
ing; no one, however, said, 'What seekest
thou?' or 'Why speakest thou with her?*
28 The woman then left her water-jug, and
went away into the city, and saith to the
men, 29*Come, see a man, who told me all
things — whatever I did; is this the Christ?'
3°They went forth therefore out of the city,
and were coming to him.
si And in the meanwhile his disciples were
aslring him, saying, 'Rabbi, eat;' 33but he
said to them. 'I have food to eat which ye
know not.' S3The disciples then said to one
another, 'Did any one bring him anything
to eat?' M Jesus saith to them, 'My food is,
that I may do the will of Him who sent me,
and finish His work; 35do ye not say that
it is yet four months, aud the harvest com
eth? Lo, I say to you, Lift up your eyes,
and see the fields, that they are white to
harvest already.
38 ' And he who is reaping receiveth a re
ward, and gathereth fruit to life age-during:

The impotent man healed. TV. 37.— JOHN.— V. 29. Christ asserts his power.

that both he who is sowing and he who is
reaping may rejoice together; 37 for in this
the true saying is, that One is the sower,
and another the reaper; 3B I sent you to reap
that on which ye have not laboured; others
have laboured, and ye into their labour
have entered.'
39 And many of the Samaritans of that
city beUeved to him because of the word of
the woman testifying, 'He told me all
thtogs-^-as many as I did.' «\Vhen, then,
the Samaritans came to him, they were
asking him to remain with them, and he
remained there two days: +1 and many more
believed because of his" word, ^and said to
the woman, 'No more because of thy speak
ing do we believe; for we ourselves have
heard, and we have known that this is truly
the Saviour of the world — the Christ.'
43 And after the two days he went out
thence, and went away toto Galilee ; ^for
Jesus Mmself testified that a prophet in his
own country hath no honour. « When there
fore he came into GalUee, the Galileans
received Mm, having seen aU thtogs which
he did in Jerusalem during the feast; for
they also went to the feast.
46 Jesus came, therefore, again into Cana
of Galilee, where he made the water wine;
and there was a certain courtier, whose son
was aUing in Capernaum, 47he, havtog heard
that Jesus is come out of Judea into Galilee,
went away to hhn, and was asking him that
he may come down and heal his son, for he
was about to die.
^Jesus then said to him, 'If signs and
wonders ye see not, ye will not believe.'
49The courtier saith to Mm, 'Sir, come
down before my chUd die;' s° Jesus saith to
him, ' Go; thy son Uveth.'
And the man believed the word which
Jesus said to Mm, and was going, 51and
already, as he is going down, Ms servants
met Mm, and told, saying, ' Thy child
liveth;' 52he inquired then of them the
hour to which he became better; and they
said to him, 'Yesterday at the seventh
hour the fever left him.' & Then the father
knew that it was in that hour to which
Jesus said to him, * Thy son liveth,' and he
Mmself beUeved, and his whole house;
^tMs again a second sign did Jesus, havtog
come out of Judea into Galilee.
V. 1AFTER these things there was a
feast of the Jews, and Jesus went up to
Jerusalem; 2and there is in Jerusalem by
the sheen-gate a pool, wMch is called in
Hebrew Bethesda, having five porches:
3in these were lying a great multitude of
the infirm, blind, lame, withered, waiting
for the moving of the water; 4for a mes
senger at a set time was descending to the
pool, and troubling the water; the first
then going to after the troubling of the
water, became whole of whatever sickness
he was held.
5 And there waB a certain man there, be
ing thirty and eight years in feeble health,
6him Jesus having seen lying, and having
known that he is already a long time, saith
to biro. Dost thou wish to become whole?'

7 The infirm man answered him, 'Sir, I
have no man, that, when the water may be
troubled, he may put me toto the pool,
but while I am coming, another goeth
down before me.'
8 Jesus saith to him, 'Rise, take up thy
couch, and walk;' 9and immediately the
man became whole, and took up his couch,
and was walking: and it was a sabbath on
that day; 10the Jews then said to him that
had been healed, ' It is a sabbath; it is n-»t
lawful for thee to take up the couch.'
"Be answered them, 'He who made me
whole— that one said to me, Take up thy
couch, and walk;' J2 they questioned him,
then, 'Who isthemanwhosoidto thee, Take
up thy couch, and walk?' 1BBut he that
was healed had not known who he is, for
Jesus moved himself away, a multitude be
tog in the place.
14 After these thtogs, Jesus findeth him in
the temple, and said to him, 'Lo, thou hast
become whole; sto no more, lest something
worse may happen to thee.'
15 The man went away, and told the Jews
that it is Jesus who made him whole; ifi and
because of this were the Jews persecuting
Jesus, and seeking to kill him, because
these thtogs he was doing on a sabbath.
17But Jesus answered them, 'My Father
till now worketh, and I work;' i8 because
of this, then, were the Jews seeking the
more to kill him, because not only was he
breaking the sabbath, but he also called
God his own Father, making MmseU equal
to God.
19 Jesus therefore answered and said to
them, ' Verily, verily, 1 say to you, The Son
is not able to do anything of himself, if he
may not see the Father doing anything; for
whatever things He doeth, these also the
Son in Uke manner doeth; Mfor the Father
loveth the Son, and sheweth to him all
things which He Himself doeth; andgreater
works than these He will shew him, that ye
may wonder.
2L'For, as the Father raiseth the dead,
and maketh alive, so also the Son maketh
alive whom he will: 22 for the Father doth
not even judge any one, but all the judg
ment hath given to the Son, ^that all may
honour the Son according as they honour
the Father; he who is not honouring the Son,
honouTeth not the Father who sent him.
24 'Verily, verily, I say to you — He who
is hearing my word, and believing Him who
sent me, hath life age-during, and toto
judgment doth not come, but hath passed
out of death toto life.
25 'Verily, verily, I say to you— There
cometh an hour, and it now is, when the
dead shall hear the voice of the Son of
God, and those havtog heard shall live;
26 for, as the Father hath life in Himself, so
He gave also to the Son to have life in him
self, 27and power He gave him also to do
judgment, because he is Son of Man.
28 'Wonder not at this, because there
cometh an hour to which all those in tlie
tombs shall hear his voice, and shall come
forth; 29those who did the good things to a

Five thousand miraculously fed. v. 30. — JOHN. — vi. 31.

Christ walks on the water.

rising again of life; but those whopractised
the evU things to arising again of judgment.
30 'I am not able of myself to do any
thing; according as I hear, I judge, and
my judgment is righteous, because I seek
not my own will, but the will of the Father
who sent me.
31 'H I testify concerning myself, my
testimony is not true; 82another there is
who is testifying concerning me, and I have
known that the testimony which he testi-
fieth concerning me is true; 83ye have sent
, to John, and he hath testified to the truth.
34 ' But 1 receive nottestimony from man,
but these things I say that ye may be saved;
sshe was the burning and shining lamp,
and ye were willing to be glad, for an hour,
in his light. j.
38 'But I have testimony greater than
John's, for the works which the Father
gave me, that I might finish them, the
works themselves which I do, testify con
cerning me, that the Father hath sent me.
37 ' And the Father who sent me Himself
hath testified concerning me; ye have
neither heard His voice at any time, nor
seen His appearance; ^and His word ye
have not abiding to you, because whom He
sent, him ye believe not.
39 'Ye search the writings, because ye
think in them to have life age-during, and
they are they which testify concerntog me;
40 aud ye are not willing to come to me,
that ye may have life; 41 glory from man 1
receive not, 42but I have known you, that
the love of God ye have not in yourselves.
48 'I have come in the name of my Father,
and ye receive me not; if another may
come to his own name, him ye will receive;
44 how are ye able — ye— to beheve, receiving
glory from one another, and the glory
which is from God alone ye seek not ?
45 * Do not think that I will accuse you to
the Father; there is who is accusing you,
Moses — to whom ye have hoped: 46for if
ye were believing Moses, ye would have
been believing me, for he wrote concerntog
me; 47but if ye believe not his writings,
how shall ye believe my sayings?'
VI. J AFTER these thtogs Jesus went
away to the other side of the sea of Galilee
(of Tiberias}, 2and there was following Mm
a great multitude, because they were see
ing the signs which he was doing on the
infirm; 3 and Jesus went up to the mountain,
and was there sitting with his disciples; 4 and
the passover was near, the feast of the Jews.
5 Jesus then having lifted up his eyes and
seen that a great multitude cometh to him,
saith to Philip, 'Whence shall we buy-
loaves, that these may eat? ebut this he
said, trying him, for he himself knew what
he was about to do.
7 Philip answered him, 'Two hundred de-
naries' worth of loaves are not sufficient for
them, that each of them may receive some
little:' 8 one of his disciples — Andrew, the
brother of Simon Peter — saith to him,
9 'There is a little lad here who hath five
barley loaves, and two little fishes, but
these — what are they for so many?'
63

19 And Jesus said, 'Cause the men to sit
down;' and there was much grass to the
place; the men then sat down, in number,
as it were, five thousand; u and Jesus took
the loaves, and having given thanks, dis
tributed to the disciples, and tlie disciples
to those sitting down: in like manner, also,
of the little fishes as much as they wished.
i2 And when they were filled, he saith to
his disciples, 'Gather together the broken
pieces which are over, that nothing may be
lost;' 13 they gathered together, therefore,
and filled twelve baskets with broken pieces,
from the five barley loaves which were over
to those havtog eaten.
14 The men, then, havtog seen the sign
which Jesus did, said— 'This is truly the
Prophet, who is coming into the world;'
15 Jesus, therefore, having known that they
are about to come, and to take him by
force that they may make him king, retired
again into the mountain himself alone.
16 And when evening came, his disciples
went down to the sea, 17 and having entered
into the boat, were going over the sea to Ca
pernaum; and darkness had already come,
and Jesus had not come xo them, i8the sea
also-agreat wind blowing- wasbeing raised:
19 having pushed onwards, therefore, about
twenty-five or thirty furlongs, they behold
Jesus walking on the sea, and coming near
to the boat, and were afraid: ^but he saith
to them, 'I am he, be not afraid;' 21they
were willing then to reeeive him into the
boat, and immediately the boat came to
the laud to which they were going.
22 On the morrow, the multitude which
was standing ou the other side of the sea,
havtog seen that there was no other boat
there except one — that into which his dis
ciples entered — and that Jesus went not in
with his disciples into the boat, but his dis
ciples went away alone, & (but 'other Uttle
boats also came from Tiberias, near the
place where they did eat the bread, the ¦
Lord havtog given thanks,) ^when there
fore the multitude saw that Jesus is not
there, nor Ms disciples, they also themselves
entered into the boats, and came to Caper
naum seeking Jesus; 25and having found
him on the other side of the sea, they said to
him, 'Rabbi, when hast thou come hither?'
20 Jesus answered them and said, 'Verily,
verily, I say to you, Ye seek me. not because
ye saw signs, but because you did eat of the
loaves, and were satisfled; ^work not for
the food which is perishing, but for tlie
food which is abiding to life age-during,
which the Son of Man will give to you, for
him the Father sealed — even God.'
28 They said therefore to him, 'What do
we, that we may work the works of God?'
29Jesus answered and said to them, ' This
is the work of God, that ye may believe in
him whom He sent.'
39They said therefore to him, 'What sign,
then, doest thou, that we may see and be
lieve thee? what dost thou work? 3iour
fathers the manna did eat in the wilderness,
according as it is written, Bread out of the
heaven He gave them to eat.'

Christ the bread of life.

Vi. 32.— JOHN.— VII. 13.

Peter confesseth him.

32 Jesus, therefore, said to them, 'Verily,
verily, I say to you, Moses gave you not
the bread out of the heaven; but my Father
giveth you the true bread out of the heaven;
33 for the bread of God is that which is com
ing down out of the heaven, and givtog life
to the world.' ^They said, therefore, to
him, 'Sir, always give us this bread.'
35 And Jesus said to them, ' I am the bread
of rife; he who is coming to me may not
hunger, and he who is believing to me may
not thirst — at any time; 36but I said to you,
that ye have both seen me, and believe not;
37 all that the Fathergivetli to me will come
to me; and him who is coming to me, I may
not by any means cast out; 38because I
have come down out of the heaven, not
that I may do my own will, but the will of
Him who sent me.
39 'And this is the will of the Father who
sent me, that all that He hath given to me
I may not lose of it, but may raise it up in
the last day; ^and this is the will of Him
who sent me, that every one who is behold
ing the Son, and berieving in Mm, may
have life -age-during, and I will raise him
up in the last day.*
41 The Jews were therefore murmuring
at him, because he said, ' I am the bread
wliich came down out of the heaven; ' ^and
they said, 'Is not this Jesus, the son of
Joseph, whose father and mother we have
known? how then saith this one — Out of the
heaven I have come down?'
^Jestfs answered, therefore, and said to
them, ' Murmur not with one another; Mno
one is able to come to me, if the Father
who sent me may not draw him; and I will
raise him up in the last day; 45it is written
in the prophets, And they shall aU be taught
of God; every one therefore who heard from
the Father, and learned, cometh to me;
46 not that any one hath seen the Father,
except he who is from God, he hath seen
the Father.'
47 'Verily, verily, I say to you, He who is
believing in me, hath Ufe age-during; 4aI
am the bread of life: 49your fathers did eat
the manna to the wilderness, and died;
50 this is the bread wMch out of the hea
ven is coming down, that any one may eat
of it, and not die.
51 'I am the living bread which came down
out of the heaven: if any one may eat of
tMs bread he shall live — to the age; and the
bread also whicli I wiU give is my flesh,
which I will give for the life of the world.'
52The Jews were therefore striving with
one another, saying, 'How is this one able
to give us his flesh to eat?' s3 Jesus there
fore said to them, ' Verily, verily, I say to
you. If you do not eat the flesh of the Son
of Man, and drtok his blood, ye have no
life to yourselves; 54he who is eating my
flesh, and drinking my blood, hath life age-
during, and I will raise him up in the last
day; ^ for my flesh truly is food, and my
blood truly is drink: S6he who is eating my
flesh and drinking my blood, remaineth in
me, audi in him.
&' According as the living Father sent

me, and I Uve through the Father, he also
who is eating me, even that "one shall live
through me: 58 this is the bread which came
down out of the heaven; not as your fathers
did eat the manna, and died; he who is eat
ing this bread shall Uve — to the age.'
® These things he said in a synagogue,
teaching in Capernaum; 6° many therefore
of his disciples having heard, said, 'This
word is hard; who is able to hear it?'
ei But Jesus having known in Mmself that
his disciples are murmuring about this,
said to them, 'Doth this stumble you? e3— if
then ye may behold the Son of Man going
up where he was before; ^ — the spirit is that
which is giving life; the flesh profiteth no
thing; the sayings whicli I speak to you are
spirit, and are life; ^but there are certain
of you who, believe not; ' for Jesus knew
from the beginning who those are who are
uot believing, and who he is who will de
liver him up, 6S and he said, ' Because of this
have I said to you, — No one is able to come to
me, if it be uot given Mm from my Father. '
06 From this time many of his disciples
went away backward, and were no more
walking with him; 67 Jesus, therefore, said
to the twelve, 'Do ye also wish to go away?'
63 Simon Peter therefore answered him, ' Sir,
to whom shall we go? thon hast the sayings
of life age-during; 69and we have believed,
and known that thou art the Christ, the
Son of the Uving God.'
70 Jesus answered them, 'Did not I choose
you — the twelve? and of you — one is a devil.'
71 But he spoke of Simon's son, Judas Isca
riot, for he was about to deliver him up,
being one of the twelve. ,
VII. i AND Jesus was walking after these
things to Galilee, for he did not wish to
walk in Judea, because the Jews were seek
ing to kUl him; 2but the feast of the Jews
was near — that of tabernacles, — 8his breth
ren, therefore, said to him, ' Remove hence,
and go away into Judea, that thy disciples
also may behold thy works, which thou
doest; 4 for no one in secret doeth anything,
and he himself seeketh to be in public; if
thou doest these things — manifest thyself
to the world;' 5for even his brethren were
not beUeving in him.
6 Jesus therefore saith to them, ' My time
is not yet present, but your time is always
ready; 7the world is not able to hate you,
but me it hateth, because I testify concern
ing it that its works are evU. e Ye — go ye
up to this feast; I go not up yet to this
feast, because my time hath not yet been
full;' 9and saying these thtogs to them, he
abode in Galilee.
i°But, when his brethren went up, then
he also himself went up to the feast, not
manifestly, but as to secret; <."the Jews
therefore were seeking him, in the feast,
and said, 'Where is that one?' ]2and there
was. much murmuring about him among
the multitudes; some indeed said — 'He is
good;' and others said, 'No, but he leadeth
astray the multitude;' i3no one, however,
was speaking publicly about him, because
of the fear of the Jews. 69

Vhrijtt at the feast of tabernacles, vn. 14.— JOHN.— Vin. 12.

The adulteress dismissed.

1 4 And it betog now th e middle of the feast,
Jesus went up toto the temple, and was
teaching; i^and the Jews were wondering,
saying, 'How hath this one known letters—
not havtog learned?'
16 Jesus answered them and said, 'My
teaching is not mine, but His who sent me;
nif any one may wish to do His will, he
shall know concerningthe teaching, whether
it is of God, or — I speak from myself.
18 'He who is speaking from himself his
own glory seeketh, but he who is seeking
the glory of him who sent him, this one is
true, and unrighteousness is not in Mm;
19 hath not Moses given you the law? and
none of you doeth the law; why me do ye
Seek to kill?'
20 The multitude answered and said, ' Thou
hast a demon, who seeketh to kill thee?'
21 Jesus answered and said to them, 'One
work I did, and ye all wonder; --because of
this Moses hath given to you the circum
cision — not that it is of Moses, but of the
fathers — and on a sabbath ye circumcise a
man; ^if a man receive circumcision on a
sabbath that the law of Moses may not he
broken, are ye angry with me that I made
a man all whole on a sabbath? 24be not
judging according to appearance, but the
righteous judgment judge ye.'
25 Certain, therefore, of the Jerusalemites
said, ' Is not this he whom they are seeking
to kill? 2(tand, lo, he speaketh publicly, and
they say nothing to him; did even the rulers
know truly that this is truly the Christ?
i'but this one — we know whence he is-
but the Christ, when he cometh, no one
knoweth whence he is.'
28Jesus cried, therefore, in the temple,
teaching and saying, 'Ye have both known
me, and ye have known whence I am; and
I have not come of myself, but He who sent
me is true, whom ye have not known; ^but
I have known Him, because I am from Him,
and He sent me.'
80 They were seeking, therefore, to seize
him, and no one laid the hand on him, be
cause his hour had not yet come; 81 but many
of the multitude beUeved in him, and said —
'The Christ— when he may come — wUl he
do more signs than these which this one did?*
32 The Pharisees heard of the multitude
murmuring these things concerntog Mm,
and the Pharisees ami the chief priests sent
officers that they might take him; S3 Jesus
therefore said to them, 'Yet a little time
am I with you, and I go away to Him who
sent me"; ^ye will seek me, and shaU not
find ; and wherel am ye arenot able to come.'
35 The Jews, therefore, said among them
selves, 'Whither is this one about to go
that we shall not find him?— to the dispers
ed of the Greeks, and to teach the Greeks,
is he about to go? 30 What is this word which
he said, Ye will seek me, and shaU not find?
and, Where I am, ye are not able to come?'
37 And in the last, the great day of the
feast. Jesus stood and cried, saying, ( If any
one thirst, let him come to me and drink:
38 he who is believing in me, according as the
writing said Rivers out of his belly shall
70

flow of living water;' ^but this he said
concerning the Spirit, which those believ
ing to him were about to receive; for as yet
the Holy Spirit was not, because Jesus was
not yet glorified.
49 Many, therefore, of the multitude, hav
ing heard the word, said, 'TMs is truly the
Prophet; ' 41 others said, 'This is the Cto'ist;'
but others said, ' Why, out of Galilee doth
the Christ come? 42Did not the writing say,
that out of the seed of David, and from
Bethlehem — the village where David was —
the Christ cometh?' 43a division therefore
arose among the multitude Because of him.
44 And certain of them were wishing to
seize him, but no one laid hands on him;
45 the officers came therefore to the chief
priests and Pharisees, and they said to them,
' Wherefore did ye not bring him?' 4eThe
officers answered, * Never so did man speak
—as this man.'
47 The Pharisees therefore answered them,
' Have ye also been led astray? 49 did any of
the rulers believe to him? or of the Phari
sees? 49 but this multitude, that knoweth not
the law, is accursed.'
5° Nicodemus saith to them — he who came
by night to him— being one of them, « ' Doth
our law judge the man, if it may not first
hear from him, and know what he doeth ?'
52 They answered and said to him, 'Art
thou also out of GaUlee? Search and see,
that a prophet out of Galilee hath not
risen;' 53and each one proceeded to his
own house, but Jesus proceeded to the
mount of the olives.
VIII. iAND at dawn became again into
the temple, 2and aU the people were com
ing to him; and having sat down, he was
teaching them; 3and the scribes and tlie
Pharisees bring to him a woman having
been taken to adultery, and having set her
to the midst, 4they say to him, 'Teacher,
this woman was taken in the very crime —
committing adultery; 5 but to the law,
Moses commanded us that such be stoned;
thou, therefore, what sayest thou?' °but
this they said, tempting him, that they
might have to accuse him.
But Jesus, having stooped down, with the
finger was writing on the ground; 7bnt
when they continued asking him, having
raised himself up, he said to them, ' The
sinless among you — let him first cast the
stone at her;' fiand again, havtog stooped
down, he was writing on the ground; 9but
they having heard, and by conscience being
convicted, were going out one by one, hav
ing begun from the eldest— unto the last;
and Jesus was left alone, and the woman
standing in the midst.
i°And Jesus having raised himself up,
and having seen no one but the woman,
said to her, ' Woman, where are those —
thine accusers? did no one condemn thee?'
lxand she said, 'No one, Sir;' and Jesus
said to her, 'Neither do I condemn thee;
go, and no more sin.'
12Again, therefore, Jesus spake to them,
saying, '1 am the light of the world; he
who is foUowing me shaU not walk in

Christ justifies his doctrine. vm. 13.— JOHN.— IX. 2. Jews reproved for vain boasting.

! the darkness, i3but shall have trie light of
I life.' The Pharisees therefore said to him,
* Thou dost testify concerning thyself; thy
testimony is not true;' "Jesus answered
and said to them, 'Even if I testify con
cerntog myself — true is my testimony, be
cause I have known whence 1 came, and
whither I go: but ye— ye know not whence
I come, and whither I go.
15' Ye judge according to the flesh; I do
not judge any one; "bnt even if I do judge,
my judgment is true ; because 1 am not
alone, but I and the Father who 6ent me;
17 but also to your law it hath been written,
that the testimony of two men is true; 18I
am one who is testifying concerntog myself,
and the Father who sent me testifieth of me.'
"They said therefore to him, 'Where is
thy father?' Jesus answered, 'Ye neither
know me nor my Father; if me ye had
known, my Father also ye bad known.'
20 These sayings spake Jesus to the trea
sury, teaching in the temple, and no one
seized him, because his hour had not yet
come; 2l therefore said Jesus again to them,
' 1 go away, and ye will seek me, and in
your sto ye shaU die; whither I go, ye are
not able to come.'
^The Jews therefore said, 'Will he kill
himself, because he saith, Whither I go, ye
are not able to come?' 23and he said to
them, ' Ye are from beneath, I am from
above; ye are of this world, I am not of
this world; MI said therefore to you, that
ye shall die in your sins: for if ye believe
uot that I am he, ye shall die in your sins.'
25 They said to him, therefore, 'Thou —
who art thou?" and Jesus said to them,
' Even what I speak to you at the begin
ning; 26many thtogs I have to speak, and to
judge concerntog you, but He who sent me
is true, and I — what things I heard from
Him — these say I to the world.'
27 They knew not that of the Father he
spake to them; w Jesus therefore said to
them, ' When ye lift up the Son of Man.
then wUl ye know that 1 am lie; and of my-
seU I do nothing, but according as my
Father taught me, these things I speak;
^and He who sent me is with me ; the
Father did not leave me alone, because I,
the things pleasing to Him, do always.'
30 As he is speaking these things, many
believed in him;31 Jesus therefore said to
the Jews who had believed in him, ' If ye
may remain in my word, truly my disciples
are ye, and ye shall know the truth, 32 and
the truth shaU make you free.'
33 They answered him, ' Seed of Abraham
we are; and to no one have we been ser
vants at any time; how sayest thou — Ye
shall become free?*
84 Jesus answered them, ' Verily, verily,
I say to you — Every one who is committing
sto, is a servant of sin, 35but the servant
remaineth not in the house to the age, the
Son remaineth to the age ; ^if then the Son
maymake you free,in reality ye shaU be free.
37 'I have known that ye are seed of
Abraham, but ye seek to kill me, because

my word hath no place in you; 8*1— that j
which I have seen with my Father do speak, I
and ye, therefore, that which ye have seen j
with your father — do.'
89 They auswered and said to him, 'Our
father is Abraham:' Jesus saith to them,
'If children of Abraham ye were, the works
of Abraham ye would have been doing:
40but now, ye seek to kill me— a man who
hath spoken to you the truth which I
heard from God; this Abraham did not;
41 ye do the works of your father.'
They said therefore to him, 'We of
whoredom have not been born; one Father
we have— ^God; ' 42 Jesus then said to them,
' If God were yourf ather,ye would have been
loving me, fori came out from God, and
am come: for neither have I conie of my
self, but He sent me; 43 wherefore do ye not
know my speech? because ye are not able
to hear my word. *
44 'Ye are of your father the devil, and
the desires of your father ye wish to do: he
was a manslayer from the beginning, and
in the truth lie bath not stood, because
there is no truth in him; when one may
speak falsehood, of his own he speaketh,
because he is a liar— his father also.
^ ' But because I say the truth, ye berieve
me not: ^who of you convicteth me of sin?
but if I speak truth, wherefore do ye not
believe me? 47he who is of God, the sayings
of God he heareth; on tlris account ye hear
not, because of God ye are not.'
48 The Jews therefore answered and said
to him, ' Do we not say well, that thou art
a Samaritan, and hast a demon?' 49 Jesus
answered, 'I have not a demon, but I hon
our my Father, and ye dishonour me; 60but
I seek not mine own glory; there is who is
seeking and judging; 51 verily, verily, 1 say-
to you, If any one may keep my word,
death he may not see — to the age.'
62 The Jews therefore said to him, 'Now
have we known that thou hast a demon:
Abraham died, and the prophets, and thou
sayest, If any one may keep my word, be
shaU not taste of death to the age ! ^Art
thou greater than our father Abraham, who
died? the prophets also died; whom dost
thou make thyself?'
^ Jesus answered, 'I— if I glorify myself,
my glory is nothing; it is my Father who is
glorifying me, of whom ye say that He is
your God; &> and ye have not known Him,
but I have known Him, and if 1 say that I
have not known Him, I shall be like you—
a liar; but I have known Him, and His
word I keep; ^Abraham, your father, was
glad that he might see my day ; and he
saw, and rejoiced.'
fi'The Jews therefore said to him, ' Thou
art not yet fifty years old, and Abraham
hast thou seen?' s8 Jesus said to them, * Ve
rily, verily, I say to you, Before Abraham
came — I am;' 59 they took.up therefore stones
that they might cast at him, but Jesus hid
himself, and went out of the temple, going
through the midst of them, and sopassed by.
IX. iAND passing by, he saw a man
blind from birth, 2and his disctoles asked
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Sight given to one born blind IX. 3. — JOHN. — X. 12.

Christ the good shepherd.

him, saying. 'Rabbi, who stoned, this one
: or his parents, that he should be born
blind?' 3 Jesus answered, ' Neither did this
oue 3in nor his parents, but that the works
of God may be manifested in him; 4it be
hoveth me to be working the works of Him
who sent me while it is day; night cometh,
when no one is able to work;— 5 when I am
in the world. I am the light of the world.'
6 These things having said, he spat on the
c round, and made clay of the spittle, and
anointed with the clay the eyes of the blind
man, and said to him, 7'Go, wash in the
pool of Siloam,' which is interpreted Sent.
He went away, therefore, aud washed,
and came seeing: Hhe neighbours, there
fore, and those who saw him before, that
he was blind, said, ' Is not this he who was
sitting and begging?' 9 others said— 'This
is he:' but others— 'He is like him;' he
himself said, — 'I am he.'
i° They said therefore to him, ' How were
thine eyes opened?' llhe answered and
said, ' A man called Jesus made clay, and
anointed mine eyes, and said to me, Go
to the pool of Siloam, and wash : and hav
ing gone away and washed, I received
sight;' i2 they said therefore to him,
' Where is he? ' lie saith. ' I know not.'
18 They bring to the Pharisees him who
once was blind; i4and it was a sabbath
when Jesus made the clay, and opened Ms
eyes. 15Again, therefore, the Pharisees
also were asking him how he received sight,
and he said to them, 'Clay he put on mtoe
eyes, and I washed — and I see.'
16 Of the Pharisees, therefore, certain said,
'This man is not from God, because the
sabbath he keepeth not;' others said, 'How
is a mau— a sinful one — able to do such
signs?' and there was a division among them.
17 They say to the blind man again, 'Thou
— what sayest thou concerning him — that
he opened thine eyes?' 18and he said— 'He
is a prophet.'
The Jews therefore did not believe con
cerning him that he was blind and received
sight, till that they called the parents of
him who received sight, 19and asked them,
saying, ' Is this your son, of whom ye say
that he was born blind ? how then doth he
now see?'
20 His parents answered them and said,
' We know that this is our son, and that he
was born blind; 21 but how he now seeth,
we know not; or who opened his eyes, we
know not; himself is of age, ask him; he—
himself shall speak concerning himself.'
22 These things said Ms parents, because
they were afraid of the Jews, for already
had the Jews agreed together, that if any
one may confess him Christ, he may be put
out of the synagogue; 23 because of this Ms
parents said — 'He is of age, ask him.'
24 They called therefore a second time
the man who was blind, and said to him,
' Give glory to God, we know that this man
is a sinner;' 2She answered therefore and
said, "Tf he is a sinner — t know not: one
thing i «now, that being blind, -now I see.'
26 And they said to him agair 'What did
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he do to thee? how opened he thine eyes?'
27He answered them, 'I told you already,
and ye did not hear; why again do ye wish
to hear? do ye also wish to be his disciples? '
28 They reviled him therefore, and said,
'Thou art his disciple, but we are Moses'
disciples; 29 we know that God hath spoken
to Moses, but this one — we know not
whence he is.'
30 The man answered and said to them,
'Why, in this is a wonderful thing, that ye
know not whence he is, and he opened mine
eyes! si but we know that God doth not
hear sinners, but, if any one be a worshipper
of God, and may do His will, him He hear
eth; fflfrom the age it was not heard, that
any one opened the eyes of one who hath
been born blind; ^if this one were not from
God. he could do nothing.'
34 They answered and said to him, ' In sins
thou wast born altogether, and thou — dost
thou teach us?' and they cast him out.
35 Jesus heard that they cast him out, and
havtog found him, he said to him. 'Dost
thou believe in the Son of God?' wlie an
swered aud said, ' Who is he, Sir, that I may
believe in Mm?' 37And Jesus said to hira,
'Thou hast both seen Mm, and he who is
speaking with thee is he;' ^and he said,
'I believe, Sir,' and bowed before him.
39 And Jesus said, 'For judgment I toto
this world came, that those not seeing might
see, and those seeing might become blind.'
40 And those of the Pharisees who were
with him heard these thtogs, and said to
Mm, 'Are we also blind?' *i Jesus said to
them, 'If ye were blind, ye'would not have
had sin. but now ye say — we see, therefore
your sin remaineth.
X. i ' VERILY, verily, I say to you, He
who is not entering through the door into
the fold of the sheep, but is going up from
another side, that one is a thief and a rob
ber: 2 but he who is entering through the
door is shepherd of the sheep; Ho this
one the doorkeeper openeth, and the sheep
hear his voice, and his own sheep he calleth
by name, and leadeth them out; 4and
when his own sheep he may put forth, be
fore them he proceedeth, and the sheep
follow him, because they know his voice;
5but a stranger they will not follow, but
will flee from him, because they kuow not
the voice of strangers.'
6 This similitude spake Jesus to them,
but they knew not what the things were
which he was speaking to them; 7 Jesus
said therefore again to them, ' Verily, verily,
I say to ynu — I am the door of the sheep;
8 all, as many as came before me, are thieves
and robbers' but the sheep did not hear
them; 9I am the door, through me if any
one may come in, he shall be saved, and
shall come in. and go out, and find pasture.
10 'The thief cometh not, except that he
may steal, and kill, and destroy; I came
that they might have life, and might have
it abundantly.
11 'I am the good shepherd; the good shep
herd his life layeth down for the sheep ;
l2but the hireling, and not a shepherd.

Tlie safety of tlie sheep.

X. 13.— JOHN.— XI. 27.

The death of Lazarus

whose own the sheep are not, beholdeth
the wolf coming, and leaveth the sheep,
and fleeth ; and the wolf catcheth them,
and scattereth the sheep; I3and the hire
ling fleeth because he is an hireling, and he
is not caring for the sheep.
14 'I am the good shepherd, and I know
my sheep, and am known by mine; ^accord
ing as the Father knoweth me, I also know
the Father, and my life I lay down for the
sheep: iG and other sheep I have which are
not of this fold, these also it behoveth me
to bring, and my voice they will hear, and
there shall be one flock — one shepherd.
t7'On account of this the Father loveth
me, because I lay down my life, that again
I may take it; l8no one taketh it from me.
but I lay it down of myself; authority I
have to lay it down, and authority I have
again to take it; this command I received
from my Father.'
i9Therefore, again, there came a division
among the Jews, because of these words,
20 and many of them said, ' He hath a demon,
and is mad, why do ye hear him: ' 2l others
said, 'These sayings are not those of a de
moniac; is a demon able blind men's eyes
to open?'
32 And it was the dedication in Jerusalem,
aud it was winter, sand Jesus was walking
in the temple, in the porch of Solomon;
24the Jews, therefore, came round about
him, and said to him, 'Till when our soul
dost thou hold in suspense? if thou art the
Christ, teU us openly.'
^Jesus answered them, ' T told you, and
ye believe not; the works which I do to the
name of my Father, these testify concern
tog me; 26but ye believe not, for ye are not
of my sheep, 27 according as I said to you,
My sheep iny voice hear, and I know them,
and they follow me: 28aud life age-during
I give to them, and they shall not perish — to
the age, and no one shall pluck them out
of my hand: ^my Father, who hath given
to me is greater than all; and no one is
able to pluck out of the hand of my Father;
30 1 and the Father are one.'
31 Therefore, again, did the Jews take up
stones that they might stone Mm; 32 Jesus
answered them, 'Many good works did I
shew you from my Father : because of
which work of them do you stone me?'
^The Jews answered him, saying 'For a
good work we stone thee not, but fur evil
speaking; and because thou, being a man,
makest thyself God.'
34 Jesus answered them, 'Is it not written
In your law, 1 said ye are gods? ^if them
he caUed gods to whom the word of God
came, [and the writing is not able to be
broken,) ^of him whom the Father sancti
fied, and sent into the world, do ye say —
Thou speakest evil, because I Baid, Son
of God I am! 37 if f do not the works of my
Father, believe me not; 88but if I do, even
if me ye may not believe, the works believe,
that ye may know and believe that to me
is the Father, and I in Him.'
^Therefore were they seeking again to
seize him, and he went forth out of their

hand, 4fland went away again to the other
side of the Jordan, to the place where John
was at the first baptizing, and he remained
there ; *' and many came to him, and said —
'John, indeed, did no sign; but aU thtogs,
as many as John said about this one were
true ; ' ^ and many believed to Mm there.
XI. i AND there was a certain one ailing,
Lazarus, from Bethany, of the village of
Mary and Martha her sister, 2(and it was
Mary who anointed the Lord with oint
ment, and wiped his feet with her hair,
whose brother Lazarus was ailing,) Hhere-
fore sent the sisters to him, saying, ' Sir,
lo, he whom thou lovest is ailing:' 4but
Jesus having heard, said, ' This ailment is
not to death, hut for the glory of God, that
the Son of God may be glorified through it.'
5But Jesus loved Martha and her sister,
and Lazarus: 6 when, therefore, he heard
that he is ailing, then he remained in the
place to wliich he was two days ; 7 then after
this, he saith to the disciples, ' Let us go in
to Judea again; ' 8the disciples say to him,
' Rabbi, now were the Jews seeking to stone
thee, and again thou goest thither 1 '
9 Jesus answered, 'Are there not twelve
hours in the day? if any one may walk in
the day, he stumbleth not, because the
light of this world he seeth; i°but if auy
one may walk to the night, he stumbleth,
because the light is not in him.'
11 These tMngs he said, and after this he
saith to them, ' Lazarus our friend is fallen
asleep, but I go that I may awake him ; '
i2 therefore said Ms disciples, ' Sir, if he is fal
len asleep, he will be saved:' 18but Jesus had
spoken about his death, but they thought
that about the repose of sleep he speaketh.
14 Then, therefore, Jesus said to them
openly, 'Lazarus hath died; iS and I rejoice,
for your sake, (that ye may believe,) that I
was not there; hut let us go to him ; '
ifi therefore said Thomas, who is called
Didymus, to the fellow-disciples, 'Let us
go — we also, that we may die with him . '
17 Jesus therefore having come, found Mm
four days already in the tomb.
18 And Bethany was near to Jerusalem,
about fifteen furlongs off, 19 and many of
the Jews had come to Martha and Mary,
that they might comfort them concerntog
their brother; w Martha, therefore, when
she heard that Jesus cometh, met him, but
Mary kept sitting in the house.
21 Martha therefore said to Jesus, 'Sir, if
thou hadst been here, my brother had not
died; 22but even now, I know that what
ever thou mayest ask of God, God will give
to thee;' w Jesus saith to her, 'Thy brother
will rise again.'
&* Martha saith to him, 'I know that the
will rise again, in the rising again to the last
day;' 2S Jesus said to her, 'I am the rising
again, and the life; he who is believing in
me, even if he may die, shall live; 2Gand no
one who is living and believing to me shaU
die unto the age; ^believest thou this?' she
saith to him, ' Yes, Sir, I have believed that
thou art the Christ, the Son of God, who is
coming into the world.' 73

The resumption of Lazarus. xi. 28.— JOHN. — xn. 18

Christ anointed by Mary.

28 And these things havtog said, she went
away, and called Mary her sister privately,
saying, ' The Teacher is present, and cal
leth for thee;' 29she, when she heard,
riseth up quickly, and cometh to him; 30but
Jesus had not yet come into the village, but
was in the place where Martha met him;
81 the Jews therefore who were with her to
the house, and were comforting her, havtog
seen Mary that she rose up quickly and
went out, followed her, saying — - She goeth
to the tomb, that she may weep there.'
82 Mary, therefore, when she came where
Jesus was, having seen him, feU at his feet,
saying to him, ' Sir, if thou hadst been here,
my brother had not-died; ' 38 Jesus therefore,
when he saw her weeping, and the Jews
who came with her weeping, groaned to the
spirit, and troubled himself, and said,
34 'Where have ye laid Mm?' they say to
him, 'Sir, come and see;' 35 Jesus wept.
36 The Jews therefore said, *Lo, how he
was loving him;' 37but certain of them
said, 'Was not this one, who opened the
eyes of the blind man, able to act, so that
also this one might not have died?'
39 Jesus therefore, again groantogin Mm
self, cometh to the tomb; and it was a cave,
and a stone was lying upon it; 39 Jesus
saith, 'Take away the stone;' the sister of
him who hath died, Martha, saith to him,
'Sir, already he stiuketh, for it is four
days;' 40 Jesus saith to her, 'Said I not to
thee, that if thou mayest believe, thou shalt
see the glory of God?'
41 They took away, therefore, the stone
where the dead was laid, and Jesus lifted
his eyes upwards, and Baid, ' Father, I
thank Thee, that Thou didst hear me;
*2andlknew that Thou always dost hear
me, but, because of the multitude that is
standing by, I spake, that they may believe
that Thou didst send me.'
4& And these things havtog said, with a
loud voice he cried out, ' Lazarus, come
forth : * « an d he who hath died came forth,
bound feet and hands with grave-clothes,
and his visage with a napkin was bound
about; Jesus saith to them, 'Loose him,
and suffer him to go.'
4fiMany therefore of the Jews who came
to Mary, and beheld what Jesus did, be
lieved in him; 45but certain of them went
away to the Pharisees, and told them what
Jesus did; 4T the chief priests therefore, and
the Pharisees, gathered a sanhedrim, and
said, 'What do we? because this man is do
ing many signs? 48if we let him alone thus,
all will believe in him; and the Romans will
come, and take away our place and nation.'
49 And a certain one of them, Caiaphas, be
ing chief priest of that year, said to them,
' Ye know nothing at all, 5° nor reason that
it is good for us that one man may die for the
people, and not the whole nation perish.'
51 But this he said not of himself, but be
ing chief priest of that year, he prophesied
that Jesus was about to die for the nation,
5- and not for the nation only, but that also
the children of God, who have been scatter
ed abroad, he may gather togethertoto one.
74

63 From that day therefore they took
counsel together that they might kill him ;
64 Jesus therefore was no more openly walk
ing among the Jews, but went away thence
into the region near the wilderness, to a
city called Ephraim; and there he tarried
with his disciples.
55 And the passover of the Jews was near,
and many went up to Jerusalem out of the
country before the passover, that they
might purify themselves; 56they were seek
ing therefore Jesus, and said one with
another standing in the temple, 'What ap
peareth to you — that he may not come to
the feast ?' fi7and both the chief priests and
the Pharisees had given a command, that if
any man may know where he is, he may
shew it, so that they may seize him.
XII. iJESTJS, therefore, six days before
the passover, came to Bethany, where was
Lazarus, who had died, whom he raised
from the dead; 2they made therefore to
him a supper there, and Martha was minis
tering, but Lazarus was one of those reclin
ing together (at meat) with him; 8Mary
therefore havtog taken a pound of ointment
of spikenard, of great price, anointed the
feet of Jesus and wiped with her hair his
feet, and the house was filled with the
fragrance of the ointment.
* Therefore saith one of his disciples-
Judos Iscariot, son oi Simon, who was
about to deriver him up, — 5 ' Wherefore was
not this ointment sold for three hundred
denaries, and given to the poor?' °but he
said this, not because he was caring for
the poor, but because he was a tlrief,
and had the bog, and what things were put
in was carrying away.
7 Jesus therefore said, 'Let her alone; for
the day of my burial she hath kept it . 8for
the poor ye have always with yourselves,
but me ye have not always.'
9 A great multitude, therefore, of the Jews
knew that he is there, and they came, not
on account of Jesus only, but that Lazarus
also they might see, whom he raised from
the dead; 10but the chief priests took
counsel, that also Lazarus they might kill,
11 because on account of him were many of
the Jews going away, and believingin Jesus.
12 On the morrow, a great multitude that
came to the feast, having heard that Jesus
cometh to Jerusalem, 13took the branches
of the palms, and went out to meet him,
and were crying, ' Hosanna, blessed is he
who is coming in the name of the Lord —
the ktog of Israel: ' ,4and Jesus havtog found
a young ass, sat upon it, according as it is
written, 56 ' Fear not, daughter of Sion, lo,
thy king cometh, sitting on an ass' colt.'
16 But these thtogs his disciples knew not
at the fh*Bt, but when Jesus was glorified,
then they remembered that these things
had been written about Mm; and these
things they did to Mm.
17 The multitude, therefore, who were
with him, were testifying that he called
Lazarus out of the tomb, and raised him
out of the dead; !8because of this also the
multitude met him, because they heard of

Application of certain Greeks, xn. 19.— JOHN. — xin. 15. Christ washes the disciples' feet.

his having done this sign; "the Pharisees
therefore said among themselves, ' Ye see
.that ye gain nothing; lo, the world after
him hath gone away.'
20 And there were certain Greeks out of
those coming up, that they might worship
in the feast; 2* these then came to Philip,
who is from Bethsaida of Galilee, and were
asking him, saying, 'Sir, we wish to see
Jesus; ' ^Philip cometh andtelleth Andrew,
and again Andrew and Philip tell Jesus.
23 And Jesus answered them, saying, 'The
hour hath come, that the Son of Man may
be glorified; 24verily, verUy, I say to you, if
the grain of the wheat havtog fallen into the
earth may not die, it remaineth itself alone;
but if it may die, it beareth much fruit ;
25 he who is loving Ms Ufe shaU lose it, and
he who is hating his life in this world — to
life age-during shall keep it; 26if any one
may nitoister to me, let him follow me. and
where I am, there also my minister shaU
be ; and if any one may minister to me —
honour him will the Father.
27 ' Now hath my soul been troubled, and
what, shaU I say Father, save me from this
hour ?— but because of this I came to this
hour; 2B Father, glorify Thy name.*
There came therefore a voice out of the
heaven, 'I both glorified, and again will
glorify ii;' ^the multitude therefore that
were standing and hearing, were saying that
there had been thunder; others said, ' A
messenger hath spoken to him.'
89 Jesus answered and said, ' Not on my
account hath this voice come, but on your
account; sinow is the judgment of this
world, now shall the ruler of this world be
cast out; & and I, if I be lifted up from the
earth, wiU draw all men to myself.'
^But tMs he said signifying by what
death he was about to die: M the multitude
answered him, ' We heard out of the law
that the Christ remaineth for the age; and
how dost thou say. That it behoveth the
Son of Man to be lifted up? who is this —
the Son of Man?'
35 Jesus therefore said to them, ' Yet a
little time is the light with you - walk
while ye have the light, that darkness may
not overtake you; and he who is walking in
the darkness knoweth not where he goeth;
^wMle ye have the right, believe in the
light, that sons of light ye may become.'
These thtogs spake Jesus, and havtog
gone away, he was hidden from them ;
87 but he — having done bo many signs before
them, they were not believing in him,
33 that the word of Isaiah the prophet
might be fulfilled, which he said, ' Lord,
who gave credence to our report? and the
arm of the Lord — to whom was it revealed? '
39 On account of this they were not able
to believe, because again Isaiah said, 40 ' He
hath bUnded their eyes, and hardened their
hearts, that they might not see with the
eyes, and understand with the heart, and
turn back, and I might heal them; ' 41 these
things said Isaiah, when he saw Mb glory,
and spake concerning him.
^StUl, however, even out of the rulers

many believed to him, but because of the
Pharisees were not confessing, that they
might not be put out of the synagogue ;
43'for they loved the glory of men more than
the glory of God.
44 And Jesus cried and said, 'He who is
believing in me, believeth not in me, but
in Him who sent me; 46and he who is be
holding me, beholdeth Him who sent me ;
46 1 a light toto the world have come, that
no one Who is believing in me in the dark
ness may remain; ^and if anyone may
hear my sayings, and not believe, I do not
judge him, for I came not that I might judge
the world, but that I might save the world.
48 'He who is rejecting me, and not re
ceiving my sayings, hath one who is judg
ing him; the word which I spake, thatwiU
judge Mm to the last day; 49because I
spake not from myself, but the Father who
sent me. He gave me a command, what I
may say, and what I may speak, 6° and I
know that His command 'slife age-during;
what therefore I speak, according as the
Father hath said to me, so I speak.'
XIII. *AND before the feast of the pass-
over, Jesus knowing that his hour hath
come, that he might remove out of this
world to the Father, having loved his own
who are to the world — to the end he loved
them. 2 And supper having come, the devil al
ready having put it toto the heart of Judas
Iscariot, son of Simon, that he may be
tray Mm, 8 Jesus knowing that all things
the Father hath given to him — into his
hands, and that from God he came out,
and to God he goeth, 4he riseth from the
supper, and layeth down his garments, and
having taken a towel, girded himself; 5after-
ward he putteth water into the basin, and
began to wash the feet of the disciples, and
to wipe with the towel with which he was
girded. 9 He cometh, therefore, to SimOn Peter,
and that one saith to him, 'Sir, thou — dost
thou wash my feet?' 7 Jesus answered and
said to him, ' That which I do thou knowust
not now, but thou shalt know after this;'
8 Peter saith to him, 'Thou mayest not
wash my feet — unto the age.'
Jesus answered him, 'If I wash thee not,
thou hast not part with me; 9 Simon Peter
saith to him, ' Sir, not my feet only, but
also the hands aDd the head.' i°Jesus
saith to him, 'He who hath been bathed
hath no need save to wash the feet, but is
clean altogether; and ye are clean, but not
all;' n for he knew him who is delivering
him up; because of this he said, 'Ye are
not all clean.'
i2When, therefore, he washed their feet,
and took Ms garments, havtog reclined [at
meat) again, he said to them, ' Do ye know
what I have done to you? i8ye call me
the Teacher and the Lord, and ye say well,
for I am; I4if then I washed your feet— the
Lord and the Teacher,— ye also ought to
wash one another's feet.
15 ' For an example I gave to you, that, ac
cording aB I did to you, ye also may do;
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rem- 1> self confidence.

xm. 16. — JOHN. — xiv. 27. Christ's consolatory discourses.

16 verily, verily, I say to you, a servant is
not greater than his Lord, nor an apostle
greater than he who sent him; 17if these
things ye know, happy are ye, if ye may
do them; ignot concerning you all do I
speak; I know whom I chose for myself ;
but that the writing may be fulfilled. He
who is eating the bread with me, lifted up
against me his heel.
19 'From this time I tell you, before it
cometh to pass, that, when it may come to
pass, ye may believe that 1 axahe; M verily,
verily, I say to you, he who is receiving
whomsoever I may send, receiveth me: and
he who is receiving me, receiveth Him who
sent me.'
21 These things saying, Jesus was trou
bled in the spirit, and testified, and said,
' Verily, verily, I say to you, that one of
you will deliver me up;' 2-the disciples
were looking, therefore, at one another,
doubting concerning whom he speaketh.
23 And there was one of his disciples re
clining (at meat) on the bosom of Jesus,
whom Jesus was loving, 24 Simon Peter,
then beckoneth to this one. to inquire who
he maybe concerning whom he speaketh;
25 and that one havtog reclined on the breast
of Jesus, saith to him, 'Sir, who is it?'
25 Jesus answereth, 'That one it is to whom
I, having dipped the morsel, shall give it;'
and havtog dipped the morsel, he giveth it
to Judas Iscariot son of Simon.
27 And after the morsel, then the Adver
sary entered into that one: Jesus therefore
saith to him, ' W.hat thou doest — do quickly;'
28 but none of those reclining at meat knew
for what intent he said this to him, 29for
certain were thinking, since Judas had the
bag, that Jesus saith to him, 'Buy what we
have need of for the feast; ' or that he may
give something to the poor; 30having re
ceived therefore the morsel, that one im
mediately went out; and it was night.
31 When, therefore, he went out, Jesus
saith, 'Now was the Son of Man glorified, and
God was glorified to him; 32if God was glori
fied m him, God also will glorify him iu Him
self; yea, immediately He will glorify him.
33 'Little children, yet a little am I with
you; ye will seek me, and, according as. I
said to the Jews— Whither I go, ye are not
able to come, to you also I say it now.
:ii'A new commandment I give to you,
that ye love one another: according as I
loved you, that ye also love one another;
35 in this will all know that ye are my dis
ciples, if ye have love one to another.'
;ili Simon Peter saith to him, 'Sir, whither
dost thou go?' Jesus answered him, 'Whi
ther I go, thou art not able now to follow
me, but afterward thou shalt follow me.'
:i7 Peter saith to him, 'Sir, wherefore am
I not able to follow thee now? my life for
thee I will lay down;' ^Jesus answered
him. 'Thy life for me thou wilt lay down?
verily, verily, I say to thee, a cock will not
crow, till thou mayest deny me thrice.'
XIV. "LET not your heart be troubled;
believe in God. also in me believe; 2in the
house of my Father many mansions are.
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but if not, I would have told you: I go to
prepare a place for you; 3and if I go and
prepare for you a place, again I come, and .
will receive you to myself, that where I aiu
ye also may be; 4and whither I go ye know,
and the way ye know.'
5 Thomas saith to him, 'Sir, we know not
whither thou goest, and how are we able
to know tlie way?' "Jesus saith to him, 'I
am the way, and the truth, and the life, no
one cometh to the Father, if not through
me; 7if ye had known me, my Father also
ye would have known, and from this time
ye have known him, and have seen him.'
8Phihp saith to him, 'Sir, shew to us the
Father, and it is enough for us;' 9 Jesus
saith to him, 'So long time am I with you,
and thou, hast not known me, Philip? he
who hath seen me, hath seen the Father;
and how sayest thou. Shew to us the Father?
i° Believest thou not that I am in the Father,
and the Father is in me ? the sayings which
I speak to you, I speak not from myself,
but the Father who is abiding in me, Him
self doeth the works; n believe me, that I
am to the Father, and the Father in me;
but if not, because of the works themselves,
believe me.
i2 'Verily, verily, I say to you, he who is
believing in me. the works which I do —
that one also shall do, and greater than
these shall he do, because I go to my Father;
l8and whatever ye may ask in my name,
this will T do, that the Father maybe glori
fied in the Son; 14if ye ask anything in my
name I wiU do it.
15 'If ye love me, my commands keep,
16 and I will ask the Father, and another
Comforter He will give to you, that he may
remain with you — unto the age; 17the Spirit
of truth, whom the world is not able to re
ceive, because it beholdeth him not, nor
knoweth him, but ye know him, because
he remaineth with you, and shall be in you.
i8 '1 will not leave you orphans, I come to
you; 19yet a little and the world no more
beholdeth me, but ye behold me, because 1
live, and ye shall live; 2° in that day ye shall
know that I am- to my Father, and ye in
me, and I in you; 2ihe who hath my com
mands, and is keeping them, that one it is
who is loving me, and he who is loving me,
shall be loved by my Father, and I will love
him, and wiil manifest myself to him.'
23 Judas saith to him (not Iscariot), 'Sir,
why hath it come to pass, that to us thou
art about to manifest thyself, and not to the
world?' 23 Jesus answered and said tnhim, 'If any
one may love me, my word he will keep,
and my Father will love him, and to him
we will come, and abode with him we will
make; 24he who is notloving me, my words
keepeth not; and the word whicli ye hear
is not mine, but the Father's who sent me.
26 'These thtogs have I .spoken to you,
remaining with you, 2sbut the Comforter.
the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send
to my name, he will teach you all things,
and remind yon of all things I said to you.
27 'Peace 1 leave to you; my peace I give

Christ the true vine.

xiv. 28.— JOHN.— xvi. 16. The Comforter announced.

to you, not according as the world giveth
do I give to you; let not your heart be
troubled, nor let it be afraid; 28ye heard
that I said to you — I go away and I come to
you; if ye loved me, ye would have rejoiced
that I said— I go to the Father, because my
Father is greater than I.
29 ' And. now have I said it to you before
it come to pass, that when it may come to
pass, ye may believe; & I will no more talk
much with you, for the ruler of this world
cometh, and in me he hath nothing; 8l but
that the world may know that I love the
Father, and according as the Father gave
me command so I do — arise, let us go hence.
XV. i'I AM the true vine, and my Father
is the husbandman; "every branch in me not
heaaing fruit, He taketh it up, and every
one bearing fruit, He cleanseth by pruning
it, that it may bear more fruit; 3 already ye
are clean, because of the word wliich I have
spoken to you; 4 remain to me, and I in you;
as the branch is not able to bear fruit of
itself, if it may not remain to the vine, so
neither ye, if ye may not remain to me.
5 ' I am the vine, ye the branches; he who
is remaining to me, and I to him, tlris one
beareth much fruit, because apart from me
ye are not able to do anything; 6if any one
may not remain in me, lie was cast out as
the branch, and was withered, and they
gather them, and cast toto the flre, and
they are burned; 7if ye remain in me, and
my sayings to you remain, whatever ye wish
ye shall ask, and it shall be done to you.
8 ' In tlris was my Father glorified, that ye
may bear much fruit, and ye shall become
my disciples. 9 According as the Father
loved me, I also loved you, remain in my
love; 10if my commandments ye may keep,
ye shall remain in my love, according as I
the commands of my Father have kept, and
remain in His love; "these things have I
spoken to you, that my joy in you may re
main, and your joy may be fuU.
12 'This is my command, that ye love one
another, according as I loved you; 1S greater
love than this hath no one, that any one Ms
life may lay down for his friends; 14ye are
my friends, if ye do whatever I command
you; is no more do I call you servants, be
cause the servant knoweth not what his
lord doeth, but you I have called friends,
because all things that I heard from my
Father, I made known to you.
i6 ' Ye did not choose me, but I chose you,
and appointed you, that ye might go, and
wight bear frMt, and your fruit might re
main, that whatever ye may ask of the
Father to my name, He may give you.
17 'These tMngs I command you, that ye
love one another; 18if the world hateth you,
ye know that it hath hated me before you;
iflif of the world ye were, the world its own
would have been loving, but because of the
world ye are not — but I chose you out of the
world, — for this doth the world hate you.
20 'Remember the word which I said to
you, A servant is not greater than his lord;
if me they persecuted, you also they will
persecute; if my word they kept, yours also

they will keep ; 21but all these things will
they do to you, because of my uame, be
cause they know not Him who seut me;
--if I had not come and spoken to thein,
they were not having sin; but now pretence
they have none concerning their sin.
23 'He who is hating me, hateth also my
Father; ^if 1 had not done amoDg them
the works which no other hath done, they
would not have had sin , but now they hat r-.
both seen and hated both me and my Father;
2i>but — that the word may be fulfilled which
hath been written to their law — they hated
me without a cause.
26 'But when the Comforter may come,
whom I will send to you from the Father
—the Spirit of truth, who from the Father
cometh forth, he will testify concerning me;
27 and ye also do testify, because from the
beginning ye are with me.
XVI. i 'THESE thtogs have I spoken to
you, that ye may not be stumbled, 2out uf
the synagogues they will put you; but an
horn' cometh, that every one who hath
killed you. may think to offer service to
God; 8and these things will they do to you,
because they know not the Father, nor me.
4 ¦ But these things have I spoken to you,
that when the hour may come, ye may re
member them, that I said them to you, and
these things to you from the beginning I
said not, because I was with you; sfout now
I go away to Him whet sent me, and none
of you asketh me, Whither goest thou?
6 but because these things I have said to
you, sorrow hath filled your heart.
7 -But I teU you the truth; it is good for
you that I go away; for if I go not away,
the Comforter wiU not come to you; but if
I go, I will send him to you; 6and having
come. He will convict the world concerning
sin, and concerning righteousness, and con
cerning judgment; 9 concerning sin, because
they believe not iu me ; 10 concerntog right
eousness, because to my Father I go away,
and no more do ye behold me; ll and con
cerntog judgment, because the ruler of this
world hath been judged.
i2'l have yet many things to say to you,
but ye are not able to bear them now; 13 but
when he may come — the Spirit of truth —
he wUl guide you into all the truth, for he
will not speak from himself, but as many
things as he may hear he will speak, and
the coming thtogs he will teU you ; i4he
will glorify me, because of mine he will
take, and wiU teU it to you.
ip ' All things, as many as the Father
hath, are mtoe; because of this I said, That
of mine he will take, and will tell it to you;
18 a little while, and ye behold me not, and
again a Uttle while, and ye shall see me,
because I go away to the Father.'
"Therefore said some of his disciples one
to another, 'What is this that he saith to
us, A Uttle while, and ye behold me not,
and again a Uttle while, and ye will see me,
and, Because I go away to the Father?'
18 they said then. ' What is this thathe saith —
the Uttle while? we knownotwhathe speak
eth.' 77

Encouragement mpraytn.

XVT. 19. — JOHN. — xvm. 3. Christ's intercessory prayer.

19 Jesus therefore knew that they were
wishing to ask him, and said to "them,
'Concerning this do ye seek one with
another, because I said, A little whUe, and
you behold me not,and again to a Uttle whUe,
and you will see me? ^verily, verily, I say to
you, that ye will weep and lament, but the
world will rejoice; aud ye will be sorrowful,
but your sorrow joy will become.
21 'The woman, when she may bear, hath
sorrow, because her hour hath come; but
when she may brtog forth the child, no
more doth she remember the anguish, for
the joy that a man was born into the world.
22 'And ye therefore now indeed have
sorrow; but again I will see you, and your
heart shall rejoice ; and your joy no one
taketh from you; 23 and in that day ye wfll
question me nothing ; verily, verily, 1 say
to you, as many things as ye may ask of
the Father to my name, He will give you:
24 till now ye asked nothing in my name ;
ask, and ye shall receive, that your joy may
be full.
26 'These things in simiUtudes have I
spoken to you, but there cometh an hour
when no more in similitudes will I speak
to you, but openly of the Father tell you.
26 'In that day, in my name ye will make
request, and I do not say to you that I will
ask the Father for you,27 for the Father Him
self loveth you, because me ye have loved,
and have believed that I from God came
out; 28I came out from the Father, and
have come into the world ; again I leave
tiie world, and proceed to the Father.'
29 His disciples say to him 'Lo, now
openly dost thou speak, and no similitude
speakest thou: ^uow have we known that
thou hast known all things, and hast no
need that auy one ask thee ; in this we be
lieve that from God thou didst come out.'
31 Jesus answered them, 'Now do ye be
lieve ? lo, there cometh an hour, 32 and now
hath it come, that ye will be scattered,
each to his own things, and me ye will
leave alone, and I am not alone, because
the Father is with me ; 33these things
have I spoken to you, that in me ye may
have peace, in the world ye shall have
tribulation, but take cour&ge — I have over
come the world.'
XVII. i THESE things spake Jesus, and
rifted up his eyes to the heaven, and said —
' Father, the hour hath come ; glorify Thy
Son, that Thy Son also may glorify Theo ;
2 according as Thou gavest to him authority
overall flesh, that— all that Thou hast given
to him — he may give to them Ufe age dur
ing; 3and this is the age-during life, that
they may know Thee, the only true God.
and him whom Thou didst Bend — Jesus
Christ: 4I glorified Thee on the earth; the
work I finished which Thou hast given me,
that I may do it.
fi'Andnow, glorify me, Thou Father, with
Thyself: with the glory which I had, before
the world was, with Thee; 6I manifested
Thy name to the men whom Thouhast given
to me out of the world; Thine they were,
and to me Thou hast given them; and Thy

word they have kept; 7now they have,
known that all things, as many as Thou hast
given to me, are from Thee, 8 because the
sayings which Thou hast given to me, I
have given to them, and they themselves
received, and have known truly, that from
Thee 1 came out, and they believed that
Thou didst send me. f
9 ' I ask in regard to them ; not in regard
to the world do. I ask, but to regard to
those whom Thou hast given to me, because
Thine they are; i0and mine are all Thine,
and Thine mtoe; and I have been glorified
in them; 1] and no more am I in the world,
these are in the world, and I come to Thee.
'Holy Father, keep them in Thy name,
whom Thou hast given to me, that they
may be one as we; l" when I was with them
in the world, I was keeping them in Thy
name; those whom Thou hast given to me
I kept, and none of them was destroyed,
except the son of destruction, that the
writing may be. fulfilled.
13 ' But now to Thee I come, and these
thtogs I speak to the world,, that they may
have my joy fulfilled in themselves : 14 1
have given to them Thy word, and the world
hated them, because thoy are not of the
world, as I am not of the world; i5I asknot
that Thou mayest take them out of the
world, but that Thou mayest keep them
from the evil.
16 ' Of the world they are not, as I of the
world am not; 17 sanctify them in Thy truth:
Thy word is truth; 18 as Thou sentest me to
to the world, I also sent them toto the
world: i9and for them I sanctify myself.
that they also themselves may be sanctified
in truth.
20 ' Not in regard to these alone do I ask,
but also in regard to those believing,
through their word, in me; -ithat they all
may be one, as Thou Father art in me, and
I in Thee; that they also themselves in us
may be one, that the world may believe
that Thou sentest me.
22 * And I, the glory which Thou hast given
to me. have given to them, that they may
be one as we are one; ^ I to them, and Thou
in me, that they be perfected toto one, and
that the world may know that Thou sentest
me. and lovedst them as Thou lovedst me.
24 ' Father, those whom Thou hast given
to me, I will that where I am they also may
be with me, that they may behold my glory
which Thou gavest to me, for Thou lovedst
me before the foundation of the world.
2s 'Righteous Father, also the world
knew Thee not, but I knew Thee, and these
have known that Thou sentest me; ^and I
made known to them Thy name, and will
make known, that the love with which Thou
lovedst me in them may be. and I in them.'
XVIII. i THESE things having said, Jesus
went out with his disciples beyond the
brook of Kedron, where was a garden, into
which he entered, himself and his disciples;
3 and Judas also, who dehvered him up,
knew the place, because many times Jesus
assembled there with Ms disciples.
3 Judas therefore having taken the band

Examined by the highpnest. xvin. 4.— JOHN.— XIX. 7. Arraigned before Pilate.

and officers from the chief priests and
Pharisees, cometh thither with torches,
and lamps, and weapons; 4 Jesus therefore
knowing all things that were coming upon
him, having gone out, said to them, ' Whom
seek ye ?* sthey answered him, 'Jesus the
Nazarene;' Jesus saith to them, ' I am he;'
fand Judas who delivered him up was
standing with them;) «when therefore he
said to them — ' I am he,' they went away
backward, and feU to the ground.
7 Again, therefore, he questioned them,
'Whom seek ye?' and they said, 'Jesus
the Nazarene;' 8 Jesus answered, 'I said
to you that I am he; if therefore me ye
seek, suffer these to go away;' 9that the
word might be fulfiUed which he said—
' Those whom Thou hast given to me, I lost
none of them.'
l9Simon Peter therefore, having a sword,
drew it, and struck the chief priest's ser
vant, and cut off his right ear, (and the
name of the servant was Malchus,) n Jesus
therefore said to Peter, ' Put thy sword in
to the sheath; the cup which the Father
hath given to me, may I not drink it?'
12 The band, therefore, and the captain,
and the officers of the Jews, took hold of
Jesus, and bound Mm, 13and led him away
to Annas first, for he was father-in-law of
Caiaphas, who was chief priest of that year,
14 and Caiaphas was he who gave counsel to
the Jews, that it is good for one man to
perish for the people.
15 And following Jesus was Simon Peter,
also the other disciple: and that disciple
was known to the chief priest, and en
tered with Jesus into the hall of the chief
priest; i6but Peter was standing at the door
without; therefore went out the other dis
ciple who was known to the chief priest,
and spake to the female keeptog the door,
aud brought in Peter.
"Then saith the maid keeping the door
to Peter, 'Art thou also of the disciples of
this man ?' he saith, ' I am not; ' ia and the
servants and the officers were standing,
havtog made a flre of coals, for it was cold,
andwere warming themselves ;Peter also was
standing with them, and warming Mmself.
19The chief priest therefore questioned
Jesus concerning his disciples, and con
cerning his teaching ; 20 Jesus answered
him, 'I spake openly to the world; I always
taught in the synagogue, and in the temple,
where the Jews always come together; and
to secret I spake nothing ; 2l why me dost
thou question? question those who have
heard what I spake to them; lo, these
know what I said.'
23 And he havtog said these things, one of
the officers, standing by gave JesuB a slap,
saying, 'Thus dost thou answer the chief
priest?' 2S Jesus answered Mm, 'If I speak
ill, testify concerning the evil; but if well,
why me dost thou smite?' 2* Annas then
sent him bound to Caiaphas the chief priest.
2* And Simon Peter was standing warm-
tog himself; they said then to him, 'Art
tnou also of his disciples?' he denied, and
said, ' I am not.'

26 One of the servants of the chief priest,
betog kinsman of Mm whose ear Peter cut
off, saith, * Did not I see thee in the garden
with him ? ' w again therefore Peter denied,
and immediately a cock crew.
29 They lead therefore Jes us from Caiaphas
into the pretorium, and it was early, and
they themselves entered not toto the pre
torium, that they might uot be defiled, but
that they might eat the passover; 29Pilate
therefore went out to them, and said,
' What accusation bring ye against this
man ? ' 30 they answered and said to hhn,
'If he were not an evri doer, we would not
have delivered him up to thee.'
81 Pilate therefore said to them, * Take ye
him— ye — and according to your law judge
him ; ' the Jews therefore said to him, ' It
is not legal for us to put any one to death, '
82 that the word of Jesus might be fulfilled
which he said, signifying by what death he
was about to die.'
33 Pilate therefore entered into the preto
rium again,and called Jesus, and said to hhn,
'Thou art the King of the Jews?' ^ Jesus
answered him, 'From thyself dost thou say
this? or did others say it to thee about me ? '
35 Pilate answered, 'Am I a Jew? tlrine own
nation, and the chief priests delivered thee
up to me; what didst thou?' 36Jesus
answered, 'My kingdom is not of this
world ; if my kingdom were of this world,
my officers would have struggled that I
might not he delivered up to the Jews ; but
now my kingdom is not from hence.'
87 Pilate therefore said to him, ' Art thou
a king then?' Jesus answered, 'Thou say
est it ; king I am, I for this have been born,
and for this have I come into the world, ¦
that I may testify to the truth; every one
who is of the truth heareth my voice.
38 Pilate saith to him, 'What is truth?
and this havtog said, again he went out to
the Jews, and saith to them, ' I find no fault
in him; ^but ye have a custom that I re
lease to you one — in the passover; wiU ye,
therefore, that I shall release to you the
king of the Jews?40 therefore they all cried
out again, saying, 'Not this one — but Bar
abbas ; ' now Barabbas was a robber.
XIX. iTHEN, therefore, Pilate took
Jesus and scourged him, 2 and the soldiers ¦
having plaited a crown of thorns, placed it
on his head, and a purple garment they put
around him, 3 and said, ' Hail ! the Ktog of
the Jews ; ' and they were givtog him slaps.
4 Pilate therefore again went out with
out, and saith to them, ' Lo, I bring him
to you without, that ye may know that in
him I find no faMt ; ' 6 Jesus therefore came
out without, bearing the thorny crown and
the purple garment; and he saith to them,
' Lo, the man !'
6 When therefore the chief priests and
the officers saw him, they cried out, say
ing, ' Crucify, crucify;' Pilate saith to them.
'Take him yourselves, and crucify; for I
find no fault in him;' Hhe Jews answered
him, 'We have a law, and according to our
law he ought to die, because he madt him
self Son of God. 7fl

Christ's condemnation,

xix. 8.— JOHN.— XX. 8.

death, and burial.

8 "Whan therefore Pilate heard this word,
! he was the more afraid, 9and entered again
into the pretorium, and saith to Jesus,
'Whence art thou?' but Jesus gave him no
answer. I0Pilate therefore saith to him, 'To me
dost thou not speak? hast thou not known
that I have authority to crucify thee, and
I have authority to release thee?' n Jesus
answered, 'Thou wouldst have no power
against me, if it were not given thee from
above; because of this, he who is deliver
ing me up to thee hath greater sin.'
12 From this time Pilate was seeking to
release him, but the Jews were crying out,
saying, ' If this one thou mayest release, thou
art not a friend of Caesar; every one making
himself a king, speaketh against Caesar.'
13 Pilate therefore having heard this
word, brought Jesus without, (and he sat
down upon the tribunal.) into aplace called
'Pavement,' but in Hebrew, Gabbatha;
14and it was the preparation of the pass-
over, and as it were the sixth hour; and he
saith to the Jews, ' Lo, your king ! ' is but
they cried out, ' Take him away, take away,
crucify him ; ' Pilate saith to them, ' Your
king shall I crucify?' the chief priests
answered, ' We have no king except Ca3sar.'
16 Then therefore he delivered him up to
them, that he may be crucified ; and they
took Jesus and led him away; ]7and bear
ing his cross, he went out toto the place
called Place of a Skull, which is called in
Hebrew Golgotha, l8 where they crucified
him, and with him two others, on this side,
and on that side, hut Jesus in the midst.
19 And Pilate also wrote a title, and put
it on the cross, anil it was written, 'Jesus
the Nazarene. the King of the Jews;' -°this
title, therefore, read many of the Jews, be
cause the place was near the city where
Jesus was crucified, and it was written in
Hebrew, in Greek, in Boman.
21 The chief priests of the Jews said there
fore to Pilate, ' Write not — The King of the
Jews, but that that one said, I am King
of the Jews;' ^ Pilate answered, 'What I
have written, I have written.'
28 The soldiers therefore, when they cru
cified Jesus, took his garments, and made
four parts, to each soldier a part, also the
coat, but the coat was seamless, from the
top woven throughout; 24 they said there
fore to one another, ' Let us not rend it,
but cast alot for it, whose it shall be ;' that
the writing might be fulfilled, which is say
ing, 'They divided my garments to them
selves, and upon my raiment they cast a
lot;' the soldiers therefore did these thtogs.
25 And there stood by the cross of Jesus
his mother, and his mother's sister, Mary
of Cleopas, and Mary the Magdalene; 26 Je
sus therefore having seen his mother, and
the disciple standing by whom he was lov
ing, saith to his mother, 'Woman, lo, thy
son ; ' 27 afterward he saith to the disciple,
'Lo, thy mother;' and from that hour that
disciple took her to his own friends.
28 After this, Jesus knowing that all thtogs
now have been finished, that the writing
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may he fulfilled, saith, ' I thirst ; ' s9 there
fore was a vessel placed full of vinegar, and
they having filled a sponge with vinegar,
and having put it around a hyssop stalk,
put it to his mouth; 3°when therefore
Jesus received the vinegar, he said, 'It
hath been finished; ' and having bowed the
head, he gave up the spirit.
81 The Jews, therefore, that the bodies
might not remain on the cross during the
sabbath, since it was the preparation, (for
that sabbath-day was a great one,) asked of
Pilate that their legs might be broken, and
they taken away.
32 The soldiers therefore came, and of the
first indeed they did break the legs, and of
the other who was crucified with him, 33but
having come to Jesus, when they saw him
already dead, they did not break Iris legs;
34 but one of the soldiers with a spear pierc
ed his side, and immediately there came
out blood and water; 35and he who hath
seen hath testified, and his testimony is
true, aud that one knoweth that true things
he speaketh, that ye may believe.
30 For these things caino to pass, that the
writing may be fulfilled. ' A bone of him
shall not be broken;' 87and again another
writing saith, ' They shall look to him whom
they pierced.'
38 And after these things, Joseph of Ari-
mathea, (betog a disciple of Jesus, but con
cealed, through the fear of the Jews,) ask
ed of Pilate, that he may take away the
body of Jesus, and Pilate gave leave; he
came, therefore, and took away the body of
Jesus; ^and Nicodemus also came, (who
came to Jesus by night at the first,) bearing
a mixture of myrrh aud aloes, as it were an
hundred pounds.
40 They took therefore the body of Jesus,
and bound it with linen clothes with the
spices, according as it was the custom of
the Jews to prepare for burial; 4land there
was to the place where he was crucified a
garden, and in the garden a new tomb, in
which no one was yet laid; 42 there therefore,
on account of the preparation of the Jews,
because the tomb was near, they laid Jesus.
XX. *AND on the first of the sabbaths,
Mary the Magdalene cometh early (there
being yet darkness) to the tomb, and seeth
the stone having been taken away from the
tomb, 2she runneth therefore, and cometh
to Simon Peter, and to the other disciple
whom Jesus was loving, and saith to them,
' They took away the Lord out of the tomb,
and we know not where they laid Mm.'
8 Peter therefore went out, and the other
disciple, and they were coming to the tomb:
4 and the two were running together, and
the other disciple ran forward more quick
ly than Peter, and came first to the tomb,
5 and having stooped down, seeth the linen
clothes lying, nevertheless he entered not.
6 Simon Peter therefore cometh, following
him, and he entered into the tomb, and be
holdeth the linen clothes lying. 7and the
napkin that was upon his head, not lying
with the Unen clothes, but apart, having
been folded up, in one place; 8then tlere-

His resurrection.

xx. 9.— JOHN.— xxi. 17. Christ appears to the disciples

fore entered also the other disciple who
came first unto the tomb, and he saw. and
believed; 9for up to this time they knew
not the writing, that it behoveth him from
the dead to rise again.
10 The disciples therefore went away again
to their own friends: " but Mary was stand
ing by the tomb, weeping without: as she
was weeping, therefore, she stooped down
into the tomb, and beholdeth two messen
gers in white, sitting, "one at the head,
ind one at the feet, where the body of
J esus had been laid.
18 And they say to her, 'Woman, why
weepest thou?" she saith to them, 'Because
they took away my Lord, and I know not
where they laid him;' i4and these things
having said, she turned backward, and seeth
Jesus standing, ana she knew not that it
is Jesus.
15 Jesus saith to her, 'Woman, why weep
est thou? whom seekest thou?' she, sup
posing that he is the gardener, saith to him,
'Sir, if thou didst carry him away, teU me
where thou didst lay Mm, and I will take
him away;' M Jesus saith to her, 'Mary!'
havtog turned, she saith to him, 'Rabboni;'
which is to say, 'Teacher.'
17 Jesus saith to her, 'Touch me not, for
I have not yet ascended to my Father; but
proceed to my brethren, and say to them,
I ascend to my Father, and your Father,
and my God, and your God.' i8Mary the
Magdalene cometh, telling to the disciples
that she bath seen the Lord, and that these
things he said to her.
19 It betog therefore evening, on that day,
the first of the sabbaths, and the doors hav
ing been shut, where the disciples were as
sembled, because of the fear of the Jews,
Jesus came and stood in the midst, and
saith to them, 'Peace to you:' ^and this
having said, he shewed them his hands and
side; the disciples therefore rejoiced, hav
tog seen the Lord.
21 Jesus therefore said to them again,
'Peace to you: according as the Father
hath sent me, Talso send you;' ^and this
having said, he breathed on them, and saith
to them, 'Receive the Holy Spirit ; 28if of
any ye may loose the sins, they are loosed
to tnem; if of any ye may retain, they have
been retained.'
24 But Thomas, one of the twelve, caUed
Didymus. was not with them when Jesus
came ; 25the other discipleB therefore said
to him, 'We have seen the Lord:' but he
said to them, 'If I may not see in Ms bands
the mark of the naUs, and put my finger
into the mark of the nails, and put my hand
to his side, I wiU not beUeve.' *
26 And after eight days, again were his
disciples witMn, and Thomas with them;
Jesus cometh, the doors having been shut,
and he stood in the midst, and said, ' Peace
to you!' 27 then he saith to Thomas, 'Bring
thy finger hither, and see my hands, and
bring thy hand, and put it to my side; and
be not unbelieving, but believing.'
28 And Thomas answered and said to him,
'My Lord and my God:' & Jesus saith to
2x

hfm, 'Because thou hast seen me, Thomas,
thou hast believed; happy those who have
not seen, and have believed.
30 Many indeed, therefore, other signs
also did Jesus in presence of his disciples,
which are not written in this book; aibut
these have been written that ye may believe
that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God,
and that believing ye may have life in his
name. XXI. 1 AFTER these things Jesus mani
fested Mmself again to the disciples, on the
sea of Tiberias; and he manifested himself
thus.- 2 There were together Simon Peter
and Thomas called Didymus, andNathauael
from Cana of Galilee, and the sons of Zebe
dee, and two others of his disciples.
3Simon Peter saith to them, 'I go to fish;'
they say to Mm, 'We go — we also — with
thee;' they went out and entered toto the
boat immediately, and during that Mght
they caught nothing.
4But morning being now come, Jesus
stood on > the shore., nevertheless the dis
ciples knew not that it is Jesus; fi Jesus
therefore saith to them, 'Lads, have ye any
victuals?' 8they answered him, 'No;' and
he said to them, 'Cast the net on the right
side of the boat, and ye shall find ; ' they
cast, therefore, and no longer were they
able to draw it, from the multitude of the
fishes. 7 That disciple therefore whom Jesus was
loving saith to Peter, 'The Lord it is!'
Simon Peter therefore havtog heard that it
is the Lord, girded on the coat, (for he was
naked,) and cast himself into the sea; 8 but
the other disciples came by the little boat,
for they were not far from the land, but as
it were about two hundred cubits off, drag
ging the net of the fishes ; 9 when therefore
they came to land, they beheld a fire of
coals lying, and a fish lying on it, and bread.
19 Jesus saith to them, 'Bring ye of the
fishes which ye caught just now : ' n Simon
Peter went up, and drew the net up on the
land, full of great fishes, an hundred fifty
and three; and though they were so many,
the net was not rent.
12 Jesus saith to 'them, 'Come ye, dine;'
but none of the disciples was venturing to
inquire of him, 'Who art thou ?' knowing
that it is the Lord; 13 Jesus therefore com
eth and taketh the bread- and giveth to
them, and the flsh in like manner; "this is
now a third time Jesus was manifested to
his disciples, being raised from the dead.
15 When therefore they dined, Jesus saith
to Simon Peter, 'Simon, son of Jonas, lov-
est thou me more than these?' he saith to
him, 'Yes, Lord; thou knowest that I dear
ly love thee;' be saith to him, ' Feed my
lambs.' i6 He saith to him again, a second time,
'Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me?'
he saith to him, ' Yes, Lord ; thou knowest
that I dearly love thee ; ' he saith to him,
' Tend my sheep.'
17 He saith to him the third time, ' Simon,
son of Jonas, dost thou dearly love me?'
Peter was grieved that he said to him the
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Chrisfs address to Peter.

XXI. 18.— JOHN.— XXI. 25.

The conclusion.

third time, 'Dost thou dearly love me?'
and he said to him, ' Lord, thou knowest
all things ; thou knowest that I dearly love
thee.' Jesus saith to him, 'Feed my sheep;
i* verily, verily, I say to thee, When thou
wast younger, thou wast girding thyself
and walking where thou didst wish, but
when thou mayest be old, thou shalt stretch
out thy hands, and another will gird thee,
and carry thee whither thou dost not wish; '
19 and this he said, signifying by what death
he shall glorify God; and having said this,
he saith to him, ' Be following me.'
20 And Peter having turned about, seeth
the disciple whom Jesus was loving follow
ing, who also reclined during the supper
on his breast, and said, ' Sir, who is he who
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is delivering thee up?" 2I Peter having seen
this one, saith to JJes,us, ' Lord, but what
of this one?'22 Jesus saith to him, 'If Mm
I wish to remain tUl I come, what— to thee?
be thou following me.'
This word therefore went out to the
brethren that that disciple doth not die:
23 and Jesus said not to lrim, that he doth
not die, but, 'If Mm I wish to remain tiU
I come, what — to thee?' ^this is the dis
ciple who is testifying concerntog these
things, and wrote these thtogs ; and we
know that his testimony is true.
^But there are also many other things—
aB many as Jesus did — which, if they may
be written one by one, not even the world
itself I think to have place for the hooks
written. Amen.

ACTS.

Chap. L iTHE former account, indeed, I
made concerning all tilings, 0 Theophilus,
that Jesus began both to do and to teach,
2 till the day in which, having through the
Holy Spirit given command to the apostles
whom he chose, he was taken up, a to whom
also he presented himself alive after his
suffering by many certain proofs, through
forty days betog seen by them, and speak
ing the tMngs concerning the reign of God.
4And betog assembled together with them,
he commanded them not to depart from
Jerusalem, but to wait for the promise of
the Father, which, saith he, 'Ye heard of
me ; « for John indeed baptized with water,
but ye shaU be baptized with the Holy
Spirit — not many days hence.'
tiThey therefore indeed, having come to
gether, were questioning him, saying, ' Lord,
dost thou at this trine restore the reign to
Israel?' 7and he said to them, 'It is not
yours to know times or seasons which the
Father appointed in His own authority;
11 but ye shall receive power at the coming
of the Holy Spirit upon you, and ye shall he
witnesses to me both in Jerusalem, and in
all Judea, and Samaria, and unto the end
of the earth.'
9 And these thtogs havtog said— they be
holding — he was taken up, and a cloud re
ceived him up from their sight; 10and as
tuey were looking stedfastly toward the
heaven to his going on, then, lo, two men
stood by them to white apparel, n who also
said, ' Men, Galileans, why stand ye gazing
into the heaven? this Jesus who was taken
up from you into the heaven, he shall come
in what manner ye saw him going into the
heaven.' 12 Then returned they to Jerusalem from
the mount which is called Olivet, which is
near Jerusalem, a sabbath's journey ; l3and
when they came to, they went up to the
upperroom, where were abiding both Peter,
and James, and John, and Andrew, Philip,
and Thomas, Bartholomew, and Matthew,
JameB son of Alpheus, and Simon the Ze-
lotes, and Judas brother oi James; 14these
aU were continuing with one accord in
prayer aud supplication, with the women,
and Mary, the mother of Jesus, and with
Ms brethren.
w And to those days, Peter havtog risen
up to the midst of the disciples, said, (and
the multitude of the names together was,
as it were, an hundred and twenty,) I6 ' Men,
brethren, this writing behoved to be ful
filled which beforehand the Holy Spirit
spake through the mouth of David, con
cerning Judas, who became guide to those
who took Jesus, i7for he was numbered

with us, and received a place in this minis
tration ; i8 this oue, indeed, xhen, purchased
a portion with the reward of unrighteous
ness, and falling headlong, burst asunder
in the midst, and aU his bowels gushed out;
19 and it became known to aU those dwelling
to Jerusalem, insomuch as that place is
called, to their proper dialect, Aceldama,
that is, Portion of blood; 29for it hath been
written in the book of Psalms, Let his lodg
ing-place become desolate, and let no one
be dwelling therein, and his oversight let
another take.
21 ' It behoveth, therefore, of the men who
have gone with us during aU the time in
which the Lord Jesus went to and went out
among us, 22 beginning from the baptism of
John, unto the day in which he was taken
up from us, one of these to become with us
a witness of his rising again.'
28 And they set two, Joseph caUed Barsa-
bas, who was surnamed Justus, and Mat
thias; ^and praying, they said, 'Thou,
Lord, who art knowing the hearts of all,
shew of these two which one thou didst
choose, 25 to receive a place in this ministra
tion and apostleship, from which Judas, by
transgression, fell, to go to his own place; '
2tiaud they gave their lots, and the lot fell
on Matthias, and he was numbered with
the eleven apostles.
II. i AND to the day of the Pentecost be
ing fulfilled, they were aU with one accord
at the same place, 2and there came sudden
ly out of the heaven a sound as of a bearing
violent breath, and it filled all the house
where they were sitting- 8and there
appeared to them divided tongues, as it
were of fire; and it sat upon each one of
them, 4aud they were all filled with the
Holy Spirit, and began to speak with other
tongues, according as the Spirit was given
to them to declare.
6 And there were dwelling in Jerusalem
Jews, devout men from every nation of
those under the heaven, 6 and this rumour
having come, the multitude came together,
and were confounded, because they were
each one hearing them speaking in his
own dialect, 7and they were all amazed,
and wondered, saying to one another, ' Lo,
are not aU these who are speaking Gali
leans? 8and how do we hear, each in our
own dialect, to which we were born?
9PartMans, and Medes, and Elamites, and
tnose dwelling in Mesopotamia, in Judea
also, and Cappadocia, Pontus, and Asia,
lophrygia also, and Pamphylia, Egypt, and
the parts of Libya, which is along Cyrene,
and the strangers of Rome, both Jews and
proselytes, " Cretea and Arabians, we do
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Peter's sermon.

n. 12.— ACTS.— m. 10.

The effects it produced.

hear them speaMng in our tongues the
great tMngs of God.'
i2 And they were aU amazed, and were in
doubt, saying one to another, 'What would
this wish to be?'' "but others mocking
said — ' They are full of sweet wine;' i4but
Peter havtog stood up with the eleven,
lifted up his voice and declared to them,
' Men, Jews ! ard all those dwelling in
Jerusalem, let this be known to you, and
hearken to my sayings, 15 for these are not
drunken as ye take it up, for it is the third
hour of the day.
16 ' But this is that which hath been spok
en through the prophet Joel : 17 And it shaU
be in the last days, saith God, I will pour
out of My Spirit upon all flesh, aud your
sons and your daughters shall prophesy,
and your young men shall see visions, and
your old men shall dream dreams ; 18 and
also ou My men-servants; and on My
maid-servants, in those days, I wiU pour out
of My Spirit, and they shaU prophesy; 19and
I will give wonders in the heaven above,
and signs on the earth beneath ; blood, and
fire, and vapour of smoke, 20 the sun shall
be turned into darkness, and the moon in
to blood, before the coming of the day of
the Lord — the great and manifest; 2Land
it shall be, every one — whoever — shall call
on the name of the Lord shaU be saved.
23 'Men, Israelites ! hear these words:
Jesus the Nazarene, a man approved of
God among you by mighty works and won
ders and signs, which God did ttowugh him
in the midst of you, according as also ye
yourselves know ; & this one, by the deter
minate counsel and foreknowledge of God,
being delivered up, having taken by lawless
hands, havtog crucified, ye slew ; 24whom
God raised up, having loosed the pains of
death, because it was not possible for him
to be held by it, 25 for David saith to refer
ence to him: 1 set the Lord always before
me — because He is on my right hand — that
I may not be moved; 26 therefore did my
heart rejoice, and my tongue was glad, and
yet — my flesh also shaU rest in hope, 27 be
cause Thou wilt not leave my soul to hades,
nor wilt Thou give Thy Pious One to see
corruption; 28Thou hast made known to
me the ways of life ; Thou shalt make me
full of joy with Thy countenance.
29 'Men, brethren ! it is lawful to speak
openly to you concerning the patriarch
David, that he both died and was buried,
and his tomb is with us till this day ;
89 therefore betog a prophet, and knowing
that with an oath God sware to him, out of
the fruit of his loins, according to the flesh,
to raise up the Christ, to sit upon his
throne, 31 having foreseen, he spake con
cerning the rising again of the Christ, that
his soul was not left to hades, nor did his
flesh see corruption.
82 ' TMs Jesus, God raised up, of which we
all are witnesses; ^at the right hand then
of God havtog been exalted, — also the pro
mise of the Holy Spirit having received
from theFather,--he was sheddingforth this,
which now ye see aud hear: 3*for David
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did not ascend into the heavens, but he
saith himself : The Lord said to my lord,
Sit thou on my right hand, ^ till I make thy
foes thy footstool ; 36 assuredly therefore let
all the house of Israel know, that Lord and
Christ hath God made him — tlris Jesus whom
ye crucified.'
37 And having heard, they were pricked
at the heart, and said to Peter, and to the
rest of the. apostles, 'What shall we do,
men, brethren?' 38and Peter said to them,
' Reform, and be baptized each of you in
ths name of Jesus Christ, for remission of
sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the
Holy Spirit, 39for to you is the promise, and
to your cMldren, and to aU those afar off,
as many as the Lord our God shaU call.'
40 Also with many more other words he
was testifying and exhorting, saying, 'Be
saved from this perverse generation ;' 41then ,
indeed, those who gladly received his word
were baptized; and there were added on
that day, as it were, three thousand souls,
42 and they were continuing stedfastly in
the teachingof the apostles, and the feUow-
ship, and the breaking of the bread, and the
prayers. 43 And fear came on every soul, many
wonders also and signs were being done
through the apostles; wand all those be
lieving were at the same place, and had all
things common, 45and the possessions and
the goods they were selling, and were part
ing them to aU, according as any one had
need. i6 Daily also continuing with one accord
in the temple, breaking also at every house
bread, they were partaking of food with
gladness and simplicity of heart, Upraising
God, and havtog favour with aU the people;
aud the Lord was adding the saved eveiy
day to the assembly.
III. i AND Peter and John were going up
at the same time to the temple, at the hour
of the prayer, the ninth hour, 2 and a cer
tain man, being lame from the womb of Ms
mother, was being carried, whom they were
laying every day at the gate of the temple,
which is called Beautiful, to ask a kindness
from those entering into the temple, B who
having seen Peter and John about to go to
to the temple, was asking to receive a kind
ness. 4And Peter havtog looked stedfastly to
wards Mm, with John, said, ' Look toward
us;* 5and he was giving heed to them,
looking to receive something from them ;
8 but Peter said, ' Silver and gold have 1
none ; but what I have, that I give to thee;
in the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth,
rise up and walk.'
7 And having seized him by the right
hand, he lifted him up, and presently his
feet and ancle-bones were strengthened;
8 and leaping up, he stood, and was walking,
and entered with them into the temple,
walking and leaping, and praising God ;
9 and all the people saw him walking and
praising God , ]0 they were knowing him also
that this was he who for a kindness was
sitting at the Beautiful gate of the tenlple ;

Peter heals a lame man.

m. 11.— ACTS.— IV. 27-

Opposition of the priests.

and they were filled with wonder and
amazement at what hath happened to Mm.
i' And as the lame man who was healed
held Peter and John, nil the people ran to
gether to them in the porch, which is called
Solomon's— greatly amazed; *2and Peter
having seen, answered to the people, 'Men,
Israelites! why wonder ye at this? or on
ns why look ye so earnestly, as if by our
own power or godliness we riad made Mm
to walk ?
13 ' The God of Abraham, and of Isaac,
and of Jacob, the God of our fathers, glori
fied His child Jesus, whom ye delivered up,
and denied him to the presence of Pilate,
he havtog given judgment to release him,
14 but ye the Holy and Righteous One de
nied, and desired a man — a murderer— to
be granted to you, is and the Prince of
life ye kUled, whom God raised from the
dead, of which we are witnesses ; i6and in
the faith of his name, this one whom ye see
and know, Ms name made strong, even the
faith which is through him gave to him
this perfect soundness before you all.
i7'And now, brethren, I know that
through ignorance ye did it, as also your
rulers; i8but God, what things before He
had declared through the Mouth of all His
prophets, that the Christ should suffer, He
hath thus fulfilled; ]9reform ye, therefore.
and turn back, for your sins being blotted
out, that the times of refreshing may come
from the presence of the Lord, ^and He
may send Jesus Christ, who before hath
been preached to you, 21 whom it behoveth
heaven, indeed, to receive tiU the times of
the restitution of all things, of which God
spake through the mouth of all His holy
prophets from the ages.
22 'For Moses, indeed, to the fathers said
— A prophet to you shall the Lord your God
raise out of your brethren, like to me; hini
shall ye hear in all thtogs, as many as he
may speak to you ; & and it shall be, every
soul which may not hear that prophet shall
be utterly destroyed out of the people ;
24 and also all the prophets from Samuel,
and those following to order, as many aa
spake, have also foretold of these days.
25 'Ye are sons of the prophets, and of
the covenant which God made with our
fathers, saying to Abraham : And in thy
seed shall be blessed all the families of the
earth; 26to you first, God, havtog raised
up His child Jesus, sent him blessing you,
in the turning away of each one from your
evil ways.'
rv. iAND as they were speaking to the
people, there came on them the priests, and
the magistrate of the temple, and the Sad
ducees-, — 2 being grieved because of their
teaching the people, and preaching in Je
sus the rising again of the dead, — 8 and they
laid hands on them, and put them in cus
tody unto the morrow, for it was evening
already; 4but many of those hearing the
word believed, and the number of the men
became, as it were, five thousand.
5 And it came to pass on the morrow,
there were gathered together of them the

rulers, and elders, and scribes, at Jeru
salem, eand Annas the chief priest, and
Caiaphas, and John, and Alexander, and as
many as were of the kindred of the chief
priest, 7andhaving set them in the midst,
they were inquiring, 'By what power, or
in what name did ye this?'
8Then Peter, having been filled with the
Holy Spirit, said to them, ' Rulers of the
people, and elders of Israel, 9if we-to-day
are examined concerntog the good deed to
the infirm man, by whom he hath been
saved, i°be it known to all of you, and to
all the people of Israel, that in the name of
Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom ye cruci
fied, whom God raised from the dead, in
him hath this one stood by before you whole.
11 'This is the stone which was set at
nought by you — the builders, which became
the head of a comer; i2neithei- is there sal
vation in any other, for there is no other
name under the heaven which harii been
given among men, by which it behoveth us .
to be saved.'
18 And beholding the boldness of Peter
and John, and having perceived that they
are men unlettered and plebeian, they were
wondering; they were taking knowledge
also of them that with Jesus they had been;
"but seeing the man standing with them
who hath been healed, they had nothing to
say against it, lsbnt having commanded
them to go away out of the sanhedrim, they
conferred with one another, '« saying, 'What
shall we do to these men? for that, indeed,
a notable sign hath been done through
them, to all those dweUing in Jerusalem
is manifest, and we are not able to deny it;
"but that it may spread no further among
the people, let us strictly threaten them no
more to speak in this name to any man.'
18 And having called them, they charged
them not to speak at all, nor to teach, to
the name of Jesus ; 19but Peter and John
answering to them said, 'Whether it be
right in the sight of God to hearken to you
rather than to God, judge ye; ^for we can
not but speak what we have seen aud
heard.' i
-iAnd they having further threatened
them, let them go, finding nothing how
they may punish them, because of the peo
ple; for all were glorifying God for that
which hath been done: 22for above forty
years of age was the man on whom had
been done this sign of the healing.
23 And betog let go, they went to their
own friends, and declared whatever the
chief priests and the elders said to them,
24 and they having heard, with one accord
lifted up the voice to God, and said, ' Lord,
thou art God, who hast made the heaven,
and the earth, and the sea, and all that are
in them, ^who, through the mouth of
David thy servant, saidst, Why did nations
rage, and peoples meditate vain things?
26 the kings of the earth stood up,, and the
rulers were gathered together agatost the
Lord and agatost His Christ, w for gather
ed together of a truth againstThy holy child
Jesus, whom Thou didst anoint, were both
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Ananias and Sapphira.

TV. 28. — ACTS.— V. 34. The apostfrs before the council.

Herod and Pontius Pilate, with nations,
and peoples of Israel, ^ to do whatever Thy
hand and Thy counsel determined before
to come to pass.
29 'And now, . Lord, look upon their
threatenings. and grant to Thy servants,
with all boldness to speak Thy word, 30in
the stretching forth of Thy hand, for heal
ing, and sigus and wonders to come to pass,
through the name of Thy holy chUd Jesus.'
31 And they having prayed, the place was
shaken to which they were gathered to
gether, and they were all filled with the
Holy Spirit, and were speaking the word of
God with boldness; 32 and of the multitude
of those who beUeved the heart and the soul
was one, and not pne was saying that any
thing of the things he had was his own,
but they had all things common.
38 And with great power were the apostles
giving testimony to the rising again of the
Lord Jesus, great grace also was on them
all, ^for there was not any one among
them who lacked ; for as many as were pos
sessors of places, or houses, selling them,
were bringing the prices of the things sold,
35 and were laying them at the feet of the
apostles, and distribution was made to each
according as any one had need.
36 And Joses, who was Burnamed by the
apostles Barnabas, (which is, being inter
preted. Son of Comfort,) a Levite. of Cyprus
by birth, 37 a field being his, having sold it,
brought the money and laid it at"the feet
of die apostles.
V. iBTTT a certain man, Ananias by
name, with Sapphira his wife, sold a posses
sion, 2and he kept back of the price — Ms
wife also knowing of it— and having brought
a certain part, at the feet of the apostles
laid it.
8 But Peter said, 'Ananias, wherefore did
the Adversary fill tlrine heart, for thee to
lie to the Holy Spirit, and to keep back of
the price of the place? 4 while it remained,
was it not thine? and having been sold, in
thine own power was it not? why is it,
that thou didst put in thy heart this
thing? thou didst not lie to men, hut to
God ;' 5and Anauias hearing these words,
having fallen down, expired, and great rear
came on all who heard these things ; 6aud
having risen, the young men wound Mm up,
and having carried him out, buried him.
7 And it came to pass, about three hours
after, that Ms wife, not knowing what hath
happened, came in, 9and Peter answered
her, ' Tell me if for so much ye sold the
place ;* and she said, ' Yes, for so much.'
9 And Peter said to her, 'How— that ye
agreed together to tempt the Spirit of the
Lord? lo, the feet of those who buried thy
husband are at the door, and they shall
carry thee out;' i9andshefell down present
ly at his feet, and expired, and the young
men having come in, found her dead, und
having carried her forth, buried her by her
husband ; "aud great fear came ou all the
assembly, and on all who heard these things.
L2And through the hands of the apostles
came many sigus and wonders among the
S6

people, and they were with one accord all
in the porch of Solomon; i8but of the rest
no one was daring to join himself to them,
but the people were magnifying them,
14 and the more were berievers added to the
Lord, multitudes both of men aud women;
15 so as into the streets to bring forth the in
firm, and to lay them ou couches and mats,
that at the coming of Peter, even his sha
dow might overshadow some one of them :
16and there were coming together also the
multitude of the cities round about to
Jerusalem, bearinginfirm persons, and those
harassed by unclean spirits — who were all
healed. i7Aud having risen, the chief priest, and
all those with him, (which is the sect of the
Sadducees,J were flUed with indignation,
i8and laid their hands upon the apostles,
and put them in the public prison; i9 but
a messenger of the Lord through the night
opened the doors of the prison, havtog also
brought them forth, he said, 2° ' Go, aud
standing, speak in the temple to the peo
ple aU the sayings of this life;' 21and hav
ing heard, they entered at the dawn into
the temple, and were teaching.
But the chief priest having come, and
those with hirn, they called together the
sanhedrim and all the senate of the chUdren
of Israel, and sent to the prison to have
them brought; S2but the officers having
come, did not find them in the prison, and
havtog turned back, they told, ^saying —
'The prison indeed found we shut with all
safety, and the keepers standing without
before the doors, but having opened—
within we found no one.'
24 And as the priest, and the magistrate of
the temple, and the chief priest heard these
words, they were doubting concerning them
to what this would come; Mand coming
near, a certain one told them, saying — 'Lo,
the men whom ye put in the prison are in
the temple standing and teaching the peo
ple;' 26then the magistrate having gone
away with the officers, brought them with
out violence, for they were fearing the
people, lest they should be stoned; 27and
having brought them, they set them, in the
sanhedrim, and the chief priest questioned
them, 26 saying, 'Did not we strictly com
mand you not to teach in this name ? and
lo, ye have filled Jerusalem with your teach
ing, and intend to bring on us the blood of
this man.'
29 But Peter and the apostles answering
said, ' To obey God it behoveth, rather than
men ; so the God of our fathers raised up
Jesus, whom ye slew, having hanged him-
on a tree ; 81 this one, a Prince and a Sa
viour — him God exalted with His right
hand, to give reformation to Israel, and
forgiveness of sins; 3aand we are His wit
nesses of these things, and the Holy Spirit
also, whom God gave to those obeying him.'
33 But they having heard, were cut to the
heart, and were taking counsel to slay them,
34 but a certain one, having risen up in the
sanhedrim— a Pharisee, by name Gamaliel,
a teacher of the law honoured by all the

Deacons chosen and ordained.

V. 35.— ACTS.— vn. i

Stephen's address.

people— commanded to put the apostles
forth a Uttle, ssand said to them, 'Men,
Israelites, take heed to yourselves touching
these men, what ye are about to do; ^for
before these days rose up Theudas, saying,
that himself was some one, to whom a
number of men joined themselves, as it were
four hundred; who was slain, and aU, as
many as were obeying him, were scattered,
and came to nought.
37 ' After this one rose up Judas the
Galilean, in the days of the enrolmeut, and
drew away much people after him, and
that oue perished, and aU, as many as were
obeying him, were scattered; ssand now I
say to you. Refrain from these men, and
let them alone, because if this counsel or
this work be of men, it will be overthrown; '
39 but if it is of God, ye are not able to over-
throw it, leBt perhaps also ye be found to
fight agatost God.'
49 And to Mm they agreed, and having
called the apostles, having beaten them',
they commanded them not to speak in the
name of Jesus, and let them go; 4l they in
deed then departed from the presence of
the sanhedrim, rejoicing that for his name
they were counted worthy to suffer dishon
our; ^every day also to the temple, and
in every house, they were not ceasing
teaching and proclaiming the good news —
Jesus the Christ.
VI. i AND in these days of the disciples
multiplying, there came a murmuring of
the HeUenists at the Hebrews, because their
widows were being overlooked to the daily
ministration, 2but the twelve, having caU
ed near the multitude of the disciples, said,
' It is not pleasing that we, havtog left the
word of God, minister at tables; 8look ye
out, therefore, brethren, seven men of you
who are well testified of. full of the Holy
Spirit and wisdom, whom we may set over
this business, *but we to prayer, and to the
ministration of the word, will give ourselves
continually.' 5 And the thing was pleasing before all
the multitude, and they chose Stephen, a
man fuU of faith and the Holy Spirit, and
Philip, and Prochorus, and Nicanor, and
Simon, and Parmenas, and Nicolaus, a
proselyte of Antioch, & whom they set be
fore the apostles, and they having prayed,
laid on-them their hands.
And the word of God increased, and the
number of the disciples multiplied in Jeru
salem exceedingly: a great multitude also of
the priests were obedient to the faith.
8 A rid Stephen, full of faith and power,
was doing great wonders and signs among
the people: 9but there arose certain of
those of the synagogue, which is called of
the Libertines, and Cyrenians, and Alexan
drians, and of them from Cilicia, and Asia,
disputing with1 Stephen ; i°and they were
not able to resist the wisdom and the spirit
by which he was speaking; uthen they sub
orned men. saying— 'We have heard him
BpeakingeviJ sayings againstMosesandGod.'
tt'They stirred up also the people, and
the elders: and the scribes, and having come

upon him, caught him, and brought him to [
the sanhedrim; "they set up also false j

witnesses, saying, ' This man ceaseth not to
speak evU sayings against this holy place
and the law, 14for we have heard him say
ing, That this Jesus the Nazarean shall
overthrow this place, and change the cus
toms which Moses delivered to us; is and
gazing at him, aU those sitting to the san
hedrim saw his face as it were the face of
a messenger. VII. iA ND the chief priest Baid, 'A re then
these thtogs so?' 2andheeaid, 'Men, breth
ren, and fathers, hearken: The God of glory
appeared to our father Abraham, being in
Mesopotamia, before his dwelling to Haran,
3 and said to him, Go out from thy land,
and from thy kindred, and come to the land
which I shall shew thee.
4 ' Then having come out of the land of
the Chaldeans, he dwelt to Haran; and from
thence, after the death of his father, Be
removed him to this land wherein ye now
dwell; 6and He gave him no* inheritance in
it, not even a footstep, and promised to
give it to him for a possession, and to his
seed after him— he having no child.
8 'But God spake thus, that his seed shall
be sojourning in a strange land, aud they
shall cause it to serve, and do it evil four
hundred years; 7and the nation whom they
shaU serve wiU I judge, said God; and
after these things shall they come forth and
serve Me iu this place.
8 'And He gave to him the covenant of
circumcision ; and so he begat Isaac, and
circumcised him on the eighth day, and
Isaac begat Jacob, and Jacob — the twelve
patriarchs: 9and the patriarchs, havtog
been moved with envy, sold Joseph into
Egypt, and God was with him, I0and deli
vered hhn out of all his tribulations, and
gave Mm favour and wisdom in the presence
of Pharoah king of Egypt, and he set Mm —
governor over Egypt, and all his house.
n 'But there came a dearth upon all the
land of Egypt, and Canaan, and great tribu
lation, and our fathers were not finding
sustenance ; i2but Jacob having heard that
there was corn to Egypt, sent out our
fathers first; 13and at the second time
Joseph was made known to his brethren,
and Joseph's kindred became manifest to
Pharaoh; 14and Joseph having sent, called
for his father Jacob, and all his kindred-
being seventy and five souls— 15 and Jacob
went down into Egypt, and died, himself
and our fathers, 18and they were carried
over into Sychem, and laid in the tomb that
Abraham bought for a price in money from
the sons of Emmor, father of Sychem.
l7'But according asthe time of the promise
was drawing near, which God swear to
Abraham, the people increased and multi
plied to Egypt, 18tiU another king arose,
who had not known Joseph; )9tMs one,
having dealt subtilely with our kindred; did
evil to our fathers, causing to expose their
babes, that they might not live; 29in which
time Moses was born, and he was fair to
God, and he was brought up three months
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Steq-jhcn's address.

VII. 21.— ACTS.-^vni. 4.

His martyrdom.

in the house of .his father; 21but havtog
been exposed, the daughter of Pharoah
took him up, and reared him to herself for
a son; ^and Moses was taught in all the
wisdom of the Egyptains, and he was
powerful to words and to works.
23 'But when forty years were fulfilled to,
Mm, it came up on his heart to look after
his brethren, the chUdren of Israel; Mand
having eeen a certain one suffering injus
tice, he defended him, and did justice to the
oppressed, having smitten the Egyptian;
2sbut he supposed his brethren to under
stand that God, through his hand, giveth
them salvation; but they understood not.
26 ' On the succeeding day, also, he shewed
Mmself to them as they strove, and urged
them to peace, saying, Men, brethren ye
are; wherefore do ye injustice one to an
other? ^but he who is doing injustice to his
neighbour, thrust him away, saying, Who
set thee a ruler and a judge over us? 28to
kiU me dost thou wish, as thou didst kill
the Egyptian yesterday?
29 'But Moses fled at this, and became a
sojourner to the land of Midian, where he
begat two sons: ^and forty years being
fulfilled, there appeared to him to the wil
derness of mount Sinai a messenger of the
Lord, in the flame of fire of a bush, 31 and
Moses having seen, wondered at the sight;
and he, drawing near to behold, there came
the voice of the Lord to him : ^I am the
God of thy fathers ; the God of Abraham,
and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.
'And Moses havtog become terrified,
durst not behold, 83but the Lord said to
him, Loose the sandals of thy feet, for the
place in which thou hast stood is holy
ground; 34 seeing, I have seen the affliction
of My people which is in Egypt, and their
groaning I have heard, and have comedown
to deliver them; and now come, I wUl send
thee into Egypt.
35 ' This Moses, whom they refused, say
ing, Who set thee a ruler and a judge? this
one God a ruler and a redeemer sent, by
the hand of the messenger who appeared
to him in the bush; 3fithis one brought them
out, havtog done wonders and signs in the
land of Egypt, and in the Red Sea, and in the
wilderness forty years; 37 this is the Moses
who said to the children of IsraeL: A pro
phet to you shall the Lord your God raise
out of your brethren, Uke to me; him shall
ye hear.
38 ' This is he who was in the assembly in
the wilderness, with the messenger who is
speaking to Mm in the mount Sinai, and
with our fathers, who received the living
oracles to give to us; ^to whom our fathers
did not wish to become obedient, but
thrust away, and turned back in their
hearts to Egypt, 40 saying to Aaron, Make
to us gods who shall go on before us ; for
this Moses, who brought us out of the land
of Egypt, we do not know what hath hap
pened to him.
tt ' And they made a calf in those days,
and brought sacrifice to the idol, and were
rejoicing in the works of their hands; 42and

God turned, and gave them up to serve the
host of the heaven, according as it hath
been written in the roll of the prophets:
Slain beasts aud sacrifices have ye offered
to Me forty years in the wilderness, 0 house
of Israel? ** yea, ye took up the tabernacle
of Moloch, and the star of your god Rem-
phan — the figures which ye made to how be
fore them; and I will remove your dweUing
beyond Babylon.
44 'The tabernacle of testimony was among
our fathers in the wilderness, according as
He directed, who is speaking to Moses, to
make it according to the figure that *he had
seen; 46 which also our fathers having in
succession received, brought to with Jo
shua, into the possession of the nations
whom God drave out from the presence of
our fathers, till the days of David, 46who
found favour in the presence of God, and
requested to find a tabernacle for the God
of Jacob; 47 but Solomon built Him an house.
48 'But the Most High to temples made
with hands doth not dwell, according as the
prophet saith, 49 The heaven is My throne, j
and the earth my footstool ; what house 1
wiU ye build to Me ? saith the Lord, or
what the place of My rest? 5° hath not My
hand made aU these tMngs?
si ' Stiff-necked and uncircumeised to
heart and to ears ! ye do always the Holy
Spirit resist ; as your fathers— ye also ! ¦¦
62 which of the prophets did not your fa-i
thers persecute? and they killed them who1
declared before concerMng the coming of
the Righteous One, of whom now ye be
trayers and murderers have become, 53who
received the law by the dispositions of mes
sengers, and did not keep it.'
54 And hearing these thtogs, they were
cut to their hearts, and gnashed their teeth
at him ; «but being full of the Holy Spirit,
having looked stedfastly into the heaven,
he saw the glory of God, and Jesus stand
ing on trie right hand_of God, 56and he said,
' Lo. I see the heavens opened, and the Son
of Man standing on the right hand of God.'
s7 And they, having cried out with a loud
voice, stopped their ears, and rushed with
one accord upon him, sSand having cast
him outside of the city, were stoning him,
and the witnesses put down their garments
at the feet of a young man caUed Saul ;
s9and they were stoning Stephen, calUng
and saying, ' Lord Jesus, receive my spirit; '
60 and having kneeled, he cried with a loud
voice, * Lord, mayest thou not lay to them
this sin ;' and this havingsaid,he fell asleep.
VIII. i BUT Saul was consenting to his
death, and there came to that day a great
persecution upon the assembly which was
in Jerusalem ; they were also all scattered
abroad in the regions of Judea and Samaria,
except the apostles ; 2and devout meu car
ried away Stephen, and made great lamen
tation over him; 3but Saul was making
havoc of the assembly, toto every house
entering, and haling men and women, he
was givtog them up to prison ; 4they then,
indeed, having been scattered, went abroad,
proclaiming the good news — the word.

Philip preaches at Samaria. vm. 5.— ACTS.— IX. 9.

Philip and the eunuch

fi And Plrilip having gone down to a city
of Samaria, was preaching to them the
Christ; 6the multitudes also were giving
heed to those things spoken by Philip with
one accord, on their hearing and seeing the
signs wMch he was doing; 7for unclean
spirits came out of many who were pos
sessed, crying with a loud voice, and many
who had been paralytic and lame were
healed, 8and great joy was in that city.
9 But a certain man, by name Simon, was
formerly in the city using magic, and amaz
ing the nation of Samaria, saying himself
to be a certain great one, i°to whom they
were all giving heed, from small to great,
¦ saying, ' This one is the great power of
¦God :' uand they were givtog heed to him,
because of Ms having for a long time amaz
ed them with deeds of magic.
12 But when they beUeved PhUip, pro
claiming the good news, the tMngs concern
ing the reign of God and the name of Jesus
Christ, they were baptized both men and
women ; 13 and Simon also himself believed,
and having heen baptized, he was continuing
with PhiUp; and beholding signs and mighty
acts being done, he was amazed.
14And the apostles to Jerusalem having
heard that Samaria hath received the word
of God, sent to them Peter and John, 15 who
ha ving come down, prayed concerntog them,
that they may receive the Hoiy Spirit,
,B(for as yet he was fallen upon none of
them, but only they had been baptized toto
the name of the Lord Jesus,) 17then were
they laying their hands on them, and they
received the Holy Spirit.
18 But Simon having beheld that through
the laying on of the hands of the apostles
the Holy Spirit is given, he brought before
them money, 19 saymg, 'Give to me also
this authority, that on whomsoever I lay
the hands, he may receive the Holy
Spirit.* 20But Peter said to him, ' Thy money with
thee — may it be to destruction ! because the
gift of God thou didst tMnk to purchase
through money; 2lthou hast neither part
nor lot to tMs thing, for thy heart is not
right to the presence of God: & reform
therefore from tMs thy wickedness, and
beseech God, if then the purpose of thine
heart be forgiven thee: ^for in the gall of
.bitterness, and in the bond of unrighteous
ness, I perceive tnou art.'
24 And Simon answering said, 'Beseech
ye for me to the Lord,. that nothing may
come upon me of the tMngs ye have spoken .'
25 They indeed therefore having testified
fuUy, and spoken the word of the Lord,
turned back to Jerusalem; in manyvUlages
also of the Samaritans they proclaimed the
good news; ^but a messenger of the Lord
pake to PhUip, saying, 'Arise, and go on
to the south, on the way that goeth down
from Jerusalem to Gaza,' which is desert.
27 And having arisen, he went on, and lo,
a man of Ethiopia, a eunuch, a man of
authority, of Candace the queen of the
Ethiopians, who was over aU her treasure,
who had come to worship to Jerusalem;

28 he was also returning, and sitting ou his
chariot, and was reading the prophet Isaiah.
29 And the Spirit said to Philip, ' Go near,
and be joined to this chariot;' 30and
, Philip having run near, heard Mm reading
the prophet Isaiah, and said, 'Dost thou
then know what thou readest?' 81and he
aaid, 'Why, how am I able, if some one
may not guide me?' he called Philip also,
having come up, to sit with him.
82 And the place of the writing which he
was reading was this: 'As a sheep to the
slaughter he was led, and as a lamb before
his shearer dumb, so he openeth not Ms
mouth; ^to his humUiation his judgment
was taken away, and his generation who
shall declare ? for taken from the earth is
his life.'
84 And the eunuch answering Philip said,
'I pray thee, concerning whom doth the
prophet say this? concerntog himself, or
concerntog some other one?' 35and Philip
having opened his mouth, an d having begun
from this writing, proclaimed the good news
to him — Jesus.
36 And as they were proceeding on the
way, they came upon a certain water, and
the eunuch said, 'Lo, water; what doth
hinder me to be baptized?' 37And Philip
said, * If thou dost believe out of all the
heart, it is lawful;' and he answering said,
' I believe the Son of God to be Jesus Christ ;'
ssand he commanded the chariot to stand
still, and they went down both to the water,
both Philip and the eunuch, and he bap
tized Mm; 39but when they came up from
the water, the Spirit of the Lord caught
away Philip, and the eunuch saw him no
more, for he was going on his way rejoicing;
¦^but Philip was found at Azotus, and pass
ing through, was proclaiming the good news
to aU the cities, tUl his coming to Cesarea.
IX. 1 BUT Saul, yet breathing threatening
and slaughter to the disciples of the Lord,
having gone to the chief priest, 2 asked
from him letters to Damascus, to the syna
gogues, that if he may find any being of
this way, both men and women, he may
bring them bound to Jerusalem.
3 And to the going, he came near to
Damascus; and suddenlythere shone round
about him a light from ;the heaven, 4 and
having fallen on the earth, ihe heard a voice
Baying to Mm, fSaul, Saul, why me dost
thou persecute?'
6Andhesaid, 'Who artthou, Lord?' and
the Lord said, ' I am Jesus, whom thou dost
persecute; hard for thee at the pricks to
kick;' fl and he, trembling and astonished,
said, ' Lord, what dost thou wish me to do ? '
and the Lord said, to him, 'Arise, and enter
into the city, and it shall be told thee what
it behoveth thee to do.'
7 And the men who are journeying with
him stood speechless, hearing indeed the
voice, but seeing no one; 8and Saul arose
from the earth, and his eyes having been
opened, he beheld no one, and they, leading
Mm by the hand, brought Mm to Damascus;
9and he was three days without seeing, and
did neither eat nor drink. S9

J

SauPs conversion.

IX. 10.— ACTS.— x. 9:

Dorcas raised to life.

10 And there waB a certain disciple in
Damascus, by name AnaniaB, and the Lord
said to him in a vision, 'Ananias;' and he
said, 'Behold me, Lord;' Hand the Lord
saith to Mm, 'Having arisen, proceed unto
the street which is called Straight; and
seek in the house of Judas, for one by name
Saul of Tarsus, for, lo, he prayeth, 12and he
saw in a vision a man, by name Ananias,
coming in, and putting the hand on him,
that he may receive sight.'
i3And Ananias answered, 'Lord, I have
heard from many concerning this man, how
many evrishe did to Thy saints to Jerusalem,
14 and here he hath authority from the chief
priests, to bind all who are calUng on Thy
name.' i&But the Lord said to him, 'Be
going on, for a chosen vessel to Me is this
one, to bear My name before nations and
kings, the Children also of Israel; i^for I
will shew him how many things it behoveth
him for My name's sake to suffer.'
17 And Ananias went away, and entered
into the house, and having put on him his
hands, said, 'Saul, brother, the Lord hath
sent me — Jesus who appeared to thee to the
way to which thou wast coming— that thou
mayest receive sight, and mayest be filled
with the Holy Spirit.'
18 And immediately there fell from his
eyes as it were scales, he received also sight
presently, and having risen, was baptized ;
19 and having received nourishment, he was
strengthened ; and Saul was with the dis
ciples in Damascus certain days; 29and im
mediately in the synagogues he was preach
ing the Christ, that he is the Son of God.
21 But all who are hearing were amazed,
and said, 'Is not this he who. laid waste to
Jerusalem those calling on this name, and
hither to this intent had come, that he
might bring them bound to the chief priests?'
22 but Saul was the more strengthened, aud
was confounding the Jews dwelling in Da
mascus, proving that this is the Christ.
23 And when manydayswere fulfilled, the
Jews took counsel together to kiU him,
24 but their counsel agatost him was known
to Saul, and they were watching the gates
both day and night, that they may kiU him ;
^but the disciples having taken him, by
night let him down by the wall, letting him
down in a basket.
26 And Saul having come to Jerusalem,
tried to join himself to the disciples, aud
they were aU afraid of him, not believing
that he is a disciple ; » but Barnabas having
taken him, brought him to the apostles,
and declared to them how in the way he
saw the Lord, and that he spake to him,
and how to Damascus he was speaking
boldly in the name of Jesus.
- ^And he was with them, coming in and
going out to Jerusalem, 29and having spoken
boldly in the name of the Lord Jesus, he
was both speaking and disputing with the
Hellenists, and they were taking in hand to
kill him, 39and the brethren having known
about is, brought him down to Cesarea, and
sent him forth to Tarsus.
31 Then, indeed, the assemblies through-
yo

out all Judea, and Galilee, and Samaria,
had peace, being buUt up, and, going on in
the fear of the Lord, and in the comfort of
the Holy Spirit, were multiplied.
82 And it came to pass that Peter-passing
throughout all quarters, came down also to
the saints who were dwelling at Lydda,
33 he found there also a certain man, iEneas
by name — for eight years laid on a couch—
who was paralytic; 34and Peter said to
him, ' Mn eas, heal thee doth Jesus the Christ;
arise and spread for thyself;' and imme
diately he rose, 36and all who are dweUing
at Lydda and Saron saw him, and they
turned to the Lord.
86 In Joppa also there was a certain dis--
ciple, by name Tabitha, (wMch interpreted
is called Dorcas,) this woman was full of
good works and kind acts which she was
doing; 37but it came to pass in those days
she, having ailed, died, and havtog bathed
her, they laid her "to an upper chamber:
38 and Lydda betog near to Joppa, the dis
ciples havtog heard that Peter is in that
place, sent two men to him, calhng upon
him not to delay to come through to them.
39 And Peter having risen, went with them,
whom having come, they brought into the
upper chamber, and ah the widows stood
by him weeping, and shewing coats and
garments, as many as Dorcas was making
while she was with them.
49 But Peter havtog put them all without,
having bowed theknees.prayed, and having
turned to the body, said, "Tabitha, arise;'
and she opened her eyes, and having seen
Peter, she sat up, 41 aud having given her
his hand, he lifted her up; and having call
ed the saints and the widows, he presented
her alive; 42and it became known through
out aU Joppa, and many believed on the
Lord ; 4a and it came to pass, that he re
mained many days in Joppa, with a certain
one, Simon a tanner.
X. iBUT there was a certain man in
Cesarea. by name CorneUus, a centurion of
a band called 'Italian,' 2 devout, and fearing '
God with all his house, doing also many
kind acts to thepeople, and beseeching God
always; 3 he saw to a vision mamfestly as it
were the ninth hour of the day, a messenger
of God coming in to him, and saying to him,
' Cornelius; ' 4 and he havtog looked earnest
ly on him, and becoming afraid, said, ' What^
is it, Lord?'
And he said to him, 'Thy prayers and
thy kind acts came up for a memorial in
the presence of God.; sand now send men
to Joppa, and send for Simou who is sur-
named Peter, Hhis one lodgeth with a
certain one Simon a tanner, whose house is
by the sea; this one shaU speak to thee what
it behoveth thee to do.*
7 And when the messenger who was speak
ing to Cornelius went away, having called
two of his domestics, and a devout soldier
of those waiting on him continually, 8and
having declared to them all things, he sent
them to Joppa.
9 But on the morrow, as these are proceed
ing on their journey, and drawing near to

Peter's vision.

x. 10.— ACTS.— xi. e.

Bis sermon at Cesarea.

the city, Peter went up on the house-top
to pray, about the sixth hour, i°and he
became very hungry, and wished to eat-
but, they making ready, there fell upon him
a trance, "and he beholdeth the heaven
opened, and descending to him a certain
vessel as a great sheet, bound at the four
corners, and let down upon the earth, i2in
which were all manner of the four-footed
beasts of the earth, and the wild beasts,
and the creeping thtogs, and the fowls of
the heaven; isand there came a voice to
him : 'Having risen, Peter, slay and eat.'
14 But Peter said, 'Not so, Lord; for at
no time did I eat anything common or
unclean ; ' ,5 and a voice again a second time
came to him: 'What God cleansed, thou,
declare not thou common:' 16and this was
done thrice, and again was the vessel re-
ceived«up into the heaven.
"And as Peter was perplexed in himself
what the vision which he saw might be,
then, lo, the men who are sent from Cor
nelius havtog made inquiry for the house
of Simon, stood at the gate, "and having
called, they were asking if Simon, who is
suraamed Peter, lodgeth here?
19 WhUe Peter thought about the vision,
the Spirit said to him, 'Lo, three men seek
thee; 20bnt havtog arisen, go down and
proceed with them, nothing doubting, be
cause I have sent them; ' 21 and Peter having
gone down to the men who have been sent
from Cornelius to him, said, 'Lo, I am he
whom ye seek ; what is the cause for which
ye are come ? '
23 And they said, 'Cornelius, a centurion,
a man righteous and fearing God, well
testified to, also, by aU the nation of the
Jews, was divinely warned by a holy mes
senger to send for thee, into Mb house, and
to hear sayings from thee.'
23 Having called them in, therefore, he
lodged them, and on the morrow Peter
went forth with them, and certain of the
brethren from Joppa went with him; Mand
on the morrow they "entered into Cesarea,
and Cornelius was waiting for them, havtog
called together his!kindredandnear friends;
Sand as it came- that Peter entered in,
Cornelius having met him;- havtog fallen at
hie feet, bowed before Mm; 26but Peter
raised him, saying, ' Stand up ; I also myself
am a man ; ' 27and talking with him he went
ins and findeth many havtog come together.
28 And he said to them, 'Ye know how
it is unlawful for a roan, a Jew, to keep
company with, or to come unto, one of
another race; but to me, God shewed to
call no man common or unclean; w there
fore also without gainsaying I i'ame, having
been sent for; I ask, therefore, for what
matter ye sent for me ?'
«°And Cornelius said, 'Four days ago
till this hour, I was fasting, and at the
ninth hour praying in my house, and, lo, a
man stood before me in bright clothing
si and said, Cornelius, thy prayer was heard,
and thy kind acts were remembered to the
presenceof God; 82 send therefore to Joppa,
and call for Simon, who is surnamed Peter;

this one lodgeth in the house of Simon a
tanner, by the sea, who having come, shall
speak to thee ; 33 at once, therefore, I sent
to thee; thou also hast done well, having
come; now therefore are we aU before God
present to hear all things that have been
commanded thee by God.' J~~ "
34 And Peter having opened his mouth,
said, ' Of a truth, I perceive that God is no
respecter of persons, 35 but' in every nation
he who is fearing Him, and working right
eousness, is acceptable to Him ; 36 the word
which He sent to the children of Israel,
proclaiming the good news — peace through
Jesus Christ (this one is Lord of all,) 87ye —
ye have known; — the word which came
throughout all Judea, having begun from
Galilee, after the baptism which John
preached ; ^ Jesus who is from Nazareth —
how God anointed him with the Holy Spirit
and power ; who went through doing good,
and healing all those oppressed by the
devU, because God was with him; ^ and we
—we are witnesses of all things which he
did, both in the country of the Jews, and in
Jerusalem, — whom they slew, having hang
ed him on a tree.
40 'This one God raised up the third day,
and gave him to become manifest, 41not to
oU the people, but to witnesses, who had
been chosen before by God— to us who did
eat with him, and drink with Mm after his
rising from the dead; ^ and he commanded
us to preach to the people, and to testify
fully that it is he who hath been ordained
by God judge of living and dead — 43 to this
one aU the prophets testify, that through his
name every one that believeth in him re
ceiveth remission of sins.'
44 while Peter is yet speaking these
things, the Holy Spirit fell on all those
hearing the word; 45and those of the cir
cumcision who believed were astonished,
as many as came with Peter, that also on
the nations the gift of the Holy Spirit hath
been poured out, 46 for they were hearing
them speaking with tongues and magnify
ing God.
47 Then answered Peter, '¦'The water is
any one able to forbid, that these may not
be baptized, who the Holy Spirit received
—even as also we?' 48and he commanded
them to he baptized to the name of the
Lord: then besought they him to remain
certain days.
XI. 1 AND the apostles and the brethren
who were in Judea heard that also the na
tions received the word of God ; 2andwhen
Peter came up to Jerusalem, those of the
circumcision were contending with him,
3 saying — 'To men uncircumeised thou
didst go in, and didst eat with them !
4But Peter having begun, expounded to
them in order, saying, 6 ' I was iu the city
of Joppa praying, and I saw in a trance a
vision, a certain vessel descending, as a
great sheet, by four corners let down out of
the heaven, and it came unto me: e at which
having looked stedfastly, I was considering,
and I saw the four-footed beasts of tlie
earth, aud the wild beasts, and the creeping
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The Gospel preached at Antiock. xi. 7. — ACTS. — XII. 19. Peter delivered from prison.

thtogs, and the fowls of the heaven; 7I
heard also a voice saying to me; Havtog
risen, Peter, slay and eat; 8but I said, Not
so, Lord: for anything common or unclean
hath at no time entered into my mouth :
9but the voice answered me a second time
out of the heaven, What God cleansed,
thou — declare not thou common.
10 'And this happened thrice, and again
was all drawn up toto the heaven ; uand,
lo, at once, three men stood at the house
in which 1 was, sent from Cesarea to me,
12 and the Spirit said to me to go with them,
nothing doubting; but theae six brethren
also went with me, and we entered toto the
house of the man, i3and he declared to us
how he saw the messenger in his house
standing, and saying to him, Send men to
Joppa, and call for Simon, who is surnamed
Peter, 14 who shaU speak to thee sayings by
which thou shalt be saved, thou and all
thy house.
15 ' And to my oeginning to speak, the
Holy Spirit feU on them,' even as also on us
in the beginning, 16and I remembered the
saying of the Lord, how he said, John in
deed baptized with water, but ye shall be
baptized with the Holy Spirit : " if then the
equal gift God gave to them as also to us.
having believed on the Lord Jesus Christ, I
— how was I able to withstand God?'
18 And they, having heard these things,
were silent, and were glorifying God. say
ing, ' Then, indeed, to the nations also God
gave the reformation unto life.'
19 Those, indeed, therefore who were
scattered abroad, from the tribulation that
came after Stephen, went through — unto
PheMce, and Cyprus, and Antioch, speak
ing the word to. none except to the
Jews only: 20but there were certain of
them men of Cyprus and Cyrene, who hav
ing como to Antioch, were speaking to the
Hellenists, proclaiming as good news the
Lord Jesus; 21and the hand of the Lord
was with them, a great number also having
believed, turned to the Lord.
22 And the account was heard to' the ears
of the assembly which is in Jerusalem con
cerning them, and they sent forth Barna
bas to go through — unto Antioch, ^who
having come, and having seen the grace of
God, was glad, and exhorted all with pur
pose of heart to rleave to the Lord, 24 for
he was a good man, and fuU of the Holy
Spirit, and of faith; and a great multitude
was added to the Lord.
25 But Barnabas went forth to Tarsus, to
seek Saul, 26and having found him, he
brought him to Antioch; and it came to
pass that they a whole year assembled to
gether in the assembly, and taught a great
multitude, and that the disciples also were
divinely called first in Antioch Christians.
27 And in those days there came from
Jerusalem prophets to Antioch, ^and one
of them, by name Agabus, having stood up,
signified through the Spirit that great
dearth is about to be throughout all the
world, (which also came to pass in the time
of Claudius Caesar,) 29and the disciples, ac

cording as every one was prospering, deter
mined each of them to send for distribu
tion to the brethren dwelling in Judea,
8°which also they did, having sent it to the
elders by the hands of Barnabas and Saul.
Xn. iBUT at that time, Herod the king
put forth a hand, to do evil to certain of
those of the assembly, 2andhe killed James,
the brother of John, with the sword, 8and
having seen that it is pleasing to the Jews,
he added to lay hold of Peter also, (and they
were the days of the unleavened food,
4 whom also having seized, he put in prison,
delivering him to four quatermons of sol
diers to guard him, intending after the
passover to bring him out to the people.
fc-Peter therefore, indeed, was kept in the
prison, but prayer was fervently made by
the assembly to God for him, 6and when
Herod was about to bring him forth, the
same night was Peter sleeping between two
soldiers, bound with two chains, guards
also before the door were keeping the pri
son, 7and lo, a messenger of the Lord stood
by, and a light shone in the buildings, and
having smitten Peter on the side, he raised
him up, saying, 'Rise in haste,* and his
chains fell off from his hands.
8 And the messenger said to Mm, 'Gird
thyself, and bind on thy sandals;' and he
did so; and he saith to him, ' Put thy gar
ment around thee, and follow me;' 9and
havtog gone out, he was following him, and
knew not that it is true that which is done
through the messenger, but was thinking he
saw a vision, l0but having passed through
the first ward, and the second, they came
unto the iron gate that is leading to the
city, which of its own accord opened to
them, and having gone out, they went on
through one street ; and immediately the
messenger departed from him.
n And Peter having come to himself, said,
' Now have I known of a truth that the
Lord sent forth His messenger, and deliver
ed me out of the hand of Herod, and all
the expectation of the people of the Jews: '
i2and having considered, he came to the
house of Mary, the mother of John, who is
surnamed Mark, where there were many
thronged together and praying.
"And Peter having knocked at the door
of the porch, there came a damsel to hear
ken, by name Rhoda, « aud having known
the voice of Peter, for the joy she opened
not the porch, but havtog run in, told of
the standing of Peter before the porch;
"but they said to her, 'Thou art mad;'
hut she was confidently affirming it to be so;
and they said, ' It is his messenger ;' i6but
Peter continuing knocking, and havtog
opened, they saw him, and were astonished,
17 but having beckoned to them with the
hand to be silent, he declared to them
how the Lord brought him out of the pri
son, and he said, 'Report to James and to
the brethren these things;' and having
gone forth, he proceeded to another place.
18 And day havtog come, there was not
a little stir among the soldiers what then
was become of Peter ; 19 and Herod having

Blymas struck with blindness, xti. ao. — Ada. — aiu. oo. j aul at Antwchin Pisidia

sought for him, and not having found, hav-
ing examined the guards, commanded them
to be led away to punishment ; and having
gone down from Judea to Cesarea, he was
there abiding.
20 And Herod was highly displeased with
those of Tyre and Sidon, but with one
accord they came to him, and having made
a friend of Blastus, who was over the bed
chambers of the king, they were asking
peace, because of their country being
nourished from the king's ; 21 and on a set
day, Herod havtog arrayed himself in royal
apparel, and having sat down upon the tri
bunal, was making an oration to them ;
aand the crowd were shouting, 'The voice
of a god, and not of a man;' 28but pre
sently there smote him a messenger of the
Lord, because he gave not the glory to
God; and havtog been eaten of worms, he
expired. 34 But the word of God grew and multi
plied, ^and Barnabasand Saul turned back
out of Jerusalem, havtog fiiUUled the mi
nistration, having taken also with them
John, who waB surnamed Mark.
XIII. iAND there were certain inAntioch,
iu the assembly there, prophets and teach
ers; both Barnabas, and Simeon who is
called Niger, and Lucius the Cyrenian,
Manaen also, (Herod the tetrarch's foster-
brother,) and Saul; -and in their minister
ing te the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit
said, ' Separate to me both Barnabas and
Saul for the work to which I have called
them;' Hhen having fasted and prayed,
aud having laid their hands on them, they
sent them away.
4These, indeed, then havtog been sent
out by the Holy Spirit, went down into
Seleucia, and from thence they saUed to
Cyprus-; 6 and having come into Salami.-,
they declared the word of God in the syna
gogues of the Jews, and they had also John
as a ministrant ; sand having gone through
the island unto Paphos, they found a cer
tain magian, a false prophet, a Jew, whose
name was Bar-Jesus; 7who was with the
pro-consul Sergius Paulus, an intelUgent
man; this one having called for Barnabas
and Saul, desired to hear the word of God;
8 but there withstood them Elymas the
magian, (for so is his name interpreted,)
seeking to pervert the pro-consul, from
the faith.
9 But Saul (who also is Paul) havtog been
filled with the Holy Spirit, and having
looked stedfastly upon him, 19 said, ' 0 f uU
of all guile and all profligacy, son of the
devil, enemy of all righteousness, wilt thou
not cease perverting the right ways, of tjhp-
Lord? "and now, lo, the hand of the- Lord
is upon thee, and thou shaljt be blind, not
seeing the sun for a time;' and presently
there fell on him a mist and darkness, and
he going about, was seeking somp to lead
him, by the hand; "then the pro-consul
having, seen what hath come to pass, be
lieved, being astonished at the teaching of
the Lord.
^And those about Paul having set, sail

from Paphos, came to Perga of Pam-
phylia, but John having withdrawn from
them, turned back to Jerusalem. i4but
they having gone through from Perga,
came to Antioch of Pisidia, and having
gone into the synagogue, on the sabbath,
they sat down ; i^and after the reading of
the law and of the prophets, the chief men
of the synagogue sent to them, saying,
' Men, brethren, if there is a word to you of
exhortation to the people— say on.'
ifiAnd Paul havtog risen, and having
beckoned with the hand, said,. ' Men, Israel
ites, and those fearing God, hearken :
17 the God of this people Israel chose our
fathers; and the people He exalted in their
sojourning in the land of Egypt, and with
an high arm He brought, them out. of it :
18 and about the time of forty years, He
suffered their manners in the wilderness,
i9and having destroyed seven nations of the
land of Canaan, He divided by lot to them
their land.
20 'And after these things, about the, space
of four hundred and fifty years, He gave
judges — till Samuel the prophet; 2tand
thereafter they asked for a king, and God
gave, to them Saul, son of Kish, a man of
the tribe of Benjamin, for the space of
forty years; M and having removed him, He
raised up to them David for ktog, to whom
also .having testified, he said, I found David,'
the son of Jesse, a man according to My
heart, who shall do aU My wiU.
23 'Of this one's seed God, according to
promise, raised to Israel a Saviour, Jesus ;
^John having first preached, before his
coming, the baptism of reformation to all
the people of Israel, ^anA as John was
fulfilhng the course, he said, Whom me do
ye suppose to be? I am not he, but,, lo, he
cometh after me, of whom I am not worthy
to loose the sandal of his feet.
26 'Men, brethren, sons of the race of
Abraham, and those among you fearing
God, to you was the word of this salvation
sent, ^for those dweUing in Jerusalem,
and their chiefs,, this one not having known,
and the voice of the prophets, who every
sabbath are read — having judged him —
fulfilled them, & and no cause of death hav
ing found, they asked of Pilate that he
should be slain, ® and when they completed
all the things written concerning him, hav
ing taken him down from the tree, they
laid him in a tomb ; 89bnt God, raised him
from the dead, 3i and he was seen for many
days of those who came up with him from
Galilee to Jerusalem, who are,his witnesses
to the people.
82 'And we to you proclaim the good
news — that the promise made to the fa
thers, ^God hath in full completed, this,
to us their children, having raised up Jesus,
as also to the second Psalm it hath been
written, My Son thou art— I to-day have
begotten thee.
344 And that He raised him up out of the
dead, no more to return to corruption hre
hath said thus— I will give to you the faith
ful kindnesses of David; 3S wherefore also
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Persecution from the Jews. XXII. 36.— ACTS.— xiv. 27.

The miracle at Lygbra-

in another place he saith, Thou shalt not
give Thy kind one to see corruption, 86 for
David, indeed, his own generation havtog
served by the will of God, fell asleep, and
was added unto his fathers, and saw cor
ruption, S7but he whom God raised up, saw
no corruption.
38 'Let it therefore be known to you, men,
brethren, that through this one to you is
the forgiveness of sins declared; 89and
from all things from which ye were not
able in the law of Moses to be justified, in
this one every one who is believing is justi
fied; 49see, therefore, it may not come up
on you that which hath been spoken iu
the prophets: 4iSee, ye despisers, and won
der, and perish, for a work I — I do work in
your days, a work in which ye may not
believe, though anyone may declare it to
you.' 42 And having gone out of the synagogue
of the Jews, the nations were calling upon
them that on the next sabbath these say
ings may be spoken to them; 43and the
synagogue having been dismissed, many of
the Jews and of the devout proselytes
followed Paul and Barnabas, who, speaking
to them, were persuading them to remain
in the grace of God.
^But on the coming sabbath, almost all
the city was gathered together to hear the
word of God; 45hut the Jews having seen
the multitudes, were fiUed with envy, and
contradicted the things spoken by Paul,
contradicting and speaking evil.
4SBut speaking boldly, Paul and Barna
bas said, ' To you was it necessary that first
the word of God be spoken, but seeing ye
thrust it away, and judge yourselves not
worthy of age-during life, lo, we turn to
the nations; 47for so hath the Lord com
manded us : I have set thee for a light of
nations — for thy betog for salvation, unto
the end of the earth.'
48 And the nations hearing were glad, and
were glorifying the word of the Lord, and
they believed — as many as were appointed
to life age-during; 49and the word of the
Lord was spread abroad tlirough aU the
region. 50 But the Jews stirred up the devout and
honourable women, and the principal men
of the city, and raised persecution against
Paul and Barnabas, and put them out from
their borders; si but they having shaken off
the dust of their feet against them, came
into Iconium, 52aud the disciples were filled
with jby and the Holy Spirit.
XIV. iAND it came to pass in Iconium
that they entered together into the syna
gogue of the Jews, and spake, so that there
beUeved both of Jews and Greeks a great
multitude; 2but the unbelieving Jews stir
red up and made evil the souls of the nations
against the brethren ; "8long time, indeed,
therefore abode they speaking boldly in the
Lord, who is testifying to the word of His
grace, and granting signs aud wonders to
be done through their hands.
4But the multitude of the city was di
vided, and some were with the Jews, and
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some with the apostles: 5and when there
was a purpose both of the nations and of
Jews with their rulers to use them despite-
fully, and to stone them, Hhey having
become aware, fled to the cities of Lyeaonia,
Lystra, and Derbe, and to the region round
about, 7and there were they proclaiming
the good news.
8 And a certain man to Lystra, impo
tent in the feet, was sitting, being lame
from the womb of his mother — who never
had walked, 9this one was hearing Paul
speaking, who havtog stedfastly beheld
him, and havtog seen that he hath faith to
be saved, 10said with a loud voice, 'Stand
up on thy feet upright; ' and he was leaping
and walking; Hand the multitudes having
seen what Paul did, lifted up their voice,
in the speech of Lyeaonia, saying, ' The gods
having become like men, have come down
to us;' 12they were calling also Barnabas
Zeus, and Paul Hermes, seeing he was the
leader to speaking.
13 And the priest of the Zeus that was
before their city, oxen and garlands to the
porches havtog brought, with the multi
tudes wished to sacrifice, l4but having
heard, the apostles Barnabas and Paul,
having rent their garments, ran toto the
multitude, crying"*5 afld saying, 'Men, why
these things do ye ? we also are men like-
affected with you, proclaiming good news
to you. from these vanities to turn to the
living God, who made the heaven, and the
earth, and the sea, and all the things in
them: 1G who in the past generations suffer
ed aU the nations to go on in their ways;
"though, indeed, without witness He did
not leave himself, doing good — from heaven
giving rains to us, and fruitful seasons,
filling our hearts with food and gladness;'
18 and these things saying, scarcely re
strained they the multitudes from sacrifi
cing to them.
19 But there came thither, from Antioch
and Iconium, Jews, and they having per
suaded the multitudes, and havtog stoned ',
Paul, drew him outside of the city, having
supposed him to be dead; 29but the dis
ciples having surrounded him, having risen
he entered into the city, and on the morrow
he went forth with Barnabas to Derbe.
21 Having proclaimed the good news also
to that city, and having made many dis
ciples, they turned back to Lystra, and
Iconium, and Antioch, ^ confirming the
souls of the disciples, exhorting them to
remain in the faith, and that through many
tribulations it behoveth us to enter into
the reign of God; as and havtog appointed
to them by vote elders in every assembly,
havtog prayed with fastings, they com
mended them to the Lord in whom they
had believed.
24 And having passed through Pisidia, they
came to Pamphylia, ^and having spoken
in Perga the word, they went down to
Attalia, 28and thence sailed to Antioch,
whence they had been at first given by the
grace of God for the work which they ful
filled; ^and havtog come and gathered

Dissension about circumcision, xiv. 28.— ACTS.— xvi. 3.

Paul circumcises Timothy.

together the assembly, they declared as
many things as God did with them, and
that He opened to the nationsa door of faith;
28 and they abode there not a little. trine
with the disciples.
XV. iAND certain having come down
from Judea, were teaching the brethren—
1 If ye be not circumcised after the custom
of Moses, ye are not able to be saved;'
2 there having been therefore not a little
dissension and disputation by P*M and
Barnabas with them, they determined that
Paul and Barnabas, and certain others of
them, should go up to the apostles and
elders to Jerusalem about this question:
3 they indeed then, having been brought on
their way by the assembly, were passing
through Phenice and Samaria, declaring
the conversion of the nations, aud were
causing great joy to all the brethren.
4 And having come to Jerusalem, they
were received by the assembly, and the
apostles, and the elders, and they declared
as many tMngs as God did with them : 5 but
there rose up certain of those of the Phari
sees who believed, saying— 'It is needful to
circumcise them, to command them also to
keep the law of Moses.'
6 And there were gathered together the
apostles and the elders, to see about this
matter, 7and there having been much dis
puting, Peter, having risen up, said to them,
'Men, brethren, ye know that from former
days, God among us made choice, through
my mouth, for the Gentiles to hear the word
of the good news, and to believe ; 8and the
heart-knowing God bare them testimony,
givtog to them the Holy Spirit, even as also
to. us, 9and put no difference between ub
and them, by faith having purified their
heart; l0now, therefore, why tempt ye God,
to put a yoke upon the neck of the disciples,
which neither our fathers nor we were able
to bear? ubut, through the grace of the
Lord Jesus Chrisc, we believe to be saved,
even as they.'
12 And all the multitude kept sUence, aud
were hearkening to Barnabas and Paul,
declaring as many signs and wonders as
God did among the nations through them;
i3and after they were sUent, James answer
ed, saying,' Men, brethren, hearken to me;
"Simeon declared how at first God did look
after to take out of the nations a people
for His narue, i* and to this agree the words
of the prophets, as it hath been written:
46 After these things I wiU turn back, and
wiU buUd again the tabernacle of David,
which is fallen down, and its ruins I wUl
buUd again, and wUl set it upright— 17 that
the residue of men may seek after the Lord,
and aU the nations, upon whom My name
hath been caUed, saith the Lord, who is
doing all these thtogs.
i8 ' Known from the ages to God are all
His works; >9wherefore I judge: not to
trouble those who from the nations do turn
hack to God, "but to write to them to ab
stain from the pollutions of the idolB, and
whoredom, and the strangled thing, arid
blood; 21 for Moses from former generations

in every cri)y hath those preacMng him— in
the synagogues every sabbath being read.'
22 Then it pleased the apostles and the
elders, with the whole assembly, chosen men
out of themselves to send to Antioch with
Paul and Barrabas— Judas surnamed Barsa-
baa, and SUas, leading men among the
brethren—23 having written through their
hand thus:
'The apostles, and the elders, and the
brethren, to those to Antioch, and Syria,
and Cilicia, brethren, who are ot the nations,
greeting : Mseetog we have heard that
certain having gone out from us troubled
you with words, subverting your souls,
saying to be circumcised and to keep the
law, to whom we gave no command, 2Mt
pleased us, havtog come together with one
accord, chosen men to send to you, with
our beloved Barnabas and Paid— 26men who
have given up their rives for the name of
our Lord Jesus Christ— 27 we have sent
therefore Judas and SUas, they also by
word are telling the same things.
38 '3Tor it pleased the Holy Spirit, and us,
no more burden to lay upon you, except
these necessary things:.29 to abstain from
things offered to idols, and blood, and a
strangled thing, and whoredom; from which
keeptog yourselves, ye shall do weU; be
strong I'
^They then, indeed, having been let go,
went to Antioch, and havtog brought the
multitude together, delivered the epistle,
3iand they havtog read, rejoiced for the
consolation; ^and Judas and Silas, betog
themselves also prophets, through much dis
course exhorted the brethien,and confirmed
them; ^and having passed sometime, they
were let go with peace from the brethren
to the apostles; 84but it pleased Silas to
remain there stUl.
35 And Paul aud Barnabas continued in
Antioch, teacMng and proclaiming the good
news — with many others also— the word of
the Lord: 86and after certain days, Paul
said to Barnabas, 'Having turned back
again, let us look after our brethren, in
every city in which we have preached the
word of the Lord— how they are.'
87 And Barnabas took counsel to take with
them John called Mark; ^but Paul was
not thinking it good to take him with them
who withdrew from them from Pamphyh'a,
and went not with them to the work;
39there came therefore a sharp contention,
so that they were parted from one another,
and that Barnabas having taken Mark,
saUed to CypruB; ^but Paul having chosen
Silas, went forth, having been given up to
the grace of God by the brethren; 41 and he
went through Syria and Cilicia, confirming
the assemblies.
XVI. iAND he came to Derbe andLystra,
and lo, a certain disciple was there, by name
Timothy, son of a certain woman.a believing
Jewess, hut of a father, a Greek, 2 who was
well testified by those of the brethren in
Lystra and Iconium; 3this one Paul wished
to go forth with Mm, and havtog taken him,
he circumcised him, because of the Jews
95

Paul and Silas at Philippi. xvi. 4.— ACTS. — xvn. 5.

Conversion of the jailor

I who were in those places, for they aU knew
; his father — that he was a Greek.
4 And as they were going on through the
cities, they were delivering to them the
decrees to keep, that have been judged by
the apostles and the elders who are to
Jerusalem, 6 then indeed the assembUes
were established in the faith, and were
abounding in number every day, 6but hav
ing gone through Phrygia and the region of
Galatia, having been forbidden by the Holy
Spirit to speak the word to Asia, 7 having
gone toward Mysia,. they were trying to
proceed toward Bithynia, and the Spirit
suffered them not; 8 and having passed by
Mysia, they came down to Troas.
9 And a vision through the night appeared
to Paul, a certain man of Macedonia was
standing, calling on him, and, saying, 'Hav
ing passed through to Macedonia, help us;'
10 and when he saw the vision, immediately
we endeavoured to go into Macedonia,
assuredly gathering that the Lord hath
called us to preach the good news to them;
uhavtog set sail, therefore, from Troas, we
came with a straight course to Samothracia,
and on the morrow to Neapolis, i2and from
thence to Philippi, which is a principal city
of tliat part of Macedonia— a colony.
And we were in this city abiding certain
days; 13 and on the sabbath-day we went out-
outside of the city, by a river, where there
used to be prayer, and having sat down, we
spake to the women who came together;
14and a, certain woman, by name Lydia, a
seller of purple, of the city of Tliyatira,
worshipping God, was hearing, whose heart
the Lord opened to attend to the thtogs
spoken by Paul; 15aud when she was bap
tized, and her household, she called on us,
saying, 'If ye have judged me to be faithful
to the Lord, having entered toto my house,
remain;' and she constrained us.
i6 And it came to pass on our proceeding
to prayer, a certain maid having a spirit of
Python, met us, who brought much employ
ment to her masters by soothsaying. l7 she
having followed Paul and us, was crying,
saying, 'These men are servants of the
Most High God, who declare to us a way of
salvation ; ' 18 and this she was doing for
many days, but Paul having been grieved,
and havtog turned to the spirit, said, 'I
command thee, in the name of Jesus Christ,
to come out of her; ' and it came out the
same hour. ,
i9But her masters having seen that the
hope of their employment was gone, having
caught Paul and Silas, drew them to the
market-place, to the rulers. 20 and having
brought them to the magistrates, said,
'These men do exceedingly trouble our
city, betog Jews; 2iand they proclaim cus
toms which are not lawful for us to receive
uor to observe, being Romans.'
22 And the multitude rose up together
against them, and the magistrates having
torn their garments from them, were com
manding to beat them with rods, '^ many
blows also having laid upon them, they cast
them toto prison, having given charge to

the jailor to keep them safely, 24who such
a charge having received, put them into the
inner prison, aud their feet he made fast in
the stocks.
25 But at midnight, Paul and Silas praying,
were singing hymns to God, and the prison
ers were hearing them ; 26 and suddenly a
great earthquake came, so that the founda
tions of the prison were shaken; opened also
presently were all the doors, and of all — the
bands were loosed ; 27 and the jailor having
come out of sleep, and havtog seen the
doors of the prison open, having, drawn }iis
sword, was about to kiU Mmself, supposing
the prisoners to be fled; 28but Paul cried
out with a loud voice, saying, ' Thou mayest
not do thyself any harm, for we are all here.'
29 And having asked for a light, he sprang
in, and, trembling, feU down before Paul
and Silas, 30 and having brought them forth,
said, ' Sirs, what must I do — that I may be
saved ? ' &1 and they said, ' Believe on the Lord
Jesus Christ, and thou shalt-be saved — thou
and thy house ; ' w and they spake to him
the word of the Lord, and to all those in
his household ; & and hawing taken them in
that hour of the Mght, he bathed them from
the blows, and was baptized, himself and
all his presently, ^ havtog brought them
into his house, he set food before them, and
was glad, with aU the household, having
believed in God.
85 And day havtog come, the magistrates
sent the rod-bearers, saying, ' Let those
men go ; ' ^and the jailor told these words
to Paul — 'The magistrates have sent — that
ye may be let go; now therefore having de
parted, proceed in peace : ' ® but Paul said
to them, 'Having beaten us openly un-
condemned — men, Romans betog — they did
cast us toto prison, and now privately do
they cast us out l no, verily, but having
come themselves, let them bring us out.'
38 And the mace-bearers told to the magis
trates these sayings, and they were afraid,
having heard that they are Romans; 89and
havtog come, they besought them, and hav
tog bi'ought them out, were asking them to
go out of the city; ^and they, havtog gone
out of the prison, entered into the house of
Lydia, and having seen the brethren, they
comforted them, and departed.
XVII. i^AND having passed through
Amphipolis, aud Apollonia, they went to
Thessalonica, where was the syflagogiie of
the Jews, 2and according to the custom of
Paul, he went to unto them, and for three
sabbaths was reasoning with them from the
writings, 3 opening and alleging, 'That the
Christ it behoved to suffer, and to rise
again from the dead, and that this is the
Christ — Jesus whom I proclaim to you.'
4 And certain of them believed, and at
tached themselves to Paul and Silas, also of
the worshipping Greeks a great multitude,
of the principal women also not a few.
6 But the unbelieving Jews, havtog been
moved with envy, and having taken to
them of the loungers certain evil men,
and having made a crowd, were setting the
city in an uproar; having stood up also

Paul at Athens ;

xvn. 6.— ACTS.— xvin. 12,

and at Corinth.

against the house of Jason, they were seek
ing them to bring them out to the people,
6but not having found them, they drew
Jason and certain brethren to the city
rulers, calling aloud—' These, havtog put
the world into commotion, are also here
present, 7whom Jason hath received; and
these all do contrary to the decrees of
Ciesar, saying another to be king— Jesus.1
8And they troubled the multitude and
the city rulers hearing these things, 9and
havtog taking security from Jason and the
rest, they let them go.
i° And the brethren immediately, through
the night, sent away both Paul and SUas to
Berea, who having come, went toto the
synagogue of the Jews; "and these were
more noble than those in Thessalonica :
they received the word with all readiness
of mind, every day examining the writings
whether those thtogs were so ; ismany, in
deed, therefore of them believed, and of
honourable Greek women not a few. <*¦-
J8But when the Jews from Thessal»nica
knew that also in Berea was the word of
God declared by Paul, they came thither
also, stirring up trie multitudes; J4 and then
immediately the brethren sent away Paul,
to proceed as it were to the sea ; but both
Silas and Timothy were remaining there.
15 And those conducting Paul brought
him — unto Athens, and having received a
command to SUas and Timothy, that with
all speed they may come to Mm, they de
parted; i«and Paul waiting for them at
Athens, his spirit was stirred within him,
beholding the city wholly given to idolatry;
^therefore, indeed, .he was reasoning to
the synagogue with the Jews, and with the
worshipping persons, and in the market
every day with those who met with him.
i8And certain of the Epicureans, and of
the Stoics — phUosophers — were meeting
with him, and some were saying, 'What
would this babbler wish to say?' and others,
'Of strange demons he seem eth to be an
announcer;' because Jesus and the rising
again he proclaimed as good news to them;
19 having also taken him, to the Areopagus
they brought him, saying, ' Are we able to
know what is this new teaching which is
spoken by thee? 29for certain strange
thtogs thou bringest to our ears ; we wish,
then, to know what these things would
wish to be?' 21 now all Athenians, and the
strangers Bojourning, for nothing else were
at leisui e but to say and to hear some newer
thing. 22 And Paul, having stoon up in the midst
of the Areopagus, said, 'Men, Athenians,
in all thtogs I perceive how ye aretoo much
given to religion; 23for passing through and
contemplating your objects of worship, I
found also an erection on which had been
inscribed : To God — unknown ; whom,
therefore — not knowing— ye worship, this
One I proclaim to you.
24 'God, -who made the world, and all
things in it, this One, of heaven and of
earth being Lord, in temples made with
hands doth not dwell, ^neither by the
2¥

hands of men is He served— needing any
thing; Hehavinggiventoalllife, andbreath,
and all things ; 26He made also of one blood
every nation of men, to dweU on all the
face of the earth— having determined times
before appointed, and the bounds of their
habitations — ^to seek the Lord, if perhaps
they might feel after Him, and might find,
— though, indeed, He is not far from each
one of us, 28for to Him we live, and move,
and are; as also certain of your own poets
have said, lor of Him also we are offspring.
29 'Being, therefore, offspring of God, we
ought not to think the Godhead to be like
to gold, or silver, or stone, graving of art
and device of man; 39the times, indeed,
therefore of ignorance God having over
looked, now cemmandeth all men every
where to reform, 81 because He set a day
in which He is about to judge the world to
righteousness, by a man whom He ordain
ed, having given assurance to all, having
raised him from the dead.'
82 But having heard of the rising again of
the dead, some, indeed, were mocking, but
others said, 'We wUl hear thee again con
cerning tlris ; ' & and so Paul went out frpm
the midst of them; Mbut certaiu men hav
ing cleaved to him, believed; among whom
is also Dionysius the Areopagite, and a wo
man, by name Damaris, and others with
them. XVIII. iAND after these things, Paul
having departed out of Athens, came to
Corinth, 2 and having found a certain Jew,
by name Aquilas, of Pontus by biith, lately
come from Italy, and Priscilla his wife,
because of Claudius having ordained that
all the Jews depart out of Rome, he came
to them, 8and because of his being of the
same craft, he remained with them, and
was woiking, for they were tent-makers as
to craft ; 4and he was reasoning in the
synagogue every sabbath, persuading both
the Jews and the Greeks.
sAnd when both Silas and Timothy came
from Macedonia, Paul was pressed in the
Spirit, testifying to the Jews Jesus the
Christ; 6and on their resisting, and speak
ing evil, havtog shaken his gaiments, he
said to them, ' Your blood is on your own
head— I am clean; henceforth to the na
tions I will proceed.'
7 And havtog departed thence, he went
into the liouse of a certain one, by name
Justup. a worshipper of God, whose house
was adjoining the synagogue; 8hutCrispus,
the ruler of the synagogue, believed in the
Lord with all his house, and many of the
Corinthians hearing were believing, and
were being baptized.
9 And the Lord said to Paul, through a
vision in the night, 'Be not afraid, but
speak, and be not silent; i°bccause I am
with thee, and no one shall set on thee to
do thee evil ; because I have much people
in this city; ' n and he continued a year and
six months, teaching among them the word.
of God.
J2 And Gallio betog pro-consul of Achaia,
the Jews made a ruch with one accord up-
07

Ministry of A polios.

XVTII. 13.— ACTS.— XIX. 26.

Disgrace of the exorcists.

ou Paul, and brought him to the tribunal,
13 saying— 'Against the law this one per-
suadeth men to worship God;' "and Paul
being about to open his mouth, Gallio said
to the Jews, ' If, indeed, then, it was some
unrighteous deed, or act of wicked profli
gacy, 0 ye Jews, according to reason I
would have borne with you; 15but if it is
a question concerning words and names,
and of your law, look ye yourselves to it,
for a judge of these thtogs I do uot wish to
be;' i6andhedrave them, from the tribu
nal; 17but all the Greeks having taken
Sosthenes, the chief mau of the synagogue,
were beating him before the tribunal ; and
for none of these things was Gallio caring.
18 But Paul having remained yet many
days, having taken leave of the brethren,
was saUing into Syria, (and with him are
Priscilla and Aquilas,) having shorn his
head in Cenchrea, for he had a vow; 19anid
he came to Ephesus, and left them there,
but he himself having entered into the
synagogue, reasoned with the Jews; ^and
they having requested him to remain
longer time with them, he consented not,
21 but took leave of them, saying, 'It behov
eth me by all means the coming feast to
keep at Jerusalem; but again I will return
to you — God willing.'
And he sailed from Ephesus, 22 and hav
ing landed at Cesarea, having gone up, and
having saluted the assembly, he went down
to Antioch: 23and having made some stay,
he departed, going through in order all the
region of Galatia and Phrygia, strengthen
ing all the disciples.
24 And a certain Jew, Apollos byname,
an Alexandrian by birth, an eloquent man
— being mighty in the writings — came to
Ephesus ; -s this one was instructed in the
way of the Lord, and being burning In
spirit, was speaking and teaching diligently
the things about the Lord, knowing only
the baptism of John; 2Sthis one also began
to speak boldly iu the synagogue, aud
Aquilas and Priscilla having heard of him,
took him to them, and more exactly ex
pounded to him the way of God, 27and he
being minded to pass through into Achaia,
the brethren wrote to the disciples, ex
horting to receive him, who having come,
helped them much who believed through
grace, ^for powerfully the Jews was he
refuting publicly, shewing through the
writings Jesus to be the Christ.
XIX. 1 AND it came -to pass, in Apollos'
being in Corinth, Paul having passed
through the upper parts, came to Ephesus,
aud having found certain disciples, 2said to
them, 'The Holy Spirit did ye receive —
having believed?' and they said to him,
' But we have not even heard whether there
is any Holy Spirit ;' 3and he said to them,
'Into what, then, were ye baptized?' and
they said, ' Into John's baptism.'
4But Paul said, 'John, indeed, baptized
with a baptism of reformation, saying to
the people that to him who is coming after
him they should believe — that is, in Christ
Jesus ; ' ^> and they, having heard, were

baptized into the name of the Lord Jesus,
6 and Paul having laid on them his hands,
the Holy Spirit came upon them; they
were speaking also with tongues, and pro
phesying; 7 and all the men were, as it
were, twelve.
8 And having gone into the synagogue, he
was speaking boldly for three months,
reasoning and persuading the things con
cerning the reign of God, 9but when cer
tain were hardened aud disbelieving, speak
ing evil of the way before the multitude.
having departed from them, he separated
the disciples, every day reasoning iu the
school of a certain Tyrannus.
i° And this was for two years, so that all
those dwelling to Asia heard the word of
the Lord Jesus, both Jews and Greeks:
n mighty works also — not common — was
God working through the hands of Paul,
i2so that even unto the infirm were brought
from his body handkerchiefs or aprons, ami
the sicknesses departed from them; the evil
spirits also went out of them.
13But certain of the wandering exorcist
Jews, took upon them to name over those
having the evil spirits the name of the Lord
Jesus, saying, 'We adjure you by Jesus,
whom Paul preacheth;' 14 and there were
certain — seven sons of Sceva, a Jew, a chief
priest — who were doing this thing : 15 but
the evil spirit answering said, 'Jesus I
know, and Paul I am acquainted with ; but
ye, who are ye?'
i6 Aud the man, in whom was the evil
spirit, leaping on them, riaving also over
come them, prevailed against them, so that
naked and wounded they fled out of that
house; 17and this became known to all.
both Jews and Greeks, who were dwelling
at Ephesus, and fear feU on them all, and
the name of the Lord Jesus was being
magnified ; ig many also of those who be
Ueved were coining, confessing and declar
ing their deeds, 19and many of those who
had practised the curious arts, having
brought the books together, were burning
them before all; and they counted the price
of them, and found it five myriads of sUver-
lings ; 20 so powerfully was the word of Gol
increasing and prevailing.
2*But when these things were fulfilled.
Paul purposed in the spirit, having passed
through Macedonia aud Achaia, to proceed
to Jerusalem, saying — ' After my being
there, it behoveth me also to see Rome;'
32 and having sent to Macedonia two of
those who ministered to him — Timothy and
Erastus— he himself stayed a time in Asia.
2a But there came, at that time, not a
little stir about the way, 2i for a certain
one, Demetrius by name, a worker in silver,
making silver temples of Artemis, was bring
ing to the tradesmen gain not a little,
25 whom, having called together, and those
who worked about such things, he said,
'Men, ye know that by this gain we have
our wealth: 2«and ye see and hear, that
not only at Ephesus, but almost in all Asia,
this Paul, having persuaded, turned away a
great multitude, saying, that they are nob ,

Tumult at Ephesus.

XIX. 27.— ACTS.— XX. 27.

Recovery of JSutychus.

gods who are made by hands ; 27but not
only is this portion of ours in danger of
coming into censure, but also, that of the
great goddess Artemis the temple is to
be reckoned for nothing, and also her great
ness is about to be brought down, whom all
Asia and the world worshippeth.'
28 And they having heard, and having
become full of wrath, were crying out,
saying, ' Great is Artemis of the Ephesians! '
29 aud the whole city was filled with confu
sion; and they rushed with one accord into
thetheatre.havtogcaughtGaiusandAristar-chus, Macedonians, Paul's fellow-travellers.
39 But on Paul's purposing to enter in
unto the people, the disciples were not
suffering him; 31and certain also of the
chief men of Asia, being his friends, having
sent to Mm, were entreating liim not to
venture himself toto the theatre.
32 Some indeed, therefore, were caUing
one thing, and some another : for the
assembly was confused, and the greater
part knew not for what they were come
together: ^but out of the multitude they
put Alexander forward — the Jews thrusting
Mm forward — and Alexander having beck
oned with the hand, wished to make a
defence to the people, 34 but having known
that he is a Jew, one voice came out of all,
for about two hours, crying, 'Great is
Artemis of the Ephesians 1'
35 But the clerk having appeased the
multitude, said, 'Men, Ephesians, why, who
is the man that knoweth not that the
city of the Ephesians is a devotee of the
great goddess Artemis, and of that which
fell down from Zeus ? 36 these things, then,
not betog gainsaid, it is necessary for you
to be quiet, and to do nothing rashly.
37 'For ye brought these men, who are
neither robbing temples nor speaking evil
of your goddess; ^if indeed, therefore,
Demetrius and the tradesmen with him
with any one have a matter, court days are
held, and there are deputies; let them ac
cuse one another.
39 'But if ye inquire after anything con
cerning other matters, iu the legal assembly
it shall be determined. ; *forwe are even
in peril of being accused for insurrection
in regard to this day, there being no occa
sion by which we shaU be able to give an ac
count of this concourse;' 4iand these thtogs
having said, he dismissed the assembly.
XX. iAND after the ceasing of trie tu
mult, Paid having called to him the disci
ples, and having embraced tliem, departed
to proceed to Macedonia; 2 and having gone
through those parts, and having exhorted
them with many words, he came into Greece;
3 having made also three months' stay— a.
counsel of the Jews having been against
him— being about to set forth to Syria,
there came to him a resolution of return
ing through Macedonia.
* And there were accompanying him unto
Asia, Sopater of Berea, aud of the Thessalo-
nians Aristarchus and Secundus, aud Gaius
of Derbe, and Timothy; and of those of Asia,
Tychicua and Trophimus; 5 these, having

gone before, remained for us in Troas, e and
we sailed, after the days of unleavened food,
from Philippi, and came to them to Troas
in five days, where we abode seven days.
7 And on the first of the sabbaths, the
disciples having been gathered together to
break bread, Paul was discoursing to them,
about to depart on the morrow, and he was
continuing the discourse till midnight,
8 and there were many lamps in the upper
chamber where theywere gathered together,
9 and there was sitting a certain youth, by
name Eutychus, on the window (being borne
dowu by a deep sleep, Paul reasoning long),
he having sunk down from sleep, fell down
from the third storey.and was Uf ted up dead.
ipBut Paul, having gone down, fell on him,
and having embraced him, said, ' Make no
tumult, for his life is in him; ' u and having
come up, and having broken bread, and
having eaten, and for a long time having
talked — tilldayUght, so he departed; i2and
they brought up the lad alive, and were
comforted to no ordinary measure.
13 And we having gone before to the ship,
sailed to Assos, there intending to take in
Paul, for so had he appointed, intending
himself to go on foot; i4 and when he met
with us at Assos, having taken him to,
we came to Mitylene; 15and from thence
having saUed, on the morrow we came over
against Chios, and the next day we arrived
at Samos, and having remained in Trogyl-
lium, on the coming day we came to Miletus,
i6for Paul decided to sail past Ephesus,
that there may not be to Mm a loss of time
in Asia, for he hasted, if it were possible
for him, on the day of the Pentecost to be
at Jerusalem.
17 And from Miletus, having sent to Ephe
sus, he called for the elders of the assembly,
18 and when they were come to Mm, he said
to them, 'Ye — ye know from the first day
in which I came into Asia, how, with you
at aU times I have been; 19 serving the Lord
with all humility, and many tears, and
temptations, which befel me by the counsels
of the Jews against me; ^how nothing I
kept back of what is profitable, not to de
clare to you, and to teach you publicly, and
in every house 2l testifying fully both to
Jews and Greeks, toward God reformation,
and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ.
22 'And now, lo, I— bound in the Spirit —
proceed to Jerusalem, the thtogs that shall
befall me in it not knowing, ^ save that the
Holy Spirit in every city doth testify fully,
saying, that for me bonds and tribulations
remain; 24but I make account of none of
these thtogs, neither count I my life pre
cious to myself, so that I finish my course
with joy, and the ministry which I received
from the Lord Jesus, to testify the good
news of the grace of God.
25 'And now, lo, I have known that no
more shaU ye see my face, — ye aU among
whom I have gone preaching the reign of
God; 26 wherefore I take you fully to. testify
this day, that I am clear from the blood of
aU, 27for I did not shun to declare to you
all the counsel of God. 99

Prophecy of Agabus.

XX. 28.— ACTS.— xxi. 15.

PauVs visit to Jerusalem.

28 'Take heed, therefore, to yourselves,
and to all the flock, among which the Holy
Spirit made you overseers, to feed the
assembly of God, which He acquired through
His own blood; 29for I have known this,
that there shall enter in, after my departing,
grievous wolves unto you, not sparing the
flock; 89and of your own selves there shall
arise men, speaking perverse thtogs, to
draw the disciples after them.
31 'Therefore watch, remembering that
three years, night and day, I ceased not
with tears to warn every one; ^and now,
I commend yon, brethren, to God, and to
the word of His grace, whichis able to build
you up, and to give you an inheritance
among aU those sanctified.
33 'The silver or gold or garments of no
ono did I covet; 3* and ye yourselves know
that to my necessities, and to those who
were with me, minister did these hands ;
35 aU things I shewed you, that, so labouring,
it behoveth us to aid the infirm, to be mind
ful also of the words of the Lord Jesus that
be himself said, It is more blessed to give
than to receive.'
56 And these things having said, having
bowed his knees, with them all, he prayed;
£7and there came a great weeping to all,
and having fallen on the neck of Paul, they
were kissing him, w sorrowing most of all
for the word that he had said — that they
are about no more to see his face; and they
were accompanying him to the ship.
XXI. iAND it came to pass, at our sail
ing, having been parted from them, having
run direct, we came to Coos, and on the
succeeding day to Rhodes, and from thence
to Patara, 2 and. having found a ship passing
over to Phenicia, having gone onboard, we
sailed, 3but havtog discovered Cyprus, and
having left it on the left, we were saUing to
Syria, and landed at Tyre, for there was
the ship unlading the merchandise.
4 And having found out the disciples by
searching, we tarried there seven days, and
they said to Paul, through the Spirit, not to
go up to Jerusalem; »but when it came
that we completed the days, having depart
ed, we went on, all bringing us on our way,
with women and children, unto the outside
of the city, and having bowed the knees on
the shore, we prayed; 6and havtog embraced
one another, v/e went on board the ship;
but they returned to their own friends.
7 And we, having finished the course from
Tyre, came to Ptolemais, and having salut
ed the brethren, we remained one day with
them; 8and on the morrow Paul and his
company having gone forth, we came to
Cesarea, and having entered into the house
of Philip the evangelist, (who was of the
seven,) we remained with him, 9andtlrisone
had four daughters, virgins, prophesying.
10 And we remaining many days, there
came down a certain one from Judea, a
prophet, by name Agabus, " and he having
come to us, and taken the girdle of Paul,
having bound also bis own hands and feet,
said, 'Thus saith the Holy Spirit, The man
whose is this girdle — so shaU the Jews to
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Jerusalem bind, and they shall dehvevhim
up into the hands of the nations.'
J2 And when we heard these thtogs, we
exhorted him— both we, and those of that
place — not tn go up to Jerusalen, 13 but Paul
answered, 'What do ye — weeping, and
crushing mine heart? fori, not only to be
bound, but also to die in Jerusalem, am
ready, for the name of the Lord Jesus ; '
i4and he not being persuaded, we were
silent, saying, ' The will of the Lord be done.'
"And after these days, havtog taken up
our vessels, we were going up to Jerusalem,
16 and there went also some of the disciples
from Cesarea with us, bringing with them
him with whom we may lodge, one Mnason
of Cyprus, an old disciple.
17 And we having come to Jerusalem, the'
brethren gladly received us, 18and on the
morrow Paul was going in with us to
James, all the elders also came, i9and
having saluted them, he was declaring, one
by one, each of the things God did among
the nations through his ministry; 29and
they havtogheard, were glorifying the Lord.
And they said to him, ' Thou seest,
brother, how many myriads there are of
Jews who have believed, and all are zeal
ous of the law; 2i but they are instructed
concerning thee, that apostacy from Moses
thou teachest to all Jews among the na
tions, saying — Not to circumcise the child
ren, nor after the customs to walk ; 22what
then is it? certainly the multitude it be
hoveth to come together, for they will hear
that thou hast come.
231 Tlris therefore do that we say to thee:
We have four men having a vow on them
selves; 24 these having taken, be purified
with them, and be at expense for them,
that they may shave their head, and all
may know that the thtogs of which they
have been instructed concerning thee are
nothing, but thou dost walk — thyself also —
the law keeping.
25 'But concerning those of the nations
who have believed, we have written, having
given judgment that they observe no such
thing, except to keep themselves both from
idol sacrifices, and blood, and a strangled
thing, and whoredom.'
26 Then Paul, having taken tne men, on
the coming day, with them having purified
himself, was entered into the temple, an
nouncing the fulfilment of the days of the
purification, till the offering was offered for
each one of them.
27 But, as the seven days were about to be
completed, the Jews from Asia having be
held him in the temple, were stirring up
all the multitude, and they laid hands on
him, 28 crying out, 'Men, Israelites, help !
this is the man who, against the people, and
the law, and this place, ill everywhere is
teaching; and further, also, Greeks he
brought into the temple, and hath defiled
this holy place ; ' ^ for they had seen before
Trophimus, the Ephesian, iu the'city with
him, whom they were supposing that Paul
brought into the temple.
80A11 the city also was moved, and it.

jiescued from the Jews.

xxi. 31.— ACTS.— xxil. 30.

His defence.

-eame to pass there was a running together
-of the people, and having laid hold of Paul,
they were drawing Mm out of the temple,
and immediately were the doors shut, 3lbut
they seeking to kill Mm, tidings came to
the chief captain of the band that all Jeru
salem hath been thrown into an uproar,
friwho, at once, having taken soldiers and
centurions, ran down upon them, and they
havtog seen the chief captain and the
soldiers, left off beating Paul.
33Then the chief captain, having come
near, took him, and commanded him to be
bound with two chains, and was inquiring
who he may be, and what it is he hath been
doing; 34but some were crying out one
thing, and some another, among the multi
tude, and not being able to know the cer
tainty because of the tumult, he commanded
him to be carried to the castle, ^and when
he came upon the stairs, it happened he
was borne by the soldiers, because of the
violence of the multitude, sefor the multi
tude of the people was following after, cry
ing, 'Away with him.'
37 And Paul being about to be led into the
castle, saith to the chief captain, 'Is it
lawful for me to say anything to thee ? ' and
he said, ' Greek dost thou know? ss arfc thou
not, then, the Egyptian who before these
days made au uprising, and led toto the de
sert four thousand men of the assassins ?'
S9But Paul said, 'I, indeed, am a Jew of
Tarsus of Cilicia, of no mean city a citizen ;
and I beseech thee, suffer me to speak to
the people.'
40 And he having given him leave, Paul
havtog stood on the stairs, beckoned with
the hand to the people, and there having
been a great silence, he spake to them in
the Hebrew dialect, saying:
XXII. i ' MEN, brethren, and fathers,
hear my defence now to you;' 2ahd they
having heard that to the Hebrew dialect he
was speaking to them, gave srieuce the
more, and he saith, 8 ' I, indeed, am a man,
a Jew, horn in Tarsus of Cilicia, but
brought up in this city at the feet of Gama
liel, havtog been taught according to the
exactitude of the law of the fathers, zealous
of God, as all ye are to-day.
4 'And tMs way I persecuted unto death,
biuding and delivering into prisons both
men and women, 6as also the chief priest
duth testify to me, and all the eldership :
from whom also having received letters to
the brethren to Damascus, I was proceeding
tabling also those there bound to Jerusa
lem— that they might be punished, 6andit
came to pass that, to my proceeding and
coming near to Damascus, about noon,
suddenly out of the heaven there shone a
great light round about me, 7and I feU to
the ground, and heard a voice saying to me,
Saul, Saul, why me dost thou persecute ?
8 ' And I answered, Who art thou, Lord ?
and he said to me, I am Jesus the Nazarene
whom thou dost persecute : (9and they who
were with me the light indeed saw, and be
came afraid, but the voice they heard not of
him who was speaking to me,) 10andl said,

What shall I do, Lord? and the Lord said
to me, Having risen, go on to Damascus,
and there it shall be told thee concerning
all things wliich are appointed for thee to do.
u ' And when I di d not see for the glory
of that light, being led by the hand by
those who were with me, I came to Da
mascus ; 12 and a certain one, Ananias, a
devout man according to the law, being tes
tified to by all the Jews who dwelt there,
13 having come to me and stood by me, said to
me, Saul, brother, receive sight ; and I the
same hour looked up to him; "and he
said, The God of our fathers chose thee be
forehand to know His will, and to see the
Righteous One, and to hear a voice out of
his mouth, ififor thou shalt be his witness
to all men of what thou hast seen and
heard ; ifiand now, why tarriest thou? hav-
ingrisen, baptize thyself and wash from thee
thy sins, calling on the name of the Lord.
17 'And it came to pass when E returned
to Jerusalem, and whUe I was praying in
the temple, I came toto atrance, ,8and saw
Mm saying to me, Haste and go out with
speed from Jerusalem; because they will
not receive thy testimony concerntog me;
i9and I said, Lord, they — they know that I
was imprisoning and scourging to every
synagogue those who believed on thee ;
20 and when the blood of thy witness Ste
phen was betog poured out, I also was
standing by and consenting to his death, and
keeping the garments of those who put him
to death; 21and he said to me, Go, for 1 to
the nations far off will send thee.'
22 And they were hearing him to this
word, and they lifted up their voice, say
ing, 'Away from the earth with such an
one ; for it is not fit for him to live.'
23 And they, crying out and casting up
their garments, and throwing dust into the
air, SHhe chief captain commanded him to
be brought into the castle, saying, 'By
scourges let Mm he examined ; ' that he
might know for what cause they were cry
ing so against him.
25And as they were stretching him with
the cords, Paul said to the centurion who
was standing, 'A man— a Roman, and un-
condemned— isitlawfulforyou to scourge?'
26 and the centurion having heard it, having
gone to the chief captain, told, saying,
' Take heed what thou art about to do, for
this man is a Roman;' ^and the chief
captain having come, said to him, ' Tell
me, art thou a Roman?' and he said, 'Yes; '
28 and trie chief captain answered, 'I, with
a great sum, obtained this citizenship;'
but Paul said, 'But I have been born so.'
29Immediately, therefore, they departed
from him who were about to examine him,
and the chief captain also was afraid, hav
tog learned that he is a Roman, and because
he had bound him; 8°but on the morrow,
intending to know the certainty wherefore
he is accused by the Jews, he loosed him
from the bonds, and commanded the chief
priests and all their sanhedrim to come,
and havtog brought Paul down, he set him
before them. 101

Conspiracy against Paul. xxm. 1. — ACTS. — xxiv. 5.

The speech of Tertullus

XXIII. iAND Paul, havtog earnestly
beheld the sanhedrim, said, ' Men, breth
ren, I, in all good conscience, have lived
to God till this day ; ' 2 and the chief priest
Ananias commanded those standing by him
to smite Mm on the mouth; 3then Paul
said to him, 'God is about to smite thee,
thou white-washed wall, and thou — thou
sittest judging me according to the law,
and, violating the law, orderest me to be
smitten !'
*And those who stood by said, 'The chief
priest of God dost thou revile?' 5and Paul
said, ' I knewnot, brethren, that he is chief
priest: for it hath been written, Of the
ruler of thy people thou shalt not speak
evil;' 6but Paul having known that the
one part are Sadducees, and the other
Pharisees, cried out in the sanhedrim,
'Men, brethren, I am a Pharisee — son of a
Pharisee — concerntog the hope and rising
again of the dead I am judged.'
7 And he having spoken this, there came
an uprising of the Pharisees and of the
Sadducees; and the multitude was divided,
8 for Sadducees, indeed, say there is no ris
ing again, nor messenger, nor spirit ; but
Pharisees confess both. 9And there came a
great cry, and the scribes of the Pharisees'
part having arisen, were striving, saying,
'No evil do we find in this man; but if a
spirit spake to him, or a messenger, let us
not fight against God;' 10and a great up
rising having come, the chief captain, fear
ing lest Paul may be pulled to pieces by
them, commanded the soldiers, having gone
down, to take him by force out of the midst
of them, and to bring him into the castle.
uAnd on the following night, the Lord
having stood by Mm, said, ' Take courage,
Paul, for as thou didst testify the things
concerning me in Jerusalem, so it behoveth
thee also at Roriie to testify.'
i'2And day havtog come, certain of the
Jews havingmade a concourse, anathematiz
ed themselves, saying they would neither eat
nor drink till they may kill Paul; 13and
they were more than forty who made this
conspiracy by oath, 14who havtog come to
the chief priests and to the elders said,
'With an anathema we have anathematized
ourselves — to taste nothing till we have
kiUed Paul; 15now therefore ye, signify ye
to the chief captain, with the sanhedrim,
that to-morrow he may brtog him down to
you, as being about to inquire more ex
actly the things concerning Mm : and we,
before his coming near, are ready to put
him to death.'
iCBut the son of Paul's sister having
heard of the lying in wait, having gone and
entered into the castle, told Paul, "and
Paul having called near one of the centu
rions, said, 'This young man lead to the
chief captain, for he hath something to tell
him.' i8 He indeed, then, having taken him,
brought him to the chief captain, and said,
"The prisoner Paul having called me to
him, asked me this young man to bring to
thee, who hath something to say to thee.'
i° And the chief captain having taken him
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by the hand, and having withdrawn by
themselves, inquired, ' What is that thou
hast to tell me?' 2° and he said, 'The Jews
agreed to request thee, that to-morrow to
the sanhedrim thou mayest bring clownPaul,
as about to inquire something more exactly
concerntog Mm; 31thou, therefore, mayest
thou not yield to them, for there lie in
wait for him of them more than forty men,
who anathematized themselves — not to eat
nor to drink till they may kill him ; and
now they are ready, waiting for the pro
mise from thee.'
22 The chief captain then, indeed, let the
young man go, havtog charged him to tell
no one, ' that these things thou didst shew
tome;' 23 and having called to him a cer
tain two centurions, he said, 'Make ready-
soldiers two hundred, that they may go un
to Caesarea, and horsemen seventy, and
spearmen two hundred, at the third hour
of the night; ^provide also beasts, that.
having set Paul on, they may bring him
safe to Felix the governor ; ' '-5 he having
written a letter after this description :
28 'Claudius Lysias, to the most noble
governor Felix, hail : -7 This man having
been taken by the Jews, and betog about to
be killed by them — having come with the
soldiers, I rescued him, having learned that
he is a Roman; ^ and, intending to know
the cause for which they were accusing
Mm, I brought him down into their sanhe
drim, ^ whom I found to be accused con
cerning questions of their law, but having no
accusation involving death or bonds; 30and
a plot having been intimated to me— about
to be of the Jews — against this man, at once
I sent to thee; havtog given command also
to the accusers to say the things against
him before thee; be strong.'
31 Then, indeed, the soldiers according to
that commanded them, having taken Paul,
brought him through the night to Antipatris;
32 and on the morrow, havtog suffered the
horsemen to proceed with him, they return
ed to the castle ; 33 those having entered in
to Caesarea, and delivered the letter to the
governor, presented Paul also to him.
84 And the governor having read it, and
inquired of what province he is, and under
stood that he is from Cilicia; 35 * I will hear
thee (said he) when thine accusers also
may have come;' and he commanded Mm
to be kept in the pretorium of Herod.
XXIV. iAND after five days went down
the chief priest Ananias, with the elders, '
and a certain orator — Tertullus ; and they
made manifest to the governor the things
against Paul; 2and he having been called,
Tertullus began to accuse him, saying,
'3Iuch peace enjoying through thee, and
worthy deeds being done to this nation
through thy forethought, 3 always also and
everywhere we receive it, most noble Felix,
with all thankfulness; 4but that I be not
further tedious to thee, I pray thee to hear
us concisely to thy gentleness: 5for having
found this man a pestilence, and moving an
uprising to all the Jews through the world
— and a ringleader of the sect of the Nazar-

PauVs answer and defence. xxiv. 6.— ACTS, —xxv. 10.

He appeals to Caesar.

enes— "who also the temple tried to pro
fane, whom also we took, and according to
our law wished to judge, 7but Lysias the
chief captain having come near, with much
violence, out of our hands took him away,
8 commanding Ms accusers to come to thee,
from whom thou mayest be able thyself,
havtog examined, to know concerning all
these things of which we accuse him;' 9and
the Jews also agreed — prof essing these
thtogs to be so.
i°But Paul answered — the governor hav
ing beckoned to him to speak— 'Knowing
that for many years thou hast been a judge
to this nation, the more cheerfully the
thtogs concerning myself do I answer;
i»thou being able to know that it is not
more than twelve days to me since I went
up to worship in Jerusalem, i2and neither
in the temple did they find me reasoning
with any one, or making an uprising of the
multitude, nor in the synagogues, nor in
the city ; 13 nor are they able to prove against
me the things concerning which they now
accuse me.
14 ' But I confess this to thee, that, accord-
tog to the way which they call a sect, so
serve I the God of the fathers; believing all
things which in the law and the prophets
are written, ^having hope toward God,
which they themselves also wait for, that
there is about to be a rising again of the
dead, both of righteous and unrighteous;
19 but in this do I exercise myself, to have a
conscience void of offence toward God and
toward men always.
i7'But after many years I came, about
to do kind acts to my nation, and offerings,
18 in which certain Jews from Asia found
me purified in the temple, not with multi
tude, nor with tumult, )9 whom it behoved
to be present before thee, and to accuse, if
they had anything agatost me; ^or let these
same here say if they found any unright
eousness in me to my standing before the
sanhedrim, 2i except concerning this one
voice, in wMch I cried, standing among
them — concerning a rising again of the dead
I am judged to-day by you.'
22 And having heard these tilings, Felix
delayed them, (having known more exactly
of the things concerning tlie way,) saying,
'Whenever Lysias the chief captain may
come down, I will know fully the things
concerntog you;' ^having given also a
charge to the centurion to keep Paul, aud
to let him have liberty, and to forbid none
of Ms own friends to minister or come to him.
^And after certain days, Felix having
come with DrusiUa his wife, being a Jewess,
he sent for Paul, and heard him concerning
the faith in Christ: as and he reasoning
concerntog righteousness, and temperance,
and the judgment which is about to be,
Felix, having become afraid, answered, * For
the present be going, but having got time,
I will call for thee;' 26and at the same
time also hoping that money shall be given
to him by Paul, that he may release him,
therefore also sending for him the oftener,
he was conversing with him: 27but two

years having been fulfilled, Felix received a
successor, Porcius Festus, and Felix, willing
to lay a favour on the Jews, left Paul bound.
XXV. i FESTUS therefore haviug come
into the province, after three days went up
to Jerusalem from Cassarea ; 2 and the chief
priest and the principal men of the Jews
maed manifest to him the things against
Paul.Jand were calling on him, 3 asking fa
vour agatost him, that he may send for him
to Jerusalem, laying on ambush to put him
to death in the way.
4 Then, indeed, Festus answered that
Paul is kept in Cresarea, and himself is
about speedily to proceed thither, 5' There
fore those able among you (saith he), havtog
come down together with me, if there is
anything in this man— let them accuse
lrim;' 6and havtog tarried among them
more than ten days, havtog gone down to
Ciesarea, on the morrow having sat on the
tribunal, he commanded Paul to be brought;
7 and he having come, there stood round
about the Jews who had come down from
Jerusalem — many and weighty charges
bringing against Paul, which they were not
able to prove; 8 hemaking defence-' Neither
in regard to the law of the Jews, nor to
regard to the temple, nor in regard to Cesar
—did I commit any sin.'
9 But Festus willing to lay on the Jews a
favour, answering Paul, said, 'Art thou
willing, havtog gone up to Jerusalem, there
concerntog these things to be judged before
me?' n> but Paid said, 'At the tribunal of
Caesar I stand, where it behoveth me to be
judged: to the Jews I did no unrighteous
ness, as thou also very well knowest ; "for
if indeed I am unrighteous, and anything
worthy of death have done, I deprecate not
to die; but if there is none of the things of
which these accuse me, no one is able to
make a favour of me to them ; to Caesar I
appeal!' i2then Festus having communed
with the counsel, answered, ' To Cajsar thou
hast appealed; to Caesar then shalt thou go.'
13 And certain dayshaving passed, A rippa
the king, and Bernice, came to CEesarea to
salute Festus; "and as they were continu
ing there more days, Festus to the king
declared the things concerntog Paul, saying,
1 There is a certain man left by Felix a pri
soner, i5about whom, in my being at Jeru
salem, the chief priest and the elders of the
Jews laid information, asking a decision
against him, 16to whom I answered, that it
is not a custom of Romans to deliver any
man to die, before that he who is accused
have the accusers face to face, and receive
place of defence in regard to the charge
laid against him.
17 « They therefore having come hither— I
making no delay, on the succeeding day
having sat on the tribunal, commanded
the man to be brought, 18 concerning whom
— the accusers having stood up — they were
bringing against him no accusation of the
things I was thinking of, iflbut certain
questions concerning their own religion had
they against him, and concerning a certain
Jesus who was dead, whom Paul affirmed
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Paul pleads his cause

XXV. 20. — ACTS.— xxvn. 1. before Agrippa and Festus.

to be alive; 20and I, doubting in regard to
the question concerning this, said, If he
wished to proceed to Jerusalem, and there
to be judged concerning these things—
21 but Paul havtog appealed to be kept to
the hearing of Sebastus, I commanded him
to be kept till I might send him to Caasar.'
22 And Agrippa said to Festus, ' I was
wishing also myself to hear the man ; ' and
he said, ' To-morrow thou shalt hear Mm ; '
23 on the morrow therefore— on the coming
of Agrippa and Beraice with much display,
and they having entered into the audience
chamber, with the chief captains also, and
the principal men of the city, and Festus
having called — Paul was brought forth.
24 And Festus said, 'King Agrippa, and
all men who are present with us, ye see
this one, about whom aU the multitude of
the Jews dealt with me, both to Jerusalem
and here, crying out, He ought not to live
any longer; 25but I. having found him to
have done nothing worthy of death, and he
also himself having appealed to Sebastus, I
decided to send to him, 26 concerning whom
I have no certain thing to write to my lord,
wherefore I brought him forth before you,
and specially before thee, ktog Agrippa, that
examination havtog been made, I may have
something to write ; 27 for it seemeth to me
irrational, sending a prisoner, not also to
signify the fault laid agatost him.'
XXVI. iAND Agrippa said to Paul, 'It
is permitted to thee to speak for thyself;'
then Paul havtog stretched forth the hand,
was making a defence: 2< Concerntog all
thtogs of which I am accused by the Jews,
king Agrippa, I have thought myself happy,
being about to make a defence before thee
to-day, 3 especially knowing thee to be ac
quainted with all things— both customs and
questions— among the Jews; wherefore, 1
beseech thee, patiently to hear me.
4 "The manner of my life then, indeed,
from youth — which from the beginning was
among my nation, in Jerusalem — know all
the Jews, s knowing me before from the
first, (if they may be willing to testify,) that
after the most exact sect of our worship, I
lived a Pharisee; c and now for the. hope of
the promise made to the fathers by God,. I
stand judged 7 to regard to which our twelve
tribes, intently night and day serving, hope
to come, concerning which hope I am accus
ed, king Agrippa, by the Jews; 8 why is it
judged incredible by you, if God doth raise
the dead ?
9 ' I, indeed, therefore thought with my
self, that against the name of Jesus of Na
zareth it behoved me many things to do,
i°which also I did in Jerusalem, and many
of the saints I in prison did shut up, from
the chief priests having received authority;
and they being put to death, I gave my
vote against them, n and in every syna
gogue, often punishing them, I was con
straining them to speak evil, and being ex
ceedingly mad against them, I was perse
cuting even unto strange cities.
12 'In which things, also proceeding to
Damascus— with authority and commission
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from the chief priests— -T3 at mid-day, I saw
in the way, 0 king, out of heaven, above
the brightness of the sun, shiniug round
about me a light, — and those going with me ;
14 and we all having fallen to the earth, 1
heard a voice speaking to me, aud saying
in the Hebrew dialect, Saul, Saul, why me
dost thou persecute 1 hard for thee against
pricks to kick J
is 'And I said, Who art thou, Lord ? and
he said, I am Jesus whom thou persecutest ;
18 but rise, and stand upon thy feet; for
for this have I appeared to thee, to appoint
thee an officer and a witness both of the
things thou hast seen, and of the things in
which I will appear to thee, "delivering
thee from the people, and the nations, to
whom* now I send thee, i8 to open their
eyes, to turn them from darkness to light,
and from the power of the Adversary to
God, for receiviug their forgiveness of sins,
and inheritance among those sanctified by-
faith that is to me.
i° 'Whereupon, king Agrippa, I was not
disobedient to the heavenly vision, ^but
to those in Damascus first, and in Jerusa
lem, and to aU the region of Judea, and to
the nations, I was preaching to reform, and
to turn to God, doing works worthy of re
formation; 21 because of these thtogs the
Jews — having caught me in the temple —
were going about to kiU me.
22 'Having obtained therefore help from
God — till this day — I stand, witnessing both
to small and *to great, saying nothing be
sides the thtogs which both the prophets
and Moses spake of as about to come,
23 whether Christ is to suffer, whether first
by rising from the dead, he is about to pro
claim light to the people and to the nations.'
24 And he by these thtogs making a de
fence, Festus with a loud voice said, ' Thou
art mad, Paul ; much learning doth turn
thee mad;' 25but he said, 'I am not mad,
most noble Festus; but of truth and sober
ness the sayings I speak forth; 2Gfor the
king knoweth concerning these things,
before whom also I speak boldly, for none
of these things, I am persuaded, are hidden
from Mm ; for this thing hath not been
done in a corner; 27thou believest, king
Agrippa, the prophets? I have known that
thou believest !'
2S And Agrippa said to Paul, 'In a little
thou dost persuade me to become a Chris
tian I ' 29 and Paul said, ' I would have wished
to God, both in a little and to much, not
only thee, but also all those hearing me to
day, to become such as I also am — except
these bonds.'
30 And he having spoken these things,
the king rose up, and the governor, Beraice
also, and those sitting with them, 3l and
having withdrawn, they were speaking to
one auother, saying — ' This man doth no
tMng worthy of death or of bonds; ' 32and
Agrippa said to Festus, 'This man might
have been released, if he had not appealed
to Coesar.'
XXVII. i AND when it was determined
for our sailing to Italy, they were deliver-

His journey towards Rome. xxvn. 2. — ACTS. — xxvni. 2. His shipwreck at Melita.

ing np both Paul and certain others, pri
soners, to a centurion, by name Julius, of
the band of Sebastus, 2 and having embark
ed to a ship of Adramyttium, we being
about to saU by the coasts of Asia, set sail,
there heing with us Aristarchus, a Mace
donian of Thessalomca, 8and on the next
day we touched at Sidon, and Julius,
courteously treating Paul, permitting him,
having gone to friends, to receive their
care. 4 And thence, having set saU, we sailed
under Cyprus, because of the winds being
contrary, 6and having sailed over the sea
toward CUicia and Pamphylia, we came to
Myra of Lycia, 6and there the centurion
having found a ship of Alexandria, saUing
to Italy, put us toto it, 7 and having saried
slowly for many days, and scarce coming
over agatost Cnidus, the wind not suffering
us, we sailed under Crete, over-against
Salmoue. 8and hardly passing it, we came
to a certain place caUed 'Fair Havens,'
near to whicli was the city of Lasea.
9But much time betog spent, and the
sailing being now dangerous, (because of
the fasting also betog already past,) Paul
admonished them, 10 saying to them, 'Men,
I perceive that with hurt and much dam
age, uot only of the lading and of the ship,
but also of our lives — the voyage is about to
be;' n but the centurion to the pilot and
shipowner gave cre'dence more than to the
things spoken byPaul ; 12 and the haven being
incommodious to winter in, the more part
gave counsel to saU thence also, if by any
means they might be ahle,havtogattained to
Phenice, there to winter, which is a haven
of Crete, looking toward the south-west and
north-west, "and a south wind blowing
softly, havtog thought they had obtained
their purpose, havtog lifted anchor, they
sailed close by Crete, 14but not long after
there arose against it a tempestuous wind,
which is called Euroclydon, 15 and the ship
betog caught, and not being able to bear up
to the wind, havtog given her up, we were
borne on, ifi and having run under a certain
island, called Clauda, we were hardly able
to become masters of the boat, 17 which hav
ing taken up, they used helps, undergirding
the ship, and fearing lest they may fall on
the qmcksand, having let down the sail —
so were borne on.
18 Aud we, being exceedingly tossed, the
succeeding day they were making a clear
ing, ^and on the third day with our own
hands the tackling of the ship we cast
out, 29and neither sun nor stars appearing
for many days, and not a little tempest
being on us, thenceforth all hope was taken
away of our being saved.
21 And there having been long fasting,
then Paul having stood to the midst of them,
said, ' It behoved you, indeed, 0 men —
having hearkened to me — not to set sail
from Crete, and to save this harm and loss;
22 and now I exhort you to be of good cheer,
for there shall be no loss of any one's life
among you — but of the ship: '-^for there
stood by me this night a messenger of God,

(whose I am, and whom I serve,) ^saying,
Fear not, Paul; before Caesar it behoveth
thee to be brought; aud lo, God hath given
thee all these sailing with thee; ^wherefore,
be of good cheer, men ! for I believe God,
that so it shall be, even as it hath been
spoken to me, 26 but on a certain island it
behoveth us to be cast.'
27 But when the fourteenth night came—
we betog borne up and down in Adria —
toward the middle of the night the sailors
were thinking that they are drawing near
to some country, ^ and havtog sounded they
found twenty fathoms, and having gone a
little farther, and again having sounded,
they found fifteen fathoms, Mand fearing
lest on rough places we may fall, out of the
stern having cast four anchors, they were
wishing day to come.
39 And the sailors seeking to flee out of
the ship, and letting down the boat into
the sea, in pretence as if out of the foreship
they are about to cast anchor, 3i Paul said to
the centurion and to the soldiers, 'If these
remain not in the ship — ye are not able to
be saved;' ^then the soldiers cut off the
ropes of the boat, aud suffered her to fall
off. 83 And tUl the day was about to be, Paul
was calling upon aU to partake of food,
saying, ' Fourteen days to- day, waiting, ye
continue fasting, having taken nothing;
34 wherefore I call upon you to take food,
for this is for your safety, for of you — not
one hair of the head shall fall;' 35and hav
tog said these thtogs, and taken bread, be
gave thanks to God before all, and having
broken it, he began to eat; 36aud all having
become of good cheer, themselves also took
food; 37 (and we were — all the souls to the
ship— two hundred, seventy and six); 38and
having eaten sufficient food, they were
lightening the ship, casting out the wheat
into the sea.
39But when day came, they were not
knowing the laud, but a certain creek were
discovering having a shore, into which they
took counsel, if possible, to thrust forward.
the iship, 40and having cut the anchors,
they were committing themselves to the
sea, at the same time— havtog loosed tlie
bands of the rudders, and hoisted up the
mainsail to the wind— they made to the
shore, 4l but having fallen into a place of
two seas, they ran the ship aground, and
the fore-part, indeed, having stuck fast,
remained immoveable, but the hinder-part
was broken by the violence of the waves.
42 And the soldiers' counsel was that they
should kill the prisoners, lest any one hav
ing swam out should escape, 43but the cen
turion, wishing to save Paul, hindered them
from the counsel, and commanded those
able to swim, having cast themselves out
first — to get to the land, 44and the rest,
some indeed on boards, and some on certain
pieces of the ship; and thus it came to pass
that all came safe to the land.
XXVIII. JAND havtog been saved, tncn
they knew that the island is called Melita,
2 and the strangers were shewing us no
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Paul at Melita.

xxvni. 3.— ACTS.— xxvni. 31.

Hepi'eaches at Rome.

ordinary kindness, for having kindled a fire,
they received us all, because of the press
ing rain, and because of the cold; sbut
Paul having gathered a bundle of sticks,
and laid them on the fire, a viper — having
come out of the heat — fastened on his
hand. 4 And when the strangers saw the beast
hanging from his hand, they said to one
another, ' Certainly this man is a murderer,
whom, havtog been saved out of the sea,
justice suffered not to live;' 5he then, in
deed, having shaken off the beast into the
flre, suffered no evil, 9but they were ex
pecting him to be about to be inflamed, or
to fall down suddenly dead, and they, ex
pecting it a long time, and seeing nothing
uncommon happening to him, changing
their minds, said that he was a god.
7 And in the neighbourhood of that place
were the lands of the principal man of the
island, by name Publius, who, having re
ceived us, three days courteously lodged
us; 8and it came to pass, the father of
Publius with fever aud bloody flux was
pressed, to whom Paul having entered, and
prayed, having laid his hands on him, heal
ed him; 9 this therefore being done, the
others also in the island having infirmities
were coming and were healed ; i°who also
with many honours honoured us, and we
sailing — they were lading us with the
things that were necessary.
n And after three mouths, we sailed in a
ship (which had wintered in the isle) of
Alexandria, with the sign Dioscuri, i2 and
having lauded at Syracuse, we remained
there three days, i3froni thence having
gone round, we came toRhegium, and after
one day, a south wind blowing, the second
day we came to Puteolis; 14 where, having
found brethren, we were caUed on to re
main with them seven days, and thus to
Rome we went; 15and from thence, the
brethren havtog heard the things concern
ing us, came out to meet us, unto Appri
Forum, and Three Taverns— whom Paul
having seen, having given thanks to God,
took courage.
16 And when we came to Rome, the cen
turion delivered up the prisoners to the
chief of the soldiers, but Paul was suffered
to remain by himself with the soldier guard
ing him.
17 And it came to pass after three days,
Paul called together those who were the
principal men of the Jews, and they liav-
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ing come together, he said to them : ' Men,
brethren, I — having done nothing contrary
to the people, or to the customs of the
fathers— a prisoner from Jerusalem, was
delivered up into the hands of the Romans:
18 who, having examined me, were wishing
to .release me, because of there being no
cause of death to me, 19but the Jews hav
ing spoken agatost it, I was constrained to
appeal to Caesar— not as havtog anything to
accuse my nation of, 29for this cause, there
fore, I called for you, to see and to speak
with you, for because of the hope of Israel
with this chain am I bound.*
21 And they said to Mm, ' We neither re
ceived letters concerning thee from Judea,
nor did any one who came of the brethren
declare or speak any evil concerning thee ;
22 but we think it good from thee to hear
what thou thinkest, for, indeed, concern
tog this sect it is known to us that 'every
where it is spoken against;' ^and havtog
appointed him a day, they came, more of
them, to him — to the lodging, to whom he
was expounding, testifying fully the reign
of God, and persuading them concerning
the thtogs of Jesus, both from the law ot
Moses, and the prophets — from morning
till evening; 24and some indeed were be
lieving the thtogs spoken, but some were
not believing.
25 And not betog agreed with one another,
they were going away, Paul having spoken
one word—' Well did the Holy Spirit speak
through Isaiah the prophet to our fathers,
26 saying, Go to this people and say, With
hearing ye shall hear, aud shall not under
stand, and seeing ye shall see, and shall not
perceive, 27for made gross was the heart
of this people, and with the ears they heard
heavily, aud their eyes they closed, lest per
haps they may see with the eyes, and with
the ears may hear, and with the heart may
understand, and be turned back, and I may
heal them.
23 'Be it known therefore to you, that to
the nations was sent the salvation of God,
and these will hear it;' 29and he having
said these things, the Jews went away, hav
ing much disputation among themselves,
30 hut Paul remained an entire two years in
his own hired liouse, and was receiving all
those coming to to him, 3l preaching tlie
reign of God, and teaching the things con-
nerning the Lord Jesus Christ with all bold
ness— unforbidden.

EOMANS.

CHAP. I. i PAUL, a servant of Jesus Christ,
a caUed apostle, havtog been separated to
the good news of God, 2 (which He an
nounced before through His prophets in
holy writings,) 3 concerning His Sou, (who
is come out of the seed of David according
to the flesh, 4who is marked out Son of
God in power, according to the Spirit of
holiness, by the rising again from the dead,)
Jesus Christ our Lord ; 5 through whom we
received grace and apostleship, for obedi
ence of faith among all the nations., in
behalf of his name; 6 among whom are ye
also the caUed of Jesus Christ : 7to all who
are in Rome, beloved of God, caUed saints :
Grace to you, aud peace, from God our
Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ!
8 First, indeed, I thank my God through
Jesus Christ for you all, that your faith is
proclaimed in the whole world ; 9 for God
is my witness, whom I serve in my spirit in
the good news of His Son, how unceasingly
I make mention of you, l0 always iu my
prayers beseeching, if by any means now
at length I shall have a prosperous journey,
by the will of God, to come to you ; " for I
long to see yon, that 1 may impart to you
some spiritual gift, that ye may be estab
lished; i2and that is, that I maybe com
forted together among you, through the
faith in each other, both yours and mine.
i3But I do not wish you to be ignorant,
brethren, that many times I purposed to
come to you, {and was hindered till the
present time,) that some fruit I might have
also among you, even as also among the
other nations.
"Both to Greeks and to barbarians, both
to wise and to unintelligent, 1 am a debtor;
i5so, as much as to me is, I am ready also
to you who are in Rome to proclaim the
good news, ififor I am not ashamed of the
good news of Christ, for it is the power of
God for salvation to every one who is be
lieving, both to Jew first, and to Greek.
i7For the righteousness of God in it is
revealed from faith to faith, according as
it hath beeu written, 'But the righteous
one by faith shall Uve ; ' 18for revealed is
the wrath of God from heaven upon all
ungodliness, and unrighteousness of men,
holding down the truth in unrighteous
ness. "Because that which is known of God is
manifest among them, for God manifested
it to them, 29for the invisible things of Him
from the creation of the world, by the
thtogs made being understood, are plainly
seen, both His eternal power and Godhead
— for their being inexcusable; 21 because,

having known God, they glorified II im not
as God, nor gave thanks, but were made
vain in their reasonings, and their foolish
heart was darkened, —professing them
selves to be wise 23they were made fools,
and changed the glory of the incorruptible
God into the likeness of an image of cor
ruptible man, and of fowls, and of quadru
peds, and of reptiles.
24Wherefore also God gave them up, in
the desires of their hearts, to uncleanness,
to dishonour their bodies among them
selves : ss who changed the truth of God
toto falsehood, and honoured and served
the creature more than the Creator, who
is blessed to the ages. Amen.
28 Because of this, God gave them up to
dishonourable affections, for even their
females changed the natural use into that
against nature; 27aud to like manner also
the males having left the natural use of the
female, burned in their lusts towards one
another; males with males working shame,
and the recompense of their error which
was fit, to themselves receiving.
23 And, according as they did. not think
good to have God by knowledge, God gave
them up to a disapproved mind to (Jo the
thtogs not seemly; -° having been filled
with all unrighteousness, whoredom, wick
edness, covetousness, malice; full of envy,
murder, strife, deceit, evil dispositions ;
whisperers,30 evil-speakers, God-haters, con
temptuous, proud, boasters, inventors of
evil things, disobedient to parents. 3l foolish,
faitMess, without natural affection, impla
cable, unmerciful; 32who the righteous
judgment of God havingknown, (that those
who are practising such things are worthy
of death,) not only do them, but also have
delight with those who are practising
them. II. ! THEREFORE, thou art inexcusable,
0 man, everyone who is judging, for in that
iu which thou judgest the other, thyself thou
condemnest, for the same things thou dost
practise who art judging; 2but we know
that the judgment of God is according to
truth, upon those who are practising such
things. 3 And thinkest thou this, 0 man, who art
judging those who such things are prac
tising, and art doing them, that thou shalt
escape the j udgm eiit of G od ? 4 or the rich es
of His goodness, and forbearance, and long-
suffering, despisest thou? — not knowing
that the goodness of God leadeth thee to
reformation! 6but, according to thy hard
ness and impenitent heart, thou treasurest
up to thvself wrath, in the day of wrath,
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The equity of God.

Ii. 6.— ROMANS. — m. 28. Depravity of Jews & Gentiles.

and of the revelation of the righteous judg
ment of God; 6who shaU render to each
according to his works: 7to them, indeed,
who in patient continuance of a good work,
seek glory, and honour, and incorrupti
bility — life age-during; 8but to those con
tentious, and disobedient, indeed, to the
truth, but obeying unrighteousness— indig
nation, and wrath, 9 tribulation, and dis
tress, on every soul of man that is working
evil, both of Jew first, and of Greek ; i° but
glory, and honour, and peace, to every one
who is working good, both to Jew first, and
to Greek.
"For there is no acceptance of persons
with God, 12for as many as without law
sinned, without law also shall perish, and
as many as sinned in law, through law shall
be judged, "for not the hearers of the law
are righteous before God, but the doers of
the law shall be declared righteous.
HFor when nations which have not law,
by nature may do the things of the law,
these not having law, to themselves are a
law; iswho shew the work of the law writ
ten in their hearts, their conscience also
witnessing with them, and between one
auother the thoughts accusing or else de
fending, iGto the day when God shall judge
the secrets of men, according to my good
news, through Jesus Christ.
17 Lo, thou art named a Jew, and dost
rest on the law, and dost boast in God,
]8and knowest the will, and discernest the
more excellent things, being instructed out
of the law; i9and hast confidence that thou
thyself art a leader of the blind, a light of
those in darkness, 29an instructor of foolish
ones, a teacher of babes, havtog the form
of the knowledge and of the truth in the
law :
21 Thou, then, who art teaching another,
thyself dost thou not teach? 22thou who
art preaching not to steal, dost thou steal?
thou who art saying not to commit adul
tery, dost thou commit adultery? thou who
art abhorring the idols, dost thou rob
temples? 2;jthou who in law boastest,
through the transgression of the law God
dost thou dishonour? 24for the name of God
because of you is evU spoken of among the
nations, according as it hath been writ
ten. 25 For circumcision indeed profiteth, if
law thou mayest practise ; but if a trans
gressor of law thou mayest be, thy circum
cision hath become un circumcision. 26If
therefore the uncircumcision the righteous
ness of the law may keep, shall not his un
circumcision for circumcision be reckoned?
27 and the uncircumcision, by nature fulfil
ling the law, shall judge thee who, through
letter aud circumcision, art a transgressor
of law.
28 For he is not a Jew who is so out
wardly, neither is circumcision that whicli
is outward in flesh; 29but a Jew is he who
is so inwardly ; and circumcision is of -the
heart, in spirit, not in letter; of which the
praise is not of men, but of God.
III. iWHAT, then, is the superiority of
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the Jew? or what the profit of circumci
sion? 2 much in every way; for first, indeed,
that they were intrusted with the oracles
of God; 8for what, if certain have been
faithless? shall their faithlessness the faith-
fidness of God make void? 4 let it not be!
but let God become true, but every man
false ; according as it hath been written,
' That Thou mayest be declared righteous
in Thy words, and mayest overcome iu Thy
being judged.'
- «But if our unrighteousness God's right
eousness doth establish, what shall we say?
is God unrighteous who is inflicting the
wrath? (after the manner of a man, I speak)
6letit not be ! since how shaU God judge
the world? 7for if the truth of God in
my falsehood hath more abounded to His
glory, why yet am I also as a sinner judg
ed? 8and not as we are evil spoken of, and
as certain affirm us to say — ' Let us do the
evtt things, that the good ones may come?'
whose judgment is righteous.
9 What, then? are we better? not at all!
for we have before charged both Jews and
Greeks with betog aU under sin, i° accord
ing as it hath been written — 'There is none
righteous, not even one : " there is none
who is understanding ; there is none who
is seeking after God ; I2 all have gone out of
the way, together they have become un
profitable; there is none doing good, there
is not even one: 13a sepulchre opened is
their throat ; with their tongues they have
used deceit ; poison of asps is under their
lips: "whose mouth is full of cursing and
bitterness: ]5swift are then1 feet to sbed
blood : lsruin and misery are to their ways:
17 and a way of peace they have not known:
18 there is no fear of God before their
eyes.' 19 But we know, that whatever things the
law saith, to those in the law it speaketh,
that every mouth may be stopped, and all
the world may come under judgment to
God; 20 wherefore by works of law shaU no
flesh be declared righteous before Him; for
through law is knowledge of sin.
21 But now apart from law hath the right
eousness of God been manifested, testified
to by the law and the prophets, 22evcn the
righteousness of God through the faith of
Jesus Christ to all, and upon all those be
lieving, for there is no difference, 2S (for
all have sinned, and are come short of the
glory pf God,) 2ibeing declared righteous
freely by His grace through the redemption
which is in Christ Jesus, 25 whom God set
forth a propitiation through faith in his
blod'd, for the shewing forth of His right
eousness, because of the passing over of the
bygone sins in the forbearance of God — 26 for
the shewing forth of His righteousness
in the present time, for His being righteous,
and declaring him righteous who is oi the
faith of Jesus.
27 Where then is the boasting? it was
excluded; through what law? of works?
no, but through the law of faith; ^there
fore we reckon a man to be declared right
eous by faith, apart from works of law.

Justification by faith.

in. zy. — JiUJXLAl^ o»-

lieccnciliation by Christ.

29 7s He the God of Jews only, and not
also of nations?30 yes, also of nations; since
one is God who shall declare righteous the
circumcision by faith, and the uncircumci
sion through faith. Law then do we make
void through the faith ? let it not be ! but
we establish law.
IV. i WHAT, then, shall we say Abraham
our father to have found according to flesh ?
2 for if Abraham by works was declared
righteous, he hath to boast— but not before
God; 3for what doth the writing say?
'And Abraham beUeved God, aud it was
reckoned to him for righteousness;' 4and
to him who is working, the reward is not
reckoned of grace, but of debt; ^but to him
who is not working, hut believing on Him
who is declaring righteous the ungodly,
Ms faith i3 reckoned for righteousness :
Beven as David also speaketh of the happi
ness of the man to whom God reckoneth
righteousness apart from works: 7 Happy
they whose lawless acts were forgiven, and
whose sins were covered; 8 happy the man
to whom the Lord shall reckon no sin.'
9ii- this blessedness, then, on the circum
cision, or also on the uncircumcision — for
we say that the faith was reckoned to
Abraham for righteousness? i<>how, then,
was it reckoned ? he betog in circumcision,
or in uncircumcision? not to circumcision,
but in uncircumcision, i1 and a sign he re
ceived of circumcision, a seal of the right
eousness of the faith in the uncircumcision,
for his being father of all those believing
through uncircum cision, for the reckoning
also to them of righteousness, 12 aud father
of circumcision to those not of circumcision
only, but who also walk in the steps of the
faith, which was in the uncircumcision, of
our father Abraham.
13 For not through law is the promise to
Abraham, or to his seed, of his being heir
of the world, but through the righteousness
of faith; J4for if they who are of law are
heirs, the faith hath been made void, and
the promise is made of none effect; is for the
law worketh wrath; for where law is not,
neither is transgression.
J1J Therefore, it is of faith, that it may be
according to grace, for the promise being
sure to all the seed, not to that which is oi
the law only, but also to that which is of
the faith of Abraham, "who is father of us
all {according as it hath been written — 'A
father of many nations have I set thee),'
before Him whom he believed— God, who
is quickening the dead and calling the
things which be not as being.
18 Who, against hope in hope believed, for
his becoming father of many nations accord
ing to that spoken: 'So shall be thy seed; '
"and not having been weak in the faith,
he considered not his own body, already
become dead, (betog about a hundred years
old,) and the deadness of Sarah's worn!),
Mbut at the promise of God staggered not
in unbelief, but was strengthened in faith,
having given glory to God, 21and having
been fully persuaded that what He hath
promised He is able also to do; '2- wherefore

also it was reckoned to him for righteous
ness. 23But it was not written on his account
alone, that it was reckoned to him, 24but
also on ours, to whom it is about to be
reckoned — to those believing on Him who
raised up Jesus our Lord from the dead,
25 who was dehvered upfotour offences, and
raised for our justification.
V. i HAVING been declared righteous,
then, by faith, we have peace toward God
through our Lord Jesus Christ ; ^through
whom also we have had the access by th e
faith into this grace in which we stand,
and we boast on the hope of the glory of
God. 3 And not only so, but we also boast in the
tribulations, knowing that the tribulation
worketh endurance; 4and the endurance,
experience; and the experience, hope; 5 and
the hope maketh not ashamed, because the
love of God hath been poured forth in our
hearts through the Holy Spirit wliich is
given to us.
6 For to our betog still weak, Christ in due
time died for the ungodly; 7for scarcely
for a righteous man will any one die, for for
the good man perhaps some one might also
dare to die; 8but God commendeth His own
love to us, that, in our being still sinners,
Christ died for us; 9 much more, then, having
beeu declared righteous now in his blood,
we shall be saved through hhn from wrath;
i°for if, being enemies, we have been recon
ciled to God through the death of His Son,
much more, having been recoucUed, we
shall be saved in his life.
"And not only so, but we are also boast
ing in God, through our Lord Jesus Christ,
through whom now we have received the
reconciliation; 12because of this, even as
through one man sto entered into the world,"
and through sin death; and thus to all meu
death passed through, for that all sinned:
13for till law sin was to trie world : but
sto is not reckoned when there is not law;
x4but death reigned from Adam till Moses,
even upon those not having sinned in the
likeness of Adam's transgression, who is a
type of him who is coming.
is But, not as the offence so also the free
gift; for if by the offeuce of the one the
many died, much more did the grace of
God, and the free gift in grace of the one
man Jesus Christ, abound to the many;
16 and' not as through one who sinned is the
free gift, for the judgment indeed is oi one
to condemnation, but the gift is of many
offences to justification, J7for if by the
offence of the one death reigned through
the one, much more those, who. the abund
ance of the grace and of the free gift of
the righteousness are receiving, in life shaU
reign through the one — Jesus Christ.
18So, then, as through one offence to all
men it is to condemnation, so also through
one righteousness it is to all men to justifi
cation of life; J9for as through the disobedi
ence of the one man, the mauy were con
stituted sinners : so also through the
obedience of the one, the many will be
101)

[ The influence of grace.

V. 20.— ROMANS.— Vir. 24.

The use of the law.

, constituted righteous. 20 But law came in,
: that the offence might abound, but where
sin abounded, grace did overabound, that
j even as sin reigned in death, so also grace
may reign, through righteousness, to life
age-during, through Jesus Christ our Lord.
VI. iWHAT, then, shall we say? shall we
continue in sin that grace may abound ?
2let it notbel we who died to sin — how shall
we still live in it ? 3 are ye ignorant that we,
as many as were baptized into Christ Jesus.
into his death were baptized? *we were
buried, then, with him through the bap
tism into death, that even as Christ was
raised up from the dead through the glory
of the Father, so also we, in newness of life,
should walk.
5 For, if we have become planted together
in the likeness of his death, so also we shall
be of Ms rising again; cthis knowing, that
our old man was crucified with him, that
the body of sin may be destroyed, for our
no longer serving sto; 7for he who died hath
been set free from sin. 8 And if we died with
Christ, we believe that we also shall live
withhim, 9 knowing that Christ, havtog been
raised up from the dead, no more dieth,
death over him hath no more lordship ;
10 for in that he died, to sin he died once,
but in that be liveth, he liveth to God; " so
also ye, reckon ye yourselves to be dead
indeed to sin, but living to God to Jesus
Christ our Lord.
i2 Let not then sin reign in your mortal
body, to obey it in its desires: "neither
present ye your members instruments of
unrighteousness to sin, but present ye your
selves to God as living from the dead, aud
your members instruments of righteousness
to God; 14for sin over you shall not have
lordship, for ye are not under law, but
under grace.
15 What then ? shall we sin because we
are not under law but under grace? let it"
not be ! ifl have ye not known that to whom
ye present yourselves servants for obedi
ence, servants ye are to Mm to whom you
obey, whether of sin to death, or of obedi
ence to righteousness ? l7but thanks to God,
that ye were servants of sin, but have been
obedient from the heart to the form of
teaching to wliich ye were delivered up;
18 but having been freed from sin, ye have
become servants to righteousness.
19 In the manner of men I speak because
of the weakness of your flesh, for even as
ye presented your members servants to
uncleanness and to lawlessness for lawless
ness, so now present ye your members in
service to righteousness for holiness, so for
when ye were servants of sto, ye were free
from righteousness, 2lwhatfruit, therefore,
had ye then in the thtogs of which ye are
now ashamed ? for the end of those is
death. • /
22Butnow, having been freed from sin,
and having become servants to God, ye
have your fruit to holiness, and the end
life age-during; 23for the wages of sin is
death; but the gift of God is life age-during
in Christ Jesus our Lord. 110

VII, lARE ye ignorant, brethren, (for j
to those knowing law I speak,) that the law i
hath lordship over the man as long as he j
liveth? 2for the married woman, to the
living husband, is bound by law, but if tho i
husband may die, she is free from the law
of the husband; 3so, then, the husband
being alive, an adulteress she shall be caU
ed if she become another man's ; but if the
husband may die, she is free from the law,
so as not to be an adulteress, if she become
another man's.
4So that, my brethren, ye also have been
made dead to the law through the body of
the Christ, for your becoming anotlier's,
who from the dead was raised up, that we
might hear frMt to God; 5for when we
were to the flesh, the passions of the sins,
which are through the law, were working
in our members, to bring forth fruit to
death; 6 but now we were clear from the law,
having died in that in which we were held,
for our serving in newness of spirit, and not
in oldness of letter.
7What, then, shall we say? the law is sin?
let it not be ! but sin I knew not except
through law, for also covetousness I had not
known if the law had not said: 8'Thou shalt
not covet; ' but sin having received an op
portunity, through the command, wrought
in me all covetousness, for apart from law
sin is dead.
9 But I was aUve apart from the law
once; but the command having come, sto
revived, but I died ; ifl and the command
which is for life, this was found by me for
death : "for sin, receiving an opportunity,
through the command, deceived me, and
through it slew me; i2so that the law, in
deed, is holy, and the command holy, and
righteous, and good.
13 Did, then, that which is good to me
become death ? let it not be ! but sin, that
it might appear sto, through the good,
working death to me, that sin might be
come exceeding sinful through the com
mand, "for we have known that the law
is spiritual, but I am fleshly, sold under
sin ; i« for that which I work, I do not
acknowledge: for not what I will, this I
practise, but what I hate, this I do.
i^But if what I do not wiU, this I do, I
consent to the law that it is good, "but
now it is no longer I that work it, but the
sin dwelling in me, i8 for I have known that
there dwelleth not in me, that is, in my
flesh, good: for to will is present with me;
but to work the right I find not, 19for the
good that I will, I do not : but the evU
that I do not wiU, this I practise. 20But if
what I do not will, this I work, it is no
longer I that work it, but the sin dweUing
in me.
21Ihud, then, the law, that when I de
sire to do what is right, with me evil is pre
sent, k for I too delight in the law of God
according to the inward man; ^but I be
hold another law to my members, warring
against the law of my mind, and bringing
me toto captivity to the law of sin which is
in my members. 24 A wretched man I ami

The believer's privileges,

VII. 20. — JiUiUAlMG. — 1A. /.

infirmities, and triumph.

who shall deliver me out of the body of
this death? ^i thank God— through Jesus
Christ our Lord ; so, then, I myself indeed
with the mind serve the law of God, but
with the flesh, the law of sin.
VIII. i THERE is, then, now no condem
nation to those in Christ Jesus, who walk
not according to the flesh, but according
to the Spirit; 2for the law of the Spirit of
life in Christ JeBus set me free from the
law of sto and of death ; 8for what the law
was not able to do, in that it was weak
through the flesli, God, His own Son hav
tog sent in the Ukeness of sinful flesh, and
for sto, condemned sto in the flesh, 4that
the righteousness of the law may be fulfill
ed in us, who .walk not according to the
flesh, but according to the Spirit.
5 For those who are according to the flesli,
the thtogs of the flesh do mind; but those
according to the Spirit, the. tilings of the
Spirit; 6for the mind of the flesh is death;
but the mind of the Spirit— life and peace:
'because the mind of the flesh is enmity to
God, for to the law of God it doth not
subject itself, 8for neither is it able; and
those who are in the flesli are not able to
please God.
9But ye are not in the flesh, but in the
Spirit, if indeed the Spirit of God dwelleth
in you; but if any oue hath not the Spirit
of Christ — tMsoneisnotHis: i° but if Christ
is in you, the body, indeed, is dead because
of sto, but the Spirit is life because of
righteousness; "but if the Spirit of Him
who raised up Jesus from the dead dwell
eth in you, ' He who raised up the Christ
oud of the dead shall quicken also your
dying bodies, through His Spirit dweUing
to you.
i2 So, then, brethren, we are debtors, not
to the flesh, to live according to the flesh;
13 for if according to the flesh ye live, ye are
about to die; but if, by the Spirit, the deeds
of the body ye put to death, ye shall live ;
x4for as many as are led by the Spirit of
God, these are sons of God; 15 for ye have
not received a spirit of bondage again for
fear, but ye have received a spirit of adop
tion in which we cry, *Abba — Father.'
16 The Spirit himself testifieth with our
spirit, that we are chUdren of God; i7aud
if children also heirs, heirs indeed of God,
and heirs together with Christ — if, indeed,
we suffer together, that we may be glorified
also together.
18 For I reckon that the sufferings of the
present time are not worthy to be compared
with the glory about to be revealed in us ;
19 for the earnest looking out of the creation
expecteth the revelation of the sonsof God:
29 for to vanity was the creation made sub
ject (not of its will, but because of Him
who subjected it) in hope, 21 that also the
creation shall be set free from the servitude
of corruption toto the liberty of the glory
of the children of God; ^for we have
known that all the creation groaneth to
gether, and travaileth in pain together
tul now.
23 And not only so, but also we ourselves,

having the first-fruit of the Spirit, we also
ourselves in ourselves do groan, expecting
the adoption — the redemption of our body;
24for in hope we were saved, but hope be
held is not hope; for what any one behold
eth, why also doth he hope for it ? 25but if
what we behold not we hope for, through
patience we expect it.
26 And, in Uke' manner also, the Spirit
lielpeth our weaknesses; for, what we may-
pray for, as it behoveth us, we know not,
but the Spirit himself maketh intercession
for us with groanings unutterable, 27 but He
who is searching the hearts knoweth what
¦is the mind of the Spirit, because accord
ing to God he totercedeth for saints.
28 But we know that to those loving God
all things work together for good, to those
who are called according to the purpose ;
29 because whom He did foreknow, He also
did predestinate to be conformed to the
image of His Son, that he might be first
born among many brethren ; 39but whom
He did predestinate, these also He called :
and whom He called, these also He declared
righteous; but whom He declared right
eous, these also He glorified.
31 What, then, shall we say to these
things? if God is for us, who is against us?
32He who indeed His own Son spared not,
but for us all delivered him up, how shall
He not also with him all things grant to
us? 33 Who shall lay a charge against the chosen
of God? God is He that declareth righteous,
34 who is he that condemneth? Christ is he
that died, yea, rather also raised up ; who
is also on the right hand of God — who also
totercedeth for us.
35 Who shall separate us from the love of
Christ? tribulation, or distress, or persecu
tion, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or
sword? 3C (according as it hath been writ
ten — ' For Thy sake we are put to death all
the day long, we were reckoned as sheep
of slaughter,') 37 but to all these we more
than conquer, through him who loved us ;
88 for I am persuaded that neither death,
nor life, nor messengers, nor principalities,
nor powers, nor things present, 39nor
things about to be, nor height, nor depth,
nor any other created thing, shall be able
to separate us from the love of God, which
is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
IX. i TRUTH I say in Christ, I lie not ;
my conscience bearing testimony with me
in the Holy Spirit; 2that I have great grief
and unceasing pain in my heart (3for I
was wishing I myself to be a curse from
the Ctoist) for my brethren, my kindred,
according to the flesh : 4who are Israelites,
whose is the adoption, and th© glory, and the
covenants, and the law-giving, and the ser
vice, and the promises ; 5 whose are the fa
thers, and of whom is the Christ, according
to the flesh, who is over all God blessed to
the ages. Amen.
s It is not possible that the word of God
hath failed ; for not all who are oi Israel
are these Israel; 7nor because they are
seed of Abraham are all children, but — 'in
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The divine sovereignty.

IX. 8.— ROMANS.— X. 21.

The error of the Je:vs.

Isaac shall a seed be called to thee ; ' 8 that
is, the children of the flesh — these are not
children of God ; hut the children of the
promise are reckoned for seed; 9for the
word promised is this: 'According to this
time I will come, and there shall be to
Sarah a son.'
19 And not only so, hut also Rebecca, hav
tog conceived by one — Isaac, our father —
u for they being not yet born, neither hav
ing done anything good or evU, (that the
pnipose of God, according to choice, might
remain; not of works, but of Him. who
is call ing,) it was said to her — 12 ' The great
er shall serve the less;' 13 according as it
hath been written, 'Jacob I loved, but Esau
I hated.' "What, then, shall we say? unrighteous
ness is with God? let it not be! 15 for to Moses
He saith, '1 will do kindness to him to
whom 1 do kindness, and I will have com
passion on Jiim on whom I have compas
sion;' i6 so, then — not of Mm who is will
ing, nor of him who is running, but of God
who is doing kindness: "for the writing
saith to Pharoah — * For this very thing I
raised thee up, that I might shew in thee
My power, and that My name might be de
clared in all the land ;' i8so, then, to whom
He willeth, He doth kindness, but whom
He willeth, He hardeneth.
i9Thou wilt say, then, to me, 'Why yet
doth He find fault? for His purpose who
hath resisted?' 2°nay, hut, 0 man, who art
thou that art answering again to God?
shall the thing formed say to Him who
formed it, Why me hast thou made thus?
21 hath not the potter power over the clay,
out of the same lump to make the one
vessel to honour, and the one to dis
honour? 23 But what if God, willing to shew wrath,
and to make known His power, endured,
in much long-suffering, vessels of wrath
fitted for destruction; 23also that he might
make known the riches of His glory on
vessels of kindness, which He before pre
pared for glory, whom also He called — us—
24not only out of Jews, but out of nations,
25 as also to Hosea He saith, 'I will call
what was not My people — My people : and
her not beloved— Beloved, 29and it shall
be — to the place where it was said to them,
Ye are not My people ; there shall they be
called sons of the riving God.'
27 But Isaiah crieth concerntog Israel,
' If the number of the children of Israel
may be as the sand of the sea, the remnant
shall be saved: 2Sfor the matter He is
finishing, and cutting short in righteous
ness, because a matter cut short will the
Lord do upon the earth,' 29and according
as Isaiah said before, 'Except the Lord of
Sabaoth had left to us a seed, as Sodom we
would have become, and as Gomorrah we
would have been made like.'
30 What, then, shall we say? that nations
who are not pursuing righteousness attain
ed to righteousness, even righteousness
that is of faith, 31 but Israel, pursuing a law
of righteousness, to a law of righteousness
112

did not arrive ; 82 wherefore? because — not
by faith, but as by works of law ; for they
stumbled at the stone of stumbling, 38 ac
cording as it hath been written, 'Lo, I place
in Sion a stone of stumbling and a rock of
offence : and every one who is believing
thereon shall not be ashamed.'
X. 1 BRETHREN, the pleasure indeed of
my heart, and my supplication whicli is to
God for Israel, is — for salvation; 2forI heai
them testimony tha* they have a zeal of
God, but not according to knowledge, 3 for
being ignorant of the righteousness of God,
and their own righteousness seeking to
establish, to the righteousness of God they
submitted not.
4 For Christ is the end oi law for right
eousness to every one who is believing, sfor
Moses describeth the righteousness which
is of the law, that, ' The man who did them
shall live in them,' 8but the righteousness
of faith thus speaketh: 'Thou mayest not
say in tMne heart, Who shall ascend into
the heaven,' that is, Christ to bring down?
7 or, 'Who shall descend into the abyss,'
that is, Christ from the dead to bring up.
8 But what doth it say? ' Near thee is the
saying — in thy mouth, and in thy heart:'
that is, the saying of the faith, which we
preach : 9that ii thou mayest confess with
thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and mayest be
lieve in thy heart that God raised him
from the dead, thou shalt be saved, "for
witri the heart doth one beljeve to right
eousness, and with the mouth confession is
made to salvation: "for the writing saith,
'Everyone who is believing on him shall
not be ashamed;' i2for there is no differ
ence between Jew and Greek, for the same
Lord of all is rich to all who are calling
on Him, "for every one — whoever shall
call on the name of the Lord, shall be
saved.' "How then shall they call on Mm in
whom they have not believed? but how
shaU they believe on him of whom they
have not heard? but how shall they hear
apart from one preaching? is but how shall
they preach, if they may not be sent? ac
cording as it hath been written, 'How
beautiful the feet of those proclaiming
good tidings of peace, of those proclaiming
good tidings of the good things V
16But they were not all obedient to the
good tidings, for Isaiah saith, 'Lord, who
gave credence to our report?' "so then
faith is by a report, but the report through
the saying of God, "but I say, Did they
not hear it ? yes, indeed— ** to all the earth
their voice went out, and to the ends of
the habitable world their sayings.'
"But I say, Did not Israel know? first
Moses saith, ' I wUl provoke you to jealousy
by that which is not a nation; by a foolish
nation I will anger you,-' 2fbut Isaiah is
very bold, and saith, ' I was found by those
not seeking Me; I became manifest to those
not inquiring after Me;' 2ibut to Israel
He saith, 'All the day I stretched out My
hands to a people unbeUeving and gain
saying.

An example to the Gentiles. XI. 1.— ROMANS.— XU. 12. Future conversion oftheJewx.

XI. 1 1 SAT, then, Did God cast away
His people ? let it not be I for I also am an
Israelite, of the seed of Abraham, of the
tribe of Benjamin; 2God did not cast away
His people whom He foreknew; have ye not
known (in Elijah) what the writing saith?
how he pleadeth with God concerning Israel
saying, 8 'Lord,Thy prophets they killed, and
Thine altars they dug down, and I am left
alone, and they seek my life;* 4 but what
saith the> divine answer to him ? « I left to
Myself seven thousand men, who bowed
not the knee to Baal.' 6So then also in the
present time a remnant according to the
choice of-grace there hath been; "but if, by
grace, no longer of works, otherwise grace
becometh no more grace; hut if of works,
it is no more grace, otherwise work is no
more work.
7 What then ? What Israel seeketh after,
this he attained not, but the chosen obtain
ed it, and the rest were hardened, 8 accord
ing as it hatri been written, 'God gave to
them a spirit of deep sleep, eyes not to see,
and ears not to hear,' — unto this very day;
9 and David saith, 'Let their table become
for a snare, and for a gin, and for a stum
bling-block, and for a recompense to them;
i° let their eyes be darkened — not to be
hold, and their back do Thou always bow
down.' n I say, then, Did they stumble that they
might faU? let it not be I but by their faU
solvation is to the nations, to provoke them
to jealousy; i2but if their faU is the riches
of the world, and their diminution the
riches of the nations, how much more their
fulness? "For to you I speak:— to the nations—
inasmuch as I am indeed an apostle of na
tions, my ministration I glorify: J4if by any
means I shaU provoke to jealousy mine own
flesh, and shall save certain out of them,
"for if their casting away is the reconci
liation of the world, what the reception— U
not life from the dead? "but if the first-
fruit is holy, the lump also; and if the root
is holy, the branches also.
"But if certain of the branches were
broken off, but thou, betog a wild olive tree,
wast grafted in among them, and a fellow-
partaker of the root and of the fatness of
the olive tree wast made — "boast not
against the branches; but if thou dost boast,
thou dost not bear the root, but the root
thee !
" Thou writ say, then, ' The branches were
oroken off, that I might be graffed in;'
right: ^by unbelief they were broken off,
but thou standest by faith ; be not high-
minded, but fear: sifor if God the natural
branches spared not — lest perhaps He also
may not spare thee. 22 Lo, then, the good
ness and severity of God— upon those indeed
who fell, severity; but upon thee, goodness,
if thou mayest remain in the goodness,
otherwise, thou also shalt be cut off. w And
those also, if they remain not in unbelief,
iiball.be graffed in: for God is able again to
graft* them in; ^for if thou out of the olive
tree, wUd by nature, wast cut out, and,
2z

contrary to nature, waBt graffed into a good
olive tree, how much rather shall they, who
are according to nature, be graffed into
their own olive tree ?
5 For I do not wish you to be ignorant,
brethren, of this mystery, that ye may not
be wise in your own conceits, that hardness
to part to .Israel hath happened till the
fulness of the nations may come in; 2Band
so all Israel shall be saved, according as it
hath been written, 'There shall come out
of Sion he who delivereth, and he shall turn
away ungodliness from Jacob; 27and this
to them is the covenant from Me, when I
may take away their sins.'
28 As regards, indeed, the good tidings,
they are enemies on your account ; but as
regards the choice — beloved on account
of the fathers; 29 for nnrepented of are the
gifts and the calling of God ; 30 for as
ye also once did not believe to God, but
now have found kindness by the unbelief
of these : S1 so also these now have not
believed, that in your kindness they also
may .find kindness; 32for God shut up to
gether the whole to unbelief, that to the
whole He might do kindness.
33 0 depth of riches I both of wisdom and
knowledge of God ! how unsearchable His
judgments, and untraceable His ways ! M for
who knew the mind. of the Lord? or who
became His counsellor? ^or who first gave
to Him, and It shall be recompensed to him
again? 3"because of Him, and through Him,
and to Him are aU things; to Him is the
glory — to the ages. Amen.
XII. U ENTREAT you, therefore, breth
ren, through the compassions of God, to
present your bodies a sacrifice— living, holy,
acceptable to God — your intelligent ser
vice; 2and be not conformed to this world,
but be transformed by the renewing of
your mind, for your proving, what is the
will of God — the good, and acceptable, and
perfect. 3For I say, through the grace which was
given to me, to every one who is among
you, not to have high thoughts above what
he ought to think; but to think so as to be'
wise, as to each God dealt a measure of
faith, 4for, as to one body we have many
members, but all the members have not the
same office,, Ho we, the many, one body are
in Christ, and members each one of one
another. 6 But having gifts, different according to
the grace which was given to us; whether
prophecy— 'According to the proportion of
faith I ' 7or ministry—' In the ministry ! ' or
he who is teaching—' In the teaching ! ' 8 or
he, who is exhorting—' In the exhortation V
he who is sharing—' In simplicity ! ' he who
is leading— 'In diligence 1' he who is doing
kindness — 'In cheerfulness.'
*The love unfeigned: abhorring the evil;'
cleaving to the good ; ]0 in love of the breth
ren;- to one another kindly affectioned : in
honour going before one another: "in dilii
gence not slothful ; iu spirit fervent; serv
ing the Lord; i2to hope rejoicing; in
tribulation enduring ; to prayer pereever-
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ing; "to the necessities of the saints com
municating; hospitality pursuing.
"Bless those persecuting you; bless, and
curse not; " to rejoice with those rejoicing,
and to weep with those weeping, " of the
same mind one with another, not minding
the high things, but with the lowly going
along; become not wise in your own conceit:
17 recompensing to no one evil for evil:
providing right things before all men.
18 If possible— so far as in you — with all
men living in peace ; i9not avenging your
selves, beloved, but give place to the wrath,
for it hath been written, ' Vengeance is Mine,
29 1 will recompense again, saith the Lord ; '
if, then, thine enemy hunger, feed Mm; if
he thirst, give him drink: for this doing,
coals of flre thou shalt heap upon his head;
'2l be not overcome by the evil, but overcome,
in the good, the evil.
XIII. iLET every soul be subject to the
higher authorities, for there is no autho
rity except from God, and the authorities
existing are appointed by God; 2so that he
who is setting himself up against the autho
rity, against God's ordinance hath set him
self up : and those setting themselves up,
to themselves shall receive judgment.
3 For those ruling are not a terror to the
good works, but to the evil; but dost thou
wish not to be afraid of the authority ? that
which is good be doing, and thou shalt have
praise from it, 4for of God it is a ministerto
. thee for good; but if that which is evil thou
mayest do, be'afraid; for not to vain doth
it bear the sword : for of God it is a minister,
an avenger for wrath to him who is doing
that which is evil.
5 Wherefore it is necessary to be subject,
not only because of the wrath, but also be
cause of the conscience; °for on this ac
count also ye pay tribute : for officers of
God they are, on this very thing attending
continually; 7render, therefore, to all their
dues : to whom tribute, tribute ; to whom
custom, custom; to whom fear, fear; to
whom honour, honour.
8 To no one owe anything, except to love
one another: for he who is loving the other
law hathJulfllled, 9for, 'Thou shalt not
commit adultery, Thou shalt do no murder.
Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear
false testimony, Thou shalt not covet;' and
if there is any other command, in this word
it is summed up, to this: 'Thou shalt love
thy neighbour as thyself;' "love to the
neighbour worketh no ill: love, therefore,
is the fulness of law. -
u Aud this, knowing the time, that for
us the hour already is to be aroused out
of sleep; for now nearer is our salvation
than when we believed; 12the night hath
advanced, and the day hath come near; let
us lay aside, therefore, the works of the
darkness, and let us put on the armour of
the Ught ; " as in day-time, let us walk be
comingly; not to revellings and drunkeu-
ness, not in chambering and lasciviousness,
not to strife and emulation; "but ye— put
ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and for the
flesh take no forethought; — for lusts.
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XIV. 1 BUT him who is weak in the faith
receive ye— not to determinations of rea
sonings; 2one believeth that he may eat all
thtogs— but he who is weak eateth herbs ;
8 let not him who is eating despise Mm who
is not eating: and let not him who is not
eating judge him who is eating, for God re
ceived him. 4 Thou — who art thou that art
judging another's domestic? to his own
master he standeth or falleth; but he shall
be made to stand, for God is able to make
him stand.
5 One judgeth one day above another; but
another judgeth every day alike; let each
to his own mind be fully assured. eHe
who is regarding the day, to the Lord he
regardeth it; and he who is not regarding
the day, to the Lord he doth not regard it.
He who is eating, to the Lord he eateth,
for he giveth thanks to God; and he who is
not eating, to the Lord he doth not eat,
and giveth thanks to God.
7For none of us to himself liveth, and
none to himself dieth: 8 for both, if we may
Uve, to the Lord we live ; if also we may
die, to the Lord we die; both then if we
may live, also if we may die, we are the
Lord's; 9for for this Christ both died and
rose again, and lived again, that both of
dead and of living he may be Lord.
"But thou, why dost thou judge thy
brother? or again, thou, why dost thou set
at nought thy brother? for we shaU all
stand at the tribunal of Christ; ufor it
hath been written, 'Hive ! saith the Lord
— to Me bow shall every knee, and every
tongue shall confess to God;' 12so, then,
each of us concerning himself shall give
account to God ; "no longer, therefore, let
us judge one another, but this judge ye
rather, not to put a stumbling-stone before
the brother, or a cause of offence.
i4I have. Known, and am persuaded, in the
Lord Jesus, that nothing is unclean of
itself, except to him who is reckoning any
thing to be unclean — to that one it is un
clean; "but if through victuals thy brother is
grieved, no more dost thou walk according
to love; with thy victuals destroy not that
one for whom Christ died.
is Let not, then, your good be evil spoken
of, "for the reign of God is not eating and
drinking, but righteousness, and peace, and
joy in the Holy Spirit; "for he who in these
things is serving the Christ, is acceptable to
God and approved of men.
"So, then, let us pursue the things of
peace, and the thtogs of building up one
another; 29for the sake of victuals cast not
down the work of God ; all things, indeed,
are pure, but evil is to the man who is eat
ing through stumbling. & Right it is not to
eat flesh, nor to drink wine, nor to do any
thing in which thy brother stumbleth, or is
made to faU, or is weak.
22Thouhast faith! to thyself have if be
fore God; happy is he who is not judging
Mmself to what he approveth, ^but he who
is discerning a difference, if he may eat, hath
beeri condemned, because it is not of faiths
and all that is not of faith is sin. .

Various duties enjoined.

XV. 1.— ROMANS.— XVI. 17

The apostle's labours.

XV. i BUT we ought — we who are strong
— to bear the infirmities of the weak, and
not to please ourselves; 2for let each one
of us please the neighbour for good, to edi
fication, 8for even the Christ pleased not
Mmself ; but, according as it hath been
written, 'The reproaches of those reproach
ing Thee fell on me ;' *for, as many things
as were written before, for our instruction
were written before, that through the en-
dnrance, and the exhortation of the writ-
togs, we might have hope.
a And may the God of the endurance, and
of the exhortation, give to you to have the
same mind towards one another, according
to Christ Jesus: 6that with one accord —
with one mouth— ye may glorify the God
and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ;
7 wherefore receive ye one another, accord
ing as also the Christ received us, to the
glory of God.
8 And I say, Jesus Christ to have become
a minister of circumcision for the truth of
God, to confirm the promises to the fa
thers, 9and the nations for kindness to
glorify God, according as it hath been writ
ten, ' Because of this I wUl confess to Thee
among nations, and to Thy name will sing
praise ;* "and again it saith, 'Rejoice, na
tions, with His people;' Hand again,
'Praise the Lord, all ye nations ; and laud
Him, all ye peoples;' "and again, Isaiah
saith, ' There shall be the root of Jesse, and
he who is rising to rule nations-^-to him
shall nations hope;' "and the God of the
hope shaU fiU you with all joy and peace
to the believing, for your abounding to the
hope in power of the Holy Spirit.
14 But I am persuaded, my brethren — I
myself also — concerntog you, that ye your
selves also are full of goodness, having been
filled with aU knowledge, able also one
another to admonish; "but the more boldly
have I written to you, brethren, to part,
putting you to mind, because of the grace
whreh is given to me by God, "for my be
ing an officer of Jesus Christ to the nations,
acting as priest to the good news of God,
that the offering up of the nations may be
come acceptable, sanctified by the Holy
Spirit. 17 1 have, then, boasting in Christ Jesus,
to the things pertaining to God, " for I will
not dare to speak anything of the things
which Christ did not work through me, to
obedience of nations, by word and deed,
"to power of signs and wonders, to power
of the Spirit of God; so that I, from Jeru
salem, and in a circle as far as Dlyricum,
have f uUy preached the good news of the
Christ; Mand so striving to proclaim the
good news, not where Christ was named,
(that upon another's foundation I might
not buUd,) 2l but, according as it hath been
written, ' To whom it was not told concern-
big him, they shall see: and they who have
not heard, shaU understand.'
22 Wherefore, also, I was many times hin
dered from coming to you; ^but now, no
longer havtog place in these parts, and
having a longing to come to you for

many years, 24 when I may proceed to Spain
I will come to you, for I hope in gbing
through, to see you, and by you to be set
forward thither, if of you first, in part, I
shall be filled.
^But, now, I proceed to Jerusalem,
ministering to the saints ; 2Gfor Macedonia
and Achaia were well pleased to make a
certain contribution for the poor of the
saints who are to Jerusalem; 27for they
were well pleased, and their debtors they
are, for if in their spiritual thtogs the na
tions participated, they ought also, in the
fleshy things, to minister to them.
28 This, then, having finished, and having
sealed to them this fnrit, I will return,
through you, into Spain; 29but I know that
—coming to you— iu the fulness of the
blessing of the good news of Christ I shall
come. 39 But I entreat you, brethren, through
our Lord Jesus Christ, and through the love
of the Spirit, to strive together with me in
the prayers for me to God; 31 that I may be
saved from those who do not believe in
Judea, and that my ministration, which is
for Jerusalem, may become acceptable to
the saints; 82that in joy I may come to you,
through the wUl of God, and may be re
freshed with you, s8 and the God of peace
be with you all. Amen.
XVI. iBUT I commend to you Phebe
our sister, (being a ministrant of the assem
bly wMch is in Cenchrea,) 2that ye may re
ceive her in the Lord, as becoming saints,
assist her in whatever matter she may have
need of you ; for she also became a suc-
courer of many, and of myself.
8 Salute Priscilla and AquUas, my fellow-
workmen in Christ Jesus, 4 (who for my life
their own neck laid down, to whom not
oMy I give thanks, but also all the assem-
bUes of the nations,) Band the assembly at
their house; salute Eptenetus, my beloved,
who is the first-fruits of Achaia to Christ.
6 Salute Mary, who laboured much for
us; 7 salute Andronicus and Junias, my
kindred, and my feUow-prisoners, Who are
of note among the apostles, who also have
been in Christ before me.
8Salute AmpUas, my beloved in the Lord:
9 salute Hrbanus, our feUow-workman in
Christ, and Stachys, my beloved ; " salute
Apelles, the approved in Christ ; salute
those who are ot the household of Aristobu-
lus ; n salute Herodion, my kinsman : sa
lute those who are ot the household of Nar
cissus, who are in the Lord; "salute Try-
phxna, and Tryphosa, who laboured in the
Dbrd ; salute Persis, the beloved, who la
boured much in the Lord.
" Salute Ruf us, the chosen in the Lord,
and his mother and mine, " salute Asyn-
critus, Phlegon, Hermas, Patrobas, Hermes,
and the bretto-en with them ; ifi salute Phi-
lologus, and Julias, Nereus, and his sister,
and Olympas, and all the saints with them;
"salute one another with a holy kiss; the
assemblies of Christ salute you.
"But 1 call upon you, brethren, to mark
those who the divisions and the stumbUng-
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Of false teachers.

XVI. 18.— ROMANS.— XVI. 27.

Doxology.

blocks, contrary to the teaching which ye
learnt, are causing, and turn away from
them; " for such our Lord Jesus Christ do
not serve, but their own belly; and through
the good word and fair speech they deceive
the hearts of the harmless, " for your obe
dience reached to all ; I rejoice, therefore,
as it regards you, but I wish you to be wise,
indeed, as to the good, but harmless as to
the evil ; 2° but the God of peace shall brmse
the Adversary under your feet quickly; the
grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you.
21 Salute you do Timothy, my fellow-work
man, and Lucius, and Jason, and Sosipater,
my kindred; 22I Tertius salute you (who
wrote the letter) in the Lord; 23 salute you
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doth Gaius, mine host, and of the whole
assembly; salute you doth Erastus, the
steward of the city, and the brother Quar-
tus; u the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ
be with you all. Amen.
^And to Him who is. able to establish
you, according to my good news, and the
preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the
revelation of the mystery, in the times of
the ages kept hidden, 26 but which now was
made manifest, both through prophetic
writings, according to the command of the
age-during God, made known to all the na
tions for obedience of faith — 27to the only
wise God, through Jesus Christ, be glory to
the ages. Amen.

FIRST COEINTHIAXS.

Chap. I. iPAUL, a called apostle of Jesus
Christ through the wiU of God, and Sos-
thenes the brother, 2to the assembly of God
which is in Corinth, those sanctified in
Christ Jesus, called saints, with all those
calling on the name of our Lord Jesus
Christ in every place— both theirs and
ours: 8 grace to you arid peace from God
our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ !
4I give thanks to myGod always concerning
you for the grace of God which was given to
you to Christ JesuSj 6 that in every thing ye
were enriched in him, to aU discourse, and
all knowledge, 6 according as the testimony
of the Christ was confirmed to you, 7so that
ye are not beMnd ' iu any gift, waiting for
the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ,8 who
also shall confirm you tUl the end—unblam
able in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ ;
9 faithful is God, through whom ye were
caUed to. the fellowship of His Son Jesus
Christ our Lord.
"But I entreat you, brethren, through
the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that the
same thing ye all say, and there may not
be divisions among you, but ye may be per
fected in the same mind, and in the same
judgment, n for it was signified to me con-
cerningyou, my brethren, bythoseof CMoe,
that contentions are among you ; " and I
say this, that each one of you saith; 'I, in
deed, am of Paul,'— ¦' and I of Apollos,' —
' and I of Cephas,'—' and I of Christ.'
" Hath the Christ been divided? was Paul
crucified for you? or into the name of Paul
were ye baptized; "I give thanks to God
that no one of you did I baptize, except
Crispus and Gaius— "that no one may say
that into mine own name I baptized; "but
I baptized also Stephanus' household — fur
ther, I know not if I baptized any other.
"For Christ did not send me to baptize,
but to proclaim the good news; not in wis
dom of discourse, that the cross of Christ
may not be made of none effect; "for the
word of the cross to those indeed perish
ing is foolishness, but to us— the saved — it
is the power of God, " for it hath been
written, ' I wUl destroy the wisdom of the
wise, and the intelligence bf the intelligent
I will bring to nought;' M where is the wise?
where the scribe? where the disputer of1
this age? did not God make foolish the wis
dom of this world ? ^ for, seeing in the
wisdom of God the world through wisdom
kuew not God, it pleased God through the

foolishness of the preaching to save those
believing. 22 And seeing Jews ask a sign, and
Greeks seek wisdom, 2s we also— we preach
Christ crucified, to Jews, indeed, a stum-
bling-blocK, and to Greeks foolishness, ^but
to those called— both Jews and Greeks —
Christ the power of God, and the wisdom
of God, 25 because the foolishness of God is
wiser than men, and the weakness of God
is Stronger than men; ^for see your caU-
ing, brethren, that not mauy are wise
according to flesh, not many mighty, not
many noble; 27but the foolish things of the
world did God choose, that the wise He
may put to shame ; and the weak things
of the world did God choose, that He may
put to shame the strong; ^and the base
thing of the world, and the things despised,
did God choose, and the thtogs that are
not, that the things which are He may
bring to nought — & that no flesh may glory
before Him; a9 but of Him ye — ye are in
Christ Jesus, who was made to us from
God wisdom, righteousness also, and sanc-
tification, and redemption : 31 that, accord
ing as it hath been written^ * He who is
glorying — in the Lord let him glory.'
II. "i'AND t, having come to you, breth
ren, came— not to superiority of discourse
or wisdom — declaring to you the testimony
of God, 2 for I decided not to know any
thing among you, except Jesus Christ, and
him crucified; 8and I, in weakness, and in
fear, and in much trembling, came to you ;
4 and my word and my preaching was not
with persuasive words of human wisdom,
but in demonstration of the Spirit and of
power — s that your faith may not be in the
wisdom of men, but in the power of God.
6 But wisdom we speak among the per
fect, but wisdom not of this age, nor of the
rulers of this age— of those coming to
nought, 7 but we speak the hidden wisdom
of God in a mystery, which God fore
ordained before the ages to our glory,
8 which no one of the rulers of this age
knew, for if they had known, the Lord of
the glory they would not have crucified ;
•but, according as it hath been written,
' What eye did not see, and ear did not
hear, and on the heart of man came not
up what God prepared for those loving
Him — ' " but to' us God revealed ¦ them
through His Spirit, for the Spirit all things
searcheth, even the depths of God, n for
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who of men hath known the things of a
man, except the spirit of the man, that is
in him ? so also the things of God no one
hath known, except the Spirit of God.
i2 And we the spirit of the world have
not received, but the Spirit which is of God,
that we may know the things conferred by
God on us, i3which also we speak, not in
words taught by human wisdom, but in
those taught by the Holy Spirit, in spirit
ual words spiritual things comparing, J4but
the natural man receiveth not the things
of the Spirit of God, for to him they are
foolishness, and he is not able to know
them, because spiritually they are discern
ed; " but he who is spiritual, discerneth
indeed all things, but himself is by no one
discerned; " for who knew the mind of the
Lord that he shall instruct Him ? but we—
we have the mind of Christ.
III. iAND I, brethren, was not able to
speak to you as to spiritual, but as to flesh
ly—as to babes in Christ; 2 with milk I fed
you, and not with meat, for ye were not
yet able, aud not even yet are ye now able,
3 for yet are ye fleshly, for where there is
among you envying, and strife, and divi
sions, are ye not fleshly, and in the manner
of men do walk? 4for when one may say,
' I, indeed, am of Paul;' and another, 'I —
of Apollos;' are ye not fleshly?
5 "Who, then, is Paul, and who Apollos,
but ministrants through whom ye believ
ed, and as the Lord gave to each? 6 1 plant
ed, Apollos watered, but God was givtog
growth; 7so that neither is he who is plant
ing anything, nor he who is watering, but
He who is givtog growth — God; 8but he
who is planting and he who is watering
are one, but each Ms own reward shall re
ceive, according to his own labour, 9 for of
God we are fellow -labourers ; God's tiUage,
God's building are ye.
"According to the grace of God which
was given to me, as a wise master-builder,
a foundation I have laid, but another build
eth on it, but let each take heed how he
buildeth on it, n for other foundation no
one is able to lay except that wliich is laid,
which is Jesus the Christ; 12but if any one
doth bmld on this foundation gold, silver,
costly stones, wood, hay, straw — "of each
the work shall be made manifest, for the
day shall declare it, because in fire it is to
be revealed, and the work of each, what
kind it is, the fire shaU prove ; "if of any
one the work remain, which he built on it,
a wage he shall receive; "if of any the
work be burned up, he shall suffer loss; but
himself shall be saved, but so as through
fire. "Have ye not known that ye are the
temple of God, and the Spirit of God
dwelleth in you? "if anyone the temple of
God waste, him shall God waste : for the
temple of God Is holy, the which ye are.
" Let no one deceive himself; if any one
seeroeth to be wise among you in this age
— let him become a fool, that he may be
come wise, " for the wisdom of this world
is fooUshness with God, for it hath been
US

written, 'That ^taketh the wise in their
craftiness ; ' 20 and again, ' The Lord know
eth the reasomngs of the wise, that they
are vain.'
2i So then, let no one glory in men,. for aU
things are yours, ^ whether Paul, or Apol
los, or Cephas, or the world, or life, or
death, or things present, or thtogs com
ing— aU are yours, 2a and- ye Christ's, and
Christ God's.
IV. i LET a man so reckon us as officers
of Christ, and stewards of the mysteries of
God, 2and as to the rest, it is required in
the stewards, that one be found faithful,
3 but to me it is for a veiy little thing that
by you I may be judged, or by man's day,
but not even myself do I judge, 4 for of no
thing to myself am I conscious, but not
in this am I justified, but he who is dis
cerning me is the Lord: fiso, then, nothing
before the time judge ye, till the Lord .may
come, who wiU both bring to light the
hidden thtogs of the darkness, and will
manifest the counsels of the hearts, and
then the praise shalt come to each from
God. 6 And these things, brethren, I transfer
red to myself and to ApoUos for your sake,
that in us ye may learn not to think above
that which hath been written, that ye may
not be puffed up one for the one against
the other, 7for who maketh thee to differ?
and what hast thou that thou didst not
receive ? and if thou didst also receive,
why dost thou glory as not havtog re
ceived ?
8 Already ye have been filled, already ye
were rich, apart from us ye did reign, and
I would also ye did reign, that we with you
may reign together, 9 for I tMnk that God
set forth us the apostles last — as appointed
to death, for a spectacle we became to the
world, and to messengers, and to men ;
i°we are fools because of Christ, but ye
wise in Christ; we are infirm, but ye strong;
ye glorious, but we dishonoured ; n unto
the present hour we both hunger, and
thirst, and are naked, and are buffeted,
and wander about, " and labour working
with our own hands; betog reviled, we
bless ; betog persecuted, we suffer ; " be
ing spoken evil of, we entreat ; as the filth
of the woild we are become— of all thtogs
the offscouring — till now. .
"Not as putting you to shame do I
write these things, but as my beloved
children I admonish, is for if a myriad of
child-conductors ye may have to Christ,
yet not many fathers ; for in Christ Jesus,
through the good news, I — I begat you ;
i6 1 call upon you, therefore, become ye
followers of me; 17 because of this I sent to
you Timothy, who is my child, beloved and
faithful to the Lord, who shall remind you
of my ways in Christ, according as every
where in every assembly I teach.
18 As though I were not coming to you
certain were puffed up: " but I will come
quickly to you, if the Lord may will, and
wiU know not the word of those puffed up,
but the power; Mfor not in word is the

Christian purity enforcea. TV. "2,1. — i uu.kju.-v xsi. — vii. 14.

Law of marriage,.

reign of God, but in power; 2lwhat do ye
wish ? with a rod shall I come to you, or to
love and a spirit of meekness?
V; i WHOREDOM is actuaUy heard of
among you, and such whoredom as is not
even named among the nations, — that one
hath the wife of the father, — 2and ye are
puffed up, and did not rather mourn, that
he may be removed out of your midst who
did this work, 3 for I indeed, as being absent
in the body, but present in the spirit, have
already judged, as being present, him who
so wrought this thing: 4in the name of our
Lord Jesus Christ— ye being gathered to
gether — and my spirit, with the power of
our Lord Jesus Christ, 5to deliver up such
a one to the Adversary for the destruction
of the flesh, that the spirit maybe saved in
the day of the Lord Jesus.
6Not good is your glorying; have ye not
known that a Uttle leaven the whole lump
leaveneth? 7pnrge out, therefore, the old
leaven, that ye may be a new lump, accord
ing as ye are unleavened, for also our pass-
over for us Was sacrificed — Christ: 8so that
we may keep the feast, not with old leaven,
nor with the leaven of evil and wickedness,
but with the unleavened food of sincerity
and truth.
9 1 have written to you in the epistle, not to
keep company with whoremongers, "and
not certainly with the whoremongers of this
world, or with the cpvetous, or extortioners,
or idolaters, seeing ye ought then to go out
of the world, " but now, I have written to
you not to keep company with him, ii any
one, named a brother, be a whoremonger,
or covetous, or an idolater, or a raUer, or a
drunkard, or an extortioner — with such a
one not even to eat; "for what have I also
those without to judge? those within do ye
not judge? "but those without God judg
eth; and put ye away the evU person from
among yourselves.
VI. iDARE any one of you, havtog a
matter with one another, go to law before
the unrighteous, and not before the saints?
2have ye not known that the saints shaU
judge the world? and if by you the world
is judged, are ye unworthy of the smallest
judgment? 3have ye not known that we
shaU judge messengers? why not, then, the
things of life ? 4of the things of life, indeed,
then, if ye have judgment, those despised
in the assembly— these cause ye to sit; 5to
your shame I speak: so there is not among
you a wise man, not even one, who shall be
able to discern in the midst of his brethren !
8 but, brother with brother goeth to law,
and this before unberievers I
' Already, indeed, then, there is altogether
a fault among you, that ye go to law with
one another; wherefore do ye not rather
suffer injustice ? wherefore be ye not rather
defrauded? 8but ye— ye do injustice, and
defraud others, andthese — brethren! 9what,
have ye not known that the unjust the reign
of God shaU not inherit ? be not led astray;
neither whoremongers, nor idolaters, nor
adulterers, nor effeminate, nor Bodomites,
>°nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards,

nor revilers, nor extortioners, the reign of
God shall inherit.
n And certain of you were these I but ye
were washed, but ye were sanctified, but ye
were justified, in the name of the Lord
Jesus, and in the Spirit of our God, .
"All thtogs are lawful to me, but all
things are not expedient ; all things are
lawful to me, but I— I will not be under
power by any; "the meats are for the
belly, and the belly for the meats, but God
both this and these shall destroy; but the
body is not for whoredom, but for the
Lord, and the Lord for the body; ?4 and God
both the Lord raised, arid us will raise up
through His power. "Have ye not known
that your bodies are members of Chrisi ?
having taken, then, the members of the
Christ, shaU I make them members of an
harlot? let it not be ! ifiWhat, have ye not
known that he who is joined to the harlot
is one body? 'for they shall be (saith He) the
two for one flesh.'
~ 17 But he who is joined to the Lord is one
spirit ; " flee whoredom ; eveiy sin— what
ever a man may commit — is without the
body, but he who is committing whore
dom, agatostlris own body doth sin. " What,
have ye not known that your body is a
temple of the Holy Spirit in you, which ye
have from God? and ye are not your own,
29 for ye are bought with a price; glorify,
then, God in your bodies and in your spirits,
which are God's.
VII. i BUT concerning the thtogs of which
ye wrote to me: good it is for a man not to
touch awomau, 2 but because of whoredom,
let each man have his own wife, and each
woman have her own husband ; 3 to the wife
let the husband due benevolence render,
and to like manner also the wife to the hus
band ; 4 the wife over her own body hath
not authority, but the husband; and, in like
manner also, the husband over his own
body hath not authority, but the wife.
5 Defraud not one another, except by con
sent for a time, that ye may be free for
fasting and prayer ; and again come together
that the Adversary may not tempt you
because o t your tocontinency; e but this I say
byway;of concession— not of command,
7for I wish all men to be even as I myself
am; but each his own gift hath of God. one
indeed thus, and one thus.
8 But I say to the unmarried and to the
widows: It is good for them if they remain
even as I am; 9but if they have not con
tinence—let them .marry, for it is better
to marry than to burn; "but to the married
I command — not I, but the Lord — let not a
wife separate from her husband: "but and
if she may separate, let her remain unmar
ried, or to the husband let her be reconciled,
and let not a husband send away a wife.
" But to the rest I speak— not the Lord — if
any brother hath a wife unbelieving, and
she is content to dwell with him, let him not
send her away; "and a woman who hath
a husband— unbelieving, and he is coritent
to dwell with her, let her not send him
away; "for the unbelieving man is sancti-
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Law of marriage.

vn. 15.— 1 CORINTH.— IX. 7.

Meats offered to idols.

fled in the wife, and the unbeUevtog wife
is sanctified in the husband; else your
children are unclean, but now they are
holy. "But if the unbelieving separateth him
self—let him separate himself; the brother
or the sister is not under servitude in such
casest but in- peace hath God called us;
"for what, liasfc thou known, 0 wife,
whether the husband thou shalt save? or
what, hast thou known, O man, whether
the wife thou shalt save ? "if not, as God
distributed to each, as the Lord hath called
each— so let him walk; and thus in all the
assemblies do I ordain; " being uncircum
eised — was any one called? let Mm not
become uncircumeised; in uncircumcision
was any one called? let him not be circum
cised; " the circumcision is nothing, and the
uncircumcision is nothing— but the keeptog
of the commands' of God.
20 Each in the calling in which he was
called — in this let him remain; 2ia servant
— wast thou called ? be not caring; but if
also thou art able to become free — use it
rather; 22for he who is in the Lord — having
been caUed a servant — is the Lord's freed-
man ; in like manuer also he who is the
freeman, having been called, is servant of
Christ: 23 with a price ye were bought, be
come not servants of men; 24each, in that
in which he was called, brethren, in tMs
let him remain with God.
25 But concerning the virgins, a command
of the Lord I have not; but I give judgment
as having obtained kindness from the Lord
to be faithful : 26 1 suppose, therefore, tlris
to be good because of the present necessity,
that it is good for a man that the matter be
thus : — 27Hast thou been bound to a wife ?
seek not to be loosed; hast thou been loosed
from a wife ? seek not a wife. 28 But and
if thou mayest marry, thou didst not sin;
and if the virgin may marry, she did not
sin ; but such shall have tribulation in the
flesh: but I spare you.
29 But this I say, brethren, the time hence
forth hath been shortened — that both they
who have wives may be as those not having:
30and those weeping, as those not weeping;
and those rejoicing, as those not rejoicing;
and those buying, as those not possessing;
31 and those using this world, as those not
abusing it; for passing away is the fashion
of this world.
32 But I wish you to be without care ; the
unmarried careth for the thtogs of the Lord,
how he shall please the Lord: 83 but the mar
ried careth for the things of the world, how
he shall please the wife. 34 The wife and
the virgin have been divided ; the unmar
ried careth for the things of the Lord, that
she may be holy both to body and in spirit,
but the married careth for the things of
the world, how she shall please the hus
band. 85 And this for your own advantage I say :
not that I may cast a snare on you, but for
seemliness and devotedness to the Lord,
undistractedly, 88but if anyone thinketh
it to be unseemly to his virgin, if she may ,
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be beyond the bloom of age, and it ought
so to be, what he willeth let him do; he
doth not sin — let them marry. '^ But he
who standeth stedfast in heart— not having
necessity— but hath power over Ms own
will, and this he hath determined in his
heart-r-to keep his own virgin — doth well ;
88 so that both he who is givtog -in marriage
doth well, and he who is not giving in mar
riage doth better. '
39 A wife is bound by law as long time as
her husband may Uve, but if her husband
may sleep, she is free to be married to whom
she will — oMy to the Lord; 49but she is
happier if she may so remain — in my judg
ment; and I think I also have the Spirit
of God.
VIII. i BUT concerning the things sacri
ficed to idols, we have known that we all
have knowledge : knowledge puffeth up,
but love buildeth ; aand if any one thinketh
to know anything, he hath not yet known
anything according as it behoveth him to
know; 8but if any one loveth God, this one
hath been known by Him.
4 Concermng the eating then of the things
sacrificed to idols, we have known that an
idol is nothing in the world, and that there
is no other God except one; 5for even if
there are those caUed. gods, whether in
heaven, whether on the earth, (as there are
gods many and lords many,) ° yet to us is
one God, the Father, of whom are the
all things, and we to Him ; and one Lord
Jesus Christ, through whom are the all
things, and we through Mm ; 7but not in
all men is this knowledge, and certain,
with conscience of the idol, till now, as a
thing sacrificed to an idol do eat ii, aud
their conscience being weak, is defiled.
8 But victuals commendeth us not to God,
for neither if we eat are we to advance; nor
if we eat not, are we behind; 9but see, lest
this power of yours become a stumbling-
block to the infirm, "for if anyone may
see thee that hast knowledge in an idol's
temple sitting at meat — will not his con
science—he being infirm— be emboldened
to eat the tMngs sacrificed to idols, n and
a brother who is infirm shall perish by thy
knowledge, because of whom Christ died?
i2 and sinning thus to regard to the breth
ren, and smiting their weak conscience— in
regard to Christ ye sin; "wherefore, if
victuals cause my brother to stumble, I
may eat no flesh — to the age, that my
brother I may not cause to stumble.
IX. i AM I not an apostle? am I not free?
Jesus Christ our Lord have I not seen ? my
work are not ye in the Lord? 2if to others
I am not an apostle — yet doubtless to you
I am; foHlie seal of mine apostleship are
ye in the Lord.
3 My defence to those who examine me
in this: 4have we not authority to eat and
to drink? shave we not authority a sister
— a wife — to lead about, as also the other
apostles, and the brethren of the Lord, and
Cephas? 6 or only I and Barnabas, have we
not authority— not to work? 7who serveth
as a soldier at his own charges at any time?

Rights of a pastor.

ix. 8.— 1 CORINTH.— X. 29. Admonitions Js warnings.

who planteth a vineyard, and of 'its fruit
eateth not? or who feedeth a flock, and of
the mUk of the flock eateth not ?
8 Accordingto man do I speak these things?
doth not also the law say these things? 9 for
in the law of Moses it hath been written,
' Thou shalt not muzzle an ox treading out
the corn: 'for the oxen doth God care?
" or because of us by aU means doth He say
it t yea, because of us it was written, be
cause 'In hope ought the plower to plow,
aud he who is treading ought of his hope to
partake to hope.'
h Lf we to you the spiritual tMngs did
sow — great is it if we your fleshly thtogs do
reap? "if others partake of the authority
over you— not we more? but we did not
use this authority, but aU things we bear,
that we give no htodrance to the good
news of the Christ. " Have ye not known
that those working about the tMngs of the
temple — of the temple do eat, and those
waiting at the altar with the altar are par
takers? "so also did the Lord appoint to
those proclaiming the good news : of the
good news to Uve.
i5But I used none of these things;
neither did I write these thtogs that it may
be so done in my case, for it is good for me
rather to die, than that any one may make
my glorying void: "for if I may proclaim
the good news, it is no glorying for me,
for necessity is laid on mc, and wo is to me
if I may not proclaim the good news: 17 for
if wilUngly I do tMs, I have a reward ; but
if unwillingly — witri a stewardsMp have I
been entrusted I -~- ->
18 What, then, is my reward ?— that, pro
claiming the good news, without charge I
shall make the good news of the Christ, not
to abuse my authority in the good news ;
"for being free from all men, to aU men I
made myself servant, that the more I may
gain; so and I became to the Jews as a Jew,
that Jews I might gain ; to those under
law as under law, that those under law I
might gain ; 2i to those without law, as with
out law— (not being without law to God,
but within law to Christ) — that I might
gain those without law; ^I became to the
infirm as infirm, that the infirm I might
gain; to all men I have become aU things,
that by all meanB I might save some.
23 And this I do because of the good news,
that a feUow-partaker of it I may become ;
24 have ye notknownthatthoserunningina
race — all indeed run, but one receiveth the
prize? so run ye, that ye may obtain; & and
every one who is striving, is to all things
temperate; these, indeed, then, that a cor
ruptible crown they may receive, but we
an incorruptible; fflI therefore thus run,
not uncertainly, thus I flght, as not beat
ing air; ^but I chastise my body, and
brtog it into servitude, lest by any means,
having preached to others — I myself may
become disapproved.
X. *BUT I wish you not to be ignorant,
brethren, that our fathers were aU under
the clouu, and all passed through the sea,
3 and aU into Moses were baDtized iu the

cloud and in the sea; 8and all the same
spiritual food did eat, 4and all the same
spiritual drink did drink, for they were
drinking of a spiritual rock following them,
and the rock was the Clirist: 5but in the
most of them God was not well pleased, for
they were strewn in the wilderness ; 6 but
those things became our types, for our not
passionately desirtog evil things, as also
these desired.
7 Neither become ye idolaters, as cer
tain of them also did, as it hath been
written, ' The people sat down to eat and
to diink, and stood up to play ; ' 8 neither
let us commit whoredom, as certain of them
committed whoredom, and there fell in
one day twenty-three thousand; 9 neither
let us tempt the Christ, as also certato/of
them did tempt, and by the serpents per
ished: " neither murmer ye, as also some of
them murmured, and perished by the de
stroyer. u But all these thtogs as types happened
to those persons, but they were written for
our admonition, to whom the ends of the
ages came, " so that he who is thinking to
stand — let him see, lest he fall. "No temp
tation hath taken you— except human; but
God is faitMul, who wUl not suffer you to
be tempted above what ye are able, but
wUl make, with the temptation, also the
outlet, for your being able to bear it.
"Wherefore, my beloved, flee ye from
idolatry; "as to wise meu I speak— judge
ye what I say : ifi The cup of the blessing
which we bless — is it not the fellowship of
the blood of the Christ ? the bread whicli
we break — is it not the fellowship of the
body of the Christ? 17for one bread, one
body, are we the many — for we aU of the
one bread do partake.
"See Israel according to the flesh! are
not those eating the sacrifices in the fel
lowship of the altar? " what then do I say?
that an idol is anything? or that a sacrifice
offered to an idol is anything? — ^no, but
that the things which the nations sacriflce
—they sacriflce to demons, and not to God;
but I do not wish you to come toto the fel
lowship of demons. 2i Ye are not able the
cup of the Lord to drink, and the cup of
demons; ye are not able of the table of the
Lord to partake, and of the table of de
mons; ^or do we provoke the Lord to
jealousy ? are we stronger than He ?
23 AU things to me are lawful, but all tMngs
are not expedient; all things to me are law
ful, but all thtogs do not build up ; M let no
one seek his own— but each another's.
25 Whatever in the meat-market is sold
eat ye, not inquiring, because of con
science, 20for the Lord's is the earth, and
its fulness ; 27and if any of the unbelieving
doth call you, and ye wish to go, aU that
is set before you cat, nothing toquiring, be
cause of conscience ; ^but if any one may
say to you, ' This is a thing sacrificed to an
idol,' — eat not, because of that one who
shewed it, and of conscience, forthe Lord's
is the earth, and its fulness: ^but con
science, I say, not of thyself,but of the other,
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Concerning attire.

X. 30.— 1 CORINTH.— XII. 15.

Of the Lord's supper.

for why is it that my liberty is judged by
another's conscience? ^and ifi thankfully
do partake, why am I evil spoken of, for
that for which I give thanks?
31 Whether, then, ye eat, or drink, or do
anything, do all to the glory of God ; 82 be
come oflenceless, both to Jews and Greeks,
and to the assembly of God : 33 as I also in
all things please all, not seeking mine own
advantage, but that of the many — that they
may be saved.
XI. i FOLLOWERS of me become ye, as
I also of Christ.
2 But I praise you, brethren, that in all
thtogs ye remember me, and according as I
delivered to you, the deliverances ye do
keep, 3 but I wish you to know that of eveiy
man the head is the Christ, but the head of
a woman is the man, but the head of Christ
—God. 4 Every man praying or prophesying,
having anything on the head, dishonour
ed his head, fi but every woman praying
or prophesying with the head uncovered,
dishonoureth her head, for it is one and
the same thing with her betog shaven,
u for if a womau is not covered — then let
her be shorn, but if it is a shame for a wo
man to be shorn or shaven — let her be
covered; 7 for a man, indeed, ought not to
cover the head, being the image and glory
of God, but a woman is the glory of a man,
8 for a man is not of a woman, but a woman
is of a man, 9for a man also was not creat
ed because of the woman, but a woman be
cause of the man; " because of this the
woman ought to have a token of authority
upon the head, because of the messengers ;
u but neither is a man apart from a woman,
nor a womau apart from a man in the Lord,
i2 for as the woman is of the man, so also
the man is through the woman, but all
things are of God.
13 In your own selves judge ye; is it seem
ly for a woman uncovered to pray to God?
J4doth uot even nature itself teach you,
that if a man iudeed have long hair, a dis
honour it is to him? " but a woman, if she
have long hair, a glory it is to her, for the
hair for a covering is given to her; " but if
any one thinketh to be contentious, we
have no such custom, neither the assem
blies of God.
i7But this declaring, I give no praise, be
cause not for the better, but for the worse
ye come together ; " for first, indeed, ye,
coming together in the assembly, I hear of
divisions being among you, and partly I be
lieve it, "for it behoveth that sects also be
among you, that those approved may be
come manifest among you ; 29ye, then,
coming together at the same place— it is
not to eat the Lord's supper; 2l for each
his own supper taketh beforehand in the
eating, and one is hungry, and another is
filled ; 23 why, have ye not houses to eat and
to drtok in? or the assembly of God do ye
despise, and shame those not having? what
may I say to you 7 shaU I praise you in
this? I give no praise!
23 j^r I — I received from the Lord that
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which also I delivered to you, that the Lord
Jesus, in the night in which he was deliver
ed up, took bread, ^and having given
thanks, he brake, and Baid, ' Take ye, eat
ye, this is my body, which for you is being
broken; this do ye in remembrance of me.'
25 In the same manner also the cup after
the supping, saying, ' This cup is the new
covenant in my blood; this do ye, as often
as ye may drink it, in remembrance of me ;*
23 for as often as ye may eat this bread, and
this cup may drink, the death of the Lord
ye shew forth — tUl he may come; 27 so that
whoever may eat this bread or may drink
the cup of the Lord unworthily, guilty
shall be of the body and blood of the Lord:
28 but let a man examine hiuiself, and so of
the bread let him eat, and of the cup let
Mm drink; & for he who is eating and
drinking unworthily, judgment to himself
doth eat and drink — not discerning the
body of the Lord.
30 Because of this, among you many are
weak and sickly, and sleep do many ; 3i for
if ourselves we were discerning, we would
not be being judged, 32 but betog judged,
by the Lord we are chastened, that with
the world we may not be condemned ; ** so
then, my brethren, coming together to eat,
for one another tarry ye; M and if any one
is hungry, at home let him eat, that unto
judgment ye come not together; and the
rest, whenever I may come, I shaU set in
order. XII. iBUT concerning spiritual things,
brethren, I wish you not to be ignorant; 2ye
have known that ye were nations, to the
dumb idols — as ye were led — carried away;
8 wherefore, I give you to understand that
no one, in the Spirit of God speaking, saith
Jesus is anathema, aud no one is able to
say Jesus is Lord, except in the Holy Spirit.
4 But there are diversities of gifts, but the
same Spirit; 6 and there are diversities of
ministrations, and the same Lord; 6 and
there are diversities of working, but it is
the same God who is working all in all.
7 But to each is given the manifestation of
the Spirit for good; 8 for to one through the
Spirit is given a word of wisdom, but to
another a word of knowledge, according to
the same Spirit; 9 but to another faith in
the same Spirit, but to another gifts of
healings in the same Spirit; "but to another
workings of mighty deeds, but to another
prophesy, but to another discermng of
spirits; but to another divers kinds of
tongues, but to another interpretation of
tongues: n but all these worketh the one
and the same Spirit, dividing to each seve
ral one as lie willeth.
i2 For even as the body is one, aud hath
many members, but all the members of the
one body, being many, are one body, so also
is the Christ , " for also in one Spirit we
all into one body were baptized, whether
Jews or Greeks, whether servants or free
men, and all toto one Spirit were made to
drink, u for also the body is not one mem
ber, but many ; " if the foot may say, ' Be
cause I am not a hand, 1 am not of the

On spiritual gifts.

XII. 16.— 1 CORINTH.— XIV. 21.

The praise of Inve.

body; ' it is not, because of this, not of the
body; " and if the ear may say, ' Because I
am not an eye, I am not of the body ; ' it is
not, because of this, not of the body.
17 If the whble body were an eye,1 where the
hearing ? if the whole hearing, where the
smelling? "but now, God set the members
each one of them in the body, even as He
willed, "bub if aU were one member, where
the body 1 Mbut now, indeed, there are many
members, but one body; 2ibut an eye isnot
able to say to the hand, ' I have no need of
thee:' nor again the head to the feet, 'I
have no need of you.'
22 But, much more the members of the
body wMch seem to be more infirm are
necessary, ^ and those which we think to
be loss honourable of the body, around
these we put more abundant honour, and
the unseemly things of us have seemriness
more abuudaut, 24but our seemly things
have no need; but God tempered the body
together, to the lacking part having given
more abundant honour, ^that there may
be no division in the body, but that the
members may have the same care for one
another, & aud whether one member suf-
fereth, suffer with it do aU the members,
or one member is glorified, rejoice with it
do all the members; 27but ye are the body
of Christ, and members iu particular.
28 And some, indeed, did God set in the
assembly, first apostles, secondly prophets,
thirdly teachers, afterwards miracles, after
wards gifts of healings, helpings, govern-
ings, divers kinds of tongues ; 29 are all
apostles? all prophets? all teachers? all
miracles? ^riave aU gifts of healing? do all
speak with tongues? do all interpret? 81 but
desire earnestly the better gifts; and yet a
far excelling way do I shew to you :
XIII. !IF with the tongues of men and
messengers I speak, but have not love, I
have become brass sounding, or a cymbal
tinkling; 2and if I have prophesy, and
know all the mysteries, aud all the know
ledge, and if I have all the faith, so as to
remove mountains, but have not love, I am
nothing; 3and if I give away to feed others
all the things belonging to me. and if I give
up my body that I may be burned, but
have not love, I am profited nothing.
4 Love is long- suffering, is kind, love en-
vieth not, love vaunteth not itself, is not
puffed up, 5 doth not act unseemly, seeketh
not its own things, is not provoked, imput-
eth not evil, 6 rejoiceth not over unright
eousness, but rejoiceth with the truth; 7all
things it beareth, aU it beUeveth, all it
hopeth, aU it endureth.
8 Love never faileth; but whether tliere
be prophecies, they shaU be done away;
whether tongues, they shall cease: whether
knowledge, it shall be done away; 9for in
part we know, and in part we prophesy ;
•° but when that which is perfect may come,
then that which is in part shall be done
away. n When I was a babe, as a babe I was
speaking, as a babe I was thinking, as a babe
I was reasoning; but when I have become a

man, I have done away the things of the
babe; isforwe see now through a mirror
obscurely, but then face to face ; now I
know in part, but then shall I fully know,
as also I am fuUy known; " but now there
remaineth faith, hope, love — these three ;
but the greatest of these is love.
XIV. i PURSUE love, but seek earnestly
the spiritual things, but rather that ye may
prophesy; 2for he who is speaking iu an
unknown tongue— to men doth not speak,
but to God, for no one hearkeneth, but iu
spirit he speaketh mysteries; 3 but ho who is
prophesying to men doth speak edification,
and exhortation, and comfort; * he who is'
speaking to an unknown tongue, himself
eclifleth; but he who is prophesying, an as
sembly eclifleth; sbutl wish you all to speak
with tongues, but riiore that ye may pro
phesy, for greater is he who is prophesying
than he who is speaking with tongues, ex
cept one may interpret, that the assem
bly may receive edification.
c But now, brethren, if I may come to you
speaking tongues, what shaU I profit you,
except I shaU speak to you either in revela
tion, or in knowledge, or in prophesying, or
in teaching? "even the things without life
giving sound, (whether pipe or harp,) if a
difference in the sounds they may not
give, how shall be known that which is piped
or that which is harped? 8for if also an
uncertain sound a trumpet may give, who
shall prepare himself for battle? 9so also
ye, if, through the tongue, speech easily
understood ye may not give — how shall
that which is spoken be known? for ye
shall be speaking into air.
"There are, it may be, so many kinds of
voices to the world, and none of them is
unmeaning; "¦if, then, I do not know the
power of the voice, I shall be to him who is
speaking a stranger, and he who is speak
ing, to me is a stranger; " so also ye, since
ye are earnestly desirous of spiritual gifts,
for the buildingup of the assembly, seek ye,
that ye may abound; "wherefore he who
is speaking in an unknown tongue— let him
pray that he may interpret; "forif Iprayin
anunknown tongue, my spirit prayeth, but
my understanding is unfruitful.
"What then is it? I wilt pray with the
spirit, but I wiU pray also with the under
standing; I will sing psalms with the spirit,
but I will sing psalms also with the under
standing: 16 since, if thou mayest bless with
the spirit, he who is filling the place of the
unlearned, how shall he say the Amen at
thy giving of thanks, since what thou say
est he knoweth not? "for thou, indeed,
dost give thanks well, but the other is not
built up ! "I give thanks to my God — more
thau you all with tongues speaking — "but
in an assembly I wish to speak five words
through my understanding, that others also
I may instruct, rather than a myriad of
words in an unknown tongue.
^Brethren, be not children in under
standtog; but to evil be ye babes, but to
understanding be ye perfect; 2l in the law
it hath been written, that, 'With other
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Of the resurrection.

tongues and with other lips will I speak to
this people, and not even so will they hear
Me; saith the Lord;' ^so that the tongues
are for a sign, hot to the believing, but to
the unbelieving; but prophecy is not for
the unbelieving, but for the believing.
28 If, therefore, the whole assembly may
come together, to the same place, and all
may speak with tongues, buttheremay come
In unlearned or unbcUevers, will they not
say that yc are mad? »but if all may pro
phesy, and any one may come in, an unbe
liever or unlearned, he is convicted by all,
he is discerned by all, 25and so the secrets
of his heart become manifest, and so having
fallen on his face, he will bow before God,
declaring that God really is among you.
28 What then is it, brethren? whenever ye
may como together, each of you hath a
psalm, hath a teaching, hath a tongue, hath
a revelation, hath an interpretation ! let all
things be for buUdingup; .27if in an un-
Icnown tongue any one speak, — by two, or at
the most, by three, and in turn, and let one
interpret; ^but if there may be no inter
preter, let him be silent in an assembly,
biit .to himself let him speak, and to God.
29 But prophets — let two or three speak,
and let the others discern, ^but if to an
other sitting anything may be revealed, let
the first he silent; 8ifor ye are Able, one by
one, all to prophesy, that all may learn,
and aU may be exhorted, 32and the spirits
of prophets to prophets are subject, ^for
God is uot a God of tuniult, but of peace, as
in all the assembUea of the saints.
34 Your women— in the assembUes let
them be silent, for it hath not been permit
ted to them to "speak, but to be subject, as
also the law saith; s^and if they wish to
learn anything, at home their own hus
bands let them question ; for it is a shame
to women to speak In an assembly.
36 From you did the word of God come
out ? or to you alone did it come ? 87 if any
one thinketh to be a prophet, or .spiritual,
let him acknowledge the things which J
write to you— that of the Lord they are
commands; SBbut if any one is ignorant
—let him be ignorant; s9so that, brethren,
earnestly desire to prophesy, and to speak
with tongues forbid not; let all things be
done decently and in order.
XV. iBUT I make known to you, breth
ren, the good news which I proclaimed to
you, which also ye received, in which also
ye stand, 'through which also ye are being
saved, iu what words I proclaimed good
news to you, if ye hold fast, except ye be
lieved in vain, 3for I dehvered to you first,
what also I received, that Christ died for
our sins, according to the writings, *and
that he was buried, and that he hath risen
on the third day, according to the writings,
5 and that he appeared to Cephas, then to
the twelve; c afterwards he appeared to
above five hundred brethren at once, of
whom the greater part remain till now, but
certain also fell asleep; 7 afterwards he
appeared to James, then to all the apostles.
3 But last of aU— as to the one born out
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of due time— he appeared also to me, 9for
I am the least of the apostles, who am not
worthy to he called an apostle, because 1
persecuted the assembly of God, "but by
the grace of God I am what I am, and His
grace which is towards me came not toyah»,
but moire abundantly, than they all did I
labour, but not I, but the .grace of God
which is with me; u whether, then, I or they,
so we preach, and so ye beUeved.
i2But if Christ is preached, that from the
dead he hath risen, how say certain among
you, that there is no rising again of dead
persons ? " but if there is no rising again of
dead persons, neither hath Christ risen;
14 but if Christ hath not risen, then void is
our preaching, and void also your faith,
15 and we also arc found false witnesses of
God, because we testified of God that He
raised up the Christ, whom He raised not,
if then dead persons rise not; "for if dead
persons rise not, neither hath Christ risen,
17 and if Christ hath not risen, Yato is your
faith, ye are yet in your sins; "then also
those having fallen asleep in Christ — perish
ed ; "if to Christ only to this Ufe we have
hope, we are of aU men most to be pitied.
29 But now, Christ hath risen from the
dead — he became first-fruits of those who
slept, 2i for since through man is death, also
through man is the rising again of the dead;
22 for /even as in Adam all die, so, also in
Christ oU shall be made alive, *> but each to
his own order, the first-fruits Christ, after
wards those who are Christ's in his coming.
24Then is the end, when he may deliver
up .the reign to God, even to the Father,
when he may have done away all rule,
and all authority and power, ^ (for it be
hoveth him to reign tiU he may have put
all enemies under his feet,) 2e the last enemy
is done away— death; ^for all things He
put under his feet, but, when one may say
that all things have been subjected, it is
evident that He is excepted who did subject
the aU things to him, 23 but when the all
tilings may be subjected to him, then the
Son also himself shall bo subject to Him who
did subject the aU things to him, that God
may be aU in aU.
29 Seeing what shaU they do who arc bap
tized for the dead, if the dead do not rise
at all ? why also -are they baptized for the
dead ? 8° why also do we stand in peril every
horn1? « Every day do I die, by the glorying
of you which I have in Christ Jesus our
Lord: 83if after the manner of a man with
wild beasts 1 fought in Ephesus, what the
advantage to me if the dead rise not? let
us eat and drink, foi to-morrow we die.
38 Be not led astray: evil communications
corrupt good manners; 3* awake- up, as is
right, and sin not; for certain have an igno
rance of God : for shame to you I speak it.
35 But any one wUl say, 'How do the
dead rise? and with what body do they
come? 3S unwise ! thou — what thou soweBt
is not quickened except it may die; 37and
that which thou sowest, not the body wliich
shall be dost thou sow, but bare grain it
may be, of wheat, or of some one of the

Resurrection of the saints. XV. 38.— 1 CORINTH.— xvi. 24. Contributions for the poor.

others, ^but God giveth to it a body accord
ing as He willed, and to each of the seeds
its own body.
89 AU flesh is not the same flesh, but there
is one flesh of men, and another flesh of
beasts, and another of fishes, and another
of birds; *>and there are heavenly bodies,
and earthly bodies : but one is the glory of
the heavenly, and another that of the
earthly, 4i one glory of the sun, and another
glory of the moon, and another glory of the
stars, for star from star differetli in glory.
42 So also is the rising again of the dead;
it is sown 'to corruption, it is raised in in
corruption: ^it is sown iu dishonour, it is
raised in glory; it is sown in weakness,
it is raised in power; 44it is sown a natural
body, it is raised a spiritual body: triere is
a natural body, and there is a spiritual
body : ^so also it hath been written, 'The
first man Adam became a living creature,'
the last Adam a life-givtog spirit, 46 but that
which is spiritual was not first, but that
wMch was natural, afterwards that which
is spiritual. 47 The first man is out of the
earth, earthy; the second man is the Lord
out of heaven; 48as is the earthy, such are
those also who are earthy; and as is the
heavenly, such are those also who are
heavenly: 49and according as we did bear
the image of the earthy, we shaU also bear
the image of the heavenly.
50 But this I say, bretMen, that flesh and
blood the reign of God is not able to inherit,
nor doth corruption inherit incorruption;
5iIo, I tell you a mystery: we indeed shah
not aU sleep, but we aU shaU be changed:
52 to a moment, in the twinkling of an eye,
in the last trump, for it shaU sound, and
the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and
we — we shall be changed: & for it behoveth
this corruptible to put on incorruption,
and this mortal to put on immortaUty;
^and when this corruptible may have
put on incorruption, and this mortal may
have put on immortaUty, then shaU be
brought to pass the word that hath been
written, ' Death was swallowed up in vic
tory; « where, O death, thy sting? where,
O hades, thy victory?' 5fibut the sting of
death is sto, but the power of sto the law;
" but to God — thanks, to Him who is givtog
us the victory tto'ough our Lord Jesus
Christ ; s8 so that, my brethren beloved, be
come ye stedfast, unmovable, abounding in
the work of the Lord at all times, knowing
that your labour is not vain in the Lord.
XVI. iAND concerning the collection

for the saints, as I gave order to the assem
blies of Galatia, so also ye— do ye; 2on
every first of the sabbaths let each one
of you lay by him, treasuring up whatever
he may have prospered, that when I may
come then coUections may not be made;
8 and whenever I may come, whomsoever
ye may approve, through letters, these will
I send to carry your favour to Jerusalem ;
4 and if it be meet for me also to go, with
me they shall go.
5 And I wUl come to you, when I pass
through Macedonia, (for Macedonia I do
pass through,) 6and with you, it may be, I
will abide, or even winter, that ye may send
me forward whithersoever I go, 7for I wish
not to see you now in the way, but I hope
to remain a certain trine with you, if the
Lord permit; 8 but I wiU remain to Ephesus
tUl the Pentecost, 9for a door to me is
open— great and effectual— and withstand
ers are many.
"And if Timothy may come, see that he
may become without fear with you, for the
work of the Lord he worketh, even as I;
11 let no one, then, despise Mm; but send
ye him forward in peace, that he may come
to me, for I expect him with the brethren;
,2but concerntog ApoUos our brother, much
I entreated him that he may come to you
with the brethren, and it was not at all his
will that he may come now, but he will come
when he may find convenient.
18 Watch ye, stand fast in the faith ; be
men, be strong: "let all your things be done
in love, is But I entreat you, brethren, ye
have known the household of Stephanas,
that it is the first-fruits of Achaia, and to
the ministration to the saints did they set
themselves — "that ye also be subject to
such, and to every one who is working with
us and labouring;' J7but I rejoice over the
coming of Stephanas, and Fortunatus, and
A chaicus, because the lack of you have these
filled up; "for they refreshed my spirit and
yours; acknowledge ye, therefore, those
who are such.
"Salute you do the assembles of Asia;
salute you much in the Lord do Aquilas and
Priscilla, with the assembly in their house;
^salute you do aU the brethren; salute ye
one another with an holy kiss.
21 The salutation of me Paul with mine
own hand; 2^if any one loveth not the Lord
Jesus Christ— let him be anathema ! The
Lord cometh! 2.1 The grace of the Lord
Jesus Christ be with you; 24 my love is with
you aU in Christ Jesus. Amen.
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Chap. I. iPATJX, an apostle of Jesus Ctoist,
through the wril of God, and Timotheus the
brother, to the assembly of God which is in
Corinth, with all the saints who are in all
Achaia: - Grace to you and peace from God
our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ !
3Blessed is God, even the Father of our
Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies,
and God of all comfort, 4who is comforting
us to all our tribulation, for our being able
to comfort those in any tribulation through
the comfort with which we are comforted
ourselves by God; 5 because, as the suffer
ings of the Christ do abound to us, so
through Christ doth abound also our com
fort; 6but whether we be in tribulation, it
is for your comfort and salvation, whicli is
wrought in the enduring of the same suf
ferings which we also suffer; whether we
are comforted, it is for your comfort and
salvation; 7and our hope is stedfast for
you, knowing that even as ye are partakers
of the sufferings — so also of the comfort.
8 For we wish you not to be ignorant,
brethren, of our tribulation which happen
ed to us in Asia, that we were exceedingly
burdened above our power, so that we
despaired even of life; 9but we ourselves to
ourselves the sentence of death have had,
that we may not be trusting on ourselves,
but on God, who is raising the dead, "who
out of so great a death delivered us, and
doth deUver, in whom we have hoped that
even yet He will deliver us; "ye working
together also for us by your supplication,
that the gift through many persons to us,
may be by many acknowledged.
i2 For our glorying is this: the testimony
of our conscience, that in simpricity and
sincerity of God, not in fleshly wisdom, but
in the grace of God, we conducted ourselves
in the world, and more abundantly toward
you; "for no other thtogs do we write to
you, but what ye either read or also ac
knowledge, and I hope that even unto the
end ye shall acknowledge, 14 according as
also ye did acknowledge us in part, that your
glory we are, even as also ye are ours, in
the day of the Lord Jesus; "and to this
confidence I purposed to come to you
before, that a second favour ye might have,
16 and through you to pass toto Macedonia,
and again froni Macedonia to come to you,
and by you to be sent forward to Judea.
17 This therefore counselling, did I then
use lightness ? or the things which I counsel,
according to the flesh do I counsel, that it
may be with me Yes, yes, and No, no ? " but
God is faithful, that our word to you be
come not Yes and No, " for the Son of God,
Jesus Christ, among you through us having
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been preached — through me and Silvahus
and Timotheus— became not Yes and No,
but in him it became Yes; 20 for as many as
are promises of God, in Mm are the Yes, and
in him the Amen, for glory to God through
us; 21 but He who is confirming you with us
into Christ, who also anointed us, is God,
^who also sealed us, having also given the
earnest of the Spirit in our hearts.
23 But I for a witness on God do call upon
my soul, that sparing you, I came not yet to
Corinth; 24not that we are lords over your
faith, but we are helpers together with your
joy; for by faith ye stand.
II. 1 BUT I decided this to myself, not
again to come in sorrow to you, 2for if I
make you sorry, then who is he who is
making me glad, except he who is made
sorry by me? 3and I wrote to you this
same thing, that having come, I may not
have sorrow from them of whom it behov
ed me to have joy, havtog confidence in
you all, that my joy is of you all, *for out
of much tribulation and pressure of heart
I wrote to you through many tears, not
that ye might be made sorry, but that ye
might know the love wMch I have more
abundantly to you.
5But if anyone hath caused sorrow, he
hath not caused sorrow to me, but in part.
that I may not burden you all; Sufficient
to such a one is this punishment, which is
by the more part, 7so that, on the contrary,
it is rather for you to have favour and to
comfort him, lest, by any means, by over
abundant sorrow such a one may be swal
lowed up ; 8 wherefore, :1 entreat you to
confirm love to him, 9for for this also did
I write, that I might know the proof of
you, whether in regard to all things ye are
obedient. "But to whom ye forgive any tMng — I
also ; for I also, if I have forgiven any
thing, to whom I have forgiven it, because
of you — in the person of Christ — / forgive
it, "that we may not be overreached by
the Adversary, for of his devices we are
not ignorant.
12 And having come to Troas for the
good news of the Christ, and a door to
me having been opened to the Lord, " t
found not rest to my spirit, on my not find
ing Titus my brother, but having taken
leave of them, I went out toto Macedonia;
14 but to God are thanks, who at all times
is leading us in triumph to the Christ, and
the fragrance of His knowledge is manifest
ing through us in every place; "because
of Christ a sweet fragrance we are to God,
in those being saved, and in those being
lost ; ifi to the one, indeed, a fragrance of

PauVs sincerity,

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zeal, and integrity.

death to death, but to, the other, a frag
rance of life to life: and for these things
who is sufficient? "for we are not as the
many, adulterating the word of God : but
as of sincerity — but as of God ; in the pre
sence of God, iu Christ we speak.
111. i DO we begin again to recommend
ourselves, except we need, as some, letters
of recommendation to you, or from you?.
2 our letter ye are, written in our hearts,
known and read by all men, 3mamfested
that ye are a letter of Christ ministered by
us, written not with ink, but with the
Spirit of the living God, not in tables of
stone, hut in fleshly tables of the heart ;
4 and such trust we have through the Christ
toward God ; 5not that we are sufficient of
ourselves to think anything, as of ourselves,
but our sufficiency is of God, ewho also
made us sufficient ministrants of the new
covenant, not of letter, but of spirit: for
the letter kUleth, but the spirit maketh
alive. 7 But if the ministration of death, in let
ters engraven in stones, came in glory, so
that the chUdren of Israel were not able to
look stedfastly to the face of Moses, be
cause of the glory of his face — which glory
was betog done away, 8 how shall the minis
tration- of the Spirit not be more in glory?
9 for if the ministration of the condemna
tion is glory, much more doth the ministra
tion of the righteousness abound in glory ;
19 for eveu that also hath no glory which
was made glorious— in this respect, because
of the superior glory ; n for if that which is
being done away was tto'ough glory, much
more that which is remaining is in glory.
" Having, then, such hope, we use much
bolduess of speech, " and not as Moses,
who was putting a vail upon his own face,
for the chUdren of Israel not stedfastly to
look to the end of that which is being done
away, "but their minds were hardened,
for unto tMs day the same vail at the read
ing of the Old Covenant remaineth not
withdrawn, (which vail in Christ is betog
done away,) "but tUl to-day, when Moses
is read, a vail on their heart lieth, "but
when they may turn to the Lord, the vail
is taken away. i7But the Lord, is the
Spirit: and where the Spirit of the Lord is,'
there is liberty ; " but we aU, with unvaried
face, the glory of the Lord beholding, in a
mirror, to the same image are being trans
formed, from glory to glory, even as by the
Spirit of the Lord.
IV. i BECAUSE of this, having this
ministration, according as we received
kindness, we faint not, abut renounced for
ourselves the hidden things of shame, not
walking in craftiness, nor guUe, deceitfully
using the word of God, but by the manifes
tation of the truth recommending ourselves
to every conscience of men, in the presence
of God; 3but if also our good news is vaU-
ed, in those perishing it is varied, 4in whom
the god of this age blinded the minds of
the unbelieving, that there doth not shine
forth to them the enlightening of the good
news of the glory of Christ, who is the image

of God; 5for not ourselves do we preach,
but Christ Jesus— Lord, and ourselves your
servants because of Jesus ; 6 because it is
God who said, that out of darkness let light
shine, who shined in our hearts, for the en
lightening of the knowledge of the glory of
God to the face of Jesus Christ.
7 But we have this treasure in earthen
vessels, that the exceeding greatness of
the power may be. God's, and not of us;
8 on every side being in tribulation, but not
straitened ; doubting, but not in despair ;
9 persecuted, but not forsaken; struck
down, but not destroyed ; "at all times
the dying of the Lord Jesus bearing about
in the body, that the life also of Jesus in
our body may be manifested, nfor always
are we who are living delivered up to death
because of Jesus, that the life also of Jesus
may he manifested in our dying flesh, " so
that, then, death indeed in us worketh, but
life to you.
"But having the same spirit of faith,
according to that which hath been written,
'I believed, therefore did I speak;' we
also believe, therefore also we speak :
14 knowing that He who raised up the Lord
Jesus, us also through Jesus shall raise up,
aud shall present with you, "for all things
are because of you, that the grace being
multiplied, because of the thanksgiving of
the more, may abound to the glory of God;
i6 wherefore, we faint not, but if also our
outward man decayeth, yet the toward is
renewed day by day ; 17for our momentary
light tribulation more and more exceeding
ly an age-during weight of glory worketh
out for us— 18 we not looking at the things
seen, but .at the things not seen; for the'
thtogs seen are temporary,, hut the things
not seen — age-during.
V. !FOR we have known, that if our
earthly house of the tabernacle may be
thrown down, a building from God we
have, an house not made with hands— age-
durtog— in the heavens, 2for also to this
we groan, with our house which is out of
heaven earnestly desiring to clothe our
selves, aif so be that, havtog clothed our
selves, we shall not be found naked, 4 for
we also who are in the tabernable do
groan, being burdened, seeing we wish not
to unclothe ourselves, but to clothe our
selves, that the mortal may be swallowed
up of life?
5 But He who wrought us into this self
same thing is God, who also gave to u.s
the earnest of the Spirit; 6 having cour
age, then, at all times, *and knowing that
being at home in the body, we are away
from home from the Lord, 7 (for through
faith we walk, not through sight,) 8 we have
courage, and are well pleased rather to be
away from the home of the body, and to by
at home with the Lord.
9 Wherefore also we aim, whether at
home 'or away from home, to be well pleas
ing to him, " for all of us it behoveth to be
manifested before the tribunal of the Christ,
that each one may receive the things don>:
through the body, in reference to the
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v. 11.— 2 CORINTH.— VII. 15. Good effect of godly sorrcw.

thtogs which he did, whether good or evU;
n knowing therefore the fear of the Lord,
we persuade men, but to God we are mani
fested, and I hope also in your consciences
we are manifested ; 12 for not again our
selves do we recommend to you, but we
are giving occasion to you of glorying to
our behalf, that ye may have something iu
reference to those glorying in face and
not in heart; "for whether we were beside
ourselves, it was to God ; whether we be of
sound mind — it is to you, 14 for the love of
the Christ constraineth us, having judged
thus : that if one for all died, then all died,
is and for all he died, that those living, no
more to themselves may live, but to him
who died for them, and was raised again.
ieSo that we henceforth know no one
according to the flesh, and even if we have
known Christ according to the flesh, yet
now we know him no more ; J7 so that if
any one is in Christ— he is a new creature ;
the old thtogs passed away, lo, become
new have all things. " But the all things
are of God, who reconciled us to Himself
through Jesus Christ, and gave to us the
ministration of the reconciliation, "how
that God was in Christ — a world reconcU-
ing to Himself, not reckoning to them their
trespasses, and put in us the word of the
reconciliation ; 20 in behalf of Christ then
we are ambassadors, as if God were calling
on you through us, we beseech, in behalf
of Christ, * Be ye reconciled to God ; ' 21 for
him who did not know sto, in our behalf
He made sto, that we may become the
righteousness of God to him.
VI. 1 AND we, working together, also en
treat that ye receive not in vain the grace
of God, 2 (for He saith, ' In an acceptable
time I heard thee, and in a day of salvation
I helped thee, lo, now is a well-accepted
time; lo, now, a day of salvation,') 8to
nothing giving any cause of offence, that
the ministration be not blamed, 4but in
everything recommending ourselves as
God's ministrants : in much patience, in
tribulations, iu necessities, in distresses, « in
stripes, in imprisonments, in tumults, in
labours, in watchings, to fastings, 6to
pureness, in knowledge, in long-suffering,
in kindness, in the Holy Spirit, in love un
feigned, 7 in the word of truth, in the power
of God, through' the armour of the right
eousness, on the right and ou the left,
8 through glory aud dishonour, through
evil report and good report, as leading
astray and true ; 9 as unknown and well-
known; as dying, and lo, we live; as chas
tened, and not put to death; "as sorrow
ful, but always rejoicing; as poor, but
making many rich ; as having nothing, aud
possessing all things !
u Our mouth hath been open to you, 0
Cortothians, our heart hath been, enlarged I
"ye are not straitened in us, but ye are
straitened in your own bowels; "but as a
recompense of the same kind, (as to my
children 1 say it,) be ye enlarged — also ye 1
14 Become not yoked with others — unbe
lievers, for what partaking is there to
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righteousness and lawlessness ?™ and what
fellowship to light with darkness? and what
concord to Christ with Belial, or what part
to a believer with an unbeliever? "and
what agreement to the temple of God with
idols? for ye are the temple of the living
God, according as God said — *I will dwell
in them, and will walk among them, and I '
will be their God, and they shall be My
people, ^wherefore, come ye out of the
midst of them, and be separated, saith the
Lord, and an unclean thing touch not,
and I — 1 wiU receive you, " and will be to
you for a Father, and ye — ye shall be to Me
for sons and daughters, saith the Lord
Almighty.' VII. 1 HAVING, then, these promises,
beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from eveiy
pollution of flesh and spirit, perfecting
holiness in the fear of God; 2receive ub; no
one did we wrong; no one did we waste;
no one did we defraud; 8not to condemn
you do I say it, for I have said before that
in our hearts ye are to die with and to live
with ; 4 great is my boldness of speech to
you, great my glorying on your behalf ; I
have been fiUed with comfort, I overabound
with joy on all our tribulation, 5for also we
having come into Macedonia, no relaxation
hath our flesh had, but on every side we
are in tribulation, without — fightings, with
in—fears; 6but He who is comforting the
cast-down — God — He comforted us in the
coming of Titus ; 7 and not only in his com
ing, but also in the comfort with wliich he
was comforted over you, declartog to us
your longing desire, your lamentation,
your zeal for me, so that the more did I re
joice, 8beeause even if I made you sorry in
the letter, I do not repent— -if even I did
repent — for I perceive that that letter,
even if for an hour, made you sorry.
9 1 now rejoice, not that ye were made
sorry, but that ye were made sorry to re
formation, for ye were made sorry towards
God, that in nothing ye might receive
damage from us ; " for the sorrow towards
God reformation to salvation not to he re
pented of doth work, nfor, lo, this same
thing— your being made sony towards God
—how much diligence it wrought in you !
hut defence, but displeasure, but fear, but
longing desire, but zeal, but revenge; in
every thing ye approved yourselves to be
pure in the matter.
"If, then, I also wrote to you — not for
his cause who did wrong, nor for his cause
who suffered wrong, but for our diligence
in your behalf being manifested to you in
the presence of God — "because of this we
have been comforted in your comfort, but
more abundantly the more did we rejoice
in the joy of Titus, that his spirit hath
been refreshed from you all ; " because if
anything to him in your behalf I have
boasted, I was not put to shame; but as all
things in truth we speak to you, so also
our boasting before Titus became truth,
" and his affection is more abundantly to
ward you, remembering the obedience .of
you all, as with fear and trembling ye re-

Exhortation to liberality. TCI. 16.— 2 CORINTH.— x. 0.

Charity urged.

ceivedhini; "I rejoice, therefore, that in
everything I have courage in you.
VIII. iBUT we make known to you,
brethren, the grace of God, which hath
been given to the assemblies of Macedonia,
2 because in much trial of tribulation the
abundance of their joy, and their deep
poverty, abounded to the riches of their
Uberality; 8 because, according to their
power, I testify, and above their power
they were wUling of themselves, *with
much entreaty beseeching us to receive the
favour and the feUowship of the ministra
tion to the saints, 5 and not according as
we expected, but themselves they gave first
to the Lord, and to us through the wiU of
God, 6 so that we exhorted Titus, that ac
cording as he began before, so also he may
finish, to you also this favour, 7 but even as
in every thing ye abound, in faith, and
word, and knowledge, and aU driigence,
and in your love to us, that also in this
grace ye may abound ; 8 not according to
command do I speak, but by occasion of
the diligence of others, and of your love
proving the sincerity, 9for ye know the
grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that be
cause of you he became poor— being rich,
that ye by Ms poverty may become rich.
i° And an opinion in this do I give : for
this for you is expedient, who not only to
do, but also to wUl, began before — a year
ago, u but now also finish doing it, that
even as there was the readiness of the wUl,
so also the finishing out of that wMch ye
have, " for if the willing mind is present,
according to that wMch any one may have,
it is well-accepted,.' not according to that
which he hath not; "for not that others
may be released, and ye troubled, do I
speak, "but by equality, at the present
tone your abundance — for their want, that
also their abundance maybe for your want,
that there may be equality, " according as
it hath been written, 'He who gathered
much, had nothing over; and he who
gathered Uttle, had no lack.'
"But thanks to God, who is putting the
same dUigence for you in the heart of
Titus, "because that indeed the exhorta
tion he accepted, but being more diligent,
of his own accord he went out to you,
" and we sent with him the brother, whose
praise in the good news is tMough aU the
assembUes, " and not only so, but there is
also one chosen by the assemblies, our fel-^
low-traveUer, with this favour wMch is
administered by us, to the glory of the
same Lord, andyour wilUng mind ; M betog
afraid of this, lest any one may blame us
in this abundance wMch is administered by
us, 21 providing right thtogs, not only in
the presence of the Lord, but also in the
presence of men ; 22but we sent with him
our brother, whom we proved to many
tMngs many times, being dirigent, but now
much more diligent, by the great confidence
which is toward 'you, 23 whether— about
Titus— my partner and fellow-worker he is,
whether— our brethren, apostles of assem
blies—glory of Christ they are ; 24 the shew-
3 A

ing therefore of your love, and of our
boasting to your behalf, to them shew ye,
and in the face of the assemblies.
IX. i FOB., indeed, concerning the minis
tration which is for the saints, it is super
fluous for me to write to you, 2f0r I have
known your wiUingness oi mind, which I
boast of in your behalf to MacedoMans,
that Achaia hath been prepared a year
ago, and the zeal of you stirred up the
more part, 8but I sent the brethren, that
our boasting on your behalf may not be
made vain in tlris respect, that, according
as I said, ye may be ready; 4lest, perhaps,
if Macedonians may come with me, and
find you unprepared, we— we may be put
to shame (that we say not — ye) in tlris same
confidence of boasting.
6 Necessary, therefore, I thought it to
exhort the brethren, that they may go be
fore to you, and may make up before your
formerly announced blessing, that this be
ready, as of blessing, and not as of covet
ousness. 6But this : He who is sowing
sparingly, sparingly also shaU reap; and he
who is sowing in blessings, in blessings
also shall reap ; 7 each one according as he
purposeth in heart, not out of sorrow or
out of necessity, for a cheerful giver God
loveth, 8 and God is able all grace to cause
to abound to you, that in every thing
always all sufficiency having, ye may
abound to every good work, 9 (according
as it hath been written, 'He dispersed.
abroad; he gave to the poor; his righteous
ness remaineth— to the age;') "but may
He who is supplying seed to the sower, and.
bread for food, supply and multiply your
seed sown, and increase the frtots of your
righteousness : u in every thing being en
riched for aU UberaUty, which worketh
through us thanksgiving to God, l2for the
administration of the service not only is
supplying the wants of the saints, but is
also abounding through many thanksgiv
ings to God ; " through the proof of this
ministration glorifying God for the subjec
tion of ydur confession into the good news
of the Christ, arid the liberality of fellow
ship to them and to all, 14 and by their sup
plication to your behalf, longing after you
because of the exceeding grace of God in
you; "but thanks to God for His unspeak
able gift.
X. iBUT I, Paul, myself, entreat you,
(through the meekness and gentleness of
the Christ,) who in presence, indeed, am
humble amoug you, but being absent, have
courage in regard to you, 2but I beseech
you, thai being present, I may not have
courage, with the confidence with which I
reckbn to be bold agatost certain reckoning
us1 as walking according to the flesh ; 8for
walking in the flesh, not ac'cording to the
flesli do we war, 4 (for the Weapons of our
warfare are not fleshly, but powerful to God
for bringing down of strongholds,)— 5 rea-' .
sonings bringing down, and every high thing
lifted up against the knowledge of God,
and bringing into captivity every thought
—to the obedience of the Christ, 8and be-
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Paul's spiritual authority. x. 7.-2 COitlNTH.— xil. 2, His , sufferings and, labours.

ing in readiness to avenge every disobedi
ence, whenever your obedience may be
fulfilled. '
7 The things, in presence do ye see? if any
One hath trusted in himself to be CMist's,
tMs let Mm reckon, again from himself,
that according as he is Christ's, so also we
are Christ's; 8for even if also anything
more abundantly I shaU boast concermng
our authority, which the Lord gave us for
building up, and not for casting you down,
I shall riot be ashamed: 9that I may not
seem as if I would terrify you through
the letters, "'because the letters indeed
(saith one). are weighty and strong, but the
bodily presence weak, and the speech des
picable.' ii This one — let him reckon thus:
that such as we are in word through letters,
being absent, such also being present we
are to deed.
i2For we make not bold to rank or com
pare ourselves with certain of those com
mending themselves ; but they, among
themselves measuring themselves, and
comparing themselves with themselves,
are not Wise, " but we in regard to the un
measured things will not boast ourselves,
but after the measure of the line which the
God of measure appointed to us— to reach
even unto you; ufor not as not reaching to
you do we stretch ourselves overmuch, for
even unto you did we come in the good
news of the Christ ; "not boasting of the
thtogs not measured, in other men's labours,
but havtog hope— your faith increasing —
to you to be enlarged, according to our
Une— into abundance, "to the places be
yond you to proclaim the good news, not
to another's line to regard to the thtogs
made ready, to boast; I7 but he who is
boasting— to the Lord let Mm boast; "for
not he who is commending himself is ap
proved, but whom the Lord cominendeth.
XI. 1 0 THAT ye were bearing with me
a little in. folly, but ye do also bear with
me : 2for I am zealous for you with God's
zeal, for I betrothed you to one husbaud, a
pure virgin, to present to Christ; 3but I
fear, lest, by any means, asthe serpent be
guiled Eve in his subtilty, so your minds
may be corrupted f rora'the simplicity which
is in Christ; 4for if, indeed, he who is com
ing doth preach another Jesus whom we
did not preach, or another Spirit ye receive
which ye did not receive, or other good
news whicli ye did not accept-— weU were
ye bearing it, 5 for I reckon that I have been
nothing behind the very, chief est apostles,
6 but even if unlearned in word — yet not in
knowledge, but in every thing we were
made manifest in all tMngs to you.
7 Sin did I commit— mysetf humbling that
ye might be exalted, because freely God's
good news , I proclaimed to you? Mother
assembUes I robbed, having taken wages,
for your ministration ; 9 and being present
with you, and having been in want, I was
chargeable to ho one ; for my lack did the
I brethren supply— having come from Mace-
i donia — and in everything burdenless to you
j did I keep myself, and wUl keep,
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"The truth of Christ is in me, because
this boasting shall not be stopped in regard
to me in the regions of Achaia; n where
fore? because I love you not? God knoweth!
"but what I do, I also will do, that, I may
cut off ithe.ocpasion of those wishing an
occasion, that in that wMch they boast
they may he found according as we also ;
"for such are false apostles, deceitful
workers, transforming themselves into
apostles of Christ, "and no wonder— for
even the Adversary transformeth Mmseli
into a messenger of light; "no great thing,
then, if also his ministrants transform
themselves as ministrants of rightousness
— whose end shaU be according to their
works. 16 Again I say, no one may think me to be
a fool; but if otherwise, even ,as a fool re
ceive me, that a Uttle I also may boast;
17 that which I speak, £ speak not according
to the Lord, but as in fooUshness, in this
the confidence of boasting; ^seeing many
boast according to the flesh, I also will
boast: "for gladly do ye bear with fools —
being wise ; w for ye bear, if any one is bring
ing you into bondage, if any one devoureth,
if any one taketh away, if any one exalteth
himself, if any one on the face doth smite
you; 21to reference to obloquy I speak, how
that we were weak, but jn whatever any one
is bold— in fooUshness I say it — I also am
bold. ^Hebrews are they? I also! Israerites are
they? I also ! seed of Abraham are they? I
also! 28mtoistrants of Christ are they? (as
beside myself I speak,) I more ; in labours
more abundantly, in stripes above measure,
iu prisons more frequently, hi! deaths many
times; ^froin Jews five times .forty stripes
save one 1 received; 25 thrice was I beaten
with rods, once was I stoned, thrice was I
shipwrecked, a mght and a day in the deep
have I passed; 26journeyings many times,
perils of rivers, perils of robbers, perUs from
kindred, perils from nations, perils in city,
perils in wUderuess, perils in sea, perils
among false brethren; 27in weariness and
painfullness, in watchings many times, in
hunger and thirst, to fastings many times,
to cold and nakedness; ^ apart from the
things without — the crowding on me which
is daily— the care of all the assembUes.
29 Who is infirm, and I am not infirm ? who
is stumbled, and I am not fired? ^if to
boast it behoveth me, of the things of my
infirmity I will boast; 8i the God and Father
of our Lord Jesus Christ— who is blessed to
the ages— knoweth that I Ue not I-r-^In
Damascus the ethnarch of Aretas the ktog
was; watching the city, of the Damascenes—
wishing to seize me, 33 and tto-ough a window
in a rope basket was I let down, through
the wall, and fled out of his hands.
XIL i TO boast, reaUy, is not expedient
for me; for I will come to visions and reve
lations of the Lord: 2I haye known a man
in Christ, above fourteen years ago, (whether
iu the body I have not known, whether out
of the body I have not known— God hath
known,) such an one being caught away unto

Extraordinary revelations, xn. 3. — 2 CORINTH.— xxn. 14. Apostolic benediction.

the tMrd heaven; 3 and I have known such
a man, (whether in the body, whether out
of the body, I have not known — God hath
known,) 4 that he,was caught away into para
dise, and heard unutterable sayings, which
it is not possible for man to speak.
5 Of such an one wUl I boast, but of Thy
self I wUlnot boast, except to my infirmities,
6 for if I may wish to boast, I shall not be
a fool ; for truth I wUl say; but I forbear,
lest any one in regard to me may think
anytMng above what he seeth me-; or hear
eth anything of me; 7and that by the
exceeding greatness of the revelations I
might not be exalted overmuch, there was
given to me a thorn to the flesh, a messen
ger of the Adversary, that he might buffet
me, that I might not be exalted overmuch.
8For this thing thrice the Lord did I caU
upon, that it might depart from me, 9and
He said to me, 'Sufficient for thee is My
grace; for My power to infirmity is per
fected;' most gladly, therefore, will I rather
boast in my infirmities, that the power of
Christ may rest on me: "wherefore I am
weU pleased in infirmities, in insults, to
necessities, in persecutions, in distresses —
for Christ; for whenever I am infirm, then
am I strong; ui have become afool— boast
ing; ye — ye compeUed me; for I ought by
. you to have been commended, for to no
thing was I beMnd the very chief est apostles
— even if I am notMng. " The signs, indeed,
of the apostle were wrought among you to
all patience, in signs, and wonders, and
mighty deeds; "for what is there in wMch
ye were inferior to the other assembUes,
except that I myself was not a burden to
you? forgive me this injustice !
i4Lo; a third time I am ready to come to
you, and I wUl not be a burden to you; for
I seek not yours, but you; for the chUdren
ought not for the parents to lay up, but the
parents for the cMldren; "but I very gladly
will spend and be entirely spent for your
souls, even if, more abundantly loving you,
less I am loved. "But be it so, I— I did
not burden you, but being'craf ty, with guile
I took you; 17 any one of those whom I sent
to you— by him did I take advantage of
you? "I entreated Titus, and sent with him
the brother; did Titus take advantage of
you? in the same spirit did we not walk ?
—did we not in the same steps ?
"Again, do ye think that to you we are

making defence ? in the presence of God in
Christ do we speak; but all the things, be
loved, are for your upbuUding; ^for I fear,
lest perhaps having come, not such as I
wish I may find you, and I — I may be found
by you such as ye do not wish, lest perhaps
there be strifes, envytogs, wraths, conten
tions, evil-speakings, wMsperings, puffings
up, tumults, 21 lest again having come, my
God may humble me among you, and I '
may bewaU many of those having sinned
before, and not having reformed concern
ing the uncleanness, and whoredom, and
lasciviousness, which they did practise.
XIT1. 4 THIS third trine do I come to you;
on the mouth of two witnesses or three
shaU every saying be established; 2 1 have
said before, and I say it before, as being
present the second time; and being absent,
now do I write to those having sinned be
fore, and to aU the rest, that if I come
again, IwUl not spare; 8 seeing a proof ye
seek of the Christ speaking in me, who to
you is not infirm, but -is powerful in you,
4for even if he was crucified from infirmity,
yet he Uveth from the power of God; for
we also are infirm in him, but we shall live
with him from the power of God toward yon.
5 Your ownselves try ye, if ye are in the
faith; your ownselves prove ye ; do ye not
know your ownselves, that Jesus Christ is in
you— if ye be not in some respect disap
proved of? 6but I hope that ye shall know
that we — we are not disapproved ; 7 and I
pray before God that ye do no evU, not that
we may appear approved, but that ye may
do that which is right,. and- we maybe as
disapproved; 8for we are not able to do
anything against the truth, but for the
truth; 9for we rejoice, when we may be
infirm, but ye maybe powerful; and this
also we pray for— your perfection! "be
cause of tMs these tMngs— being- absent — I
write, that being present, I may not treat
any sharply, according to the authority
which the Lord gave me for birildtog up,
and not for casting down.
11 Henceforth, brethren, rejoice; be made
perfect, be comforted, be of the same mind,
be at peace, and the God of love and peace
shaU be with you; " salute one another
with an holy kiss; "salute you do all the
saints ; " the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ,
and the love of God, and the feUowship of
the Holy Spirit, be with you all ! Amen.
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GALATIANS.

CHAP. I. iPAUL, an apostle, ! (not from
men, nor through man, hut through Jesus
Christ, and God the Father, who raised him
from the dead,) 2and aU the brethren with
nie — to the assembUes of Galatiar 3 Grace
to you, and peace from God the Father,
and our Lord Jesus Christ, 4 who gave him
self for our sins, that he might deriver us
out of this present evU age, according to
the wiU of God even our Father, 5to whom
is the glory to the ages of the ages..
Amen. B I wonder that ye are so quickly removed
from Him who caUed you in the grace of
Christ, into another good news, 7which is
not another, except there be certain who
are troubhng you, and wiUing to pervert
the good news of the Christ ; 8 but even if
we or a messenger out of heaven may pro
claim good news to you different from that
which we proclaimed to you — anathema let
Mm be ! 9as we have said before, and now
say again, If any one to you may proclaim
good news different from that which ye, re
ceived — anathema let him be! "for now
men do I persuadej or God ? or do I seek to
please men? for if yet men I pleased —
Christ's servant I should not be.
n But I make known to you, brethren,
the good news that were proclaimed by
me, that it is not according to man, "for
neither did I from man receive it, nor was
I taught it, but through a revelation of
Jesus Christ, " for ye heard of my converse
once in Judaism, that exceedingly was I
persecuting the assembly of God, and wast
ing it, "and I was advancing to Judaism
above many equals in age in , mtoe own
race, being more abundantly zealous of my
fathers' deliverances, *5 but when God was
weU pleased — having separated me from
the womb of my mother, and caUed me
through His grace— " to reveal His Son in
me, that I might proclaim him good news
among the nations, immediately I confer
red not with flesh and blood, " nor did I
go up to Jerusalem to those who were
apostles before me, but I went away to
Arabia, and again turned hack to Damas
cus, i8 then, after three years, I went up to
Jerusalem to see Peter, and remained with
him fifteen days, "but other of the apostles
I saw not, except James, the brother of the
Lord. 29 But the thtogs which I write to you,
lo, in the presence of God— I lie not; 21then
I came into the regions of .Syria and of
Cilicia, ^but was unknown by face to the
assemblies of Judea, which are to Christ,
23but only they were hearing, that ' he who
was persecuting us once, now proclaimeth
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the good news— the faith wMch once he
was wasting;' and they were glorifying
God in me.
II. iTHEN, after fourteen years, again I
went up to Jerusalem with Barnabas, hav
ing taken with me Titus also ; 2 but I went
up by revelation, and declared to them
the good news which I preach among
the nations, but privately to those esteem
ed, lest by any means in vain I might
run or did run; 3but not even Titus,
who was with me, being a Greek, was
compeUed to be circumcised — 4and thai
because of the false brethren brought in
unawares, who came in privily to spy out
our Uberty which we have in Christ Jesus,
that us they might brtog into bondage, 5 to
whom not even for an hour we gave place
by subjection, that the truth of the good
news might remain to you.
eBut from those who were esteemed to
be something— whatever they were once,
it maketh no difference to me— the face
of man God accepteth not, for to me
those esteemed added nothing, 7but, on
the contrary, havtog seen that I have been
intrusted with the good hews of the uncir
cumcision, as Peter with that of the circum
cision, 8 for He who wrought in Peter to the
apostleship of the circumcision, wrought
also to me in regard to the nations, 9 and
having known the grace which was given to
me, James, and Cephas, and John, who
were esteemed to be pillars, the right hand
of feUowship gave to me, and to Barnabas,
that we to the nations, hut they to the
circumcision may go, "only, of the poor
that we should be mindful, wMch also I
was cbTigent — this very thing— to do,
n But when Peter came to Antioch, to the
face I stood up agatost him, because he was
blameworthy, i2for before the coming of
certain from James, with the nations he
was eating, but when they came, he was
withdrawing and separating himself, fear
ing those of the circumcision; "and dis
sembled with him also did the other Jews,
so that even Barnabas was carried away by
their dissimulation.
i4But when I saw that they are not walk
ing uprightly to the truth of the good news,
I said to Peter before all, ' If thou, being a
Jew, in the manner of the nations dost live,
and not in the manner of the Jews, why
the nations dost thou compel to Judaise?
" we by nature Jews, and not sinners of the
nations, "knowing that a man is not declar
ed righteous by works of law, if not through
the faith of Jesus Christ, and we to Christ
Jesus believed, that we might be declared
righteous by the faith of Christ, and not by

-Justification by faith.

n. 17.— GALATIANS.— rv. 20. The heirship of believers.

works of law, because declared righteous by
works of law shall be no flesh.'
17 But if, seeking to be declared righteous
in Christ, we ourselves also were found
sinners, is then Christ a minis trant of sin ? let
it not be 1 "for if the things I threw down,
these again I build up, a transgressor I make
myself; "for I, through law, to law died,
that to God I may Uve; 29 with Christ I have
been crucifled, hut Uver-no more do I, but
Christ Uveth in me; but that which I now
live in the flesh— in the faith I Uve of the
Son of God, who loved me and gave himself
for me; I do not make void the grace of
God, for if righteousness be through law —
then Christ died in vain.
III. iO FOOLISH Galatians, who bewitch
ed you, not to obey the truth— before whose
eyes Jesus Christ was described, before
among you— crucified ? 2tMs only do I wish
to learn from you — by works of law the
Spirit did ye receive, or by the hearing of
faith ? 3 so f ooUsh are ye I having begun to
the Spirit, now in the flesh do ye end ? 4 so
many things did ye suffer in vain ! if, indeed,
even in vain.
5He, therefore, who is supplying to you
the Spirit, and working mighty acts among
you — by works of law or by the hearing of
faith is it? 6accordtog as Abraham beUeved
God, and it was reckoned to Mm for right
eousness; 7know ye, then, that those of faith
— these are sons of Abraham,8 and the writ
ing havtog foreseen that by faith God doth
declare righteous the nations, proclaimed
before the good news to Abraham — 9 'Bless
ed in thee shaU be all the nations; ' so that
those of faith are blessed with the faithful
Abraham, "for as many as are of works of
law are under a curse, for it hath been
written, 'Cursed is every one who is not
remaining in aU thtogs which have been
written in the book of the law — to do them,'
11 but that in law no one is declared right
eous with God, is evident, because 'The
righteous by faith shall Uve; ' "but the law
is not by faith, but — ' The man who did them
shall live in them.'
"Christ redeemed us from the curse of
the law, having become for us a curse, for
it hath been written, 'Cursed is every one
who is hanging on a tree,' "that to the na
tions the blessing of Abraham may come to
Christ Jesus, that the promise of the Spirit
we may receive through faith. "Brethren,
as a man I say it, even of man a confirm
ed covenant no one maketh void or addeth
to, " but to Abraham were the promises
spoken, and to his seed: He saith not, 'And
to seeds,' as of many, but as of one, 'And
to thy seed,' which is Christ; "but this I
say, A covenant confirmed before by God to
Christ, the law. which came four hundred
and thirty years after, doth not set aside,
to make void the promise, "for if by law
be the inheritance, it is no more by promise,
but to Abraham through promise God;
granted it.
"Why, then, the law? on account of the'
transgressions it was added, tiU the seed
might come to which it hath been promised,

having been set to order through; messen
gers in the hand of a mediator, »but the
mediator is not of one, but God is one;
21 the law, then, is. against the promises of
God 1 let it not be ! for if the law was given
which was able to make alive, truly by law
there would have been the righteousness,
22 hut the writtog shut up aU under sin,
that the promise by faith of Jesus Christ
may be given to those believing.
^But before the coming of faith, under
lawwe were kept, shut up to the faith about
to he revealed, Mso that the law became
our cMld-conductor to Christ, that by faith
we may be declared righteous, «but the
faith . having come, no more under a child-
conductor are we, 26for ye are aU sons of
God through the faith in Christ Jesus, -7 for
as many as toto Christ were baptized did
put on Christ ; 28 there is not Jew nor
Greek^ there is not servant nor freeman,
there is not male and female, for all ye are
one in Christ Jesus; 29but if ye are Christ's,
then of Abraham ye are seed, and according
to promise — heirs. ,
IV. 1 BUT I say, so long time as the heir
is an infant, he differeth nothing from a
servant — betog lord of all, abut is under
tutors and stewards tUl the time appointed
of the father, 8 so also we, when we were
infants, under the elements of the world we
were in servitude, 4hut when the fulness of
the time came, God sent forth His son , come
of a woman, come under law, 5 that those
under law he may redeem, that the adop
tion of sons we may receive ; ° but because
ye are sons, God sent forth the spirit of His
Son into your hearts, crying, ' Abba, Father I
7so that thou art no more a servant, but
a son, and if a son, also an heir of God
through Christ.
sBut then, indeed, not knowing God, ye
did service to those not by nature gods,
9 but now, having known God — but rather
being known by God— how turn ye again to
the weak and poor elements to which anew
ye desire to be in servitude ? " days ye ob
serve, and months, and times, and years I
11 1 am afraid of you* lest somehow in vain
I laboured toward you.
12 Become as I am, (because I also am as
ye,) brethren, I beseech you; to me ye did
no hurt, " but ye have known that through
infirmity of the flesh I proclaimed the
good news to you at the first, "and my
temptation wMch was in my flesh ye did
uot despise nor reject, but as a messenger
of God ye received me— as Christ Jesus ;
"what then was your happiness? for I
testify to you, that if possible, your eyes
havtog plucked out, ye would have given
to me ; " so that your enemy have I become
speaking truth to you? "they are zealous
for you — yet not weU, hut they wish to
shut us out, that for them ye may be zeal
ous; ig but it is good to be zealously affect
ed in a good thing at aU times, and not
only in my betog present with you, "my
little children, of whom again I travail in
birth, till Christ may be formed in you ;
20 and I wished to be present with you dow,
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and to change my voice, because I am in
doubt of you.
2* Tell me ye who are wisMng to be under
law, the law do ye not hear? ^for it hath
been written, that Abraham had two sons,
one by the maid-servant, and one by the
free-woman, ^but he who is oi the maid
servant, according to flesh hath been, but
he who is of the free-woman, tMough the
promise; 24which things are aUegorized,
for these are the two covenants : one, in
deed, from mount Sinai, to servitude gen
dering, which is Hagar; 25for this— Hagar
—is mount Sinai in Arabia, and answereth
to the Jerusalem that now is, and is to ser
vitude with her chUdren, 26 but the Jerusa
lem above is free, which is mother of 'us
all, 27for it hath been written, 'Rejoice,
0 barren, who art not bearing ; break forth
and cry thou who art not travaUing, be
cause many are the chUdren of the desolate
—more than of her who hath the husband.'
28 BUt we, brethren, as Isaac, are cMldren
of promise, ^but as then he who was bora
according to the flesh persecuted him ac
cording to the Spirit, so also now ; &> but
what saith the writing? 'Cast out the
maid-servant and her son, for the son of
the maid-servant may not be heir with the
son of the free-woman;' 31then, brethren,
we are not a maid-servant's chUdren, but
the free-woman's.
V. ifN the freedom, then, with wMch
Christ made you free — stand ye, and be not
held fast again by a yoke of servitude; 2lo,
I Paul say to you, that if ye be circumcised,
s Christ shall profit you nothing; 3and I
testify again to every man circumcised,
that he is a debtor to do the whole law ;
4 ye are ceased from the Christ, ye who in
law are declared righteous; from grace ye
fell away ; s for we by the Spirit, by faith,
a hope of righteousness wait for, flfor in
Christ Jesus neither circumcision avaUeth
anything, nor uncircumcision, but faith
through love working.
7 Ye were running well; who did hinder
you — not to obey the truth ? 8 the obedience
is not of him who is caUing you I 9 a little
leaven the whole lump leaveneth; "I have
confidence in regard to you in the Lord,
that ye wUl be none otherwise minded;
but he who is troubUng you shaU bear the
judgment, whomever he may be. "-But I,
brethren, if circumcision I yet preach, why
yet am I persecuted? then hath the stum
bling of the cross been done away; "0 that
— and they shaU cut themselves off who are
troubling you !
" For ye — to freedom were ye called,
brethren, only not freedom for an occa
sion to the flesh, but through love serve ye
one another, 14 for aU the law in one word
is fulfilled — to this: 'Thou shalt love thy
neighbour as thyself; ' " but if one another
ye bite and devour, see — that ye may not
by pne another be consumed.
"But I say : In the Spirit walk ye, and
the desire of the flesh may ye not com
plete ; "for the flesh desireth contrary the
Spirit, but the SDirit contrary the flesh, but
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these are opposed to one another, that the
things which ye may not wUl — these ye may
do; "but if by the Spirit ye are led, ye are
not- under law.
" But manifest are the works of the flesh,
which are : Adultery, whoredom, unclean
ness, lasciviousness, w idolatry, witchcraft,
hatred, strifes, emulations, wraths, rival
ries, seditions^ sects, 2ienvyings, murders,
drunkennesses, revellings, and the like of
these, of which I teU you before, as I also
said before, that those doing such things
the reign of God shall not inherit. '
22 But the fruit of the Spirit is : Love, joy,
peace, long-suffering, gentleness, goodness,
faith, s3 meekness, temperance : agatost
such law is not; ^but those who are
Christ's, the flesh did crucify with the
affections and the desires; 25if we Uve in
the Spirit, in the Spirit also let us walk ;
26 let us not become vain-glorious — one
another provoking, one another envying !
VI. 1 BRETHREN, if a man may be over
taken in any trespass, ye who are spiritual
restore such an one in the spirit of meek
ness, considering thyself— lest thou also
may be tempted; 2 of one another the bur
dens bear ye, and so fill rip the law of
Christ, 3for if any one thinketh himself to
be something— being nothing— -himself he
deceiveth ; * but his own work let each one
prove, and then in regard to Mmself alone
the glorying he shall have, and not in re
gard to the other, 6for each one his own
burden shall bear, 6 but let him who is in
structed in the word share with him who is
instructing— in all good thtogs.
' 7Benot led astray; God is not mocked;
for what a man may sow — that also shall
he reap, 8because he who is sowing to his
own flesh, of the flesh shall reap corrup
tion ; but he who is sowing to the Spirit, of
the Spirit shaUreap life age-during; 9but
in doing good, let us not be faint-hearted,
for at the proper time we shaU reap — not
exhausted; "therefore, then, as we have
opportunity, let us work good to aU, but
specially to those of the household of the
faith. 11 Ye see to how large a letter I have
written to you with mine own hand; 12as
many as are wiUing to make a good appear
ance to the flesh, they constrain you to be
circumcised — only that for the cross of the
Christ they may not be persecuted, "for
neither do those circumcised themselves
keep the law, but they wish you to be cir
cumcised, that in your flesh they may glory.
14 But for me, let it not be — to glory, ex
cept to the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ,
through whom to me the world is crucified,
and I to the world; isfor to Christ Jesus
neither circumcision avaUeth anything, nor
uncircumcision, but anew creation; "and
as many as by this rule walk — peace on
them, andkindness,and on the Israel of God!
"Henceforth, let no man give me trou
ble, for I the marks of the Lord Jesus in
my body do bear. "The grace of our Lord
Jesus Christ be with your spirits, brethren!
Amen. '

EPHESIANS.

CHAP. I. ipATTL, an apostle of Jesus Clirist
through the wiU of God, to the saints who
are in Ephesus, and faithful in Christ Jesus :
2 Grace to you, and 'peace from God our
Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ !
3Blessed is the God and Father of our
Lord Jesus Christ, who blessed us in aU
spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in
Christ, 4 according as He chose us to him
before the foundation of the world, for our
being holy and unblemished before Him in
love, 5having pre-determined us to the
adoption of sons through Jesus Christ to
Himself, according to the good pleasure of
His wiU, eto the praise of the glory of His
grace, in wliich He made us . accepted in
the beloved, 7in whom we have redemption
through his blood, the remission of the
transgressions, according to the riches of
His grace, 8to wMch He abounded towards
us in all wisdom and prudence, 9 havtog
made known to us the mystery of His wUl,
according to His good pleasure, which Ho
purposed to Himself, "in regard to the
dispensation of the fulness of the times, to
bring into one aU things in Christ, both the
things in the heavens, and the thtogs on the
earth — in Mm ; uin whom also we obtained
an inheritance, being fore-ordained accord
ing to the purpose of Hhn who aU things
is working according to the counsel of His
will, "for our betog to the praise of His
glory, even those who first hoped in the
Christ, " in whom ye also, having heard the
word of truth— the good news of your' sal
vation— in whom also having believed, ye
were sealed with the Holy Spirit of pro
mise, u wMch is an earnest of our inherit
ance, to the redemption of the purchased
possession, to the praise of His glory.
"Because of this I also, havtog heard of
your faith in the Lord Jesus, and love to
aU the saints, " cease not givtog thanks for
you, making mention of you in my prayers,
"that the God of our Lord Jesus Clirist,
the Father of glory, may give to you a spirit
of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge
of him, "the eyes of your understandtog
being enlightened, for your knowing what
is the hope of His calling, and what the
riches of the glory of Hi3 inheritance in
the saints, "and what the surpassing great
ness of His power to us who are believing,
according to the working of the might of His
power, 2° which He wrought in the Christ,
havtog raised him from the dead; and He
set him at His right hand in the heavenly
places, 21far above all principality, and
power, and might, and lordship, and every
name named, not only in this age; but in
the coming one; 22and aU tMngs He put

under his feet, and gave him head over all
things to the assembly, which is his body,
the fulness of Him who is filling all to all.
II. l AND you — being dead to trespasses
and sins, 2 in which once ye walked accord
ing to the age of this world, according to
the ruler of the power of the air, of the
spirit which is now working in the sons of
disobedience, 8 among whom also we all
walked once in the desires of our flesh, do
ing the wishes of the flesh and of the
thoughts, and were by nature children of
wrath— as also the others^ 4but God, being
rich in kindness, because of His great love
with which He loved us, 5even being dead
in trespasses, made us to live together with
the Christ, (by grace ye are having been
saved,) 6and raised us up together, and
seated us together to the heavenly places
in Christ Jesus, 7:that He might show, in
the ages which are coming, the surpassing
riches of His grace in kindness towards us
in Christ Jesus, 8for by grace are ye having
been saved, through faith, and this not of
you — of God the gift, 9not of works, that
no one may bdast; "for of Him we are
workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to
good works, which God before prepared,
that in them we may walk.
11 Wherefore, remember, that ye were
once the nations in the flesh, who are caU
ed Uncircumcision by that called Circum
cision in the flesh made by hands, "that
ye were at that time apart' from Christ,
having been alienated from the common
wealth of Israel, and strangers to the cove
nant of the promise, having no hope, and
without God, to the world; "but now, to
Christ Jesus, ye who were once afar off he-
came near in the blood'of tlie Christ, 14for
he is our peace,_who made both one, and
the middle wall of the enclosure broke
down, "the enmity to his flesh, the law of
the commands in ordinances, having done
away, that the two he might create in Mm
self into one new man, making peace, "and
might reconcile both in one body to God
through the cross, having slain the enmity
in it, "arid having come, he proclaimed
good news — peace to you— the far-off and'
the near, " because through him we have
the access— we both— to one Spirit to the
Father. "Then, therefore, ye are no more stran
gers and foreigners, but feUow-citizens of
the saints, and of the household of God,
29 being built upon the foundation of the
apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself
being chief corner-stone, 2iin whom aU the
building fitly framed together increaseth
into an holy temple in the Lord, 22 to whom
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III. 1.— EPHESIANS.— IT. 32. Unity of the Christian faith.

also ye are bnilded together, for a habita
tion of God in the Spirit.
III. i FOE this cause, I Paul, the prisoner
oi Christ Jesus for you the nations, 2 if, in
deed, ye heard of the dispensation of the
grace of God which was given to me in regard
to you, 8 that by revelation He made known
to me the mystery, according as I wrote be
fore in few words, 4 (in regard to wliich ye
are able, having read it, to understand my
knowledge in the myBtery of the Christ,
5 which in other generations was not made
known to the sons of men, as .it hath -been
now revealed to His holy apostles and pro
phets in the Spirit,) Hhat the nations be
fellow-heirs, and of the same body, and par
takers of His promise in the Christ, through
the good news, 7of which I became a
ministrant according to the gift of the
grace of God which was given to me, ac
cording to the working of His power ; 8 to
me — less than the least of all the saints —
was given this grace, among the nations
to proclaim the good news — the untraceable
riches of the Christ, 9and to cause all to
see what is the fellowship of the mystery
which hath been hid from the ages in God,
who all things created by Jesus Christ,
10 that it might be known now to the princi
palities and powers in the heavenly places,
through the assembly, the manifold wisdom
of God, u according to the purpose of the
ages, which He made in Clirist Jesus our
Lord, 12in whom we have the boldness and
the access in confidence through the faith
of him, "wherefore, I ask you not to faint
in my tribulations for you, which is your
glory. 14 For this cause I bow my knees to the
Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, 1&of whom
the whole family in heaven and on earth
is named, lcthat He may give to you, ac
cording to the riches of His glory, with
might to be strengthened through His
Spirit, in regard to the inner man, "that
the Clirist dwell through faith in your
hearts, in love having been rooted and
founded, J8 that ye may be able to compre
hend, with all the saints, what is the
breadth, and length, and depth, and height,
19 to know also the love of the Clirist that
is surpassing knowledge, that ye may be
filled to all the fulness of God; » but to
Him who is able above all things to do ex
ceeding abundantly what we ask or think,
according to the power that is working in
us, 21 to Him is the glory in the assembly
in Christ Jesus, to all the generations of
the age of the ages. Amen.
IV. 1 CALL upon you, then, do I — the
prisoner in the Lord — to walk worthily of
the calling with which ye were called,
awlth all lowliness and meekness, with
long-suffering, forbearing one another in
love, 3 being diligent to keep the unity of
the Spirit in the bond of peace, <one body
and one Spirit, according as also ye were
called in one hope of your calling; 6one
lord, one faith, one baptism, 6one God and
Father of all, who is over all, and through
all, and in you all, 'but to each one of you
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was given the grace, according to the mea
sure of the gift of the Christ, 8 wherefore,
he saith, ' Having gone up on high he led
captive captivity, and gave gifts to men,'
9 (but that, he went up, what is it except
that he also went down first into the lower
parts of the earth? 10he who went down
is the same also who went up far above all
the heavens, that He may fill all things,)
"and He gave some apostles, : and some
prophets, and some proclaimers of the
good news, and some shepherds and teach
ers, 12 for the perfecting of the saints, for
the work of ministration, for the building
up of the body of the Christ, " till we may
all come into the unity of the faith and of
the full knowledge of the Son of God,.into
a perfect man, into the measure of the
stature of the fulness of the Christ, I4that
we may no more be infants, tossed and
borne about by every wind of the teaching,
in the sleight of men, in craftiness, to the
artifice of leading astray, isbut, acting truly
in love, we may increase into ,Him in all
things, who is the head— Christ; isfi-om
whom the whole body, being fitly joined to
gether and united, through the supply of
every joint, according to the working in
the measure of each single part, the in
crease of the body maketh for the building
up of itself in love.
" This, then, I say, and testify in the
Lord : ye are no more to walk, as also the
other nations walk, in the vanity of their
mind, « being darkened in the understand
ing, being alienated from the life of God,
because of the ignorance that is in them,
because of the hardness of their heart,
19 who, having ceased to feel, themselves
gave up to lasciviousness, for the working
of all uncleanness in greediness, 20but ye
did not so learn the Christ, 2'if so be ye
heard him, and in him were taught, as
truth is in Jesus ; 22 ye are to put off con
cerning the former behaviour the old man,
which is corrupt according to the desires
of deceit, 2s and to be renewed in the spirit
of your mind, 24 and to put on the new
man, which, according'to God, was created
in righteousness and holiness of the truth.
25 Wherefore, putting away lying, speak
truth each with his neighbour, because we
are members of one another; 26be angry
and sin not; let not the sun go down upon
your wrath ; 2' neither give place to the
devil; ^let him who is. stealing no more
steal, but rather let him labour, working
the thing that is good with the hands, that
he may have to give to him who hath need.
29 Let no corrupt word out of your mouth
proceed, but what is good for the needful
building up, that it may give grace to the
hearers; 89and make not sorrowful the
Holy Spirit of God, in which we were sealed
to the day of redemption.
81 Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger,
and clamour, and evil-speaking, be put
away from you, with all malice, 8sand be
come kind one to another, tender-hearted,
forgiving one another, according as also
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Conjugal and filial duties. V. 1— EPHJffiSlAJNS.— vi. 24.

The Christian armour.

"V. i BECOME, then, followers of God, as
cjrildren beloved, 2 and walk in love, as also
Christ loved us, and gave himself for ub,
an offering and a sacrifice to God for an
odour of a sweet smeU, 8but whoredom, and
all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not
even be named among you, as becometh
saints; 4flltMness also, and fooUsh talking,
or jesting— the things not fit— but rather
thanksgiving; Ef0r this ye know, that no
whoremonger, or unclean, or covetous per
son, who is an idolater, hath any Inheritance
in the reign of Christ— even of God.
6 Let no one deceive you with vain words,
for because of these cometh the anger of
God upon the sons of disobedience; 7 become
not, then, partakers with them, 8 for ye were
once darkness, but now Ught in the Lord;
as chUdren of Ught walk, 9for the fruit of
the Spirit is in all goodness, and righteous
ness, and truth, "proving what is well-
pleasing to the Lord, n and have no fel
lowship with the unfruitful works of the
darkness, but rather even reprove, "for
the things in secret done by them, it is a
shame even to speak of, "but all tMngs
reproved by the light are manifested, for
everything that is manifested is light ;
"wherefore he saith, 'Awake thou who art
sleeping, and arise from the dead, and the
Christ shaU shine upon thee.'
" See, then, how exactly ye walk, not as
unwise, but as wise, " redeeming the time,
because the days are evU; i7because of this
become not fools, but understanding what
is the wiU of the Lord, " and be not drunk
with wine, to wMch is dissoluteness, but be
filled in the Spirit, " speaking to yourselves
in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs,
singing and making melody in your heart
to the Lord, 20 giving thanks always for aU
thtogs, in the name of our Lord Jesus Cto'ist,
to God even the Father; 2l subjecting your
selves to one another in the fear of God.
22Wives, to your own husbands subject
yourselves, as to the. Lord, ^for the hus
band is head of the wife, as also Clirist is
head of the assembly, and he is saviour of
the body, Mbut even as the assembly is
subject to Christ, so also the wives to their
own husbands in everything.
25 Husbands, love your own wives, as also
the Christ loved the assembly, and gave
himself for it, 26that he might sanctify it,
having cleansed it with the bathing of the-
water in a saying, ^that he might present
it to himself a glorious assembly, not hav
ing spot or wrinkle, or any of such things,
but that it may be holy and unblemished;
28 so, the husbands ought to love their own
wives as their own bodies: he who is loving
Ms own wife— himself he loveth; 29for no
one ever Ms own flesh hated, but doth love
and cherish it : as also the Lord— the assem
bly, M because members we are of his body,
of his flesh, and of Ms bones, 8Ifor this cause
shall a man leave his father and mother,
and shall be joined to his wife, and they
shall be— the two— for one flesh; ^this
mystery is great; but I Bpeak in regard to
Christ and to the assembly ; & but ye also,

every one in particular — let each his own
wife so love as Mmself, and the wife— that
she may reverence the husband.
VI. i CHILDREN" I obey your parents in
the Lord, for this is righteous; 2 honour thy
father and mother, s wliich is the first
command with a promise, 'That it may be
weri with thee, and thou may¬est live a long
time on the land.'
4 Andfathers I provoke not your children,
but bring them up in the instruction and
admonition of the Lord.
6 Servants ! obey the masters according to
the flesh with fear and trembling, in the
simplicity of your heart, as to the Christ
0 not with eye-service as men-pleasers, but as
servants of the CMist, doing the wiU of God
out of the soul, 7with good-will serving, as
to the Lord, and not to men, 8khowing that
whatever good thing each one may do, this
shall he receive from the Lord, , whether
servant or freeman. '
9 And masters I the same things do ye to
them, letting threatening alone, knowing
that also your Master is to the heavens, and
acceptance of persons is not with him.
10 As to the rest, my brethren, be strong
in the Lord, and in the power of his might;
11 put on the whole armour of God, for your
being able to stand against the wiles of the
devil, i2 because we have not the wrestling
against blood and flesh, but against the
principalities, against the powers, against
the world-rulers of the darkness of this
age, against the spiritual thtogs of the evil
in the heavenly places; "because of this
take up the whole armour of God, that ye
may be able to resist in the evU day, and,
all things having done — to stand.
i* Stand, therefore, having your loins girt
about in truth, and havtog put on the
breastplate of righteousness,, "and being
shod in the preparation of the good news
of the peace; " above all, taking up the
sMeld of faith, to which ye shaU be able all
the fiery darts of the evil one to quench,
i7and the helmet of salvation receive, and
the sword of the Spirit, which is a saying
of God, i8 through all prayer and supplica
tion praying at all times in the Spirit, and
to regard to this same, watching to all per
severance and suppUcation for all the saints
— "and for me, that to me may be given a
word in the opening of my mouth, in bold
ness, to make known the mystery of the
good news, 2° for which I am an ambassador
in bonds, that in it I may speak boldly — as
it behoveth me to speak.
2i But that ye may know— ye also— the
things concerning me — what I do, all things
make known to you shall Tychicus, the be
loved brother and. faithful nrinistrant in the
Lord, 22 whom I sent to you for this very
thing, that ye might know the tMngs con
cerning us, and that he might comfort your
hearts. 23 Peace to the brethren, and love, with
faith, from God the lather, and the Lord
Jesus Christ ! 24 Grace with all those loving
our Lord Jesus Christ — undecayingly I
Amen. 137

PHILIPPIANS.

CHAP. I. i PAUL and Timothy, servants of
Jesus Christ, to all the saints in Christ Je
sus who are in Philippi, with overseers and
ministrants: 2 Grace to you, and peace from
God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ.
3 1 give thanks to my God on all the re
membrance of you, 4 always, in every sup
plication of mine for you all, with joy mak
ing the supplication, 5 for your feUowship
in regard to the good news from the first
day tiU now, 6 having been confident of
this very thing, that He who began in you
a good work, wiU perform it till the day of
Jesus Christ, 7 according as it is right for me
to think this in behalf of you aU, because of
my havtog you in the heart, both in my
bonds, and in the defence and confirmation
of the good news — all of you being feUow-
partakers with me of grace.
8 For God is my witness, how I long for
you all to the bowels of Jesus Clirist ; 9 and
this I pray, that your love yet more and
more may abound to full knowledge, and
all judgment, "for your distinguishing the
things that differ, that ye may be pure and
offenceless in regard to the day of Christ,
u betog filled with the fruits of righteous
ness, which are through Jesus Christ, to the
glory and praise of God.
12 But I wish you to know, brethren, that
the things against me, rather to the advance
ment of the good news have come, "so that
my bonds have become manifest in Christ
in the whole pretorium, and to all the rest;
" and the greater part of the brethren to
the Lord, having confidence by my bonds,
are more abundantly bold— fearlessly to
speak the word.
16 Certain, indeed, even because of envy
and contention, but certain also because of
goodwill, do preach Christ; "the one, in
deed, of rivalry the Christ proclaim, not
purely, supposing to add affliction to my
bonds, i7but the other of love, kno wing that
for the defence of the good news I am set :
13 what, then ? in every way, whether in pre
tence or to truth, Christ is proclaimed—
and in this I rejoice, yea, and shall rejoice.
"For I have known that this shall fall
out to me for salvation, through your sup
plication, and the supply of the Spirit of
Christ Jesus; 2° according to my earnest
expectation and hope, that in nothing I
shaU be ashamed, but with aU boldness, as
always, also now Christ shall be magnified
' in my body, whether through life or death :
2i for to me to live is Christ, and to die gain.
22But if to live in the flesh is to me the
fruit of work, then what shall I choose? I
know not; 23for I am pressed by the two,
having a desire to be free, and to be with
Christ, which is far better; 24butto remain in
the flesh is more necessary on your account;
25 and of tlris being persuaded, I know that
I shall remain and continue with you all, for
your advancement and joy of faith, 28that
your boasting may abound in Christ Jesus
in me through my coming again to you.
-^OMy, worthy of the good news of Christ
conduct yourselves, that, whether havtog
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coriie and seen you, whether being absent,
I may hear of the things concerning, you,
that y'e stand fast in one spirit, with one soul,
striving together for the faith of the good
news, ^and not terrified in anything by
those opposing, which to them indeed is a
token of destruction, but to you of salva
tion, and that from God; ^ because to you
was it granted, on behalf of Christ, not
only tobeUeve in him, but also on behalf
of him to suffer; SHhesame conflict having
which ye saw in me, and now hear of in me.
II. i LF, then, any exhortation is in
Clirist, if any comfort of love, if any feUow
ship of spirit, if any bowels and mercies,
2 fulfil ye my joy, that ye may mind the
same thing— having the same love — of one
soul — minding the one tMng, 8 nothing in
rivalry or vain-glory, but in humility of
mind one another counting more excellent
than yourselves — *each not to your own
look ye,but each also to the tMngs of others.
¦ * For let tlris mind be to you which is also
in Christ Jesus ; 6who, being in the form of
God, 'thought it not robbery to be equal to
God, 7but emptied himself, the form of a
servant having taken, in the Ukeness of
men having been made, 8and .in fashion
having been found as a man, he humbled
himself, having become obedient unto
death — death even of a cross, 9 wherefore,
also, God highly exalted him, and gave to
him a name wMch is above every name,
10 that to the name of Jesus every knee may
bow — of those in heaven, and those on
earth, and those under the earth — "and
every tongue may confess that Jesus CMist
is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
"So that, my beloved, as ye always
obeyed, not as in my presence only, but
now much more in my absence, with fear
and trembling your own salvation work
out, "for God it is who is working in you
to wUl and to work of His good pleasure.
"All things do without murmurings and
reasonings, " that ye may become blame
less and harmless, chUdren of God, unblem- !
ished in the midst of a generation crooked
and perverse, among whom ye appear as
lights in the world: "the word of Ufe hold
ing forth, for rejoicing to me in regard to
the day of CMist, that not to vain did I
run, nor in vain did 1 labour; " but, if also
I am poured out on the sacriflce and service
of your faith, I rejoice and joy with you all,
" for this do ye also joy and rejoice with me.
"But I hope, to the Lord Jesus, Timothy
to send quickly to you, that I also may be
of good spirit, I, having known the thtogs
concerning you, ^for I have no one like-
minded, who sincerely for the thtogs con
cerning you wUl care, 3L for the whole seek
their own things, not the things of Christ
Jesus, M but the proof of Mm ye know, that
as a chUd serveth a father, with me he serv
ed in regard'to the good news ; ^him, in
deed, therefore, I hope to send, when I may
see through the things concerning me — im
mediately; 2*but I trust in the Lord that
I myself also shaU quickly come.

Confidence in Christ alone. Ti. 25.— PHILIPPI ANS.— IV. 23.

Various exhortations.

^But I thought it necessary Epaphrodi-
tns — my brother, and fellow-workman, and
feUow-soldier, but your apostle and servant
to my need — to send to <you, a6 seeing he
was longing after you aU, and in heaviness,
because ye heard that he aUed, 27 for he
also ailed Mgh to death, hut God dealt
kindly with him, and not with Mm only,
but also with me, that sorrow upon sorrow
I should not have.
28 The more eagerly, therefore, I sent him,
that having seen him again ye may rejoice,
and I may be the less sorrowful; s9 receive
Mm therefore in the Lord with all joy, and
hold such in honour, 30 because on account
of the work of the Christ he drew near to
death, having hazarded life that he might
fUl up your deficiency of service to me.
ITI. i-AS to the rest, my brethren, rejoice
in the Lord: the same thing to. write to you
to me indeed is not tiresome, but for you
— sure; 2look to the dogs, look to the evil-
workers, look to the concision; 3for we are
the circumcision, who by the Spirit are
serving God, and rejoicing in Christ Jesus,
and in flesh having no trust, 4 though I also
have cause of trust in the flesh.
If any other one tMnketh to have trust
in the flesh, I more : Scircumcised the
eighth day, of the race of Israel, of the
tribe of Benjamin, a Hebrew of Hebrews;
according to law a Pharisee; 6 according to
zeal persecuting the assembly; according to
righteousness wMch is in law— blameless.
7 But what things were to me gain these
I have counted loss, because of the Christ;
8 yea, indeed, and I count aU to be loss, be
cause of the excellency of the knowledge of
Christ Jesus my Lord, because of whom of aU
thtogs I suffered loss,. and count them to be
refuse, that Christ I may gain, and be found
in him, 9not havtog mine own righteous
ness, wMch is oi law, but that wMch is
through the faith of Christ — the righteous
ness which is of God by faith, " to know
him, and the power of Ms rising again, and
the feUowship of his sufferings, becoming
conformed to Ms death, ixif anyhow I may
attain to the rising again of the dead.
12 Not that I already obtained, or am
already perfected; hut I pursue, if also I
may lay hold of that for wMch also I was
laid hold of by Christ Jesus,- "brethren, I
reckon not myself to have laid hold; but
one thing— the thtogs behind indeed for
getting, but to the thtogs before stretch-
tog forth — l*to the mark-I pursue for the
prize of the high calhng of God to Christ
Jesus. "As many therefore as are perfect — let
us think this, and if in anytMng ye think
otherwise, even this shall God reveal to
you, Iebut tp what we have come up-^-by
the same rule to walk, the same to think:
"become followers together of me, breth
ren, and observe those thus walking, ac
cording as ye. have us — a pattern; "for
many walk of whommany times I told you —
but now also weeping tell — the enemies, of
the cross of Christ; " whose end is destruc
tion, whose god is the heUy, and whose

glory is in their shame, who the thtogs on
earth are minding.
2op0r our citizenship is in the heavens,
whence also, the Saviour we await — the
Lord Jesus Christ— siwho shaU transform
the body of our humihation for its, becom
ing conformed to the body of his glory,
according to the working of Ms power, even
to subject to himself all things.
IV. ISO then, my brethren, beloved and
longed for, my joy and crown, so stand iu
the Lord, beloved.
2EuodiaI exhort, and Syntychel exhort.
to be of the same mind in the Lord: 3and
I ask also thee, true yoke-feUow, be assist
ing those women who in the good news
strove along with me; with Clement also,
and the other, my feUow-workers, whose
names are in the book of Ufe.
4 Rejoice to the Lord always; again will I
say, rejoice; 6let your forbearance be known
to aU men; the Lord is near; 6for nothing
be careful, but to everything by prayer, and
by suppUcation, with thanksgiving, let your
requests be made known unto God; 7 and
the peace of God, which is surpassing all
understanding, shall guard your hearts aud
your thoughts in Christ Jesus.
8 As to the rest, brethren, as many things
as are true, as many as are grave, as many
as are right, as many as are pure, as many
as are lovely, asmanyas are ot good report,
if any virtue, and if any praise, these things
think upon; 9 the thtogs whicli also ye learn
ed, and received; and heard, and saw in me
do ; and the God of peace shall be with you.
"But I rejoiced in the Lord greatly, that
now at length ye flourished again in caring
for me, for which also ye were caring, but
ye lacked opportunity; u not that to respect
of want I say it, for I learned in the things
in which I am— to be content ; 12I have
known both to be abased, and I have known
to abound; in everything and to all things I
have been initiated, both to be full and to be
hungry, both to abound and to be to want.
13 All things lean do in Christ's strength
ening me; "but ye did well, having com
municated with my tribulation; "but ye
have known, even ye, Philippians, that in
the beginning of the good news, when I
went out -from Macedonia, no assembly
communicated with me in regard to giving
and receiving except ye only; " because, also
to Thessalonica, both once and a second
time for my need yesent; i7not that I seek
after a gift, hut I seek after the fruit which
isoverflowingtoyouraccount; "butl have
all things, and abound; I am fiUed, having
received from Epaphroditus the things
from you — an odour of a sweet smeU — a
sacrifice acceptable, well-pleasing to God;
"and my God shall supply aU your need
according to His riches in glory, in Christ
Jesus ; 2° and to, God, even our Father, is
the glory unto the ages of the ages. Amen.
2i Salute ye every saint in Christ Jesus;
there salute you the brethren with me ;
22 there salute you all the saints, but spe-
ciaUy those of Caesar's house; ^the grace of
our Lord Jesus Christ be with you aU. ,Amen.
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COLOSSIANS.

Chap. I. iPAUL, an apostle of Jesus Christ
through the will of God, and Timothy the
brother, 2to the saints in Colosse, and to
the faithful brethren in Christ: Grace to
you, and peace from God our Father, and
the Lord Jesus Christ 1
3 We give thanks to God, even the Father
of bur Lord Jesus Christ, always praying
for you, 4 havtog heard of your faith to
Christ Jesus, and of the love wMch is to aU
the saints, s because of the hope which is
laid up for you in the heavens, which ye
heard of before in the word of the truth of
the good news, 8 which is present to you,
according as also it is in all the world, and
is bearing fruit, according as it doth also in
you, from the day in which ye heard, and
knew the grace of God in truth ; Accord
ing as yc also learned from EpapMas, our
beloved fellow-servant, who is for you a
faithful ministrant of Christ, 8 who also de
clared to us your love to the Spirit.
9 Because of this, we also, from the day to
wMch we heard, cease not praying for you,
and asking that ye may_ be flUed with the
knowledge of his will in all wisdom and
spiritual understanding, "for yourwalktog
worthily of the Lord to all' pleasing, in
every good work being fruitful, and in
creasing into the knowledge of Gbd, n to all
might being made mighty according to the
power of his glory, into all endurance and
long-suffering with joy.
" Giving thanks to the Father who made
us meet for the portion of the inheritance
of the saints in the light, "who rescued
us out of the power of the darkness, and
translated us toto the reign of the Son of
His love, u in whom we have the redemp
tion through his blood, the forgiveness of
the sins, " who is the image of the invisible
God, the first-born of every creature, " be
cause in Mm were all things created, those
in the heavens, and those on the earth,
those visible, and those Invisible, whether
thrones, whether lordships, whether prin
cipalities, whether authorities; aU thtogs
through him, and for him, have been
created, 37and he is before all, and all
things in him consist.
i8 And he is the head of the body — the
assembly— who is the beginning, the flrst-
horn from the dead, that he might become
in all things— himself- first, "because in
him it pleased that aU the fulness should
dwell, 29and through him to reconcile all
things to himself — having made peace
through the blood of Ms cross — through
him, whether the things on the earth,
whether the things in the heavens.
2i And you — once being alienated, and
enemies in the mind, to the evil works, yet
now he reconciled, 32in the body of his
flesh through death, to present you holy,
and unblemished, aud uublameable before
him, ^if ye remain to the faith, heing
founded and settled, and not moved away
from the hope of the good news, of which
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ye heard, which was preached in all the
creation that is under the heaven, of which
I became — I Paul — a ministrarit.
24 1 now rejoice in my sufferings for you,
and fill up the things lacking of the tribu
lations of the Christ "in my flesh for his
body, which is the assembly, ^of which I —
I became a ministrant according to the dis
pensation of God, which was given to me
for you to fulfil the word of God, 2Cthe
mystery which hath been hid from the ages
and from the generations, but which now
was manifested to his saints, 27 to whom God
wished to make known what is the riches of
the glory of this mystery among the nations
— which is Christ to you, the hope of the
glory, 28 whom we proclaim, warning every
man, and teaching every man in all wis
dom, that we may present every man per
fect in Christ Jesus, 29for which also I la
boured, striving according to his working
which is working to me in power.
II. iFOB I wish you to know how great
a conflict I have for you and those in Lao-
dicea, and as many as have not seen my
face in the flesh, 2that their hearts may be
comforted, being knit together in love, and
to all riches of the full assurance of the
understanding, to the perfect knowledge of
the mystery of God, even the Father and
of Christ, 8in whom are aU the treasures of
wisdom and knowledge hid, *but this I say,
that no one may beguUe you to enticing
words, fi for if even to trie flesh I am absent
— yet in the spirit am 1 with you, joying
and beholding your order, and the stedfast-
ness of your faith in regard to Christ; 6 as,
then, ye received Christ Jesus the Lord, in
him walk ye, 7rooted and burit up in him,
and confirmed in the faith, as ye were
taught — abounding in it to thanksgiving.
8See that no one shaU be spoUtog you
through the phUosophy and vain deceit,
according to the deliverance of men, ac
cording to the rudiments of the world, and
not according to Christ, 9 because in Mm
dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead
bodily, " and ye are in him complete, who
is the head of all principality and autho
rity, n in whom also ye were circumcised
with the circumcision not made with hands,
to the putting off of the body of the sins of
the flesh in the circumcision of the Christ,
i2 buried with Mm in the baptism, in which
ye rose with him by the faith of the work
ing of God, who raised him from the
dead. "And you — being dead to the trespasses
and the uncircumcision of your flesh — He
made alive together with Mm, having for
given you all the trespasses, u having
blotted out the handwriting in the ordi
nances which is against us, which was
contrary to us, and he took it out of the
way, having nailed it to the cross; " havtog
stripped the principalities and the authori
ties, he made a shew of them openly— hav
ing triumphed over them iu it.

The spiritual life.

u. 16.— C0L0SSIAN8.— rv. 18. -Conjugal and other duties.

ifiLet no one, then, judge you in eating
or in drinking, or in respect of a feast, or
of a new moon, or of sabbaths, " which are
a shadow of the coming things, but the
body is of the Christ; "let no one beguUe
you, deUghttog in humble-mindedness and
in worsMp of the Messengers, intruding
into the things he hath not seen, being
vainly puffed by the mind of Ms flesh,
" and not holding the head, from which all
the body— through the joints and bands
gathering supply, and being knit together
— increaseth with the increase of God.
soif, then, ye died with the Christ from
the rudiments of the world, why, as Uving
in the world, are ye subject to ordinances?
21 (thou mayest not touch, nor taste, nor
handle,) 22 wMch are aU for destruction with
the using, after the commands and teach
ings of men, ^ which are, indeed, having a
matter of wisdom in wUl-worship and
humble-mindedness and neglecting of the
body— not in any honour to the satisfying
of the flesh.
III. 1 LF, then, ye were raised with the
Christ, the thtogs above seek ye, where trie
Christ on the right hand of God is seated,
2 the thtogs above mind ye, not the things
on the earth, 3for ye died, and your life
hath been hid with the Christ to God;
4 When the Christ — our life — may be mam-
fested, then also we with him shall be
manifested in glory.
, 6 Put to death, then, your members which
are upon the earth — whoredom, unclean
ness, passions, evU desire, and the covet
ousness, wMch is idolatry — 6because of
wMch things cometh the anger of God
upon the sons of disobedience, 7in which
also ye — ye walked once, when ye lived in
them ; 8but now put off, even ye, all these:
anger, wrath, malice, evU-speaktog, filthy
talking out of your mouth.
9 Lie not to one another, having put off
the old man with his practices, "and hav
ing put on the new man, which is renewed
in knowledge, after the image of Him who
created hhn ; " where there is not Greek
and Jew, circumcision and uncircumcision,
barbarian, Scythian, servant, freeman— but
aU and to aU— Christ.
12 Put on, therefore, as the chosen of
God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies,
kindness, humble-mindedness, meekness,
long-suffering, " forbearing one another,
and forgiving each other: if any one with
any one may have a quarrel, as also the
Christ forgave you — so also ye; 14but, above
all these things, have love, which is the
band of the perfection, "and let the peace
of God rule to your hearts, to which also ye
were called, in one body, and be thankful.
"Let the word of the Christ dwell in you
ricMy, in aU wisdom, teacMng and ad
monishing each other, in psalms, and
hymns, and spiritual songs, in grace sing
ing in your heart to the Lord; 17and all,
whatsoever ye may do in word or to work,
do all in the name of the Lord Jesus— giv
ing thanks to God, even the Father, by Mm.

i8 Wives! be subject to your own hus
bands, as is fit to the Lord ; " husbands t
love your wives, and be not bitter to them ;
20 children I obey the parents in aU tMngs,
for this is weU-pleaBing to the Lord ;
21 fathers ! provoke not your cMldren, lest
they be discouraged.
22 Servants ! obey in aU things those who
are masters according to the flesh, not in
eye-service as men-pleasers, but in simpli
city of heart, fearing God; 2sand all, what
ever ye may do — out of the heart do — as to
the Lord, and not to men, ^knowing that
from the Lord ye shall receive the recom
pense of the inheritance — for the Lord
Christ ye serve; 25 he who is doing unright
eousness shall receive what he unrighteously
did, and there is no acceptance of persons.
IV. 1 MASTERS I that which is righteous
and equal to the servants give ye, knowing
that ye also have a Master to the heavens.
2 In prayer continue ye, watching in it to
thanksgiving; 8 praying at the same time
also for us, that God may open to us a door
for the word, to speak the mystery of the
Christ, because of which also I have been
bound, 4that I may manifest it, as it behov
eth me,to speak it; fito wisdom walk ye to
wards those without, the time redeeming;
6your word ' always in grace— with salt
seasoned — to know how it behoveth you to
answer each one. ; ;
7 All the thtogs concerning me make
known to you shall TycMcus — the beloved
brother, and faithful mtoistrant, and fellow-
servant in the Lord — 8 whom I sent to you
for tMs very thing, that, he might know
the thtogs concerntog you, and might com
fort your hearts, 9 with Onesimus, the faith
ful and beloved brother, who is of you;
all things to you shaU they make known
which are here.
" Salute you doth Aristarchus, my feUow-
prisoner, and Marcus, the nephew of Bar
nabas, (concermng whom ye received com
mands — if he may come to you, receive
Mm,) 11 and Jesus who is caUed Justus, who
are of the circumcision; these only are
feUow-workers for the reign of God, who
became a comfort to me.
i2Salute you doth Epaphras, who is of
you, a servant of Christ, always striving for
you to the prayers, that ye may stand per
fect and complete to all the will of God,
"for I, testify to him that he hath much
zeal for you, and those in Laodicea, and
those in Hierapolis.
"Salute you doth Lukas, the beloved
physician, and Demas; is salute ye those in
Laodicea— brethren, and Nymphas, and the
assembly ,in Ms house; "and when the
epistle may be read with you. cause that
also in the assembly of the Laodiceans it
may be read, and that from Lapdicea that
also may ye read; i7and say to Archippus,
'.See to the ministration thou didst receive ,
in the Lord, that thou mayest fulfil it.'
is The salutation by the hand of me, Paul; ,
remember my bonds; grace be with you.
Amen. 141

FIEST THESSALONIANS.

CHAP. I. iPAUL, and Silvanus, and Timo
theus, to the assembly of the Thessalonians
in God the Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ:
Grace to . you, and peace, from God our
Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ 1
2 We give thanks to God always for you
all, making mention of you in our prayers,
3unceasingly remembering of you the work
of the faith, and the labour of the love, and
the endurance of the hope, of our Lord
Jesus Christ, in the presence of God even
our Father, 4knowing, brethren beloved,
by God your election, 5 because our good
news came not to you in word only, but
also in power, and in the Holy Spirit, and
in much assurance, even as ye have known
of what sort we became among you because
of you, 6and ye— ye became imitators of us,
and. of the Lord, havtog received the word
in much tribulation, with joy of the Holy
Spirit, 7 so that ye became patterns to all
those believing to Macedonia and Achaia,
Bforfroni you hath sounded out the word of
the Lord, not only in Macedonia and Acriaia,
hut also in every place your faith toward
God went out, so that we have no need to
say anything, 9for they themselves concern
ing us declare what entrance we had to
you, and how ye turned to God from the
idols, to serve the Uving and true God,
19 and to wait for His Son from the heavens,
whom He raised from the dead— Jesus, who
is rescuing us from the anger triat is coming.
II. i FOE, yourselves have known, breth
ren, our entrance into you, that it became
not vain, 2but having both suffered before,
and been injuriously treated (as ye have
known) in PhiUppi, we were bold in our
God to speak to you the good news of God
in mach conflict, 3for our exhortation is
not of deceit, nor of uncleanness, nor to
guile, 4but as we have been approved by
God to be entrusted with the good news,
so we speak, not as pleasing men, but God,
who is proving our hearts, 5for at no time
did we come with words of flattery, as ye
have known, nor in a pretext for covetous
ness, (God is witness !) 6nor seeking of men
glory, neither of yoii nor of others, being
able to be burdensome, as Christ's apostles.
- 7But we were gentle in your midst, as a
nurse may cherish her own children, 8so
being desirous of you, we are wiUing to
impart to you not only the good news of
God, but also our own souls, because belov
ed ye have become to us, 9for ye remember,
brethren, our labour and travail, for, night
and day labouring not to be a burden upon
any of you— we preached to you the good
news of God; "ye are witnesses, God also,
how kindly, and righteously, and blameless
ly to you who believe were we, i1 even as ye
have known, how each one of you, as a
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father his own children, we are exhorting
you, and comforting, and testifying, i2for
your walking worthtty of God, who is caUing
you to His own reign and glory.
13 Because of this also, we — we give thanks
to God continually, that, having received a
word of hearing from us of God, ye accept
ed it not as the word of man, but as it is
truly, the word of God, who also worketh
in you who believe; 14for ye became imita
tors, brethren, of the assembUes of God
wliich are in Judea in Christ Jesus, because
such thtogs ye suffered, even ye, from your
own countrymen, as even they from the
Jews, " who both put to., death the Lord
Jesus and their own prophets, and perse
cuted us, and God they are not pleasing,
and to aU men are contrary, " forbidding
us to speak to the nations that they might
be saved, to fiU up their sins always, but
the anger came on them to the end.
"But we, brethren, having been taken
from you for the space of an hour, in pre
sence not in heart, hastened the more
abundantly to see your face in much desire;
" wherefore we wished to come to you, (I
indeed Paul,] both once and again, and the
Adversary hindered us; " for what is our
hope, or joy, or crown of rejoicing ? are not
even ye in the presence of our Lord Jesus
Christ in Ms coming? for ye are our glory
and joy.
III. iWHEREFORE no longer forbear
ing, we thought good to be left in Athens
alone, 2 and sent Timotheus, our brother and
a ministrant of God, and our fellow-work
man in the good news of the Christ, to estab
lish you and to comfort you concerning
your faith, Hhat no one be moved in these
tribulations, for yourselves have known
that for tMs we are set, 4 for even when we
were with you, we said to you before that
we are about to suffer tribulation, as also it
came to pass, and ye have known it; be
cause of tMs also, I, no longer forbearing,
sent to know your faith, lest somehow he
who is tempting did tempt you, and to vain
may be our labour.
6 But now Timotheus havtog come to us
from you, and having declared the good
news to us of your faith and love, and that"
ye have good remembrance of us always,
desiring much to see us, as we also to see
you, 7 because of this we were comforted,
brethren, over you, in all our tribulation
and necessity, through your faith, 8 because
uow we Uve, if ye stand, fast in the Lord ;
9 for what thanks are we able to recompense
to God for you, for all the joy with which
we joy because of you in the presence of
our God? "night and day exceedingly
beseeching, that we might see your face,
and perfect the tMngs lacking in your faith.

Christ s secona coming.

. 11.  1 J-XlJiOO.-

Exhortations to faith, tfcc.

11 But may God himself, even our Father,
and our Lord Jesus Christ, direct our way
to you, " and- you may the Lord cause to
increase and to abound to love to one
another, and to aU, even as we also to you,
13 to establish your hearts blameless to
hoUness in the presence of God, even our
Father, in the coming of our Lord Jesus
Christ with all His saints.
IV. *AS to the rest, then, brethren, we
request you, and exhort to the Lord Jesus,
as ye received from us how it behoveth you
to walk and to please God, that ye may
abound the more, 2for ye have known what
commands we gave you through the Lord
Jesus, 3 for tMs is the- wiU of God— your
sanctiflcation, that ye abstain from whore
dom; Hhat each of you know his own ves
sel to possess to sanctiflcation and honour,
snot to the affection of desire, as also the
nations that are not knowing God, Hhat,
one go not beyond and defraud in the
matter his brother, because an avenger is
the Lord of aU these, as also we spake be
fore to yon and testified, 7for God called us
not on uncleanness, but in sanctiflcation;
8 he therefore who is despising— doth not
despise man, but God, who also gave His
Holy Spirit to us.
9 But concerning the brotherly love, ye
have no need, of my writing to you, for ye
yourselves are taught of God to love one
another, "for ye do it even to aU the breth
ren who are to all MacedoMa; but we en
treat yon, brethren, to abound the more,
"and to study to be quiet, and to do your
own business, and to work with your own
hands, as we commanded you, "that ye
may walk becomingly to those without, and
may have lack of notMng.
" But I do not wish you to be ignorant,
brettoen, concerning those who have fallen
asleep, that ye may not sorrow, as also
the rest who have not hope, 14 for if we be
lieve that Jesus died and rose again, so
also God those who slept through Jesus
wUl bring with Mm, " for this to you we
say in the word of the Lord, that we who
are Uving — who remain over to the coming
of the Lord — may not precede those asleep,
16 because the Lord himself, in a shout, to
the voice of a chief-messenger, and to the
trump of God, shaU come down from hea
ven, and the dead in Christ shall rise first,
"then we who are living, who remain over,
together with them shall be caught away
in clouds to meet the Lord in the ah*, and
so always with the Lord we shaU be ; "so,

then, comfort ye one another in these
words. V. iBTTT concerning the time and the
seasons, brethren, ye have no need oi my
writing to you, 2for yourselves have known
exactly that the day of the Lord as a thief
in the night so cometh, 3for when, they
may say, Peace and surety, then sudden
destruction standeth by them, as the tra
vail doth her who is with chUd, and they
shall not escape; 4but ye, brethren, are
not in darkness, that the day may overtake
you as a tMef ; s all ye are sons of light, and
sons of day, we are not of mght, nor of
darkuess, 6so, then, let us not sleep as also
the others, but let us watch and he ^ober,
7 for those who sleep, by mght do sleep,
and those who make themselves drunken, !
are drunken by night, 8 but we who are of
the day — let us be sober, putting on a
breastplate of faith and love, and an hel
met — the hope of salvation, 9 because God
did not appoint us to anger, but for the
obtaining of salvation, through our Lord
Jesus Christ, "who died for us, that
whether we wake — whether we sleep — to
gether with Mm we may live; u wherefore,
comfort ye one another, aud buUd up one
another, as also ye do. '
"But we ask you, brethren, to know
those who labour among you, and preside
over you in the Lord, and admonish you,
13 and to esteem them very abundantly in
love, because of their work ; be at peace
among yourselves; "but we exhort you,
brethren, admonish the disorderly, com
fort the feeble-minded, support the infirm,
be- patient to all ; "see, let no one evil for
evil render to any, but always that which is
good pursue ye, both to one another arid to
ah; " always rejoice ye ; 17 continually pray
ye ; 18 in every thing give thanks, for this
is the will of God in Clirist Jesus in regard
to you.
"The Spirit quench not; 20 prophesyings
despise not; 21 aU things prove ; that which
is good hold fast ; 22fr0m all appearance of
evil abstain ye; 23but the God of peace
Himself sanctify you wholly, and may your
whole spirit and soul and body be preserv
ed unblameably in the coming of our Lord
Jesus Christ; a faithful is He who is calling
you, who also wril do it.
m Brethren, pray for us; M salute all the
brethren in au holy kiss; ^I charge you
by the Lord, that the letter be read to all
the holy brethren ; sa the grace of our Lord
Jesus Christ be with you 1 Amen.
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SECOND THESSALONIANS.

CHAP. I. i PAUL, and Silvanus, and Timo
theus, to the assembly of the Thessalonians
in God our Father, and the Lord Jesus
Christ: 2Gracetoyou, and peace, from God
our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ !
3 We ought to give thanks to God always
for you, brethren, as it is meet, because in
crease greatly doth your faith, and abound
doth the love of each one of you all, to one
another; 4so that we ourselves glory in you
in the assemblies of God, for your endur
ance, and faith, in aU your persecutions
and tribulations winch ye bear, 6 a token of
the righteous judgment of God, for your
being counted worthy of the kingdom of
God, for which ye also suffer, 6 since it is a
righteous thing with God to recompense
to those troubUng you— trouble, 7and to
you who are troubled— rest with us, to the
revelation of the Lord Jesus from heaven,
with the messengers of Ms power, 8in flam
ing fire, giving vengeance to those who
know not God, and to those who obey not
the good news of our Lord Jesus Christ ;
9 who shaU suffer justice — destruction age-
during— from the presence of the Lord,
and from the glory of his strengthj "when
he may come to be glorified in Ms saints,
and to be wondered at to aU those beUev-
ing (because our testimony was beUeved
among you) in that day ; h for which also
we pray always for you; that our God may
count you worthy of the calling, and may
fulfil aU the good pleasure of goodness, and
the work of faith in power, 12 that the
name of our Lord Jesus Christ may be
glorified in you, and ye in him, according
to the grace of our God and Lord Jesus
Christ. II. 1 BTJT we ask you, brethren, in regard
to the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and
our gathering together to him, 2 that ye be
not quickly shaken in mind, nor be troubled,
neither through spfrit, neither through
word, neither through letters as through
us, as that the day of Christ is near ; 3let
not any one deceive you in any manner ;
because— except the fairing away may come
first, and the man of sin may be revealed—
the son of destruction, 4who is opposing
and raising Mmself up above aU caUed God
or worshipped, so that he in the temple of
God as God hath sat down, shewing himself
off that he is God— the day shall not come.
s Do ye not remember that, being yet
with you, these thtogs I said to you ? 6 and
now, what is Mndering ye have known, for
his being revealed in his own time, 7for the
mystery of the lawlessness doth already
woi'k, only he who is hindering now will
hinder— till he maybe out of the way, 8and
then revealed shaU be the Lawless One,
whom the Lord shall consume with the
spirit of his mouth, and shaU destroy with
the appearance of Ms coming, Qhim, whose
coming is according to the working of the
Adversary, to aU power, and signs, and
lying wonders, "and in all the deceitful-
uess of the unrighteousness in those perish-
Ui

tog, because the love of the truth they
received not for their being saved, u and
because of this shall God send to them the
working of delusion, for their believing the
lie, "that they may be judged — all who be
Ueved not the truth, but were weU pleased
to the unrighteousness.
18 But we1— we ought to give thanks to
God always for you, bretto-en beloved by
the Lord, that- God chose you from the
beginning to salvation, in sanctiflcation of
the Spirit, and beUef of the truth, "to
which He caUed you through our good
news, to the acquiring of the glory of our
Lord Jesus Christ; "so, then, brethren,
stand fast, and hold the deliverances which
ye have been taught, whether tto'ough
word, whether through our letter; i?but
may our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and
God, even our Father, who loved us, and
gave age-during comfortj and good hope in
grace, 17 comfort your hearts, and estahUsh
you to every good word and work.
III. *AS to the rest, pray ye, brethren,
concerning us, that the word of the Lord
may run and may be glorified, as also with
you, 2 and that we may be delivered from
the unreasonable and evU men, for the
faith is not of aU; "but faithful is the Lord,
who shaU establish you, and guard you
from theevU, 4 but we have confidence in
the Lord touching you, that the thtogs
wMch we command you ye both do and wiU
do; 5but may the Lord direct your hearts
toto the love of God, and into the endur
ance of the Christ.
6 But we cofrimand you, brethren, in the
name of our Lord Jesus Christ, to withdraw
yourselves from every brother disorderly
walking, and riot after the deUverance
wMch ye received from us, 7for yourselves
have known how it behoveth you to imitate
us, because we acted not disorderly among
you; 8 nor for nought did we eat the bread
of any one, but to labour and travau", night
and day working not to be chargeable to
any of you, flnot because' we have not
authority, but that ourselves a pattern we
might give to you, to imitate us; "for even
when we were with you, this we commauded
you, that if any one is not wUling to work,
neither may he eat, "for we hear of certain
walking among you disorderly, notMng
doing, but over-doing, "but such we com
mand and exhort through our Lord Jesus
Christ, that with quietness working, their
own bread they may eat, " but ye, brethren,
be not weary doing weU, "but if any one
obeynot our word through the letter, this one
uote ye, and have no company with him,
that he may be ashamed, " and as an enemy
count him not, but admonish ye him as a
brother; i°but may the Lord of peace Him
self give to you the peace always in every
way ; the Lord be with you aU 1
"The salutation by the hand of me, Paul,
which is a sign to every letter; thus I write;
" the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with
you all ! Amen.

FIEST TIMOTHY.

Chap. T. i PAUL, an apostle of Jesus Christ,
according to the command of God our Sa
viour, and ot the Lord Jesus Christ our
hope, 2to Timotheus, to the genuine son in
the faith: Grace, kindness, peace, from God
our Father, and Christ Jesus our Lord,
3 according as I exhorted thee to remain to
Ephesus— 1 going on to Macedoma— that
thou mightest charge certain to teach no
other thing, 4 nor to give heed to fables and
endless genealogies, which cause questions
rather than the budding up of God, which
is to faith.
5But the end of the command is love out
of a pure heart, and of a good conscience,
and of faith unfeigned, 6 from which cer
tain having swerved, turned aside to vain
discourse, 7 willing to be teachers of law, not
understanding either, the things they say,
nor concerning what they asseverate, 8but
we have known that the law is good, if any
one use it lawfully; 9havtog known this,
that for a righteous man law is not set, but
for lawless and insubordinate persons, un
godly ahd sinners, impious and profane,
paricides, matricides, man-slayers, "whore
mongers, sodomites, men-stealers, liars, per
jured persons,and if therebe any other tiring
which to sound doctrine is adverse, « accord
ing to the good news of the glory of the
blessed God, with which I was entrusted.
32 And I give thanks to him who enabled
me — Christ Jesus our Lord — that he reck
oned me faithful, having put me into the
ministry, "who before was speaking evU,
and persecuting, and contumelious, but I
found kindness, because being ignorant, I
did it to unbeUef, "but exceedingly abound
did the grace of our Lord with faith and
love which is in Christ Jesus; "faithful is
the word, and of all acceptation worthy.
that Christ Jesus came into the world to
save sinners — first of whom am I; "hut he-
cause of tMs T found kindness, that in me
first Jesus Christ might shew forth all long-
suffering, for a pattern of those about to
beUeveinhim to life age-during ; "but to
the King of the ages, to the incorruptible,
invisible, only wise God, is honour and glory
— to the ageB of the ages ! Anfen.
" This charge I commit to thee, son Timo
theus, according to the prophesies that
went before on thee, that thou mayest war
in them the good warfare, "having faith
and a good conscience, which certain hav
ing thrust away, concerning the faith made
shipwreck, 2° of whom are Hymeneus and
Alexander, whom I dehvered. to the Adver
sary, that they may be instructed not to
speak evil.
n. il EXHORT, then, first of all, there
be made supplications, prayers, interces
sions, thanksgivings, for a\\ men; 2for
kings, and aU who are in authority, that a
quiet and peaceable life we may lead in all
pgodUiiess and gravity, 3for this is right and
o B

acceptable in the presence of God our
Saviour, 4who willeth all men to be saved;
aud to come to the knowledge of the truth;
6 for one is God, one, also is the mediator
of God and of men, the man Christ Jesus,
6 who gave, himself a ransom for all — the
testimony at its own seasons— 7 in regard
to which I was appointed a preacher and
an apostle — truth I say in Christ, I lie not
— a teacher of nations, in faith and truth.
8I wish, therefore, that men pray in every
place, lifting up pious hands,, apart from
anger and reasoning ; 9in like manner also
the women, in becoming apparel, with re
verence and sobriety to adorn themselves,
not in braided hair, or gold, or pearls, or
garments of great price, "but— which
becometh women professing godUness —
through good works.
u Let a woman, in quietness learn to all
subjection; i2but a woman I Buffer not to
teach, nor to rule a husband, but to be in
quietness, "for Adam was first, formed,
then Eve; "and Adam was not deceived,
but the woman, haying been deceived, into
transgression came; "but she shall be saved
through the child-bearing, if they remain
in faith) and love.and holiness with sobriety.
III. i FAITHFUL is the word : if any one
the office of an overseer doth aim at, a
right work he desireth; 2it behoveth,
therefore, the overseer jto he blameless, of
one wife a husband, vigilant, sober, decent,
a friend of strangers, apt to teach, 8 hot
given to wine, not a striker, not given to
filthy lucre,' but, gentle, not contentious,
not a lover of money, 4Ms own house
ruling well, having chUdren in subjection
with all gravity, 6 (but if any one his own
house how to rule hath not known, how an
assembly of God shall he take care of?) 6not
a new convert, lest having been puffed
up he may fall into the judgment pf the
devil; 7hut it behoveth him also to have a
good testimony frprii those without, lest he
fall into reproach, and a snare of the devil.
8 Ministrants— in like manner grave, riot
double-tongued, not given to fniich wine,
not given to filthy lucre, 9 having the mys
tery of the faith in a pure conscience, i°but
let these also first be proved, then let them
minister, betog unblameable.
n Wives— in like manner grave, not false
accusers, vigilant, faithful in all things.
i2 Ministrants— let them be of one wife
husbands, the children ruling well, and
their own houses, "for those who ministe'r-
e'd weU a good degree to themselves do ob
tain, and much boldness in the faith which
is in Christ Jesus.
"These things I write to thee, hoping. to
come to thee soon; "but if I delay, that
thou mayest know how it behoveth thee to
conduct thyself in the house of God, which
is the assembly of the living God, a pillar
and foundation of the truth; 16 and, con-
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Duties of a pastor.

IV. 1.— 1 TIMOTHY.— VI. 9.

Of widows and elders.

fessedly, great is the mystery of godliness,
God was manifested in flesh, declared right
eous in spirit, seen by messengers, preached
among nations, beUeved on in the world,
taken up in glory.
IV. iBUT the Spirit expressly speaketh,
that in the latter times shall certain fall
away from the faith, givtog heed to seduc
ing spirits and teachings of demons, 2in
hypocrisy speaking lies, seared in their
own conscience, Horbidding to marry, — to
abstain from meats which God created to
be received with thanksgiving by those
beUeving and acknowledging the truth,
4 because every creature of God is good, and
nothing is to be refused, with thanksgiving
being received, 5 for it is sanctified through
the word of God and intercession.
<* These thingsplacing before the brethren,
thou shalt be a good ministrant of Jesus
Christ, nourished by the words of the faith,
and of the good teaching, which thou hast
foUowed out, 7but the profane and old
women's fables reject, but exercise thyself
to godliness, 8 for the bodUy exercise is to
Uttle profit, but the godliness is to all thtogs
profitable, a promise having of the life
which now is, and of that wMcli is coming;
9 faithful is the word, and of all acceptation
worthy; "for for this we both labour and
are reproached* because we hope on the liv
ing God, who is Saviour of aU men— espe
cially of those believing.
11 Command these things, and teach :
19 let no one despise thy youth, but a pat
tern become thou of the beUevers in word,
in behaviour, in love, to spirit, to faith, in
purity; "till I come, give heed to the read-
tog, to the exhortation, to the teaching;
" be not careless of the gift that is in thee,
which was given thee through prophecy,
with the laying on of the hands of the
eldership; "of these thtogs be careful; to
these things be, that thy advancement may
be manifest in all thtogs; "take heed to
.thyself and to the teaching; remain in them,
for this thing doing, both thyself thou shalt
save, and those hearing thee.
V. iAN aged person thou mayest not re
buke, but do thou entreat as a father;
younger persons as brethren; 2 aged wo
men as mothers, younger ones as sisters —
in all purity; 3 honour widows who are
reaUy widows; 4but if any widow have
cMldren or grandchridren, lit them learn
first at their own home to show godliness,
and to give back a recompense to the pa
rents, for this is right and acceptable to the
presence of God.
6But she who is really a widow and deso
late, hath hoped on God, and remaineth in
supplications and in prayers night and day;
6 but she who is given to luxury, living-
hath died; 7 and these thtogs give in charge,
that they may be blameless; 8 hut if any one
for his own — and especiaUy for those of the
household — provide not, the faith he hath
denied, and than an unbeliever he is worse.
9 A widow— let her not be enrolled under
sixty years of ,age, having been the wife of
one husband, 10in good works betogtestifled
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to: if she brought up chUdren, if she enter
tained strangers, if saints' feet she washed,
if those in tribulation she reUeved, if every
good work she followed after; n but younger
widows refuse, for when they may revel
against the Christ, they are wishing to
marry, " having judgment, because the
first faith they did cast away, " and also at
the same time they learn to be idle, going
about houses, and not only idle, but also
tattlers and busybodies, speaking the thtogs
they ought not; " I wish, therefore, younger
ones to marry, to bear cMldren, to be
mistress of the house, to give nO occasion
to the opposer on account of revUing; "for
already certain turned aside after the Ad
versary. i6 If any beUeving man or woman
have widows, let them relieve them, and
let not the assembly be burdened, that
those really widows it may reUeve.
17 The elders who are presiding weU, of
double honour let them be counted worthy,
especiaUy those labouring in word and
teaching, "for the writing saith, 'An ox
treading out thou shalt not muzzle,' and
'Worthy is the labourer of Ms reward/
" Against an elder an accusation receive
not, except upon two or three witnesses.
29 Those sinning, reprove before aU, that
the others also may have fear; zil testify
fully, in the presence of God and the Lord.
Jesus Christ, and the chosen messengers,
that these thtogs thou mayest keep, without
forejudging, doing nothing by partiaUty.
22 Be laying hands quickly on no one, nor
be having fellowship with the sins of others:
be keeping thyself pure; ^no longer be
drinking water, hut a little wine be using,
because of thy stomach and of thine often
infirmities; 24of certain men the sins are
manifest beforehand, leading before to
judgment, but certain also they f oUow after;
Kin Uke manner also the right works are
manifest beforehand, and those that are
otherwise are not able to be hid.
VI. iAS, many as are servants under
the yoke, their own masters worthy of all
honour let them -reckon, that the name of
God aud the teaching may not be evU
spoken of; *but those havtog beUeving
masters, let them not despise them, because
they are brethren, but rather serve, because
they are faithful and beloved, who of the
benefit are receiving again.
These thtogs teach ahd exhort; 3if any
one teach otherwise, and consent not to
sound words— those of our Lord Jesus
Christ — and to the teaching according to
godliness, '4 he is proud, knowing nothing,
but doting about questions and word-striv
ing, out of wMch cometh envy, strife, evU-
speaktogs, evU surmisings, 5wrangUngs of
men wholly corrupted in mind, and desti
tute of the truth, supposing godliness to he
gain ; depart from such ; 6 but it is great
gain— godUness with contentment; 7for no
thing did we bring into the world — it is
manifest that we are able to carry nothing
out; 8but having food and raiment— with
these we shaU suffice ourselves; 9but those
wishing to be rich, do fall into temptation

Paul exhorteth Timothy to VI. 10.— 2 TIMOTHY/.— n. 14. constancy & perseverance.

and a snare, and many desires, foolish and
hurtful, which sink men toto ruin and de
struction; "for a root of aU evils is the love
of money, wMch certain desiring eagerly
did go astray from the faith, and themselves
pierced through with many sorrows; "but
thou, O man of God, these things flee, but
pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love,
endurance, meekness; i2be striving the
good strife of faith, be laying hold on age-
during life, to wMch also thou wast called,
and hast professed the right profession in
the presence of many witnesses.
"I charge thee in the presence of God,
who is making all things alive, and of Christ
Jesue, who testUied before Pontius PUate
the right profession, " that thou keep the
command unspotted, unblameable, till the
manifestation of our Lord Jesus Christ,
"wMch in his own times he shaU shew—
the blessed and only potentate, the Ktog of

the kings, aud Lord of the lords, "who
only is having immortality, dwelling to light
unapproachable, whom no one of men saw,
nor is able to see, to whom is honour and
might age-during I Amen.
17 Those rich in the present age charge
not to be high-minded, nor to hope in the
uncertainty of riches, but in the living God,
who is giving to us richly aU things to
enjoy;— "to do good, to be rich in good,
works, to be ready to impart, wiUing to
communicate, " treasuring up to themselves
a right foundation against the time to come,
that they may lay hold on the age-during
life. 20 0 Timotheus, the thing entrusted guard,
avoiding the profane vain words and op
positions of the falsely-named knowledge,
21 which certain professing— in regard to
the faith did swerve; the grace be with
yon. Amen.

SECOND TIMOTHY

CHAP. I. !PAUL, an apostle of Jesus
Christ, through the will of God, according
to the promise of life wMch is in Christ
Jesus, 2to Timotheus, the beloved cMld :
Grace, kindness, peace, from God the
Father, and Christ Jesus our Lord !
3 1 am thankful to God, whom I serve
from the progeMtors in a pure conscience,
that unceasingly I have remembrance con
cerning thee to my supplica tions mght and
day, * desiring greatly to see thee, being
mindful of thy tears, that- with joy I may be
fUled, 5 taking remembrance of the unfeign
ed faith that is in thee, which dwelt first in
thy grandmother Lois, and thy mother Eu-
mce, but I am persuaded that also in thee.
6 For wMch cause I remind thee to stir
up the gift of God wMch is to thee through
the putting on of my hands, 7for God gave
lis not a spirit of fear, but of power, and of
love, and of asoimd mind; 8 therefore thou
mayest not be ashamed of the testimony of
our Lord, nor of me his prisoner, but do
thou suffer evU along with the good news
according to the power of God, 9who saved
ns, and called with an holy calling, not
according to our works, but according to
His own purpose and grace, wMch was
given to us to Christ Jesus, before the
times of the ages, "but made manifest now
through the manifestation of our Saviour
Jesus Christ, who abolished death, but who
enUghtened life and immortaUty through
the good news, ll unto wMch I was placed
a preacher and an apostle, and a teacher
of nations, "for wMch cause also these
tMngs I suffer, but I am not ashamed, for
I have known in whom I have beUeved,
and have been persuaded that he is able
that which I have committed to him to
guard— to that day.
"The pattern hold of . sound words,
which from me thou didst hear, in faith
and love wMch is in Christ Jesus, " the
good thing committed guard through the

Holy Spirit wMch is dweUing to us ; " thou
hast known this, that they turned from
me— aU those to Asia, of whom are Phy-
geUus and Hermogenes, i6may'the Lord
give kindness to trie house of Onesiphorus,
because many times he refreshed me, and
of my chain was not ashamed, J7but being
in Rome, very dUigently he sought me, and
found; "may the Lord give to him to find
kindness from the Lord in that day ; and
how many thtogs in Ephesus he ministered
thou very weU knowest.
II. iTHOU, therefore, my chUd, bs
strong to the grace which is to Christ Je
sus, 2and the things wMch thou didst hear
from me through many witnesses, these
thtogs be committing to faithful men, wrio
shall be sufficient also others to teach ;
3 thou, therefore, suffer evU as a good
soldier of Jesus Christ; 4no one serving as
a soldier entangleth hiniself with the
affairs of life, that him who enUsted him
he may please; 5 but if also any one may
strive, he is not crowned, except he. strive
lawfully ; 6 the labouring husbandman it
behoveth first of the fruits to be partaker ;
7be considering what things I say, for the
Lord give to thee understanding in all thtogs.
8 Remember Jesus Christ, raised from the
dead, of the seed of David, according to my
good news, 9in which I suffer evU— unto
bonds, as an evU-doer, but the word of God
hath not been hound; J0 because of this all
thtogs do 1 endure, because of the chosen,
that they also salvation may obtain which
is in Christ Jesus, with the glory age-dur
ing. h Faithful is the word : for if we died
together— we also shall Uve together; "if
we endure together— we shall also reign to
gether ; if we deny him, he also shall deny
us ; "if we are not f aithf u 1, he remaineth
faithful ; to deny himself he is not able.
"These tMngs remind them ot, testifying
fully in the presence of the Lord— not to
strive about words to no profit, but to the
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Maries of perilous times

n. 15.— 2 TIMOTHY.— IV. 22. PauVs charge to Timothy,

subversion of those hearing ; " be diligent
to present thyself approved to God — a
workman irreproachable, rightly dividing
the word of truth; "but the profane vain
talkings stand aloof from, for to more un
godliness they will advance, 17and their
vvord as a gangrene will have pasture, of
whom is Hymeneus and PhUetus, " who
concerntog the truth did swerve, saying
the rising again to have already been,
and overthrow the faith of some ; "sure,
nevertheless, doth the foundation of God
stand, having tMs seal, 'The Lord hath
known those who are His,' and 'Let Mm
depart from unrighteousness — every one
who is naming the name of Christ.'
20 But, in a great house there are not
only vessels of gold and of sUver, but also
of wood and of earth, and some to honour,
but some to dishonour; 21 if, then, anyone
may cleanse himself from these, he shall
be a vessel to honour, sanctified aud profit
able to the master — to every good work
prepared, 22but the youtliful lusts flee ye,
but pursue righteousness, faith, love,
peace, with those who are calling on the
Lord out of a pure heart ; 23 but the foolish
and unlearned questions be avoiding, hav
ing known that they beget strife ; M but a
servant of the Lord it behoveth not to
strive, but to be gentle to all, apt to- teach,
patient under evil, 25 to meekness instruct
ing those who are opposing— perhaps- God
may give to them repentance to the acknow
ledging of truth, ^and they may recover
themselves out of the devri's snare, having
been caught by hhh, at his will.
III. iBUr this know, that in the last
days there shall come perilous times, 2for
men shaU be lovers of themselves, lovers of
money, boasters, proud, evil-speakers, to
parents disobedient, unthankful, unkind,
3 withoht natural affection, implacable,
false accusers, incontinent, fierce, not
lovers of those who are good, 4 traitors,
heady, lofty, lovers of pleasure more than
lovers-of God, Hiavtog a form of godliness,
but its power having denied; and from
these be turning away, 6for of these there
are those who come into the houBes and
captivate the silly women, laden with
sius, led away with desires manifold,
7 always learning, and never to the know
ledge of truth able to come, 8 (but even as
Jarines and Jambres stood against Moses,
so these also do stand against the truth,)
men corrupted in minfl, disapproved con
cerning the faith ; 9 but they shall not ad
vance any further, for their folly shall be
manifest to all, as theirs also became.
"But thou— thou hast followed after my
teaching, manner' of life, purpose, faith,
long-suffering, love, endurance, " the per
secutions; the afflictions, which befel me
in Antioch, in Iconium, in Lystra; what
persecutions I endured, and out of all the
Lord delivered me, " but all also who wiU
to live godly in Christ Jesus shall be perse
cuted, "but evil men and impostors shall
advance to the worse, leading astray and
being led astray, 148

"But thou — remain thou in the things
which thou didst learn and wast assured
of, haying known from whom thou, didst
learn, is and that from a babe the Holy
Writings thou hast known, which are able
to make thee wise to salvation, through
faith that win Christ Jesus; " eveiy writing
is God-inspired and profitable for teaching,
for conviction, for setting aright, for in
struction which is in righteousness, 17that
the man of God may be perfect — to every
good work complete.
IV. 1 1 FULLY testify, then, in the pre
sence of God, and of the Lord Jesus Christ,
who is about to judge living, and dead at
his manifestation and Ms reign-— 2 preach
the word ; be earnest in season, out of sea
son, reprove, rebuke, exhort, in aU long-
suffering and teaching, 8for there- shall be
a season when the sound teaching they
will not suffer, but according to then- own
desires to themselves shall they heap up
teachers— itching in the hearing, 4 and, in
deed, from the truth the hearing they shall
turn away, but to fables shall they be
turned aside.
6 But thou— watch to all things; suffer
evil; do the work of one proclaiming the
good news ; of thy ministration make full
assurance, Hor I am already betog poured
out, and the time of: my release hath ar
rived; Hhe good strife I have striven, the
course I have finished, the faith I have
kept, ahencefarth there is laid up for roe
the crown of righteousuess, which the Lord
— the Righteous Judge — shaU give to me in
that day ; and not only to me, but also to
aU those who love his manifestation.
9 Be dUigent to come to me quickly, " for
Demas forsook me — havtog loved the pre
sent age — and proceeded to Thessalonica,
Crescens to Galatia, Titus to Dalmatia,
uLukas only is with me; Markus having
taken, bring with thyself, for he is profit
able to me for ministration ; i2but Tychicqs
I sent to Ephesus ; "the cloak which I left
in Troas with Carpus, coming, bring thou,
and the hooks — especially the parchments.
14 Alexander the coppersmith did me
much evU; may the Lord repay to him ac
cording to his works, "of whom also be
ware, for greatly hath he stood against our
words; "in my first defence no one stood
with me, but all forsook me, (may it uot be
reckoned to them !) "bnt'the Lord stoodby
me, and streugthened me, that through me
the preaching might be fully assured, and
aU the nations might hear, and I was freed
out of the mouth of a Uon, is and the Lord
shall free me from every evil work, and shall
save me for His heavenly kingdom; to whom
is the glory to the ages' of the ages!
Amen. "Salute Prisca and Aquilas, and Oresi-
phorus' household; 20Erastus remained in
Corinth, hut Trophimus I left inMeletus
infirm; 2ibe diligent to come before winter.
Salute thee doth Eubulus, and Pudens,
andLinus, and Claudia, and all the brethren.
22 The Lord Jesus Christ be with thy spirit
— the grace be with you I Amen.

TITUS.

CHApj I. iPAUL, a servant of God, hut an
apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the
faitri of the chosen of God, and the acknow
ledging of truth wliich is according to god
liness, 2,in hope of life age-during, which
God, who doth not he, promised before the
times of the ages, 3(but who manifested in
His own times His word,)to preaching, wMch
I was entrusted with, according to the charge
of God our Saviour, Ho Titus, the genuine
chUd according to the common faith : Grace,
kindness, peace, from God the Father, and
the Lord Jesus Christ our Saviour.
5 For this cause left I thee in Crete, that
the tMngs lacking thou mayest set in order,
and mayest set down in every city elders,
as I appointed to thee; 6if any one is blame
less, of one wife a husband, having chUdren
faithful, not under accusation of riotously
living or insubordinate — 7for it behoveth
the overseer to be blameless, as God's stew
ard, not self-wriled, nor irascible, not given
to wine, not a striker, not given to filthy
lucre ; 8but a lover of strangers, a lover of
good men, sober, righteous, kind, self-con
trolled, fl holding, according to the teach
ing, to the faithful word, that he may be
able both to exhort in the sound teaching,
and the gain savers to convince; "for there
are many both insubordinate, vain-talkers,
and mind-deceivers, especially they of the
circumcision, n whose mouth it behoveth
to stop, who whole households overturn,
teaching what it behoveth not, for filthy
lucre's sake.
12 A certain one of them, a prophet of
their own, said — ' Cretans 1 always Uars,
evil beasts, la2y beUies!' "this testimony
is true; for which cause reprove them
sharply, that they may be sound in the
faith, "not givtog heed to Jewish fables,
and commands of men, turning themselves
away from the truth; "all things, indeed
are pure to the pure, but to the defiled and
unbelieving is notMng pure, but to them
defiled are both the mind and the con
science; "God they profess to know, but in
works they deny .Him, betog abominable,
and disobedient, and to every good work
disapproved. II. iBUT thou— be speaking what becom
eth the sound teaching ; 2 aged men to be
temperate, grave, sober-minded, sound in
the faith, in the love, to the endurance;
3 aged women, in like manner, to deport
ment, as becometh sacred persons, not false
accusers, to much wine not enslaved., of
good thtogs teachers, Hhat they may make
theyoung women sober-minded, to be lovers
of their husbands, lovers of their children,
* sober-minded, pure, keepers of their own
houses, good, subjectto their ownhusbands,
that the word of God may not be evil
spoken of.
6 The young men, to like manner, be ex
horting to be sober-minded; Concerning
aU things showing thyself a pattern of good

works; in the teacMng, uncorruptedness,
gravity, incorruptibUity, 8discourse sound,
uucondemnable, that he who is of the con
trary part may be ashamed, havtog nothing
evil to say concerntog you.
9 Exhort servants — to their own masters
to be subject, in aU things to be well-pleas
ing, not gainsaying, "not purloining, but
shewing all good faithfulness, that the
teaching of God our - Saviour they may
adorn in all thtogs.
u For the saving grace of God was mani
fested to aU men, "teaching us, that deny
ing the ungodUness and the worldly desires,
soberly and righteously and godly we may
live in the present age, "waiting for the
blessed hope and manifestation of the
glory of the great God even our Saviour
Jesus Christ, "who gave himself for us,
that he might ransom us from aU lawless'
ness, and purify to himself apeculiar people,
zealous of good works ; " these things be
speaking, and exhorting, and reproving
with aU charge ; let no one despise thee !
III. i REMIND them to be 'subject to
principalities and authorities, to obey rule,
to every good work to be ready, 2 of no one to
speak evil, not to be quarrelsome — gentle,
shewing all meekness to all men, s for we
were once — even we — fooUsh, disobedient,
led astray, serving desires and pleasures
manifold, in malice and envy living, hate
ful — hating one another; 4but when the
kindness and the love to men of God our
Saviour appeared (5not by works which are
in righteousness which we did, but accord
ing to His kindness,) He saved us, through
the batMng of renovation, and the renew
ing of the Holy Spirit, 6wMch He poured on
us rielriy, through Jesus Christ our Saviour,
7 that having been declared righteous by His
grace, heirs we may become according to
the hope of life age-during, 8 Faithf id is the
word; and concerning these things I wish
thee to affirm fuUy, that they may be
thoughtful, to be diligent in good works —
who have believed God; these are the good
and profitable things to men, 9 but foolish
questions, and genealogies, and contentions,
and strivings about law, stand away from —
for they are unprofitable and vain.
"A sectarian man after first and second
admonition reject, J1 having known that he
hath been subverted who is such, and doth
sin, being self -condemned.
" When I shall send Artemas to thee, or
Tychicus, be diligent to come to me to
Nicopolis, for there to winter I have de
termined. " Zenas the lawyer and ApoUos
dUigently send forward, that nothing to
them may be lacking, "but let them learn —
ours also — to be diligent in good works for
trie- necessary uses, that they may not be
unfruitful., is Salute thee do all those with me; salute
those loving us in the faith; the grace be
with you aU I Amen. 149

HEBEEWS.

Chap. I. iIN many parts, and in many
ways, God of old havtog spoken to the
fathers to the prophets, 2 in these last days
spake to us to the Son, whom He appointed
heir of aU things, through whom also He
made the ages ; 3 who betog the brightness
of the glory, and the impress of His sub
sistence, bearing up also aU things by the
saying of his might — through himself hav
ing made a cleansing of our sins, sat down
on the right hand of the greatness in the
highest, 4 having become so much better
than the messengers, as he inherited a more
excellent name than they.
6 For to which of the messengers said He
ever, ' My Son thou art — I to-day have be
gotten thee?' and again, 'I wiU be to Mm
for a father, and he shall be to Me for a
son V G and when again He bringeth in the
first-born toto the world, He saith, 'And
let them bow before him — aU the messen
gers of God;' 7and to the messengers, in
deed, He saith, ' Who is maMng His mes
sengers spirits, and His ministers a flame
of fire ; ' 8 but to the Son : ' Thy throne, 0
God, is to the age of the age ; a sceptre
of Tightness is the sceptre of thy reign :
9 thou didst love righteousness, and didst
hate lawlessness ; because of tMs did He
anoint thee— God, thy God — with the oU of
gladness above thypartners;' "and, 'Thou,
at the beginning, Lord, the earth didst
found, and the work of Thy hands are the
heavens ; n these shaU perish, but Thou
remainest, and they shaU all, as a garment,
become old, " and as a mantle shalt Thou
roll them together, and they shaU be
changed, but Thou art the same, and Thy
years shall not fail.'
18 But to which of the messengers said JEe
ever, 'Sit on My right hand, tUl I may
make thine enemies thy footstool ? ' " are
they not aU spirits of service — for mimstra-
tion sent fortri because of those who are
about to inherit salvation ?
II. i BECAUSE of tlris it behoveth us
more abundantly to take heed to the things
heard, lest perhaps wemay glide aside, 2for
if the word spoken by messengers became
stedfast, and every transgression and dis
obedience received a just recompense,
3 how shall we escape, havtog neglected so
great salvation? which a beginning receiv
ing—to be spoken through the Lord— by.
those having heard was confirmed to us,
4 God also bearing joint-witness with signs,
and wonders, and manifold powers, and
distributions of the Holy Spirit, according
to His own wiU.
fiFor not to messengers did He subject
the coming world, concerning which we
speak, 6but one to a certain place testified
fully, saying, 'What is man, that Thou art
mindful of him, or son of man, that Thou
dost look after him? 7Thou didst make him
some little less than the messengers, with
glory and honour Thou didst crown him
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and didst set him over the works of Thy
hands, 8 aU thtogs Thou didst put to sub
jection under his feet,' for in the subjecting
to him the aU things, nothing He left to
Mm unsubjected, but now not yet do we
see the all things subjected, 9but him who
was made some Uttle less than the messen
gers we see— Jesus — because of the suffer
ing of death, with glory and honour having
been crowned, that by the grace of God for
every one he might taste of death.
"For it was becoming to Him, because of
whom are the aU things, and through whom
are the aU things, many sons to glory bring
ing,- the author of their salvation through
suffering to make perfect, ufor both he
who is sanctifying and those sanctified are
all of one, for wMch cause he is not asham
ed to caU them brethren, " saying, ' I wUl
declare Thy name to my brethren, in the
midst of an assembly wiU I sing praise to
Thee ; ' and again, ' I wUl be trusting to
Him;' "and again, 'Behold I and the
chUdren wMch God gave to me.'
"Seeing, then, the chUdren have par
taken of flesh and blood, he himself also in
Uke manner took part of the same, that
through death he might destroy Mm hav
ing the power of death — that is, the devU
— " and might deriver such as, with fear of
death, throughout aU their life, were sub
jects of bondage, i6 for verily of messengers
it layeth not hold, but of the seed of Abra
ham it layeth hold, 17 wherefore it behoved
Mm in all thtogs to be made Uke to the
brethren, that he might become a kind and
faithful cMef-priest in the things pertaining
to God, to make propitiation for the sins
of the people, "for in that he suffered him
self, betog tempted, he is able to help those
who are tempted.
III. iWHEREFORE, holy brethren, par
takers of a heaveMy caUtog, consider the
apostle and chief priest of our profession,
Christ Jesus, 2being faithful to Him who
appointed him, as also Moses to all his
house, 3 for of more glory than Moses hath
this one been counted worthy, inasmuch
as more honour than the house hath he
who burided it, Hor every house is buUded
by some one, but He who the all tMngs
buUded is God, 6and Moses indeed was
faithful in aU his house, as an attendant,
for a testimony of those things that were
to be spoken afterwards, 6but Christ, as a
Son over Ms house, whose house are we, if
the boldness and the rejoicing of the hope
to the end we hold fast.
7 Wherefore, as the Holy Spirit saith,
' To-day, if His voice ye may hear—8 ye may
not harden your hearts, as to the provoca
tion, in the day of the temptation in the
wilderness, 9to which tempt Me did your
fathers, they proved Me, and saw My works
forty years; "wherefore I was grieved with
that generation, and said, Always do they
go astray in heart, and these have not

Cautions against apostacy. HI. 11. — n luutiMvo. — vi. 10.

Priesthood of Christ.

known My ways, "so I sware in Mine
anger, If they shall enter into My rest— 1'
"See, brethren, lest perhaps there shaU
be in any of you an evU heart of unbelief
in the falling away from the living God,
"but exhort one another every day, wlrile
the To-day is spoken of, that none of you
may be hardened by the deceitfulness of
the sin, I4 for partakers we have become of
the Christ, it the beginning of our confi
dence unto the end we may hold fast, "to
its betog said, ' To-day, if His voice ye may
hear, ye may not harden your hearts, as in
the provocation,' "for certain havtog heard
did provoke, but not aU who came out of
Egypt through Moses; "but with whom
was He grieved forty years? was it not with
those who sinned, whose carcases fell in the
wilderness? "and to whom sware He that
they shall not enter into His rest, except
to those who beUeved not? — lflandwe see
that they were not able to enter in because
of unbelief.
IV. *LET us fear, then, lest perhaps a
promise betog left of entering into His rest,
any one of you may seem to have come
short, 2 for we also have the good news pro
claimed, even as they, but the word heard
did not profit them, not heing mixed with
faith in those who heard, 3for we enter
into the rest — we who beUeved, as He said,
'As I sware to Mine anger, If they shall
enter into My rest—1;' and. yet the works
were done from the foundation of the
world, * for He spake somewhere concern
ing the seventh daythns: 'And God rested
in the seventh day from aU His works ; '
5 and in tMs place again, ' If they shall enter
into my rest — ;' 6seeing, then, it remain
eth that certain do enter toto it, and those
who first heard the good news entered not
in because of unbelief—7 again He Umiteth
a certain day, ' To-day,' {in David saying
after such a time,) as it hath been said,
' To-day, if His voice ye may hear, ye may
not harden your hearts,' Hor ii Joshua had
given them rest, He would not concerntog
another day have spoken after these things;
9 there remaineth, then, a sabbatic rest to
the people of God, "for he who entered
into his rest, he also rested from Ms works,
as God from His own.
n Let us be dUigent, then, to enter into
that rest, that no one in the same example
of unbehef may faU, "for the reckoning of
God is living, and working, and sharp above
any two-edged sword, and piercing unto the
dividing asunder both of soul and spirit,
of joints also and marrow, and is a dis-
cerner of thoughts and intents of the heart,
" and there is not a created tMng not mani
fest before Him, but aU tMngs are naked
and open to His eyes — with whom is our
reckoning. " Having, then, a great chief priest passed
through the heavens— Jesus the Son of
God — let us hold fast the profession, " for
we have not a chief priest unable to
sympathise with our infirmities, but one
tempted in all things in like manner— apart
from sin; "we may come, near, then, with

boldness, to the throne of grace, that we
may receive kindness, and may find grace—
for seasonable help.
V. iFOR every chief priest — out of men
taken— in behalf of men is set in things
pertaining to God, that he may offer both
gifts and sacrifices for sins, 2able to be
gentle to those ignorant and going astray,
seeing himself also is compassed with infir
mity, 8and because of this infirmity he
ought, as for the people, so also for himself
to offer for sips, 4and no one to himself
taketh this honour, but he who is called
by God, as also Aaron; ^so also the Christ
did not glorify himself to become chief
priest, but He who spake to him: ' My Son
thou art, I to-day have begotten thee ; ' 6 as
also to another place He saith, 'Thou art a
priest — to the age after the order of Mel-
cMBedek;' 7who in the days of his flesh
both prayers and supplications to Him who
was able to save him from death — with
strong crying and tears — having offered up,
and having been heard for the devoutness,
8 although betog a Son, learned by the
thtogs , he suffered— the obedience, 9and
havtog been made perfect, he became to aU
those obeying ftim the cause of salvation
age-during, "havtog been addressed by
God a cMef priest, after the order of Mel-
cMsedek, h concerning whom we have much
discourse and. of hard explanation to say,
seeing ye have become dull of hearing,
iHor even owing to be teachers, because of
the time, again ye have need that one
teach you what are the elements of the be
ginning of the oracles of God, and ye have
become having need of milk, and not of
strong food, " for every one who is partak
ing of milk is unskilled in the word of
righteousness — for he is an infant, " but of
perfect men is the strong food, who through
the use have the senses exercised, to the
discernment both of good and of evil.
VI. iWHEREFORE, having left the word
of the beginning of the Christ, unto the
perfection let us advance, not again a foun
dation laying of reformation from dead
works,and of faith on God, 2 of the teaching
of baptisms, of laying on also of hands, of
rising again also of the dead, and of judg
ment age-during, 3 and this wiU we do, if
God may permit, Hor it is impossible for
those who were once enUghtened, who
tasted also of the heavenly gift, and par
takers became of the Holy Spirit, «and
tasted the good saying of God, the powers
also of the coming age, fl and who fell away,
again to renew them to reformation, cruci
fying again to themselves the Son of God,
and exposing to public shame.
7 For earth, which is drinking to the rain
many times coming on it, and bringing
forth herbs meet for those because of whom>
also it is dressed, partaketh of blessing
from God; 8but that wMch is bearing thorns
and briers is disapproved of, and near to
cursing, whose end is for burning; 9 but we
are persuaded; concerntog you, beloved, the
tMngs which are better and accompanying
, salvation, though even thus we speak; i° for
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God is not unrighteous to forget your Work,
and the labour of the love, which ye shewed
to His name, having ministered to the
saints and ministering; n but we desire each
one of you the same diligence to shew, to
the full assurance of the hope unto the end,
iHhat. ye may not become slothful, but
followers of those who by faith and patient
endurance are inheriting the promises.
13 For to Abraham God having made pro
mise, seeing he had no one greater to swear
by, sware by Himself,14 saying, 'Blessing in
deed I will bless thee, and multiplying I
will multiply thee;' "and so, having pa
tiently endured, he obtained the promise ;
i6 for men indeed do swear by the greater,
and an end of all controversy to them for
confirmation is the oath, i?to which God,
more abundantly willing to shew to the
heirs of the promise the immutability of
His counsel, interposed by an oath, "that
through two immutable things, to which
it is impossible for God to lie, a strong
comfort we may have who fled for refuge
to lay hold on the hope set before us,
"which we have, as an anchor of the soul,
both sure and stedfast, and which is enter
ing into that within the vail, 2° whither a
forerunner for us entered — Jesus, after the
order of Melchisedek chief priest becoming
to the age.
VII. iFOR this Melchisedek, king of
Salem, priest of God Most High, who met
Abraham turning back from the smiting of
the kings, and blessed him, 2to whom also
a tenth of all Abraham divided, (first, in
deed, betog interpreted 'King of righteous
ness,' and then also, Kihg'of Salem, which
is, Bang of Peace,) 3 without father, without
mother, without genealogy, havtog neither
beginning of days nor end of life, but being
made like to the Son of God— remaineth a
priest continually.
4 But see how great this one is, to whom
also a tenth Abraham the patriarch gave
out of the best of -the spoils, Band those,
indeed, of the sons of Levi receiving the
priesthood, a command have to take tithes
from the people according to the law, that
u, their brethren, even though they have
come out of the loins of Abraham; 6but he
who was not reckoned by genealogy of them,
received tithes from Abraham, and him
havtog the promises he hath blessed, 7 (but
apart from all controversy, the less by the
better is blessed,) 8and here, indeed, men
who die receive tithes, but there he, who is
testified to that he liveth, 9and so to speak,
through Abraham even Levi' who is receiving
tithes, paid tithes, "for he was yet in the
loins of his fatherwhenMelchisedekmet him.
n If indeed, then, perfection were through
the Levitical priesthood, (for the people
under it had received the law,) what fur
ther ne'ed, according to the order of Mel
chisedek, for another priest to arise, and
. not to he called after the order of Aaron?
"for the priesthood betog changed, of ne
cessity also, of the law a change cometh,
isfor he of whom these things are said to
another tribe hath had part, of whom no
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one gave attendance at the altar'; "for if is
evident that out of Judah arose' our Lord,
in regard to which tribe Moses spake no
thing concerning priesthdod.
"And it is yet more abundantly most
evident, if after the similitude of Melchise
dek there ariseth another priest, "who pame
not after the law of a fleshly command, but
after the power of an endless life, "for fie
testified — 'Thou art a priest— to the age,
after the order of Melchisedek;' "for a
disannulUng indeed cometh of the com
mand going before because of its weakness
and unprofitableness, "for nothing did the
law perfect, but the bringing to of a better
hope, through which we draw near to God.
20 And inasmuch as it is not apart from.
oath, (for those indeed apart from oath be
came priests, 21 but he with an oath through
Him who is saying to him, ' The Lord sVare,
and will not repent, Thon art a priest^to
the age, after the order of Melchisedek ; ')
22 by so much of a better, covenant hath
Jesus become surety, 23and those indeed
are many who have become priests, because
by death they are hindered from remaining;
24 but he, because of Ms remaining to the
age, hath the priesthood not transient,
25 whence also he is able to save to the end
of all, those coming through him to God,
ever living to make intercession for them.
26For such a cMef. priest became us —
pious, harmless, undented, separate from
the sinners, and become higher than the
heavens, 27 who hath no necessity daily, as
the chief priests, first for Ms own sins to
offer up sacrifice, then for those oi the peo
ple; for this he did once, havtog offered up
Mmself; 2* for the law appointeth men
chief priests, having infirmity, but the word
of the oath which is after the law appoint
eth the Son — to the age perfected.
VIII. iBUT the sum concerntog the
things spoken of is: we have such a chief
priest, who sat down on the right hand of
the throne .of the greatness in the heavens,
2 of the holy places a servant, and of the
true tabernacle, which the Lord set up, aud
not man, Hor every chief priest to offer
both gifts and sacrifices is appointed,
whence it is necessary for this one to have
also something wMch he may offer; 4for if,
indeed, he were on earth, he would not be
a priest— (there heing the priests who offer,
according to law, the gifts, Hvho unto an
example and shadow do serve of the hea
venly thtogs, as Moses hath been divtoely
warned, being about to construct the taber
nacle: for 'See (saith He), thou mayest make
all things after the pattern which was shewn
to thee in the mount;') — 6but now he hath
obtained a more excellent service, howmuch
also of a better covenant is he mediator,
whicli on better promises hath been estab-
Ushed, 7 for if that first was faultless, a place
would not have been sought for a second.
8 For finding fault, He saith to them, 'Lo,
days come, saith the Lord, and I will make
with the house of Israel, and with the house
of Judali, a new covenant, 9 not according
to the covenant which was made with their

Of the new covenant.

VIII. 10.— HEBREWS.^X. 11.

Tlie Mosaic rites typical\

fathers, to the day of My taking them by
their hand, to bring them out of the land
of Egypt— because they remained not in My
covenant, and I regarded them hot, saith
the Lord, — "because this is the covenant
wMch I wiU make with the house of Israel,
after those days, saith the Lord, giving My
laws into their mind, and on then* hearts
will I write them, and I win be to them for
a God, and they shall be to Me for a people ;
Hand they shall not teach each his neigh
bour, and each his brother, saying. Know
thou the Lord, because they shaU all know
Me from the smaUest of them unto the
greatest of them, "for 1 wUl be merciful to
their unrighteousnesses, and their sins and
their 'lawlessnesses will I remember no
more;' — "in the saying 'new,' He hath
made -the first obsolete; but what becometh
obsolete and old is near disappearing.
IX i IT had, indeed, then (even the first
tabernacle) ordinances of service, also the
worldly sanctuary, Hor a tabernacle was
constructed, the first, in which was both
the lamp, and the table, and the shew-bread,
which is caUed' Holy; -sbut after the second'
vaU a tabernacle which is caUed 'Holy of
hoUes;' 4 having a golden censer, and the
ark of the covenant overlaid aU round
about with gold, in wMch is the golden pot
having the manna, and the rod of Aaron
wMch budded, and the tables of the cove
nant, *and over it cherubim of glory, over
shadowing the mercy- seat, concerntog
which we cannot now speak particularly.
6 But these things havtog been thus or
dained, into the first tabernacle, indeed, at
aU times the priests go to, performing the
services, 7 but toto the second, once in the
year, only the chief priest, not apart from
blood, -wliich he offereth for himself and for
the errors of the people, Hhe Holy Spirit
this evidencing that not yet hath been
manifested the way of the holy places,
the first tabernacle havtog yet a standing;
9 which is a simile in regard to the present
time, to wMch both grits and sacrifices are
offered, which are not able, to conscience,
to make perfect Mm who is serving, "only
in victuals, and drinks, and different bap
tisms, and fleshly ordinances — tUl the trine
of reformation imposed on them.
n But Christ being come, chief priest of
the coming good things, through the great
er and more perfect tabernacle not made
with hands— that is, not of tMs creation—
12 neither through the blood of goats aud
calves, but through his own blood, entered
in once toto the holy places, age-during
redemption having1 obtained ; "for if the
blood of bulls, and of goats, and the ashes
of an heifer sprinkling those denied, sancti
fleth to the purifying of the flesh, "how
much more shall the blood of the Christ
(who by the age-during Spirit offered himself
unblemished to God) purifyyour conscience
from dead works to serve the Uving God.
" And because of tMs, of a new covenant
he is mediator, that death having come, for
the redemption of the transgressions under
the first covenant, the caUed may receive

the promise of the age-during inheritance,
"for where a covenant is, that the death of
the covenant-victim come to is necessary,
17for a covenant over dead victims is sted
fast, seeing it is of no force at all when the
covenant-victim Uveth, " whence not even
the first apart from blood hath been initi
ated, "for every command having been
spoken according to law, by Moses to all the
people, having taken the blood of the calves
and goats, with water,, and scarlet wool,
and hyssop, he both the book itself and aU
the people sprinkled, ^saying, ' This is the
blood of the covenant wliich God enjoined
on you,' 2i but both the tabernacle and aU
the vessels of the service with blood in Uke
manner he sprinkled, 23and witii blood
almost aU things are purified according to
the law, and apart from blood-shedding
forgiveness cometh not.
23/i is necessary therefore, that the pat
terns indeed of the thtogs to the heavens
be purified with these, but the heavenly
tilings themselves with better sacrifices
than these; ^for not into holy places made
with hands did the Christ enter — figures of
the true — but into the heaven itself, now to
be manifested in the presence of God for
us; 25nor that he may many timeB offer
Mmself, even as the chief priest entereth
toto the holy places every year with the
blood of others; 26stoce it would have be
hoved him many times to suffer from tlie
foundation of the world, but now once, at
the end of the ages, for the putting away of
sin through Ms sacrifice, he hath been
manifested; 27and as it is laid up to men
once to die, but after this— judgment: 28so
also the Christ, once having been offered to
bear the sins of many, a second time, apart
from a sin-offering, shall appear, to those
waiting for him — to salvation !
X. iFOR the law having a shadow of the
coming good thtogs — not the veiy image of
the matters, every year, by the same sacri
fices which they offer continually is never
able to make perfect those coming near,
2 since, would they not have ceased to be
offered, because of those serving having no
more conscience of sins, havtog once been
purified? 8but to those sacrifices is a re
membrance of sins every year, Hor it is
impossible for the blood of bulls and goats
to take away sins.
5 Wherefore, coming toto the world, he
saith, 'Sacrifice and offering Thou didst not
will, but a body didst thou prepare for me,
6 in burnt-offerings, and concerning sacri
fices for sto, Thou didst not deUght, 7 then
I said, Lo, I come, (in the volume of the
book it hath been written concerning mo,)
to do, 0 God, thy wiU; ' a saying above, * Sacri
fice and offering and burnt-offerings and
concerntog sin-offering Thou didst not will,'
nor deright in— which according to the law
are offered— 9 then he said, 'Lo, I come to
do, 0 God, Thy will,' he taketh away the
first that the second he may establish; "in
the which will we are sanctified through
the offering of the body of Jesus* Christ
once, n aud every priest standeth daUy serv-
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ing.andthe same sacrifices manytimes offer
ing, which are never able to take away sins.
i2 But He, for sin one sacrifice having
offered— to the end, sat down on the right
hand of God,— "as to the rest, expecting
tUl He may place his enemies as his foot
stool, "for^by one offering he hath perfect
ed to the end those sanctified; "but testify
to ns also doth the Holy Spirit, for after
that he had said before, " ' This is the cove
nant which I wUl make with them after
those days, saith the Lord, givtog My laws
on their hearts, and on their minds will I
inscribe them, i7and their sins and their
lawlessnessess I will remember no more ; '
"but wriere forgiveness of these is, there is
no more offering^ or sin.
" Having, therefore, brethren, boldness
for the entrance toto holy places, in the
blood of Jesus, 20 which way he consecrated
for us — new and Uving, through the vaU,
that is, his flesh, 2l and with a high priest
over the house of God, 22let us draw near
with a true heart, in full assurance of faith,
havtog the hearts sprinkled from an evU
conscience, and havtog the body bathed
with pure water; ^let us hold fast the un
wavering profession of the faith, (for faith
ful is He who promised), 2<Jand let us con
sider one another to provoke to love and. to
good works, 25 not forsaking the assembling
of ourselves together, as the custom of cer
tain is, but exhorting, and so much the more
as ye see the day coming near.
26 For we — wilfuUy stomng after the re
ceiving the acknowledging of the truth-
no more for sins do*th there remain a sacri
fice, 27 but a certain fearful looking for of
judgment, and fiery indignation, about to
devour the opposers ; ^ any one who set at
nought the law of Moses, apart from mer
cies, by two or three witnesses, dieth, 29of
how much sorer punishment shall he be
counted worthy who the Son of God
trampled on, and the blood of the cove
nant counted a common thing, in wliich he
was sanctified, and to the Spirit of grace
did despite? w for we have known Him who
13 saying, 'Vengeance is Mine, I wUl re
compense, saith the Lord ;* and again, 'The
Lord shall judge His people;' — 3| fearful is
the faUinginto the hands of the living God.
3i But call to your remembrance the
former days, in wMch, having been en
lightened, ye endured much conflict of
sufferings, ^partly both with reproaches
and tribulations being made spectacles, and
partly havtog become partners of those so
living, 34 for also with my bonds ye sympa
thised, and the robbery of your goods with
joy ye received, knowing that ye have in
yourselves a better substance in the hea
vens, and an enduring one.
35 Ye may not cast away, then, your bold
ness, which hath great recompense of re
ward, 3Hor of patience ye have need, that
the will of God having done, ye may receive
the promise, 37 for yet a very little. He who
is coming will come, and will not tarry,
38 but Hhe righteous by faith shall live,'
and, ' if any one may draw back, My soul
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hath no pleasure in Mm,' 39 but*we are not
of those drawing back to destruction, but
of those believing to the preserving of soul.
XI. iBUT faith is of things hoped for a
confidence, a conviction of matters not
seen, Hor 'in this were the elders testified
of ; 3 by faith we understand the ages to be
set-to order by the saying of God, in regard
to the things seen not havtog come out of
things manifest; H>y faith a better sacrifice
did Abel offer to God than Cain, tto-ough
wMch he was testified to he righteous, God
testifying of his gifts, and- through it, he
being dead, yet speaketh.
5By faith Enoch was translated — not to
see death, and was not found, because God
translated him ; for before his translation
he had been testified to — that he had pleas
ed God well, 6 but apart from faith it is im
possible to please weU, for it behoveth Mm
who is coming to God to believe that He is,
and to those seeking Him He is a rewarder.
7 By faith Noah, betog divinely warned
concerntog the thtogs not yet seen, having
feared, prepared an ark to the salvation of
Iris house,by wMch-he condemned the world,
and of the righteousness in faith became heir.
8 By faith Abraham, being called, obeyed,
to go out to the place which he was about
to receive for an inheritance, and he went
out, not knowing whither he goeth; 9by
faith he sojourned to the land of promise
as in a strange country, in tabernacles
havtog dwelt with Isaac and Jacob, feUow-
heirs of the same promise, "for he was
looking for the city havtog the foundations,
whose artificer and. constructor is God.
11 By faith also Sarah herself received
power to conceive seed, and she bare after
the time of Ufe, seeing she judged Him
faithful who promised : " wherefore, also
of one were begotten— and that of one who
had become dead— as the stars of the hea
ven in multitude, and as sand which is by
the sea-shore — the innumerable,
13 In faith died aU these, not having re
ceived the promises, hut from afar having
seen them, and having been persuaded, and
having saluted them, and having confessed
that strangers and soj ourners they are upon
the earth, " for those saying such things
make ,manifest that they Beek a country ;
"and if, indeed, they had been mindful of
that from wliich they came out, they might
have had an opportunity to return, i6 but
now they desire a better, that is, an hea
venly; wherefore God is not ashamed of
them, to be caUed their God, for He pre
pared for them a city.
"By faith Abraham hath offered up
Tsaac, betog tried, and the only begotten he
offered up who received the promises, " of
whom it was said — ' In Isaac shall a seed
be called to thee;' " reckoning that even
from the dead God is able to raise up,
whence also in a figure he received him.
20 By faith; concerning coming things,
Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau; 2iby faith
Jacob dying— each of the sons of Joseph
did bless, and bowed down, upon the top of
his staff ; ^by faith, Joseph dying, con-

Deeds d. triumphs Qf faith, xi. 23.— HEBREWS.— xn. 27. The design of afflictions.

cermng the going out of the children oi
Israel made mention, and concerntog his
bones gave command.
23j}y faith Moses, having been born, was
hid three months by his parents, because
they saw the cMld to be comely, and were
not afraid of the decree of the king; 24 by
faith Moses, havtog become great, refused
to be caUed a son of the daughter of
Pharaoh, 23naTmg chosen rather to be
afflicted with the people of God, than to
have sin's pleasure, wMch is for a season,
26 greater wealth having reckoned the re
proach of the Christ than the treasures to
Egypt, for he looked to the recompense of
reward ; 27 by faith he forsook Egypt, not
having been afraid of the wrath of the king,
for, as seeing the Invisible One— he endur
ed; » by faith he hath kept thepassover,
and the sprinkling of the blood, lest He
who is destroying the first-born touch them.
29By faith they passed through the Red
Sea as through dry land, wMch the Egyp
tians having tried, were swallowed up;
30 by faith the walls of Jericho feU, having
been surrounded for seven days; 3i by faith
Rahab the -harlot perished not with those
who disbelieved, havtog received the spies
with peace.
32 And what shaU I yet say ? for the time
will faU me recounting about Gideon,
Barak also, and Samson, and Jephthah,
David also, and Samuel, and the prophets,
33 who through faith subdued kingdoms,
wrought righteousness, obtained promises,
stopped the mouths of Uons, 84 quenched
the power of fire, escaped the mouth of the
sword, were made powerful out of infirmi
ties, became strong in battle, caused to give
way the battle-hosts of the aliens.
a* Women received by a rising again their
dead, but others were tortured, not accept
ing the redemption, that a better rising
again they might receive, 3ebut others of
mockings and scourgtogs received trial, but
yet of bonds and imprisonments ; 87 they
were stoned, they were sawn asunder, they
were tempted, to the kiUtog of the sword
they died; they went about in sheepskins,
in goatskins — betog destitute, afflicted, tor
mented, 88of whom the world was not wor
thy ; in deserts wandering, and in moun
tains, and in caves, and in the holes of the
earth; so and these aU, havtog been testUied
to through the faith, received not the pro
mise, 40God for us something better having
provided, that apart from us they might
not be made perfect.
XII. iWHEREFORE, we also having so
great a cloud of witnesses surrounding us,
having put off every weight, and the easily
besetttog sto, through endurance let us run
the contest which is set before us, 2looktog
to the author and perfecter of faith — Jesus,
who, over-against the joy set before Mm —
endured a cross, shame having despised, on
the right hand also of the throne of God
sat down ; H or consider well him who en
dured such gainsaying from sinners to him
self, lest ye be wearied in your souls — faint.
4 Not yet unto blood did ye resist — agatost

sin striving; fiand ye have forgotten the
exhortation wMch speaketh with you as
with sons, ' My son, be not despising the
chastening of the Lord, nor be faint, being
reproved by Him, Hor whom the Lord
loveth He chasteneth, and soourgeth every
son whom He receiveth;' 7if chastening
ye endure, as to sons God conducteth Him
self to you, for who is a son whom a father
doth not chasten? 8but if ye are apart from
chastisement, of which all have been par
takers, then bastards are ye, and not sons.
9 Then, indeed, fathers of our flesh we
have had, chastising us, and we were re
verencing them ; shaU we not much rather
be subject to the Father of spirits, and live ?
10 for they, indeed, for a few days, accord
ing to what seemed good to them, did
chasten, but He for profit, to be partakers
of His hoUness; "but aU chastening for the
present, indeed, seemeth not to be of joy,
but of sorrow, but afterwards the peace
able frmt of righteousness to those exer
cised tMough it—it yieldeth.
"Wherefore, the hanging down hands
and the loosened knees set up ; " and make
straight paths for your feet, lest that wMch
is lame be turned aside, but let it rather
be healed ; "peace pursue with aU, and hoU
ness, apart from which no one shall see the
Lord, "looking diligently over lest any one
is failing of the grace of God, lest any root
of bitterness springing up may give trouble,
and through tMs many may be denied;
"lest anybeafornicator, or profane person,
as Esau, who in exchange for one morsel of
food sold his birthright, 17 for ye know that
also afterwards, . wishing to inherit the
blessing, he was disapproved of, for a place
of reformation he found not, though with
tears havtog sought it.
J8 For ye have not come to the mount
touched and scorched with fire, ,an2 to
blackness, and darkness, and tempest,
"and the sound of a trumpet, and the
voice of sayings, wMch those havtog heard
entreated that the word might not be added
to them, 20for they were not bearing that
which is commanded, ' And if a beast may
touch the mountain, it shaU be stoned, or
with an arrow shot through,' 21 and so ter
rible was the tight, that Moses said, ' I am
fearful exceedingly, and trembling.'
22 But ye have come to mount Zion, and
to the city of the Uving God, to the hea
venly Jerusalem, and to the company of
myriads of messengers, ^to the assembly of
the first-born to heaven enrolled, and to
God the judge of aU, and to the spirits, of
righteous men made perfect, 24and to the
mediator of the new covenant — Jesus, and
to the blood of sprinkling, speaking better
thtogs than that of Abel !
25 See that ye refuse not Mm who is speak
ing, for if those did not escape who refused
him who on the earth was divinely speak
ing — much more we who turn away from
him who speaketh from heaven, ^whose
voice the earth shook then, but now hath
he promised, saying, ' Yet once— I shake not
only the earth, but also the heaven,' 27but
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XII. 28.— PHILEMON.— I. 25.

the Christian Ufe.

this — 'Yet once'^maketh evident the re
moval of the things shaken, as of things
having been made, that the things not
shaken may remain; 28 wherefore, a king
dom unmoveable receiving, let us have
grace, through which we may serve God
weU pleasingly, with reverence and religious
fear? for also our God is a consuming fire.
XIII. i<LET brotherly love remain; 20f
hospitaUty b& not forgetful, for .through
this unawares certain did entertain mes
sengers; 3be mindful of those in bonds, as
having been bound with them, of those
maltreated, as also yourselves being to the
body ; 4 honourable is marriage in all, and
the bed undefined, but whoremongers and
adulterers God shall judge.
s Without covetousness the behaviour,
content with the things which are present,
for He hath said, ' No, I will not leave, no,
nor forsake thee,' 6so that we boldly say,
' The Lord is to me a helper, and' I wUl not
fear what mau shall do to me,' 7 be mindful
of those leading you, who spake to you the
word of God, whose faith— considering the
issueof the converse— be imitating.
8 Jesus Christ yesterday and to-day is the
3ame, and— to the ages; 9with teachings
manifold and strange be not carried about,
for it is good that by grace the heart be
confirmed, not with meats, to which they
who were occupied were not profited; " we
have an altar, of which to eat they have no
authority who the tabernacle are serving,
11 for of those beasts whose blood is brought
for sin into the holy places through the
chief priest— of these the bodies are burned
without the camp.

"Wherefore also Jesus — that he might
sanctify through his own blood the people
—without the gate did suffer; " now, then,
let us go forth to him without the camp,
his reproach bearing ; " for we have not
here an abiding city, but the coming one
we seek; is through him, then, let us offer
up the sacriflce of praise always to God,
that is, the fruit of lips giving thanks to
His name; "but of doing good, and of
communicating, be not forgetful ; for with
such sacrifices God is weU pleased.
"Be obedient to those leading you, and
be subject, for these watch for your
souls, as about to give account, that with
joy they may do this — arid not sighing — for
this is unprofitable to you. "Pray for us,
for we trust that we have a good conscience,
in all things wUlingto behave weU, "but
more abundantly do I entreat you to do this,
that more quickly I may be restored t6 you.
29 But the God of the peace, who brought
up from the dead the great shepherd of the
sheep, — iu the blood of the age-during cove
nant,— our Lord Jesus, 2imake you perfect
to every good work to do His will, doing in
you that which is well-pleasing before Him,
through Jesus Christ, to whom is the glory
—to the ages of the ages I Amen.
22But I entreat you, brethren, suffer the
word of the exhortation, for also through
few words I have written to you. 2s Know
ye that the brother Timotheus is released,
with whom, if he may come more shortly,
I will see you.
24 Salute all those leading you, and all the
saints; salute you do those from Italy; 25 the
grace be with you all ! Amen.

PHILEMON.

Chap. I. iPAUL, a prisoner of Jesus Christ,
and Timothy the brother, to Philemon the
beloved, and our fellow-worker, 2ancl
Apphia the beloved, and. Archippus our
feUow-soldier, and the assembly in thy
house : 3Grace to you, and peace, from God
our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ I
4 1 give thanks to my God, always making
mention of thee in my prayers, 6 hearing of
thy love and faith, which thou hast to the
Lord Jesus and to all the saints, Hhat the
fellowship of thy faith may become^vorking
in the acknowledging of every good thing
which is in you to regard to Christ Jesus ;
7 for we have much joy and comfort in thy
love, because the bowels of the saints have
been refreshed through thee, brother.
8 Wlieref ore, having to Christ much bold
ness, to command thee that witch is fit—
9 because of the love I rather entreat, being
such an one as Paul the aged, but now also
a prisoner of Jesus Christ ; " I entreat thee
concerntog my child— whom I begot in riiy
bonds— Onesimus, " who once was to thee
unprofitable, but now profitable to me and
to thee, i2 whom I sent again, but thou him
(that is, mine own bowels) receive, "whom
I wished to retain to myself, that to thy
behalf he might minister to me iu the bonds,
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of the good news, "but apart from thy
mind I willed to do nothing, that as of ne
cessity thy good deed may not be, but of
wUltogness, "for perhaps because of this
he departed for an hour, that age-duringly
thou mayest have him ; " no more as a ser
vant, but above a servant — a brother be
loved, especially to me, but how much
more to thee, both in the flesh and in the
Lord! 17 If, then, with me thou hast fellowship,
receive him as me, "but if he did hurt to
thee, or oweth anything, this tome reckon;
"I, Paul, have written with my hand, I
—I will repay ; that I may not say that
also thyself, besides, to me thou owest. ,
20 Yes, brother, let me have profit of thee
in the Lord; refresh my bowels in the Lord;
2i havtog been confident in thy obedience I
have written to thee, having known that
also above what I may say thou wilt do ;
22 but at the same time also prepare for me
a lodging; for I hope that through your
prayers I shall be granted to you.
33 Salute thee do Epaphras, (my fellow-
prisoner in Christ Jesus,) 24Markus, Aris-
tarchus,Demas,Lukas, my fellow-workmen [
25The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be
with your spirit ! Amen*

JAMES.

CHAP. I. i JAMES, of God and of the Lord
Jesus Christ, a servant, to the Twelve
Tribes who are in the dispersion : Hail 1
2 AU joy count it, my brethren, when ye
may fall into temptations manifold; know
ing, that the proof of your faith worketh
endurance, 4but let the endurance have a
perfect work, that ye may he perfect and
entire — in notMng lacking; Hurt if any of
you do lack wisdom, let Mm ask from God,
who is giving to all liberally, and not re-
proacMng, and it shall be given to him;
6 but let him ask in faith, nothing doubting,
for he who is doubting is like a wave of the
sea, driven by the wind and tossed, Hor let
not that man suppose that he shall receive
anything from the Lord—8 a two-souled man
is unstable in all his ways.
9 But let the brother who is low rejoice in
his exaltation, "but the rich in his becom
ing low, because as a flower of grass he
shall pass away: nfor the sun rose with the
burning heat, and withered the grass, and
the flower of it fell, and the grace of its
appearance perished, so also the rich in his
ways shaU fade away! "Happy the man
who endureth temptation, because, becom
ing approved, he shaU receive the crown of
life, which the Lord did promise to those
loving Hhn.
13 Let no one say, betog tempted—' From
God I am tempted,' for God is not to be
tempted of evil, and Himself doth tempt
no one, "but each one is tempted, by his
own desires being led away and" enticed,
"afterwards the desire having conceived,
giveth birth to sin, and the sto having been
perfected, bringeth forth death.
""Be not led astray, my brethren beloved:
37 every good giving*, and every perfect gift
is from above, 'coming down from the Father
of lights, with whom is no variation, or
shadow of turning; ""having willed, He
begat us with the word of truth, for our
being a certain first-fmits of His creatures.
"So then, my brethren beloved, let every
man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow
to wrath, 2° for the wrath of man the right
eousness of God doth not work; 21 where
fore, havtog put aside all filthiness and
stiperauun dance of evil, in meekness be
receiving the engrafted word, wliich is able
to save your souls; ^ but become ye doers
of the word, and not hearers only, deceiv
ing yourselves, 23 because, if any one is a
hearer of the word and nqt^a <I6er, this
one is like to a man viewing his natural
face In a mirror, 2Hor he viewed himself,
and hath gone away, and immediately he
forgot what kind of man he was ; ^but he
who looked Into the perfect law— that of
liberty, and continued there, this oner-hot
a forgetful hearer becoming, but a doer of
work— this one shall be happy in his doing.
^If any one thinketh to be religious
among you, not bridling Iris tongue, but
deceiving his heart, of this1 one vain is the
religion; 27reUgion pure and undeflled with
God even the Father is this, to look after

orphans and widows in their tribulation-
unspotted to keep hihiself from the world.
II. 1MY brethren, hold not, in respect
of persons, the faith of the glory of our
Lord Jesus Christ, Hor if there may come
into your synagogue a man with gold ring,
in gay raiment, but there may come in also
a poor man in vUe' raiment; 8and ye may
look upon him bearing the gay raiment, and
may say to him, 'Thou— sit thou here well,'
and to the poor man may say, 'Thou—
stand thou there, or, Sit thou here under
my footstool,' — 4ye did riot judge fully in
yourselves, and became Ul-reasontog judges.
fiHearken, my brethren beloved, did not
God choose the poor of tlris world, rich to
faith, and heirs of the kingdom which He
promised to those loving Him? 6but ye
dishonoured the poor one ; do not the rich
oppress you, and themselves draw you to
the judgment-seats,? 7do they not speak
evil of the good name which was caUed
upon you?
8 If, indeed, the royal law ye complete,
according to the. writing, 'Thou shalt. love
thy neighbonras thyself,' — ye do well; 9but
if ye accept persons; sin ye do work, betog
convicted by the-law as transgressors; "for
whoever the whole law shaU keep, but
shaU stumble in one point, he hath' "be
come guilty of aU; iifor He who is saying,
'Thou mayest riot commit adultery,' said
also, 'Thou mayest do no murder';' but if
thou shalt not comhrit adultery, but shalt
commit murder, thou hast become a trans
gressor of law; "so speak ye and so do, as
about by the law'of liberty to be judged,
" for the judgment without kindness is, to
him not having done kindness;1 and exult
doth kindness oyer judlgment.
"What w the1 profit, my brethren, if
'faith' anyone may speak of having, but
works he may not have? is the faith able
to save him? "but if a brother or sister
may be naked, arid may be destitute of
daily food, "but any one of you may say
to them, ' Depart ye in peace, be wanned,
and"be filled,' but may not give to them the
things needful for the body, what is the
profit? 17 so also the faith^ if it may not
have works, is dead by itself. "But any
one may say, Thou hast faith, and I have
works, shew me thy faith out of thy works,
and I wiU shew thee out) of my works my
faith : "thou dost believe that God is one:
thou dost weU, and the demons beUeve and
shudder! ^But^ost thou wish to know; 0 vain
roan, thffljhe faith apart from the works is
dead? 2>3roraham our father— was1 not he
declared righteous out of works, having
offered Up Isaac his son on the altar?
22 dost thou see that the faith was working
with his works, and out of the works the
faith was perfected? ^ and fulfilled Was the
jyrittog which is saying, 'But Abraham be-
lifeved God, and it was reckoned to him 'to
righteousness;' and,, 'Friend of God' he
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Government of the tongue.

II. 24.— JAMES.— V. 11.

Against unrighteous riches.

24 Ye see, then, that out of works is a
man declared righteous, and not out of
faith only; 25 but in like manner also Rahab
the harlot — was she not out of works de
clared righteous, havtog received the mes
sengers, and by another way having Bent
them out? 2Hor as the body apart from the
spirit is dead, so also the faith apart from
the works is dead.
in. iMANY teachers become not, my
brethren, knowing that greater judgment
we shall receive, Hor we wiU make many
stumblers; if any one in word doth not
stumble, tMs one is a perfect man, able to
bridle also the whole body; Ho, the bits
we put into the mouths of the horses for
their obeying ns, and their whole body we
turn about; 4lo, also the ships, being so
great, and by fierce winds betog driven, are
led about by a very small helm, whither
soever the impulse of the helmsman wish
eth, s so also the tongue is a Uttle member,
and boasteth greatly ; lo, a little flre how
much wood it kindle th I 6and the tongue is
a fire, the world of the unrighteousness, so
the tongue is set to our members, which is
spotting the whole body, and is setting on
fire the course of nature, and is set on fire
by the gehenna.
7 For every nature, both of beasts and of
fowls, both of creeping thtogs and things
of the sea, is subdued, and hath been sub
dued, by the human nature, 8 but the tongue
no one of man is able to subdue, it is
an unrMy evil, f uU of deadly poison, 9 with
it we bless God even the Father, and with
it we curse men made according to the
similitude of God ; i° out of the same mouth
cometh forth blessing and cursing'; it
needeth not, my brethren, these things so
to be ; n doth the fountain out of the same
opening pour forth the sweet and the
bitter? "is the fig-tree able, my brethren,
olives to yield ? or a vine figs ? so no foun
tain salt and sweet water is able to yield.
"Who is wise and intelligent among you ?
let him shew out of the good behaviour his
works in meekness of wisdom, "but if
bitter zeal ye have, and rivalry in your
heart, glory not, nor lie against the truth ;
"tMs wisdom is not descending from
above, hut earthly, animal, demoMac, " for
where zeal and rivalry are, there is tumult
and every evU matter; "but the wisdom
from above, first, indeed, is pure, then
peaceable, gentle, easily entreated, full of
kindness and good fruits, uncontentious,
and unhypocritical ; — "but the fruit of the
righteousness in peace is sown to those
making peace.
IV. iWHENCE are wars andjflghtings
among you? not thence — out of your pas
sions, that are as soldiers in your members?
aye desire, and ye have not; ye murder, and
are zealous, and are not able to attain ; ye
flght and war, but ye have not, because of
your not asking ; 8 ye ask, and receive not,
because evUly ye ask, that in your plea
sures ye may spend it. 4 Adulterers and
adulteresses 1 have ye not known that the
friendsMp of the world is enmity with God?
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whosoever, then, may wish to be a friend
of the world, an enemy of God he is set.
6 Do ye think that emptUy the writing
saith, * To envy earnestly desireth the Spirit
wMch dwelt ,in us, 6but greater' grace he
giveth, wherefore he saith, God against
proud ones setteth himself up, but to lowly
ones He giveth grace?' 7 be subject, then,
to God; stand up against the devU, and he
wiU flee from you; 8 draw near to God, an£
He wiU draw near to you; cleanse ye hands,
0 sinners 1 and purify hearts, O two-souled !
9 be exceeding afflicted, and mourn, and
weep; let your laughter to mourning be
turned, and the joy to heaviness; "he made
low in the presence of the Lord, and He
shaU exalt you.
11 Speak not against one another, brethren;
he who is speaking against a brother, and
is judging his brother, speaketh agatost
law, and judgeth law, but if law thou dost
judge, thou art not a doer of law but a judge;
J2 one is the lawgiver, who is able to save
and to destroy; thou — who art thou that
dost judge the other?
13 Go, now, ye who are saying, 'To-day or
to-morrow we wiU proceed to such a city,
and pass there one year, and traffic, and
make gain;' "who know not the thing of
the morrow: for what is your life ? for it is a
vapour which is appearing for a Uttle, but
then is vanishing; "instead of your saying,
'If the Lord may wUl, we shall live, and we
do this or that; ' " but now ye glory in your
pride; aU such glorying is evU; i7to him,
then, knowing to do good, and not doing,
sto it is to him.
V. iGO, now, ye rich I weep, howling
over your miseries wMch are coming upon
you; 2 your riches have rotted, and your
garments have become moth-eaten; 3your
gold and sUver have rotted, and the rest of
them for a testimony shaU be to you, and
shaU eat your flesh as flre; ye have made a
treasure in the last days. 4 Lo, the reward
of the labourers, of those who in-gathered
your fields, which hath been fraudulently
kept back by you — crieth out, and the ex
clamations of those who reaped into the
ears of the Lord of Sabaoth have entered;
5 ye Uved in luxury upon the earth, and were
wanton; ye nourished your hearts, as to a
day of slaughter; *ye condemned— ye mur
dered the just one, he doth not resist you.
• 7Be patient, then, brethren, tiU the com
ing of the Lord; lo, the husbandman ex-
pecteth the precious fruit of the earth,
betog patient for it, tUl he may receive rain
— the'early and latter: 8 Be patient, ye also;
establish your hearts, because the coming
of the Lord draweth near; 9murmur not
against one another, brethren, that ye may
not be condemned; lo, the Judge before
the door hath stood.
19 An example take ye of suffering of
evU, my brethren, and of patience, the
prophets who spake to the name of the
Lord; "lo, we caU happy those who are
enduring; the endurance of Job ye heard
of, and the end of the Lord have seen, that
very compassionate is the Lord, and pitying.

Wu

.8.

Efficacy of prayer.

i2 But before aU things, my brethren, do
not swear, neither by the heaven, neither
by the earth, neither by any other oath,
hut let your, Yes be Yes, and the No, No;
that under judgment ye may not fall.
"Doth any one suffer evU- among you?
let him pray; is any of good cheer? let him
sing psalms; 'Ms any infirm among you? let
him caU for the elders of the assembly, and
let them pray over him, having anointed
him with oU, to the name of the Lord,
15 and the prayer of the faith shaU save the
distressed one, and the Lord shaU raise him
up, and if sins he may have committed,
they shaU be forgiven to him. «

16 Confess to one another the trespasses,
and pray for one another, that ye may be
healed ; very strong is the working suppli
cation of a righteous man; "EUjah was a
man Uke affected as we, and with prayer he
prayed— not to rain, and it rained not upon
the land three years and six months ; "and
again he prayed, and the heaven gave rain,
and the earth brought forth her fruit.
" Brethren, if any among you may go
astray from the truth, and any' one may
turn him back ; 20 let him know that he who
turned back a sinner from the straying of
Ms way shaU save a soul from death, and
shall hide a multitude of sins.

FIEST 'PETER.

Chap. 1. i PETER, an ' apostle of Jesus
Christ, to the chosen sojourners of the dis
persion of Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia,
Asia, and Bithynia, 2 according to the fore
knowledge of God the Father, in sancti
flcation of the Spirit, to obedience and
sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ :
Grace to you and peace be multipUed !
3 Blessed is the God and Father of our
Lord Jesus Christ, who, according to the
abundance of His kindness begot us again
to a Uving hope, through the rising again
of Jesus Christ from the dead, Ho an in
heritance incorruptible, and undeflled, and
unfading, reserved in trie heavens unto
you, 5who, to the power of God are being
guarded, through faith, unto salvation
ready to be revealed in the last time, ein
wMch ye are glad, a little now, If it is
necessary, betog made to sorrow in manifold
trials, Hhat the proof of your faith — much
more precious than of gold, which is perish
ing, but through fire being approved— may
be found to praise, and honour, and glory,
in the revelation of Jesus Christ, 8 whom,
not having seen, ye love, in whom now, not
seeing, but believing, ye are glad with joy
unspeakable andglorifled, Heceiving the end
of your faith — the salvation of souls ; " con
cerning which salvation seek out and search
out did prophets who concerning the grace
towards you did prophesy, n searching in
regard to what or what manner of time
the Spirit of Christ which was in them was
manifesting, testifying before the sufferings
of ChriBt, and the glory after these, "to
whom it was revealed, that not to them
selves, but to us they were ministering
these, wMch now were told to you through
those who proclaimed the good news to
you, in the Holy Spirit sent from heaven,
to which thtogs messengers desire to bend
looking. "Wherefore having girded up the loins
of your mind, betog sober, hope — perfectly
unto the grace which is being brought to
you In the revelation of Jesus Christ, 14as
obedient cMldren, not f asMoning yourselves
to the former desires in your ignorance,
"but according as He who caUed you is
holy, ye also, become holy in all behaviour,

"because it hath been written, 'Become ye
holy, because I am holy;' "and if on the
Father ye caU, who without acceptance of
persons is judging according to the work
of each, in fear the time of your sojourn
pass ye, " knowing that, not with corruptible
things — sUver or gold — were ye redeemed
from your behaviour of folly delivered by
fathers, "but with precious blood, as of a
lamb unblemished and unspotted — Christ's
— 20 fore-ordained, indeed, before the foun
dation of the world, but manifested in the
last times because of you, 21 who through
him believe in God, who raised him from
the dead, and glory to him give, so that
your faith and hope may be in God.,
22 Your souls having purified in the obedi
ence of the truth through the Spirit to
brotherly love unfeigned, out of a pure
heart one another love ye earnestly, 23 being
begotten again, not out of seed corruptible,
but incorruptible, through the word of God
which is Uving and remaining — to the age;
24 because all flesh i* as grass, and aU'glory of
man as flower of grass ; 25 wither did the
grass, and its flowers f eU aVay, 2fl but the
saying of the Lord remaineth — to the age;
but this is the saying which was proclaimed
as good news to you.
II. 1 HAVING put aside, then, all evil,
and all gurie, and hypocrisies, and envyings,
and all evil-speakings, 2 as new-born babes
the word's pure mUk desire ye, that to it ye
may grow, 8 if so be ye tasted that the Lord
is good, 4 to whom coming— a Uving stone-
by men, indeed/ having been disapproved
of, but by God chosen, precious, *ye also
yourselves, as Uvtog stones, are built up, a
spiritual house, a holy priesthood, to offer
up spiritual- sacrifices acceptable to God
through Jesus Christ.
8 Wherefore, also, it is contained in the
writing: *Lo, I lay in Zion a chief corner
stone, chosen, precious, and he who is be
lieving on Mm may not be put to shame ; '
7 to you, then, who are believing is the pre-
ciousness; but to the unbeUevtog, the stone
which the builders disapproved of, this one
became for the head of a corner, eand a
stone of stumbling and a rock of offence, —
who are stumbling at the word, being un-
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Christian duties.

H. 9.— 1 PETER. —IV. 6. Righteous sufferers to rejoice.

believing,?— to which also they were appoint
ed ; 9 but ye are a chosen race, a royal priest
hood, a holy nation, a people for a posses
sion, that 'the excellences ye may shew
forth of Him who out of darkness called
you toto His wondrous light; "who were
once not a people, but are now the people
of God; who had not found kindness, but
now have found kindness.
ai Beloved, I entreat you, as strangers and
sojourners, to keep from the fleshly desires,
which war against the soul, "having your
behaviour among the nations right, that in
that which they speak against you as evil
doers, of the good works having beheld.
they may glorifyGod in the day of inspection.
"Be subject, then, to every human crea
tion, because of the Lord, whether to the
king, as supreme, " whether to governors, as
to those sent through Mm', for punishment
indeed, of evil-doers, but a praise of those
doing good; "because, so is the will of God,
doing good, to put to silence the ignorance
of the foolish men : "as free, and not hav
ing the freedom as a cloak of the evil, but
as servants of God; i" to aU give ye houour;
the brotherhood love ye; God fear ye; the
king honour ye.
18 Domestics ! be subjecting yourselves in
all fear to the masters ; not only to the
good and gentle, but also to the cross; "for
this is gracious, if because of conscience
toward God any one endureth sorrows,
suffering unrighteously; 20for what renown
is it, if sinning and being buffeted, ye
endure it ? but if, doing good and suffering
for it, ye endure, this is gracious with God,
2 Hor to this were ye, called, because Clirist
also suffered for you, leaving to you an ex
ample, that ye may follow his steps, 22who
did not commit sto, nor was guile found in
his mouth, 23who being reviled — was not
reviling again, suffering— was not threaten
ing; but was committing Mmself to Him
who is judging righteously, Mwho our sins
himself bare in his body, on the tree, that
to the sins having died, to righteousness we
may live ; by whose stripes ye were healed;
25 for ye were as sheep going astray, but ye
turned back now to the shepherd and over
seer of your souls.
III. ! IN Uke manner, ye wives, be subject
to your, own husbands, that even if certain
are disobedient to the word, they may be
won, 2havtog beheld your pure behaviour
in fear, 8 whose adorning — let it not be that
which is outward, of plaiting of hair, and
of putting around of things of gold, or
beauty, of putting on of garments,4bnt — the
hidden man of the heart, to the incorrup
tible thing of the meek and quiet spirit,
which is, to the presence of God, of great
price, Hor this once also the holy women
who hoped on God were adorning them
selves, being subject to their own husbands,
Gas Sarah was obedient to Abraham, calling
him 'lord,' of whom ye became children,
doing good, and not fearing any terror.
7 Husbands, in like manner, dwelling with
them, according to knowledge; as to the
weaker vessel — to the wife — imparting
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honour, as also being heirs together of the
grace of life, that your prayers be not
hindered. 8But finally, betog all of One mind, hav
ing fellow-feeling, loving as brethren, com
passionate, courteous, 9not giving back
evil for evil, or raUing for railing, but oh
the contrary, blessing, knowing that to this
ye were called, that a blessing ye may in
herit; "for* he who is willing to love life,
aud to see good days, let him refrain his
tongue from evil, and his lips — not to
speak guile; "let him turn aside from
evil, and do good, let him seek peace
and pursue it; "because the eyes of the
Lord are upon the righteous, and His
ears — to their supplicatipn, but the face of
the Lord is upon those doing evil;' "and
who is he who wiU be doing you evil, if of
that which is good ye rnoy become imi
tators? "but if ye even should suffer be
cause of righteousness, happy are ye! but
of their fear be not afraid, neither be
troubled; "but the Lord God sanctify in
your hearts.
But be ready always for defence to eveiy
one who is asking of you for an account
concerning the hope which is in you, with
meekness aud fear: "having a good con
science, that in that in wMch they speak
against you as evil-doers, they may be
ashamed who are traducing your good be
haviour in Christ; 17for it is better doing
good, if the wiU of God will it, to suffer,
than doing evU; " because Clirist also once
for sin suffered— righteous for unrighteous
— that he may lead us to God, having been
put to death in the flesh, but having been
made alive to the spirit, "in which also to
the spirits in prison having gone he preach
ed, 29 who sometime disbelieved, when once
the long-suffering of God did wait, in the
days of Noah — an ark being a preparing—
to which few, that is, eight souls, were
saved through water; 2Ho which also an
antitype doth now save us — baptism, (not a
putting away of the filth of the flesh, but
the question of a good conscience in regard
to God,) through the rising again of Jesus
Christ, 22who is on the rigrit hand of God,
havtog gone into heaven — messengers, and
authorities, and powers, having been sub
jected to him.
IV. i CHBIST, then, having suffered for
us in the flesh, ye also with the same mind
arm yourselves, because he who suffered in
the flesh hath done with sin, 2no more in
the desires of men, but in the will of God
to live the rest of the time in the flesh;
8 for sufficient to us is the past time of life
the will of the nations to have wrought,
havtog walked in lasciviousn esses, desires,
excesses of wines, re veilings, drinking-
bouts, and unlawful idolatries, Mn which
they think it strange— your not running
with them to the same' excess of dissolute
ness, speaMng evU, ^who shall give an
account to Him who is ready to judge liv
ing and dead, 9 for for this also to the dead
was the good news proclaimed, that they
may be judged, indeed, according to men

Motives to Christian fortitude. TV. 7.-2 pjfiXJUtt.— 1. 15. Duties of elders and churches.

in the flesh, but may live according to God
in the spirit. .
7 But of all things the ;, end hath cpmei
near; be sober-minded, then, and watch
unto prayers, 8 but, before all things, to one
another havtog the earnest love, because
the. love shall cp,is£r a. multitude of stos;
9betog2hdspitabljeHo one another, without
murmurings, " each, according as he re
ceived a gift, to one another ministering it,
as good stewards of the manifold grace of
God;, uh! any one doth speak— 'as the
oracles of God;' if anyone doth minister
— * as of the ability which God , supplieth ; '
that in ( all things God maybe glorified
through, Jesus Christ, to whom is the glory
and power — to the ages of the ages I Amen.
"Beloved, think it not strange at the
fiery suffering among you which is coming
to try you, as at some strange thing hap
pening to you, "but, according as ye have
f eUowship with the sufferings of, the Christ,
rejoice ye, that also in the revelation qf
his glory ye may rejoice— exulting; "if ye
be reproached in the name of Christ —
happy are ye, because the Spirit of glory
and. of God upon you doth rest ; in regard:, .
indeed, to them,, he is evil-spoken of, but
in regard to you, he is glorified ; " for let
none of you suffer as a murderer, or thief,
or evil-doer, or as an inspector into other
men's matters; "but if as a Christian, let
him not be ashamed, bat let him glorify
iSod to this- respect; i7because- it is the
time oi the beginning of judgment from the
house of God, but if first from, you, what
the end of those not obedient to the good
news of God ? " And if the righteous man
is scarcely saved, the ungodly and sinner —
where shall he appear? i9so that also those
suffering according to the will of God, as to
a faithful Creator, let them commit their
own souls to good doing.

V. i ELDERS who arc among you, I ex
hort,, who am a fellow-elder, and, a witness
of the sufferings of the Christ, aud of the
glory about to be revealed a partaker,
2 tend the flock of God which is among you , .
being overseers, not constrainedly,' ¦but will
ingly, neither for filthy lucre, but , of a
ready mind, s neither as exercising lordship
over the heritages, - but patterns becom
ing of the flock; ,*and at the manifestation
of the chief Shepherd, ye shall receive the
unfading crown of glory. . , ,
s In. like manner, ye younger, be subject
to the, elders, but all to one another sub
jecting yourselves; with humble-minded
ness be clothed, because God the proud re-
sisteth, but to the humble He giveth grace;
6 be humbled, then, under the powerful
hand of God, that you He may exalt to
due ,time; 7all your; care having cast on
Him, because He careth for you.
8 Be sober, vigilant, because your opponent >
the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about,
seeking whom he may swallow up, 9 whom
resist, stedfast in the faith, knowing the
same sufferings to your brotherhood in the
world to be accomplished.
, "But the ,God of all grace, who called
you to His age-during glory in Clirist Jesus,
having suffered a little, Himself make you
perfect, establish, strengthen, settle you;
n to Him is the glory, and the power— to
the ages of, the ages! Amen.
" Through. SilvanuSj , to you the faithful
brother, as I reckon, through few words I
have written, exhorting and testifying this
to be the true grace ( of God in which, ye
stand. " Salute you . doth the assembly in
Babylpn jointly -elected, and Markus. my
son. 14 Salute one another in a kiss of love;
peace to you- all -who are in Christ Jesus I
Amen. ,

SECOND PETER.

CHAP. I. i SIMON PETER, a servant and
-an apostle of Jesus Christ, to those Who
¦obtained Uke precious faith with us in the
righteousness of our God and Saviour Jesus
Christ : 2'Grace to you, and; peace be multi
plied in the acknowledgment of God and
of Jesus our Lord 1
3 As all things to us His divine power (the
things pertaining to life and godliness) hath
given, through the acknowledgment of
him ,who,, caUed us through glory and
virtue, ^through which to us the greatest
and precious promises have been given,
that through these ye may become par
takers, of a divine nature, having escaped
from the corruption in the world, to desires.;
5 But this same also— all diligence having
brought to besides, superadd in your, faith
the virtue, but in the virtue the knowledge,
« hut in the knowledge the temperance, but,
in the temperance the endurance, but, to
the endurance the godliness, 7but m the
godUriess the brotherly kindness, but in the
3 0

brotherly kindness the love; 8 for these
things being to you arid abounding, do
make you neither inert nor . unfruitful in
regard to the acknowledging of our Lord
Jesus Christ, 9 for he with, whom these
firings are not present is blind, dim-sighted,
havtog become forgetful, of the cleansing of
his old. sins; i° wherefore the rather, breth
ren, be dUigent to make stedfast your call
ing, and choice, for these thtogs doing, ye
may never stumble, i.Hor, so, richly shall,
be sriperadded to you the entrance into the
age-during reign of our Lprd and Saviour
Jesus Christ.
12 Wherefore, I will not be careless always
to remind you , concerning these thtogs,
though, knowing them,,, and having been
estabrished in the present truth,' "but I
think right, so long as I am in this taber
nacle, to stir , you up in reminding you,
"having known that soon is the laying aside
tit my tabernacle, even, as also our Lord
Jesus Christ' shewed to. me "but I will be
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diligent that also at every time ye have,
after my departure, power to make to your
selves the rememembrance of these things.
"For, skUfully devised fables not having
foUowed out, we rhade known to you the
power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ,
but eye-witnesses having become of his
majesty — iHor havtog received from God
the Father honour and glory, such a voice
being borne to him by the exceUent glory :
'This is My Son — the beloved, in whom I
have been well pleased;' "and this voice
we— we heard, out of heaven borne, being
with him to the holy mount. "And we
have the more firm the prophetic word, to
which ye do well giving heed, as to a lamp
shining in a dark place, tUl the day may
dawn, and the morning star may arise— in
your hearts; 20this first knowing, that no
prophecy of the writing cometh of private
exposition, 2Hor not of the will of man did
ever prophecy come, but by the Holy Spirit
borne did the holy men of God speak.
II. i BUT there came also false prophets
among the people, as also among you there
shall be false teachers, who shall bring in
besides destructive sects, and the Master
who bought them denying, bringing to
themselves quick destruction, 2and many
shall follow their destructive ways, because
of whom the way of the truth shall be evil-
spoken of, 3and to covetousness, with
moulded words, of you they shall make
merchandise, whose judgment of old is not
idle, and their destruction doth not slumber.
4 For if God the angels who sinned spared
not, but with chains of thick gloom, having
cast them down to Tartarus, dehvered them
to judgment, having been reserved, 5and the-
old world spared not, but the eighth person,
Noah, of righteousness a preacher, He kept,
a flood on the world of the ungodly havtog
brought, e and the cities of Sodom and
Gomorrah havtog turned into ashes, with
an overthrow he condemned, an example
to those about to be ungodly having set
them; 7and righteous Lot, worn down by
the conduct in lasciviousness of the im
pious, He rescued, Hor in seeing and in
hearing, the righteous man, dweUing among
them, day by day the righteous soul with
" unlawful works was harassing.
9 The Lord hath known to rescue godly
ones out of temptation, but unrighteous
•ones to a day of judgment, betog punished,
to keep, " but chiefly those going behind
the flesh in desire of uncleanness, and lord
ship despising; presumptuous, self-compla
cent, dignitaries they are not afraid to
speak evil of, "whereas, messengers to
strength and power being greater, do not
bear against them before the Lord an evil-
speaking judgment ; "but these, as irra
tional natural beasts, made to be caught
and destroyed, (in what things they are
ignorant of, speaking evil,) to their own
destruction shall be destroyed, 13 about to
receive the reward of unrighteousness,
pleasure counting the luxury to the day,
spots and blemishes, luxuriating in their
own deceits, feasting with you, "having
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eyes full of adultery, and unable to cease
from sin, enticing unstable souls, having an
heart exercised in covetousnesses, children
of a curse, " having forsaken the right way,
they went astray, having foUowed in the
way Of Balaam the son of Bosor, who a re
ward of unrighteousness did love, "but
had a rebuke of his own iniquity, a dumb
ass, in man's voice havtog spoken, forbade
the prophet's madness.
17 These are wells ¦without water, clouds
by a tempest driven, to whom the thick
gloom of the darkness to the age is kept ,-
18 for overswellings of vanity speaking, they
entice in the desires of the flesh, in lasci-
viousnesses, those who had truly escaped?
from those conducting themselves in error,
"liberty to them promising, themselves be
ing servants of corruption, for by whom-
any one is overcome, to this one also he is
brought toto servitude, 2°for if, having
escaped from the pollutions of the world,
in the acknowledging of the Lord and
Saviour Jesus Christ, but by these again
betog entangled, they are overcome, be
come to them hath the last things worse
than the first things, 21 for it were better
for them not to have acknowledged the way
of righteousness, than having acknow
ledged it, to turn hack from the holy com
mandment dehvered to them, ^but hap
pened to them hath that of the true simi
litude : 'A dog turned back upon his own
vomit,' and, * A sow having bathed herself
— to rolling in the mire.'
III. iTHIS, now, beloved, a second letter
to you I write, in both which I stir up your
pure mind to reminding you, 2to be mindful
of the sayings said before by the holy pro
phets, and of the command of us the
apostles of the Lord and Saviour, 'this
first knowing, that there shaU come in the
latter end of the days scoffers, according to-
their own desires going4 and saying, 'Where
is the promise of his coming? for since the
fathers fell asleep, all things so remain from
the beginning of the creation;' Hor this is
unobserved by them wiUtogly, that the
heavens were of old, and the earth out of
water and through water standing together
by the word of God, Hhrough which the
then world, by water having been overflow
ed, did perish; 7but the present heavens
and the earth, by the same word are trea
sured, for flre kept to the day of judgment
and destruction of the ungodly men.
8 But this one thing let not be unobserved
by you, beloved, that one day is with the
Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand
years as one day; Hhe Lord is not slow in
regard to the promise, as certain count
slowness, but is long-suffering to us, not
wishing any to be lost, but all to go forward
to reformation, "but it will come— the day
of the Lord — as a thief iu the night, in
which the heavens with a rushing noise
will pass away, and the elements with
burning heat shall be dissolved, and earth
and the works in it shall be burnt up.
n All these, then, being dissolved, what
kind of persons doth it behove you to be in

Exhortations to avoid sin,

m. 12. — 1 JOHN. — II. 23. and the love. of worldly things.

holy behaviour and godlinesses? "waittog
for and hasting to the coming of the day of
God, in which the heavens being on fire,
shall he dissolved, and the elements with
burning heat shall melt; " but for new hea
vens and new earth according to His pro
mise we wait, in wMch righteousness dwell
eth ; " wherefore, beloved, these things
waiting for, be diligent, spotless and un-
blameable, by Mm to be found to peace,
is and the long-suffering of our Lord count
ye salvation, according as also our beloved
brother Paul-raccording to the wisdom

given to him— wrote to you, "as also in all
the letters, speaking in them concerning
these things, in which things are certain
tMngs hard to be understood, whicli the
untaught and unstable wrest, as also the
other writings, to their own destruction.
17 Ye, then, beloved, knowing before, take
heed, lest, together with the error of the
impious heing led away, ye may fall from
your own stedfastness, "but increase to
grace, and to the knowledge of our Lord
and Saviour Jesus Christ ; to him is glory
both now, and to the day of the age ! Amen.

FIEST JOHN.

CHAP. 1. iTHAT which was from the be
ginning, that which we have heard, that
whiph we have seen with our eyes, that
which we beheld, and our hands handled,
concerning the Word of life, 2{and the Life
was manifested, and we have seen, and
testify, and declare to you the Life the age-
during, wMch was with the Father, and
was manifested to us,) 3 that whicli we have
seen and heard declare we to you, that also
ye may have feUowship with us, but our
feUowship also is with the Father, and with
His Son Jesus Christ; 4and these thtogs we
write to you, that your joy may be f uU.
s And this is the message which we have
heard from Him, and announce to you, that
God is Ught, and darkness to Him is not at
aU; 6if we may say — 'we have fellowship
with him,' and in the darkness may walk —
we Ue, and do not the truth; 7but if to the
Ught we may walk, as He is to the light —
we have feUowship with one another, and
the blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanseth
us from aU sto; 8if we may say — * we have
not sin,' ourselves we lead astray, and the
truth is not in us; 9 if we may confess our
sins, faithful He is and righteous that He
may forgive us the sins, and may cleanse us
from all unrighteousness; "if we may say
— ' we have not sinned,' a liar we make Him,
and His word is not in us.
II. iJlY little children, these tilings
write I to you, triat ye may not sin; and if
any one may sto, an Advocate we have with
the Father, Jesus Clirist the righteous, 2 and
he— he is a propitiation for our sins, and
not for ours only, but also for those of the
whole world, 8 and in this we know that we
have known him, ii Ms commands we may
keep; 4he who is saying, 'I have known
Mm,' and his command is not keeping, a
Uar he is, and in him the truth is not; Hmt
whoso may keep his word, truly in him the
love of God hath been perfected; in this we
know that in him we are. 6He who is say
ing in him he remaineth, ought according
as he walked also himself so to walk.
7Brethren, a new command I write not
to you, but an old command, which ye had
from the beginning— the old command is
the word which ye heard from the begin
ning; 8 again a ne w command I write to you,
wMch thing is true in him and in you, be

cause the darkness passeth away, and the
true light now shineth; 9he who is saying,
in the Ught he is, and his brother is hating,
in the darkness he is tiU now; "he who is
loving his brother, in the light he remaineth,
and a stumbling-block in him there is not;
n but he who is hating Ms brother, in the
darkness he is, and in the darkness he
walketh, and he hath not known whither he
goeth,because the darkness blinded his eyes.
12 j write to you, little children, because
the sins have been forgiven you because of
his name; "I write to you, fathers, because
ye have known him who is from the begin
ning; I write to you, young men, because
ye have overcome the evil one.
I write to you, Uttle boys, because ye
have known the Father; "I wrote to you,
fathers, because ye have known him who is
from the beginning; I wrote to you, young
men, because ye are strong, and the word
of God in you remaineth, and ye have over
come the evil one.
15 Love not ye the world, nor the things
to the world; if any one may love the
world, the love of the Father is not in him,
"because aU that is in the world — the
desire of the flesh, and the desire of the
eyes, and the ostentation of life — is not of
the Father, but is of the world; i7and the
world passeth away, and the desire of -it ;
but he who is doing the wiU of God, he
remaineth — to the age.
"Little boys, it is the last hour ; and even
as ye heard that the antichrist cometh,
even now antichrists have become many—
whence we know that it is the last hour;
i9out of ns they went forth, but they were
not of us, for if they had been of us, they
would have remained with us ; but— that
they might be manifested that they are not
all of us.
20 And ye have an anointing from th e Holy
One, and have known all thtogs ; 2H wrote
not to you because ye have not known the
truth, but because ye have known it, and
because no Ue is of the truth. 22 Who is
the Uar, except he who is denying that
Jesus is the Christ ? this one is the anti
christ who is denying the Father and the
Son ; 23 every one who is denying the Son,
neither hath he the Father; [he who is
confessing the Son hath the Father also.]
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24 Ye, then, that which ye heard from the
begin n ing, in you let it remain; if in you may
remain that which from the beginning ye
heard, ye also in the Son and in the Father
shall remain, 25and this is the promise which
He — He promised us — the life age-during.
2°These things I wrote to you concerning
those leading you astray; 2rand you, the
anointing which ye received from him, in
you it remaineth, and ye have no need that
any one may teach you, but as the same
anointing teacheth you concerntog aU, and
is true, and is not a lie, and even as it
taught you, ye shall remain to him.
28 And now, little children, remain in
him, that when he may be manifested, we
may have boldness, and may not be asham
ed before him, in his coming; ^if ye know
that he is righteous, ye know that every
one who is doing the righteousness, of him
hath been begotten.
Ill, iSEE ye what love the Father hath
given to us, that children of God we may
be called ; because of this the world doth
not know us, because it did not know
Him; 2 beloved, now, chUdren of God are
we, and it was not yet manifested what we
shall be, but we have known that if he
may be manifested, like Mm we shall
be, because we shall see him as he is ;
3 and every one who is having this hope on
him, purifieth himself, even as he is pure.
4Every one who is doing the sin, the law
lessness also doth, and the sin is the lawless
ness, 5 and ye have known that he was mani
fested that our sins he may take away, and
sin is not in him ; 6 every one who is remain
ing in him doth not sin ; every one who is
sinning, hath not seen him, nor known hhn.
7 Little children, let no one lead you
astray ; be who is doing the righteousness
is righteous, even as He is righteous, 8he
who is doing the sin, of the devil he. is, be
cause from the beginning the devil sinneth;
for this was the Son of God manifested,
that he may break up the works of the
devil; 9 every one who hath been begotten
of God, sin he doeth not, because Ms seed
in him remaineth, and he is not able to
sto, because of God he hath been begotten.
"In this manifest are the children of*
God, and the children of the devil: every
one who is not doing righteousness, is not
of God, and he who is not loving Ms brother,
"because this is the message which ye
heard from the beginning, that we may
love one another, i2not as Cain — of the evil
one he was, and slew Ms brother, and
wherefore slew he him ? because his works
were evil, but those of his brother righteous.
"Do not wonder, my brethren, if the
world hateth you ; "we — we have known
that we have passed out of the death into
the life, because we love the brethren ; be
who is not loving the brother remaineth
in the death. "Every one who is hating
his brother — a man-killer he is, and ye have
known that no man-killer hath life age-
during in him remaining, "in this we have
known the love of God, because he for us
his life laid down, and we ought for the
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brethren the lives to lay down; "but
whoso may have the goods of tlie world,
and may see his brother having need, and
may shut up his bowels from him— how
doth the love of God remain in him?
"My little children, let us not love in
word nor in tongue, but in work and in
truth; :i°and in tlris we know that of the
truth we are, and before Him we shall
assure our hearts, 2° because if our heart
may condemn — because, greater is God than
our heart, and He knoweth all thtogs.
2i Beloved, if our heart may not condemn
us, we have boldness toward God, 22 and
whatever we may ask, we receive from
Him, because His commands we keep, and
the things pleasing before Him we do,
23 and this is His command, that we may
believe in the name of His Son Jesus CMist,
and may love one another, even as He gave
command to us, M and he who is keeptog His
commands, to Him he remaineth and He in
him ; and to this we know that He remaineth
in us, by the Spirit which He gave us.
IV. i BELOVED, every spirit believe not,
but prove the spirits, if of God they are,
because many false prophets have gone
out toto the world; 2jn this know the
Spirit of God : every spirit which con
fesseth Jesus Clirist to the flesh having
come, of God it is, 8and every spirit wMch
doth not confess Jesus Christ in the flesh
having come, of God it is not ; and this is
that of the antichrist, which ye heard that
it cometh, and now to the world it is already.
4 Ye — of God ye are, Uttle children, and
ye have overcome them; because greater
is He who is in you, than he who is in the
world. sThey— of the world they are ; be
cause of this from the world they speak,
and the world heareth them ; 6we — of God
we are; he who is knowing God, heareth
us; he who is not of God, doth not hear us;
by this we know the spirit of the truth, and
the spirit of the error.
7Beloved, let us love one another, be
cause the love is of God, , and every one
who is loving, of God hath been begotten,
and knoweth God ; 8he who is uot loving,
did not know God, because God is love.
9In this was manifested the love of God to
us, because His Son — the only begotten —
hath God sent toto the world, that we may
live through him ; " in this is the love, not
that we loved God, but that He loved us,
and sent His Son a propitiation for our
sins. "Beloved, if thus God loved us, also we
ought one other to love; "God no one
hath ever seen; if we may love one another,
God in us remaineth, and His love hath
been perfected in us; "in this we know
that in Him we remain, and He in us, be
cause of His Spirit He hath given us.
" And we — we have seen aud do testify,
that the Father hath sent the Son — Saviour
of the world; "whoever may confess that
Jesus is the Son of God, God in him re
maineth, and he to God; "and we — we
have known and believed the love, which
God hath in us; God is love, and he who is

The witnesses of our faith.

Tlie efficacy of faith

remaining in the love, to God he remain
eth, and God in Mm.
17 In tMs made perfect hath been the
love with us, that boldness'we may have to
the day of judgment, because even as He
is, we — we also are in the world ; " fear is
not in the love, but the perfect love casteth
out the fear, because the fear hath punish
ment, but he who is fearing hath not been
made perfect in the love; "we — we love
him, because He— He first loved us; ^M
any one may say — 'I love God,' and Ms
brother he may hate, a Uar he is ; for he
who is not loving his brother whom he
hath seen, God — whom he hath not seen—
how is he able to love ? 21 and this the com:
mand we have from Him, that he who is
loving God, may love also- his brother.
V. i EVERY one who is beUeving that
Jesus is the Clirist, of God he hath been
begotten, and every one who is loving
Him who begat, loveth also him who
is begotten of Him: 2in this we know
that we love the chUdren of God, when
we may love God, and His, commands may
keep; Hor this is the love of God, that His
commands we may keep, and His com
mands are not, burdensome; 4 because every
one who is begotten of God overcometh the
world, and this is the victory which over
came the world — our faith; *» who is he who
is overcoming the world, except he who is
believing that Jesus is the Son of God?
0 This one is he who came through water
and blood — Jesns the Cto'ist, not in the
water only, but in the water and the blood ;
and the Spirit it is that is witnessing, be
cause the Spirit is the truth, 7 because three
are who are testifying [in the heaven, the
Father, the Word, and the Holy Spirit, and
these — the three — are one ; 8 and tMee are
who are testifying in the earth], the spirit,
and the water, and the blood, and the three
are into the one.

9 If the testimony of man we receive- the
testimony of God is greater, because this is
the testimony of God, which He hath testi
fied concerning His Son. "He who is be
Ueving in the Son of God, hath the testimony
in himself; he who is not believing, God, a
liar hath made Him, because he hath not
believed in the testimony wMch God hath
testified concerning His Son; Hand this is
the testimony that Ufe age-during God. gave
to us, and this — the Ufe — is to His Son; "he
who is having the Son, hath the life; he
who is not having the Son of God— the life
he hath not.
" These things I wrote to you who are
beUeving in the name of the Son of God,
that ye may know that life ye liave age-
during, and that ye may believe to the name
of the Son of God. "And tMs is the bold
ness wMch we have toward Him, that if
anything we iriay ask according to His will.
He heareth us, " and if we have known that
He heareth us, whatever we may ask, we
have known that we have the requests which
we have requested from Him.
i6 If any one may see his brother sinning
a sin not to death, he shall ask, and He
shaU give to him life to those sinning not
to death; there is sin to death, not concern
tog it do I speak that, he may beseech; 17 all
unrighteousness is sto, and there is sin not
to death. " We have known that every one
who is begotten of God doth not sin, but he
who was begotten of God keepeth himself,
and the evil one doth not touch him ; " we
have known that of God we are, and the
whole world to the evil lieth.; ^but we
have known that the Son of God is come,
and hath given us a mind, triat we may
know Him who is true, and we are in Him
who is true, in His Son Jesus .Christ ; this
oneis the true God and the life age-during !
21 Little children, keep yourselves from the
idols ! Amen.

SECOND JOHN.

1 THE elder to the chosen lady, and to
her chUdren, whom I love in truth, and
not I only, but. also aU those having known
the truth, 2 because of the truth which is
remaining in us, and with us shall be to the
age; 3 there shall be with you grace, kind
ness, peace, from God the Father, and from
the Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of the Father,
in truth and love.
4 1 rejoiced exceedingly that I have found
of thy children walking to truth, even as a
command we received from the Father;
6and now I beseech thee, lady, not as writ
ing to thee a new command, hut which we
had from the .beginning, that we may love
one another, 8and this is the love, that we
may walk Lafter His commands; this is the
command, even as ye.heardfrom the begin
ning, that in it ye may walk, 7 because many
leading astray did enter toto the world,

who are not confessing Jesus Christ coming
to flesh; this one is he who is leading astray,
and the antichrist.
8 See to yourselves, that we may not lose
the thtogs which we wrought, but a full
reward may receive; ° every one who is
transgressing, and is not remaining in the
teaching of the Christ, hath not God ; he
wrio is remaining in the teaching of the
Christ, this one hath both the Father and
the Son; "if any one doth come to you, and
this teaching doth not bear, receive him riot
into the house, and say not to him 'HaU !'
11 for he who is saying to him 'Hail,' hath
fellowship with Ms evil works.
12 Many things havtog to write to you, I
purposed not through paper and ink, hut I
hope to come to you, and speak mouth to
mouth,that qur joy may be full: " salute thee
do the children of thy chosen sister. Amen.
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THIRD JOHN.

* THE elder lo Gaius the beloved, whom
I love in truth ! 2 beloved, concerning aU
things I desire thee to prosper and he in
health, even as thy soul prospereth, 3 for I
rejoiced exceedingly, the brethren coming
and testifying of the truth in thee, even
as thou in truth dost walk; 4 greater than
these things I have no joy, that I may hear
of my children in truth walking.
•TBeloved, faithfuUy dost thou do What
ever thou mayest work to the brethren and
to the strangers, 6 who testified of thy love
before an assembly, whom thou wilt do
well, having sent forward worthily of God,
Hor for His name they went forth, nothing
receiving from the nations; 8we, then,
ought to receive such, that fellow-workers
we may become to the truth,
9 1 wrote to the assembly, but he who is
loving the first place among them — Dio-

trephes — doth not receive ns; "because of
this, if I may come, I wUl cause him to re
member his works which he doeth, with eVil
words prating against us; and not content
with these, neither doth he himself receive
the brethren, and those wishing he forbid-
deth, and out of the assembly doth cast.
n Beloved, be not thou foUowing that
which is evil, but that which is good ; he
who is doing good, of God he is, but he who
is doing evU hath not seen God; " to Deme
trius testimony hath been given by all, and by
the truth itself, and we also — we testify, and
ye have known that our testimony is true.
" Many things had I to write, but I do
not wish through ink and pen to write to
thee, "but I hope straightway to see thee,
and mouth to mouth we shaU speak: "Peace
to thee ! salute thee do the friends; be sa
luting the friends by name. -

J U D E.

3 JUDAS, of Jesus Clirist a servant, and
brother of James, to those sanctified in
God the Father, and in Jesus Christ kept —
called, 2kindness to you, and peace, arid
love be multipUed !
3Beloved, aU diligence using to 'write to
you concerning the common salvation, I
had necessity to write to you, exhorting to
contend earnestly for the faith once de
livered to the saints, Hor there came to
unobserved certain men, long ago having
been written beforehand to this judgment,
ungodly, the grace of our God perverting
to lasciviousness, and the only Master-
God, and our Lord Jesus Christ denying,
5 but to remind you I wish, ye knowing
once this, that the Lord, a people out of the
land of Egypt having saved, again those who
believed not did destroy; 6 messengers also,
those who kept not their own principality,
but left their own dwelling, to the judgment
of the great day, in bonds everlasting, under
darkness He hath kept, 7 as Sodom and Go
morrah, and the cities around them, to like
manner to these, having given themselves
to whoredom, and having gone after other
flesh, have been set before— an example, of
fire age-during, justice suffering.
8 In like manner, nevertheless, these
dreamers also the flesh indeed defile, and
lordship they put away, and dignities
speak evil of, 9 but Michael, the chief-mes
senger, when, with the devil contending,
he was disputing about the body of Moses,
dared not to bring up an evil speaking
judgment, but said, 'The Lord rebuke
thee!' "but these, as many thtogs indeed
as they have not known, they speak evil of;
but as many things as naturaUy (as the
irrational beasts) they understand, in these
they are corrupted ; n wo to them ! for to
the way of Cain they proceeded, and to the
error of Balaam for reward they rushed, and
in the gainsaying of Korah they perished.
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i2 These are in your love-feasts — craggy
rocks ; feasting together with you, without
fear shepherding themselves ; clouds with
out water, by winds carried about ; trees
autumnal, without fruit, twice dead, rooted
up; "wild waves of the sea, foaming out
their own shames; stars going astray, to
whom the gloom of the darkness to the age
hath been kept.
"But prophesy also to these did the
seventh from Adam — Enoch — saying, 'Lo,
the Lord came to His saintly myriads, "to
do judgment against all, and to convict all
their ungodly ones, concerning all their
works of ungodliness which they did un
godly, and concerntog all the hard things
that speak against Him did ungodly sin
ners.' " These are murmurers, repiners; accord
ing to their own desires walking, and their
mouth speaketh great swellings, giving
admiration to persons, because of profit ;
17 but ye, beloved, remember ye the sayings
spoken before by the apostles of our Lord
Jesus Christ: "that they said to you, that
in the last time there shaU be scoffers, after
their own desires of ungodlinesses walking;
19 these are those setting themselves apart,
natural men, the Spirit not having.
20 But ye, beloved, on your most holy
faith building yourselves up, in the Holy
Spirit praying, -*l yourselves in the love of
God keep ye, waiting for the kindness of
our Lord Jesus Christ— to life age-during;
22 and to some be kind, judging thoroughly,
21 but some with fear save ye, out of the
fire snatching them, hating even the coat
from the flesh spotted.
24 But to Hhn who is able to guard you
not stumbling, and to set you in the pre
sence of His glory unblemished, in gladness,
26 to the only wise God our Saviour, is glory
and greatness, strength and power, both
now aud to all the ages ! Amen.

REVELATION.

CHAP. I. * A REVELATION of Jesus Christ,
which God gave to him, to shew to his ser
vants what things it behoveth to come to
pass quickly; and he signified it, having
sent through his messenger to his servant
John, 2who testified the word of God, and
the testimony of Jesus Christ, as many
tMngs also as he saw. 3 Happy is he who "is
reading, and those hearing the words of the
prophecy, aud keeptog the things written
in it — for the time is near !
4 John to the, seven assembUes wliich are
in Asia: Grace to you, and peace, from
Him who is, and who was, and who is com
ing, and from the seven spirits which are
before His throne, 5and from Jesus Christ,
the faithful witness, the first-born from the
dead, and the ruler of the kings of the
earth ; to him who loved us, and bathed
us from our sins in his blood, 6 and made
us kings and priests to God, even his
Father, to him is the glory and the power
to the ages of the ages ! Amen.
7 Lo, he cometh with the clouds, and see
him shall every eye, even those who pierced
him, and bewail because of Mm shall aU
the tribes of the earth. Yes ! Amen !
8 'I am the Alpha and the Omega, begin
ning and end, saith the Lord, who is, and
who was, and who is coming — the Al
mighty.' 9I, John, who also am your brother and
fellow-partner in the tribulation, and in
the reign and endurance of Jesus Christ,
was in the isle wMch is called Patmos, be
cause of the word of God, and because of
the testimony of Jesus Christ ; " I was in
the Spirit in the Lord's-day, and I heard
behind me a great voice, as of a trumpet,
saying, "'lam the Alpha and the Omega,
the First and the Last;' and, 'What thou
seest, write in a scroU, and send to the seven
assembUes wMch are in Asia: to Ephesus,
and to Smyrna, aud to Pergamos, and to
Thyatira, and to Sardis, and to PMladelpMa,
and to Laodicea.'
"And I turned to see the voice which
spake with me, and having turned, I saw
seven golden lamps, " and in the midst of
the seven lamps one Uke to the Son of Man,
clothed to the foot, and girt round at the
"breast with a golden girdle, " and his head
and hairs white, as if white wool— as snow,
and Ms eyes as a flame of flre; "and his
feet like to fine brass, as in a furnace fired,
and his voice as a sound of many waters,
ie and having to Ms right hand seven stars,
and out of Ms mouth a sharp two-edged
sword is proceeding, and his countenance
is as the sun shineth in its might.
17 And when I saw Mm, I fell at his feet
as dead, and he placed Ms right hand upon
me, saying to me, ' Be not afraid ; I am the
i'irsfc, and the Last, "and he who is living,
and I became dead, and, lo, I am Uving to
the ages of the ages, (Amen!) and I have
the keys of hades and of death.

" 'Write the things which thou hast seen,
and the things which are, and the things
which are about to come after these things:
20 the mystery of the seven stars which
thou hast seen on my right hand, and the
seven golden lamps : the seven stars are
the messengers of the seven assemblies, and
the seven lamps wMch thou hast seen are
the seven assembUes.
II. 1 ' TO the messenger of the Ephesian
assembly write : These things saith he who
is holding the seven stars in Ms right hand,
who is walking in the midst of the seven
lamps— the golden: 2I have known thy
works, and thy toU, and thy endurance,
and that thou art not able to bear evil
ones, and that thou hast tried those saying
themselves to be apostles and are not, and
hast found them liars, 3and thou didst
bear, and hast endurance, and because of
my name hast toiled, and not been weary,
4 'But I have against thee : That thy first
love thou didst leave! 5 remember, then,
whence thou hast fallen, and reform, and
the first works do ; but, if not, I come to
thee quickly, and will remove thy lamp out
of its place — if thou mayest not reform;
6 but this thou hast, that thou dost hate
the works of the Nicolaitans, which I also
hate. 7 He who is having an ear— let him
hear what the Spirit saith to the assem
blies: To him who is overcoming— I wUl
give to him to eat of the tree of life, wliich
is in the midst of the paradise of God.
8 'And to the messenger of the assembly
of the Smyrneans write : These things saith
the First and the Last, who became dead
and Uved : 9 1 have known thy works, and
tribulation, and poverty, (but thou art
rich,) aud the evil-speaking of those saying
themselves to be Jews, and are not, but are
a synagogue of the Adversary.
i° ' Be not afraid of the things which thou
art about to suffer : lo, the devU is about
to cast some of you into prison, that ye may
be tried, and ye shall have tribulation ten
days; become thou faithful Unto death, and
I will give to thee the crown of life, n He
who is having an ear— let him hear what
the Spirit saith to the assemblies : He who
is overcoming may not be injured of the
second death.
" ' And to the messenger of the assembly
in Pergamos write : These things saith he
who is having the sharp two-edged sword :
13 1 have known thy works, ahd where thou
dwellest — where the throne of the Adver
sary is — and thou dost hold fast my name,
and didst not deny my faith, even in the
days to which Antipas was my faithfid wit
ness, who was put to death beside you,
where the Adversary doth dwell.
" ' But I have against thee a few things :
That thou hast there those holding the
teaching of Balaam, who taught Balak to
cast a stumbling-block before the chUdren
of Israel, to eat idol-sacrifices, and to com-
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Warning to Thyatira.

II. 15.— REVELATION.^-IV. I.

Warning w Laodicea

mit whoredom ; "so hast thou, even thou,
those holding the teaching of the Nicolai-
tans, which thing I hate.
" ' Reform I but if not, I come to thee
quickly, rand wiU flght against them with
the sword of my mouth. "He who is hav
ing 'ran, ear— let Mm hear, what the Spirit
saith to the assemblies; To him who is
overcoming, I wiU give ,to him to eat from
the hidden manna, aud will give to him a
white stone, and upon j, tlie stone a new
name written, which no one knew except
he who is receiving it.
, ;" 'And, to the messenger of the assembly
of Thyatira write :, These thtogs saith the
Son of God, who is haying his eyes as a
flame of fire, and Ms feet like to! fine brass:
l9 1 have known thy works, and love, and
ministration,! and faith, and thy endurance,
and thy works — and the last are more than
the first;.
20 ' But I have agatost thee a few thtogs :
That thou dost suffer the woman Jezebel,
who is calling herself a prophetess, to teach,
and to lead astray my servants, to commit
whoredonij andidol-sacrifices to eat; 21 and 1
gave to her a time that she may reform from
her whoredom, and she didnot, reform; 22lo,
I will cast her into a couch, arid those com
mitting adultery with her into great tribu
lation—if they may pot repent of their
works; 2sand her children I will kiU in
death, and know shaU all the assembUes
.that I am he who is searching reins arid
hearts ; and I will give to you— to each —
according, to your works.
s^'But to you I say,' and to the rest who
are in Thyatira, as many as have not this
teaching, and who did not know the depths
of the Adversary, as they say ; I wiU not
put upon you other burden; 25but that
which ye have— hold ye, tUl I may come ;
28and he who is overcoming, and who is
keeping unto the end my works, I wiU give
to him authority over the nations, 27 and
he shall rule them with a rod of iron— as
the vessels of the potter shall they be
broken— as I also have received from my
Father; 28andIwiU give to him the star
of the ' morning. ^ He who is having an
ear— let him hear what the Spirit saith to
, the assemblies.
1 III. i'AND to the messenger of the
assembly in Sardis write: These things
saith he who is havtog the seven spirits of
God, and the seven stars : I have known
thy works, that thou hast the name that
thou Uvfist, and thou art dead ; 2become
watching, and strengthen the rest of the
things which are about to die,. for I have
not found thy works fulfilled in the pre*
sence of God.
s'Bemember, then, how thou hast re
ceived, and heard, and be keeping, and re
form ; if, then, thou mayest not watch, I
will come on thee as a thief, and thou may
est not know what hour I will come upon
thee. 4Thou hast a few names even in
Sardis who did not defile their garments,
and they shall walk with me in white, be
cause they are worthy. 5He who is over-
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coming— this one— shall be arrayed in wMte
garments, , and I wUl not blot out his name
from , the scroll of life, and I will confess
Ms name in the presence of my Father, and
to the presence of His , messengers. 8He
who is having an ear— let him hear what
the Spirit saith to the assemblies.
7 'And to the messenger of the assembly
in Philadelplria write: These thtogs saith
he Who is holy, he who is true, he Who is
havtog the key of David, he who is opening
and no one shutteth, and he shutteth and
no one openeth ! 8I have known thy works;
lo, I have set before thee a door— opened,
arid no one is able to shut it, because thou
hast a little power, arid didst.kfeep iny word,
and didst not deny my name ; ,9lo,'I make
of the synagogue of the Adversary those
saying themselves to be Jews, and are npt,
but do Ue; lo, I wUl make them that they
may come and may boW before thy feet,
and may know that I loved thee'.'
"'Because thou didst' keep the word of
my endurance, I also will keep thee from
the hour of the trial which is about to come
upon all the world, to try those dwelling on
the earth. HLo, I come quickly, be hold
ing fast that which thou hast, that no one
may take thy crown. "He who is over
coming— I will make him a pillar in the
temple of riiy God, and without he may not
go any more, aridl will write upon him the
name of my God, and the name of the city
rOf my God, the new Jerusalem, which coin-
eth down out of the heaven from my God
— also my new name. "He who is haying
an ear— let him hear what the Spirit saith
to the assemblies.
"'And to the messenger of the assem
bly of the LaOdiceans write : These things
saith the Amen, the witness— the faithful
and true— the chief of the creation of God:
iJI have known thy works, that neither cold
art thou nor hot; I would thoU wert cold
or hot. "So— because thou art lukewarm.
and neither cold nor hot, I am about to
vomit thee out of my mouthy17 because thou
sayest — I am rich, arid have' grown rich,
and have need or notMng, and hast not
known that thou art the' wretched, and
miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked;
"I counsel thee to.buy from me gold fired
by fire that thou mayest be 'rich, and white
garments that thou mayest 'he arrayed, and
the shame of thy nakedness may not be
manifest, and with eye-salve anoint thine
eyes, that tliou mayest see.
" 'As many asllove, Ireproveandchasten;
be zealous, then, and reform; 2010,1 have
stood at the door, and I knock; if any one
may hear my voice, and may open the door,
I will come in to him,' and will sup with him,
and he with me. 21He who is Overcoming
—I will give to him to sit with me to my
throne, as I also overcame and sat down
with my Father in His throne. 22 He who
is having an ear — let him hear what the
Spirit saith to the assemblies.'
IV. 1 AFTER these things I saw, and lo,
a door opened in the heaven, and the first
voice which I heard is as of a trumpet

Vision of the throne.

IV; 2.— REVELATION.— vi. 10. The opening of the seals.

Bpeaktog with me, saying 'Come up hither,
and I will shew thee what it behoveth ; to
come to pass after these things;' 2 and im
mediately I was in the Spirit, and lo, a
throne was set in the heaven, and on the
throne ia one sitting, 3 and He who is sit
ting was to look upon Uke a stone, jasper
and sardine : aud a rainbow was round the
tto-oue like an emerald to look upon'.
4And around the throne are thrones
twenty and four, and upon the thrones I
saw twenty and four elders sitting, clothed
to white garments, aud they had on their
heads crowns of gold; 5 and out of the
tMone proceed Ughtntogs, and thunders,
and voices, and seven lamps of "fire are
burning before the throne, which are the
seven spirits of God; 6 and before the throne
is a sea of glass like to crystal, and in the
midst of the throne, and round the throne,
. are four Uving creatures, f uU of eyes before
and behind; i and the first living creature
is Uke a Uon,- and the- second Uving creature
is like a calf, and the third living creature
had the face as a mau, aud the foul'th Uving
icreature is like a flying eagle.
8 And the four Uving creatures, each one
of them had six,several wings, around and
within fuU of eyes, and rest they have not
day land night, saying, 'Holy, holy, holy,
Lord God Almighty, who was, and who is,
and who iscomtog;' 9and when- the living
¦ creatures give glory, and honour, and
thanks, to Him who is sitting on the
throne, to Him who is Uving to the ages of
the ages, "faU down do the twenty and
fourelders before Him who is sitting on the
throne, and bow before Him who is living
to the ages of the ages, and they cast their
crowns before their tMone, saying, -1 'Wor
thy art Thou, 0 Lord, to receive the glory,
and the honour, and the power, because
Thou — Thon didst create all things, and
because of Thy will are they, and they were
created.' V. iAND I saw on the right hand of Him
who is sitting on the throne a scroU, written
within and on the back, sealed with seven
seals; 2and I saw a strong messenger cry
ing with a great voice; 'Who is worthy to.
open^the scroU and to loose its seals ?' 3 and
no one was able in the heaven; nor on the
earth, nor under the earth, to open the
scroU, nor to see it.
4 And I was weeping much, because no
one was found worthy to opeu and to read
the scroll, nor to see it, Hind one of the
elders saith to me, ' Weep not; lo, overcame
did the Lion who is of the tribe of Judah,
the root of David, to Open the scroU, arid to
loose its seven seals;' B and I saw, and lo,
in the midst of the throne, and of the four
living creatures, and in the midst of the
elders, a Lamb hath stood as it had been
slain, having seven horns and seven eyes,
which are the seven spirits of God, which
are sent into aU the earth, 7and he came
and took the scroll out of the right hand of
Him who is sitting on the tlirone.
8 And when he took the scroll, the four
living creatures and the twenty-four elders

fell before the Lamb, having each one harps,
and golden vials full of perfumes, which
are the prayers of the saints, 9 and they sing
a, new song, saying, 'Worthy art thou to
take the scroll, and to opeu its seals, be
cause thou wast slain, and didst redeem us
to God in thy blood, out of every tribe* and
tongue, and people, and nation, "and didst
make us to our God kings and priests, and
we shall reign on the earth/
"And I saw, and I heard the voice' of
many messengers round thethrone, and the
Uving creatures, and the elders, (and the
number of them was myriads of myriads,
and thousands of thousands,) 12 say tog with a
great voice, ' Worthy is the Lamb that was
slain to receive the power, and riches,1 and
wisdom, and strength, and honour, and
glory, and blessing !' "and every creature
which is in the heaven, and to the earth, and
under the earth, and the things wMch are
upon the sea, and the all things to them,
heard I saying, 'To Him who is Sitting
upon the throne, and to the Lamb is the
blessing, and the honour, and the glory,
and the might — to the ages of the ages ! '
"and the four living creature's said, 'Amen !'
and the twenty-four elders fell down and
bowed before Him who is Uving to the ages
of the ages.
VI. iAND I saw when the Lamb opened
one of the seals, and I heard orie of the four
Uving creatures saying, . as it were a voice
of thunder, ' Come and see ! ' 2 and I saw,
and lo, a white horse, and he who is sitting
on him is having a bow, and there was given
to him a crown; and he went forth over
coming, and that he may overcome.
3 And when he opened the second seal, I
heard the second living creature saying,
'Come and see!' 4and there went forth
another horse— red, and to him who is sit
ting on it, there was given to him to take
the peace from the land, and that one
another they may slay; arid there was given
to Mm a great sword. •
•> And when he opened the third seal, I
heard the tMrd living creature saying,
'Come and see!' and I saw, arid lo, a
black horse, and he who is sitting on ic is
having a balance to Ms hand, "and I heard
a voice in the midst of the four living crea
tures saying, 'A measure of wheat for a
denary, and three measures of barley for a
denary,' and 'The oil and the wine thou
mayest not injure.'
7 Aud when 'he opened the fourth seal, I
heard tHe voice of the fourth living creature
saying, 'Come and seel' 9and I ( saw,, and
lo, a pale hdrse, and he who is sitting upon
him-zhis name is Death, and Hades foUow-
eth with him; and there was given to them
authority to kill, (over the fourth part of
the land,) with sword, and with hunger, and
with death, and by the beasts of the land.
9 And when he opened the fifth seal, I
Baw'under the altar the bouIs of those slain
because of the word of God, and because of
the testimony which they held, "and they
were crying with a great voice, saying,
'TUl when, 0 Master, the Holy and the

Sealing of God's servants. vi. 11.— REVELATION.— vm. 12.

Tlie seven trumpets.

True, dost Thou not judge and take ven
geance of our blood from those dweUing on
the land?' "and there were given to each
one white robes, and it was said to them
that they may rest themselves yet a little
time, till may be fulfilled also their fellow-
servants and their brethren, who are about
to be kiUed — even as they.
"And I saw when he opened the sixth
seal, and lo, a great earthquake came, and
the sun became black as sackcloth of hair,
aud the moon became as blood, "and the
stars of the heaven fell to the earth, (as a
fig tree casteth her untimely figs, by a great
wind betog shaken,) "and the heaven de
parted as a scroll roUed up, and every
mountain and island out of their places
were moved; "and the kings of the earth,
and the great men, and the rich, and the
-chiefs of thousands, and the mighty, and
every servant, and every freeman, hid them
selves to the dens, and in the rocks of the
mountains, "and they say to the mountains
and to the rocks, ' Fall upon us, and hide
us from the face of Him who is sitting upon
the throne, and from the anger of the Lamb,'
"because come did the great day of His
wrath, and who is able to stand 1
VII. i AND after these things £ saw four
messengers, standing on the four corners of
the land, holding the four winds of the
land, that the wind may not blow on the
land, nor upon the sea, nor upon any tree ;
2 and I saw another messenger going up
from the rising of the sun, havtog the seal
of the living God, and he cried with a great
voice to the four messengers, to whom it
was given to injure the land and the sea,
saying, 3 • Do not injure the land, nor the
sea, nor the trees, till we may seal the ser
vants of our God on their foreheads.'
4 And 1 heard the number of those sealed,
(144 thousands were sealed out of aU the
tribes of the Sons of Israel) : 6of the tribe
of Judah 12 thousand were sealed ; of the
tribe of Reuben 12 thousand were sealed ;
of the tribe of Gad 12 thousand were sealed;
6 of the tribe of Asher 12 thousand were
sealed ; of the tribe of Naphtali 12 thou
sand were sealed ; of the tribe of Manasseh
12 thousand were sealed ; 7 of the tribe of
Simeon 12 thousand were sealed; of the
tribe of Levi 12 thousand were sealed ; of
the tribe of Issachar 12 thousand were
sealed ; 8 of the tribe of Zebulun 12 thou
sand were sealed ; of the tribe of Joseph
12. thousand were sealed ; of the tribe of
Benjamin 12 thousand were sealed.
9After these thtogs I saw, and lo, a great
multitude, which— to number it no one was
able, out of every nation, and tribes, and
peoples, and tongues, standing before the
throne, and before the Lamb, arrayed to
white robes, aud palms in their hands,
"and crying with a great voice, saying,
' The salvation to our God, to Him who is
sitting upon the throne, and to the Lamb !'
11 And all the messengers stood around
the throne, and the elders, and the four
( Uving creatures, and they fell before the
throne on their face, and bowed before
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God, 12saying, 'Amen! the blessing, and
the glory, and the wisdom, and the thanks
giving, and the honour, and the power, and
the might are to our God—to the ages of
the ages I Amen!'
"And answer did one of the elders, say
ing to me, ' These who have been arrayed in
the white robes — who are they, and whence
came they?' "and I have said to him, 'Sir,
thou hast known ; ' aud he said to me,
'These are those who are coming out of the
great tribulation, aud they washed their
robes, and they made their robes white in
the blood of the Lamb; "because of this
are they before the throne of God, and they
do service to Him day and night in His
temple, and He who is sitting upon the
throue shall tabernacle over them ; iHhey
shall not hunger any more, nor shaU they
thirst any more, nor may the sun fall , on
them, nor any heat, 17 because the Lamb
which is in the midst of the throne shall
tend them, and shall lead them to living
fountains of waters, and wipe away shall
God every tear from their eyes.'
VIII. lANDwhen heopenedthe seventh
seal, there came silence in the heaven about
half-an-hour, 2 and I saw the seven messen
gers who before God have stood, and there
were given to them seven trumpets, 3 and
another messenger came, and stood at the
altar, havtog a golden censer, and there
was given to him much perfume, that he
may give it to the prayers of aU the saints
upon the golden altar which is before the
throne, 4and go up did the smoke of the
perfume to the prayers of the saints out of
the hand of the messenger, before God;
6 and the messenger took the censer, and
filled it out of the fire of the altar, and cast
it to the earth, and there came voices, and
thunders, and lightmags,and an earthquake.
6 And the seven messengers who are hav
ing the seven trumpets prepared them
selves that they may sound ; 7 and the first
messenger sounded, and there came hail,
and fire, mingled with blood, and were cast
to the earth, and the third of the trees was
burnt up, and all green grass was burnt up.
6. And the second messenger sounded, and
as it were a great mountain with fire burn
ing was cast into the sea, and the third of
the sea became blood, '-' and die did the
thud of the creatures which are in the sea,
having life, and the third of trie ships were
destroyed. i° And the third messenger sounded, and
there fell out of the heaven a great star,
burning as a lamp, and it fell upon the
third of the rivers, and upon the fountains
of the waters; "and the name of the star
is called Wormwood, and the third of the
waters becometh wormwood, and many of
the men died of the waters, because they
were made bitter.
12 And the fourth messenger sounded, and
smitten was the third of the sun, and the
third of the moon, and the third of the
stars, that darkened may be the third of
them, and that the day may not shine — the
third of it, and the night in like manner.

Wo of locusts.

Vm. 13.— REVELAX1UJN.— XT. 5.

The seven thunders.

13 And I saw and I heard one messenger
flying in the mid-heaven, saying with a
grt_'. voice, * Wo, wo, wo, to those dweUing
on the earth from the rest of the voices of
the trumpet of the three messengers, of
those about to sound.' ¦
IX. iAND the fifth messenger sounded,
and I saw a star out of the heaven having
fallen to the earth, and there was given to
it the key of the pit of the abyss, 2 and he
-opened the pit of the abyss, and there came
up a smoke out of the pit as the smoke of
a great furnace, and darkened was the sun
and the air, from the smoke of the pit.
3 And out of the smoke came forth lo
custs into the earth, and there was given to
them authority as the scorpions of the
earth have authority, 4 and it was said to
them that they may not injure the grass of
the earth, nor any green thing, nor any tree,
but the men only who have not the seal of
God upon their foreheads, 5 and it was
given to them that they may not kill them,
but that they may be tormented five
months, and their torment is as the tor
ment of a scorpion, when it may strike a
man; 6and in those days shall the men
seek death — and they shaUtoot fiud-it, and
they shall desire to die — and death shaU
flee from them.
7 And the likenesses of the locusts are Uke
to horses made ready to battle, and on
their heads as crowns Uke gold, and their
faces as faces of men, 8 and they had hair
as the hair of women, and their teeth were
as those of lions, 9 and they had breastplates
as breastplates of iron, and the noise of
their wings is as the noise of chariots of
many horses running to battle ; "and they
have tails Uke to scorpions, and stings were
in their tails ; and their authority is to in
jure men Ave months; "and they have
over them, a king— the messenger of the
abyss — a name is to Mm in Hebrew, Abad
don, and in the Greek he hath a name,
Apollyon. "The first wo went forth, lo,
there come yet two woes after these tMngs.
"And the sixth messenger sounded, and
I heard a voice out of the four horns of the
altar of gold which is before God, " saying
to the sixth messenger who had the trum
pet, 'Loose the four messengers who are
bound beside the great river Euphrates;'
"and loosed were the four messengers, who
have been made ready for the hour, and
day, and month, and year, that they may
kill the third of the men ; "and the num
ber of the forces of the horsemen is two
myriads of myriads, and I heard the num
ber of them.
17 And thus I saw the horses to the vision,
and those sitting on them, havtog breast
plates of flre, and jacinth, and brimstone;
and the heads of the horses are as the
heads of Uons, and out of their mouths pro
ceed flre, and smoke, and brimstone; "by
these three were the third of the men
killed, from the fire, and from the smoke,
and from the brimstone, which is proceed
ing out of their mouth, "for their powers
are in their mouth, and in their tails, for

their tails are Uke serpents, having heads,
and with them they injure ; 20 and the rest
of the men who were not killed in these
plagues, neither did reform from the works
of their hands, that they may not bow be
fore the demons, and idols, those of gold,
and those of silver, and those of brass, and
those of stone, and those of wood, which
are neither able to see, nor to hear, nor to
walk, 21 yea they did not reform from their
murders, nor from their sorceries, nor from
their whoredoms, nor from their thefts.
X. iAND I saw another strong messen
ger coming down out of the heaven, arrayed
in a cloud, and a rainbow upon his head,
and Ms face as the sun, and his feet as
pillars of fire, - and he had to his hand a
little scroll opened, and he placed his right
foot upon the sea, but the left upon the
land, 8 and he cried with a great voice, as a
Uon roareth, and when he cried, speak did
the seven thunders with their voices; 4and
when the seven thunders spake with their
voices, I was about to write, and I heard a
voice out of the heaven saying to me, ' Seal
the things which the seven thunders spake/
and, ' Thou mayest not write these things.'
s And the messenger whom 1 saw stand
ing on the sea, and on the land, lifted up
his hand to the heaven, G and sware in Him
that liveth to the ages of the ages, who
created the heaven and the things in it, and
the land and the things in it, and the sea
and the things in it — that time 'shall not
be yet, 7but in trie days of the voice of
the seventh messenger, when he may be
about to sound, and the mystery of God
may be finished, as He declared to His ser
vants, to the prophets.'
8 And the voice which I heard out of the
heaven is again speaking with me, and say-
tog, ' Go, take the little scroll which is open
to the hand of the messenger who hath been
standing upon the sea, and upon the land; '
9 and I went away to the messenger, saying
to him, ' Give me the little scroU ; ' and he
saith to me, ' Take, and eat it up, and it
shall make thy belly bitter, but in thy
mouth it shall be sweet as honey.'
i° And I took the little scroU out of the
hand of the messenger, and did eat it up,
and it was in my mouth as honey— sweet,
and when I did eat it— my belly was made
bitter; "and he saith to me, 'It behoveth
thee again to prophesy about peoples, and
nations, and tongues, and kings — many.'
XI. x AND there was given to me a reed
like to a rod, [and the messenger stood,] say
ing, 'Rise, and measure the temple of God,
and the altar, and those worshipping in it ;
2 and the court which is without the temple
leave out,' and, 'Thou mayest not measure
it, because it was given to the nations, and
the holy city shall they tread down forty-
. two months ; 3 and I will give to My two
witnesses, and they shall prophesy days,
a thousand, two hundred, sixty, arrayed in
sackcloth; 4 these are the two olive trees,
and the two lamps which before the God of
the earth do stand ; 6 and if any one may
will to injure them, flre proceedeth out of
m

The two witnesses.

XI. 6.— REVELATION.— xin. 3. The dragon oast to the earth.

their mouth, and devoureth their enemies,
and if any one may will to injure them,
thus it behoveth him to be killed. 6These
have authority to shut the heaven, that it
may not rain rain in their days of the pro
phecy, and authority they have over the
waters to turn them to blood, and to smite
the land with every plague, as often as they
may will. !
7 ' And when they may finish their testi
mony, the beast that is coming up out of
the abyss shall make war with them, and
overcome them, and kiU them, 8and their
dead bodies are on the streets of the great
city (which is called spirituaUy Sodom, and
Egypt, where also our Lord was crucified,)
9 and they shall see — they of the peoples,
and tribes, and tongues, and nations — their
dead bodies three days and a half, and
their dead bodies they shall not suffer to
be put into tombs, "and those dwelling 'bri
the earth shall rejoice over them, and shall
make merry, and gifts shall send to one
another, because these — the two prophets
— tormented those dwelling upon the earth.'
"And after the three days and a half,
• the spirit of life from God did enter into
them, and they stood upon their feet, and
great fear feU upon those beholding them,
12 and they heard a great voice out of the
heaven saying to them, ' Come up Mther ; '
and they went rip to the heaven in the
cloud, and their enemies beheld them;
"and to that hour came a great earthJ
quake, and the tenth of the city fell, and
killed in the earthquake were names of
men — seven thousands, and they became
affrighted, and they gave glory to the God
of the heaven. "The second wo went
forth, lo, the third wo cometh quickly.
"And the seventh messenger sounded,
and there came great voices in the heaven,
saying, "The kingdoms of the world be-,
came those of our Lord aud of His Christ,
and he shaU reign to the ages of the ages ! '
16 and the twenty and four elders who be
fore God are sitting on their thrones, fell
upon their faces, and bowed before God,
"saying, 'We give thanks to Thee, 0 Lord
God, the Almighty, who art, and who wast,
and who art coming, because Thou hast
taken Thy great power and didst reign ;
"and the nations were angry, and Thine
anger came, and the time of the dead, to
be judged, and to give the reward to Thy
servants, to the prophets, and to the saints,
and to .those fearing Thy name, to the small
and to the great, and to destroy those who
are destroying the earth.'
"And opened was the temple of God to
the heaven, and there was seen the ark of
His covenant in His temple, and there came
lightnings, and voices, and thunders, and
an earthquake, and great hail.
XII. iAND a great sign was seen in the
heaven, a woman arrayed with the sun, aud
the moon under her feet, and upon her
head a crown of twelve stars,- ?aud being
with child she crieth out, travailing and
pained to bring forth.
3And there was seen another sign in the
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heaven, and, lo, a great red dragon, having
seven heads and ten horns, and upon his
head seven diadems, 4and his tail drL. .,eth
the third of the stars of the heaven, and he
cast them to the earth; and the dragon
stood before the woman who is about to
bring forth, that when she may brtog forth,
her child he may devour, "and she brought
forth a male child, who is about to rule all
the nations with a rod of iron, and caught
away was her child, to God and to His
throne, 6and the woman fled into the wU-
derness, where she hath a place made ready
from God, that there they may nourish her
— days a thousand, two hundred, sixty.
7 And there came war in the heaven ;
Michael and his messengers warred against
the dragon, and the dragon warred, and
Ms messengers, 8and they prevailed not,
nor was their place found any more in the
heaven ; 9 and the great dragon was cast
out — the old serpent, who is caUed 'Devil,'
and ' the Adversary,' who is leading astray
the whole world — he was cast to the earth,
and his messengers were cast with him.
i*4 And I heard a great voice saying in the
heaven, ' Now came the salvation, and the
power, and the reign of our God, and the
authority of His Christ, because' cast down
was the accuser of our brethren, who is
accusing them before' our God- day and
night; Hand they overcame him because
of the blood of the Lamb, and because of
the word of their testimony, and they loved
nob their life— unto death; 12 because of
this be glad, ye heavens, and those in them
who tabernacle; wo to those inhabiting the
land and the sea, because the Devil went
down to you, havtog great wrath, having
known that he hath .little time.'
i3And when the dragon saw that he was
cast to the earth, he pursued the woman
who brought forth the male> "and there
were given to the woman two Wings of the
great eagle, that she may fly into the wil
derness, into her place, where she is
nourished a time, and times, and half a
time, from the face of the serpent; "and
the serpent cast out after the Woman, out
of his mouth, water as a river, that he
may cause her to be carried away by the
river, "and the land-" helped the woman,
and the land opened her mouth, and
swallowed up the river, which the dragon
cast out of his mouth; i7and the dragon
was wroth against the woman, and went
away to make war with the rest of her
seed, those keeptog the commands of God,
and having the testimony of Jesus Christ.
XIII. iAND I stood upon the sand of the
sea, and I saw out of the sea a beast coming
up; it had seven heads and ten horns, and
upon its horns ,ten diadems, and upon 'its
heads a name of evil-speaking, 2 and the
beast which I saw was like to 'a leopard,
and its feet as of a bear, and its mouth as
the mouth of a lion, and the dragon gave
to it bis power, and his throne, and great
authority. 3And I saw one of its heads as
slain to death, and its deadly stroke was
healed, and aU the earth wondered after

The two beasts.

xm. 4.— REVELATION.— xiv. 13. Mission of tlie angels. '¦

the beast, 4and they bowed before the
dragon who gave authority;td the beast,
and they bowed before the beast, saying,
' Who is like to the beast ? who is able to
war with it?'
5 And there was given to it a mouth
speaking great things, and evil-speakings,
and there was given to it authority to make
war forty-two months. 8and it opened its
mouth for evil-speaking towards God, to
speak evil of His name, and of His taber
nacle, and of those who tabernacle to the
heaven; 7and there was given to it to make
war with the saints, and to overcome1 them,
and there "was given to it authority over
every tribe, and tongue, and nation.
8 Arid bow before it shaU all who are
dwelling on the land, whose names have
not been written in the scroU of life of the
Lamb slain from the foundation of the
world; 9if any one have an ear— let him
hear : " if any one a eaptivity doth gather,
into captivity he doth go away: if any one
by the sword doth kril, it behoveth him by
the sword to be kUled: here is the endur
ance and the faith of the saints.
u And I saw another beast coming up out
of the land, and it had two horns like to a
lamb, and it was speaking as. a dragon,
" and aU the authority of the first beast
doth it do before it, and maketh the land
and those dweUing in it that they bow be
fore the first beast, whose deadly stroke
was healed, " and it doeth great signs, that
fire also it may make to come down out of
the heaven to the earth in the presence of
men, "and it leadeth astray those dweUing
on the land, because of the signs which
were given it to do in the presence of the
beast, saying to those dweUing on the land,
to make an image to the beast which hath
the stroke of the sword and did Uve, "and
there was given to it to give a spirit to the
image of the beast, that also the image of
the beast may speak, and that it may make
as many as may not bow before the image
of the beast, that they may be killed.
"And it maketh aU, the small, and the
great, and the rich, and the poor, and the
free, and the servants, that it may give to
them a mark upon their right hand or upon
their foreheads, i?and that no one may be
able to buy, or to sell, except he who is
havtog the mark, or the name of the beast,
or the number of his name. "Here is the
wisdom ! He who is having understanding,
let him count the number of the beast, for
the number of a man it is, and its number
is 666.
XIV. iAND 1 saw, and lo, a Lamb hav
ing stood on the mount Sion, and with him
an hundred, forty-four thousands, havtog
the name of his Father written on their
foreheads; 2and Iheard a voice out of the
heaven as a voice of many waters, and as a
voice of great thunder, and a voice I heard
of harpers harping with their harps, 8 and
they sing a new song before the throrie, and
before the four living creatures, and the
elders, and no one was able to learn the
song except the hundred, forty-four thou

sands, who have been bought from the earth;
4 these are they who with women were uot
defiled, for they are virgin: these are they ¦
who are foUowing the Iamb whithersoever
he may go ; these are they bought from
among men — first-fruits to God and , to the
Lamb— 5 and in their mouth there was not
found guile, for unblemished are they be
fore the throne of God.
8 And I saw another messenger flying in
the mid-heaven, having the good news age-
during to proclaim to those dweUing on tlie
earth, and to every nation, and tribe, and
tongue, and people, 7 saying with a great
voice, ' Fear ye God,1 and give to Him glory,
because come did the hour of His judgment:
and bow ye before Him who made the hea
ven, and the land, aud sea, and fountains
of waters.'
8 And another messenger followed, saying,
'Fallen, fallen hath Babylon, the great city;
because of the wine of the wrath of her
whoredom hath she given to all nations to
drink.' 9And a third messenger followed them,
saying with a great voice, ' If any one the
beast doth bow before, and his image, and
doth receive a mark on his forehead, or
upon his hapd, " also he shall drink of the
wine of the wrath of God, which hath been
mingled unmixed into the cup of His anger,
and he shall be tormented in fire and brim
stone in the presence of the holy messen
gers, and in the presence of the Lamb,
"and the smoke of their torment goeth up
to ages of ages: and they have no rest day
and night,' who are bowing before the
beast and his image, also if any one doth
receive the mark of his name. i2Here is
the endurance of the saints: here are those
keeptog the commands of God, and the
faith of Jesus.'
" And I heard a voice out of the heaven
saying to me, 'Write: Happy are the dead '
who to the Lord are dying, from this time !'
' Yes, (saith the Spirit,) That they may rest
from their toris— but their, works do follow
them ! '
"And I saw, and lo, a white cloud, and
upon the cloud is one sitting like to the
Son of Man, having on his head a golden
crown, and to his hand a sharp sickle;
"and another messenger came out of the
temple crying with a great voice to him who
is sitting upon the cloud, ' Send forth thy ,
sickle and reap, because come to thee hath
the hour of reaping, because ripe hath been
the harvest of the earth ; ' " and he who is
sitting upon the cloud put forth his sickle
upon the earth, and the earth was reaped.
i7And another messenger came out of
the temple1 which is in the heaven, having
— he also — a sharp sickle, "and another
messenger came out from the altar, having
authority over the flre, and he called with
a great cry to him having the sharp sickle,
saying, 'Send forth thy sharp sickle, and
gather the clusters of the vine of the earth,
because come to perfection have her
grapes;' "and the messenger put in his
sickle into the earth, and gathered the vine
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The seven vials.

XIV. 20.— REVELATION.— xvn. 7.

Mystical Babylon.

of theeai'tb, and cast it into the great wine
press of the wrath of God; 20and trodden
was the wine-press outside of the city, and
blood came out of the wine-press— unto the
bridles of the horses, a thousand, six hun
dred furlongs.
XV. iAND I saw another sign in the
heaven, great and wonderful, seven messen
gers having the seven last plagues, because
in these was completed the wrath of God;
2 and I saw as a sea of glass mingled with
flre, and those who had come from over
coming the beast, and his image, and his
mark, and the number of his name, are
standing upon the sea of glass, having harps
of God, 3 and they sing the song of Moses,
servant of God, and the song of the Lamb,
saying, ' Great and wonderful are Thy works,
O Lord God, the Almighty, righteous and
true are Thy ways, 0 King of saints; 4 who
may not fear Thee, 0 Lord, and glorify Thy
name ? because Thou only art kind, because
aU the nations shall come and bow before
Thee, because Thy righteous acts were
manifested.' 5 And after these things I saw, and lo,
opened was the temple of the tabernacle
of the testimony in the heaven; 6and come
out did the seven messengers havtog the
seven plagues, out of the temple, clothed
in Unen, pure and shining, and girded round
the breasts with golden girdles; 7 and one of
the four living creatures gave to the seven
messengers seven golden vials, fuU of the
wrath of God, who is Uving to the ages of
the ages; 8and fiUed was the temple with
.. smoke from the glory of God, and from His
power; and no one was able to enter into
the temple till the seven plagues of the
seven messengers may be finished.
XVI. iAnd I heard a great voice out of
the temple saying to the seven messengers,
' Go away, and pour out the vials of the
wrath of God to the earth ; ' 2and the first
went away, and poured out his vial upon
the land, and there came a sore — bad and
grievous J;o the men, those having the mark
of the beast, and those bowing to his image.
3 And the seeond messenger poured out his
vial to the sea, and there came blood as of one
dead, and every living soul died in the sea.
4 And the third messenger poured out Ms
vial to the rivers, and to the fountains of
the waters, and there came blood; *and I
heard the messenger of the waters, saying,
' Righteous, 0 Lord, art Thou, who art, and
who wast, and who shalt be, because these
things Thou didst judge, "because the blood
of saints and prophets they poured out, and
blood to them didst Thou give to drtok, for
they are worthy;' 7and I heard another out
of the altar, saying, 'Yes, Lord God, the
Almighty, true and righteous are Thy judg
ments.' 8 And the fourth messenger poured out
Ms vial upon the sun, and there was given
to him to scorch the men with fire; 9and
the men were scorched with great heat, and
they spake evil of the name of God, who
hath authority over these plagues, and they
did not reform — to give to Him glory.
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i° And the fifth messenger poured out his
vial upon the throne of the beast, and his
kingdom became darkened, and they were
gnawing their tongues from the pain, li and
they spake evil of the Gad of the heaven,
from their pains, and from their sores, and
they did not reform from their works.
i2 And the sixth messenger poured out his
vial upon the great river, the Euphrates,
and dried up was its water, that the way of
the kings who are from the rising of the
sun may he made ready; "and I saw come
out of the mouth of the dragon, and out of
the mouth of the beast, and out of the
mouth of the false prophet, three unclean
spirits Uke frogs — "for they are spirits of
demons doing signs — which go out unto the
lungs of the earth, and of the whole world,
to bring them together to the battle of that
great day of God the Ahnighty; "(*lo, I
come as a tMef; happy is he who is watch
ing, and keeping his garments, that he may
not walk naked, and they may see his un
seemliness;') "and they brought them to
gether to the place wMch is caUed to Hebrew
Armageddon. i7And the seventh messenger poured out
his vial into the air, and there came forth
a great voice from the temple of the hea
ven, from the throne, saying, 'It hath
come!1 " and there came voices, and thun
ders, and lightnings; and a great earthquake
came, such as came not since men came
upon the earth, so mighty an earthquake
—so great ! " And it came— the great city
—toto three parts, and the cities of the
nations feU; and Babylon the great was re
membered before God, to give to her the
cup of the wine of the wrath of His anger,
29 and eveiy island fled away, and the
mountains were not found, 2l and great haU
(as of talent weight) cometh down out of
the heaven upon the men, and the men
spake evil of God because of the plague of
the hail, because its plague is very great.
XVII. iAND there came one of the
seven messengers, of those having the
seven vials, and he spake with me, saying to
me, 'Come, I wUl shew to thee the judg
ment of the great whore, of her sitting
upon the many waters, 2with whom the
kings of the earth committed whoredom ;
and made drunk from the wine of her
whoredom were those inhabitingthe earth: *
3 and he carried me away to a wilderness
in spirit, and I saw a woman sitting upon a
scarlet-coloured' beast, full of names of evil-
speaking, having seven heads and ten
horns, 4and the woman was arrayed in
purple and scarlet-colour, and decked with
gold, and precious stone, and pearls, having
a golden cup in her hand fuU of the abomi
nations and uncleanness of her whoredom,
6 and upon her forehead was a name writ
ten : ' Mystery-Babylon the Great, the
Mother of the Whores, and of the Abomi
nations of the earth-'
6 And I saw the woman drunken from the
blood of the saints, and from the blood of
the witnesses of Jesus, and I wondered —
having seen her — with great wonder ; 7 and

Tlie fall of Babylon.

XVii. 8.— REVELATION.— xvni. 2Z.Hw irreversible perdition.

the messenger said to me, 'Wherefore
didst thou wonder? I — I wiU tell thee of
the mystery of the woman, and of the beast
which is carrying her, who hath the seven
heads and the ten horns :
8 'The beast which thou sawest :' it was,
and it is not; and it is about to come up
out of the abyss, and to go away into de
struction, and wonder shaU those who are
dwelling on the earth, whose names have
not been written on the scroU of life from
the foundation of the world, seeing the
beast which was, and is not, although it is.
9 ' Here is the mind which is having wis
dom; the seven heads are seven mountains,
on which the woman sitteth, "and there
are seven kings, the five fell, and the one
is, the other hath not yet come, and when
he may, come, it behoveth him to remain a
Uttle time; n and thebeast, which was, and
is not, also he is eighth, and from the seven
he is, and to destruction he goeth away.
i2 ' And the ten horns which thou sawest,
are ten kings, who a kingdom have not yet
received, but authority- as kings the same
hour do receive with the beast; " these
have one mind, and their own power aud
authority to the beast they give over:
" these with the Lamb shall make war, and
the Lamb shaU overcome them, because
Lord of lords he is, and Ktog of kings, and
those with him are caUed, and chosen, and
faithful.' is And he saith to me, ' The waters which
thou sawest, where the whore sitteth, are
peoples, and multitudes, and nations, and
tongues; "and the ten horns which thou
sawest upon the beast, these BhaU hate the
whore, and shaU make her desolate and
naked, and shall eat her flesh, and shall burn
her in fire, J7 for God gave into their hearts
to do its will, and to make one will, and to
give their kingdom to the beast — tiU the
sayings of God maybe complete; "and the
woman which* thou sawest is the great
city which is having a kingdom above the
kings of the land.'
XVIII. iAND after these things I saw
another messenger coming down out of the
heaven, havtog great authority, and the
earth was Ughtened from his glory, 2andhe
cried to might with a great voice, saying,
' FaU, fall did Babylon the great, and she
became a habitation of demons, and a hold
of every unclean spirit, and a hold of eveiy
unclean and hateful bird, 3 because of the
wine of the wrath of her whoredom have
all the nations drunk, and the kings of the
earth with her did commit whoredom, and
the merchants of the earth by the power of
her revel were made rich.'
4 And 1 heard another voice out of the
heaven, saying, 'Come out of her, My
people, that ye may not partake with her
sins, and that ye may not receive of her
plagues, 5 because her sins foUowed — unto
the heaven, and God remembered her un
righteousnesses. 6 Render to her as also
she rendered .to, you, and double to her
doubles according to her works; in the cup
which she mingled— mingle to her double.

7 ' As much as she glorified herself and re
velled, so much torment and sorrow give to
her, because in her heart she saith, I sit a
queen, and a widow I am not, and sorrow
I shall not see; 8 because of this, in one
hour, shaU come her plagues, death, and
sorrow, and famine, and in fire Bhall sbe
he utterly burned, because strong is the
Lord God who is judging her; 9and weep
over her, aud lament for her shall the kings
of the earth, who with her committed
whoredom and reveUed, when they may
see the smoke of her burning, "from afar
having stood because of the fear of her
torment, saying, Wo, wo, the great city !
Babylon the strong city ! because in one
hour came thy judgment.
n 'And the merchants of the earth shall
weep and sorrow over her, because their
lading no one buyeth anymore; " lading
of gold, and silver, and precious stone, and
pearl, and fine linen, and purple, and silk,
and scarlet, and all thyine wood, and every
vessel of ivory, aud every vessel of most
precious wood, and brass, and iron, and
marble, "and cinnamon, and odours, and
ointments, and frankincense, and wine,
and oU, and fine flour, and wheat, and
cattle, and sheep, and of horses, and of
chariots, and of bodies, and souls of men.
" ' And the fruits of the desire of thy
soul went away from thee, and all things
— the dainty and the bright — went away
from thee, and no more at aU mayest thou
find them. "The merchants of these things.
who were made rich of her, from afar shall
stand because of the fear of her torment,
weeping and sorro wing, "saying, Wo, wo, the
great city, which was arrayed in fine Unen,
and purple, and scarlet, and gilded in gold,
and precious stone, and pearls, because in
one hour so much riches were made waste!
i7'And every shipmaster, and all the
company upon the ships, and sailors, and
as many as work the sea, from afar stood,
18 and were crying, seeing the smoke of her
burning, saying, ¦What city is Uke to the
great city? "and they cast dust upon their
heads, and were crying out, weeping and
sorrowing, saying, Wo, wo, the great city !
to which were made rich all who have ships
in the sea, out of her costliness ; because in
one hour was she made waste.
29 'Be glad over her, O heaven, and ye
holy apostles and prophets, because God
did j udge your judgment Of her ! '
2i And a strong messenger took up a stone
as a great millstone, and cast it into the
sea, saying, 'Thus with violence shall Baby
lon be cast, the great city, and may not be
found any more at all ; '•& and the voice of
harpers, and musicians, and pipers, and
trumpeters, may not be heard at all in thee
any more ; and any artizan of any art may
not be found at all to thee any more ; and
the noise of a mrilstone may not be heard
at all in thee any more; 23an(j the light of
a lamp may not shine at all in thee any
more ; and the voice of a bridegroom and
of a bride may not be heard at all to thee
any more; because thy merchants were the
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Triumphant song.

XVm. 24.— REVELATION.— XX. 12.

The millenium.

great ones of the earth, because to thy sor
cery were all the nations led astray, 24and
in her the blood of prophets and of saints
was found, and of all those who have been
slain upon the earth.'
XIX. iAND after these things I heard
a great voice of a great multitude in the
heaven, saying, 'Alleluia! the salvation,
and the glory, and the honour, and the
power, is to the Lord our God; 2 because
true and righteous are His judgments, be-
sause He judged the great whore, who did
corrupt the earth in her whoredom, and
He avenged the blood of His servants at
her hand;' 3and a second time they said,
'Alleluia;' and her smoke cometh up— to
the ages of the ages J 4 And fall down did
the elders — the twenty and four — and the
four living creatures, and they bowed be
fore God who is sitting upon the throne,
saying, 'Amen, Alleluia.'
5 And a voice out of the throne came
forth, saying, 'Praise our God, all 3'e His
servants, and those fearing" Him, both the
small and the great;' sandlheard as the
voice of a great multitude, and as the voice
of many waters, and as the voice of mighty
thunderings, saying, 'Alleluia! because
reign did the Lord God — the Almighty! 7 let
us rejoice and exult, and give the glory to
Him, because come did the marriage of the
Lamb, and his wife made herself ready;'
8 and there was given to her that she may
be arrayed in fine linen, pure and shining,
for the fine linen is the righteousnesses of
the saints.
9 And he saith to me, 'Write: Happy are
they who to the supper of the marriage of
the Lamb have been called;' and he saith
to me, 'These are the true words of God ;'
"and I fell before his feet, to bow before
him, and he saith to me, 'See — not! fel
low-servant of thee am I, and of thy breth
ren who have the testimony of Jesus: bow
before God, for the testimony of Jesus is
the spirit of the prophecy.'
UAnd I saw the heaven having been
opened, and lo, a white horse, and he who
is sitting on it is called Faithful and True,
and in righteousness doth he judge and
war, "and his eyes are as a flame of fire,
and upon his head many diadems— having
a name written which no one hath known,
except he himself, "and he is arrayed in a
garment dipped in blood, and his name is
called, 'The Word of God.'
"And the armies which are to the hea
ven were following him on white horses,
clothed in fine linen — white and pure;
16 and out of his mouth proceedeth a sharp
sword, that with it he may smite the na
tions, and he shall rule them with a rod of
iron, and he treadeth the press of the wine
of the wrath and the anger- of God — the
Almighty, "and he hath upon the garment
and upon his thigh the name written,
' King of kings, and Lord of lords.'
17 And I saw a messenger standing to the
sun, and he cried with a great voice, say
ing to all the birds which are flying in the
mid-heaven, ' Come and be gathered to-
176

gether to the supper of the great God,
" that ye may eat the flesh of kings, and
the flesh of the cMefs of thousands, and
the flesh of strong men, and the flesh of
horses, and of those sitting on them, and
the flesh of all — freemen and servants— both
small and great.'
19 And I saw the beast, and the kings of
the earth, and their armies having been
gathered together to make war with him
who is sitting upon the horse, and with his
army; 20and the beast was taken, and with
him the false prophet who did the signs be
fore him, in which he led astray those who
received the mark of the beast, and those
who bow before his image: living they were
cast — the two — into the lake of the flre,
which is burning with the brimstone; 21 and
the rest were killed with the sword of him
who is sitting upon the horse, which sword
is proceeding out of his mouth, and all the
birds were filled out of their flesh.
XX. iAND I saw a messenger coming
down out of the heaven, having the key of
the abyss, and a great chain over his hand,
2 and he laid hold on the dragon, the -old
serpent, who is DevU and Adversary,' and
bound him a thousand years, 3and he cast
him into the abyss, and shut him up, and
put a seal upon him, that he may not lead
astray the nations any more, till the thou
sand years may be finished ; and after these
it behoveth him to be loosed a little time.
4 And I saw thrones, and they sat upon
them, and judgment was given to them,
and the souls of those who have been be
headed because of the testimony of Jesus,
and because of the word of God, and who
did not bow before the beast, nor his image,
and did not receive the mark upon their
forehead and upon their hand, and they
lived and reigned with Christ the thousand
years; 6but the rest of the dead did not
live again till the thousand years may be
finished ; this is the first * rising again.
6 Happy and holy is he who hath part in
the first rising again; over these the second
death hath not authority, but they shall be
priests of God and of Clirist, and shall
reign with him a thousand years.
7 And when the thousand years may be
finished, the Adversary shaU be loosed out
of his prison, 8and he shall go out to lead
the nations astray, which are in the four
corners of the earth— Gog and Magog — to
gather them together to war ; of whom the
number is as the sand of the sea; 9and
they went up over the breadth of the land,
and surrounded the camp of the saints, and
the beloved city, and there came down flre
from God out of the heaven, and devoured
them; "and the Devil, who is leading
them astray, was cast into the lake of fire
and brimstone, where a>*e the beast and
the false prophet, and they shall be tor
mented day and night — to ages of the ages.
11 And I saw a great white throne, and
Him who is sitting on it, from whose face
the earth and the heaven fled away, and
place was not found for them; " and I saw
the dead, small and great, standing before

A new heaven and earth. XX. 13.— REVELATION.— xxn. 11.

The new Jerusalem

God, and scrolls were opened, and another
scroll was opened, wMch is that of Ufe, and
the dead were judged out of the things
written in the scrolls— according to their
works ; " and the sea gave up those dead
in it, and death and hades gave up those
dead in them, and they were judged each
one according to their works ; " and death
and hades were cast iuto the lake of the
flre — this is the second death; " and if any
one was not found written in the scroU of
Ufe, he was cast toto the lake of the flre.
XXI. i AND I saw a new heaven and a
new earth, for the first heaven and the first
earth passed away, and the sea is not any
more; 2 and I, John, saw the holy city— -new
Jerusalem — coming down from God out of
the heaven, made ready as a bride adorned
for her husband; sand I heard a great voice
out of the heaven, saying, 'Lo, the taber
nacle of God is with the men, and He wUl
tabernacle with them, and they shall be His
peoples, and God Himself shaU be with
them— their God, 4and God shaU wipe away
every tear from their eyes, and death shall
not be any more, nor sorrow, nor crying,
nor shall there he any more pain, because
the first things went away.* .
5 And He who is sitting upon the throne
said, 'Lo, new I make all things;' and He
saith to me, 'Write, because these words
are true and faitMul; *_6and He said to me,
'It hath been done! l am the Alpha and
the Omega, the beginning and the end; I,
to him who is tlrirsttog, I wiU give of the
fountain of the water of Ufe freely; 7he who
is overcoming shall inherit aU tMngs, and I
will be to Mm — a God, and he shaU be to
me — the son, 8but to the fearful, and un
believing, and abominable, aud murderers,
and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idol
aters, and aU the liars, their part is in the
lake wMch is burning with fire and brim
stone, wMch is the second death.'
9 And there came to me one of the seven
messengers, who have the seven vials wliich
are fuU of the seven last plagues, and he
spake with me, saying, 'Come, I wUl shew
thee the bride of the lamb— the wife,' "and
he carried me away in spirit to a mountain
great and high, and shewed to me the great
city, the holy Jerusalem coming down out
of the heaven from God, u having the glory
of God, and her Ught like a stone most
precious, as a jasper stone shining Uke
crystal, " having also a waU great and high,
having twelve gates, and at the gates twelve
messengers, and names written thereon,
which are those oi the twelye tribes of the
chUdren of Israel; " at the east three gates,
at the north three gates, at the south three
gates, at the west three gates; "and the
waU of the city had twelve foundations, and
on them are the names of the twelve apostles
of the Lamb.
"And he who is speaking with me had a
golden reed, that he may measure the city,
and its gates, and its wall; "and the city
Ueth square, and the length of it is as great
as the breadth; and he measured the city
with the reed— furlongs twelve thousand;
3D

the length, and the breadth, and the height
of it are equal; *7 and he measured its wall,
an hundred forty-four cubits, the measure
of a man, that is, of the messenger; "and
the building of its waU was jasper, and the
city is clear gold— like to pure glass; "and
the foundations of the waU of the city with
aU manner of precious stones have been
adorned; the first foundation jasper; the
second, sapphire; the third, chalcedony;
the fourth, an emerald; ^the fifth, a sar
donyx; the sixth, a sardius; the seventh, a
chrysolyte; the eighth, a beryl; the ninth,
a topaz; the tenth, a chrysoprasus ; the
eleventh, a jacinth: the twelfth, amethyst.
2i And the twelve gates are twelve pearls;
each several one of the gates was of one
pearl; and the street of the city is of pure
gold — as transparent glass.
22 And a temple I did not see in it, for
the Lord God, the Almighty, is its temple,
and the Lamb, 23and the city hath no need
of the sun, nor of the moon, that they may
shine in,it; for the glory of God did Ughten
it, and its lamp is the Lamb ; 24 and the
nations of the saved to its Ught shaU walk;
and the kings of the earth do bring their
glory and honour toto it, 25and its gates
shall not at aU be shut by day, for night
shall not be there; -,; and they shaU bring
the glory and the honour of the nations
into it; 27and there may not at aU enter
into it any thing defiling and doing abomi
nation, and a lie, but those written in the
scroll of life of the Lamb.
XXII. i AND he shewed me a pure river
of the water of life, bright as crystal, pro
ceeding out of the throne of God and of the
Lamb: -in the midst of its broad place, and
of the river on this side and on that, is the
tree of Ufe, yielding twelve frmts, in each
several month rendering its fruit, and the
leaves of the tree are for the healing of the
nations; 8 and any curse there shaU not be
any more, and the throne of God and of the
Lamb shall be in it, and His servants shall
serve Him, 4and they shall see His face, and
His name is on their foreheads, 5 and night
shall not be there, and they have no need
of a lamp and the Ught of a sun, because
the Lord God giveth them light, and they
shaU reign — to the ages of the ages.
6 And he said to me, 'These words are
faithful and true, and the Lord God of the
holy prophets sent His messenger to shew
to His servants the things wMch it behov
eth to come quickly; 7lo, I come quickly;
happy is he who is keeptog the words of
the prophecy of tMs scroll.'
8 And I, John, am he who is seeing these
thtogs and hearing, and when I heard and
saw, I feU down to bow before the feet of
the messenger who is shewing me these
things; 9and he saith to me, 'See— not; for
fellow-servant of thee am I, and of thy
brethren the prophets, and those keeping
the words of this scroll ; how before God.'
"And he saith to me, 'Thou mayest not
seal the words of the prophecy of this
scroU, because the time is near; "he who
is unrighteous — let him be unrighteous
177

Christs advent foretold, xxn. 12.— REVELATION.— -xxn. 21. Invitation andwarning.

still, end, he who is filthy— let him be filthy
still, and he who is righteous^-let Mm be
righteous stUl, and he who is holy — let. him
.be holy still. " And lo, I come quickly, and
my reward is with me, to render to each, as
his work shaU be; "I am the Alpha and
the Omega— beginnmg and end— the First
and the Last..
" ' Happy are those doing His commands
that their authority shall be unto the tree
of the life, and by the gates they may enter
into the city; "but without are the dogs,
and the sorcerers, and the whoremongers,
and the murderers, and the idolaters, and
every one who is loving and doing a Ue.
16 ' I, Jesus, sent my messengers to testify
tn you those things concerning the assem
blies ; I am the root and the offspring of
David, the bright and morning star!'

17 And the Spirit and the Bride say/Come;;'
and he who is hearing — let him say 'Come;'
and he who is thirsting— let Mm come; and
he who is willing — let him take the water
of life freely.
"For I testify to every one hearing the
words of the prophecy of this scroll, if any
one may add to these, God shall add to him
the plagues which have been written in this
scroll; "and if anyone may take away from
the words of the scroll of this prophecy,
God shall take away Ms part from the scroll
of Ufe, and out of the holy city, and the
things which have been written1 in this
scroll; 2°he saitli — who is testifying these
things — ' Yes,, I come quickly 1 ' Amen ! Yes,
come, Lord Jesus !
21 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be
with you all. Amen.

CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER OF THE BOOKS OF THE
OLD AND NEW COVENANTS.

n.c

1491

Genesis-

Job

1491

Exodus

1490

Leviticus

1451

Deuteronomy

1451

Numbers

1427

Joshua.

1406

Judges

1312

Kuth

KISS

First Samuel

1018

Second Samuel

1015

First Chronicles

Psalms

1013

Song of Solomon

1004

First Kings, I.— XI.

1004

Second Chronicles, I. — IX

1001)

Proverbs

975

Ecclesiastes

897

First Kings, XII. &c.

KK2

Jonah

800

Joel

B.C. 787 Amos
750 Micah
740 Hosea
713 Nahum
698 Isaiah ZephaniahHabakkuk Second Chronicles X. to the end
590 Second Kings
588 Jeremiah
588 Lamentations
587 Obadiah
574 Ezekiel
534 Daniel
520 Haggai
520 Zechariah
509 Esther
457 Ezra
434 Nehemiah
397 Malachi

G30 626 623

A.D. 38 Matthew Judea
52 Galatians - - Corinth or Macedonia
52 1st Thessalonians Corinth
52 2d Thessalonians Corinth
56 1st Corinthians Ephesus
57 2d Corinthians Macedonia
58 Romans - Corinth
61 Ephesians - Rome
61 James - - Jerusalem
62 Philippians Rome
62 Colossiaus Rome
62 Philemon Rome
63 Luke - - Greece
63 Hebrews - Rome
178

A.D. 64 Acts - -
64 1st Timothy
64 1st Peter -
64 Titus -
65 Mark - -
65 2d Timothv
65 2d Peter -
69 1st John
69 2d John
69 3d John
70 Jude -
96 Revelation
97 John

Greece
MacedoniaRome
Macedonia or Greece
Rome RomeRomeJudea
Ephesus Ephesus Unknown
PatmosAsia Minor

OPINIONS AS TO THE SCHOLARSHIP OF MR YOUNGf.

As to Mr Young's competency for a work of this kind, the follmoing extracts, from among
numerous other Testimonials, may he referred to ;—

I. — Tlie Rev. Dr Thomas Barclay, Prin
cipal and Vice-ChanceUor of the University of
Glasgow, says of him: — "I have no hesita
tion in saying that I regard Mr Young as one
of the most accomplished Hebrew scholars in
this lringdomr His familiar and extensive ac
quaintance with the Semitic languages is
abundantly evidenced by the numerous works
which he has translated into those languages,
and is recognised by aU Biblical and Oriental
scholars." II. — The Rev. Dr Robert Lee, Professor of
BibUcal Criticism and Biblical Antiquities,
Edinburgh University, remarks of him : —
"> His talents and acquirements as a linguist
are perfectly wonderful. His knowledge of
the BibUcal Hebrew, and of the various ver
sions to cognate dialects, as also of other fami
lies of languages, is such as may weU excite
the wonder of those who know the difficulty
of such, acquisitions to even the most diligent
student of ordinary capacity.
" I have not, hi my time, known any per
son who appeared to me to possess equal
capacity as a linguist as Mr Young; and I in
cline to think that, as a Biblical Orientalist
and Philologer, he has very fewequals, if any,
in this country."
TH.— The Rev. R. S. Candlish, D.D., Edin
burgh, Moderator of the General Assembly of
the Free Church of Scotiand, states: — " In re
spect of linguistic acquirements, especially as
bearing on the learning of the East, and on
the interpretation of Scripture, I suppose Mr
Young is almost, if not altogether, unri
valled." TV. — The Rev. "William: Lindsay Alex
ander, D.D., Edinburgh, testifies that " His
mastery of the Shemitic dialects, in particular,
is not only remarkable, but such as, I believe,
is rarely attained by a native of this country,
whether Jew or Christian. I have known
several eminent Hebrew and Aramaic scholars,
but never one whose command of these lan
guages equaUed Mr Young's. He not only is
thoroughly acquainted -with their grammati
cal structure and peculiar idioms, but their
vocabulary is so completely familiar to him,
that it seemed alike easy to him to translate
from them into English or from English into
them." V. — Duncan H. Weir, A.M.? Professor of
Hebrew and Oriental Languages, Glasgow
University, declares: "Judging from those
of Mr Young's pubUcatSons which I have seen,
I can confidently teBtify that he has long been
a most earnest, painstaking,, and successful
student of the Shemitic languages."
VI. — Rev. D. Liston, Professor of Hebrew,
Edinburgh University, bears witness that
" His acquaintance with the Semitic dialects
is indeed quite extraordinary ; very few, I
believe, have achieved such a command over,
and power of composing in them. But the
best evidence of Mr Young's accomplishments
in this way is to be found in his published
works.

VII. — Rev. John Eadie, D.D., Glasgow,
Professor of Divinity in the Theological Hallof
the United Presbyterian Church of Scotland,
thus expresses hinisetf : " I knew Mr Young
for some time before he left for India, and
could not but admire his industry, skilly and
success as a self-taught Hebraist. I have
looked into the most of his publications,
and have no hesitation in saying, that they
display a great amount of accurate, Hebrew
philology. His translation into Hebrew ex
hibits a rare familiarity, not simply or gene
rally with the Hebrew Grammar aud Lexicon,
but speciahy with Hebrew idiom, and its pe
culiar modes of representing thought."
VIIL— Rev. W. H. Goold, D.D-, Edinburgh,
Professor of DivihityintheReformedPresby-
terian Church, adds — "I have had occasion
to test his resources in some linguistic diffi
culties, and I could easil y gather that, in the
special departments with which he professes
to be conversant, his knowledge is at once ex
tensive and accurate. His character is re
markable for integrity, straight-forwardness,
and the modesty of the genuine scholar. He
is an example of what a man can accomplish
in sacred learning by sheer force of natural
ability and constant industry, in spite of va
rious disadvantages. His mind is cautious
and well-balanced, quite above any hunt for
popularity by means of startling and novel
theories." IX— The Rev. James Glasgow, DJD.,
senior Missionary of the Irish - Presbyterian
Church in India, and Chief Editor of the Gu
jarat! Bible, thus writes to Mr Young :—
" Your most minute and accurate knowledge
of the Hebrew Bible— your familiarity with
the Chaldee of the Targums and with Rab
binical Books — your many useful publications
in connection with these — your Translation of
the Shorter Catechism into several languages
— your Translation of the Poetical and, Pro
phetical Portions of the Old Testament (trans
lations marked by literal faithfulness and dis
criminating investigation, of multitudes of
Which I have been immediately cognizant)—*
your Translation of the Books pf Chronicles
into Gujarati— your extensive knowledge of
Hebrew Criticism, and your persevering zeal
in Biblical literature : — combine, in my opi
nion, to mark you out for a Professorship in
the department to which they belong, or for
being an efficient and faithful Translator or
Revisor for a Bible Society or any, Society re
quiring the employment of such attainments. ",
X— The Rev* Alexander M'Caux, D.D.,
King's CoUege, London: "Having had the
pleasure of knowing Mr R, Young for several
years before his departure for India, and hav
ing had the opportunity of informing myself,
by oral' communication, of that gentleman's,
extraordinary knowledge of Hebrew and the
cognate dialects, I have great pleasure in j
testifying that I know of no one 'more. emi
nently qualified for a Chair of Hebrew and
Oriental languages."

opinions as to the scholarship OF MR YOUNG.

XL — Rev. Dr Crawford, Professor of Di
vinity, Edinburgh University, writes: — "He
is an accomplished Hebrew scholar, and is at
the same time thoroughly conversant with the
other Shemitic languages."
XII. — The Rev. Peter Lorimee, Professpr
of Theology and Biblical Literature to the
English Presbyterian Church, says of Mr
Young : — " The numerous works which he has
edited, printed, and published, in a mbst im
portant but too much neglected department
of learning, bear redundant testimony, not
only to his rare erudition, but also to the in
defatigable industry, perseverance, and energy
of his character. By these publications he
has conferred a great service upon Oriental
Learning. In particular, he has provided a
supply of exceUent Text Books — which were
very much wanted — for use in our Universi
ties and Colleges ; and his laborious and en
terprising efforts in this field have repeatedly
caUed forth the warmest acknowledgments of
the pubric literary journals."
XIIL— The Rev. A. R. Bonar, one of the
Ministers of Canongate Church, Edinburgh,
certifies : — " Mr Robert Young has been long
known in the world of letters as perhaps the
greatest Hebrew and Oriental scholar of our
time. — Mr Young is an indefatigable scholar,
and is far advanced iu a revised translation of
the Old Testament, which wUl afford the best
proof of the matured result of his investiga
tion fi."
XIV. — The Rev. Dr Murphy, Professor of
Hebrew, Belfast, says of Mr Young's " Poly
glot Reading Book," in Ghaldee, Hebrew,
Greek, and Syriac, "It is a most useful and
interesting Publication. It is just such a work
as the student needs."
XV. — The Rev. Hartwell Horne, the
laborious and venerable author of the " Intro
duction to the Bible,"inthe " Church of Eng
land Quarterly Review," observes, " One of the
most pleasing signs of the time is the increas
ing attention which is now given to the study
of the original languages of Scripture; and
JMr Young the learned Editor of this work
[the Hexaglot], has conferred a great boon on
Hebrew Students by the pubrication of this
elegantly executed volume."
XVI.— The Rev. Samuel Lee, D.D., Pro
fessor of Hebrew, Cambridge, writes to Mr
Young regarding his " Translation of the
Shorter Catechism into Hebrew : "— " I have
felt with you that it is difficult to translate
the technical terms so much now in use into
BiblicafJ-Iebrew, and taking into consideration
the many found in this Work, I must say
your translation is, on the whole, a fair one."
XVII.— The Rev. A. A. Bonar, late of
Collace, now of Glasgow, says, " Let me re
turn you my best thanks for your l Shorter
Catechism in Hebrew ; ' I have been recom
mending it to several Brethren."
XVin.— The Rev. W. K. Tweedie, D.D.,
Edinburgh, writes: — "I cannot pretend to be
Orientalist enough to estimate to the full the
learning of Mr Young in that department
where his eminence had secured for hhn the
esteem and regard of nil. who knew hhn; hut

if an admirable enthusiasm in the pursuit of
the most worthy objects — a persistency which
no obstacle could repress — and, withal, a de
vout and reverent spirit in regard to the
highest departments of knowledge — be recom
mendations, in my opinion Mr Young possesses
all these in a pre-eminent degree. The mere
list of his labours in the sphere to which his
rife and his energies are consecrated is such as
to indicate both the extent and the depth of
his acquirements ; and from aU that I know
of him as a linguist and a man, I should think
that few indeed can be found qualified as he
is." XIX.— The Rev. James Morgan, D.D.,
Convener of the Foreign Mission Committee
of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland, writes :
— "At the same time I cannot contemplate
Mr Young's separation from it and us, with
out expressing the great satisfaction we have
had in his connection with us, and the results
that have foUowed from it. We have found
in him what we had reason to expect — an able,
excellent, and successful fellow-labourer in
the cause of Christ and the Mission. Any
thing that it may be hereafter in our power
to do in order fo forward his views, will be
cheerfully rendered. We regard him as an
eminent scholar and a consistent Christian.
And it is our prayer that God may open for
hhn, in His adorable providence, a suitable
field for the exercise of his talents and great
acquirements." XX. — " Wc cordiaUy wish Mr Young all
the success which he could desire to his most
meritorious and useful labours ; and we ear
nestly recommend his publications to the at
tention, especially, of all lovers and students
of BibUcal criticism." — Edinburgh Ecclesiasti
cal Journal.
XXI. — "Mr Young's works are not suited
to the Ught and frivolous taste of the bulk of
readers, but the fruit of patient industry and
research, fitted to be eminently useful to those
who are entering upon the study of this im
portant branch of BibUcal Uterature." — Church
of Scotland Magazine and Review.
XXIL — "We conclude by thanking Mr
Young most warmly, in the name of all who
are interested in the elevation of the Jews
and their deliverance from error, for this
valuable contribution to the array of meana
necessary to bring about that result, and trust
he wiU be encouraged to proceed in his scho
larly pursuits according to his heart's desire."
— Friend of lyael.
XXIII.—" To the noticeof English scholars
we commend these Biblical and Philological
Works whicli are appearing in the Scottish
metropolis. To some of Mr Young's publi
cations on Hebrew Rabbinical literature we
have already directed attention." — Literary
Gazette. XXIV. — "MrYouNG's Hexaglot may be con
sulted with advantage by both the Theologian
and the Philologist. It is calculated to assist
the former in ascertaining the meaning of the
original text, and the latter in his inquiries
into the characteristic features of the Shemitic
Languages." — Athenasum.