Isaac sendeth Esax for venison.

CHAP. XXVII.

1 Isaac sendeth Esau for venison. 6 Rebekah instructeth Jacob to obtain the blessing. 15 Jacob under the person of Esau obtaineth it. 30 Esau bringeth venison. 33 Isaac trembleth. 34 Esau complaineth, and by importunity obtaineth a blessing. 41 He threateneth Jacob. 42 Rebekah disappointeth it.

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ND it came to pass, that when Isaac was old, and his eyes were dim, so that he could not see, he called Esau his eldest son, and said unto him, My son: and he said unto him, Behold, here am I.

2 And he said, Behold now, I am old,

Prov. 27. 1. I know not the day of my death :

Jam 4 14 ch. 25. 27,

3° Now therefore take, I pray thee, thy weapons, thy quiver and thy bow, and go +Heb. hunt. out to the field, and take me some venison; 4 And make me savoury meat, such as I love, and bring it to me, that I may eat; that my soul may bless thee before I die. 5 And Rebekah heard when Isaac spake to Esau his son. And Esau went to the field to hunt for venison, and to bring it.

Aver. 27. 48.9, 15 9.28 Deut. 33. 1.

ver. 13.

ver-4

6 And Rebekah spake unto Jacob her son, saying, Behold, I heard thy father speak unto Esau thy brother, saying,

7 Bring me venison, and make me savoury meat, that I may eat, and bless thee before the LORD before my death.

8 Now therefore, my son, obey myvoice according to that which I command thee. 9 Go now to the flock, and fetch me from thence two good kids of the goats; and I will make them 'savoury meat for thy father, such as he loveth:

10 And thou shalt bring it to thy father, that he may eat, and that he may bless thee before his death.

11 And Jacob said to Rebekah his moheh 25.25. ther, Behold, Esau my brother is a hairy man, and I am a smooth man :

1 ver. 22.

12 My father peradventure will feel me, and I shall seem to him as a deceiver; chs and I shall bring a curse upon me, and

Deut. 27. 18.

not a blessing.

13 And his mother said unto him, Ich Upon me be thy curse, my son: only obey my voice, and go fetch me them.

Math. 25. 25

14 And he went, and fetched, and brought them to his mother: and his moverther made savoury meat, such as his fa

Heb dai abie.

ver. 27.

ther loved.

15 And Rebekah took +"goodly raiment of her eldest son Esau, which were with her in the house, and put them upon Jacob her younger son:

16 And she put the skins of the kids of the goats upon his hands, and upon the smooth of his neck:

17 And she gave the savoury meat and the bread, which she had prepared, into the hand of her son Jacob.

18 And he came unto his father, and

21 And Isaac saidunto Jacob, Come near, I pray thee, that I may feel thee, my son, P ver. 12. whether thou be my very son Esau or not.

22 And Jacob went near unto Isaac his father; and he felt him, and said, The voice is Jacob's voice, but the hands are the hands of Esau.

23 And he discerned him not, because his hands were hairy, as his brother 9 ver. 16. Esau's hands: so he blessed him.

24 And he said, Art thou my very son Esau? And he said, I am.

25 And he said, Bring it near to me, and I will eat of my son's venison, that ver. 4. my soul may bless thee. And he brought it near to him, and he did eat: and he brought him wine, and he drank.

26 And his father Isaac said unto him, Come near now, and kiss me, my son.

27 And he came near, and kissed him: and he smelled the smell of his raiment, and blessed him, and said, See, the smell Hos. 14.6. of my son is as the smell of a field which the LORD hath blessed:

28 Therefore God give thee of the dew of heaven, and "the fatness of the earth, and plenty of corn and wine:

29 Let people serve thee, and nations bow down to thee: be lord over thy breth-28. ren, and let thy mother's sons bow down to thee: cursed be every one that curseth thee, and blessed be he that blesseth thee. 30 And it came to pass, as soon as Isaac had made an end of blessing Jacob, and Jacob was yet scarce gone out from the presence of Isaac his father, that Esau his brother came in from his hunting.

31 And he also had made savoury meat, and brought it unto his father, and said unto his father, Let my father arise, and beat of his son's venison, that b ver. 4thy soul may bless me.

32 And Isaac his father said unto him, Who art thou? And he said, I am thy son, thy firstborn Esau.

birthright; and, behold, now he hath taken away my blessing. And he said, Hast thou not reserved a blessing for me? 37 And Isaac answered and said unto Fulfilled, Esau, & Behold, I have made him thy lord, and all his brethren have I given to him for servants; and with corn and wine have I || sustained him: and what shall I do now unto thee, my son?

ver. 29.

8. 14.

h ver. 28.

Or, sup

ported.

38 And Esau said unto his father, Hast thou but one blessing, my father? bless me, even me also, O my father. And

i Heb. 1217. Esau lifted up his voice, and wept.

i

k ver. 28. Hebr. 11.20.

39 And Isaac his father answered and said unto him, Behold, thy dwelling Or, of the shall be || the fatness of the earth, and of the dew of heaven from above;

fatness.

1 ch. 25. 23.

Obad. 18, 19,

20. 2 Sam. 8.

14

m 2 Kings 8.

20.

40 And by thy sword shalt thou live, and shalt serve thy brother; and mit shall come to pass when thou shalt have the dominion, that thou shalt break his yoke from off thy neck.

41 1 And Esau "hated Jacob because of the blessing wherewith his father blessed him: and Esau said in his heart, The days of mourning for my father are at hand; then will I slay my brother Jacob.

421 And these words of Esau her elder son were told to Rebekah: and she sent and called Jacob her younger son, and said unto him, Behold, thy brother 9 Ps.64.5. Esau, as touching thee, doth comfort himself, purposing to kill thee.

43 Now therefore, my son, obey my voice; and arise, flee thou to Laban my rch. 11. 31. brother to Haran;

sch. 26. 35. & 28.8.

44 And tarry with him a few days, until thy brother's fury turn away;

45 Until thy brother's anger turn away from thee, and he forget that which thou hast done to him: then I will send, and fetch thee from thence: why should I be deprived also of you both in one day?

46 And Rebekah said to Isaac, I am weary of my life because of the daughters

tch. 243. of Heth: if Jacob take a wife of the daughters of Heth, such as these which are of the daughters of the land, what good shall my life do me?

1760.

The vision of Jacob's ladder. 2 Arise, go to Padan-aram, to the HST house of Bethuel thy mother's father; and take thee a wife from thence of the daugh- chos. 12.12. ters of Laban thy mother's brother. d ch. 25. 20.

1760.

e ch. 22. 23.

assembly of

3 And God Almighty bless thee, and fch. 24.29. make thee fruitful, and multiply thee, that 8 ch. 17.1, 6. thou mayest be ta †a multitude of people; Hebig 4 And give thee the blessing of A-people. braham, to thee, and to thy seed with h ch. 12. 2. thee; that thou mayest inherit the land wherein thou art a stranger, which Heb.of God gave unto Abraham.

thy sojournings.

5 And Isaac sent away Jacob: and he i ch. 17.8. went to Padan-aram unto Laban, son of Bethuel the Syrian, the brother of Rebekah, Jacob's and Esau's mother.

6 When Esau saw that Isaac had blessed Jacob, and sent him away to Padan-aram, to take him a wife from thence; and that as he blessed him he gave him a charge, saying, Thou shalt not take a wife of the daughters of Canaan;

7 And that Jacob obeyed his father and his mother, and was gone to Padan-aram;

8 And Esau seeing that the daughters k ch. 24-3

of Canaan + pleased not Isaac his father;

9 Then went Esau unto Ishmael, and took unto the wives which he had Mahalath the daughter of Ishmael Abraham's son, m the sister of Nebajoth, to be his wife. 10 And Jacob went out from Beersheba, and went toward Haran.

11 And he lighted upon a certain place, and tarried there all night, because the sun was set; and he took of the stones of that place, and put them for his pillows, and lay down in that place to sleep. -12 And he dreamed, and behold a lad- Pos der set up on the earth, and the top of it reached to heaven: and behold the angels 9 John 1.51. of God ascending and descending on it.

13 And, behold, the LORD stood above it, and said, "I am the LORD God of Abraham thy father, and the God of Isaac: the land whereon thou liest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed;

y See ver. 20, 21. ch. 26, 2

z ch. 48 16. P121.5.78

a ch. 35. 6.

15 And, behold, "I am with thee, and will keep thee in all places whither thou goest, and will bring thee again into this land; for 'I will not leave thee, until I have done that which I have spoken to thee of. b Deut. 38.6. 16 And Jacob awaked out of his 1 Kings &. 57. sleep, and he said, Surely the LORD is in Hebr. 13.5e Numb. 23. this place; and I knew it not. 19. 17 And he was afraid, and said, How d Exod. 3.5 dreadful is this place! this is none other but the house of God, and this is the gate of heaven.

18 And Jacob rose up early in the

Josh. 5-15

Jacob cometh to the well of Haran.

Before

CHRIST 1760

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20 And Jacob vowed a vow, saying, If God will be with me, and will keep me in this way that I go, and will give me bread to eat, and raiment to 15 & put on,

1 15

ki Tim 6.8

I Judg. 11.

230

21 So that I come again to my father's house in peace; then shall the

19 LORD be my God:

Dent. 26

22 And this stone, which I have set for king a pillar, shall be God's house: and of

1. 9 Sam.

517.

ach. 35.7 14

• Lev. 27.30.

+ Heb. lift

sep his feet.

a Numb. 23.

all that thou shalt give me give the tenth unto thee.

CHAP. XXIX.

I will surely

7 Hos. 12. ple of the east.

↑ Heb.

children.

+ Hela Is there peace to him

2 And he looked, and behold a well in the field, and, lo, there were three flocks of sheep lying by it; for out of that well they watered the flocks: and a great stone was upon the well's mouth.

3 And thither were all the flocks gathered: and they rolled the stone from the well's mouth, and watered the sheep, and put the stone again upon the well's mouth in his place.

4 And Jacob said unto them, My brethren, whence be ye? And they said, Of Haran are we.

5 And he said unto them, Know ye Laban the son of Nahor? And they said, We know him.

6 And he said unto them, ↑ Is he well? And they said, He is well: and, behold, Rach7.chel his daughter cometh with the sheep. 7 And he said, Lo, † it is yet high day, neither is it time that the cattle should be gathered together: water ye the sheep, and go and feed them.

14 And Laban said to him, Surely thou i ch. 2. 23. art my bone and my flesh. And he abode with him + the space of a month.

15 And Laban said unto Jacob, Because thou art my brother, shouldest thou therefore serve me for nought? tell me, what shall thy wages be?

16 And Laban had two daughters: the name of the elder was Leah, and the name of the younger was Rachel.

17 Leah was tender eyed; but Rachel was beautiful and well favoured.

2 Sam. 5. 1.

& 19. 12, 13 + Heb. dayı.

a month of

18 And Jacob loved Rachel; and said, I will serve thee seven years for Rachel kch. 31.41.

thy younger daughter.

19 And Laban said, It is better that I give her to thee, than that I should give her to another man: abide with me.

2 Sam. 3. 14.

23 And it came to pass in the evening, 1, 2. that he took Leah his daughter, and brought her to him; and he went in unto her.

24 And Laban gave unto his daughter Leah Zilpah his maid for an handmaid.

25 And it came to pass, that in the morning, behold, it was Leah: and he said to Laban, What is this thou hast done unto me? did not I serve with thee for Rachel? wherefore then hast thou beguiled me?

26 And Laban said, It must not be so done in our + country, to give the younger + Heb. place. before the firstborn.

12.

27 °Fulfil her week, and we will give Judges 14. thee this also for the service which thou shalt serve with me yet seven other years.

28 And Jacob did so, and fulfilled her week: and he gave him Rachel his daughter to wife also.

29 And Laban gave to Rachel his daughter Bilhah his handmaid to be her maid. 30 And he went in also unto Rachel, pver. 20. and he loved also Rachel more than Leah, and served with him "yet seven other years.

32 And Leah conceived, and bare a That is, see son, and she called his name || Reuben: for she said, Surely the LORD hath 'look437 ed upon my affliction; now therefore my

a son.

& 4.31. Deut.

Ps. 25. 18. & 106.44.

cir. 1751.

That is, hearing. cir. 1750.

that joined. See Numb. 18. 2,

4

cir. 1749.

husband will love me.

33 And she conceived again, and bare a son; and said, Because the LORD hath heard that I was hated, he hath therefore given me this son also: and she called his name || Simeon.

34 And she conceived again, and bare a son: and said, Now this time will my husband be joined unto me, because I have born him three sons: therefore was his name called || Levi.

35 And she conceived again, and bare a son: and she said, Now will I praise the LORD: therefore she called his name || Judah; and + left bearing.

u Matt. 1.2. U That is,

praise. + Heb. stood from bearung.

cir. 1749

a ch. 29. 31.

b ch. 37.11.

< Job 5.2.

d ch. 16.2.

1 Sam. 1. 5.

e ch. 16. 2.

CHAP. XXX.

1 Rachel, in grief for her barrenness, giveth Bilhah her maid unto Jacob. 5 She beareth Dan, and Naphtali. 9 Leah giveth Zilpah her maid, who beareth Gad, and Asher. 14 Reuben findeth mandrakes, with which Leah buyeth her husband of Rachel. 17 Leah beareth Issachar, Zebulun, and Dinah. 22 Rachel beareth Joseph. 25 Jacob desireth to depart. 27 Laban stayeth him on a new covenant. 37 Jacob's policy, whereby he

became rich.

ND when Rachel saw that she bare Jacob no children, Rachel benvied her sister; and said unto Jacob, Give me children, or else I die.

2 And Jacob's anger was kindled against Rachel: and he said, Am I in God's stead, who hath withheld from thee the fruit of the womb?

3 And she said, Behold my maid Bilhah, go in unto her; fand she shall bear 8 ch. 16.2. upon my knees, that I may also have

fch. 50. 23. Job 3. 12.

+ Heb. be

built by her.

children by her.

4 And she gave him Bilhah her handh ch. 16.3 maid to wife: and Jacob went in unto

& 35. 22.

car. 1548.

1 Ps. 35. 24. & 43.1.

Lam. 3. 50.

That is,

judging.

cir. 1747.

+ Heb.

wrestlings of

her.

5 And Bilhah conceived, and bare Jacob a son.

6 And Rachel said, God hath judged me, and hath also heard my voice, and hath given me a son: therefore called she his name || Dan.

7 And Bilhah Rachel's maid conceived again, and bare Jacob a second son.

8 And Rachel said, With great God. ch. wrestlings have I wrestled with my sister, and I have prevailed: and she called his

6.

That is, my name || Naphtali.

wrestling.

k Called,

Nephtha

lim.

1 ver. 4.

9 When Leah saw that she had left bearing, she took Zilpah her maid, and 1 gave her Jacob to wife.

10 And Zilpah Leah's maid bare Jacob a son.

wheat harvest, and found mandrakes in 48. the field, and brought them unto his mo- That ther Leah. Then Rachel said to Leah, cir. 1 "Give me, I pray thee, of thy son's man-n ch. 2 drakes.

15 And she said unto her, Is it a small matter that thou hast taken my husband? and wouldest thou take away my son's mandrakes also? And Rachel said, Therefore he shall lie with thee to night for thy son's mandrakes.

16 And Jacob came out of the field in the evening, and Leah went out to meet him, and said, Thou must come in unto me; for surely I have hired thee with my son's mandrakes. And he lay with her that night.

Jacob becometh rich.

Before" CHRIST

29 And he said unto him, Thou

Jacob displeased departs secretly.

Before CHRIST 1739

CHAP. XXXI.

cch. 1.6,

1949

Matt. 24 5 Tit. 2 la

+ Heb bro

kra forth

+ Heb at

d1 Tim. 58

eck

thy cattle was with me,

30 For it was little which thou hadst before I came, and it is now † increased unto a multitude; and the LORD hath blessed thee + since my coming: and now when shall I d provide for mine own house also? 31 And he said, What shall I give thee? And Jacob said, Thou shalt not give me any thing: if thou wilt do this thing for me, I will again feed and keep thy flock: 32 I will pass through all thy flock to day, removing from thence all the speckled and spotted cattle, and all the brown cattle among the sheep, and the spotted 31.& and speckled among the goats: and of

P.3.6

+ Fleb, to

such shall be my hire.

e

35 So shall my righteousness answer for me tin time to come, when it shall Exud. 13. 14. come for my hire before thy face: every one that is not speckled and spotted among the goats, and brown among the sheep, that shall be counted stolen with me.

56 And he set three days' journey betwixt himself and Jacob: and Jacob fed the rest of Laban's flocks.

37 And Jacob took him rods of green poplar, and of the hasel and chesnut tree; and pilled white strakes in them, and made the white appear which was in the rods.

38 And he set the rods which he had pilled before the flocks in the gutters in the watering troughs when the flocks came to drink, that they should conceive when they came to drink.

39 And the flocks conceived before the rods, and brought forth cattle ringstraked, speckled, and spotted.

40 And Jacobdid separatethe lambs, and set the faces of the flocks toward the ringstraked, and all the brown in the flock of Laban; and he put his own flocks by themselves, and put them notunto Laban'scattle. 41 And it came to pass, whensoever the stronger cattle did conceive, that Jacob laid the rods before the eyes of the cattle in the gutters, that they might conceive among the rods.

42 But when the cattle were feeble, he put them not in: so the feebler were Laban's, and the stronger Jacob's.

43 And the man increased exceedingly, and had much cattle, and maidservants, 854 and menservants, and camels, and asses.

1739.

a Ps. 49. 18.

e Deut. 28.

2 And Jacob beheld the countenance bch. 4-5of Laban, and, behold, it was not toward him as before.

54-
+ Heb. as
yesterday

and the day
before.
d ch. 28. 15,

1 Sam. 19.7.

20, 21. &

3 And the LORD said unto Jacob, Return unto the land of thy fathers, and to thy kindred; and I will be with thee. 4 And Jacob sent and called Rachel and Leah to the field unto his flock, 5 And said unto them, I see your e ver. 2. father's countenance, that it is not toward me as before; but the God of my father hath been with me.

6 And ye know that with all my power I have served your father.

f ver. 3. g ver. 38, 39, 30. 29.

7 And your father hath deceived me, and changed my wages ten times; but hver. 41. God suffered him not to hurt me..

i Numb. 14. 22. Neh. 4. 12. Job 19.3. Zech. 8 8. 23. k ch. 20. 6. Ps. 105. 14.

8 If he said thus, 1 The speckled shall be thy wages; then all the cattle bare speckled: and if he said thus, The ring- 1 ch. 30. 32. straked shall be thy hire; then bare all the cattle ringstraked.

9 Thus God hath TM taken away the cat- m ver. 1, 18 tle of your father, and given them to me.

10 And it came to pass at the time that the cattle conceived, that I lifted up mine eyes, and saw in a dream, and, behold, the || rams which leaped upon the lor, he cattle were ringstraked, speckled, and goats. grisled.

11. And the angel of God spake unto n ch. 48. 16. me in a dream, saying, Jacob: And I said, Here am I.

12 And he said, Lift up now thine eyes, and see, all the rams which leap upon the cattle are ringstraked, speckled, and grisled: for I have seen all that Exod. 3. 7. Laban doeth unto thee.

19, 20%

ch.

13 I am the God of Beth-el, where pch. 28. 18, thou anointedst the pillar, and where thou vowedst a vow unto me: now arise, ver. 3. 32. 9. get thee out from this land, and return unto the land of thy kindred.

14 And Rachel and Leah answered and said unto him, Is there yet any portion or r ch. 2. 241. inheritance for us in our father's house?

15 Are we not counted of him strangers? for he hath sold us, and hath quite s ch. 29. 15, devoured also our money.

16 For all the riches which God hath taken from our father, that is our's, and our children's: now then, whatsoever God hath said unto thee, do.