3 But of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God hath said, Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die.

4 And the serpent said unto the wo

Tian. 214 man, Ye shall not surely die :

ver. 7.

Аста 26. 18.

sare.

e

5 For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil.

61 And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it + Heb. a do was † pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of Fecins 25 the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave 14 also unto her husband with her; and ver. 12, 17. he did eat.

24.1 Tim. 2.

Before

The punishment of mankind shalt not eat of it: cursed is the ground chorST for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life:

18 Thorns also and thistles shall it + bring forth to thee; and thou shalt eat the herb of the field;

4004. b Eccles. 1. 2,3. Isai. 24. Rom. &

20.

c Job 5. 7. Eccles. 2. 23.

d Job 31. 40. + Heb.

19 In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the to bud. ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and hunto dust thou return.

shalt

cause

e Ps. 104-1413. 2 Thess.

f Eccles. 1.

3.10. g ch. 2. 7.

& 15.

20 And Adam called his wife's name h Job 21. 26. + || Eve; because she was the mother of all living.

P.404 29.

Eccles. 3. 20. & 12. 7. Rom. 5. 12. Hebr. 9. 27.

21 Unto Adam also and to his wife did the LORD God make coats of skins, Heb. and clothed them.

Chavah.
That is,

Be- living.

ver. 5.

22 And the LORD God said, hold, the man is become as one of us, to Likelai. 19. know good and evil: and now, lest he 12. & 47. 12, put forth his hand, and take also of the 3. tree of life, and eat, and live for ever : k ch. 2. 9.

13. Jer. 22.

23 Therefore the LORD God sent him forth from the garden of Eden, 1 to till the 1 ch. 4. 2. & ground from whence he was taken.

24 So he drove out the man; and he placed at the east of the garden of Eden Cherubims, and a flaming sword which turned every way, to keep the way of the tree of life.

CHAP. IV.

1 The birth, trade, and religion of Cain and Abel. 8 The murder of Abel. 11 The curse of Cain. 17 Enoch the first city. 19 Lamech and his two wives. 25 The birth of Seth, 26 and Enos.

A

9. 20.

m ch. 2. 8. P. 104-4

Hebr. 1. 7.

4003. That is, gotten, or

acquired.

ND Adam knew Eve his wife; and she conceived, and bare || Cain, and said, I have gotten a man from the LORD, 2 And she again bare his brother + A- Heb bel. And Abel was † a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller

of the ground.

+ Heb. a feeder. a ch. 3. 23.

3 And in process of time it came to & 9. 20. d

pass, that Cain brought of the fruit of the ground an offering unto the LORD.

+ Heb. at the of days. b Numb. 18. 12.

c Numb. 18.

9.

4 And Abel, he also brought of the firstlings of his flock and of the fat 17. Prov. 3. thereof. And the LORD had à respect +Ileb. sheep, unto Abel and to his offering:

or, goats. d Hebr. 11.

5 But unto Cain and to his offering he 4had not respect. And Cain was very wroth, and his countenance fell.

6 And the LORD said unto Cain, Why art thou wroth? and why is thy countenance fallen?

e ch. 31. 2.

Or, Mine

iniquity is

11 And now art thou cursed from the earth, which hath opened her mouth to receive thy brother's blood from thy hand;

12 When thou tillest the ground, it shall not henceforth yield unto thee her strength; a fugitive and a vagabond shalt thou be in the earth.

13 And Cain said unto the LORD, || My greater than punishment is greater than I can bear.

that it may be forgiven.

-24.

1 Ps. 51. 11.

14 Behold, thou hast driven me out Job 15-20 this day from the face of the earth; and 1 from thy face shall I be hid; and I shall be a fugitive and a vagabond in the earth; and it shall come to pass, one that findeth me shall slay me.

mch. 9. 6. Numb. 35.

19, 21, 27.

τι Ps. 79. 12.

6.

mthat every

15 And the LORD said unto him, Therefore whosoever slayeth Cain, vengeance shall be taken on him "sevenfold. Ezek. 9.4. And the Lord set a mark upon Cain, lest any finding him should kill him.

p 2 Kings 13.

23. & 24. 20.

Jer. 23. 39.

k 52. 3.

cir. 3875.

+ Heb. Chanoch.

q Ps. 19. 11.

+ Heb. Lemech.

16 And Cain went out from the presence of the LORD, and dwelt in the land of Nod, on the east of Eden.

17 And Cain knew his wife; and she conceived, and bare † Enoch: and he builded a city, and called the name of the city, after the name of his son, Enoch.

18 And unto Enoch was born Irad: and Irad begat Mehujael: and Mehujael begat Methusael: and Methusael begat † Lamech.

19 And Lamech took unto him two wives: the name of the one was Adah, and the name of the other Zillah.

20 And Adah bare Jabal: he was the father of such as dwell in tents, and of such as have cattle.

21 And his brother's name was Jubal: Rom. 4.11, he was the father of all such as handle

12.

+ Heb. whetter.

Or, 1

would stay a man in my

wound, &e.

Or, in my hurt.

& ver. 15.

3874.

t ch. 5. 3. + Heb. Sheth.

That is, appointed, or, put. 3769

the harp and organ.

22 And Zillah, she also bare Tubalcain, an instructer of every artificer in brass and iron: and the sister of Tubalcain was Naamah.

23 And Lamech said unto his wives, Adah and Zillah, hear my voice; ye wives of Lamech, hearken unto my speech: for || I have slain a man to my wounding, and a young man || to my hurt. 24 If Cain shall be avenged sevenfold, truly Lamech seventy and sevenfold.

25 And Adam knew his wife again; and she bare a son, and called his name +|| Seth: For God, said she, hath appointed me another seed instead of Abel, whom Cain slew.

26 And to Seth, "to him also there was born a son; and he called his name

The patriarchs' genealogy. Enos: then began men || "to call upon CHIST the name of the Lord.

CHAP. V.

Before 3769. + Heb. Enosh.

1 The genealogy, age, and death of the pa- Foto call triarchs from Adam unto Noah. 24 The themselves godliness and translation of Enoch.

2 Male and female created he them; and blessed them, and called their name Adam, in the day when they were created.

3 And Adam lived an hundred and thirty years, and begat a son in his own likeness, after his image; and called his name Seth:

4° And the days of Adam after he nad begotten Seth were eight hundred years: and he begat sons and daughters:

5 And all the days that Adam lived were nine hundred and thirty years: and he died.

6 And Seth lived an hundred and five years, and begat Enos:

7 And Seth lived after he begat Enos eight hundred and seven years, and begat sons and daughters: daughters

8 And all the days of Seth were nine hundred and twelve years: and he died. 9 And Enos lived ninety years, and begat + Cainan:

10 And Enos lived after he begat Cainan eight hundred and fifteen years, and begat sons and daughters:

11 And all the days of Enos were nine hundred and five years: and he died. 12 And Cainan lived seventy years, and begat + Mahalaleel:

13 And Cainan lived after he begat Mahalaleel eight hundred and forty years, and begat sons and daughters:

14 And all the days of Cainan were nine hundred and ten years: and he died.

15 And Mahalaleel lived sixty and five years, and begat + Jared:

16 And Mahalaleel lived after he begat Jared eight hundred and thirty years, and begat sons and daughters:

17 And all the days of Mahalaleel were eight hundred ninety and five years: and he died.

18 And Jared lived an hundred sixty and two years, and he begat Enoch:

19 And Jared lived after he begat Enoch eight hundred years, and begat sons and daughters:

20 And all the days of Jared were nine hundred sixty and two years: and he died. 21 And Enoch lived sixty and five years, and begat + Methuselah:

22 And Enoch walked with God after he begat Methuselah three hundred years, and begat sons and daughters:

by the name of the LORD. wi Kings

18. 24. Ps. Joel 2. 32.

116. 17.

Zeph. 3. 9. 1 Cor. 1. 2. 4004. al Chron. 1.

Luk bch. 1. 26.

Wisd. 2. 23. Eph. 4. 24.

Col. 3. 10.

cch. 1. 27. 3874

d ch. 4. 25.

e 1 Chron. 1.

+ Gr. Nor.

Lake 3. 3.

Hebr. 11.7.

1 Pet. 3. 20.

| That is,

rest, or, cosmfert.

26 And Methuselah lived after he begat Lamech seven hundred eighty and two years, and begat sons and daughters:

27 And all the days of Methuselah were nine hundred sixty and nine years: and he died.

28 And Lamech lived an hundred eighty and two years, and begat a son:

29 And he called his name +|| Noah, saying, This same shall comfort us concerning our work and toil of our hands, because of the ground" which the LORD

ch. 317. hath cursed.

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30 And Lamech lived after he begat Noah five hundred ninety and five years, and begat sons and daughters:

31 And all the days of Lamech were seven hundred seventy and seven years : and he died.

32 And Noah was five hundred years ach. 6. 10. old: and Noah begat Shem, Ham, and ⚫ch. 10. 21. Japheth.

7 And the LORD said, I will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the + Heb. from earth; both man, and beast, and the creeping thing, and the fowls of the air; 1919 for it repenteth me that I have made them. 8 But Noah found grace in the Acte 7. eyes of the LORD.

Noah findeth grace.

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9 These are the generations of Noah: Noah was a just man and || perfect in his generations, and Noah walked with God. ich. 7. 1. 10 And Noah begat three sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

Ezek. 14. 14,

44. 17. Rom. 1. 17. Hebr.

2.5

11 The earth also was corrupt mbe-11.7. 2 Pet. fore God, and the earth was filled with jor, upright. violence.

12 And God looked upon the earth, and, behold, it was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted his way upon the earth. 13 And God said unto Noah, The end of all flesh is come before me; for the earth is filled with violence through them; and, behold, I will destroy them || with the earth.

k ch. 5. 22.

1 ch.532. 10.9 & 13.

m ch.7.1.&

13. 2 Chron. 34. 27. Luke 1.6. Rom. 2.

13319

Ezek. 8. 17. Hab. 2.8, 17. ch Jer. 51.13. Amos

& 28. 16.

o 18. 21. 33 13, 14 & 53 2,3

Ezek. 7.2, 3.

| Or,

14 Make thee an ark of gopher wood; p trooms shalt thou make in the ark, and shalt pitch it within and without with pitch. 1 Pet. 47. 15 And this is the fashion which thou or from shalt make it of: The length of the ark the earth. shall be three hundred cubits, the breadth + Heb. nests. of it fifty cubits, and the height of it thirty cubits.

16 A window shalt thou make to the ark, and in a cubit shalt thou finish it above; and the door of the ark shalt thou set in the side thereof; with lower, second, and third stories shalt thou make it. 17 'And, behold, I, even I, do bring ver. 13. ch. a flood of waters upon the earth, to des- 23.2 Pet. 2.5. troy all flesh, wherein is the breath of life, from under heaven; and every thing that is in the earth shall die.

7-4, 21, 22,

13. 1 Pet. 3.

18 But with thee will I establish my covenant; and 'thou shalt come into the sch. 7. 1,7 ark, thou, and thy sons, and thy wife, 20. 2 Pet. 2.5. and thy sons' wives with thee.

15, 16.

19 And of every living thing of all flesh, two of every sort shalt thou bring tech. 7. 8,9, into the ark, to keep them alive with thee; they shall be male and female.

20 Of fowls after their kind, and of cattle after their kind, of every creeping thing of the earth after his kind, two of every sort "shall come unto thee, to keep them alive.

21 And take thou unto thee of all food that is eaten, and thou shalt gather it to thee; and it shall be for food for thee, and for them.

u ch. 7. 9,15. See ch. 2. 19.

w Hebr.

22 Thus did Noah; according to all 7. See Exod.

that God commanded him, so did he.

CHAP. VII.

1 Noah with his family and the living creatures enter into the ark. 17 The beginning, increase, and continuance of the flood.

A

ND the LORD said

unto Noah,

40. 16. x ch. 7.5, 9, 16.

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a ver. 7, 13.

Matth. 24

38. Luke 17. 26. Hebr. 11.

1 Pet. 3

20. 2 Pet. 2. b ch. 6. 9.

house 5

P. 33. 18, 19.

Prov. 10. 9. 2 Pet. 29 e ver. 8. Lev. ch. 11.

"Come thou and all thy into the ark; for thee have I seen righteous before me in this generation. 2 Of every clean beast thou shalt take to thee by + sevens, the male and Heb seren his female: and of beasts that are not clean by two, the male and his female.

ever seen.

Noah offereth sacrifice.

Before

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CHRIST month, the first day of the month, the waters were dried up from off the earth: and Noah removed the covering of the ark, and looked, and, behold, the face of the ground was dry.

713

h chỉ 7. 15.

1 ch. 1. 22.

+ Heb.families.

11.

Lev. ch.

1 Lev. 1. 9.

Ezek. 20. 41.

Ephes. 5. 2. + Heb. as

14 And in the second month, on the seven and twentieth day of the month, was the earth dried.

15 And God spake unto Noah, saying, 16 Go forth of the ark, thou, and thy wife, and thy sons, and thy sons' wives with thee.

17 Bring forth with thee hevery living thing that is with thee, of all flesh, both of fowl, and of cattle, and of every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth; that they may breed abundantly in the earth, and be fruitful, and multiply upon the

earth.

18 And Noah went forth, and his sons, and his wife, and his sons' wives with him:

19 Every beast, every creeping thing, and every fowl, and whatsoever creepeth upon the earth, after their † kinds, went forth out of the ark.

20 And Noah builded an altar unto the LORD; and took of every clean beast, and of every clean fowl, and offered burnt offerings on the altar.

21 And the LORD smelled a sweet Cor. 2 is savour; and the LORD said in his heart, I will not again" curse the ground any more for man's sake; || for the "imagination of man's heart is evil from his youth; 1Or, though. neither will I again smite any more Job&every thing living, as 1 have done.

sour of rest. mch. 3. 17. & 6. 17.

ch. 6.5

•ch. 9. 11, 15

Pisai. 54 8.

Heb, as

get all the damys of the earth.

9 Jer.33.30,

25

ch. 1. 28. 7,19.

32

bch. L. 18. Hos 2 18.

Dent. 12. 154143, 11. Acts

heat, and summer and winter, and day and night shall not cease.

CHAP. IX.

1 God blesseth Noah. 4 Blood and murder

are forbidden. & God's covenant, 13 sig

nified by the rainbow. 18 Noah replenisheth the world, 20 planteth a vineyard, 21 is drunken, and mocked of his son, 25 curseth Canaan, 26 blesseth Shem, 27 prayeth for Japheth, 29 and dieth.

AND God blessed Noah and his sons,

and said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth.

2 And the fear of you and the dread of you shall be upon every beast of the earth, and upon every fowl of the air, upon all that moveth upon the earth, Rom. 14 and upon all the fishes of the sea; into your hand are they delivered.

9 And I, "behold, I establish my cove- n ch. 6. 18. nant with you, and with your seed after you; 10 And with every living creature PPs. 145-9

that is with you, of the fowl, of the cattle, and of every beast of the earth with you; from all that go out of the ark, to every beast of the earth.

11 And I will establish my covenant 4 Isai. 54-9 with you; neither shall all flesh be cut off any more by the waters of a flood; neither shall there any more be a flood to destroy the earth.

12 And God said, 'This is the token ch. 17. 11. of the covenant which I make between me and you and every living creature that is with you for perpetual generations:

13 I do set 'my bow in the cloud, Rev. 4. 3. and it shall be for a token of a covenant between me and the earth.

16 And the bow shall be in the cloud; and I will look upon it, that I may remember the everlasting covenant be- w ch. 17. 13, tween God and every living creature of 19. all flesh that is upon the earth.

17 And God said unto Noah, This is the token of the covenant, which I have

established between me and all flesh that is upon the earth.

18 And the sons of Noah, that went 2347forth of the ark, were Shem, and Ham, and Japheth: *and Ham is the father of x ch. 10. 6. + Canaan.

19 These are the three sons of Noah: and of them was the whole earth over spread.

20 And Noah began to be "an husbandman, and he planted a vineyard:

21 And he drank of the wine, band was drunken; and he was uncovered within his tent.

22 And Ham, the father of Canaan, saw the nakedness of his father, and told his two brethren without.

23 And Shem and Japheth took a garment, and laid it upon both their shoulders, and went backward, and co

+ Heb. Chenaan.

y ch. 5. 32. 2 ch. 10. 32.

1 Chron..
4, &c.

ch.3.19
ro

23. & 4. 2. Prov. 12. 11. b Prov. 29. 1

e Exod. 20. 12. Gal. 6. 1.