Esau's Posterity. Sons of Seir 36 Now these are the genera and Esau and Jacob his sons buried | man, chief Omar, chief Zepho, bim. chief Kenaz, 16 chief Korah, chief Gatam, chief Amalek: these are the chiefs that came of Eliphaz in the land of Edom; these are the sons of Adah. 17 And these are the sons of Reuel, Esau's son: chief Nahath, chief Zerah, chief Shammah, chief Mizzah: these are the chiefs that came of Reuel in the land of Edom; these are the sons of Basemath, Esau's wife. 18 And these are the sons of Oholibamah, Esau's wife: chief Jeush, chief Jalam, chief Korah: these are the chiefs that came of Oholibamah the daughter of Anah, Esau's wife. 19 These are the sons of Esau, and these are their chiefs: the same is Edom. tions of Esau (the same is Edom). 2 Esau took his wives of the daughters of Canaan: Adah the daughter of Elon the Hittite, and Oholibamah the daughter of Anah, the daughter of Zibeon the Hivite, 3 and Basemath Ishmael's daughter, sister of Nebaioth. 4 And Adah bare to Esau Eliphaz; and Basemath bare Reuel; 5 and Oholibamah bare Jeush, and Jalam, and Korah: these are the sons of Esau, that were born unto him in the land of Canaan. 6 And Esau took his wives, and his sons, and his daughters, and all the souls of his house, and his cattle, and all his beasts, and all his possessions, which he had gathered in the land of Canaan; and went into a land away from his brother Jacob. 7 For their substance was too great for them to dwell together; and the land of their sojournings could not bear them because of their cattle. 8 And Esau dwelt in mount Seir: Esau is Edom. And these are the generations of Esau the father of the Edomites in mount Seir: 10 these are the names of Esau's sons: Eliphaz the son of Adah the wife of Esau, Reuel the son of Basemath the wife of Esau. 11 And the sons of Eliphaz were Teman, Omar, Zepho, and Gatam, and Kenaz. 12 And Timna was concubine to Eliphaz Esau's son; and she bare to Eliphaz Amalek: these are the sons of Adah, Esau's wife. 13 And these are the sons of Reuel: Nahath, and Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah: these were the sons of Basemath, Esau's wife. 14 And these were the sons of Oholibamah the daughter of Anah, the daughter of Zibeon, Esau's wife: and she bare to Esau Jeush, and Jalam, and Korah. 15 These are the chiefs of the sons of Esau: the sons of Eliphaz the first-born of Esau: chief Te1 Heb. Edom. 2 In 1 Chr. 1. 36, Zephi. 20 These are the sons of Seir the Horite, the inhabitants of the land: Lotan and Shobal and Zibeon and Anah, 21 and Dishon and Ezer and Dishan: these are the chiefs that came of the Horites, the children of Seir in the land of Edom. 22 And the children of Lotan were Hori and Heman; and Lotan's sister was Timna. 23 And these are the children of Shobal: Alvan and Manahath and Ebal, 5 Shepho and Onam. 24 And these are the children of Zibeon: Aiah and Anah; this is Anah who found the hot springs in the wilderness, as he fed the asses of Zibeon his father. 25 And these are the children of Anah: Dishon and Oholibamah the daughter of Anah. 26 And these are the children of 6 Dishon: Hemdan and Eshban and Ithran and Cheran. 27 These are the children of Ezer: Bilhan and Zaavan and 8 Akan. 28 These are the children of Dishan: Uz and Aran. 29 These are the chiefs that came of the Horites: chief Lotan, chief Shobal, chief Zibeon, chief Anah, 30 chief Dishon, chief Ezer, chief Dishan: these are the chiefs that came of the Horites, according to their chiefs in the land of Seir. 3 In 1 Chr. 1. 39, Homam. 6 Heb. Dishan. Kings of Edom. Jacob's Partiality for Joseph. Joseph's Dreams 31 And these are the kings that he made him 5 a coat of many colors. reigned in the land of Edom, before 4 And his brethren saw that their there reigned any king over the chil- father loved him more than all his dren of Israel. 32 And Bela the brethren; and they hated him, and son of Beor reigned in Edom; and could not speak peaceably unto him. the name of his city was Dinhabah. 5 And Joseph dreamed a dream, 33 And Bela died, and Jobab the and he told it to his brethren and son of Zerah of Bozrah reigned in they hated him yet the more. 6 And his stead. 34 And Jobab died, and he said unto them, Hear, I pray you, Husham of the land of the Temanites this dream which I have dreamed: reigned in his stead. 35 And Hu- 7 for, behold, we were binding sham died, and Hadad the son of sheaves in the field, and, lo, my Bedad, who smote Midian in the sheaf arose, and also stood upright; field of Moab, reigned in his stead: and, behold, your sheaves came and the name of his city was Avith. round about, and made obeisance to 36 And Hadad died, and Samlah of my sheaf. 8 And his brethren said Masrekah reigned in his stead. to him, Shalt thou indeed reign over 37 And Samlah died, and Shaul of us? or shalt thou indeed have dominRehoboth by the River reigned in ion over us? And they hated him his stead. 38 And Shaul died, and yet the more for his dreams, and for Baal-hanan the son of Achbor reigned his words. 9 And he dreamed yet in his stead. 39 And Baal-hanan another dream, and told it to his the son of Achbor died, and1 Hadar brethren, and said, Behold, I have reigne in his stead: and the name dreamed yet a dream; and, behold, of his city was 2 Pau; and his wife's the sun and the moon and eleven name was Mehetabel, the daughter stars made obeisance to me. 10 And of Matred, the daughter of Me- he told it to his father, and to his zahab. brethren; and his father rebuked him, and said unto him, What is this dream that thou hast dreamed? Shall I and thy mother and thy brethren indeed come to bow down ourselves to thee to the earth? 11 And his brethren envied him; but his father kept the saying in mind. 40 And these are the names of the chiefs that came of Esau, according to their families, after their places, by their names: chief Timna, chief 3 Alvah, chief Jetheth, 41 chief Oholibamah, chief Elah, chief Pinon, 42 chief Kenaz, chief Teman, chief Mibzar, 43 chief Magdiel, chief Iram: these are the chiefs of Edom, according to their habitations in the land of their possession. This is Esau, the father of the Edomites. 37 And Jacob dwelt in the land of his father's sojournings, in the land of Canaan. 2 These are the generations of Jacob. Joseph, being seventeen years old, was feeding the flock with his brethren; and he was a lad with the sons of Bilhah, and with the sons of Zilpah, his father's wives and Joseph brought the evil report of them unto their father. 3 Now Israel loved Joseph more than all his children, because he was the son of his old age: and 1 In 1 Chr. 1. 50, Hadad. 2 In 1 Chr. 1. 50, Pai. 3 In 1 Chr. 1. 51, Aliah. 4 Heb. Edom. 12 And his brethren went to feed their father's flock in Shechem. 13 And Israel said unto Joseph, Are not thy brethren feeding the flock in Shechem? come, and I will send thee unto them. And he said to him, Here am I. 14 And he said to him, Go now, see whether it is well with thy brethren, and well with the flock; and bring me word again. So he sent him out of the vale of Hebron, and he came to Shechem. 15 And a certain man found him, and, behold, he was wandering in the field: and the man asked him, saying, What seekest thou? 16 And he said, I am seeking my brethren: tell me, I pray thee, where they are feeding the flock. 17 And the man said, They are departed hence; for I heard them say, 5 Or, a long garment with sleeves Joseph's Brothers sell him into Egypt. Jacob's Lamentation Let us go to Dothan. And Joseph went after his brethren, and found them in Dothan. 13 And they saw him afar off, and before he came near unto them, They conspired against him to slay him. 19 And they said one to another, Behold, this dreamer cometh. 20 Come now therefore, and let us slay him, and cast him into one of the pits, and we will say, An evil beast hath devoured him: and we shall see what will become of his dreams. 21 And Reuben heard it, and delivered him out of their hand, and said, Let us not take his life. 22 And Reuben said unto them, Shed no blood; cast him into this pit that is in the wilderness, but lay no hand upon him: that he might deliver him out of their hand, to restore him to his father. 23 And it came to pass, when Joseph was come unto is brethren, that they stripped Joseph of his coat, the coat of many colors that was on him; 24 and they took him, and cast him into the pit: and the pit was empty, there was no water in it. 25 And they sat down to eat bread: and they lifted up their eyes and looked, and, behold, a caravan of Ishmaelites was coming from Gilead, with their camels bearing spicery and 3 balm and myrrh, going to carry it down to Egypt. 2 And Judah said unto his brethren, What profit is it if we slay our brother and conceal his blood? 2 Come, and let us sell him to the Ishmaelites, and let not our hand be upon him; for he is our brother, our flesh. And his brethren hearkened unto him. 28 And there passed by Midianites, merchantmen; and they drew and lifted up Joseph out of the pit, and sold Joseph to the Ishmaelites for twenty pieces of silver. And they brought Joseph into Egypt. 29 And Reuben returned unto the pit: and, behold, Joseph was not in the pit; and he rent his clothes. 30 And he returned unto his breth 1 Heb. master of dreams. ren, and said, The child is not; and I, whither shall I go? 31 And they took Joseph's coat, and killed a hegoat, and dipped the coat in the blood; 32 and they sent the coat of many colors, and they brought it to their father, and said, This have we found: know now whether it is thy son's coat or not. 33 And he knew it, and said, It is my son's coat; an evil beast hath devoured him; Joseph is without doubt torn in pieces. 34 And Jacob rent his garments, and put sackcloth upon his loins, and mourned for his son many days. 35 And all his sons and all his daughters rose up to comfort him; but he refused to be comforted; and he said, For I will go down to Sheol to my son mourning. And his father wept for him. 36 And the 5 Midianites sold him into Egypt unto Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh's, the captain of the guard. 38 And it came to pass, at that time, that Judah went down from his brethren, and turned in to a certain Adullamite, whose name was Hirah. 2 And Judah saw there a daughter of a certain Canaanite whose name was Shua; and he took her, and went in unto her. 3 And she conceived, and bare a son; and he called his name Er. 4 And she conceived again, and bare a son; and she called his name Onan. 5 And she yet again bare a son, and called his name Shelah : and he was at Chezib, when she bare him. 6 And Judah took a wife for Er his first-born, and her name was Tamar. 7 And Er, Judah's first-born, was wicked in the sight of Jehovah; and Jehovah slew him. 8 And Judah said unto Onan, Go in unto thy brother's wife, and perform the duty of a husband's brother unto her, and raise up seed to thy brother. 9 And Onan knew that the seed would not be his; and it came to pass, when he went in unto his brother's wife, that he spilled it on the ground, lest he should give seed to his brother. 10 And the thing which he did was evil in the 5 Heb. Medanites. 6 Heb. chief of the executioners. Judah's Children by Tamar. sight of Jehovah: and he slew him also. 11 Then said Judah to Tamar his daughter-in-law, Remain a widow in thy father's house, till Shelah my son be grown up; for he said, Lest he also die, like his brethren. And Tamar went and dwelt in her father's house. Joseph is made Potiphar's Overseer they said, There hath been no 1pro titute here. 22 And he returned t Judah, and said, I have not foun her; and also the men of the plac said, There hath been no ! prostitut here. 23 And Judah said, Let he take it to her, lest we be put t shame: behold, I sent this kid, an thou hast not found her. 12 And in process of time Shua's daughter, the wife of Judah, died; and Judah was comforted, and went up unto his sheep-shearers to Timnah, he and his friend Hirah the Adullamite. 13 And it was told Tamar, saying, Behold, thy fatherin-law goeth up to Timnah to shear his sheep. 14 And she put off from her the garments of her widowhood, and covered herself with her veil, and wrapped herself, and sat in the gate of Enaim, which is by the way to Timnah; for she saw that Shelah was grown up, and she was not given unto him to wife. 15 When Judah saw her, he thought her to be a harlot; for she had covered her face. 16 And he turned unto her by the way, and said, Come, I pray thee, let me come in unto thee: for he knew not that she was his daughterin-law. And she said, What wilt thou give me, that thou mayest come in unto me? 17 And he said, I will send thee a kid of the goats from the flock. And she said, Wilt thou give me a pledge, till thou send it? 18 And he said, What pledge shall I give thee? And she said, Thy signet and thy cord, and thy staff that is in thy hand. And he gave them to her, and came in unto her, and she conceived by him. 19 And she arose, and went away, and put off her veil from her, and put on ofsent the bid put on the garments of her widowof the goats by the hand of his friend the Adullamite, to receive the pledge from the woman's hand: but he found her not. 21 Then he asked the men of her place, saying, Where is the prostitute, that was at Enaim by the wayside? And 1 1 24 And it came to pass abou three months after, that it was tol Judah, saying, Tamar thy daughter in-law hath played the harlot; and moreover, behold, she is with chil by whoredom. And Judah said Bring her forth, and let her b burnt. 25 When she was brough forth, she sent to her father-in-law saying, By the man, whose thes are, am I with child: and she said. Discern, I pray thee, whose are these, the signet, and the cords, and the staff. 26 And Judah acknowl edged them, and said, she is more righteous than I, forasmuch as gave her not to Shelah my son. And he knew her again no more. 27 And it came to pass in the time of her travail, that, behold, twins were in her womb. 28 And it came to pass, when she travailed, that one put out a hand: and the midwife took and bound upon his hand a scarlet thread, saying, This came out first. 29 And it came to pass, as he drew back his hand, that, behold, his brother came out: and she said, 2 Wherefore hast thou made a breach for thyself? therefore his name was called Perez. 30 And afterward came out his brother, that had the scarlet thread upon his hand: and his name was called 3 Zerah. 39 down to Egypt, and Psht And Joseph was brought phar, an officer of Pharaoh's, the captain of the guard, an Egyptian, bought him of the hand of the Ishmaelites, that had brought him down thither. 2 And Jehovah was with Joseph, and he was a prosperous man; and he was in the house of his master the Egyp2 Or, How hast thou made a breach! a breach be upon thee! 3 That is, A breach. Joseph and Potiphar's Wife. Joseph is put in Prison an 3 And his master saw that Jehovah was with him, and that Jehovah made all that he did to rosper in his hand. 4 And Joseph und favor in his sight, and he Linistered unto him: and he made sim overseer over his house, and that he had he put into his hand. 5 And it came to pass from the time that he made him overseer his house, and over all that he ad, that Jehovah blessed the Egyptian's house for Joseph's sake; and the blessing of Jehovah was apon all that he had, in the house And in the field. 6 And he left all that he had in Joseph's hand; and te knew not aught that was with im, save the bread which he did And Joseph was comely, and well-favored. And it came to pass after these things, that his master's wife cast er eyes upon Joseph; and she said, Lae with me. 8 But he refused, and said unto his master's wife, Behold, my master 2 knoweth not what is with me in the house, and he ath put all that he hath into my and: 9 he is not greater in this use than I; neither hath he kept tack anything from me but thee, because thou art his wife: how then an I do this great wickedness, and sin against God? 10 And it came pass, as she spake to Joseph day by day, that he hearkened not unto ber, to lie by her, or to be with her. time, that he went miss about this 11 And it came to pass to do his work; and there was none of the men of the house there within. 12 And she caught him by his garment, saying, Lie with me: and he left his garment in her hand, and fled, and got him out. 13 And it came to pass, when she saw that he had left his garment in her hand, and was fled forth, 14 that she called unto the men of her house, and spake unto them, saying, See, he hath brought in a Hebrew unto us to mock us: he came in unto me to lie with me, 1 Or, with him he knew not 2 Or, knoweth not with me what is &c. and I cried with a loud voice: 15 and it came to pass, when he heard that I lifted up my voice and cried, that he left his garment by me, and fled, and got him out. 16 And she laid up his garment by her, until his master came home. 17 And she spake unto him according to these words, saying, The Hebrew servant, whom thou hast brought unto us, came in unto me to mock me: 18 and it came to pass, as I lifted up my voice and cried, that he left his garment by me, and fled out. 19 And it came to pass, when his master heard the words of his wife, which she spake unto him, saying, After this manner did thy servant to me; that his wrath was kindled. 20 And Joseph's master took him, and put him into the prison, the place where the king's prisoners were bound: and he was there in the prison. 21 But Jehovah was with Joseph, and showed kindness unto him, and gave him favor in the sight of the keeper of the prison. 22 And the keeper of the prison committed to Joseph's hand all the prisoners that were in the prison; and whatsoever they did there, he was the doer of it. 23 The keeper of the prison looked not to anything that was under his hand, because Jehovah was with him; and that which he did, Jehovah made it to prosper. 40 these things, that the butter And it came to pass after of the king of Egypt and his baker offended their lord the king of Egypt. 2 And Pharaoh was wroth against his two officers, against the chief of the butlers, and against the chief of the bakers. 3 And he put them in ward in the house of the captain of the guard, into the prison, the place where Joseph was bound. 4 And the captain of the guard charged Joseph with them, and he ministered unto them: and they continued a season in ward. 5 And they dreamed a dream both of them, each man his dream, in one night, each man according to the |