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1 Jacob's Vifion; 9 his Meffage, 13 and Prefent to Efau: 24 Wrestling with an Angel, he is called Ifrael.

ND Jacob went on

Heb. i. 7 Of the ANGELS he faith,

Ver. his Way, and the Who maketh his ANGELS SPIRITS,

ANGELS of GOD met him.

and his Minifters a Flame of FIRE. 14 Are they not all MINISTRING 2 And when JACOB faw SPIRITS, fent forth to MINISTER for them, he faid, This is GOD's them who are HEIRS of SALVATION HOST: and he called the Name of that Place MAHANAIM. 3 And Jacob fent Meflengers before him to Efau his Brother, unto the Land of Seir, the Countrey of Edom.

4 And he commanded them, faying, Thus fhall ye speak unto my Lord Efau; Thy Servant Jacob faith thus, I have SOJOURNED with Laban, and ftayed there until now.

5 And I have Oxen, and Affes, Flocks, and Men- fervants, and Women-fervants: and I have fent to tell my LORD, that I may find Grace in thy fight.

6 And the Meflengers returned unto Jacob, faying, We came to thy Brother Efau, and alfo he cometh to meet thee, and four hundred Men with him.

7 Then Jacob was greatly AFRAID, and DISTRESSED: and he divided the People that was with him, and the Flocks, and Herds, and the Camels into two Bands;

8 And faid, If Efau come to the one Company and smite it, then the other Company which is left fhall escape.

9 And Jacob faid, O GOD of my Father Abraham, and GOD of my Father Ifaac, the LORD which faidst unto me, RETURN unto thy Countrey and to thy Kindred, and I will deal WELL with thee:

10 I am NOT WORTHY of the LEAST of all the MERCIES, and of all the TRUTH, which thou haft SHEWED unto thy Servant; for with my Staff I pafled over this Jordan, and now I am become two BANDS.

II DELIVER me, I pray thee, from the Hand of my Brother, from the Hand of Efau : for I fear him, left he will come and fmite me, and the Mother with the Children.

12 And thou faidft, I will furely do thee good, and make thy Seed as the Sand of the Sea, which cannot be numbred for Multitude,

13 And he lodged there that fame Night; and took of that which came to his Hand, a Present for Efau his Bro

ther;

21 So went the Prefent over before him: and himself fodged that Night in the Company.

22 And he rose up that Night, and took his two Wives, and his two Women-fervants, and his eleven Sons, and pafled over the Ford Jabbok.

23 And he took them, and fent them over the Brook, and fent over that he had.

24 And Jacob was left alone and there wrestled a Man with him, until the breaking of the Day.

25 And when he faw that he prevailed not against him, he touched the Hollow of his Thigh and the Hollow of Jacob's Thigh was out of joynt, as he wrestled with him.

a Hof. xii. 3 He took his Brother his Strength he had Power with GOD: by the Heel in the Womb, and by

4 Yea, he had Power over the ANGEL, and PREVAILED: he WEPT, and made SUPPLICATION unto him he

found him in Beth-el, and there he SPAKE with us.

s Even the LORD GOD of HOSTS, the LORD is his Memorial.

6 Therefore turn thou to thy GOD: keep MERCY and JUDGMENT, and WAIT on thy God continually.

James v. 16 The EFFECTUAL FERVENT PRAYER of a righteous Man availeth much.

26 And he faid, Let me go, for the Day breaketh: and he faid, I will not let thee go, except thou blefs me.

27 And he said unto him, What is thy Name? And he aid, Jacob.

28 And he faid, Thy Name fhall be called no more Jacob, but * ISRAEL: for as a Prince haft thou Power with GOD and with Men, and haft prevailed.

29 And Jacob asked him, and faid, Tell me, I pray thee, thy Name: And he faid, Wherefore is it, that thou doft afk after my Name? and he bleffed him there.

30 And Jacob called the Name of that Place Peniel: for I have feen GOD Face to Face, and my Life is preferved. 31 And as he paffed over Penuel, the Sun rofe upon him, and he halted upon his Thigh.

32 Therefore the Children of Ifrael eat not of the Sinew which fhrank, which is upon the Hollow of the Thigh, unto this Day because he touched the Hollow of Jacob's Thigh, in the Sinew that fhrank.

ISRAEL, that is, one that hath Princely Power with GOD.

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CHAP. XXXIII.

The Kindness of Jacob and Efau at their meeting. 17 Ja cob cometh to Succoth; 18 at Salem he buyeth a Field, and buildeth an Altar, called Eloi-Ifrael.

CHAP. XXXIV.

Dinah is ravished by Shechem; 4 he fueth to marry her. 13 The Sons of Jacob offer the Conditions of Circumcifion to the Shechemites. 20 Hamor and Shechem perfuade them to accept it. 25 The Sons of Jacob, upon that Advantage, flay them, 27 and spoil their City. 30 Jacob reproveth Simeon and Levi.

CHA P. XXXV.

1 GOD fendeth Jacob to Beth-el: 2 He purgeih his House of Idols: 6 He buildeth an Altar at Beth-el. 8 Deborah dieth at Allon-bacchuth. 9 GOD bleffeth Jacob at Beth-el. 16 Rachel travaileth of Benjamin, and dieth in the Way to Edar. 23 The Sons of Jacob. 27 Jacob cometh to Isaac at Hebron. The Age, Death, and Burial of Ifaac.

CHA P. XXXVI.

1 Efau's three Wives: 6 His removing to Mount Seir: 9 His Sons: 15 The Dukes which defcended of his Sons. 20 The Sons and Dukes of Seir. 24 Anah findeth Mules. 40 The Dukes that defcended of Efau.

CHA P. XXXVII.

2 Jofeph is hated of his Brethren: 5 His two Dreams : 18 His Brethren confpire his Death: 36 He is fold to Potiphar in Egypt.

ND Jacob dwelt in the Land wherein. his Father

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2 These are the Generations of Jacob; Jofeph being fe venteen Years old, was feeding the Flock with his Brethren, and the Lad was with the Sons of Bilhah, and with the

Sons

Sons of Zilpah, his Father's Wive's unto his Father their evil Report.

and Jofeph brought

3 Now Ifrael loved Jofeph more than all his Children, because he was the Son of his old Age: and he made him à Coat of many Colours.

4 And when his Brethren faw that their Father loved him more than all his Brethren, they hated him, and could not speak peaceably unto him.

5 And Jofeph dreamed a Dream, and he told it his Brethren and they hated him yet the more.

6 And he faid unto them, Hear, I pray you, this Dream which I have dreamed.

7 For behold, we were binding Sheaves in the Field, and lo, my Sheaf arose, and also stood upright; and behold, your Sheaves flood round about, and made Obeifance to my Sheave.

8 And his Brethren faid unto him, Shalt thou indeed reign over us? or fhalt thou indeed have Dominion over us? and they hated him yet the more for his Dreams, and for his. Words.

9 And he dreamed yet another Dream, and told it his Brethren, and faid, Behold, I have dreamed a Dream more, and behold, the Sun and the Moon, and the eleven Stars made Obeifance to me.

10 And he told it to his Father: and his Father rebuked him, and faid unto him, What is this Dream that thou haft dreamed? Shall I and thy Mother and thy Brethren indeed come to bow down our felves to thee to the Earth?

II And his Brethren envied him: but his Father observed the faying,

12 And his Brethren went to feed their Father's Flock in Shechem.

13 And Ifrael faid unto Jofeph, Do not thy Brethren feed the Flock in Shechem? Come, and I will fend thee unto them. And he said unto him, Here am I.

14 And he faid to him, Go, I pray thee, fee whether it be well with thy Brethren, and well with the Flocks; and bring me word again. So he fent him out of the Vale of Hebron, and he came to Shechem.

15 And a certain Man found him, and behold, he was wandring in the Field: and the Man asked him, saying, What feekft thou?

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16 And he faid, I feek my Brethren: tell me, I pray thee, where they feed their Flocks.

17 And the Man faid, They are departed hence: for I heard them fay, Let us go to Dothan. And Jofeph went after his Brethren, and found them in Dothan.

18 And when they faw him afar off, even before he came near unto them, they confpired against him, to flay him. 19 And they faid one to another, Behold, this Dreamer cometh.

20 Come now therefore, and let us flay him, and cast him into fome Pit; and we will fay, Some evil Beaft hath devoured him: and we shall see what will become of his Dreams.

21 And Reuben heard it, and he delivered him out of their Hands; and faid, Let us not kill him.

22 And Reuben faid unto them, Shed no Blood, but caft him into this Pit that is in the Wildernefs, and lay no Hand upon him; that he might rid him out of their Hands, to deliver him to his Father again.

23 And it came to pafs when Joseph was come unto his Brethren, that they stript Jofeph out of his Coat, his Coat of many Colours that was on him.

24 And they took him, and caft him into a Pit: and the Pit was empty, there was no Water in it.

25 And they fat down to eat Bread: and they lift up their Eyes and looked, and behold, a Company of Ifhmeelites came from Gilead, with their Camels bearing Spicery, and Balm, and Myrrh, going to carry it down to Egypt.

26 And Judah faid unto his Brethren, What Profit is it if we flay our Brother, and conceal his Blood?

27 Come, and let us fell him to the Ifhmeelites, and let not our Hand be upon him; for he is our Brother, and our Flesh and his Brethren were content.

28 e Then there paffed by Midianites, Merchant-men; and lift up Jofeph out of the

As v. 7 And the Patriarchs, moved with ENVY, fold JOSEPH into Egypt: but GoD was with HIM.

Pit, and fold Jofeph to the Ifhmeelites for twenty Pieces of Silver and they brought Jofeph into Egypt.

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29 And Reuben returned unto the Pit; and behold, Jofeph was not in the Pit.

30 And he returned unto his Brethren, and faid, The Child is not; and I, whither fhall I go?

31 And they took Jofeph's Coat, and killed a Kid of the Goats, and dipped the Coat in the Blood.

32 And

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